{ "countries": { "world": { "data": { "name": "World", "introduction": { "background": "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)." }, "geography": { "overview": "The surface of the earth is approximately 70.9% water and 29.1% land. The former portion is divided into large bodies termed oceans. The World Factbook recognizes and describes five oceans, which are in decreasing order of size: the Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Southern Ocean, and Arctic Ocean.\nThe land portion is generally divided into several, large, discrete landmasses termed continents. Depending on the convention used, the number of continents can vary from five to seven. The most common classification recognizes seven, which are (from largest to smallest): Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia. Asia and Europe are sometimes lumped together into a Eurasian continent resulting in six continents. Alternatively, North and South America are sometimes grouped as simply the Americas, resulting in a continent total of six (or five, if the Eurasia designation is used).\nNorth America is commonly understood to include the island of Greenland, the isles of the Caribbean, and to extend south all the way to the Isthmus of Panama. The easternmost extent of Europe is generally defined as being the Ural Mountains and the Ural River; on the southeast the Caspian Sea; and on the south the Caucasus Mountains, the Black Sea, and the Mediterranean. Portions of Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Turkey fall within both Europe and Asia, but in every instance the larger section is in Asia. These countries are considered part of both continents. Armenia and Cyprus, which lie completely in Western Asia, are geopolitically European countries.\nAsia usually incorporates all the islands of the Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia. The islands of the Pacific are often lumped with Australia into a \"land mass\" termed Oceania or Australasia. Africa's northeast extremity is frequently delimited at the Isthmus of Suez, but for geopolitical purposes, the Egyptian Sinai Peninsula is often included as part of Africa.\nAlthough the above groupings are the most common, different continental dispositions are recognized or taught in certain parts of the world, with some arrangements more heavily based on cultural spheres rather than physical geographic considerations.\nBased on the seven-continent model, and grouping islands with adjacent continents, Africa has the most countries with 54. Europe contains 49 countries and Asia 48, but these two continents share five countries: Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Turkey. North America consists of 23 sovereign states, Oceania has 14, and South America 12.\ncountries by continent: Africa (54): Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe\nEurope (49): Albania, Andorra, Austria, Azerbaijan*, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia*, Germany, Greece, Holy See (Vatican City), Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan*, Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia*, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey*, Ukraine, United Kingdom (* indicates part of the country is also in Asia)\nAsia (48): Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan*, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, China, Cyprus, Georgia*, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan*, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Russia*, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Turkey*, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen (* indicates part of the country is also in Europe)\nNorth America (23): Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, United States\nOceania (14): Australia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, New Zealand, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu\nSouth America (12): Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela", "map_references": "Physical Map of the World", "area": { "total": { "value": 510072000, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 148940000, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 361132000, "units": "sq km" }, "note": "70.9% of the world's surface is water, 29.1% is land", "comparative": "land area about 16 times the size of the US" }, "land_boundaries": { "note": "46 nations and other areas are landlocked, these include: Afghanistan, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Czech Republic, Ethiopia, Holy See (Vatican City), Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malawi, Mali, Moldova, Mongolia, Nepal, Niger, Paraguay, Rwanda, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, South Sudan, Swaziland, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Uzbekistan, West Bank, Zambia, Zimbabwe; two of these, Liechtenstein and Uzbekistan, are doubly landlocked" }, "coastline": { "value": 356000, "units": "km", "note": "95 nations and other entities are islands that border no other countries, they include: American Samoa, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Ashmore and Cartier Islands, The Bahamas, Bahrain, Baker Island, Barbados, Bermuda, Bouvet Island, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cabo Verde, Cayman Islands, Christmas Island, Clipperton Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Comoros, Cook Islands, Coral Sea Islands, Cuba, Curacao, Cyprus, Dominica, Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), Faroe Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Greenland, Grenada, Guam, Guernsey, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Howland Island, Iceland, Isle of Man, Jamaica, Jan Mayen, Japan, Jarvis Island, Jersey, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Kiribati, Madagascar, Maldives, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mayotte, Federated States of Micronesia, Midway Islands, Montserrat, Nauru, Navassa Island, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Norfolk Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Palmyra Atoll, Paracel Islands, Philippines, Pitcairn Islands, Puerto Rico, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Helena, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, Singapore, Sint Maarten, Solomon Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Spratly Islands, Sri Lanka, Svalbard, Taiwan, Tokelau, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Virgin Islands, Wake Island, Wallis and Futuna" }, "maritime_claims": "a variety of situations exist, but in general, most countries make the following claims measured from the mean low-tide baseline as described in the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea: territorial sea - 12 nm, contiguous zone - 24 nm, and exclusive economic zone - 200 nm; additional zones provide for exploitation of continental shelf resources and an exclusive fishing zone; boundary situations with neighboring states prevent many countries from extending their fishing or economic zones to a full 200 nm", "climate": "a wide equatorial band of hot and humid tropical climates, bordered north and south by subtropical temperate zones that separate two large areas of cold and dry polar climates", "terrain": "tremendous variation of terrain on each of the continents; check the World 'Elevation' entry for a compilation of terrain extremes", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 840, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Bentley Subglacial Trench (Antarctica)", "elevation": { "value": -2555, "units": "m" }, "note": "in the oceanic realm, Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench is the lowest point, lying -10,924 m below the surface of the Pacific Ocean" }, "highest_point": { "name": "Mount Everest", "elevation": { "value": 8850, "units": "m" } }, "top_ten_highest_mountains_measured_from_sea_level": "Mount Everest (China-Nepal) 8,850 m; K2 (Pakistan) 8,611 m; Kanchenjunga (India-Nepal) 8,598 m; Lhotse (Nepal) 8,516 m; Makalu (China-Nepal) 8,463 m; Cho Oyu (China-Nepal) 8,201 m; Dhaulagiri (Nepal) 8,167 m; Manaslu (Nepal) 8,163 m; Nanga Parbat (Pakistan) 8,125 m; Anapurna (Nepal) 8,091 m", "note": "Mauna Kea (United States) is the world's tallest mountain as measured from base to summit; the peak of this volcanic colossus lies on the island of Hawaii, but its base begins more than 70 km offshore and at a depth of about 6,000 m; total height estimates range from 9,966 m to 10,203 m" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 3242917, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "large areas subject to severe weather (tropical cyclones)", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "natural disasters (earthquakes, landslides, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions)", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "volcanism is a fundamental driver and consequence of plate tectonics, the physical process reshaping the Earth's lithosphere; the world is home to more than 1,500 potentially active volcanoes, with over 500 of these having erupted in historical times; an estimated 500 million people live near these volcanoes; associated dangers include lava flows, lahars (mudflows), pyroclastic flows, ash clouds, ash fall, ballistic projectiles, gas emissions, landslides, earthquakes, and tsunamis; in the 1990s, the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, created a list of 16 Decade Volcanoes worthy of special study because of their great potential for destruction: Avachinsky-Koryaksky (Russia), Colima (Mexico), Etna (Italy), Galeras (Colombia), Mauna Loa (United States), Merapi (Indonesia), Nyiragongo (Democratic Republic of the Congo), Rainier (United States), Sakurajima (Japan), Santa Maria (Guatemala), Santorini (Greece), Taal (Philippines), Teide (Spain), Ulawun (Papua New Guinea), Unzen (Japan), Vesuvius (Italy)", "type": "volcanism" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "large areas subject to overpopulation", "industrial disasters", "air pollution", "water pollution", "acid rain", "toxic substances", "loss of vegetation", "overgrazing", "deforestation", "desertification", "loss of wildlife", "soil degradation", "soil depletion", "erosion", "global warming becoming a greater concern" ] }, "note": "the world is now thought to be about 4.55 billion years old, just about one-third of the 13.8-billion-year age estimated for the universe" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 7323187457, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Mandarin Chinese", "percent": 12.2 }, { "name": "Spanish", "percent": 5.8 }, { "name": "English", "percent": 4.6 }, { "name": "Arabic", "percent": 3.6 }, { "name": "Hindi", "percent": 3.6 }, { "name": "Portuguese", "percent": 2.8 }, { "name": "Bengali", "percent": 2.6 }, { "name": "Russian", "percent": 2.3 }, { "name": "Japanese", "percent": 1.7 }, { "name": "Punjabi" }, { "name": "Western", "percent": 1.2 }, { "name": "Javanese", "percent": 1.2 } ], "note_1": "percents are for \"first language\" speakers only; the six UN languages - Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), English, French, Russian, and Spanish (Castilian) - are the mother tongue or second language of about half of the world's population, and are the official languages in more than half the states in the world; some 300 languages have more than a million first-language speakers", "note_2": "all told, there are an estimated 7,100 languages spoken in the world; approximately 80% of these languages are spoken by less than 100,000 people; about 130 languages are spoken by less than 10 people; communities that are isolated from each other in mountainous regions often develop multiple languages; Papua New Guinea, for example, boasts about 840 separate languages", "note_3": "approximately 2,300 languages are spoken in Asia, 2,140, in Africa, 1,310 in the Pacific, 1,060 in the Americas, and 290 in Europe (2016)", "date": "2016" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Christian", "percent": 31.4 }, { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 23.2 }, { "name": "Hindu", "percent": 15 }, { "name": "Buddhist", "percent": 7.1 }, { "name": "folk religions", "percent": 5.9 }, { "name": "Jewish", "percent": 0.2 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 0.8 }, { "name": "unaffiliated", "percent": 16.4 } ], "date": "2010" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 25.44, "males": 963981944, "females": 898974458 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 16.16, "males": 611311930, "females": 572229547 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 41.12, "males": 1522999578, "females": 1488011505 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 8.6, "males": 307262939, "females": 322668546 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 8.68, "males": 283540918, "females": 352206092 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 52.3, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 39.7, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 12.6, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 7.9, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 30.1, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 29.4, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 30.9, "units": "years" }, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 1.06, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 18.5, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 7.8, "date": "2016" }, "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 54, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 2.05, "units": "%" }, "ten_largest_urban_agglomerations": { "by_population": [ { "city": "Tokyo ", "country": "Japan", "population": 38001000 }, { "city": "New Delhi ", "country": "India", "population": 25703000 }, { "city": "Shanghai ", "country": "China", "population": 23741000 }, { "city": "Sao Paulo ", "country": "Brazil", "population": 21066000 }, { "city": "Mumbai ", "country": "India", "population": 21043000 }, { "city": "Mexico City ", "country": "Mexico", "population": 20999000 }, { "city": "Beijing ", "country": "China", "population": 20384000 }, { "city": "Osaka ", "country": "Japan", "population": 20238000 }, { "city": "Cairo ", "country": "Egypt", "population": 18772000 }, { "city": "New York-Newark ", "country": "US", "population": 18593000 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.07, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.07, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.02, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.95, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.805, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 1.015, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 216, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 34.1, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 36.1, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 32.1, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 69, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 67, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 71.1, "units": "years" }, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 2.42, "date": "2016" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 96.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 84.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 91.1, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 3.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 15.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 8.9, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 82.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 50.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 67.7, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 17.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 49.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 32.3, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 0.8, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 36710700, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 1107600, "date": "2015" } }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 86.1, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 89.9, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 82.2, "units": "%" }, "note": "more than three-quarters of the world's 758 million illiterate adults are found in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa; of all the illiterate adults in the world, almost two-thirds are women (2014)", "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 12, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 12, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 12, "units": "years" }, "date": "2014" } }, "government": { "legal_system": "the legal systems of nearly all countries are generally modeled upon elements of five main types: civil law (including French law, the Napoleonic Code, Roman law, Roman-Dutch law, and Spanish law); common law (including English and US law); customary law; mixed or pluralistic law; and religious law (including Islamic law); an additional type of legal system - international law - governs the conduct of independent nations in their relationships with one another", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "all members of the UN are parties to the statute that established the International Court of Justice (ICJ) or World Court", "61 countries have accepted jurisdiction of the ICJ as compulsory with reservations and 11 countries have accepted ICJ jurisdiction as compulsory without reservations", "states parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICCt) are those countries that have ratified or acceded to the Rome Statute, the treaty that established the Court", "a total of 123 (effective 2 January 2015) countries have accepted jurisdiction of the ICCt (see Appendix B for a clarification on the differing mandates of the ICJ and ICCt)" ], "flag_description": { "note": "the flags of 11 nations: Austria, Botswana, Jamaica, Japan, Laos, Latvia, Macedonia, Micronesia, Nigeria, Switzerland, and Thailand have no top or bottom and may be flown with either long edge on top without any notice being taken" } }, "economy": { "overview": "The international financial crisis of 2008-09 led to the first downturn in global output since 1946 and presented the world with a major new challenge: determining what mix of fiscal and monetary policies to follow to restore growth and jobs, while keeping inflation and debt under control. Financial stabilization and stimulus programs that started in 2009-11, combined with lower tax revenues in 2009-10, required most countries to run large budget deficits. Treasuries issued new public debt - totaling $9.1 trillion since 2008 - to pay for the additional expenditures. To keep interest rates low, most central banks monetized that debt, injecting large sums of money into their economies - between December 2008 and December 2013 the global money supply increased by more than 35%. Governments are now faced with the difficult task of spurring current growth and employment without saddling their economies with so much debt that they sacrifice long-term growth and financial stability. When economic activity picks up, central banks will confront the difficult task of containing inflation without raising interest rates so high they snuff out further growth.\n\nFiscal and monetary data for 2013 are currently available for 180 countries, which together account for 98.5% of world GDP. Of the 180 countries, 82 pursued unequivocally expansionary policies, boosting government spending while also expanding their money supply relatively rapidly - faster than the world average of 3.1%; 28 followed restrictive fiscal and monetary policies, reducing government spending and holding money growth to less than the 3.1% average; and the remaining 70 followed a mix of counterbalancing fiscal and monetary policies, either reducing government spending while accelerating money growth, or boosting spending while curtailing money growth.\n\n(For more information, see attached spreadsheet, Fiscal and Monetary Data, 2008-2012.)\n\nIn 2013, for many countries the drive for fiscal austerity that began in 2011 abated. While 5 out of 6 countries slowed spending in 2012, only 1 in 2 countries slowed spending in 2013. About 1 in 3 countries actually lowered the level of their expenditures. The global growth rate for government expenditures increased from 1.6% in 2012 to 5.1% in 2013, after falling from a 10.1% growth rate in 2011. On the other hand, nearly 2 out of 3 central banks tightened monetary policy in 2013, decelerating the rate of growth of their money supply, compared with only 1 out of 3 in 2012. Roughly 1 of 4 central banks actually withdrew money from circulation, an increase from 1 out of 7 in 2012. Growth of the global money supply, as measured by the narrowly defined M1, slowed from 8.7% in 2009 and 10.4% in 2010 to 5.2% in 2011, 4.6% in 2012, and 3.1% in 2013. Several notable shifts occurred in 2013. By cutting government expenditures and expanding money supplies, the US and Canada moved against the trend in the rest of the world. France reversed course completely. Rather than reducing expenditures and money as it had in 2012, it expanded both. Germany reversed its fiscal policy, sharply expanding federal spending, while continuing to grow the money supply. South Korea shifted monetary policy into high gear, while maintaining a strongly expansionary fiscal policy. Japan, however, continued to pursue austere fiscal and monetary policies.\n\nAustere economic policies have significantly affected economic performance. The global budget deficit narrowed to roughly $2.7 trillion in 2012 and $2.1 trillion in 2013, or 3.8% and 2.5% of World GDP, respectively. But growth of the world economy slipped from 5.1% in 2010 and 3.7% in 2011, to just 3.1% in 2012, and 2.9% in 2013.\n\nCountries with expansionary fiscal and monetary policies achieved significantly higher rates of growth, higher growth of tax revenues, and greater success reducing the public debt burden than those countries that chose contractionary policies. In 2013, the 82 countries that followed a pro-growth approach achieved a median GDP growth rate of 4.7%, compared to 1.7% for the 28 countries with restrictive fiscal and monetary policies, a difference of 3 percentage points. Among the 82, China grew 7.7%, Philippines 6.8%, Malaysia 4.7%, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia 3.6%, Argentina 3.5%, South Korea 2.8%, and Russia 1.3%, while among the 28, Brazil grew 2.3%, Japan 2.0%, South Africa 2.0%, Netherlands -0.8%, Croatia -1.0%, Iran -1.5%, Portugal -1.8%, Greece -3.8%, and Cyprus -8.7%.\n\nFaster GDP growth and lower unemployment rates translated into increased tax revenues and a less cumbersome debt burden. Revenues for the 82 expansionary countries grew at a median rate of 10.7%, whereas tax revenues fell at a median rate of 6.8% for the 28 countries that chose austere economic policies. Budget balances improved for about three-quarters of the 28, but, for most, debt grew faster than GDP, and the median level of their public debt as a share of GDP increased 9.1 percentage points, to 59.2%. On the other hand, budget balances deteriorated for most of the 82 pro-growth countries, but GDP growth outpaced increases in debt, and the median level of public debt as a share of GDP increased just 1.9%, to 39.8%.\n\nThe world recession has suppressed inflation rates - world inflation declined 1.0 percentage point in 2012 to about 4.1% and 0.2 percentage point to 3.9% in 2013. In 2013 the median inflation rate for the 82 pro-growth countries was 1.3 percentage points higher than that for the countries that followed more austere fiscal and monetary policies. Overall, the latter countries also improved their current account balances by shedding imports; as a result, current account balances deteriorated for most of the countries that pursued pro-growth policies. Slow growth of world income continued to hold import demand in check and crude oil prices fell. Consequently, the dollar value of world trade grew just 1.3% in 2013.\n\nBeyond the current global slowdown, the world faces several long standing economic challenges. The addition of 80 million people each year to an already overcrowded globe is exacerbating the problems of pollution, waste-disposal, epidemics, water-shortages, famine, over-fishing of oceans, deforestation, desertification, and depletion of non-renewable resources. The nation-state, as a bedrock economic-political institution, is steadily losing control over international flows of people, goods, services, funds, and technology. The introduction of the euro as the common currency of much of Western Europe in January 1999, while paving the way for an integrated economic powerhouse, has created economic risks because the participating nations have varying income levels and growth rates, and hence, require a different mix of monetary and fiscal policies. Governments, especially in Western Europe, face the difficult political problem of channeling resources away from welfare programs in order to increase investment and strengthen incentives to seek employment. Because of their own internal problems and priorities, the industrialized countries are unable to devote sufficient resources to deal effectively with the poorer areas of the world, which, at least from an economic point of view, are becoming further marginalized. The terrorist attacks on the US on 11 September 2001 accentuated a growing risk to global prosperity - the diversion of resources away from capital investments to counter-terrorism programs.\n\nDespite these vexing problems, the world economy also shows great promise. Technology has made possible further advances in a wide range of fields, from agriculture, to medicine, alternative energy, metallurgy, and transportation. Improved global communications have greatly reduced the costs of international trade, helping the world gain from the international division of labor, raise living standards, and reduce income disparities among nations. Much of the resilience of the world economy in the aftermath of the financial crisis resulted from government and central bank leaders around the globe working in concert to stem the financial onslaught, knowing well the lessons of past economic failures.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 119300000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 115800000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 112200000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 75270000000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3.2, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 3.3, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ] }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 16300, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 16000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 15800, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 57.2, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 16.4, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 25.3, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 0.8, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 28.1, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -27.7, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 6.3, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 30.2, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 62.8, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 26.8, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 27.4, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 27.8, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ] }, "industries": { "note": "dominated by the onrush of technology, especially in computers, robotics, telecommunications, medicines and medical equipment; most of these advances take place in OECD nations; only a small portion of non-OECD countries have succeeded in rapidly adjusting to these technological forces; the accelerated development of new technologies is complicating already grim environmental problems" }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 2.3, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 3530000000, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 31.7, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 23.6, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 44.7, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2013" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 7.3, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 7.2, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 30, "units": "%", "date": "2007" } ] }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 2.6, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 30.2, "units": "%" }, "date": "2008" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 37.9, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 37.9, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2005" } ] }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 19800000000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 22020000000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 26.3, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -3, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 59.6, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 58.7, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ] }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.6, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 5.4, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 5.7, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 0, "units": "%" } ] }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 30970000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 27910000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ] }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 83640000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 80790000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ] }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 93950000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 88820000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ] }, "market_value_of_publicly_traded_shares": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 66790000000000.01, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" }, { "value": 67470000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" }, { "value": 67160000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" } ] }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 15780000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 15860000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ] }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "electrical machinery", "computers", "mineral fuels", "oil", "coal", "gas", "refined products", "nuclear reactors", "boilers", "parts", "cars", "trucks", "buses", "scientific", "precision instruments", "plastics", "iron", "steel", "organic chemicals", "pharmaceutical products", "diamonds", "pearls", "precious stones" ], "date": "2007" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 15130000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 16050000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ] }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "electrical machinery", "computers", "mineral fuels", "oil", "coal", "gas", "refined products", "nuclear reactors", "boilers", "parts", "cars", "trucks", "buses", "scientific", "precision instruments", "plastics", "iron", "steel", "organic chemicals", "pharmaceutical products", "diamonds", "pearls", "precious stones" ], "date": "2007" } }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 75890000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 74740000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "note": "this figure is the sum total of all countries' external debt, both public and private" }, "stock_of_direct_foreign_investment": { "at_home": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 28060000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 26070000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ] }, "abroad": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 29560000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 27720000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ] } } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 1201000000, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 83, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 95, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 70, "units": "%" }, "date": "2013" }, "production": { "kWh": 23140000000000, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 21360000000000, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 624000000000, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "kWh": 679200000000, "date": "2014" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 6301000000, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 64.2, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 6.8, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 18.4, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 10.5, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 81800000, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 46600000, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 47380000, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 1665000000000, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 87690000, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 92790000, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 27740000, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 26140000, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 3544000000000, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 3560000000000, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 1157000000000, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 1472000000000, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 193900000000000, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 33130000000.000004, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "internet": { "users": { "top_ten_countries_by_internet_usage_in_millions": 59, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "heliports": { "total": 6524, "date": "2013" } }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 1148186, "units": "km" }, "date": "2013" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 64285009, "units": "km" }, "date": "2013" }, "waterways": { "value": 2293412, "units": "km", "note": "rivers are not necessarily navigable along the entire length; if measured by volume, the Amazon is the largest river in the world", "top_ten_longest_rivers": "Nile 6,693 km; Amazon 6,436 km; Mississippi-Missouri 6,238 km; Yenisey-Angara 5,981 km; Ob-Irtysh 5,569 km; Yangtze 5,525 km; Yellow 4,671 km; Amur 4,352 km; Lena 4,345 km; Congo 4,344 km", "top_ten_largest_natural_lakes": "Caspian Sea 372,960 sq km; Lake Superior 82,414 sq km; Lake Victoria 69,490 sq km; Lake Huron 59,596 sq km; Lake Michigan 57,441 sq km; Lake Tanganyika 32,890 sq km; Great Bear Lake 31,800 sq km; Lake Baikal 31,494 sq km; Lake Nyasa 30,044 sq km; Great Slave Lake 28,400 sq km", "note_1": "the areas of the lakes are subject to seasonal variation; only the Caspian Sea is saline, the rest are fresh water", "note_2": "Lakes Huron and Michigan are technically a single lake because the flow of water between the Straits of Mackinac that connects the two lakes keeps their water levels at near-equilibrium; combined, Lake Huron-Michigan is the largest freshwater lake by surface area in the world", "date": "2017" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "top_twenty_container_ports_as_measured_by_twenty_foot_equivalent_units_throughput": "Shanghai (China) - 36,516,000; Singapore (Singapore) - 30,922,000; Shenzhen (China) - 24,142,000; Ningbo (China) - 20,636,000; Hong Kong (China) - 20,073,000; Busan (South Korea) - 19,469,000; Qingdao (China) - 17,323,000; Guangzhou (China) - 17,097,000; Dubai (UAE) - 15,585,000; - Tianjin (China) - 13,881,000; Rotterdam (Netherlands) - 12,235,000; Port Kelang (Malaysia) - 11,887,000; Kaohsiung (Taiwan) - 10,264,000; Antwerp (Belgium) - 9,654,000; Dalian (China) - 9,591,000; Xiamen (China) - 9,215,000; Hamburg (Germany) - 8,821,000; Tanjung Pelepas (Malaysia) - 8,797,000; Los Angeles (US) - 8,160,000; Long Beach (US) - 7,192,000", "date": "2015" }, "note": "the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) reports that 2014 saw a continued decrease in global pirate activities declining 7% over 2013; in 2014, pirates attacked a total of 245 ships world-wide including hijacking 21 ships, capturing 442 seafarers, and killing 4; the Horn of Africa continued to see a drop in pirate activities with only 11 incidents in 2014 compared with 15 in 2013 and 236 in 2011; the decrease in successful pirate attacks off the Horn of Africa is due, in part, to more aggressive anti-piracy operations by international naval forces, the hardening of vessels, and the increased use of armed security teams aboard merchant ships; despite these preventative measures, the assessed risk remains high; attacks in the Straits of Malacca and South China Sea accounted for 55% of ships attacked in 2014; West African piracy is a growing threat accounting for 16% of all attacks in 2014; Nigerian pirates are very aggressive, operating as far as 200 nm offshore and linked with at least four hijackings that occurred in this area; attacks in South Asian waters remain at low levels although incidents have increased each year since 2010 reaching 34 in 2014; as of October 2015, there were 190 attacks worldwide with 15 hijackings in the Straits of Malacca/South China Sea region and West African waters" }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.42, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 2.51, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" }, { "value": 2.42, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2010" } ] } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "stretching over 250,000 km, the world's 325 international land boundaries separate 195 independent states and 71 dependencies, areas of special sovereignty, and other miscellaneous entities", "ethnicity, culture, race, religion, and language have divided states into separate political entities as much as history, physical terrain, political fiat, or conquest, resulting in sometimes arbitrary and imposed boundaries", "most maritime states have claimed limits that include territorial seas and exclusive economic zones", "overlapping limits due to adjacent or opposite coasts create the potential for 430 bilateral maritime boundaries of which 209 have agreements that include contiguous and non-contiguous segments", "boundary, borderland/resource, and territorial disputes vary in intensity from managed or dormant to violent or militarized", "undemarcated, indefinite, porous, and unmanaged boundaries tend to encourage illegal cross-border activities, uncontrolled migration, and confrontation", "territorial disputes may evolve from historical and/or cultural claims, or they may be brought on by resource competition", "ethnic and cultural clashes continue to be responsible for much of the territorial fragmentation and internal displacement of the estimated 20.8 million people and cross-border displacements of approximately 12.1 million refugees and asylum seekers around the world as of mid-2013", "over half a million refugees were repatriated during 2012", "other sources of contention include access to water and mineral (especially hydrocarbon) resources, fisheries, and arable land", "armed conflict prevails not so much between the uniformed armed forces of independent states as between stateless armed entities that detract from the sustenance and welfare of local populations, leaving the community of nations to cope with resultant refugees, hunger, disease, impoverishment, and environmental degradation" ], "trafficking_in_persons": { "current_situation": "the International Labour Organization conservatively estimated that 20.9 million people in 2012 were victims of forced labor, representing the full range of human trafficking (also referred to as “modern-day slavery”) for labor and sexual exploitation; about one-third of reported cases involved crossing international borders, which is often associated with sexual exploitation; trafficking in persons is most prevalent in southeastern Europe, Eurasia, and Africa and least frequent in EU member states, Canada, the US, and other developed countries (2012)", "tier_2_watch_list": "countries that do not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but are making significant efforts to do so; (44 countries) Antigua and Barbuda, Bolivia, Botswana, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Cambodia, China, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Djibouti, Egypt, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritius, Namibia, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan", "tier_3": "countries that neither satisfy the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking nor demonstrate a significant effort to do so; (23 countries) Algeria, Belarus, Belize, Burundi, Central African Republic, Comoros, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Iran, North Korea, Kuwait, Libya, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Russia, South Sudan, Syria, Thailand, Venezuela, Yemen, Zimbabwe (2015)" }, "illicit_drugs": { "cocaine": "worldwide coca leaf cultivation in 2013 likely amounted to 165,000 hectares, assuming a stable crop in Bolivia; Colombia produced slightly less than half of the worldwide crop, followed by Peru and Bolivia; potential pure cocaine production increased 7% to 640 metric tons in 2013; Colombia conducts an aggressive coca eradication campaign, Peru has increased its eradication efforts, but remains hesitant to eradicate coca in key growing areas", "opiates": "worldwide illicit opium poppy cultivation increased in 2013, with potential opium production reaching 6,800 metric tons; Afghanistan is world's primary opium producer, accounting for 82% of the global supply; Southeast Asia was responsible for 12% of global opium; Pakistan produced 3% of global opium; Latin America produced 4% of global opium, and most was refined into heroin destined for the US market (2015)" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-30", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170630161313/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/xx.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170630000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/xx.html" } }, "afghanistan": { "data": { "name": "Afghanistan", "introduction": { "background": "Ahmad Shah DURRANI unified the Pashtun tribes and founded Afghanistan in 1747. The country served as a buffer between the British and Russian Empires until it won independence from notional British control in 1919. A brief experiment in democracy ended in a 1973 coup and a 1978 communist countercoup. The Soviet Union invaded in 1979 to support the tottering Afghan communist regime, touching off a long and destructive war. The USSR withdrew in 1989 under relentless pressure by internationally supported anti-communist mujahidin rebels. A series of subsequent civil wars saw Kabul finally fall in 1996 to the Taliban, a hardline Pakistani-sponsored movement that emerged in 1994 to end the country's civil war and anarchy. Following the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks, a US, Allied, and anti-Taliban Northern Alliance military action toppled the Taliban for sheltering Usama BIN LADIN.\nA UN-sponsored Bonn Conference in 2001 established a process for political reconstruction that included the adoption of a new constitution, a presidential election in 2004, and National Assembly elections in 2005. In December 2004, Hamid KARZAI became the first democratically elected president of Afghanistan, and the National Assembly was inaugurated the following December. KARZAI was reelected in August 2009 for a second term. The 2014 presidential election was the country's first to include a runoff, which featured the top two vote-getters from the first round, Abdullah ABDULLAH and Ashraf GHANI. Throughout the summer of 2014, their campaigns disputed the results and traded accusations of fraud, leading to a US-led diplomatic intervention that included a full vote audit as well as political negotiations between the two camps. In September 2014, GHANI and ABDULLAH agreed to form the Government of National Unity, with GHANI inaugurated as president and ABDULLAH elevated to the newly-created position of chief executive officer. The day after the inauguration, the GHANI administration signed the US-Afghan Bilateral Security Agreement and NATO Status of Forces Agreement, which provide the legal basis for the post-2014 international military presence in Afghanistan.\nDespite gains toward building a stable central government, the Taliban remains a serious challenge for the Afghan Government in almost every province. The Taliban still considers itself the rightful government of Afghanistan, and it remains a capable and confident insurgent force despite its last two spiritual leaders being killed; it continues to declare that it will pursue a peace deal with Kabul only after foreign military forces depart." }, "geography": { "location": "Southern Asia, north and west of Pakistan, east of Iran", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 33, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 65, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Asia", "area": { "total": { "value": 652230, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 652230, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 41, "comparative": "almost six times the size of Virginia; slightly smaller than Texas" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 5987, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "China", "border_length": { "value": 91, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Iran", "border_length": { "value": 921, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Pakistan", "border_length": { "value": 2670, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Tajikistan", "border_length": { "value": 1357, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Turkmenistan", "border_length": { "value": 804, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Uzbekistan", "border_length": { "value": 144, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 0, "units": "km", "note": "landlocked" }, "climate": "arid to semiarid; cold winters and hot summers", "terrain": "mostly rugged mountains; plains in north and southwest", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 1884, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Amu Darya", "elevation": { "value": 258, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Noshak", "elevation": { "value": 7485, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "natural gas", "petroleum", "coal", "copper", "chromite", "talc", "barites", "sulfur", "lead", "zinc", "iron ore", "salt", "precious", "semiprecious stones", "arable land" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 58.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 11.9, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0.2, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 46, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 2.1, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 39.8, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 32080, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "populations tend to cluster in the foothills and periphery of the rugged Hindu Kush range; smaller groups are found in many of the country's interior valleys; in general, the east is more densely settled while the south is sparsely populated", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "damaging earthquakes occur in Hindu Kush mountains", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "flooding", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "droughts", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "limited natural freshwater resources", "inadequate supplies of potable water", "soil degradation", "overgrazing", "deforestation (much of the remaining forests are being cut down for fuel and building materials)", "desertification", "air and water pollution" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Environmental Modification", "Marine Dumping", "Ozone Layer Protection" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [ "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Marine Life Conservation" ] } }, "note": "landlocked; the Hindu Kush mountains that run northeast to southwest divide the northern provinces from the rest of the country; the highest peaks are in the northern Vakhan (Wakhan Corridor)" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 33332025, "global_rank": 41, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Afghan(s)", "adjective": "Afghan" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Pashtun" }, { "name": "Tajik" }, { "name": "Hazara" }, { "name": "Uzbek" }, { "name": "other", "note": "includes smaller numbers of Baloch, Turkmen, Nuristani, Pamiri, Arab, Gujar, Brahui, Qizilbash, Aimaq, Pashai, and Kyrghyz" } ], "note": "current statistical data on the sensitive subject of ethnicity in Afghanistan are not available, and ethnicity data from small samples of respondents to opinion polls are not a reliable alternative; Afghanistan's 2004 constitution recognizes 14 ethnic groups: Pashtun, Tajik, Hazara, Uzbek, Baloch, Turkmen, Nuristani, Pamiri, Arab, Gujar, Brahui, Qizilbash, Aimaq, and Pashai", "date": "2015" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Afghan Persian or Dari", "percent": 50, "note": "official" }, { "name": "Pashto", "percent": 35, "note": "official" }, { "name": "Turkic languages", "percent": 11, "note": "primarily Uzbek and Turkmen" }, { "name": "minor languages", "percent": 4, "note": "primarily Balochi and Pashai" }, { "name": "much bilingualism" }, { "name": "but Dari functions as the lingua franca" } ], "note": "the Turkic languages Uzbek and Turkmen, as well as Balochi, Pashai, Nuristani, and Pamiri are the third official languages in areas where the majority speaks them" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 99.7, "breakdown": [ { "name": "Sunni", "percent": 84.7 }, { "name": "Shia", "percent": 10 } ] }, { "name": "other", "percent": 0.3 } ], "date": "2009" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 41.03, "males": 6947939, "females": 6728983 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 22.49, "males": 3816369, "females": 3678657 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 30.01, "males": 5095905, "females": 4907019 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 3.9, "males": 640813, "females": 660121 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 2.57, "males": 396124, "females": 460095 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 87, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 82.3, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 4.6, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 21.7, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 18.6, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 18.5, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 18.6, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 208, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 2.34, "global_rank": 33, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 38.3, "global_rank": 11, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 13.7, "global_rank": 8, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -1.2, "global_rank": 147, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "populations tend to cluster in the foothills and periphery of the rugged Hindu Kush range; smaller groups are found in many of the country's interior valleys; in general, the east is more densely settled while the south is sparsely populated", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 26.7, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 3.96, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Kabul", "population": 4635000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.97, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.86, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 19.9, "date": "2015" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 396, "global_rank": 22, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 112.8, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 120.3, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 105, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 1, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 51.3, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 49.9, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 52.7, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 222, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 5.22, "global_rank": 10, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 21.2, "units": "%", "date": "2010" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 8.2, "global_rank": 46, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 0.3, "date": "2014" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 0.5, "date": "2012" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 78.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 47, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 55.3, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 21.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 53, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 44.7, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 45.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 27, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 31.9, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 54.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 73, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 68.1, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 0.04, "global_rank": 122, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 6900, "global_rank": 105, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 300, "global_rank": 97, "date": "2015" } }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "degree_of_risk": "intermediate", "food_or_waterborne_diseases": [ "bacterial diarrhea", "hepatitis A", "typhoid fever" ], "vectorborne_diseases": [ "malaria" ], "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 2.4, "global_rank": 182, "date": "2014" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 3.4, "date": "2015" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 38.2, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 52, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 24.2, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 11, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 13, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 8, "units": "years" }, "date": "2014" }, "child_labor": { "total_number": 2082722, "percentage": { "value": 25.3, "units": "%" }, "note": "data on child labor in Afghanistan is uncertain and may be higher than the estimated 25.3% of children ages 5-14 derived from 2010-11 survey results; UNICEF estimated that 30% of children ages 5-14 in 2011 were engaged in child labor", "date": "2010" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Islamic Republic of Afghanistan", "conventional_short_form": "Afghanistan", "local_long_form": "Jamhuri-ye Islami-ye Afghanistan", "local_short_form": "Afghanistan", "former": "Republic of Afghanistan", "etymology": "the name \"Afghan\" originally referred to the Pashtun people (today it is understood to include all the country's ethnic groups), while the suffix \"-stan\" means \"place of\" or \"country\"; so Afghanistan literally means the \"Land of the Afghans\"" }, "government_type": "presidential Islamic republic", "capital": { "name": "Kabul", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 34, "minutes": 31, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 69, "minutes": 11, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 4.5, "note": "9.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "independence": { "date": "1919-08-19", "note": "from UK control over Afghan foreign affairs" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "19 August", "original_year": "1919" } ], "constitution": { "history": "several previous; latest drafted 14 December 2003 - 4 January 2004, signed 16 January 2004, ratified 26 January 2004", "amendments": "proposed by a commission formed by presidential decree followed by the convention of a Grand Council (Loya Jirga) decreed by the president; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote of the Loya Jirga membership and endorsement by the president (2017)" }, "legal_system": "mixed legal system of civil, customary, and Islamic law", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must have been born in - and continuously lived in - Afghanistan", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "5 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Ashraf GHANI Ahmadzai (since 29 September 2014); CEO Abdullah ABDULLAH (since 29 September 2014); First Vice President Abdul Rashid DOSTAM (since 29 September 2014); Second Vice President Sarwar DANESH (since 29 September 2014); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government", "head_of_government": "President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Ashraf GHANI Ahmadzai (since 29 September 2014 ); CEO Abdullah ABDULLAH (since 29 September 2014); First Vice President Abdul Rashid DOSTAM (since 29 September 2014 ); Second Vice President Sarwar DANESH (since 29 September 2014)", "cabinet": "Cabinet consists of 26 ministers appointed by the president, approved by the National Assembly", "elections_appointments": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held in 2 rounds on 5 April and 14 June 2014 (next to be held in 2019)", "election_results": "percent of vote in first round - Abdullah ABDULLAH (National Coalition of Afghanistan) 45%, Ashraf GHANI (independent) 31.6%, Zalmai RASSOUL 11.4%, other 12%; percent of vote in second round - Ashraf GHANI 56.4%, Abdullah ABDULLAH 43.6%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "bicameral National Assembly consists of the Meshrano Jirga or House of Elders (102 seats; 34 members indirectly elected by district councils to serve 3-year terms, 34 indirectly elected by provincial councils to serve 4-year terms, and 34 nominated by the president of which 17 must be women, 2 must represent the disabled, and 2 must be Kuchi nomads; members serve 5-year terms) and the Wolesi Jirga or House of People (249 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms)", "note": "the constitution allows the government to convene a constitutional Loya Jirga (Grand Council) on issues of independence, national sovereignty, and territorial integrity; it can amend the provisions of the constitution and prosecute the president; it consists of members of the National Assembly and chairpersons of the provincial and district councils; no constitutional Loya Jirga has ever been held, and district councils have never been elected; the president appointed 34 members of the Meshrano Jirga that the district councils should have indirectly elected", "elections": "the Wolesi Jirga’s five-year term expired in 2015, but the president extended its term by decree until elections can be held", "election_results": "results by party - NA; seats by party - NA" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court or Stera Mahkama (consists of the supreme court chief and 8 justices organized into criminal, public security, civil, and commercial divisions or dewans)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "court chief and justices appointed by the president with the approval of the Wolesi Jirga; court chief and justices serve single 10-year terms", "subordinate_courts": "Appeals Courts; Primary Courts; Special Courts for issues including narcotics, security, property, family, and juveniles" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "note": "the Ministry of Justice licensed 67 political parties as of September 2015" }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "religious groups" }, { "name": "tribal leaders" }, { "name": "ethnically based groups" }, { "name": "Taliban" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ADB" }, { "organization": "CICA" }, { "organization": "CP" }, { "organization": "ECO" }, { "organization": "EITI ", "note": "candidate country" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IDB" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO ", "note": "correspondent" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OIC" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "OSCE ", "note": "partner" }, { "organization": "SAARC" }, { "organization": "SACEP" }, { "organization": "SCO ", "note": "dialogue member" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNAMA" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Hamdullah MOHIB (since 17 September 2015)", "chancery": "2341 Wyoming Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 483-6410", "fax": "[1] (202) 483-6488", "consulates_general": "Los Angeles, New York, Washington, DC" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador (vacant); Special Charge d'Affaires Hugo Llorens (since December 2016)", "embassy": "Bibi Mahru, Kabul", "mailing_address": "U.S. Embassy Kabul, APO, AE 09806", "telephone": "[00 93] 0700 108 001", "fax": "[00 93] 0700 108 564" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "three equal vertical bands of black (hoist side), red, and green, with the national emblem in white centered on the red band and slightly overlapping the other two bands; the center of the emblem features a mosque with pulpit and flags on either side, below the mosque are numerals for the solar year 1298 (1919 in the Gregorian calendar, the year of Afghan independence from the UK); this central image is circled by a border consisting of sheaves of wheat on the left and right, in the upper-center is an Arabic inscription of the Shahada (Muslim creed) below which are rays of the rising sun over the Takbir (Arabic expression meaning \"God is great\"), and at bottom center is a scroll bearing the name Afghanistan; black signifies the past, red is for the blood shed for independence, and green can represent either hope for the future, agricultural prosperity, or Islam", "note": "Afghanistan had more changes to its national flag in the 20th century - 19 by one count - than any other country; the colors black, red, and green appeared on most of them" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "lion" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "green" }, { "color": "black" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Milli Surood\" (National Anthem)", "lyrics_music": "Abdul Bari JAHANI/Babrak WASA", "note": "adopted 2006; the 2004 constitution of the post-Taliban government mandated that a new national anthem should be written containing the phrase \"Allahu Akbar\" (God is Greatest) and mentioning the names of Afghanistan's ethnic groups", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/AF.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Afghanistan is gradually recovering from decades of conflict. Before 2014, the economy had sustained nearly a decade of strong growth, largely because of international assistance. Since 2014, however, the economy has slowed, in large part because of the withdrawal of nearly 100,000 foreign troops that had artificially inflated the country’s economic growth. Despite improvements in life expectancy, incomes, and literacy since 2001, Afghanistan is extremely poor, landlocked, and highly dependent on foreign aid. Much of the population continues to suffer from shortages of housing, clean water, electricity, medical care, and jobs. Corruption, insecurity, weak governance, lack of infrastructure, and the Afghan Government's difficulty in extending rule of law to all parts of the country pose challenges to future economic growth. Afghanistan's living standards are among the lowest in the world.\n\nThe international community remains committed to Afghanistan's development, pledging over $83 billion at ten donors' conferences between 2003 and 2016. In October 2016, the donors at the Brussels conference pledged an additional $3.8 billion in development aid annually from 2017 to 2020. Despite this help, the Government of Afghanistan will need to overcome a number of challenges, including low revenue collection, anemic job creation, high levels of corruption, weak government capacity, and poor public infrastructure.\n\nIn 2016 Afghanistan's growth rate was only marginally above that of 2014 and 2015. The drawdown of international security forces that started in 2012 has negatively affected economic growth, as a substantial portion of commerce, especially in the services sector, has catered to the ongoing international troop presence in the country. Afghan President Ashraf GHANI Ahmadzai is dedicated to instituting economic reforms to include improving revenue collection and fighting corruption. However, the reforms will take time to implement and Afghanistan will remain dependent on international donor support over the next several years.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 64080000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 62820000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 62350000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 104, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 18400000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0.8, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.3, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 139 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 2000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 204, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 108.6, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 12.8, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 18.2, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 6.6, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -46.2, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2014" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 22, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 22, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 56, "units": "%" } }, "note": "data exclude opium production", "date": "2015" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 23.4, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 23.3, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 20, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 59 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "opium", "wheat", "fruits", "nuts", "wool", "mutton", "sheepskins", "lambskins", "poppies" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "small-scale production of bricks", "textiles", "soap", "furniture", "shoes", "fertilizer", "apparel", "food products", "non-alcoholic beverages", "mineral water", "cement", "handwoven carpets", "natural gas", "coal", "copper" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 2.4, "global_rank": 95, "date": "2014" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 7983000, "global_rank": 62, "date": "2013" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 78.6, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 5.7, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 15.7, "units": "%", "note": "FY08/09 est." } } } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 35, "units": "%", "date": "2008" }, { "value": 40, "units": "%", "date": "2005" } ], "global_rank": 198 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 35.8, "units": "%", "date": "2011" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 3.8, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 24, "units": "%" }, "date": "2008" }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 1992000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 6636000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 10.8, "global_rank": 212, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -25.2, "global_rank": 217, "date": "2016" }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "21 December", "end": "20 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4.5, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -1.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 171 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 15, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" }, { "value": 15, "units": "%", "date": "2014-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 42 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6644000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" }, { "value": 6192000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 91 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6945000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" }, { "value": 6544000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 122 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "global_rank": 192 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1337000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 564000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 41 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 658000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 2679000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" } ], "global_rank": 169, "note": "not including illicit exports or reexports" }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "opium", "fruits", "nuts", "handwoven carpets", "wool", "cotton", "hides", "pelts", "precious", "semi-precious gems" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "India", "percent": 43.6 }, { "name": "Pakistan", "percent": 28.3 }, { "name": "Tajikistan", "percent": 7.4 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 7004000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 12190000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" } ], "global_rank": 108 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "machinery", "other capital goods", "food", "textiles", "petroleum products" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Pakistan", "percent": 39.1 }, { "name": "India", "percent": 9 }, { "name": "US", "percent": 8.4 }, { "name": "Turkmenistan", "percent": 6.3 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 6.1 }, { "name": "Kazakhstan", "percent": 6 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6232000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" }, { "value": 6681000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 88 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1280000000, "units": "USD" }, { "value": 2700000000, "units": "USD" } ], "global_rank": 164 }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 61.14, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 61.14, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 61.14, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 57.25, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 46.45, "units": "USD", "date": "2010" } ], "note": "afghanis (AFA) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 18999254, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 43, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 83, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 32, "units": "%" }, "date": "2012" }, "production": { "kWh": 1000000000, "global_rank": 150, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 4700000000, "global_rank": 121, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 103, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "kWh": 3700000000, "global_rank": 48, "date": "2014" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 600000, "global_rank": 141, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 35.4, "global_rank": 169, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 37, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 64.4, "global_rank": 33, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0.2, "global_rank": 117, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 103, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 92, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 155, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 0, "global_rank": 104, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 114, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 130000, "global_rank": 76, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 154, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 127200, "global_rank": 46, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 159600000, "global_rank": 78, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 159600000, "global_rank": 107, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 57, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 152, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 49550000000, "global_rank": 63, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 7400000, "global_rank": 114, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 110000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 1, "global_rank": 145, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 19709000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 61, "global_rank": 51, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "limited fixed-line telephone service; an increasing number of Afghans utilize mobile-cellular phone networks", "domestic": "aided by the presence of multiple providers, mobile-cellular telephone service continues to improve rapidly; the Afghan Ministry of Communications and Information claims that more than 90 percent of the population live in areas with access to mobile-cellular services", "international": "country code - 93; multiple VSAT's provide international and domestic voice and data connectivity (2012)" } }, "broadcast_media": "state-owned broadcaster, Radio Television Afghanistan (RTA), operates a series of radio and television stations in Kabul and the provinces; an estimated 150 private radio stations, 50 TV stations, and about a dozen international broadcasters are available (2007)", "internet": { "country_code": ".af", "users": { "total": 2690000, "percent_of_population": 8.3, "global_rank": 100, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 4, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 20, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 1929907, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 33102038, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "YA", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 43, "global_rank": 91, "date": "2016" }, "paved": { "total": 25, "over_3047_metres": 4, "2438_to_3047_metres": 4, "1524_to_2437_metres": 14, "914_to_1523_metres": 2, "under_914_metres": 1, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 18, "2438_to_3047_metres": 1, "1524_to_2437_metres": 8, "914_to_1523_metres": 4, "under_914_metres": 5, "date": "2016" } }, "heliports": { "total": 9, "date": "2013" } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "gas", "length": 466, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 42150, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 12350, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 29800, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 86, "date": "2006" }, "waterways": { "value": 1200, "note": "chiefly Amu Darya, which handles vessels up to 500 DWT", "global_rank": 60, "date": "2011" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "river_ports": [ "Kheyrabad", "Shir Khan" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.01, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.33, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1.06, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 1.14, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 1.78, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ] }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Afghan National Defense", "Security Forces (ANDSF)", "Afghan National Army (includes Afghan Air Force)", "Afghan National Police", "Afghan Local Police" ], "date": "2016" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; no conscription", "date": "2016" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "Afghan, Coalition, and Pakistan military meet periodically to clarify the alignment of the boundary on the ground and on maps and since 2014 have met to discuss collaboration on the Taliban insurgency and counterterrorism efforts", "Afghan and Iranian commissioners have discussed boundary monument densification and resurvey", "Iran protests Afghanistan's restricting flow of dammed Helmand River tributaries during drought", "Pakistan has sent troops across and built fences along some remote tribal areas of its treaty-defined Durand Line border with Afghanistan which serve as bases for foreign terrorists and other illegal activities", "Russia remains concerned about the smuggling of poppy derivatives from Afghanistan through Central Asian countries" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "refugees": { "by_country": [ { "people": 59737, "country_of_origin": "Pakistan" } ], "date": "2016" }, "internally_displaced_persons": { "people": 1553000, "note": "mostly Pashtuns and Kuchis displaced in the south and west due to drought and political instability", "date": "2016" } }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "world's largest producer of opium; poppy cultivation increased 7 percent, to a record 211,000 hectares in 2014 from 198,000 hectares in 2013, while eradication dropped sharply; relatively low opium yields due to poor weather kept potential opium production - 6,300 metric tons - below the record set in 2007; the Taliban and other antigovernment groups participate in and profit from the opiate trade, which is a key source of revenue for the Taliban inside Afghanistan; widespread corruption and instability impede counterdrug efforts; most of the heroin consumed in Europe and Eurasia is derived from Afghan opium; Afghanistan is also struggling to respond to a burgeoning domestic opiate addiction problem; vulnerable to drug money laundering through informal financial networks; illicit cultivation of cannabis and regional source of hashish" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-24", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624100638/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/af.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/af.html" } }, "akrotiri": { "data": { "name": "Akrotiri", "introduction": { "background": "By terms of the 1960 Treaty of Establishment that created the independent Republic of Cyprus, the UK retained full sovereignty and jurisdiction over two areas of almost 254 square kilometers - Akrotiri and Dhekelia. The southernmost and smallest of these is the Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area, which is also referred to as the Western Sovereign Base Area." }, "geography": { "location": "Eastern Mediterranean, peninsula on the southwest coast of Cyprus", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 34, "minutes": 37, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 32, "minutes": 58, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Middle East", "area": { "total": { "value": 123, "units": "sq km" }, "note": "includes a salt lake and wetlands", "global_rank": 224, "comparative": "about 0.7 times the size of Washington, DC" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 48, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Cyprus", "border_length": { "value": 48, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 56.3, "units": "km" }, "climate": "temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters", "environment": { "current_issues": [ "hunting around the salt lake", "note - breeding place for loggerhead and green turtles", "only remaining colony of griffon vultures is on the base" ] }, "note": "British extraterritorial rights also extended to several small off-post sites scattered across Cyprus; of the Sovereign Base Area (SBA) land, 60% is privately owned and farmed, 20% is owned by the Ministry of Defense, and 20% is SBA Crown land" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 15700 }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "English" }, { "name": "Greek" } ] } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "none", "conventional_short_form": "Akrotiri", "etymology": "named for the village that lies within the Western Sovereign Base Area on Cyprus" }, "capital": { "name": "Episkopi Cantonment (base administrative center for Akrotiri and Dhekelia)", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 34, "minutes": 40, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 32, "minutes": 51, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 2, "note": "7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" }, "daylight_saving_time": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" }, "constitution": { "history": "presented 3 August 1960, effective 16 August 1960 (The Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia Order in Council 1960 serves as a basic legal document); amended 1966 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "laws applicable to the Cypriot population are, as far as possible, the same as the laws of the Republic of Cyprus; note - the Sovereign Base Area Administration has its own court system to deal with civil and criminal matters", "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952)", "head_of_government": "Administrator Air Vice-Marshal Michael WIGSTON (since 21 January 2015); note - administrator reports to the British Ministry of Defense; the chief officer is responsible for the day-to-day running of the civil government of the Sovereign Bases", "elections_appointments": "the monarchy is hereditary; administrator appointed by the monarch on the advice of the Ministry of Defense" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Senior Judges' Court (consists of several visiting judges from England and Wales)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "see entry for United Kingdom", "subordinate_courts": "Resident Judges' Court; Courts Martial" }, "flag_description": { "description": "the flag of the UK is used" }, "national_anthem": { "note": "as a UK area of special sovereignty, \"God Save the Queen\" is official (see United Kingdom)", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/AX.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Economic activity is limited to providing services to the military and their families located in Akrotiri. All food and manufactured goods must be imported.", "exchange_rates": { "note": "uses the euro" } }, "communications": { "broadcast_media": "British Forces Broadcast Service (BFBS) provides multi-channel satellite TV service as well as BFBS radio broadcasts to the Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area (2009)" }, "military_and_security": { "note": "defense is the responsibility of the UK; Akrotiri has a full RAF base, headquarters for British Forces Cyprus, and Episkopi Support Unit" } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-05-15", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170515133519/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ax.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170515000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ax.html" } }, "albania": { "data": { "name": "Albania", "introduction": { "background": "Albania declared its independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1912, but was conquered by Italy in 1939 and occupied by Germany in 1943. Communist partisans took over the country in 1944. Albania allied itself first with the USSR (until 1960), and then with China (to 1978). In the early 1990s, Albania ended 46 years of xenophobic communist rule and established a multiparty democracy. The transition has proven challenging as successive governments have tried to deal with high unemployment, widespread corruption, dilapidated infrastructure, powerful organized crime networks, and combative political opponents.\nAlbania has made progress in its democratic development since first holding multiparty elections in 1991, but deficiencies remain. Most of Albania's post-communist elections were marred by claims of electoral fraud; however, international observers judged elections to be largely free and fair since the restoration of political stability following the collapse of pyramid schemes in 1997. Albania joined NATO in April 2009 and in June 2014 became a candidate for EU accession. Albania in November 2016 received a European Commission recommendation to open EU accession negotiations conditioned upon implementation of a judicial reform package passed earlier the same year. Although Albania's economy continues to grow, it has slowed, and the country is still one of the poorest in Europe. A large informal economy and a weak energy and transportation infrastructure remain obstacles." }, "geography": { "location": "Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Ionian Sea, between Greece to the south and Montenegro and Kosovo to the north", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 41, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 20, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Europe", "area": { "total": { "value": 28748, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 27398, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 1350, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 145, "comparative": "slightly smaller than Maryland" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 691, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Greece", "border_length": { "value": 212, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Kosovo", "border_length": { "value": 112, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Macedonia", "border_length": { "value": 181, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Montenegro", "border_length": { "value": 186, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 362, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "continental_shelf": { "value": 200, "units": "m", "note": "depth or to the depth of exploitation" } }, "climate": "mild temperate; cool, cloudy, wet winters; hot, clear, dry summers; interior is cooler and wetter", "terrain": "mostly mountains and hills; small plains along coast", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 708, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Adriatic Sea", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Maja e Korabit (Golem Korab)", "elevation": { "value": 2764, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "petroleum", "natural gas", "coal", "bauxite", "chromite", "copper", "iron ore", "nickel", "salt", "timber", "hydropower", "arable land" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 43.8, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 22.7, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 2.7, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 18.4, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 28.3, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 27.9, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 3310, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "a fairly even distribution, with somewhat higher concentrations of people in the western and central parts of the country", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "destructive earthquakes", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "tsunamis occur along southwestern coast", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "floods", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "drought", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "deforestation", "soil erosion", "water pollution from industrial and domestic effluents" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Air Pollution", "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Wetlands" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "strategic location along Strait of Otranto (links Adriatic Sea to Ionian Sea and Mediterranean Sea)" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 3038594, "global_rank": 137, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Albanian(s)", "adjective": "Albanian" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Albanian", "percent": 82.6 }, { "name": "Greek", "percent": 0.9 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 1, "note": "including Vlach, Romani, Macedonian, Montenegrin, and Egyptian" }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 15.5 } ], "date": "2011" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Albanian", "percent": 98.8, "note": "official - derived from Tosk dialect" }, { "name": "Greek", "percent": 0.5 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 0.6, "note": "including Macedonian, Romani, Vlach, Turkish, Italian, and Serbo-Croatian" }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 0.1 } ], "date": "2011" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 56.7 }, { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 10 }, { "name": "Orthodox", "percent": 6.8 }, { "name": "atheist", "percent": 2.5 }, { "name": "Bektashi", "percent": 2.1, "note": "a Sufi order" }, { "name": "other", "percent": 5.7 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 16.2 } ], "note": "all mosques and churches were closed in 1967 and religious observances prohibited; in November 1990, Albania began allowing private religious practice", "date": "2011" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 18.37, "males": 295022, "females": 263141 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 18.09, "males": 284201, "females": 265530 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 40.73, "males": 589707, "females": 648021 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 11.23, "males": 168500, "females": 172587 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 11.58, "males": 165076, "females": 186809 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 44.8, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 26.9, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 18, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 5.6, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 32.5, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 31.2, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 33.8, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 96, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 0.31, "global_rank": 175, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 13.1, "global_rank": 153, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 6.7, "global_rank": 141, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -3.3, "global_rank": 184, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "a fairly even distribution, with somewhat higher concentrations of people in the western and central parts of the country", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 57.4, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 2.21, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Tirana", "population": 454000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.1, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.12, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.07, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 0.91, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.98, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.89, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.98, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 25, "date": "2010" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 29, "global_rank": 128, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 12.3, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 13.7, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 10.8, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 120, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 78.3, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 75.7, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 81.2, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 61, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.51, "global_rank": 197, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 69.3, "units": "%", "date": "2008" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 5.9, "global_rank": 111, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 1.29, "date": "2013" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 2.6, "date": "2012" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 84.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 81.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 83.6, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 15.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 18.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 16.4, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 95.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 90.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 93.2, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 4.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 9.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 6.8, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 0.04, "global_rank": 126, "date": "2013" } }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 18.1, "global_rank": 88, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 6.3, "global_rank": 80, "date": "2009" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 3.5, "global_rank": 130, "date": "2013" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 97.6, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 98.4, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 96.9, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 16, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 15, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 16, "units": "years" }, "date": "2015" }, "child_labor": { "total_number": 72818, "percentage": { "value": 12, "units": "%" }, "date": "2005" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 30.2, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 32.5, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 26.1, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 46, "date": "2013" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Republic of Albania", "conventional_short_form": "Albania", "local_long_form": "Republika e Shqiperise", "local_short_form": "Shqiperia", "former": "People's Socialist Republic of Albania", "etymology": "the English-language country name seems to be derived from the ancient Illyrian tribe of the Albani; the native name \"Shqiperia\" is popularly interpreted to mean \"Land of the Eagles\"" }, "government_type": "parliamentary republic", "capital": { "name": "Tirana (Tirane)", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 41, "minutes": 19, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 19, "minutes": 49, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 1, "note": "6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" }, "daylight_saving_time": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" }, "independence": { "date": "1912-11-28", "note": "from the Ottoman Empire" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "28 November", "original_year": "1912", "note": "also known as Flag Day" } ], "constitution": { "history": "several previous; latest approved by the Assembly 21 October 1998, adopted by referendum 22 November 1998, promulgated 28 November 1998", "amendments": "proposed by at least one-fifth of the Assembly membership; passage requires at least a two-thirds majority vote by the Assembly; referendum required only if approved by two-thirds of the Assembly; amendments approved by referendum effective upon declaration by the president of the republic; amended several times, last in 2016 (2017)" }, "legal_system": "civil law system except in the northern rural areas where customary law known as the \"Code of Leke\" prevails", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Albania", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "yes", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "5 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President of the Republic Bujar NISHANI (since 24 July 2012)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Edi RAMA (since 10 September 2013); Deputy Prime Minister Niko PELESHI", "cabinet": "Council of Ministers proposed by the prime minister, nominated by the president, and approved by the Assembly", "elections_appointments": "president indirectly elected by the Assembly for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); a candidate needs three-fifths majority vote of the Assembly in 1 of 3 rounds or a simple majority in 2 additional rounds to become president; election last held in 3 rounds during the period 19, 20, and 27 April 2017 (next election to be held in 2022) but failed; prime minister appointed by the president on the proposal of the majority party or coalition of parties in the Assembly", "election_results": "Ilir META (LSI) elected president; Assembly vote - 87 - 2 in fourth round; he takes office on 24 July 2017" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral Assembly or Kuvendi (140 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 25 June 2017 (next to be held in 2021)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - PS 48.3%, PD 28.8%, LSI 14.3%, PDIU 4.8%, PSD 1.0, other 2.8%; seats by party - PS 74, PD 43, LSI 19, PDIU 3, PSD 1" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court (consists of 17 judges, including the chief justice); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 judges, including the chairman)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Supreme Court judges, including the chairman, appointed by the president with the consent of the Assembly to serve single 9-year terms); Constitutional Court judges appointed by the president with the consent of the Assembly to serve single 9-year terms with one-third of the membership renewed every 3 years; chairman elected by the People's Assembly for a single 3-year term", "subordinate_courts": "Courts of Appeal; Courts of First Instance" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Democratic Party", "name_alternative": "PD", "leaders": [ "Lulzim BASHA" ] }, { "name": "Party for Justice, Integration and Unity", "name_alternative": "PDIU", "leaders": [ "Shpetim IDRIZI" ], "note": "formerly part of APMI" }, { "name": "Social Democratic Party", "name_alternative": "PSD", "leaders": [ "Skender GJINUSHI" ] }, { "name": "Socialist Movement for Integration", "name_alternative": "LSI", "leaders": [ "Petrit VASILI" ] }, { "name": "Socialist Party", "name_alternative": "PS", "leaders": [ "Edi RAMA" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Confederation of Trade Unions of Albania", "name_alternative": "KSSH", "leaders": [ "Kol NIKOLLAJ" ] }, { "name": "Omonia", "leaders": [ "Leonidha PAPA" ] }, { "name": "Union of Independent Trade Unions of Albania", "name_alternative": "BSPSH", "leaders": [ "Gezim KALAJA" ] } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "BSEC" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CE" }, { "organization": "CEI" }, { "organization": "EAPC" }, { "organization": "EBRD" }, { "organization": "EITI ", "note": "compliant country" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IDB" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO ", "note": "correspondent" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NATO" }, { "organization": "OAS ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OIC" }, { "organization": "OIF" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "OSCE" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "SELEC" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Floreta FABER (since 18 May 2015)", "chancery": "2100 S Street NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 223-4942", "fax": "[1] (202) 628-7342", "consulates_general": "New York" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Donald LU (since 13 January 2015)", "embassy": "Rruga e Elbasanit, 103, Tirana", "mailing_address": "US Department of State, 9510 Tirana Place, Dulles, VA 20189-9510", "telephone": "[355] (4) 2247-285", "fax": "[355] (4) 2232-222" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "red with a black two-headed eagle in the center; the design is claimed to be that of 15th-century hero George Kastrioti SKANDERBEG, who led a successful uprising against the Ottoman Turks that resulted in a short-lived independence for some Albanian regions (1443-78); an unsubstantiated explanation for the eagle symbol is the tradition that Albanians see themselves as descendants of the eagle; they refer to themselves as \"Shqiptare,\" which translates as \"sons of the eagle\"" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "double-headed eagle" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "black" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Hymni i Flamurit\" (Hymn to the Flag)", "lyrics_music": "Aleksander Stavre DRENOVA/Ciprian PORUMBESCU", "note": "adopted 1912", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/AL.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Albania, a formerly closed, centrally-planned state, is a developing country with a modern open-market economy. Albania managed to weather the first waves of the global financial crisis but, the negative effects of the crisis caused a significant economic slowdown. Since 2014, Albania’s economy has steadily improved and economic growth is projected to increase to 3.8% in 2017. However, close trade, remittance, and banking sector ties with Greece and Italy make Albania vulnerable to spillover effects of possible debt crises and weak growth in the euro zone.\n\nRemittances, a significant catalyst for economic growth, declined from 12-15% of GDP before the 2008 financial crisis to 5.8% of GDP in 2015, mostly from Albanians residing in Greece and Italy. The agricultural sector, which accounts for almost half of employment but only about one-fifth of GDP, is limited primarily to small family operations and subsistence farming, because of a lack of modern equipment, unclear property rights, and the prevalence of small, inefficient plots of land. Complex tax codes and licensing requirements, a weak judicial system, endemic corruption, poor enforcement of contracts and property issues, and antiquated infrastructure contribute to Albania's poor business environment making attracting foreign investment difficult. Since 2015, Albania has launched an ambitious program to increase tax compliance and bring more businesses into the formal economy. In July 2016, Albania passed constitutional amendments reforming the judicial system in order to strengthen the rule of law and to reduce deeply entrenched corruption.\n\nAlbania’s electricity supply is uneven despite upgraded transmission capacities with neighboring countries. However, the government has recently taken steps to stem non-technical losses and has begun to upgrade the distribution grid. Better enforcement of electricity contracts has improved the financial viability of the sector, decreasing its reliance on budget support. Also, with help from international donors, the government is taking steps to improve the poor road and rail networks, a long standing barrier to sustained economic growth.\n\nInward FDI has increased significantly in recent years as the government has embarked on an ambitious program to improve the business climate through fiscal and legislative reforms. The government is focused on the simplification of licensing requirements and tax codes, and it entered into a new arrangement with the IMF for additional financial and technical support. Albania’s three-year IMF program, an extended fund facility arrangement, was successfully concluded in February 2017. Albania’s 2017 budget aims to reach a small primary surplus, which the Albanian Government plans to achieve by strengthening tax collection amid moderate public wage and pension increases. The country continues to face high public debt, exceeding its former statutory limit of 60% of GDP in 2013 and reaching 71% in 2016.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 33900000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 32659999999.999996, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 31590000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 50, "units": "USD" } ], "global_rank": 124, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 12140000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.8, "units": "%", "date": "2017" }, { "value": 3.4, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2.6, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 62 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 11900, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 11500, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 11100, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 128, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 85.7, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 10.4, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 27.6, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 1.5, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 37.1, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -62.3, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 21.6, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 14.9, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 63.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 15.6, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 15, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 13, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 117 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "wheat", "corn", "potatoes", "vegetables", "fruits", "olives", "olive oil", "grapes", "meat", "dairy products", "sheep", "goats" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "food", "footwear", "apparel", "clothing", "lumber", "oil", "cement", "chemicals", "mining", "basic metals", "hydropower" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 2.9, "global_rank": 83, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 1179000, "global_rank": 138, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 41.8, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 11.4, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 46.8, "units": "%", "note": "December 2014 est" } } } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 14.5, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 16.9, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 159, "note": "these official rates may not include those working at near-subsistence farming" }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 14.3, "units": "%", "date": "2012" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 4.1, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 19.6, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 29, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 30, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2008" } ], "global_rank": 130 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 3203000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 3546000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 26.4, "global_rank": 104, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -2.8, "global_rank": 100, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 71, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 71.4, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 44 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.3, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1.9, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 81 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.25, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 1.75, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 122 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 9.1, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 8.7, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 91 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3508000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 3095000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 110 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 10180000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 9652000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 107 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 7008000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 7166000000, "units": 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"global_rank": 40, "date": "2015" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 100, "global_rank": 2, "date": "2015" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 151, "date": "2015" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 16500, "global_rank": 76, "date": "2016" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 14330, "global_rank": 63, "date": "2016" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 157, "date": "2016" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 2616000000, "global_rank": 33, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 290, "global_rank": 108, "date": "2016" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 27000, "global_rank": 125, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 16250, "global_rank": 74, "date": "2016" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 13250, "global_rank": 135, "date": "2016" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 32000000, "global_rank": 86, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 32000000, "global_rank": 112, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 58, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 154, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 821200000, "global_rank": 106, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 4300000, "global_rank": 130, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 226718, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 7, "global_rank": 123, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 3401000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 120, "global_rank": 133, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "fixed line, teledensity continues to decline due to heavy use of mobile-cellular telephone services; mobile-cellular telephone use is widespread and generally effective; of 3.4 million active mobile telephone users, 1.3 million use mobile broadband services (3G/4G)", "domestic": "offsetting the shortage of fixed-line capacity, mobile-cellular phone service has been available since 1996; by 2015, 4 companies were providing mobile services and mobile teledensity had reached 120 per 100 persons; Internet broadband services initiated in 2005, and the penetration rate per family reached 30% by 2015; Internet cafes are popular in major urban areas", "international": "country code - 355; submarine cable provides connectivity to Italy, Croatia, and Greece; the Trans-Balkan Line, a combination submarine cable and land fiber-optic system, provides additional connectivity to Bulgaria, Macedonia, and Turkey; international traffic carried by fiber-optic cable and, when necessary, by microwave radio relay from the Tirana exchange to Italy and Greece (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "Albania has more than 65 TV stations, including several that breoadcast nationally; Albanian TV broadcasts are also available to Albanian-speaking populations in neighboring countries; many viewers have access to Italian and Greek TV broadcasts via terrestrial reception; Albania's TV stations have begun a government-mandated conversion from analog to digital broadcast; the government has pledged to provide analog-to-digital converters to low-income families affected by this decision; cable TV service is available; 2 public radio networks and roughly 78 private radio stations; several international broadcasters are available (2017)", "internet": { "country_code": ".al", "users": { "total": 1916000, "percent_of_population": 63.2, "global_rank": 104, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 1, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 1, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 151632, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 0, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "ZA", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 4, "global_rank": 183, "date": "2016" }, "paved": { "total": 4, "2438_to_3047_metres": 3, "1524_to_2437_metres": 1, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 1, "914_to_1523_metres": 1, "date": "2012" } }, "heliports": { "total": 1, "date": "2013" } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "oil", "length": 249, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2015" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 677, "units": "km" }, "standard_gauge": { "length": 677, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.435-m" }, "global_rank": 104, "date": "2015" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 18000, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 7020, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 10980, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 116, "date": "2002" }, "waterways": { "value": 41, "units": "km", "note": "on the Bojana River", "global_rank": 103, "date": "2011" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 17, "by_type": [ { "type": "cargo", "count": 16 }, { "type": "roll on/roll off", "count": 1 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 1, "by_country": [ { "country": "Turkey", "count": 1 } ] }, "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 5, "by_country": [ { "country": "Antigua and Barbuda", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Panama", "count": 4 } ] }, "global_rank": 99, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Durres", "Sarande", "Shengjin", "Vlore" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.14, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1.16, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.35, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1.41, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 1.49, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 112 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Land Forces Command", "Navy Force Command", "Air Forces Command" ], "date": "2013" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 19, "note": "19 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; 18 is the legal minimum age in case of general/partial compulsory mobilization", "date": "2012" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "none" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "stateless_persons": { "people": 4921, "date": "2016" } }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "increasingly active transshipment point for Southwest Asian opiates, hashish, and cannabis transiting the Balkan route and - to a lesser extent - cocaine from South America destined for Western Europe; limited opium and expanding cannabis production; ethnic Albanian narcotrafficking organizations active and expanding in Europe; vulnerable to money laundering associated with regional trafficking in narcotics, arms, contraband, and illegal aliens" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-01", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701102628/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/al.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/al.html" } }, "algeria": { "data": { "name": "Algeria", "introduction": { "background": "After more than a century of rule by France, Algerians fought through much of the 1950s to achieve independence in 1962. Algeria's primary political party, the National Liberation Front (FLN), was established in 1954 as part of the struggle for independence and has since largely dominated politics. The Government of Algeria in 1988 instituted a multi-party system in response to public unrest, but the surprising first round success of the Islamic Salvation Front (FIS) in the December 1991 balloting led the Algerian army to intervene and postpone the second round of elections to prevent what the secular elite feared would be an extremist-led government from assuming power. The army began a crackdown on the FIS that spurred FIS supporters to begin attacking government targets. Fighting escalated into an insurgency, which saw intense violence from 1992-98, resulting in over 100,000 deaths - many attributed to indiscriminate massacres of villagers by extremists. The government gained the upper hand by the late-1990s, and FIS's armed wing, the Islamic Salvation Army, disbanded in January 2000.\nAbdelaziz BOUTEFLIKA, with the backing of the military, won the presidency in 1999 in an election widely viewed as fraudulent and won subsequent elections in 2004, 2009, and 2014. The government in 2011 introduced some political reforms in response to the Arab Spring, including lifting the 19-year-old state of emergency restrictions and increasing women's quotas for elected assemblies, while also increasing subsidies to the populace. Since 2014, Algeria’s reliance on hydrocarbon revenues to fund the government and finance the large subsidies for the population has fallen under stress because of declining oil prices." }, "geography": { "location": "Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Morocco and Tunisia", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 28, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 3, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Africa", "area": { "total": { "value": 2381741, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 2381741, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 10, "comparative": "slightly less than 3.5 times the size of Texas" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 6734, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Libya", "border_length": { "value": 989, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Mali", "border_length": { "value": 1359, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Mauritania", "border_length": { "value": 460, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Morocco", "border_length": { "value": 1900, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Niger", "border_length": { "value": 951, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Tunisia", "border_length": { "value": 1034, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Western Sahara", "border_length": { "value": 41, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 998, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_fishing_zone": "32-52 nm" }, "climate": "arid to semiarid; mild, wet winters with hot, dry summers along coast; drier with cold winters and hot summers on high plateau; sirocco is a hot, dust/sand-laden wind especially common in summer", "terrain": "mostly high plateau and desert; some mountains; narrow, discontinuous coastal plain", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 800, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Chott Melrhir", "elevation": { "value": -40, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Tahat", "elevation": { "value": 3003, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "petroleum", "natural gas", "iron ore", "phosphates", "uranium", "lead", "zinc" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 17.3, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 3.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0.4, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 13.8, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 0.6, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 82, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 5700, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "the vast majority of the populace is found in the extreme northern part of the country along the Mediterranean Coast", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "mountainous areas subject to severe earthquakes", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "mudslides and floods in rainy season", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "soil erosion from overgrazing and other poor farming practices", "desertification", "dumping of raw sewage", "petroleum refining wastes", "and other industrial effluents is leading to the pollution of rivers and coastal waters", "Mediterranean Sea", "in particular", "becoming polluted from oil wastes", "soil erosion", "and fertilizer runoff", "inadequate supplies of potable water" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Environmental Modification", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Wetlands" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "largest country in Africa" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 40263711, "global_rank": 34, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Algerian(s)", "adjective": "Algerian" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Arab-Berber", "percent": 99 }, { "name": "European less than", "percent": 1 } ], "note": "although almost all Algerians are Berber in origin (not Arab), only a minority identify themselves as Berber, about 15% of the total population; these people live mostly in the mountainous region of Kabylie east of Algiers; the Berbers are also Muslim but identify with their Berber rather than Arab cultural heritage; Berbers have long agitated, sometimes violently, for autonomy; the government is unlikely to grant autonomy but has offered to begin sponsoring teaching Berber language in schools" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Arabic", "note": "official" }, { "name": "French", "note": "lingua franca" }, { "name": "Berber or Tamazight ; dialects include Kabyle Berber", "note": "official; Taqbaylit" }, { "name": "Shawiya Berber", "note": "Tacawit" }, { "name": "Mzab Berber" }, { "name": "Tuareg Berber", "note": "Tamahaq" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 99, "note": "official; predominantly Sunni" }, { "name": "other", "percent": 1, "note": "includes Christian and Jewish" } ], "africa": ":ALGERIA", "date": "2012" }, "demographic_profile": "For the first two-thirds of the 20th century, Algeria’s high fertility rate caused its population to grow rapidly. However, about a decade after independence from France in 1962 the total fertility rate fell dramatically from 7 children per woman in the 1970s to about 2.4 in 2000, slowing Algeria’s population growth rate by the late 1980s. The lower fertility rate was mainly the result of women’s rising age at first marriage (virtually all Algerian children being born in wedlock) and to a lesser extent the wider use of contraceptives. Later marriages and a preference for smaller families are attributed to increases in women’s education and participation in the labor market; higher unemployment; and a shortage of housing forcing multiple generations to live together. The average woman’s age at first marriage increased from about 19 in the mid-1950s to 24 in the mid-1970s to 30.5 in the late 1990s.\nAlgeria’s fertility rate experienced an unexpected upturn in the early 2000s, as the average woman’s age at first marriage dropped slightly. The reversal in fertility could represent a temporary fluctuation in marriage age or, less likely, a decrease in the steady rate of contraceptive use.\nThousands of Algerian peasants – mainly Berber men from the Kabylia region – faced with land dispossession and economic hardship under French rule migrated temporarily to France to work in manufacturing and mining during the first half of the 20th century. This movement accelerated during World War I, when Algerians filled in for French factory workers or served as soldiers. In the years following independence, low-skilled Algerian workers and Algerians who had supported the French (harkis) emigrated en masse to France. Tighter French immigration rules and Algiers’ decision to cease managing labor migration to France in the 1970s limited legal emigration largely to family reunification.\nNot until Algeria’s civil war in the 1990s did the country again experience substantial outmigration. Many Algerians legally entered Tunisia without visas claiming to be tourists and then stayed as workers. Other Algerians headed to Europe seeking asylum, although France imposed restrictions. Sub-Saharan African migrants came to Algeria after its civil war to work in agriculture and mining. In the 2000s, a wave of educated Algerians went abroad seeking skilled jobs in a wider range of destinations, increasing their presence in North America and Spain. At the same time, legal foreign workers principally from China and Egypt came to work in Algeria’s construction and oil sectors. Illegal migrants from sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Malians, Nigeriens, and Gambians, continue to come to Algeria in search of work or to use it as a stepping stone to Libya and Europe.\nSince 1975, Algeria also has been the main recipient of Sahrawi refugees from the ongoing conflict in Western Sahara. An estimated 90,000 Sahrawis live in five refugee camps in southwestern Algeria near Tindouf.", "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 29.06, "males": 5991164, "females": 5709616 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 15.95, "males": 3287448, "females": 3136624 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 42.88, "males": 8737944, "females": 8526137 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 6.61, "males": 1349291, "females": 1312339 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 5.5, "males": 1027126, "females": 1186022 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 52.6, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 43.6, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 9.1, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 11, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 27.8, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 27.5, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 28.1, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 137, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 1.77, "global_rank": 64, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 23, "global_rank": 68, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 4.3, "global_rank": 205, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -0.9, "global_rank": 139, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "the vast majority of the populace is found in the extreme northern part of the country along the Mediterranean Coast", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 70.7, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 2.77, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Algiers", "population": 2594000, "is_capital": true }, { "place": "Oran", "population": 858000 } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.02, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.86, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 140, "global_rank": 75, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 20.3, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 21.9, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 18.5, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 83, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 76.8, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 75.5, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 78.2, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 81, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 2.74, "global_rank": 67, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 57.1, "units": "%", "date": "2012" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 7.2, "global_rank": 135, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 1.19, "date": "2007" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 84.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 81.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 83.6, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 15.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 18.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 16.4, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 89.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 82.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 87.6, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 10.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 17.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 12.4, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 0.04, "global_rank": 125, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 8800, "global_rank": 92, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 100, "global_rank": 101, "date": "2015" } }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 23.6, "global_rank": 116, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 3, "global_rank": 102, "date": "2013" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 4.3, "global_rank": 97, "date": "2008" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 80.2, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 87.2, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 73.1, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 14, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 14, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 15, "units": "years" }, "date": "2011" }, "child_labor": { "total_number": 304358, "percentage": { "value": 5, "units": "%" }, "date": "2006" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 25.3, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 22.1, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 41.4, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 47, "date": "2014" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "People's Democratic Republic of Algeria", "conventional_short_form": "Algeria", "local_long_form": "Al Jumhuriyah al Jaza'iriyah ad Dimuqratiyah ash Sha'biyah", "local_short_form": "Al Jaza'ir", "etymology": "the country name derives from the capital city of Algiers" }, "government_type": "presidential republic", "capital": { "name": "Algiers", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 36, "minutes": 45, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 3, "minutes": 3, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 1, "note": "6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "independence": { "date": "1962-07-05", "note": "from France" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Revolution Day", "day": "1 November", "original_year": "1954" } ], "constitution": { "history": "several previous; latest approved by referendum 23 February 1989", "amendments": "proposed by the president of the republic or through the president with the support of three-fourths of the members of both houses of Parliament in joint session; passage requires approval by both houses, approval by referendum, and promulgation by the president; the president can forego a referendum if the Constitutional Council determines the proposed amendment does not conflict with basic constitutional principles; articles including the republican form of government, the integrity and unity of the country, and fundamental citizens’ liberties and rights cannot be amended; amended several times, last in 2016 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "mixed legal system of French civil law and Islamic law; judicial review of legislative acts in ad hoc Constitutional Council composed of various public officials including several Supreme Court justices", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "non-party state to the ICCt" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "the mother must be a citizen of Algeria", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "7 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Abdelaziz BOUTEFLIKA (since 28 April 1999)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Abdel Madjid TEBBOUNE (since 25 May 2017)", "cabinet": "Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the president", "elections_appointments": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in two rounds if needed for a 5-year term (2-term limit reinstated by constitutional amendment in February 2016); election last held on 17 April 2014 (next to be held in April 2019); prime minister nominated by the president from the majority party in Parliament", "election_results": "Abdelaziz BOUTEFLIKA reelected president for a fourth term; percent of vote - Abdelaziz BOUTEFLIKA (FLN) 81.5%, Ali BENFLIS (FLN) 12.2%, Abdelaziz BELAID (Future Front) 3.4%, other 2.9%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "bicameral Parliament consists of the Council of the Nation (upper house with 144 seats; one-third of members appointed by the president, two-thirds indirectly elected by simple majority vote by an electoral college composed of local council members; members serve 6-year terms with one-half of the membership renewed every 3 years) and the National People's Assembly (lower house with 462 seats including 8 seats for Algerians living abroad); members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms)", "elections": "Council of the Nation - last held on 29 December 2015 (next to be held in December 2018); National People's Assembly - last held on 4 May 2017 (next to be held in 2022)", "election_results": "Council of the Nation - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; National People's Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - FLN 164, RND 97, MSP-FC 33, TAJ 19, Ennahda -FJD 15, FFS 14, El Mostakbel 14, MPA 13, PT 11, RCD 9, ANR 8, MEN 4, other 33, independent 28" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court or Cour Supreme (consists of 150 judges organized into 4 divisions: civil and commercial; social security and labor; criminal; and administrative; Constitutional Council (consists of 12 members including the court chairman and deputy chairman); note - Algeria's judicial system does not include sharia courts", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Supreme Court judges appointed by the High Council of Magistracy, an administrative body presided over by the president of the republic, and includes the republic vice-president and several members; judges appointed for life; Constitutional Council members - 4 appointed by the president of the republic, 2 each by the 2 houses of Parliament, 2 by the Supreme Court, and 2 by the Council of State; Council president and members appointed for single 6-year terms with half the membership renewed every 3 years", "subordinate_courts": "appellate or wilaya courts; first instance or daira tribunals" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Algerian National Front", "name_alternative": "FNA", "leaders": [ "Moussa TOUATI" ] }, { "name": "Algerian Popular Movement", "name_alternative": "MPA", "leaders": [ "Amara BENYOUNES" ] }, { "name": "Algerian Rally", "name_alternative": "RA", "leaders": [ "Ali ZAGHDOUD" ] }, { "name": "Algeria's Hope Rally", "name_alternative": "TAJ", "leaders": [ "Amar GHOUL" ] }, { "name": "Dignity", "name_alternative": "El Karama", "leaders": [ "Mohamed BENHAMOU" ] }, { "name": "Ennour El Djazairi Party", "name_alternative": "PED", "leaders": [ "Badreddine BELBAZ" ], "note": "Algerian Radiance Party" }, { "name": "Front for Change", "name_alternative": "FC", "leaders": [ "Abdelmadjid MENASRA" ] }, { "name": "Front for Justice and Development", "name_alternative": "El Adala", "leaders": [ "Abdallah DJABALLAH" ] }, { "name": "Future Front", "name_alternative": "El Mostakbel", "leaders": [ "Abdelaziz BELAID" ] }, { "name": "Green Algeria Alliance", "name_alternative": "AAV", "note": "includes Islah, Ennahda Movement, MSP" }, { "name": "Islamic Renaissance Movement", "name_alternative": "Ennahda Movement", "leaders": [ "Mohamed DOUIBI" ] }, { "name": "Movement of National Understanding", "name_alternative": "MEN" }, { "name": "Movement for National Reform", "name_alternative": "Islah", "leaders": [ "Djilali GHOUINI" ] }, { "name": "Movement of Society for Peace", "name_alternative": "MSP", "leaders": [ "Abderrazak MOKRI" ] }, { "name": "National Democratic Rally", "name_alternative": "RND", "leaders": [ "Ahmed OUYAHIA" ], "note": "Rassemblement National Democratique" }, { "name": "National Front for Social Justice", "name_alternative": "FNJS", "leaders": [ "Khaled BOUNEDJEMA" ] }, { "name": "National Liberation Front", "name_alternative": "FLN", "leaders": [ "Djamel OULD ABBES" ] }, { "name": "National Party for Solidarity and Development", "name_alternative": "PNSD" }, { "name": "National Reform Movement", "name_alternative": "Islah", "leaders": [ "Djahid YOUNSI" ] }, { "name": "National Republican Alliance", "name_alternative": "ANR", "leaders": [ "Redha MALEK" ] }, { "name": "New Dawn Party", "name_alternative": "PFJ" }, { "name": "New Generation", "name_alternative": "Jil Jadid", "leaders": [ "Soufiane DJILALI" ] }, { "name": "Oath of 1954", "name_alternative": "Ahd 54", "leaders": [ "Ali Fawzi REBAINE" ] }, { "name": "Party of Justice and Liberty", "leaders": [ "Mohammed SAID" ] }, { "name": "Rally for Culture and Democracy", "name_alternative": "RCD", "leaders": [ "Mohcine BELABBAS" ] }, { "name": "Rally for Hope in Algeria", "name_alternative": "TAJ" }, { "name": "Socialist Forces Front", "name_alternative": "FFS", "leaders": [ "Mustafa BOUCHACHI" ] }, { "name": "Union of Democratic and Social Forces", "name_alternative": "UFDS", "leaders": [ "Noureddine BAHBOUH" ] }, { "name": "Vanguard of Freedoms", "leaders": [ "Ali BENFLIS" ] }, { "name": "Youth Party", "name_alternative": "PJ", "leaders": [ "Hamana BOUCHARMA" ] }, { "name": "Workers Party", "name_alternative": "PT", "leaders": [ "Louisa HANOUNE" ] } ], "note": "a law banning political parties based on religion was enacted in March 1997" }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Algerian League for the Defense of Human Rights", "name_alternative": "LADDH", "leaders": [ "Noureddine BENISSAD" ] }, { "name": "SOS Disparus", "leaders": [ "Nacera DUTOUR" ] }, { "name": "Youth Action Rally", "name_alternative": "RAJ" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ABEDA" }, { "organization": "AfDB" }, { "organization": "AFESD" }, { "organization": "AMF" }, { "organization": "AMU" }, { "organization": "AU" }, { "organization": "BIS" }, { "organization": "CAEU" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-15" }, { "organization": "G-24" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IDB" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IHO" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "LAS" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "MONUSCO" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OAPEC" }, { "organization": "OAS ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OIC" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "OPEC" }, { "organization": "OSCE ", "note": "partner" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNITAR" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO ", "note": "observer" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Madjid BOUGUERRA (since 23 February 2015)", "chancery": "2118 Kalorama Road NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 265-2800", "fax": "[1] (202) 986-5906", "consulates_general": "New York" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Joan A. POLASCHIK (since 22 September 2014)", "embassy": "05 Chemin Cheikh Bachir, El Ibrahimi, El-Biar 16030 Algieria", "mailing_address": "B. P. 408, Alger-Gare, 16030 Algiers", "telephone": "[213] (0) 770-08-2000", "fax": "[213] (0) 770-08-2064" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "two equal vertical bands of green (hoist side) and white; a red, five-pointed star within a red crescent centered over the two-color boundary; the colors represent Islam (green), purity and peace (white), and liberty (red); the crescent and star are also Islamic symbols, but the crescent is more closed than those of other Muslim countries because Algerians believe the long crescent horns bring happiness" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "star and crescent" }, { "symbol": "fennec fox" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "green" }, { "color": "white" }, { "color": "red" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Kassaman\" (We Pledge)", "lyrics_music": "Mufdi ZAKARIAH/Mohamed FAWZI", "note": "adopted 1962; ZAKARIAH wrote \"Kassaman\" as a poem while imprisoned in Algiers by French colonial forces", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/AG.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Algeria's economy remains dominated by the state, a legacy of the country's socialist post-independence development model. In recent years the Algerian Government has halted the privatization of state-owned industries and imposed restrictions on imports and foreign involvement in its economy.\n\nHydrocarbons have long been the backbone of the economy, accounting for roughly 30% of GDP, 60% of budget revenues, and nearly 95% of export earnings. Algeria has the 10th-largest reserves of natural gas in the world and is the sixth-largest gas exporter. It ranks 16th in oil reserves. Hydrocarbon exports enabled Algeria to maintain macroeconomic stability and amass large foreign currency reserves while oil prices were high. In addition, Algeria's external debt is extremely low at about 2% of GDP. However, Algeria has struggled to develop non-hydrocarbon industries because of heavy regulation and an emphasis on state-driven growth. Declining oil prices since 2014 have reduced the government’s ability to use state-driven growth to distribute rents and fund generous public subsidies. Algeria’s foreign exchange reserves have declined by more than 40% since late 2013 and its oil stabilization fund has decreased from about $75 billion at the end of 2013 to about $7 billion in 2017, which is the statutory minimum.\n\nAlgiers has strengthened protectionist measures since 2015 to limit its import bill and encourage domestic production of non-oil and gas industries. Since 2015, the government has imposed additional regulatory requirements on access to foreign exchange for imports and import quotas for specific products, such as cars, to limit their importation. Meanwhile, Algeria has not increased non-hydrocarbon exports, and hydrocarbon exports have declined because of field depletion and increased domestic demand.\n\nWith declining revenues caused by falling oil prices, the government has been under pressure to reduce spending. A wave of economic protests in February and March 2011 prompted Algiers to offer more than $23 billion in public grants and retroactive salary and benefit increases, moves which continue to weigh on public finances. In 2016, the government increased taxes on electricity and fuel, resulting in a modest increase in gasoline prices, and in 2017 raised by 2% the value-added tax on nearly all products, but has refrained from directly reducing subsidies, particularly for education, healthcare, and housing programs.\n\nLong-term economic challenges include diversifying the economy away from its reliance on hydrocarbon exports, bolstering the private sector, attracting foreign investment, and providing adequate jobs for younger Algerians.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 609400000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 588400000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 566300000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 35, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 168300000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.6, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3.9, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 3.8, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 70 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 15000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 14700, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 14500, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 109, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 41.5, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 22.1, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 42.1, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 6.6, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 25.1, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -37.4, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 13.2, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 38.4, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 48.4, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 32.8, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 34.9, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 43.4, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 17 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "wheat", "barley", "oats", "grapes", "olives", "citrus", "fruits", "sheep", "cattle" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "petroleum", "natural gas", "light industries", "mining", "electrical", "petrochemical", "food processing" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 0.5, "global_rank": 167, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 11780000, "global_rank": 50, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 30.9, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 30.9, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 58.4, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 9.9, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 11.2, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 123 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 23, "units": "%", "date": "2006" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 2.8, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 26.8, "units": "%" }, "date": "1995" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 35.3, "units": "gini_index", "date": "1995" } ], "global_rank": 92 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 42690000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 66450000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 25.4, "global_rank": 114, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -13.3, "global_rank": 207, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 13, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 9.6, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 178, "note": "data cover central government debt, as well as debt issued by subnational entities and intra-governmental debt" }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5.9, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 4.4, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 183 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4, "units": "%", "date": "2010-12-31" }, { "value": 4, "units": "%", "date": "2009-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 97 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 8, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 8, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 105 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 91410000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 86430000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 38 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 133600000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 127900000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 51 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 100100000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 61780000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 56 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -26310000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -27290000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 192 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 27500000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 33000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 61 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "petroleum", "natural gas", "petroleum products" ], "date": "2009" }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Spain", "percent": 17.4 }, { "name": "Italy", "percent": 13.7 }, { "name": "France", "percent": 12.3 }, { "name": "UK", "percent": 7.2 }, { "name": "US", "percent": 6.4 }, { "name": "Netherlands", "percent": 6 }, { "name": "Turkey", "percent": 5.2 }, { "name": "Brazil", "percent": 4.5 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 44600000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 50700000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 50 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "capital goods", "foodstuffs", "consumer goods" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "China", "percent": 15 }, { "name": "France", "percent": 10.3 }, { "name": "Italy", "percent": 8.8 }, { "name": "Spain", "percent": 7.2 }, { "name": "Germany", "percent": 6.2 }, { "name": "US", "percent": 4.9 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 113400000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 145000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 22 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6301000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 2700000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 126 }, "stock_of_direct_foreign_investment": { "at_home": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 25700000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 25890000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 71 }, "abroad": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2025000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 1950000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 80 } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 110.1, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 100.691, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 100.691, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 80.579, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 77.54, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Algerian dinars (DZD) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 400000, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 99, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 100, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 97, "units": "%" }, "date": "2016" }, "production": { "kWh": 60000000000, "global_rank": 46, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 49000000000, "global_rank": 48, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 900000000, "global_rank": 59, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "kWh": 700000000, "global_rank": 78, "date": "2014" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 16000000, "global_rank": 51, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 98, "global_rank": 55, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 38, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 1.8, "global_rank": 138, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0.2, "global_rank": 115, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 1370000, "global_rank": 19, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 1146000, "global_rank": 15, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 2920, "global_rank": 79, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 12000000000, "global_rank": 16, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 505900, "global_rank": 34, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 430000, "global_rank": 37, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 435400, "global_rank": 18, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 108800, "global_rank": 53, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 83290000000, "global_rank": 10, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 37500000000, "global_rank": 27, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 40800000000, "global_rank": 9, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 153, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 4504000000000, "global_rank": 10, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 128000000, "global_rank": 36, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 3267592, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 8, "global_rank": 46, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 45928000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 116, "global_rank": 33, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "privatization of Algeria's telecommunications sector began in 2000; three mobile cellular licenses have been issued and, in 2005, a consortium led by Egypt's Orascom Telecom won a 15-year license to build and operate a fixed-line network in Algeria", "domestic": "a limited network of fixed lines with a teledensity of less than 10 telephones per 100 persons has been offset by the rapid increase in mobile-cellular subscribership; in 2015, mobile-cellular teledensity was roughly 116 telephones per 100 persons", "international": "country code - 213; landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-4 fiber-optic submarine cable system that provides links to Europe, the Middle East, and Asia; microwave radio relay to Italy, France, Spain, Morocco, and Tunisia; coaxial cable to Morocco and Tunisia (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "state-run Radio-Television Algerienne operates the broadcast media and carries programming in Arabic, Berber dialects, and French; use of satellite dishes is widespread, providing easy access to European and Arab satellite stations; state-run radio operates several national networks and roughly 40 regional radio stations (2009)", "internet": { "country_code": ".dz", "users": { "total": 15105000, "percent_of_population": 38.2, "global_rank": 55, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 4, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 74, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 5910835, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 24723377, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "7T", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 157, "global_rank": 36, "date": "2016" }, "paved": { "total": 64, "over_3047_metres": 12, "2438_to_3047_metres": 29, "1524_to_2437_metres": 17, "914_to_1523_metres": 5, "under_914_metres": 1, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 93, "2438_to_3047_metres": 2, "1524_to_2437_metres": 18, "914_to_1523_metres": 39, "under_914_metres": 34, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 3, "date": "2013" } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "condensate", "length": 2600, "units": "km" }, { "type": "gas", "length": 16415, "units": "km" }, { "type": "liquid petroleum gas", "length": 3447, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil", "length": 7036, "units": "km" }, { "type": "refined products", "length": 144, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 3973, "units": "km" }, "standard_gauge": { "length": 2888, "electrified": 283, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.432-m" }, "narrow_gauge": { "length": 1085, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.055-m" }, "global_rank": 45, "date": "2014" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 113655, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 87605, "units": "km", "note": "includes 645 km of expressways" }, "unpaved": { "value": 26050, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 43, "date": "2010" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 38, "by_type": [ { "type": "bulk carrier", "count": 6 }, { "type": "cargo", "count": 8 }, { "type": "chemical tanker", "count": 3 }, { "type": "liquefied gas", "count": 11 }, { "type": "passenger/cargo", "count": 3 }, { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 4 }, { "type": "roll on/roll off", "count": 3 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 15, "by_country": [] }, "global_rank": 78, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Algiers", "Annaba", "Arzew", "Bejaia", "Djendjene", "Jijel", "Mostaganem", "Oran", "Skikda" ], "liquid_natural_gas_terminals_export": [ "Arzew", "Bethioua", "Skikda" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 6.24, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 5.56, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 4.96, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 4.46, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 8 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "People's National Army (Armee Nationale Populaire", "ANP)", "Land Forces (Forces Terrestres", "FT)", "Navy of the Republic of Algeria (Marine de la Republique Algerienne", "MRA)", "Air Force (Al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Jaza'eriya", "QJJ)", "Territorial Air Defense Force" ], "date": "2016" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 17, "note": "17 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; 19-30 years of age for compulsory service; conscript service obligation is 18 months (6 months basic training, 12 months civil projects)", "date": "2012" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "Algeria and many other states reject Moroccan administration of Western Sahara", "the Polisario Front, exiled in Algeria, represents the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic", "Algeria's border with Morocco remains an irritant to bilateral relations, each nation accusing the other of harboring militants and arms smuggling", "dormant disputes include Libyan claims of about 32,000 sq km still reflected on its maps of southeastern Algeria and the National Liberation Front's (FLN) assertions of a claim to Chirac Pastures in southeastern Morocco" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "refugees": { "by_country": [ { "people": 90000 }, { "people": "mostly living in Algerian-sponsored camps in the southwestern Algerian town of Tindouf" } ], "date": "2016" } }, "trafficking_in_persons": { "current_situation": "Algeria is a transit and, to a lesser extent, a destination and source country for women subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking and, to a lesser extent, men subjected to forced labor; criminal networks, sometimes extending to sub-Saharan Africa and to Europe, are involved in human smuggling and trafficking in Algeria; sub-Saharan adults enter Algeria voluntarily but illegally, often with the aid of smugglers, for onward travel to Europe, but some of the women are forced into prostitution, domestic service, and begging; some sub-Saharan men, mostly from Mali, are forced into domestic servitude; some Algerian women and children are also forced into prostitution domestically", "tier_rating": "Tier 3 – Algeria does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so: some officials denied the existence of human trafficking, hindering law enforcement efforts; the government reported its first conviction under its anti-trafficking law; one potential trafficking case was investigated in 2014, but no suspected offenders were arrested; no progress was made in identifying victims among vulnerable groups or referring them to NGO-run protection service, which left trafficking victims subject to arrest and detention; no anti-trafficking public awareness or educational campaigns were conducted (2015)" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-01", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701102720/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ag.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ag.html" } }, "american_samoa": { "data": { "name": "American Samoa", "introduction": { "background": "Settled as early as 1000 B.C., Samoa was not reached by European explorers until the 18th century. International rivalries in the latter half of the 19th century were settled by an 1899 treaty in which Germany and the US divided the Samoan archipelago. The US formally occupied its portion - a smaller group of eastern islands with the excellent harbor of Pago Pago - the following year." }, "geography": { "location": "Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about halfway between Hawaii and New Zealand", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 14, "minutes": 20, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 170, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "Oceania", "area": { "total": { "value": 199, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 199, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "note": "includes Rose Island and Swains Island", "global_rank": 216, "comparative": "slightly larger than Washington, DC" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 0, "units": "km" } }, "coastline": { "value": 116, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "tropical marine, moderated by southeast trade winds; annual rainfall averages about 3 m; rainy season (November to April), dry season (May to October); little seasonal temperature variation", "terrain": "five volcanic islands with rugged peaks and limited coastal plains, two coral atolls (Rose Island, Swains Island)", "elevation": { "lowest_point": { "name": "Pacific Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Lata Mountain", "elevation": { "value": 964, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "pumice", "pumicite" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 21.7, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 13.3, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 8.4, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 78.3, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 0, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "typhoons common from December to March", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "limited volcanic activity on the Ofu and Olosega Islands; neither has erupted since the 19th century", "type": "volcanism" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "limited natural freshwater resources", "the water division of the government has spent substantial funds in the past few years to improve water catchments and pipelines" ] }, "note": "Pago Pago has one of the best natural deepwater harbors in the South Pacific Ocean, sheltered by shape from rough seas and protected by peripheral mountains from high winds; strategic location in the South Pacific Ocean" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 54194, "global_rank": 208, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "American Samoan(s) (US nationals)", "adjective": "American Samoan" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Pacific Islander", "percent": 92.6, "breakdown": [ { "name": "includes Samoan", "percent": 88.9 }, { "name": "Tongan", "percent": 2.9 }, { "name": "other .8%" } ] }, { "name": "Asian", "percent": 3.6, "breakdown": [ { "name": "includes Filipino", "percent": 2.2 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 1.4 } ] }, { "name": "mixed", "percent": 2.7 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 1.2 } ], "date": "2010" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Samoan", "percent": 88.6, "note": "closely related to Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages" }, { "name": "English", "percent": 3.9 }, { "name": "Tongan", "percent": 2.7 }, { "name": "other Pacific islander", "percent": 3 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 1.8 } ], "note": "most people are bilingual", "date": "2010" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Christian", "percent": 98.3 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 1 }, { "name": "unaffiliated", "percent": 0.7 } ], "date": "2010" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 24.04, "males": 6381, "females": 6646 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 18.76, "males": 4983, "females": 5185 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 42.62, "males": 11907, "females": 11188 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 9.18, "males": 2438, "females": 2535 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 5.41, "males": 1342, "females": 1589 }, "date": "2016" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 29.4, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 29.9, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 28.8, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 121, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": -0.25, "global_rank": 217, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 22.9, "global_rank": 69, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 4.8, "global_rank": 196, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -20.6, "global_rank": 221, "date": "2016" }, "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 87.2, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": -0.13, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Pago Pago", "population": 48000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2014" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 0.96, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 0.96, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.96, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.85, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 1, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 8.5, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 10.9, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 6, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 148, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 75.4, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 72.4, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 78.5, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 104, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 2.87, "global_rank": 59, "date": "2016" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 62.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 62.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 62.5, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 37.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 37.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 37.5, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "note": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus", "date": "2016" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Territory of American Samoa", "conventional_short_form": "American Samoa", "abbreviation": "AS", "etymology": "the name Samoa is composed of two parts, \"sa\" meaning \"sacred\" and \"moa\" meaning \"center,\" so the name can mean Holy Center; alternatively, it can mean \"place of the sacred moa bird\" of Polynesian mythology" }, "government_type": "presidential democracy; a self-governing territory of the US", "capital": { "name": "Pago Pago", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 14, "minutes": 16, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 170, "minutes": 42, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": -11, "note": "6 hours behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "independence": { "note": "territory of the US" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Flag Day", "day": "17 April", "original_year": "1900" } ], "constitution": { "history": "adopted 17 October 1960; revised 1 July 1967; amended several times, last in 2013 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "mixed legal system of US common law and customary law", "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Donald J. TRUMP (since 20 January 2017); Vice President Michael R. PENCE (since 20 January 2017)", "head_of_government": "Governor Lolo Matalasi MOLIGA (since 3 January 2013)", "cabinet": "Cabinet consists of 12 department directors appointed by the governor with the consent of the Legislative Assembly", "elections_appointments": "president and vice president indirectly elected on the same ballot by an Electoral College of 'electors' chosen from each state to serve a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); under the US Constitution, residents of unincorporated territories, such as American Samoa, do not vote in elections for US president and vice president; however, they may vote in Democratic and Republican presidential primary elections; governor and lieutenant governor directly elected on the same ballot by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 8 November 2016 (next to be held in November 2020)", "election_results": "Lolo Matalasi MOLIGA re-elected governor; percent of vote - Lolo Matalasi MOLIGA (independent) 60.2%, Faoa Aitofele SUNIA (Democratic Party) 35.8%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "bicameral Fono or Legislative Assembly consists of the Senate (18 seats; members indirectly selected by regional governing councils to serve 4-year terms) and the House of Representatives (21 seats; 20 members directly elected by simple majority vote and 1 decided by public meeting on Swains Island; members serve 2-year terms)", "elections": "House of Representatives - last held on 4 November 2014 (next to be held in November 2016); Senate - last held on 6 November 2012 (next to be held in November 2016)", "election_results": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - independents 18; House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - independents 20", "note": "American Samoa elects 1 member by simple majority vote to serve a 2-year term as a delegate to the US House of Representatives; the delegate can vote when serving on a committee and when the House meets as the Committee of the Whole House, but not when legislation is submitted for a “full floor” House vote; election of delegate last held on 4 November 2014 (next to be held on November 2016)" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "High Court of American Samoa (consists of the chief justice, associate chief justice, and 6 Samoan associate judges and organized into trial, family, drug, and appellate divisions); note - American Samoa has no US federal courts", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "chief justice and associate chief justice appointed by the US Secretary of the Interior to serve for life; Samoan associate judges appointed by the governor to serve for life", "subordinate_courts": "district and village courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Democratic Party", "leaders": [ "Oreta M. TOGAFAU" ] }, { "name": "Republican Party", "leaders": [ "Tautai A. F. FAALEVAO" ] } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "AOSIS ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "Interpol ", "note": "subbureau" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "PIF ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "SPC" } ], "flag_description": { "description": "blue, with a white triangle edged in red that is based on the fly side and extends to the hoist side; a brown and white American bald eagle flying toward the hoist side is carrying two traditional Samoan symbols of authority, a war club known as a \"fa'alaufa'i\" (upper; left talon), and a coconut fiber fly whisk known as a \"fue\" (lower; right talon); the combination of symbols broadly mimics that seen on the US Great Seal and reflects the relationship between the US and American Samoa" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "a fue crossed with a to'oto'o ", "note": "coconut fiber fly whisk; representing wisdom; staff; representing authority" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "white" }, { "color": "blue" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Amerika Samoa\" (American Samoa)", "lyrics_music": "Mariota Tiumalu TUIASOSOPO/Napoleon Andrew TUITELELEAPAGA", "note": "local anthem adopted 1950; as a territory of the United States, \"The Star-Spangled Banner\" is official (see United States)" } }, "economy": { "overview": "American Samoa has a traditional Polynesian economy in which more than 90% of the land is communally owned. Economic activity is strongly linked to the US with which American Samoa conducts most of its commerce. Tuna fishing and tuna processing plants are the backbone of the private sector with canned tuna the primary export. The two tuna canneries accounted for 13.1% of employment in 2013.\n\nIn late September 2009, an earthquake and the resulting tsunami devastated American Samoa and nearby Samoa, disrupting transportation and power generation, and resulting in about 200 deaths. The US Federal Emergency Management Agency oversaw a relief program of nearly $25 million. Transfers from the US Government add substantially to American Samoa's economic well-being.\n\nAttempts by the government to develop a larger and broader economy are restrained by Samoa's remote location, its limited transportation, and its devastating hurricanes. Tourism is a promising developing sector. In 2015, a new fish processing company completed refurbishing the processing facilities left behind by one of the two canneries that closed in 2009 and opened a new cannery. With two operating canneries once again, fish processing and exports will rise in the coming years.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 711000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 718000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 647000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 207 }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 748600000, "date": "2005" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -2.4, "units": "%", "date": "2013" }, { "value": -2.7, "units": "%", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 0.6, "units": "%", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 209 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 13000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 13100, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 11700, "units": "USD", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 121 }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 54.6, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 52.8, "units": "%" }, "investment_if_fixed_capital": { "value": 2.7, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 2.3, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 54.4, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -66.8, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2012" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 27.4, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 12.4, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 60.2, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2012" } } }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "bananas", "coconuts", "vegetables", "taro", "breadfruit", "yams", "copra", "pineapples", "papayas", "dairy products", "livestock" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "tuna canneries", "largely supplied by foreign fishing vessels", "handicrafts" ] }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 16090, "global_rank": 214, "date": "2013" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "industry": { "value": 13.1, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 86.9, "units": "%" } }, "agriculture": "NA", "date": "2013" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 29.8, "units": "%", "date": "2005" } ], "global_rank": 192 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 241200000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 243700000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2013" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 32.2, "global_rank": 67, "date": "2013" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -0.3, "global_rank": 40, "date": "2013" }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 October", "end": "30 September" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.1, "units": "%", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 3.5, "units": "%", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 115 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 459000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 489000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 175 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "canned tuna" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { 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"global_rank": 186, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 155, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 118, "date": "2013" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 60, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 156, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 111, "date": "2014-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 600000, "global_rank": 177, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 10000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 18, "global_rank": 199, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "good telex, telegraph, facsimile, and cellular telephone services", "domestic": "domestic satellite system with 1 Comsat earth station", "international": "country code - 1-684; satellite earth station - 1 (Intelsat-Pacific Ocean)" } }, "broadcast_media": "3 TV stations; multi-channel pay TV services are available; about a dozen radio stations, some of which are repeater stations (2009)", "internet": { "country_code": ".as", "users": { "total": 17000, "percent_of_population": 31.3, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "airports": { "total": { "airports": 3, "global_rank": 192, "date": "2016" }, "paved": { "total": 3, "over_3047_metres": 1, "914_to_1523_metres": 1, "under_914_metres": 1, "date": "2013" } } }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 241, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 208, "date": "2008" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Pago Pago" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "note": "defense is the responsibility of the US" }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "Tokelau included American Samoa's Swains Island (Olosega) in its 2006 draft independence constitution" ] } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-22", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170622190928/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/aq.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170622000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/aq.html" } }, "andorra": { "data": { "name": "Andorra", "introduction": { "background": "The landlocked Principality of Andorra is one of the smallest states in Europe, nestled high in the Pyrenees between the French and Spanish borders. For 715 years, from 1278 to 1993, Andorrans lived under a unique coprincipality, ruled by French and Spanish leaders (from 1607 onward, the French chief of state and the Bishop of Urgell). In 1993, this feudal system was modified with the introduction of a modern, constitution; the co-princes remained as titular heads of state, but the government transformed into a parliamentary democracy.\nAndorra has become a popular tourist destination visited by approximately 8 million people each year drawn by the winter sports, summer climate, and duty-free shopping. Andorra has also become a wealthy international commercial center because of its mature banking sector and low taxes. As part of its effort to modernize its economy, Andorra has opened to foreign investment, and engaged in other reforms, such as advancing tax initiatives aimed at supporting a broader infrastructure. Although not a member of the EU, Andorra enjoys a special relationship with the organization and uses the euro as its national currency." }, "geography": { "location": "Southwestern Europe, Pyrenees mountains, on the border between France and Spain", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 42, "minutes": 30, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 1, "minutes": 30, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Europe", "area": { "total": { "value": 468, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 468, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 196, "comparative": "2.5 times the size of Washington, DC" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 118, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "France", "border_length": { "value": 55, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Spain", "border_length": { "value": 63, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 0, "units": "km", "note": "landlocked" }, "climate": "temperate; snowy, cold winters and warm, dry summers", "terrain": "rugged mountains dissected by narrow valleys", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 1996, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Riu Runer", "elevation": { "value": 840, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Pic de Coma Pedrosa", "elevation": { "value": 2946, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "hydropower", "mineral water", "timber", "iron ore", "lead" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 43.4, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 5.5, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 37.9, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 34, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 22.6, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "population is unevenly distributed and is concentrated in the 7 urbanized valleys that make up the country's parishes (political administrative divisions)", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "avalanches", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "deforestation", "overgrazing of mountain meadows contributes to soil erosion", "air pollution", "wastewater treatment and solid waste disposal" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Desertification", "Hazardous Wastes", "Ozone Layer Protection" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "landlocked; straddles a number of important crossroads in the Pyrenees" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 85660, "global_rank": 201, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Andorran(s)", "adjective": "Andorran" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Andorran", "percent": 46.2 }, { "name": "Spanish", "percent": 26.4 }, { "name": "Portuguese", "percent": 12.8 }, { "name": "French", "percent": 5 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 9.6 } ], "date": "2016" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Catalan", "note": "official" }, { "name": "French" }, { "name": "Castilian" }, { "name": "Portuguese" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Roman Catholic", "note": "predominant" } ] }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 14.74, "males": 6476, "females": 6151 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 9.52, "males": 4236, "females": 3915 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 47.01, "males": 20614, "females": 19651 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 13.59, "males": 6229, "females": 5412 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 15.15, "males": 6566, "females": 6410 }, "date": "2016" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 43.7, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 43.8, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 43.5, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 13, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 0.07, "global_rank": 193, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 7.8, "global_rank": 223, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 7.1, "global_rank": 132, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": 0, "global_rank": 104, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "population is unevenly distributed and is concentrated in the 7 urbanized valleys that make up the country's parishes (political administrative divisions)", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 85.1, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 0.14, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Andorra La Vella", "population": 23000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2014" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.07, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.08, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 1.15, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 1.02, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 3.6, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 3.6, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 3.6, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 201, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 82.8, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 80.6, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 85.1, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 8, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.39, "global_rank": 212, "date": "2016" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 8.1, "global_rank": 53, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 3.69, "date": "2015" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 2.5, "date": "2009" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 32.1, "global_rank": 58, "date": "2014" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 3.1, "date": "2014" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Principality of Andorra", "conventional_short_form": "Andorra", "local_long_form": "Principat d'Andorra", "local_short_form": "Andorra", "etymology": "the origin of the country's name is obscure; since the area served as part of the Spanish March (defensive buffer zone) against the invading Moors in the 8th century, the name may derive from the Arabic \"ad-darra\" meaning \"the forest\"" }, "government_type": "parliamentary democracy (since March 1993) that retains its chiefs of state in the form of a co-principality; the two princes are the president of France and bishop of Seu d'Urgell, Spain, who are represented in Andorra by the co-princes' representatives", "capital": { "name": "Andorra la Vella", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 42, "minutes": 30, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 1, "minutes": 31, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 1, "note": "6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time" }, "daylight_saving_time": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" }, "independence": { "note": "formed under the joint sovereignty of the French Count of Foix and the Spanish Bishop of Urgell" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Our Lady of Meritxell Day", "day": "8 September", "original_year": "1278" } ], "constitution": { "history": "drafted 1991, approved by referendum 14 March 1993, effective 28 April 1993", "amendments": "proposed by the coprinces jointly or by the General Council; passage requires at least a two-thirds majority vote by the General Council, ratification in a referendum, and sanctioning by the coprinces (2016)" }, "legal_system": "mixed legal system of civil and customary law with the influence of canon law", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "the mother must be an Andorran citizen or the father must have been born in Andorra and both parents maintain permanent residence in Andorra", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "25 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "French Coprince Emmanuel MACRON (since 14 May 2017) ; represented by Jean-Pierre HUGUES (since 15 June 2016) and Spanish Coprince Archbishop Joan-Enric VIVES i Sicilia (since 12 May 2003); represented by Josep Maria MAUN (since 20 July 2012)", "head_of_government": "Head of Government (or Cap de Govern) Antoni MARTI PETIT (since 12 May 2011)", "cabinet": "Executive Council designated by head of government", "elections_appointments": "head of government indirectly elected by the General Council (Andorran parliament), formally appointed by the coprinces for a 4-year term; election last held on 31 March 2015 (next to be held in April 2019); the leader of the majority party in the General Council is usually elected head of government", "election_results": "Antoni MARTI PETIT (DA) elected head of government; percent of General Council vote - 79%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral General Council of the Valleys or Consell General de les Valls (a minimum of 28 seats; 14 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies (parishes) by simple majority vote and 14 directly elected in a single national constituency by proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms); note - each voter casts two separate ballots - one for a national list and one for a parish list", "elections": "last held on 1 March 2015 (next to be held in April 2019)", "election_results": "seats by party - percent of vote by party: DA 34.5%, PLA 25.0%, PS-VA-IC-independent coalition 21.3%, SDP 9.6%, invalid votes 9.5%; seats by party: DA 15, PLA 8, PS-VA-IC-independent coalition 3, SDP 2" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court of Justice of Andorra or Tribunal Superior de la Justicia d'Andorra (consists of the court president and 8 judges organized into civil, criminal, and administrative chambers); Constitutional Court or Tribunal Constitucional (consists of 4 magistrates)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Supreme Court president and judges appointed by the Supreme Council of Justice, a 5-member judicial policy and administrative body appointed 1 each by the coprinces, 1 by the General Council, 1 by the executive council president, and 1 by the courts; judges serve 6-year renewable terms; Constitutional magistrates appointed 2 by the coprinces and 2 by the General Council; magistrates' appointments limited to 2 consecutive 8-year terms", "subordinate_courts": "Tribunal of Judges or Tribunal de Batlles; Tribunal of the Courts or Tribunal de Corts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Citizens' Initiative", "name_alternative": "IC", "leaders": [ "Sergi RICART" ], "note": "including PS, VA, IC, independents" }, { "name": "Democrats for Andorra", "name_alternative": "DA", "leaders": [ "Antoni MARTI PETIT" ] }, { "name": "Greens of Andorra", "name_alternative": "VA", "leaders": [ "Isabel LOZANO MUNOZ", "Juli FERNANDEZ BLASI" ] }, { "name": "Liberal Party", "name_alternative": "PLA", "leaders": [ "Jordi GALLARDO" ] }, { "name": "Social Democratic Party", "name_alternative": "PS", "leaders": [ "Vincenc ALAY FERRER" ] }, { "name": "Social Democratic Progress Party", "name_alternative": "SDP", "leaders": [ "Victor NAUDI ZAMORA" ] } ], "note": "there are also several smaller parties at the parish level (one is Lauredian Union)" }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "CE" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "OIF" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "OSCE" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "Union Latina" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WTO ", "note": "observer" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Elisenda VIVES BALMANA (since 2 March 2016)", "chancery": "2 United Nations Plaza, 27th Floor, New York, NY 10017", "telephone": "[1] (212) 750-8064", "fax": "[1] (212) 750-6630" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "three vertical bands of blue (hoist side), yellow, and red, with the national coat of arms centered in the yellow band; the latter band is slightly wider than the other two so that the ratio of band widths is 8:9:8; the coat of arms features a quartered shield with the emblems of (starting in the upper left and proceeding clockwise): Urgell, Foix, Bearn, and Catalonia; the motto reads VIRTUS UNITA FORTIOR (Strength United is Stronger); the flag combines the blue and red French colors with the red and yellow of Spain to show Franco-Spanish protection", "note": "similar to the flags of Chad and Romania, which do not have a national coat of arms in the center, and the flag of Moldova, which does bear a national emblem" }, "national_symbol": { "colors": [ { "color": "blue" }, { "color": "yellow" }, { "color": "red" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"El Gran Carlemany\" (The Great Charlemagne)", "lyrics_music": "Joan BENLLOCH i VIVO/Enric MARFANY BONS", "note": "adopted 1921; the anthem provides a brief history of Andorra in a first person narrative" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Andorra has a developed economy and a free market, with per capita income above the European average and above the level of its neighbors, Spain and France. The country has developed a sophisticated infrastructure including a one-of-a-kind micro-fiber-optic network for the entire country. Tourism, retail sales, and finance are the mainstays of Andorra's small economy, accounting for more than three-quarters of GDP. Andorra's duty-free status for some products and its summer and winter resorts attract millions of visitors annually, although the economic downturn in neighboring countries has curtailed the number of tourists. Andorra uses the euro and is effectively subject to the monetary policy of the European Central Bank. Andorra's comparative advantage as a tax haven eroded when the borders of neighboring France and Spain opened; its bank secrecy laws have been relaxed under pressure from the EU and OECD.\n\nAgricultural production is limited - only about 5% of the land is arable - and most food has to be imported, making the economy vulnerable to changes in fuel and food prices. The principal livestock is sheep. Manufacturing output and exports consist mainly of perfumes and cosmetic products, products of the printing industry, electrical machinery and equipment, clothing, tobacco products, and furniture. Andorra is a member of the EU Customs Union and is treated as an EU member for trade in manufactured goods (no tariffs) and as a non-EU member for agricultural products.\n\nAndorra is open to, and actively seeking to attract, foreign investment. The Andorran economy is undergoing a process of diversification centered largely on the sectors of tourism, trade, property, and finance. To provide incentives for growth and diversification in the economy, the Andorran government began sweeping economic reforms in 2006. The Parliament approved three laws to complement the first phase of economic openness: on Companies (October 2007), on Business Accounting (December 2007), and on Foreign Investment (April 2008 and June 2012). From 2011 to 2015, the Parliament also approved direct taxes in the form taxes on corporations, on individual incomes of residents and non-residents, and on capital gains, savings, and economic activities. These regulations aim to establish a transparent, modern, and internationally comparable regulatory framework.\n\nThe principal objectives of the economic reform are to attract investment and businesses which can contribute most to Andorra’s economic development, offering greater diversification and contributing higher added value. Prior to 2008, when the first law on investment was approved, Andorra offered limited foreign investment opportunities largely due to concerns about the impact of foreign firms on such a small economy. As a consequence, non-citizens were allowed to own no more than 33% of a company. Only after residing in the country for a minimum of 20 years were foreigners entitled to own 100%.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3327000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 3363000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 3273000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" } ], "global_rank": 184, "note": "data are in 2012 US dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 2712000000, "date": "2012" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -1.1, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.4, "units": "%", "date": "2014" }, { "value": -0.1, "units": "%", "date": "2013" } ], "global_rank": 202 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 49900, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 51300, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 50300, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" } ], "global_rank": 25 }, "composition": { "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 11.9, 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"global_rank": 5, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -6.9, "global_rank": 185, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 41, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 41.4, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" } ], "global_rank": 121 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -0.9, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": -0.1, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 7 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 78710000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 79570000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 197 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "tobacco products", "furniture" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Spain", "percent": 52.6 }, { "name": "France", "percent": 18.7 }, { "name": "Italy", "percent": 2.9 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": 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"country_code": ".ad", "users": { "total": 83000, "percent_of_population": 96.9, "global_rank": 176, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "C3", "date": "2016" } }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 320, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 205, "date": "2015" } }, "military_and_security": { "branches": { "by_name": [ "no regular military forces", "Police Corps of Andorra" ], "date": "2017" }, "note": "defense is the responsibility of France and Spain" }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "none" ] } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-17", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170617101344/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/an.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170617000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/an.html" } }, "angola": { "data": { "name": "Angola", "introduction": { "background": "Angola scores low on human development indexes despite using its large oil reserves to rebuild since the end of a 27-year civil war in 2002. Fighting between the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), led by Jose Eduardo DOS SANTOS, and the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA), led by Jonas SAVIMBI, followed independence from Portugal in 1975. Peace seemed imminent in 1992 when Angola held national elections, but fighting picked up again in 1993. Up to 1.5 million lives may have been lost - and 4 million people displaced - during the more than a quarter century of fighting. SAVIMBI's death in 2002 ended UNITA's insurgency and cemented the MPLA's hold on power. President DOS SANTOS pushed through a new constitution in 2010 and was elected to a five year term as president in 2012." }, "geography": { "location": "Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Namibia and Democratic Republic of the Congo", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 12, "minutes": 30, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 18, "minutes": 30, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Africa", "area": { "total": { "value": 1246700, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 1246700, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 23, "comparative": "about eight times the size of Georgia; slightly less than twice the size of Texas" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 5369, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Democratic Republic of the Congo", "border_length": { "value": 2646, "units": "km" }, "note": "of which 225 km is the boundary of discontiguous Cabinda Province" }, { "country": "Republic of the Congo", "border_length": { "value": 231, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Namibia", "border_length": { "value": 1427, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Zambia", "border_length": { "value": 1065, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 1600, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "contiguous_zone": { "value": 24, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "semiarid in south and along coast to Luanda; north has cool, dry season (May to October) and hot, rainy season (November to April)", "terrain": "narrow coastal plain rises abruptly to vast interior plateau", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 1112, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Atlantic Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Moca", "elevation": { "value": 2620, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "petroleum", "diamonds", "iron ore", "phosphates", "copper", "feldspar", "gold", "bauxite", "uranium" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 47.3, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 3.8, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0.2, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 43.3, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 46.8, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 5.9, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 860, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "locally heavy rainfall causes periodic flooding on the plateau", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "overuse of pastures and subsequent soil erosion attributable to population pressures", "desertification", "deforestation of tropical rain forest", "in response to both international demand for tropical timber and to domestic use as fuel", "resulting in loss of biodiversity", "soil erosion contributing to water pollution and siltation of rivers and dams", "inadequate supplies of potable water" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Law of the Sea", "Marine Dumping", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "the province of Cabinda is an exclave, separated from the rest of the country by the Democratic Republic of the Congo" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 20172332, "global_rank": 59, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Angolan(s)", "adjective": "Angolan" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Ovimbundu", "percent": 37 }, { "name": "Kimbundu", "percent": 25 }, { "name": "Bakongo", "percent": 13 }, { "name": "mestico", "percent": 2, "note": "mixed European and native African" }, { "name": "European", "percent": 1 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 22 } ] }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Portuguese", "percent": 71.2, "note": "official" }, { "name": "Umbundu", "percent": 23 }, { "name": "Kikongo", "percent": 8.2 }, { "name": "Kimbundu", "percent": 7.8 }, { "name": "Chokwe", "percent": 6.5 }, { "name": "Nhaneca", "percent": 3.4 }, { "name": "Nganguela", "percent": 3.1 }, { "name": "Fiote", "percent": 2.4 }, { "name": "Kwanhama", "percent": 2.3 }, { "name": "Muhumbi", "percent": 2.1 }, { "name": "Luvale", "percent": 1 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 3.6 } ], "note": "most widely spoken languages; shares sum to more than 100% because some respondents gave more than one answer on the census", "date": "2014" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 41.1 }, { "name": "Protestant", "percent": 38.1 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 8.6 }, { "name": "none", "percent": 12.3 } ], "date": "2014" }, "demographic_profile": "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, more than 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 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.\nOf 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. As of August 2014, about 73,000 Angolans were still living in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, Namibia, the Republic of the Congo, and other countries.", "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 42.72, "males": 4394206, "females": 4223246 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 20.72, "males": 2127140, "females": 2053363 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 29.6, "males": 3013561, "females": 2956547 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 3.97, "males": 388314, "females": 413347 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 2.99, "males": 278853, "females": 323755 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 99.9, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 95.2, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 4.6, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 21.6, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 18.2, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 18, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 18.3, "units": "years" 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{ "value": 0.94, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.86, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 1.02, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 19.4, "date": "2011" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 477, "global_rank": 25, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 76.5, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 80.1, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 72.6, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 8, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 56, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 54.8, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 57.2, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 208, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 5.31, "global_rank": 9, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 17.7, "units": "%", "date": "2008" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 3.3, "global_rank": 172, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 0.14, "date": "2009" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 75.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 28.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 49, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 24.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 71.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 51, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 88.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 22.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 51.6, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 11.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 77.5, "units": "percent of 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"definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 71.1, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 82, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 60.7, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 10, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 13, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 8, "units": "years" }, "date": "2011" }, "child_labor": { "total_number": 832895, "percentage": { "value": 24, "units": "%" }, "date": "2001" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Republic of Angola", "conventional_short_form": "Angola", "local_long_form": "Republica de Angola", "local_short_form": "Angola", "former": "People's Republic of Angola", "etymology": "name derived by the Portuguese from the title \"ngola\" held by kings of the Ndongo (Ndongo was a kingdom in what is now northern Angola)" }, "government_type": "presidential republic", "capital": { "name": "Luanda", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 8, "minutes": 50, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 13, "minutes": 13, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 1, "note": "6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "independence": { "date": "1975-11-11", "note": "from Portugal" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "11 November", "original_year": "1975" } ], "constitution": { "history": "previous 1975, 1992; latest passed by National Assembly 21 January 2010, adopted 5 February 2010 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "civil legal system based on Portuguese civil law; no judicial review of legislation", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "non-party state to the ICCt" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Angola", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "10 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Jose Eduardo DOS SANTOS (since 21 September 1979); Vice President Manuel Domingos VICENTE (since 26 September 2012); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government", "head_of_government": "President Jose Eduardo DOS SANTOS (since 21 September 1979); Vice President Manuel Domingos VICENTE (since 26 September 2012)", "cabinet": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president", "elections_appointments": "president indirectly elected by the National Assembly for a 5-year term (eligible for a second consecutive or discontinuous term); note - according to the 2010 constitution, ballots are cast for parties rather than candidates, and the leader of the winning party becomes president", "election_results": "NA; as leader of the MPLA, Jose Eduardo DOS SANTOS elected president following legislative elections on 31 August 2012, inaugurated on 26 September 2012 to serve the first of a possible two terms under the 2010 constitution" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral National Assembly or Assembleia Nacional (220 seats; members directly elected in a single national constituency and in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 31 August 2012 (next to be held on 23 August 2017)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - MPLA 71.8%, UNITA 18.7%, CASA-CE 6.0%, PRS 1.7%, FNLA 1.1%, other 0.7%; seats by party - MPLA 175, UNITA 32, CASA-CE 8, PRS 3, FNLA 2" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court or Supremo Tribunal de Justica (consists of the court president, vice president, and a minimum of 16 judges); Constitutional Court or Tribunal Constitucional (consists of 11 judges)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Supreme Court judges appointed by the president upon recommendation of the Supreme Judicial Council, an 18-member body chaired by the president; judge tenure NA; Constitutional Court judges - 4 nominated by the president, 4 elected by National Assembly, 2 elected by Supreme National Council, 1 elected by competitive submission of curricula; judges serve single 7-year terms", "subordinate_courts": "provincial and municipal courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Broad Convergence for the Salvation of Angola Electoral Coalition", "name_alternative": "CASA-CE", "leaders": [ "Abel CHIVUKUVUKU" ] }, { "name": "National Front for the Liberation of Angola", "name_alternative": "FNLA", "note": "there are two factions of the party; one is led by Lucas NGONDA; the other is led by Ngola KABANGU" }, { "name": "National Union for the Total Independence of Angola", "name_alternative": "UNITA", "leaders": [ "Isaias SAMAKUVA" ], "note": "largest opposition party" }, { "name": "Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola", "name_alternative": "MPLA", "leaders": [ "Jose Eduardo DOS SANTOS" ], "note": "ruling party in power since 1975" }, { "name": "Social Renewal Party", "name_alternative": "PRS", "leaders": [ "Eduardo KUANGANA" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Angolan Revolutionary Movement", "name_alternative": "ARM" }, { "name": "Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda", "name_alternative": "FLEC", "leaders": [ "N'zita Henriques TIAGO" ] } ], "note": "FLEC's small-scale armed struggle for the independence of Cabinda Province persists despite the signing of a peace accord with the government in August 2006; several factions of FLEC have broken off over the past 30 years, including the FLEC-PM [Rodrigues MINGAS], which was responsible for a deadly attack on the Togolese soccer team in 2010" }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ACP" }, { "organization": "AfDB" }, { "organization": "AU" }, { "organization": "CEMAC" }, { "organization": "CPLP" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO ", "note": "correspondent" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OAS ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OPEC" }, { "organization": "SADC" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UN Security Council ", "note": "temporary" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "Union Latina" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Agostinho Tavares da Silva NETO (since 18 November 2014)", "chancery": "2100-2108 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20009", "telephone": "[1] (202) 785-1156", "fax": "[1] (202) 822-9049", "consulates_general": "Houston, Los Angeles, New York" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Helen Meagher LA LIME (15 May 2014)", "embassy": "number 32 Rua Houari Boumedienne (in the Miramar area of Luanda), Luanda, C.P. 6468", "mailing_address": "international mail: Caixa Postal 6468, Luanda; pouch: US Embassy Luanda, US Department of State, 2550 Luanda Place, Washington, DC 20521-2550", "telephone": "[244] 946440977", "fax": "[244] (222) 64-1000" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and black with a centered yellow emblem consisting of a five-pointed star within half a cogwheel crossed by a machete (in the style of a hammer and sickle); red represents liberty, black the African continent, the symbols characterize workers and peasants" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "Palanca Negra Gigante ", "note": "giant black sable antelope" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "black" }, { "color": "yellow" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Angola Avante\" (Forward Angola)", "lyrics_music": "Manuel Rui Alves MONTEIRO/Rui Alberto Vieira Dias MINGAO", "note": "adopted 1975", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/AO.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Angola's economy is overwhelmingly driven by its oil sector. Oil production and its supporting activities contribute about 50% of GDP, more than 70% of government revenue, and more than 90% of the country's exports. Diamonds contribute an additional 5% to exports. Subsistence agriculture provides the main livelihood for most of the people, but half of the country's food is still imported.\n\nIncreased oil production supported growth averaging more than 17% per year from 2004 to 2008. A postwar reconstruction boom and resettlement of displaced persons has led to high rates of growth in construction and agriculture as well. Some of the country's infrastructure is still damaged or undeveloped from the 27-year-long civil war. However, the government since 2005 has used billions of dollars in credit from China, Brazil, Portugal, Germany, Spain, and the EU to help rebuild Angola's public infrastructure. Land mines left from the war still mar the countryside, and as a result, the national military, international partners, and private Angolan firms all continue to remove them.\n\nThe global recession that started in 2008 stalled Angola’s economic growth. In particular, lower prices for oil and diamonds during the recession slowed GDP growth to 2.4% in 2009, and many construction projects stopped because Luanda accrued $9 billion in arrears to foreign construction companies when government revenue fell. Angola formally abandoned its currency peg in 2009, and in November 2009 signed onto an IMF Stand-By Arrangement loan of $1.4 billion to rebuild international reserves. Consumer inflation declined from 325% in 2000 to less than 9% in 2014, before rising again in 2015-16.\n\nFalling oil prices, the depreciation of the kwanza, and slower than expected growth in non-oil GDP have reduced growth prospects. Corruption, especially in the extractive sectors, is a major long-term challenge that poses an additional threat to the economy. Government spending in the run-up to the 2017 elections is likely to strain Luanda’s budget.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 189000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 187300000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 181800000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 65, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 91940000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.9, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 4.8, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 180 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6800, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 7000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 7000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 156, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 72.5, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 18.1, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 10.3, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 35.3, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -36.2, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 10.2, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 61.4, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 28.4, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4.3, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0.6, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 12.4, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 171 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "bananas", "sugarcane", "coffee", "sisal", "corn", "cotton", "cassava", "manioc", "tapioca", "tobacco", "vegetables", "plantains", "livestock", "forest products", "fish" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "petroleum", "diamonds", "iron ore", "phosphates", "feldspar", "bauxite", "uranium", "gold", "cement", "basic metal products", "fish processing", "food processing", "brewing", "tobacco products", "sugar", "textiles", "ship repair" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 0.9, "global_rank": 151, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 10850000, "global_rank": 52, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 85, "units": "%" }, "industry_and_services": { "value": 15, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2003" } }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 40.5, "units": "%", "date": "2006" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 0.6, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 44.7, "units": "%" }, "date": "2000" }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 27270000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 33500000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 29.7, "global_rank": 78, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -6.8, "global_rank": 184, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 57.4, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 57.3, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 74 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 26.9, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 10.3, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 221 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 9, "units": "%", "date": "2014-12-31" }, { "value": 25, "units": "%", "date": "2010-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 34 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 30, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 16.88, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 8 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 24570000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 25270000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 64 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 38850000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 42150000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 77 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 12520000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 17180000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 98 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -4166000000.0000005, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -10270000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 169 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 30040000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 35550000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 59 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "crude oil", "diamonds", "refined petroleum products", "coffee", "sisal", "fish", "fish products", "timber", "cotton" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "China", "percent": 44.5 }, { "name": "India", "percent": 8.9 }, { "name": "US", "percent": 7.8 }, { "name": "Spain", "percent": 6.3 }, { "name": "France", "percent": 4.5 }, { "name": "South Africa", "percent": 4.2 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 19670000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 21150000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 71 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "machinery", "electrical equipment", "vehicles", "spare parts", "medicines", "food", "textiles", "military goods" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "China", "percent": 22.4 }, { "name": "Portugal", "percent": 14 }, { "name": "South Korea", "percent": 11.2 }, { "name": "US", "percent": 7 }, { "name": "UK", "percent": 4.2 }, { "name": "France", "percent": 4.1 }, { "name": "South Africa", "percent": 4.1 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 20430000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 24080000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 58 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 37700000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 33830000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 71 }, "stock_of_direct_foreign_investment": { "at_home": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 13010000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" }, { "value": 10570000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 93 }, "abroad": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 22800000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 22200000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 52 } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 172, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 120.061, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 120.061, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 98.303, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 95.47, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "kwanza (AOA) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 15000000, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 30, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 46, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 18, "units": "%" }, "date": "2013" }, "production": { "kWh": 9200000000, "global_rank": 103, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 8100000000, "global_rank": 102, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 104, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 120, "date": "2013" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 1700000, "global_rank": 117, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 50.3, "global_rank": 144, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 42, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 49.7, "global_rank": 50, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 153, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 1842000, "global_rank": 14, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 1745000, "global_rank": 7, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 159, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 8400000000, "global_rank": 19, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 46050, "global_rank": 83, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 132000, "global_rank": 75, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 33600, "global_rank": 63, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 97760, "global_rank": 56, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 731000000, "global_rank": 68, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 231000000, "global_rank": 102, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 500000000, "global_rank": 43, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 155, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 308000000000, "global_rank": 38, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 33000000, "global_rank": 75, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 284925, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 1, "global_rank": 117, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 13885000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 71, "global_rank": 69, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "limited system; state-owned telecom had monopoly for fixed lines until 2005; demand outstripped capacity, prices were high, and services poor; Telecom Namibia, through an Angolan company, became the first private licensed operator in Angola's fixed-line telephone network; by 2010, the number of fixed-line providers had expanded to 5; Angola Telecom established mobile-cellular service in Luanda in 1993 and the network has been extended to larger towns; a privately owned, mobile-cellular service provider began operations in 2001", "domestic": "only about one fixed line per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity about 71 telephones per 100 persons in 2015", "international": "country code - 244; landing point for the SAT-3/WASC fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe and Asia; satellite earth stations - 29 (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "state controls all broadcast media with nationwide reach; state-owned Televisao Popular de Angola (TPA) provides terrestrial TV service on 2 channels; a third TPA channel is available via cable and satellite; TV subscription services are available; state-owned Radio Nacional de Angola (RNA) broadcasts on 5 stations; about a half-dozen private radio stations broadcast locally (2009)", "internet": { "country_code": ".ao", "users": { "total": 2434000, "percent_of_population": 12.4, "global_rank": 81, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 10, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 55, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 1244491, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 46043000, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "D2", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 176, "global_rank": 32, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 31, "over_3047_metres": 7, "2438_to_3047_metres": 8, "1524_to_2437_metres": 12, "914_to_1523_metres": 4, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 145, "over_3047_metres": 2, "2438_to_3047_metres": 3, "1524_to_2437_metres": 31, "914_to_1523_metres": 66, "under_914_metres": 43, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 1, "date": "2013" } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "gas", "length": 352, "units": "km" }, { "type": "liquid petroleum gas", "length": 85, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil", "length": 1065, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil/gas/water", "length": 5, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 2852, "units": "km" }, "narrow_gauge": { "length": 2729, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.067-m" }, "global_rank": 60, "date": "2014" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 51429, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 5349, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 46080, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 77, "date": "2001" }, "waterways": { "value": 1300, "units": "km", "global_rank": 54, "date": "2011" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 7, "by_type": [ { "type": "cargo", "count": 1 }, { "type": "chemical tanker", "count": 1 }, { "type": "passenger/cargo", "count": 2 }, { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 2 }, { "type": "roll on/roll off", "count": 1 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 1, "by_country": [ { "country": "Spain", "count": 1 } ] }, "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 17, "by_country": [ { "country": "Bahamas", "count": 6 }, { "country": "Curacao", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Cyprus", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Liberia", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Malta", "count": 7 } ] }, "global_rank": 123, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Cabinda", "Lobito", "Luanda", "Namibe" ], "liquid_natural_gas_terminals_export": [ "Angola Soyo" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.52, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 5.4, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 4.88, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 3.59, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 3.5, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 13 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Angolan Armed Forces (Forcas Armadas Angolanas", "FAA)", "Army", "Navy (Marinha de Guerra Angola", "MGA)", "Angolan National Air Force (Forca Aerea Nacional Angolana", "FANA", "under operational control of the Army)" ], "date": "2012" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 20, "note": "20-45 years of age for compulsory male and 18-45 years for voluntary male military service (registration at age 18 is mandatory); 20-45 years of age for voluntary female service; 2-year conscript service obligation; Angolan citizenship required; the Navy (MGA) is entirely staffed with volunteers", "date": "2013" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "Democratic Republic of Congo accuses Angola of shifting monuments" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "refugees": { "by_country": [ { "people": 12944, "country_of_origin": "Democratic Republic of the Congo" } ], "date": "2016" } }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "used as a transshipment point for cocaine destined for Western Europe and other African states, particularly South Africa" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-24", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624100326/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ao.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ao.html" } }, "anguilla": { "data": { "name": "Anguilla", "introduction": { "background": "Colonized by English settlers from Saint Kitts in 1650, Anguilla was administered by Great Britain until the early 19th century, when the island - against the wishes of the inhabitants - was incorporated into a single British dependency along with Saint Kitts and Nevis. Several attempts at separation failed. In 1971, two years after a revolt, Anguilla was finally allowed to secede; this arrangement was formally recognized in 1980, with Anguilla becoming a separate British dependency." }, "geography": { "location": "Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 18, "minutes": 15, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 63, "minutes": 10, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "Central America and the Caribbean", "area": { "total": { "value": 91, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 91, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 227, "comparative": "about one-half the size of Washington, DC" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 0, "units": "km" } }, "coastline": { "value": 61, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 3, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_fishing_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "tropical; moderated by northeast trade winds", "terrain": "flat and low-lying island of coral and limestone", "elevation": { "lowest_point": { "name": "Caribbean Sea", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Crocus Hill", "elevation": { "value": 65, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "salt", "fish", "lobster" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 61.1, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 38.9, "units": "%", "note": "mostly rock with some commercial salt ponds" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "most of the population is concentrated in The Valley in the center of the island; settlmement is fairly uniform in the southwest, but rather sparce in the northeast", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "frequent hurricanes and other tropical storms (July to October)", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "supplies of potable water sometimes cannot meet increasing demand largely because of poor distribution system" ] }, "note": "the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 16752, "global_rank": 221, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Anguillan(s)", "adjective": "Anguillan" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "African/black", "percent": 85.3 }, { "name": "hispanic", "percent": 4.9 }, { "name": "mixed", "percent": 3.8 }, { "name": "white", "percent": 3.2 }, { "name": "East Indian/Indian", "percent": 1 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 1.6 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 0.3 } ], "date": "2011" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "English", "note": "official" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Protestant", "percent": 73.2, "breakdown": [ { "name": "includes Anglican", "percent": 22.7 }, { "name": "Methodist", "percent": 19.4 }, { "name": "Pentecostal", "percent": 10.5 }, { "name": "Seventh Day Adventist", "percent": 8.3 }, { "name": "Baptist", "percent": 7.1 }, { "name": "Church of God", "percent": 4.9 }, { "name": "Presbytarian", "percent": 0.2 }, { "name": "Brethren", "percent": 0.1 } ] }, { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 6.8 }, { "name": "Jehovah's Witness", "percent": 1.1 }, { "name": "other Christian", "percent": 10.9 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 3.2 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 0.3 }, { "name": "none", "percent": 4.5 } ], "date": "2011" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 22.48, "males": 1924, "females": 1842 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 14.05, "males": 1176, "females": 1178 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 44.32, "males": 3340, "females": 4084 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 10.51, "males": 834, "females": 926 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 8.64, "males": 719, "females": 729 }, "date": "2016" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 34.6, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 32.7, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 36.4, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 80, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 2, "global_rank": 48, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 12.7, "global_rank": 156, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 4.6, "global_rank": 202, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": 11.9, "global_rank": 7, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "most of the population is concentrated in The Valley in the center of the island; settlmement is fairly uniform in the southwest, but rather sparce in the northeast", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 100, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 1.19, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "The Valley", "population": 1000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2014" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 0.82, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.9, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.98, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.91, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 3.4, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 3.8, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 2.9, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 208, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 81.4, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 78.8, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 84.1, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 24, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.75, "global_rank": 163, "date": "2016" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 94.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 94.6, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 5.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 5.4, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 97.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 97.9, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 2.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 2.1, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "note": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus", "date": "2016" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 2.8, "global_rank": 146, "date": "2008" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "none", "conventional_short_form": "Anguilla", "etymology": "the name Anguilla means \"eel\" in various Romance languages (Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, French) and likely derives from the island's lengthy shape" }, "government_type": "parliamentary democracy (House of Assembly); self-governing overseas territory of the UK", "capital": { "name": "The Valley", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 18, "minutes": 13, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 63, "minutes": 3, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": -4, "note": "1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "independence": { "note": "overseas territory of the UK" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Anguilla Day", "day": "30 May", "original_year": "1967" } ], "constitution": { "history": "several previous; latest 1 April 1982; amended 1990 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "common law based on the English model", "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor Christina SCOTT (since 23 July 2013)", "head_of_government": "Chief Minister Hubert HUGHES (since 16 February 2010)", "cabinet": "Executive Council appointed by the governor from among elected members of the House of Assembly", "elections_appointments": "the monarchy is hereditary; governor appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually appointed chief minister by the governor" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral House of Assembly (11 seats; seven members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote, two appointed by the governor, and two ex officio members - the attorney general and deputy governor; members serve five-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 22 April 2015 (next to be held in 2015)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - AUF 54.4%, AUM 38.3%, DOVE 1.4%, independent 5.9%; seats by party - AUF 6, independent 1" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) is the itinerant superior court of record for the 9-member Organization of Eastern Caribbean States to include Anguilla; the ECSC - headquartered on St. Lucia - is headed by the chief justice and is comprised of the Court of Appeal with 3 justices and the High Court with 16 judges; sittings of the Court of Appeal and High Court rotate among the 9 member states; High Court judges reside in 7 member states, though none resides on Anguilla", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court chief justice appointed by Her Majesty, Queen ELIZABETH II; other justices and judges appointed by the Judicial and Legal Services Commission; Court of Appeal justices appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 65; High Court judges appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 62", "subordinate_courts": "Magistrate's Court; Juvenile Court" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Anguilla United Front", "name_alternative": "AUF", "leaders": [ "Victor BANKS" ], "note": "an alliance of the Anguilla Democratic Party or ADP and the Anguilla National Alliance or ANA" }, { "name": "Anguilla United Movement", "name_alternative": "AUM", "leaders": [ "Dr. Ellis WEBSTER" ] }, { "name": "Democracy, Opportunity, Vision, Empowerment Party", "name_alternative": "DOVE", "leaders": [ "Sutcliffe HODGE" ] } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "Caricom ", "note": "associate" }, { "organization": "CDB" }, { "organization": "Interpol ", "note": "subbureau" }, { "organization": "OECS" }, { "organization": "UNESCO ", "note": "associate" }, { "organization": "UPU" } ], "flag_description": { "description": "blue, with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Anguillan coat of arms centered in the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms depicts three orange dolphins in an interlocking circular design on a white background with a turquoise-blue field below; the white in the background represents peace; the blue base symbolizes the surrounding sea, as well as faith, youth, and hope; the three dolphins stand for endurance, unity, and strength" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "dolphin" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"God Bless Anguilla\"", "lyrics_music": "Alex RICHARDSON", "note": "local anthem adopted 1981; as a territory of the United Kingdom, \"God Save the Queen\" is official (see United Kingdom)" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Anguilla has few natural resources, and the economy depends heavily on luxury tourism, offshore banking, lobster fishing, and remittances from emigrants. Increased activity in the tourism industry has spurred the growth of the construction sector contributing to economic growth. Anguillan officials have put substantial effort into developing the offshore financial sector, which is small but growing. In the medium term, prospects for the economy will depend largely on the tourism sector and, therefore, on revived income growth in the industrialized nations as well as on favorable weather conditions.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 175400000, "units": "USD", "date": "2009" }, { "value": 191700000, "units": "USD", "date": "2008" }, { "value": 108900000, "units": "USD", "date": "2004" } ], "global_rank": 222 }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 175400000, "date": "2009" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -8.5, "units": "%", "date": "2009" } ], "global_rank": 220 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 12200, "units": "USD", "date": "2008" } ], "global_rank": 124 }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 69.8, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 14.9, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 20.4, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 43.1, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -48.2, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 2.3, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 21, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 76.6, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "tobacco", "vegetables", "cattle" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "tourism", "boat building", "offshore financial services" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 2, "global_rank": 105, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 6049, "global_rank": 219, "date": "2001" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture_fishing_forestry_mining": { "value": 4, "units": "%" }, "manufacturing": { "value": 3, "units": "%" }, "construction": { "value": 18, "units": "%" }, "transportation_and_utilities": { "value": 10, "units": "%" }, "commerce": { "value": 36, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 29, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2000" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 8, "units": "%", "date": "2002" } ], "global_rank": 97 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 23, "units": "%", "date": "2002" }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 95070000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 86630000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 54.2, "global_rank": 1, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": 4.8, "global_rank": 1, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 20.1, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 20.8, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 169 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 April", "end": "31 March" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -0.3, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -1, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 22 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6.5, "units": "%", "date": "2010-12-31" }, { "value": 6.5, "units": "%", "date": "2009-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 52 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 9, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 9.1, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 93 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 28380000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 25980000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 191 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 409600000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 397800000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 187 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 427700000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 422500000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 177 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -50100000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": -46900000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 69 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5600000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 6000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 218 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "lobster", "fish", "livestock", "salt", "concrete blocks", "rum" ] } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 128300000.00000001, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 128600000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 214 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "fuels", "foodstuffs", "manufactures", "chemicals", "trucks", "textiles" ] } }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 8800000, "units": "USD", "date": "1998" }, { "value": 41040000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 201 }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.7, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2.7, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 2.7, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 2.7, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 2.7, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "East Caribbean dollars (XCD) per US dollar" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 6000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 37, "global_rank": 206, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 26000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 158, "global_rank": 209, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "modern internal telephone system", "domestic": "fixed-line teledensity is about 35 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity is roughly 160 per 100 persons", "international": "country code - 1-264; landing point for the East Caribbean Fiber System submarine cable with links to 13 other islands in the eastern Caribbean extending from the British Virgin Islands to Trinidad; microwave radio relay to island of Saint Martin/Sint Maarten (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "1 private TV station; multi-channel cable TV subscription services are available; about 10 radio stations, one of which is government-owned (2009)", "internet": { "country_code": ".ai", "users": { "total": 12000, "percent_of_population": 76, "global_rank": 208, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 2, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 3, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "VP-A", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 2, "global_rank": 197, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 1, "1524_to_2437_metres": 1, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 1, "under_914_metres": 1, "date": "2013" } } }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 175, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 82, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 93, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 211, "date": "2004" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Blowing Point", "Road Bay" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "note": "defense is the responsibility of the UK" }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "none" ], "illicit_drugs": { "note": "transshipment point for South American narcotics destined for the US and Europe" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-24", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624200948/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/av.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/av.html" } }, "antarctica": { "data": { "name": "Antarctica", "introduction": { "background": "Speculation over the existence of a \"southern land\" was not confirmed until the early 1820s when British and American commercial operators and British and Russian national expeditions began exploring the Antarctic Peninsula region and other areas south of the Antarctic Circle. Not until 1840 was it established that Antarctica was indeed a continent and not merely a group of islands or an area of ocean. Several exploration \"firsts\" were achieved in the early 20th century, but generally the area saw little human activity. Following World War II, however, the continent experienced an upsurge in scientific research. A number of countries have set up a range of year-round and seasonal stations, camps, and refuges to support scientific research in Antarctica. Seven have made territorial claims, but not all countries recognize these claims. In order to form a legal framework for the activities of nations on the continent, an Antarctic Treaty was negotiated that neither denies nor gives recognition to existing territorial claims; signed in 1959, it entered into force in 1961." }, "geography": { "location": "continent mostly south of the Antarctic Circle", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 90, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 0, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Antarctic Region", "area": { "total": { "value": 14000000, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 14000000, "units": "sq km", "note": "280,000 sq km ice-free, 13.72 million sq km ice-covered est." }, "note": "fifth-largest continent, following Asia, Africa, North America, and South America, but larger than Australia and the subcontinent of Europe", "comparative": "slightly less than 1.5 times the size of the US" }, "land_boundaries": { "note": "see entry on Disputes - international" }, "coastline": { "value": 17968, "units": "km" }, "climate": "severe low temperatures vary with latitude, elevation, and distance from the ocean; East Antarctica is colder than West Antarctica because of its higher elevation; Antarctic Peninsula has the most moderate climate; higher temperatures occur in January along the coast and average slightly below freezing", "terrain": "about 98% thick continental ice sheet and 2% barren rock, with average elevations between 2,000 and 4,000 m; mountain ranges up to nearly 5,000 m; ice-free coastal areas include parts of southern Victoria Land, Wilkes Land, the Antarctic Peninsula area, and parts of Ross Island on McMurdo Sound; glaciers form ice shelves along about half of the coastline, and floating ice shelves constitute 11% of the area of the continent", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 2300, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Bentley Subglacial Trench", "elevation": { "value": -2540, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Vinson Massif", "elevation": { "value": 4897, "units": "m" } }, "note": "the lowest known land point in Antarctica is hidden in the Bentley Subglacial Trench; at its surface is the deepest ice yet discovered and the world's lowest elevation not under seawater" }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "iron ore", "chromium", "copper", "gold", "nickel", "platinum", "other minerals", "coal", "hydrocarbons have been found in small noncommercial quantities; none presently exploited", "krill", "finfish", "crab" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 100, "units": "%", "note": "ice 98%, barren rock 2%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "katabatic (gravity-driven) winds blow coastward from the high interior", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "frequent blizzards form near the foot of the plateau", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "cyclonic storms form over the ocean and move clockwise along the coast", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "volcanism on Deception Island and isolated areas of West Antarctica", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "other seismic activity rare and weak", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "large icebergs may calve from ice shelf", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "the discovery of a large Antarctic ozone hole in the earth's stratosphere (the ozone layer) - first announced in 1985 - spurred the signing of the Montreal Protocol in 1987", "an international agreement phasing out the use of ozone-depleting chemicals", "the ozone layer prevents most harmful wavelengths of ultra-violet (UV) light from passing through the earth's atmosphere", "ozone depletion has been shown to harm a variety of Antarctic marine plants and animals (plankton)", "in 2002", "significant areas of ice shelves disintegrated in response to regional warming", "in 2016", "a very gradual trend toward \"healing\" of the ozone hole was reported" ] }, "note": "the coldest, windiest, highest (on average), and driest continent; during summer, more solar radiation reaches the surface at the South Pole than is received at the Equator in an equivalent period; mostly uninhabitable, 98% of the land area is covered by the Antarctic ice sheet, the largest single mass of ice on earth" }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "none", "conventional_short_form": "Antarctica", "etymology": "name derived from two Greek words meaning \"opposite to the Arctic\" or \"opposite to the north\"" }, "government_type": "Antarctic Treaty Summary - the Antarctic region is governed by a system known as the Antarctic Treaty System; the system includes: 1. the Antarctic Treaty, signed on 1 December 1959 and entered into force on 23 June 1961, which establishes the legal framework for the management of Antarctica, 2. Recommendations and Measures adopted at meetings of Antarctic Treaty countries, 3. The Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Seals (1972), 4. The Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (1980), and 5. The Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty (1991); the 38th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting was held in Sofia, Bulgaria in May 2015; at these annual meetings, decisions are made by consensus (not by vote) of all consultative member nations; by January 2016, there were 53 treaty member nations: 29 consultative and 24 non-consultative; consultative (decision-making) members include the seven nations that claim portions of Antarctica as national territory (some claims overlap) and 21 non-claimant nations; the US and Russia have reserved the right to make claims; the US does not recognize the claims of others;\nAntarctica is administered through meetings of the consultative member nations; decisions from these meetings are carried out by these member nations (with respect to their own nationals and operations) in accordance with their own national laws; the years in parentheses indicate when a consultative member-nation acceded to the Treaty and when it was accepted as a consultative member, while no date indicates the country was an original 1959 treaty signatory; claimant nations are - Argentina, Australia, Chile, France, NZ, Norway, and the UK; nonclaimant consultative nations are - Belgium, Brazil (1975/1983), Bulgaria (1978/1998), China (1983/1985), Czech Republic (1962/2017), Ecuador (1987/1990), Finland (1984/1989), Germany (1979/1981), India (1983/1983), Italy (1981/1987), Japan, South Korea (1986/1989), Netherlands (1967/1990), Peru (1981/1989), Poland (1961/1977), Russia, South Africa, Spain (1982/1988), Sweden (1984/1988), Ukraine (1992/2004), Uruguay (1980/1985), and the US; non-consultative members, with year of accession in parentheses, are - Austria (1987), Belarus (2006), Canada (1988), Colombia (1989), Cuba (1984), Denmark (1965), Estonia (2001), Greece (1987), Guatemala (1991), Hungary (1984), Iceland (2015), Kazakhstan (2015), North Korea (1987), Malaysia (2011), Monaco (2008), Mongolia (2015), Pakistan (2012), Papua New Guinea (1981), Portugal (2010), Romania (1971), Slovakia (1962/1993), Switzerland (1990), Turkey (1996), and Venezuela (1999); note - Czechoslovakia acceded to the Treaty in 1962 and separated into the Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1993;\nArticle 1 - area to be used for peaceful purposes only; military activity, such as weapons testing, is prohibited, but military personnel and equipment may be used for scientific research or any other peaceful purpose; Article 2 - freedom of scientific investigation and cooperation shall continue; Article 3 - free exchange of information and personnel, cooperation with the UN and other international agencies; Article 4 - does not recognize, dispute, or establish territorial claims and no new claims shall be asserted while the treaty is in force; Article 5 - prohibits nuclear explosions or disposal of radioactive wastes; Article 6 - includes under the treaty all land and ice shelves south of 60 degrees 00 minutes south and reserves high seas rights;\nArticle 7 - treaty-state observers have free access, including aerial observation, to any area and may inspect all stations, installations, and equipment; advance notice of all expeditions and of the introduction of military personnel must be given; Article 8 - allows for jurisdiction over observers and scientists by their own states; Article 9 - frequent consultative meetings take place among member nations; Article 10 - treaty states will discourage activities by any country in Antarctica that are contrary to the treaty; Article 11 - disputes to be settled peacefully by the parties concerned or, ultimately, by the ICJ; Articles 12, 13, 14 - deal with upholding, interpreting, and amending the treaty among involved nations;\nother agreements - some 200 recommendations adopted at treaty consultative meetings and ratified by governments; a mineral resources agreement was signed in 1988 but remains unratified; the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty was signed 4 October 1991 and entered into force 14 January 1998; this agreement provides for the protection of the Antarctic environment through six specific annexes: 1) environmental impact assessment, 2) conservation of Antarctic fauna and flora, 3) waste disposal and waste management, 4) prevention of marine pollution, 5) area protection and management and 6) liability arising from environmental emergencies; it prohibits all activities relating to mineral resources except scientific research; a permanent Antarctic Treaty Secretariat was established in 2004 in Buenos Aires, Argentina", "legal_system": "Antarctica is administered through annual meetings - known as Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meetings - which include consultative member nations, non-consultative member nations, observer organizations, and expert organizations; decisions from these meetings are carried out by these member nations (with respect to their own nationals and operations) in accordance with their own national laws; more generally, access to the Antarctic Treaty area, that is to all areas between 60 and 90 degrees south latitude, is subject to a number of relevant legal instruments and authorization procedures adopted by the states party to the Antarctic Treaty; note - US law, including certain criminal offenses by or against US nationals, such as murder, may apply extraterritorially; some US laws directly apply to Antarctica; for example, the Antarctic Conservation Act, 16 U.S.C. section 2401 et seq., provides civil and criminal penalties for the following activities unless authorized by regulation of statute: the taking of native mammals or birds; the introduction of nonindigenous plants and animals; entry into specially protected areas; the discharge or disposal of pollutants; and the importation into the US of certain items from Antarctica; violation of the Antarctic Conservation Act carries penalties of up to $10,000 in fines and one year in prison; the National Science Foundation and Department of Justice share enforcement responsibilities; Public Law 95-541, the US Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978, as amended in 1996, requires expeditions from the US to Antarctica to notify, in advance, the Office of Oceans, Room 5805, Department of State, Washington, DC 20520, which reports such plans to other nations as required by the Antarctic Treaty; for more information, contact Permit Office, Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation, Arlington, Virginia 22230; telephone: (703) 292-8030, or visit its website at www.nsf.gov" }, "economy": { "overview": "Scientific undertakings rather than commercial pursuits are the predominant human activity in Antarctica. Offshore fishing and tourism, both based abroad, account for Antarctica's limited economic activity.\n\nAntarctic fisheries, targeting three main species - Patagonian and Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides and D. mawsoni), mackerel icefish (Champsocephalus gunnari), and krill (Euphausia superba) – reported landing 295,000 metric tons in 2013-14 (estimated fishing is from the area covered by the Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR), which extends slightly beyond the Antarctic Treaty area). Unregulated fishing, particularly of Patagonian toothfish (also known as Chilean sea bass), is an ongoing problem. The CCAMLR determines the recommended catch limits for marine species.\n\nA total of 36,702 tourists visited the Antarctic Treaty area in the 2014-15 Antarctic summer, slightly lower than the 37,405 visitors in 2013-14. These estimates were provided to the Antarctic Treaty by the International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO) and do not include passengers on overflights. Nearly all of them were passengers on commercial (nongovernmental) ships and several yachts that make trips during the summer." }, "communications": { "telephones": { "system": { "general_assessment": "local systems at some research stations", "domestic": "commercial cellular networks operating in a small number of locations", "international": "country code - none allocated; via satellite (including mobile Inmarsat and Iridium systems) to and from all research stations, ships, aircraft, and most field parties (2015)" } }, "internet": { "country_code": ".aq", "users": { "total": 4400, "percent_of_population": 100, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "airports": { "total": { "airports": 23, "global_rank": 134, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 23, "over_3047_metres": 3, "2438_to_3047_metres": 5, "1524_to_2437_metres": 1, "914_to_1523_metres": 8, "under_914_metres": 6, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 53, "date": "2012" } }, "note": "US coastal stations include McMurdo (77 51 S, 166 40 E) and Palmer (64 43 S, 64 03 W); government use only except by permit (see Permit Office under \"Legal System\"); all ships at port are subject to inspection in accordance with Article 7, Antarctic Treaty; relevant legal instruments and authorization procedures adopted by the states parties to the Antarctic Treaty regulating access to the Antarctic Treaty area to all areas between 60 and 90 degrees of latitude south have to be complied with (see \"Legal System\"); The Hydrographic Commission on Antarctica (HCA), a commission of the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO), is responsible for hydrographic surveying and nautical charting matters in Antarctic Treaty area; it coordinates and facilitates provision of accurate and appropriate charts and other aids to navigation in support of safety of navigation in region; membership of HCA is open to any IHO Member State whose government has acceded to the Antarctic Treaty and which contributes resources or data to IHO Chart coverage of the area" }, "military_and_security": { "note": "the Antarctic Treaty prohibits any measures of a military nature, such as the establishment of military bases and fortifications, the carrying out of military maneuvers, or the testing of any type of weapon; it permits the use of military personnel or equipment for scientific research or for any other peaceful purposes" }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "the Antarctic Treaty freezes, and most states do not recognize, the land and maritime territorial claims made by Argentina, Australia, Chile, France, New Zealand, Norway, and the UK (some overlapping) for three-fourths of the continent", "the US and Russia reserve the right to make claims", "no formal claims have been made in the sector between 90 degrees west and 150 degrees west", "the International Whaling Commission created a sanctuary around the entire continent to deter catches by countries claiming to conduct scientific whaling", "Australia has established a similar preserve in the waters around its territorial claim" ] } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-27", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170627020401/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ay.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170627000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ay.html" } }, "antigua_and_barbuda": { "data": { "name": "Antigua And Barbuda", "introduction": { "background": "The Siboney were the first people to inhabit the islands of Antigua and Barbuda in 2400 B.C., but Arawak Indians populated the islands when COLUMBUS landed on his second voyage in 1493. Early Spanish and French settlements were succeeded by an English colony in 1667. Slavery, established to run the sugar plantations on Antigua, was abolished in 1834. The islands became an independent state within the British Commonwealth of Nations in 1981." }, "geography": { "location": "Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east-southeast of Puerto Rico", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 17, "minutes": 3, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 61, "minutes": 48, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "Central America and the Caribbean", "area": { "total": { "value": 442.6, "units": "sq km", "note": "Antigua 280 sq km; Barbuda 161 sq km" }, "land": { "value": 442.6, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "note": "includes Redonda, 1.6 sq km", "global_rank": 201, "comparative": "2.5 times the size of Washington, DC" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 0, "units": "km" } }, "coastline": { "value": 153, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "contiguous_zone": { "value": 24, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" }, "continental_shelf": { "value": 200, "units": "nm", "note": "or to the edge of the continental margin" } }, "climate": "tropical maritime; little seasonal temperature variation", "terrain": "mostly low-lying limestone and coral islands, with some higher volcanic areas", "elevation": { "lowest_point": { "name": "Caribbean Sea", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Mount Obama", "elevation": { "value": 402, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "NEGL", "pleasant climate fosters tourism" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 20.5, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 9.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 2.3, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 9.1, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 22.3, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 57.2, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 1.3, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "the island of Antigua is home to approximately 97% of the population; nearly the entire population of Barbuda lives in Codrington", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "hurricanes and tropical storms (July to October)", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "periodic droughts", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "water management - a major concern because of limited natural freshwater resources - is further hampered by the clearing of trees to increase crop production", "causing rainfall to run off quickly" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Environmental Modification", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Marine Dumping", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Wetlands", "Whaling" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "Antigua has a deeply indented shoreline with many natural harbors and beaches; Barbuda has a large western harbor" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 93581, "global_rank": 198, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Antiguan(s), Barbudan(s)", "adjective": "Antiguan, Barbudan" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "black", "percent": 87.3 }, { "name": "mixed", "percent": 4.7 }, { "name": "hispanic", "percent": 2.7 }, { "name": "white", "percent": 1.6 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 2.7 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 0.9 } ], "date": "2011" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "English", "note": "official" }, { "name": "Antiguan creole" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Protestant", "percent": 68.3, "breakdown": [ { "name": "Anglican", "percent": 17.6 }, { "name": "Seventh Day Adventist", "percent": 12.4 }, { "name": "Pentecostal", "percent": 12.2 }, { "name": "Moravian", "percent": 8.3 }, { "name": "Methodist", "percent": 5.6 }, { "name": "Wesleyan Holiness", "percent": 4.5 }, { "name": "Church of God", "percent": 4.1 }, { "name": "Baptist", "percent": 3.6 } ] }, { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 8.2 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 12.2 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 5.5 }, { "name": "none", "percent": 5.9 } ], "date": "2011" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 23.36, "males": 11107, "females": 10754 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 17, "males": 7918, "females": 7992 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 42.31, "males": 18085, "females": 21509 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 9.53, "males": 4021, "females": 4894 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 7.8, "males": 3136, "females": 4165 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 45.7, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 35.2, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 10.4, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 9.6, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 31.6, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 29.8, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 33.2, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 103, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 1.23, "global_rank": 93, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 15.8, "global_rank": 120, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 5.7, "global_rank": 172, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": 2.2, "global_rank": 47, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "the island of Antigua is home to approximately 97% of the population; nearly the entire population of Barbuda lives in Codrington", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 23.8, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": -0.95, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Saint John'S", "population": 22000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2014" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 0.99, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 0.84, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.82, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.76, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.9, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 12.5, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 14.4, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 10.5, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 117, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 76.5, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 74.4, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 78.8, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 86, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 2.01, "global_rank": 118, "date": "2016" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 5.5, "global_rank": 134, "date": "2014" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 2.1, "date": "2011" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 97.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 97.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 97.9, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 2.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 2.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 2.1, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 91.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 91.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 91.4, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 8.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 8.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 8.6, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2011" }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "note": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus", "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 31, "global_rank": 52, "date": "2014" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 2.6, "global_rank": 159, "date": "2009" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over has completed five or more years of schooling", "total_population": { "value": 99, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 98.4, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 99.4, "units": "%" }, "date": "2012" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 14, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 13, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 15, "units": "years" }, "date": "2012" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "none", "conventional_short_form": "Antigua and Barbuda", "etymology": "\"antiguo\" is Spanish for \"ancient\" or \"old\"; the island was discovered by Christopher COLUMBUS in 1493 and, according to tradition, named by him after the church of Santa Maria la Antigua (Old Saint Mary's) in Seville; \"barbuda\" is Spanish for \"bearded\" and the adjective may refer to the alleged beards of the indigenous people or to the island's bearded fig trees" }, "government_type": "parliamentary democracy (Parliament) under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm", "capital": { "name": "Saint John's", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 17, "minutes": 7, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 61, "minutes": 51, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": -4, "note": "1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "administrative_divisions": [ { "name": "Barbuda", "type": "dependency" }, { "name": "Redonda", "type": "dependency" }, { "name": "Saint George", "type": "parish" }, { "name": "Saint John", "type": "parish" }, { "name": "Saint Mary", "type": "parish" }, { "name": "Saint Paul", "type": "parish" }, { "name": "Saint Peter", "type": "parish" }, { "name": "Saint Philip", "type": "parish" } ], "independence": { "date": "1981-11-01", "note": "from the UK" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "1 November", "original_year": "1981" } ], "constitution": { "history": "several previous; latest presented 31 July 1981, effective 31 October 1981 (Antigua and Barbuda Constitutional Order 1981); amended 2009, 2011 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "common law based on the English model", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "yes", "citizenship_by_descent": "yes", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "yes", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "7 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Rodney WILLIAMS (since 14 August 2014)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Gaston BROWNE (since 13 June 2014)", "cabinet": "Council of Ministers appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister", "elections_appointments": "the monarchy is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch on the advice of the prime minister; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually appointed prime minister by the governor general" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (17 seats; members appointed by the governor general) and the House of Representatives (17 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 5-year terms)", "elections": "House of Representatives - last held on 12 June 2014 (next to be held in 2019)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - ALP 56.4% UPP 42%; seats by party - ALP 14, UPP 3" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) is the itinerant superior court of record for the 9-member Organization of Eastern Caribbean States to include Antigua and Barbuda; the ECSC - headquartered on St. Lucia - is comprised of the Court of Appeal with 3 justices and the High Court with 19 judges; 2 High Court judges reside on Antigua and Barbuda", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "chief justice of Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court appointed by the Her Majesty, Queen ELIZABETH II; other justices and judges appointed by the Judicial and Legal Services Commission; Court of Appeal justices appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 65; High Court judges appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 62", "subordinate_courts": "Industrial Court; Magistrates' Courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Antigua Labor Party", "name_alternative": "ALP", "leaders": [ "Gaston BROWNE" ] }, { "name": "Barbuda People's Movement", "name_alternative": "BPM", "leaders": [ "Trevor WALKER" ] }, { "name": "Barbuda People's Movement for Change", "leaders": [ "Arthur NIBBS" ] }, { "name": "Barbudans for a Better Barbuda", "leaders": [ "Ordrick SAMUEL" ] }, { "name": "United Progressive Party", "name_alternative": "UPP", "leaders": [ "W. Baldwin SPENCER" ], "note": "a coalition of three parties - Antigua Caribbean Liberation Movement or ACLM, Progressive Labor Movement or PLM, United National Democratic Party or UNDP" } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Antigua Trades and Labor Union", "name_alternative": "ATLU", "leaders": [ "Wigley GEORGE" ] }, { "name": "People's Democratic Movement", "name_alternative": "PDM", "leaders": [ "Hugh MARSHALL" ] } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ACP" }, { "organization": "AOSIS" }, { "organization": "C" }, { "organization": "Caricom" }, { "organization": "CDB" }, { "organization": "CELAC" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "ISO ", "note": "subscriber" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NAM ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OAS" }, { "organization": "OECS" }, { "organization": "OPANAL" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "Petrocaribe" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Sir Ronald SANDERS (since 17 September 2015)", "chancery": "3216 New Mexico Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20016", "telephone": "[1] (202) 362-5122", "fax": "[1] (202) 362-5525", "consulates_general": "Miami, New York" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "red, with an inverted isosceles triangle based on the top edge of the flag; the triangle contains three horizontal bands of black (top), light blue, and white, with a yellow rising sun in the black band; the sun symbolizes the dawn of a new era, black represents the African heritage of most of the population, blue is for hope, and red is for the dynamism of the people; the \"V\" stands for victory; the successive yellow, blue, and white coloring is also meant to evoke the country's tourist attractions of sun, sea, and sand" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "fallow deer" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "white" }, { "color": "blue" }, { "color": "black" }, { "color": "yellow" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Fair Antigua, We Salute Thee\"", "lyrics_music": "Novelle Hamilton RICHARDS/Walter Garnet Picart CHAMBERS", "note": "adopted 1967; as a Commonwealth country, in addition to the national anthem, \"God Save the Queen\" serves as the royal anthem (see United Kingdom)", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/AC.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Tourism continues to dominate Antigua and Barbuda's economy, accounting for nearly 60% of GDP and 40% of investment. The dual-island nation's agricultural production is focused on the domestic market and constrained by a limited water supply and a labor shortage stemming from the lure of higher wages in tourism and construction. Manufacturing comprises enclave-type assembly for export with major products being bedding, handicrafts, and electronic components.\n\nLike other countries in the region, Antigua's economy was severely hit by effects of the global economic recession in 2009. The country suffered from the collapse of its largest private sector employer, a steep decline in tourism, a rise in debt, and a sharp economic contraction between 2009 and 2011. Antigua has not yet returned to its pre-crisis growth levels.\n\nProspects for economic growth in the medium term will continue to depend on tourist arrivals from the US, Canada, and Europe and could be disrupted by potential damage from natural disasters. The new government, elected in 2014 and led by Prime Minister Gaston Browne, continues to face significant fiscal challenges. The government places some hope in a new Citizenship by Investment Program to both reduce public debt levels and spur growth.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2171000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2128000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 2084000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 193, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 1303000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2.2, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 4.2, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 138 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 24100, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 23900, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 23700, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 78, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 65, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 16.9, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 23.2, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 0.1, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 35.2, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -40.4, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 2.2, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 17.8, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 80, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 14.7, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 13.6, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 10.6, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 120 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "cotton", "fruits", "vegetables", "bananas", "coconuts", "cucumbers", "mangoes", "sugarcane", "livestock" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "tourism", "construction", "light manufacturing", "clothing", "alcohol", "household appliances" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 3.2, "global_rank": 74, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 30000, "global_rank": 204, "date": "1991" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 7, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 11, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 82, "units": "%" } }, "date": "1983" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 11, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 130 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 279100000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 301700000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 21.4, "global_rank": 136, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -1.7, "global_rank": 69, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 89, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 130, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2010" } ], "global_rank": 24 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 April", "end": "31 March" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.6, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 101 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6.5, "units": "%", "date": "2010-12-31" }, { "value": 6.5, "units": "%", "date": "2009-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 57 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 9.8, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 9.8, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 84 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 275900000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 257100000.00000003, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 178 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1183000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 1149000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 170 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 888900000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 888900000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 163 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -83000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -71000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 72 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 61700000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 61000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 199 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "petroleum products", "bedding", "handicrafts", "electronic components", "transport equipment", "food", "live animals" ] } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 482100000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 482500000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 194 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "food", "live animals", "machinery", "transport equipment", "manufactures", "chemicals", "oil" ] } }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 441200000, "units": "USD", "date": "2012-12-31" }, { "value": 458000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2010-06-01" } ], "global_rank": 182 }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.7, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2.7, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 2.7, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 2.7, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 2.7, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "East Caribbean dollars (XCD) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 9358, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 91, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 100, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 80, "units": "%" }, "date": "2012" }, "production": { "kWh": 300000000, "global_rank": 176, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 300000000, "global_rank": 179, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 101, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 118, "date": "2013" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 84000, "global_rank": 181, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 100, "global_rank": 1, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 35, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 214, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 149, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 102, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 91, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 153, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 0, "global_rank": 103, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 113, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 5000, "global_rank": 177, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 91, "global_rank": 122, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 4884, "global_rank": 168, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 153, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 117, "date": "2013" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 56, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 151, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 109, "date": "2014-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 600000, "global_rank": 178, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 12000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 13, "global_rank": 172, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 126000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 136, "global_rank": 189, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "good automatic telephone system", "domestic": "fixed-line teledensity roughly 15 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity is about 135 per 100 persons", "international": "country code - 1-268; landing points for the East Caribbean Fiber System (ECFS) and the Global Caribbean Network (GCN) submarine cable systems with links to other islands in the eastern Caribbean extending from the British Virgin Islands to Trinidad; satellite earth stations - 2; tropospheric scatter to Saba (Netherlands) and Guadeloupe (France) (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "state-controlled Antigua and Barbuda Broadcasting Service (ABS) operates 1 TV station; multi-channel cable TV subscription services are available; ABS operates 1 radio station; roughly 15 radio stations, some broadcasting on multiple frequencies (2009)", "internet": { "country_code": ".ag", "users": { "total": 60000, "percent_of_population": 65.2, "global_rank": 174, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 1, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 9, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 1039809, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 526545, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "V2", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 3, "global_rank": 193, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 2, "2438_to_3047_metres": 1, "under_914_metres": 1, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 1, "under_914_metres": 1, "date": "2013" } } }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 1170, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 386, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 784, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 183, "date": "2011" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 1257, "by_type": [ { "type": "bulk carrier", "count": 49 }, { "type": "cargo", "count": 753 }, { "type": "carrier", "count": 6 }, { "type": "chemical tanker", "count": 4 }, { "type": "container", "count": 407 }, { "type": "liquefied gas", "count": 12 }, { "type": "refrigerated cargo", "count": 7 }, { "type": "roll on/roll off", "count": 17 }, { "type": "vehicle carrier", "count": 2 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 1215, "by_country": [ { "country": "Albania", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Colombia", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Denmark", "count": 20 }, { "country": "Estonia", "count": 10 }, { "country": "Germany", "count": 1094 }, { "country": "Greece", "count": 4 }, { "country": "Iceland", "count": 10 }, { "country": "Latvia", "count": 16 }, { "country": "Lithuania", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Mexico", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Netherlands", "count": 17 }, { "country": "Norway", "count": 9 }, { "country": "NZ", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Poland", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Russia", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Switzerland", "count": 7 }, { "country": "Turkey", "count": 7 }, { "country": "UK", "count": 1 }, { "country": "US", "count": 7 } ] }, "global_rank": 9, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Saint John's" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "branches": { "by_name": [ "Ministry of National Security", "Royal Antigua", "Barbuda Defense Force (includes Antigua", "Barbuda Coast Guard)" ], "date": "2012" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription; Governor-General has powers to call up men for national service and set the age at which they could be called up", "date": "2012" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "none" ], "trafficking_in_persons": { "current_situation": "Antigua and Barbuda is a destination and transit country for adults and children subjected to sex trafficking and forced labor; forced prostitution has been reported in bars, taverns, and brothels, while forced labor occurs in domestic service and the retail sector", "tier_rating": "Tier 2 Watch List – Antigua and Barbuda does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; the government made no discernible progress in convicting traffickers in 2014 but charged two individuals in separate cases; efforts to convict traffickers have been impeded by a 2014 ruling that found the 2010 anti-trafficking act was unconstitutional because jurisdiction rests with the Magistrate’s Court rather than the High Court; no new prosecutions, convictions, or punishments were recorded in 2014; credible sources have raised concerns about trafficking-related complicity among some off-duty police officers, which could hinder investigations or victims willingness to report offenses; prevention efforts were sustained, but progress in protecting victims was uneven; seven victims were assisted, which was an increase over 2013 (2015)" }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "considered a minor transshipment point for narcotics bound for the US and Europe; more significant as an offshore financial center" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-24", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624100655/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ac.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ac.html" } }, "arctic_ocean": { "data": { "name": "Arctic Ocean", "introduction": { "background": "The Arctic Ocean is the smallest of the world's five oceans (after the Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, and the Southern Ocean). The Northwest Passage (US and Canada) and Northern Sea Route (Norway and Russia) are two important seasonal waterways. In recent years the polar ice pack has receded in the summer allowing for increased navigation and raising the possibility of future sovereignty and shipping disputes among the six countries bordering the Arctic Ocean (Canada, Denmark (Greenland), Iceland, Norway, Russia, US)." }, "geography": { "location": "body of water between Europe, Asia, and North America, mostly north of the Arctic Circle", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 90, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 0, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Arctic Region", "area": { "total": { "value": 14056000, "units": "sq km" }, "note": "includes Baffin Bay, Barents Sea, Beaufort Sea, Chukchi Sea, East Siberian Sea, Greenland Sea, Hudson Bay, Hudson Strait, Kara Sea, Laptev Sea, Northwest Passage, and other tributary water bodies", "comparative": "slightly less than 1.5 times the size of the US" }, "coastline": { "value": 45389, "units": "km" }, "climate": "polar climate characterized by persistent cold and relatively narrow annual temperature range; winters characterized by continuous darkness, cold and stable weather conditions, and clear skies; summers characterized by continuous daylight, damp and foggy weather, and weak cyclones with rain or snow", "terrain": "central surface covered by a perennial drifting polar icepack that, on average, is about 3 m thick, although pressure ridges may be three times that thickness; clockwise drift pattern in the Beaufort Gyral Stream, but nearly straight-line movement from the New Siberian Islands (Russia) to Denmark Strait (between Greenland and Iceland); the icepack is surrounded by open seas during the summer, but more than doubles in size during the winter and extends to the encircling landmasses; the ocean floor is about 50% continental shelf (highest percentage of any ocean) with the remainder a central basin interrupted by three submarine ridges (Alpha Cordillera, Nansen Cordillera, and Lomonosov Ridge)", "elevation": { "mean_depth": { "value": -1205, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Molloy Deep", "elevation": { "value": -5607, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "sea level", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "sand", "gravel aggregates", "placer deposits", "polymetallic nodules", "oil", "gas fields", "fish", "marine mammals", "seals", "whales" ] }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "ice islands occasionally break away from northern Ellesmere Island", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "icebergs calved from glaciers in western Greenland and extreme northeastern Canada", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "permafrost in islands", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "virtually ice locked from October to June", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "ships subject to superstructure icing from October to May", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "endangered marine species include walruses and whales", "fragile ecosystem slow to change and slow to recover from disruptions or damage", "thinning polar icepack" ] }, "note": "major chokepoint is the southern Chukchi Sea (northern access to the Pacific Ocean via the Bering Strait); strategic location between North America and Russia; shortest marine link between the extremes of eastern and western Russia; floating research stations operated by the US and Russia; maximum snow cover in March or April about 20 to 50 centimeters over the frozen ocean; snow cover lasts about 10 months" }, "government": { "country_name": { "etymology": "the name Arctic comes from the Greek word \"arktikos\" meaning \"near the bear\" or \"northern,\" and that word derives from \"arktos,\" meaning \"bear\"; the name refers either to the constellation Ursa Major, the \"Great Bear,\" which is prominent in the northern celestial sphere, or to the constellation Ursa Minor, the \"Little Bear,\" which contains Polaris, the North (Pole) Star" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Economic activity is limited to the exploitation of natural resources, including petroleum, natural gas, fish, and seals." }, "transportation": { "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Churchill (Canada)", "Murmansk (Russia)", "Prudhoe Bay (US)" ] }, "note": "sparse network of air, ocean, river, and land routes; the Northwest Passage (North America) and Northern Sea Route (Eurasia) are important seasonal waterways" }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "Canada and the US dispute how to divide the Beaufort Sea and the status of the Northwest Passage but continue to work cooperatively to survey the Arctic continental shelf", "Denmark (Greenland) and Norway have made submissions to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental shelf (CLCS) and Russia is collecting additional data to augment its 2001 CLCS submission", "record summer melting of sea ice in the Arctic has renewed interest in maritime shipping lanes and sea floor exploration", "Norway and Russia signed a comprehensive maritime boundary agreement in 2010" ] } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-17", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170617043626/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/xq.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170617000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/xq.html" } }, "argentina": { "data": { "name": "Argentina", "introduction": { "background": "In 1816, the United Provinces of the Rio Plata declared their independence from Spain. After Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay went their separate ways, the area that remained became Argentina. The country's population and culture were heavily shaped by immigrants from throughout Europe, with Italy and Spain providing the largest percentage of newcomers from 1860 to 1930. Up until about the mid-20th century, much of Argentina's history was dominated by periods of internal political conflict between Federalists and Unitarians and between civilian and military factions.\nAfter World War II, an era of Peronist populism and direct and indirect military interference in subsequent governments was followed by a military junta that took power in 1976. Democracy returned in 1983 after a failed bid to seize the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) by force, and has persisted despite numerous challenges, the most formidable of which was a severe economic crisis in 2001-02 that led to violent public protests and the successive resignations of several presidents. The years 2003-15 saw Peronist rule by Nestor and Cristina FERNANDEZ de KIRCHNER, whose policies isolated Argentina and caused economic stagnation. With the election of Mauricio MACRI in November 2015, Argentina began a period of reform and international reintegration." }, "geography": { "location": "Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Chile and Uruguay", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 34, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 64, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "South America", "area": { "total": { "value": 2780400, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 2736690, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 43710, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 8, "comparative": "slightly less than three-tenths the size of the US" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 11968, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Bolivia", "border_length": { "value": 942, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Brazil", "border_length": { "value": 1263, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Chile", "border_length": { "value": 6691, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Paraguay", "border_length": { "value": 2531, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Uruguay", "border_length": { "value": 541, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 4989, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "contiguous_zone": { "value": 24, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" }, "continental_shelf": { "value": 200, "units": "nm", "note": "or to the edge of the continental margin" } }, "climate": "mostly temperate; arid in southeast; subantarctic in southwest", "terrain": "rich plains of the Pampas in northern half, flat to rolling plateau of Patagonia in south, rugged Andes along western border", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 595, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Laguna del Carbon", "elevation": { "value": -105, "units": "m" }, "note": "located between Puerto San Julian and Comandante Luis Piedra Buena in the province of Santa Cruz" }, "highest_point": { "name": "Cerro Aconcagua", "elevation": { "value": 6960, "units": "m" }, "note": "located in the northwestern corner of the province of Mendoza; highest point in South America" } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "fertile plains of the pampas", "lead", "zinc", "tin", "copper", "iron ore", "manganese", "petroleum", "uranium", "arable land" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 53.9, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 13.9, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0.4, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 39.6, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 10.7, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 35.4, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 23600, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "one-third of the population lives in Buenos Aires; pockets of agglomeration occur throughout the northern and central parts of the country; Patagonia to the south remains sparsely populated", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "San Miguel de Tucuman and Mendoza areas in the Andes subject to earthquakes", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "pamperos are violent windstorms that can strike the pampas and northeast", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "heavy flooding in some areas", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "volcanic activity in the Andes Mountains along the Chilean border; Copahue (elev. 2,997 m) last erupted in 2000; other historically active volcanoes include Llullaillaco, Maipo, Planchon-Peteroa, San Jose, Tromen, Tupungatito, and Viedma", "type": "volcanism" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "environmental problems (urban and rural) typical of an industrializing economy such as deforestation", "soil degradation", "desertification", "air pollution", "and water pollution\nnote: Argentina is a world leader in setting voluntary greenhouse gas targets" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Antarctic-Environmental Protocol", "Antarctic-Marine Living Resources", "Antarctic Seals", "Antarctic Treaty", "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Environmental Modification", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Marine Dumping", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Wetlands", "Whaling" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [ "Marine Life Conservation" ] } }, "note": "second-largest country in South America (after Brazil); strategic location relative to sea lanes between the South Atlantic and the South Pacific Oceans (Strait of Magellan, Beagle Channel, Drake Passage); diverse geophysical landscapes range from tropical climates in the north to tundra in the far south; Cerro Aconcagua is the Western Hemisphere's tallest mountain, while Laguna del Carbon is the lowest point in the Western Hemisphere" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 43886748, "global_rank": 33, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Argentine(s)", "adjective": "Argentine" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "European and mestizo", "percent": 97.2, "note": "mostly Spanish and Italian descent; mixed European and Amerindian ancestry" }, { "name": "Amerindian", "percent": 2.4 }, { "name": "African", "percent": 0.4 } ], "date": "2010" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Spanish", "note": "official" }, { "name": "Italian" }, { "name": "English" }, { "name": "German" }, { "name": "French" }, { "name": "indigenous", "note": "Mapudungun, Quechua" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "nominally Roman Catholic", "percent": 92, "breakdown": [ { "name": "less than practicing", "percent": 20 } ] }, { "name": "Protestant", "percent": 2 }, { "name": "Jewish", "percent": 2 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 4 } ] }, "demographic_profile": "Argentina's population continues to grow but at a slower rate because of its steadily declining birth rate. Argentina's fertility decline began earlier than in the rest of Latin America, occurring most rapidly between the early 20th century and the 1950s and then becoming more gradual. Life expectancy has been improving, most notably among the young and the poor. While the population under age 15 is shrinking, the youth cohort - ages 15-24 - is the largest in Argentina's history and will continue to bolster the working-age population. If this large working-age population is well-educated and gainfully employed, Argentina is likely to experience an economic boost and possibly higher per capita savings and investment. Although literacy and primary school enrollment are nearly universal, grade repetition is problematic and secondary school completion is low. Both of these issues vary widely by region and socioeconomic group.\nArgentina has been primarily a country of immigration for most of its history, welcoming European immigrants after its independence in the 19th century and attracting especially large numbers from Spain and Italy. European immigration diminished in the 1950s, when Argentina's military dictatorships tightened immigration rules and European economies rebounded. Regional migration, however, continued to supply low-skilled workers and today it accounts for three-quarters of Argentina's immigrant population. The first waves of highly skilled Argentine emigrant workers headed mainly to the United States and Spain in the 1960s and 1970s. The 2008 European economic crisis drove the return migration of some Argentinean and other Latin American nationals, as well as the immigration of Europeans to South America, where Argentina was a key recipient.", "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 24.72, "males": 5590165, "females": 5259163 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 15.43, "males": 3461288, "females": 3312056 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 39.24, "males": 8593500, "females": 8627846 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 9.14, "males": 1948179, "females": 2064463 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 11.46, "males": 2104830, "females": 2925258 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 56.5, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 39.4, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 17.1, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 5.8, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 31.5, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 30.3, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 32.7, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 105, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 0.93, "global_rank": 121, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 17, "global_rank": 108, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 7.5, "global_rank": 114, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -0.1, "global_rank": 110, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "one-third of the population lives in Buenos Aires; pockets of agglomeration occur throughout the northern and central parts of the country; Patagonia to the south remains sparsely populated", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 91.8, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 1.04, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Buenos Aires", "population": 15180000, "is_capital": true }, { "place": "Cordoba", "population": 1511000 }, { "place": "Rosario", "population": 1381000 }, { "place": "Mendoza", "population": 1008999.9999999999 }, { "place": "San Miguel De Tucuman", "population": 910000 }, { "place": "La Plata", "population": 846000 } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.94, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.71, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.98, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 52, "global_rank": 84, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 10.1, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 11, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 9, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 134, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 77.1, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 74, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 80.4, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 77, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 2.28, "global_rank": 93, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 61.3, "units": "%", "date": "2013" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 4.8, "global_rank": 52, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 3.76, "date": "2013" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 4.7, "date": "2012" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 99, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 99.1, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 1, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 0.9, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 96.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 98.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 96.4, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 3.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 1.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 3.6, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 0.39, "global_rank": 69, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 109700, "global_rank": 37, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 2300, "global_rank": 60, "date": "2015" } }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "note": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus", "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 26.5, "global_rank": 29, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 2.3, "global_rank": 119, "date": "2005" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 5.5, "global_rank": 32, "date": "2014" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 10 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 98.1, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 98, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 98.1, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 17, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 16, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 18, "units": "years" }, "date": "2014" }, "child_labor": { "total_number": 435252, "percentage": { "value": 7, "units": "%" }, "note": "data represent children ages 5-13", "date": "2003" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 18.8, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 16.7, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 22.4, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 63, "date": "2014" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Argentine Republic", "conventional_short_form": "Argentina", "local_long_form": "Republica Argentina", "local_short_form": "Argentina", "etymology": "originally the area was referred to as Tierra Argentina, i.e., \"Land beside the Silvery River\" or \"silvery land,\" which referred to the massive estuary in the east of the country, the Rio de la Plata (River of Silver); over time the name shortened to simply Argentina or \"silvery\"" }, "government_type": "presidential republic", "capital": { "name": "Buenos Aires", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 34, "minutes": 36, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 58, "minutes": 22, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": -3, "note": "2 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "independence": { "date": "1816-07-09", "note": "from Spain" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Revolution Day", "day": "25 May", "original_year": "1810", "note": "May Revolution Day" } ], "constitution": { "history": "several previous; latest effective 11 May 1853; amended many times, last in 1994 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "civil law system based on West European legal systems; note - in mid-2015, Argentina adopted a new civil code, replacing the old one in force since 1871", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "yes", "citizenship_by_descent": "yes", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "yes", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "2 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": true, "note": "18-70 years of age; universal and compulsory; 16-17 years of age - optional for national elections" }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Mauricio MACRI (since 10 December 2015); Vice President Gabriela MICHETTI (since 10 December 2015); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government", "head_of_government": "President Mauricio MACRI (since 10 December 2015); Vice President Gabriela MICHETTI (since 10 December 2015)", "cabinet": "Cabinet appointed by the president", "elections_appointments": "president and vice president directly elected on the same ballot by qualified majority popular vote for a 4-year term (eligible for a second consecutive term); election last held in 2 rounds on 25 October and 22 November 2015 (next to be held in October 2019)", "election_results": "Mauricio MACRI elected president; percent of vote: first-round results - Daniel SCIOLI (PJ) 37.1%, Mauricio MACRI (PRO) 34.2%, Sergio MASSA (FR/PJ) 21.4%, other 7.3%; second-round results - Mauricio MACRI (PRO) 51.4%, Daniel SCIOLI (PJ) 48.6%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "bicameral National Congress or Congreso Nacional consists of the Senate (72 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 6-year terms with one-third of the membership elected every 2 years) and the Chamber of Deputies (257 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms with one-half of the membership renewed every 2 years)", "elections": "Senate - last held on 25 October 2015 (next to be held October 2017); Chamber of Deputies - last held on 25 October 2015 (next to be held October 2017)", "election_results": "Senate - percent of vote by bloc or party - NA; seats by bloc or party - Cambiemos 12, FpV 8, PF 2, Progresistas 2; Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by bloc or party - NA; seats by bloc or party - FpV 84, Cambiemos 21, Progresistas 9, FR and allies 8, Federal Peronism 3, PP 3, other 2" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court or Corte Suprema (consists of the court president, vice-president, and 5 judges)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "judges nominated by the president and approved by the Senate; judges can serve until mandatory retirement at age 75", "subordinate_courts": "federal level appellate, district, and territorial courts; provincial level supreme, appellate, and first instance courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Cambiemos ", "leaders": [ "Mauricio MACRI" ], "note": "a coalition composed of CC, PRO, UCR" }, { "name": "Civic Coalition-ARI", "name_alternative": "CC-ARI", "note": "a coalition loosely affiliated with Elisa CARRIO" }, { "name": "Dissident Peronists", "name_alternative": "Federal Peronism", "leaders": [ "Eduardo DUHALDE" ], "note": "PJ Disidente; a right-wing faction of the 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"note": "manufacturers' association" }, { "name": "Argentine Rural Confederation", "name_alternative": "CRA", "note": "small to medium landowners' association" }, { "name": "Argentine Rural Society ", "note": "large landowners' association" }, { "name": "Blue and White CGT ", "note": "dissident CGT labor confederation" }, { "name": "Central of Argentine Workers", "name_alternative": "CTA", "note": "a union for employed and unemployed workers" }, { "name": "General Confederation of Labor", "name_alternative": "CGT", "note": "Peronist-leaning umbrella labor organization" }, { "name": "Roman Catholic Church" }, { "name": "business organizations" }, { "name": "Peronist-dominated labor movement" }, { "name": "Piquetero groups", "note": "popular protest organizations that can be either pro or anti-government" }, { "name": "students" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "AfDB ", "note": "nonregional member" }, { "organization": "Australia Group" }, { "organization": "BCIE" }, { "organization": "BIS" }, { "organization": "CAN ", "note": "associate" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CELAC" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "FATF" }, { "organization": "G-15" }, { "organization": "G-20" }, { "organization": "G-24" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IADB" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IHO" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "LAES" }, { "organization": "LAIA" }, { "organization": "Mercosur" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "MINURSO" }, { "organization": "MINUSTAH" }, { "organization": "NAM ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "NSG" }, { "organization": "OAS" }, { "organization": "OPANAL" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "Paris Club ", "note": "associate" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "SICA ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UN Security Council ", "note": "temporary" }, { "organization": "UNASUR" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNFICYP" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "Union Latina ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "UNTSO" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" }, { "organization": "ZC" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador (vacant)", "chancery": "1600 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20009", "telephone": "[1] (202) 238-6400", "fax": "[1] (202) 332-3171", "consulates_general": "Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Washington, DC" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Tom COONEY (since 20 January 2017)", "embassy": "Avenida Colombia 4300, C1425GMN Buenos Aires", "mailing_address": "international mail: use embassy street address; APO address: US Embassy Buenos Aires, Unit 4334, APO AA 34034", "telephone": "[54] (11) 5777-4533", "fax": "[54] (11) 5777-4240" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "three equal horizontal bands of sky blue (top), white, and sky blue; centered in the white band is a radiant yellow sun with a human face (delineated in brown) known as the Sun of May; the colors represent the clear skies and snow of the Andes; the sun symbol commemorates the appearance of the sun through cloudy skies on 25 May 1810 during the first mass demonstration in favor of independence; the sun features are those of Inti, the Inca god of the sun" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "Sun of May ", "note": "a sun-with-face symbol" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "sky blue" }, { "color": "white" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Himno Nacional Argentino\" (Argentine National Anthem)", "lyrics_music": "Vicente LOPEZ y PLANES/Jose Blas PARERA", "note": "adopted 1813; Vicente LOPEZ was inspired to write the anthem after watching a play about the 1810 May Revolution against Spain", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/AR.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Argentina benefits from rich natural resources, a highly literate population, an export-oriented agricultural sector, and a diversified industrial base. Although one of the world's wealthiest countries 100 years ago, Argentina suffered during most of the 20th century from recurring economic crises, persistent fiscal and current account deficits, high inflation, mounting external debt, and capital flight. In 2016, the World Bank downgraded Argentina from a high-income to upper-middle-income economy, on par with Columbia.\n\nA severe depression, growing public and external indebtedness, and an unprecedented bank run culminated in 2001 in the most serious economic, social, and political crisis in the country's turbulent history. Interim President Adolfo RODRIGUEZ SAA declared a default - at the time the largest ever - on the government's foreign debt in December of that year, and abruptly resigned only a few days after taking office. His successor, Eduardo DUHALDE, announced an end to the peso's decade-long 1-to-1 peg to the US dollar in early 2002. The economy bottomed out that year, with real GDP 18% smaller than in 1998 and almost 60% of Argentines below the poverty line. Real GDP rebounded to grow by an average 8.5% annually over the subsequent six years, taking advantage of previously idled industrial capacity and labor, and expansionary monetary and fiscal policies. Inflation also increased, however, during the administration of President Nestor KIRCHNER, which responded with price restraints on businesses, as well as export taxes and restraints, and beginning in 2007, with understating inflation data.\n\nCristina FERNANDEZ DE KIRCHNER succeeded her husband as president in late 2007, and the rapid economic growth of previous years began to slow sharply the following year as government policies held back exports and the world economy fell into recession. The economy in 2010 rebounded strongly from the 2009 recession, but slowed in late 2011 even as the government continued to rely on expansionary fiscal and monetary policies, which kept inflation in the double digits.\n\nIn order to deal with these problems, the government expanded state intervention in the economy: it nationalized the oil company YPF from Spain's Repsol, expanded measures to restrict imports, and further tightened currency controls in an effort to bolster foreign reserves and stem capital flight. Between 2011 and 2013, Central Bank foreign reserves dropped $21.3 billion from a high of $52.7 billion. In July 2014, Argentina and China agreed on an $11 billion currency swap; the Argentine Central Bank has received the equivalent of $3.2 billion in Chinese yuan, which it counts as international reserves.\n\nWith the election of President Mauricio MACRI in November 2015, Argentina began a historic political and economic transformation, as his Administration took steps to liberalize the Argentine economy. His administration lifted capital controls, floated the peso, removed export controls on some commodities, cut some energy subsidies, and reformed the country’s official statistics. Argentina negotiated debt payments with holdout bond creditors and returned to international capital markets in April 2016. In September 2016, Argentina completed its first IMF Article IV Consultation since 2006.\n\nAfter years of international isolation, Argentina has taken on several international leadership roles in 2017, including hosting the World Economic Forum on Latin America and the World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference, and is set to assume the presidency of the G-20 in 2018.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 879400000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 895200000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 873700000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 27, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 541700000000.00006, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -1.8, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": -2.5, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 206 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 20200, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 20800, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 20500, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 86, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 63.7, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 19.3, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 16, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 1.7, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 13.2, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -13.9, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 11.4, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 30.2, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 58.4, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 14.2, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 14.3, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 15.8, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 124 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "sunflower seeds", "lemons", "soybeans", "grapes", "corn", "tobacco", "peanuts", "tea", "wheat", "livestock" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "food processing", "motor vehicles", "consumer durables", "textiles", "chemicals", "petrochemicals", "printing", "metallurgy", "steel" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 1.7, "global_rank": 118, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 17710000, "global_rank": 37, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 0.5, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 24.8, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 74.7, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2014" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 8, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 7.6, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 98 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 32.2, "units": "%", "note": "data are based on private estimates", "date": "2016" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 1.6, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 30.8, "units": "%" }, "date": "2014" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 42.7, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 45.8, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2009" } ], "global_rank": 49 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 115900000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 141700000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 21.4, "global_rank": 135, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -4.8, "global_rank": 156, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 53.8, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 50.1, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 83 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 42.8, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 26.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 223, "note": "data are derived from private estimates" }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 32.3, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 24.92, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 4 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 54200000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 52300000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 49 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 150300000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" }, { "value": 138600000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 49 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 200800000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 182200000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 46 }, "market_value_of_publicly_traded_shares": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 56130000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" }, { "value": 60140000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" }, { "value": 53100000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 48 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -14170000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -16800000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 186 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 58400000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 56760000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 43 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "soybeans", "derivatives", "petroleum", "gas", "vehicles", "corn", "wheat" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Brazil", "percent": 17.8 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 9.1 }, { "name": "US", "percent": 6 }, { "name": "Chile", "percent": 4.2 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 57230000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 57180000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 45 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "machinery", "motor vehicles", "petroleum", "natural gas", "organic chemicals", "plastics" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Brazil", "percent": 21.9 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 19.7 }, { "name": "US", "percent": 12.9 }, { "name": "Germany", "percent": 5.2 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 32110000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 25520000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 47 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 155100000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 136100000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 40 }, "stock_of_direct_foreign_investment": { "at_home": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 103700000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 94190000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 45 }, "abroad": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 37970000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 37030000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 48 } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 14.92, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 9.2332, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 9.2332, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 8.0753, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 4.54, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Argentine pesos (ARS) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 1500000, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 96.4, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 99.2, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 96, "units": "%" }, "date": "2013" }, "production": { "kWh": 126000000000, "global_rank": 30, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 116000000000, "global_rank": 31, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 200000000, "global_rank": 75, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "kWh": 10000000000, "global_rank": 23, "date": "2014" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 36000000, "global_rank": 29, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 68.1, "global_rank": 114, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 2.7, "global_rank": 28, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 26, "global_rank": 85, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0.4, "global_rank": 107, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 532200, "global_rank": 28, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 37690, "global_rank": 47, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 7460, "global_rank": 75, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 2400000000, "global_rank": 36, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 670900, "global_rank": 27, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 751000, "global_rank": 28, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 63060, "global_rank": 52, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 109900, "global_rank": 51, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 35400000000, "global_rank": 25, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 47230000000, "global_rank": 19, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 70000000, "global_rank": 48, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 11900000000, "global_rank": 23, "date": "2014" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 332100000000, "global_rank": 36, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 202000000, "global_rank": 29, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 10119920, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 23, "global_rank": 21, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 60664000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 140, "global_rank": 23, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "in 1998 Argentina opened its telecommunications market to competition and foreign investment encouraging the growth of modern telecommunications technology; fiber-optic cable trunk lines are being installed between all major cities; major networks are entirely digital and the availability of telephone service is improving", "domestic": "microwave radio relay, fiber-optic cable, and a domestic satellite system with 40 earth stations serve the trunk network; fixed-line teledensity is increasing gradually and mobile-cellular subscribership is increasing rapidly; broadband Internet services are gaining ground", "international": "country code - 54; landing point for the Atlantis-2, UNISUR, South America-1, and South American Crossing/Latin American Nautilus submarine cable systems that provide links to Europe, Africa, South and Central America, and US; satellite earth stations - 112; 2 international gateways near Buenos Aires (2011)" } }, "broadcast_media": "government owns a TV station and radio network; more than 2 dozen TV stations and hundreds of privately owned radio stations; high rate of cable TV subscription usage (2009)", "internet": { "country_code": ".ar", "users": { "total": 30142000, "percent_of_population": 69.4, "global_rank": 23, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 6, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 107, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 14245183, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 243772567, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "LV", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 1138, "global_rank": 6, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 161, "over_3047_metres": 4, "2438_to_3047_metres": 29, "1524_to_2437_metres": 65, "914_to_1523_metres": 53, "under_914_metres": 10, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 977, "over_3047_metres": 1, "2438_to_3047_metres": 1, "1524_to_2437_metres": 43, "914_to_1523_metres": 484, "under_914_metres": 448, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 2, "date": "2013" } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "gas", "length": 29930, "units": "km" }, { "type": "liquid petroleum gas", "length": 41, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil", "length": 6248, "units": "km" }, { "type": "refined products", "length": 3631, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 36917.4, "units": "km" }, "broad_gauge": { "length": 26391, "electrified": 149, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.676-m" }, "standard_gauge": { "length": 2745.1, "electrified": 41.1, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.435-m" }, "narrow_gauge": { "length": 7523.3, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.000-m" }, "global_rank": 8, "date": "2014" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 231374, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 69412, "units": "km", "note": "includes 734 km of expressways" }, "unpaved": { "value": 161962, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 22, "date": "2004" }, "waterways": { "value": 11000, "units": "km", "global_rank": 12, "date": "2012" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 36, "by_type": [ { "type": "bulk carrier", "count": 1 }, { "type": "cargo", "count": 5 }, { "type": "chemical tanker", "count": 6 }, { "type": "container", "count": 1 }, { "type": "passenger/cargo", "count": 1 }, { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 18 }, { "type": "refrigerated cargo", "count": 4 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 14, "by_country": [ { "country": "Brazil", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Chile", "count": 6 }, { "country": "Spain", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Taiwan", "count": 2 }, { "country": "UK", "count": 2 } ] }, "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 15, "by_country": [ { "country": "Liberia", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Panama", "count": 5 }, { "country": "Paraguay", "count": 5 }, { "country": "Uruguay", "count": 1 }, { "country": "unknown", "count": 3 } ] }, "global_rank": 80, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Bahia Blanca", "Buenos Aires", "La Plata", "Punta Colorada", "Ushuaia" ], "river_ports": [ "Arroyo Seco", "Rosario", "San Lorenzo-San Martin (Parana)" ], "container_ports": [ { "place": "Buenos Aires", "twenty_foot_equivalent_units": 1851701 } ], "liquid_natural_gas_terminals_import": [ "Bahia Blanca" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.86, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 0.87, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 0.83, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 0.78, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 0.76, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 106 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Argentine Army (Ejercito Argentino)", "Navy of the Argentine Republic (Armada Republica", "includes naval aviation", "naval infantry)", "Argentine Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Argentina", "FAA)" ], "date": "2013" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18-24 years of age for voluntary military service (18-21 requires parental consent); no conscription; if the number of volunteers fails to meet the quota of recruits for a particular year, Congress can authorize the conscription of citizens turning 18 that year for a period not exceeding one year", "date": "2012" }, "note": "the Argentine military is a well-organized force constrained by the country's prolonged economic hardship; the country has recently experienced a strong recovery, and the military is implementing a modernization plan aimed at making the ground forces lighter and more responsive (2008)" }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "Argentina continues to assert its claims to the UK-administered Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), South Georgia, and the South Sandwich Islands in its constitution, forcibly occupying the Falklands in 1982, but in 1995 agreed to no longer seek settlement by force", "UK continues to reject Argentine requests for sovereignty talks", "territorial claim in Antarctica partially overlaps UK and Chilean claims", "uncontested dispute between Brazil and Uruguay over Braziliera/Brasiliera Island in the Quarai/Cuareim River leaves the tripoint with Argentina in question", "in 2010, the ICJ ruled in favor of Uruguay's operation of two paper mills on the Uruguay River, which forms the border with Argentina", "the two countries formed a joint pollution monitoring regime", "the joint boundary commission, established by Chile and Argentina in 2001 has yet to map and demarcate the delimited boundary in the inhospitable Andean Southern Ice Field (Campo de Hielo Sur)", "contraband smuggling, human trafficking, and illegal narcotic trafficking are problems in the porous areas of the border with Bolivia" ], "illicit_drugs": { "note": "a transshipment country for cocaine headed for Europe, heroin headed for the US, and ephedrine and pseudoephedrine headed for Mexico; some money-laundering activity, especially in the Tri-Border Area; law enforcement corruption; a source for precursor chemicals; increasing domestic consumption of drugs in urban centers, especially cocaine base and synthetic drugs (2008)" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-24", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624100656/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ar.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ar.html" } }, "armenia": { "data": { "name": "Armenia", "introduction": { "background": "Armenia prides itself on being the first nation to formally adopt Christianity (early 4th century). Despite periods of autonomy, over the centuries Armenia came under the sway of various empires including the Roman, Byzantine, Arab, Persian, and Ottoman. During World War I in the western portion of Armenia, the Ottoman Empire instituted a policy of forced resettlement coupled with other harsh practices that resulted in at least 1 million Armenian deaths. The eastern area of Armenia was ceded by the Ottomans to Russia in 1828; this portion declared its independence in 1918, but was conquered by the Soviet Red Army in 1920.\nArmenian leaders remain preoccupied by the long conflict with Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh, a primarily Armenian-populated region, assigned to Soviet Azerbaijan in the 1920s by Moscow. Armenia and Azerbaijan began fighting over the area in 1988; the struggle escalated after both countries attained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. By May 1994, when a trilateral cease-fire between Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Nagorno-Karabakh took hold, ethnic Armenian forces held not only Nagorno-Karabakh but also seven surrounding regions - approximately 14 percent of Azerbaijan’s territory. The economies of both sides have been hurt by their inability to make substantial progress toward a peaceful resolution.\nTurkey closed the common border with Armenia in 1993 in support of Azerbaijan in its conflict with Armenia over control of Nagorno-Karabakh and surrounding areas, further hampering Armenian economic growth. In 2009, senior Armenian leaders began pursuing rapprochement with Turkey, aiming to secure an opening of the border, but Turkey has not yet ratified the Protocols normalizing relations between the two countries. In January 2015, Armenia joined Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan as a member of the Eurasian Economic Union." }, "geography": { "location": "Southwestern Asia, between Turkey (to the west) and Azerbaijan; note - Armenia views itself as part of Europe; geopolitically, it can be classified as falling within Europe, the Middle East, or both", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 40, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 45, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Asia", "area": { "total": { "value": 29743, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 28203, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 1540, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 143, "comparative": "slightly smaller than Maryland" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 1570, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Azerbaijan", "border_length": { "value": 996, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Georgia", "border_length": { "value": 219, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Iran", "border_length": { "value": 44, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Turkey", "border_length": { "value": 311, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 0, "units": "km", "note": "landlocked" }, "climate": "highland continental, hot summers, cold winters", "terrain": "Armenian Highland with mountains; little forest land; fast flowing rivers; good soil in Aras River valley", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 1792, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Debed River", "elevation": { "value": 400, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Aragats Lerrnagagat'", "elevation": { "value": 4090, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "gold", "copper", "molybdenum", "zinc", "bauxite" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 59.7, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 15.8, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 1.9, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 42, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 9.1, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 31.2, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 2740, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "most of the population is located in the northern half of the country; the capital of Yerevan is home to more than three times as many people as the second largest city in the country", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "occasionally severe earthquakes", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "droughts", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "soil pollution from toxic chemicals such as DDT", "the energy crisis of the 1990s led to deforestation when citizens scavenged for firewood", "pollution of Hrazdan (Razdan) and Aras Rivers", "the draining of Sevana Lich (Lake Sevan)", "a result of its use as a source for hydropower", "threatens drinking water supplies", "restart of Metsamor nuclear power plant in spite of its location in a seismically active zone" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Air Pollution", "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Environmental Modification", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Wetlands" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [ "Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants" ] } }, "note": "landlocked in the Lesser Caucasus Mountains; Sevana Lich (Lake Sevan) is the largest lake in this mountain range" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 3051250, "global_rank": 136, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Armenian(s)", "adjective": "Armenian" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Armenian", "percent": 98.1 }, { "name": "Yezidi", "percent": 1.1, "note": "Kurd" }, { "name": "other", "percent": 0.7 } ], "date": "2011" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Armenian", "percent": 97.9, "note": "official" }, { "name": "Kurdish", "percent": 1, "note": "spoken by Yezidi minority" }, { "name": "other", "percent": 1 } ], "date": "2011" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Armenian Apostolic", "percent": 92.6 }, { "name": "Evangelical", "percent": 1 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 2.4 }, { "name": "none", "percent": 1.1 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 2.9 } ], "date": "2011" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 19, "males": 308701, "females": 271028 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 13.58, "males": 213203, "females": 201291 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 43.46, "males": 640070, "females": 685958 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 12.96, "males": 180700, "females": 214834 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 10.99, "males": 134330, "females": 201135 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 41.3, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 26, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 15.3, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 6.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 34.6, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 32.8, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 36.5, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 79, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": -0.18, "global_rank": 213, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 13.3, "global_rank": 150, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 9.4, "global_rank": 57, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -5.7, "global_rank": 198, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "most of the population is located in the northern half of the country; the capital of Yerevan is home to more than three times as many people as the second largest city in the country", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 62.7, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": -0.11, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Yerevan", "population": 1044, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.13, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.14, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 0.93, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.84, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.67, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.94, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 24.1, "date": "2013" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 25, "global_rank": 123, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 13.1, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 14.5, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 11.5, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 112, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 74.6, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 71.4, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 78.3, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 120, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.64, "global_rank": 177, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 54.9, "units": "%", "date": "2010" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 4.5, "global_rank": 152, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 2.8, "date": "2014" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 3.9, "date": "2012" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 96.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 78.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 89.5, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 3.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 21.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 10.5, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 0.2, "global_rank": 96, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 3600, "global_rank": 109, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 100, "global_rank": 102, "date": "2015" } }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 19.9, "global_rank": 68, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 5.3, "global_rank": 89, "date": "2010" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 2.8, "global_rank": 132, "date": "2015" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 99.7, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 99.7, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 99.6, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 13, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 13, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 13, "units": "years" }, "date": "2015" }, "child_labor": { "total_number": 19596, "percentage": { "value": 4, "units": "%" }, "note": "data represent children ages 7-17", "date": "2007" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 36.1, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 31.8, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 41.5, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 13, "date": "2013" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Republic of Armenia", "conventional_short_form": "Armenia", "local_long_form": "Hayastani Hanrapetut'yun", "local_short_form": "Hayastan", "former": "Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic, Armenian Republic", "etymology": "the etymology of the country's name remains obscure; according to tradition, the country is named after Hayk, the legendary patriarch of the Armenians and the great-great-grandson of Noah; Hayk's descendant, Aram, purportedly is the source of the name Armenia" }, "government_type": "parliamentary democracy", "capital": { "name": "Yerevan", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 40, "minutes": 10, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 44, "minutes": 30, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 4, "note": "9 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "independence": { "date": "1991-09-21", "note": "from the Soviet Union" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "21 September", "original_year": "1991" } ], "constitution": { "history": "previous 1915, 1978; latest adopted 5 July 1995", "amendments": "proposed by the president of the republic or by the National Assembly; passage requires approval by the president, by the National Assembly, and by a referendum with at least 25% registered voter participation and more than 50% of votes; constitutional articles on the form of government and democratic procedures are not amendable; amended 2005, 2007, 2008, last in 2015", "note": "a 2015 amendment, approved in December 2015 by a public referendum and effective for the 2017-18 electoral cycle, changes the government type from the current semi-presidential system to a parliamentary system (2017)" }, "legal_system": "civil law system", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "non-party state to the ICCt" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Armenia", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "yes", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "3 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Serzh SARGSIAN (since 9 April 2008)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Karen KARAPETYAN (since 13 September 2016)", "cabinet": "Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister", "elections_appointments": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in two rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 18 February 2013 (next to be held in February 2018); prime minister appointed by the president based on majority support in the National Congress; the prime minister and Council of Ministers must resign if the National Congress refuses to accept their program", "election_results": "Serzh SARGSIAN reelected president in one round; percent of vote - Serzh SARGSIAN (RPA) 58.6%, Raffi HOVHANNISIAN (Heritage Party) 36.7%, Hrant BAGRATIAN (ANM) 2.2%, other 2.5%", "note": "constitutional changes adopted in December 2015 will transform the government to a parliamentary system by 2018; for the scheduled February 2018 election, the president will be indirectly elected by parliament and will serve a single 7-year term; following the 2018 election, the prime minister will be elected based on majority support of the National Assembly" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral National Assembly (Parliament) or Azgayin Zhoghov (minimum 101 seats, currently 105; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 2 April 2017 (next to be held in spring of 2022)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - RPA 49.2%, Tsarukyan Alliance 27.4%, Yelk (Way Out) 7.8%, ARF (Dashnak) 6.6%, other 9%; seats by party - RPA 58, Tsarukyan Alliance 31, Yelk (Way Out) 9, ARF (Dashnak) 7" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Court of Cassation (consists of the court chairman and organized into the criminal chamber and a civil and administrative chamber, each with a chamber chairman and 2 judges); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 judges)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Court of Cassation judges nominated by the Judicial Council, a 9-member body of selected judges and legal scholars; judges appointed by the president; Constitutional Court judges - 4 appointed by the president, and 5 elected by National Assembly; judges of both courts can serve until retirement at age 65", "subordinate_courts": "2 Courts of Appeal (for civil cases and for criminal and military cases); district courts; Administrative Court" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Armenian National Congress", "name_alternative": "ANC", "leaders": [ "Levon TER-PETROSSIAN" ], "note": "bloc of independent and opposition parties" }, { "name": "Armenian National Movement", "name_alternative": "ANM", "leaders": [ "Ararat ZURABIAN" ] }, { "name": "Armenian Revolutionary Federation", "name_alternative": "ARF", "leaders": [ "Hrant MARKARIAN" ], "note": "\"Dashnak\" Party" }, { "name": "Heritage Party", "leaders": [ "Raffi HOVHANNISIAN" ] }, { "name": "People's Party of Armenia", "leaders": [ "Stepan DEMIRCHIAN" ] }, { "name": "Prosperous Armenia", "leaders": [ "Gagik TSARUKYAN" ] }, { "name": "Republican Party of Armenia", "name_alternative": "RPA", "leaders": [ "Serzh SARGSIAN" ] }, { "name": "Rule of Law Party ", "leaders": [ "Artur BAGHDASARIAN" ], "note": "Orinats Yerkir" }, { "name": "Tsarukyan Alliance", "leaders": [ "Gagik TSARUKYAN" ] }, { "name": "Yelk Alliance", "leaders": [ "Edmon Marukyan" ], "note": "Way Out" } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Aylentrank ", "leaders": [ "Nikol PASHINIAN" ], "note": "Impeachment Alliance" }, { "name": "Yerkrapah Union", "leaders": [ "Manvel GRIGORIAN" ] } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ADB" }, { "organization": "BSEC" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CE" }, { "organization": "CIS" }, { "organization": "CSTO" }, { "organization": "EAEC ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "EAEU" }, { "organization": "EAPC" }, { "organization": "EBRD" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "GCTU" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NAM ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OAS ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OIF" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "OSCE" }, { "organization": "PFP" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNIFIL" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Grigor HOVHANNISSIAN (since 28 January 2016)", "chancery": "2225 R Street NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 319-1976", "fax": "[1] (202) 319-2982", "consulates_general": "Glendale (CA)" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Richard MILLS (since 13 February 2015)", "embassy": "1 American Ave., Yerevan 0082", "mailing_address": "American Embassy Yerevan, US Department of State, 7020 Yerevan Place, Washington, DC 20521-7020", "telephone": "[374](10) 464-700", "fax": "[374](10) 464-742" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "three equal horizontal bands of red (top), blue, and orange; the color red recalls the blood shed for liberty, blue the Armenian skies as well as hope, and orange the land and the courage of the workers who farm it" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "Mount Ararat" }, { "symbol": "eagle" }, { "symbol": "lion" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "blue" }, { "color": "orange" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Mer Hayrenik\" (Our Fatherland)", "lyrics_music": "Mikael NALBANDIAN/Barsegh KANACHYAN", "note": "adopted 1991; based on the anthem of the Democratic Republic of Armenia (1918-1922) but with different lyrics", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/AM.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Under the old Soviet central planning system, Armenia developed a modern industrial sector, supplying machine tools, textiles, and other manufactured goods to sister republics, in exchange for raw materials and energy. Armenia has since switched to small-scale agriculture and away from the large agro industrial complexes of the Soviet era. Armenia has only two open trade borders - Iran and Georgia - because its borders with Azerbaijan and Turkey have been closed since 1991 and 1993, respectively, as a result of Armenia's ongoing conflict with Azerbaijan over the separatist Nagorno-Karabakh region.\n\nArmenia joined the WTO in January 2003. The government has made some improvements in tax and customs administration in recent years, but anti-corruption measures have been largely ineffective. Armenia will need to pursue additional economic reforms and strengthen the rule of law in order to raise its economic growth and improve economic competitiveness and employment opportunities, especially given its economic isolation from two of its neighbors, Turkey and Azerbaijan.\n\nArmenia's geographic isolation, a narrow export base, and pervasive monopolies in important business sectors have made it particularly vulnerable to deteriorations in the global commodity markets and the economic challenges in Russia. Armenia is particularly dependent on Russian commercial and governmental support, as most key Armenian infrastructure is Russian-owned and/or managed, especially in the energy sector. Remittances from expatriates working in Russia are equivalent to about 7-8% of GDP. Armenia joined the Russia-led Eurasian Economic Union in January 2015, but has expressed interest in expanding its economic ties with the European Union as well, and in March 2017 an EU-Armenia Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement was initiated. Armenia’s rising government debt is leading Yerevan to tighten its fiscal policies – the debt almost reached the debt to GDP threshold set by national legislation as of March 2017.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 26300000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 25730000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 24970000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 135, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 10750000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.2, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 3.6, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 125 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 8900, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 8500, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 8200, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 145, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 72.5, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 13.9, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 20, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 2.5, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 31.6, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -40.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 19.6, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 29.1, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 51.3, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 18.1, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 18.3, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 13.2, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 102 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "fruit", "grapes", "apricots", "vegetables", "livestock" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "brandy", "mining", "diamond processing", "metal-cutting machine tools", "forging", "pressing machines", "electric motors", "knitted wear", "hosiery", "shoes", "silk fabric", "chemicals", "trucks", "instruments", "microelectronics", "jewelry", "software", "food processing" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 4.2, "global_rank": 51, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 1559000, "global_rank": 131, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 36.3, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 17, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 46.7, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2013" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 17.9, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 17.7, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 172 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 32, "units": "%", "date": "2013" }, 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"2014" }, { "value": 415.92, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 401.76, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "drams (AMD) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "total_electrification": { "value": 100, "units": "%" }, "date": "2016" }, "production": { "kWh": 7300000000, "global_rank": 111, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 5100000000, "global_rank": 119, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 1300000000, "global_rank": 50, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "kWh": 26000000, "global_rank": 109, "date": "2014" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 4099999.9999999995, "global_rank": 86, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 32.2, "global_rank": 175, "date": "2011" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 34.3, "global_rank": 5, "date": "2011" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 33.5, "global_rank": 66, "date": "2011" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 152, "date": "2011" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 104, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 93, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 158, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 0, "global_rank": 105, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 115, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 8000, "global_rank": 159, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 156, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 7809, "global_rank": 149, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 154, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 2500000000, "global_rank": 76, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 59, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 2061000000, "global_rank": 50, "date": "2014" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 110, "date": "2014-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 12000000, "global_rank": 98, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 551366, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 18, "global_rank": 94, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 3442000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 113, "global_rank": 130, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "telecommunications investments have made major inroads in modernizing and upgrading the outdated telecommunications network inherited from the Soviet era; now 100% privately owned and undergoing modernization and expansion; mobile-cellular services monopoly terminated in late 2004, and a second and third provider began operations in 2005 and 2009 respectively", "domestic": "reliable modern fixed-line and mobile-cellular services are available across Yerevan and in major cities and towns; mobile-cellular coverage available in most rural areas", "international": "country code - 374; Yerevan is connected to the Trans-Asia-Europe fiber-optic cable through Iran; additional international service is available by microwave radio relay and landline connections to the other countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States, through the Moscow international switch, and by satellite to the rest of the world; satellite earth stations - 3 (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "2 public TV networks operating alongside about 40 privately owned TV stations that provide local to near nationwide coverage; major Russian broadcast stations are widely available; subscription cable TV services are available in most regions; Armenian TV completed conversion from analog to digital broadcasting in late 2016; Public Radio of Armenia is a national, state-run broadcast network that operates alongside 21 privately owned radio stations; several major international broadcasters are available (2017)", "internet": { "country_code": ".am", "users": { "total": 1780000, "percent_of_population": 58.2, "global_rank": 117, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 3, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 5, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "EK", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 11, "global_rank": 154, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 10, "over_3047_metres": 2, "2438_to_3047_metres": 2, "1524_to_2437_metres": 4, "914_to_1523_metres": 2, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 1, "914_to_1523_metres": 1, "date": "2013" } } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "gas (high and medium pressure)", "length": 3838, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2017" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 780, "units": "km" }, "broad_gauge": { "length": 780, "electrified": 780, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.520-m" }, "note": { "length": 726, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 97, "date": "2014" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 7792, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 142, "date": "2013" } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 4.25, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 3.94, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 4, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 3.58, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 10 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Armenian Armed Forces", "Ground Forces", "Air Force", "Air Defense", "\"Nagorno-Karabakh Republic\"", "Nagorno-Karabakh Self-Defense Force (NKSDF)" ], "date": "2011" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18-27 years of age for voluntary or compulsory military service; 2-year conscript service obligation; 17 year olds are eligible to become cadets at military higher education institutes, where they are classified as military personnel", "date": "2012" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "the dispute over the break-away Nagorno-Karabakh region and the Armenian military occupation of surrounding lands in Azerbaijan remains the primary focus of regional instability", "residents have evacuated the former Soviet-era small ethnic enclaves in Armenia and Azerbaijan", "Turkish authorities have complained that blasting from quarries in Armenia might be damaging the medieval ruins of Ani, on the other side of the Arpacay valley", "in 2009, Swiss mediators facilitated an accord reestablishing diplomatic ties between Armenia and Turkey, but neither side has ratified the agreement and the rapprochement effort has faltered", "local border forces struggle to control the illegal transit of goods and people across the porous, undemarcated Armenian, Azerbaijani, and Georgian borders", "ethnic Armenian groups in the Javakheti region of Georgia seek greater autonomy from the Georgian Government" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "refugees": { "by_country": [ { "people": 14626, "country_of_origin": "Syria - ethnic Armenians" } ], "date": "2016" }, "internally_displaced_persons": { "people": 8400, "note": "conflict with Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh", "date": "2016" }, "stateless_persons": { "people": 512, "date": "2016" } }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "illicit cultivation of small amount of cannabis for domestic consumption; minor transit point for illicit drugs - mostly opium and hashish - moving from Southwest Asia to Russia and to a lesser extent the rest of Europe" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-01", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701102630/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/am.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/am.html" } }, "aruba": { "data": { "name": "Aruba", "introduction": { "background": "Discovered and claimed for Spain in 1499, Aruba was acquired by the Dutch in 1636. The island's economy has been dominated by three main industries. A 19th century gold rush was followed by prosperity brought on by the opening in 1924 of an oil refinery. The last decades of the 20th century saw a boom in the tourism industry. Aruba seceded from the Netherlands Antilles in 1986 and became a separate, autonomous member of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Movement toward full independence was halted at Aruba's request in 1990." }, "geography": { "location": "Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, north of Venezuela", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 12, "minutes": 30, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 69, "minutes": 58, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "Central America and the Caribbean", "area": { "total": { "value": 180, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 180, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 218, "comparative": "slightly larger than Washington, DC" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 0, "units": "km" } }, "coastline": { "value": 68.5, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "tropical marine; little seasonal temperature variation", "terrain": "flat with a few hills; scant vegetation", "elevation": { "lowest_point": { "name": "Caribbean Sea", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Ceru Jamanota", "elevation": { "value": 188, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "NEGL", "white sandy beaches foster tourism" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 11.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 11.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 2.3, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 86.6, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "population_distribution": "most residents live in or around Oranjestad and San Nicolaas; most settlments tend to be located on the less mountainous western side of the island", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "hurricanes", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "lies outside the Caribbean hurricane belt and is rarely threatened", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "NA" ] }, "note": "a flat, riverless island renowned for its white sand beaches; its tropical climate is moderated by constant trade winds from the Atlantic Ocean; the temperature is almost constant at about 27 degrees Celsius (81 degrees Fahrenheit)" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 113648, "global_rank": 190, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Aruban(s)", "adjective": "Aruban; Dutch" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Dutch", "percent": 82.1 }, { "name": "Colombian", "percent": 6.6 }, { "name": "Venezuelan", "percent": 2.2 }, { "name": "Dominican", "percent": 2.2 }, { "name": "Haitian", "percent": 1.2 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 5.5 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 0.1 } ], "date": "2010" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Papiamento", "percent": 69.4, "note": "official; a creole language that is a mixture of Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch, English, and, to a lesser extent, French, as well as elements of African languages and the language of the Arawak" }, { "name": "Spanish", "percent": 13.7 }, { "name": "English", "percent": 7.1, "note": "widely spoken" }, { "name": "Dutch", "percent": 6.1, "note": "official" }, { "name": "Chinese", "percent": 1.5 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 1.7 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 0.4 } ], "date": "2010" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 75.3 }, { "name": "Protestant", "percent": 4.9, "breakdown": [ { "name": "includes Methodist", "percent": 0.9 }, { "name": "Adventist", "percent": 0.9 }, { "name": "Anglican", "percent": 0.4 }, { "name": "other Protestant", "percent": 2.7 } ] }, { "name": "Jehovah's Witness", "percent": 1.7 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 12 }, { "name": "none", "percent": 5.5 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 0.5 } ], "date": "2010" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 17.66, "males": 10068, "females": 9999 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 13.03, "males": 7441, "females": 7366 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 42.16, "males": 23068, "females": 24847 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 14.01, "males": 7398, "females": 8525 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 13.14, "males": 5853, "females": 9083 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 44, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 26.4, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 17.6, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 5.7, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 39.1, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 37.3, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 40.9, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 56, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 1.3, "global_rank": 88, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 12.5, "global_rank": 157, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 8.3, "global_rank": 86, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": 8.8, "global_rank": 12, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "most residents live in or around Oranjestad and San Nicolaas; most settlments tend to be located on the less mountainous western side of the island", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 41.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": -0.28, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Oranjestad", "population": 29000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2014" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.02, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.01, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.01, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 0.93, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.87, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.64, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.9, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 11, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 14.5, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 7.5, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 127, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 76.8, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 73.7, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 79.9, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 80, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.84, "global_rank": 146, "date": "2016" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 98.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 98.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 98.1, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 1.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 1.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 1.9, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 97.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 97.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 97.7, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 2.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 2.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 2.3, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "note": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus", "date": "2016" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 6.1, "global_rank": 41, "date": "2014" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 97.5, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 97.5, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 97.5, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 14, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 13, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 14, "units": "years" }, "date": "2012" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 28.9, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 29.9, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 27.5, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 43, "date": "2010" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "none", "conventional_short_form": "Aruba", "etymology": "the origin of the island's name is unclear; according to tradition, the name comes from the Spanish phrase \"oro huba\" (there was gold), but in fact no gold was ever found on the island; another possibility is the native word \"oruba,\" which means \"well-situated\"" }, "government_type": "parliamentary democracy (Legislature); part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands", "capital": { "name": "Oranjestad", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 12, "minutes": 31, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 70, "minutes": 2, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": -4, "note": "1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "independence": { "note": "part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "National Anthem and Flag Day", "day": "18 March", "original_year": "1976" } ], "constitution": { "history": "previous 1947, 1955; latest drafted and approved August 1985, enacted 1 January 1986 (regulates governance of Aruba, but is subordinate to the Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands)", "note": "in October 2010, following dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles, Aruba became a constituent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands (2016)" }, "legal_system": "civil law system based on the Dutch civil code", "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "King WILLEM-ALEXANDER of the Netherlands (since 30 April 2013); represented by Governor General Alfonso BOEKHOUDT (since 1 January 2017)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Michiel \"Mike\" Godfried EMAN (since 30 October 2009)", "cabinet": "Council of Ministers elected by the Legislature (Staten)", "elections_appointments": "the monarchy is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch for a 6-year term; prime minister and deputy prime minister indirectly elected by the Staten for 4-year tern; election last held on 25 September 2009 (next to be held by September 2013)", "election_results": "Michiel \"Mike\" Godfried EMAN (AVP) elected prime minister; percent of legislative vote - NA" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral Legislature or Staten (21 seats; members directly elected in a single nationwide constituency by proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 27 September 2013 (next to be held in September 2017)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party AVP 57.3%, MEP 30.5%, PDR 7.8%, other 4.4%; seats by party - AVP 13, MEP 7, PDR 1" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Joint Court of Justice of Aruba, Curacao, Sint Maarten, and of Bonaire, Sint Eustatitus and Saba or \"Joint Court of Justice\" (sits as a 3-judge panel); final appeals heard by the Supreme Court, in The Hague, Netherlands", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Joint Court judges appointed by the monarch for life", "subordinate_courts": "Courts in First Instance" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Aruban People's Party", "name_alternative": "AVP", "leaders": [ "Michiel \"Mike\" EMAN" ] }, { "name": "People's Electoral Movement Party", "name_alternative": "MEP", "leaders": [ "Evelyn WEVER-CROES" ] }, { "name": "Real Democracy", "name_alternative": "PDR", "leaders": [ "Andin BIKKER" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "environmental groups" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "Caricom ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "FATF" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "UNESCO ", "note": "associate" }, { "organization": "UNWTO ", "note": "associate" }, { "organization": "UPU" } ], "flag_description": { "description": "blue, with two narrow, horizontal, yellow stripes across the lower portion and a red, four-pointed star outlined in white in the upper hoist-side corner; the star represents Aruba and its red soil and white beaches, its four points the four major languages (Papiamento, Dutch, Spanish, English) as well as the four points of a compass, to indicate that its inhabitants come from all over the world; the blue symbolizes Caribbean waters and skies; the stripes represent the island's two main \"industries\": the flow of tourists to the sun-drenched beaches and the flow of minerals from the earth" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "Hooiberg Hill", "region": "Haystack" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "blue" }, { "color": "yellow" }, { "color": "red" }, { "color": "white" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Aruba Deshi Tera\" (Aruba Precious Country)", "lyrics_music": "Juan Chabaya 'Padu' LAMPE/Rufo Inocencio WEVER", "note": "local anthem adopted 1986; as part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, \"Het Wilhelmus\" is official (see Netherlands)", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/AA.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Tourism, petroleum bunkering, hospitality, and financial and business services are the mainstays of the small open Aruban economy.\n\nTourism accounts for a majority of economic activity. As of 2014, over 1.7 million tourists visited Aruba annually, with the large majority of those from the US. The rapid growth of the tourism sector has resulted in a substantial expansion of other activities. Construction continues to boom, especially in the hotel sector.\n\nAruba is heavily dependent on imports and is making efforts to expand exports to achieve a more desirable trade balance. Almost all consumer and capital goods are imported, with the US, the Netherlands, and Panama being the major suppliers.\n\nIn 2016, Citgo Petroleum Corporation, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Petroleos de Venezuela SA, and the government of Aruba signed an agreement to restart Valero Energy Corp.'s former 235,000-b/d refinery . Tourism and related industries have continued to grow, and the Aruban government is working to attract more diverse industries. Aruba's banking sector continues to be a strong sector; unemployment has significantly decreased.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2516000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2009" }, { "value": 2258000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2005" }, { "value": 2205000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2004" } ], "global_rank": 190 }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 2516000000, "date": "2009" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.4, "units": "%", "date": "2005" } ], "global_rank": 116 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 25300, "units": "USD", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 76 }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 60.3, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 26.2, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 22.3, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 70.2, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -79, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 0.4, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 33.3, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 66.3, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2002" } } }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "aloes", "livestock", "fish" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "tourism", "petroleum transshipment facilities", "banking" ] }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 51610, "global_rank": 191, "date": "2007" }, "by_occupation": { "agriculture": "NA%", "industry": "NA%", "services": "NA%", "note": "most employment is in wholesale and retail trade, followed by hotels and restaurants" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6.9, "units": "%", "date": "2005" } ], "global_rank": 86 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 696500000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 751800000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 27.7, "global_rank": 92, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -2.2, "global_rank": 77, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 67, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 55, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 54 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -0.8, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 9 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1, "units": "%", "date": "2010-12-31" }, { "value": 3, "units": "%", "date": "2009-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 125 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 9, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 8.25, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 92 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1151000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" }, { "value": 990200000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 152 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2126000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" }, { "value": 1942000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 153 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1768000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" }, { "value": 1768000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 144 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 299900000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 333200000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 182 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "live animals", "animal products", "art", "collectibles", "machinery", "electrical equipment", "transport equipment" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Colombia", "percent": 28.2 }, { "name": "Netherlands Antilles", "percent": 18.1 }, { "name": "US", "percent": 14.3 }, { "name": "Netherlands", "percent": 10.1 }, { "name": "Mexico", "percent": 6.5 }, { "name": "Venezuela", "percent": 6.3 }, { "name": "Panama", "percent": 4.1 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1294000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1269000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 174 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "machinery", "electrical equipment", "refined oil for bunkering", "reexport", "chemicals", "foodstuffs" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "US", "percent": 55.4 }, { "name": "Netherlands", "percent": 11.2 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 693200000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" }, { "value": 666400000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 173 }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.79, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1.79, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.79, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1.79, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 1.79, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Aruban guilders/florins per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 11364, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 91, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 100, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 80, "units": "%" }, "date": "2012" }, "production": { "kWh": 900000000, "global_rank": 154, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 800000000, "global_rank": 162, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 100, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 117, "date": "2013" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 300000, "global_rank": 155, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 90.6, "global_rank": 72, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 34, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 154, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 9.4, "global_rank": 42, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 101, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 90, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 152, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 0, "global_rank": 102, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 112, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 7500, "global_rank": 161, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 157, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 7661, "global_rank": 150, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 1, "global_rank": 98, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 1, "global_rank": 116, "date": "2013" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 1, "global_rank": 55, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 1, "global_rank": 79, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 108, "date": "2014-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 900000, "global_rank": 165, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 35000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 31, "global_rank": 169, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 141000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 126, "global_rank": 185, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "modern fully automatic telecommunications system", "domestic": "increased competition through privatization has increased mobile-cellular teledensity to over 125 per 100 persons; 3 mobile-cellular service providers are now licensed", "international": "country code - 297; landing site for the PAN-AM submarine telecommunications cable system that extends from the US Virgin Islands through Aruba to Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, and the west coast of South America; extensive interisland microwave radio relay links (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "2 commercial TV stations; cable TV subscription service provides access to foreign channels; about 19 commercial radio stations broadcast (2014)", "internet": { "country_code": ".aw", "users": { "total": 99000, "percent_of_population": 88.7, "global_rank": 172, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 3, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 19, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 2120578, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 0, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "P4", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 1, "global_rank": 210, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 1, "2438_to_3047_metres": 1, "date": "2013" } } }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Barcadera", "Oranjestad" ], "oil_terminals": [ "Sint Nicolaas" ], "cruise_ports": [ "Oranjestad" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "branches": { "by_name": [ "no regular military forces" ], "date": "2011" }, "note": "defense is the responsibility of the Netherlands; the Aruba security services focus on organized crime and terrorism" }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "none" ], "illicit_drugs": { "note": "transit point for US- and Europe-bound narcotics with some accompanying money-laundering activity; relatively high percentage of population consumes cocaine" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-24", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624200456/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/aa.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/aa.html" } }, "ashmore_and_cartier_islands": { "data": { "name": "Ashmore And Cartier Islands", "introduction": { "background": "These uninhabited islands came under Australian authority in 1931; formal administration began two years later. Ashmore Reef supports a rich and diverse avian and marine habitat; in 1983, it became a National Nature Reserve. Cartier Island, a former bombing range, became a marine reserve in 2000." }, "geography": { "location": "Southeastern Asia, islands in the Indian Ocean, midway between northwestern Australia and Timor island", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 12, "minutes": 14, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 123, "minutes": 5, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Southeast Asia", "area": { "total": { "value": 5, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 5, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "note": "includes Ashmore Reef (West, Middle, and East Islets) and Cartier Island", "global_rank": 250, "comparative": "about eight times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 0, "units": "km" } }, "coastline": { "value": 74.1, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "contiguous_zone": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_fishing_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" }, "continental_shelf": { "value": 200, "units": "m", "note": "depth or to the depth of exploitation" } }, "climate": "tropical", "terrain": "low with sand and coral", "elevation": { "lowest_point": { "name": "Indian Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "unnamed location", "elevation": { "value": 3, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "fish" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 100, "units": "%", "note": "all grass and sand" } }, "date": "2011" }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "surrounded by shoals and reefs that can pose maritime hazards", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "illegal killing of protected wildlife by traditional Indonesian fisherman", "as well as fishing by non-traditional Indonesian vessels", "are ongoing problems" ] }, "note": "Ashmore Reef National Nature Reserve established in August 1983; Cartier Island Marine Reserve established in 2000" }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands", "conventional_short_form": "Ashmore and Cartier Islands", "etymology": "named after British Captain Samuel ASHMORE, who first sighted his namesake island in 1811, and after the ship Cartier, from which the second island was discovered in 1800" }, "legal_system": "the laws of the Commonwealth of Australia and the laws of the Northern Territory of Australia, where applicable, apply", "flag_description": { "description": "the flag of Australia is used" } }, "economy": { "overview": "no economic activity" }, "military_and_security": { "note": "defense is the responsibility of Australia; periodic visits by the Royal Australian Navy and Royal Australian Air Force" }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "Australia has closed parts of the Ashmore and Cartier reserve to Indonesian traditional fishing", "Indonesian groups challenge Australia's claim to Ashmore Reef" ] } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-05-15", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170515134500/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/at.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170515000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/at.html" } }, "atlantic_ocean": { "data": { "name": "Atlantic Ocean", "introduction": { "background": "The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's five oceans (after the Pacific Ocean, but larger than the Indian Ocean, Southern Ocean, and Arctic Ocean). The Kiel Canal (Germany), Oresund (Denmark-Sweden), Bosporus (Turkey), Strait of Gibraltar (Morocco-Spain), and the Saint Lawrence Seaway (Canada-US) are important strategic access waterways. The decision by the International Hydrographic Organization in the spring of 2000 to delimit a fifth world ocean, the Southern Ocean, removed the portion of the Atlantic Ocean south of 60 degrees south latitude." }, "geography": { "location": "body of water between Africa, Europe, the Arctic Ocean, the Americas, and the Southern Ocean", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 0, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 25, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "Political Map of the World", "area": { "total": { "value": 76762000, "units": "sq km" }, "note": "includes Baltic Sea, Black Sea, Caribbean Sea, Davis Strait, Denmark Strait, part of the Drake Passage, Gulf of Mexico, Labrador Sea, Mediterranean Sea, North Sea, Norwegian Sea, almost all of the Scotia Sea, and other tributary water bodies", "comparative": "about 7.5 times the size of the US" }, "coastline": { "value": 111866, "units": "km" }, "climate": "tropical cyclones (hurricanes) develop off the coast of Africa near Cabo Verde and move westward into the Caribbean Sea; hurricanes can occur from May to December but are most frequent from August to November", "terrain": "surface usually covered with sea ice in Labrador Sea, Denmark Strait, and coastal portions of the Baltic Sea from October to June; clockwise warm-water gyre (broad, circular system of currents) in the northern Atlantic, counterclockwise warm-water gyre in the southern Atlantic; the ocean floor is dominated by the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, a rugged north-south centerline for the entire Atlantic basin", "elevation": { "mean_depth": { "value": -3646, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Milwaukee Deep in the Puerto Rico Trench", "elevation": { "value": -8605, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "sea level", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "oil", "gas fields", "fish", "marine mammals", "seals", "whales", "sand", "gravel aggregates", "placer deposits", "polymetallic nodules", "precious stones" ] }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "icebergs common in Davis Strait, Denmark Strait, and the northwestern Atlantic Ocean from February to August and have been spotted as far south as Bermuda and the Madeira Islands", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "ships subject to superstructure icing in extreme northern Atlantic from October to May", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "persistent fog can be a maritime hazard from May to September", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "hurricanes (May to December)", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "endangered marine species include the manatee", "seals", "sea lions", "turtles", "and whales", "drift net fishing is hastening the decline of fish stocks and contributing to international disputes", "municipal sludge pollution off eastern US", "southern Brazil", "and eastern Argentina", "oil pollution in Caribbean Sea", "Gulf of Mexico", "Lake Maracaibo", "Mediterranean Sea", "and North Sea", "industrial waste and municipal sewage pollution in Baltic Sea", "North Sea", "and Mediterranean Sea" ] }, "note": "major chokepoints include the Dardanelles, Strait of Gibraltar, access to the Panama and Suez Canals; strategic straits include the Strait of Dover, Straits of Florida, Mona Passage, The Sound (Oresund), and Windward Passage; the Equator divides the Atlantic Ocean into the North Atlantic Ocean and South Atlantic Ocean" }, "government": { "country_name": { "etymology": "name derives from the Greek description of the waters beyond the Strait of Gibraltar, Atlantis thalassa, meaning \"Sea of Atlas\"" } }, "economy": { "overview": "The Atlantic Ocean provides some of the world's most heavily trafficked sea routes, between and within the Eastern and Western Hemispheres. Other economic activity includes the exploitation of natural resources, e.g., fishing, dredging of aragonite sands (The Bahamas), and production of crude oil and natural gas (Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and North Sea)." }, "transportation": { "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Alexandria (Egypt)", "Algiers (Algeria)", "Antwerp (Belgium)", "Barcelona (Spain)", "Buenos Aires (Argentina)", "Casablanca (Morocco)", "Colon (Panama)", "Copenhagen (Denmark)", "Dakar (Senegal)", "Gdansk (Poland)", "Hamburg (Germany)", "Helsinki (Finland)", "Las Palmas (Canary Islands", "Spain)", "Le Havre (France)", "Lisbon (Portugal)", "London (UK)", "Marseille (France)", "Montevideo (Uruguay)", "Montreal (Canada)", "Naples (Italy)", "New Orleans (US)", "New York (US)", "Oran (Algeria)", "Oslo (Norway)", "Peiraiefs or Piraeus (Greece)", "Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)", "Rotterdam (Netherlands)", "Saint Petersburg (Russia)", "Stockholm (Sweden)" ] }, "note": "Kiel Canal and Saint Lawrence Seaway are two important waterways; significant domestic commercial and recreational use of Intracoastal Waterway on central and south Atlantic seaboard and Gulf of Mexico coast of US; the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial waters of littoral states and offshore Atlantic waters as high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships, particularly in the Gulf of Guinea off West Africa; in 2014, 41 commercial vessels were attacked in the Gulf of Guinea with 5 hijacked and 144 crew members taken hostage; hijacked vessels are often disguised and cargoes stolen; crews have been robbed and stores or cargoes stolen" }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "some maritime disputes (see littoral states)" ] } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-10", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170610031837/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/zh.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170610000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/zh.html" } }, "australia": { "data": { "name": "Australia", "introduction": { "background": "Prehistoric settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia at least 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession of the east coast in the name of Great Britain (all of Australia was claimed as British territory in 1829 with the creation of the colony of Western Australia). Six colonies were created in the late 18th and 19th centuries; they federated and became the Commonwealth of Australia in 1901. The new country took advantage of its natural resources to rapidly develop agricultural and manufacturing industries and to make a major contribution to the Allied effort in World Wars I and II.\nIn recent decades, Australia has become an internationally competitive, advanced market economy due in large part to economic reforms adopted in the 1980s and its location in one of the fastest growing regions of the world economy. Long-term concerns include an aging population, pressure on infrastructure, and environmental issues such as floods, droughts, and bushfires. Australia is the driest inhabited continent on earth, making it particularly vulnerable to the challenges of climate change. Australia is home to 10 per cent of the world's biodiversity, and a great number of its flora and fauna exist nowhere else in the world." }, "geography": { "location": "Oceania, continent between the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 27, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 133, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Oceania", "area": { "total": { "value": 7741220, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 7682300, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 58920, "units": "sq km" }, "note": "includes Lord Howe Island and Macquarie Island", "global_rank": 6, "comparative": "slightly smaller than the US contiguous 48 states" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 0, "units": "km" } }, "coastline": { "value": 25760, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "contiguous_zone": { "value": 24, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" }, "continental_shelf": { "value": 200, "units": "nm", "note": "or to the edge of the continental margin" } }, "climate": "generally arid to semiarid; temperate in south and east; tropical in north", "terrain": "mostly low plateau with deserts; fertile plain in southeast", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 330, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Lake Eyre", "elevation": { "value": -15, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Mount Kosciuszko", "elevation": { "value": 2229, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "bauxite", "coal", "iron ore", "copper", "tin", "gold", "silver", "uranium", "nickel", "tungsten", "rare earth elements", "mineral sands", "lead", "zinc", "diamonds", "natural gas", "petroleum" ], "note": "Australia is the world's largest net exporter of coal accounting for 29% of global coal exports" }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 53.4, "units": "%" }, 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the eastern and southeastern coasts; the invigorating sea breeze known as the \"Fremantle Doctor\" affects the city of Perth on the west coast and is one of the most consistent winds in the world" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 22992654, "global_rank": 56, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Australian(s)", "adjective": "Australian" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "English", "percent": 25.9 }, { "name": "Australian", "percent": 25.4 }, { "name": "Irish", "percent": 7.5 }, { "name": "Scottish", "percent": 6.4 }, { "name": "Italian", "percent": 3.3 }, { "name": "German", "percent": 3.2 }, { "name": "Chinese", "percent": 3.1 }, { "name": "Indian", "percent": 1.4 }, { "name": "Greek", "percent": 1.4 }, { "name": "Dutch", "percent": 1.2 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 15.8, "breakdown": [ { "name": "includes Australian aboriginal .5%" } ] }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 5.4 } ], "note": "data represent self-identified ancestry, over a third of 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"percent": 0.2 } ] }, { "name": "other Christian", "percent": 2.9 }, { "name": "Orthodox", "percent": 2.8 }, { "name": "Buddhist", "percent": 2.5 }, { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 2.2 }, { "name": "Hindu", "percent": 1.3 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 1.3 }, { "name": "none", "percent": 22.3 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 9.3 } ], "date": "2011" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 17.84, "males": 2105433, "females": 1997433 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 12.96, "males": 1528993, "females": 1451340 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 41.55, "males": 4862591, "females": 4691975 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 11.82, "males": 1347780, "females": 1369501 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 15.82, "males": 1684339, "females": 1953269 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 50.9, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 28.2, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 22.7, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": 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"latitude": { "degrees": 35, "minutes": 16, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 149, "minutes": 8, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 10, "note": "15 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" }, "daylight_saving_time": "+1hr, begins first Sunday in October; ends first Sunday in April", "note": "Australia has three time zones" }, "administrative_divisions": [ { "name": "Australian Capital Territory", "type": "territory" }, { "name": "New South Wales", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Northern Territory", "type": "territory" }, { "name": "Queensland", "type": "state" }, { "name": "South Australia", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Tasmania", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Victoria", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Western Australia", "type": "state" } ], "dependent_areas": { "areas": [ "Ashmore and Cartier Islands", "Christmas Island", "Cocos (Keeling) Islands", "Coral Sea Islands", "Heard Island and McDonald Islands", "Norfolk Island" ] }, "independence": { "date": "1901-01-01", "note": "from the federation of UK colonies" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Australia Day", "day": "26 January", "original_year": "1788", "note": "commemorates the arrival of the First Fleet of Australian settlers" }, { "name": "ANZAC Day", "day": "25 April", "original_year": "1915", "note": "commemorates the anniversary of the landing of troops of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps during World War I at Gallipoli, Turkey" } ], "constitution": { "history": "9 July 1900; effective 1 January 1901; amended several times, last in 1977", "note": "a referendum to amend the constitution to reflect the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Recognition Act 2013 is planned for early 2017 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "common law system based on the English model", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen or permanent resident of Australia", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "yes", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "4 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": true }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "Queen of Australia ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Sir Peter COSGROVE (since 28 March 2014)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Malcolm TURNBULL (since 15 September 2015); Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby JOYCE (since 18 February 2016)", "cabinet": "Cabinet nominated by the prime minister from among members of Parliament and sworn in by the governor general", "elections_appointments": "the monarchy is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch on the recommendation of the prime minister; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition is sworn in as prime minister by the governor general" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "bicameral Federal Parliament consists of the Senate (76 seats; 12 members from each of the 6 states and 2 each from the 2 mainland territories; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 6-year terms with one-half of state membership renewed every 3 years and territory membership renewed every 3 years) and the House of Representatives (150 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by majority preferential vote; members serve terms of up to 3 years)", "elections": "Senate - last held on 2 July 2016; House of Representatives - last held on 2 July 2016; this election represents a rare double dissolution where all 226 seats in both the Senate and House of Representatives are up for reelection", "election_results": "Senate - percent of vote by party NA - awaiting final results; seats by party NA - awaiting final results; House of Representatives - percent of vote by party Liberal/National Coalition 42.14%, ALP 34.91%, The Greens 9.93%, Katter's Australian Party 0.55%, Nick Xenophon Team 1.86%, independents 2.85%; seats by party Liberal/National Coalition 77, ALP 68, The Greens 1, Katter's Australian Party 1, Nick Xenophon Team 1, independents 2" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "High Court of Australia (consists of 7 justices, including the chief justice); note - each of the 6 states, 2 territories, and Norfolk Island has a Supreme Court; the High Court is the final appellate court beyond the state and territory supreme courts", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "justices appointed by the governor-general in council for life with mandatory retirement at age 70", "subordinate_courts": "subordinate courts: subordinate courts at the federal level: Federal Court; Federal Magistrates' Courts of Australia; Family Court; subordinate courts at the state and territory level: Local Court - New South Wales; Magistrates' Courts – Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania, Northern Territory, Australian Capital Territory; District Courts – New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia; County Court – Victoria; Family Court – Western Australia; Court of Petty Sessions – Norfolk Island" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Australian Greens Party", "leaders": [ "Richard DI NATALE" ] }, { "name": "Australian Labor Party", "leaders": [ "Bill SHORTEN" ] }, { "name": "Country Liberal Party", "name_alternative": "CLP", "leaders": [ "Gary HIGGINS" ] }, { "name": "Family First Party", "leaders": [ "Bob DAY" ] }, { "name": "Katter's Australian Party", "leaders": [ "Bob KATTER" ] }, { "name": "Liberal National Party of Queensland", "name_alternative": "LNP", "leaders": [ "Timothy NICHOLLS" ] }, { "name": "Liberal Party", "leaders": [ "Malcolm TURNBULL" ] }, { "name": "National Party of Australia", "leaders": [ "Barnaby JOYCE" ] }, { "name": "Palmer United Party", "name_alternative": "PUP", "leaders": [ "Clive PALMER" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "business groups" }, { "name": "environmental groups" }, { "name": "social groups" }, { "name": "trade unions" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ADB" }, { "organization": "ANZUS" }, { "organization": "APEC" }, { "organization": "ARF" }, { "organization": "ASEAN ", "note": "dialogue partner" }, { "organization": "Australia Group" }, { "organization": "BIS" }, { "organization": "C" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CP" }, { "organization": "EAS" }, { "organization": "EBRD" }, { "organization": "EITI ", "note": "implementing country" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "FATF" }, { "organization": "G-20" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IEA" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IHO" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NEA" }, { "organization": "NSG" }, { "organization": "OECD" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "OSCE ", "note": "partner" }, { "organization": "Pacific Alliance ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "Paris Club" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "PIF" }, { "organization": "SAARC ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "SICA ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "Sparteca" }, { "organization": "SPC" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UN Security Council ", "note": "temporary" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNMISS" }, { "organization": "UNMIT" }, { "organization": "UNRWA" }, { "organization": "UNTSO" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" }, { "organization": "ZC" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Joseph Benedict HOCKEY (since 28 January 2016)", "chancery": "1601 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036", "telephone": "[1] (202) 797-3000", "fax": "[1] (202) 797-3168", "consulates_general": "Atlanta, Chicago, Honolulu, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires James CAROUSO (since September 2016)", "embassy": "Moonah Place, Yarralumla, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2600", "mailing_address": "APO AP 96549", "telephone": "[61] (02) 6214-5600", "fax": "[61] (02) 6214-5970", "consulates_general": "Melbourne, Perth, Sydney" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and a large seven-pointed star in the lower hoist-side quadrant known as the Commonwealth or Federation Star, representing the federation of the colonies of Australia in 1901; the star depicts one point for each of the six original states and one representing all of Australia's internal and external territories; on the fly half is a representation of the Southern Cross constellation in white with one small, five-pointed star and four larger, seven-pointed stars" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "Southern Cross constellation ", "note": "composed of five stars: four large seven-pointed stars, one small five-pointed star" }, { "symbol": "kangaroo" }, { "symbol": "emu" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "green" }, { "color": "gold" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Advance Australia Fair\"", "lyrics_music": "Peter Dodds McCORMICK", "note": "adopted 1984; although originally written in the late 19th century, the anthem was not used for all official occasions until 1984; as a Commonwealth country, in addition to the national anthem, \"God Save the Queen\" is also played at Royal functions (see United Kingdom)", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/AS.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Following two decades of continuous growth, low unemployment, contained inflation, very low public debt, and a strong and stable financial system, Australia enters 2017 facing a range of growth constraints, principally driven by the sharp fall in global prices of key export commodities. Demand for resources and energy from Asia and especially China has stalled and sharp drops in current prices have impacted growth.\n\nThe services sector is the largest part of the Australian economy, accounting for about 70% of GDP and 75% of jobs. Australia was comparatively unaffected by the global financial crisis as the banking system has remained strong and inflation is under control.\n\nAustralia benefited from a dramatic surge in its terms of trade in recent years, although this trend has reversed due to falling global commodity prices. Australia is a significant exporter of natural resources, energy, and food. Australia's abundant and diverse natural resources attract high levels of foreign investment and include extensive reserves of coal, iron, copper, gold, natural gas, uranium, and renewable energy sources. A series of major investments, such as the US$40 billion Gorgon Liquid Natural Gas project, will significantly expand the resources sector.\n\nAustralia is an open market with minimal restrictions on imports of goods and services. The process of opening up has increased productivity, stimulated growth, and made the economy more flexible and dynamic. Australia plays an active role in the World Trade Organization, APEC, the G20, and other trade forums. Australia’s free trade agreement (FTA) with China entered into force in 2015, adding to existing FTAs with the Republic of Korea, Japan, Chile, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand, and the US, and a regional FTA with ASEAN and New Zealand. Australia continues to negotiate bilateral agreements with India and Indonesia, as well as larger agreements with its Pacific neighbors and the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, and an Asia-wide Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership that includes the ten ASEAN countries and China, Japan, Korea, New Zealand and India.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1189000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1156000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1128000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 20, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 1257000000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.9, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2.4, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 2.7, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 99 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 48800, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 48300, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 47800, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 29, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 58.5, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 18.7, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 24.3, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 19.4, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -20.9, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 3.6, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 28.2, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 68.2, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 21.7, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 22.1, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 23.7, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 76 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "wheat", "barley", "sugarcane", "fruits", "cattle", "sheep", "poultry" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "mining", "industrial", "transportation equipment", "food processing", "chemicals", "steel" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 2, "global_rank": 104, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 12630000, "global_rank": 45, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 3.6, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 21.1, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 75.3, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2009" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5.8, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 6.1, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 68 }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 2, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 25.4, "units": "%" }, "date": "1994" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 30.3, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2008" }, { "value": 35.2, "units": "gini_index", "date": "1994" } ], "global_rank": 123 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 420500000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 446400000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 33.5, "global_rank": 64, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -2.1, "global_rank": 76, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 46.1, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 44.2, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 101 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 July", "end": "30 June" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.4, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 83 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3, "units": "%", "date": "2013-02-28" }, { "value": 4.35, "units": "%", "date": "2010-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 107, "note": "this is the Reserve Bank of Australia's \"cash rate target,\" or policy rate" }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5.1, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 5.58, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 136 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 245300000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 223200000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 18 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1661000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" }, { "value": 1648000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2012-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 11 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2158000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 1986000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 11 }, "market_value_of_publicly_traded_shares": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1187000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" }, { "value": 1289000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" }, { "value": 1366000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 13 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -33200000000.000004, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -58190000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 196 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 184300000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 188300000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 25 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "coal", "iron ore", "gold", "meat", "wool", "alumina", "wheat", "machinery", "transport equipment" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "China", "percent": 32.2 }, { "name": "Japan", "percent": 15.9 }, { "name": "South Korea", "percent": 7.1 }, { 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"value": 1692000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 1524000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 12 }, "stock_of_direct_foreign_investment": { "at_home": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 614500000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 582600000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 16 }, "abroad": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 441900000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 437800000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 18 } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.352, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1.3291, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.3291, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1.1094, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 0.97, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "total_electrification": { "value": 100, "units": "%" }, "date": "2016" }, "production": { "kWh": 235000000000, "global_rank": 19, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 224000000000, "global_rank": 17, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 106, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 122, "date": "2013" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 67000000, "global_rank": 17, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 78.5, "global_rank": 96, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 44, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 12.7, "global_rank": 110, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 7.6, "global_rank": 49, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 322300, "global_rank": 32, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 248400, "global_rank": 29, "date": "2015" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 332800, "global_rank": 26, "date": "2015" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 1200000000, "global_rank": 41, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 481800, "global_rank": 37, "date": "2015" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 1116000, "global_rank": 22, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 42730, "global_rank": 60, "date": "2015" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 546700, "global_rank": 17, "date": "2015" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 62640000000, "global_rank": 14, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 38510000000, "global_rank": 25, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 31610000000, "global_rank": 12, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 6938000000, "global_rank": 29, "date": "2014" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 860800000000, "global_rank": 27, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 385000000, "global_rank": 18, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 9080000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 40, "global_rank": 22, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 31770000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 140, "global_rank": 39, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "excellent domestic and international service", "domestic": "domestic satellite system; significant use of radiotelephone in areas of low population density; rapid growth of mobile telephones", "international": "country code - 61; landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-3 optical telecommunications submarine cable with links to Asia, the Middle East, and Europe; the Southern Cross fiber-optic submarine cable provides links to NZ and the US; satellite earth stations - 10 Intelsat (4 Indian Ocean and 6 Pacific Ocean), 2 Inmarsat, 2 Globalstar, 5 other (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) runs multiple national and local radio networks and TV stations, as well as Australia Network, a TV service that broadcasts throughout the Asia-Pacific region and is the main public broadcaster; Special Broadcasting Service (SBS), a second large public broadcaster, operates radio and TV networks broadcasting in multiple languages; several large national commercial TV networks, a large number of local commercial TV stations, and hundreds of commercial radio stations are accessible; cable and satellite systems are available (2009)", "internet": { "country_code": ".au", "users": { "total": 19238000, "percent_of_population": 84.6, "global_rank": 28, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 11, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 175, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 69294187, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 1887295820, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "VH", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 480, "global_rank": 16, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 349, "over_3047_metres": 11, "2438_to_3047_metres": 14, "1524_to_2437_metres": 155, "914_to_1523_metres": 155, "under_914_metres": 14, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 131, "1524_to_2437_metres": 16, "914_to_1523_metres": 101, "under_914_metres": 14, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 1, "date": "2013" } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "condensate/gas", "length": 637, "units": "km" }, { "type": "gas", "length": 30054, "units": "km" }, { "type": "liquid petroleum gas", "length": 240, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil", "length": 3609, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil/gas/water", "length": 110, "units": "km" }, { "type": "refined products", "length": 72, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 36967.5, "units": "km" }, "broad_gauge": { "length": 3727, "electrified": 372, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.600-m" }, "standard_gauge": { 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"count": 2 }, { "country": "Singapore", "count": 2 }, { "country": "South Africa", "count": 1 }, { "country": "UK", "count": 5 }, { "country": "US", "count": 2 } ] }, "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 25, "by_country": [ { "country": "Bahamas", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Dominica", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Fiji", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Liberia", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Netherlands", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Panama", "count": 4 }, { "country": "Singapore", "count": 12 }, { "country": "Tonga", "count": 1 }, { "country": "UK", "count": 1 }, { "country": "US", "count": 1 } ] }, "global_rank": 75, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Brisbane", "Cairns", "Darwin", "Fremantle", "Geelong", "Gladstone", "Hobart", "Melbourne", "Newcastle", "Port Adelaide", "Port Kembla", "Sydney" ], "dry_bulk_cargo_ports": [ { "place": "Dampier", "type": "iron ore" }, { "place": "Dalrymple Bay", "type": "coal" }, { "place": "Hay Point", "type": "coal" }, { 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Empire, Austria was reduced to a small republic after its defeat in World War I. Following annexation by Nazi Germany in 1938 and subsequent occupation by the victorious Allies in 1945, Austria's status remained unclear for a decade. A State Treaty signed in 1955 ended the occupation, recognized Austria's independence, and forbade unification with Germany. A constitutional law that same year declared the country's \"perpetual neutrality\" as a condition for Soviet military withdrawal. The Soviet Union's collapse in 1991 and Austria's entry into the EU in 1995 have altered the meaning of this neutrality. 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continental, cloudy; cold winters with frequent rain and some snow in lowlands and snow in mountains; moderate summers with occasional showers", "terrain": "mostly mountains (Alps) in the west and south; mostly flat or gently sloping along the eastern and northern margins", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 910, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Neusiedler See", "elevation": { "value": 115, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Grossglockner", "elevation": { "value": 3798, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "oil", "coal", "lignite", "timber", "iron ore", "copper", "zinc", "antimony", "magnesite", "tungsten", "graphite", "salt", "hydropower" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 38.4, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 16.5, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0.8, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 21.1, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 47.2, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 14.4, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 1170, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "the northern and eastern portions of the country are more densely populated; 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nearly two-thirds of the populace lives in urban areas", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 66, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 0.4, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Vienna", "population": 1753000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.98, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.76, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.96, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 28.5, "date": "2011" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 4, "global_rank": 178, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 3.4, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 3.8, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 3.1, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 209, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 81.5, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 78.9, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 84.3, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 23, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.47, "global_rank": 202, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 65.7, "units": "%", "note": "percent of women aged 18-49", "date": "2012" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 11.2, "global_rank": 11, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 5.15, "date": "2015" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 7.6, "date": "2011" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 20.1, "global_rank": 93, "date": "2014" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 5.6, "global_rank": 44, "date": "2013" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 16, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 16, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 16, "units": "years" }, "date": "2015" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 10.3, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 10.6, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 9.9, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 108, "date": "2014" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Republic of Austria", "conventional_short_form": "Austria", "local_long_form": "Republik Oesterreich", "local_short_form": "Oesterreich", "etymology": "the name Oesterreich means \"eastern realm\" or \"eastern march\" and dates to the 10th century; the designation refers to the fact that Austria was the easternmost extension of Bavaria, and in fact of all the Germans; the word Austria is a Latinization of the German name" }, "government_type": "federal parliamentary republic", "capital": { "name": "Vienna", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 48, "minutes": 12, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 16, "minutes": 22, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 1, "note": "6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" }, "daylight_saving_time": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" }, "independence": { "date": "1918-11-12", "note": "republic proclaimed; notable earlier dates: 976 (Margravate of Austria established); 17 September 1156 (Duchy of Austria founded); 11 August 1804 (Austrian Empire proclaimed)" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "National Day", "day": "26 October", "original_year": "1955", "note": "commemorates passage of the law on permanent neutrality" } ], "constitution": { "history": "several previous; latest adopted 1 October 1920, revised 1929, replaced May 1934 (authoritarian corporate state), replaced by German Weimar constitution in 1938 following German annexation, reinstated 1 May 1945", "amendments": "proposed through laws designated “constitutional laws” or through the constitutional process if the amendment is part of another law; approval required by at least a two-thirds majority vote by the National Assembly if one-half of the members are present; a referendum is required only if requested by one-third of the National Council or Federal Council membership; passage by referendum requires absolute majority vote; amended many times, last in 2014 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "civil law system; judicial review of legislative acts by the Constitutional Court", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Austria", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "10 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 16, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "Alexander VAN DER BELLEN (since 26 January 2017)", "head_of_government": "Chancellor Christian KERN (since 17 May 2016); Vice Chancellor Wolfgang BRANDSTETTER (since 17 May 2017)", "cabinet": "Council of Ministers chosen by the president on the advice of the chancellor", "elections_appointments": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 6-year term (eligible for a second term); elections last held on 24 April 2016 (first round), 22 May 2016 (second round, which was annulled), and 4 December 2016 (second round re-vote); next presidential elections to be held in April 2022; chancellor appointed by the president but determined by the majority coalition parties in the Federal Assembly; vice chancellor appointed by the president on the advice of the chancellor", "election_results": "percent of vote: first-round results - Norbet HOFER (FPOe) 35.1%, Alexander VAN DER BELLEN (independent, allied with the Greens) 21.3%, Irmgard GRISS (independent) 18.9%, Rudolf HUNDSTORFER (SPOe) 11.3%, Andreas KHOL (OeVP) 11.1%, Richard LUGNER (independent) 2.3%; second round results - Alexander VAN DER BELLEN 53.8%, Norbet HOFER 46.2%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "bicameral Federal Assembly or Bundesversammlung consists of the Federal Council or Bundesrat (62 seats; members appointed by state parliaments with each state receiving 3 to 12 seats in proportion to its population; members serve 5- or 6-year terms) and the National Council or Nationalrat (183 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms)", "elections": "National Council - last held on 29 September 2013 (next to be held on 15 October 2017)", "election_results": "National Council - percent of vote by party - SPOe 26.8%, OeVP 24.0%, FPOe 20.5%, Greens 12.4%, Team Stronach 5.7%, NEOS 5.0%, other 5.6%; seats by party - SPOe 52, OeVP 47, FPOe 40, Greens 24, Team Stronach 11, NEOS 9; note - currently: SPOe 52, OeVP 50, FPOe 38, Greens 24, NEOS 9, Team Stronach 6, without faction 4" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court of Justice or Oberster Gerichtshof (consists of 85 judges organized into 17 senates or panels of 5 judges each); Constitutional Court or Verfassungsgerichtshof (consists of 20 judges including 6 substitutes; Administrative Court or Verwaltungsgerichtshof - 2 judges plus other members depending on the importance of the case)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Supreme Court judges nominated by executive branch departments and appointed by the president; judges serve for life; Constitutional Court judges nominated by several executive branch departments and approved by the president; judges serve for life; Administrative Court judges recommended by executive branch departments and appointed by the president; terms of judges and members determined by the president", "subordinate_courts": "Courts of Appeal (4); Regional Courts (20); district courts (120); county courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Austrian People's Party", "name_alternative": "OeVP", "leaders": [ "Sebastian KURZ" ] }, { "name": "Communist Party of Austria", "name_alternative": "KPOe", "leaders": [ "Mirko MESSNER" ] }, { "name": "Freedom Party of Austria", "name_alternative": "FPOe", "leaders": [ "Heinz-Christian STRACHE" ] }, { "name": "The Greens", "leaders": [ "Eva GLAWISCHNIG" ] }, { "name": "NEOS - The New Austria", "leaders": [ "Matthias STROLZ" ] }, { "name": "Social Democratic Party of Austria", "name_alternative": "SPOe", "leaders": [ "Christian KERN" ] }, { "name": "Team Stronach", "leaders": [ "Frank STRONACH" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Austrian Trade Union Federation", "name_alternative": "OeGB", "note": "nominally independent but primarily Social Democratic" }, { "name": "Federal Agriculture Chamber ", "note": "OeVP-dominated" }, { "name": "Federal Economic Chamber ", "note": "OeVP-dominated" }, { "name": "Labor Chamber", "name_alternative": "AK", "note": "Social Democratic-leaning think tank" }, { "name": "OeVP-oriented Association of Austrian Industrialists", "name_alternative": "IV" }, { "name": "Roman Catholic Church, including its chief lay organization, Catholic Action" }, { "name": "three composite leagues of the Austrian People's Party or OeVP representing business" }, { "name": "labor" }, { "name": "farmers" }, { "name": "other nongovernment organizations in the areas of environment and human rights" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ADB ", "note": "nonregional member" }, { "organization": "AfDB ", "note": "nonregional member" }, { "organization": "Australia Group" }, { "organization": "BIS" }, { "organization": "BSEC ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CE" }, { "organization": "CEI" }, { "organization": "CERN" }, { "organization": "EAPC" }, { "organization": "EBRD" }, { "organization": "ECB" }, { "organization": "EIB" }, { "organization": "EMU" }, { "organization": "ESA" }, { "organization": "EU" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "FATF" }, { "organization": "G-9" }, { "organization": "IADB" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IEA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IGAD ", "note": "partners" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "MINURSO" }, { "organization": "NEA" }, { "organization": "NSG" }, { "organization": "OAS ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OECD" }, { "organization": "OIF ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "OSCE" }, { "organization": "Paris Club" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "PFP" }, { "organization": "Schengen Convention" }, { "organization": "SELEC ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNFICYP" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNIFIL" }, { "organization": "UNTSO" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" }, { "organization": "ZC" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Wolfgang WALDNER (since 28 January 2016)", "chancery": "3524 International Court NW, Washington, DC 20008-3035", "telephone": "[1] (202) 895-6700", "fax": "[1] (202) 895-6750", "consulates_general": "Los Angeles, New York", "consulates": "Chicago" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Eugene YOUNG (since 20 January 2017)", "embassy": "Boltzmanngasse 16, A-1090, Vienna", "mailing_address": "use embassy street address", "telephone": "[43] (1) 31339-0", "fax": "[43] (1) 3100682" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and red; the flag design is certainly one of the oldest - if not the oldest - national banners in the world; according to tradition, in 1191, following a fierce battle in the Third Crusade, Duke Leopold V of Austria's white tunic became completely blood-spattered; upon removal of his wide belt or sash, a white band was revealed; the red-white-red color combination was subsequently adopted as his banner" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "golden eagle" }, { "symbol": "edelweiss" }, { "symbol": "Alpine gentian" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "white" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Bundeshymne\" (Federal Hymn)", "lyrics_music": "Paula von PRERADOVIC/Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART or Johann HOLZER (disputed)", "note": "adopted 1947; the anthem is also known as \"Land der Berge, Land am Strome\" (Land of the Mountains, Land by the River); Austria adopted a new national anthem after World War II to replace the former imperial anthem composed by Franz Josef HAYDN, which had been appropriated by Germany in 1922 and was thereafter associated with the Nazi regime; a gendered version of the lyrics was adopted by the Austrian Federal Assembly in fall 2011 and became effective 1 January 2012", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/AU.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Austria, with its well-developed market economy, skilled labor force, and high standard of living, is closely tied to other EU economies, especially Germany's. Its economy features a large service sector, a relatively sound industrial sector, and a small, but highly developed agricultural sector.\n\nEconomic growth has been relatively weak in recent years, approaching 0.9% in 2015, but rising to 1.4% in 2016. Austria's 5.8% unemployment rate, while low by European standards, is at its highest rate since the end of World War II, driven by an increased number of refugees and EU migrants entering the labor market. Without extensive vocational training programs and generous early retirement, the unemployment rate would be even higher.\n\nAlthough Austria's fiscal position compares favorably with other euro-zone countries, it faces several external risks, such as unexpectedly weak world economic growth threatening the export market, Austrian banks' continued exposure to Central and Eastern Europe, repercussions from the Hypo Alpe Adria bank collapse, political and economic uncertainties caused by the European sovereign debt crisis, the current refugee crisis, and continued unrest in Russia/Ukraine. The budget deficit stood at 1.4% of GDP in 2016 and public debt reached a post-war high of 86.2% of the GDP in 2015.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 416600000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 410400000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 406900000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 47, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 387300000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.5, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0.9, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 0.4, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 158 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 47900, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 47600, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 47600, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 32, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 52.7, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 20, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 22.8, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 0.4, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 53.1, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -49, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 1.3, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 28.1, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 70.6, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 25.1, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 25, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 24.7, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 48 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "grains", "potatoes", "wine", "fruit", "dairy products", "cattle", "pigs", "poultry", "lumber", 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and deposits (AF.2), securities other than shares excluding financial derivatives (AF.3, excluding AF.34), and loans (AF.4); the general government sector comprises the sub-sectors of central government, state government, local government and social security funds; as a percentage of GDP, the GDP used as a denominator is the gross domestic product in current year prices" }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.9, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0.8, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 66 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.8, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 2, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 179 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 203100000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 193900000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 22, "note": "see entry for the European Union for money supply for the entire euro area; the European Central Bank (ECB) controls monetary policy for the 18 members of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU); individual members of the EMU do not control the quantity of money circulating within their own borders" }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 319300000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 317200000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 33 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 467000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 462900000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 26 }, "market_value_of_publicly_traded_shares": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 96080000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" }, { "value": 96790000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" }, { "value": 117700000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 41 }, 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"date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 22 }, "abroad": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 363600000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 349300000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 19 } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.9214, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0.885, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 0.885, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 0.7634, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 0.78, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "euros (EUR) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "total_electrification": { "value": 100, "units": "%" }, "date": "2016" }, "production": { "kWh": 64950000000, "global_rank": 47, "date": "2015" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 69950000000, "global_rank": 38, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "kWh": 19310000000, "global_rank": 9, "date": "2015" }, "imports": { "kWh": 29370000000, "global_rank": 6, "date": "2015" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 24220000, "global_rank": 37, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 29, "global_rank": 182, "date": "2015" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 45, "date": "2015" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 62.3, "global_rank": 34, "date": "2015" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 8.7, "global_rank": 44, "date": "2015" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 16500, "global_rank": 75, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 95, "date": "2015" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 165300, "global_rank": 34, "date": "2015" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 47500000, "global_rank": 80, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 200900, "global_rank": 53, "date": "2015" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 264600, "global_rank": 49, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 50640, "global_rank": 55, "date": "2015" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 117300, "global_rank": 49, "date": "2015" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 1197000000, "global_rank": 64, "date": "2015" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 7914000000, "global_rank": 52, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 2529000000, "global_rank": 37, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 5722000000, "global_rank": 32, "date": "2014" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 7900000000, "global_rank": 86, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 78900000, "global_rank": 45, "date": "2015" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 3609900, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 42, "global_rank": 45, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 13471000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 155, "global_rank": 71, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "highly developed and efficient", "domestic": "mobile-cellular subscribership is over 90% of the population; cable networks are very extensive, the fiber-optic net is being developed; all telephone applications and Internet services are available; broadband is available in all large municipalities", "international": "country code - 43; earth stations available in the Astra, Intelsat, Eutelsat satellite systems (2016)" } }, "broadcast_media": "worldwide cable and satellite TV are available; the public incumbent ORF competes with three other major, several regional domestic, and up to 400 international TV stations; TV coverage is in principle 100%, but only 90% use broadcast media; Internet streaming not only complements, but increasingly replaces regular TV stations (2016)", "internet": { "country_code": ".at", "users": { "total": 7273000, "percent_of_population": 83.9, "global_rank": 53, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 11, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 130, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 14718641, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 351379000, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "OE", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 52, "global_rank": 90, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 24, "over_3047_metres": 1, "2438_to_3047_metres": 5, "1524_to_2437_metres": 1, "914_to_1523_metres": 4, "under_914_metres": 13, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 28, "1524_to_2437_metres": 1, "914_to_1523_metres": 3, "under_914_metres": 24, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 1, "date": "2013" } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "gas", "length": 1888, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil", "length": 594, "units": "km" }, { "type": "refined products", "length": 157, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2017" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 5800, "units": "km" }, "standard_gauge": { "length": 5267.7, "electrified": 3556.4, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.435-m" }, "global_rank": 35, "date": "2016" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 138696, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 138696, "units": "km", "note": "includes 2,208 km of expressways" }, "global_rank": 39, "date": "2016" }, "waterways": { "value": 358, "units": "km", "global_rank": 89, "date": "2011" }, "merchant_marine": { "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 3, "by_country": [ { "country": "Cyprus", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Kazakhstan", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Saint Vincent and the Grenadines", "count": 1 } ] }, "global_rank": 134, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "river_ports": [ "Enns", "Krems", "Linz", "Vienna (Danube)" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.68, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0.67, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 0.75, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 0.75, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 0.78, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 115 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Land Forces (KdoLdSK)", "Air Forces (KdoLuSK)" ], "date": "2014" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "note": "registration requirement at age 17, the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; 18 is the legal minimum age for compulsory military service (6 months), or optionally, alternative civil/community service (9 months); males 18 to 50 years old in the militia or inactive reserve are subject to compulsory service; in a January 2012 referendum, a majority of Austrians voted in favor of retaining the system of compulsory military service (with the option of alternative/non-military service) instead of switching to a professional army system", "date": "2015" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "none" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "refugees": { "by_country": [ { "people": 30958, "country_of_origin": "Syria; Afghanistan; Russia; Iraq" } ], "date": "2016" }, "stateless_persons": { "people": 937, "date": "2016" } }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "transshipment point for Southwest Asian heroin and South American cocaine destined for Western Europe; increasing consumption of European-produced synthetic drugs" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-01", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701102631/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/au.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/au.html" } }, "azerbaijan": { "data": { "name": "Azerbaijan", "introduction": { "background": "Azerbaijan - a nation with a majority-Turkic and majority-Shia Muslim population - was briefly independent (from 1918 to 1920) following the collapse of the Russian Empire; it was subsequently incorporated into the Soviet Union for seven decades. Azerbaijan has yet to resolve its conflict with Armenia over Nagorno-Karabakh, a primarily ethnic Armenian-populated region that Moscow recognized in 1923 as an autonomous republic within Soviet Azerbaijan after Armenia and Azerbaijan disputed the territory's status. Armenia and Azerbaijan reignited their dispute over the area in 1988; the struggle escalated militarily after both countries attained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. By May 1994, when a cease-fire took hold, ethnic Armenian forces held not only Nagorno-Karabakh but also seven surrounding provinces in the territory of Azerbaijan. The OSCE Minsk Group, co-chaired by the US, France, and Russia, is the framework established to mediate a peaceful resolution of the conflict.\nCorruption in the country is widespread, and the government, which eliminated presidential term limits in a 2009 referendum and approved extending presidential terms from 5 to 7 years in 2016, has been accused of authoritarianism. Although the poverty rate has been reduced and infrastructure investment has increased substantially in recent years due to revenue from oil and gas production, reforms have not adequately addressed weaknesses in most government institutions, particularly in the education and health sectors, as well as the court system." }, "geography": { "location": "Southwestern Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, between Iran and Russia, with a small European portion north of the Caucasus range", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 40, "minutes": 30, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 47, "minutes": 30, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Asia", "area": { "total": { "value": 86600, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 82629, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 3971, "units": "sq km" }, "note": "includes the exclave of Naxcivan Autonomous Republic and the Nagorno-Karabakh region; the region's autonomy was abolished by Azerbaijani Supreme Soviet on 26 November 1991", "global_rank": 113, "comparative": "about three-quarters the size of Pennsylvania; slightly smaller than Maine" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 2468, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Armenia", "border_length": { "value": 996, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Georgia", "border_length": { "value": 428, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Iran", "border_length": { "value": 689, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Russia", "border_length": { "value": 338, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Turkey", "border_length": { "value": 17, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 0, "units": "km", "note": "landlocked; note - Azerbaijan borders the Caspian Sea 713 km" }, "climate": "dry, semiarid steppe", "terrain": "large, flat Kur-Araz Ovaligi (Kura-Araks Lowland, much of it below sea level) with Great Caucasus Mountains to the north, Qarabag Yaylasi (Karabakh Upland) to the west; Baku lies on Abseron Yasaqligi (Apsheron Peninsula) that juts into Caspian Sea", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 384, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Caspian Sea", "elevation": { "value": -28, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Bazarduzu Dagi", "elevation": { "value": 4485, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "petroleum", "natural gas", "iron ore", "nonferrous metals", "bauxite" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 57.6, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 22.8, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 2.7, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 32.1, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 11.3, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 31.1, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 14277, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "highest population density is found in the far eastern area of the county, in and around Baku; apart from smaller urbanized areas, the rest of the country has a fairly evenly distributed population", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "droughts", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "local scientists consider the Abseron Yasaqligi (Apsheron Peninsula) (including Baku and Sumqayit) and the Caspian Sea to be the ecologically most devastated area in the world because of severe air", "soil", "and water pollution", "soil pollution results from oil spills", "from the use of DDT pesticide", "and from toxic defoliants used in the production of cotton" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Air Pollution", "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Hazardous Wastes", "Marine Dumping", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Wetlands" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "both the main area of the country and the Naxcivan exclave are landlocked" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 9872765, "global_rank": 92, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Azerbaijani(s)", "adjective": "Azerbaijani" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Azerbaijani", "percent": 91.6 }, { "name": "Lezghin", "percent": 2 }, { "name": "Russian", "percent": 1.3 }, { "name": "Armenian", "percent": 1.3 }, { "name": "Talysh", "percent": 1.3 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 2.4 } ], "note": "the separatist Nagorno-Karabakh region is populated almost entirely by ethnic Armenians", "date": "2009" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Azerbaijani", "percent": 92.5, "note": "Azeri; official" }, { "name": "Russian", "percent": 1.4 }, { "name": "Armenian", "percent": 1.4 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 4.7 } ], "date": "2009" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 96.9, "note": "predominantly Shia" }, { "name": "Christian", "percent": 3 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 0.1 }, { "name": "unaffiliated", "percent": 0.1 } ], "note": "religious affiliation is still nominal in Azerbaijan; percentages for actual practicing adherents are much lower", "date": "2010" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 22.82, "males": 1204976, "females": 1047737 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 15.77, "males": 812537, "females": 744538 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 45.28, "males": 2188683, "females": 2281242 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 9.64, "males": 439566, "females": 512118 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 6.5, "males": 245144, "females": 396224 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 38, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 30.3, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 7.8, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 12.9, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 30.9, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 29.3, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 32.6, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 107, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 0.92, "global_rank": 123, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 16.2, "global_rank": 116, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 7.1, "global_rank": 130, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": 0, "global_rank": 72, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "highest population density is found in the far eastern area of the county, in and around Baku; apart from smaller urbanized areas, the rest of the country has a fairly evenly distributed population", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 54.6, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 1.56, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Baku", "population": 2374000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.11, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.15, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.09, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 0.96, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.86, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.62, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.98, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 23.5, "date": "2013" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 25, "global_rank": 113, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 24.7, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 25.6, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 23.8, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 70, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 72.5, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 69.5, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 75.8, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 143, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.9, "global_rank": 138, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 51.1, "units": "%", "date": "2006" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 6, "global_rank": 128, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 3.4, "date": "2014" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 4.7, "date": "2012" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 94.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 77.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 87, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 5.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 22.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 13, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 91.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 86.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 89.3, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 8.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 13.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 10.7, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 0.17, "global_rank": 106, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 10700, "global_rank": 100, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 300, "global_rank": 92, "date": "2015" } }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 22.2, "global_rank": 71, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 4.9, "global_rank": 75, "date": "2013" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 2.6, "global_rank": 158, "date": "2014" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 99.8, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 99.9, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 99.8, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 13, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 13, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 13, "units": "years" }, "date": "2014" }, "child_labor": { "total_number": 144397, "percentage": { "value": 7, "units": "%" }, "note": "data represent children ages 5-17", "date": "2005" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 13.8, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 12, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 15.6, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 83, "date": "2013" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Republic of Azerbaijan", "conventional_short_form": "Azerbaijan", "local_long_form": "Azarbaycan Respublikasi", "local_short_form": "Azarbaycan", "former": "Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic", "etymology": "the name translates as \"Land of Fire\" and refers to naturally occurring surface fires on ancient oil pools or from natural gas discharges" }, "government_type": "presidential republic", "capital": { "name": "Baku (Baki, Baky)", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 40, "minutes": 23, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 49, "minutes": 52, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 4, "note": "9 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "independence": { "date": "1991-08-30", "note": "declared from the Soviet Union; 18 October 1991 (adopted by the Supreme Council of Azerbaijan)" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Republic Day", "day": "28 May", "original_year": "1918", "note": "founding of the Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan" } ], "constitution": { "history": "several previous; latest adopted 12 November 1995", "amendments": "proposed by the president of the republic or by at least 63 members of the National Assembly; passage requires at least 95 votes of Assembly members in two separate readings of the draft amendment six months apart and requires presidential approval after each of the two Assembly votes, followed by presidential signature; constitutional articles on the authority, sovereignty, and unity of the people cannot be amended; amended 2002, 2009, 2016 (2017)" }, "legal_system": "civil law system", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "non-party state to the ICCt" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "yes", "citizenship_by_descent": "yes", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "5 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Ilham ALIYEV (since 31 October 2003); First Vice President Mehriban ALIYEVA (since February 2017)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Artur RASIZADE (since 4 November 2003); First Deputy Prime Minister Yaqub EYYUBOV (since June 2006); note - RASIZADE was previously prime minister from 20 July 1996 to 4 August 2003", "cabinet": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president and confirmed by the National Assembly", "elections_appointments": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for unlimited terms); election last held on 9 October 2013 (next to be held in October 2018); prime minister and first deputy prime minister appointed by the president and confirmed by the National Assembly; note - a constitutional amendment approved in a September 2016 referendum will expand presidential terms from 5 to 7 years when it formally takes effect; a separate constitutional amendment approved in the September 2016 referendum also introduced the post of first vice-president and additional vice-presidents, who are directly appointed by the", "election_results": "Ilham ALIYEV reelected president; percent of vote - Ilham ALIYEV (YAP) 84.5%, Jamil HASANLI (National Council of Democratic Forces) 5.5%, other 10%", "note": "OSCE observers concluded that the election did not meet international standards" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral National Assembly or Milli Mejlis (125 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 5-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 1 November 2015 (next to be held in November 2020)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - YAP 72, CSP 2, Democratic Reforms 1, Social Democratic Party 1, Social Prosperity 1, Unity Party 1, Democratic Enlightenment 1, Whole Azerbaijan Popular Front 1, Motherland 1, Civil Unity 1, Great Undertaking Party 1, National Renaissance Party 1, independent 41" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court (consists of the chairman, vice chairman, and 23 judges in plenum sessions and organized into civil, economic affairs, criminal, and rights violations chambers); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 judges)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Supreme Court judges nominated by the president and appointed by the Milli Majlis; judges appointed for 10 years; Constitutional Court chairman and deputy chairman appointed by the president; other court judges nominated by the president and appointed by the Milli Majlis to serve single 15-year terms", "subordinate_courts": "Courts of Appeal (replaced the Economic Court in 2002); district and municipal courts;" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Civil Solidarity Party", "name_alternative": "CSP", "leaders": [ "Sabir RUSTAMKHANLI" ] }, { "name": "Civil Unity Party", "name_alternative": "CUP", "leaders": [ "Sabir HAJIYEV" ] }, { "name": "Democratic Enlightenment", "leaders": [ "Elshan MUSAYEV" ] }, { "name": "Democratic Reforms Party", "leaders": [ "Asim MOLLAZADE" ] }, { "name": "Great Undertaking", "leaders": [ "Fazil MUSTAFA" ] }, { "name": "Musavat", "leaders": [ "Arif HAJILI" ] }, { "name": "Popular Front Party", "leaders": [ "Ali KARIMLI" ] }, { "name": "Motherland Party", "name_alternative": "AVP", "leaders": [ "Fazail AGAMALI" ] }, { "name": "National Renaissance Party" }, { "name": "Social Democratic Party", "leaders": [ "Ayaz MUTALIBOV" ] }, { "name": "Social Prosperity Party", "leaders": [ "Khanhusein KAZIMLI" ] }, { "name": "Unity Party", "leaders": [ "Tahir KARIMLI" ] }, { "name": "Whole Azerbaijan Popular Front Party", "leaders": [ "Gudrat HASANGULIYEV" ] }, { "name": "Yeni Azerbaijan Party", "name_alternative": "YAP", "leaders": [ "President Ilham ALIYEV" ], "note": "New" } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "D18]", "leaders": [ "Ruslan IZZETLI" ] }, { "name": "Ireli Youth Movement", "leaders": [ "MirHasan SEYIDOV" ] }, { "name": "National Council of Democratic Forces", "leaders": [ "Jamil HASANLI" ] }, { "name": "N!DA Youth Movement", "leaders": [ "Turgut GAMBAR", "Ulvi HASANLI" ] }, { "name": "Republican Alternative", "name_alternative": "REAL", "leaders": [ "Ilgar MAMMADOV " ], "note": "in prison since 2013" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ADB" }, { "organization": "BSEC" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CE" }, { "organization": "CICA" }, { "organization": "CIS" }, { "organization": "EAPC" }, { "organization": "EBRD" }, { "organization": "ECO" }, { "organization": "EITI ", "note": "compliant country" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "GCTU" }, { "organization": "GUAM" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IDB" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OAS ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OIC" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "OSCE" }, { "organization": "PFP" }, { "organization": "SELEC ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO ", "note": "observer" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Elin SULEYMANOV (since 5 December 2011)", "chancery": "2741 34th Street NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 337-3500", "fax": "[1] (202) 337-5911", "consulates_general": "Los Angeles" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Robert CEKUTA (since 16 February 2015)", "embassy": "111 Azadlig Prospekti, Baku AZ1007", "mailing_address": "American Embassy Baku, US Department of State, 7050 Baku Place, Washington, DC 20521-7050", "telephone": "[994] (12) 488-3300", "fax": "[994] (12) 488-3330" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "three equal horizontal bands of sky blue (top), red, and green; a crescent and eight-pointed star in white are centered in the red band; the blue band recalls Azerbaijan's Turkic heritage, red stands for modernization and progress, and green refers to Islam; the crescent moon and star are a Turkic insignia; the eight star points represent the eight Turkic peoples of the world" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "flames of fire" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "blue" }, { "color": "red" }, { "color": "green" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Azerbaijan Marsi\" (March of Azerbaijan)", "lyrics_music": "Ahmed JAVAD/Uzeyir HAJIBEYOV", "note": "adopted 1992; although originally written in 1919 during a brief period of independence, \"Azerbaijan Marsi\" did not become the official anthem until after the dissolution of the Soviet Union", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/AJ.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Prior to the decline in the global oil prices since 2014, Azerbaijan's high economic growth was attributable to rising energy exports, and some non-export sectors also featured double-digit growth. Oil exports through the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Pipeline, the Baku-Novorossiysk, and the Baku-Supsa pipelines remain the main economic driver, but efforts to boost Azerbaijan's gas production are underway. The expected completion of the geopolitically important Southern Gas Corridor between Azerbaijan and Europe will open up another source of revenue from gas exports. Declining oil prices caused a 3.8 % contraction in GDP in 2016, reinforced by a sharp reduction in the construction sector. The economic decline has been accompanied by higher inflation and a weakened banking sector in the aftermath of the two sharp currency devaluations in 2015.\n\nAzerbaijan has made limited progress with market-based economic reforms. Pervasive public and private sector corruption and structural economic inefficiencies remain a drag on long-term growth, particularly in non-energy sectors, but the government has made efforts to combat corruption, particularly in customs and with the “ASAN” one-stop window concept for government services. Several other obstacles impede Azerbaijan's economic progress, including the need for more foreign investment in the non-energy sector and the continuing conflict with Armenia over the Nagorno-Karabakh region. While trade with Russia and the other former Soviet republics remains important, Azerbaijan has expanded trade with Turkey and Europe and is seeking new markets for non-oil/gas exports, mainly from the agricultural sector, for example with Gulf Cooperation Council member countries, the United States, and others.\n\nLong-term prospects depend on world oil prices, Azerbaijan's ability to implement export routes for its growing gas production, and its ability to improve the business environment and diversify the economy. In late 2016, the President approved a strategic roadmap that identified key non-energy segments of the economy for development, such as agriculture, logistics, and tourism.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 165500000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 172000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 170100000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 72, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 37580000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -3.8, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1.1, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 2.8, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 215 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 17700, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 18300, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 18200, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 93, "note": "data are 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and 1 public radio network operating; a small number of private commercial radio stations broadcasting; local FM relays of Baku commercial stations are available in many localities; local relays of several international broadcasters had been available until late 2008 when their broadcasts were banned from FM frequencies (2010)", "internet": { "country_code": ".az", "users": { "total": 7531000, "percent_of_population": 77, "global_rank": 60, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 2, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 35, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 1803112, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 41954600, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "4K", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 37, "global_rank": 108, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 30, "over_3047_metres": 5, 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}, { "type": "auxillary ships", "count": 35 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 1, "by_country": [ { "country": "Turkey", "count": 1 } ] }, "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 2, "by_country": [ { "country": "Malta", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Saint Vincent and the Grenadines", "count": 1 } ] }, "global_rank": 53, "date": "2017" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Baku (Baki) located on the Caspian Sea" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5.61, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 4.56, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 4.58, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 4.72, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 4.67, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 6 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Army", "Navy", "Air", "Air Defense Forces" ], "date": "2010" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18-35 years of age 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the Caspian" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "internally_displaced_persons": { "people": 582000, "note": "conflict with Armenia over Nagorno-Karabakh; internally_displaced_persons are mainly ethnic Azerbaijanis but also include ethnic Kurds, Russians, and Turks predominantly from occupied territories around Nagorno-Karabakh; includes internally_displaced_persons' descendants, returned internally_displaced_persons, and people living in insecure areas and excludes people displaced by natural disasters; around half the internally_displaced_persons live in the capital Baku", "date": "2016" }, "stateless_persons": { "people": 3585, "date": "2016" } }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "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" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-01", "source": 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British settlement of the islands began in 1647; the islands became a colony in 1783. Piracy thrived in the 17th and 18th centuries because of The Bahamas close proximity to shipping lanes. Since attaining independence from the UK in 1973, The Bahamas has prospered through tourism, international banking, and investment management. 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}, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 80, "global_rank": 111, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 11.7, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 11.8, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 11.7, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 123, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 72.4, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 70, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 74.8, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 145, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.95, "global_rank": 128, "date": "2016" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 7.7, "global_rank": 70, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 2.72, "date": "2008" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 2.9, "date": "2011" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 98.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 98.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 98.4, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 1.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 1.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 1.6, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 92, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 92, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 92, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 8, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 8, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 8, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 3.22, "global_rank": 19, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 8100, "global_rank": 103, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 300, "global_rank": 85, "date": "2015" } }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 36.6, "global_rank": 13, "date": "2014" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 30.8, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 29.6, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 32.2, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 24, "date": "2012" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Commonwealth of The Bahamas", "conventional_short_form": "The Bahamas", "etymology": "name derives from the Spanish \"baha mar,\" meaning \"shallow sea,\" which describes the shallow waters of the Bahama Banks" }, "government_type": "parliamentary democracy (Parliament) under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm", "capital": { "name": "Nassau", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 25, "minutes": 5, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 77, "minutes": 21, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": -5, "note": "same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time" }, "daylight_saving_time": "+1hr, begins second Sunday in March; ends first Sunday in November" }, "administrative_divisions": [ { "name": "Acklins Islands", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Berry Islands", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Bimini", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Black Point", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Cat Island", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Central Abaco", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Central Andros", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Central Eleuthera", "type": "district" }, { "name": "City of Freeport", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Crooked Island and Long Cay", "type": "district" }, { "name": "East Grand Bahama", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Exuma", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Grand Cay", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Harbour Island", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Hope Town", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Inagua", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Long Island", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Mangrove Cay", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Mayaguana", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Moore's Island", "type": "district" }, { "name": "North Abaco", "type": "district" }, { "name": "North Andros", "type": "district" }, { "name": "North Eleuthera", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Ragged Island", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Rum Cay", "type": "district" }, { "name": "San Salvador", "type": "district" }, { "name": "South Abaco", "type": "district" }, { "name": "South Andros", "type": "district" }, { "name": "South Eleuthera", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Spanish Wells", "type": "district" }, { "name": "West Grand Bahama", "type": "district" } ], "independence": { "date": "1973-07-10", "note": "from the UK" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "10 July", "original_year": "1973" } ], "constitution": { "history": "previous 1964 (preindependence); latest adopted 20 June 1973, effective 10 July 1973; amended many times, last in 2016 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "common law system based on the English model", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "non-party state to the ICCt" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of The Bahamas", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "6-9 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Dame Marguerite PINDLING (since 8 July 2014)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Hubert MINNIS (since 11 May 2017)", "cabinet": "Cabinet appointed by governor general on recommendation of prime minister", "elections_appointments": "the monarchy is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually appointed prime minister by the governor general; the prime minister recommends the deputy prime minister" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (16 seats; members appointed by the governor general upon the advice of the prime minister and the opposition leader to serve 5-year terms) and the House of Assembly (39 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 5-year terms); note - the government may dissolve the parliament and call elections at any time", "elections": "last held on 10 May 2017 (next to be held by May 2022)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - FNM 57%, PLP 37%; seats by party - FNM 35, PLP 4" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_resident_courts": "Court of Appeal (consists of the court president and 4 justices, organized in 3-member panels); Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice and 9 justices – as of 2015)", "note": "as of 2008, the Bahamas was not a party to the agreement establishing the Caribbean Court of Justice as the highest appellate court for the 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM); the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London) serves as the final court of appeal for The Bahamas", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Court of Appeal president and Supreme Court chief justice appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister after consultation with the leader of the opposition party; other Court of Appeal and Supreme Court justices appointed by the governor general upon recommendation of the Judicial and Legal Services Commission, a 5-member body headed by the chief justice; Court of Appeal justices appointed for life with mandatory retirement normally at age 68, but can be extended until age 70; Supreme Court justices appointed for life with mandatory retirement normally at age 65, but can be extended until age 67", "subordinate_courts": "Industrial Tribunal; Stipendiary and Magistrates' Courts; Family Island Administrators" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Democratic National Alliance", "leaders": [ "Branville MCCARTNEY" ] }, { "name": "Free National Movement", "name_alternative": "FNM", "leaders": [ "Hubert MINNIS" ] }, { "name": "Progressive Liberal Party", "name_alternative": "PLP", "leaders": [ "Perry CHRISTIE" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Friends of the Environment" }, { "name": "trade unions" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ACP" }, { "organization": "AOSIS" }, { "organization": "C" }, { "organization": "Caricom" }, { "organization": "CDB" }, { "organization": "CELAC" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IADB" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "ISO ", "note": "correspondent" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "LAES" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OAS" }, { "organization": "OPANAL" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "Petrocaribe" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO ", "note": "observer" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Dr. Eugene Glenwood NEWRY (since 3 December 2013)", "chancery": "2220 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 319-2660", "fax": "[1] (202) 319-2668", "consulates_general": "Atlanta, Miami, New York" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d' Affaires Lisa A. JOHNSON (since 9 July 2014)", "embassy": "42 Queen Street, Nassau, New Providence", "mailing_address": "local or express mail address: P. O. Box N-8197, Nassau; US Department of State, 3370 Nassau Place, Washington, DC 20521-3370", "telephone": "[1] (242) 322-1181, 328-2206 (after hours)", "fax": "[1] (242) 356-7174" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "three equal horizontal bands of aquamarine (top), gold, and aquamarine, with a black equilateral triangle based on the hoist side; the band colors represent the golden beaches of the islands surrounded by the aquamarine sea; black represents the vigor and force of a united people, while the pointing triangle indicates the enterprise and determination of the Bahamian people to develop the rich resources of land and sea" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "blue marlin" }, { "symbol": "flamingo" }, { "symbol": "Yellow Elder flower" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "aquamarine" }, { "color": "yellow" }, { "color": "black" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"March On, Bahamaland!\"", "lyrics_music": "Timothy GIBSON", "note": "adopted 1973; as a Commonwealth country, in addition to the national anthem, \"God Save the Queen\" serves as the royal anthem (see United Kingdom)", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/BF.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "The Bahamas has the second highest per capital GDP in the English-speaking Caribbean with an economy heavily dependent on tourism and international banking. Tourism accounts for approximately 75-80% of GDP and directly or indirectly employs half of the archipelago's labor force. Financial services constitute the second-most important sector of the Bahamian economy, accounting for about 15% of GDP. Manufacturing and agriculture combined contribute less than 7% of GDP and show little growth, despite government incentives aimed at those sectors. On January 1, 2015, the Government introduced a 7.5% Value Added Tax (VAT) on most goods and services, a measure designed to strengthen the fiscal balance sheet. In August 2016, Moody’s downgraded the Bahamas’ bond and issue ratings to Baa3 from Baa2 with a stable outlook, maintaining that rating in its February 2017 review. In December 2016, S\u0026P; downgraded the country to BB+ (speculative grade) from BBB- (investment grade) with a stable outlook based on projections of slow economic growth and the pace of debt accumulation. The Bahamas is the only country in the Western Hemisphere that is not a member of the World Trade Organization.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 9066000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 9042000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 9195000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 160, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 9047000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.3, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -1.7, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": -0.5, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 191 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 24600, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 24800, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 25500, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 77, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 65.7, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 16.3, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 27.3, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 1, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 36.9, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -47.2, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 2.3, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 7.6, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 90.1, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 14.1, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 11.2, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 9.2, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 126 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "citrus", "vegetables", "poultry" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "tourism", "banking", "oil bunkering", "maritime industries", "transshipment", "logistics", "salt", "aragonite", "pharmaceuticals" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 1.5, "global_rank": 130, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 196900, "global_rank": 170, "date": "2013" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 3, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 11, "units": "%" }, "tourism": { "value": 49, "units": "%" }, "other_services": { "value": 37, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 15, "units": "%", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 15.8, "units": "%", "date": "2013" } ], "global_rank": 161 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 9.3, "units": "%", "date": "2010" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 1, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 22, "units": "%" }, "date": "2007" }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 1900000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 2300000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 21, "global_rank": 145, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -4.4, "global_rank": 147, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 64.4, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 64.4, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 57 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 July", "end": "30 June" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1.9, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 69 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4.5, "units": "%", "date": "2014-01-01" }, { "value": 4.5, "units": "%", "date": "2012-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 83 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 4.8, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 125 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2061000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 2051000000.0000002, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 130 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6952000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 6546000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 121 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 9500000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 8922000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 188 }, "market_value_of_publicly_traded_shares": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2780000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2012-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 98 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -1018999999.9999999, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -1415000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 123 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 880000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 800000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 164 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "Rock lobster", "aragonite", "crude salt", "polystyrene products" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Poland", "percent": 25.9 }, { "name": "Cote dIvoire", "percent": 20.6 }, { "name": "US", "percent": 15.6 }, { "name": "Dominican Republic", "percent": 14.1 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2495000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2585000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 154 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "machinery", "transport equipment", "manufactures", "chemicals", "mineral fuels", "food", "live animals" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "US", "percent": 22.8 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 15.2 }, { "name": "Japan", "percent": 9.7 }, { "name": "Poland", "percent": 7.8 }, { "name": "South Korea", "percent": 7.4 }, { "name": "Colombia", "percent": 6.9 }, { "name": "Brazil", "percent": 5.7 }, { "name": "Singapore", "percent": 5.6 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1020000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 895500000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 126 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 17560000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" }, { "value": 16350000000.000002, "units": "USD", "date": "2012-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 95 }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 1, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Bahamian dollars (BSD) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "total_electrification": { "value": 100, "units": "%" }, "date": "2016" }, "production": { "kWh": 1700000000, "global_rank": 142, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 1600000000, "global_rank": 145, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 110, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 125, "date": "2013" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 600000, "global_rank": 140, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 100, "global_rank": 5, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 50, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 162, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 157, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 109, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 99, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 164, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 0, "global_rank": 110, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 120, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 24000, "global_rank": 130, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 923, "global_rank": 111, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 26330, "global_rank": 104, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 159, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 121, "date": "2013" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 65, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 161, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 115, "date": "2009-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 4099999.9999999995, "global_rank": 132, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 120925, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 37, "global_rank": 140, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 311000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 96, "global_rank": 178, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "modern facilities", "domestic": "totally automatic system; highly developed; the Bahamas Domestic Submarine Network links all of the major islands; Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) privatized in 2011, but the government reacquired 51% share in 2014", "international": "country code - 1-242; landing point for the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1) and two additional fiber-optic submarine cables that provide links to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and the US; satellite earth stations - 2 (2017)" } }, "broadcast_media": "The Bahamas has 4 major TV providers that provide service to all major islands in the archipelago; 1 TV station is operated by government-owned, commercially run Broadcasting Corporation of the Bahamas (BCB) and competes freely with 3 privately owned TV stations; multi-channel cable TV subscription service is widely available; there are 31 licensed broadcast (radio) service providers, 28 are privately owned FM radio stations operating on New Providence, Grand Bahama Island, Abaco Island, and on smaller islands in the country; the BCB operates a multi-channel radio broadcasting network that has national coverage; the sector is regulated by the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (2017)", "internet": { "country_code": ".bs", "users": { "total": 253000, "percent_of_population": 78, "global_rank": 151, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 4, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 16, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 587516, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 172730, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "C6", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 61, "global_rank": 80, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 24, "over_3047_metres": 2, "2438_to_3047_metres": 2, "1524_to_2437_metres": 13, "914_to_1523_metres": 7, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 37, "1524_to_2437_metres": 4, "914_to_1523_metres": 16, "under_914_metres": 17, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 1, "date": "2013" } }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 2700, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 1620, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 1080, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 170, "date": "2011" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 1160, "by_type": [ { "type": "barge carrier", "count": 1 }, { "type": "bulk carrier", "count": 238 }, { "type": "cargo", "count": 170 }, { "type": "carrier", "count": 2 }, { "type": "chemical tanker", "count": 87 }, { "type": "combination ore/oil", "count": 8 }, { "type": "container", "count": 57 }, { "type": "liquefied gas", "count": 71 }, { "type": "passenger", "count": 102 }, { "type": "passenger/cargo", "count": 26 }, { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 225 }, { "type": "refrigerated cargo", "count": 97 }, { "type": "roll on/roll off", "count": 13 }, { "type": "specialized tanker", "count": 2 }, { "type": "vehicle carrier", "count": 61 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 1069, "by_country": [ { "country": "Angola", "count": 6 }, { "country": "Australia", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Belgium", "count": 6 }, { "country": "Bermuda", "count": 15 }, { "country": "Brazil", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Canada", "count": 96 }, { "country": "Croatia", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Cyprus", "count": 23 }, { "country": "Denmark", "count": 69 }, { "country": "Finland", "count": 8 }, { "country": "France", "count": 15 }, { "country": "Germany", "count": 30 }, { "country": "Greece", "count": 225 }, { "country": "Guernsey", "count": 6 }, { "country": "Hong Kong", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Indonesia", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Ireland", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Italy", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Japan", "count": 88 }, { "country": "Jordan", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Kuwait", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Malaysia", "count": 13 }, { "country": "Monaco", "count": 8 }, { "country": "Montenegro", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Netherlands", "count": 23 }, { "country": "Nigeria", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Norway", "count": 186 }, { "country": "Poland", "count": 34 }, { "country": "Saudi Arabia", "count": 16 }, { "country": "Singapore", "count": 7 }, { "country": "South Korea", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Spain", "count": 6 }, { "country": "Sweden", "count": 11 }, { "country": "Switzerland", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Thailand", "count": 4 }, { "country": "Turkey", "count": 3 }, { "country": "UAE", "count": 23 }, { "country": "UK", "count": 18 }, { "country": "US", "count": 109 } ] }, "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 6, "by_country": [ { "country": "Panama", "count": 6 } ] }, "global_rank": 10, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Freeport", "Nassau", "South Riding Point" ], "container_ports": [ { "place": "Freeport", "twenty_foot_equivalent_units": 1116272 } ], "cruise_ports": [ "Nassau" ], "date": "2011" } }, "military_and_security": { "branches": { "by_name": [ "Royal Bahamas Defense Force", "Land Force", "Navy", "Air Wing" ], "date": "2011" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18 years of age for voluntary male and female service; no conscription", "date": "2012" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "disagrees with the US on the alignment of the northern axis of a potential maritime boundary" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "stateless_persons": { "people": 11, "date": "2016" } }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "transshipment point for cocaine and marijuana bound for US and Europe; offshore financial center" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-17", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170617101524/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/bf.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170617000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/bf.html" } }, "bahrain": { "data": { "name": "Bahrain", "introduction": { "background": "In 1783, the Sunni Al-Khalifa family took power in Bahrain. In order to secure these holdings, it entered into a series of treaties with the UK during the 19th century that made Bahrain a British protectorate. The archipelago attained its independence in 1971. A steady decline in oil production and reserves since 1970 prompted Bahrain to take steps to diversify its economy, in the process developing successful petroleum processing and refining, aluminum production, and hospitality and retail sectors, and also to become a leading regional banking center, especially with respect to Islamic finance. Bahrain's small size, central location among Gulf countries, and proximity to Iran require it to play a delicate balancing act in foreign affairs among its larger neighbors.\nThe Sunni-led government has long struggled to manage relations with its large Shia-majority population. In early 2011, amid Arab uprisings elsewhere in the region, the Bahraini Government confronted similar pro-democracy and reform protests at home with police and military action, including deploying Gulf Cooperation Council security forces to Bahrain. Political talks throughout 2014 between the government and opposition and loyalist political groups failed to reach an agreement, prompting opposition political societies to boycott parliamentary and municipal council elections in late 2014. Ongoing dissatisfaction with the political status quo continues to factor into sporadic clashes between demonstrators and security forces." }, "geography": { "location": "Middle East, archipelago in the Persian Gulf, east of Saudi Arabia", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 26, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 50, "minutes": 33, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Middle East", "area": { "total": { "value": 760, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 760, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 188, "comparative": "3.5 times the size of Washington, DC" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 0, "units": "km" } }, "coastline": { "value": 161, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "contiguous_zone": { "value": 24, "units": "nm" }, "continental_shelf": "extending to boundaries to be determined" }, "climate": "arid; mild, pleasant winters; very hot, humid summers", "terrain": "mostly low desert plain rising gently to low central escarpment", "elevation": { "lowest_point": { "name": "Persian Gulf", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Jabal ad Dukhan", "elevation": { "value": 122, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "oil", "associated", "nonassociated natural gas", "fish", "pearls" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 11.3, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 2.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 3.9, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 5.3, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 0.7, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 88, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 40, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "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", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "periodic droughts", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "dust storms", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "desertification resulting from the degradation of limited arable land", "periods of drought", "and dust storms", "coastal degradation (damage to coastlines", "coral reefs", "and sea vegetation) resulting from oil spills and other discharges from large tankers", "oil refineries", "and distribution stations", "lack of freshwater resources (groundwater and seawater are the only sources for all water needs)" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Wetlands" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "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" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 1378904, "global_rank": 156, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Bahraini(s)", "adjective": "Bahraini" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Bahraini", "percent": 46 }, { "name": "Asian", "percent": 45.5 }, { "name": "other Arab", "percent": 4.7 }, { "name": "African", "percent": 1.6 }, { "name": "European", "percent": 1 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 1.2, "note": "includes Gulf Co-operative country nationals, North and South Americans, and Oceanians" } ], "date": "2010" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Arabic", "note": "official" }, { "name": "English" }, { "name": "Farsi" }, { "name": "Urdu" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 70.3 }, { "name": "Christian", "percent": 14.5 }, { "name": "Hindu", "percent": 9.8 }, { "name": "Buddhist", "percent": 2.5 }, { "name": "Jewish", "percent": 0.6 }, { "name": "folk religion \u003c.1" }, { "name": "unaffiliated", "percent": 1.9 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 0.2 } ], "middle_east": ":BAHRAIN", "date": "2010" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 19.27, "males": 134899, "females": 130792 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 15.76, "males": 122683, "females": 94627 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 56.07, "males": 505181, "females": 268034 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 6.05, "males": 53693, "females": 29717 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 2.85, "males": 19253, "females": 20025 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 31.4, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 28.2, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 3.2, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 31.6, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 32.1, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 33.5, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 29.3, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 99, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 2.33, "global_rank": 34, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 13.5, "global_rank": 144, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 2.7, "global_rank": 223, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": 12.6, "global_rank": 6, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "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", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 88.8, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 1.71, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Manama", "population": 411000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.3, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.88, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 1.81, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.95, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 1.54, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 15, "global_rank": 138, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 9.2, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 10.2, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 8.1, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 143, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 78.9, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 76.7, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 81.1, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 51, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.77, "global_rank": 157, "date": "2016" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 5, "global_rank": 165, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 0.94, "date": "2014" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 2.1, "date": "2012" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 99.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 99.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 99.2, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 0.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 0.8, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 34.1, "global_rank": 20, "date": "2014" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 2.6, "global_rank": 153, "date": "2012" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 95.7, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 96.9, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 93.5, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 5.3, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 2.6, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 12.2, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 127, "date": "2012" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Kingdom of Bahrain", "conventional_short_form": "Bahrain", "local_long_form": "Mamlakat al Bahrayn", "local_short_form": "Al Bahrayn", "former": "Dilmun, State of Bahrain", "etymology": "the name means \"the two seas\" in Arabic and refers to the water bodies surrounding the archipelago" }, "government_type": "constitutional monarchy", "capital": { "name": "Manama", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 26, "minutes": 14, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 50, "minutes": 34, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 3, "note": "8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "independence": { "date": "1971-08-15", "note": "from the UK" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "National Day", "day": "16 December", "original_year": "1971", "note": "15 August 1971 was the date of independence from the UK, 16 December 1971 was the date of independence from British protection" } ], "constitution": { "history": "adopted 14 February 2002", "amendments": "proposed by the king or by at least 15 members of either chamber of the National Assembly followed by submission to an Assembly committee for review and, if approved, submitted to the government for restatement as drafts; passage requires a two-thirds majority vote by the membership of both chambers and validation by the king; constitutional articles on the state religion (Islam), state language (Arabic), and the monarchy and “inherited rule” cannot be amended; amended 2012, 2017 (2017)" }, "legal_system": "mixed legal system of Islamic law, English common law, Egyptian civil, criminal, and commercial codes; customary law", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "non-party state to the ICCt" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "the father must be a citizen of Bahrain", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "25 years; 15 years for Arab nationals" }, "suffrage": { "age": 20, "universal": true, "compulsory": false, "note": "20 years of age; universal; note - Bahraini Cabinet in May 2011 endorsed a draft law lowering eligibility to 18 years" }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "King HAMAD bin Isa Al-Khalifa (since 6 March 1999); Crown Prince SALMAN bin Hamad Al-Khalifa (son of the monarch, born 21 October 1969)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister KHALIFA bin Salman Al-Khalifa (since 1971); First Deputy Prime Minister SALMAN bin Hamad Al Khalifa (since 11 March 2013); Deputy Prime Ministers MUHAMMAD bin Mubarak Al-Khalifa (since September 2005), Jawad bin Salim al-ARAIDH, ALI bin Khalifa bin Salman Al-Khalifa (since 11 December 2006), KHALID bin Abdallah Al Khalifa (since November 2010)", "cabinet": "Cabinet appointed by the monarch", "elections_appointments": "the monarchy is hereditary; prime minister appointed by the monarch" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "bicameral National Assembly consists of the Consultative Council or Majlis al Shura (40 seats; members appointed by the king) and the Council of Representatives or Majlis al Nuwab (40 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by absolute majority vote in two rounds if needed; members serve 4-year renewable terms)", "elections": "Council of Representatives - last held in two rounds on 23 and 29 November 2014 (next to be held in November 2018)", "election_results": "Council of Representatives - percent of vote by society - NA; seats by society - Al-Asalah (Sunni Salafi) 2, Islamic Minbar (Sunni Muslim Brotherhood) 1, independent 36, other 1; note - Bahrain has societies rather than parties" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Court of Cassation or Supreme Court of Appeal (consists of the chairman and 3 judges); Constitutional Court (consists of the president and 6 members); High Sharia Court of Appeal (court sittings include the president and at least one judge); appeals beyond the High Sharia Court of Appeal are heard by the Supreme Court of Appeal", "note": "the judiciary of Bahrain is divided into civil law courts and sharia law courts; sharia courts(involving personal status and family law) are further divided into Sunni Muslim and Shia Muslim", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Court of Cassation judges appointed by royal decree and serve for a specified tenure; Constitutional Court president and members appointed by the Higher Judicial Council, a body chaired by the monarch and includes judges from the Court of Cassation, sharia law courts, and Civil High Courts of Appeal; members serve 9-year terms; High Sharia Court of Appeal member appointment and tenure NA", "subordinate_courts": "Civil High Courts of Appeal; middle and lower civil courts; High Sharia Court of Appeal; Senior Sharia Court; military courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Arab Islamic Center Society", "leaders": [ "Abdulrahman AL-BAKER" ] }, { "name": "Constitutional Gathering Society", "leaders": [ "Abdulrahman AL-BAKER" ] }, { "name": "Islamic Asalah", "leaders": [ "Abd al-Halim MURAD" ] }, { "name": "Islamic Saff Society", "leaders": [ "Abdullah Khalil BU GHAMAR" ] }, { "name": "Islamic Shura Society" }, { "name": "Movement of National Justice Society", "leaders": [ "Muhi al-Din KHAN" ] }, { "name": "National Action Charter Society", "leaders": [ "Muhammad AL-BUAYNAYN" ] }, { "name": "National Democratic Action Society", "name_alternative": "Wa'ad", "leaders": [ "Fouad SEYADI" ] }, { "name": "National Democratic Assembly", "leaders": [ "Hasan AL-ALI" ] }, { "name": "National Dialogue Society" }, { "name": "National Fraternity Society", "leaders": [ "Musa AL-ANSARI" ] }, { "name": "National Islamic Minbar", "leaders": [ "Ali AHMAD" ] }, { "name": "National Progressive Tribune", "leaders": [ "Abd al-Nabi SALMAN" ] }, { "name": "National Unity Gathering", "leaders": [ "Abdullatif AL-MAHMOOD" ] }, { "name": "Unitary National Democratic Assemblage", "leaders": [ "Fadhil ABBAS" ] } ], "note": "political parties are prohibited, but political societies were legalized under a July 2005 law" }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "note": "none" }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ABEDA" }, { "organization": "AFESD" }, { "organization": "AMF" }, { "organization": "CAEU" }, { "organization": "CICA" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "GCC" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IDB" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IHO" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "LAS" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OAPEC" }, { "organization": "OIC" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador ABDALLAH bin Muhammad bin Rashid Al Khalifa (since 3 December 2013)", "chancery": "3502 International Drive NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 342-1111", "fax": "[1] (202) 362-2192", "consulates_general": "New York" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador William V. ROEBUCK (since 12 December 2014)", "embassy": "Building", "mailing_address": "PSC 451, Box 660, FPO AE 09834-5100; international mail: American Embassy, Box 26431, Manama", "telephone": "[973] 1724-2700", "fax": "[973] 1727-2594" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "red, the traditional color for flags of Persian Gulf states, with a white serrated band (five white points) on the hoist side; the five points represent the five pillars of Islam", "note": "until 2002 the flag had eight white points, but this was reduced to five to avoid confusion with the Qatari flag" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "a red field surmounted by a white serrated band with five white points" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "white" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Bahrainona\" (Our Bahrain)", "lyrics_music": "unknown", "note": "adopted 1971; although Mohamed Sudqi AYYASH wrote the original lyrics, they were changed in 2002 following the transformation of Bahrain from an emirate to a kingdom", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/BA.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Low oil prices have generated a budget deficit of at least a $4 billion deficit in 2016, nearly 14% of GDP. Bahrain has few options for covering this deficit, with meager foreign assets and a constrained borrowing ability. In the last year the three major US credit agencies downgraded Bahrain’s sovereign debt rating to “junk” status, citing persistently low oil prices and the government’s inability to more effectively cut spending.\n\nOil comprises 86% of Bahraini budget revenues, despite past efforts to diversify its economy and to build communication and transport facilities for multinational firms with business in the Gulf. 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.\n\nOther major economic activities are production of aluminum - Bahrain's second biggest export after oil - finance, and construction. Bahrain continues to seek new natural gas supplies as feedstock to support its expanding petrochemical and aluminum industries.\n\nIn 2011 Bahrain experienced economic setbacks as a result of domestic unrest driven by the majority Shia population, however, the economy recovered in 2012-15, partly as a result of improved tourism. 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. Over the past year the government has lifted subsidies on meat, diesel, kerosene, and gasoline and has announced new higher prices for electricity and water, although it plans to roll these increases out more gradually that previous subsidy cuts.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 66370000000.00001, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 65000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 63190000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 100, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 31820000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.1, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2.9, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 4.4, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 131 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 50300, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 50200, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 49800, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 24, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 48.5, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 16.6, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 18.7, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 1.2, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 47.1, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -32.1, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 0.3, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 33.8, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 65.9, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 20, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 20.6, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 32, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 89 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "fruit", "vegetables", "poultry", "dairy products", "shrimp", "fish" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "petroleum processing", "refining", "aluminum smelting", "iron pelletization", "fertilizers", "Islamic", "offshore banking", "insurance", "ship repairing", "tourism" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 1.6, "global_rank": 121, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 809700, "global_rank": 150, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 1, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 32, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 67, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2004" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4.1, "units": "%", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 4.3, "units": "%", "date": "2013" } ], "global_rank": 42, "note": "official estimate; actual rate is higher" }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 4370000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 8781000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 13.7, "global_rank": 197, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -13.9, "global_rank": 211, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 72, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 58.7, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 43 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.5, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1.8, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 151 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5.4, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 5.16, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 135 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 8971000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 8762000000, "units": 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"USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 14200000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 79 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "petroleum", "petroleum products", "aluminum", "textiles" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Saudi Arabia", "percent": 3.5 }, { "name": "UAE", "percent": 2.3 }, { "name": "US", "percent": 2.2 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 7974000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 8848000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 102 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "crude oil", "machinery", "chemicals" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Saudi Arabia", "percent": 28.9 }, { "name": "US", "percent": 9.4 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 7.5 }, { "name": "Japan", "percent": 6.6 }, { "name": "Australia", "percent": 5.1 }, { "name": "India", "percent": 4.9 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3260000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 4657000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 101 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 21160000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 19740000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 88 }, "stock_of_direct_foreign_investment": { "at_home": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 18320000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 17310000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 80 }, "abroad": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 11630000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 11220000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 59 } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.376, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0.376, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 0.376, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 0.376, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 0.376, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Bahraini dinars (BHD) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 41317, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 98, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 98, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 93, "units": "%" }, "date": "2012" }, "production": { "kWh": 26000000000, "global_rank": 69, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 25000000000, "global_rank": 67, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 200000000, "global_rank": 74, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "kWh": 200000000, "global_rank": 91, "date": "2014" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 3900000, "global_rank": 89, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 99.9, "global_rank": 38, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 46, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 158, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0.1, "global_rank": 120, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 50000, "global_rank": 56, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 96, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 219100, "global_rank": 30, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 100000000, "global_rank": 73, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 272900, "global_rank": 46, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 55000, "global_rank": 102, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 243000, "global_rank": 30, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 15960, "global_rank": 129, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 16899999999.999998, "global_rank": 35, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 16899999999.999998, "global_rank": 42, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 61, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 157, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 92030000000, "global_rank": 54, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 37000000, "global_rank": 71, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 278976, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 21, "global_rank": 118, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 2519000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 187, "global_rank": 148, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "modern system", "domestic": "modern fiber-optic integrated services; digital network with rapidly growing use of mobile-cellular telephones", "international": "country code - 973; landing point for the Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG) submarine cable network that provides links to Asia, Middle East, Europe, and US; tropospheric scatter to Qatar and UAE; microwave radio relay to Saudi Arabia; satellite earth station - 1 (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "state-run Bahrain Radio and Television Corporation (BRTC) operates 5 terrestrial TV networks and several radio stations; satellite TV systems provide access to international broadcasts; 1 private FM station directs broadcasts to Indian listeners; radio and TV broadcasts from countries in the region are available (2009)", "internet": { "country_code": ".bh", "users": { "total": 1259000, "percent_of_population": 93.5, "global_rank": 116, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 6, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 42, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 5313756, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 240107004, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "A9C", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 4, "global_rank": 184, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 4, "over_3047_metres": 3, "914_to_1523_metres": 1, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 1, "date": "2013" } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "gas", "length": 20, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil", "length": 54, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 4122, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 3392, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 730, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 156, "date": "2010" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 8, "by_type": [ { "type": "bulk carrier", "count": 2 }, { "type": "container", "count": 4 }, { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 2 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 5, "by_country": [ { "country": "Kuwait", "count": 5 } ] }, "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 5, "by_country": [ { "country": "Honduras", "count": 5 } ] }, "global_rank": 119, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Mina' Salman", "Sitrah" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4.59, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 4.42, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 4.14, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 3.84, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 3.59, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 19 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Bahrain Defense Force (BDF)", "Royal Bahraini Army (RBA)", "Royal Bahraini Navy (RBN)", "Royal Bahraini Air Force (RBAF)", "Royal Bahraini Air Defense Force (RBADF)" ], "date": "2013" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18 years of age for voluntary military service; 15 years of age for NCOs, technicians, and cadets; no conscription", "date": "2012" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "none" ] } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-24", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624100617/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ba.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ba.html" } }, "bangladesh": { "data": { "name": "Bangladesh", "introduction": { "background": "Muslim conversions and settlement in the region now referred to as Bangladesh began in the 10th century, primarily from Arab and Persian traders and preachers. Europeans established trading posts in the area in the 16th century. Eventually the area known as Bengal, primarily Hindu in the western section and mostly Muslim in the eastern half, became part of British India. Partition in 1947 resulted in an eastern wing of Pakistan in the Muslim-majority area, which became East Pakistan. Calls for greater autonomy and animosity between the eastern and western wings of Pakistan led to a Bengali independence movement. That movement, led by the Awami League (AL) and supported by India, won the independence war for Bangladesh in 1971.\nThe post-independence AL government faced daunting challenges and in 1975 was overthrown by the military, triggering a series of military coups that resulted in a military-backed government and subsequent creation of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in 1978. That government also ended in a coup in 1981, followed by military-backed rule until democratic elections occurred in 1991. The BNP and AL alternated in power between 1991 and 2013, with the exception of a military-backed, emergency caretaker regime that suspended parliamentary elections planned for January 2007 in an effort to reform the political system and root out corruption. That government returned the country to fully democratic rule in December 2008 with the election of the AL and Prime Minister Sheikh HASINA. In January 2014, the incumbent AL won the national election by an overwhelming majority after the BNP boycotted, extending HASINA's term as prime minister. With the help of international development assistance, Bangladesh has reduced the poverty rate from over half of the population to less than a third, achieved Millennium Development Goals for maternal and child health, and made great progress in food security since independence. The economy has grown at an annual average of about 6% over the last two decades and the country reached World Bank lower-middle income status in 2015." }, "geography": { "location": "Southern Asia, bordering the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and India", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 24, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 90, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Asia", "area": { "total": { "value": 148460, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 130170, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 18290, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 95, "comparative": "slightly larger than Pennsylvania and New Jersey combined; slightly smaller than Iowa" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 4413, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Burma", "border_length": { "value": 271, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "India", "border_length": { "value": 4142, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 580, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "contiguous_zone": { "value": 18, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" }, "continental_shelf": "to the outer limits of the continental margin" }, "climate": "tropical; mild winter (October to March); hot, humid summer (March to June); humid, warm rainy monsoon (June to October)", "terrain": "mostly flat alluvial plain; hilly in southeast", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 85, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Indian Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Keokradong", "elevation": { "value": 1230, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "natural gas", "arable land", "timber", "coal" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 70.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 59, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 6.5, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 4.6, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 11.1, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 18.8, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 53000, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "droughts", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "cyclones", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "much of the country routinely inundated during the summer monsoon season", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "many people are landless and forced to live on and cultivate flood-prone land", "waterborne diseases prevalent in surface water", "water pollution", "especially of fishing areas", "results from the use of commercial pesticides", "ground water contaminated by naturally occurring arsenic", "intermittent water shortages because of falling water tables in the northern and central parts of the country", "soil degradation and erosion", "deforestation", "severe overpopulation" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Environmental Modification", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Wetlands" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "most of the country is situated on deltas of large rivers flowing from the Himalayas: the Ganges unites with the Jamuna (main channel of the Brahmaputra) and later joins the Meghna to eventually empty into the Bay of Bengal" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 156186882, "global_rank": 9, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Bangladeshi(s)", "adjective": "Bangladeshi" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Bengali at least", "percent": 98 }, { "name": "ethnic groups", "percent": 1.1 } ], "note": "Bangladesh's government recognizes 27 ethnic groups under the 2010 Cultural Institution for Small Anthropological Groups Act; other sources estimate there are about 75 ethnic groups; critics of the 2011 census claim that it underestimates the size of Bangladesh's ethnic population", "date": "2011" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Bangla", "percent": 98.8, "note": "official, also known as Bengali" }, { "name": "other", "percent": 1.2 } ], "date": "2011" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 89.1 }, { "name": "Hindu", "percent": 10 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 0.9, "note": "includes Buddhist, Christian" } ], "date": "2013" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 28.27, "males": 22456564, "females": 21695491 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 19.53, "males": 15261363, "females": 15247635 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 39.39, "males": 29565250, "females": 31951537 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 6.77, "males": 5232828, "females": 5342822 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 6.04, "males": 4493557, "females": 4939835 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 52.5, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 44.9, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 7.6, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 13.2, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 26.3, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 25.6, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 26.9, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 147, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 1.05, "global_rank": 112, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 19, "global_rank": 89, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 5.3, "global_rank": 179, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -3.1, "global_rank": 180, "date": "2016" }, "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 34.3, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 3.55, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Dhaka", "population": 17598000, "is_capital": true }, { "place": "Chittagong", "population": 4539000 }, { "place": "Khulna", "population": 1022000 }, { "place": "Rajshahi", "population": 844000 } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 0.93, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.98, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.97, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.97, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 18.5, "date": "2014" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 176, "global_rank": 49, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 32.9, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 35.2, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 30.4, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 61, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 73.2, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 71, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 75.4, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 133, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 2.19, "global_rank": 98, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 62.3, "units": "%", "date": "2014" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 2.8, "global_rank": 169, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 0.39, "date": "2012" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 0.6, "date": "2011" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 86.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 87, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 86.9, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 13.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 13, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 13.1, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 57.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 62.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 60.6, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 42.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 37.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 39.4, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 0.01, "global_rank": 130, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 9600, "global_rank": 96, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 900, "global_rank": 75, "date": "2015" } }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "degree_of_risk": "high", "food_or_waterborne_diseases": [ "bacterial diarrhea", "protozoal diarrhea", "hepatitis A", "hepatitis E", "typhoid fever" ], "vectorborne_diseases": [ "dengue fever", "malaria are high risks in some locations" ], "water_contact_diseases": [ "leptospirosis" ], "animal_contact_diseases": [ "rabies" ], "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 3.3, "global_rank": 190, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 32.6, "global_rank": 5, "date": "2014" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 2.2, "global_rank": 161, "date": "2015" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 61.5, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 64.6, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 58.5, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 10, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 10, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 10, "units": "years" }, "date": "2011" }, "child_labor": { "total_number": 4485497, "percentage": { "value": 13, "units": "%" }, "date": "2006" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 8.7, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 8.3, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 9.2, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 105, "date": "2010" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "People's Republic of Bangladesh", "conventional_short_form": "Bangladesh", "local_long_form": "Gana Prajatantri Bangladesh", "local_short_form": "Bangladesh", "former": "East Bengal, East Pakistan", "etymology": "the name - a compound of the Bengali words \"Bangla\" (Bengal) and \"desh\" (country) - means \"Country of Bengal\"" }, "government_type": "parliamentary republic", "capital": { "name": "Dhaka", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 23, "minutes": 43, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 90, "minutes": 24, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 6, "note": "11 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "administrative_divisions": [ { "name": "Barisal", "type": "division" }, { "name": "Chittagong", "type": "division" }, { "name": "Dhaka", "type": "division" }, { "name": "Khulna", "type": "division" }, { "name": "Mymensingh", "type": "division" }, { "name": "Rajshahi", "type": "division" }, { "name": "Rangpur", "type": "division" }, { "name": "Sylhet", "type": "division" } ], "independence": { "date": "1971-12-16", "note": "from West Pakistan" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "26 March", "original_year": "1971" }, { "name": "Victory Day", "day": "16 December", "original_year": "1971", "note": "26 March 1971 is the date of the Awami League's declaration of an independent Bangladesh, and 16 December memorializes the military victory over Pakistan and the official creation of the state of Bangladesh; Victory Day" } ], "constitution": { "history": "previous 1935, 1956, 1962 (pre-independence); latest enacted 4 November 1972, effective 16 December 1972, suspended March 1982, restored November 1986", "amendments": "proposed by the House of the Nation; approval requires at least a two-thirds majority vote by the House membership, assented to by the president of the republic, and approved in a referendum by a majority of voters; amended many times, last in 2014 (2017)" }, "legal_system": "mixed legal system of mostly English common law and Islamic law", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Bangladesh", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "yes, but limited to select countries", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "5 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Abdul HAMID (since 24 April 2013); note - Abdul HAMID served as acting president following the death of Zillur RAHMAN in March 2013; HAMID was subsequently indirectly elected by the National Parliament and sworn in 24 April 2013", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Sheikh HASINA (since 6 January 2009)", "cabinet": "Cabinet selected by the prime minister, appointed by the president", "elections_appointments": "president indirectly elected by the National Parliament for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 22 April 2013 (next to be held by 2018); the president appoints as prime minister the majority party leader in the National Parliament", "election_results": "President Abdul HAMID (AL) elected by the National Parliament unopposed; Sheikh HASINA reappointed prime minister as leader of the majority AL party" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral House of the Nation or Jatiya Sangsad (350 seats; 300 members in single-seat territorial constituencies directly elected by simple majority popular vote; 50 members - reserved for women only - indirectly elected by the elected members by proportional representation vote using the single transferable vote method; all members serve 5-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 5 January 2014 (next to be held by January 2019); note - the 5 January 2014 poll was marred by widespread violence, boycotts, general strikes, and low voter turnout", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - AL-led Alliance 79%, JP (Ershad) 11.3%, WP 2.1%, JSD 1.8%, other parties 1.0%, independent 4.8%; seats by party - AL 234, JP 34, WP 6, JSD 5, other 5, independent 15; 1 seat repolled" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court of Bangladesh (organized into the Appellate Division with 7 justices and the High Court Division with 99 justices)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "chief justice and justices appointed by the president; justices serve until retirement at age 67", "subordinate_courts": "subordinate courts: civil courts include: Assistant Judge's Court; Joint District Judge's Court; Additional District Judge's Court; District Judge's Court; criminal courts include: Court of Sessions; Court of Metropolitan Sessions; Metropolitan Magistrate Courts; Magistrate Court; special courts/tribunals" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Awami League", "name_alternative": "AL", "leaders": [ "Sheikh HASINA" ] }, { "name": "Bangladesh Nationalist Front", "name_alternative": "BNF", "leaders": [ "Abdul Kalam AZADI" ] }, { "name": "Bangladesh Nationalist Party", "name_alternative": "BNP", "leaders": [ "Khaleda ZIA" ] }, { "name": "Bangladesh Tariqat Federation", "name_alternative": "BTF", "leaders": [ "Syed Nozibul Bashar MAIZBHANDARI" ] }, { "name": "Jatiya Party", "name_alternative": "JP", "leaders": [ "Hussain Mohammad ERSHAD" ], "note": "Ershad faction" }, { "name": "Jatiya Party", "name_alternative": "JP", "leaders": [ "Anwar Hossain MANJU" ], "note": "Manju faction" }, { "name": "Liberal Democratic Party", "name_alternative": "LDP", "leaders": [ "Oli AHMED" ] }, { "name": "National Socialist Party", "name_alternative": "JSD", "leaders": [ "KHALEQUZZAMAN" ] }, { "name": "Workers Party", "name_alternative": "WP", "leaders": [ "Rashed Khan MENON" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Ain o Salish Kendro", "name_alternative": "ASK", "note": "Centre for Law and Mediation; legal aid and civil rights" }, { "name": "Bangladesh Center for Worker Solidarity" }, { "name": "Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee", "name_alternative": "BRAC" }, { "name": "Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry" }, { "name": "Ministry of Women's and Children's Affairs", "name_alternative": "MoWCA", "note": "advocacy group to end gender-based violence" }, { "name": "Odikhar ", "note": "human rights group" }, { "name": "associations of madrassa teachers" }, { "name": "business associations" }, { "name": "including those intended to promote international trade" }, { "name": "development and advocacy NGOs associated with the Grameen Bank" }, { "name": "environmentalists" }, { "name": "Islamist groups" }, { "name": "labor rights advocacy groups" }, { "name": "NGOs focused on poverty alleviation" }, { "name": "international trade" }, { "name": "religious leaders" }, { "name": "tribal groups and advocacy organizations" }, { "name": "union leaders" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ADB" }, { "organization": "ARF" }, { "organization": "BIMSTEC" }, { "organization": "C" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CICA ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "CP" }, { "organization": "D-8" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IDB" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IHO" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "MINURSO" }, { "organization": "MINUSMA" }, { "organization": "MONUSCO" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OIC" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "SAARC" }, { "organization": "SACEP" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNAMID" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNIFIL" }, { "organization": "UNMIL" }, { "organization": "UNMISS" }, { "organization": "UNOCI" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Mohammad ZIAUDDIN (since 18 September 2014)", "chancery": "3510 International Drive NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 244-0183", "fax": "[1] (202) 244-2771", "consulates_general": "Los Angeles, New York" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Marcia BERNICAT (since 12 January 2015)", "embassy": "Madani Avenue, Baridhara, Dhaka 1212", "mailing_address": "G. P. O. Box 323, Dhaka 1000", "telephone": "[880] (2) 5566-2000", "fax": "[880] (2) 5566-2915" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "green field with a large red disk shifted slightly to the hoist side of center; the red disk represents the rising sun and the sacrifice to achieve independence; the green field symbolizes the lush vegetation of Bangladesh" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "Bengal tiger" }, { "symbol": "water lily" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "green" }, { "color": "red" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Amar Shonar Bangla\" (My Golden Bengal)", "lyrics_music": "Rabindranath TAGORE", "note": "adopted 1971; Rabindranath TAGORE, a Nobel laureate, also wrote India's national anthem", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/BG.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Bangladesh's economy has grown roughly 6% per year since 1996 despite prolonged periods of political instability, poor infrastructure, endemic corruption, insufficient power supplies, and slow implementation of economic reforms. Although more than half of GDP is generated through the services sector, almost half of Bangladeshis are employed in the agriculture sector, with rice as the single-most-important product.\n\nGarment exports, the backbone of Bangladesh's industrial sector, accounted for more than 80% of total exports and surpassed $25 billion in 2016. The sector continues to grow, despite a series of high-profile factory accidents that have killed more than 1,000 workers and crippling strikes, including a nationwide transportation blockade orchestrated by the political opposition during the first several months of 2015. Steady export growth in the garment sector combined with remittances from overseas Bangladeshis - which totaled about $15 billion and 8% of GDP in 2015 - are key contributors to Bangladesh's sustained economic growth and rising foreign exchange reserves.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 628400000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 587700000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 550200000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 34, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 226800000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6.9, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 6.8, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 6.3, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 10 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3900, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3700, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 3500, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 177, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 70.3, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 5.2, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 28.2, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 3, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 16.5, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -23.2, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 15.1, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 28.6, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 56.3, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 28.6, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 29.7, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 29.1, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 31 }, 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"%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 40, "units": "%" } ], "global_rank": 57 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 31.5, "units": "%", "date": "2010" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 4, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 27, "units": "%" }, "date": "2010" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 32.1, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2010" }, { "value": 33.6, "units": "gini_index", "date": "1996" } ], "global_rank": 111 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 23780000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 35320000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 10.5, "global_rank": 214, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -5.1, "global_rank": 163, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 25.9, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 26.6, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": 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"global_rank": 86, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 23660, "global_rank": 64, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 28000000, "global_rank": 83, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 27930, "global_rank": 88, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 109000, "global_rank": 79, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 2567, "global_rank": 108, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 77730, "global_rank": 61, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 23900000000, "global_rank": 29, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 23900000000, "global_rank": 34, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 66, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 162, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 233000000000, "global_rank": 42, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 66000000, "global_rank": 53, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 830800, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 1, "global_rank": 74, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 133720000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 79, "global_rank": 12, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "inadequate for a modern country; introducing digital systems; trunk systems include VHF and UHF microwave radio relay links, and some fiber-optic cable in cities", "domestic": "fixed-line teledensity remains only about 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular telephone subscribership has been increasing rapidly and now approaches 80 telephones per 100 persons", "international": "country code - 880; landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-4 fiber-optic submarine cable system that provides links to Europe, the Middle East, and Asia; satellite earth stations - 6; international radiotelephone communications and landline service to neighboring countries (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "state-owned Bangladesh Television (BTV) operates 1 terrestrial TV station, 3 radio networks, and about 10 local stations; 8 private satellite TV stations and 3 private radio stations also broadcasting; foreign satellite TV stations are gaining audience share in the large cities; several international radio broadcasters are available (2009)", "internet": { "country_code": ".bd", "users": { "total": 24330000, "percent_of_population": 14.4, "global_rank": 42, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 6, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 30, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 2906799, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 182692553, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "S2", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { 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"twenty_foot_equivalent_units": 1392104 } ], "date": "2011" }, "note": "the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial waters of Bangladesh remain a risk for armed robbery against ships; in 2014, attacks against commercial vessels increased to 21 over 12 such incidents in 2013" }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.09, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1.15, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 1.35, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 1.44, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" }, { "value": 1.35, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2010" } ], "global_rank": 86 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Bangladesh Defense Force", "Bangladesh Army (Sena Bahini)", "Bangladesh Navy (Noh Bahini", "BN)", "Bangladesh Air Force (Biman Bahini", "BAF)" ], "date": "2013" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 16, "note": "16-19 years of age for voluntary military service; Bangladeshi birth and 10th grade education required; initial obligation 15 years", "date": "2012" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "Bangladesh referred its maritime boundary claims with Burma and India to the International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea", "Indian Prime Minister Singh's September 2011 visit to Bangladesh resulted in the signing of a Protocol to the 1974 Land Boundary Agreement between India and Bangladesh, which had called for the settlement of longstanding boundary disputes over undemarcated areas and the exchange of territorial enclaves, but which had never been implemented", "Bangladesh struggles to accommodate 32,000 Rohingya, Burmese Muslim minority from Arakan State, living as refugees in Cox's Bazar", "Burmese border authorities are constructing a 200 km (124 mi) wire fence designed to deter illegal cross-border transit and tensions from the military build-up along border" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "refugees": { "by_country": [ { "people": 276198, "country_of_origin": "Burma" } ], "date": "2016" }, "internally_displaced_persons": { "people": 426000, "note": "violence, human rights violations, religious persecution, natural disasters", "date": "2016" } }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "transit country for illegal drugs produced in neighboring countries" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-01", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701102742/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/bg.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/bg.html" } }, "barbados": { "data": { "name": "Barbados", "introduction": { "background": "The island was uninhabited when first settled by the British in 1627. African slaves worked the sugar plantations established on the island until 1834 when slavery was abolished. The economy remained heavily dependent on sugar, rum, and molasses production through most of the 20th century. The gradual introduction of social and political reforms in the 1940s and 1950s led to complete independence from the UK in 1966. 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it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus", "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 33.2, "global_rank": 14, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 3.5, "date": "2012" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 6.7, "global_rank": 54, "date": "2014" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 15, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 14, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 17, "units": "years" }, "date": "2011" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 29.6, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 27.7, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 31.9, "units": "%" }, "date": "2013" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "none", "conventional_short_form": "Barbados", "etymology": "the name derives from the Portuguese \"as barbadas,\" which means \"the bearded ones\" and can refer either to the long, hanging roots of the island's bearded fig trees or to the alleged beards of the native Carib inhabitants" }, "government_type": "parliamentary democracy (Parliament) under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm", "capital": { "name": "Bridgetown", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 13, "minutes": 6, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 59, "minutes": 37, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": -4, "note": "1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "administrative_divisions": [ { "name": "Bridgetown", "type": "city" }, { "name": "Christ Church", "type": "parish" }, { "name": "Saint Andrew", "type": "parish" }, { "name": "Saint George", "type": "parish" }, { "name": "Saint James", "type": "parish" }, { "name": "Saint John", "type": "parish" }, { "name": "Saint Joseph", "type": "parish" }, { "name": "Saint Lucy", "type": "parish" }, { "name": "Saint Michael", "type": "parish" }, { "name": "Saint Peter", "type": "parish" }, { "name": "Saint Philip", "type": "parish" }, { "name": "Saint Thomas", "type": "parish" } ], "independence": { "date": "1966-11-30", "note": "from the UK" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "30 November", "original_year": "1966" } ], "constitution": { "history": "adopted 22 November 1966, effective 30 November 1966; amended several times, last in 2007 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "English common law; no judicial review of legislative acts", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "yes", "citizenship_by_descent": "yes", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "yes", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "5 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Elliot BELGRAVE (since 1 June 2012)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Freundel STUART (since 23 October 2010)", "cabinet": "Cabinet appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister", "elections_appointments": "the monarchy is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or leader of the majority coalition usually appointed prime minister by the governor general; the prime minister recommends the deputy prime minister" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (21 seats; members appointed by the governor general - 12 on the advice of the Prime Minister, 2 on the advice of the opposition leader, and 7 at the discretion of the governor general) and the House of Assembly (30 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 5-year terms)", "elections": "House of Assembly - last held on 21 February 2013 (next to be called in 2018)", "election_results": "House of Assembly - percent of vote by party - DLP 51.3%, BLP 48.3%, other 0.4%; seats by party - DLP 16, BLP 14" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court (consists of the High Court with 8 justices) and the Court of Appeal (consists of the chief justice and president of the court and 4 justices; note - Barbados, a member of the Caribbean Court of Justice, replaced the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London) as the final court of appeal", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Supreme Court chief justice appointed by the governor-general on the recommendation of the prime minister and opposition leader of Parliament; other justices appointed by the governor-general on the recommendation of the Judicial and Legal Service Commission, a 5-member independent body consisting of the Supreme Court chief justice, the commission head, and governor-general appointees recommended by the prime minister; justices serve until mandatory retirement at age 65", "subordinate_courts": "Magistrates' Courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Barbados Labor Party", "name_alternative": "BLP", "leaders": [ "Mia MOTTLEY" ] }, { "name": "Democratic Labor Party", "name_alternative": "DLP", "leaders": [ "Freundel STUART" ] }, { "name": "People's Empowerment Party", "name_alternative": "PEP", "leaders": [ "David COMISSIONG" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Barbados Secondary Teachers' Union", "name_alternative": "BSTU", "leaders": [ "Mary REDMAN" ] }, { "name": "Barbados Union of Teachers", "name_alternative": "BUT", "leaders": [ "Karen BEST" ] }, { "name": "Barbados Workers Union", "name_alternative": "BWU", "leaders": [ "Linda BROOKS" ] }, { "name": "Clement Payne Labor Union", "leaders": [ "David COMISSIONG" ] }, { "name": "Congress of Trade Unions and Staff Associations of Barbados", "name_alternative": "CTUSAB,", "leaders": [ "Leroy TROTMAN" ], "note": "includes the BWU, NUPW, BUT, BSTU" }, { "name": "National Union of Public Workers", "name_alternative": "NUPW", "leaders": [ "Walter MALONEY" ] } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ACP" }, { "organization": "AOSIS" }, { "organization": "C" }, { "organization": "Caricom" }, { "organization": "CDB" }, { "organization": "CELAC" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IADB" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "LAES" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OAS" }, { "organization": "OPANAL" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Ad interim Jane E. BRATHWAITE", "chancery": "2144 Wyoming Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 939-9200", "fax": "[1] (202) 332-7467", "consulates_general": "Miami, New York", "consulates": "Los Angeles" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Linda S. TAGLIALATELA (since 1 February 2016) note - also accredited to Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines", "embassy": "Wildey Business Park, Wildey, St. Michael BB 14006, Barbados", "mailing_address": "P. O. Box 302, Bridgetown BB 11000; (Department Name) Unit 3120, DPO AA 34055", "telephone": "[1] (246) 227-4000", "fax": "[1] (246) 431-0179" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "three equal vertical bands of ultramarine blue (hoist side), gold, and ultramarine blue with the head of a black trident centered on the gold band; the band colors represent the blue of the sea and sky and the gold of the beaches; the trident head represents independence and a break with the past (the colonial coat of arms contained a complete trident)" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "Neptune's trident" }, { "symbol": "pelican" }, { "symbol": "Red Bird of Paradise flower ", "note": "also known as Pride of Barbados" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "blue" }, { "color": "yellow" }, { "color": "black" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"The National Anthem of Barbados\"", "lyrics_music": "Irving BURGIE/C. Van Roland EDWARDS", "note": "adopted 1966; the anthem is also known as \"In Plenty and In Time of Need\"", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/BB.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Barbados is the wealthiest and one of the most developed countries in the Eastern Caribbean and enjoys one of the highest per capita incomes in the region. Historically, the Barbadian economy was dependent on sugarcane cultivation and related activities. However, in recent years the economy has diversified into light industry and tourism. Offshore finance and information services are important foreign exchange earners, boosted by being in the same time zone as eastern US financial centers and by a relatively highly educated workforce. Following the 2008-09 recession, the economy has grown due to increases in tourist arrivals, construction, financial services and exports. However, Barbados’ high public debt to GDP ratio and falling international reserves remain areas of concern. Growth prospects are limited because of a weak economic outlook.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4804000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 4724000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 4682000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 176, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 4473000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.7, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0.9, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 0.2, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 150 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 17200, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 16900, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 16800, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 96, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 82.5, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 14.3, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 14.4, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 3.2, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 35.1, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -49.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 2.8, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 11.7, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 85.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 9.1, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 6.8, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 3.1, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 157 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "sugarcane", "vegetables", "cotton" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "tourism", "sugar", "light manufacturing", "component assembly for export" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": -1, "global_rank": 179, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 142500, "global_rank": 178, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 10, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 15, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 75, "units": "%" } }, "date": "1996" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 11, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 11.3, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 129 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 1200000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 1500000000, "units": "USD", "note": "2016 est." }, "date": "2013" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 26.8, "global_rank": 98, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -6.7, "global_rank": 182, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 108.9, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 106.9, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 11 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 April", "end": "31 March" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.3, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -1.1, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 82 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 7, "units": "%", "date": "2010-12-31" }, { "value": 7, "units": "%", "date": "2009-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 48 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 8.1, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 8.1, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 104 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1888000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 1831000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 133 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4442000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 4309000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 134 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5669000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 5377000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 119 }, "market_value_of_publicly_traded_shares": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4495000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2012-12-31" }, { "value": 4571000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2011-12-31" }, { "value": 4366000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2010-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 89 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -206000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -262000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 88 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 466700000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 482900000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 174 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "manufactures", "sugar", "molasses", "rum", "other foodstuffs", "beverages", "chemicals", "electrical components" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Trinidad and Tobago", "percent": 22.7 }, { "name": "US", "percent": 11.9 }, { "name": "St. Lucia", "percent": 9.3 }, { "name": "St. Vincent and the Grenadines", "percent": 5.8 }, { "name": "Antigua and Barbuda", "percent": 4.7 }, { "name": "St. Kitts and Nevis", "percent": 4.4 }, { "name": "Guyana", "percent": 4.3 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1575000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1618000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 170 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "consumer goods", "machinery", "foodstuffs", "construction materials", "chemicals", "fuel", "electrical components" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Trinidad and Tobago", "percent": 39 }, { "name": "US", "percent": 31.1 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 608100000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 657500000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 140 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4490000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2010" }, { "value": 668000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2003" } ], "global_rank": 135 }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 2, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 2, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 2, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Barbadian dollars (BBD) per US dollar; the Barbadian dollar is pegged to the US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 29149, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 91, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 100, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 80, "units": "%" }, "date": "2012" }, "production": { "kWh": 900000000, "global_rank": 155, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 900000000, "global_rank": 155, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 107, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 123, "date": "2013" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 200000, "global_rank": 164, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 100, "global_rank": 3, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 47, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 159, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 155, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 1000, "global_rank": 93, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 764.5, "global_rank": 82, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 161, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 2530000, "global_rank": 97, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 117, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 12000, "global_rank": 156, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 158, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 11490, "global_rank": 143, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 20000000, "global_rank": 89, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 20000000, "global_rank": 113, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 62, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 158, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 113300000, "global_rank": 107, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 1300000, "global_rank": 162, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 156857, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 54, "global_rank": 138, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 335000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 115, "global_rank": 176, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "island-wide automatic telephone system", "domestic": "fixed-line teledensity of roughly 55 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular telephone density about 115 per 100 persons", "international": "country code - 1-246; landing point for the East Caribbean Fiber System (ECFS) submarine cable with links to 13 other islands in the eastern Caribbean extending from the British Virgin Islands to Trinidad; satellite earth stations - 1 (Intelsat - Atlantic Ocean); tropospheric scatter to Trinidad and Saint Lucia (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "government-owned Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) operates the lone terrestrial TV station; CBC also operates a multi-channel cable TV subscription service; roughly a dozen radio stations, consisting of a CBC-operated network operating alongside privately owned radio stations (2009)", "internet": { "country_code": ".bb", "users": { "total": 221000, "percent_of_population": 76.1, "global_rank": 152, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "8P", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 1, "global_rank": 236, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 1, "over_3047_metres": 1, "date": "2013" } } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "gas", "length": 33, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil", "length": 64, "units": "km" }, { "type": "refined products", "length": 6, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 1700, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 1700, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 177, "date": "2015" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 109, "by_type": [ { "type": "bulk carrier", "count": 23 }, { "type": "cargo", "count": 52 }, { "type": "chemical tanker", "count": 13 }, { "type": "container", "count": 6 }, { "type": "passenger", "count": 1 }, { "type": "passenger/cargo", "count": 1 }, { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 8 }, { "type": "refrigerated cargo", "count": 4 }, { "type": "roll on/roll off", "count": 1 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 83, "by_country": [ { "country": "Canada", "count": 11 }, { "country": "Greece", "count": 14 }, { "country": "Iran", "count": 5 }, { "country": "Lebanon", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Norway", "count": 38 }, { "country": "Sweden", "count": 4 }, { "country": "Syria", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Turkey", "count": 1 }, { "country": "UAE", "count": 1 }, { "country": "UK", "count": 6 } ] }, "global_rank": 49, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Bridgetown" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "branches": { "by_name": [ "Royal Barbados Defense Force", "Troops Command", "Barbados Coast Guard" ], "date": "2011" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18 years of age for voluntary military service, or earlier with parental consent; no conscription", "date": "2013" }, "note": "the Royal Barbados Defense Force includes a land-based Troop Command and a small Coast Guard; the primary role of the land element is island defense against external aggression; the Command consists of a single, part-time battalion with a small regular cadre deployed throughout the island; the cadre increasingly supports the police in patrolling the coastline for smuggling and other illicit activities" }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "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", "joins other Caribbean states to counter Venezuela's claim that Aves Island sustains human habitation, a criterion under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, which permits Venezuela to extend its Economic Exclusion Zone/continental shelf over a large portion of the eastern Caribbean Sea" ], "illicit_drugs": { "note": "one of many Caribbean transshipment points for narcotics bound for Europe and the US; offshore financial center" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-24", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624100658/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/bb.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/bb.html" } }, "belarus": { "data": { "name": "Belarus", "introduction": { "background": "After seven decades as a constituent republic of the USSR, Belarus attained its independence in 1991. It has retained closer political and economic ties to Russia than have any of the other former Soviet republics. Belarus and Russia signed a treaty on a two-state union on 8 December 1999 envisioning greater political and economic integration. Although Belarus agreed to a framework to carry out the accord, serious implementation has yet to take place. Since his election in July 1994 as the country's first and only directly elected president, Aleksandr LUKASHENKO has steadily consolidated his power through authoritarian means and a centralized economic system. Government restrictions on political and civil freedoms, freedom of speech and the press, peaceful assembly, and religion have remained in place." }, "geography": { "location": "Eastern Europe, east of Poland", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 53, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 28, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Europe", "area": { "total": { "value": 207600, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 202900, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 4700, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 86, "comparative": "slightly less than twice the size of Kentucky; slightly smaller than Kansas" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 3642, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Latvia", "border_length": { "value": 161, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Lithuania", "border_length": { "value": 640, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Poland", "border_length": { "value": 418, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Russia", "border_length": { "value": 1312, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Ukraine", "border_length": { "value": 1111, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 0, "units": "km", "note": "landlocked" }, "climate": "cold winters, cool and moist summers; transitional between continental and maritime", "terrain": "generally flat with much marshland", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 160, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Nyoman River", "elevation": { "value": 90, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Dzyarzhynskaya Hara", "elevation": { "value": 346, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "timber", "peat deposits", "small quantities of oil", "natural gas", "granite", "dolomitic limestone", "marl", "chalk", "sand", "gravel", "clay" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 43.7, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 27.2, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0.6, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 15.9, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 42.7, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 13.6, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 1140, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "NA", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "soil pollution from pesticide use", "southern part of the country contaminated with fallout from 1986 nuclear reactor accident at Chornobyl' in northern Ukraine" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Air Pollution", "Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides", "Air Pollution-Sulfur 85", "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Environmental Modification", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Marine Dumping", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Wetlands" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "landlocked; glacial scouring accounts for the flatness of Belarusian terrain and for its 11,000 lakes" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 9570376, "global_rank": 93, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Belarusian(s)", "adjective": "Belarusian" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Belarusian", "percent": 83.7 }, { "name": "Russian", "percent": 8.3 }, { "name": "Polish", "percent": 3.1 }, { "name": "Ukrainian", "percent": 1.7 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 2.4 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 0.9 } ], "date": "2009" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Russian", "percent": 70.2, "note": "official" }, { "name": "Belarusian", "percent": 23.4, "note": "official" }, { "name": "other", "percent": 3.1, "note": "includes small Polish- and Ukrainian-speaking minorities" }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 3.3 } ], "date": "2009" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Orthodox", "percent": 48.3 }, { "name": "Catholic", "percent": 7.1 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 3.5 }, { "name": "non-believers", "percent": 41.1 } ], "date": "2011" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 15.65, "males": 770014, "females": 727338 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 10.68, "males": 525704, "females": 496414 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 45.04, "males": 2118447, "females": 2191694 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 13.95, "males": 589288, "females": 745815 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 14.69, "males": 448135, "females": 957527 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 43, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 23, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 20, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 39.8, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 36.8, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 42.9, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 51, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": -0.21, "global_rank": 215, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 10.5, "global_rank": 187, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 13.3, "global_rank": 14, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": 0.7, "global_rank": 64, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 76.7, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 0.05, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Minsk", "population": 1915000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 0.97, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.79, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.46, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.87, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 25.4, "date": "2013" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 4, "global_rank": 181, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 3.6, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 4, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 3.2, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 200, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 72.7, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 67.2, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 78.6, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 139, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.48, "global_rank": 200, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 63.1, "units": "%", "date": "2012" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 5.7, "global_rank": 143, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 4.07, "date": "2014" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 11.3, "date": "2011" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 99.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 99.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 99.7, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 0.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 0.3, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 94.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 95.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 94.3, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 5.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 4.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 5.7, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 0.64, "global_rank": 67, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 35200, "global_rank": 72, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 1000, "global_rank": 67, "date": "2015" } }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 25.2, "global_rank": 65, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 1.3, "global_rank": 129, "date": "2005" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 4.9, "global_rank": 71, "date": "2015" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 99.7, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 99.8, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 99.7, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 16, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 15, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 16, "units": "years" }, "date": "2015" }, "child_labor": { "total_number": 54218, "percentage": { "value": 5, "units": "%" }, "date": "2005" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 12.5, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 12.4, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 12.6, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 88, "date": "2009" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Republic of Belarus", "conventional_short_form": "Belarus", "local_long_form": "Respublika Byelarus'/Respublika Belarus'", "local_short_form": "Byelarus'/Belarus'", "former": "Belorussian (Byelorussian) Soviet Socialist Republic", "etymology": "the name is a compound of the Belarusian words \"bel\" (white) and \"Rus\" (the Old East Slavic ethnic designation) to form the meaning White Rusian or White Ruthenian" }, "government_type": "presidential republic in name, although in fact a dictatorship", "capital": { "name": "Minsk", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 53, "minutes": 54, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 27, "minutes": 34, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 2, "note": "7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "independence": { "date": "1991-08-25", "note": "from the Soviet Union" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "3 July", "original_year": "1944", "note": "3 July 1944 was the date Minsk was liberated from German troops, 25 August 1991 was the date of independence from the Soviet Union" } ], "constitution": { "history": "several previous; latest drafted between late 1991 and early 1994, signed 15 March 1994", "amendments": "proposed by the president of the republic through petition to the National Assembly or by petition of least 150,000 eligible voters; approval required by at least two-thirds majority vote in both chambers or by simple majority of votes cast in a referendum (2016)" }, "legal_system": "civil law system; note - nearly all major codes (civil, civil procedure, criminal, criminal procedure, family, and labor) have been revised and came into force in 1999 or 2000", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "non-party state to the ICCt" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Belarus", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "7 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "president Aleksandr LUKASHENKO (since 20 July 1994)", "head_of_government": "prime minister Andrey KOBYAKOV (since 27 December 2014); first deputy prime minister Vasily MATYUSHEVSKIY (since 27 December 2014)", "cabinet": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president", "elections_appointments": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (no term limits); first election took place on 23 June and 10 July 1994; according to the 1994 constitution, the next election should have been held in 1999, however, Aleksandr LUKASHENKO extended his term to 2001 via a November 1996 referendum; subsequent election held on 9 September 2001; an October 2004 referendum ended presidential term limits and allowed the president to run in a third (19 March 2006), fourth (19 December 2010), and fifth election (11 October 2015); next election in 2020; prime minister and deputy prime ministers appointed by the president and approved by the National Assembly", "election_results": "Aleksandr LUKASHENKO reelected president; percent of vote - Aleksandr LUKASHENKO (independent) 83.5%, Tatsiana KARATKEVICH (Tell the Truth) 4.4%, Sergey GAYDUKEVICH (LDP) 3.3%, other 8.8%; note - election marred by electoral fraud" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "bicameral National Assembly or Natsionalnoye Sobraniye consists of the Council of the Republic or Sovet Respubliki (64 seats; 56 members indirectly elected by regional and Minsk city councils and 8 members appointed by the president; members serve 4-year terms) and the House of Representatives or Palata Predstaviteley (110 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by absolute majority vote with a second round if needed; members serve 4-year terms); note - the US does not recognize the legitimacy of the National Assembly", "elections": "House of Representatives - last held on 11 September 2016 (next to be held in 2020); OSCE observers determined that the election was neither free nor impartial and that vote counting was problematic in a number of polling stations; pro-LUKASHENKO candidates won virtually every seat with only the UCP member and one independent forming alternative representation in the House; international observers determined that the previous elections, on 28 September 2008 and 23 September 2012, also fell short of democratic standards, with pro-LUKASHENKO candidates winning every seat", "election_results": "Council of the Republic - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - KPB 8, Belarusian Patriotic Party 3, Republican Party of Labor and Justice 3, LDP 1, UCP 1, independent 94" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court (consists of the chairman, deputy chairman, and organized into several specialized panels including economic and military; number of judges set by the president of the republic and the court chairman); Constitutional Court (consists of 12 judges including a chairman and deputy chairman)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Supreme Court judges appointed by the president with the consent of the Council of the Republic; judges initially appointed for 5 years and evaluated for life appointment; Constitutional Court judges - 6 appointed by the president and 6 elected by the Council of the Republic; the presiding judge directly elected by the president and approved by the Council of the Republic; judges can serve for 11 years with an age limit of 70", "subordinate_courts": "provincial (including Minsk city) courts; first instance (district) courts; economic courts; military courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Belarusian Agrarian Party", "name_alternative": "AP", "leaders": [ "Mikhail SHIMANSKIY" ] }, { "name": "Belarusian Patriotic Party", "leaders": [ "Nikolai ULAKHOVICH" ] }, { "name": "Belarusian Socialist Sporting Party", "leaders": [ "Vladimir ALEKSANDROVICH" ] }, { "name": "Communist Party of Belarus", "name_alternative": "KPB", "leaders": [ "Georgi ATAMANOV" ] }, { "name": "Liberal Democratic Party", "name_alternative": "LDP", "leaders": [ "Sergey GAYDUKEVICH" ] }, { "name": "Republican Party", "leaders": [ "Vladimir BELOZOR" ] }, { "name": "Republican Party of Labor and Justice", "leaders": [ "Vasiliy ZADNEPRYANIY" ] }, { "name": "Belarusian Christian Democracy Party ", "leaders": [ "Pavel SEVERINETS" ], "note": "unregistered" }, { "name": "Belarusian Party of the Green", "leaders": [ "Anastasiya DOROFEYEVA" ] }, { "name": "Belarusian Party of the Left \"Just World\"", "leaders": [ "Sergey KALYAKIN" ] }, { "name": "Belarusian Popular Front", "name_alternative": "BPF", "leaders": [ "Aleksey YANUKEVICH" ] }, { "name": "Belarusian Social-Democratic Assembly", "leaders": [ "Stanislav SHUSHKEVICH" ] }, { "name": "Belarusian Social Democratic Party", "name_alternative": "BSDPH", "leaders": [ "Irina VESHTARD" ], "note": "\"Assembly\"" }, { "name": "Belarusian Social Democratic Party ", "leaders": [ "Nikolay STATKEVICH" ], "note": "People's Assembly; unregistered" }, { "name": "Christian Conservative Party", "name_alternative": "BPF", "leaders": [ "Zyanon PAZNYAK" ] }, { "name": "United Civic Party", "name_alternative": "UCP", "leaders": [ "Anatoliy LEBEDKO" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Assembly of Pro-Democratic NGOs ", "leaders": [ "Sergey MATSKEVICH" ], "note": "unregistered" }, { "name": "Belarusian Association of Journalists", "leaders": [ "Andrei BASTUNETS" ] }, { "name": "Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions", "leaders": [ "Aleksandr YAROSHUK" ] }, { "name": "Belarusian Helsinki Committee", "leaders": [ "Aleh HULAK" ] }, { "name": "For Freedom Movement", "leaders": [ "Yuri GUBAREVICH" ] }, { "name": "Malady Front ", "leaders": [ "Zmitser DASHKEVICH" ], "note": "Young Front; unregistered" }, { "name": "Vyasna human rights center ", "leaders": [ "Ales BELYATSKIY" ], "note": "Spring; unregistered" }, { "name": "Perspektiva ", "leaders": [ "Anatoliy SHUMCHENKO" ], "note": "small business association" }, { "name": "Women's Independent Democratic Movement", "leaders": [ "Ludmila PETINA" ] } ], "note": "\"Tell the Truth\" Movement [Tatsiana KARATKEVICH] (unregistered)" }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "BSEC ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "CBSS ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "CEI" }, { "organization": "CIS" }, { "organization": "CSTO" }, { "organization": "EAEC" }, { "organization": "EAEU" }, { "organization": "EAPC" }, { "organization": "EBRD" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "GCTU" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "NSG" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "OSCE" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "PFP" }, { "organization": "SCO ", "note": "dialogue member" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNIFIL" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "ZC" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador (vacant; recalled by Belarus in 2008); Charge d'Affaires Pavel SHIDLOVSKIY (since 23 April 2014)", "chancery": "1619 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20009", "telephone": "[1] (202) 986-1606", "fax": "[1] (202) 986-1805", "consulates_general": "New York" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador (vacant; left in 2008 upon insistence of Belarusian Government); Charge d'Affaires Robert RILEY (since 22 August 2016)", "embassy": "46 Starovilenskaya Street, Minsk 220002", "mailing_address": "Unit 7010 Box 100, DPO AE 09769", "telephone": "[375] (17) 210-12-83", "fax": "[375] (17) 234-7853" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "red horizontal band (top) and green horizontal band one-half the width of the red band; a white vertical stripe on the hoist side bears Belarusian national ornamentation in red; the red band color recalls past struggles from oppression, the green band represents hope and the many forests of the country" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "no clearly defined current national symbol" }, { "symbol": "the mounted knight known as Pahonia is the traditional Belarusian symbol", "note": "the Chaser" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "green" }, { "color": "red" }, { "color": "white" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"My, Bielarusy\" (We Belarusians)", "lyrics_music": "Mikhas KLIMKOVICH and Uladzimir KARYZNA/Nester SAKALOUSKI", "note": "music adopted 1955, lyrics adopted 2002; after the fall of the Soviet Union, Belarus kept the music of its Soviet-era anthem but adopted new lyrics; also known as \"Dziarzauny himn Respubliki Bielarus\" (State Anthem of the Republic of Belarus)", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/BO.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "As part of the former Soviet Union, Belarus had a relatively well-developed, though aging industrial base; it retained this industrial base - which is now outdated, energy inefficient, and dependent on subsidized Russian energy and preferential access to Russian markets - following the breakup of the USSR. The country also has a broad agricultural base which is largely inefficient and dependent on government subsidies. After an initial burst of capitalist reform from 1991-94, including privatization of smaller state enterprises and some service sector businesses, creation of institutions of private property, and development of entrepreneurship, Belarus' economic development greatly slowed. About 80% of all industry remains in state hands, and foreign investment has been hindered by a reluctance to welcome private investment absent joint ownership or affiliation with the state. A few businesses, which had been privatized after independence, were renationalized. State banks account for 75% of the banking sector.\n\nEconomic output, which had declined for several years following the collapse of the Soviet Union, revived in the mid-2000s due to the boom in oil prices. Belarus has only small reserves of crude oil, though it imports most of its crude oil and natural gas from Russia at prices substantially below world market prices. Belarus then derives export revenue by refining Russian crude and selling it at market prices. In late 2006, Russia began a process of rolling back its subsidies on oil and gas exports to Belarus. Several times since, Russia and Belarus have had serious disagreements over the level and price of Russian energy supplies. At one point in 2010, Russia stopped the export of all subsidized oil to Belarus save for domestic needs before the two countries reached a deal to restart the export of discounted oil to Belarus. Beginning in early 2016, Russia claims Belarus began accumulating debt – reaching $740 million by April 2017 – for paying below an agreed price for Russian natural gas. Russia decided to reduce its export of crude oil as a result of the debt. In April 2017, Belarus agreed to pay its gas debt and Russia restored the flow of crude.\n\nLittle new non-Russian foreign investment has occurred in recent years. In 2011, a financial crisis began, triggered by government-directed salary hikes, compounded by an increased cost in Russian energy inputs and an overvalued Belarusian ruble that lead to a nearly three-fold devaluation of the Belarusian ruble. In November 2011, Belarus agreed to sell to Russia its remaining shares of Beltransgaz, the Belarusian natural gas pipeline operator, in exchange for reduced prices for Russian natural gas. The situation stabilized in 2012, after Belarus received part of a $3 billion loan from the Russian-dominated Eurasian Economic Community Bail-out Fund, a $1 billion loan from the Russian state-owned bank Sberbank, and $2.5 billion from the sale of Beltransgaz to Russian state-owned Gazprom; nevertheless, the Belarusian currency lost more than 60% of its value, as inflation reached new highs in 2011 and 2012, before calming in 2013. In December 2013, Russia announced a new loan for Belarus of up to $2 billion for 2014. Notwithstanding foreign assistance, the Belarusian economy continued to struggle under the weight of high external debt servicing payments and trade deficit. In mid-December 2014, structural economic shortcomings were aggravated by the devaluation of the Russian ruble, which triggered a near 40% devaluation of the Belarusian ruble.\n\nBelarus entered 2016 with a contracting economy and minimal hard currency reserves. Since 2012, Belarus’s economy has suffered stagnation, which has led to widening productivity and income gaps between Belarus and neighboring countries. Since 2015, the Belarusian government has tightened its monetary policies (including allowing a more flexible exchange rate regime) and reduced subsidized government lending to state-owned industrial and agricultural enterprises, amid a drop in state budget revenues owing to falling global prices on key Belarusian export commodities - petroleum products and potash fertilizer. In 2016, GDP and foreign trade fell and unemployment rose, while inflation declined and hard currency reserves increased.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 166000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 170500000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 177400000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 73, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 48130000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -2.6, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -3.9, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.7, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 212 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 17500, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 17900, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 18700, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 94, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 54.6, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 15.8, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 30.1, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 2.6, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 57.2, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -60.3, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 9.2, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 40.9, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 49.8, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 21.9, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 30.2, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 28.5, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 72 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "grain", "potatoes", "vegetables", "sugar beets", "flax", "beef", "milk" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "metal-cutting machine tools", "tractors", "trucks", "earthmovers", "motorcycles", "synthetic fibers", "fertilizer", "textiles", "refrigerators", "washing machines", "other household appliances" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": -0.4, "global_rank": 191, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 4381000, "global_rank": 89, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 9.7, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 23.4, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 66.8, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.8, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 4, "note": "official registered unemployed; large number of underemployed workers" }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 5.7, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 3.8, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 21.9, "units": "%" }, "date": "2008" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 26.5, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2011" }, { "value": 21.7, "units": "gini_index", "date": "1998" } ], "global_rank": 140 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 21210000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 20920000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 44.1, "global_rank": 24, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": 0.6, "global_rank": 24, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 60.7, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 48.5, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 67 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 14, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 13.6, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 213 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 14, "units": "%", "date": "2017-04-19" }, { "value": 15, "units": "%", "date": "2017-03-15" } ], "global_rank": 6 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 18, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 18.08, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 23 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2232000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 2301000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 125 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5651000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" }, { "value": 7608000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 128 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 24090000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 22230000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 83 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -2118000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -2037000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 151 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 22650000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 26190000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 64 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "machinery", "equipment", "mineral products", "chemicals", "metals", "textiles", "foodstuffs" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Russia", "percent": 39.1 }, { "name": "UK", "percent": 11.1 }, { "name": "Ukraine", "percent": 9.5 }, { "name": "Netherlands", "percent": 4.3 }, { "name": "Germany", "percent": 4.1 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 25440000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 28330000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 66 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "mineral products", "machinery", "equipment", "chemicals", "foodstuffs", "metals" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Russia", "percent": 56.6 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 7.9 }, { "name": "Germany", "percent": 4.6 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4206000000.0000005, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 4176000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 96 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 34750000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 34850000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 74 }, "stock_of_direct_foreign_investment": { "at_home": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6929000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 7241000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 97 }, "abroad": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3547000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 4649000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 68 } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 18500, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 15926, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 15926, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 10224.1, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 8336.9, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Belarusian rubles (BYB/BYR) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "total_electrification": { "value": 100, "units": "%" }, "date": "2016" }, "production": { "kWh": 34080000000, "global_rank": 62, "date": "2015" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 36700000000, "global_rank": 61, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "kWh": 194000000, "global_rank": 36, "date": "2015" }, "imports": { "kWh": 2816000000, "global_rank": 31, "date": "2015" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 9200000, "global_rank": 62, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 99.7, "global_rank": 42, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 57, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 0.2, "global_rank": 149, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0.1, "global_rank": 119, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 32710, "global_rank": 66, "date": "2016" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 31810, "global_rank": 50, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 439200, "global_rank": 23, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 200000000, "global_rank": 60, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 444400, "global_rank": 38, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 170000, "global_rank": 61, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 284200, "global_rank": 28, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 1334, "global_rank": 199, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 87, "date": "2016" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 20080000000, "global_rank": 38, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 70, "date": "2016" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 20050000000, "global_rank": 18, "date": "2014" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 2832000000, "global_rank": 99, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 70000000, "global_rank": 50, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 4540678, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 47, "global_rank": 35, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 11448000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 119, "global_rank": 80, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "Belarus lags behind its neighbors in upgrading telecommunications infrastructure; modernization of the network progressing with over two-thirds of switching equipment now digital", "domestic": "state-owned Beltelcom is the sole provider of fixed-line local and long distance service; fixed-line teledensity is improving although rural areas continue to be underserved; the country has 3 major GSM mobile-cellular networks; mobile-cellular teledensity now approaches 120 telephones per 100 persons", "international": "country code - 375; Belarus is a member of the Trans-European Line (TEL), Trans-Asia-Europe (TAE) fiber-optic line, and has access to the Trans-Siberia Line (TSL); 3 fiber-optic segments provide connectivity to Latvia, Poland, Russia, and Ukraine; worldwide service is available to Belarus through this infrastructure; additional analog lines to Russia; Intelsat, Eutelsat, and Intersputnik earth stations (2017)" } }, "broadcast_media": "7 state-controlled national TV channels; Polish and Russian TV broadcasts are available in some areas; state-run Belarusian Radio operates 5 national networks and an external service; Russian and Polish radio broadcasts are available (2017)", "internet": { "country_code": ".by", "users": { "total": 5968000, "percent_of_population": 62.2, "global_rank": 66, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 2, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 30, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 1489035, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 1807000, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "EW", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 65, "global_rank": 75, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 33, "over_3047_metres": 1, "2438_to_3047_metres": 20, "1524_to_2437_metres": 4, "914_to_1523_metres": 1, "under_914_metres": 7, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 32, "over_3047_metres": 1, "1524_to_2437_metres": 1, "914_to_1523_metres": 2, "under_914_metres": 28, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 1, "date": "2013" } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "gas", "length": 5386, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil", "length": 1589, "units": "km" }, { "type": "refined products", "length": 1730, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 5528, "units": "km" }, "broad_gauge": { "length": 5503, "electrified": 874, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.520-m" }, "standard_gauge": { "length": 25, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.435-m" }, "global_rank": 34, "date": "2014" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 86392, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 74651, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 11741, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 56, "date": "2010" }, "waterways": { "value": 2500, "units": "km", "note": "major rivers are the west-flowing Western Dvina and Neman rivers and the south-flowing Dnepr River and its tributaries, the Berezina, Sozh, and Pripyat rivers", "global_rank": 35, "date": "2011" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "river_ports": [ "Mazyr (Prypyats')" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.2, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1.33, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.33, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1.33, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 1.28, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 82 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Belarus Armed Forces", "Land Force", "Air", "Air Defense Force", "Special Operations Force" ], "date": "2013" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18-27 years of age for compulsory military or alternative service; conscript service obligation is 12-18 months, depending on academic qualifications, and 24-36 months for alternative service, depending on academic qualifications; 17 year olds are eligible to become cadets at military higher education institutes, where they are classified as military personnel", "date": "2016" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "boundary demarcated with Latvia and Lithuania", "as a member state that forms part of the EU's external border, Poland has implemented strict Schengen border rules to restrict illegal immigration and trade along its border with Belarus" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "refugees": { "by_country": [ { "people": 126407, "country_of_origin": "Ukraine" } ], "date": "2015" }, "stateless_persons": { "people": 6182, "date": "2016" } }, "trafficking_in_persons": { "current_situation": "Belarus is a source, transit, and destination country for women, men, and children subjected to sex trafficking and forced labor; more victims are exploited within Belarus than abroad; Belarusians exploited abroad are primarily trafficked to Germany, Poland, Russian, and Turkey but also other European countries, the Middle East, Japan, Kazakhstan, and Mexico; Moldovans, Russians, Ukrainians, and Vietnamese are exploited in Belarus; state-sponsored forced labor is a continuing problem; students are forced to do farm labor without pay and military conscripts are forced to perform unpaid non-military work; the government has retained a decree forbidding workers in state-owned wood processing factories from leaving their jobs without their employers’ permission", "tier_rating": "Tier 3 – Belarus does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and was placed on Tier 3 after being on the Tier 2 Watch List for two consecutive years without making progress; government efforts to repeal state-sponsored forced labor policies and domestic trafficking were inadequate; no trafficking offenders were convicted in 2014, and the number of investigations progressively declined from 2005-2014; efforts to protect trafficking victims remain insufficient, with no identification and referral mechanism in place; care facilities were not trafficking-specific and were poorly equipped, leading most victims to seek assistance from private shelters (2015)" }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "limited cultivation of opium poppy and cannabis, mostly for the domestic market; transshipment point for illicit drugs to and via Russia, and to the Baltics and Western Europe; a small and lightly regulated financial center; anti-money-laundering legislation does not meet international standards and was weakened further when know-your-customer requirements were curtailed in 2008; few investigations or prosecutions of money-laundering activities (2008)" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-24", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624100518/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/bo.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/bo.html" } }, "belgium": { "data": { "name": "Belgium", "introduction": { "background": "Belgium became independent from the Netherlands in 1830; it was occupied by Germany during World Wars I and II. The country prospered in the past half century as a modern, technologically advanced European state and member of NATO and the EU. Political divisions between the Dutch-speaking Flemish of the north and the French-speaking Walloons of the south have led in recent years to constitutional amendments granting these regions formal recognition and autonomy. Its capital, Brussels, is home to numerous international organizations including the EU and NATO." }, "geography": { "location": "Western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between France and the Netherlands", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 50, "minutes": 50, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 4, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Europe", "area": { "total": { "value": 30528, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 30278, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 250, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 141, "comparative": "about the size of Maryland" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 1297, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "France", "border_length": { "value": 556, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Germany", "border_length": { "value": 133, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Luxembourg", "border_length": { "value": 130, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Netherlands", "border_length": { "value": 478, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 66.5, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "contiguous_zone": { "value": 24, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": "geographic coordinates define outer limit", "continental_shelf": "median line with neighbors" }, "climate": "temperate; mild winters, cool summers; rainy, humid, cloudy", "terrain": "flat coastal plains in northwest, central rolling hills, rugged mountains of Ardennes Forest in southeast", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 181, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "North Sea", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Botrange", "elevation": { "value": 694, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "construction materials", "silica sand", "carbonates", "arable land" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 44.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 27.2, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0.8, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 16.1, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 22.4, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 33.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 230, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "most of the population concentrated in the northern two-thirds of the country; the southeast is more thinly populated; considered to have one of the highest population densities in the world; approximately 97% live in urban areas", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "flooding is a threat along rivers and in areas of reclaimed coastal land, protected from the sea by concrete dikes", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "intense pressures from human activities: urbanization", "dense transportation network", "industry", "extensive animal breeding and crop cultivation", "air and water pollution also have repercussions for neighboring countries" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Air Pollution", "Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides", "Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants", "Air Pollution-Sulfur 85", "Air Pollution-Sulfur 94", "Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds", "Antarctic-Environmental Protocol", "Antarctic-Marine Living Resources", "Antarctic Seals", "Antarctic Treaty", "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Environmental Modification", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Marine Dumping", "Marine Life Conservation", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Tropical Timber 83", "Tropical Timber 94", "Wetlands", "Whaling" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "crossroads of Western Europe; most West European capitals are within 1,000 km of Brussels, the seat of both the European Union and NATO" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 11409077, "global_rank": 78, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Belgian(s)", "adjective": "Belgian" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Belgian", "percent": 75 }, { "name": "Italian", "percent": 4.1 }, { "name": "Moroccan", "percent": 3.7 }, { "name": "French", "percent": 2.4 }, { "name": "Turkish", "percent": 2 }, { "name": "Dutch", "percent": 2 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 12.8 } ], "date": "2011" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Dutch", "percent": 60, "note": "official" }, { "name": "French", "percent": 40, "note": "official" }, { "name": "German less than", "percent": 1, "note": "official" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 50 }, { "name": "Protestant and other Christian", "percent": 2.5 }, { "name": "Jewish", "percent": 2.5 }, { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 5 }, { "name": "Buddhist", "percent": 0.3 }, { "name": "atheist", "percent": 9.2 }, { "name": "none", "percent": 32.6 } ], "date": "2009" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 17.12, "males": 1000155, "females": 952529 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 11.47, "males": 667760, "females": 640364 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 40.25, "males": 2315256, "females": 2277308 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 12.76, "males": 720823, "females": 735225 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 18.4, "males": 911199, "females": 1188458 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 54.2, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 26.1, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 28.1, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 3.6, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 41.4, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 40.2, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 42.7, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 37, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 0.73, "global_rank": 147, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 11.4, "global_rank": 171, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 9.7, "global_rank": 48, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": 5.6, "global_rank": 21, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "most of the population concentrated in the northern two-thirds of the country; the southeast is more thinly populated; considered to have one of the highest population densities in the world; approximately 97% live in urban areas", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 97.9, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 0.48, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Brussels", "population": 2045000, "is_capital": true }, { "place": "Antwerp", "population": 994000 } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.02, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.98, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.76, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.97, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 28.2, "date": "2010" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 7, "global_rank": 156, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 3.4, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 3.8, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 3, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 207, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 81, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 78.4, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 83.7, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 30, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.78, "global_rank": 153, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 70.4, "units": "%", "note": "percent of women aged 18-49", "date": "2008" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 10.6, "global_rank": 16, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 2.97, "date": "2014" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 6.5, "date": "2012" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 99.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 99.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 99.5, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 0.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 0.5, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 22.1, "global_rank": 83, "date": "2014" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 6.4, "global_rank": 30, "date": "2011" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 20, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 19, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 21, "units": "years" }, "date": "2014" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 23.2, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 24, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 22.3, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 55, "date": "2014" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Kingdom of Belgium", "conventional_short_form": "Belgium", "local_long_form": "Royaume de Belgique (French)/Koninkrijk Belgie (Dutch)/Koenigreich Belgien (German)", "local_short_form": "Belgique/Belgie/Belgien", "etymology": "the name derives from the Belgae, an ancient Celtic tribal confederation that inhabited an area between the English Channel and the west bank of the Rhine in the first centuries B.C." }, "government_type": "federal parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy", "capital": { "name": "Brussels", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 50, "minutes": 50, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 4, "minutes": 20, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 1, "note": "6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" }, "daylight_saving_time": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" }, "independence": { "date": "1830-10-04", "note": "a provisional government declared independence from the Netherlands; 21 July 1831 (King LEOPOLD I ascended to the throne)" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Belgian National Day", "day": "21 July", "original_year": "1831", "note": "ascension to the throne of King LEOPOLD I" } ], "constitution": { "history": "drafted 25 November 1830, approved 7 February 1831, entered into force 26 July 1831, revised 14 July 1993 (creating a federal state)", "amendments": "\"revisions\" proposed as declarations by the federal government in accord with the king or by Parliament followed by dissolution of Parliament and new elections; adoption requires two-thirds majority vote of a two-thirds quorum in both houses of the next elected Parliament; amended many times, last in 2014 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "civil law system based on the French Civil Code; note - Belgian law continues to be modified in conformance with the legislative norms mandated by the European Union; judicial review of legislative acts", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Belgium", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "yes", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "5 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": true }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "King PHILIPPE (since 21 July 2013); Heir Apparent Princess ELISABETH, daughter of the monarch", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Charles MICHEL (since 11 October 2014); Deputy Prime Ministers Alexander DE CROO (since 22 October 2012), Jan JAMBON (since 11 October 2014), Kris PEETERS, Didier REYNDERS (since 30 December 2008)", "cabinet": "Council of Ministers formally appointed by the monarch", "elections_appointments": "the monarchy is hereditary and constitutional; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually appointed prime minister by the monarch and approved by Parliament" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate or Senaat in Dutch, Senat in French (60 seats; 50 members indirectly elected by the community and regional parliaments based on their election results, and 10 elected by the 50 other senators; members serve 5-year terms) and the Chamber of Representatives or Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers in Dutch, Chambre des Representants in French (150 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms)", "note": "the 1993 constitutional revision that further devolved Belgium into a federal state created three levels of government (federal, regional, and linguistic community) with a complex division of responsibilities; this reality leaves six governments, each with its own legislative assembly; changes above occurred since the sixth state reform", "elections": "Chamber of Deputies - last held on 23 May 2014 (next to be held in May 2019); note - elections will coincide with the EU's elections", "election_results": "Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party - N-VA 20.3%, PS 11.7%, CD\u0026V; 11.6%, Open VLD 9.8%, MR 9.6%, SP.A 8.8%, Groen! 5.3%, CDH 5.0% Workers' Party 3.7%, VB 3.7%, Ecolo 3.3%, Defi 1.8%, PP 1.5%, other 3.9%; seats by party - N-VA 33, PS 23, CD\u0026V; 18, Open VLD 14, MR 20, SP.A 13, Groen! 6, CDH 9, Workers' Party 2, VB 3, Ecolo 6, Defi 2, PP 1" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "highest court(s): Constitutional Court or Grondwettelijk Hof in Dutch and Cour constitutionelle in French (consists of 12 judges - 6 Dutch-speaking and 6 French-speaking); Supreme Court of Justice or Hof van Cassatie in Dutch and Cour de Cassation in French (court organized into 3 chambers: civil and commercial; criminal; social, fiscal, and armed forces; each chamber includes a Dutch division and a French division, each with a chairperson and 5-6 judges)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Constitutional Court judges appointed by the monarch from candidates submitted by Parliament; judges appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 70; Supreme Court judges appointed by the monarch from candidates submitted by the High Council of Justice, a 44-member independent body of judicial and non-judicial members; judges appointed for life", "subordinate_courts": "Courts of Appeal; regional courts; specialized courts for administrative, commercial, labor, immigration, and audit issues; magistrate's courts; justices of the peace" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Christian Democratic and Flemish", "name_alternative": "CD\u0026V;", "leaders": [ "Wouter BEKE" ] }, { "name": "Flemish Liberals and Democrats", "name_alternative": "Open VLD", "leaders": [ "Gwendolyn RUTTEN" ] }, { "name": "Groen! ", "leaders": [ "Meyrem ALMACI" ], "note": "formerly AGALEV, Flemish Greens" }, { "name": "New Flemish Alliance", "name_alternative": "N-VA", "leaders": [ "Bart DE WEVER" ] }, { "name": "Social Progressive Alternative", "name_alternative": "SP.A", "leaders": [ "John CROMBEZ" ] }, { "name": "Vlaams Belang", "name_alternative": "VB", "leaders": [ "Tom VAN GRIEKEN" ], "note": "Flemish Interest" }, { "name": "Ecolo ", "leaders": [ "Patrick DUPRIEZ and Zakia KHATTABI" ], "note": "Francophone Greens" }, { "name": "Francophone Federalist Democrats", "name_alternative": "Defi", "leaders": [ "Olivier MAINGAIN" ] }, { "name": "Humanist and Democratic Center", "name_alternative": "CDH", "leaders": [ "Benoit LUTGEN" ] }, { "name": "People's Party", "name_alternative": "PP", "leaders": [ "Mischael MODRIKAMEN" ] }, { "name": "Reform Movement", "name_alternative": "MR", "leaders": [ "Olivier CHASTEL" ] }, { "name": "Socialist Party", "name_alternative": "PS", "leaders": [ "Elio DI RUPO" ] }, { "name": "Workers' Party", "name_alternative": "PTB", "leaders": [ "Peter MERTENS" ] }, { "name": "Other minor parties" } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Belgian General Federation of Labor", "leaders": [ "Rudy DE LEEUW", "Marc GOBLET" ] }, { "name": "Confederation of Christan Trade Unions", "leaders": [ "Marc LEEMANS", "Marie-Helene SKA" ] }, { "name": "Federation of Enterprises in Belgium", "leaders": [ "Pieter TIMMERMANS", "Bernard GILLOT" ] }, { "name": "numerous other associations representing bankers" }, { "name": "manufacturers" }, { "name": "middle-class artisans" }, { "name": "the legal and medical professions" }, { "name": "trade unions" }, { "name": "various organizations representing the cultural interests of Flanders and Wallonia" }, { "name": "various peace groups such as BEPax and groups representing immigrants" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ADB ", "note": "nonregional members" }, { "organization": "AfDB ", "note": "nonregional members" }, { "organization": "Australia Group" }, { "organization": "Benelux" }, { "organization": "BIS" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CE" }, { "organization": "CERN" }, { "organization": "EAPC" }, { "organization": "EBRD" }, { "organization": "ECB" }, { "organization": "EIB" }, { "organization": "EITI ", "note": "implementing country" }, { "organization": "EMU" }, { "organization": "ESA" }, { "organization": "EU" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "FATF" }, { "organization": "G-9" }, { "organization": "G-10" }, { "organization": "IADB" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IEA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IGAD ", "note": "partners" }, { "organization": "IHO" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "MONUSCO" }, { "organization": "NATO" }, { "organization": "NEA" }, { "organization": "NSG" }, { "organization": "OAS ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OECD" }, { "organization": "OIF" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "OSCE" }, { "organization": "Pacific Alliance ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "Paris Club" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "Schengen Convention" }, { "organization": "SELEC ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNIFIL" }, { "organization": "UNRWA" }, { "organization": "UNTSO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" }, { "organization": "ZC" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Dirk Jozef M. WOUTERS (since 16 September 2016)", "chancery": "3330 Garfield Street NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 333-6900", "fax": "[1] (202) 333-3079", "consulates_general": "Atlanta, Los Angeles, New York" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Matthew LUSSENHOP (since 21 January 2017)", "embassy": "27 Boulevard du Regent [Regentlaan], B-1000 Brussels", "mailing_address": "PSC 82, Box 002, APO AE 09710", "telephone": "[32] (2) 811-4000", "fax": "[32] (2) 811-4500" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "three equal vertical bands of black (hoist side), yellow, and red; the vertical design was based on the flag of France; the colors are those of the arms of the duchy of Brabant (yellow lion with red claws and tongue on a black field)" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "lion" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "black" }, { "color": "yellow" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"La Brabanconne\" (The Song of Brabant)", "lyrics_music": "Louis-Alexandre DECHET[French] Victor CEULEMANS [Dutch]/Francois VAN CAMPENHOUT", "note": "adopted 1830; according to legend, Louis-Alexandre DECHET, an actor at the theater in which the revolution against the Netherlands began, wrote the lyrics with a group of young people in a Brussels cafe", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/BE.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Belgium’s central geographic location and highly developed transport network have helped develop a well-diversified economy, with a broad mix of transport, services, manufacturing, and high tech. Industry is concentrated mainly in the more heavily-populated region of Flanders in the north. Belgium is 100% reliant on foreign sources of fossil fuels, and the planned closure of its seven nuclear plants by 2025 should increase its dependence on foreign energy. Its role as a regional logistical hub makes its economy vulnerable to shifts in foreign demand, particularly with EU trading partners. Roughly three-quarters of Belgium's trade is with other EU countries.\n\nBelgium’s GDP grew by 1.4% in 2016, unemployment ended at 8.4%, and the budget deficit was 2.7% of GDP. The economy largely recovered from the March 2016 terrorist attacks, which mainly impacted the Brussels region tourist and hospitality industry. Prime Minister Charles MICHEL's center-right government has pledged to further reduce the deficit in response to EU pressure to decrease Belgium's high public debt of about 107% of GDP, but such efforts could also dampen economic growth. In addition to restrained public spending, low wage growth and higher inflation promise to curtail a more robust recovery in private consumption.\n\nThe government has pledged to pursue a reform program to improve Belgium’s competitiveness, including changes to tax policy, labor market rules, and welfare benefits. 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cable network; limited microwave radio relay network", "international": "country code - 32; landing point for a number of submarine cables that provide links to Europe, the Middle East, and Asia; satellite earth stations - 7 (Intelsat - 3) (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "a segmented market with the three major communities (Flemish, French, and German-speaking) each having responsibility for their own broadcast media; multiple TV channels exist for each community; additionally, in excess of 90% of households are connected to cable and can access broadcasts of TV stations from neighboring countries; each community has a public radio network coexisting with private broadcasters (2009)", "internet": { "country_code": ".be", "users": { "total": 9631000, "percent_of_population": 85, "global_rank": 46, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 7, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 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"roadways": { "total": { "value": 154012, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 120514, "units": "km", "note": "includes 1,756 km of expressways" }, "unpaved": { "value": 33498, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 33, "date": "2010" }, "waterways": { "value": 2043, "units": "km", "note": "1,528 km in regular commercial use", "global_rank": 41, "date": "2012" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 87, "by_type": [ { "type": "bulk carrier", "count": 23 }, { "type": "cargo", "count": 15 }, { "type": "chemical tanker", "count": 5 }, { "type": "container", "count": 4 }, { "type": "liquefied gas", "count": 23 }, { "type": "passenger", "count": 2 }, { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 8 }, { "type": "roll on/roll off", "count": 7 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 15, "by_country": [ { "country": "Denmark", "count": 4 }, { "country": "France", "count": 7 }, { "country": "Russia", "count": 1 }, { "country": "UK", "count": 2 }, { "country": "US", "count": 1 } ] }, "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 107, "by_country": [ { "country": "Bahamas", "count": 6 }, { "country": "Cambodia", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Cyprus", "count": 3 }, { "country": "France", "count": 7 }, { "country": "Gibraltar", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Greece", "count": 17 }, { "country": "Hong Kong", "count": 26 }, { "country": "Liberia", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Luxembourg", "count": 11 }, { "country": "Malta", "count": 7 }, { "country": "Marshall Islands", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Mozambique", "count": 2 }, { "country": "North Korea", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Panama", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Portugal", "count": 8 }, { "country": "Russia", "count": 4 }, { "country": "Saint Kitts and Nevis", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Saint Vincent and the Grenadines", "count": 7 }, { "country": "Singapore", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Vanuatu", "count": 1 } ] }, "global_rank": 56, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Oostende", "Zeebrugge" ], "river_ports": [ "Antwerp", "Gent (Schelde River)", "Brussels (Senne River)", "Liege (Meuse River)" ], "container_ports": [ { "place": "Antwerp", "twenty_foot_equivalent_units": 8664243 }, { "place": "Zeebrugge", "twenty_foot_equivalent_units": 2207257 } ], "liquid_natural_gas_terminals_import": [ "Zeebrugge" ], "date": "2011" } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.85, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0.91, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 0.97, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1.01, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 1.05, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 97 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Belgian Armed Forces", "Land Operations Command", "Naval Operations Command", "Air Operations Command" ], "date": "2012" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; conscription abolished in 1994", "date": "2012" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "none" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "refugees": { "by_country": [ { "people": 9080, "country_of_origin": "Syria" } ], "date": "2016" }, "stateless_persons": { "people": 2630, "date": "2016" } }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "growing producer of synthetic drugs and cannabis; transit point for US-bound ecstasy; source of precursor chemicals for South American cocaine processors; transshipment point for cocaine, heroin, hashish, and marijuana entering Western Europe; despite a strengthening of legislation, the country remains vulnerable to money laundering related to narcotics, automobiles, alcohol, and tobacco; significant domestic consumption of ecstasy" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-01", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701102635/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/be.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/be.html" } }, "belize": { "data": { "name": "Belize", "introduction": { "background": "Belize was the site of several Mayan city states until their decline at the end of the first millennium A.D. The British and Spanish disputed the region in the 17th and 18th centuries; it formally became the colony of British Honduras in 1862. Territorial disputes between the UK and Guatemala delayed the independence of Belize until 1981. Guatemala refused to recognize the new nation until 1992 and the two countries are involved in an ongoing border dispute. Tourism has become the mainstay of the economy. Current concerns include the country's heavy foreign debt burden, high unemployment, growing involvement in the Mexican and South American drug trade, high crime rates, and one of the highest HIV/AIDS prevalence rates in Central America." }, "geography": { "location": "Central America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala and Mexico", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 17, "minutes": 15, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 88, "minutes": 45, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "Central America and the Caribbean", "area": { "total": { "value": 22966, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 22806, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 160, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 152, "comparative": "slightly smaller than Massachusetts" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 542, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Guatemala", "border_length": { "value": 266, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Mexico", "border_length": { "value": 276, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 386, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm", "note": "in the north, 3 nm in the south; note - from the mouth of the Sarstoon River to Ranguana Cay, Belize's territorial sea is 3 nm; according to Belize's Maritime Areas Act, 1992, the purpose of this limitation is to provide a framework for negotiating a definitive agreement on territorial differences with Guatemala" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "tropical; very hot and humid; rainy season (May to November); dry season (February to May)", "terrain": "flat, swampy coastal plain; low mountains in south", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 173, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Caribbean Sea", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Doyle's Delight", "elevation": { "value": 1160, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "arable land potential", "timber", "fish", "hydropower" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 6.9, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 3.3, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 1.4, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 2.2, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 60.6, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 32.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 35, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "approximately 25 to 30% of the population lives in the former capital, Belize City; over half of the overall population is rural; population density is slightly higher in the north and east", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "frequent, devastating hurricanes (June to November) and coastal flooding (especially in south)", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "deforestation", "water pollution from sewage", "industrial effluents", "agricultural runoff", "solid and sewage waste disposal" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Wetlands", "Whaling" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "only country in Central America without a coastline on the North Pacific Ocean" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 353858, "global_rank": 178, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Belizean(s)", "adjective": "Belizean" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "mestizo", "percent": 52.9 }, { "name": "Creole", "percent": 25.9 }, { "name": "Maya", "percent": 11.3 }, { "name": "Garifuna", "percent": 6.1 }, { "name": "East Indian", "percent": 3.9 }, { "name": "Mennonite", "percent": 3.6 }, { "name": "white", "percent": 1.2 }, { "name": "Asian", "percent": 1 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 1.2 }, { "name": "unknown", "percent": 0.3 } ], "note": "percentages add up to more than 100% because respondents were able to identify more than one ethnic origin", "date": "2010" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "English", "percent": 62.9, "note": "official" }, { "name": "Spanish", "percent": 56.6 }, { "name": "Creole", "percent": 44.6 }, { "name": "Maya", "percent": 10.5 }, { "name": "German", "percent": 3.2 }, { "name": "Garifuna", "percent": 2.9 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 1.8 }, { "name": "unknown", "percent": 0.3 }, { "name": "none", "percent": 0.2, "note": "cannot speak" } ], "note": "shares sum to more than 100% because some respondents gave more than one answer on the census", "date": "2010" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 40.1 }, { "name": "Protestant", "percent": 31.5, "breakdown": [ { "name": "includes Pentecostal", "percent": 8.4 }, { "name": "Seventh Day Adventist", "percent": 5.4 }, { "name": "Anglican", "percent": 4.7 }, { "name": "Mennonite", "percent": 3.7 }, { "name": "Baptist", "percent": 3.6 }, { "name": "Methodist", "percent": 2.9 }, { "name": "Nazarene", "percent": 2.8 } ] }, { "name": "Jehovah's Witness", "percent": 1.7 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 10.5, "note": "includes Baha'i, Buddhist, Hindu, Mormon, Muslim, Rastafarian, Salvation Army" }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 0.6 }, { "name": "none", "percent": 15.5 } ], "date": "2010" }, "demographic_profile": "Migration continues to transform Belize's population. About 16% of Belizeans live abroad, while immigrants constitute approximately 15% of Belize's population. Belizeans seeking job and educational opportunities have preferred to emigrate to the United States rather than former colonizer Great Britain because of the United States' closer proximity and stronger trade ties with Belize. Belizeans also emigrate to Canada, Mexico, and English-speaking Caribbean countries. The emigration of a large share of Creoles (Afro-Belizeans) and the influx of Central American immigrants, mainly Guatemalans, Salvadorans, and Hondurans, has changed Belize's ethnic composition. Mestizos have become the largest ethnic group, and Belize now has more native Spanish speakers than English or Creole speakers, despite English being the official language. In addition, Central American immigrants are establishing new communities in rural areas, which contrasts with the urbanization trend seen in neighboring countries. Recently, Chinese, European, and North American immigrants have become more frequent.\nImmigration accounts for an increasing share of Belize's population growth rate, which is steadily falling due to fertility decline. Belize's declining birth rate and its increased life expectancy are creating an aging population. As the elderly population grows and nuclear families replace extended households, Belize's government will be challenged to balance a rising demand for pensions, social services, and healthcare for its senior citizens with the need to reduce poverty and social inequality and to improve sanitation.", "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 34.41, "males": 62139, "females": 59611 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 20.71, "males": 37333, "females": 35960 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 36.26, "males": 64968, "females": 63346 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 4.84, "males": 8445, "females": 8666 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 3.78, "males": 6291, "females": 7099 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 56.8, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 50.9, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 5.9, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 17, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 22.4, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 22.2, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 22.6, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 176, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 1.84, "global_rank": 59, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 24.3, "global_rank": 59, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 6, "global_rank": 163, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": 0, "global_rank": 75, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "approximately 25 to 30% of the population lives in the former capital, Belize City; over half of the overall population is rural; population density is slightly higher in the north and east", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 44, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 1.93, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Belmopan", "population": 17000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2014" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.97, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.89, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 28, "global_rank": 105, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 19.3, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 21.6, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 16.9, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 87, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 68.7, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 67.2, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 70.4, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 163, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 2.9, "global_rank": 58, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 55.2, "units": "%", "date": "2011" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 5.8, "global_rank": 121, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 0.77, "date": "2009" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 1.1, "date": "2012" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 98.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 99.5, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 1.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 0.5, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 93.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 88.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 90.5, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 6.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 11.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 9.5, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 1.52, "global_rank": 38, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 3600, "global_rank": 114, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 100, "global_rank": 128, "date": "2015" } }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "degree_of_risk": "high", "food_or_waterborne_diseases": [ "bacterial diarrhea", "hepatitis A", "typhoid fever" ], "vectorborne_diseases": [ "dengue fever", "malaria" ], "note": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus", "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 20.6, "global_rank": 15, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 6.2, "global_rank": 81, "date": "2011" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 6.2, "global_rank": 29, "date": "2013" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 13, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 13, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 13, "units": "years" }, "date": "2015" }, "child_labor": { "total_number": 27751, "percentage": { "value": 40, "units": "%" }, "date": "2001" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 25, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 18, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 35.6, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 56, "date": "2012" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "none", "conventional_short_form": "Belize", "former": "British Honduras", "etymology": "may be named for the Belize River, whose name possibly derives from the Maya word \"belix,\" meaning \"muddy-watered\"" }, "government_type": "parliamentary democracy (National Assembly) under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm", "capital": { "name": "Belmopan", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 17, "minutes": 15, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 88, "minutes": 46, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": -6, "note": "1 hour behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "administrative_divisions": [ { "name": "Belize", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Cayo", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Corozal", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Orange Walk", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Stann Creek", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Toledo", "type": "district" } ], "independence": { "date": "1981-09-21", "note": "from the UK" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Battle of St. George's Caye Day", "day": "10 September", "original_year": "1798", "note": "National Day" }, { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "21 September", "original_year": "1981" } ], "constitution": { "history": "previous 1954, 1963 (preindependence); latest signed and entered into force 21 September 1981; amended several times, last in 2012 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "English common law", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "yes", "citizenship_by_descent": "yes", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "yes", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "5 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Sir Colville YOUNG, Sr. (since 17 November 1993)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Dean Oliver BARROW (since 8 February 2008); Deputy Prime Minister Patrick FABER (since 7 June 2016)", "cabinet": "Cabinet appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister from among members of the National Assembly", "elections_appointments": "the monarchy is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually appointed prime minister by the governor general; prime minister recommends the deputy prime minister" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "bicameral National Assembly consists of the Senate (12 seats; members appointed by the governor general - 6 on the advice of the prime minister, 3 on the advice of the leader of the opposition, and 1 each on the advice of the Belize Council of Churches and Evangelical Association of Churches, the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Belize Better Business Bureau, and the National Trade Union Congress and the Civil Society Steering Committee; members serve 5-year terms) and the House of Representatives (31 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 5-year terms)", "elections": "House of Representatives - last held on 4 November 2015 (next to be held in or before 2020)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - UDP 50%, PUP 47.28%, other 2.72%; seats by party - UDP 19, PUP 12" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court of Judicature (consists of the Court of Appeal with the court president and 3 justices, and the Supreme Court with the chief justice and 2 judges); note - in 2010, Belize ceased final appeals in civil and criminal cases to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London) and accceded to the Caribbean Court of Justice", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Court of Appeal president and justices appointed by the governor general upon advice of the prime minister after consultation with the National Assembly opposition leader; justices' tenures vary by terms of appointment; Supreme Court chief justice appointed by the governor-general upon the advice of the prime minister and the National Assembly opposition leader; other judges appointed by the governor-general upon the advice of the Judicial and Legal Services Section of the Public Services Commission and with the concurrence of the prime minister after consultation with the National Assembly opposition leader; judges can be appointed beyond age 65 but must retire by age 75; in 2013, the Supreme Court chief justice overturned a constitutional amendment that had restricted Court of Appeal judge appointments to as short as 1 year", "subordinate_courts": "Magistrate Courts; Family Court" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Belize Progressive Party", "name_alternative": "BPP", "leaders": [ "Patrick ROGERS" ], "note": "formed in 2015 from a merger of the People's National Party, elements of the VIP, other smaller political groups" }, { "name": "People's United Party", "name_alternative": "PUP", "leaders": [ "Johnny BRICENO" ] }, { "name": "United Democratic Party", "name_alternative": "UDP", "leaders": [ "Dean Oliver BARROW" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "National Trade Union Congress of Belize", "name_alternative": "NTUC/B", "leaders": [ "vacant" ] } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ACP" }, { "organization": "AOSIS" }, { "organization": "C" }, { "organization": "Caricom" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CDB" }, { "organization": "CELAC" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IADB" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "LAES" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OAS" }, { "organization": "OPANAL" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "Petrocaribe" }, { "organization": "SICA" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Ardelle SABIDO", "chancery": "2535 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 332-9636", "fax": "[1] (202) 332-6888", "consulates_general": "Los Angeles" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d’Affaires Adrienne GALANEK", "embassy": "Floral Park Road, Belmopan City, Cayo District", "mailing_address": "P.O. Box 497, Belmopan City, Cayo District, Belize", "telephone": "[011] (501) 822-4011", "fax": "[011] (501) 822-4012" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "royal blue with a narrow red stripe along the top and the bottom edges; centered is a large white disk bearing the coat of arms; the coat of arms features a shield flanked by two workers in front of a mahogany tree with the related motto SUB UMBRA FLOREO (I Flourish in the Shade) on a scroll at the bottom, all encircled by a green garland of 50 mahogany leaves; the colors are those of the two main political parties: blue for the PUP and red for the UDP; various elements of the coat of arms - the figures, the tools, the mahogany tree, and the garland of leaves - recall the logging industry that led to British settlement of Belize", "note": "Belize's flag is the only national flag that depicts human beings; two British overseas territories, Montserrat and the British Virgin Islands, also depict humans" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "Baird's tapir ", "note": "a large, browsing, forest-dwelling mammal" }, { "symbol": "keel-billed toucan" }, { "symbol": "Black Orchid" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "blue" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Land of the Free\"", "lyrics_music": "Samuel Alfred HAYNES/Selwyn Walford YOUNG", "note": "adopted 1981; as a Commonwealth country, in addition to the national anthem, \"God Save the Queen\" serves as the royal anthem (see United Kingdom)", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/BH.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Tourism is the number one foreign exchange earner in this small economy, followed by exports of sugar, bananas, citrus, marine products, and crude oil.\n\nThe government's expansionary monetary and fiscal policies, initiated in September 1998, led to GDP growth averaging nearly 4% in 1999-2007, however GDP growth slowed to 1% in 2015, and 0% in 2016. Oil discoveries in 2006 bolstered this growth and oil exploration continues, but production has fallen in recent years and future oil revenues remain uncertain, and are offset by Belize’s growing imports of refined oil.\n\nAlthough Belize has the third highest per capita income in Central America, the average income figure masks a huge income disparity between rich and poor, and a key government objective remains reducing poverty and inequality with the help of international donors. High unemployment, a growing trade deficit and heavy foreign debt burden continue to be major concerns. Belize faces continued pressure from rising sovereign debt, and a growing trade imbalance.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3088000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3088000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 3056000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 187, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 1770000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 4.1, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 196 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 8200, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 8400, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 8600, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 149, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 72.1, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 17.2, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 20.3, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 0.8, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 52.6, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -63, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 11.7, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 14.5, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 59.9, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 7.6, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 13.7, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 11.5, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 162 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "bananas", "cacao", "citrus", "sugar", "fish", "cultured shrimp", "lumber" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "garment production", "food processing", "tourism", "construction", "oil" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": -1, "global_rank": 180, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 120500, "global_rank": 180, "date": "2008" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 10.2, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 18.1, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 71.7, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2007" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 12.9, "units": "%", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 14.1, "units": "%", "date": "2013" } ], "global_rank": 145 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 41, "units": "%", "date": "2013" }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 500000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 650000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 28.2, "global_rank": 88, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -8.5, "global_rank": 194, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 86.3, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 82.4, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 27 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 April", "end": "31 March" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.9, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -0.9, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 65 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 9.86, "units": "%", "date": "2016-09-01" }, { "value": 10.01, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 23 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 10.8, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 10.32, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 74 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 765500000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 764300000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 157 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1785000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 1437000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 161 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1450000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 1174000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 154 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -192000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -172000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 86 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 519500000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 537900000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 171 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "sugar", "bananas", "citrus", "clothing", "fish products", "molasses", "wood", "crude oil" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "UK", "percent": 31.1 }, { "name": "US", "percent": 18.9 }, { "name": "Nigeria", "percent": 6.8 }, { "name": "Trinidad and Tobago", "percent": 4.8 }, { "name": "Ireland", "percent": 4.3 }, { "name": "Jamaica", "percent": 4.2 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 895500000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 961300000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 182 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "machinery", "transport equipment", "manufactured goods", "fuels", "chemicals", "pharmaceuticals", "food", "beverages", "tobacco" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "US", "percent": 26.9 }, { "name": "Mexico", "percent": 11.9 }, { "name": "Cuba", "percent": 10.3 }, { "name": "Guatemala", "percent": 8.1 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 7.6 }, { "name": "Trinidad and Tobago", "percent": 5.7 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 409300000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 437200000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 153 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1327000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 1309000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 163 }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 2, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 2, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 2, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Belizean dollars (BZD) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "total_electrification": { "value": 100, "units": "%" }, "date": "2016" }, "production": { "kWh": 300000000, "global_rank": 186, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 400000000, "global_rank": 174, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 112, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "kWh": 200000000, "global_rank": 90, "date": "2014" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 200000, "global_rank": 163, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 46.9, "global_rank": 150, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 52, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 27.3, "global_rank": 84, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 25.8, "global_rank": 7, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 2000, "global_rank": 88, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 3000, "global_rank": 73, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 165, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 6700000, "global_rank": 96, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 33, "global_rank": 111, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 3700, "global_rank": 181, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 159, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 3638, "global_rank": 173, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 160, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 122, "date": "2013" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 67, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 163, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 116, "date": "2014-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 700000, "global_rank": 173, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 21000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 6, "global_rank": 180, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 170000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 49, "global_rank": 182, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "above-average system; trunk network depends primarily on microwave radio relay", "domestic": "fixed-line teledensity of only about 6 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity approaching 50 per 100 persons", "international": "country code - 501; landing point for the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1) fiber-optic telecommunications submarine cable that provides links to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and the US; satellite earth station - 8 (Intelsat - 2, unknown - 6) (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "8 privately owned TV stations; multi-channel cable TV provides access to foreign stations; about 25 radio stations broadcasting on roughly 50 different frequencies; state-run radio was privatized in 1998 (2009)", "internet": { "country_code": ".bz", "users": { "total": 144000, "percent_of_population": 41.6, "global_rank": 170, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 2, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 28, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 935603, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 2463420, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "V3", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 47, "global_rank": 92, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 6, "2438_to_3047_metres": 1, "914_to_1523_metres": 2, "under_914_metres": 3, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 41, "2438_to_3047_metres": 1, "914_to_1523_metres": 11, "under_914_metres": 29, "date": "2013" } } }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 2870, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 488, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 2382, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 169, "date": "2011" }, "waterways": { "value": 825, "units": "km", "note": "navigable only by small craft", "global_rank": 70, "date": "2011" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 247, "by_type": [ { "type": "barge carrier", "count": 1 }, { "type": "bulk carrier", "count": 33 }, { "type": "cargo", "count": 156 }, { "type": "chemical tanker", "count": 2 }, { "type": "liquefied gas", "count": 1 }, { "type": "passenger/cargo", "count": 4 }, { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 9 }, { "type": "refrigerated cargo", "count": 30 }, { "type": "roll on/roll off", "count": 10 }, { "type": "specialized tanker", "count": 1 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 152, "by_country": [ { "country": "Bulgaria", "count": 1 }, { "country": "China", "count": 61 }, { "country": "Croatia", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Estonia", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Greece", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Iceland", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Italy", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Latvia", "count": 9 }, { "country": "Lithuania", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Netherlands", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Norway", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Russia", "count": 30 }, { "country": "Singapore", "count": 4 }, { "country": "Switzerland", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Syria", "count": 4 }, { "country": "Thailand", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Turkey", "count": 16 }, { "country": "UAE", "count": 3 }, { "country": "UK", "count": 4 }, { "country": "Ukraine", "count": 6 } ] }, "global_rank": 33, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Belize City", "Big Creek" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.12, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.03, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1.09, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 0.97, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 1.04, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ] }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Belize Defense Force (BDF)", "Army", "BDF Air Wing", "Belize Coast Guard", "Belize Police Department" ], "date": "2017" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18 years of age for voluntary military service; laws allow for conscription only if volunteers are insufficient; conscription has never been implemented; volunteers typically outnumber available positions by 3:1; initial service obligation 12 years", "date": "2012" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "Guatemala persists in its territorial claim to approximately half of Belize, but agrees to the Line of Adjacency to keep Guatemalan squatters out of Belize's forested interior", "both countries agreed in April 2012 to hold simultaneous referenda, scheduled for 6 October 2013, to decide whether to refer the dispute to the ICJ for binding resolution, but this vote was suspended indefinitely", "Belize and Mexico are working to solve minor border demarcation discrepancies arising from inaccuracies in the 1898 border treaty" ], "trafficking_in_persons": { "current_situation": "Belize is a source, destination, and transit country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking; the coerced prostitution of women and children by family members has not led to arrests; child sex tourism, involving primarily US citizens, is on the rise; sex trafficking and forced labor of Belizean and foreign women and LGBT individuals occurs in bars, nightclubs, brothels, and domestic service; workers from Central America, Mexico, and Asia may fall victim to forced labor in restaurants, shops, agriculture, and fishing", "tier_rating": "Tier 3 – Belize does not comply fully with the minimum standards for the elimination of human trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so; authorities did not initiate any new trafficking investigations of prosecutions, and cases from previous years remain pending; law enforcement efforts to use informal means to identify and refer victims were ineffective and draft procedures for referring victims to services are still not finalized; trafficking victims were more commonly arrested, detained, or deported based on immigration violations than provided with assistance; the government did not make progress in implementing the 2012-2014 anti-trafficking national strategic plan (2015)" }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "transshipment point for cocaine; small-scale illicit producer of cannabis, primarily for local consumption; offshore sector money-laundering activity related to narcotics trafficking and other crimes (2008)" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-01", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701102759/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/bh.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/bh.html" } }, "benin": { "data": { "name": "Benin", "introduction": { "background": "Present day Benin was the site of Dahomey, a West African kingdom that rose to prominence in about 1600 and over the next two and a half centuries became a regional power, largely based on its slave trade. Coastal areas of Dahomey began to be controlled by the French in the second half of the 19th century; the entire kingdom was conquered by 1894. French Dahomey achieved independence in 1960; it changed its name to the Republic of Benin in 1975.\nA succession of military governments ended in 1972 with the rise to power of Mathieu KEREKOU and the establishment of a government based on Marxist-Leninist principles. A move to representative government began in 1989. Two years later, free elections ushered in former Prime Minister Nicephore SOGLO as president, marking the first successful transfer of power in Africa from a dictatorship to a democracy. KEREKOU was returned to power by elections held in 1996 and 2001, though some irregularities were alleged. KEREKOU stepped down at the end of his second term in 2006 and was succeeded by Thomas YAYI Boni, a political outsider and independent, who won a second five-year term in March 2011. Patrice TALON, a wealthy businessman, took office in 2016 after campaigning to restore public confidence in the government." }, "geography": { "location": "Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Benin, between Nigeria and Togo", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 9, "minutes": 30, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 2, "minutes": 15, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Africa", "area": { "total": { "value": 112622, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 110622, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 2000, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 102, "comparative": "slightly smaller than Pennsylvania" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 2123, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Burkina Faso", "border_length": { "value": 386, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Niger", "border_length": { "value": 277, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Nigeria", "border_length": { "value": 809, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Togo", "border_length": { "value": 651, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 121, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "tropical; hot, humid in south; semiarid in north", "terrain": "mostly flat to undulating plain; some hills and low mountains", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 273, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Atlantic Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Mont Sokbaro", "elevation": { "value": 658, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "small offshore oil deposits", "limestone", "marble", "timber" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 31.3, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 22.9, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 3.5, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 4.9, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 40, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 28.7, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 230, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "hot, dry, dusty harmattan wind may affect north from December to March", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "inadequate supplies of potable water", "poaching threatens wildlife populations", "deforestation", "desertification" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Environmental Modification", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Wetlands", "Whaling" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "sandbanks create difficult access to a coast with no natural harbors, river mouths, or islands" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 10741458, "global_rank": 86, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Beninese (singular and plural)", "adjective": "Beninese" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Fon and related", "percent": 38.4 }, { "name": "Adja and related", "percent": 15.1 }, { "name": "Yoruba and related", "percent": 12 }, { "name": "Bariba and related", "percent": 9.6 }, { "name": "Fulani and related", "percent": 8.6 }, { "name": "Ottamari and related", "percent": 6.1 }, { "name": "Yoa-Lokpa and related", "percent": 4.3 }, { "name": "Dendi and related", "percent": 2.9 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 0.9 }, { "name": "foreigner", "percent": 1.9 } ], "date": "2013" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "French", "note": "official" }, { "name": "Fon and Yoruba", "note": "most common vernaculars in south" }, { "name": "tribal languages", "note": "at least six major ones in north" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 27.7 }, { "name": "Catholic", "percent": 25.5 }, { "name": "Protestant", "percent": 13.5, "breakdown": [ { "name": "Celestial", "percent": 6.7 }, { "name": "Methodist", "percent": 3.4 }, { "name": "other Protestant", "percent": 3.4 } ] }, { "name": "Vodoun", "percent": 11.6 }, { "name": "other Christian", "percent": 9.5 }, { "name": "other traditional religions", "percent": 2.6 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 2.6 }, { "name": "none", "percent": 5.8 } ], "date": "2013" }, "demographic_profile": "Benin has a youthful age structure – almost 65% of the population is under the age of 25 – which is bolstered by high fertility and population growth rates. Benin’s total fertility has been falling over time but remains high, declining from almost 7 children per women in 1990 to 4.8 in 2016. Benin’s low contraceptive use and high unmet need for contraception contribute to the sustained high fertility rate. Although the majority of Beninese women use skilled health care personnel for antenatal care and delivery, the high rate of maternal mortality indicates the need for more access to high quality obstetric care.\nPoverty, unemployment, increased living costs, and dwindling resources increasingly drive the Beninese to migrate. An estimated 4.4 million, more than 40%, of Beninese live abroad. Virtually all Beninese emigrants move to West African countries, particularly Nigeria and Cote d’Ivoire. Of the less than 1% of Beninese emigrants who settle in Europe, the vast majority live in France, Benin’s former colonial ruler.\nWith about 40% of the population living below the poverty line, many desperate parents resort to sending their children to work in wealthy households as domestic servants (a common practice known as vidomegon), mines, quarries, or agriculture domestically or in Nigeria and other neighboring countries, often under brutal conditions. Unlike in other West African countries, where rural people move to the coast, farmers from Benin’s densely populated southern and northwestern regions move to the historically sparsely populated central region to pursue agriculture. Immigrants from West African countries came to Benin in increasing numbers between 1992 and 2002 because of its political stability and porous borders.", "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 43.04, "males": 2358838, "females": 2264204 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 20.32, "males": 1110607, "females": 1072196 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 30.24, "males": 1641547, "females": 1606185 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 3.56, "males": 165496, "females": 217192 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 2.84, "males": 120629, "females": 184564 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 82, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 76.7, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 5.3, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 19, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 18, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 17.7, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 18.4, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 215, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 2.75, "global_rank": 13, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 35.5, "global_rank": 19, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 8, "global_rank": 97, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": 0, "global_rank": 76, "date": "2016" }, "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 44, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 3.67, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Porto-Novo", "population": 268000, "is_capital": true }, { "place": "Cotonou", "population": 682000, "note": "seat of government" }, { "place": "Abomey-Calavi", "note": "2015" } ], "date": "2014" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.02, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.76, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.66, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 1.01, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 20.3, "date": "2011" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 405, "global_rank": 34, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 54.2, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 57.3, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 51, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 25, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 61.9, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 60.5, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 63.3, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 195, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 4.86, "global_rank": 16, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 17.9, "units": "%", "date": "2014" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 4.6, "global_rank": 154, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 0.15, "date": "2013" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 0.5, "date": "2010" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 85.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 72.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 77.9, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 14.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 27.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 22.1, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 35.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 7.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 19.7, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 64.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 92.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 80.3, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 1.06, "global_rank": 41, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 69100, "global_rank": 47, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 2800, "global_rank": 53, "date": "2015" } }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "degree_of_risk": "very high", "food_or_waterborne_diseases": [ "bacterial diarrhea", "protozoal diarrhea", "hepatitis A", "typhoid fever" ], "vectorborne_diseases": [ "dengue fever", "malaria", "yellow fever" ], "respiratory_diseases": [ "meningococcal meningitis" ], "animal_contact_diseases": [ "rabies" ], "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 8.1, "global_rank": 151, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 18, "global_rank": 30, "date": "2014" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 4.3, "global_rank": 64, "date": "2014" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 38.4, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 49.9, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 27.3, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 12, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 14, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 11, "units": "years" }, "date": "2013" }, "child_labor": { "total_number": 1020981, "percentage": { "value": 46, "units": "%" }, "date": "2006" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 2.4, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 1.5, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 3.1, "units": "%" }, "date": "2010" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Republic of Benin", "conventional_short_form": "Benin", "local_long_form": "Republique du Benin", "local_short_form": "Benin", "former": "Dahomey", "etymology": "named for the Bight of Benin, the body of water on which the country lies" }, "government_type": "presidential republic", "capital": { "name": "Porto-Novo (official capital); Cotonou (seat of government)", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 6, "minutes": 29, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 2, "minutes": 37, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 1, "note": "6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "administrative_divisions": [ { "name": "Alibori", "type": "department" }, { "name": "Atacora", "type": "department" }, { "name": "Atlantique", "type": "department" }, { "name": "Borgou", "type": "department" }, { "name": "Collines", "type": "department" }, { "name": "Couffo", "type": "department" }, { "name": "Donga", "type": "department" }, { "name": "Littoral", "type": "department" }, { "name": "Mono", "type": "department" }, { "name": "Oueme", "type": "department" }, { "name": "Plateau", "type": "department" }, { "name": "Zou", "type": "department" } ], "independence": { "date": "1960-08-01", "note": "from France" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "1 August", "original_year": "1960" } ], "constitution": { "history": "previous 1946, 1958 (preindependence); latest adopted by referendum 2 December 1990, promulgated 11 December 1990 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "civil law system modeled largely on the French system and some customary law", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Benin", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "yes", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "10 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Patrice TALON (since 6 April 2016); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government", "head_of_government": "President Patrice TALON (since 6 April 2016); Prime Minister (vacant)", "cabinet": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president", "elections_appointments": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); last held on 6 March and 20 March 2016 (next to be held in 2021)", "election_results": "Patrice TALON elected president; first round percent of vote - Lionel ZINSOU (FCBE) 28.4%, Patrice TALON (independent) 24.8%, Sebastien AJAVON (independent) 23.0%, Abdoulaye Bio TCHANE (ABT) 8.8%, Pascal KOUPAKI (NC) 5.9%, other 9.1%; second round percent of vote - Patrice TALON 65.4%, Lionel ZINSOU 34.6%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (83 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 26 April 2015 (next to be held in April 2019)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - FCBE 30.2%, UN 14.4%, PRD 10.6%, AND 7.6%, RB-RP 7.1%, other 30.1%; seats by party - FCBE 33, UN 13, PRD 10, AND 5, RB-RP 7, other 15" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court or Cour Supreme (consists of the court president and 3 chamber presidents organized into an administrative division, judicial chamber, and chamber of accounts); Constitutional Court or Cour Constitutionnelle (consists of 7 members including the court president); High Court of Justice (consists of the Constitutional Court members, 6 members appointed by the National Assembly, and the Supreme Court president); note - jurisdiction of the High Court of Justice is limited to cases of high treason by the national president or members of the government while in office", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Supreme Court president and judges appointed by the national president upon the advice of the National Assembly; judges appointed for single renewable 5-year terms; Constitutional Court members - 4 appointed by the National Assembly and 3 by the national president; members appointed for single renewable 5-year terms; High Court of Justice \"other\" members elected by the National Assembly; member tenure NA", "subordinate_courts": "Court of Appeal or Cour d'Appel; district courts; village courts; Assize courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Alliance for a Triumphant Benin", "name_alternative": "ABT", "leaders": [ "Abdoulaye BIO TCHANE" ] }, { "name": "African Movement for Development and Progress", "name_alternative": "MADEP", "leaders": [ "Sefou FAGBOHOUN" ] }, { "name": "Benin Renaissance", "name_alternative": "RB", "leaders": [ "Lehady SOGLO" ] }, { "name": "Cowrie Force for an Emerging Benin", "name_alternative": "FCBE", "leaders": [ "Yayi BONI" ] }, { "name": "Democratic Renewal Party", "name_alternative": "PRD", "leaders": [ "Adrien HOUNGBEDJI" ] }, { "name": "New Consciousness Rally", "name_alternative": "NC", "leaders": [ "Pascal KOUPAKI" ] }, { "name": "Patriotic Awakening", "name_alternative": "RP", "leaders": [ "Janvier YAHOUEDEOU" ] }, { "name": "Social Democrat Party", "name_alternative": "PSD", "leaders": [ "Emmanuel GOLOU" ] }, { "name": "Sun Alliance", "name_alternative": "AS", "leaders": [ "Sacca LAFIA" ] }, { "name": "Union Makes the Nation", "name_alternative": "UN", "leaders": [ "Adrien HOUNGBEDJI" ], "note": "alliance superceded Alliance for Dynamic Democracy or ADD" }, { "name": "United Democratic Forces", "name_alternative": "FDU", "leaders": [ "Mathurin NAGO" ] } ], "note": "approximately 20 additional minor parties" }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "economic groups" }, { "name": "environmentalists" }, { "name": "political groups" }, { "name": "teachers' unions and other educational groups" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ACP" }, { "organization": "AfDB" }, { "organization": "AU" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "ECOWAS" }, { "organization": "Entente" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "FZ" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IDB" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "MINUSMA" }, { "organization": "MONUSCO" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OAS ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OIC" }, { "organization": "OIF" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNAMID" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNMIL" }, { "organization": "UNMISS" }, { "organization": "UNOCI" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WADB ", "note": "regional" }, { "organization": "WAEMU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Hector POSSET (since 18 January 2017)", "chancery": "2124 Kalorama Road NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 232-6656", "fax": "[1] (202) 265-1996" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Lucy TAMLYN (since 8 November 2015)", "embassy": "Caporal Bernard Anani, 01 BP 2012, Cotonou", "mailing_address": "01 B. P. 2012, Cotonou", "telephone": "[229] 21-30-06-50", "fax": "[229] 21-30-03-84" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "two equal horizontal bands of yellow (top) and red (bottom) with a vertical green band on the hoist side; green symbolizes hope and revival, yellow wealth, and red courage", "note": "uses the popular Pan-African colors of Ethiopia" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "leopard" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "green" }, { "color": "yellow" }, { "color": "red" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"L'Aube Nouvelle\" (The Dawn of a New Day)", "lyrics_music": "Gilbert Jean DAGNON", "note": "adopted 1960", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/BN.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "The free market economy of Benin has grown consecutively for three years, averaging about 5% annually since 2014, but its close trade links to Nigeria expose Benin to risks from volatile commodity prices. Cotton is a key export commodity; high prices supported export earnings, but prices have fallen. Inflation has subsided and remain just 1% over the past several years.\n\nDuring the first 6 months of President TALON’s administration, electrical supply, which has hampered Benin’s economic growth, has increased and blackouts have been reduced. Private foreign direct investment is small, and foreign aid accounts for the majority of investment in infrastructure projects.\n\nBenin’s 2001 privatization policy continues in telecommunications, water, electricity, and agriculture. Benin has appealed for international assistance to mitigate piracy against commercial shipping in its territory. Pilferage has significantly gone down as the Port of Cotonou is still making progress towards implementing the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code in an effort to remain competitive. Projects included in Benin's $307 million Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) compact (2006-2011) were designed to increase investment and private sector activity by improving key institutional and physical infrastructure. The four projects focused on access to land, access to financial services, access to justice, and access to markets (including modernization of the port). The Port of Cotonou is the largest component of Benin’s economy with revenues projected to account for more than 40% of Benin’s national budget.\n\nRealizing its economic potential requires further efforts to infrastructure upgrades, stemming corruption, and expanding access to foreign markets in Nigeria and neighboring landlocked countries. In September 2015, Benin signed a MCC second Compact for $375 million that is designed to strengthen the national utility service provider, attract private sector investment, fund infrastructure investments in electricity generation and distribution, and develop off-grid electrification for poor and unserved households. In order to raise growth, Benin plans to attract more foreign investment, place more emphasis on tourism, facilitate the development of new food processing systems and agricultural products, encourage new information and communication technology, and establish Independent Power Producers (IPP).", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 24310000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 23240000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 22140000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 140, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 8930000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4.6, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 5, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 6.5, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 46 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2200, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2100, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 2100, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 202, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 68, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 14.2, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 26.3, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 0.5, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 24.3, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -33.3, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 22.9, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 24.9, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 52.2, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 16.3, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 16.7, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 16.3, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": 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"USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 16.8, "global_rank": 173, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -4.9, "global_rank": 158, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 40.2, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 37.4, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 123 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0.3, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 70 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4.25, "units": "%", "date": "2010-12-31" }, { "value": 4.25, "units": "%", "date": "2009-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 90 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2215000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 2172000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 126 }, 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"China", "percent": 7.1 }, { "name": "Niger", "percent": 5.9 }, { "name": "Bangladesh", "percent": 4.9 }, { "name": "Nigeria", "percent": 4.8 }, { "name": "Vietnam", "percent": 4.2 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2591000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2727000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 150 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "foodstuffs", "capital goods", "petroleum products" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "China", "percent": 42.2 }, { "name": "US", "percent": 8.9 }, { "name": "India", "percent": 5.7 }, { "name": "Malaysia", "percent": 4.8 }, { "name": "Thailand", "percent": 4.3 }, { "name": "France", "percent": 4 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 645500000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 731600000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 136 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2340000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 2115000000.0000002, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 147 }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 605.7, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 591.45, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 591.45, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 494.42, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 510.53, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 7300000, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 29, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 57, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 9, "units": "%" }, "date": "2013" }, "production": { "kWh": 200000000, "global_rank": 189, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 1000000000, "global_rank": 153, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 115, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "kWh": 1100000000, "global_rank": 63, "date": "2014" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 163000, "global_rank": 166, "date": "2015" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 99.4, "global_rank": 47, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 56, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 0.6, "global_rank": 144, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 160, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 111, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 102, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 167, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 8000000, "global_rank": 95, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 121, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 41000, "global_rank": 110, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 4914, "global_rank": 96, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 44950, "global_rank": 87, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 162, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 123, "date": "2013" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 69, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 166, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 1133000000, "global_rank": 103, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 5000000, "global_rank": 126, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 194666, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 2, "global_rank": 127, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 9318000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 89, "global_rank": 82, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "inadequate system of open-wire, microwave radio relay, and cellular connections; fixed-line network characterized by aging, deteriorating equipment", "domestic": "fixed-line teledensity only about 2 per 100 persons; spurred by the presence of multiple mobile-cellular providers, cellular telephone subscribership has increased rapidly, approaching 90 per 100 persons in 2015", "international": "country code - 229; landing point for the SAT-3/WASC fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe and Asia; long distance fiber-optic links with Togo, Burkina Faso, Niger, and Nigeria; satellite earth stations - 7 (Intelsat-Atlantic Ocean) (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "state-run Office de Radiodiffusion et de Television du Benin (ORTB) operates a TV station providing a wide broadcast reach; several privately owned TV stations broadcast from Cotonou; satellite TV subscription service is available; state-owned radio, under ORTB control, includes a national station supplemented by a number of regional stations; substantial number of privately owned radio broadcast stations; transmissions of a few international broadcasters are available on FM in Cotonou (2016)", "internet": { "country_code": ".bj", "users": { "total": 709000, "percent_of_population": 6.8, "global_rank": 132, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 1, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 1, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 112392, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 805347, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "TY", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 6, "global_rank": 171, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 1, "1524_to_2437_metres": 1, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 5, "2438_to_3047_metres": 2, "1524_to_2437_metres": 1, "914_to_1523_metres": 2, "date": "2013" } } }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 438, "units": "km" }, "narrow_gauge": { "length": 438, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.000-m" }, "global_rank": 118, "date": "2014" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 16000, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 1400, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 14600, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 120, "date": "2006" }, "waterways": { "value": 150, "units": "km", "note": "seasonal navigation on River Niger along northern border", "global_rank": 101, "date": "2011" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Cotonou" ], "liquid_natural_gas_terminals_import": [ "Cotonou" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.1, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 0.96, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 0.94, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 0.96, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 99 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Benin Armed Forces (Forces Armees Beninoises", "FAB)", "Army (l'Arme de Terre)", "Benin Navy (Forces Navales Beninois", "FNB)", "Benin Air Force (Force Aerienne du Benin", "FAB)" ], "date": "2013" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18-35 years of age for selective compulsory and voluntary military service; a higher education diploma is required; both sexes are eligible for military service; conscript tour of duty - 18 months", "date": "2013" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "talks continue between Benin and Togo on funding the Adjrala hydroelectric dam on the Mona River", "Benin retains a border dispute with Burkina Faso near the town of Koualou", "location of Benin-Niger-Nigeria tripoint is unresolved" ], "illicit_drugs": { "note": "transshipment point used by traffickers for cocaine destined for Western Europe; vulnerable to money laundering due to poorly enforced financial regulations (2008)" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-24", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624202200/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/bn.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/bn.html" } }, "bermuda": { "data": { "name": "Bermuda", "introduction": { "background": "Bermuda was first settled in 1609 by shipwrecked English colonists heading for Virginia. Self-governing since 1620, Bermuda is the oldest and most populous of the British overseas territories. Vacationing to the island to escape North American winters first developed in Victorian times. Tourism continues to be important to the island's economy, although international business has overtaken it in recent years. Bermuda has also developed into a highly successful offshore financial center. A referendum on independence from the UK was soundly defeated in 1995." }, "geography": { "location": "North America, group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, east of South Carolina (US)", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 32, "minutes": 20, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 64, "minutes": 45, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "North America", "area": { "total": { "value": 54, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 54, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 232, "comparative": "about one-third the size of Washington, DC" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 0, "units": "km" } }, "coastline": { "value": 103, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_fishing_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "subtropical; mild, humid; gales, strong winds common in winter", "terrain": "low hills separated by fertile depressions", "elevation": { "lowest_point": { "name": "Atlantic Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Town Hill", "elevation": { "value": 76, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "limestone", "pleasant climate fostering tourism" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 14.8, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 14.8, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 20, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 65.2, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "population_distribution": "relatively even population distribution throughout", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "hurricanes (June to November)", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "sustainable development" ] }, "note": "consists of about 138 coral islands and islets with ample rainfall, but no rivers or freshwater lakes; some land was leased by the US Government from 1941 to 1995" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 70537, "global_rank": 204, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Bermudian(s)", "adjective": "Bermudian" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "black", "percent": 53.8 }, { "name": "white", "percent": 31 }, { "name": "mixed", "percent": 7.5 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 7.1 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 0.6 } ], "date": "2010" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "English", "note": "official" }, { "name": "Portuguese" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Protestant", "percent": 46.2, "breakdown": [ { "name": "includes Anglican", "percent": 15.8 }, { "name": "African Methodist Episcopal", "percent": 8.6 }, { "name": "Seventh Day Adventist", "percent": 6.7 }, { "name": "Pentecostal", "percent": 3.5 }, { "name": "Methodist", "percent": 2.7 }, { "name": "Presbyterian %", "percent": 2 }, { "name": "Church of God", "percent": 1.6 }, { "name": "Baptist", "percent": 1.2 }, { "name": "Salvation Army", "percent": 1.1 }, { "name": "Brethren", "percent": 1 }, { "name": "other Protestant", "percent": 2 } ] }, { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 14.5 }, { "name": "Jehovah's Witness", "percent": 1.3 }, { "name": "other Christian", "percent": 9.1 }, { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 1 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 3.9 }, { "name": "none", "percent": 17.8 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 6.2 } ], "date": "2010" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 17.17, "males": 6122, "females": 5989 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 12.15, "males": 4311, "females": 4258 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 37.87, "males": 13380, "females": 13331 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 15.38, "males": 5109, "females": 5741 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 17.43, "males": 5194, "females": 7102 }, "date": "2016" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 43.2, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 41.4, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 45.1, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 18, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 0.47, "global_rank": 162, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 11.3, "global_rank": 175, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 8.4, "global_rank": 81, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": 1.8, "global_rank": 51, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "relatively even population distribution throughout", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 100, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 0.19, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Hamilton", "population": 10000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2014" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.02, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.02, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.01, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.89, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.73, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.94, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 2.5, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 2.6, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 2.4, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 219, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 81.3, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 78.1, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 84.5, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 26, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.94, "global_rank": 129, "date": "2016" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 1.7, "global_rank": 151, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 12, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 11, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 12, "units": "years" }, "date": "2015" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 35.7, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 34.8, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 36.5, "units": "%" }, "date": "2012" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "none", "conventional_short_form": "Bermuda", "former": "Somers Islands", "etymology": "the islands making up Bermuda are named after Juan de BERMUDEZ, an early 16th century Spanish sea captain and the first European explorer of the archipelago" }, "government_type": "parliamentary democracy (Parliament); self-governing overseas territory of the UK", "capital": { "name": "Hamilton", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 32, "minutes": 17, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 64, "minutes": 47, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": -4, "note": "1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" }, "daylight_saving_time": "+1hr, begins second Sunday in March; ends first Sunday in November" }, "administrative_divisions": [ { "name": "Devonshire", "type": "parish" }, { "name": "Hamilton", "type": "parish" }, { "name": "Hamilton", "type": "municipality" }, { "name": "Paget", "type": "parish" }, { "name": "Pembroke", "type": "parish" }, { "name": "Saint George", "type": "municipality" }, { "name": "Saint George's", "type": "parish" }, { "name": "Sandys", "type": "parish" }, { "name": "Smith's", "type": "parish" }, { "name": "Southampton", "type": "parish" }, { "name": "Warwick", "type": "parish" } ], "independence": { "note": "overseas territory of the UK" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Bermuda Day", "day": "24 May" } ], "constitution": { "history": "several previous (dating to 1684); latest entered into force 8 June 1968; amended several times, last in 2012 (2017)" }, "legal_system": "English common law", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "non-party state to the ICCt" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of the UK", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "yes", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "10 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor John RANKIN (since 5 December 2016)", "head_of_government": "Premier Michael DUNKLEY (since 20 May 2014)", "cabinet": "Cabinet nominated by the premier, appointed by the governor", "elections_appointments": "the monarchy is hereditary; governor appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually appointed premier by the governor" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (11 seats; members appointed - 3 by the governor, 5 by the premier, and 3 by the opposition party; members serve 5-year terms) and the House of Assembly (36 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve up to 5-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 17 December 2012 (next to be held not later than 2017)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - OBA 51.7%, PLP 46.1%, other 2.2%; seats by party - OBA 19, PLP 17" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_resident_courts": "Court of Appeal (consists of the court president and at least 2 justices); Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice, 4 puisne judges, and 1 associate justice); note - the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, in London, is the court of final appeal", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Court of Appeal justice appointed by the governor; justice tenure by individual appointment; Supreme Court judges nominated by the Judicial and Legal Services Commission and appointed by the governor; judge tenure based on terms of appointment", "subordinate_courts": "commercial court (began in 2006); magistrates' courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "One Bermuda Alliance", "name_alternative": "OBA", "leaders": [ "Thad HOLLIS" ] }, { "name": "Progressive Labor Party", "name_alternative": "PLP", "leaders": [ "Marc BEAN" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Association of Bermuda Insurers and Reinsurers", "name_alternative": "ABIR", "leaders": [ "Bradley KADING" ] }, { "name": "Association of Bermuda International Companies", "name_alternative": "ABIC", "leaders": [ "George HUTCHINGS" ] }, { "name": "Bermuda Employer's Council", "leaders": [ "Keith JENSEN" ] }, { "name": "Bermuda Industrial Union", "name_alternative": "BIU", "leaders": [ "Chris Furbert" ] }, { "name": "Bermuda Public Services Union", "name_alternative": "BPSU", "leaders": [ "Kevin GRANT and Ed BALL" ] }, { "name": "Bermuda Union of Teachers", "leaders": [ "Michael CHARLES" ] } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "Caricom ", "note": "associate" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "Interpol ", "note": "subbureau" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Consul General Mary Ellen KOENIG (since 27 November 2015)", "consulates_general": "Crown Hill, 16 Middle Road, Devonshire DVO3", "mailing_address": "P. O. Box HM325, Hamilton HMBX; American Consulate General Hamilton, US Department of State, 5300 Hamilton Place, Washington, DC 20520-5300", "telephone": "[1] (441) 295-1342", "fax": "[1] (441) 295-1592, 296-9233" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "red, with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Bermudian coat of arms (a white shield with a red lion standing on a green grassy field holding a scrolled shield showing the sinking of the ship Sea Venture off Bermuda in 1609) centered on the outer half of the flag; it was the shipwreck of the vessel, filled with English colonists originally bound for Virginia, that led to the settling of Bermuda", "note": "the flag is unusual in that it is only British overseas territory that uses a red ensign, all others use blue" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "red lion" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Hail to Bermuda\"", "lyrics_music": "Bette JOHNS", "note": "serves as a local anthem; as a territory of the United Kingdom, \"God Save the Queen\" is official (see United Kingdom)" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Tourism accounts for about 5% of Bermuda's GDP, but a much larger share of employment. Over 80% of its visitors come from the US. The sector struggled in the wake of the global recession of 2008-09. International business, which consists primarily of reinsurance and other financial services, is the real bedrock of Bermuda's economy, consistently accounting for about 85% of the island's GDP. Even this sector, however, has lost roughly 5,000 high-paying expatriate jobs since 2008, weighing heavily on household consumption and retail sales. Bermuda must import almost everything. Agriculture and industry are limited due to the small size of the island.\n\nBermuda's economy entered its seventh straight year of recession in 2015. Unemployment is 9%, public debt is growing and exceeds $2.3 billion, the government pension fund faces a $2.4 billion shortfall, and the economy has not attracted significant amounts of new foreign investment. Bermuda's FY 2015-16 budget projects a 12% larger deficit than FY14/15. The government announced it would borrow $125 million in 2015 to meet current operating expenses. Still, Bermuda enjoys the fourth highest per capita income in the world, about 70% higher than that of the US.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5198000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 5331000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 5600000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 171 }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 5198000000, "date": "2013" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -2.5, "units": "%", "date": "2013" }, { "value": -4.8, "units": "%", "date": "2012" }, { "value": -3.5, "units": "%", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 210 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 85700, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 85400, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 86000, "units": "USD", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 8 }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 53.4, "units": "%" }, 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land to British India. Ugyen WANGCHUCK - who had served as the de facto ruler of an increasingly unified Bhutan and had improved relations with the British toward the end of the 19th century - was named king in 1907. Three years later, a treaty was signed whereby the British agreed not to interfere in Bhutanese internal affairs, and Bhutan allowed Britain to direct its foreign affairs. Bhutan negotiated a similar arrangement with independent India after 1947. Two years later, a formal Indo-Bhutanese accord returned to Bhutan a small piece of the territory annexed by the British, formalized the annual subsidies the country received, and defined India's responsibilities in defense and foreign relations. Under a succession of modernizing monarchs beginning in the 1950s, Bhutan joined the UN in 1971 and slowly continued its engagement beyond its borders.\nIn March 2005, King Jigme Singye WANGCHUCK unveiled the government's draft constitution - which introduced major democratic reforms - and held a national referendum for its approval. In December 2006, the King abdicated the throne in favor of his son, Jigme Khesar Namgyel WANGCHUCK. In early 2007, India and Bhutan renegotiated their treaty, eliminating the clause that stated that Bhutan would be \"guided by\" India in conducting its foreign policy, although Thimphu continues to coordinate closely with New Delhi. Elections for seating the country's first parliament were completed in March 2008; the king ratified the country's first constitution in July 2008. Bhutan experienced a peaceful turnover of power following parliamentary elections in 2013, which resulted in the defeat of the incumbent party. The disposition of some 18,000 refugees of the roughly 100,000 who fled or were forced out of Bhutan in the 1990s - and who are housed in two UN refugee camps in Nepal - remains unresolved." }, "geography": { "location": "Southern Asia, between China and India", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 27, "minutes": 30, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 90, "minutes": 30, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Asia", "area": { "total": { "value": 38394, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 38394, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 137, "comparative": "slightly larger than Maryland; about one-half the size of Indiana" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 1136, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "China", "border_length": { "value": 477, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "India", "border_length": { "value": 659, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 0, "units": "km", "note": 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"vectorborne_diseases": [ "dengue fever" ], "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 5.9, "global_rank": 154, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 12.8, "global_rank": 59, "date": "2010" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 7.4, "global_rank": 86, "date": "2015" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 64.9, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 73.1, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 55, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 13, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 12, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 13, "units": "years" }, "date": "2013" }, "child_labor": { "total_number": 25801, "percentage": { "value": 18, "units": "%" }, "date": "2010" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 9.6, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 9.2, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 9.9, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 119, "date": "2013" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Kingdom of Bhutan", "conventional_short_form": "Bhutan", "local_long_form": "Druk Gyalkhap", "local_short_form": "Druk Yul", "etymology": "named after the Bhotia, the ethnic Tibetans who migrated from Tibet to Bhutan; \"Bod\" is the Tibetan name for their land; the Bhutanese name \"Druk Yul\" means \"Land of the Thunder Dragon\"" }, "government_type": "constitutional monarchy", "capital": { "name": "Thimphu", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 27, "minutes": 28, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 89, "minutes": 38, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 6, "note": "11 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "administrative_divisions": [ { "name": "Bumthang", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Chhukha", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Chirang", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Daga", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Gasa", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Geylegphug", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Ha", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Lhuntshi", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Mongar", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Paro", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Pemagatsel", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Punakha", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Samchi", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Samdrup Jongkhar", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Shemgang", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Tashigang", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Tashi Yangtse", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Thimphu", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Tongsa", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Wangdi Phodrang", "type": "district" } ], "independence": { "date": "1907-12-17", "note": "became a unified kingdom under its first hereditary king" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "National Day", "day": "17 December", "original_year": "1907", "note": "Ugyen WANGCHUCK became first hereditary king" } ], "constitution": { "history": "previous governing documents were various royal decrees; first constitution drafted November 2001 - March 2005, ratified 18 July 2008", "amendments": "proposed as a motion by simple majority vote in a joint session of Parliament; passage requires at least a three-fourths majority vote in a joint session of the next Parliament and assented to by the king; amended 2011 (2017)" }, "legal_system": "civil law based on Buddhist religious law", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "non-party state to the ICCt" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "the father must be a citizen of Bhutan", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "10 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "King Jigme Khesar Namgyel WANGCHUCK (since 14 December 2006); note - King Jigme Singye WANGCHUCK abdicated the throne on 14 December 2006 to his son", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Tshering TOBGAY (since July 2013)", "cabinet": "Council of Ministers or Lhengye Zhungtshog members nominated by the monarch in consultation with the prime minister and approved by the National Assembly; members serve 5-year terms", "elections_appointments": "the monarchy is hereditary but can be removed by a two-third vote of Parliament; leader of the majority party in Parliament is nominated as the prime minister, appointed by the monarch" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "bicameral Parliament or Chi Tshog consists of the non-partisan National Council or Gyelyong Tshogde (25 seats; 20 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 5 members appointed by the king; members serve 5-year terms) and the National Assembly or Tshogdu (47 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms)", "elections": "National Council election last held on 23 April 2013 (next to be held in 2018); National Assembly election first round held on 31 May 2013 and second round on 13 July 2013", "election_results": "National Council - seats by party - independent 20 (all candidates required to run as independents; National Assembly - first round - percent of vote by party - DPT 44.5%; PDP 32.5%; DNT 17.0%; DCT 5.9%; second round - percent of vote by party - PDP 54.9%, DPT 45.1%; seats by party - PDP 32, DPT 15" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court (consists of 5 justices including the chief justice); note - the Supreme Court has sole jurisdiction in constitutional matters", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Supreme Court chief justice appointed by the monarch upon the advice of the National Judicial Commission, a 4-member body to include the Legislative Committee of the National Assembly, the attorney general, the Chief Justice of Bhutan and the senior Associate Justice of the Supreme Court; other judges (drangpons) appointed by the monarch from among the High Court judges selected by the National Judicial Commission; chief justice serves a 5-year term or until reaching age 65 years, whichever is earlier; the 4 other judges serve 10-year terms or until age 65, whichever is earlier", "subordinate_courts": "High Court (first appellate court); District or Dzongkhag Courts; sub-district or Dungkhag Courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Bhutan Kuen-Nyam Party", "name_alternative": "BKP", "leaders": [ "Sonam TOBGAY" ] }, { "name": "Bhutan Peace and Prosperity Party", "name_alternative": "DPT", "leaders": [ "Pema GYAMTSHO" ], "note": "Druk Phuensum Tshogpa" }, { "name": "Druck Chirwang Tshogpa", "name_alternative": "DCT", "leaders": [ "Lily WANGCHUK" ] }, { "name": "Druk Nymrub Tshogpa", "name_alternative": "DNT", "leaders": [ "Tandi DHORJI" ] }, { "name": "People's Democratic Party", "name_alternative": "PDP", "leaders": [ "Tshering TOBGAY" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Druk National Congress ", "note": "exiled" }, { "name": "United Front for Democracy ", "note": "exiled" }, { "name": "Buddhist clergy" }, { "name": "ethnic Nepali-Bhutanese organizations", "note": "exiled" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ADB" }, { "organization": "BIMSTEC" }, { "organization": "CP" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO ", "note": "correspondent" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "SAARC" }, { "organization": "SACEP" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNTSO" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO ", "note": "observer" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "consulates_general": "New York" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "divided diagonally from the lower hoist-side corner; the upper triangle is yellow and the lower triangle is orange; centered along the dividing line is a large black and white dragon facing away from the hoist side; the dragon, called the Druk (Thunder Dragon), is the emblem of the nation; its white color stands for purity and the jewels in its claws symbolize wealth; the background colors represent spiritual and secular powers within Bhutan: the orange is associated with Buddhism, while the yellow denotes the ruling dynasty" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "thunder dragon known as Druk Gyalpo" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "orange" }, { "color": "yellow" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Druk tsendhen\" (The Thunder Dragon Kingdom)", "lyrics_music": "Gyaldun Dasho Thinley DORJI/Aku TONGMI", "note": "adopted 1953" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Bhutan's small economy is based largely on hydropower, agriculture, and forestry, which provide the main livelihood for more than half of the population. Because rugged mountains dominate the terrain and make the building of roads and other infrastructure difficult and expensive, industrial production is primarily of the cottage industry type. The economy is closely aligned with India's through strong trade and monetary links and is dependent on India for financial assistance and migrant laborers for development projects, especially for road construction. Bhutan inked a pact in December 2014 to expand duty-free trade with Bangladesh.\n\nMultilateral development organizations administer most educational, social, and environment programs, and take into account the government's desire to protect the country's environment and cultural traditions. For example, the government, in its cautious expansion of the tourist sector, encourages visits by upscale, environmentally conscientious tourists. Complicated controls and uncertain policies in areas such as industrial licensing, trade, labor, and finance continue to hamper foreign investment.\n\nBhutan’s largest export - hydropower to India - could spur sustainable growth in the coming years if Bhutan resolves chronic delays in construction. Bhutan’s hydropower exports comprise 40% of total exports and 25% of GDP. Bhutan currently taps only 6.5% of its 24,000-megawatt hydropower potential and is behind schedule in building 12 new hydropower dams with a combined capacity of 10,000 megawatts by 2020 in accordance with a deal signed in 2008 with India. The high volume of imported materials to build hydropower plants has expanded Bhutan's trade and current account deficits. Bhutan also is exploring energy exports to Bangladesh.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6432000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 6066000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 5766000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 166, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 2085000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 5.2, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 3.8, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 24 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 8100, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 7800, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 7500, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 150, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 53.4, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 18.7, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 64.3, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 42.4, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -78.8, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 16.4, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 42.1, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 41.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 37.1, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 31.6, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 35, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 9 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "rice", "corn", "root crops", "citrus", "dairy products", "eggs" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "cement", "wood products", "processed fruits", "alcoholic beverages", "calcium carbide", "tourism" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 6.5, "global_rank": 23, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 353000, "global_rank": 161, "date": "2015" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 58, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 20, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 22, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 2.6, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 19 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 13.3, "units": "%", "date": "2012" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 2.8, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 30.6, "units": "%" }, "date": "2012" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 38.8, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 38.1, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2007" } ], "global_rank": 69 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 640400000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 703300000, "units": "USD" }, "note": "the government of India finances nearly one-quarter of Bhutan's budget expenditures", "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 30.7, "global_rank": 74, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -3, "global_rank": 109, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 30, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 27.3, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 149 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 July", "end": "30 June" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.9, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 4.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 136 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 13.7, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 13.75, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 51 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 710300000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 669900000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 159 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1250000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 1174000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 168 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 929600000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 1030999999.9999999, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 162 }, "market_value_of_publicly_traded_shares": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 355300000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" }, { "value": 283400000, "units": "USD", "date": "2012-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 115 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -616000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -574000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 109 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 500000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 521700000.00000006, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 172 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "electricity (to India)", "ferrosilicon", "cement", "cardamom", "calcium carbide", "steel rods/bars", "dolomite", "gypsum" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "India", "percent": 90.3 }, { "name": "Bangladesh", "percent": 5.2 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1100000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1008000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 178 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "fuel", "lubricants", "airplanes", "machinery", "parts", "rice", "motor vehicles" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "India", "percent": 78.6 }, { "name": "France", "percent": 5.02 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "external_debt": { 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"value": 53, "units": "%" }, "date": "2012" }, "production": { "kWh": 7747000000, "global_rank": 109, "date": "2015" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 2057000000, "global_rank": 142, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "kWh": 5721000000, "global_rank": 32, "date": "2015" }, "imports": { "kWh": 124500000, "global_rank": 93, "date": "2015" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 1614000, "global_rank": 118, "date": "2015" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 0.5, "global_rank": 210, "date": "2015" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 59, "date": "2015" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 99.5, "global_rank": 5, "date": "2015" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 162, "date": "2015" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 113, "date": "2016" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 104, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 169, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 0, "global_rank": 113, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 123, "date": "2016" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 3000, "global_rank": 188, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 161, "date": "2015" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 3226, "global_rank": 178, "date": "2016" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 164, "date": "2016" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 125, "date": "2016" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 72, "date": "2016" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 168, "date": "2016" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 119, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 260300, "global_rank": 197, "date": "2015" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 21811, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 3, "global_rank": 176, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 676000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 91, "global_rank": 165, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "urban towns and district headquarters have telecommunications services", "domestic": "domestic service inadequate, especially in rural areas; mobile-cellular service, begun in 2003, is now widely available; Internet services widely available", "international": "country code - 975; international telephone and telegraph service via landline and microwave relay through India; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "state-owned TV station established in 1999; cable TV service offers dozens of Indian and other international channels; first radio station, privately launched in 1973, is now state-owned; 5 private radio stations are currently broadcasting (2012)", "internet": { "country_code": ".bt", "users": { "total": 295000, "percent_of_population": 39.8, "global_rank": 155, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 2, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 6, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 162864, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 538041, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "A5", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 2, "global_rank": 198, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 2, "1524_to_2437_metres": 1, "914_to_1523_metres": 1, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 1, "914_to_1523_metres": 1, "date": "2012" } } }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 10578, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 2975, "units": "km", "note": "includes 2,180 km of national highways" }, "unpaved": { "value": 7603, "units": "km" }, "note": "a more recent figure for 2015 lists 11,177 km for total roadway length, but no breakdown of paved or unpaved", "global_rank": 135, "date": "2013" } }, "military_and_security": { "branches": { "by_name": [ "Royal Bhutan Army (includes Royal Bodyguard", "Royal Bhutan Police)" ], "date": "2009" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription; militia training is compulsory for males aged 20-25, over a 3-year period", "date": "2012" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "lacking any treaty describing the boundary, Bhutan and China continue negotiations to establish a common boundary alignment to resolve territorial disputes arising from substantial cartographic discrepancies, the largest of which lie in Bhutan's northwest and along the Chumbi salient" ] } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-01", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701102743/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/bt.html", "nearby_dates": 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Democratic civilian rule was established in 1982, but leaders have faced difficult problems of deep-seated poverty, social unrest, and illegal drug production.\nIn December 2005, Bolivians elected Movement Toward Socialism leader Evo MORALES president - by the widest margin of any leader since the restoration of civilian rule in 1982 - after he ran on a promise to change the country's traditional political class and empower the nation's poor, indigenous majority. In December 2009 and October 2014, President MORALES easily won reelection. His party maintained control of the legislative branch of the government, which has allowed him to continue his process of change. In February 2016, MORALES narrowly lost a referendum to approve a constitutional amendment that would have allowed him to compete in the 2019 presidential election. Despite the loss, MORALES has already been chosen by his party to run again in 2019, via a still-undetermined method for him to appear on the ballot." }, "geography": { "location": "Central South America, southwest of Brazil", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 17, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 65, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "South America", "area": { "total": { "value": 1098581, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 1083301, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 15280, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 28, "comparative": "slightly less than three times the size of Montana" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 7252, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Argentina", "border_length": { "value": 942, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Brazil", "border_length": { "value": 3403, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Chile", "border_length": { "value": 942, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Paraguay", "border_length": { "value": 753, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Peru", "border_length": { "value": 1212, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 0, "units": "km", "note": "landlocked" }, "climate": "varies with altitude; humid and tropical to cold and semiarid", "terrain": "rugged Andes Mountains with a highland plateau (Altiplano), hills, lowland plains of the Amazon Basin", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 1192, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Rio Paraguay", "elevation": { "value": 90, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Nevado Sajama", "elevation": { "value": 6542, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "tin", "natural gas", "petroleum", "zinc", "tungsten", "antimony", "silver", "iron", "lead", "gold", "timber", "hydropower" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 34.3, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 3.6, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0.2, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 30.5, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 52.5, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 13.2, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 3000, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "a high altitude plain in the west between two cordillera of the Andes, known as the Altiplano, is the focal area for most of the population; a dense settlement pattern is also found in and around the city of Santa Cruz, located on the eastern side of the Andes", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "flooding in the northeast (March to April)", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "volcanic activity in Andes Mountains on the border with Chile; historically active volcanoes in this region are Irruputuncu (elev. 5,163 m), which last erupted in 1995, and Olca-Paruma", "type": "volcanism" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "the clearing of land for agricultural purposes and the international demand for tropical timber are contributing to deforestation", "soil erosion from overgrazing and poor cultivation methods (including slash-and-burn agriculture)", "desertification", "loss of biodiversity", "industrial pollution of water supplies used for drinking and irrigation" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Marine Dumping", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Tropical Timber 83", "Tropical Timber 94", "Wetlands" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [ "Environmental Modification", "Marine Life Conservation" ] } }, "note": "landlocked; shares control of Lago Titicaca, world's highest navigable lake (elevation 3,805 m), with Peru" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 10969649, "global_rank": 82, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Bolivian(s)", "adjective": "Bolivian" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "mestizo", "percent": 68, "note": "mixed white and Amerindian ancestry" }, { "name": "indigenous", "percent": 20 }, { "name": "white", "percent": 5 }, { "name": "cholo/chola", "percent": 2 }, { "name": "black", "percent": 1 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 1 }, { "name": "unspecified ; of respondents indicated feeling part of some indigenous group", "percent": 44 }, { "name": "predominantly Quechua or Aymara" } ], "note": "results among surveys vary based on the wording of the ethnicity question and the available response choices; the 2001 national census did not provide \"mestizo\" as a response choice, resulting in a much higher proportion of respondents identifying themselves as belonging to one of the available indigenous ethnicity choices; the use of \"mestizo\" and \"cholo\" varies among response choices in surveys, with surveys using the terms interchangeably, providing one or the other as a response choice, or providing the two as separate response choices", "date": "2009" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Spanish", "percent": 60.7, "note": "official" }, { "name": "Quechua", "percent": 21.2, "note": "official" }, { "name": "Aymara", "percent": 14.6, "note": "official" }, { "name": "foreign languages", "percent": 2.4 }, { "name": "Guarani", "percent": 0.6, "note": "official" }, { "name": "other native languages", "percent": 0.4 }, { "name": "none", "percent": 0.1 } ], "note": "Bolivia's 2009 constitution designates Spanish and all indigenous languages as official; 36 indigenous languages are specified, including some that are extinct", "date": "2001" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 76.8 }, { "name": "Evangelical and Pentecostal", "percent": 8.1 }, { "name": "Protestant", "percent": 7.9 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 1.7 }, { "name": "none", "percent": 5.5 } ], "date": "2012" }, "demographic_profile": "Bolivia ranks at or near the bottom among Latin American countries in several areas of health and development, including poverty, education, fertility, malnutrition, mortality, and life expectancy. On the positive side, more children are being vaccinated and more pregnant women are getting prenatal care and having skilled health practitioners attend their births. Bolivia's income inequality is the highest in Latin America and one of the highest in the world. Public education is of poor quality, and educational opportunities are among the most unevenly distributed in Latin America, with girls and indigenous and rural children less likely to be literate or to complete primary school. The lack of access to education and family planning services helps to sustain Bolivia's high fertility rate - approximately three children per woman. Bolivia's lack of clean water and basic sanitation, especially in rural areas, contributes to health problems.\nAlmost 7% of Bolivia's population lives abroad, primarily to work in Argentina, Brazil, Spain, and the United States. In recent years, more restrictive immigration policies in Europe and the United States have increased the flow of Bolivian emigrants to neighboring Argentina and Brazil.", "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 32.36, "males": 1808567, "females": 1740760 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 19.55, "males": 1086134, "females": 1058584 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 37.08, "males": 1986514, "females": 2081415 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 5.83, "males": 296197, "females": 343394 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 5.18, "males": 250749, "females": 317335 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 63.7, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 53.1, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 10.6, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 9.4, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 24, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 23.3, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 24.7, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 162, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 1.54, "global_rank": 76, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 22.4, "global_rank": 73, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 6.5, "global_rank": 147, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -0.6, "global_rank": 132, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "a high altitude plain in the west between two cordillera of the Andes, known as the Altiplano, is the focal area for most of the population; a dense settlement pattern is also found in and around the city of Santa Cruz, located on the eastern side of the Andes", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 68.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 2.26, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Santa Cruz", "population": 2107000 }, { "place": "La Paz", "population": 1816000, "is_capital": true }, { "place": "Cochabamba", "population": 1240000 }, { "place": "Sucre", "population": 372000, "note": "constitutional capital" } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 0.95, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.86, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.79, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.98, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 21.2, "date": "2008" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 206, "global_rank": 58, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 36.4, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 39.9, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 32.7, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 55, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 69.2, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 66.4, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 72.1, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 162, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 2.68, "global_rank": 69, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 60.5, "units": "%", "date": "2008" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 6.3, "global_rank": 122, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 0.47, "date": "2011" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 1.1, "date": "2012" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 96.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 75.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 90, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 3.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 24.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 10, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 60.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 27.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 50.3, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 39.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 72.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 49.7, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 0.29, "global_rank": 83, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 18200, "global_rank": 80, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 800, "global_rank": 77, "date": "2015" } }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "degree_of_risk": "very high", "food_or_waterborne_diseases": [ "bacterial diarrhea", "hepatitis A" ], "vectorborne_diseases": [ "dengue fever", "malaria", "yellow fever" ], "note": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus", "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 15.8, "global_rank": 109, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 4.5, "global_rank": 95, "date": "2008" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 7.3, "global_rank": 24, "date": "2014" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 95.7, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 97.8, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 93.6, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 14, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 14, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 14, "units": "years" }, "date": "2007" }, "child_labor": { "total_number": 757352, "percentage": { "value": 26.4, "units": "%" }, "note": "data represent children ages 5-17", "date": "2008" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 6.2, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 5.1, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 7.8, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 122, "date": "2011" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Plurinational State of Bolivia", "conventional_short_form": "Bolivia", "local_long_form": "Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia", "local_short_form": "Bolivia", "etymology": "the country is named after Simon BOLIVAR, a 19th-century leader in the South American wars for independence" }, "government_type": "presidential republic", "capital": { "name": "La Paz (administrative capital); Sucre (constitutional [legislative and judicial] capital)", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 16, "minutes": 30, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 68, "minutes": 9, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": -4, "note": "1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "independence": { "date": "1825-08-06", "note": "from Spain" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "6 August", "original_year": "1825" } ], "constitution": { "history": "many previous; latest drafted 6 August 2006 - 9 December 2008, approved by referendum 25 January 2009, effective 7 February 2009; amended 2013 (2015)" }, "legal_system": "civil law system with influences from Roman, Spanish, canon (religious), French, and indigenous law", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "yes", "citizenship_by_descent": "yes", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "yes", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "3 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": true }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Juan Evo MORALES Ayma (since 22 January 2006); Vice President Alvaro GARCIA Linera (since 22 January 2006); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government", "head_of_government": "President Juan Evo MORALES Ayma (since 22 January 2006); Vice President Alvaro GARCIA Linera (since 22 January 2006)", "cabinet": "Cabinet appointed by the president", "elections_appointments": "president and vice president directly elected on the same ballot by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 12 October 2014 (next to be held in 2019); note - a presidential candidate wins an election one of 3 ways", "election_results": "Juan Evo MORALES Ayma reelected president; percent of vote - Juan Evo MORALES Ayma 61%; Samuel DORIA MEDINA Arana 24.5%; Jorge QUIROGA 9.1%; other 5.4%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "bicameral Plurinational Legislative Assembly or Asamblea Legislativa Plurinacional consists of the Chamber of Senators or Camara de Senadores (36 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms) and the Chamber of Deputies or Camara de Diputados (130 seats; 70 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote, 53 indirectly elected in single-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote, and 7 - apportioned to non-contiguous, rural areas in 7 of the 9 states - directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote; members serve 5-year terms)", "elections": "Chamber of Senators and Chamber of Deputies - last held on 12 October 2014 (next to be held in 2019)", "election_results": "Chamber of Senators - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - MAS 25, UD 9, PDC 2; Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - MAS 88, UD 32, PDC 10" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court or Tribunal Supremo de Justicia (consists of 12 judges or ministros organized into civil, penal, social, and administrative chambers); Plurinational Constitutional Tribunal (consists of 7 primary and 7 alternate magistrates); Plurinational Electoral Organ (consists of 7 members and 6 alternates); National Agro-Environment Court (consists of 5 primary and 5 alternate judges; Council of the Judiciary (consists of 3 primary and 3 alternate judges)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Supreme Court, Plurinational Constitutional Tribunal, National Agro-Environmental Court, and Council of the Judiciary candidates pre-selected by the Plurinational Legislative Assembly and elected by direct popular vote; judges elected for 6-year terms; Plurinational Electoral Organ judges appointed - 6 by the Legislative Assembly and 1 by the president of the republic; members serve single 6-year terms", "subordinate_courts": "District Courts (in each of the 9 administrative departments); Agro-Environmental lower courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Christian Democratic Party", "name_alternative": "PDC", "leaders": [ "Jorge Fernando QUIROGA Ramirez" ] }, { "name": "Movement Toward Socialism", "name_alternative": "MAS", "leaders": [ "Juan Evo MORALES Ayma" ] }, { "name": "National Unity", "name_alternative": "UN", "leaders": [ "Samuel DORIA MEDINA Arana" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Bolivian Workers Central", "name_alternative": "COB" }, { "name": "Federation of Neighborhood Councils of El Alto", "name_alternative": "FEJUVE-El Alto" }, { "name": "Landless Movement", "name_alternative": "MST" }, { "name": "National Confederation of Native Rural Indigenous Women of Bolivia", "name_alternative": "Bartolina Sisa" }, { "name": "National Coordinator for Change", "name_alternative": "CONALCAM" }, { "name": "Sole Confederation of Campesino Workers of Bolivia", "name_alternative": "CSUTCB" }, { "name": "Cocalero unions" }, { "name": "indigenous organizations", "note": "including Confederation of Indigenous Peoples of Eastern Bolivia or CIDOB and National Council of Ayullus and Markas of Quollasuyu or CONAMAQ" }, { "name": "Interculturales union or CSCIB" }, { "name": "labor unions", "note": "including the Central Bolivian Workers' Union or COB and Cooperative Miners Federation or FENCOMIN" }, { "name": "various federations of neighborhood councils or FEJUVEs", "note": "including the national organization" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "CAN" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CELAC" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IADB" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO ", "note": "correspondent" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "LAES" }, { "organization": "LAIA" }, { "organization": "Mercosur ", "note": "associate" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "MINUSTAH" }, { "organization": "MONUSCO" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OAS" }, { "organization": "OPANAL" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNAMID" }, { "organization": "UNASUR" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "Union Latina" }, { "organization": "UNMIL" }, { "organization": "UNMISS" }, { "organization": "UNOCI" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Freddy BERSATTI Tudela", "chancery": "3014 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 328-4155", "fax": "[1] (202) 328-3712", "consulates_general": "Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Washington,DC", "note": "in September 2008, the US expelled the Bolivian ambassador to the US in reciprocity for Bolivia expelling the US ambassador to Bolivia" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Peter Brennan (since June 2014)", "embassy": "Avenida Arce 2780, Casilla 425, La Paz", "mailing_address": "3220 La Paz Place, Dulles, VA, 20189-3220", "telephone": "[591] (2) 216-8000", "fax": "[591] (2) 216-8111", "note": "in September 2008, the Bolivian Government expelled the US Ambassador to Bolivia, and the countries have yet to reinstate ambassadors" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "three equal horizontal bands of red (top), yellow, and green with the coat of arms centered on the yellow band; red stands for bravery and the blood of national heroes, yellow for the nation's mineral resources, and green for the fertility of the land", "note": "similar to the flag of Ghana, which has a large black five-pointed star centered in the yellow band; in 2009, a presidential decree made it mandatory for a so-called wiphala - a square, multi-colored flag representing the country's indigenous peoples - to be used alongside the traditional flag" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "llama" }, { "symbol": "Andean condor" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "yellow" }, { "color": "green" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Cancion Patriotica\" (Patriotic Song)", "lyrics_music": "Jose Ignacio de SANJINES/Leopoldo Benedetto VINCENTI", "note": "adopted 1852", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/BL.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Bolivia is a resource rich country with strong growth attributed to captive markets for natural gas exports – to Brazil and Argentina. However, the country remains one of the least developed countries in Latin America because of state-oriented policies that deter investment and growth.\n\nFollowing a disastrous economic crisis during the early 1980s, reforms spurred private investment, stimulated economic growth, and cut poverty rates in the 1990s. The period 2003-05 was characterized by political instability, racial tensions, and violent protests against plans - subsequently abandoned - to export Bolivia's newly discovered natural gas reserves to large Northern Hemisphere markets. In 2005, the government passed a controversial hydrocarbons law that imposed significantly higher royalties and required foreign firms then operating under risk-sharing contracts to surrender all production to the state energy company in exchange for a predetermined service fee. High commodity prices between 2010 and 2014 sustained rapid growth and large trade surpluses with GDP growing 6.8% in 2013 and 5.4% in 2014. The global decline in oil prices that began in late 2014 exerted downward pressure on the price Bolivia receives for exported gas and resulted in lower GDP growth rates - 4.9% in 2015 and 4.3% in 2016 - and losses in government revenue as well as fiscal and trade deficits.\n\nA lack of foreign investment in the key sectors of mining and hydrocarbons, along with conflict among social groups, pose challenges for the Bolivian economy. In 2015, President Evo MORALES expanded efforts to court international investment and boost Bolivia’s energy production capacity. MORALES passed an investment law and promised not to nationalize additional industries in an effort to improve the investment climate. In early 2016, the Government of Bolivia approved the 2016-2020 National Economic and Social Development Plan aimed at maintaining growth of 5% and reducing poverty.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 78660000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 75410000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 71890000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 94, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 34040000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4.3, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 4.9, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 5.4, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 63 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 7200, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 7000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 6800, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 155, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" 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"2016-12-31" }, { "value": 15450000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 94 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 19900000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 16800000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 84 }, "market_value_of_publicly_traded_shares": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 12300000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 11110000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" }, { "value": 9833000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 74 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -1876000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -1854000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 147 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 7214000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 8909000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 95 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "natural gas", "silver", "zinc", "lead", "tin", "gold", "quinoa", "soybeans", "soy products" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Brazil", "percent": 28.1 }, { "name": "Argentina", "percent": 16.9 }, { "name": "US", "percent": 12.1 }, { "name": "Colombia", "percent": 6.3 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 5.3 }, { "name": "Japan", "percent": 4.7 }, { "name": "South Korea", "percent": 4.3 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 8427000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 9682000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 98 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "machinery", "petroleum products", "vehicles", "iron", "steel", "plastics" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "China", "percent": 17.9 }, { "name": "Brazil", "percent": 16.5 }, { "name": "Argentina", "percent": 11.8 }, { "name": "US", "percent": 10.6 }, { "name": "Peru", "percent": 6.2 }, { "name": "Japan", "percent": 5.2 }, { "name": "Chile", "percent": 4.6 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 10080000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 13060000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 71 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 7268000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 6341000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 106 }, "stock_of_direct_foreign_investment": { "at_home": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1059000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 1084000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 95 }, "abroad": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 0, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 111 } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6.91, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 6.91, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 6.91, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 6.91, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 6.94, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "bolivianos (BOB) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 1200000, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 90, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 99, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 72, "units": "%" }, "date": "2013" }, "production": { "kWh": 8759000000, "global_rank": 107, "date": "2016" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 8378000000, "global_rank": 106, "date": "2016" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 113, "date": "2016" }, "imports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 127, "date": "2016" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 1855000, "global_rank": 110, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 72, "global_rank": 112, "date": "2016" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 54, "date": "2016" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 26, "global_rank": 77, "date": "2016" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 1, "global_rank": 93, "date": "2016" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 60920, "global_rank": 54, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 101, "date": "2016" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 166, "date": "2016" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 209800000, "global_rank": 59, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 11630, "global_rank": 81, "date": "2015" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 78000, "global_rank": 91, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 7292, "global_rank": 88, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 19940, "global_rank": 117, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 21100000000, "global_rank": 31, "date": "2016" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 5366000000, "global_rank": 66, "date": "2016" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 15730000000, "global_rank": 15, "date": "2016" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 164, "date": "2015" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 295900000000, "global_rank": 39, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 16000000, "global_rank": 90, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 881084, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 8, "global_rank": 83, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 10163000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 94, "global_rank": 84, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "Bolivian National Telecommunications Company was privatized in 1995 but re-nationalized in 2007; the primary trunk system is being expanded and employs digital microwave radio relay; some areas are served by fiber-optic cable; system operations, reliability, and coverage have steadily improved", "domestic": "most telephones are concentrated in La Paz, Santa Cruz, and other capital cities; mobile-cellular telephone use expanding rapidly and, in 2015, teledensity reached about 95 per 100 persons", "international": "country code - 591; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "large number of radio and TV stations broadcasting with private media outlets dominating; state-owned and private radio and TV stations generally operating freely, although both pro-government and anti-government groups have attacked media outlets in response to their reporting (2010)", "internet": { "country_code": ".bo", "users": { "total": 4871000, "percent_of_population": 45.1, "global_rank": 78, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 7, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 39, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 2578959, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 9456548, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "CP", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 855, "global_rank": 7, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 21, "over_3047_metres": 5, "2438_to_3047_metres": 4, "1524_to_2437_metres": 6, "914_to_1523_metres": 6, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 834, "over_3047_metres": 1, "2438_to_3047_metres": 4, "1524_to_2437_metres": 47, "914_to_1523_metres": 151, "under_914_metres": 631, "date": "2013" } } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "gas", "length": 5457, "units": "km" }, { "type": "liquid petroleum gas", "length": 51, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil", "length": 2511, "units": "km" }, { "type": "refined products", "length": 1627, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 3504, "units": "km" }, "narrow_gauge": { "length": 3504, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.000-m" }, "global_rank": 51, "date": "2014" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 90568, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 9792, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 80776, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 61, "date": "2017" }, "waterways": { "value": 10000, "units": "km", "note": "commercially navigable almost exclusively in the northern and eastern parts of the country", "global_rank": 13, "date": "2012" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 18, "by_type": [ { "type": "bulk carrier", "count": 1 }, { "type": "cargo", "count": 14 }, { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 1 }, { "type": "roll on/roll off", "count": 2 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 5, "by_country": [ { "country": "Syria", "count": 4 }, { "country": "UK", "count": 1 } ] }, "global_rank": 98 }, "ports_and_terminals": { "river_ports": [ "Puerto Aguirre (Paraguay/Parana)" ], "note": "Bolivia has free port privileges in maritime ports in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Paraguay" } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.18, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1.24, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.39, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1.45, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 1.47, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 64 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Bolivian Armed Forces", "Bolivian Army (Ejercito Boliviano", "EB)", "Bolivian Naval Force (Fuerza Naval Boliviana", "FNB", "includes Marines)", "Bolivian Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Boliviana", "FAB)" ], "date": "2017" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 16, "note": "16-49 years of age for 12-month voluntary male and female military service; Bolivian citizenship required; minimum age of combat is 18; when annual number of volunteers falls short of goal, compulsory recruitment is effected, including conscription of boys as young as 14; 15-19 years of age for voluntary premilitary service, provides exemption from further military service", "date": "2017" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "Chile and Peru rebuff Bolivia's reactivated claim to restore the Atacama corridor, ceded to Chile in 1884, but Chile offers instead unrestricted but not sovereign maritime access through Chile for Bolivian products", "contraband smuggling, human trafficking, and illegal narcotic trafficking are problems in the porous areas of its border regions with all of its neighbors (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, and Peru)" ], "trafficking_in_persons": { "current_situation": "Bolivia is a source country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking domestically and abroad; indigenous children are particularly vulnerable; Bolivia is a source country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking domestically and abroad; rural and poor Bolivians, most of whom are indigenous, and LGBT youth are particularly vulnerable; Bolivians perform forced labor domestically in mining, ranching, agriculture, and domestic service, and a significant number are in forced labor abroad in sweatshops, agriculture, domestic service, and the informal sector; women and girls are sex trafficked within Bolivia and in neighboring countries, such as Argentina, Peru, and Chile; a limited number of women from nearby countries are sex trafficked in Bolivia", "tier_rating": "Tier 2 Watch List – Bolivia does not comply fully with the minimum standards for the elimination of human trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; the government did not demonstrate overall increasing anti-trafficking efforts, and poor data collection made it difficult to assess the number of investigations, prosecutions, and victim identifications and referrals to care services; authorities did not adequately differentiate between human trafficking and other crimes, such as domestic violence and child abuse; law enforcement failed to implement an early detection protocol for identifying trafficking cases and lacked a formal process for identifying trafficking victims among vulnerable populations; specialized victim services were inadequately funded and virtually non-existent for adult women and male victims (2015)" }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "world's third-largest cultivator of coca (after Colombia and Peru) with an estimated 30,000 hectares under cultivation in 2011, a decrease of 13 percent over 2010; third largest producer of cocaine, estimated at 265 metric tons potential pure cocaine in 2011, a 29 percent increase over 2010; transit country for Peruvian and Colombian cocaine destined for Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Europe; weak border controls; some money-laundering activity related to narcotics trade; major cocaine consumption (2013)" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-01", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701102800/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/bl.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/bl.html" } }, "bosnia_and_herzegovina": { "data": { "name": "Bosnia And Herzegovina", "introduction": { "background": "Bosnia and Herzegovina declared sovereignty in October 1991 and independence from the former Yugoslavia on 3 March 1992 after a referendum boycotted by ethnic Serbs. The Bosnian Serbs - supported by neighboring Serbia and Montenegro - responded with armed resistance aimed at partitioning the republic along ethnic lines and joining Serb-held areas to form a \"Greater Serbia.\" In March 1994, Bosniaks and Croats reduced the number of warring factions from three to two by signing an agreement creating a joint Bosniak-Croat Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. On 21 November 1995, in Dayton, Ohio, the warring parties initialed a peace agreement that ended three years of interethnic civil strife (the final agreement was signed in Paris on 14 December 1995).\nThe Dayton Peace Accords retained Bosnia and Herzegovina's international boundaries and created a multiethnic and democratic government charged with conducting foreign, diplomatic, and fiscal policy. Also recognized was a second tier of government composed of two entities roughly equal in size: the predominantly Bosniak-Bosnian Croat Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the predominantly Bosnian Serb-led Republika Srpska (RS). The Federation and RS governments are responsible for overseeing most government functions. Additionally, the Dayton Accords established the Office of the High Representative to oversee the implementation of the civilian aspects of the agreement. The Peace Implementation Council at its conference in Bonn in 1997 also gave the High Representative the authority to impose legislation and remove officials, the so-called \"Bonn Powers.\" An original NATO-led international peacekeeping force (IFOR) of 60,000 troops assembled in 1995 was succeeded over time by a smaller, NATO-led Stabilization Force (SFOR). In 2004, European Union peacekeeping troops (EUFOR) replaced SFOR. Currently, EUFOR deploys around 600 troops in theater in a security assistance and training capacity." }, "geography": { "location": "Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Croatia", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 44, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 18, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Europe", "area": { "total": { "value": 51197, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 51187, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 10, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 129, "comparative": "slightly smaller than West Virginia" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 1543, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Croatia", "border_length": { "value": 956, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Montenegro", "border_length": { "value": 242, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Serbia", "border_length": { "value": 345, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 20, "units": "km" }, "climate": "hot summers and cold winters; areas of high elevation have short, cool summers and long, severe winters; mild, rainy winters along coast", "terrain": "mountains and valleys", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 500, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Adriatic Sea", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Maglic", "elevation": { "value": 2386, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "coal", "iron ore", "bauxite", "copper", "lead", "zinc", "chromite", "cobalt", "manganese", "nickel", "clay", "gypsum", "salt", "sand", "timber", "hydropower" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 42.2, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 19.7, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 2, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 20.5, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 42.8, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 15, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 30, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "the northern and central areas of the country are the most densely populated", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "destructive earthquakes", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "air pollution from metallurgical plants", "sites for disposing of urban waste are limited", "water shortages and destruction of infrastructure because of the 1992-95 civil strife", "deforestation" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Air Pollution", "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Marine Life Conservation", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Wetlands" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "within Bosnia and Herzegovina's recognized borders, the country is divided into a joint Bosniak/Croat Federation (about 51% of the territory) and the Bosnian Serb-led Republika Srpska or RS (about 49% of the territory); the region called Herzegovina is contiguous to Croatia and Montenegro, and traditionally has been settled by an ethnic Croat majority in the west and an ethnic Serb majority in the east" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 3861912, "global_rank": 129, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Bosnian(s), Herzegovinian(s)", "adjective": "Bosnian, Herzegovinian" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Bosniak", "percent": 50.1 }, { "name": "Serb", "percent": 30.8 }, { "name": "Croat", "percent": 15.4 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 2.7 }, { "name": "not declared/no answer", "percent": 1 } ], "note": "the methodology remains disputed and Republika Srspka authorities refuse to recognize the results; Bosniak has replaced Muslim as an ethnic term in part to avoid confusion with the religious term Muslim - an adherent of Islam", "date": "2013" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Bosnian", "percent": 52.9, "note": "official" }, { "name": "Serbian", "percent": 30.8, "note": "official" }, { "name": "Croatian", "percent": 14.6, "note": "official" }, { "name": "other", "percent": 1.6 }, { "name": "no answer", "percent": 0.2 } ], "date": "2013" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 50.7 }, { "name": "Orthodox", "percent": 30.7 }, { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 15.2 }, { "name": "atheist", "percent": 0.8 }, { "name": "agnostic", "percent": 0.3 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 1.2 }, { "name": "undeclared/no answer", "percent": 1.1 } ], "date": "2013" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 13.36, "males": 266389, "females": 249425 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 11.97, "males": 238682, "females": 223599 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 46.2, "males": 896760, "females": 887407 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 14.43, "males": 267628, "females": 289464 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 14.05, "males": 212574, "females": 329984 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 40.7, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 19, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 21.7, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 4.6, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 41.7, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 40.2, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 43.1, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 34, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": -0.14, "global_rank": 210, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 8.8, "global_rank": 213, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 9.9, "global_rank": 44, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -0.4, "global_rank": 126, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "the northern and central areas of the country are the most densely populated", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 39.8, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 0.14, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Sarajevo", "population": 318000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.07, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.07, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.07, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.01, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.92, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.64, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.95, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 26.7, "date": "2013" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 11, "global_rank": 157, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 5.6, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 5.7, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 5.5, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 170, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 76.7, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 73.7, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 80, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 84, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.28, "global_rank": 219, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 45.8, "units": "%", "date": "2011" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 9.6, "global_rank": 24, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 1.89, "date": "2013" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 3.5, "date": "2010" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 99.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 99.9, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 0.1, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 98.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 92, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 94.8, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 1.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 8, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 5.2, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 19.2, "global_rank": 47, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 1.5, "global_rank": 127, "date": "2012" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 98.5, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 99.5, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 97.5, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 14, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 14, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 15, "units": "years" }, "date": "2014" }, "child_labor": { "total_number": 24722, "percentage": { "value": 5, "units": "%" }, "date": "2006" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 62.8, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 62.8, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 62.8, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 1, "date": "2012" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "none", "conventional_short_form": "Bosnia and Herzegovina", "local_long_form": "none", "local_short_form": "Bosna i Hercegovina", "former": "People's Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina", "abbreviation": "BiH", "etymology": "the larger northern territory is named for the Bosna River; the smaller southern section takes its name from the German word \"herzog,\" meaning \"duke,\" and the ending \"-ovina,\" meaning \"land,\" forming the combination denoting \"dukedom\"" }, "government_type": "parliamentary republic", "capital": { "name": "Sarajevo", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 43, "minutes": 52, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 18, "minutes": 25, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 1, "note": "6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" }, "daylight_saving_time": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" }, "administrative_divisions": [ { "name": "Brcko District (Brcko Distrikt) (ethnically mixed)", "type": "first-order administrative division" }, { "name": "the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Federacija Bosne i Hercegovine) (predominantly Bosniak-Croat)", "type": "first-order administrative division" }, { "name": "the Republic of Srpska (Republika Srpska) (predominantly Serb)", "type": "first-order administrative division" } ], "independence": { "date": "1992-03-01", "note": "from Yugoslavia; note - referendum for independence completed on 1 March 1992; independence declared on 3 March 1992" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "1 March", "original_year": "1943", "note": "and Statehood Day, 25 November - both observed in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina entity" }, { "name": "Victory Day", "day": "9 May", "original_year": "1995", "note": "and Dayton Agreement Day, 21 November - both observed in the Republika Srpska entity" } ], "constitution": { "history": "14 December 1995 (constitution included as part of the Dayton Peace Accords)", "note": "each of the political entities has its own constitution", "amendments": "decided by the Parliamentary Assembly, including a two-thirds majority vote of members present in the House of Representatives; the constitutional article on human rights and fundamental freedoms cannot be amended; amended several times, last in 2009" }, "legal_system": "civil law system; Constitutional Court review of legislative acts", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "yes, provided there is a bilateral agreement with the other state", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "8 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false, "note": "18 years of age, 16 if employed; universal" }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "Chairman of the Presidency Mladen IVANIC (chairman since 17 November 2016, presidency member since 17 November 2014 - Serb); Dragan COVIC (presidency member since 17 November 2014 - Croat); Bakir IZETBEGOVIC (presidency member since 10 November 2010 - Bosniak)", "head_of_government": "Chairman of the Council of Ministers Denis ZVIZDIC (since 11 February 2015)", "cabinet": "Council of Ministers nominated by the council chairman, approved by the state-level House of Representatives", "elections_appointments": "3-member presidency (1 Bosniak and 1 Croat elected from the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and 1 Serb elected from the Republika Srpska) directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 4-year term (eligible for a second term, but then ineligible for 4 years); the presidency chairpersonship rotates every 8 months and resumes where it left off following each general election; election last held on 12 October 2014 (next to be held in October 2018); the chairman of the Council of Ministers appointed by the presidency and confirmed by the state-level House of Representatives", "election_results": "percent of vote - Mladen IVANIC 48.7% - Serb seat; Dragan COVIC 52.2% - Croat seat; Bakir IZETBEGOVIC 32.9% - Bosniak seat", "note": "President of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Marinko CAVARA (since 11 February 2015); Vice Presidents Melika MAHMUTBEGOVIC (since 11 February 2015), Milan DUNOVIC (since 11 February 2015); President of the Republika Srpska Milorad DODIK (since 15 November 2010); Vice Presidents Ramiz SALKIC (since 24 November 2014), Josip JERKOVIC (since 24 November 2014)" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "bicameral Parliamentary Assembly or Skupstina consists of the House of Peoples or Dom Naroda (15 seats - 5 Bosniak, 5 Croat, 5 Serb; members designated by the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina's House of Peoples and the Republika Srpska's National Assembly to serve 4-year terms) and the state-level House of Representatives or Predstavnicki Dom (42 seats to include 28 seats allocated to the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and 14 to the Republika Srpska; members directly elected by proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms); note - the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina has a bicameral legislature that consists of the House of Peoples (58 seats - 17 Bosniak, 17 Croat, 17 Serb, 7 other) and the House of Representatives (98 seats; members directly elected by proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms); Republika Srpska's unicameral legislature is the National Assembly (83 directly elected delegates serve 4-year terms)", "elections": "House of Peoples - last constituted in 11 February 2015 (next likely to be constituted in 2019); state-level House of Representatives - election last held on 12 October 2014 (next to be held in October 2018)", "election_results": "House of Peoples - percent of vote by party/coalition - NA; seats by party/coalition - NA; state-level House of Representatives - percent of vote by party/coalition - Federation votes: SDA 27.9%, DF 15.3%, SBB BiH 14.4%, Croat People's Assembly coalition or HNS (HDZ BiH-HSS-NHI-HKDU-HSP BiH-HSP HB) 12.2%, SDP 9.5%, HDZ-1990 4.1%, BPS-Sefer Halilovic 3.7%, A-SDA 2.3%, other 10.6%; Republika Srpska votes: SNSD 38.5%, SDS 32.6%, PDP-NDP 7.8%, DNS 5.7%, SDA 4.9%, other 10.5%; seats by party/coalition - SDA 10, SNSD 6, SDS 5, DF 5, SBB BiH 4, Croat People's Assembly coalition or HNS (HDZ BiH-HSS-NHI-HKDU-HSP BiH-HSP HB) 4, SDP 3, PDP-NDP 1, HDZ-1990 1, BPS-Sefer Halilovic 1, DNS 1, A-SDA 1" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "BiH Constitutional Court (consists of 9 members); Court of BiH (consists of 44 national judges and 7 international judges organized into 3 divisions - Administrative, Appellate, and Criminal, which includes a War Crimes Chamber)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "BiH Constitutional Court judges - 4 selected by the Bosniak/Croat Federation's House of Representatives, 2 selected by the Republika Srpska's National Assembly, and 3 non-Bosnian judges selected by the president of the European Court of Human Rights; Court of BiH president and national judges appointed by the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council; Court of BiH president appointed for renewable 6-year term; other national judges appointed to serve until age 70; international judges recommended by the president of the Court of BiH and appointed by the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina; international judges appointed to serve until age 70", "subordinate_courts": "the Federation has 10 cantonal courts plus a number of municipal courts; the Republika Srpska has a supreme court, 5 district courts, and a number of municipal courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Alliance for a Better Future of BiH", "name_alternative": "SBB BiH", "leaders": [ "Fahrudin RADONCIC" ] }, { "name": "Alliance of Independent Social Democrats", "name_alternative": "SNSD", "leaders": [ "Milorad DODIK" ] }, { "name": "Alternative Party for Democratic Activity", "name_alternative": "A-SDA", "leaders": [ "Nermin OGRESEVIC" ] }, { "name": "Bosnian-Herzegovinian Patriotic Party-Sefer Halilovic", "name_alternative": "BPS-Sefer Halilovic", "leaders": [ "Sefer HALILOVIC" ] }, { "name": "Croat Peasants' Party", "name_alternative": "HSS", "leaders": [ "Mario KARAMATIC" ] }, { "name": "Croatian Christian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina", "name_alternative": "HKDU", "leaders": [ "Ivan MUSA" ] }, { "name": "Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina", "name_alternative": "HDZ-BiH", "leaders": [ "Dragan COVIC" ] }, { "name": "Croatian Democratic Union 1990", "name_alternative": "HDZ-1990", "leaders": [ "acting president Ilija CVITANOVIC" ] }, { "name": "Croatian Party of Rights", "name_alternative": "HSP BiH", "leaders": [ "Stanko PRIMORAC" ] }, { "name": "Croatian Party of Rights of Herceg-Bosne", "name_alternative": "HSP HB", "leaders": [ "Vesna PINJUH" ] }, { "name": "Croatian People's Party-Liberal Democrats", "name_alternative": "HNS", "leaders": [ "Ivan VRDOLJAK" ] }, { "name": "Democratic Front of DF", "leaders": [ "Zeljko KOMSIC" ] }, { "name": "Democratic Peoples' Alliance", "name_alternative": "DNS", "leaders": [ "Marko PAVIC" ] }, { "name": "Party for Democratic Action", "name_alternative": "SDA", "leaders": [ "Bakir IZETBEGOVIC" ] }, { "name": "Party of Democratic Progress", "name_alternative": "PDP", "leaders": [ "Branislav BORENOVIC" ] }, { "name": "People's Democratic Movement", "name_alternative": "NDP", "leaders": [ "Dragan CAVIC" ] }, { "name": "Serb Democratic Party", "name_alternative": "SDS", "leaders": [ "Vukota GOVEDARICA" ] }, { "name": "Social Democratic Party", "name_alternative": "SDP", "leaders": [ "Nermin NIKSIC" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "war veterans" }, { "name": "displaced persons associations" }, { "name": "family associations of missing persons" }, { "name": "private media" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "BIS" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CE" }, { "organization": "CEI" }, { "organization": "EAPC" }, { "organization": "EBRD" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "MINUSMA" }, { "organization": "MONUSCO" }, { "organization": "NAM ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OAS ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OIC ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OIF ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "OSCE" }, { "organization": "PFP" }, { "organization": "SELEC" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO ", "note": "observer" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Haris HRLE (since 23 October 2015)", "chancery": "2109 E Street NW, Washington, DC 20037", "telephone": "[1] (202) 337-1500", "fax": "[1] (202) 337-1502", "consulates_general": "Chicago, New York" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Maureen CORMACK (since 16 January 2015)", "embassy": "1 Robert C. Frasure Street, 71000 Sarajevo", "mailing_address": "use embassy street address", "telephone": "[387] (33) 704-000", "fax": "[387] (33) 659-722", "branch_offices": "Banja Luka, Mostar" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "a wide blue vertical band on the fly side with a yellow isosceles triangle abutting the band and the top of the flag; the remainder of the flag is blue with seven full five-pointed white stars and two half stars top and bottom along the hypotenuse of the triangle; the triangle approximates the shape of the country and its three points stand for the constituent peoples - Bosniaks, Croats, and Serbs; the stars represent Europe and are meant to be continuous (thus the half stars at top and bottom); the colors (white, blue, and yellow) are often associated with neutrality and peace, and traditionally are linked with Bosnia", "note": "one of several flags where a prominent component of the design reflects the shape of the country; other such flags are those of Brazil, Eritrea, and Vanuatu" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "golden lily" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "blue" }, { "color": "yellow" }, { "color": "white" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Drzavna himna Bosne i Hercegovine\" (The National Anthem of Bosnia and Herzegovina)", "lyrics_music": "none officially; Dusan SESTIC and Benjamin ISOVIC/Dusan SESTIC", "note": "music adopted 1999; lyrics accepted 2009 but not yet approved", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/BK.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Bosnia and Herzegovina has a transitional economy with limited market reforms. The economy relies heavily on the export of metals, energy, textiles, and furniture as well as on remittances and foreign aid. A highly decentralized government hampers economic policy coordination and reform, while excessive bureaucracy and a segmented market discourage foreign investment. Foreign banks, primarily from Austria and Italy, control much of the banking sector, though the largest bank in the Republika Srpska entity is a private domestic one. The konvertibilna marka (convertible mark) - the national currency introduced in 1998 - is pegged to the euro through a currency board arrangement, which has maintained confidence in the currency and has facilitated reliable trade links with European partners. In 2016, Bosnia began a three-year IMF loan program that requires Bosnia to meet economic reform benchmarks to receive future funding installments.\n\nInterethnic warfare in Bosnia and Herzegovina caused production to plummet by 80% from 1992 to 1995 and unemployment to soar, but the economy made progress until 2008, when the global economic crisis caused a downturn. Since 2013, Bosnia and Herzegovina has posted positive economic growth, though severe flooding hampered recovery in 2014. Bosnia and Herzegovina became a full member of the Central European Free Trade Agreement in September 2007.\n\nBosnia and Herzegovina's private sector is growing slowly, but foreign investment has dropped sharply since 2007. High unemployment remains the most serious macroeconomic problem. Successful implementation of a value-added tax in 2006 provided a steady source of revenue for the government and helped rein in gray-market activity, though public perceptions of government corruption and misuse of taxpayer money has encouraged a large informal economy to persist. National-level statistics have improved over time, but a large share of economic activity remains unofficial and unrecorded.\n\nBosnia and Herzegovina's top economic priorities are: acceleration of integration into the EU; strengthening the fiscal system; public administration reform; World Trade Organization membership; and securing economic growth by fostering a dynamic, competitive private sector.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 42530000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 41290000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 40030000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 113, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 16530000000.000002, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3.2, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.1, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 92 }, 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"percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 10.5, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 10.3, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 145 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "wheat", "corn", "fruits", "vegetables", "livestock" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "steel", "coal", "iron ore", "lead", "zinc", "manganese", "bauxite", "aluminum", "motor vehicle assembly", "textiles", "tobacco products", "wooden furniture", "ammunition", "domestic appliances", "oil refining" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 4, "global_rank": 57, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 1480000, "global_rank": 132, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 19, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 30, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 51, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2013" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 28, "units": "%", 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but sections along the Drina River remain in dispute" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "refugees": { "by_country": [ { "people": 5164, "country_of_origin": "Croatia" } ], "date": "2016" }, "internally_displaced_persons": { "people": 98000, "note": "Bosnian Croats, Serbs, and Bosniaks displaced by inter-ethnic violence, human rights violations, and armed conflict during the 1992-1995 war", "date": "2016" }, "stateless_persons": { "people": 49, "date": "2016" } }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "increasingly a transit point for heroin being trafficked to Western Europe; minor transit point for marijuana; remains highly vulnerable to money-laundering activity given a primarily cash-based and unregulated economy, weak law enforcement, and instances of corruption" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-24", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624100520/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/bk.html", "nearby_dates": 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More than four decades of uninterrupted civilian leadership, progressive social policies, and significant capital investment have created one of the most stable economies in Africa. The ruling Botswana Democratic Party has won every election since independence; President Ian KHAMA was reelected for a second term in 2014. Mineral extraction, principally diamond mining, dominates economic activity, though tourism is a growing sector due to the country's conservation practices and extensive nature preserves. Botswana has one of the world's highest known rates of HIV/AIDS infection, but also one of Africa's most progressive and comprehensive programs for dealing with the disease." }, "geography": { "location": "Southern Africa, north of South Africa", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 22, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 24, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Africa", "area": { "total": { "value": 581730, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 566730, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 15000, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 48, "comparative": "slightly smaller than Texas" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 4347.15, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Namibia", "border_length": { "value": 1544, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "South Africa", "border_length": { "value": 1969, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Zambia", "border_length": { "value": 0.15, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Zimbabwe", "border_length": { "value": 834, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 0, "units": "km", "note": "landlocked" }, "climate": "semiarid; warm winters and hot summers", "terrain": "predominantly flat to gently rolling tableland; Kalahari Desert in southwest", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 1013, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "junction of the Limpopo and Shashe Rivers", "elevation": { "value": 513, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Tsodilo Hills", "elevation": { "value": 1489, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "diamonds", "copper", "nickel", "salt", "soda ash", "potash", "coal", "iron ore", "silver" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 45.8, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 0.6, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 45.2, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 19.8, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 34.4, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 20, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "periodic droughts", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "seasonal August winds blow from the west, carrying sand and dust across the country, which can obscure visibility", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "overgrazing", "desertification", "limited freshwater resources" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Wetlands" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "landlocked; population concentrated in eastern part of the country" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 2209208, "global_rank": 145, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Motswana (singular), Batswana (plural)", "adjective": "Motswana (singular), Batswana (plural)" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Tswana", "percent": 79, "note": "or Setswana" }, { "name": "Kalanga", "percent": 11 }, { "name": "Basarwa", "percent": 3 }, { "name": "other" }, { "name": "including Kgalagadi and white", "percent": 7 } ] }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Setswana", "percent": 77.3 }, { "name": "Sekalanga", "percent": 7.4 }, { "name": "Shekgalagadi", "percent": 3.4 }, { "name": "English", "percent": 2.8, "note": "official" }, { "name": "Zezuru/Shona", "percent": 2 }, { "name": "Sesarwa", "percent": 1.7 }, { "name": "Sembukushu", "percent": 1.6 }, { "name": "Ndebele", "percent": 1 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 2.8 } ], "date": "2011" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Christian", "percent": 79.1 }, { "name": "Badimo", "percent": 4.1 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 1.4, "note": "includes Baha'i, Hindu, Muslim, Rastafarian" }, { "name": "none", "percent": 15.2 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 0.3 } ], "date": "2011" }, "demographic_profile": "Botswana has experienced one of the most rapid declines in fertility in sub-Saharan Africa. The total fertility rate has fallen from more than 5 children per woman in the mid 1980s to approximately 2.4 in 2013. The fertility reduction has been attributed to a host of factors, including higher educational attainment among women, greater participation of women in the workforce, increased contraceptive use, later first births, and a strong national family planning program. Botswana was making significant progress in several health indicators, including life expectancy and infant and child mortality rates, until being devastated by the HIV/AIDs epidemic in the 1990s.\nToday Botswana has the third highest HIV/AIDS prevalence rate in the world at approximately 22%, however comprehensive and effective treatment programs have reduced HIV/AIDS-related deaths. The combination of declining fertility and increasing mortality rates because of HIV/AIDS is slowing the population aging process, with a narrowing of the youngest age groups and little expansion of the oldest age groups. Nevertheless, having the bulk of its population (about 60%) of working age will only yield economic benefits if the labor force is healthy, educated, and productively employed.\nBatswana have been working as contract miners in South Africa since the 19th century. Although Botswana’s economy improved shortly after independence in 1966 with the discovery of diamonds and other minerals, its lingering high poverty rate and lack of job opportunities continued to push workers to seek mining work in southern African countries. In the early 1970s, about a third of Botswana’s male labor force worked in South Africa (lesser numbers went to Namibia and Zimbabwe). Not until the 1980s and 1990s, when South African mining companies had reduced their recruitment of foreign workers and Botswana’s economic prospects had improved, were Batswana increasingly able to find job opportunities at home.\nMost Batswana prefer life in their home country and choose cross-border migration on a temporary basis only for work, shopping, visiting family, or tourism. Since the 1970s, Botswana has pursued an open migration policy enabling it to recruit thousands of foreign workers to fill skilled labor shortages. In the late 1990s, Botswana’s prosperity and political stability attracted not only skilled workers but small numbers of refugees from neighboring Angola, Namibia, and Zimbabwe.", "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 32.4, "males": 364807, "females": 350888 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 21.32, "males": 234251, "females": 236650 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 37.61, "males": 444290, "females": 386622 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 4.55, "males": 45186, "females": 55272 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 4.13, "males": 36216, "females": 55026 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 55.3, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 49.7, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 5.6, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 17.9, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 23.2, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 23.4, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 23.1, "units": 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21.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 56.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 36.6, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 22.21, "global_rank": 2, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 348900, "global_rank": 19, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 3200, "global_rank": 30, "date": "2015" } }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "degree_of_risk": "high", "food_or_waterborne_diseases": [ "bacterial diarrhea", "hepatitis A", "typhoid fever" ], "vectorborne_diseases": [ "malaria" ], "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 19.5, "global_rank": 128, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 11.2, "global_rank": 66, "date": "2008" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 9.6, "global_rank": 5, "date": "2009" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 88.5, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 88, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 88.9, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 13, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 13, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 13, "units": "years" }, "date": "2013" }, "child_labor": { "total_number": 45036, "percentage": { "value": 9, "units": "%" }, "note": "data represent children ages 7-17", "date": "2006" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 36, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 29.6, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 43.5, "units": "%" }, "date": "2010" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Republic of Botswana", "conventional_short_form": "Botswana", "local_long_form": "Republic of Botswana", "local_short_form": "Botswana", "former": "Bechuanaland", "etymology": "the name Botswana means \"Land of the Tswana\" - referring to the country's major ethnic group" }, "government_type": "parliamentary republic", "capital": { "name": "Gaborone", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 24, "minutes": 38, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 25, "minutes": 54, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 2, "note": "7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "administrative_divisions": [ { "name": "Central", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Chobe", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Francistown", "type": "town council" }, { "name": "Gaborone", "type": "town council" }, { "name": "Ghanzi", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Jwaneng", "type": "town council" }, { "name": "Kgalagadi", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Kgatleng", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Kweneng", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Lobatse", "type": "town council" }, { "name": "North East", "type": "district" }, { "name": "North West", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Selebi-Phikwe", "type": "town council" }, { "name": "South East", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Southern", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Sowa Town", "type": "town council" } ], "independence": { "date": "1966-09-30", "note": "from the UK" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "30 September", "original_year": "1966", "note": "Botswana Day" } ], "constitution": { "history": "previous 1960 (preindependence); latest adopted March 1965, effective 30 September 1966; amended several times, last in 2006 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "mixed legal system of civil law influenced by the Roman-Dutch model and also customary and common law", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Botswana", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "10 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Seretse Khama Ian KHAMA (since 1 April 2008); Vice President Mokgweetsi Eric MASISI (since 12 November 2014); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government", "head_of_government": "President Seretse Khama Ian KHAMA (since 1 April 2008); Vice President Mokgweetsi Eric MASISI (since 12 November 2014)", "cabinet": "Cabinet appointed by the president", "elections_appointments": "president indirectly elected by the National Assembly for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 24 October 2014 (next to be held in October 2019); vice president appointed by the president", "election_results": "Seretse Khama Ian KHAMA elected president; percent of National Assembly vote - NA" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral Parliament consists of the National Assembly (65 seats; 57 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote, 6 nominated by the president and indirectly elected by simple majority vote by the rest of the National Assembly, and 2 ex-officio members - the president and attorney general; elected members serve 5-year terms); note - the House of Chiefs (Ntlo ya Dikgosi), an advisory body to the National Assembly, consists of 35 members - 8 hereditary chiefs from Botswana's principal tribes, 22 indirectly elected by the chiefs, and 5 appointed by the president; the House of Chiefs consults on issues including powers of chiefs, customary courts, customary law, tribal property, and constitutional amendments", "elections": "National Assembly elections last held on 24 October 2014 (next to be held in October 2019)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - BDP 46.5%, UDC 30.0%, BCP 20.4%, independent 3.1%; seats by party - BDP 37, UDC 17, BCP 3" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Court of Appeal, High Court (each consists of a chief justice and a number of other judges as prescribed by the Parliament)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Court of Appeal and High Court chief justices appointed by the president and other judges appointed by the president upon the advice of the Judicial Service Commission; all judges appointed to serve until age 70", "subordinate_courts": "Industrial Court (with circuits scheduled monthly in the capital city and in 3 districts); Magistrates Courts (1 in each district); Customary Court of Appeal; Paramount Chief's Court/Urban Customary Court; Senior Chief's Representative Court; Chief's Representative’s Court; Headman's Court" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Botswana Alliance Movement", "name_alternative": "BAM", "leaders": [ "Ephraim Lepetu SETSHWAELO" ] }, { "name": "Botswana Congress Party", "name_alternative": "BCP", "leaders": [ "Dumelang SALESHANDO" ] }, { "name": "Botswana Democratic Party", "name_alternative": "BDP", "leaders": [ "Ian KHAMA" ] }, { "name": "Botswana Movement for Democracy", "name_alternative": "BMD", "leaders": [ "Ndaba GAOLATHE" ] }, { "name": "Botswana National Front", "name_alternative": "BNF", "leaders": [ "Duma BOKO" ] }, { "name": "Botswana Peoples Party", "name_alternative": "BPP", "leaders": [ "Motlatsi MOLAPISI" ] }, { "name": "Umbrella for Democratic Change", "name_alternative": "UDC", "leaders": [ "Duma BOKO" ], "note": "includes BMD, BPP, BCP and BNF" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ACP" }, { "organization": "AfDB" }, { "organization": "AU" }, { "organization": "C" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "SACU" }, { "organization": "SADC" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador David John NEWMAN (since 3 August 2015)", "chancery": "1531-1533 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036", "telephone": "[1] (202) 244-4990", "fax": "[1] (202) 244-4164", "consulates_general": "Atlanta" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Earl R. MILLER (since 30 January 2015)", "embassy": "Embassy Drive, Government Enclave (off Khama Crescent), Gaborone", "mailing_address": "Embassy Enclave, P. O. Box 90, Gaborone", "telephone": "[267] 395-3982", "fax": "[267] 318-0232" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "light blue with a horizontal white-edged black stripe in the center; the blue symbolizes water in the form of rain, while the black and white bands represent racial harmony" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "zebra" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "blue" }, { "color": "white" }, { "color": "black" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Fatshe leno la rona\" (Our Land)", "lyrics_music": "Kgalemang Tumedisco MOTSETE", "note": "adopted 1966", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/BC.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Until the global recession, Botswana maintained one of the world's highest economic growth rates since independence in 1966. Diamond mining fueled much of the economic expansion and currently accounts for one quarter of GDP, approximately 85% of export earnings, and about one-third of the government's revenues. Tourism is the secondary earner of foreign exchange and many Batswana engage in subsistence farming and cattle rearing. Through fiscal discipline and sound management, Botswana transformed itself from one of the poorest countries in the world to a middle-income country with a per capita GDP of approximately $16,900 in 2016. Botswana also ranks as one of the best credit risks in Africa.\n\nBotswana's economy closely follows global economic trends because of its heavy reliance on a single luxury export. According to official government statistics, unemployment is around 20%, but unofficial estimates run much higher. De Beers, a major international diamond company, signed a 10-year deal with Botswana in 2012 and moved its rough stone sorting and trading division from London to Gaborone in 2013. The move was geared to support the development of Botswana's nascent downstream diamond industry.\n\nBotswana’s economy recovered from the 2008 global recession in 2010, but has only grown modestly since then, primarily due to the downturn in the global diamond market, though water and power shortages also played a role. The prevalence of HIV/AIDS is second highest in the world and threatens the country's impressive economic gains. In 2016, Botswana entered its fourth year of drought, detrimental to Botswana’s small, but vital agriculture sector, but diamond exports increased to their highest levels since 2013, buffering economic growth. As a result, the economy registered 2.9% growth in 2016.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 35900000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 34890000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 35490000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 122, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 15010000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.9, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -1.7, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 4.1, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 98 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 16900, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 16600, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 16900, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 99, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 46.1, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 17.1, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 29.5, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 6.9, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 52.4, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -52, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 1.8, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 29.8, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 68.4, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 35.3, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 39.1, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 46.3, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 12 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "livestock", "sorghum", "maize", "millet", "beans", "sunflowers", "groundnuts" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "diamonds", "copper", "nickel", "salt", "soda ash", 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{ "annual_values": [ { "value": 6448000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 6274000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 100 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "diamonds", "copper", "nickel", "soda ash", "beef", "textiles" ] } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 7194000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 7090000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 107 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "foodstuffs", "machinery", "electrical goods", "transport equipment", "textiles", "fuel", "petroleum products", "wood", "paper products", "metal", "metal products" ] } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 7682000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 8486000000.000001, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 81 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2386000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 2221000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 146 }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 10.21, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 10.1263, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 10.1263, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 8.9761, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 7.62, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "pulas (BWP) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 700000, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 66, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 75, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 54, "units": "%" }, "date": "2013" }, "production": { "kWh": 2200000000, "global_rank": 137, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 3700000000, "global_rank": 128, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 108, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "kWh": 1700000000, "global_rank": 57, "date": "2014" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 895000, "global_rank": 132, "date": "2016" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 100, "global_rank": 4, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 48, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 160, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 156, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 106, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 97, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 162, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 0, "global_rank": 107, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 118, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 23000, "global_rank": 131, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 162, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 22400, "global_rank": 113, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 156, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 119, "date": "2013" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 63, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 159, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 112, "date": "2014-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 4400000, "global_rank": 128, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 160490, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 7, "global_rank": 132, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 3475000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 159, "global_rank": 131, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "Botswana is participating in regional development efforts; expanding fully digital system with fiber-optic cables linking the major population centers in the east as well as a system of open-wire lines, microwave radio relays links, and radiotelephone communication stations; the Botswana Telecommunications Corporation is rolling out 4G service to over 95 sites in the country that will improve network connectivity", "domestic": "fixed-line teledensity has declined in recent years and now stands at roughly 7 telephones per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity now pushing 160 telephones per 100 persons", "international": "country code - 267; international calls are made via satellite, using international direct dialing; 2 international exchanges; digital microwave radio relay links to Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and South Africa; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "2 TV stations - 1 state-owned and 1 privately owned; privately owned satellite TV subscription service is available; 2 state-owned national radio stations; 3 privately owned radio stations broadcast locally (2007)", "internet": { "country_code": ".bw", "users": { "total": 600000, "percent_of_population": 27.5, "global_rank": 144, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 1, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 6, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 194005, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 94729, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "A2", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 74, "global_rank": 70, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 10, "over_3047_metres": 2, "2438_to_3047_metres": 1, "1524_to_2437_metres": 6, "914_to_1523_metres": 1, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 64, "1524_to_2437_metres": 5, "914_to_1523_metres": 46, "under_914_metres": 13, "date": "2013" } } }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 888, "units": "km" }, "narrow_gauge": { "length": 888, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.067-m" }, "global_rank": 94, "date": "2014" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 17916, "units": "km" }, "note": "includes 8,916 km of Public Highway Network roads (6,116 km paved and 2,800 km unpaved) and 9,000 km of District Council roads", "global_rank": 117, "date": "2011" } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.8, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 2.39, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 2.02, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 2.27, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 2.36, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 34 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Botswana Defence Force (BDF)", "Ground Forces Command", "Air Arm Command", "Defense Logistics Command" ], "date": "2017" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; no conscription", "date": "2012" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "none" ], "trafficking_in_persons": { "current_situation": "Botswana is a source, transit, and destination country for women and children subjected to sex trafficking and forced labor; young Batswana serving as domestic workers, sometimes sent by their parents, may be denied education and basic necessities or experience confinement and abuse indicative of forced labor; Batswana girls and women also are forced into prostitution domestically; adults and children of San ethnicity were reported to be in forced labor on farms and at cattle posts in the country’s rural west", "tier_rating": "Tier 2 Watch List – Botswana does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; an anti-trafficking act was passed at the beginning of 2014, but authorities did not investigate, prosecute, or convict any offenders or government officials complicit in trafficking or operationalize victim identification and referral procedures based on the new law; the government sponsored a radio campaign to familiarize the public with the issue of human trafficking (2015)" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-23", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170623051911/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/bc.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170623000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/bc.html" } }, "bouvet_island": { "data": { "name": "Bouvet Island", "introduction": { "background": "This uninhabited, volcanic, Antarctic island is almost entirely covered by glaciers making it difficult to approach; it is recognized as the most remote island on Earth. Bouvet Island was discovered in 1739 by a French naval officer after whom it is named. No claim was made until 1825, when the British flag was raised. In 1928, the UK waived its claim in favor of Norway, which had occupied the island the previous year. In 1971, Norway designated Bouvet Island and the adjacent territorial waters a nature reserve. Since 1977, Norway has run an automated meteorological station and studied foraging strategies and distribution of fur seals and penguins on the island. In February 2006, an earthquake weakened the station's foundation causing it to be blown out to sea in a winter storm. Norway erected a new research station in 2014 that can hold six people for periods of two to four months." }, "geography": { "location": "island in the South Atlantic Ocean, southwest of the Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 54, "minutes": 26, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 3, "minutes": 24, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Antarctic Region", "area": { "total": { "value": 49, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 49, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 233, "comparative": "about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 0, "units": "km" } }, "coastline": { "value": 29.6, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 4, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "antarctic", "terrain": "volcanic; coast is mostly inaccessible", "elevation": { "lowest_point": { "name": "South Atlantic Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Olav Peak", "elevation": { "value": 935, "units": "m" } } }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 100, "units": "%", "note": "93% ice" } }, "date": "2011" }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "NA", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "NA" ] }, "note": "covered by glacial ice; declared a nature reserve by Norway" }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "none", "conventional_short_form": "Bouvet Island", "etymology": "named after the French naval officer Jean-Baptiste Charles BOUVET who discovered the island in 1739" }, "legal_system": "the laws of Norway, where applicable, apply", "flag_description": { "description": "the flag of Norway is used" } }, "economy": { "overview": "no economic activity; declared a nature reserve" }, "communications": { "internet": { "country_code": ".bv" }, "note": "has an automated meteorological station" }, "military_and_security": { "note": "defense is the responsibility of Norway" }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "none" ] } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-05-15", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170515140035/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/bv.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170515000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/bv.html" } }, "brazil": { "data": { "name": "Brazil", "introduction": { "background": "Following more than three centuries under Portuguese rule, Brazil gained its independence in 1822, maintaining a monarchical system of government until the abolition of slavery in 1888 and the subsequent proclamation of a republic by the military in 1889. Brazilian coffee exporters politically dominated the country until populist leader Getulio VARGAS rose to power in 1930. By far the largest and most populous country in South America, Brazil underwent more than a half century of populist and military government until 1985, when the military regime peacefully ceded power to civilian rulers. Brazil continues to pursue industrial and agricultural growth and development of its interior. Having successfully weathered a period of global financial difficulty in the late 20th century, Brazil was seen as one of the world’s strongest emerging markets and a contributor to global growth. The awarding of the 2014 FIFA World Cup and 2016 Summer Olympic Games, the first ever to be held in South America, was seen as symbolic of the country’s rise. However, since about 2013, Brazil has been plagued by a shrinking economy, growing unemployment, and rising inflation. Political scandal resulted in the impeachment of President Dilma ROUSSEFF in May 2016, a conviction that was upheld by the Senate in August 2016; her vice president, Michel TEMER, will serve as president until 2018, completing her second term." }, "geography": { "location": "Eastern South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 10, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 55, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "South America", "area": { "total": { "value": 8515770, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 8358140, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 157630, "units": "sq km" }, "note": "includes Arquipelago de Fernando de Noronha, Atol das Rocas, Ilha da Trindade, Ilhas Martin Vaz, and Penedos de Sao Pedro e Sao Paulo", "global_rank": 5, "comparative": "slightly smaller than the US" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 16145, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Argentina", "border_length": { "value": 1263, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Bolivia", "border_length": { "value": 3403, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Colombia", "border_length": { "value": 1790, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "French Guiana", "border_length": { "value": 649, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Guyana", "border_length": { "value": 1308, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Paraguay", "border_length": { "value": 1371, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Peru", "border_length": { "value": 2659, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Suriname", "border_length": { "value": 515, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Uruguay", "border_length": { "value": 1050, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Venezuela", "border_length": { "value": 2137, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 7491, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "contiguous_zone": { "value": 24, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" }, "continental_shelf": { "value": 200, "units": "nm", "note": "or to edge of the continental margin" } }, "climate": "mostly tropical, but temperate in south", "terrain": "mostly flat to rolling lowlands in north; some plains, hills, mountains, and narrow coastal belt", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 320, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Atlantic Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Pico da Neblina", "elevation": { "value": 2994, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "bauxite", "gold", "iron ore", "manganese", "nickel", "phosphates", "platinum", "tin", "rare earth elements", "uranium", "petroleum", "hydropower", "timber" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 32.9, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 8.6, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0.8, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 23.5, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 61.9, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 5.2, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 54000, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "the vast majority of people live along, or relatively near, the Atlantic coast in the east; the population core is in the southeast, anchored by the cities of Sao Paolo, Brazilia, and Rio de Janeiro", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "recurring droughts in northeast", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "floods and occasional frost in south", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "deforestation in Amazon Basin destroys the habitat and endangers a multitude of plant and animal species indigenous to the area", "there is a lucrative illegal wildlife trade", "air and water pollution in Rio de Janeiro", "Sao Paulo", "and several other large cities", "land degradation and water pollution caused by improper mining activities", "wetland degradation", "severe oil spills" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Antarctic-Environmental Protocol", "Antarctic-Marine Living Resources", "Antarctic Seals", "Antarctic Treaty", "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Environmental Modification", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Marine Dumping", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Tropical Timber 83", "Tropical Timber 94", "Wetlands", "Whaling" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "largest country in South America and in the Southern Hemisphere; shares common boundaries with every South American country except Chile and Ecuador" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 205823665, "global_rank": 6, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Brazilian(s)", "adjective": "Brazilian" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "white", "percent": 47.7 }, { "name": "mulatto", "percent": 43.1, "note": "mixed white and black" }, { "name": "black", "percent": 7.6 }, { "name": "Asian", "percent": 1.1 }, { "name": "indigenous", "percent": 0.4 } ], "date": "2010" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Portuguese", "note": "official and most widely spoken language" } ], "note": "less common languages include Spanish (border areas and schools), German, Italian, Japanese, English, and a large number of minor Amerindian languages" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 64.6 }, { "name": "other Catholic", "percent": 0.4 }, { "name": "Protestant", "percent": 22.2, "breakdown": [ { "name": "includes Adventist", "percent": 6.5 }, { "name": "Assembly of God", "percent": 2 }, { "name": "Christian Congregation of Brazil", "percent": 1.2 }, { "name": "Universal Kingdom of God", "percent": 1 }, { "name": "other Protestant", "percent": 11.5 } ] }, { "name": "other Christian", "percent": 0.7 }, { "name": "Spiritist", "percent": 2.2 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 1.4 }, { "name": "none", "percent": 8 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 0.4 } ], "date": "2010" }, "demographic_profile": "Brazil's rapid fertility decline since the 1960s is the main factor behind the country's slowing population growth rate, aging population, and fast-paced demographic transition. Brasilia has not taken full advantage of its large working-age population to develop its human capital and strengthen its social and economic institutions but is funding a study abroad program to bring advanced skills back to the country. The current favorable age structure will begin to shift around 2025, with the labor force shrinking and the elderly starting to compose an increasing share of the total population. Well-funded public pensions have nearly wiped out poverty among the elderly, and Bolsa Familia and other social programs have lifted tens of millions out of poverty. More than half of Brazil's population is considered middle class, but poverty and income inequality levels remain high; the Northeast, North, and Center-West, women, and black, mixed race, and indigenous populations are disproportionately affected. Disparities in opportunities foster social exclusion and contribute to Brazil's high crime rate, particularly violent crime in cities and favelas.\nBrazil has traditionally been a net recipient of immigrants, with its southeast being the prime destination. After the importation of African slaves was outlawed in the mid-19th century, Brazil sought Europeans (Italians, Portuguese, Spaniards, and Germans) and later Asians (Japanese) to work in agriculture, especially coffee cultivation. Recent immigrants come mainly from Argentina, Chile, and Andean countries (many are unskilled illegal migrants) or are returning Brazilian nationals. Since Brazil's economic downturn in the 1980s, emigration to the United States, Europe, and Japan has been rising but is negligible relative to Brazil's total population. The majority of these emigrants are well-educated and middle-class. Fewer Brazilian peasants are emigrating to neighboring countries to take up agricultural work.", "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 22.79, "males": 23905185, "females": 22994222 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 16.43, "males": 17146060, "females": 16661163 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 43.84, "males": 44750568, "females": 45489430 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 8.89, "males": 8637011, "females": 9656370 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 8.06, "males": 7059944, "females": 9523712 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 44.7, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 33.3, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 11.3, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 8.8, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 31.6, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 30.7, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 32.4, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 104, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 0.75, "global_rank": 145, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 14.3, "global_rank": 136, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 6.6, "global_rank": 143, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -0.1, "global_rank": 109, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "the vast majority of people live along, or relatively near, the Atlantic coast in the east; the population core is in the southeast, anchored by the cities of Sao Paolo, Brazilia, and Rio de Janeiro", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 85.7, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 1.17, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Sao Paulo", "population": 21066000 }, { "place": "Rio De Janeiro", "population": 12902000 }, { "place": "Belo Horizonte", "population": 5716000 }, { "place": "Brasilia", "population": 4155000.0000000005, "is_capital": true }, { "place": "Fortaleza", "population": 3880000 }, { "place": "Recife", "population": 3739000 } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 0.98, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.89, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.74, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.97, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 44, "global_rank": 103, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 18, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 21.2, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 14.7, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 94, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 73.8, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 70.2, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 77.5, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 127, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.76, "global_rank": 160, "date": "2016" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 8.3, "global_rank": 31, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 1.85, "date": "2013" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 2.3, "date": "2012" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 87, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 98.1, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 13, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 1.9, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 88, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 51.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 82.8, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 12, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 48.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 17.2, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 0.58, "global_rank": 62, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 826700, "global_rank": 13, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 15300, "global_rank": 17, "date": "2015" } }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "degree_of_risk": "very high", "food_or_waterborne_diseases": [ "bacterial diarrhea", "hepatitis A" ], "vectorborne_diseases": [ "dengue fever", "malaria" ], "water_contact_diseases": [ "schistosomiasis" ], "note": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus", "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 20.1, "global_rank": 102, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 2.2, "global_rank": 121, "date": "2007" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 6, "global_rank": 49, "date": "2013" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 92.6, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 92.2, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 92.9, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 15, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 15, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 16, "units": "years" }, "date": "2014" }, "child_labor": { "total_number": 959942, "percentage": { "value": 3, "units": "%" }, "note": "data represent children ages 5-13", "date": "2009" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 15, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 12.3, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 18.7, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 76, "date": "2013" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Federative Republic of Brazil", "conventional_short_form": "Brazil", "local_long_form": "Republica Federativa do Brasil", "local_short_form": "Brasil", "etymology": "the country name derives from the brazilwood tree that used to grow plentifully along the coast of Brazil and that was used to produce a deep red dye" }, "government_type": "federal presidential republic", "capital": { "name": "Brasilia", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 15, "minutes": 47, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 47, "minutes": 55, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": -3, "note": "2 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" }, "daylight_saving_time": "+1hr, begins third Sunday in October; ends third Sunday in February", "note": "Brazil has three time zones, including one for the Fernando de Noronha Islands" }, "independence": { "date": "1822-09-07", "note": "from Portugal" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "7 September", "original_year": "1822" } ], "constitution": { "history": "several previous; latest ratified 5 October 1988; amended many times, last in 2016 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "civil law; note - a new civil law code was enacted in 2002 replacing the 1916 code", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "yes", "citizenship_by_descent": "yes", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "yes", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "4 years" }, "suffrage": { "note": "voluntary between 16 to 18 years of age and over 70; compulsory between 18 to 70 years of age; note - military conscripts by law cannot vote" }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Michel Miguel Elias TEMER Lulia (since 31 August 2016); Vice President (vacant); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government", "head_of_government": "President Michel Miguel Elias TEMER Lulia (since 31 August 2016); Vice President (vacant)", "cabinet": "Cabinet appointed by the president", "elections_appointments": "president and vice president directly elected on the same ballot by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a single 4-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 5 October 2014 with runoff on 26 October 2014 (next to be held October 2018)", "election_results": "Dilma ROUSSEFF reelected president in a runoff election; percent of vote - Dilma ROUSSEFF (PT) 51.6%, Aecio NEVES (PSDB) 48.4%", "note": "on 12 May 2016, Brazil's Senate voted to hold an impeachment trial of President Dilma ROUSSEFF, who was then suspended from her executive duties; Vice President Michel TEMER then took over as acting president; on 31 August 2016 the Senate voted 61-20 in favor of conviction and her removal from office; TEMER will now serve as president for the remainder of ROUSSEFF's term until 1 January 2019" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "bicameral National Congress or Congresso Nacional consists of the Federal Senate or Senado Federal (81 seats; 3 members each from 26 states and 3 from the federal district directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 8-year terms, with one-third and two-thirds of the membership elected alternately every 4 years) and the Chamber of Deputies or Camara dos Deputados (513 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms)", "elections": "Federal Senate - last held on 5 October 2014 for one-third of the Senate (next to be held in October 2018 for two-thirds of the Senate); Chamber of Deputies - last held on 5 October 2014 (next to be held in October 2018)", "election_results": "Federal Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PMDB 5, PSDB 4, PDT 4, PSB 3, DEM (formerly PFL) 3, PT 2, PSD 2, PTB 2, PP 1, PR 1; Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PT 70, PMDB 66, PSDB 54, PSD 37, PP 36, PR 34, PSB 34, PTB 25, DEM (formerly PFL) 22, PRB 21, PDT 19, SD 15, PSC 12, PROS 11, PCdoB 10, PPS 10, PV 8, PHS 5, PSOL 5, PTN 4, PMN 3, PRP 3, PEN 2, PTC 2, PSDC 2, PTdoB 1, PSL 1, PRTB 1" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Federal Court or Supremo Tribunal Federal (consists of 11 justices)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "justices appointed by the president and approved by the Federal Senate; justices appointed to serve until mandatory retirement at age 75", "subordinate_courts": "Tribunal of the Union, Federal Appeals Court, Superior Court of Justice, Superior Electoral Court, regional federal courts; state court system" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Brazilian Communist Party", "name_alternative": "PCB", "leaders": [ "Ivan Martins PINHEIRO" ] }, { "name": "Brazilian Democratic Movement Party", "name_alternative": "PMDB", "leaders": [ "Michel TEMER" ] }, { "name": "Brazilian Labor Party", "name_alternative": "PTB", "leaders": [ "Cristiane BRASIL" ] }, { "name": "Brazilian Renewal Labor Party", "name_alternative": "PRTB", "leaders": [ "Jose Levy FIDELIX da Cruz" ] }, { "name": "Brazilian Republican Party", "name_alternative": "PRB", "leaders": [ "Marcos Antonio PEREIRA" ] }, { "name": "Brazilian Social Democracy Party", "name_alternative": "PSDB", "leaders": [ "Aecio NEVES" ] }, { "name": "Brazilian Socialist Party", "name_alternative": "PSB", "leaders": [ "Carlos Roberto SIQUEIRA de Barros" ] }, { "name": "Christian Labor Party", "name_alternative": "PTC", "leaders": [ "Daniel TOURINHO" ] }, { "name": "Christian Social Democratic Party", "name_alternative": "PSDC", "leaders": [ "Jose Maria EYMAEL" ] }, { "name": "Communist Party of Brazil", "name_alternative": "PCdoB", "leaders": [ "Jose Renato RABELO" ] }, { "name": "Democratic Labor Party", "name_alternative": "PDT", "leaders": [ "Carlos Roberto LUPI" ] }, { "name": "The Democrats", "name_alternative": "DEM", "leaders": [ "Jose AGRIPINO" ], "note": "formerly Liberal Front Party or PFL" }, { "name": "Free Homeland Party", "name_alternative": "PPL", "leaders": [ "Sergio RUBENS" ] }, { "name": "Green Party", "name_alternative": "PV", "leaders": [ "Jose Luiz PENNA" ] }, { "name": "Humanist Party of Solidarity", "name_alternative": "PHS", "leaders": [ "Eduardo MACHADO" ] }, { "name": "Labor Party of Brazil", "name_alternative": "PTdoB", "leaders": [ "Luis Henrique de Oliveira RESENDE" ] }, { "name": "National Ecologic Party", "name_alternative": "PEN", "leaders": [ "Adilson Barroso OLIVEIRA" ] }, { "name": "National Labor Party", "name_alternative": "PTN", "leaders": [ "Jose Masci de ABREU" ] }, { "name": "National Mobilization Party", "name_alternative": "PMN", "leaders": [ "Telma RIBEIRO dos Santos" ] }, { "name": "Party of the Republic", "name_alternative": "PR", "leaders": [ "Alfredo NASCIMENTO" ] }, { "name": "Popular Socialist Party", "name_alternative": "PPS", "leaders": [ "Roberto Joao Pereira FREIRE" ] }, { "name": "Progressive Party", "name_alternative": "PP", "leaders": [ "Ciro NOGUEIRA" ] }, { "name": "Progressive Republican Party", "name_alternative": "PRP", "leaders": [ "Ovasco Roma Altimari RESENDE" ] }, { "name": "Republican Social Order Party", "name_alternative": "PROS", "leaders": [ "Euripedes JUNIOR" ] }, { "name": "Social Christian Party", "name_alternative": "PSC", "leaders": [ "Vitor Jorge Abdala NOSSEIS" ] }, { "name": "Social Democratic Party", "name_alternative": "PSD", "leaders": [ "Guilherme CAMPOS" ] }, { "name": "Social Liberal Party", "name_alternative": "PSL", "leaders": [ "Luciano Caldas BIVAR" ] }, { "name": "Socialism and Freedom Party", "name_alternative": "PSOL", "leaders": [ "Luiz ARAUJO" ] }, { "name": "Solidarity", "name_alternative": "SD", "leaders": [ "Paulo PEREIRA DA SILVA" ] }, { "name": "United Socialist Workers' Party", "name_alternative": "PSTU", "leaders": [ "Jose Maria DE ALMEIDA" ] }, { "name": "Workers' Cause Party", "name_alternative": "PCO", "leaders": [ "Rui Costa PIMENTA" ] }, { "name": "Workers' Party", "name_alternative": "PT", "leaders": [ "Rui FALCAO" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Landless Workers' Movement", "name_alternative": "MST" }, { "name": "industrial federations" }, { "name": "labor unions and federations" }, { "name": "large farmers' associations" }, { "name": "religious groups including evangelical Christian churches and the Catholic Church" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "AfDB ", "note": "nonregional member" }, { "organization": "BIS" }, { "organization": "BRICS" }, { "organization": "CAN ", "note": "associate" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CELAC" }, { "organization": "CPLP" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "FATF" }, { "organization": "G-15" }, { "organization": "G-20" }, { "organization": "G-24" }, { "organization": "G-5" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IADB" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IHO" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "LAES" }, { "organization": "LAIA" }, { "organization": "LAS ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "Mercosur" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "MINURSO" }, { "organization": "MINUSTAH" }, { "organization": "MONUSCO" }, { "organization": "NAM ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "NSG" }, { "organization": "OAS" }, { "organization": "OECD " }, { "organization": "OPANAL" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "Paris Club ", "note": "associate" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "SICA ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNASUR" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNFICYP" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNIFIL" }, { "organization": "Union Latina" }, { "organization": "UNISFA" }, { "organization": "UNITAR" }, { "organization": "UNMIL" }, { "organization": "UNMISS" }, { "organization": "UNOCI" }, { "organization": "UNRWA" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Sergio Silva do AMARAL (since 16 September 2016)", "chancery": "3006 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 238-2700", "fax": "[1] (202) 238-2827", "consulates_general": "Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Hartford (CT), Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, San Francisco, Washington, DC" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Liliana AYALDE (since 31 October 2013)", "embassy": "Avenida das Nacoes, Quadra 801, Lote 3, Distrito Federal Cep 70403-900, Brasilia", "mailing_address": "Unit 7500, DPO, AA 34030", "telephone": "[55] (61) 3312-7000", "fax": "[55] (61) 3225-9136", "consulates_general": "Recife, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "green with a large yellow diamond in the center bearing a blue celestial globe with 27 white five-pointed stars; the globe has a white equatorial band with the motto ORDEM E PROGRESSO (Order and Progress); the current flag was inspired by the banner of the former Empire of Brazil (1822-1889); on the imperial flag, the green represented the House of Braganza of Pedro I, the first Emperor of Brazil, while the yellow stood for the Habsburg Family of his wife; on the modern flag the green represents the forests of the country and the yellow rhombus its mineral wealth (the diamond shape roughly mirrors that of the country); the blue circle and stars, which replaced the coat of arms of the original flag, depict the sky over Rio de Janeiro on the morning of 15 November 1889 - the day the Republic of Brazil was declared; the number of stars has changed with the creation of new states and has risen from an original 21 to the current 27 (one for each state and the Federal District)", "note": "one of several flags where a prominent component of the design reflects the shape of the country; other such flags are those of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Eritrea, and Vanuatu" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "Southern Cross constellation" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "green" }, { "color": "yellow" }, { "color": "blue" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Hino Nacional Brasileiro\" (Brazilian National Anthem)", "lyrics_music": "Joaquim Osorio Duque ESTRADA/Francisco Manoel DA SILVA", "note": "music adopted 1890, lyrics adopted 1922; the anthem's music, composed in 1822, was used unofficially for many years before it was adopted", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/BR.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Brazil is the eighth-largest economy in the world, but is recovering from a recession in 2015 and 2016 that ranks as the worst in the country’s history. Falling commodity prices reduced export revenues and investment, which weakened the Brazilian Real and cut tax revenues. The weaker real made existing public debt, which was largely denominated in foreign currency, more expensive. Lower tax revenues strained the government budget.\n\nEconomic reforms proposed in 2016 aim to slow the growth of government spending and reduce barriers to foreign investment. Government spending growth helped to push public debt to 70% of GDP at the end of 2016 up from 50% in 2012. Policies to strengthen Brazil’s workforce and industrial sector, such as local content requirements, may have boosted employment at the expense of investment.\n\nFormer President Dilma ROUSSEFF was impeached and convicted in August 2016 for moving funds among government budgets; the economy has also been affected by multiple corruption scandals involving private companies and government officials. Sanctions against the firms involved—some of the largest in Brazil—has limited their business opportunities, producing a ripple effect on associated businesses and contractors. In addition, investment in these companies has declined because of the scandals.\n\nBrazil is a member of the Common Market of the South (Mercosur), a trade bloc including Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Venezuela. After the Asian and Russian financial crises, the trade bloc adopted a protectionist stance to guard against exposure to the volatility of foreign markets. Brazil and its Mercosur partners have pledged to open the bloc to more trade and investment, but changes require approval of all five members, which makes policy adjustments to difficult to enact.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3081000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3192000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 3371000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 8, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 1770000000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -3.5, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -3.8, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 0.1, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 214 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 14800, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 15400, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 16000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 111, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 62.2, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 20, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 19.8, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": -0.5, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 12.8, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -14.3, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 5.2, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 22.7, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 72, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 17.2, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 16.4, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 16.2, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 106 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "coffee", "soybeans", "wheat", "rice", "corn", "sugarcane", "cocoa", "citrus", "beef" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "textiles", "shoes", "chemicals", "cement", "lumber", "iron ore", "tin", "steel", "aircraft", "motor vehicles", "parts", "other machinery", "equipment" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": -8.4, "global_rank": 189, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 101900000, "global_rank": 6, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 10, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 39.8, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 50.2, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 11.8, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 8.9, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 138 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 3.7, "units": "%", "note": "approximately 4% of the population are below the \"extreme\" poverty line", "date": "2016" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 1.2, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 41.6, "units": "%" }, "date": "2014" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 49.7, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 55.3, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2001" } ], "global_rank": 19 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 311900000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 262600000000.00003, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 17.6, "global_rank": 168, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": 2.8, "global_rank": 13, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 73.5, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 66.4, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 40 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6.7, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 10.7, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 191 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 13.75, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 14.25, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 14 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 47.4, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 43.96, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 2 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 107000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 85640000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 34 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 928900000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" }, { "value": 835300000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 18 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2076000000000, "units": "USD", "date": 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542299999999.99994, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 21 }, "stock_of_direct_foreign_investment": { "at_home": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 753200000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 615000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 15 }, "abroad": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 295000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 288500000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 23 } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.39, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3.3315, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 3.3315, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 2.3535, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 1.95, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "reals (BRL) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 800000, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 99.5, 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"2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 394400, "global_rank": 25, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 16000000000, "global_rank": 15, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 2811000, "global_rank": 8, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 3144000, "global_rank": 8, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 296200, "global_rank": 27, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 519800, "global_rank": 18, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 20350000000, "global_rank": 33, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 37570000000, "global_rank": 26, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 100000000, "global_rank": 46, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 17320000000, "global_rank": 22, "date": "2014" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 471100000000, "global_rank": 32, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 535000000, "global_rank": 13, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 43677141, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 21, "global_rank": 6, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 257814000.00000003, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 126, "global_rank": 6, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "good working system including an extensive microwave radio relay system and a domestic satellite system with 64 earth stations", "domestic": "fixed-line connections have remained relatively stable in recent years and stand at about 20 per 100 persons; less-expensive mobile-cellular technology has been a major driver in expanding telephone service to the lower-income segments of the population with mobile-cellular teledensity roughly 125 per 100 persons", "international": "country code - 55; landing point for a number of submarine cables, including Americas-1, Americas-2, Atlantis-2, GlobeNet, South America-1, South American Crossing/Latin American Nautilus, and UNISUR that provide direct connectivity to South and Central America, the Caribbean, the US, Africa, and Europe; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean), 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic Ocean region east), connected by microwave relay system to Mercosur Brazilsat B3 satellite earth station (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "state-run Radiobras operates a radio and a TV network; more than 1,000 radio stations and more than 100 TV channels operating - mostly privately owned; private media ownership highly concentrated (2007)", "internet": { "country_code": ".br", "users": { "total": 120676000, "percent_of_population": 59.1, "global_rank": 6, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 9, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 443, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 102039359, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 149393000, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "PP", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 4093, "global_rank": 2, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 698, "over_3047_metres": 7, "2438_to_3047_metres": 27, "1524_to_2437_metres": 179, "914_to_1523_metres": 436, "under_914_metres": 49, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 3395, "1524_to_2437_metres": 92, "914_to_1523_metres": 1619, "under_914_metres": 1684, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 13, "date": "2013" } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "condensate/gas", "length": 251, "units": "km" }, { "type": "gas", "length": 17312, "units": "km" }, { "type": "liquid petroleum gas", "length": 352, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil", "length": 4831, "units": "km" }, { "type": "refined products", "length": 4722, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 28538, "units": "km" }, "broad_gauge": { "length": 5822.3, "electrified": 498.3, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.600-m" }, "dual_gauge": { "length": 492, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.600-1.000-m" }, "standard_gauge": { "length": 194, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.435-m" }, "narrow_gauge": { "length": 23341.6, "electrified": 24, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.000-m" }, "global_rank": 10, "date": "2014" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 1580964, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 212798, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 1368166, "units": "km" }, "note": "does not include urban roads", "global_rank": 4, "date": "2010" }, "waterways": { "value": 50000, "units": "km", "note": "most in areas remote from industry and population", "global_rank": 3, "date": "2012" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 109, "by_type": [ { "type": "bulk carrier", "count": 18 }, { "type": "cargo", "count": 16 }, { "type": "chemical tanker", "count": 7 }, { "type": "container", "count": 13 }, { "type": "liquefied gas", "count": 11 }, { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 39 }, { "type": "roll on/roll off", "count": 5 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 27, "by_country": [ { "country": "Chile", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Denmark", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Germany", "count": 6 }, { "country": "Greece", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Norway", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Spain", "count": 12 }, { "country": "Turkey", "count": 1 } ] }, "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 36, "by_country": [ { "country": "Argentina", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Bahamas", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Ghana", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Liberia", "count": 20 }, { "country": "Marshall Islands", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Panama", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Singapore", "count": 9 } ] }, "global_rank": 50, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Belem", "Paranagua", "Rio Grande", "Rio de Janeiro", "Santos", "Sao Sebastiao", "Tubarao" ], "river_ports": [ "Manaus (Amazon)" ], "dry_bulk_cargo_ports": [ { "place": "Sepetiba ore terminal" }, { "place": "Tubarao" } ], "container_ports": [ { "place": "Santos", "twenty_foot_equivalent_units": 2985922 }, { "place": "Itajai", "twenty_foot_equivalent_units": 983985 } ], "oil_terminals": [ "DTSE/Gegua oil terminal", "Ilha Grande (Gebig)", "Guaiba Island terminal", "Guamare oil terminal" ], "liquid_natural_gas_terminals_import": [ "Pecem", "Rio de Janiero" ], "date": "2011" } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.39, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.35, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1.33, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 1.38, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 1.41, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 65 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Brazilian Army (Exercito Brasileiro", "EB)", "Brazilian Navy (Marinha do Brasil", "MB", "includes Naval Air", "Marine Corps (Corpo de Fuzileiros Navais))", "Brazilian Air Force (Forca Aerea Brasileira", "FAB) (2011)" ] }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18-45 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation is 10-12 months; 17-45 years of age for voluntary service; an increasing percentage of the ranks are \"long-service\" volunteer professionals; women were allowed to serve in the armed forces beginning in early 1980s, when the Brazilian Army became the first army in South America to accept women into career ranks; women serve in Navy and Air Force only in Women's Reserve Corps", "date": "2012" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "uncontested boundary dispute between Brazil and Uruguay over Braziliera/Brasiliera Island in the Quarai/Cuareim River leaves the tripoint with Argentina in question", "smuggling of firearms and narcotics continues to be an issue along the Uruguay-Brazil border", "Colombian-organized illegal narcotics and paramilitary activities penetrate Brazil's border region with Venezuela" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "stateless_persons": { "people": 4, "date": "2016" } }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "second-largest consumer of cocaine in the world; illicit producer of cannabis; trace amounts of coca cultivation in the Amazon region, used for domestic consumption; government has a large-scale eradication program to control cannabis; important transshipment country for Bolivian, Colombian, and Peruvian cocaine headed for Europe; also used by traffickers as a way station for narcotics air transshipments between Peru and Colombia; upsurge in drug-related violence and weapons smuggling; important market for Colombian, Bolivian, and Peruvian cocaine; illicit narcotics proceeds are often laundered through the financial system; significant illicit financial activity in the Tri-Border Area (2008)" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-17", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170617101530/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170617000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html" } }, "british_indian_ocean_territory": { "data": { "name": "British Indian Ocean Territory", "introduction": { "background": "Formerly administered as part of the British Crown Colony of Mauritius, the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) was established as an overseas territory of the UK in 1965. A number of the islands of the territory were later transferred to the Seychelles when it attained independence in 1976. Subsequently, BIOT has consisted only of the six main island groups comprising the Chagos Archipelago. Only Diego Garcia, the largest and most southerly of the islands, is inhabited. It contains a joint UK-US naval support facility and hosts one of four dedicated ground antennas (the others are on Ascension (Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha), Kwajalein (Marshall Islands), and at Cape Canaveral, Florida (US)) that assist in the operation of the Global Positioning System (GPS) navigation system. The US Air Force also operates a telescope array on Diego Garcia as part of the Ground-Based Electro-Optical Deep Space Surveillance System (GEODSS) for tracking orbital debris, which can be a hazard to spacecraft and astronauts.\nBetween 1967 and 1973, former agricultural workers, earlier residents in the islands, were relocated primarily to Mauritius, but also to the Seychelles. Negotiations between 1971 and 1982 resulted in the establishment of a trust fund by the British Government as compensation for the displaced islanders, known as Chagossians. Beginning in 1998, the islanders pursued a series of lawsuits against the British Government seeking further compensation and the right to return to the territory. In 2006 and 2007, British court rulings invalidated the immigration policies contained in the 2004 BIOT Constitution Order that had excluded the islanders from the archipelago, but upheld the special military status of Diego Garcia. In 2008, the House of Lords, as the final court of appeal in the UK, ruled in favor of the British Government by overturning the lower court rulings and finding no right of return for the Chagossians. In March 2015, the Permanent Court of Arbitration unanimously held that the marine protected area (MPA) that the UK declared around the Chagos Archipelago in April 2010 was in violation of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea." }, "geography": { "location": "archipelago in the Indian Ocean, south of India, about halfway between Africa and Indonesia", "map_references": "Political Map of the World", "area": { "total": { "value": 60, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 60, "units": "sq", "note": "km; Diego Garcia 44 sq km" }, "water": { "value": 54340, "units": "sq km" }, "note": "includes the entire Chagos Archipelago of 55 islands", "global_rank": 128, "comparative": "land area is about one-third the size of Washington, DC" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 0, "units": "km" } }, "coastline": { "value": 698, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 3, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_fishing_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "tropical marine; hot, humid, moderated by trade winds", "terrain": "flat and low (most areas do not exceed two m in elevation)", "elevation": { "lowest_point": { "name": "Indian Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "unnamed location on Diego Garcia", "elevation": { "value": 15, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "coconuts", "fish", "sugarcane" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 100, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "NA", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "NA" ] }, "note": "archipelago of 55 islands; Diego Garcia, largest and southernmost island, occupies strategic location in central Indian Ocean; island is site of joint US-UK military facility" }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "British Indian Ocean Territory", "conventional_short_form": "none", "abbreviation": "BIOT", "etymology": "self-descriptive name specifying the territory's affiliation and location" }, "legal_system": "the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply", "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952)", "head_of_government": "Commissioner Dr. Peter HAYES (since 17 October 2012); Administrator John MCMANUS (since April 2011); note - both reside in the UK and are represented by the officer commanding British Forces on Diego Garcia", "cabinet": "NA", "elections_appointments": "the monarchy is hereditary; commissioner and administrator appointed by the monarch" }, "flag_description": { "description": "white with six blue wavy horizontal stripes; the flag of the UK is in the upper hoist-side quadrant; the striped section bears a palm tree and yellow crown (the symbols of the territory) centered on the outer half of the flag; the wavy stripes represent the Indian Ocean; although not officially described, the six blue stripes may stand for the six main atolls of the archipelago" } }, "economy": { "overview": "All economic activity is concentrated on the largest island of Diego Garcia, where a joint UK-US military facility is located. Construction projects and various services needed to support the military installation are performed by military and contract employees from the UK, Mauritius, the Philippines, and the US. Some of the natural resources found in this territory include coconuts, fish, and sugarcane. Sugarcane is still a major export for this territory. There are no industrial or agricultural activities on the islands. The territory earns foreign exchange by selling fishing licenses and postage stamps.", "exchange_rates": { "note": "the US dollar is used" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "system": { "general_assessment": "separate facilities for military and public needs are available", "domestic": "all commercial telephone services are available, including connection to the Internet", "international": "country code (Diego Garcia) - 246; international telephone service is carried by satellite (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS) broadcasts over 3 separate frequencies for US and UK military personnel stationed on the islands (2009)", "internet": { "country_code": ".io" } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "airports": { "total": { "airports": 1, "global_rank": 213, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 1, "over_3047_metres": 1, "date": "2013" } } }, "roadways": { "note": "short section of paved road between port and airfield on Diego Garcia" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Diego Garcia" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "branches": { "by_name": [ "no regular military forces" ], "date": "2014" }, "note": "defense is the responsibility of the UK; the US lease on Diego Garcia expires in December 2016" }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "Mauritius and Seychelles claim the Chagos Islands", "negotiations between 1971 and 1982 resulted in the establishment of a trust fund by the British Government as compensation for the displaced islanders, known as Chagossians, who were evicted between 1967-73", "in 2001, the former inhabitants of the archipelago were granted UK citizenship and the right of return", "in 2006 and 2007, British court rulings invalidated the immigration policies contained in the 2004 BIOT Constitution Order that had excluded the islanders from the archipelago", "in 2008 a House of Lords' decision overturned lower court rulings, once again denying the right of return to Chagossians", "in addition, the UK created the world's largest marine protection area around the Chagos islands prohibiting the extraction of any natural resources therein" ] } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-13", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170613105419/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/io.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170613000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/io.html" } }, "british_virgin_islands": { "data": { "name": "British Virgin Islands", "introduction": { "background": "First inhabited by Arawak and later by Carib Indians, the Virgin Islands were settled by the Dutch in 1648 and then annexed by the English in 1672. The islands were part of the British colony of the Leeward Islands from 1872-1960; they were granted autonomy in 1967. The economy is closely tied to the larger and more populous US Virgin Islands to the west; the US dollar is the legal currency." }, "geography": { "location": "Caribbean, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 18, "minutes": 30, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 64, "minutes": 30, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "Central America and the Caribbean", "area": { "total": { "value": 151, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 151, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "note": "comprised of 16 inhabited and more than 20 uninhabited islands; includes the islands of Tortola, Anegada, Virgin Gorda, Jost van Dyke", "global_rank": 220, "comparative": "about 0.9 times the size of Washington, DC" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 0, "units": "km" } }, "coastline": { "value": 80, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 3, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_fishing_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "subtropical; humid; temperatures moderated by trade winds", "terrain": "coral islands relatively flat; volcanic islands steep, hilly", "elevation": { "lowest_point": { "name": "Caribbean Sea", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Mount Sage", "elevation": { "value": 521, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "NEGL", "pleasant climate", "beaches foster tourism" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 46.7, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 6.7, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 6.7, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 33.3, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 24.3, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 29, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "population_distribution": "a fairly even distribution throughout the inhabited islands, with the largest islands of Tortola, Anegada, Virgin Gorda, and Jost Van Dyke having the largest populations", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "hurricanes and tropical storms (July to October)", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "limited natural freshwater resources except for a few seasonal streams and springs on Tortola", "most of the islands' water supply comes from desalination plants" ] }, "note": "strong ties to nearby US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 34232, "global_rank": 215, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "British Virgin Islander(s)", "adjective": "British Virgin Islander" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "African/black", "percent": 76.3 }, { "name": "Latino", "percent": 5.5 }, { "name": "white", "percent": 5.4 }, { "name": "mixed", "percent": 5.3 }, { "name": "Indian", "percent": 2.1 }, { "name": "East Indian", "percent": 1.6 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 3 }, { "name": 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"urban_population": { "value": 46.2, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 1.8, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Road Town", "population": 13000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2014" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 0.97, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 0.92, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 0.89, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.95, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.95, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.92, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 12.6, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 14.3, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 10.7, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 115, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 78.6, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 77.2, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 80.1, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 59, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.28, "global_rank": 218, "date": "2016" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 98, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 98, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 98, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 2, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 2, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 2, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2010" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 97.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 97.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 97.5, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 2.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 2.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 2.5, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 4.4, "global_rank": 96, "date": "2010" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 14, "units": "years" }, "date": "2015" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "none", "conventional_short_form": "British Virgin Islands", "abbreviation": "BVI", "etymology": "the myriad islets, cays, and rocks surrounding the major islands reminded explorer Christopher COLUMBUS in 1493 of Saint Ursula and her 11,000 virgin followers (Santa Ursula y las Once Mil Virgenes), which over time shortened to the Virgins (las Virgenes)" }, "government_type": "parliamentary democracy (House of Assembly); self-governing overseas territory of the UK", "capital": { "name": "Road Town", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 18, "minutes": 25, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 64, "minutes": 37, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": -4, "note": "1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "independence": { "note": "overseas territory of the UK" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Territory Day", "day": "1 July", "original_year": "1956" } ], "constitution": { "history": "several previous; latest effective 15 June 2007 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "English common law", "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor John DUNCAN (since 15 August 2014)", "head_of_government": "Premier Orlando SMITH (since 9 November 2011)", "cabinet": "Executive Council appointed by the governor from members of the House of Assembly", "elections_appointments": "the monarchy is hereditary; governor appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually appointed premier by the governor" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral House of Assembly (13 seats; 9 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies and 4 at-large seats by simple majority vote to serve 4-year terms); note - the Assembly includes the attorney general, a non-voting ex officio member", "elections": "last held on 8 June 2015 (next to be held in 2019)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NDP 9, VIP 3, PEP 1" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) is the itinerant superior court of record for the 9-member Organization of Eastern Caribbean States to include the British Virgin Islands; the ECSC - with its headquarters on St. Lucia - is headed by the chief justice and is comprised of the Court of Appeal with 3 justices and the High Court with 16 judges; sittings of the Court of Appeal and High Court rotate among the 9 member states; 3 High Court judges reside in member states; 3 High Court judges reside on the British Virgin Islands", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court chief justice appointed by Her Majesty, Queen ELIZABETH II; other justices and judges appointed by the Judicial and Legal Services Commission; Court of Appeal justices appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 65; High Court judges appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 62", "subordinate_courts": "Magistrates' Courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "National Democratic Party or NDP;; Virgin Islands Party or VIP [Julian FRASER]", "name_alternative": "", "leaders": [ "Orlando SMITH" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Family Support Network" }, { "name": "Woman's Desk" }, { "name": "environmentalists" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "Caricom ", "note": "associate" }, { "organization": "CDB" }, { "organization": "Interpol ", "note": "subbureau" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "OECS" }, { "organization": "UNESCO ", "note": "associate" }, { "organization": "UPU" } ], "flag_description": { "description": "blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Virgin Islander coat of arms centered in the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms depicts a woman flanked on either side by a vertical column of six oil lamps above a scroll bearing the Latin word VIGILATE (Be Watchful); the islands were named by COLUMBUS in 1493 in honor of Saint Ursula and her 11 virgin followers (some sources say 11,000) who reputedly were martyred by the Huns in the 4th or 5th century; the figure on the banner holding a lamp represents the saint; the other lamps symbolize her followers" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "zenaida dove" }, { "symbol": "white cedar flower" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "yellow" }, { "color": "green" }, { "color": "red" }, { "color": "white" }, { "color": "blue" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "note": "as a territory of the United Kingdom, \"God Save the Queen\" is official (see United Kingdom)", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/VI.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "The economy, one of the most stable and prosperous in the Caribbean, is highly dependent on tourism, which generates an estimated 45% of the national income. More than 934,000 tourists, mainly from the US, visited the islands in 2008. Because of traditionally close links with the US Virgin Islands, the British Virgin Islands has used the US dollar as its currency since 1959.\n\nLivestock raising is the most important agricultural activity; poor soils limit the islands' ability to meet domestic food requirements.\n\nIn the mid-1980s, the government began offering offshore registration to companies wishing to incorporate in the islands, and incorporation fees now generate substantial revenues. Roughly 400,000 companies were on the offshore registry by yearend 2000. The adoption of a comprehensive insurance law in late 1994, which provides a blanket of confidentiality with regulated statutory gateways for investigation of criminal offenses, made the British Virgin Islands even more attractive to international business.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 500000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2010" } ], "global_rank": 213 }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 1095000000, "date": "2008" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.3, "units": "%", "date": "2010" }, { "value": -0.6, "units": "%", "date": "2008" } ], "global_rank": 169 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 42300, "units": "USD", "date": "2010" } ], "global_rank": 40 }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 68.9, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 8.9, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 25, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 91.8, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -94.6, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 1, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 11.1, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 87.9, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "fruits", "vegetables", "livestock", "poultry", "fish" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "tourism", "light industry", "construction", "rum", "concrete block", "offshore banking center" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 2.2, "global_rank": 99, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 12770, "global_rank": 215, "date": "2004" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 0.6, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 40, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 59.4, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2005" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 8.7, "units": "%", "date": "2010" } ], "global_rank": 106 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 300000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 300000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 27.4, "global_rank": 94, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": 0, "global_rank": 34, "date": "2016" }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 April", "end": "31 March" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.1, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0.9, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 74 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 362600000, "units": "USD", "date": "2011" }, { "value": 279800000, "units": "USD", "date": "2010" } ], "global_rank": 50 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 23000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 23000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 210 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "rum", "fresh fish", "fruits", "animals", "gravel", "sand" ] } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 200000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 200000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 205 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "building materials", "automobiles", "foodstuffs", "machinery" ] } }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 36100000, "units": "USD", "date": "1997" } ], "global_rank": 197 }, "exchange_rates": { "note": "the US dollar is used" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "production": { "kWh": 100000000, "global_rank": 199, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 100000000, "global_rank": 201, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 213, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 215, "date": "2013" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 44000, "global_rank": 193, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 100, "global_rank": 33, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 204, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 210, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 140, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 208, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 207, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 146, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 0, "global_rank": 209, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 209, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 1200, "global_rank": 204, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 163, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 1209, "global_rank": 201, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 144, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 207, "date": "2013" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 205, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 147, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 205, "date": "2014-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 200000, "global_rank": 203, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 12000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 36, "global_rank": 197, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 42000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 126, "global_rank": 202, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "good overall telephone service", "domestic": "fixed-line connections exceed 35 per 100 persons and mobile cellular subscribership is roughly 125 per 100 persons", "international": "country code - 1-284; connected via submarine cable to Bermuda; the East Caribbean Fiber System (ECFS) submarine cable provides connectivity to 13 other islands in the eastern Caribbean (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "1 private TV station; multi-channel TV is available from cable and satellite subscription services; about a half-dozen private radio stations (2007)", "internet": { "country_code": ".vg", "users": { "total": 14600, "percent_of_population": 43.6, "global_rank": 207, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 1, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 3, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "VP-L", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 4, "global_rank": 185, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 2, "914_to_1523_metres": 1, "under_914_metres": 1, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 2, "914_to_1523_metres": 2, "date": "2013" } } }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 200, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 200, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 209, "date": "2007" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Road Harbor" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "note": "defense is the responsibility of the UK" }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "none" ], "illicit_drugs": { "note": "transshipment point for South American narcotics destined for the US and Europe; large offshore financial center makes it vulnerable to money laundering" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-23", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170623111134/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/vi.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170623000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/vi.html" } }, "brunei": { "data": { "name": "Brunei", "introduction": { "background": "The Sultanate of Brunei's influence peaked between the 15th and 17th centuries when its control extended over coastal areas of northwest Borneo and the southern Philippines. Brunei subsequently entered a period of decline brought on by internal strife over royal succession, colonial expansion of European powers, and piracy. In 1888, Brunei became a British protectorate; independence was achieved in 1984. The same family has ruled Brunei for over six centuries. Brunei benefits from extensive petroleum and natural gas fields, the source of one of the highest per capita GDPs in the world." }, "geography": { "location": "Southeastern Asia, along the northern coast of the island of Borneo, bordering the South China Sea and Malaysia", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 4, "minutes": 30, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 114, "minutes": 40, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Southeast Asia", "area": { "total": { "value": 5765, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 5265, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 500, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 173, "comparative": "slightly smaller than Delaware" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 266, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Malaysia", "border_length": { "value": 266, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 161, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm", "note": "or to median line" } }, "climate": "tropical; hot, humid, rainy", "terrain": "flat coastal plain rises to mountains in east; hilly lowland in west", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 478, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "South China Sea", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Bukit Pagon", "elevation": { "value": 1850, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "petroleum", "natural gas", "timber" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 2.5, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 0.8, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 1.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 0.6, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 71.8, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 25.7, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 10, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "typhoons, earthquakes, and severe flooding are rare", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "seasonal smoke/haze resulting from forest fires in Indonesia" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "close to vital sea lanes through South China Sea linking Indian and Pacific Oceans; two parts physically separated by Malaysia; almost an enclave within Malaysia" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 436620, "global_rank": 175, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Bruneian(s)", "adjective": "Bruneian" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Malay", "percent": 65.7 }, { "name": "Chinese", "percent": 10.3 }, { "name": "other indigenous", "percent": 3.4 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 20.6 } ], "date": "2011" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Malay", "note": "official" }, { "name": "English" }, { "name": "Chinese dialects" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 78.8, "note": "official" }, { "name": "Christian", "percent": 8.7 }, { "name": "Buddhist", "percent": 7.8 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 4.7, "note": "includes indigenous beliefs" } ], "date": "2011" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 23.46, "males": 52785, "females": 49638 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 17.11, "males": 37103, "females": 37603 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 46.8, "males": 98152, "females": 106206 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 8.09, "males": 18043, "females": 17278 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 4.54, "males": 9635, "females": 10177 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 38, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 31.9, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 6.1, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 16.4, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 29.9, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 29.5, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 30.3, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 116, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 1.6, "global_rank": 72, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 17.2, "global_rank": 106, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 3.6, "global_rank": 215, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": 2.4, "global_rank": 41, "date": "2016" }, "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 77.2, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": -1.79, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Bandar Seri Begawan", "population": 241000, "is_capital": true }, { "place": "The Population Of The Capital Increased Tenfold" } ], "date": "2011" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 0.99, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 0.92, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.95, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.98, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 23, "global_rank": 132, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 9.9, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 11.7, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 7.9, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 138, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 77.2, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 74.8, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 79.6, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 75, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.79, "global_rank": 152, "date": "2016" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 2.6, "global_rank": 188, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 1.47, "date": "2012" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 2.8, "date": "2012" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 18.6, "global_rank": 141, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 9.6, "date": "2009" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 3.7, "global_rank": 126, "date": "2016" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 96, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 97.5, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 94.5, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 15, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 14, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 15, "units": "years" }, "date": "2015" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Brunei Darussalam", "conventional_short_form": "Brunei", "local_long_form": "Negara Brunei Darussalam", "local_short_form": "Brunei", "etymology": "derivation of the name is unclear; according to legend, MUHAMMAD SHAH, who would become the first sultan of Brunei, upon discovering what would become Brunei exclaimed \"Baru nah,\" which roughly translates as \"there\" or \"that's it\"" }, "government_type": "absolute monarchy or sultanate", "capital": { "name": "Bandar Seri Begawan", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 4, "minutes": 53, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 114, "minutes": 56, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 8, "note": "13 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "independence": { "date": "1984-01-01", "note": "from the UK" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "National Day", "day": "23 February", "original_year": "1984", "note": "1 January 1984 was the date of independence from the UK, 23 February 1984 was the date of independence from British protection" } ], "constitution": { "history": "drafted 1954 to 1959, signed 29 September 1959; amended 1984, 2004, 2011", "note": "some constitutional provisions suspended since 1962 under a State of Emergency, others suspended since independence in 1984 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "mixed legal system based on English common law and Islamic law; note - in May 2014, the first phase of a sharia-based penal codes was instituted, which applies to Muslims and non-Muslims and exists in parallel to the existing common law-based code", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "non-party state to the ICCt" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "the father must be a citizen of Brunei", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "12 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false, "note": "18 years of age for village elections; universal" }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "Sultan and Prime Minister Sir HASSANAL Bolkiah (since 5 October 1967); note - the monarch is both chief of state and head of government", "head_of_government": "Sultan and Prime Minister Sir HASSANAL Bolkiah (since 5 October 1967)", "cabinet": "Council of Ministers appointed and presided over by the monarch; note - 4 additional advisory councils appointed by the monarch are the Religious Council, Privy Council for constitutional issues, Council of Succession, and Legislative Council", "elections_appointments": "none; the monarchy is hereditary" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "Legislative Council or Majlis Mesyuarat Negara Brunei (36 seats; members appointed by the sultan including 3 ex-officio members - the speaker and first and second secretaries; meets annually for approximately two weeks)", "elections": "last held in March 1962 (date of next election NA)" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_resident_courts": "Supreme Court (consists of Court of Appeal and High Court, each with a chief justice and 2 judges); Sharia Court of Appeal (consists of judges appointed by the monarch); note - Brunei has a dual judicial system of secular and sharia (religious) courts; the Judicial Committee of Privy Council in London serves as the final appellate court for civil cases only", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Supreme Court judges appointed by the monarch to serve until age 65, and older if approved by the monarch; Sharia Court of Appeal judges appointed by the monarch; judges appointed for life", "subordinate_courts": "Intermediate Court; Magistrate's Courts; Juvenile Court; small claims courts; lower sharia courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "National Development Party", "name_alternative": "NDP", "leaders": [ "YASSIN Affendi" ] } ], "note": "Brunei National Solidarity Party or PPKB [Abdul LATIF bin Chuchu] and People's Awareness Party or PAKAR [Awang Haji MAIDIN bin Haji Ahmad] were deregistered in 2007; parties are small and have limited activity" }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "NA" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ADB" }, { "organization": "APEC" }, { "organization": "ARF" }, { "organization": "ASEAN" }, { "organization": "C" }, { "organization": "CP" }, { "organization": "EAS" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "ISO ", "note": "correspondent" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OIC" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNIFIL" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Serbini ALI (since 28 January 2016)", "chancery": "3520 International Court NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 237-1838", "fax": "[1] (202) 885-0560", "consulates": "New York" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Craig B. ALLEN (since 9 March 2015)", "embassy": "Simpang 336-52-16-9, Jalan Datu, Bandar Seri Begawan, BC4115", "mailing_address": "Unit 4280, Box 40, FPO AP 96507; P.O. Box 2991, Bandar Seri Begawan BS8675, Negara Brunei Darussalam", "telephone": "[673] 238-4616", "fax": "[673] 238-4604" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "yellow with two diagonal bands of white (top, almost double width) and black starting from the upper hoist side; the national emblem in red is superimposed at the center; yellow is the color of royalty and symbolizes the sultanate; the white and black bands denote Brunei's chief ministers; the emblem includes five main components: a swallow-tailed flag, the royal umbrella representing the monarchy, the wings of four feathers symbolizing justice, tranquility, prosperity, and peace, the two upraised hands signifying the government's pledge to preserve and promote the welfare of the people, and the crescent moon denoting Islam, the state religion; the state motto \"Always render service with God's guidance\" appears in yellow Arabic script on the crescent; a ribbon below the crescent reads \"Brunei, the Abode of Peace\"" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "royal parasol" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "yellow" }, { "color": "white" }, { "color": "black" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Allah Peliharakan Sultan\" (God Bless His Majesty)", "lyrics_music": "Pengiran Haji Mohamed YUSUF bin Pengiran Abdul Rahim/Awang Haji BESAR bin Sagap", "note": "adopted 1951", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/BX.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Brunei is an energy-rich sultanate on the northern coast of Borneo in Southeast Asia. Brunei boasts a well-educated, largely English-speaking population; excellent infrastructure; and a stable government intent on attracting foreign investment. Crude oil and natural gas production account for approximately 65% of GDP and 95% of exports, with Japan as the primary export market.\n\nPer capita GDP is among the highest in the world, and substantial income from overseas investment supplements income from domestic hydrocarbon production. Bruneian citizens do not pay personal income taxes, and the government provides free medical services and free education through the university level.\n\nThe Bruneian Government wants to diversify its economy away from hydrocarbon exports to other industries such as information and communications technology and halal manufacturing. Brunei’s trade in 2016 is set to increase following its regional economic integration in the ASEAN Economic Community, and the expected ratification of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 33729999999.999996, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 33610000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 33790000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 125, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 10460000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.4, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -0.6, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": -2.3, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 189 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 79700, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 80600, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 82000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 10, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 21.7, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 23.6, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 37.6, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 50.8, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -33.7, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 1.1, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 60.4, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 38.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 44.2, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 55.1, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 60.5, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" } ], "global_rank": 4 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "rice", "vegetables", "fruits", "chickens", "water buffalo", "cattle", "goats", "eggs" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "petroleum", "petroleum refining", "liquefied natural gas", "construction", "agriculture", "transportation" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 1, "global_rank": 148, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 203600, "global_rank": 168, "date": "2014" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 4.2, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 62.8, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 33, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2008" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6.9, "units": "%", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 9.3, "units": "%", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 84 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 2958000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 4618000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 28.3, "global_rank": 85, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -15.9, "global_rank": 213, "date": "2016" }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 April", "end": "31 March" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -0.2, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -0.4, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 31 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5.5, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 5.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 132 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3467000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 3310000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 111 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 10290000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 10160000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 106 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6909000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 5323000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 115 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1061000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2072000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 43 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5315000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 7235000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 105 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "mineral fuels", "organic chemicals" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Japan", "percent": 36.1 }, { "name": "South Korea", "percent": 14.9 }, { "name": "Thailand", "percent": 10.9 }, { "name": "India", "percent": 9.3 }, { "name": "NZ", "percent": 5.6 }, { "name": "Australia", "percent": 5 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3648000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3359000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 132 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "machinery", "mechanical appliance parts", "mineral fuels", "motor vehicles", "electric machinery" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Singapore", "percent": 27.9 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 25.3 }, { "name": "Malaysia", "percent": 12.3 }, { "name": "UK", "percent": 10.6 }, { "name": "South Korea", "percent": 4.9 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 0, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" } ], "global_rank": 204, "note": "public external debt only; private external debt unavailable" }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.386, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1.3749, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.3749, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1.267, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 1.25, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Bruneian dollars (BND) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 104788, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 76, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 79, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 67, "units": "%" }, "date": "2012" }, "production": { "kWh": 4200000000, "global_rank": 121, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 3766000000, "global_rank": 126, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 117, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 130, "date": "2014" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 777000, "global_rank": 134, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 100, "global_rank": 7, "date": "2014" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 60, "date": "2014" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 164, "date": "2014" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 163, "date": "2014" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 115300, "global_rank": 42, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 117600, "global_rank": 33, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 170, "date": "2014" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 1100000000, "global_rank": 43, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 10910, "global_rank": 102, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 18000, "global_rank": 139, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 189, "global_rank": 120, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 6099, "global_rank": 157, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 10700000000, "global_rank": 42, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 2400000000, "global_rank": 77, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 8300000000.000001, "global_rank": 24, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 169, "date": "2014" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 390800000000, "global_rank": 35, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 8400000, "global_rank": 109, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 38384, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 9, "global_rank": 164, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 463000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 108, "global_rank": 171, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "service throughout the country is good; international service is good to Southeast Asia, Middle East, Western Europe, and the US", "domestic": "every service available", "international": "country code - 673; landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-3 optical telecommunications submarine cable that provides links to Asia, the Middle East, and Europe; the Asia-America Gateway submarine cable network provides new links to Asia and the US; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean) (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "state-controlled Radio Television Brunei (RTB) operates 5 channels; 3 Malaysian TV stations are available; foreign TV broadcasts are available via satellite systems; RTB operates 5 radio networks and broadcasts on multiple frequencies; British Forces Broadcast Service (BFBS) provides radio broadcasts on 2 FM stations; some radio broadcast stations from Malaysia are available via repeaters (2017)", "internet": { "country_code": ".bn", "users": { "total": 306000, "percent_of_population": 71.2, "global_rank": 146, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 1, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 10, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 1150003, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 115147000, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "V8", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 1, "global_rank": 214, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 1, "over_3047_metres": 1, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 3, "date": "2013" } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "condensate", "length": 33, "units": "km" }, { "type": "condensate/gas", "length": 86, "units": "km" }, { "type": "gas", "length": 628, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil", "length": 492, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 3029, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 2425, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 604, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 166, "date": "2010" }, "waterways": { "value": 209, "units": "km", "note": "navigable by craft drawing less than 1.2 m; the Belait, Brunei, and Tutong rivers are major transport links", "global_rank": 96, "date": "2012" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 9, "by_type": [ { "type": "chemical tanker", "count": 1 }, { "type": "liquefied gas", "count": 8 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 2, "by_country": [ { "country": "UK", "count": 2 } ] }, "global_rank": 115, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Muara" ], "oil_terminals": [ "Lumut", "Seria" ], "liquid_natural_gas_terminals_export": [ "Lumut" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.28, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 3.08, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 2.28, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 2.16, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 2.24, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 30 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Royal Brunei Armed Forces", "Royal Brunei Land Forces", "Royal Brunei Navy", "Royal Brunei Air Force (Tentera Udara Diraja Brunei)" ], "date": "2013" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 17, "note": "17 years of age for voluntary military service; non-Malays are ineligible to serve; recruits from the army, navy, and air force all undergo 43-week initial training", "date": "2013" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "per Letters of Exchange signed in 2009, Malaysia in 2010 ceded two hydrocarbon concession blocks to Brunei in exchange for Brunei's sultan dropping claims to the Limbang corridor, which divides Brunei", "nonetheless, Brunei claims a maritime boundary extending as far as a median with Vietnam, thus asserting an implicit claim to Louisa Reef" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "stateless_persons": { "people": 20524, "date": "2016" } }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "drug trafficking and illegally importing controlled substances are serious offenses in Brunei and carry a mandatory death penalty" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-01", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701102557/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/bx.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/bx.html" } }, "bulgaria": { "data": { "name": "Bulgaria", "introduction": { "background": "The Bulgars, a Central Asian Turkic tribe, merged with the local Slavic inhabitants in the late 7th century to form the first Bulgarian state. In succeeding centuries, Bulgaria struggled with the Byzantine Empire to assert its place in the Balkans, but by the end of the 14th century the country was overrun by the Ottoman Turks. Northern Bulgaria attained autonomy in 1878 and all of Bulgaria became independent from the Ottoman Empire in 1908. Having fought on the losing side in both World Wars, Bulgaria fell within the Soviet sphere of influence and became a People's Republic in 1946. Communist domination ended in 1990, when Bulgaria held its first multiparty election since World War II and began the contentious process of moving toward political democracy and a market economy while combating inflation, unemployment, corruption, and crime. The country joined NATO in 2004 and the EU in 2007." }, "geography": { "location": "Southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Romania and Turkey", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 43, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 25, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Europe", "area": { "total": { "value": 110879, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 108489, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 2390, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 105, "comparative": "almost identical in size to Virginia; slightly larger than Tennessee" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 1806, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Greece", "border_length": { "value": 472, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Macedonia", "border_length": { "value": 162, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Romania", "border_length": { "value": 605, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Serbia", "border_length": { "value": 344, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Turkey", "border_length": { "value": 223, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 354, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "contiguous_zone": { "value": 24, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "temperate; cold, damp winters; hot, dry summers", "terrain": "mostly mountains with lowlands in north and southeast", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 472, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Black Sea", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Musala", "elevation": { "value": 2925, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "bauxite", "copper", "lead", "zinc", "coal", "timber", "arable land" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 46.9, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 29.9, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 1.5, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 15.5, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 36.7, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 16.4, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 1020, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger populations", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "earthquakes", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "landslides", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "air pollution from industrial emissions", "rivers polluted from raw sewage", "heavy metals", "detergents", "deforestation", "forest damage from air pollution and resulting acid rain", "soil contamination from heavy metals from metallurgical plants and industrial wastes" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Air Pollution", "Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides", "Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants", "Air Pollution-Sulfur 85", "Air Pollution-Sulfur 94", "Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds", "Antarctic-Environmental Protocol", "Antarctic-Marine Living Resources", "Antarctic Treaty", "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Environmental Modification", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Marine Dumping", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Wetlands" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "strategic location near Turkish Straits; controls key land routes from Europe to Middle East and Asia" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 7144653, "global_rank": 102, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Bulgarian(s)", "adjective": "Bulgarian" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Bulgarian", "percent": 76.9 }, { "name": "Turkish", "percent": 8 }, { "name": "Romani", "percent": 4.4 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 0.7, "note": "including Russian, Armenian, and Vlach" }, { "name": "other", "percent": 10, "note": "unknown" } ], "note": "Romani populations are usually underestimated in official statistics and may represent 9–11% of Bulgaria's population", "date": "2011" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Bulgarian", "percent": 76.8, "note": "official" }, { "name": "Turkish", "percent": 8.2 }, { "name": "Romani", "percent": 3.8 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 0.7 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 10.5 } ], "date": "2011" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Eastern Orthodox", "percent": 59.4 }, { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 7.8 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 1.7, "note": "including Catholic, Protestant, Armenian Apostolic Orthodox, and Jewish" }, { "name": "none", "percent": 3.7 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 27.4 } ], "date": "2011" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 14.54, "males": 535131, "females": 503540 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 9.73, "males": 362805, "females": 332358 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 43.33, "males": 1589183, "females": 1506285 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 13.38, "males": 447865, "females": 507805 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 19.03, "males": 552217, "females": 807464 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 51.9, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 21.5, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 30.4, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 3.3, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 42.4, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 40.6, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 44.5, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 24, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": -0.6, "global_rank": 229, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 8.8, "global_rank": 212, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 14.5, "global_rank": 2, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -0.3, "global_rank": 120, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger populations", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 73.9, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": -0.31, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Sofia", "population": 1226000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.09, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.88, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.69, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.95, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 26.5, "date": "2013" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 11, "global_rank": 152, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 8.5, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 9.6, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 7.4, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 149, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 74.5, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 71.2, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 78, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 121, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.46, "global_rank": 203, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 69.2, "units": "%", "note": "percent of women age 20-49", "date": "2007" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 8.4, "global_rank": 71, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 4, "date": "2014" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 6.4, "date": "2011" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 99.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 99, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 99.4, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 1, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 0.6, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 86.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 83.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 86, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 13.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 16.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 14, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 25.6, "global_rank": 72, "date": "2014" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 4.1, "global_rank": 108, "date": "2013" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 98.4, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 98.7, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 98.1, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 15, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 15, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 15, "units": "years" }, "date": "2015" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 23.8, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 23.8, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 23.7, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 30, "date": "2014" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Republic of Bulgaria", "conventional_short_form": "Bulgaria", "local_long_form": "Republika Bulgaria", "local_short_form": "Bulgaria", "etymology": "named after the Bulgar tribes who settled the lower Balkan region in the 7th century A.D." }, "government_type": "parliamentary republic", "capital": { "name": "Sofia", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 42, "minutes": 41, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 23, "minutes": 19, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 2, "note": "7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" }, "daylight_saving_time": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" }, "independence": { "date": "1878-03-03", "note": "as an autonomous principality within the Ottoman Empire; 22 September 1908 (complete independence from the Ottoman Empire)" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Liberation Day", "day": "3 March", "original_year": "1878" } ], "constitution": { "history": "several previous; latest drafted between late 1990 and early 1991, adopted 13 July 1991", "amendments": "proposed by the National Assembly or by the president of the republic; passage requires three-fourths majority vote of National Assembly members in three ballots; signed by the National Assembly chairperson", "note": "under special circumstances, a \"Grand National Assembly\" is elected with the authority to write a new constitution and amend certain articles of the constitution, including those affecting basic civil rights and national sovereignty; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote in each of several readings; amended several times, last in 2015 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "civil law", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Bulgaria", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "yes", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "5 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Rumen RADEV (since 22 January 2017); Vice President Iliana YOTOVA (since 22 January 2017)", "head_of_government": "Boyko BORISSOV (since 4 May 2017); note - BORISSOV served two previous terms as prime minister (27 July 2009-13 March 2013 and 7 November 2014-27 January 2017)", "cabinet": "Council of Ministers nominated by the prime minister, elected by the National Assembly", "elections_appointments": "president and vice president elected on the same ballot by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 6 and 13 November 2016 (next to be held fall 2021); chairman of the Council of Ministers (prime minister) elected by the National Assembly; deputy prime ministers nominated by the prime minister, elected by the National Assembly", "election_results": "Rumen RADEV elected president in runoff election; percent of vote - Rumen RADEV (independent, supported by Bulgarian Socialist Party) 59.4%, Tsetska TSACHEVA (GERB) 36.2%, neither 4.5%; Boyko BORISSOV elected prime minister; National Assembly vote - 133 to 100" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral National Assembly or Narodno Sabranie (240 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms); note - the National Assembly was dissolved on 27 January 2017 and Bulgaria will not have a legislative body until after a general election scheduled for 26 March 2017", "elections": "last held on 26 March 2017 (next to be held spring 2021)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - GERB 32.7%, BSP 27.2%, United Patriots 9.1%, DPS 9%, Volya 4.1%, other 17.9%; seats by party - GERB 95, BSP 80, United Patriots 27, DPS 26, Volya 12" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court of Cassation (consists of a chairman and approximately 72 judges organized into penal, civil, and commercial colleges); Supreme Administrative Court (organized in 2 colleges with various panels of 5 judges each); Constitutional Court (consists of 12 justices); note - Constitutional Court resides outside the judiciary", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Supreme Court of Cassation and Supreme Administrative judges elected by the Supreme Judicial Council or SJC (consists of 25 members with extensive legal experience) and appointed by the president; judges can serve until mandatory retirement at age 65; Constitutional Court justices elected by the National Assembly and appointed by the president and the SJC; justices appointed for 9-year terms with renewal of 4 justices every 3 years", "subordinate_courts": "appeals courts; regional and district courts; administrative courts; courts martial" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Alternative for Bulgarian Revival", "name_alternative": "ABV", "leaders": [ "Konstantin PRODANOV" ] }, { "name": "Attack ", "leaders": [ "Volen Nikolov SIDEROV" ], "note": "Ataka" }, { "name": "Bulgarian Agrarian People’s Union", "leaders": [ "Nikolay NENCHEV" ] }, { "name": "Bulgarian Socialist Party", "name_alternative": "BSP", "leaders": [ "Korneliya NINOVA" ] }, { "name": "Bulgaria of the Citizens", "name_alternative": "DBG", "leaders": [ "Meglena KUNEVA" ] }, { "name": "Citizens for the European Development of Bulgaria", "name_alternative": "GERB", "leaders": [ "Boyko BORISSOV" ] }, { "name": "Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria", "name_alternative": "DSB", "leaders": [ "Radan KANEV" ] }, { "name": "Democrats for Responsibility, Solidarity, Tolerance", "name_alternative": "DOST", "leaders": [ "Lyutvi MESTAN" ] }, { "name": "IMRO - Bulgarian National Movement", "name_alternative": "IMRO-BNM", "leaders": [ "Krasimir KARAKACHANOV" ] }, { "name": "Movement for Rights and Freedoms", "name_alternative": "DPS", "leaders": [ "Mustafa KARADAYA" ] }, { "name": "National Front for the Salvation of Bulgaria", "name_alternative": "NFSB", "leaders": [ "Valeri SIMEONOV" ] }, { "name": "New Republic ", "leaders": [ "Radan KANEV" ], "note": "alliance of DSB and other center-right parties" }, { "name": "Patriotic Front ", "note": "alliance of IMRO-BNM, NFSB, other smaller parties, but not including Attack" }, { "name": "Reformist Bloc", "name_alternative": "RB", "note": "a four-party alliance including DBG and SDS" }, { "name": "United Patriots Front ", "note": "alliance of IMRO-BNM, NFSB, Attack" }, { "name": "Union of Democratic Forces", "name_alternative": "SDS", "leaders": [ "Bozhidar LUKARSKI" ] }, { "name": "Yes! Bulgaria", "leaders": [ "Hristo IVANOV" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Confederation of Independent Trade Unions of Bulgaria", "name_alternative": "CITUB" }, { "name": "Podkrepa Labor Confederation" }, { "name": "numerous regional" }, { "name": "ethnic" }, { "name": "national interest groups with various agendas" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "Australia Group" }, { "organization": "BIS" }, { "organization": "BSEC" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CE" }, { "organization": "CEI" }, { "organization": "CERN" }, { "organization": "EAPC" }, { "organization": "EBRD" }, { "organization": "ECB" }, { "organization": "EIB" }, { "organization": "EU" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G- 9" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IHO ", "note": "pending member" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NATO" }, { "organization": "NSG" }, { "organization": "OAS ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OIF" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "OSCE" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "SELEC" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNMIL" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" }, { "organization": "ZC" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Tihomir Anguelov STOYTCHEV (since 27 June 2016)", "chancery": "1621 22nd Street NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 387-0174", "fax": "[1] (202) 234-7973", "consulates_general": "Chicago, Los Angeles, New York" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Eric RUBIN (since February 2016)", "embassy": "16 Kozyak Street, Sofia 1408", "mailing_address": "American Embassy Sofia, US Department of State, 5740 Sofia Place, Washington, DC 20521-5740", "telephone": "[359] (2) 937-5100", "fax": "[359] (2) 937-5320" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "three equal horizontal bands of white (top), green, and red; the pan-Slavic white-blue-red colors were modified by substituting a green band (representing freedom) for the blue", "note": "the national emblem, formerly on the hoist side of the white stripe, has been removed" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "lion" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "white" }, { "color": "green" }, { "color": "red" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Mila Rodino\" (Dear Homeland)", "lyrics_music": "Tsvetan Tsvetkov RADOSLAVOV", "note": "adopted 1964; composed in 1885 by a student en route to fight in the Serbo-Bulgarian War", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/BU.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Bulgaria, a former communist country that entered the EU in 2007, has an open economy that has historically has demonstrated strong growth, but its per-capita income remains one of the lowest among EU members and its reliance on energy imports and foreign demand for its exports makes its growth sensitive to external market conditions.\n\nThe government undertook significant structural economic reforms in the 1990s to move the economy from a centralized, planned economy to a more liberal, market-driven economy. These reforms included the privatization of state-owned enterprises, the liberalization of trade, and strengthening of the tax system - changes that initially caused some economic hardships but later helped to attract investment, spur growth, and make gradual improvements to living conditions. From 2000 through 2008, Bulgaria maintained robust, average annual real GDP growth in excess of 6%, which was followed by a deep recession in 2009 as the financial crisis caused domestic demand, exports, capital inflows and industrial production to contract, prompting the government to rein in spending. Real GDP growth remained slow - less than 2% annually - until 2015, when demand from EU countries for Bulgarian exports, plus an inflow of EU development funds, boosted growth to more than 3%. In recent years, low international energy prices have contributed to Bulgaria’s economic growth and helped to ease inflation, but, in 2017, rising international gas prices could dampen Bulgaria’s growth prospects.\n\nBulgaria is heavily reliant on energy imports from Russia, a potential vulnerability, and is a participant in EU-backed efforts to diversify regional natural gas supplies. In late 2016, the Bulgarian Government provided funding to Bulgaria’s National Electric Company to cover the $695 million compensation owed to Russian nuclear equipment manufacture Atomstroyexport for the cancellation of the Belene Nuclear Power Plant project, which the Bulgarian Government terminated in 2012. In 2016 the Bulgarian Government established the State eGovernment Agency. This new agency is responsible for the implementation of projects related to electronic governance as well as coordination of national policies in the area with the EU requirements and practices, as well as to strengthen cybersecurity.\n\nDespite a favorable investment regime, including low, flat corporate income taxes, significant challenges remain. Corruption in public administration, a weak judiciary, low productivity, and the presence of organized crime continue to hamper the country's investment climate and economic prospects.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 143100000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 138900000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 134900000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 77, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 50450000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.5, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 94 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 20100, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 19400, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 18700, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 87, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 60.8, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 15.9, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 20.4, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 0.1, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 69.1, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -66.3, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 5.1, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 27.5, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 67.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 22.8, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 22.7, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 22.3, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 64 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "vegetables", "fruits", "tobacco", "wine", "wheat", "barley", "sunflowers", "sugar beets", "livestock" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "electricity", "gas", "water", "food", "beverages", "tobacco", "machinery", "equipment", "automotive parts", "base metals", "chemical products", "coke", "refined petroleum", "nuclear fuel", "outsourcing centers" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 2.8, "global_rank": 87, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 3017000, "global_rank": 104, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 6.8, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 26.6, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 66.6, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 8, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 10, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 96 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 22, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 2.2, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 28.4, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 37, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 35.4, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 78 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 18250000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 17460000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 36.2, "global_rank": 51, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": 1.6, "global_rank": 17, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 26.7, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 26.4, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 156, "note": ": defined by the EU's Maastricht Treaty as consolidated general government gross debt at nominal value, outstanding at the end of the year in the following categories of government liabilities: currency and deposits, securities other than shares excluding financial derivatives, and loans; general government sector comprises the subsectors: central government, state government, local government, and social security funds" }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -0.8, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -0.1, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 14 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 0.01, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 151, "note": "Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) has had no independent monetary policy since the introduction of the Currency Board regime in 1997; this is BNB's base interest rate" }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6.58, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 6.59, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 117 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 21950000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 20090000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 65 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 42790000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 41320000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 73 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 27380000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 29720000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 82 }, "market_value_of_publicly_traded_shares": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5205000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 4797000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" }, { "value": 5450000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 85 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2201000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -67000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 34 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 23720000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 23950000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 62 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "clothing", "footwear", "iron", "steel", "machinery", "equipment", "fuels", "agriculture", "tobacco", "IT components" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Germany", "percent": 12.5 }, { "name": "Italy", "percent": 9.2 }, { "name": "Turkey", "percent": 8.5 }, { "name": "Romania", "percent": 8.2 }, { "name": "Greece", "percent": 6.5 }, { "name": "France", "percent": 4.2 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 25660000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 26810000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 65 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "machinery", "equipment", "metals", "ores", "chemicals", "plastics", "fuels", "minerals", "raw materials" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Germany", "percent": 12.9 }, { "name": "Russia", "percent": 12 }, { "name": "Italy", "percent": 7.6 }, { "name": "Romania", "percent": 6.8 }, { "name": "Turkey", "percent": 5.7 }, { "name": "Greece", "percent": 4.8 }, { "name": "Spain", "percent": 4.8 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 25130000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 22160000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 53 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 36520000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 37250000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 73 }, "stock_of_direct_foreign_investment": { "at_home": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 42210000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 41470000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 59 }, "abroad": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2033000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 1925000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 79 } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.802, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1.7644, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.7644, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1.4742, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 1.52, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "leva (BGN) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "total_electrification": { "value": 100, "units": "%" }, "date": "2016" }, "production": { "kWh": 44350000000, "global_rank": 55, "date": "2016" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 33909999999.999996, "global_rank": 59, "date": "2016" }, "exports": { "kWh": 10940000000, "global_rank": 19, "date": "2016" }, "imports": { "kWh": 4566000000, "global_rank": 43, "date": "2016" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 12130000, "global_rank": 57, "date": "2016" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 36.3, "global_rank": 168, "date": "2016" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 17.3, "global_rank": 11, "date": "2016" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 30, "global_rank": 78, "date": "2016" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 16.4, "global_rank": 18, "date": "2016" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 1000, "global_rank": 91, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 105, "date": "2016" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 129300, "global_rank": 40, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 15000000, "global_rank": 87, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 139100, "global_rank": 66, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 84000, "global_rank": 86, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 92350, "global_rank": 48, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 41320, "global_rank": 92, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 94000000, "global_rank": 81, "date": "2016" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 3209000000, "global_rank": 69, "date": "2016" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 73, "date": "2016" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 3093000000, "global_rank": 42, "date": "2016" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 5663000000, "global_rank": 92, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 49920000, "global_rank": 61, "date": "2016" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 1654535, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 23, "global_rank": 64, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 9195000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 128, "global_rank": 87, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "inherited an extensive but antiquated telecommunications network from the Soviet era; quality has improved with a modern digital trunk line now connecting switching centers in most of the regions; remaining areas are connected by digital microwave radio relay", "domestic": "the Bulgaria Telecommunications Company's fixed-line monopoly terminated in 2005 in an effort to upgrade fixed-line services; mobile-cellular teledensity, fostered by multiple service providers, is over 125 telephones per 100 persons", "international": "country code - 359; submarine cable provides connectivity to Ukraine and Russia; a combination submarine cable and land fiber-optic system provides connectivity to Italy, Albania, and Macedonia; satellite earth stations - 3 (1 Intersputnik in the Atlantic Ocean region, 2 Intelsat in the Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions) (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "4 national terrestrial TV stations with 1 state-owned and 3 privately owned; a vast array of TV stations are available from cable and satellite TV providers; state-owned national radio broadcasts over 3 networks; large number of private radio stations broadcasting, especially in urban areas (2010)", "internet": { "country_code": ".bg", "users": { "total": 4072000, "percent_of_population": 56.7, "global_rank": 75, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 8, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 44, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 1118689, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 1583340, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "LZ", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 68, "global_rank": 73, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 57, "over_3047_metres": 2, "2438_to_3047_metres": 17, "1524_to_2437_metres": 12, "under_914_metres": 26, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 11, "914_to_1523_metres": 2, "under_914_metres": 9, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 1, "date": "2013" } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "gas", "length": 2765, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil", "length": 346, "units": "km" }, { "type": "refined products", "length": 378, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2017" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 5114, "units": "km" }, "standard_gauge": { "length": 4989, "electrified": 2880, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.435-m" }, "narrow_gauge": { "length": 125, "units": "km", "gauge": "0.760-m" }, "global_rank": 36, "date": "2014" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 19512, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 19235, "units": "km", "note": "includes 458 km of expressways" }, "unpaved": { "value": 277, "units": "km" }, "note": "does not include Category IV local roads", "global_rank": 111, "date": "2011" }, "waterways": { "value": 470, "units": "km", "global_rank": 83, "date": "2009" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 22, "by_type": [ { "type": "bulk carrier", "count": 9 }, { "type": "cargo", "count": 8 }, { "type": "liquefied gas", "count": 2 }, { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 1 }, { "type": "roll on/roll off", "count": 2 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 14, "by_country": [ { "country": "Germany", "count": 12 }, { "country": "Russia", "count": 2 } ] }, "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 30, "by_country": [ { "country": "Belize", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Comoros", "count": 4 }, { "country": "Georgia", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Malta", "count": 8 }, { "country": "Moldova", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Panama", "count": 6 }, { "country": "Saint Vincent and the Grenadines", "count": 9 } ] }, "global_rank": 93, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Burgas", "Varna (Black Sea)" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.35, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1.29, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.32, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1.46, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 1.35, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 66 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Bulgarian Armed Forces", "Land Forces (aka Army)", "Naval Forces", "Bulgarian Air Forces (Voennovazdyshni Sily", "VVS)" ], "date": "2017" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18-27 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription ended in January 2008; service obligation 6-9 months", "date": "2012" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "none" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "refugees": { "by_country": [ { "people": 15027, "country_of_origin": "Syria" } ], "date": "2016" }, "stateless_persons": { "people": 67, "date": "2016" }, "note": "47,509 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015 - June 2017)" }, "trafficking_in_persons": { "current_situation": "Bulgaria is a source and, to a lesser extent, a transit and destination country for men, women, and children subjected to sex trafficking and forced labor; Bulgaria is one of the main sources of human trafficking in the EU; women and children are increasingly sex trafficked domestically, as well as in Europe, Russia, the Middle East, and the US; adults and children become forced laborers in agriculture, construction, and the service sector in Europe, Israel, and Zambia; Romanian girls are also subjected to sex trafficking in Bulgaria", "tier_rating": "Tier 2 Watch List – Bulgaria does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; in 2014, authorities prosecuted and convicted fewer traffickers and issued suspended sentences for the majority of those convicted; victim protection efforts declined and were minimal relative to the number of victims identified; funding for the state’s two NGO-operated shelters was significantly cut, forcing them to close; specialized services for child and adult male victims were non-existent; the government took action to combat trafficking-related complicity among public officials and police officers (2015)" }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "major European transshipment point for Southwest Asian heroin and, to a lesser degree, South American cocaine for the European market; limited producer of precursor chemicals; vulnerable to money laundering because of corruption, organized crime; some money laundering of drug-related proceeds through financial institutions (2008)" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-01", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701101209/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/bu.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/bu.html" } }, "burkina_faso": { "data": { "name": "Burkina Faso", "introduction": { "background": "Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta) achieved independence from France in 1960. Repeated military coups during the 1970s and 1980s were followed by multiparty elections in the early 1990s. Former President Blaise COMPAORE (1987-2014) resigned in late October 2014 following popular protests against his efforts to amend the Constitution's two-term presidential limit. By mid-November, a framework for an interim government was adopted under the terms of the National Transition Charter. An interim administration, led by President Michel KAFANDO and Prime Minister Yacouba Isaac ZIDA, began organizing presidential and legislative elections planned for October 2015, but these were postponed during a weeklong failed coup in September. The rescheduled elections were held on 29 November, and Roch Marc Christian KABORE was elected president in the first round. Burkina Faso's high population growth and limited natural resources result in poor economic prospects for the majority of its citizens." }, "geography": { "location": "Western Africa, north of Ghana", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 13, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 2, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "Africa", "area": { "total": { "value": 274200, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 273800, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 400, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 75, "comparative": "slightly larger than Colorado" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 3611, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Benin", "border_length": { "value": 386, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Cote d'Ivoire", "border_length": { "value": 545, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Ghana", "border_length": { "value": 602, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Mali", "border_length": { "value": 1325, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Niger", "border_length": { "value": 622, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Togo", "border_length": { "value": 131, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 0, "units": "km", "note": "landlocked" }, "climate": "tropical; warm, dry winters; hot, wet summers", "terrain": "mostly flat to dissected, undulating plains; hills in west and southeast", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 297, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Mouhoun (Black Volta) River", "elevation": { "value": 200, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Tena Kourou", "elevation": { "value": 749, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "manganese", "limestone", "marble; gold", "phosphates", "pumice", "salt" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 43, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 20.8, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0.3, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 21.9, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 20.4, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 36.6, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 550, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "recurring droughts", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "recent droughts and desertification severely affecting agricultural activities", "population distribution", "and the economy", "overgrazing", "soil degradation", "deforestation" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Marine Life Conservation", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Wetlands" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "landlocked savanna cut by the three principal rivers of the Black, Red, and White Voltas" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 19512533, "global_rank": 60, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Burkinabe (singular and plural)", "adjective": "Burkinabe" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Mossi", "percent": 52.5 }, { "name": "Fulani", "percent": 8.4 }, { "name": "Gurma", "percent": 6.8 }, { "name": "Bobo", "percent": 4.8 }, { "name": "Gurunsi", "percent": 4.5 }, { "name": "Senufo", "percent": 4.4 }, { "name": "Bissa", "percent": 3.9 }, { "name": "Lobi", "percent": 2.5 }, { "name": "Dagara", "percent": 2.4 }, { "name": "Tuareg/Bella", "percent": 1.9 }, { "name": "Dioula", "percent": 0.8 }, { "name": "unspecified/no answer", "percent": 0.1 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 7 } ], "date": "2010" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "French", "note": "official" }, { "name": "native African languages belonging to Sudanic family spoken by of the population", "percent": 90 } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 61.6 }, { "name": "Catholic", "percent": 23.2 }, { "name": "traditional/animist", "percent": 7.3 }, { "name": "Protestant", "percent": 6.7 }, { "name": "other/no answer", "percent": 0.2 }, { "name": "none", "percent": 0.9 } ], "date": "2010" }, "demographic_profile": "Burkina Faso has a young age structure – the result of declining mortality combined with steady high fertility – and continues to experience rapid population growth, which is putting increasing pressure on the country’s limited arable land. More than 65% of the population is under the age of 25, and the population is growing at 3% annually. Mortality rates, especially those of infants and children, have decreased because of improved health care, hygiene, and sanitation, but women continue to have an average of almost 6 children. Even if fertility were substantially reduced, today’s large cohort entering their reproductive years would sustain high population growth for the foreseeable future. Only about a third of the population is literate and unemployment is widespread, dampening the economic prospects of Burkina Faso’s large working-age population.\nMigration has traditionally been a way of life for Burkinabe, with seasonal migration being replaced by stints of up to two years abroad. Cote d’Ivoire remains the top destination, although it has experienced periods of internal conflict. Under French colonization, Burkina Faso became a main labor source for agricultural and factory work in Cote d’Ivoire. Burkinabe also migrated to Ghana, Mali, and Senegal for work between the world wars. Burkina Faso attracts migrants from Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, and Mali, who often share common ethnic backgrounds with the Burkinabe. Despite its food shortages and high poverty rate, Burkina Faso has become a destination for refugees in recent years and currently hosts about 50,000 Malians.", "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 45.04, "males": 4402311, "females": 4386518 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 20.08, "males": 1966644, "females": 1951722 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 29.28, "males": 2898407, "females": 2813923 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 3.16, "males": 267763, "females": 349433 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 2.44, "males": 178127, "females": 297685 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 92.2, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 87.6, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 4.6, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 21.7, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 17.2, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 17, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 17.3, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 220, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 3.01, "global_rank": 6, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 41.6, "global_rank": 6, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 11.5, "global_rank": 28, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": 0, "global_rank": 100, "date": "2016" }, "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 29.9, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 5.87, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Ouagadougou", "population": 2741000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.01, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.77, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.6, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.99, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 19.4, "date": "2010" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 371, "global_rank": 39, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 73.8, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 80.9, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 66.4, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 9, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 55.5, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 53.4, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 57.6, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 210, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 5.79, "global_rank": 6, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 20.8, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 5, "global_rank": 107, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 0.05, "date": "2012" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 0.4, "date": "2010" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 97.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 75.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 82.3, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 2.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 24.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 17.7, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 50.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 6.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 19.7, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 49.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 93.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 80.3, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 0.83, "global_rank": 48, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 95300, "global_rank": 42, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 3600, "global_rank": 38, "date": "2015" } }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "degree_of_risk": "very high", "food_or_waterborne_diseases": [ "bacterial diarrhea", "protozoal diarrhea", "hepatitis A", "typhoid fever" ], "vectorborne_diseases": [ "dengue fever", "malaria", "yellow fever" ], "water_contact_diseases": [ "schistosomiasis" ], "respiratory_diseases": [ "meningococcal meningitis" ], "animal_contact_diseases": [ "rabies" ], "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 5.2, "global_rank": 181, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 26.2, "global_rank": 24, "date": "2010" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 3.9, "global_rank": 128, "date": "2015" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 36, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 43, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 29.3, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 8, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 8, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 7, "units": "years" }, "date": "2013" }, "child_labor": { "total_number": 1521006, "percentage": { "value": 38, "units": "%" }, "date": "2006" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 3.8, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 4.6, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 2.9, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 129, "date": "2006" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "none", "conventional_short_form": "Burkina Faso", "local_long_form": "none", "local_short_form": "Burkina Faso", "former": "Upper Volta, Republic of Upper Volta", "etymology": "name translates as \"Land of the Honest (Incorruptible) Men\"" }, "government_type": "presidential republic", "capital": { "name": "Ouagadougou", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 12, "minutes": 22, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 1, "minutes": 31, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 0, "note": "5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "administrative_divisions": [ { "name": "Boucle du Mouhoun", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Cascades", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Centre", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Centre-Est", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Centre-Nord", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Centre-Ouest", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Centre-Sud", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Est", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Hauts-Bassins", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Nord", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Plateau-Central", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Sahel", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Sud-Ouest", "type": "region" } ], "independence": { "date": "1960-08-05", "note": "from France" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Republic Day", "day": "11 December", "original_year": "1958", "note": "commemorates the day that Upper Volta became an autonomous republic in the French Community" } ], "constitution": { "history": "several previous; latest approved by referendum 2 June 1991, adopted 11 June 1991; amended several times, last in 2015 for setting a two-term limit for presidents", "note": "constitution temporarily suspended between late October and mid-November 2014 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "civil law based on the French model and customary law", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Burkina Faso", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "yes", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "10 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Roch Marc Christian KABORE (since 29 December 2015)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Paul Kaba THIEBA (since 6 January 2016)", "cabinet": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister", "elections_appointments": "president elected by absolute majority popular vote in two rounds, if needed, for a 5-year term (eligible for a second); election last held on 29 November 2015 (next scheduled for November 2020); prime minister appointed by the president with consent of the National Assembly", "election_results": "Roch Marc Christian KABORE elected president in one round; percent of vote - Roch Marc Christian KABORE 53.5%, Zephirin DIABRE 29.6%, Tahirou BARRY 3.1%. Benewende Stanislas SANKARA 2.8%, other 10.9%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral National Assembly (127 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 29 November 2015 (next to be held in 2020)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - MPP 55, UPC 33, CDP 18, Union for Rebirth/Sankarist Party 5, ADF/RDA 3, other 13" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court of Appeals or Cour de Cassation (consists of NA judges); Council of State (consists of NA judges); Constitutional Council or Conseil Constitutionnel (consists of the council president and 9 members)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Supreme Court judge appointments mostly controlled by the president of Burkina Faso; judges have no term limits; Council of State judge appointment and tenure NA; Constitutional Council judges appointed by the president of Burkina Faso upon the proposal of the minister of justice and the president of the National Assembly; judges appointed for 9-year terms with one-third of membership renewed every 3 years", "subordinate_courts": "Appeals Court; High Court; first instance tribunals; district courts; specialized courts relating to issues of labor, children, and juveniles; village (customary) courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "African Democratic Rally/Alliance for Democracy and Federation", "name_alternative": "ADF/RDA", "leaders": [ "Gilbert Noel OUEDRAOGO" ] }, { "name": "African People’s Movement", "name_alternative": "MAP", "leaders": [ "Victorien TOUGOUMA" ] }, { "name": "Congress for Democracy and Progress", "name_alternative": "CDP", "leaders": [ "Achille TAPSOBA" ] }, { "name": "Le Faso Autrement", "leaders": [ "Ablasse OUEDRAOGO" ] }, { "name": "New Alliance of the Faso", "name_alternative": "NAFA", "leaders": [ "Rasmane OUEDRAOGO" ] }, { "name": "New Time for Democracy", "name_alternative": "NTD", "leaders": [ "Vincent DABILGOU" ] }, { "name": "Organization for Democracy and Work", "name_alternative": "ODT", "leaders": [ "Mahamoudou SAWADOGO" ] }, { "name": "Party for Development and Change", "name_alternative": "PDC", "leaders": [ "Saran SEREME" ] }, { "name": "Party for Democracy and Progress-Socialist Party", "name_alternative": "PDP-PS", "leaders": [ "Francois O. KABORE" ] }, { "name": "Party for Democracy and Socialism/Metba", "name_alternative": "PDS/Metba", "leaders": [ "Philippe OUEDRAOGO" ] }, { "name": "Party for National Renaissance", "name_alternative": "PAREN", "leaders": [ "Tahirou BARRY" ] }, { "name": "People's Movement for Progress", "name_alternative": "MPP", "leaders": [ "Roch March Christian KABORE" ] }, { "name": "Rally for Democracy and Socialism", "name_alternative": "RDS", "leaders": [ "Francois OUEDRAOGO" ] }, { "name": "Rally for the Development of Burkina", "name_alternative": "RDB", "leaders": [ "Celestin Saidou COMPAORE" ] }, { "name": "Rally of Ecologists of Burkina Faso", "name_alternative": "RDEB", "leaders": [ "Adama SERE" ] }, { "name": "Union for a New Burkina", "name_alternative": "UBN", "leaders": [ "Yacouba OUEDRAOGO" ] }, { "name": "Union for Progress and Change", "name_alternative": "UPC", "leaders": [ "Zephirin DIABRE" ] }, { "name": "Union for Rebirth - Sankarist Movement", "name_alternative": "UNIR-MS", "leaders": [ "Benewende Stanislas SANKARA" ] }, { "name": "Union for the Republic", "name_alternative": "UPR", "leaders": [ "Toussaint Abel COULIBALY" ] }, { "name": "Youth Alliance for the Republic and Independence", "name_alternative": "AJIR", "leaders": [ "Adama KANAZOE" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Balai Citoyen", "leaders": [ "Herve KAM" ] }, { "name": "Burkinabe General Confederation of Labor", "name_alternative": "CGTB", "leaders": [ "Bassolma BAZIE" ] }, { "name": "Burkinabe Movement for Human Rights", "name_alternative": "MBDHP", "leaders": [ "Chrysigone ZOUGMORE" ] }, { "name": "Burkinabe Society for Constitutional Law", "name_alternative": "SBDC", "leaders": [ "Abdoulaye SOMA" ] }, { "name": "Center for Democratic Governance", "name_alternative": "CGD", "leaders": [ "Thomas OUEDRAOGO" ] }, { "name": "Coalition for African Renaissance", "name_alternative": "CAR", "leaders": [ "Herve OUATTARA" ] }, { "name": "National Independent Union of Burkinabe Magistrates", "name_alternative": "SAMAB" }, { "name": "National Union for Health Workers", "name_alternative": "SYNTSHA" }, { "name": "National Union for Primary Education Teachers", "name_alternative": "SYNATEB" }, { "name": "watchdog/political action groups throughout the country" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ACP" }, { "organization": "AfDB" }, { "organization": "AU" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "ECOWAS" }, { "organization": "EITI ", "note": "compliant country" }, { "organization": "Entente" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "FZ" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IDB" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "MINUSMA" }, { "organization": "MONUSCO" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OIC" }, { "organization": "OIF" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNAMID" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNISFA" }, { "organization": "UNITAR" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WADB ", "note": "regional" }, { "organization": "WAEMU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Seydou SINKA (since 1 November 2014)", "chancery": "2340 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 332-5577", "fax": "[1] (202) 667-1882" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Andrew YOUNG (since September 2016)", "embassy": "Rue 15.873, Avenue Sembene Ousmane, Ouaga 2000, Secteur 15", "mailing_address": "01 B. P. 35, Ouagadougou 01; pouch mail - US Department of State, 2440 Ouagadougou Place, Washington, DC 20521-2440", "telephone": "[226] 25-49-53-00", "fax": "[226] 25-49-56-28" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and green with a yellow five-pointed star in the center; red recalls the country's struggle for independence, green is for hope and abundance, and yellow represents the country's mineral wealth", "note": "uses the popular Pan-African colors of Ethiopia" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "white stallion" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "yellow" }, { "color": "green" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Le Ditanye\" (Anthem of Victory)", "lyrics_music": "Thomas SANKARA", "note": "adopted 1974; also known as \"Une Seule Nuit\" (One Single Night); written by the country's president, an avid guitar player", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/UV.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Burkina Faso is a poor, landlocked country that depends on adequate rainfall. About 80% of the population is engaged in subsistence farming and cotton is the main cash crop. The country has few natural resources and a weak industrial base.\n\nCotton and gold are Burkina Faso’s key exports - gold has accounted for about three-quarters of the country’s total export revenues. Burkina Faso’s economic growth and revenue depends largely on production levels and global prices for the two commodities. The Burkinabe economy experienced high levels of growth over the last few years, and the country has seen an upswing in gold exploration, production, and exports.\n\nBurkina Faso experienced a number of public protests over the high cost of living, corruption, and other socioeconomic issues in 2013, while the fall of the COMPAORE government in 2014 and failed coup in September 2015 disrupted economic activity and strained government finances. A new three-year IMF program, approved in 2013, was recently completed. Discussions are currently underway on a new program. Political insecurity in neighboring Mali, unreliable energy supplies, and poor transportation links pose long-term challenges.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 32990000000.000004, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 31350000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 30140000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 127, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 12010000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5.2, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 4, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 4, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 33 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1800, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1800, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1700, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 208, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 45.1, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 22, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 28.7, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 0.7, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 34.5, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -31, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 32.5, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 21.8, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 45.7, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 8.2, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 7.7, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 11.7, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 159 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "cotton", "peanuts", "shea nuts", "sesame", "sorghum", "millet", "corn", "rice", "livestock" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "cotton lint", "beverages", "agricultural processing", "soap", "cigarettes", "textiles", "gold" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 4.2, "global_rank": 53, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 7942000, "global_rank": 63, "date": "2014" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 90, "units": "%" }, "industry_and_services": { "value": 10, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2000" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 77, "units": "%", "date": "2004" } ], "global_rank": 206 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 40.1, "units": "%", "date": "2009" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 2.9, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 32.2, "units": "%" }, "date": "2009" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 39.5, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2007" }, { "value": 48.2, "units": "gini_index", "date": "1994" } ], "global_rank": 66 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 2442000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 2779000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 20.3, "global_rank": 152, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -2.8, "global_rank": 99, "date": "2016" }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.4, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 89 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4.25, "units": "%", "date": "2010-12-31" }, { "value": 4.25, "units": "%", "date": "2009-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 87 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2348000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 2124000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 123 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4387000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 4000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 135 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3421000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 3192000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 131 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -918000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -892000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 121 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2771000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2515000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 129 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "gold", "cotton", "livestock" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Switzerland", "percent": 53.2 }, { "name": "India", "percent": 14.8 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2872000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2863000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 145 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "capital goods", "foodstuffs", "petroleum" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Cote dIvoire", "percent": 23.3 }, { "name": "France", "percent": 11.1 }, { "name": "Togo", "percent": 7.6 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 4.8 }, { "name": "Ghana", "percent": 4.6 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 333400000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 259600000.00000003, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 156 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3092000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 2669000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 141 }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 605.7, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 591.45, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 591.45, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 494.42, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 510.53, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 14100000, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 17, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 56, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 1, "units": "%" }, "date": "2013" }, "production": { "kWh": 700000000, "global_rank": 159, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 1200000000, "global_rank": 151, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 211, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "kWh": 600000000, "global_rank": 79, "date": "2014" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 300000, "global_rank": 157, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 86.6, "global_rank": 85, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 199, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 13.4, "global_rank": 108, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 137, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 205, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 204, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 143, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 0, "global_rank": 206, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 207, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 22000, "global_rank": 132, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 164, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 20890, "global_rank": 116, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 141, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 205, "date": "2013" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 201, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 144, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 202, "date": "2014-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 1400000, "global_rank": 160, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 75075, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 1, "global_rank": 141, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 14447000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 76, "global_rank": 74, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "system includes microwave radio relay, open-wire, and radiotelephone communication stations", "domestic": "fixed-line connections stand at less than 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular usage, fostered by multiple providers, is increasing steadily from a low base", "international": "country code - 226; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "2 TV stations - 1 state-owned and 1 privately owned; state-owned radio runs a national and regional network; substantial number of privately owned radio stations; transmissions of several international broadcasters available in Ouagadougou (2007)", "internet": { "country_code": ".bf", "users": { "total": 2156000, "percent_of_population": 11.4, "global_rank": 125, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 1, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 3, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 122589, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 55868, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "XT", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 23, "global_rank": 133, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 2, "over_3047_metres": 1, "2438_to_3047_metres": 1, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 21, "1524_to_2437_metres": 3, "914_to_1523_metres": 13, "under_914_metres": 5, "date": "2013" } } }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 622, "units": "km" }, "narrow_gauge": { "length": 622, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.000-m" }, "note": "another 660 km of this railway extends into Cote d'Ivoire", "global_rank": 109, "date": "2014" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 15272, "units": "km" }, "note": "does not include urban roads", "global_rank": 122, "date": "2010" } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.67, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1.34, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 1.32, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 1.29, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 73 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Army", "Air Force of Burkina Faso (Force Aerienne de Burkina Faso", "FABF)", "National Gendarmerie" ], "date": "2011" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription; women may serve in supporting roles", "date": "2013" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "adding to illicit cross-border activities, Burkina Faso has issues concerning unresolved boundary alignments with its neighbors", "demarcation is currently underway with Mali", "the dispute with Niger was referred to the ICJ in 2010, and a dispute over several villages with Benin persists", "Benin retains a border dispute with Burkina Faso around the town of Koualou" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "refugees": { "by_country": [ { "people": 33056, "country_of_origin": "Mali" } ], "date": "2017" } }, "trafficking_in_persons": { "current_situation": "Burkina Faso is a source, transit, and destination country for women and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking; Burkinabe children are forced to work as farm hands, gold panners and washers, street vendors, domestic servants, and beggars or in the commercial sex trade, with some transported to nearby countries; to a lesser extent, Burkinabe women are recruited for legitimate jobs in the Middle East or Europe and subsequently forced into prostitution; women from other West African countries are also lured to Burkina Faso for work and subjected to forced prostitution, forced labor in restaurants, or domestic servitude", "tier_rating": "Tier 2 Watch List – Burkina Faso does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; law enforcement efforts decreased in 2014, with a significant decline in trafficking prosecutions (none for forced begging involving Koranic school teachers – a prevalent form of trafficking) and no convictions, a 2014 law criminalizing the sale of children, child prostitution, and child pornography is undermined by a provision allowing offenders to pay a fine in lieu of serving prison time proportionate to the crime; the government sustained efforts to identify and protect a large number of child victims, relying on support from NGOs and international organizations; nationwide awareness-raising activities were sustained, but little was done to stop forced begging (2015)" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-24", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624180031/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/uv.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/uv.html" } }, "burma": { "data": { "name": "Burma", "introduction": { "background": "Various ethnic Burmese and ethnic minority city-states or kingdoms occupied the present borders through the 19th century. Over a period of 62 years (1824-1886), Britain conquered Burma and incorporated the country into its Indian Empire. Burma was administered as a province of India until 1937 when it became a separate, self-governing colony; in 1948, Burma attained independence from the British Commonwealth. Gen. NE WIN dominated the government from 1962 to 1988, first as military ruler, then as self-appointed president, and later as political kingpin. In response to widespread civil unrest, NE WIN resigned in 1988, but within months the military crushed student-led protests and took power.\nMultiparty legislative elections in 1990 resulted in the main opposition party - the National League for Democracy (NLD) - winning a landslide victory. Instead of handing over power, the junta placed NLD leader (and 1991 Nobel Peace Prize recipient) AUNG SAN SUU KYI under house arrest from 1989 to 1995, 2000 to 2002, and from May 2003 to November 2010. In late September 2007, the ruling junta brutally suppressed protests over increased fuel prices led by prodemocracy activists and Buddhist monks, killing an unknown number of people and arresting thousands for participating in the demonstrations. In early May 2008, Burma was struck by Cyclone Nargis, which left over 138,000 dead and tens of thousands injured and homeless. Despite this tragedy, the junta proceeded with its May constitutional referendum, the first vote in Burma since 1990. Legislative elections held in November 2010, which the NLD boycotted and were considered flawed by many in the international community, saw the ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party garner over 75% of the contested seats.\nThe national legislature convened in January 2011 and selected former Prime Minister THEIN SEIN as president. Although the vast majority of national-level appointees named by THEIN SEIN were former or current military officers, the government initiated a series of political and economic reforms leading to a substantial opening of the long-isolated country. These reforms included releasing hundreds of political prisoners, signing a nationwide cease-fire with several of the country's ethnic armed groups, pursuing legal reform, and gradually reducing restrictions on freedom of the press, association, and civil society. At least due in part to these reforms, AUNG SAN SUU KYI was elected to the national legislature in April 2012 and became chair of the Committee for Rule of Law and Tranquility. Burma served as chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for 2014. In a flawed but largely credible national legislative election in November 2015 featuring more than 90 political parties, the NLD again won a landslide victory. Using its overwhelming majority in both houses of parliament, the NLD elected HTIN KYAW, AUNG SAN SUU KYI’s confidant and long-time NLD supporter, as president. Burma's first credibly elected civilian government after more than five decades of military dictatorship was sworn into office on 30 March 2016." }, "geography": { "location": "Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Bangladesh and Thailand", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 22, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 98, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Southeast Asia", "area": { "total": { "value": 676578, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 653508, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 23070, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 40, "comparative": "slightly smaller than Texas" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 6522, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Bangladesh", "border_length": { "value": 271, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "China", "border_length": { "value": 2129, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "India", "border_length": { "value": 1468, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Laos", "border_length": { "value": 238, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Thailand", "border_length": { "value": 2416, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 1930, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "contiguous_zone": { "value": 24, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" }, "continental_shelf": { "value": 200, "units": "nm", "note": "or to the edge of the continental margin" } }, "climate": "tropical monsoon; cloudy, rainy, hot, humid summers (southwest monsoon, June to September); less cloudy, scant rainfall, mild temperatures, lower humidity during winter (northeast monsoon, December to April)", "terrain": "central lowlands ringed by steep, rugged highlands", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 702, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Andaman Sea/Bay of Bengal", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Gamlang Razi", "elevation": { "value": 5870, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "petroleum", "timber", "tin", "antimony", "zinc", "copper", "tungsten", "lead", "coal", "marble", "limestone", "precious stones", "natural gas", "hydropower", "arable land" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 19.2, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 16.5, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 2.2, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 0.5, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 48.2, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 32.6, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 22950, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "population concentrated along coastal areas and in general proximity to the shores of the Irrawaddy River; the extreme north is relatively underpopulated", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "destructive earthquakes and cyclones", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "flooding and landslides common during rainy season (June to September)", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "periodic droughts", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "deforestation", "industrial pollution of air", "soil", "and water", "inadequate sanitation and water treatment contribute to disease" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Law of the Sea", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Tropical Timber 83", "Tropical Timber 94" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "strategic location near major Indian Ocean shipping lanes; the north-south flowing Irrawaddy River is the country's largest and most important commercial waterway" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 56890418, "global_rank": 25, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Burmese (singular and plural)", "adjective": "Burmese" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Burman", "percent": 68, "note": "Bamar" }, { "name": "Shan", "percent": 9 }, { "name": "Karen", "percent": 7 }, { "name": "Rakhine", "percent": 4 }, { "name": "Chinese", "percent": 3 }, { "name": "Indian", "percent": 2 }, { "name": "Mon", "percent": 2 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 5 } ], "note": "government recognizes 135 indigenous ethnic groups" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Burmese", "note": "official" } ], "note": "minority ethnic groups have their own languages" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Buddhist", "percent": 87.9 }, { "name": "Christian", "percent": 6.2 }, { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 4.3 }, { "name": "Animist", "percent": 0.8 }, { "name": "Hindu", "percent": 0.5 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 0.2 }, { "name": "none", "percent": 0.1 } ], "note": "religion estimate is based on the 2014 national census, including an estimate for the non-enumerated population of Rakhine State, which is assumed to mainly affiliate with the Islamic faith", "date": "2014" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 25.77, "males": 7476436, "females": 7183049 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 17.73, "males": 5109120, "females": 4978572 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 43.54, "males": 12326900, "females": 12442398 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 7.49, "males": 2003593, "females": 2256146 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 5.47, "males": 1353723, "females": 1760481 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 49.1, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 41.1, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 8, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 12.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 28.6, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 28, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 29.3, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 128, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 1, "global_rank": 115, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 18.2, "global_rank": 96, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 7.9, "global_rank": 100, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -0.3, "global_rank": 118, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "population concentrated along coastal areas and in general proximity to the shores of the Irrawaddy River; the extreme north is relatively underpopulated", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 34.1, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 2.49, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Rangoon", "population": 4802000, "is_capital": true, "note": "Yangon" }, { "place": "Mandalay", "population": 1167000 }, { "place": "Nay Pyi Taw", "population": 1030000 } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 0.99, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.89, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.77, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.99, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 21.8, "date": "2007" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 178, "global_rank": 54, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 42.2, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 48.3, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 35.7, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 47, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 66.6, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 64.2, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 69.2, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 171, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 2.15, "global_rank": 101, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 46, "units": "%", "date": "2009" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 2.3, "global_rank": 191, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 0.57, "date": "2012" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 0.6, "date": "2006" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 92.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 74.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 80.6, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 7.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 25.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 19.4, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 84.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 73.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 77.4, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 15.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 26.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 22.6, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2012" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 0.76, "global_rank": 55, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 224800, "global_rank": 27, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 9700, "global_rank": 23, "date": "2015" } }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "degree_of_risk": "very high", "food_or_waterborne_diseases": [ "bacterial diarrhea", "protozoal diarrhea", "hepatitis A", "typhoid fever" ], "vectorborne_diseases": [ "dengue fever", "malaria", "Japanese encephalitis" ], "water_contact_diseases": [ "leptospirosis" ], "animal_contact_diseases": [ "rabies" ], "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 2.9, "global_rank": 172, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 22.6, "global_rank": 27, "date": "2010" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 93.1, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 95.2, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 91.2, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 8, "units": "years" }, "date": "2007" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Union of Burma", "conventional_short_form": "Burma", "local_long_form": "Pyidaungzu Thammada Myanma Naingngandaw (translated as the Republic of the Union of Myanmar)", "local_short_form": "Myanma Naingngandaw", "former": "Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma, Union of Myanmar", "note": "since 1989 the military authorities in Burma and the current parliamentary government have promoted the name Myanmar as a conventional name for their state; the US Government has not adopted the name", "etymology": "both \"Burma\" and \"Myanmar\" derive from the name of the majority Burmese Bamar ethnic group" }, "government_type": "parliamentary republic", "capital": { "name": "Rangoon (Yangon); note - Nay Pyi Taw is the administrative capital", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 16, "minutes": 48, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 96, "minutes": 9, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 6.5, "note": "11.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "administrative_divisions": [ { "name": "taing)", "type": "region" }, { "name": "7 states (pyi ne-myar", "type": "region" }, { "name": "singular - pyi ne)", "type": "region" }, { "name": "1 union territory", "type": "region" } ], "independence": { "date": "1948-01-04", "note": "from the UK" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "4 January", "original_year": "1948" }, { "name": "Union Day", "day": "12 February", "original_year": "1947" } ], "constitution": { "history": "previous 1947, 1974 (suspended until 2008); latest drafted 9 April 2008, approved by referendum 29 May 2008", "note": "several sections of the constitution on state structure were not implemented until August 2010", "amendments": "proposals require at least 20% approval by the Assembly of the Union membership; passage of amendments to sections of the constitution on basic principles, government structure, branches of government, state emergencies, and amendment procedures requires 75 percent approval by the Assembly and approval in a referendum by absolute majority of registered voters; passage of amendments to other sections requires only 75% Assembly approval (2017)" }, "legal_system": "mixed legal system of English common law (as introduced in codifications designed for colonial India) and customary law", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "non-party state to the ICCt" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "both parents must be citizens of Burma", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "none", "note": "an applicant for naturalization must be the child or spouse of a citizen" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President HTIN KYAW (since 30 March 2016); Vice Presidents MYINT SWE (since 30 March 2016) and HENRY VAN THIO (since 30 March 2016); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government", "head_of_government": "President HTIN KYAW (since 30 March 2016); Vice Presidents MYINT SWE (since 30 March 2016) and HENRY VAN THIO (since 30 March 2016)", "note": "a parliamentary bill creating the position of \"state counselor\" was signed into law by President HTIN KYAW on 6 April 2016; a state counsellor serves the equivalent term of the president and is similar to a prime minister in that the holder acts as a link between the parliament and the executive branch", "state_counsellor": "State Counsellor AUNG SAN SUU KYI (since 6 April 2016); she concurrently serves as minister of foreign affairs and minister for the office of the president", "cabinet": "Cabinet appointments shared by the president and the commander-in-chief", "elections_appointments": "president indirectly elected by simple majority vote by the full Assembly of the Union from among 3 vice-presidential candidates nominated by the Presidential Electoral College (consists of members of the lower and upper houses and military members); the other 2 candidates become vice-presidents (president elected for a 5-year term); election last held on 15 March 2016 (next to be held in 2021)", "election_results": "HTIN KYAW elected president; Assembly of the Union vote: HTIN KYAW 360, MYINT SWE 213, HENRY VAN THIO 79 (652 votes cast)" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "bicameral Assembly of the Union or Pyidaungsu consists of an upper house - the House of Nationalities or Amyotha Hluttaw, (224 seats; 168 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by absolute majority vote with a second round if needed and 56 appointed by the military; members serve 5-year terms) and a lower house - the House of Representatives or Pyithu Hluttaw, (440 seats; 330 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 110 appointed by the military; members serve 5-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 8 November 2015 (next to be held in 2020)", "election_results": "Upper House - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NLD 135, USDP 11, ANP 10, SNLD 3, ZCD 2, TNP 2, independent 2, other 3, military appointees 56; Lower House - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NLD 255, USDP 30, ANP 12, SNLD 12, PNO 3, TNP 3, ZCD 2, LNDP 2, independent 1, other 3, canceled due to insurgence 7, military appointees 110" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court of the Union (consists of the chief justice and 7-11 judges)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "chief justice and judges nominated by the president, with approval of the Lower House, and appointed by the president; judges normally serve until mandatory retirement at age 70", "subordinate_courts": "High Courts of the Region; High Courts of the State; Court of the Self-Administered Division; Court of the Self-Administered Zone; district and township courts; special courts (for juvenile, municipal, and traffic offenses); courts martial" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "All Mon Region Democracy Party", "name_alternative": "AMRDP", "leaders": [ "NAING NGWE THEIN" ] }, { "name": "Arakan National Party", "name_alternative": "ANP", "leaders": [ "Dr. AYE MAUNG" ], "note": "formed from the 2013 merger of the Rakhine Nationalities Development Party and the Arakan League for Democracy" }, { "name": "National Democratic Force", "name_alternative": "NDF", "leaders": [ "KHIN MAUNG SWE" ] }, { "name": "National League for Democracy", "name_alternative": "NLD", "leaders": [ "AUNG SAN SUU KYI" ] }, { "name": "National Unity Party", "name_alternative": "NUP", "leaders": [ "THAN TIN" ] }, { "name": "Pa-O National Organization", "name_alternative": "PNO", "leaders": [ "AUNG KHAN HTI" ] }, { "name": "Shan Nationalities Democratic Party", "name_alternative": "SNDP", "leaders": [ "SAI AIK PAUNG" ] }, { "name": "Shan Nationalities League for Democracy", "name_alternative": "SNLD", "leaders": [ "KHUN HTUN OO" ] }, { "name": "Ta'ang National Party", "name_alternative": "TNP", "leaders": [ "AIK MONE" ] }, { "name": "Union Solidarity and Development Party", "name_alternative": "USDP", "leaders": [ "THAN HTAY" ] }, { "name": "Zomi Congress for Democracy", "name_alternative": "ZCD", "leaders": [ "PU CIN SIAN THANG" ] }, { "name": "Numerous smaller parties" } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Thai border: Ethnic Nationalities Council", "name_alternative": "ENC" }, { "name": "Federation of Trade Unions-Burma", "name_alternative": "FTUB", "note": "exile trade union and labor advocates" }, { "name": "United Nationalities Federal Council", "name_alternative": "UNFC" }, { "name": "Karen National Union", "name_alternative": "KNU" }, { "name": "Karenni National People's Party", "name_alternative": "KNPP" }, { "name": "United Wa State Army", "name_alternative": "UWSA" }, { "name": "88 Generation Students ", "note": "pro-democracy movement" } ], "note": "inside Burma: Kachin Independence Organization; several other Chin, Karen, Mon, Shan factions; many restrictions on freedom of expression have been relaxed by the government; a limited number of political groups, other than parties, are approved by the government" }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ADB" }, { "organization": "ARF" }, { "organization": "ASEAN" }, { "organization": "BIMSTEC" }, { "organization": "CP" }, { "organization": "EAS" }, { "organization": "EITI ", "note": "candidate country" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IHO" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO ", "note": "correspondent" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OPCW ", "note": "signatory" }, { "organization": "SAARC ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador AUNG LYNN (since 16 September 2016)", "chancery": "2300 S Street NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 332-3344", "fax": "[1] (202) 332-4351", "consulates_general": "Los Angeles, New York" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Scot MARCIEL (since 27 April 2016)", "embassy": "110 University Avenue, Kamayut Township, Rangoon", "mailing_address": "Box B, APO AP 96546", "telephone": "[95] (1) 536-509, 535-756, 538-038", "fax": "[95] (1) 511-069" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "design consists of three equal horizontal stripes of yellow (top), green, and red; centered on the green band is a large white five-pointed star that partially overlaps onto the adjacent colored stripes; the design revives the triband colors used by Burma from 1943-45, during the Japanese occupation" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "chinthe ", "note": "mythical lion" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "yellow" }, { "color": "green" }, { "color": "red" }, { "color": "white" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Kaba Ma Kyei\" (Till the End of the World, Myanmar)", "lyrics_music": "SAYA TIN", "note": "adopted 1948; Burma is among a handful of non-European nations that have anthems rooted in indigenous traditions; the beginning portion of the anthem is a traditional Burmese anthem before transitioning into a Western-style orchestrated work", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/BM.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Since the transition to a civilian government in 2011, Burma has begun an economic overhaul aimed at attracting foreign investment and reintegrating into the global economy. Economic reforms have included establishing a managed float of the Burmese kyat in 2012, granting the Central Bank operational independence in July 2013, enacting a new Anti-corruption Law in September 2013, and granting licenses to nine foreign banks in 2014 and four more foreign banks in 2016. State Counselor AUNG SAN SUU KYI and the ruling National League for Democracy, who took power in March 2016, are seeking to improve Burma’s investment climate, following the US sanctions lift in October 2016 and reinstatement of Generalized System of Preferences trade benefits in November 2016. In October 2016, Burma passed a revised updated Foreign Investment Law that consolidates investment regulations and eases the investment approval process. Parliament is also expected to pass amendments to the Companies Law and Gemstone Law later this year.\n\nThe government reforms since 2011 and the subsequent easing of most Western sanctions led to accelerated growth, from under 6% in 2011 to roughly 8% in 2013 through 2016. While the economy is expected to grow by 6.5% this year, the World Bank and IMF predict that growth will return to over 7 % per year during the next three years. In 2015, growth slowed slightly because of political uncertainty in an election year, summer floods, and external factors, including China’s slowdown and lower commodity prices. Burma’s abundant natural resources and young labor force are attracting foreign investment in the energy, garment, information technology, and food and beverage sectors.\n\nDespite these improvements, living standards have not improved for the majority of the people residing in rural areas. Burma remains one of the poorest countries in Asia – approximately 26% of the country’s 51 million people live in poverty. The isolationist policies and economic mismanagement of previous governments have left Burma with poor infrastructure, endemic corruption, underdeveloped human resources, and inadequate access to capital, which will require a major commitment to reverse. The Burmese government has been slow to address impediments to economic development such as insecure land rights, a restrictive trade licensing system, an opaque revenue collection system, and an antiquated banking system. AUNG SAN SUU KYI’s government is focusing on accelerating agricultural productivity and land reforms, modernizing and opening the financial sector, and developing transportation and electricity infrastructure.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 307300000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 288600000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 268899999999.99997, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 54, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 68280000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6.5, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 7.3, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 8.7, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 3 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 5600, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 5200, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 162, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 57.9, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 6.2, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 37.7, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 0.2, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 24.4, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -26.4, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 26.3, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 27.5, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 46.2, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 16.3, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 15.2, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 17.9, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 112 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "rice", "pulses", "beans", "sesame", "groundnuts", "sugarcane", "fish", "fish products", "hardwood" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "agricultural processing", "wood", "wood products", "copper", "tin", "tungsten", "iron", "cement", "construction materials", "pharmaceuticals", "fertilizer", "oil", "natural gas", "garments", "jade", "gems" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 12.2, "global_rank": 4, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 37150000, "global_rank": 18, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 70, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 7, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 23, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2001" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4.8, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 5, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 56 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 25.6, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, 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"2016-12-31" }, { "value": 13, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 41 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 18370000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 13800000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 70 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 21220000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 16010000000.000002, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 86 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -4341000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -3067000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 170 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 10490000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 9135000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 85, "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" }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "natural gas", "wood products", "pulses", "beans", "fish", "rice", "clothing", "minerals", "jade", "gems" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "China", "percent": 37.8 }, { "name": "Thailand", "percent": 25.7 }, { "name": "India", "percent": 7.4 }, { "name": "Japan", "percent": 6.2 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 13960000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 12490000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 85, "note": "import figures are grossly underestimated due to the value of consumer goods, diesel fuel, and other products smuggled in from Thailand, China, Malaysia, and India" }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "fabric", "petroleum products", "fertilizer", "plastics", "machinery", "transport equipment", "cement", "construction materials", "food products� edible oil" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "China", "percent": 42.1 }, { "name": "Thailand", "percent": 18.4 }, { "name": "Singapore", "percent": 11 }, { "name": "Japan", "percent": 4.8 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 8913000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 8462999999.999999, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 77 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 9041000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 7407000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 113 }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1205.9, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1162.62, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1162.62, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 984.35, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 853.48, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "kyats (MMK) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 36300000, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 52, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 95, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 31, "units": "%" }, "date": "2013" }, "production": { "kWh": 14000000000, "global_rank": 89, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 11000000000, "global_rank": 86, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 114, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 128, "date": "2013" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 4300000, "global_rank": 81, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 24.8, "global_rank": 188, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 55, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 75.2, "global_rank": 20, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 159, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 15000, "global_rank": 77, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 2775, "global_rank": 74, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 57, "global_rank": 82, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 50000000, "global_rank": 79, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 15700, "global_rank": 96, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 61000, "global_rank": 96, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 165, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 43880, "global_rank": 90, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 16800000000, "global_rank": 36, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 4099999999.9999995, "global_rank": 63, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 12700000000, "global_rank": 18, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 165, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 283200000000, "global_rank": 40, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 15000000, "global_rank": 91, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 523722, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 1, "global_rank": 96, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 41529000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 74, "global_rank": 47, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "meets minimum requirements for local and intercity service for business and government", "domestic": "the government eased its monopoly on communications in 2013 and granted telecom licenses to two foreign operators, which has resulted in a dramatic expansion of the wireless network", "international": "country code - 95; landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-3 optical telecommunications submarine cable that provides links to Asia, the Middle East, and Europe; satellite earth stations - 2, Intelsat (Indian Ocean) and ShinSat (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "government controls all domestic broadcast media; 2 state-controlled TV stations with 1 of the stations controlled by the armed forces; 2 pay-TV stations are joint state-private ventures; access to satellite TV is limited; 1 state-controlled domestic radio station and 9 FM stations that are joint state-private ventures; transmissions of several international broadcasters are available in parts of Burma; the Voice of America (VOA), Radio Free Asia (RFA), BBC Burmese service, the Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB), and Radio Australia use shortwave to broadcast in Burma; VOA, RFA, and DVB produce daily TV news programs that are transmitted by satellite to audiences in Burma; in March 2017, the government granted licenses to 5 private broadcasters, allowing them digital free-to-air TV channels to be operated in partnership with government-owned Myanmar Radio and Television (MRTV) and will rely upon MRTV’s transmission infrastructure; the new channels are expected to begin airing programming early in 2018 (2017)", "internet": { "country_code": ".mm", "users": { "total": 12278000, "percent_of_population": 21.8, "global_rank": 128, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 11, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 45, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 2029139, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 3365967, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "XY", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 64, "global_rank": 76, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 36, "over_3047_metres": 12, "2438_to_3047_metres": 11, "1524_to_2437_metres": 12, "under_914_metres": 1, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 28, "over_3047_metres": 1, "1524_to_2437_metres": 4, "914_to_1523_metres": 10, "under_914_metres": 13, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 11, "date": "2013" } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "gas", "length": 3739, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil", "length": 1321, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2017" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 5031, "units": "km" }, "narrow_gauge": { "length": 5031, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.000-m" }, "global_rank": 38, "date": "2008" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 34377, "units": "km", "note": "includes 358 km of expressways" }, "global_rank": 93, "date": "2010" }, "waterways": { "value": 12800, "units": "km", "global_rank": 10, "date": "2011" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 29, "by_type": [ { "type": "cargo", "count": 22 }, { "type": "passenger", "count": 2 }, { "type": "passenger/cargo", "count": 3 }, { "type": "specialized tanker", "count": 1 }, { "type": "vehicle carrier", "count": 1 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 2, "by_country": [ { "country": "Germany", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Japan", "count": 1 } ] }, "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 3, "by_country": [ { "country": "Panama", "count": 3 } ] }, "global_rank": 86, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Mawlamyine (Moulmein)", "Sittwe" ], "river_ports": [ "Rangoon (Yangon) (Rangoon River)" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.5, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 3.58, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 3.81, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 3.71, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" } ] }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Burmese Defense Service (Tatmadaw)", "Army (Tatmadaw Kyi)", "Navy (Tatmadaw Yay)", "Air Force (Tatmadaw Lay)" ], "date": "2013" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18-35 years of age (men) and 18-27 years of age (women) for voluntary military service; no conscription (a 2010 law reintroducing conscription has not yet entered into force); 2-year service obligation; male (ages 18-45) and female (ages 18-35) professionals (including doctors, engineers, mechanics) serve up to 3 years; service terms may be stretched to 5 years in an officially declared emergency; Burma signed the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) on 15 August 1991; on 27 June 2012, the regime signed a Joint Action Plan on prevention of child recruitment; in February 2013, the military formed a new task force to address forced child conscription; approximately 600 children have been released from military service since the signing of the joint action plan", "date": "2015" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "over half of Burma's population consists of diverse ethnic groups who have substantial numbers of kin in neighboring countries", "the Naf River on the border with Bangladesh serves as a smuggling and illegal transit route", "Bangladesh struggles to accommodate 29,000 Rohingya, Burmese Muslim minority from Arakan State, living as refugees in Cox's Bazar", "Burmese border authorities are constructing a 200 km (124 mi) wire fence designed to deter illegal cross-border transit and tensions from the military build-up along border with Bangladesh in 2010", "Bangladesh referred its maritime boundary claims with Burma and India to the International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea", "Burmese forces attempting to dig in to the largely autonomous Shan State to rout local militias tied to the drug trade, prompts local residents to periodically flee into neighboring Yunnan Province in China", "fencing along the India-Burma international border at Manipur's Moreh town is in progress to check illegal drug trafficking and movement of militants", "over 100,000 mostly Karen refugees and asylum seekers fleeing civil strife, political upheaval, and economic stagnation in Burma were living in remote camps in Thailand near the border as of May 2017" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "internally_displaced_persons": { "people": 644000, "note": "government offensives against armed ethnic minority groups near its borders with China and Thailand, natural disasters, forced land evictions", "date": "2016" }, "stateless_persons": { "people": 925939, "date": "2016" }, "note": "estimate does not include stateless internally_displaced_persons or stateless persons in IDP-like situations because they are included in estimates of internally_displaced_persons (2016)" }, "trafficking_in_persons": { "current_situation": "Burma is a source country for men, women, and children trafficked for the purpose of forced labor and for women and children subjected to sex trafficking; Burmese adult and child labor migrants travel to East Asia, the Middle East, South Asia, and the US, where men are forced to work in the fishing, manufacturing, forestry, and construction industries and women and girls are forced into prostitution, domestic servitude, or forced labor in the garment sector; some Burmese economic migrants and Rohingya asylum seekers have become forced laborers on Thai fishing boats; some military personnel and armed ethnic groups unlawfully conscript child soldiers or coerce adults and children into forced labor; domestically, adults and children from ethnic areas are vulnerable to forced labor on plantations and in mines, while children may also be subject to forced prostitution, domestic service, and begging", "tier_rating": "Tier 2 Watch List – Burma does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking, but it is making significant efforts to do so; the government has a written plan that, if implemented, would constitute making a significant effort toward meeting the minimum standard for eliminating human trafficking; in 2014, law enforcement continued to investigate and prosecute cross-border trafficking offenses but did little to address domestic trafficking; no civilians or government officials were prosecuted or convicted for the recruitment of child soldiers, a serious problem that is hampered by corruption and the influence of the military; victim referral and protection services remained inadequate, especially for men, and left victims vulnerable to being re-trafficked; the government coordinated anti-trafficking programs as part of its five-year national action plan (2015)" }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "world's third largest producer of illicit opium with an estimated production in 2012 of 690 metric tons, an increase of 13% over 2011, and poppy cultivation in 2012 totaled 51,000 hectares, a 17% increase over 2011; production in the United Wa State Army's areas of greatest control remains low; Shan state is the source of 94.5% of Burma's poppy cultivation; lack of government will to take on major narcotrafficking groups and lack of serious commitment against money laundering continues to hinder the overall antidrug effort; major source of methamphetamine and heroin for regional consumption (2013)" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-01", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701102450/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/bm.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/bm.html" } }, "burundi": { "data": { "name": "Burundi", "introduction": { "background": "Burundi is a small country in East Africa bordered by Tanzania, Rwanda, and Lake Tanganyika. Burundi gained its independence from Belgium in 1962. Much of its history has been turbulent, and Burundi's first democratically elected president was assassinated in October 1993 after only 100 days in office. The internationally brokered Arusha Agreement ended the 1993-2005 civil war, paving the way for a new constitution and 2005 elections. Pierre NKURUNZIZA was elected president in 2005 and 2010 and again in a controversial election in 2015. Burundi continues to face many political and economic challenges." }, "geography": { "location": "Central Africa, east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, west of Tanzania", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 3, "minutes": 30, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 30, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Africa", "area": { "total": { "value": 27830, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 25680, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 2150, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 147, "comparative": "slightly smaller than Maryland" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 1140, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Democratic Republic of the Congo", "border_length": { "value": 236, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Rwanda", "border_length": { "value": 315, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Tanzania", "border_length": { "value": 589, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 0, "units": "km", "note": "landlocked" }, "climate": "equatorial; high plateau with considerable altitude variation (772 m to 2,670 m above sea level); average annual temperature varies with altitude from 23 to 17 degrees Celsius but is generally moderate as the average altitude is about 1,700 m; average annual rainfall is about 150 cm; two wet seasons (February to May and September to November), and two dry seasons (June to August and December to January)", "terrain": "hilly and mountainous, dropping to a plateau in east, some plains", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 1504, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Lake Tanganyika", "elevation": { "value": 772, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Heha", "elevation": { "value": 2670, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "nickel", "uranium", "rare earth oxides", "peat", "cobalt", "copper", "platinum", "vanadium", "arable land", "hydropower", "niobium", "tantalum", "gold", "tin", "tungsten", "kaolin", "limestone" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 73.3, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 38.9, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 15.6, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 18.8, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 6.6, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 20.1, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 230, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "flooding", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "landslides", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "drought", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "soil erosion as a result of overgrazing and the expansion of agriculture into marginal lands", "deforestation (little forested land remains because of uncontrolled cutting of trees for fuel)", "habitat loss threatens wildlife populations" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Hazardous Wastes", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Wetlands" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [ "Law of the Sea" ] } }, "note": "landlocked; straddles crest of the Nile-Congo watershed; the Kagera, which drains into Lake Victoria, is the most remote headstream of the White Nile" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 11099298, "global_rank": 81, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Burundian(s)", "adjective": "Burundian" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Hutu", "percent": 85, "note": "Bantu" }, { "name": "Tutsi", "percent": 14, "note": "Hamitic" }, { "name": "Twa", "percent": 1, "note": "Pygmy" }, { "name": "Europeans", "percent": 3 }, { "percent": 0 }, { "name": "South Asians", "percent": 2 }, { "percent": 0 } ] }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Kirundi", "percent": 29.7, "note": "official" }, { "name": "Kirundi and other language", "percent": 9.1 }, { "name": "French and French and other language", "percent": 0.3, "note": "official" }, { "name": "Swahili and Swahili and other language", "percent": 0.2, "note": "along Lake Tanganyika and in the Bujumbura area" }, { "name": "English and English and other language", "percent": 0.06, "note": "official" }, { "name": "more than languages", "percent": 3.7 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 56.9 } ], "note": "data represent language read and written by people 10 years of age or older; spoken Kirundi is widespread", "date": "2008" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Catholic", "percent": 62.1 }, { "name": "Protestant", "percent": 23.9, "breakdown": [ { "name": "includes Adventist and other Protestant", "percent": 21.6 } ] }, { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 2.5 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 3.6 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 7.9 } ], "date": "2008" }, "demographic_profile": "Burundi is a densely populated country with a high population growth rate, factors that combined with land scarcity and poverty place a large share of its population at risk of food insecurity. About 90% of the population relies on subsistence agriculture. Subdivision of land to sons, and redistribution to returning refugees, results in smaller, overworked, and less productive plots. Food shortages, poverty, and a lack of clean water contribute to a 60% chronic malnutrition rate among children. A lack of reproductive health services has prevented a significant reduction in Burundi’s maternal mortality and fertility rates, which are both among the world’s highest. With two-thirds of its population under the age of 25 and a birth rate of about 6 children per woman, Burundi’s population will continue to expand rapidly for decades to come, putting additional strain on a poor country.\nHistorically, migration flows into and out of Burundi have consisted overwhelmingly of refugees from violent conflicts. In the last decade, more than a half million Burundian refugees returned home from neighboring countries, mainly Tanzania. Reintegrating the returnees has been problematic due to their prolonged time in exile, land scarcity, poor infrastructure, poverty, and unemployment. Repatriates and existing residents (including internally displaced persons) compete for limited land and other resources. To further complicate matters, international aid organizations reduced their assistance because they no longer classified Burundi as a post-conflict country. Conditions have deteriorated since renewed violence erupted in April 2015, causing another outpouring of refugees. In addition to refugee out-migration, Burundi has hosted thousands of refugees from neighboring countries, mostly from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and lesser numbers from Rwanda.", "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 45.61, "males": 2545895, "females": 2516480 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 19.17, "males": 1061538, "females": 1066581 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 28.71, "males": 1589506, "females": 1597081 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 3.94, "males": 205538, "females": 231317 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 2.57, "males": 121935, "females": 163427 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 89.7, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 85, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 4.7, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 21.3, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 17, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 16.8, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 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"value": 52, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 1.04, "global_rank": 43, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 77400, "global_rank": 45, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 3000, "global_rank": 37, "date": "2015" } }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "degree_of_risk": "very high", "food_or_waterborne_diseases": [ "bacterial diarrhea", "protozoal diarrhea", "hepatitis A", "typhoid fever" ], "vectorborne_diseases": [ "malaria", "dengue fever" ], "water_contact_diseases": [ "schistosomiasis" ], "animal_contact_diseases": [ "rabies" ], "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 2.1, "global_rank": 176, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 29.1, "global_rank": 16, "date": "2011" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 5.4, "global_rank": 50, "date": "2013" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read 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"hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 2, "note": "7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "administrative_divisions": [ { "name": "Bubanza", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Bujumbura Mairie", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Bujumbura Rural", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Bururi", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Cankuzo", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Cibitoke", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Gitega", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Karuzi", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Kayanza", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Kirundo", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Makamba", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Muramvya", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Muyinga", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Mwaro", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Ngozi", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Rumonge", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Rutana", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Ruyigi", "type": "province" } ], "independence": { "date": "1962-07-01", "note": "from UN 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of state and head of government", "head_of_government": "President Pierre NKURUNZIZA (since 26 August 2005); First Vice President Gaston SINDIMWO (since 20 August 2015); Second Vice President Joseph BUTORE (since 20 August 2015)", "cabinet": "Council of Ministers appointed by president", "elections_appointments": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 21 July 2015(next to be held in 2020); vice presidents nominated by the president, endorsed by Parliament", "election_results": "Pierre NKURUNZIZA reelected president; percent of vote - Pierre NKURUNZIZA (CNDD-FDD) 69.4%, Agathon RWASA (Independents of Hope) 19%, other 11.6%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "bicameral Parliament or Parlement consists of the Senate or Inama Nkenguzamateka (43 seats in the July 2015 election; 36 members indirectly elected by an electoral college of provincial councils using a three-round voting system which requires a two-thirds majority vote in the first two rounds and a simple majority vote for the two leading candidates in the final round; 4 seats reserved for former heads of state, 3 seats reserved for Twas, and 8 seats for women; members serve 5-year terms) and the National Assembly or Inama Nshingamateka (121 seats in the June 2015 election; 100 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote and 21 co-opted members – 3 Twas and 18 women; members serve 5-year terms)", "elections": "Senate - last held on 24 July 2015 (next to be held in 2019); National Assembly - last held on 29 June 2015 (next to be held in 2020)", "election_results": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - CNDD-FDD 33, FRODEBU 2, CNDD 1, and 4 seats reserved for heads of state, 3 seats for Twas, and 8 seats for women; National Assembly - percent of vote by party (preliminary results) - CNDD-FDD 60.3%, Independents of Hope 11.2%, UPRONA 2.5%, other 26%; seats by party - CNDD-FDD 77, Independents of Hope 21, UPRONA 2, seats for women 18, seats for Twas 3" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court (consists of 9 judges and organized into judicial, administrative, and cassation chambers); Constitutional Court (consists of 7 members)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Supreme Court judges nominated by the Judicial Service Commission, a 15-member independent body of judicial and legal profession officials), appointed by the president, and confirmed by the Senate; judge tenure NA; Constitutional Court judges appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate and serve 6-year nonrenewable terms", "subordinate_courts": "Courts of Appeal; County Courts; Courts of Residence; Martial Court; Court Against Corruption; Commercial Court" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Front for Democracy in Burundi", "name_alternative": "FRODEBU", "leaders": [ "Keffa NIBIZI" ] }, { "name": "Mouvement for Solidarity and Development", "name_alternative": "MSD", "leaders": [ "Alexis SINDUHUE" ] }, { "name": "National Council for the Defense of Democracy - Front for the Defense of Democracy", "name_alternative": "CNDD-FDD", "leaders": [ "Evariste NDAYISHIMIYE" ] }, { "name": "National Liberation Forces", "name_alternative": "FNL", "leaders": [ "Jacques BIGITIMANA" ] }, { "name": "Union for National Progress", "name_alternative": "UPRONA", "leaders": [ "Abel GASHATSI" ], "note": "Union pour le Progress Nationale" } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Forum for the Strengthening of Civil Society", "name_alternative": "FORSC", "leaders": [ "Vital NSHMIRIMANA" ], "note": "civil society umbrella organization" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ACP" }, { "organization": "AfDB" }, { "organization": "AU" }, { "organization": "CEMAC" }, { "organization": "CEPGL" }, { "organization": "CICA" }, { "organization": "COMESA" }, { "organization": "EAC" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO ", "note": "correspondent" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OIF" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNAMID" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNISFA" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Ernest NDABASHINZE (since 21 May 2014)", "chancery": "2233 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Suite 408, Washington, DC 20007", "telephone": "[1] (202) 342-2574", "fax": "[1] (202) 342-2578" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Anne S. CASPER (since 2016)", "embassy": "Avenue Des Etats-Unis, Bujumbura", "mailing_address": "B.P. 1720, Bujumbura", "telephone": "[257] 22-207-000", "fax": "[257] 22-222-926" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "divided by a white diagonal cross into red panels (top and bottom) and green panels (hoist side and fly side) with a white disk superimposed at the center bearing three red six-pointed stars outlined in green arranged in a triangular design (one star above, two stars below); green symbolizes hope and optimism, white purity and peace, and red the blood shed in the struggle for independence; the three stars in the disk represent the three major ethnic groups: Hutu, Twa, Tutsi, as well as the three elements in the national motto: unity, work, progress" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "lion" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "white" }, { "color": "green" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Burundi Bwacu\" (Our Beloved Burundi)", "lyrics_music": "Jean-Baptiste NTAHOKAJA/Marc BARENGAYABO", "note": "adopted 1962" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Burundi is a landlocked, resource-poor country with an underdeveloped manufacturing sector. Agriculture accounts for over 40% of GDP and employs more than 90% of the population. Burundi's primary exports are coffee and tea, which account for more than 60% of foreign exchange earnings. Thus, Burundi's export earnings - and its ability to pay for imports - rest primarily on weather conditions and international coffee and tea prices, although exports are a relatively small share of GDP. Burundi is heavily dependent on aid from bilateral and multilateral donors. Foreign aid represented 48% of Burundi's national income in 2015, one of the highest percentages in Sub-Saharan Africa, but decreased to 33.5% in 2016. Burundi joined the East African Community (EAC) in 2009.\n\nThe 1993-2005 civil war resulted in more than 200,000 deaths, forced more than 48,000 refugees into Tanzania, and displaced 140,000 others internally. Political stability, aid flows, and economic activity improved following the war’s end, but underlying weaknesses – low governmental capacity, a high poverty rate, poor educational levels, a weak legal system, a poor transportation network, and overburdened utilities – have prevented the implementation of planned economic reforms. Government corruption has also hindered the development of a private sector. The purchasing power of most Burundians has decreased as wage increases have not kept pace with inflation.\n\nIn 2015, Burundi’s economy suffered from political turmoil, including street protests and an attempted coup, following President NKURUNZIZA’s controversial announcement that he would run for a third term. Insecurity and refugee flows to neighboring countries slowed down economic activity and donors withdrew aid, increasing Burundi’s budget deficit and decreasing hard currency reserves. Real GDP growth dropped precipitously and has yet to recover to pre-conflict levels.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 7892000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 7933000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 8259000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 163, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 2742000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -0.5, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -4, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 4.5, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 198 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 800, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 800, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 900, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 228, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 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"population_without_electricity": { "value": 9700000, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 5, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 28, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 2, "units": "%" }, "date": "2013" }, "production": { "kWh": 300000000, "global_rank": 178, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 400000000, "global_rank": 172, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 118, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "kWh": 100000000, "global_rank": 97, "date": "2014" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 66000, "global_rank": 186, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 1.8, "global_rank": 206, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 61, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 98.2, "global_rank": 9, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 164, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 114, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 106, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 171, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 0, "global_rank": 114, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 124, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 1500, "global_rank": 200, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 166, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 1636, "global_rank": 194, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 165, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 126, "date": "2013" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 74, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 170, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 120, "date": "2014-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 300000, "global_rank": 192, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 21774, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 1, "global_rank": 182, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 4998000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 47, "global_rank": 138, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "sparse system of open-wire, radiotelephone communications, and low-capacity microwave radio relays", "domestic": "telephone density one of the lowest in the world; fixed-line connections stand at well less than 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular usage has increased to roughly 45 per 100 persons", "international": "country code - 257; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "state-controlled Radio Television Nationale de Burundi (RTNB) operates a TV station and a national radio network; 3 private TV stations and about 10 privately owned radio stations; transmissions of several international broadcasters are available in Bujumbura (2017)", "internet": { "country_code": ".bi", "users": { "total": 523000, "percent_of_population": 4.9, "global_rank": 165, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "9U", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 7, "global_rank": 165, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 1, "over_3047_metres": 1, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 6, "914_to_1523_metres": 4, "under_914_metres": 2, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 1, "date": "2012" } }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 12322, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 1500, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 10822, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 128, "date": "2016" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "lake_ports": [ "Bujumbura (Lake Tanganyika)" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.14, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 2.01, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 2.24, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 2.39, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 32 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "National Defense Forces (Forces de Defense Nationale", "FDN)", "Army (includes maritime wing", "Air Wing)", "National Police" ], "date": "2017" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18 years of age for voluntary military service; the armed forces law of 31 December 2004 did not specify a minimum age for enlistment, but the government claimed that no one younger than 18 was being recruited; mandatory retirement ages: 45 (enlisted), 50 (NCOs), 55 (officers), and 60 (officers with the rank of general)", "date": "2017" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "Burundi and Rwanda dispute two sq km (0.8 sq mi) of Sabanerwa, a farmed area in the Rukurazi Valley where the Akanyaru/Kanyaru River shifted its course southward after heavy rains in 1965", "cross-border conflicts persist among Tutsi, Hutu, other ethnic groups, associated political rebels, armed gangs, and various government forces in the Great Lakes region" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "refugees": { "by_country": [ { "people": 61427, "country_of_origin": "Democratic Republic of the Congo" } ], "date": "2017" }, "internally_displaced_persons": { "people": 209202, "note": "some ethnic Tutsis remain displaced from intercommunal violence that broke out after the 1993 coup and fighting between government forces and rebel groups; violence since April 2015", "date": "2017" }, "stateless_persons": { "people": 974, "date": "2016" } }, "trafficking_in_persons": { "current_situation": "Burundi is a source country for children and possibly women subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking; business people recruit Burundian girls for prostitution domestically, as well as in Rwanda, Kenya, Uganda, and the Middle East, and recruit boys and girls for forced labor in Burundi and Tanzania; children and young adults are coerced into forced labor in farming, mining, informal commerce, fishing, or collecting river stones for construction; sometimes family, friends, and neighbors are complicit in exploiting children, at times luring them in with offers of educational or job opportunities", "tier_rating": "Tier 3 – Burundi does not comply fully with the minimum standards for the elimination of human trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so; corruption, a lack of political will, and limited resources continue to hamper efforts to combat human trafficking; in 2014, the government did not inform judicial and law enforcement officials of the enactment of an anti-trafficking law or how to implement it and approved – but did not fund – its national anti-trafficking action plan; authorities again failed to identify trafficking victims or to provide them with adequate protective services; the government has focused on transnational child trafficking but gave little attention to its domestic child trafficking problem and adult trafficking victims (2015)" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-24", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624201400/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/by.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/by.html" } }, "cabo_verde": { "data": { "name": "Cabo Verde", "introduction": { "background": "The uninhabited islands were discovered and colonized by the Portuguese in the 15th century; Cabo Verde subsequently became a trading center for African slaves and later an important coaling and resupply stop for whaling and transatlantic shipping. The fusing of European and various African cultural traditions is reflected in Cabo Verde’s Crioulo language, music, and pano textiles. Following independence in 1975, and a tentative interest in unification with Guinea-Bissau, a one-party system was established and maintained until multi-party elections were held in 1990. Cabo Verde continues to sustain one of Africa's most stable democratic governments. Repeated droughts during the second half of the 20th century caused significant hardship and prompted heavy emigration. As a result, Cabo Verde's expatriate population is greater than its domestic one. Most Cabo Verdeans have both African and Portuguese antecedents. Cabo Verde’s population descends from its first permanent inhabitants in the late 15th-century – a preponderance of West African slaves, a small share of Portuguese colonists, and even fewer Italians, Spaniards, and Portuguese Jews. Among the nine inhabited islands, population distribution is variable. Islands in the east are very dry and are only sparsely settled to exploit their extensive salt deposits. The more southerly islands receive more precipitation and support larger populations, but agriculture and livestock grazing have damaged their soil fertility and vegetation. For centuries, the country’s overall population size has fluctuated significantly, as recurring periods of famine and epidemics have caused high death tolls and emigration." }, "geography": { "location": "Western Africa, group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Senegal", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 16, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 24, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "Africa", "area": { "total": { "value": 4033, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 4033, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 176, "comparative": "slightly larger than Rhode Island" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 0, "units": "km" } }, "coastline": { "value": 965, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "contiguous_zone": { "value": 24, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "temperate; warm, dry summer; precipitation meager and erratic", "terrain": "steep, rugged, rocky, volcanic", "elevation": { "lowest_point": { "name": "Atlantic Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Mt. Fogo", "elevation": { "value": 2829, "units": "m" }, "note": "a volcano on Fogo Island" } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "salt", "basalt rock", "limestone", "kaolin", "fish", "clay", "gypsum" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 18.6, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 11.7, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0.7, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 6.2, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 21, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 60.4, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 35, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "Among the nine inhabited islands, population distribution is variable. Islands in the east are very dry and are only sparsely settled to exploit their extensive salt deposits. The more southerly islands receive more precipitation and support larger populations, but agriculture and livestock grazing have damaged the soil fertility and vegetation.", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "prolonged droughts", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "seasonal harmattan wind produces obscuring dust", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "volcanically and seismically active", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "Fogo (elev. 2,829 m), which last erupted in 1995, is Cabo Verde's only active volcano", "type": "volcanism" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "soil erosion", "deforestation due to demand for firewood", "water shortages", "desertification", "environmental damage has threatened several species of birds and reptiles", "illegal beach sand extraction", "overfishing" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Environmental Modification", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Marine Dumping", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Wetlands" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "strategic location 500 km from west coast of Africa near major north-south sea routes; important communications station; important sea and air refueling site" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 553432, "global_rank": 174, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Cabo Verdean(s)", "adjective": "Cabo Verdean" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Creole", "percent": 71, "note": "mulatto" }, { "name": "African", "percent": 28 }, { "name": "European", "percent": 1 } ] }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Portuguese", "note": "official" }, { "name": "Crioulo", "note": "a blend of Portuguese and West African words" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 77.3 }, { "name": "Protestant", "percent": 4.6, "breakdown": [ { "name": "includes Church of the Nazarene", "percent": 1.7 }, { "name": "Adventist", "percent": 1.5 }, { "name": "Assembly of God", "percent": 0.9 }, { "name": "Universal Kingdom of God", "percent": 0.4 }, { "name": "and God and Love", "percent": 0.1 } ] }, { "name": "other Christian", "percent": 3.4, "breakdown": [ { "name": "includes Christian Rationalism", "percent": 1.9 }, { "name": "Jehovah's Witness", "percent": 1 }, { "name": "and New Apostolic", "percent": 0.5 } ] }, { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 1.8 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 1.3 }, { "name": "none", "percent": 10.8 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 0.7 } ], "date": "2010" }, "demographic_profile": "Cabo Verde’s population descends from its first permanent inhabitants in the late 15th-century – a preponderance of West African slaves, a small share of Portuguese colonists, and even fewer Italians, Spaniards, and Portuguese Jews. Over the centuries, the country’s overall population size has fluctuated significantly, as recurring periods of famine and epidemics have caused high death tolls and emigration.\nLabor migration historically reduced Cabo Verde’s population growth and still provides a key source of income through remittances. Expatriates probably outnumber Cabo Verde’s resident population, with most families having a member abroad. Cabo Verdeans have settled in the US, Europe, Africa, and South America. The largest diaspora community in New Bedford, Massachusetts, dating to the early 1800s, is a byproduct of the transatlantic whaling industry. Cabo Verdean men fleeing poverty at home joined the crews of US whaling ships that stopped in the islands. Many settled in New Bedford and stayed in the whaling or shipping trade, worked in the textile or cranberry industries, or operated their own transatlantic packet ships that transported compatriots to the US. Increased Cabo Verdean emigration to the US coincided with the gradual and eventually complete abolition of slavery in the archipelago in 1878.\nDuring the same period, Portuguese authorities coerced Cabo Verdeans to go to Sao Tome and Principe and other Portuguese colonies in Africa to work as indentured laborers on plantations. In the 1920s, when the US implemented immigration quotas, Cabo Verdean emigration shifted toward Portugal, West Africa (Senegal), and South America (Argentina). Growing numbers of Cabo Verdean labor migrants headed to Western Europe in the 1960s and 1970s. They filled unskilled jobs in Portugal, as many Portuguese sought out work opportunities in the more prosperous economies of northwest Europe. Cabo Verdeans eventually expanded their emigration to the Netherlands, where they worked in the shipping industry. Migration to the US resumed under relaxed migration laws. Cabo Verdean women also began migrating to southern Europe to become domestic workers, a trend that continues today and has shifted the gender balance of Cabo Verdean emigration.\nEmigration has declined in more recent decades due to the adoption of more restrictive migration policies in destination countries. Reduced emigration along with a large youth population, decreased mortality rates, and increased life expectancies, has boosted population growth, putting further pressure on domestic employment and resources. In addition, Cabo Verde has attracted increasing numbers of migrants in recent decades, consisting primarily of people from West Africa, Portuguese-speaking African countries, Portugal, and China. Since the 1990s, some West African migrants have used Cabo Verde as a stepping stone for illegal migration to Europe.", "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 29.6, "males": 82359, "females": 81448 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 20.56, "males": 56885, "females": 56882 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 39.2, "males": 105383, "females": 111535 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 5.53, "males": 13131, "females": 17479 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 5.12, "males": 10722, "females": 17608 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 52, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 45.1, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 7, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 14.4, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 24.9, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 24.1, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 25.7, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 155, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 1.35, "global_rank": 85, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 20.2, "global_rank": 81, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 6.1, "global_rank": 156, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -0.6, "global_rank": 134, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "Among the nine inhabited islands, population distribution is variable. Islands in the east are very dry and are only sparsely settled to exploit their extensive salt deposits. The more southerly islands receive more precipitation and support larger populations, but agriculture and livestock grazing have damaged the soil fertility and vegetation.", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 65.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 1.99, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Praia", "population": 145000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2014" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.01, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 0.94, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.75, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.61, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.94, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 19.5, "date": "2005" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 42, "global_rank": 83, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 22.7, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 26, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 19.2, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 76, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 72.1, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 69.8, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 74.5, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 148, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 2.26, "global_rank": 94, "date": "2016" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 4.8, "global_rank": 164, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 0.31, "date": "2011" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 2.1, "date": "2010" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 94, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 87.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 91.7, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 6, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 12.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 8.3, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 81.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 54.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 72.2, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 1.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 45.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 27.8, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 0.96, "global_rank": 44, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 3200, "global_rank": 112, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 100, "global_rank": 125, "date": "2015" } }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "note": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus", "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 11.7, "global_rank": 131, "date": "2014" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 5, "global_rank": 76, "date": "2013" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 87.6, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 92.1, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 83.1, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 13, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 13, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 13, "units": "years" }, "date": "2015" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Republic of Cabo Verde", "conventional_short_form": "Cabo Verde", "local_long_form": "Republica de Cabo Verde", "local_short_form": "Cabo Verde", "etymology": "the name derives from Cap-Vert (Green Cape) on the Senegalese coast, the westernmost point of Africa and the nearest mainland to the islands" }, "government_type": "parliamentary republic", "capital": { "name": "Praia", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 14, "minutes": 55, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 23, "minutes": 31, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": -1, "note": "4 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "independence": { "date": "1975-07-05", "note": "from Portugal" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "5 July", "original_year": "1975" } ], "constitution": { "history": "previous 1981; latest effective 25 September 1992; revised 1995, 1999, 2010 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "civil law system of Portugal", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Cabo Verde", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "yes", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "5 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Jorge Carlos FONSECA (since 9 September 2011)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Ulisses CORREIA E SILVA (since 22 April 2016)", "cabinet": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister", "elections_appointments": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 2 October 2016 (next to be held in 2021); prime minister nominated by the National Assembly and appointed by the president", "election_results": "percent of vote - Jorge Carlos FONSECA (MPD) 74%, Albertino GRACA (independent) 23%, other 3%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral National Assembly or Assembleia Nacional (72 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 20 March 2016 (next to be held in 2021)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party NA; seats by party - MPD 40, PAICV 29, UCID 3" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court of Justice (consists of the chief justice and at least 7 judges and organized into civil, criminal, and administrative sections)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "judge appointments - 1 by the president of the republic, 1 elected by the National Assembly, and 3 by the Superior Judicial Council (SJC), a 16-member independent body chaired by the chief justice and includes the attorney general, 8 private citizens, 2 judges, 2 prosecutors, the senior legal inspector of the Attorney General's office, and a representative of the Ministry of Justice; chief justice appointed by the president of the republic from among peers of the Supreme Court of Justice and in consultation with the SJC; judges appointed for life", "subordinate_courts": "appeals courts, first instance (municipal) courts; audit, military, and fiscal and customs courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "African Party for Independence of Cabo Verde", "name_alternative": "PAICV", "leaders": [ "Janira Hopffer ALMADA" ] }, { "name": "Democratic and Independent Cabo Verdean Union", "name_alternative": "UCID", "leaders": [ "Antonio MONTEIRO" ] }, { "name": "Democratic Christian Party", "name_alternative": "PDC", "leaders": [ "Manuel RODRIGUES" ] }, { "name": "Democratic Renovation Party", "name_alternative": "PRD", "leaders": [ "Victor FIDALGO" ] }, { "name": "Movement for Democracy", "name_alternative": "MPD", "leaders": [ "Ulisses CORREIA E SILVA" ] }, { "name": "Party for Democratic Convergence", "name_alternative": "PCD", "leaders": [ "Dr. Eurico MONTEIRO" ] }, { "name": "Party of Work and Solidarity", "name_alternative": "PTS", "leaders": [ "Anibal MEDINA" ] }, { "name": "Social Democratic Party", "name_alternative": "PSD", "leaders": [ "Joao ALEM" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "environmentalists" }, { "name": "political pressure groups" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ACP" }, { "organization": "AfDB" }, { "organization": "AOSIS" }, { "organization": "AU" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CPLP" }, { "organization": "ECOWAS" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICCt ", "note": "signatory" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OIF" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "Union Latina" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Carlos VEIGA (since November 2016)", "chancery": "3415 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20007", "telephone": "[1] (202) 965-6820", "fax": "[1] (202) 965-1207", "consulates_general": "Boston" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Donald L. HEFLIN (since 29 January 2015)", "embassy": "Rua Abilio Macedo 6, Praia", "mailing_address": "C. P. 201, Praia", "telephone": "[238] 2-60-89-00", "fax": "[238] 2-61-13-55" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "five unequal horizontal bands; the top-most band of blue - equal to one half the width of the flag - is followed by three bands of white, red, and white, each equal to 1/12 of the width, and a bottom stripe of blue equal to one quarter of the flag width; a circle of 10 yellow, five-pointed stars is centered on the red stripe and positioned 3/8 of the length of the flag from the hoist side; blue stands for the sea and the sky, the circle of stars represents the 10 major islands united into a nation, the stripes symbolize the road to formation of the country through peace (white) and effort (red)" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "ten, five-pointed, yellow stars" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "blue" }, { "color": "white" }, { "color": "red" }, { "color": "yellow" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Cantico da Liberdade\" (Song of Freedom)", "lyrics_music": "Amilcar Spencer LOPES/Adalberto Higino Tavares SILVA", "note": "adopted 1996", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/CV.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Cabo Verde’s economy is vulnerable to external shocks and depends on development aid, foreign investment, remittances, and tourism. The economy is service-oriented with commerce, transport, tourism, and public services accounting for about three-fourths of GDP. Tourism is the mainstay of the economy and depends on conditions in the euro-zone countries. Cabo Verde annually runs a high trade deficit financed by foreign aid and remittances from its large pool of emigrants; remittances as a share of GDP are one of the highest in Sub-Saharan Africa.\n\nAlthough about 40% of the population lives in rural areas, the share of food production in GDP is low. The island economy suffers from a poor natural resource base, including serious water shortages, exacerbated by cycles of long-term drought, and poor soil for growing food on several of the islands, requiring it to import most of what it consumes. The fishing potential, mostly lobster and tuna, is not fully exploited.\n\nEconomic reforms are aimed at developing the private sector and attracting foreign investment to diversify the economy and mitigate high unemployment. The government’s elevated debt levels have limited its capacity to finance any shortfalls.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3583000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3457000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 3408000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 180, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 1684000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.6, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.9, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 68 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6700, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 6600, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 6600, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 159, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 53.5, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 15.2, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 33.2, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 0.8, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 32.9, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -35.6, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 7.4, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 16.4, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 76.2, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 33.4, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 36.4, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 28, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 15 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "bananas", "corn", "beans", "sweet potatoes", "sugarcane", "coffee", "peanuts", "fish" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "food", "beverages", "fish processing", "shoes", "garments", "salt mining", "ship repair" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 1.9, "global_rank": 113, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 196100, "global_rank": 171, "date": "2007" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 15, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 12.4, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 164 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 30, "units": "%", "date": "2000" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 1.9, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 40.6, "units": "%" }, "date": "2000" }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 405700000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 477400000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 24.1, "global_rank": 121, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -4.3, "global_rank": 145, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 128.6, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 127.8, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 6 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -1.4, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0.1, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 2 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 7.5, "units": "%", "date": "2010-12-31" }, { "value": 7.5, "units": "%", "date": "2009-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 41 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 10, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 10.41, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 83 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 576800000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 557500000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 162 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1552000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 1526000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 164 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1309000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 1324000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 158 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -117000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -69000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 76 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 148200000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 149200000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 189 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "fuel (re-exports)", "shoes", "garments", "fish", "hides" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Australia", "percent": 83.1 }, { "name": "Spain", "percent": 8.6 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 618100000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 630700000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 188 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "foodstuffs", "industrial products", "transport equipment", "fuels" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Portugal", "percent": 29.8 }, { "name": "Australia", "percent": 26.4 }, { "name": "Netherlands", "percent": 11.2 }, { "name": "Spain", "percent": 5.6 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 5.6 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 447600000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 494500000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 151 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1660000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 1534000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 155 }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 101.8, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 99.426, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 99.426, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 83.114, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 85.82, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Cabo Verdean escudos (CVE) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 153027, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 70.6, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 84.4, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 46.8, "units": "%" }, "date": "2012" }, "production": { "kWh": 400000000, "global_rank": 171, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 300000000, "global_rank": 178, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 130, "date": "2016" }, "imports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 140, "date": "2016" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 100000, "global_rank": 176, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 76.5, "global_rank": 99, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 75, "date": "2016" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 167, "date": "2016" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 23.5, "global_rank": 11, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 121, "date": "2016" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 113, "date": "2016" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 181, "date": "2016" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 0, "global_rank": 122, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 132, "date": "2016" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 6000, "global_rank": 172, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 167, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 5328, "global_rank": 164, "date": "2016" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 174, "date": "2016" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 135, "date": "2016" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 87, "date": "2016" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 184, "date": "2016" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 129, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 400000, "global_rank": 188, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 58456, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 11, "global_rank": 156, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 646000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 118, "global_rank": 166, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "effective system, extensive modernization from 1996-2000 following partial privatization in 1995", "domestic": "major service provider is Cabo Verde Telecom; fiber-optic ring, completed in 2001, links all islands providing Internet access and ISDN services; cellular service introduced in 1998; broadband services launched in 2004", "international": "country code - 238; landing point for the Atlantis-2 fiber-optic transatlantic telephone cable that provides links to South America, Senegal, and Europe; HF radiotelephone to Senegal and Guinea-Bissau; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "state-run TV and radio broadcast network plus a growing number of private broadcasters; Portuguese public TV and radio services for Africa are available; transmissions of a few international broadcasters are available (2007)", "internet": { "country_code": ".cv", "users": { "total": 235000, "percent_of_population": 43, "global_rank": 153, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 2, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 5, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 567182, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 1728152, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "D4", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 9, "global_rank": 157, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 9, "over_3047_metres": 1, "1524_to_2437_metres": 3, "914_to_1523_metres": 3, "under_914_metres": 2, "date": "2013" } } }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 1350, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 932, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 418, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 180, "date": "2013" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 13, "by_type": [ { "type": "cargo", "count": 3 }, { "type": "chemical tanker", "count": 2 }, { "type": "passenger/cargo", "count": 7 }, { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 1 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 3, "by_country": [ { "country": "Greece", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Spain", "count": 1 }, { "country": "UK", "count": 1 } ] }, "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 1, "by_country": [ { "country": "unknown", "count": 1 } ] }, "global_rank": 104, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Porto Grande" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.56, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 0.53, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 0.53, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 0.56, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 0.52, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ] }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Armed Forces", "Army (also called the National Guard", "GN)", "Cabo Verde Coast Guard (Guardia Costeira de Cabo Verde", "GCCV", "includes naval infantry)" ], "date": "2013" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18-35 years of age for male and female selective compulsory military service; 2-years conscript service obligation; 17 years of age for voluntary service (with parental consent)", "date": "2013" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "none" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "stateless_persons": { "people": 115, "date": "2016" } }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "used as a transshipment point for Latin American cocaine destined for Western Europe, particularly because of Lusophone links to Brazil, Portugal, and Guinea-Bissau; has taken steps to deter drug money laundering, including a 2002 anti-money laundering reform that criminalizes laundering the proceeds of narcotics trafficking and other crimes and the establishment in 2008 of a Financial Intelligence Unit (2008)" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-24", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624181128/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cv.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cv.html" } }, "cambodia": { "data": { "name": "Cambodia", "introduction": { "background": "Most Cambodians consider themselves to be Khmers, descendants of the Angkor Empire that extended over much of Southeast Asia and reached its zenith between the 10th and 13th centuries. Attacks by the Thai and Cham (from present-day Vietnam) weakened the empire, ushering in a long period of decline. The king placed the country under French protection in 1863, and it became part of French Indochina in 1887. Following Japanese occupation in World War II, Cambodia gained full independence from France in 1953. In April 1975, after a seven-year struggle, communist Khmer Rouge forces captured Phnom Penh and evacuated all cities and towns. At least 1.5 million Cambodians died from execution, forced hardships, or starvation during the Khmer Rouge regime under POL POT. A December 1978 Vietnamese invasion drove the Khmer Rouge into the countryside, began a 10-year Vietnamese occupation, and touched off almost 13 years of civil war.\nThe 1991 Paris Peace Accords mandated democratic elections and a cease-fire, which was not fully respected by the Khmer Rouge. UN-sponsored elections in 1993 helped restore some semblance of normalcy under a coalition government. Factional fighting in 1997 ended the first coalition government, but a second round of national elections in 1998 led to the formation of another coalition government and renewed political stability. The remaining elements of the Khmer Rouge surrendered in early 1999. Some of the surviving Khmer Rouge leaders have been tried or are awaiting trial for crimes against humanity by a hybrid UN-Cambodian tribunal supported by international assistance. Elections in July 2003 were relatively peaceful, but it took one year of negotiations between contending political parties before a coalition government was formed. In October 2004, King Norodom SIHANOUK abdicated the throne and his son, Prince Norodom SIHAMONI, was selected to succeed him. The most recent local (Commune Council) elections were held in Cambodia in 2012, with little of the preelection violence that preceded prior elections. National elections in July 2013 were disputed, with the opposition - the Cambodian National Rescue Party (CNRP) - boycotting the National Assembly. The political impasse was ended nearly a year later, with the CNRP agreeing to enter parliament in exchange for ruling party commitments to electoral and legislative reforms." }, "geography": { "location": "Southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, between Thailand, Vietnam, and Laos", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 13, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 105, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Southeast Asia", "area": { "total": { "value": 181035, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 176515, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 4520, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 90, "comparative": "one and a half times the size of Pennsylvania; slightly smaller than Oklahoma" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 2530, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Laos", "border_length": { "value": 555, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Thailand", "border_length": { "value": 817, "units": "km" } }, { 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"by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 32.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 22.7, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0.9, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 8.5, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 56.5, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 11.4, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 3540, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "population concentrated in the southeast, particularly in and around the capital of Phnom Penh; further distribution is linked closely to the Tonle Sap and Mekong Rivers", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "monsoonal rains (June to November)", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "flooding", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "occasional droughts", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "illegal logging activities throughout the country and strip mining for gems in the western region along the border with Thailand have resulted in habitat loss and declining biodiversity (in particular", "destruction of mangrove swamps threatens natural fisheries)", "soil erosion", "in rural areas", "most of the population does not have access to potable water", "declining fish stocks because of illegal fishing and overfishing" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Hazardous Wastes", "Marine Life Conservation", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Tropical Timber 94", "Wetlands", "Whaling" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [ "Law of the Sea" ] } }, "note": "a land of paddies and forests dominated by the Mekong River and Tonle Sap (Southeast Asia's largest freshwater lake)" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 15957223, "global_rank": 69, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Cambodian(s)", "adjective": "Cambodian" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Khmer", "percent": 97.6 }, { "name": "Cham", "percent": 1.2 }, { "name": "Chinese", "percent": 0.1 }, { "name": "Vietnamese", "percent": 0.1 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 0.9 } ], "date": "2013" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Khmer", "percent": 96.3, "note": "official" }, { "name": "other", "percent": 3.7 } ], "date": "2008" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Buddhist", "percent": 96.9, "note": "official" }, { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 1.9 }, { "name": "Christian", "percent": 0.4 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 0.8 } ], "date": "2008" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 31.24, "males": 2515435, "females": 2468855 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 19.02, "males": 1501070, "females": 1533500 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 40.18, "males": 3139851, "females": 3271077 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 5.43, "males": 342063, "females": 524114 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 4.14, "males": 248454, "females": 412804 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { 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48.7, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 55.2, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 41.9, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 36, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 64.5, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 62, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 67.1, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 181, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 2.56, "global_rank": 75, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 56.3, "units": "%", "date": "2014" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 5.7, "global_rank": 127, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 0.17, "date": "2013" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 0.7, "date": "2011" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 69.1, "units": 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49, "date": "2015" } }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "degree_of_risk": "very high", "food_or_waterborne_diseases": [ "bacterial diarrhea", "hepatitis A", "typhoid fever" ], "vectorborne_diseases": [ "dengue fever", "Japanese encephalitis", "malaria" ], "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 2.9, "global_rank": 183, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 23.9, "global_rank": 18, "date": "2014" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 1.9, "global_rank": 152, "date": "2014" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 77.2, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 84.5, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 70.5, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 11, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 11, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 10, "units": "years" }, "date": "2008" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 0.5, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 0.7, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 0.4, "units": "%" }, "note": "according to official statistics", "global_rank": 130, "date": "2010" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Kingdom of Cambodia", "conventional_short_form": "Cambodia", "local_long_form": "Preahreacheanachakr Kampuchea (phonetic transliteration)", "local_short_form": "Kampuchea", "former": "Khmer Republic, Democratic Kampuchea, People's Republic of Kampuchea, State of Cambodia", "etymology": "the English name Cambodia is an anglicization of the French Cambodge, which is the French transliteration of the native name Kampuchea" }, "government_type": "parliamentary constitutional monarchy", "capital": { "name": "Phnom Penh", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 11, "minutes": 33, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 104, "minutes": 55, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 7, "note": "12 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "independence": { "date": "1953-11-09", "note": "from France" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "9 November", "original_year": "1953" } ], "constitution": { "history": "previous 1947; latest promulgated 21 September 1993; amended 1999, 2008, 2014 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "civil law system (influenced by the UN Transitional Authority in Cambodia) customary law, Communist legal theory, and common law", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Cambodia", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "yes", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "7 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "King Norodom SIHAMONI (since 29 October 2004)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister HUN SEN (since 14 January 1985); Permanent Deputy Prime Minister MEN SAM AN (since 25 September 2008); Deputy Prime Ministers SAR KHENG (since 3 February 1992), TEA BANH, Gen., HOR NAMHONG, NHEK BUNCHHAY (all since 16 July 2004), BIN CHHIN (since 5 September 2007), KEAT CHHON, YIM CHHAI LY (since 24 September 2008), KE KIMYAN (since 12 March 2009)", "cabinet": "Council of Ministers named by the prime minister and appointed by the monarch", "elections_appointments": "monarch chosen by the 9-member, Royal Council of the Throne from among all eligible males of royal descent; following legislative elections, a member of the majority party or majority coalition named prime minister by the Chairman of the National Assembly and appointed by the monarch" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "bicameral Parliament of Cambodia consists of the Senate (61 seats; 57 indirectly elected by parliamentarians and commune councils, 2 indirectly elected by the National Assembly, and 2 appointed by the monarch; members serve 6-year terms) and the National Assembly (123 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms)", "note": "two seats will be added to the National Assembly in 2018, for a total of 125", "elections": "Senate - last held on 4 February 2012 (next to be held in 2018); National Assembly - last held on 28 July 2013 (next to be held in July 2018)", "election_results": "Senate - percent of vote by party - CPP 77.8%, SRP 22.2%; seats by party - CPP 46, SRP 11; National Assembly - percent of vote by party - CPP 48.8%, CNRP 44.5%, other 6.7%; seats by party - CPP 68, CNRP 55" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Council (organized into 5- and 9-judge panels and includes a court chief and deputy chief); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 members); note - in 1997, the Cambodian Government requested UN assistance in establishing trials to prosecute former Khmer Rouge senior leaders for crimes against humanity committed during the 1975-1979 Khmer Rouge regime; the Extraordinary Chambers of the Courts in Cambodia (also called the Khmer Rouge Tribunal) were established and began hearings for the first case in 2009; court proceeding were ongoing in 2016", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Supreme Court and Constitutional Council judge candidates recommended by the Supreme Council of Magistracy, a 17-member body chaired by the monarch and includes other high-level judicial officers; judges of both courts appointed by the monarch; Supreme Court judges appointed for life; Constitutional Council judges appointed for 9-year terms with one-third of the court renewed every 3 years", "subordinate_courts": "Appellate Court; provincial and municipal courts; Military Court" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Cambodian National Rescue Party", "name_alternative": "CNRP", "leaders": [ "KHEM SOKHA" ], "note": "a July 2012 merger between the Sam Rangsi Party or SRP and the former Human Rights Party or HRP [KHEM SOKHA, also spelled KEM SOKHA]" }, { "name": "Cambodian People's Party", "name_alternative": "CPP", "leaders": [ "HUN SEN" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Partnership for Transparency Fund", "name_alternative": "PTF", "note": "anti-corruption organization" }, { "name": "Students Movement for Democracy" }, { "name": "The Committee for Free and Fair Elections", "name_alternative": "Comfrel" }, { "name": "human rights organizations" }, { "name": "labor unions" }, { "name": "youth groups" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ADB" }, { "organization": "ARF" }, { "organization": "ASEAN" }, { "organization": "CICA" }, { "organization": "CICA ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "EAS" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO ", "note": "correspondent" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "MINUSMA" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OIF" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNAMID" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNIFIL" }, { "organization": "UNISFA" }, { "organization": "UNMISS" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador CHUM BUN RONG (since 3 August 2015)", "chancery": "4530 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20011", "telephone": "[1] (202) 726-7742", "fax": "[1] (202) 726-8381" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador William A. HEIDT (since 2 December 2015)", "mailing_address": "Unit 8166, Box P, APO AP 96546", "telephone": "[855] (23) 728-000", "fax": "[855] (23) 728-600" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "three horizontal bands of blue (top), red (double width), and blue with a white, three-towered temple representing Angkor Wat outlined in black in the center of the red band; red and blue are traditional Cambodian colors", "note": "only national flag to incorporate an actual building into its design" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "Angkor Wat temple" }, { "symbol": "kouprey ", "note": "wild ox" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "blue" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Nokoreach\" (Royal Kingdom)", "lyrics_music": "CHUON NAT/F. PERRUCHOT and J. JEKYLL", "note": "adopted 1941, restored 1993; the anthem, based on a Cambodian folk tune, was restored after the defeat of the Communist regime", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/CB.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Cambodia has experienced strong economic growth over the last decade; GDP grew at an average annual rate of over 8% between 2000 and 2010 and at least 7% since 2011. The tourism, garment, construction and real estate, and agriculture sectors accounted for the bulk of growth. Around 600,000 people, the majority of whom are women, are employed in the garment and footwear sector. An additional 500,000 Cambodians are employed in the tourism sector, and a further 50,000 people in construction. Tourism has continued to grow rapidly with foreign arrivals exceeding 2 million per year since 2007 and reaching around 4.5 million visitors in 2014. Mining also is attracting some investor interest and the government has touted opportunities for mining bauxite, gold, iron and gems.\n\nCambodia remains one of the poorest countries in Asia and long-term economic development remains a daunting challenge, inhibited by endemic corruption, limited human resources, high income inequality, and poor job prospects. As of 2012, approximately 2.66 million people live on less than $1.20 per day, and 37% of Cambodian children under the age of 5 suffer from chronic malnutrition. More than 50% of the population is less than 25 years old. The population lacks education and productive skills, particularly in the impoverished countryside, which also lacks basic infrastructure.\n\nThe World Bank in 2016 formally reclassified Cambodia as a lower middle-income country as a result of continued rapid economic growth over the past several years. Cambodia’s graduation from a low-income country will reduce its eligibility for foreign assistance and will challenge the government to seek new sources of financing in 2017. The Cambodian Government has been working with bilateral and multilateral donors, including the Asian Development Bank, the World Bank and IMF, to address the country's many pressing needs; more than 30% of the government budget comes from donor assistance. A major economic challenge for Cambodia over the next decade will be fashioning an economic environment in which the private sector can create enough jobs to handle Cambodia's demographic imbalance.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 58940000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 55090000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 51470000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 106, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 19370000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 7, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 7, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 7.1, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 9 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3700, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3500, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 3400, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 180, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 78.5, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 5.4, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 21, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 1.6, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 64.7, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -71.2, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 26.7, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 29.8, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 43.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 12.7, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 11.8, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 11.1, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 140 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "rice", "rubber", "corn", 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"global_rank": 90 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "petroleum products", "cigarettes", "gold", "construction materials", "machinery", "motor vehicles", "pharmaceutical products" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Thailand", "percent": 28.7 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 22.2 }, { "name": "Vietnam", "percent": 16.4 }, { "name": "Hong Kong", "percent": 6.1 }, { "name": "Singapore", "percent": 5.7 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 8477000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 7376000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 79 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 8460000000.000001, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 7483000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 114 }, "stock_of_direct_foreign_investment": { "at_home": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 29170000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 68 } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4066, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 4067.8, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 4067.8, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 4037.5, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 4033, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "riels (KHR) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 9900000, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 34, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 97, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 18, "units": "%" }, "date": "2013" }, "production": { "kWh": 3000000000, "global_rank": 131, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 4099999999.9999995, "global_rank": 123, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 119, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "kWh": 1800000000, "global_rank": 55, "date": "2014" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 1400000, "global_rank": 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"production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 166, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 127, "date": "2013" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 75, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 171, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 121, "date": "2014-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 6500000, "global_rank": 120, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 256387, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 2, "global_rank": 99, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 20851000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 133, "global_rank": 48, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "adequate fixed-line and/or cellular service in Phnom Penh and other provincial cities; mobile-cellular phone systems are widely used in urban areas to bypass deficiencies in the fixed-line network; mobile-phone coverage is rapidly expanding in rural areas", "domestic": "fixed-line connections stand at about 2 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular usage, aided by competition among service providers, has increased to over 130 per 100 persons", "international": "country code - 855; adequate but expensive landline and cellular service available to all countries from Phnom Penh and major provincial cities; satellite earth station - 1 Intersputnik (Indian Ocean region) (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "mixture of state-owned, joint public-private, and privately owned broadcast media; 9 TV broadcast stations with most operating on multiple channels, including 1 state-operated station broadcasting from multiple locations, 6 stations either jointly operated or privately owned with some broadcasting from several locations, and 2 TV relay stations - one relaying a French TV station and the other relaying a Vietnamese TV station; multi-channel cable and satellite systems are available; roughly 50 radio broadcast stations - 1 state-owned broadcaster with multiple stations and a large mixture of public and private broadcasters; several international broadcasters are available (2009)", "internet": { "country_code": ".kh", "users": { "total": 2985000, "percent_of_population": 19, "global_rank": 124, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 4, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 10, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 1103880, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 2301260, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "XU", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 16, "global_rank": 142, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 6, "2438_to_3047_metres": 3, "1524_to_2437_metres": 2, "914_to_1523_metres": 1, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 10, "1524_to_2437_metres": 2, "914_to_1523_metres": 7, "under_914_metres": 1, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 1, "date": "2013" } }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 642, "units": "km" }, "narrow_gauge": { "length": 642, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.000-m" }, "note": "under restoration", "global_rank": 108, "date": "2014" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 44709, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 3607, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 41102, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 80, "date": "2010" }, "waterways": { "value": 3700, "units": "km", "note": "mainly on Mekong River", "global_rank": 28, "date": "2012" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 544, "by_type": [ { "type": "bulk carrier", "count": 38 }, { "type": "cargo", "count": 459 }, { "type": "carrier", "count": 7 }, { "type": "chemical tanker", "count": 4 }, { "type": "container", "count": 4 }, { "type": "liquefied gas", "count": 1 }, { "type": "passenger", "count": 1 }, { "type": "passenger/cargo", "count": 6 }, { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 8 }, { "type": "refrigerated cargo", "count": 11 }, { "type": "roll on/roll off", "count": 4 }, { "type": "vehicle carrier", "count": 1 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 352, "by_country": [ { "country": "Belgium", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Canada", "count": 2 }, { "country": "China", "count": 177 }, { "country": "Cyprus", "count": 4 }, { "country": "Egypt", "count": 4 }, { "country": "Estonia", "count": 1 }, { "country": "French Polynesia", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Gabon", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Greece", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Hong Kong", "count": 10 }, { "country": "Indonesia", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Ireland", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Japan", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Lebanon", "count": 5 }, { "country": "Russia", "count": 50 }, { "country": "Singapore", "count": 3 }, { "country": "South Korea", "count": 10 }, { "country": "Syria", "count": 22 }, { "country": "Taiwan", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Turkey", "count": 15 }, { "country": "UAE", "count": 2 }, { "country": "UK", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Ukraine", "count": 35 }, { "country": "Vietnam", "count": 1 } ] }, "global_rank": 21, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Sihanoukville (Kampong Saom)" ], "river_ports": [ "Phnom Penh (Mekong)" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.66, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1.58, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 1.55, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 1.5, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 60 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Royal Cambodian Armed Forces", "Royal Cambodian Army", "Royal Khmer Navy", "Royal Cambodian Air Force", "the Royal Cambodian Gendarmerie is the military police force responsible for internal security", "the National Committee for Maritime Security performs Coast Guard functions", "has representation from military", "civilian agencies" ], "date": "2016" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18 is the legal minimum age for compulsory and voluntary military service", "date": "2012" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "Cambodia is concerned about Laos' extensive upstream dam construction", "Cambodia and Thailand dispute sections of boundary", "in 2011 Thailand and Cambodia resorted to arms in the dispute over the location of the boundary on the precipice surmounted by Preah Vihear Temple ruins, awarded to Cambodia by ICJ decision in 1962 and part of a UN World Heritage site", "Cambodia accuses Vietnam of a wide variety of illicit cross-border activities", "progress on a joint development area with Vietnam is hampered by an unresolved dispute over sovereignty of offshore islands" ], "trafficking_in_persons": { "current_situation": "Cambodia is a source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking; Cambodian men, women, and children migrate to countries within the region and, increasingly, the Middle East for legitimate work but are subjected to sex trafficking, domestic servitude, or forced labor in fishing, agriculture, construction, and factories; Cambodian men recruited to work on Thai-owned fishing vessels are subsequently subjected to forced labor in international waters and are kept at sea for years; poor Cambodian children are vulnerable and, often with the families’ complicity, are subject to forced labor, including domestic servitude and forced begging, in Thailand and Vietnam; Cambodian and ethnic Vietnamese women and girls are trafficked from rural areas to urban centers and tourist spots for sexual exploitation; Cambodian men are the main exploiters of child prostitutes, but men from other Asian countries, and the West travel to Cambodia for child sex tourism", "tier_rating": "Tier 2 Watch List – Cambodia does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; the government has a written plan that, if implemented, would constitute making significant efforts to meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; authorities made modest progress in prosecutions and convictions of traffickers in 2014 but did not provide comprehensive data; endemic corruption continued to impede law enforcement efforts, and no complicit officials were prosecuted or convicted; the government sustained efforts to identify victims and refer them to NGOs for care, but victim protection remained inadequate, particularly for assisting male victims and victims identified abroad; a new national action plan was adopted, but guidelines for victim identification and guidance on undercover investigation techniques are still pending after several years (2015)" }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "narcotics-related corruption reportedly involving some in the government, military, and police; limited methamphetamine production; vulnerable to money laundering due to its cash-based economy and porous borders" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-17", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170617101311/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cb.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170617000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cb.html" } }, "cameroon": { "data": { "name": "Cameroon", "introduction": { "background": "French Cameroon became independent in 1960 as the Republic of Cameroon. The following year the southern portion of neighboring British Cameroon voted to merge with the new country to form the Federal Republic of Cameroon. In 1972, a new constitution replaced the federation with a unitary state, the United Republic of Cameroon. The country has generally enjoyed stability, which has enabled the development of agriculture, roads, and railways, as well as a petroleum industry. Despite slow movement toward democratic reform, political power remains firmly in the hands of President Paul BIYA." }, "geography": { "location": "Central Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 6, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 12, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Africa", "area": { "total": { "value": 475440, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 472710, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 2730, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 54, "comparative": "slightly larger than California" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 5018, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Central African Republic", "border_length": { "value": 901, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Chad", "border_length": { "value": 1116, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Republic of the Congo", "border_length": { "value": 494, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Equatorial Guinea", "border_length": { "value": 183, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Gabon", "border_length": { "value": 349, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Nigeria", "border_length": { "value": 1975, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 402, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "contiguous_zone": { "value": 24, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "varies with terrain, from tropical along coast to semiarid and hot in north", "terrain": "diverse, with coastal plain in southwest, dissected plateau in center, mountains in west, plains in north", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 667, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Atlantic Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Fako", "elevation": { "value": 4095, "units": "m" }, "note": "on Cameroon Mountain" } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "petroleum", "bauxite", "iron ore", "timber", "hydropower" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 20.6, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 13.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 3.3, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 4.2, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 41.7, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 37.7, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 290, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "volcanic activity with periodic releases of poisonous gases from Lake Nyos and Lake Monoun volcanoes", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "Mt. Cameroon (elev. 4,095 m), which last erupted in 2000, is the most frequently active volcano in West Africa; lakes in Oku volcanic field have released fatal levels of gas on occasion, killing some 1,700 people in 1986", "type": "volcanism" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "waterborne diseases are prevalent", "deforestation", "overgrazing", "desertification", "poaching", "overfishing" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Tropical Timber 83", "Tropical Timber 94", "Wetlands", "Whaling" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "sometimes referred to as the hinge of Africa; throughout the country there are areas of thermal springs and indications of current or prior volcanic activity; Mount Cameroon, the highest mountain in Sub-Saharan west Africa, is an active volcano" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 24360803, "global_rank": 53, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Cameroonian(s)", "adjective": "Cameroonian" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Cameroon Highlanders", "percent": 31 }, { "name": "Equatorial Bantu", "percent": 19 }, { "name": "Kirdi", "percent": 11 }, { "name": "Fulani", "percent": 10 }, { "name": "Northwestern Bantu", "percent": 8 }, { "name": "Eastern Nigritic", "percent": 7 }, { "name": "other African", "percent": 13 }, { "name": "non-African less than", "percent": 1 } ] }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "major African language groups", "percent": 24 }, { "name": "English", "note": "official" }, { "name": "French", "note": "official" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Catholic", "percent": 38.4 }, { "name": "Protestant", "percent": 26.3 }, { "name": "other Christian", "percent": 4.5 }, { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 20.9 }, { "name": "animist", "percent": 5.6 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 1 }, { "name": "non-believer", "percent": 3.2 } ], "date": "2005" }, "demographic_profile": "Cameroon has a large youth population, with more than 60% of the populace under the age of 25. Fertility is falling but remains at a high level, especially among poor, rural, and uneducated women, in part because of inadequate access to contraception. Life expectancy remains low at about 55 years due to the prevalence of HIV and AIDs and an elevated maternal mortality rate, which has remained high since 1990. Cameroon, particularly the northern region, is vulnerable to food insecurity largely because of government mismanagement, corruption, high production costs, inadequate infrastructure, and natural disasters. Despite economic growth in some regions, poverty is on the rise, and is most prevalent in rural areas, which are especially affected by a shortage of jobs, declining incomes, poor school and health care infrastructure, and a lack of clean water and sanitation. Underinvestment in social safety nets and ineffective public financial management also contribute to Cameroon’s high rate of poverty.\nInternational migration has been driven by unemployment (including fewer government jobs), poverty, the search for educational opportunities, and corruption. The US and Europe are preferred destinations, but, with tighter immigration restrictions in these countries, young Cameroonians are increasingly turning to neighboring states, such as Gabon and Nigeria, South Africa, other parts of Africa, and the Near and Far East. Cameroon’s limited resources make it dependent on UN support to host more than 300,000 refugees and asylum seekers. These refugees and asylum seekers are primarily from the Central African Republic and more recently Nigeria.", "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 42.6, "males": 5228047, "females": 5149228 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 19.55, "males": 2393598, "females": 2368557 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 30.71, "males": 3762054, "females": 3718266 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 3.97, "males": 471306, "females": 495462 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 3.18, "males": 360386, "females": 413899 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 84.3, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 78.4, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 5.9, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 16.9, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 18.5, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 18.4, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 18.6, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 209, "date": "2016" }, 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47, "date": "2014" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 3, "global_rank": 133, "date": "2013" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 75, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 81.2, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 68.9, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 12, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 13, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 11, "units": "years" }, "date": "2015" }, "child_labor": { "total_number": 1396281, "percentage": { "value": 31, "units": "%" }, "date": "2006" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 6.4, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 5.3, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 7.5, "units": "%" }, "date": "2010" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Republic of Cameroon", "conventional_short_form": "Cameroon", "local_long_form": "Republique du Cameroun/Republic of Cameroon", "local_short_form": "Cameroun/Cameroon", "former": "French Cameroon, British Cameroon, Federal Republic of Cameroon, United Republic of Cameroon", "etymology": "in the 15th century, Portuguese explorers named the area near the mouth of the Wouri River the Rio dos Camaroes (River of Prawns) after the abundant shrimp in the water; over time the designation became Cameroon in English; this is the only instance where a country is named afer a crustacean" }, "government_type": "presidential republic", "capital": { "name": "Yaounde", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 3, "minutes": 52, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 11, "minutes": 31, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 1, "note": "6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "independence": { "date": "1960-01-01", "note": "from French-administered UN trusteeship" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "State Unification Day", "day": "20 May", "original_year": "1972", "note": "National Day" } ], "constitution": { "history": "several previous; latest effective 18 January 1996; amended 2008 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "mixed legal system of English common law, French civil law, and customary law", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction", "non-party state to the ICCt" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Cameroon", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "5 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 20, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Paul BIYA (since 6 November 1982)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Philemon YANG (since 30 June 2009)", "cabinet": "Cabinet proposed by the prime minister, appointed by the president", "elections_appointments": "president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 7-year term (no term limits); election last held on 9 October 2011 (next to be held in October 2018); prime minister appointed by the president", "election_results": "Paul BIYA reelected president; percent of vote - Paul BIYA (CPDM) 78.0%, John FRU NDI (SDF) 10.7%, Garga Haman ADJI 3.2%, other 8.1%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "bicameral Parliament or Parlement consists of the Senate or Senat (100 seats; 70 members indirectly elected by regional councils and 30 appointed by the president; members serve 5-year terms) and the National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (180 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 5-year terms); note - the 100-member Senate was formed at the time of the April 2013 election", "elections": "Senate last held on 14 April 2013 (next to be held in 2018); National Assembly last held on 30 September 2013 (next to be held in 2018)", "election_results": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - CPDM 56, SDF 14; National Assembly - percent of vote by party - CPDM 73.1%, SDF 17.6%, UNDP 6.1%, UDC 2.5%, other 0.7%; seats by party - CPDM 148, SDF 18, UNDP 5, UDC 4, UPC 3, other 2" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court of Cameroon (consists of 9 titular and 6 surrogate judges and organized into judicial, administrative, and audit chambers); Constitutional Council (consists of 11 members)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Supreme Court judges appointed by the president with the advice of the Higher Judicial Council of Cameroon, a body chaired by the president and includes the minister of justice, selected magistrates, and representatives of the National Assembly; judge term NA; Constitutional Council members appointed by the president for single 9-year terms", "subordinate_courts": "Parliamentary Court of Justice (jurisdiction limited to cases involving the president and prime minister); appellate and first instance courts; circuit and magistrate's courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Cameroon People's Democratic Movement", "name_alternative": "CPDM", "leaders": [ "Paul BIYA" ] }, { "name": "Cameroon People's Party", "name_alternative": "CPP", "leaders": [ "Edith Kah WALLA" ] }, { "name": "Cameroon Renaissance Movement", "name_alternative": "MRC", "leaders": [ "Maurice KAMTO" ] }, { "name": "Cameroonian Democratic Union", "name_alternative": "UDC", "leaders": [ "Adamou Ndam NJOYA" ] }, { "name": "Movement for the Defense of the Republic", "name_alternative": "MDR", "leaders": [ "Dakole DAISSALA" ] }, { "name": "Movement for the Liberation and Development of Cameroon", "name_alternative": "MLDC", "leaders": [ "Marcel YONDO" ] }, { "name": "National Union for Democracy and Progress", "name_alternative": "UNDP", "leaders": [ "Maigari BELLO BOUBA" ] }, { "name": "Progressive Movement", "name_alternative": "MP", "leaders": [ "Jean-Jacques EKINDI" ] }, { "name": "Social Democratic Front", "name_alternative": "SDF", "leaders": [ "John FRU NDI" ] }, { "name": "Union of Peoples of Cameroon", "name_alternative": "UPC", "leaders": [ "Provisionary Management Bureau" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Network of Human Rights Defenders in Central Africa", "name_alternative": "REDHAC", "leaders": [ "Maximilliene Ngo MBE" ] }, { "name": "Tribunal 53", "leaders": [ "Patrice NGANANG" ] } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ACP" }, { "organization": "AfDB" }, { "organization": "AU" }, { "organization": "BDEAC" }, { "organization": "C" }, { "organization": "CEMAC" }, { "organization": "EITI ", "note": "compliant country" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "FZ" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IDB" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IHO" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "MONUSCO" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OIC" }, { "organization": "OIF" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNOCI" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Essomba ETOUNDI (since 27 June 2016)", "chancery": "2349 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008; current temporary address - 3400 International Drive NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 265-8790", "fax": "[1] (202) 387-3826" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Michael Stephen HOZA (since 19 September 2014)", "embassy": "Avenue Rosa Parks, Yaounde", "mailing_address": "P.O. Box 817, Yaounde; pouch: American Embassy, US Department of State, Washington, DC 20521-2520", "telephone": "[237] 22220 1500; Consular: [237] 22220 1603", "fax": "[237] 22220 1500 Ext. 4531; Consular fax: [237] 22220 1752", "branch_offices": "Douala" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), red, and yellow, with a yellow five-pointed star centered in the red band; the vertical tricolor recalls the flag of France; red symbolizes unity, yellow the sun, happiness, and the savannahs in the north, and green hope and the forests in the south; the star is referred to as the \"star of unity\"", "note": "uses the popular Pan-African colors of Ethiopia" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "lion" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "green" }, { "color": "red" }, { "color": "yellow" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"O Cameroun, Berceau de nos Ancetres\" (O Cameroon, Cradle of Our Forefathers)", "lyrics_music": "Rene Djam AFAME, Samuel Minkio BAMBA, Moise Nyatte NKO'O [French], Benard Nsokika FONLON [English]/Rene Djam AFAME", "note": "adopted 1957; Cameroon's anthem, also known as \"Chant de Ralliement\" (The Rallying Song), has been used unofficially since 1948 and officially adopted in 1957; the anthem has French and English versions whose lyrics differ", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/CM.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Modest oil resources and favorable agricultural conditions provide Cameroon with one of the best-endowed primary commodity economies in Sub-Saharan Africa. Oil remains Cameroon’s main export commodity, and despite falling global oil prices, still accounts for nearly 40% of export earnings. Cameroon’s economy suffers from factors that often impact underdeveloped countries, such as stagnant per capita income, a relatively inequitable distribution of income, a top-heavy civil service, endemic corruption, continuing inefficiencies of a large parastatal system in key sectors, and a generally unfavorable climate for business enterprise.\n\nSince 1990, the government has embarked on various IMF and World Bank programs designed to spur business investment, increase efficiency in agriculture, improve trade, and recapitalize the nation's banks. The IMF continues to press for economic reforms, including increased budget transparency, privatization, and poverty reduction programs. The Government of Cameroon provides subsidies for electricity, food, and fuel that have strained the federal budget and diverted funds from education, healthcare, and infrastructure projects, as low oil prices have led to lower revenues.\n\nCameroon devotes significant resources to several large infrastructure projects currently under construction, including a deep sea port in Kribi and the Lom Pangar Hydropower Project. Cameroon’s energy sector continues to diversify, recently opening a natural gas powered electricity generating plant. Cameroon continues to seek foreign investment to improve its inadequate infrastructure, create jobs, and improve its economic footprint, but its unfavorable business environment remains a significant deterrent to foreign investment.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 77240000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 73700000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 69660000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 95, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 30870000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4.8, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 5.8, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 5.9, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 45 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3300, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3200, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 3100, "units": "USD", "date": 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"products": [ "coffee", "cocoa", "cotton", "rubber", "bananas", "oilseed", "grains", "cassava", "manioc", "tapioca", "livestock", "timber" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "petroleum production", "refining", "aluminum production", "food processing", "light consumer goods", "textiles", "lumber", "ship repair" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 5.2, "global_rank": 32, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 9612000, "global_rank": 53, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 70, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 13, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 17, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2001" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 30, "units": "%", "date": "2001" } ], "global_rank": 187 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 48, "units": "%", "date": "2000" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 2.3, "units": "%" 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"percent": 0, "global_rank": 179, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 71.5, "global_rank": 21, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 128, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 95960, "global_rank": 45, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 50830, "global_rank": 43, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 37600, "global_rank": 57, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 200000000, "global_rank": 58, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 51670, "global_rank": 82, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 43000, "global_rank": 109, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 14590, "global_rank": 77, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 4134, "global_rank": 171, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 469000000, "global_rank": 73, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 469000000, "global_rank": 100, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 188, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 131, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 135100000000, "global_rank": 49, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 6500000, "global_rank": 121, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 1054978, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 4, "global_rank": 76, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 16807000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 71, "global_rank": 61, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "system includes cable, microwave radio relay, and tropospheric scatter; Camtel, the monopoly provider of fixed-line service, provides connections for only about 4 per 100 persons; equipment is old and outdated, and connections with many parts of the country are unreliable", "domestic": "mobile-cellular usage, in part a reflection of the poor condition and general inadequacy of the fixed-line network, has increased sharply, reaching a subscribership base of 70 per 100 persons", "international": "country code - 237; landing point for the SAT-3/WASC fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe and Asia; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "government maintains tight control over broadcast media; state-owned Cameroon Radio Television (CRTV), broadcasting on both a TV and radio network, was the only officially recognized and fully licensed broadcaster until August 2007, when the government finally issued licenses to 2 private TV broadcasters and 1 private radio broadcaster; about 70 privately owned, unlicensed radio stations operating but are subject to closure at any time; foreign news services required to partner with state-owned national station (2007)", "internet": { "country_code": ".cm", "users": { "total": 4909000, "percent_of_population": 20.7, "global_rank": 108, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 1, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 3, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 267208, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 0, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "TJ", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 33, "global_rank": 112, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 11, "over_3047_metres": 2, "2438_to_3047_metres": 5, "1524_to_2437_metres": 3, "914_to_1523_metres": 1, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 22, "1524_to_2437_metres": 4, "914_to_1523_metres": 10, "under_914_metres": 8, "date": "2013" } } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "gas", "length": 53, "units": "km" }, { "type": "liquid petroleum gas", "length": 5, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil", "length": 1107, "units": "km" }, { "type": "water", "length": 35, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 987, "units": "km" }, "narrow_gauge": { "length": 987, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.000-m" }, "note": "railway connections generally efficient but limited; rail lines connect major cities of Douala, Yaounde, Ngaoundere, and Garoua; passenger and freight service provided by CAMRAIL", "global_rank": 89, "date": "2014" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 51350, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 4108, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 47242, "units": "km" }, "note": "there are 28,857 km of national roads", "global_rank": 78, "date": "2011" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "river_ports": [ "Douala (Wouri)", "Garoua (Benoue)" ], "oil_terminals": [ "Limboh Terminal" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.25, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.25, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1.33, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 1.34, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 1.31, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 70 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Cameroon Armed Forces (Forces Armees Camerounaises", "FAC)", "Army (L'Armee de Terre)", "Navy (Marine Nationale Republique (MNR)", "includes naval infantry)", "Air Force (Armee de l'Air du Cameroun", "AAC)", "Rapid Intervention Brigade", "Fire Fighter Corps", "Gendarmerie (2015)" ] }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18-23 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; no conscription; high school graduation required; service obligation 4 years; periodic government calls for volunteers", "date": "2012" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "Joint Border Commission with Nigeria reviewed 2002 ICJ ruling on the entire boundary and bilaterally resolved differences, including June 2006 Greentree Agreement that immediately ceded sovereignty of the Bakassi Peninsula to Cameroon with a full phase-out of Nigerian control and patriation of residents in 2008", "Cameroon and Nigeria agreed on maritime delimitation in March 2008", "sovereignty dispute between Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon over an island at the mouth of the Ntem River", "only Nigeria and Cameroon have heeded the Lake Chad Commission's admonition to ratify the delimitation treaty, which also includes the Chad-Niger and Niger-Nigeria boundaries" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "refugees": { "by_country": [ { "people": 278136, "country_of_origin": "Central African Republic; Nigeria" } ], "date": "2017" }, "internally_displaced_persons": { "people": 191908, "date": "2017" } } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-05-21", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170521061316/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cm.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170521000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cm.html" } }, "canada": { "data": { "name": "Canada", "introduction": { "background": "A land of vast distances and rich natural resources, Canada became a self-governing dominion in 1867, while retaining ties to the British crown. Canada repatriated its constitution from the UK in 1982, severing a final colonial tie. Economically and technologically, the nation has developed in parallel with the US, its neighbor to the south across the world's longest international border. Canada faces the political challenges of meeting public demands for quality improvements in health care, education, social services, and economic competitiveness, as well as responding to the particular concerns of predominantly francophone Quebec. Canada also aims to develop its diverse energy resources while maintaining its commitment to the environment." }, "geography": { "location": "Northern North America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean on the east, North Pacific Ocean on the west, and the Arctic Ocean on the north, north of the conterminous US", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 60, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 95, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "North America", "area": { "total": { "value": 9984670, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 9093507, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 891163, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 2, "comparative": "slightly larger than the US" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 8893, "units": "km" }, "note": "Canada is the world's largest country that borders only one country", "border_countries": [ { "country": "US", "border_length": { "value": 8893, "units": "km" }, "note": "includes 2,477 km with Alaska" } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 202080, "units": "km", "note": "the Canadian Arctic Archipelago - consisting of 36,563 islands, several of them some of the world's largest - contributes to Canada easily having the longest coastline in the world" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "contiguous_zone": { "value": 24, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" }, "continental_shelf": { "value": 200, "units": "nm", "note": "or to the edge of the continental margin" } }, "climate": "varies from temperate in south to subarctic and arctic in north", "terrain": "mostly plains with mountains in west, lowlands in southeast", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 487, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Atlantic Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Mount Logan", "elevation": { "value": 5959, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "iron ore", "nickel", "zinc", "copper", "gold", "lead", "rare earth elements", "molybdenum", "potash", "diamonds", "silver", "fish", "timber", "wildlife", "coal", "petroleum", "natural gas", "hydropower" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 6.8, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 4.7, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0.5, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 1.6, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 34.1, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 59.1, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 8700, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "vast majority of Canadians are positioned in a discontinuous band within approximately 300 km (180 mi) of the southern border with the United States; the most populated province is Ontario, followed by Quebec and British Columbia", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "continuous permafrost in north is a serious obstacle to development", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "cyclonic storms form east of the Rocky Mountains, a result of the mixing of air masses from the Arctic, Pacific, and North American interior, and produce most of the country's rain and snow east of the mountains", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "the vast majority of volcanoes in Western Canada's Coast Mountains remain dormant", "type": "volcanism" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "metal smelting", "coal-burning utilities", "and vehicle emissions impacting on agricultural and forest productivity", "air pollution and resulting acid rain severely affecting lakes and damaging forests", "ocean waters becoming contaminated due to agricultural", "industrial", "mining", "and forestry activities" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Air Pollution", "Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides", "Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants", "Air Pollution-Sulfur 85", "Air Pollution-Sulfur 94", "Antarctic-Environmental Protocol", "Antarctic-Marine Living Resources", "Antarctic Seals", "Antarctic Treaty", "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Environmental Modification", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Marine Dumping", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Tropical Timber 83", "Tropical Timber 94", "Wetlands" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [ "Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds", "Marine Life Conservation" ] } }, "note": "second-largest country in world (after Russia) and largest in the Americas; strategic location between Russia and US via north polar route; approximately 90% of the population is concentrated within 160 km (100 mi) of the US border; Canada has more fresh water than any other country and almost 9% of Canadian territory is water; Canada has at least 2 million and possibly over 3 million lakes - that is more than all other countries combined" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 35362905, "global_rank": 39, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Canadian(s)", "adjective": "Canadian" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Canadian", "percent": 32.2 }, { "name": "English", "percent": 19.8 }, { "name": "French", "percent": 15.5 }, { "name": "Scottish", "percent": 14.4 }, { "name": "Irish", "percent": 13.8 }, { "name": "German", "percent": 9.8 }, { "name": "Italian", "percent": 4.5 }, { "name": "Chinese", "percent": 4.5 }, { "name": "North American Indian", "percent": 4.2 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 50.9 } ], "note": "percentages add up to more than 100% because respondents were able to identify more than one ethnic origin", "date": "2011" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "English", "percent": 58.7, "note": "official" }, { "name": "French", "percent": 22, "note": "official" }, { "name": "Punjabi", "percent": 1.4 }, { "name": "Italian", "percent": 1.3 }, { "name": "Spanish", "percent": 1.3 }, { "name": "German", "percent": 1.3 }, { "name": "Cantonese", "percent": 1.2 }, { "name": "Tagalog", "percent": 1.2 }, { "name": "Arabic", "percent": 1.1 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 10.5 } ], "date": "2011" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Catholic", "percent": 39, "breakdown": [ { "name": "includes Roman Catholic", "percent": 38.8 }, { "name": "other Catholic .2%" } ] }, { "name": "Protestant", "percent": 20.3, "breakdown": [ { "name": "includes United Church", "percent": 6.1 }, { "name": "Anglican", "percent": 5 }, { "name": "Baptist", "percent": 1.9 }, { "name": "Lutheran", "percent": 1.5 }, { "name": "Pentecostal", "percent": 1.5 }, { "name": "Presbyterian", "percent": 1.4 }, { "name": "other Protestant", "percent": 2.9 } ] }, { "name": "Orthodox", "percent": 1.6 }, { "name": "other Christian", "percent": 6.3 }, { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 3.2 }, { "name": "Hindu", "percent": 1.5 }, { "name": "Sikh", "percent": 1.4 }, { "name": "Buddhist", "percent": 1.1 }, { "name": "Jewish", "percent": 1 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 0.6 }, { "name": "none", "percent": 23.9 } ], "date": "2011" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 15.44, "males": 2799758, "females": 2661645 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 12.12, "males": 2204127, "females": 2080587 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 40.32, "males": 7231200, "females": 7028692 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 13.94, "males": 2443452, "females": 2484788 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 18.18, "males": 2863114, "females": 3565542 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 47.3, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 23.5, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 23.8, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 4.2, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 42, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 40.8, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 43.3, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 30, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 0.74, "global_rank": 146, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 10.3, "global_rank": 192, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 8.5, "global_rank": 80, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": 5.7, "global_rank": 20, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "vast majority of Canadians are positioned in a discontinuous band within approximately 300 km of the southern border with the United States; the most populated province is Ontario, followed by Quebec and British Columbia", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 81.8, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 1.22, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Toronto", "population": 5993000 }, { "place": "Montreal", "population": 3981000 }, { "place": "Vancouver", "population": 2485000 }, { "place": "Calgary", "population": 1337000 }, { "place": "Ottawa", "population": 1326000, "is_capital": true }, { "place": "Edmonton", "population": 1272000 } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.98, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.8, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.98, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 28.1, "date": "2011" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 7, "global_rank": 147, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 4.6, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 4.9, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 4.3, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 179, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 81.9, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 79.2, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 84.6, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 19, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.6, "global_rank": 183, "date": "2016" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 10.4, "global_rank": 15, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 2.48, "date": "2012" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 2.7, "date": "2010" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 99, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 99.8, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 1, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 0.2, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 99, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 99.8, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 1, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 0.2, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "deaths": { "total": 400, "global_rank": 89, "date": "2013" } }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 30.1, "global_rank": 48, "date": "2014" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 5.3, "global_rank": 62, "date": "2011" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 13.5, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 15, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 11.9, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 81, "date": "2014" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "none", "conventional_short_form": "Canada", "etymology": "the country name derives from the St. Lawrence Iroquoian word \"kanata\" meaning village or settlement" }, "government_type": "federal parliamentary democracy (Parliament of Canada) under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm", "capital": { "name": "Ottawa", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 45, "minutes": 25, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 75, "minutes": 42, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": -5, "note": "same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time" }, "daylight_saving_time": "+1hr, begins second Sunday in March; ends first Sunday in November", "note": "Canada has six time zones" }, "administrative_divisions": [ { "name": "Alberta", "type": "province" }, { "name": "British Columbia", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Manitoba", "type": "province" }, { "name": "New Brunswick", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Newfoundland and Labrador", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Northwest Territories", "type": "territory" }, { "name": "Nova Scotia", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Nunavut", "type": "territory" }, { "name": "Ontario", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Prince Edward Island", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Quebec", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Saskatchewan", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Yukon", "type": "territory" } ], "independence": { "date": "1867-07-01", "note": "union of British North American colonies; 11 December 1931 (recognized by UK per Statute of Westminster)" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Canada Day", "day": "1 July", "original_year": "1867" } ], "constitution": { "history": "made up of unwritten and written acts, customs, judicial decisions, and traditions dating from 1763; the written part of the constitution consists of the Constitution Act of 29 March 1867, which created a federation of four provinces, and the Constitution Act of 17 April 1982; several amendments to the 1982 Constitution Act, last in 2011 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "common law system except in Quebec, where civil law based on the French civil code prevails", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "yes", "citizenship_by_descent": "yes", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "yes", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "3 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "head_of_state": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General David JOHNSTON (since 1 October 2010)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Justin Pierre James TRUDEAU (Liberal Party) (since 4 November 2015)", "cabinet": "Federal Ministry chosen by the prime minister usually from among members of his own party sitting in Parliament", "elections_appointments": "the monarchy is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch on the advice of the prime minister for a 5-year term; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition in the House of Commons generally designated prime minister by the governor general" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "bicameral Parliament or Parlement consists of the Senate or Senat (105 seats; members appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister and can serve until age 75) and the House of Commons or Chambre des Communes (338 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve a maximum of 4-year terms)", "elections": "House of Commons - last held on 19 October 2015 (next to be held in 2019)", "election_results": "House of Commons - percent of vote by party - Liberal Party 39.5%, Conservative Party 31.9%, NDP 19.7%, Bloc Quebecois 4.7%, Greens 3.4%, other .8%; seats by party - Liberal Party 184, Conservative Party 99, NDP 44, Bloc Quebecois 10, Greens 1" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court of Canada (consists of the chief justice and 8 judges); note - in 1949, Canada abolished all appeals beyond its Supreme Court, which prior to that time, were heard by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "chief justice and judges appointed by the prime minister in council; all judges appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 75", "subordinate_courts": "federal level: Federal Court of Appeal; Federal Court; Tax Court; federal administrative tribunals; courts martial; provincial/territorial level: provincial superior, appeals, first instance, and specialized courts; in 1999, the Nunavut Court - a circuit court with the power of a provincial superior court as well as a territorial court - was established to serve isolated settlements" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Bloc Quebecois", "leaders": [ "Martine OUELLET" ] }, { "name": "Conservative Party of Canada", "name_alternative": "CPC", "leaders": [ "Rona AMBROSE - interim leader" ] }, { "name": "Green Party", "leaders": [ "Elizabeth MAY" ] }, { "name": "Liberal Party", "leaders": [ "Justin TRUDEAU" ] }, { "name": "New Democratic Party", "name_alternative": "NDP", "leaders": [ "Thomas MULCAIR" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "agricultural sector" }, { "name": "automobile industry" }, { "name": "business groups" }, { "name": "chemical industry" }, { "name": "commercial banks" }, { "name": "communications sector" }, { "name": "energy industry" }, { "name": "environmentalists" }, { "name": "First Nations organizations" }, { "name": "public administration groups" }, { "name": "steel industry" }, { "name": "trade unions" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ADB ", "note": "nonregional member" }, { "organization": "AfDB ", "note": "nonregional member" }, { "organization": "APEC" }, { "organization": "Arctic Council" }, { "organization": "ARF" }, { "organization": "ASEAN ", "note": "dialogue partner" }, { "organization": "Australia Group" }, { "organization": "BIS" }, { "organization": "C" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CDB" }, { "organization": "CE ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "EAPC" }, { "organization": "EBRD" }, { "organization": "EITI ", "note": "implementing country" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "FATF" }, { "organization": "G-7" }, { "organization": "G-8" }, { "organization": "G-10" }, { "organization": "G-20" }, { "organization": "IADB" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IEA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IGAD ", "note": "partners" }, { "organization": "IHO" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "MINUSTAH" }, { "organization": "MONUSCO" }, { "organization": "NAFTA" }, { "organization": "NATO" }, { "organization": "NEA" }, { "organization": "NSG" }, { "organization": "OAS" }, { "organization": "OECD" }, { "organization": "OIF" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "OSCE" }, { "organization": "Pacific Alliance ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "Paris Club" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "PIF ", "note": "partner" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNFICYP" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNMISS" }, { "organization": "UNRWA" }, { "organization": "UNTSO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" }, { "organization": "ZC" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador David Brookes MACNAUGHTON (since 2 March 2016)", "chancery": "501 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20001", "telephone": "[1] (202) 682-1740", "fax": "[1] (202) 682-7726", "consulates_general": "Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, New York, San Francisco/Silicon Valley, Seattle", "trade_offices": "Houston, Palo Alto (CA), San Diego; note - there are trade offices in the Consulates General" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador vacant; Charge d’Affaires Elizabeth AUBIN (since 18 January 2017)", "embassy": "490 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 1G8", "mailing_address": "P. O. Box 5000, Ogdensburg, NY 13669-0430; P.O. Box 866, Station B, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5T1", "telephone": "[1] (613) 688-5335", "fax": "[1] (613) 688-3082", "consulates_general": "Calgary, Halifax, Montreal, Quebec City, Toronto, Vancouver", "consulates": "Winnipeg" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "two vertical bands of red (hoist and fly side, half width) with white square between them; an 11-pointed red maple leaf is centered in the white square; the maple leaf has long been a Canadian symbol" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "maple leaf" }, { "symbol": "beaver" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "white" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"O Canada\"", "lyrics_music": "Adolphe-Basile ROUTHIER [French], Robert Stanley WEIR [English]/Calixa LAVALLEE", "note": "adopted 1980; originally written in 1880, \"O Canada\" served as an unofficial anthem many years before its official adoption; the anthem has French and English versions whose lyrics differ; as a Commonwealth realm, in addition to the national anthem, \"God Save the Queen\" serves as the royal anthem (see United Kingdom)", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/CA.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "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 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 sixth-largest oil producer.\n\nThe 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 and highly balanced bilateral trade and investment relationship, with merchandise trade of $544 billion in 2016, services trade of over $80 billion, and two-way investment stocks of nearly $700 billion. Over three-fourths of Canada’s 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.\n\nGiven 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. Since the fall in world oil prices in 2014, Canada has achieved modest economic growth.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1674000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1655000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1638000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 17, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 1532000000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.2, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1.1, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 2.5, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 171 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 46200, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 46200, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 46100, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 34, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 57.9, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 21.3, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 22.2, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 0.3, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 31.9, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -33.6, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 1.6, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 27.7, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 70.7, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 19.4, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 20.4, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 22, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 92 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "wheat", "barley", "oilseed", "tobacco", "fruits", "vegetables", "dairy products", "fish", "forest products" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "transportation equipment", "chemicals", "processed", "unprocessed minerals", "food products", "wood", "paper products", "fish products", "petroleum", "natural gas" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": -0.3, "global_rank": 175, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 19420000, "global_rank": 31, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 2, "units": "%" }, "manufacturing": { "value": 13, "units": "%" }, "construction": { "value": 6, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 76, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 3, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2006" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 7.1, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 6.9, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 89 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 9.4, "units": "%", "note": "this figure is the Low Income Cut-Off, a calculation that results in higher figures than found in many comparable economies; Canada does not have an official poverty line", "date": "2008" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 2.6, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 24.8, "units": "%" }, "date": "2000" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 32.1, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2005" }, { "value": 31.5, "units": "gini_index", "date": "1994" } ], "global_rank": 112 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 594700000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 632400000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 38.8, "global_rank": 40, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -2.5, "global_rank": 87, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 98.8, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 98.6, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 16, "note": "figures are for gross general government debt, as opposed to net federal debt; gross general government debt includes both intragovernmental debt and the debt of public entities at the sub-national level" }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 April", "end": "31 March" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.6, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1.1, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 99 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1, "units": "%", "date": "2010-12-31" }, { "value": 0.25, "units": "%", "date": "2009-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 126 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.7, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 2.78, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 168 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 635500000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 568800000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 10 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1486000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" }, { "value": 1470000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 13 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2932000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 2642000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 8 }, "market_value_of_publicly_traded_shares": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1593000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" }, { "value": 2095000000000.0002, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" }, { "value": 2114000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 8 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -51080000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -52810000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 197 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 390100000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" } ], "global_rank": 11 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "motor vehicles", "parts", "industrial machinery", "aircraft", "telecommunications equipment", "chemicals", "plastics", "fertilizers", "wood pulp", "timber", "crude petroleum", "natural gas", "electricity", "aluminum" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "US", "percent": 76.7 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 4 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 419000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 419400000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 9 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "machinery", "equipment", "motor vehicles", "parts", "crude oil", "chemicals", "electricity", "durable consumer goods" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "US", "percent": 52 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 12 }, { "name": "Mexico", "percent": 6 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 82500000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 79750000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 28 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1608000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-03-31" }, { "value": 1550000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-03-31" } ], "global_rank": 14 }, "stock_of_direct_foreign_investment": { "at_home": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1099000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 1065000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 8 }, "abroad": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1334000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 1256000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 10 } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.331, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1.2788, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.2788, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1.0298, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 0.9992, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Canadian dollars (CAD) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "total_electrification": { "value": 100, "units": "%" }, "date": "2016" }, "production": { "kWh": 633000000000, "global_rank": 7, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 528000000000, "global_rank": 7, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 58400000000, "global_rank": 3, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "kWh": 13000000000, "global_rank": 16, "date": "2014" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 137000000, "global_rank": 8, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 25.7, "global_rank": 187, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 10, "global_rank": 19, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 55.8, "global_rank": 42, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 8.3, "global_rank": 45, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 3677000, "global_rank": 6, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 3210000, "global_rank": 4, "date": "2015" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 581300, "global_rank": 17, "date": "2015" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 171000000000, "global_rank": 3, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 1868000, "global_rank": 12, "date": "2015" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 2406000, "global_rank": 11, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 491900, "global_rank": 14, "date": "2015" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 251900, "global_rank": 29, "date": "2015" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 151500000000, "global_rank": 5, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 116500000000, "global_rank": 7, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 77960000000, "global_rank": 5, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 21890000000, "global_rank": 15, "date": "2014" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 1996000000000, "global_rank": 17, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 564000000, "global_rank": 12, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 15902000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 45, "global_rank": 17, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 29390000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 84, "global_rank": 44, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "excellent service provided by modern technology", "domestic": "domestic satellite system with about 300 earth stations", "international": "country code - 1; submarine cables provide links to the US and Europe; satellite earth stations - 7 (5 Intelsat - 4 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean, and 2 Intersputnik - Atlantic Ocean region) (2011)" } }, "broadcast_media": "2 public TV broadcasting networks, 1 in English and 1 in French, each with a large number of network affiliates; several private-commercial networks also with multiple network affiliates; overall, about 150 TV stations; multi-channel satellite and cable systems provide access to a wide range of stations including US stations; mix of public and commercial radio broadcasters with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), the public radio broadcaster, operating 4 radio networks, Radio Canada International, and radio services to indigenous populations in the north; roughly 1,119 licensed radio stations (2016)", "internet": { "country_code": ".ca", "users": { "total": 31053000, "percent_of_population": 88.5, "global_rank": 21, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 51, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 879, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 80228301, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 2074830881, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "C", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 1467, "global_rank": 4, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 523, "over_3047_metres": 21, "2438_to_3047_metres": 19, "1524_to_2437_metres": 147, "914_to_1523_metres": 257, "under_914_metres": 79, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 944, "1524_to_2437_metres": 75, "914_to_1523_metres": 385, "under_914_metres": 484, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 26, "date": "2013" } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "gas and liquid petroleum", "length": 110000, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2017" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 77932, "units": "km" }, "standard_gauge": { "length": 77932, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.435-m" }, "global_rank": 4, "date": "2014" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 1042300, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 415600, "units": "km", "note": "includes 17,000 km of expressways" }, "unpaved": { "value": 626700, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 7, "date": "2011" }, "waterways": { "value": 636, "units": "km", "note": "Saint Lawrence Seaway of 3,769 km, including the Saint Lawrence River of 3,058 km, shared with United States", "global_rank": 77, "date": "2011" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 181, "by_type": [ { "type": "bulk carrier", "count": 62 }, { "type": "cargo", "count": 15 }, { "type": "carrier", "count": 1 }, { "type": "chemical tanker", "count": 15 }, { "type": "combination ore/oil", "count": 1 }, { "type": "container", "count": 2 }, { "type": "passenger", "count": 5 }, { "type": "passenger/cargo", "count": 63 }, { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 11 }, { "type": "roll on/roll off", "count": 6 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 19, "by_country": [ { "country": "Estonia", "count": 1 }, { "country": "France", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Netherlands", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Norway", "count": 4 }, { "country": "Sweden", "count": 2 }, { "country": "US", "count": 10 } ] }, "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 225, "by_country": [ { "country": "Australia", "count": 5 }, { "country": "Bahamas", "count": 96 }, { "country": "Barbados", "count": 11 }, { "country": "Cambodia", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Cyprus", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Honduras", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Hong Kong", "count": 77 }, { "country": "Liberia", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Malta", "count": 5 }, { "country": "Marshall Islands", "count": 8 }, { "country": "Norway", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Panama", "count": 6 }, { "country": "Spain", "count": 4 }, { "country": "Vanuatu", "count": 5 } ] }, "global_rank": 35, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Halifax", "Saint John (New Brunswick)", "Vancouver" ], "river_and_lake_ports": [ "Montreal", "Quebec City", "Sept-Isles (St. Lawrence)", "Fraser River Port (Fraser)", "Hamilton (Lake Ontario)" ], "oil_terminals": [ "Lower Lakes terminal" ], "dry_bulk_cargo_ports": [ { "place": "Port-Cartier ,", "type": "iron ore and grain" } ], "container_ports": [ { "place": "Montreal", "twenty_foot_equivalent_units": 1362975 }, { "place": "Vancouver", "twenty_foot_equivalent_units": 2507032 } ], "liquid_natural_gas_terminals_import": [ "Saint John" ], "date": "2011" } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.98, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0.97, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1.01, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 1.12, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 80 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Canadian Forces", "Canadian Army", "Royal Canadian Navy", "Royal Canadian Air Force", "Canadian Joint Operations Command" ], "date": "2015" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 17, "note": "17 years of age for voluntary male and female military service (with parental consent); 16 years of age for Reserve and Military College applicants; Canadian citizenship or permanent residence status required; maximum 34 years of age; service obligation 3-9 years", "date": "2012" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "managed maritime boundary disputes with the US at Dixon Entrance, Beaufort Sea, Strait of Juan de Fuca, and the Gulf of Maine, including the disputed Machias Seal Island and North Rock", "Canada and the United States dispute how to divide the Beaufort Sea and the status of the Northwest Passage but continue to work cooperatively to survey the Arctic continental shelf", "US works closely with Canada to intensify security measures for monitoring and controlling legal and illegal movement of people, transport, and commodities across the international border", "sovereignty dispute with Denmark over Hans Island in the Kennedy Channel between Ellesmere Island and Greenland", "commencing the collection of technical evidence for submission to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf in support of claims for continental shelf beyond 200 nm from its declared baselines in the Arctic, as stipulated in Article 76, paragraph 8, of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "refugees": { "by_country": [ { "people": 8228, "country_of_origin": "Colombia; China; Haiti" } ], "date": "2016" } }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "illicit producer of cannabis for the domestic drug market and export to US; use of hydroponics technology permits growers to plant large quantities of high-quality marijuana indoors; increasing ecstasy production, some of which is destined for the US; vulnerable to narcotics money laundering because of its mature financial services sector" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-24", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624092632/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ca.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ca.html" } }, "cayman_islands": { "data": { "name": "Cayman Islands", "introduction": { "background": "The Cayman Islands were colonized from Jamaica by the British during the 18th and 19th centuries and were administered by Jamaica after 1863. In 1959, the islands became a territory within the Federation of the West Indies. When the Federation dissolved in 1962, the Cayman Islands chose to remain a British dependency. The territory has transformed itself into a significant offshore financial center." }, "geography": { "location": "Caribbean, three-island group (Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, Little Cayman) in Caribbean Sea, 240 km south of Cuba and 268 km northwest of Jamaica", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 19, "minutes": 30, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 80, "minutes": 30, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "Central America and the Caribbean", "area": { "total": { "value": 264, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 264, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 211, "comparative": "1.5 times the size of Washington, DC" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 0, "units": "km" } }, "coastline": { "value": 160, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_fishing_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "tropical marine; warm, rainy summers (May to October) and cool, relatively dry winters (November to April)", "terrain": "low-lying limestone base surrounded by coral reefs", "elevation": { "lowest_point": { "name": "Caribbean Sea", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "The Bluff on Cayman Brac", "elevation": { "value": 43, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "fish", "climate", "beaches that foster tourism" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 11.2, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 0.8, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 2.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 8.3, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 52.9, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 35.9, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "population_distribution": "majority of the population resides on Grand Cayman", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "hurricanes (July to November)", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "no natural freshwater resources", "drinking water supplies are met by reverse osmosis desalination plants" ] }, "note": "important location between Cuba and Central America" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 57268, "global_rank": 207, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Caymanian(s)", "adjective": "Caymanian" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "mixed", "percent": 40 }, { "name": "white", "percent": 20 }, { "name": "black", "percent": 20 }, { "name": "expatriates of various ethnic groups", "percent": 20 } ] }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "English", "percent": 90.9, "note": "official" }, { "name": "Spanish", "percent": 4 }, { "name": "Filipino", "percent": 3.3 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 1.7 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 0.1 } ], "date": "2010" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Protestant", "percent": 67.8, "breakdown": [ { "name": "includes Church of God", "percent": 22.6 }, { "name": "Seventh Day Adventist", "percent": 9.4 }, { "name": "Presbyterian/United Church", "percent": 8.6 }, { "name": "Baptist", "percent": 8.3 }, { "name": "Pentecostal", "percent": 7.1 }, { "name": "non-denominational", "percent": 5.3 }, { "name": "Anglican", "percent": 4.1 }, { "name": "Wesleyan Holiness", "percent": 2.4 } ] }, { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 14.1 }, { "name": "Jehovah's Witness", "percent": 1.1 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 7 }, { "name": "none", "percent": 9.3 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 0.7 } ], "date": "2010" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 18.13, "males": 5226, "females": 5154 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 12.59, "males": 3577, "females": 3635 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 43, "males": 12010, "females": 12615 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 14.22, "males": 3872, "females": 4272 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 12.06, "males": 3231, "females": 3676 }, "date": "2016" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 39.9, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 39.2, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 40.5, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 50, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 2.05, "global_rank": 45, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 12.1, "global_rank": 166, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 5.7, "global_rank": 171, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": 14.1, "global_rank": 4, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "majority of the population resides on Grand Cayman", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 100, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 1.54, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "George Town", "population": 31000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2014" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.02, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.01, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 0.98, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 0.95, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.91, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.89, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.95, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 6, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 6.8, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 5.1, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 166, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 81.2, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 78.5, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 84, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 29, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.85, "global_rank": 145, "date": "2016" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 97.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 97.4, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 2.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 2.6, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 95.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 95.6, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 4.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 4.4, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "note": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus", "date": "2016" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over has ever attended school", "total_population": { "value": 98.9, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 98.7, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 99, "units": "%" }, "date": "2007" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 24.2, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 32, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 16.6, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 86, "date": "2013" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "none", "conventional_short_form": "Cayman Islands", "etymology": "the islands' name comes from the native Carib word \"caiman,\" describing the marine crocodiles living there" }, "government_type": "parliamentary democracy (Legislative Assembly); self-governing overseas territory of the UK", "capital": { "name": "George Town (on Grand Cayman)", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 19, "minutes": 18, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 81, "minutes": 23, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": -5, "note": "same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time" }, "daylight_saving_time": "a decision has been made to introduce DST in the archipelago for the first time beginning in 2016; a date for implementation is pending, though it seems likely it will match the date used in the US and Canada" }, "administrative_divisions": [ { "name": "Bodden Town", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Cayman Brac and Little Cayman", "type": "district" }, { "name": "East End", "type": "district" }, { "name": "George Town", "type": "district" }, { "name": "North Side", "type": "district" }, { "name": "West Bay", "type": "district" } ], "independence": { "note": "overseas territory of the UK" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Constitution Day", "day": "first Monday in July" } ], "constitution": { "history": "several previous; latest approved 10 June 2009, entered into force 6 November 2009 (The Cayman Islands Constitution Order 2009) (2016)" }, "legal_system": "English common law and local statutes", "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor Helen KILPATRICK (since 6 September 2013)", "head_of_government": "Premier Alden MCLAUGHLIN (since 29 May 2013)", "cabinet": "The Cabinet (6 members selected from the Legislative Assembly and appointed by the governor on the advice of the premier)", "elections_appointments": "the monarchy is hereditary; governor appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition appointed premier by the governor" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral Legislative Assembly (21 seats; 19 members directly elected by majority vote and 2 ex officio members - the deputy governor and attorney general - appointed by the governor; members serve 4-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 24 May 2017 (next to be held in 2021)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - independent 44.7%, PPM 31.2%, CDP 24.1%; seats by party - independent 9, PPM 7, CDP 3" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_resident_courts": "Court of Appeal (consists of the court president and at least 2 judges); Grand Court (consists of the court president and at least 2 judges); note - appeals beyond the Court of Appeal are heard by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Court of Appeal and Grand Court judges appointed by the governor on the advice of the Judicial and Legal Services Commission, an 8-member independent body consisting of governor appointees, Court of Appeal president, and attorneys; Court of Appeal judges' tenure based on their individual instruments of appointment; Grand Court judges normally appointed until retirement at age 65 but can be extended until age 70", "subordinate_courts": "Summary Court" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "People's Progressive Movement", "name_alternative": "PPM", "leaders": [ "Alden MCLAUGHLIN" ] }, { "name": "Cayman Democratic Party", "name_alternative": "CDP", "leaders": [ "McKeeva BUSH" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Coalition for Cayman", "name_alternative": "C4C" }, { "name": "National People's Alliance", "name_alternative": "PNA" }, { "name": "National Trust" }, { "name": "environmentalists" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "Caricom ", "note": "associate" }, { "organization": "CDB" }, { "organization": "Interpol ", "note": "subbureau" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "UNESCO ", "note": "associate" }, { "organization": "UPU" } ], "flag_description": { "description": "a blue field with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Caymanian coat of arms centered on the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms includes a crest with a pineapple, representing the connection with Jamaica, and a turtle, representing Cayman's seafaring tradition, above a shield bearing a golden lion, symbolizing Great Britain, below which are three green stars (representing the three islands) surmounting white and blue wavy lines representing the sea and a scroll at the bottom bearing the motto HE HATH FOUNDED IT UPON THE SEAS" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "green sea turtle" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Beloved Isle Cayman\"", "lyrics_music": "Leila E. ROSS", "note": "adopted 1993; served as an unofficial anthem since 1930; as a territory of the United Kingdom, in addition to the local anthem, \"God Save the Queen\" is official (see United Kingdom)" } }, "economy": { "overview": "With no direct taxation, the islands are a thriving offshore financial center. More than 93,000 companies were registered in the Cayman Islands as of 2008, including almost 300 banks, 800 insurers, and 10,000 mutual funds. A stock exchange was opened in 1997. Nearly 90% of the islands' food and consumer goods must be imported. The Caymanians enjoy a standard of living comparable to that of Switzerland.\n\nTourism is also a mainstay, accounting for about 70% of GDP and 75% of foreign currency earnings. The tourist industry is aimed at the luxury market and caters mainly to visitors from North America. Total tourist arrivals exceeded 1.9 million in 2008, with about half from the US.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2507000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 2465000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 2435000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 191 }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 2250000000, "date": "2008" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.7, "units": "%", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1.2, "units": "%", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 1.6, "units": "%", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 153 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 43800, "units": "USD", "date": "2004" } ], "global_rank": 36 }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 55.1, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 13.1, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 20.1, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 0.1, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 46.4, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -34.8, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 0.3, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 7.2, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 92.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "vegetables", "fruit", "livestock", "turtle farming" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "tourism", "banking", "insurance", "finance", "construction", "construction materials", "furniture" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 2.4, "global_rank": 94, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 39000, "global_rank": 197, "date": "2007" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 1.9, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 19.1, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 79, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2008" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4, "units": "%", "date": "2008" }, { "value": 4.4, "units": "%", "date": "2004" } ], "global_rank": 40 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 859500000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 742000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 38.2, "global_rank": 42, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": 5.2, "global_rank": 8, "date": "2016" }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 April", "end": "31 March" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.4, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -2.9, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 84 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 334300000, "units": "USD", "date": "2008-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 175 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5564000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2008-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 129, "note": "" }, "market_value_of_publicly_traded_shares": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 315600000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" }, { "value": 183500000, "units": "USD", "date": "2007-12-31" }, { "value": 188400000, "units": "USD", "date": "2006-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 116 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 47600000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 45000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 204 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "turtle products", "manufactured consumer goods" ] } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 585200000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 579500000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 191 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "foodstuffs", "manufactured goods", "fuels" ] } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.82, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0.82, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 0.82, "units": "USD", "date": 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"imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 177, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 125, "date": "2014-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 500000, "global_rank": 181, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 33534, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 60, "global_rank": 170, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 93000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 166, "global_rank": 193, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "reasonably good overall telephone system with a high fixed-line teledensity", "domestic": "liberalization of telecom market in 2003; introduction of competition in the mobile-cellular market in 2004 boosted subscriptions dramatically", "international": "country code - 1-345; landing points for the Maya-1, Eastern Caribbean Fiber System (ECFS), and the Cayman-Jamaica Fiber System submarine cables that provide links to the US and parts of Central and South America; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "4 TV stations; cable and satellite subscription services offer a variety of international programming; government-owned Radio Cayman operates 2 networks broadcasting on 5 stations; 10 privately owned radio stations operate alongside Radio Cayman (2007)", "internet": { "country_code": ".ky", "users": { "total": 43000, "percent_of_population": 77, "global_rank": 189, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 1, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 6, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "VP-C", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 3, "global_rank": 196, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 3, "1524_to_2437_metres": 2, "914_to_1523_metres": 1, "date": 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Brac", "George Town" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "branches": { "by_name": [ "no regular military forces", "Royal Cayman Islands Police Force" ], "date": "2012" }, "note": "defense is the responsibility of the UK" }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "none" ], "illicit_drugs": { "note": "major offshore financial center; vulnerable to drug transshipment to the US and Europe (2008)" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-23", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170623075606/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cj.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170623000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cj.html" } }, "central_african_republic": { "data": { "name": "Central African Republic", "introduction": { "background": "The former French colony of Ubangi-Shari became the Central African Republic upon independence in 1960. After three tumultuous decades of misrule - mostly by military governments - civilian rule was established in 1993 but lasted only a decade. In March 2003, President Ange-Felix PATASSE was deposed in a military coup led by General Francois BOZIZE, who established a transitional government. Elections held in 2005 affirmed General BOZIZE as president; he was reelected in 2011 in voting widely viewed as flawed. The government still lacks full control of the countryside, where lawlessness persists. Several rebel groups joined together in early December 2012 to launch a series of attacks that left them in control of numerous towns in the northern and central parts of the country. The rebels - unhappy with BOZIZE's government - participated in peace talks in early January 2013 which resulted in a coalition government including the rebellion's leadership. In March 2013, the coalition government dissolved, rebels seized the capital, and President BOZIZE fled the country. Rebel leader Michel DJOTODIA assumed the presidency and the following month established a National Transitional Council (CNT). In January 2014, the CNT elected Catherine SAMBA-PANZA as interim president. Elections completed in March 2016 installed independent candidate Faustin-Archange TOUADERA as president; he continues to work towards peace between the government and armed groups, and is developing a disarmament, demobilization, reintegration, and repatriation (DDRR) program to reintegrate the armed groups into society." }, "geography": { "location": "Central Africa, north of Democratic Republic of the Congo", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 7, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 21, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Africa", "area": { "total": { "value": 622984, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 622984, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 45, "comparative": "slightly smaller than Texas" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 5920, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Cameroon", "border_length": { "value": 901, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Chad", "border_length": { "value": 1556, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Democratic Republic of the Congo", "border_length": { "value": 1747, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Republic of the Congo", "border_length": { "value": 487, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "South Sudan", "border_length": { "value": 1055, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Sudan", "border_length": { "value": 174, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 0, "units": "km", "note": "landlocked" }, "climate": "tropical; hot, dry winters; mild to hot, wet summers", "terrain": "vast, flat to rolling plateau; scattered hills in northeast and southwest", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 635, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Oubangui River", "elevation": { "value": 335, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Mont Ngaoui", "elevation": { "value": 1420, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "diamonds", "uranium", "timber", "gold", "oil", "hydropower" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 8.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 2.9, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 5.1, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 36.2, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 55.7, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 10, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "hot, dry, dusty harmattan winds affect northern areas", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "floods are common", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "tap water is not potable", "poaching has diminished the country's reputation as one of the last great wildlife refuges", "desertification", "deforestation" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Hazardous Wastes", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Tropical Timber 94", "Wetlands" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [ "Law of the Sea" ] } }, "note": "landlocked; almost the precise center of Africa" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 5507257, "global_rank": 117, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Central African(s)", "adjective": "Central African" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Baya", "percent": 33 }, { "name": "Banda", "percent": 27 }, { "name": "Mandjia", "percent": 13 }, { "name": "Sara", "percent": 10 }, { "name": "Mboum", "percent": 7 }, { "name": "M'Baka", "percent": 4 }, { "name": "Yakoma", "percent": 4 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 2 } ] }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "French", "note": "official" }, { "name": "Sangho", "note": "lingua franca and national language" }, { "name": "tribal languages" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "indigenous beliefs", "percent": 35 }, { "name": "Protestant", "percent": 25 }, { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 25 }, { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 15 } ], "note": "animistic beliefs and practices strongly influence the Christian majority" }, "demographic_profile": "The Central African Republic’s (CAR) humanitarian crisis has worsened since a coup in March 2013. CAR’s high mortality rate and low life expectancy are attributed to elevated rates of preventable and treatable diseases (including malaria and malnutrition), an inadequate health care system, precarious food security, and armed conflict. Some of the worst mortality rates are in western CAR’s diamond mining region, which is impoverished because of government attempts to control the diamond trade and the fall in industrial diamond prices. To make matters worse, the government and international donors have reduced health funding in recent years. The CAR’s weak educational system and low literacy rate have also suffered as a result of the country’s ongoing conflict. Schools are closed, qualified teachers are scarce, infrastructure, funding, and supplies are lacking and subject to looting, and many students and teachers are displaced by violence.\nRampant poverty, human rights violations, unemployment, poor infrastructure, and a lack of security and stability have led to forced displacement internally and externally. Since the political crisis that resulted in CAR’s March 2013 coup began in December 2012, approximately 370,000 people have fled to Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and other neighboring countries, while an estimated 385,000 are displaced internally. 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(the tribe resident in that area), but which eventually came to mean the entire continent" }, "government_type": "presidential republic", "capital": { "name": "Bangui", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 4, "minutes": 22, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 18, "minutes": 35, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 1, "note": "6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "independence": { "date": "1960-08-13", "note": "from France" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Republic Day", "day": "1 December", "original_year": "1958" } ], "constitution": { "history": "several previous; latest adopted by referendum in December 2015 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "civil law system based on the French model", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "least one parent must 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TOUADERA (independent) 62.7%, Anicet-Georges DOLOGUELE (URCA) 37.3%", "note": "rebel forces seized the capital in March 2013, forcing former President BOZIZE to flee the country; Interim President Michel DJOTODIA assumed the presidency, reinstated the prime minister, and established a National Transitional Council (CNT) in April 2013; the NTC elected Catherine SAMBA-PANZA interim president in January 2014 to serve until February 2015 when new elections were to be held; her term was extended because instability delayed new elections and the transition did not take place until the end of March 2016" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (131 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by absolute majority vote with a second round if needed; members serve 5-year terms)", "elections": "last held February 2016 and 31 March 2016 (next election to be held in 2021)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - NA; 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Nzanga KOLINGBA" ] }, { "name": "Movement for Democracy and Development", "name_alternative": "MDD", "leaders": [ "Louis PAPENIAH" ] }, { "name": "Movement for the Liberation of the Central African People", "name_alternative": "MLPC", "leaders": [ "Martin ZIGUELE" ] }, { "name": "National Convergence", "name_alternative": "KNK", "leaders": [ "Francois BOZIZE" ], "note": "also known as Kwa Na Kwa" }, { "name": "National Union for Democracy and Progress", "name_alternative": "UNDP", "leaders": [ "Amine MICHEL" ] }, { "name": "New Alliance for Progress", "name_alternative": "NAP", "leaders": [ "Jean-Jacques DEMAFOUTH" ] }, { "name": "Social Democratic Party", "name_alternative": "PSD", "leaders": [ "Enoch LAKOUE" ] }, { "name": "Union for Central African Renewal", "name_alternative": "URCA", "leaders": [ "Anicet-Georges DOLOGUELE" ] } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ACP" }, { "organization": "AfDB" }, { "organization": "AU" }, { "organization": "BDEAC" }, { "organization": "CEMAC" }, { "organization": "EITI ", "note": "compliant country; suspended" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "FZ" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OIC ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OIF" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Stanislas MOUSSA-KEMBE (since 24 August 2009)", "chancery": "2704 Ontario Road NW, Washington, DC 20009", "telephone": "[1] (202) 483-7800", "fax": "[1] (202) 332-9893" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Jeffrey HAWKINS (30 October 2015)", "embassy": "Avenue David Dacko, Bangui", "mailing_address": "P.O. Box 924, Bangui", "telephone": "[236] 21 61 0200", "fax": "[236] 21 61 4494", "note": "embassy operations suspended in December 2012; resumed limited operations on 15 Septermber 2014" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "four equal horizontal bands of blue (top), white, green, and yellow with a vertical red band in center; a yellow five-pointed star to the hoist side of the blue band; banner combines the Pan-African and French flag colors; red symbolizes the blood spilled in the struggle for independence, blue represents the sky and freedom, white peace and dignity, green hope and faith, and yellow tolerance; the star represents aspiration towards a vibrant future" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "elephant" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "blue" }, { "color": "white" }, { "color": "green" }, { "color": "yellow" }, { "color": "red" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Le Renaissance\" (The Renaissance)", "lyrics_music": "Barthelemy BOGANDA/Herbert PEPPER", "note": "adopted 1960; Barthelemy BOGANDA wrote the anthem's lyrics and was the first prime minister of the autonomous French territory", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/CT.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Subsistence agriculture, together with forestry and mining, remains the backbone of the economy of the Central African Republic (CAR), with about 60% of the population living in outlying areas. The agricultural sector generates more than half of GDP. Timber and diamonds account for most export earnings, followed by cotton. Important constraints to economic development include the CAR's landlocked geography, poor transportation system, largely unskilled work force, and legacy of misdirected macroeconomic policies. Factional fighting between the government and its opponents remains a drag on economic revitalization. Distribution of income is extraordinarily unequal. Grants from France and the international community can only partially meet humanitarian needs.\n\nSince 2009, the IMF has worked closely with the government to institute reforms that have resulted in some improvement in budget transparency, but other problems remain. The government's additional spending in the run-up to the 2011 election worsened CAR's fiscal situation. In 2012, the World Bank approved $125 million in funding for transport infrastructure and regional trade, focused on the route between CAR's capital and the port of Douala in Cameroon. In July 2016, the IMF approved a three-year extended credit facility valued at $116 million. The World Bank in late 2016 approved a $20 million grant to restore basic fiscal management, improve transparency, and assist with economic recovery.\n\nKimberley Process participants partially lifted the ban on diamond exports from the country in 2015, but persistent insecurity will prevent GDP from recovering to its pre-2013 level.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3206000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3048000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 2908000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 185, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 1782000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5.2, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 4.8, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 31 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 700, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 600, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 600, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 229, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 108.3, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 9.1, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 10.4, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 12.7, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -40.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 58, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 11.7, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 30.3, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6.8, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 4.9, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 4.6, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 164 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "cotton", "coffee", "tobacco", "cassava", "manioc", "tapioca", "yams", "millet", "corn", "bananas", "timber" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "gold", "diamond mining", "logging", "brewing", "sugar refining" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 3.5, "global_rank": 61, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 2421000, "global_rank": 117, "date": "2016" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 8, "units": "%", "date": "2001" }, { "value": 23, "units": "%" } ], "global_rank": 95 }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 2.1, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 33, "units": "%" }, "date": "2003" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 61.3, "units": "gini_index", "date": "1993" } ], "global_rank": 3 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 207100000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 284700000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 11.6, "global_rank": 209, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -4.4, "global_rank": 146, "date": "2016" }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.3, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 4.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 146 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4.25, "units": "%", "date": "2009-12-31" }, { "value": 4.75, "units": "%", "date": "2008-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 86 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 15.5, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 15.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 35 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 392700000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 340900000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 170 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 500700000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 426700000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 185 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 521400000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 444400000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 171 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -159000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -144000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 83 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 77000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 70500000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 198 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "diamonds", "timber", "cotton", "coffee" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Norway", "percent": 52.2 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 14.1 }, { "name": "Democratic Republic of the Congo", "percent": 8.3 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 375300000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 360400000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 196 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "food", "textiles", "petroleum products", "machinery", "electrical equipment", "motor vehicles", "chemicals", "pharmaceuticals" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Norway", "percent": 39.3 }, { "name": "France", "percent": 6.8 }, { "name": "US", "percent": 4.6 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 686900000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 661900000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 174 }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 605.7, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 591.45, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 591.45, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 494.42, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 510.53, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Cooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francs (XAF) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 4500000, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 3, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 5, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 1, "units": "%" }, "date": "2013" }, "production": { "kWh": 200000000, "global_rank": 191, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 200000000, "global_rank": 192, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 128, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 138, "date": "2013" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 44000, "global_rank": 194, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 43.2, "global_rank": 157, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 73, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 56.8, "global_rank": 40, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 171, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 120, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 112, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 180, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 0, "global_rank": 121, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 131, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 3000, "global_rank": 189, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 170, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 2828, "global_rank": 181, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 173, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 134, "date": "2013" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 85, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 182, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 128, "date": "2014-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 400000, "global_rank": 186, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 1000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 1, "global_rank": 216, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 982000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 18, "global_rank": 155, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "network consists principally of microwave radio relay and low-capacity, low-powered radiotelephone communication", "domestic": "very limited telephone service with less than 1 fixed-line connection per 100 persons; spurred by the presence of multiple mobile-cellular service providers, cellular usage is increasing from a low base; most fixed-line and mobile-cellular telephone services are concentrated in Bangui", "international": "country code - 236; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "government-owned network, Radiodiffusion Television Centrafricaine, provides limited domestic TV broadcasting; state-owned radio network is supplemented by a small number of privately owned broadcast stations as well as a few community radio stations; transmissions of at least 2 international broadcasters are available (2017)", "internet": { "country_code": ".cf", "users": { "total": 246000, "percent_of_population": 4.6, "global_rank": 157, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 2, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 2, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 46364, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 0, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "TL", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 39, "global_rank": 106, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 2, "2438_to_3047_metres": 1, "1524_to_2437_metres": 1, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 37, "2438_to_3047_metres": 1, "1524_to_2437_metres": 11, "914_to_1523_metres": 19, "under_914_metres": 6, "date": "2013" } } }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 20278, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 1385, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 18893, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 107, "date": "2010" }, "waterways": { "value": 2800, "units": "km", "note": "the primary navigable river is the Ubangi, which joins the River Congo; it was the traditional route for the export of products because it connected with the Congo-Ocean railway at Brazzaville; because of the warfare on both sides of the River Congo from 1997, importers and exporters preferred routes through Cameroon", "global_rank": 34, "date": "2011" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "river_ports": [ "Bangui (Oubangui)", "Nola (Sangha)" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "branches": { "by_name": [ "Central African Armed Forces (Forces Armees Centrafricaines", "FACA)", "Ground Forces (includes Military Air Service)", "General Directorate of Gendarmerie Inspection (DGIG)", "National Police" ], "date": "2017" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18 years of age for military service; no conscription", "date": "2017" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "periodic skirmishes persist over water and grazing rights among related pastoral populations along the border with southern Sudan" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "internally_displaced_persons": { "people": 503600, "note": "clashes between army and rebel groups since 2005; tensions between ethnic groups", "date": "2017" } }, "trafficking_in_persons": { "current_situation": "Central African Republic (CAR) is a source, transit, and destination country for children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking, women subjected to forced prostitution, and adults subjected to forced labor; most victims appear to be CAR citizens exploited within the country, with a smaller number transported back forth between the CAR and nearby countries; armed groups operating in the CAR, including those aligned with the former Seleka Government and the Lord’s Resistance Army, continue to recruit and re-recruit children for military activities and labor; children are also subject to domestic servitude, commercial sexual exploitation, and forced labor in agriculture, mines, shops, and street vending; women and girls are subject to domestic servitude, sexual slavery, commercial sexual exploitation, and forced marriage", "tier_rating": "Tier 3 – the Central African Republic does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so; the government conducted a limited number of investigations and prosecutions of cases of suspected human trafficking in 2014 but did not identify, provide protection to, or refer to care providers any trafficking victims; the government did not directly provide reintegration programs for demobilized child soldiers, leaving victims vulnerable to further exploitation or retrafficking by armed groups, including those affiliated with the government; in 2014, an NGO and the government began drafting a national action plan against trafficking but no efforts were reported to establish a policy against child soldiering or to raise awareness about existing laws prohibiting the use of children in the armed forces (2015)" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-23", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170623164355/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ct.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170623000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ct.html" } }, "chad": { "data": { "name": "Chad", "introduction": { "background": "Chad, part of France's African holdings until 1960, endured three decades of civil warfare, as well as invasions by Libya, before peace was restored in 1990. The government eventually drafted a democratic constitution and held flawed presidential elections in 1996 and 2001. In 1998, a rebellion broke out in northern Chad, which has sporadically flared up despite several peace agreements between the government and insurgents. In June 2005, President Idriss DEBY held a referendum successfully removing constitutional term limits and won another controversial election in 2006. Sporadic rebel campaigns continued throughout 2006 and 2007. The capital experienced a significant insurrection in early 2008, but has had no significant rebel threats since then, in part due to Chad's 2010 rapprochement with Sudan, which previously used Chadian rebels as proxies. In late 2015, the government imposed a state of emergency in the Lake Chad region following multiple attacks by the terrorist group Boko Haram throughout the year; Boko Haram also launched several bombings in N'Djamena in mid-2015. DEBY in 2011 was reelected to his fourth term in an election that international observers described as proceeding without incident. In January 2014, Chad began a two-year rotation on the UN Security Council." }, "geography": { "location": "Central Africa, south of Libya", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 15, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 19, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Africa", "area": { "total": { "value": 1284000, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 1259200, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 24800, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 21, "comparative": "slightly more than three times the size of California" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 6406, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Cameroon", "border_length": { "value": 1116, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Central African Republic", "border_length": { "value": 1556, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Libya", "border_length": { "value": 1050, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Niger", "border_length": { "value": 1196, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Nigeria", "border_length": { "value": 85, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Sudan", "border_length": { "value": 1403, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 0, "units": "km", "note": "landlocked" }, "climate": "tropical in south, desert in north", "terrain": "broad, arid plains in center, desert in north, mountains in northwest, lowlands in south", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 543, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Djourab", "elevation": { "value": 160, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Emi Koussi", "elevation": { "value": 3415, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "petroleum", "uranium", "natron", "kaolin", "fish", "Lake Chad", "gold", "limestone", "sand", "gravel", "salt" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 39.6, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 3.9, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 35.7, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 9.1, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 51.3, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 300, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "the population is unevenly distributed due to contrasts in climate and physical geography; the highest density is found in the southwest, particularly around Lake Chad and points south; the dry Saharan zone to the north is the least densely populated", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "hot, dry, dusty harmattan winds occur in north", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "periodic droughts", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "locust plagues", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "inadequate supplies of potable water", "improper waste disposal in rural areas contributes to soil and water pollution", "desertification" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Hazardous Wastes", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Wetlands" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [ "Law of the Sea", "Marine Dumping" ] } }, "note": "note 1: Chad is the largest of Africa's 16 landlocked countries\nnote 2: not long ago - geologically speaking - what is today the Sahara was green savannah teeming with wildlife; during the African Humid Period, roughly 11,000 to 5,000 years ago, a vibrant animal community, including elephants, giraffes, hippos, and antelope lived there; the last remnant of the \"Green Sahara\" exists in the Lakes of Ounianga (oo-nee-ahn-ga) in northern Chad, a series of 18 interconnected freshwater, saline, and hypersaline lakes now protected as a World Heritage site\nnote 3: Lake Chad, the most significant water body in the Sahel, is a remnant of a former inland sea, paleolake Mega-Chad; at its greatest extent, sometime before 5000 B.C., Lake Mega-Chad was the largest of four Saharan paleolakes that existed during the African Humid Period; it covered an area of about 400,000 sq km (150,000 sq mi), roughly the size of today's Caspian Sea" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 11852462, "global_rank": 77, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Chadian(s)", "adjective": "Chadian" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Sara", "percent": 25.9, "note": "Ngambaye/Sara/Madjingaye/Mbaye" }, { "name": "Arab", "percent": 12.6 }, { "name": "Kanembu/Bornu/Buduma", "percent": 8.3 }, { "name": "Wadai/Maba/Masalit/Mimi", "percent": 7 }, { "name": "Gorane", "percent": 6.8 }, { "name": "Masa/Musseye/Musgum", "percent": 4.7 }, { "name": "Bulala/Medogo/Kuka", "percent": 3.6 }, { "name": "Bidiyo/Migaama/Kenga/Dangleat", "percent": 3.6 }, { "name": "Marba/Lele/Mesme", "percent": 2.9 }, { "name": "Dadjo/Kibet/Muro", "percent": 2.5 }, { "name": "Mundang", "percent": 2.5 }, { "name": "Gabri/Kabalaye/Nanchere/Somrai", "percent": 2.4 }, { "name": "Zaghawa/Bideyat/Kobe", "percent": 2.3 }, { "name": "Fulani/Fulbe/Bodore", "percent": 2 }, { "name": "Tupuri/Kera", "percent": 2 }, { "name": "Tama/Assongori/Mararit", "percent": 1.6 }, { "name": "Baguirmi/Barma", "percent": 1.3 }, { "name": "Karo/Zime/Peve", "percent": 1.3 }, { "name": "Mesmedje/Massalat/Kadjakse", "percent": 1 }, { "name": "other Chadian ethnicities", "percent": 2.5 }, { "name": "Chadians of foreign ethnicities", "percent": 0.6 }, { "name": "foreign nationals", "percent": 2.5, "breakdown": [ { "name": "Sudanese", "percent": 2 } ] } ], "date": "2009" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "French", "note": "official" }, { "name": "Arabic", "note": "official" }, { "name": "Sara", "note": "in south" }, { "name": "more than different languages and dialects", "percent": 120 } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 58.4 }, { "name": "Catholic", "percent": 18.5 }, { "name": "Protestant", "percent": 16.1 }, { "name": "animist", "percent": 4 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 0.5 }, { "name": "none", "percent": 2.4 } ], "date": "2009" }, "demographic_profile": "Despite the start of oil production in 2003, 40% of Chad’s population lives below the poverty line. The population will continue to grow rapidly because of the country’s very high fertility rate and large youth cohort – more than 65% of the populace is under the age of 25 – although the mortality rate is high and life expectancy is low. Chad has the world’s third highest maternal mortality rate. Among the primary risk factors are poverty, anemia, rural habitation, high fertility, poor education, and a lack of access to family planning and obstetric care. Impoverished, uneducated adolescents living in rural areas are most affected. To improve women’s reproductive health and reduce fertility, Chad will need to increase women’s educational attainment, job participation, and knowledge of and access to family planning. Only about a quarter of women are literate, less than 5% use contraceptives, and more than 40% undergo genital cutting.\nMore than 300,000 refugees from Sudan and almost 70,000 from the Central African Republic strain Chad’s limited resources and create tensions in host communities. Thousands of new refugees fled to Chad in 2013 to escape worsening violence in the Darfur region of Sudan. The large refugee populations are hesitant to return to their home countries because of continued instability. Chad was relatively stable in 2012 in comparison to other states in the region, but past fighting between government forces and opposition groups and inter-communal violence have left nearly 60,000 of its citizens displaced in the eastern part of the country.", "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 43.63, "males": 2622700, "females": 2549035 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 21.18, "males": 1225731, "females": 1285150 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 28.31, "males": 1525208, "females": 1830530 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 3.87, "males": 202044, "females": 256936 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 3, "males": 146957, "females": 208171 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 100.7, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 95.8, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 4.9, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 20.3, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 17.6, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 16.6, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 18.6, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 218, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 1.88, "global_rank": 56, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 36.1, "global_rank": 16, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 14, "global_rank": 7, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -3.3, "global_rank": 183, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "the population is unevenly distributed due to contrasts in climate and physical geography; the highest density is found in the southwest, particularly around Lake Chad and points south; the dry Saharan zone to the north is the least densely populated", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 22.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 3.42, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "N'Djamena", "population": 1260000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 0.95, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 0.83, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.79, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.71, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.93, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 17.9, "date": "2014" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 856, "global_rank": 2, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 87, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 92.5, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 81.3, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 6, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 50.2, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 49, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 51.5, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 224, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 4.45, "global_rank": 26, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 4.8, "units": "%", "date": "2010" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 3.6, "global_rank": 174, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 0.04, "date": "2006" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 71.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 44.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 50.8, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 28.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 55.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 49.2, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 31.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 6.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 12.1, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 68.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 93.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 87.9, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 2.04, "global_rank": 24, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 165600, "global_rank": 25, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 8500, "global_rank": 21, "date": "2015" } }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "degree_of_risk": "very high", "food_or_waterborne_diseases": [ "bacterial diarrhea", "protozoal diarrhea", "hepatitis A", "hepatitis E", "typhoid fever" ], "vectorborne_diseases": [ "malaria", "dengue fever" ], "water_contact_diseases": [ "schistosomiasis" ], "respiratory_diseases": [ "meningococcal meningitis" ], "animal_contact_diseases": [ "rabies" ], "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 6.6, "global_rank": 177, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 28.8, "global_rank": 13, "date": "2015" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 2.9, "global_rank": 160, "date": "2013" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write French or Arabic", "total_population": { "value": 40.2, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 48.5, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 31.9, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 7, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 9, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 6, "units": "years" }, "date": "2011" }, "child_labor": { "total_number": 1475960, "percentage": { "value": 48, "units": "%" }, "date": "2010" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Republic of Chad", "conventional_short_form": "Chad", "local_long_form": "Republique du Tchad/Jumhuriyat Tshad", "local_short_form": "Tchad/Tshad", "etymology": "named for Lake Chad, which lies along the country's western border; the word \"tsade\" means \"large body of water\" or \"lake\" in several local native languages" }, "government_type": "presidential republic", "capital": { "name": "N'Djamena", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 12, "minutes": 6, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 15, "minutes": 2, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 1, "note": "6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "independence": { "date": "1960-08-11", "note": "from France" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "11 August", "original_year": "1960" } ], "constitution": { "history": "several previous; latest passed by referendum 31 March 1996, entered into force 8 April 1996; amended 2005 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "mixed legal system of civil and customary law", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "both parents must be citizens of Chad", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "Chadian law does not address dual citizenship", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "15 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Idriss DEBY Itno, Lt. Gen. (since 4 December 1990)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Albert Pahimi PADACKE (since 15 February 2016)", "cabinet": "Council of Ministers; members appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister", "elections_appointments": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (no term limits); election last held on 10 April 2016 (next to be held in April 2021); prime minister appointed by the president", "election_results": "Lt. Gen. Idriss DEBY Itno reelected president; percent of vote - Lt. Gen. Idriss DEBY (MPS) 61.6%, Saleh KEBZABO (UNDR) 12.8%, Laokein Kourayo MEDAR 10.7%, Djimrangar DADNADJI (MPS) 5.1%, other 9.8%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral National Assembly (188 seats; 118 directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote and 70 directly elected in single-seat constituencies by absolute majority vote with a second round if needed; members serve 4-year terms)", "elections": "National Assembly - last held on 13 February and 6 May 2011 (next to be held on 30 September 2015)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - MPS 117, UNDR 10, RDP 9, URD 8, RNDT/Le Reveil 8, Viva-RNDP 5, FAR 4, PUR 2, UDR 2, PDSA 2, CTPD 2, other minor parties 19" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice, 3 chamber presidents, and 12 judges or councilors and divided into 3 chambers); Constitutional Council (consists of 3 judges and 6 jurists)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Supreme Court chief justice selected by the president; councilors - 8 designated by the president and 7 by the speaker of the National Assembly; chief justice and councilors appointed for life; Constitutional Council judges - 2 appointed by the president and 1 by the speaker of the National Assembly; jurists - 3 each by the president and by the speaker of the National Assembly; judges appointed for 9-year terms", "subordinate_courts": "High Court of Justice; Courts of Appeal; tribunals; justices of the peace" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Alliance for the Renaissance of Chad", "name_alternative": "ART", "note": "includes MPS, RDP, Viva-RNDP" }, { "name": "Federation Action for the Republic", "name_alternative": "FAR", "leaders": [ "Ngarledjy YORONGAR" ] }, { "name": "National Rally for Development and Progress", "name_alternative": "Viva-RNDP", "leaders": [ "Dr. Nouradine Delwa Kassire COUMAKOYE" ] }, { "name": "National Union for Democracy and Renewal", "name_alternative": "UNDR", "leaders": [ "Saleh KEBZABO" ] }, { "name": "Party for Liberty and Development", "name_alternative": "PLD", "leaders": [ "Jean-Baptiste LAOKOLE" ] }, { "name": "Patriotic Salvation Movement", "name_alternative": "MPS", "leaders": [ "Idriss DEBY" ] }, { "name": "Rally for Democracy and Progress", "name_alternative": "RDP", "leaders": [ "Lol Mahamat CHOUA" ] }, { "name": "Union for Renewal and Democracy", "name_alternative": "URD", "leaders": [ "Sande NGARYIMBE" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "NA" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ACP" }, { "organization": "AfDB" }, { "organization": "AU" }, { "organization": "BDEAC" }, { "organization": "CEMAC" }, { "organization": "EITI ", "note": "compliant country" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "FZ" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IDB" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "MINUSMA" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OIC" }, { "organization": "OIF" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UN Security Council ", "note": "temporary" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNOCI" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Mahamat Nasser HASSANE (since 21 May 2014)", "chancery": "2401 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 652-1312", "fax": "[1] (202) 758-0431" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Geeta PASI (since September 2016)", "embassy": "Avenue Felix Eboue, N'Djamena", "mailing_address": "B. P. 413, N'Djamena", "telephone": "[235] 2251-70-09", "fax": "[235] 2251-56-54" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "three equal vertical bands of blue (hoist side), yellow, and red; the flag combines the blue and red French (former colonial) colors with the red and yellow of the Pan-African colors; blue symbolizes the sky, hope, and the south of the country, which is relatively well-watered; yellow represents the sun, as well as the desert in the north of the country; red stands for progress, unity, and sacrifice", "note": "similar to the flag of Romania; also similar to the flags of Andorra and Moldova, both of which have a national coat of arms centered in the yellow band; design was based on the flag of France" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "goat ", "note": "north" }, { "symbol": "lion ", "note": "south" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "blue" }, { "color": "yellow" }, { "color": "red" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"La Tchadienne\" (The Chadian)", "lyrics_music": "Louis GIDROL and his students/Paul VILLARD", "note": "adopted 1960" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Chad’s landlocked location results in high transportation costs for imported goods and dependence on neighboring countries. Oil and agriculture are mainstays of Chad’s economy. Oil provides about 60% of export revenues, while cotton, cattle, livestock, and gum arabic provide the bulk of Chad's non-oil export earnings. The services sector contributes about one-third of GDP and has attracted foreign investment mostly through telecommunications and banking.\n\nNearly all of Chad’s fuel is provided by one domestic refinery, and unanticipated shutdowns occasionally result in shortages. The country regulates the price of domestic fuel, providing an incentive for black market sales.\n\nChad’s fiscal position is encumbered by declining oil prices, though high oil prices and strong local harvests supported the economy in recent years. Chad relies on foreign assistance and foreign capital for much public and private sector investment. Chad's investment climate remains challenging due to limited infrastructure, a lack of trained workers, extensive government bureaucracy, and corruption. Chad obtained a three-year extended credit facility from the IMF in 2014 and was granted debt relief under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative in April 2015.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 30590000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 30930000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 30390000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 130, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 10440000000, "date": "2015" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -1.1, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1.8, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 6.9, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 203 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2600, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2700, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 2700, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 197, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 71.4, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 4.4, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 30.8, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 0.4, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 25.3, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -32.3, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 53, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 12.8, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 34.2, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 18.4, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 14.6, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 21.5, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 96 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "cotton", "sorghum", "millet", "peanuts", "sesame", "corn", "rice", "potatoes", "onions", "cassava", "manioc", "tapioca", "cattle", "sheep", "goats", "camels" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "oil", "cotton textiles", "brewing", "natron", "sodium carbonate", "soap", "cigarettes", "construction materials" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": -5, "global_rank": 196, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 5457000, "global_rank": 73, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 80, "units": "%" }, "industry_and_services": { "value": 20, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2006" } }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 46.7, "units": "%", "date": "2011" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 2.6, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 30.8, "units": "%" }, "date": "2003" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 43.3, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2011" } ], 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"value": 15.5, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 15.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 35 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1741000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 1604000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 136 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1976000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" }, { "value": 1751000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 157 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1324000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 1034000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 156 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -907000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -1353000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 122 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4053000000, "units": "USD", 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"production": { "kWh": 200000000, "global_rank": 192, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 200000000, "global_rank": 189, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 196, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 203, "date": "2013" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 41000, "global_rank": 197, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 100, "global_rank": 29, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 185, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 203, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 132, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 120000, "global_rank": 41, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 105000, "global_rank": 33, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 194, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 1500000000, "global_rank": 39, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, 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"2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 5466000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 47, "global_rank": 115, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "inadequate system of radiotelephone communication stations with high maintenance costs and low telephone density", "domestic": "fixed-line connections for less than 1 per 100 persons coupled with mobile-cellular subscribership base of about 45 per 100 persons", "international": "country code - 235; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "1 state-owned TV station; state-owned radio network, Radiodiffusion Nationale Tchadienne (RNT), operates national and regional stations; about 10 private radio stations; some stations rebroadcast programs from international broadcasters (2007)", "internet": { "country_code": ".td", "users": { "total": 314000, "percent_of_population": 2.7, "global_rank": 148, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 1, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 1, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 28332, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": "mt-km", "date": "2015" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 59, "global_rank": 82, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 9, "over_3047_metres": 2, "2438_to_3047_metres": 4, "1524_to_2437_metres": 2, "under_914_metres": 1, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 50, "over_3047_metres": 1, "2438_to_3047_metres": 2, "1524_to_2437_metres": 14, "914_to_1523_metres": 22, "under_914_metres": 11, "date": "2013" } } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "oil", "length": 582, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 40000, "units": "km" }, "note": "consists of 25,000 km of national and regional roads and 15,000 km of local roads; 206 km of urban roads are paved", "global_rank": 88, "date": "2011" } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.28, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ] }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Chadian National Army (Armee Nationale du Tchad", "ANT)", "Ground Forces (l'Armee de Terre", "AdT)", "Chadian Air Force (l'Armee de l'Air Tchadienne", "AAT)", "National Gendarmerie", "National", "Nomadic Guard of Chad (GNNT)" ], "date": "2013" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 20, "note": "20 is the legal minimum age for compulsory military service, with a 3-year service obligation; 18 is the legal minimum age for voluntary service; no minimum age restriction for volunteers with consent from a parent or guardian; women are subject to 1 year of compulsory military or civic service at age 21; while provisions for military service have not been repealed, they have never been fully implemented", "date": "2015" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "since 2003, ad hoc armed militia groups and the Sudanese military have driven hundreds of thousands of Darfur residents into Chad", "Chad wishes to be a helpful mediator in resolving the Darfur conflict, and in 2010 established a joint border monitoring force with Sudan, which has helped to reduce cross-border banditry and violence", "only Nigeria and Cameroon have heeded the Lake Chad Commission's admonition to ratify the delimitation treaty, which also includes the Chad-Niger and Niger-Nigeria boundaries" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "refugees": { "by_country": [ { "people": 309669, "country_of_origin": "Sudan; Central African Republic; Nigeria" } ], "date": "2016" }, "internally_displaced_persons": { "people": 58748, "note": "majority are in the east", "date": "2016" } } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-05-15", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170515121830/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cd.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170515000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cd.html" } }, "chile": { "data": { "name": "Chile", "introduction": { "background": "Prior to the arrival of the Spanish in the 16th century, the Inca ruled northern Chile while an indigenous people, the Mapuche, inhabited central and southern Chile. Although Chile declared its independence in 1810, it did not achieve decisive victory over the Spanish until 1818. In the War of the Pacific (1879-83), Chile defeated Peru and Bolivia to win its present northern regions. In the 1880s, the Chilean central government gained control over the central and southern regions inhabited by the Mapuche. After a series of elected governments, the three-year-old Marxist government of Salvador ALLENDE was overthrown in 1973 by a military coup led by General Augusto PINOCHET, who ruled until a democratically-elected president was inaugurated in 1990. Sound economic policies, maintained consistently since the 1980s, contributed to steady growth, reduced poverty rates by over half, and helped secure the country's commitment to democratic and representative government. Chile has increasingly assumed regional and international leadership roles befitting its status as a stable, democratic nation." }, "geography": { "location": "Southern South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean, between Argentina and Peru", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 30, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 71, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "South America", "area": { "total": { "value": 756102, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 743812, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 12290, "units": "sq km" }, "note": "includes Easter Island (Isla de Pascua) and Isla Sala y Gomez", "global_rank": 38, "comparative": "slightly smaller than twice the size of Montana" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 7801, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Argentina", "border_length": { "value": 6691, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Bolivia", "border_length": { "value": 942, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Peru", "border_length": { "value": 168, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 6435, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "contiguous_zone": { "value": 24, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" }, "continental_shelf": "200/350 nm" }, "climate": "temperate; desert in north; Mediterranean in central region; cool and damp in south", "terrain": "low coastal mountains, fertile central valley, rugged Andes in east", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 1871, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Pacific Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Nevado Ojos del Salado", "elevation": { "value": 6880, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "copper", "timber", "iron ore", "nitrates", "precious metals", "molybdenum", "hydropower" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 21.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 1.7, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0.6, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 18.8, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 21.9, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 57, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 11100, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "90% of the population is located in the middle third of the country around the capital of Santiago; the far north (anchored by the Atacama Desert) and the extreme south are relatively underpopulated", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "severe earthquakes", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "active volcanism", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "tsunamis", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "significant volcanic activity due to more than three-dozen active volcanoes along the Andes Mountains; Lascar (elev. 5,592 m), which last erupted in 2007, is the most active volcano in the northern Chilean Andes; Llaima (elev. 3,125 m) in central Chile, which last erupted in 2009, is another of the country's most active; Chaiten's 2008 eruption forced major evacuations; other notable historically active volcanoes include Cerro Hudson, Calbuco, Copahue, Guallatiri, Llullaillaco, Nevados de Chillan, Puyehue, San Pedro, and Villarrica", "type": "volcanism" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "widespread deforestation and mining threaten natural resources", "air pollution from industrial and vehicle emissions", "water pollution from raw sewage" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Antarctic-Environmental Protocol", "Antarctic-Marine Living Resources", "Antarctic Seals", "Antarctic Treaty", "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Environmental Modification", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Marine Dumping", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Wetlands", "Whaling" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "the longest north-south trending country in the world, extending across 39 degrees of latitude; strategic location relative to sea lanes between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans (Strait of Magellan, Beagle Channel, Drake Passage); Atacama Desert - the driest desert in the world - spreads across the northern part of the country; the crater lake of Ojos del Salado is the world's highest lake (at 6,390 m)" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 17650114, "global_rank": 64, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Chilean(s)", "adjective": "Chilean" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "white and non-indigenous", "percent": 88.9 }, { "name": "Mapuche", "percent": 9.1 }, { "name": "Aymara", "percent": 0.7 }, { "name": "other indigenous groups", "percent": 1, "note": "includes Rapa Nui, Likan Antai, Quechua, Colla, Diaguita, Kawesqar, Yagan or Yamana" }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 0.3 } ], "date": "2012" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Spanish", "percent": 99.5, "note": "official" }, { "name": "English", "percent": 10.2 }, { "name": "indigenous", "percent": 1, "note": "includes Mapudungun, Aymara, Quechua, Rapa Nui" }, { "name": "other", "percent": 2.3 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 0.2 } ], "note": "shares sum to more than 100% because some respondents gave more than one answer on the census", "date": "2012" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 66.7 }, { "name": "Evangelical or Protestant", "percent": 16.4 }, { "name": "Jehovah's Witness", "percent": 1 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 3.4 }, { "name": "none", "percent": 11.5 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 1.1 } ], "date": "2012" }, "demographic_profile": "Chile is in the advanced stages of demographic transition and is becoming an aging society - with fertility below replacement level, low mortality rates, and life expectancy on par with developed countries. Nevertheless, with its dependency ratio nearing its low point, Chile could benefit from its favorable age structure. It will need to keep its large working-age population productively employed, while preparing to provide for the needs of its growing proportion of elderly people, especially as women - the traditional caregivers - increasingly enter the workforce. Over the last two decades, Chile has made great strides in reducing its poverty rate, which is now lower than most Latin American countries. However, its severe income inequality ranks as the worst among members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Unequal access to quality education perpetuates this uneven income distribution.\nChile has historically been a country of emigration but has slowly become more attractive to immigrants since transitioning to democracy in 1990 and improving its economic stability (other regional destinations have concurrently experienced deteriorating economic and political conditions). Most of Chile's small but growing foreign-born population consists of transplants from other Latin American countries, especially Peru.", "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 20.27, "males": 1825115, "females": 1751977 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 15.45, "males": 1391522, "females": 1335933 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 43.17, "males": 3804037, "females": 3816114 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 10.6, "males": 880014, "females": 990969 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 10.51, "males": 776340, "females": 1078093 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 45.2, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 29.3, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 16, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 6.3, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 34, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 32.9, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 35.2, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 85, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 0.8, "global_rank": 139, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 13.7, "global_rank": 143, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 6.1, "global_rank": 157, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": 0.3, "global_rank": 70, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "90% of the population is located in the middle third of the country around the capital of Santiago; the far north (anchored by the Atacama Desert) and the extreme south are relatively underpopulated", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 89.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 1.09, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Santiago", "population": 6507000, "is_capital": true }, { "place": "Valparaiso", "population": 907000 }, { "place": "Concepcion", "population": 816000 } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.89, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.72, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.97, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 22, "global_rank": 131, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 6.7, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 7.2, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 6.2, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 162, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 78.8, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 75.7, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 81.9, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 52, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.81, "global_rank": 150, "date": "2016" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 7.8, "global_rank": 76, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 1.03, "date": "2009" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 2.1, "date": "2011" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 99.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 93.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 99, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 6.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 1, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 90.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 99.1, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 9.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 0.9, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 0.27, "global_rank": 84, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 32300, "global_rank": 61, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 400, "global_rank": 76, "date": "2015" } }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 28.5, "global_rank": 30, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 0.5, "global_rank": 137, "date": "2014" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 4.8, "global_rank": 90, "date": "2014" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 97.5, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 97.6, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 97.4, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 16, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 16, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 17, "units": "years" }, "date": "2015" }, "child_labor": { "total_number": 82882, "percentage": { "value": 3, "units": "%" }, "date": "2003" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 16.1, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 13.9, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 19.2, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 73, "date": "2013" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Republic of Chile", "conventional_short_form": "Chile", "local_long_form": "Republica de Chile", "local_short_form": "Chile", "etymology": "derivation of the name is unclear, but it may come from the Mapuche word \"chilli\" meaning \"limit of the earth\" or from the Quechua \"chiri\" meaning \"cold\"" }, "government_type": "presidential republic", "capital": { "name": "Santiago; note - Valparaiso is the seat of the national legislature", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 33, "minutes": 27, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 70, "minutes": 40, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": -3, "note": "2 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" }, "daylight_saving_time": "+1hr, begins second Sunday in August; ends second Sunday in May" }, "independence": { "date": "1810-09-18", "note": "from Spain" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "18 September", "original_year": "1810" } ], "constitution": { "history": "many previous; latest adopted 11 September 1980, effective 11 March 1981; amended many times, last in 2011", "note": "in late 2015, the Chilean Government initiated a process to reform its constitution (2016)" }, "legal_system": "civil law system influenced by several West European civil legal systems; judicial review of legislative acts by the Constitutional Tribunal", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "yes", "citizenship_by_descent": "yes", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "yes", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "5 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Michelle BACHELET Jeria (since 11 March 2014); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government", "head_of_government": "President Michelle BACHELET Jeria (since 11 March 2014)", "cabinet": "Cabinet appointed by the president", "elections_appointments": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a single 4-year term; election last held on 17 November 2013 with a runoff held on 15 December 2013 (next to be held on 19 November 2017)", "election_results": "Michelle BACHELET Jeria elected president; percent of vote - Michelle BACHELET Jeria (PS) 62.2%; Evelyn Rose MATTHEI Fornet (UDI) 37.8%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "bicameral National Congress or Congreso Nacional consists of the Senate or Senado (38 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 8-year terms with one-half of the membership renewed every 4 years) and the Chamber of Deputies or Camara de Diputados (120 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 4-year terms)", "elections": "Senate - last held on 17 November 2013 (next to be held on 19 November 2017); Chamber of Deputies - last held on 17 November 2013 (next to be held on 19 November 2017)", "election_results": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - New Majority Coalition (formerly known as Concertacion) 19 (DC 6, PS 6, PPD 6, MAS 1), Let's Go Chile Coalition (formerly known as the Coalition for Change and the Alianza coalition) 15 (RN 6, UDI 8, Amplitude Party 1), independents 4; Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - New Majority 68 (DC 21, PS 16, PPD 14, PC 6, PRSD 6, Citizen Left 1, independents 4), Coalition for Change 47 (UDI 29, RN 14, independents 3, EP 1), Liberal Party 1, independents 4", "note": "in January 2015, the Chilean Congress voted to end the binomial system that was put in place under Gen. Augusto PINOCHET; the Congress also voted to expand its size (155 seats in the chamber of Deputies and 50 seats in the Senate) and establish rules to ensure that there is equitable gender representation; the new electoral system will be put in place in the November 2017 elections" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court or Corte Suprema (consists of a court president and 20 members or ministros); Constitutional Court (consists of 10 members); Elections Qualifying Court (consists of 5 members)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Supreme Court president and judges (ministers) appointed by the president of the republic and ratified by the Senate from lists of candidates provided by the court itself; judges appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 70; Constitutional Court members appointed - 3 by the Supreme Court, 3 by the president of the republic, 2 by the Chamber of Deputies, and 2 by the Senate; members serve 9-year terms with partial membership replacement every 3 years (the court reviews constitutionality of legislation); Elections Qualifying Court members appointed by lottery - 1 by the former president or vice-president of the Senate and 1 by the former president or vice-president of the Chamber of Deputies, 2 by the Supreme Court, and 1 by the Appellate Court of Valparasio; members appointed for 4-year terms", "subordinate_courts": "Courts of Appeal; oral criminal tribunals; military tribunals; local police courts; specialized tribunals and courts in matters such as family, labor, customs, taxes, and electoral affairs" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Amplitude ", "leaders": [ "Lily PEREZ" ], "note": "Amplitud" }, { "name": "Broad Social Movement", "name_alternative": "MAS", "leaders": [ "Cristian TAPIA Ramos" ] }, { "name": "Democratic Revolution", "name_alternative": "RD", "leaders": [ "Rodrigo ECHECOPAR" ] }, { "name": "Let’s Go Chile Coalition ", "note": "Chile Vamos" }, { "name": "Liberal Party ", "leaders": [ "Vlado MIROSEVIC" ], "note": "Partido Liberal de Chile" }, { "name": "New Majority Coalition ", "note": "Nueva Mayoria; including Christian Democratic Party or DC [Carolina GOIC Boroevic], Communist Party of Chile or PC [Guillermo TEILLIER del Valle], Party for Democracy or PPD [Gonzalo NAVARRETE], Radical Social Democratic Party or PRSD [Ernesto VELASCO Rodriguez], Socialist Party or PS [Alvaro ELIZALDE Soto]" }, { "name": "Progressive Party", "name_alternative": "PRO", "leaders": [ "Patricia MORALES" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Roman Catholic Church, particularly conservative groups such as Opus Dei" }, { "name": "United Labor Central", "name_alternative": "CUT", "note": "includes trade unionists from the country's five largest labor confederations" }, { "name": "university student federations at all major universities" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "APEC" }, { "organization": "BIS" }, { "organization": "CAN ", "note": "associate" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CELAC" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-15" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IADB" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IHO" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "LAES" }, { "organization": "LAIA" }, { "organization": "Mercosur ", "note": "associate" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "MINUSTAH" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OAS" }, { "organization": "OECD " }, { "organization": "OPANAL" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "Pacific Alliance" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "SICA ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UN Security Council ", "note": "temporary" }, { "organization": "UNASUR" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNFICYP" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "Union Latina" }, { "organization": "UNMOGIP" }, { "organization": "UNTSO" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Juan Gabriel VALDES Soublette (since 21 May 2014)", "chancery": "1732 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036", "telephone": "[1] (202) 785-1746", "fax": "[1] (202) 887-5579", "consulates_general": "Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, San Francisco" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Carol PEREZ (since September 2016)", "embassy": "Avenida Andres Bello 2800, Las Condes, Santiago", "mailing_address": "APO AA 34033", "telephone": "[56] (2) 2330-3000", "fax": "[56] (2) 2330-3710, 2330-3160" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "two equal horizontal bands of white (top) and red; a blue square the same height as the white band at the hoist-side end of the white band; the square bears a white five-pointed star in the center representing a guide to progress and honor; blue symbolizes the sky, white is for the snow-covered Andes, and red represents the blood spilled to achieve independence", "note": "design influenced by the US flag" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "huemul ", "note": "mountain deer" }, { "symbol": "Andean condor" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "white" }, { "color": "blue" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Himno Nacional de Chile\" (National Anthem of Chile)", "lyrics_music": "Eusebio LILLO Robles and Bernardo DE VERA y Pintado/Ramon CARNICER y Battle", "note": "music adopted 1828, original lyrics adopted 1818, adapted lyrics adopted 1847; under Augusto PINOCHET\"s military rule, a verse glorifying the army was added; however, as a protest, some citizens refused to sing this verse; it was removed when democracy was restored in 1990", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/CI.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Chile has a market-oriented economy characterized by a high level of foreign trade and a reputation for strong financial institutions and sound policy that have given it the strongest sovereign bond rating in South America. Exports of goods and services account for approximately one-third of GDP, with commodities making up some 60% of total exports. Copper is Chile’s top export and provides 20% of government revenue.\n\nFrom 2003 through 2013, real growth averaged almost 5% per year, despite the slight contraction in 2009 that resulted from the global financial crisis. Growth slowed to an estimated 1.7% in 2016. A continued drop in copper prices prompted Chile to experience its second consecutive year of slow growth, elevated inflation, and a depreciating currency.\n\nChile deepened its longstanding commitment to trade liberalization with the signing of a free trade agreement with the US, which took effect on 1 January 2004. Chile has 22 trade agreements covering 60 countries including agreements with the EU, Mercosur, China, India, South Korea, and Mexico. In May 2010, Chile signed the OECD Convention, becoming the first South American country to join the OECD. In October 2015, Chile signed the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement.\n\nThe Chilean Government has generally followed a countercyclical fiscal policy, accumulating surpluses in sovereign wealth funds during periods of high copper prices and economic growth, and generally allowing deficit spending only during periods of low copper prices and growth. As of 31 October 2016, those sovereign wealth funds - kept mostly outside the country and separate from Central Bank reserves - amounted to more than $23.5 billion. Chile used these funds to finance fiscal stimulus packages during the 2009 economic downturn.\n\nIn 2014, President Michelle BACHELET introduced tax reforms aimed at delivering her campaign promise to fight inequality and to provide access to education and health care. The reforms are expected to generate additional tax revenues equal to 3% of Chile’s GDP, mostly by increasing corporate tax rates to OECD averages.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 436100000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 428800000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 419200000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 45, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 234900000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.7, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2.3, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.8, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 152 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 24000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 23800, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 23500, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 79, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 64.9, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 14.1, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 22, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": -0.2, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 27.7, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -28.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 4, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 32.4, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 63.6, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 20.4, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 20.4, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 20.9, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 81 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "grapes", "apples", "pears", "onions", "wheat", "corn", "oats", "peaches", "garlic", "asparagus", "beans", "beef", "poultry", "wool", "fish", "timber" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "copper", "lithium", "other minerals", "foodstuffs", "fish processing", "iron", "steel", "wood", "wood products", "transport equipment", "cement", "textiles" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": -1.7, "global_rank": 172, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 8777000, "global_rank": 59, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 9.2, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 23.7, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 67.1, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2013" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 7, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 6.3, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 87 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 14.4, "units": "%", "date": "2013" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 1.7, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 41.5, "units": "%" }, "date": "2013" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 50.5, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 57.1, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2000" } ], "global_rank": 15 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 49520000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 55740000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 21.1, "global_rank": 142, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -2.6, "global_rank": 90, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 18.5, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 16.7, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 170 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4.1, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3.9, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 167 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.35, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" }, { "value": 3, "units": "%", "date": "2014-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 102 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6.1, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 5.52, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 122 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 45710000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 39880000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 53 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 154400000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" }, { "value": 158000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 48 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 218500000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 188400000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 44 }, "market_value_of_publicly_traded_shares": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 190400000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" }, { "value": 233200000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" }, { "value": 265200000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 35 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -3574000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -4670000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 164 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 56320000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 62230000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 44 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "copper", "fruit", "fish products", "paper", "pulp", "chemicals", "wine" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "China", "percent": 26.3 }, { "name": "US", "percent": 13.2 }, { "name": "Japan", "percent": 8.5 }, { "name": "South Korea", "percent": 6.5 }, { "name": "Brazil", "percent": 4.9 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 56860000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 58740000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 46 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "petroleum", "petroleum products", "chemicals", "electrical", "telecommunications equipment", "industrial machinery", "vehicles", "natural gas" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "China", "percent": 23.4 }, { "name": "US", "percent": 18.8 }, { "name": "Brazil", "percent": 7.8 }, { "name": "Argentina", "percent": 4 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 36790000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 38640000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 44 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 160000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 156100000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 38 }, 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"rural_electrification": { "value": 98, "units": "%" }, "date": "2012" }, "production": { "kWh": 71000000000, "global_rank": 39, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 66000000000, "global_rank": 41, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 123, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "kWh": 700000000, "global_rank": 75, "date": "2011" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 23000000, "global_rank": 39, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 62.1, "global_rank": 126, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 67, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 33, "global_rank": 69, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 4.9, "global_rank": 57, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 6260, "global_rank": 81, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 109, "date": "2015" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 165900, "global_rank": 33, "date": "2015" }, 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"fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 3445880, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 20, "global_rank": 44, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 23206000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 133, "global_rank": 49, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "privatization began in 1988; most advanced telecommunications infrastructure in South America; modern system based on extensive microwave radio relay facilities; domestic satellite system with 3 earth stations", "domestic": "number of fixed-line connections have stagnated in recent years as mobile-cellular usage continues to increase, reaching 130 telephones per 100 persons", "international": "country code - 56; landing points for the Pan American, South America-1, and South American Crossing/Latin America Nautilus submarine cables providing links to the US and to Central and South America; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2011)" } }, "broadcast_media": "national and local terrestrial TV channels, coupled with extensive cable TV networks; the state-owned Television Nacional de Chile (TVN) network is self-financed through commercial advertising revenues and is not under direct government control; large number of privately owned TV stations; about 250 radio stations (2007)", "internet": { "country_code": ".cl", "users": { "total": 11256000, "percent_of_population": 64.3, "global_rank": 43, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 9, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 173, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 15006762, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 1392236000, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "CC", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 481, "global_rank": 15, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 90, "over_3047_metres": 5, "2438_to_3047_metres": 7, "1524_to_2437_metres": 23, "914_to_1523_metres": 31, "under_914_metres": 24, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 391, "2438_to_3047_metres": 5, "1524_to_2437_metres": 11, "914_to_1523_metres": 56, "under_914_metres": 319, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 1, "date": "2013" } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "gas", "length": 3160, "units": "km" }, { "type": "liquid petroleum gas", "length": 781, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil", "length": 985, "units": "km" }, { "type": "refined products", "length": 722, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 7281.5, "units": "km" }, "broad_gauge": { "length": 3428, "electrified": 1691, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.676-m" }, "narrow_gauge": { "length": 3853.5, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.000-m" }, "global_rank": 30, "date": "2014" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 77764, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 18119, "units": "km", "note": "includes 2,387 km of expressways" }, "unpaved": { "value": 59645, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 62, "date": "2010" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 42, "by_type": [ { "type": "bulk carrier", "count": 13 }, { "type": "cargo", "count": 5 }, { "type": "chemical tanker", "count": 7 }, { "type": "container", "count": 2 }, { "type": "liquefied gas", "count": 1 }, { "type": "passenger", "count": 3 }, { "type": "passenger/cargo", "count": 2 }, { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 8 }, { "type": "roll on/roll off", "count": 1 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 1, "by_country": [ { "country": "Norway", "count": 1 } ] }, "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 52, "by_country": [ { "country": "Argentina", "count": 6 }, { "country": "Brazil", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Honduras", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Isle of Man", "count": 9 }, { "country": "Liberia", "count": 9 }, { "country": "Panama", "count": 14 }, { "country": "Peru", "count": 6 }, { "country": "Singapore", "count": 6 } ] }, "global_rank": 74, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Coronel", "Huasco", "Lirquen", "Puerto Ventanas", "San Antonio", "San Vicente", "Valparaiso" ], "liquid_natural_gas_terminals_import": [ "Mejillones", "Quintero" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.92, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.98, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 2.05, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 2.06, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 2.17, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 38 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Chilean Army", "Chilean Navy (Armada de Chile", "includes Naval Aviation", "Marine Corps", "Maritime Territory", "Merchant Marine Directorate (Directemar))", "Chilean Air Force (Fuerza Aerea de Chile", "FACh) (2015)" ] }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18-45 years of age for voluntary male and female military service, although the right to compulsory recruitment of males 18-45 is retained; service obligation is 12 months for Army and 22 months for Navy and Air Force", "date": "2015" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "Chile and Peru rebuff Bolivia's reactivated claim to restore the Atacama corridor, ceded to Chile in 1884, but Chile has offered instead unrestricted but not sovereign maritime access through Chile to Bolivian natural gas", "Chile rejects Peru's unilateral legislation to change its latitudinal maritime boundary with Chile to an equidistance line with a southwestern axis favoring Peru", "in October 2007, Peru took its maritime complaint with Chile to the ICJ", "territorial claim in Antarctica (Chilean Antarctic Territory) partially overlaps Argentine and British claims", "the joint boundary commission, established by Chile and Argentina in 2001, has yet to map and demarcate the delimited boundary in the inhospitable Andean Southern Ice Field (Campo de Hielo Sur)" ], "illicit_drugs": { "note": "transshipment country for cocaine destined for Europe and the region; some money laundering activity, especially through the Iquique Free Trade Zone; imported precursors passed on to Bolivia; domestic cocaine consumption is rising, making Chile a significant consumer of cocaine (2008)" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-01", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701102803/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ci.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ci.html" } }, "china": { "data": { "name": "China", "introduction": { "background": "For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. After World War II, the communists under MAO Zedong established an autocratic socialist system that, while ensuring China's sovereignty, imposed strict controls over everyday life and cost the lives of tens of millions of people. After 1978, MAO's successor DENG Xiaoping and other leaders focused on market-oriented economic development and by 2000 output had quadrupled. For much of the population, living standards have improved dramatically and the room for personal choice has expanded, yet political controls remain tight. Since the early 1990s, China has increased its global outreach and participation in international organizations." }, "geography": { "location": "Eastern Asia, bordering the East China Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow Sea, and South China Sea, between North Korea and Vietnam", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 35, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 105, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Asia", "area": { "total": { "value": 9596960, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 9326410, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 270550, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 4, "comparative": "slightly smaller than the US" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 22457, "units": "km" }, "regional_borders_2": "Hong Kong 33 km, Macau 3 km", "border_countries": [ { "country": "Afghanistan", "border_length": { "value": 91, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Bhutan", "border_length": { "value": 477, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Burma", "border_length": { "value": 2129, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "India", "border_length": { "value": 2659, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Kazakhstan", "border_length": { "value": 1765, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "North Korea", "border_length": { "value": 1352, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Kyrgyzstan", "border_length": { "value": 1063, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Laos", "border_length": { "value": 475, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Mongolia", "border_length": { "value": 4630, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Nepal", "border_length": { "value": 1389, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Pakistan", "border_length": { "value": 438, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Russia (northeast)", "border_length": { "value": 4133, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Russia (northwest)", "border_length": { "value": 46, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Tajikistan", "border_length": { "value": 477, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Vietnam", "border_length": { "value": 1297, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 14500, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "contiguous_zone": { "value": 24, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" }, "continental_shelf": { "value": 200, "units": "nm", "note": "or to the edge of the continental margin" } }, "climate": "extremely diverse; tropical in south to subarctic in north", "terrain": "mostly mountains, high plateaus, deserts in west; plains, deltas, and hills in east", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 1840, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Turpan Pendi", "elevation": { "value": -154, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Mount Everest", "elevation": { "value": 8850, "units": "m" }, "note": "highest peak in Asia and highest point on earth above sea level" } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "coal", "iron ore", "petroleum", "natural gas", "mercury", "tin", "tungsten", "antimony", "manganese", "molybdenum", "vanadium", "magnetite", "aluminum", "lead", "zinc", "rare earth elements", "uranium", "hydropower potential", "arable land" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 54.7, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 11.3, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 1.6, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 41.8, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 22.3, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 23, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 690070, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "overwhelming majority of the population is found in the eastern half of the country; the west, with its vast mountainous and desert areas, remains sparsely populated; though ranked first in the world in total population, overall density is less than that of many other countries in Asia and Europe; high population density is found along the Yangtze and Yellow River valleys, the Xi Jiang River delta, the Sichuan Basin (around Chengdu), in and around Beijing, and the industrial area around Shenyang", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "frequent typhoons (about five per year along southern and eastern coasts)", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "damaging floods", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "tsunamis", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "earthquakes", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "droughts", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "land subsidence", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "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", "type": "volcanism" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "air pollution (greenhouse gases", "sulfur dioxide particulates) from reliance on coal produces acid rain", "China is the world's largest single emitter of carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels", "water shortages", "particularly in the north", "water pollution from untreated wastes", "deforestation", "estimated loss of one-fifth of agricultural land since 1949 to soil erosion and economic development", "desertification", "trade in endangered species" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Antarctic-Environmental Protocol", "Antarctic Treaty", "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Environmental Modification", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Marine Dumping", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Tropical Timber 83", "Tropical Timber 94", "Wetlands", "Whaling" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "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" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 1373541278, "global_rank": 1, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Chinese (singular and plural)", "adjective": "Chinese" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Han Chinese", "percent": 91.6 }, { "name": "Zhuang", "percent": 1.3 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 7.1, "note": "includes Hui, Manchu, Uighur, Miao, Yi, Tujia, Tibetan, Mongol, Dong, Buyei, Yao, Bai, Korean, Hani, Li, Kazakh, Dai and other nationalities" } ], "note": "the Chinese Government officially recognizes 56 ethnic groups", "date": "2010" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Standard Chinese or Mandarin", "note": "official; Putonghua, based on the Beijing dialect" }, { "name": "Yue", "note": "Cantonese" }, { "name": "Wu", "note": "Shanghainese" }, { "name": "Minbei", "note": "Fuzhou" }, { "name": "Minnan", "note": "Hokkien-Taiwanese" }, { "name": "Xiang" }, { "name": "Gan" }, { "name": "Hakka dialects" }, { "name": "minority languages", "note": "see Ethnic groups entry" } ], "note": "Zhuang is official in Guangxi Zhuang, Yue is official in Guangdong, Mongolian is official in Nei Mongol, Uighur is official in Xinjiang Uygur, Kyrgyz is official in Xinjiang Uygur, and Tibetan is official in Xizang (Tibet)" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Buddhist", "percent": 18.2 }, { "name": "Christian", "percent": 5.1 }, { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 1.8 }, { "name": "folk religion", "percent": 21.9 }, { "name": "Hindu \u003c", "percent": 0.1 }, { "name": "Jewish \u003c", "percent": 0.1 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 0.7, "note": "includes Daoist (Taoist; " }, { "name": "unaffiliated", "percent": 52.2 } ], "note": "officially atheist (2010 est.)" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 17.1, "males": 126732020, "females": 108172771 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 13.27, "males": 97126460, "females": 85135228 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 48.42, "males": 339183101, "females": 325836319 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 10.87, "males": 75376730, "females": 73859424 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 10.35, "males": 67914015, "females": 74205210 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 36.6, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 23.5, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 13, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 7.7, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 37.1, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 36.2, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 38.1, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 67, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 0.43, "global_rank": 164, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 12.4, "global_rank": 160, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 7.7, "global_rank": 106, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -0.4, "global_rank": 125, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "overwhelming majority of the population is found in the eastern half of the country; the west, with its vast mountainous and desert areas, remains sparsely populated; though ranked first in the world in total population, overall density is less than that of many other countries in Asia and Europe; high population density is found along the Yangtze and Yellow River valleys, the Xi Jiang River delta, the Sichuan Basin (around Chengdu), in and around Beijing, and the industrial area around Shenyang", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 55.6, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 3.05, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Shanghai", "population": 23741000 }, { "place": "Beijing", "population": 20384000, "is_capital": true }, { "place": "Chongqing", "population": 13332000 }, { "place": "Guangdong", "population": 12458000 }, { "place": "Tianjin", "population": 11210000 }, { "place": "Shenzhen", "population": 10749000 } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.15, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.17, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.14, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 1.02, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.92, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 27, "global_rank": 116, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 12.2, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 12.4, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 12, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 121, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 75.5, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 73.5, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 77.9, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 101, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.6, "global_rank": 182, "date": "2016" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 5.5, "global_rank": 126, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 1.49, "date": "2011" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 3.8, "date": "2011" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 97.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 93, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 95.5, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 2.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 7, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 4.5, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 86.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 63.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 76.5, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 13.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 36.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 23.5, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 0.1, "global_rank": 112, "date": "2012" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 780000, "global_rank": 11, "date": "2012" } }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "degree_of_risk": "intermediate", "food_or_waterborne_diseases": [ "bacterial diarrhea", "hepatitis A", "typhoid fever" ], "vectorborne_diseases": [ "Japanese encephalitis" ], "soil_contact_diseases": [ "hantaviral hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS)" ], "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 7.3, "global_rank": 152, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 3.4, "global_rank": 109, "date": "2010" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 96.4, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 98.2, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 94.5, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 14, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 14, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 14, "units": "years" }, "date": "2015" }, "note": "in October 2015, the Chinese Government announced that it would change its rules to allow all couples to have two children instead of just one, as mandated in 1979; the new policy was implemented on 1 January 2016 to address China’s rapidly aging population and economic needs" }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "People's Republic of China", "conventional_short_form": "China", "local_long_form": "Zhonghua Renmin Gongheguo", "local_short_form": "Zhongguo", "abbreviation": "PRC", "etymology": "English name derives from the Qin (Chin) rulers of the 3rd century B.C., who comprised the first imperial dynasty of ancient China; the Chinese name Zhongguo translates as \"Central Nation\"" }, "government_type": "communist state", "capital": { "name": "Beijing", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 39, "minutes": 55, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 116, "minutes": 23, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 8, "note": "13 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" }, "note": "despite its size, all of China falls within one time zone; many people in Xinjiang Province observe an unofficial \"Xinjiang time zone\" of UTC+6, two hours behind Beijing" }, "independence": { "date": "1949-10-01", "note": "People's Republic of China established; notable earlier dates: 221 B.C. (unification under the Qin Dynasty); 1 January 1912 (Qing Dynasty replaced by the Republic of China)" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "National Day", "day": "1 October", "original_year": "1949", "note": "anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China" } ], "constitution": { "history": "several previous; latest promulgated 4 December 1982; amended several times, last in 2004 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "civil law influenced by Soviet and continental European civil law systems; legislature retains power to interpret statutes; note - criminal procedure law revised in early 2012", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "non-party state to the ICCt" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "least one parent must be a citizen of China", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "while naturalization is theoretically possible, in practical terms it is extremely difficult; residency is required but not specified" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President XI Jinping (since 14 March 2013); Vice President LI Yuanchao (since 14 March 2013)", "head_of_government": "Premier LI Keqiang (since 16 March 2013); Executive Vice Premiers ZHANG Gaoli (since 16 March 2013), LIU Yandong (since 16 March 2013), MA Kai (since 16 March 2013), WANG Yang (since 16 March 2013)", "cabinet": "State Council appointed by National People's Congress", "elections_appointments": "president and vice president indirectly elected by National People's Congress for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 5-17 March 2013 (next to be held in March 2018); premier nominated by president, confirmed by National People's Congress", "election_results": "XI Jinping elected president; National People's Congress vote - 2,952 ; LI Yuanchao elected vice president with 2,940 votes" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral National People's Congress or Quanguo Renmin Daibiao Dahui (2,987 seats; members indirectly elected by municipal, regional, and provincial people's congresses, and the People's Liberation Army; members serve 5-year terms); note - in practice, only members of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), its 8 allied parties, and CCP-approved independent candidates are elected", "elections": "last held in December 2012-February 2013 (next to be held in late 2017 to early 2018)", "election_results": "percent of vote - NA; seats - 2,987" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme People's Court (consists of over 340 judges including the chief justice, 13 grand justices organized into a civil committee and tribunals for civil, economic, administrative, complaint and appeal, and communication and transportation cases)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "chief justice appointed by the People's National Congress (NPC); term limited to 2 consecutive 5-year terms; other justices and judges nominated by the chief justice and appointed by the Standing Committee of the NPC; term of other justices and judges determined by the NPC", "subordinate_courts": "Higher People's Courts; Intermediate People's Courts; District and County People's Courts; Autonomous Region People's Courts; Special People's Courts for military, maritime, transportation, and forestry issues", "note": "in late 2014, China unveiled planned judicial reforms" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Chinese Communist Party", "name_alternative": "CCP", "leaders": [ "XI Jinping" ] } ], "note": "China has eight nominally independent small parties ultimately controlled by the CCP" }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "note": "no substantial political opposition groups exist" }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ADB" }, { "organization": "AfDB ", "note": "nonregional member" }, { "organization": "APEC" }, { "organization": "Arctic Council ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "ARF" }, { "organization": "ASEAN ", "note": "dialogue partner" }, { "organization": "BIS" }, { "organization": "BRICS" }, { "organization": "CDB" }, { "organization": "CICA" }, { "organization": "EAS" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "FATF" }, { "organization": "G-20" }, { "organization": "G-24 ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "G-5" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IADB" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IHO" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "LAIA ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "MINURSO" }, { "organization": "MINUSMA" }, { "organization": "MONUSCO" }, { "organization": "NAM ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "NSG" }, { "organization": "OAS ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "Pacific Alliance ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "PIF ", "note": "partner" }, { "organization": "SAARC ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "SCO" }, { "organization": "SICA ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNAMID" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNFICYP" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNIFIL" }, { "organization": "UNMIL" }, { "organization": "UNMISS" }, { "organization": "UNOCI" }, { "organization": "UNSC ", "note": "permanent" }, { "organization": "UNTSO" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" }, { "organization": "ZC" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador CUI Tiankai (since 3 April 2013)", "chancery": "3505 International Place NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 495-2266", "fax": "[1] (202) 495-2138", "consulates_general": "Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires David A. RANK (since 20 January 2017)", "embassy": "55 An Jia Lou Lu, 100600 Beijing", "mailing_address": "PSC 461, Box 50, FPO AP 96521-0002", "telephone": "[86] (10) 8531-3000", "fax": "[86] (10) 8531-3300", "consulates_general": "Chengdu, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Shenyang, Wuhan" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "red with a large yellow five-pointed star and four smaller yellow five-pointed stars (arranged in a vertical arc toward the middle of the flag) in the upper hoist-side corner; the color red represents revolution, while the stars symbolize the four social classes - the working class, the peasantry, the urban petty bourgeoisie, and the national bourgeoisie (capitalists) - united under the Communist Party of China" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "dragon" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "yellow" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Yiyongjun Jinxingqu\" (The March of the Volunteers)", "lyrics_music": "TIAN Han/NIE Er", "note": "adopted 1949; the anthem, though banned during the Cultural Revolution, is more commonly known as \"Zhongguo Guoge\" (Chinese National Song); it was originally the theme song to the 1935 Chinese movie, \"Sons and Daughters in a Time of Storm\"", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/CH.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Since the late 1970s, China has moved from a closed, centrally planned system to a more market-oriented one that plays a major global role. China has implemented reforms in a gradualist fashion, resulting in efficiency gains that have contributed to a more than tenfold increase in GDP since 1978. Reforms began with the phase-out of collectivized agriculture, and expanded to include the gradual liberalization of prices, fiscal decentralization, increased autonomy for state enterprises, growth of the private sector, development of stock markets and a modern banking system, and opening to foreign trade and investment. China continues to pursue an industrial policy, state-support of key sectors, and a restrictive investment regime. Measured on a purchasing power parity (PPP) basis that adjusts for price differences, China in 2016 stood as the largest economy in the world, surpassing the US in 2014 for the first time in modern history. China became the world's largest exporter in 2010, and the largest trading nation in 2013. Still, China's per capita income is below the world average.\n\nAfter keeping its currency tightly linked to the US dollar for years, China in July 2005 moved to an exchange rate system that references a basket of currencies. From mid-2005 to late 2008, the renminbi appreciated more than 20% against the US dollar, but the exchange rate remained virtually pegged to the dollar from the onset of the global financial crisis until June 2010, when Beijing allowed resumption of a gradual liberalization. In 2015, the People’s Bank of China announced it would continue to carefully push for full convertibility of the renminbi after the currency was accepted as part of the IMF’s special drawing rights basket. After engaging in one-way, large-scale intervention to resist appreciation of the RMB for a decade, China’s 2016 intervention in foreign exchange markets has sought to prevent a rapid RMB depreciation that would have negative consequences for the United States, China, and the global economy.\n\nChina’s economic growth has slowed since 2011. The Chinese Government faces numerous economic challenges including: (a) reducing its high domestic savings rate and correspondingly low domestic household consumption; (b) servicing its high corporate debt burdens to maintain financial stability (c) facilitating higher-wage job opportunities for the aspiring middle class, including rural migrants and college graduates, while maintaining competitiveness; (d) dampening speculative investment in the real estate sector; (e) reducing industrial overcapacity; and (f) raising productivity growth rates through the more efficient allocation of capital. Economic development has progressed further in coastal provinces than in the interior, and by 2016 more than 169.3 million migrant workers and their dependents had relocated to urban areas to find work. One consequence of China’s population control policy known as the “one-child policy”—which was relaxed in 2016 to permit all families to have two children-- is that China is now one of the most rapidly aging countries in the world. Deterioration in the environment - notably air pollution, soil erosion, and the steady fall of the water table, especially in the North - is another long-term problem. China continues to lose arable land because of erosion and urbanization. The Chinese government is seeking to add energy production capacity from sources other than coal and oil, focusing on natural gas, nuclear, and clean energy development. In 2016, China ratified the Paris Agreement, a multilateral agreement to combat climate change, and committed to peak its carbon dioxide emissions between 2025 and 2030.\n\nThe government's 13th Five-Year Plan, unveiled in March 2016, emphasizes the need to increase innovation and boost domestic consumption to make the economy less dependent on government investment, exports, and heavy industry. However, China has made only marginal progress toward these rebalancing goals. Under President XI Jinping, Beijing has signaled its understanding that China's long-term economic health depends on giving the market a more decisive role in allocating resources, but has moved slowly on market-oriented reforms because of potential negative consequences for stability and short-term economic growth. He has also increased state-control over key sectors and Party control over State Owned Enterprises. Chinese leaders in 2010 pledged to double China’s GDP by 2020, and the 13th Five Year Plan includes annual economic growth targets of at least 6.5% through 2020 to achieve that goal. In recent years, China has renewed its support for state-owned enterprises in sectors considered important to \"economic security,\" explicitly looking to foster globally competitive industries. Chinese leaders also have undermined some market-oriented reforms by reaffirming the “dominant” role of the state in the economy, a stance that threatens to discourage private initiative and make the economy less efficient over time.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 21140000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 19820000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 18340000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 1, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 10730000000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6.7, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 6.9, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 7.3, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 11 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 14600, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 14500, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 13400, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 112, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 37.1, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 14, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 43.7, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 1.6, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 22, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 18.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 8.6, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 39.8, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 51.6, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 46, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 47.9, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 49.7, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 3 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "rice", "wheat", "potatoes", "corn", "tobacco", "peanuts", "tea", "apples", "cotton", "pork", "mutton", "eggs", "fish", "shrimp" ], "note": "world leader in gross value of agricultural output" }, "industries": { "industries": [ "mining", "ore processing", "iron", "steel", "aluminum", "other metals", "coal", "machine building", "armaments", "textiles", "apparel", "petroleum", "cement", "chemicals", "fertilizers", "consumer products including footwear", "toys", "electronics", "food processing", "transportation equipment", "including automobiles", "rail cars", "locomotives", "ships", "aircraft", "telecommunications equipment", "commercial space launch vehicles", "satellites" ], "note": "world leader in gross value of industrial output" }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 6, "global_rank": 26, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 907500000, "global_rank": 1, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 28.3, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 29.3, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 42.4, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 4.1, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 39, "note": "data are for registered urban unemployment, which excludes private enterprises and migrants" }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 3.3, "units": "%", "note": "in 2011, China set a new poverty line at RMB 2300 (approximately US $400", "date": "2016" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 2.1, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 31.4, "units": "%" }, "note": "data are for urban households only", "date": "2012" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 46.5, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 46.2, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 32 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 2300000000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 2708000000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 21.4, "global_rank": 137, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -3, "global_rank": 108, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 16.1, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 15.5, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 173, "note": "official data; data cover both central government debt and local government debt, which China's National Audit Office estimated at RMB 10.72 trillion (approximately US$1.66 trillion) in 2011; data exclude policy bank bonds, Ministry of Railway debt, China Asset Management Company debt, and non-performing loans" }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1.4, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 109 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.25, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 2.25, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 112 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4.35, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 4.35, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 151 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 7015000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 6175000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 1 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 22350000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 21440000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 1 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 15370000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 14470000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 3 }, "market_value_of_publicly_traded_shares": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 7321000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 8188000000000.001, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" }, { "value": 6005000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 2 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 196400000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 304200000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 3 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2097999999999.9998, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2142999999999.9998, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 1 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "electrical", "other machinery", "data processing equipment", "apparel", "furniture", "textiles", "integrated circuits" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "US", "percent": 18 }, { "name": "Hong Kong", "percent": 14.6 }, { "name": "Japan", "percent": 6 }, { "name": "South Korea", "percent": 4.5 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1587000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1576000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 2 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "electrical", "other machinery", "oil", "mineral fuels", "nuclear reactor", "boiler", "machinery components", "optical", "medical equipment", "metal ores", "motor vehicles", "soybeans" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "South Korea", "percent": 10.9 }, { "name": "US", "percent": 9 }, { "name": "Japan", "percent": 8.9 }, { "name": "Germany", "percent": 5.5 }, { "name": "Australia", "percent": 4.1 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3010000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 3405000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 1 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1421000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 1418000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 15 }, "stock_of_direct_foreign_investment": { "at_home": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1458000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 1221000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 5 }, "abroad": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1317000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 1096000000000.0001, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 11 } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6.626, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 6.2275, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 6.2275, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 6.1958, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 6.3123, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Renminbi yuan (RMB) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 1200000, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 99.9, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 100, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 99.8, "units": "%" }, "date": "2016" }, "production": { "kWh": 6142000000000, "global_rank": 1, "date": "2016" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 5920000000000, "global_rank": 1, "date": "2016" }, "exports": { "kWh": 18910000000, "global_rank": 10, "date": "2016" }, "imports": { "kWh": 6185000000, "global_rank": 36, "date": "2016" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 1646000000, "global_rank": 2, "date": "2016" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 64, "global_rank": 122, "date": "2016" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 2, "global_rank": 30, "date": "2016" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 20.2, "global_rank": 92, "date": "2016" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 13.7, "global_rank": 24, "date": "2016" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 3983000, "global_rank": 5, "date": "2016" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 58650, "global_rank": 43, "date": "2016" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 7599000, "global_rank": 2, "date": "2016" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 25000000000, "global_rank": 14, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 10350000, "global_rank": 3, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 11120000, "global_rank": 4, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 593400, "global_rank": 10, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 600000, "global_rank": 15, "date": "2014" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 150000000000, "global_rank": 6, "date": "2016" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 224000000000, "global_rank": 4, "date": "2016" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 3918000000, "global_rank": 34, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 75100000000, "global_rank": 5, "date": "2016" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 6000000000, "global_rank": 91 } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 9135000000, "global_rank": 1, "date": "2014" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 230996000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 17, "global_rank": 1, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 1305738000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 95, "global_rank": 1, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "domestic and international services are available for private use; unevenly distributed domestic system serves principal cities, industrial centers, and many towns; China continues to develop its telecommunications infrastructure; China in the summer of 2008 began a major restructuring of its telecommunications industry, resulting in the consolidation of its 6 telecom service operators to 3, China Telecom, China Mobile, and China Unicom, each providing both fixed-line and mobile services", "domestic": "interprovincial fiber-optic trunk lines and cellular telephone systems have been installed; mobile-cellular subscribership is increasing rapidly; the number of Internet users now over 50% of the population; a domestic satellite system with several earth stations is in place", "international": "country code - 86; a number of submarine cables provide connectivity to Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and the US; satellite earth stations - 7 (5 Intelsat - 4 Pacific Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean; 1 Intersputnik - Indian Ocean region; and 1 Inmarsat - Pacific and Indian Ocean regions) (2012)" } }, "broadcast_media": "all broadcast media are owned by, or affiliated with, the Communist Party of China or a government agency; no privately owned TV or radio stations; state-run Chinese Central TV, provincial, and municipal stations offer more than 2,000 channels; the Central Propaganda Department lists subjects that are off limits to domestic broadcast media with the government maintaining authority to approve all programming; foreign-made TV programs must be approved prior to broadcast; increasingly, Chinese turn to online television to access Chinese and international films and television shows (2017)", "internet": { "country_code": ".cn", "users": { "total": 687845000, "percent_of_population": 50.3, "global_rank": 1, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 56, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 2890, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 436183969, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 19806000000, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "B", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 507, "global_rank": 14, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 463, "over_3047_metres": 71, "2438_to_3047_metres": 158, "1524_to_2437_metres": 123, "914_to_1523_metres": 25, "under_914_metres": 86, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 44, "over_3047_metres": 4, "2438_to_3047_metres": 7, "1524_to_2437_metres": 6, "914_to_1523_metres": 9, "under_914_metres": 18, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 47, "date": "2013" } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "gas", "length": 70000, "units": "km" }, { "type": "crude oil", "length": 22900, "units": "km" }, { "type": "refined petroleum products", "length": 25500, "units": "km" }, { "type": "water", "length": 710206, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2015" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 124000, "units": "km" }, "standard_gauge": { "length": 124000, "electrified": 80000, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.435-m" }, "global_rank": 2, "date": "2017" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 4577300, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 4046300, "units": "km", "note": "includes 123,500 km of expressways" }, "unpaved": { "value": 531000, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 3, "date": "2015" }, "waterways": { "value": 110000, "units": "km", "note": "navigable waterways", "global_rank": 1, "date": "2011" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 4052, "by_type": [ { "type": "bulk carrier", "count": 1020 }, { "type": "container", "count": 187 }, { "type": "general cargo", "count": 632 }, { "type": "oil tanker", "count": 474 }, { "type": "other", "count": 1739 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 22 }, "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 1559 }, "global_rank": 3, "date": "2016" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Dalian", "Ningbo", "Qingdao", "Qinhuangdao", "Shanghai", "Shenzhen", "Tianjin" ], "river_ports": [ "Guangzhou (Pearl)" ], "container_ports": [ { "place": "Dalian", "twenty_foot_equivalent_units": 9591000 }, { "place": "Guangzhou", "twenty_foot_equivalent_units": 17097000 }, { "place": "Ningbo", "twenty_foot_equivalent_units": 20636000 }, { "place": "Qingdao", "twenty_foot_equivalent_units": 17323000 }, { "place": "Shanghai", "twenty_foot_equivalent_units": 36516000 }, { "place": "Shenzhen", "twenty_foot_equivalent_units": 24142000 }, { "place": "Tianjin", "twenty_foot_equivalent_units": 13881000 } ], "liquid_natural_gas_terminals_import": [ "Fujian", "Guangdong", "Jiangsu", "Shandong", "Shanghai", "Tangshan", "Zhejiang" ], "date": "2015" }, "note": "seven of the world’s ten largest container ports are in China" }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.3, "units": "percent_of_gdp" }, { "value": 1.28, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1.95, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.9, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1.85, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" } ], "global_rank": 40 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "People's Liberation Army (PLA)", "Army", "Navy (PLAN", "includes marines", "naval aviation)", "Air Force (Zhongguo Renmin Jiefangjun Kongjun", "PLAAF", "includes airborne forces)", "Rocket Force (strategic missile force)", "Strategic Support Force (space", "cyber forces)", "People's Armed Police (Renmin Wuzhuang Jingcha Budui", "PAP)", "PLA Reserve Force" ], "date": "2016" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18-24 years of age for selective compulsory military service, with a 2-year service obligation; no minimum age for voluntary service (all officers are volunteers); 18-19 years of age for women high school graduates who meet requirements for specific military jobs; a recent military decision allows women in combat roles; the first class of women warship commanders was in 2011", "date": "2012" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "continuing talks and confidence-building measures work toward reducing tensions over Kashmir that nonetheless remains militarized with portions under the de facto administration of China (Aksai Chin), India (Jammu and Kashmir), and Pakistan (Azad Kashmir and Northern Areas)", "India does not recognize Pakistan's ceding historic Kashmir lands to China in 1964", "China and India continue their security and foreign policy dialogue started in 2005 related to the dispute over most of their rugged, militarized boundary, regional nuclear proliferation, and other matters", "China claims most of India's Arunachal Pradesh to the base of the Himalayas", "lacking any treaty describing the boundary, Bhutan and China continue negotiations to establish a common boundary alignment to resolve territorial disputes arising from substantial cartographic discrepancies, the largest of which lie in Bhutan's northwest and along the Chumbi salient", "Burmese forces attempting to dig in to the largely autonomous Shan State to rout local militias tied to the drug trade, prompts local residents to periodically flee into neighboring Yunnan Province in China", "Chinese maps show an international boundary symbol off the coasts of the littoral states of the South China Seas, where China has interrupted Vietnamese hydrocarbon exploration", "China asserts sovereignty over Scarborough Reef along with the Philippines and Taiwan, and over the Spratly Islands together with Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, Vietnam, and Brunei", "the 2002 Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea eased tensions in the Spratlys but is not the legally binding code of conduct sought by some parties", "Vietnam and China continue to expand construction of facilities in the Spratlys and in March 2005, the national oil companies of China, the Philippines, and Vietnam signed a joint accord on marine seismic activities in the Spratly Islands;\nChina occupies some of the Paracel Islands also claimed by Vietnam and Taiwan", "the Japanese-administered Senkaku Islands are also claimed by China and Taiwan", "certain islands in the Yalu and Tumen Rivers are in dispute with North Korea", "North Korea and China seek to stem illegal migration to China by North Koreans, fleeing privations and oppression, by building a fence along portions of the border and imprisoning North Koreans deported by China", "China and Russia have demarcated the once disputed islands at the Amur and Ussuri confluence and in the Argun River in accordance with their 2004 Agreement", "China and Tajikistan have begun demarcating the revised boundary agreed to in the delimitation of 2002", "the decade-long demarcation of the China-Vietnam land boundary was completed in 2009", "citing environmental, cultural, and social concerns, China has reconsidered construction of 13 dams on the Salween River, but energy-starved Burma, with backing from Thailand, remains intent on building five hydro-electric dams downstream despite regional and international protests\nChinese and Hong Kong authorities met in March 2008 to resolve ownership and use of lands recovered in Shenzhen River channelization, including 96-hectare Lok Ma Chau Loop" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "refugees": { "by_country": [ { "people": 317098, "country_of_origin": "Vietnam; North Korea" } ], "date": "2016" }, "internally_displaced_persons": { "note": "undetermined", "date": "2014" } }, "trafficking_in_persons": { "current_situation": "China is a source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children subjected to sex trafficking and forced labor; Chinese adults and children are forced into prostitution and various forms of forced labor, including begging and working in brick kilns, coal mines, and factories; women and children are recruited from rural areas and taken to urban centers for sexual exploitation, often lured by criminal syndicates or gangs with fraudulent job offers; state-sponsored forced labor, where detainees work for up to four years often with no remuneration, continues to be a serious concern; Chinese men, women, and children also may be subjected to conditions of sex trafficking and forced labor worldwide, particularly in overseas Chinese communities; women and children are trafficked to China from neighboring countries, as well as Africa and the Americas, for forced labor and prostitution", "tier_rating": "Tier 2 Watch List - China does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; official data for 2014 states that 194 alleged traffickers were arrested and at least 35 were convicted, but the government’s conflation of human trafficking with other crimes makes it difficult to assess law enforcement efforts to investigate and to prosecute trafficking offenses according to international law; despite reports of complicity, no government officials were investigated, prosecuted, or convicted for their roles in trafficking offenses; authorities did not adequately protect victims and did not provide the data needed to ascertain the number of victims identified or assisted or the services provided; the National People’s Congress ratified a decision to abolish “reform through labor” in 2013, but some continued to operate as state-sponsored drug detention or “custody and education” centers that force inmates to perform manual labor; some North Korean refugees continued to be forcibly repatriated as illegal economic migrants, despite reports that some were trafficking victims (2015)" }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "major transshipment point for heroin produced in the Golden Triangle region of Southeast Asia; growing domestic consumption of synthetic drugs, and heroin from Southeast and Southwest Asia; source country for methamphetamine and heroin chemical precursors, despite new regulations on its large chemical industry; more people believed to be convicted and executed for drug offences than anywhere else in the world, according to NGOs (2008)" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-01", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701102559/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ch.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ch.html" } }, "christmas_island": { "data": { "name": "Christmas Island", "introduction": { "background": "Named in 1643 for the day of its discovery, the island was annexed and settlement began by the UK in 1888 with the discovery of the island's phosphate deposits. Following the Second World War, Christmas Island came under the jurisdiction of the new British Colony of Singapore. The island existed as a separate Crown colony from 1 January 1958 to 1 October 1958 when its transfer to Australian jurisdiction was finalized. That date is still celebrated on the first Monday in October as Territory Day. Almost two-thirds of the island has been declared a national park." }, "geography": { "location": "Southeastern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean, south of Indonesia", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 10, "minutes": 30, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 105, "minutes": 40, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Southeast Asia", "area": { "total": { "value": 135, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 135, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 222, "comparative": "about three-quarters the size of Washington, DC" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 0, "units": "km" } }, "coastline": { "value": 138.9, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "contiguous_zone": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_fishing_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "tropical with a wet season (December to April) and dry season; heat and humidity moderated by trade winds", "terrain": "steep cliffs along coast rise abruptly to central plateau", "elevation": { "lowest_point": { "name": "Indian Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Murray Hill", "elevation": { "value": 361, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "phosphate", "beaches" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 100, "units": "%", "note": "mainly tropical reainforest\n63% of the island is a national park" } }, "date": "2011" }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "the narrow fringing reef surrounding the island can be a maritime hazard", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "loss of rainforest", "impact of phosphate mining" ] }, "note": "located along major sea lanes of Indian Ocean" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 2205, "global_rank": 232, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Christmas Islander(s)", "adjective": "Christmas Island" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Chinese", "percent": 70 }, { "name": "European", "percent": 20 }, { "name": "Malay", "percent": 10 } ], "note": "no indigenous population", "date": "2001" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "English", "note": "official" }, { "name": "Chinese" }, { "name": "Malay" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Buddhist", "percent": 16.9 }, { "name": "Christian", "percent": 16.4 }, { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 14.8 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 1.3 }, { "name": "none", "percent": 9.2 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 41.5 } ], "date": "2011" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 12.79, "males": 147, "females": 135 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 12.2, "males": 202, "females": 67 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 57.91, "males": 955, "females": 322 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 11.66, "males": 172, "females": 85 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 5.44, "males": 84, "females": 36 }, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 1.11, "global_rank": 105, "date": "2014" }, "infant_mortality_rate": {}, "life_expectancy_at_birth": {} }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Territory of Christmas Island", "conventional_short_form": "Christmas Island", "etymology": "named by English Captain William MYNORS for the day of its discovery, Christmas Day (25 December 1643)" }, "government_type": "non-self-governing overseas territory of Australia", "capital": { "name": "The Settlement", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 10, "minutes": 25, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 105, "minutes": 43, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 7, "note": "12 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "independence": { "note": "territory of Australia" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Australia Day", "day": "26 January", "original_year": "1788" } ], "constitution": { "history": "1 October 1958 (Christmas Island Act 1958); amended many times, last in 2010 (Territories Law Reform Act 2010) (2016)" }, "legal_system": "legal system is under the authority of the governor general of Australia and Australian law", "suffrage": { "age": 18 }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General of the Commonwealth of Australia General Sir Peter COSGROVE (since28 March 2014)", "head_of_government": "Administrator Jon STANHOPE (since 5 October 2012)", "elections_appointments": "the monarchy is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch on the recommendation of the Australian prime minister; administrator appointed by the governor general of Australia for a 2-year term and represents the monarch and Australia" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral Christmas Island Shire Council (9 seats; members directly elected by simple majority vote to serve 4-year terms with a portion of the membership renewed every 2 years)", "elections": "held every 2 years with half the members standing for election; last held In 2011 (next to be held in 2013)", "election_results": "percent of vote - NA; seats - independents 9" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "under the terms of the Territorial Law Reform Act 1992, Western Australia provides court services as needed for the island including the Supreme Court and subordinate courts (District Court, Magistrate Court, Family Court, Children's Court, and Coroners' Court)" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "note": "none" }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "note": "none" }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "none" } ], "flag_description": { "description": "territorial flag; divided diagonally from upper hoist to lower fly; the upper triangle is green with a yellow image of the Golden Bosun Bird superimposed; the lower triangle is blue with the Southern Cross constellation, representing Australia, superimposed; a centered yellow disk displays a green map of the island", "note": "the flag of Australia is used for official purposes" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "golden bosun bird" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "note": "as a territory of Australia, \"Advance Australia Fair\" remains official as the national anthem, while \"God Save the Queen\" serves as the royal anthem (see Australia)", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/KT.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "The main economic activities on Christmas Island are the mining of low grade phosphate, limited tourism, the provision of government services and, since 2005, the construction and operation of the Immigration Detention Center. The government sector includes administration, health, education, policing, customs, quarantine, and defense.", "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "NA" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "tourism", "phosphate extraction" ] }, "budget": {}, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 July", "end": "30 June" }, "exports": { "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "phosphate" ] } }, "imports": { "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "consumer goods" ] } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.352, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1.3291, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.3291, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 0.9695, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 0.9695, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "system": { "general_assessment": "service provided by the Australian network", "domestic": "local area code - 08; GSM mobile-cellular telephone service is provided by Telstra as part of the Australian network", "international": "international code - 61 8; satellite earth station - 1 (Intelsat provides telephone and telex service) (2017)" } }, "broadcast_media": "1 community radio station; satellite broadcasts of several Australian radio and TV stations (2017)", "internet": { "country_code": ".cx", "users": { "total": 790, "percent_of_population": 35.8, "global_rank": 217, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "airports": { "total": { "airports": 1, "global_rank": 215, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 1, "1524_to_2437_metres": 1, "date": "2013" } } }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 18, "units": "km" }, "standard_gauge": { "length": 18, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.435-m" }, "note": "the 18-km Christmas Island Phosphate Company Railway between Flying Fish Cove and South Point was decommissioned in 1987; some tracks and scrap remain in place", "global_rank": 134, "date": "2017" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 140, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 30, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 110, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 212, "date": "2011" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Flying Fish Cove" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "note": "defense is the responsibility of Australia" }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "none" ] } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-23", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170623211047/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/kt.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170623000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/kt.html" } }, "clipperton_island": { "data": { "name": "Clipperton Island", "introduction": { "background": "This isolated atoll was named for John CLIPPERTON, an English pirate who was rumored to have made it his hideout early in the 18th century. Annexed by France in 1855 and claimed by the US, it was seized by Mexico in 1897. Arbitration eventually awarded the island to France in 1931, which took possession in 1935." }, "geography": { "location": "Middle America, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, 1,120 km southwest of Mexico", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 10, "minutes": 17, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 109, "minutes": 13, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "Political Map of the World", "area": { "total": { "value": 6, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 6, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 247, "comparative": "about 12 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 0, "units": "km" } }, "coastline": { "value": 11.1, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "tropical; humid, average temperature 20-32 degrees Celsius, wet season (May to October)", "terrain": "coral atoll", "elevation": { "lowest_point": { "name": "Pacific Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Rocher Clipperton", "elevation": { "value": 29, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "fish" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 100, "units": "%", "note": "all coral" } }, "date": "2011" }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "NA", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "NA" ] }, "note": "the atoll reef is approximately 12 km (7.5 mi) in circumference; an attempt to colonize the atoll in the early 20th century ended in disaster and was abandoned in 1917" }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "none", "conventional_short_form": "Clipperton Island", "local_long_form": "none", "local_short_form": "Ile Clipperton", "former": "sometimes referred to as Ile de la Passion or Atoll Clipperton", "etymology": "named after an 18th-century English pirate who supposedly used the island as a base" }, "legal_system": "the laws of France apply", "flag_description": { "description": "the flag of France is used" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Although 115 species of fish have been identified in the territorial waters of Clipperton Island, the only economic activity is tuna fishing." }, "military_and_security": { "note": "defense is the responsibility of France" }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "none" ] } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-05-15", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170515141850/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ip.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170515000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ip.html" } }, "cocos_keeling_islands": { "data": { "name": "Cocos (Keeling) Islands", "introduction": { "background": "There are 27 coral islands in the group. Captain William KEELING discovered the islands in 1609, but they remained uninhabited until the 19th century. From the 1820s to 1978, members of the CLUNIES-ROSS family controlled the islands and the copra produced from local coconuts. Annexed by the UK in 1857, the Cocos Islands were transferred to the Australian Government in 1955. Apart from North Keeling Island, which lies 30 kilometers north of the main group, the islands form a horseshoe-shaped atoll surrounding a lagoon. North Keeling Island was declared a national park in 1995 and is administered by Parks Australia. The population on the two inhabited islands generally is split between the ethnic Europeans on West Island and the ethnic Malays on Home Island." }, "geography": { "location": "Southeastern Asia, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, southwest of Indonesia, about halfway between Australia and Sri Lanka", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 12, "minutes": 30, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 96, "minutes": 50, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Southeast Asia", "area": { "total": { "value": 14, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 14, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "note": "includes the two main islands of West Island and Home Island", "global_rank": 241, "comparative": "about 24 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 0, "units": "km" } }, "coastline": { "value": 26, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_fishing_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "tropical with high humidity, moderated by the southeast trade winds for about nine months of the year", "terrain": "flat, low-lying coral atolls", "elevation": { "lowest_point": { "name": "Indian Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "unnamed location", "elevation": { "value": 5, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "fish" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 100, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "cyclone season is October to April", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "freshwater resources are limited to rainwater accumulations in natural underground reservoirs" ] }, "note": "islands are thickly covered with coconut palms and other vegetation; site of a World War I naval battle in November 1914 between the Australian light cruiser HMAS Sydney and the German raider SMS Emden; after being heavily damaged in the engagement, the Emden was beached by her captain on North Keeling Island" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 596, "global_rank": 237, "date": "2014-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Cocos Islander(s)", "adjective": "Cocos Islander" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Europeans" }, { "name": "Cocos Malays" } ] }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Malay", "note": "Cocos dialect" }, { "name": "English" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Sunni Muslim", "percent": 80 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 20 } ], "date": "2002" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 0, "global_rank": 199, "date": "2014" }, "infant_mortality_rate": {}, "life_expectancy_at_birth": {} }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands", "conventional_short_form": "Cocos (Keeling) Islands", "etymology": "the name refers to the abundant coconut trees on the islands and to English Captain William KEELING, the first European to sight the islands in 1609" }, "government_type": "non-self-governing overseas territory of Australia", "capital": { "name": "West Island", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 12, "minutes": 10, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 96, "minutes": 50, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 6.5, "note": "11.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "independence": { "note": "territory of Australia" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Australia Day", "day": "26 January", "original_year": "1788", "note": "commemorates the arrival of the First Fleet of Australian settlers" } ], "constitution": { "history": "23 November 1955 (Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955); amended many times, last in 2010 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "common law based on the Australian model", "suffrage": { "age": 18 }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General of the Commonwealth of Australia General Sir Peter COSGROVE (since 28 March 2014)", "head_of_government": "Administrator (nonresident) Barry HAASE (since 6 October 2014)", "cabinet": "NA", "elections_appointments": "the monarchy is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch on the recommendation of the Australian prime minister; administrator appointed by for a 2-year term and represents the monarch and Australia" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral Cocos (Keeling) Islands Shire Council (7 seats; members directly elected by simple majority vote to serve 4-year terms with a portion of the membership renewed every 2 years)", "elections": "held every 2 years with half the members standing for election; last held in October 2015 (next to be held in October 2017)" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "under the terms of the Territorial Law Reform Act 1992, Western Australia provides court services as needed for the island including the Supreme Court and subordinate courts (District Court, Magistrate Court, Family Court, Children's Court, and Coroners' Court)" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "note": "none" }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "The Cocos Islands Youth Support Centre" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "none" } ], "flag_description": { "description": "the flag of Australia is used" }, "national_anthem": { "note": "as a territory of Australia, \"Advance Australia Fair\" remains official as the national anthem, while \"God Save the Queen\" serves as the royal anthem (see Australia)", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/CK.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Coconuts, grown throughout the islands, are the sole cash crop. Small local gardens and fishing contribute to the food supply, but additional food and most other necessities must be imported from Australia. There is a small tourist industry.", "gdp": { "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1, "units": "%", "date": "2003" } ], "global_rank": 177 } }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "vegetables", "bananas", "pawpaws", "coconuts" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "copra products", "tourism" ] }, "labor_force": { "by_occupation": { "note": "the Cocos Islands Cooperative Society Ltd. employs construction workers, stevedores, and lighterage workers; tourism is the other main source of employment" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.1, "units": "%", "date": "2011" }, { "value": 60, "units": "%", "date": "2000" } ], "global_rank": 1 }, "budget": {}, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 July", "end": "30 June" }, "exports": { "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "copra" ] } }, "imports": { "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "foodstuffs" ] } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.352, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1.3291, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.3291, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1.0358, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 0.97, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "system": { "general_assessment": "telephone service is part of the Australian network; an operational local mobile-cellular network available; wireless Internet connectivity available", "domestic": "local area code - 08", "international": "international code - 61 8; telephone, telex, and facsimile communications with Australia and elsewhere via satellite; satellite earth station - 1 (Intelsat) (2017)" } }, "broadcast_media": "1 local radio station staffed by community volunteers; satellite broadcasts of several Australian radio and TV stations available (2017)", "internet": { "country_code": ".cc" } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "airports": { "total": { "airports": 1, "global_rank": 216, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 1, "2438_to_3047_metres": 1, "date": "2013" } } }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 22, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 10, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 12, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 222, "date": "2007" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Port Refuge" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "note": "defense is the responsibility of Australia; the territory has a five-person police force" }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "none" ] } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-03", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170703054625/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ck.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170703000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ck.html" } }, "colombia": { "data": { "name": "Colombia", "introduction": { "background": "Colombia was one of the three countries that emerged after the dissolution of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others are Ecuador and Venezuela). A decades-long conflict between government forces and antigovernment insurgent groups, principally the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) heavily funded by the drug trade, escalated during the 1990s. More than 31,000 former paramilitaries demobilized by the end of 2006 and the United Self Defense Forces of Colombia as a formal organization ceased to operate. In the wake of the paramilitary demobilization, organized criminal groups arose, whose members include some former paramilitaries. After four years of formal peace negotiations, the Colombian Government signed a revised final peace accord with the FARC in November 2016, which was subsequently ratified by the Colombian Congress. The accord calls for members of the FARC to demobilize, disarm, and reincorporate into society and politics, and it creates an alternative system for transitional justice that includes a “Special Jurisdiction for Peace” to address accountability for conflict-related crimes and established truth-telling mechanisms. The Colombian Government has stepped up efforts to reassert government control throughout the country, and now has a presence in every one of its administrative departments. Despite decades of internal conflict and drug related security challenges, Colombia maintains relatively strong democratic institutions characterized by peaceful, transparent elections and the protection of civil liberties." }, "geography": { "location": "Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Panama and Venezuela, and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Ecuador and Panama", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 4, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 72, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "South America", "area": { "total": { "value": 1138910, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 1038700, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 100210, "units": "sq km" }, "note": "includes Isla de Malpelo, Roncador Cay, and Serrana Bank", "global_rank": 26, "comparative": "slightly less than twice the size of Texas" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 6672, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Brazil", "border_length": { "value": 1790, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Ecuador", "border_length": { "value": 708, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Panama", "border_length": { "value": 339, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Peru", "border_length": { "value": 1494, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Venezuela", "border_length": { "value": 2341, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 3208, "units": "km", "note": "Caribbean Sea 1,760 km, North Pacific Ocean 1,448 km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" }, "continental_shelf": { "value": 200, "units": "m", "note": "depth or to the depth of exploitation" } }, "climate": "tropical along coast and eastern plains; cooler in highlands", "terrain": "flat coastal lowlands, central highlands, high Andes Mountains, eastern lowland plains (Llanos)", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 593, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Pacific Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Pico Cristobal Colon", "elevation": { "value": 5775, "units": "m" } }, "note": "nearby Pico Simon Bolivar also has the same elevation" }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "petroleum", "natural gas", "coal", "iron ore", "nickel", "gold", "copper", "emeralds", "hydropower" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 37.5, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 1.4, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 1.6, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 34.5, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 54.4, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 8.1, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 10900, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "the majority of people live in the north and west where agricultural opportunities and natural resources are found; the vast grasslands of the llanos to the south and east, which make up approximately 60% of the country, are sparsely populated", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "highlands subject to volcanic eruptions", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "occasional earthquakes", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "periodic droughts", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "Galeras (elev. 4,276 m) is one of Colombia's most active volcanoes, having erupted in 2009 and 2010 causing major evacuations; it 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; Nevado del Ruiz (elev. 5,321 m), 129 km (80 mi) west of Bogota, erupted in 1985 producing lahars (mudflows) that killed 23,000 people; the volcano last erupted in 1991; additionally, after 500 years of dormancy, Nevado del Huila reawakened in 2007 and has experienced frequent eruptions since then; other historically active volcanoes include Cumbal, Dona Juana, Nevado del Tolima, and Purace", "type": "volcanism" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "deforestation", "soil and water quality damage from overuse of pesticides", "air pollution", "especially in Bogota", "from vehicle emissions" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Antarctic Treaty", "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Hazardous Wastes", "Marine Life Conservation", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Tropical Timber 83", "Tropical Timber 94", "Wetlands" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [ "Law of the Sea" ] } }, "note": "only South American country with coastlines on both the North Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 47220856, "global_rank": 30, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Colombian(s)", "adjective": "Colombian" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "mestizo and white", "percent": 84.2 }, { "name": "Afro-Colombian", "percent": 10.4, "note": "includes mulatto, Raizal, and Palenquero" }, { "name": "Amerindian", "percent": 3.4 }, { "name": "Romani \u003c.01" }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 2.1 } ], "date": "2005" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Spanish", "note": "official" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Catholic", "percent": 79 }, { "name": "Protestant", "percent": 14, "breakdown": [ { "name": "includes Pentecostal", "percent": 6 }, { "name": "mainline Protestant", "percent": 2 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 6 } ] }, { "name": "other", "percent": 2 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 5 } ], "date": "2014" }, "demographic_profile": "Colombia is in the midst of a demographic transition resulting from steady declines in its fertility, mortality, and population growth rates. The birth rate has fallen from more than 6 children per woman in the 1960s to just above replacement level today as a result of increased literacy, family planning services, and urbanization. However, income inequality is among the worst in the world, and more than a third of the population lives below the poverty line.\nColombia experiences significant legal and illegal economic emigration and refugee flows. Large-scale labor emigration dates to the 1960s; Venezuela and the United States continue to be the main host countries. Colombia is the largest source of Latin American refugees in Latin America, nearly 400,000 of whom live primarily in Venezuela and Ecuador. Forced displacement remains prevalent because of violence among guerrillas, paramilitary groups, and Colombian security forces. Afro-Colombian and indigenous populations are disproportionately affected. As of February 2017, an estimated 7.4 million persons have been internally displaced since 1985, the highest amount in the world. These estimates may undercount actual numbers because not all internally displaced persons are registered. Historically, Colombia also has one of the world's highest levels of forced disappearances. About 30,000 cases have been recorded over the last four decades - although the number is likely to be much higher - including human rights activists, trade unionists, Afro-Colombians, indigenous people, and farmers in rural conflict zones.\nForced displacement continues to be prevalent because of violence among guerrillas, paramilitary groups, and Colombian security forces. Afro-Colombian and indigenous populations are disproportionately affected. Even with the Colombian Government’s December 2016 peace agreement with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), the risk of displacement remains as other rebel groups fill the void left by the FARC. As of February 2017, an estimated 7.4 million persons have been internally displaced since 1985, the highest total in the world. These estimates may undercount actual numbers because many internally displaced persons are not registered. Historically, Colombia also has one of the world’s highest levels of forced disappearances. About 30,000 cases have been recorded over the last four decades—although the number is likely to be much higher—including human rights activists, trade unionists, Afro-Colombians, indigenous people, and farmers in rural conflict zones.\nBecause of political violence and economic problems, Colombia received limited numbers of immigrants during the 19th and 20th centuries, mostly from the Middle East, Europe, and Japan. More recently, growth in the oil, mining, and manufacturing sectors has attracted increased labor migration; the primary source countries are Venezuela, the US, Mexico, and Argentina. Colombia has also become a transit area for illegal migrants from Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean who are en route to the US or Canada.", "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 24.57, "males": 5940903, "females": 5659594 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 17.54, "males": 4216437, "females": 4066079 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 41.82, "males": 9788057, "females": 9958982 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 8.9, "males": 1973215, "females": 2230609 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 7.17, "males": 1412209, "females": 1974771 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 45.6, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 35.4, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 10.2, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 9.8, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 29.6, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 28.7, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 30.6, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 119, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 1.02, "global_rank": 114, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 16.3, "global_rank": 114, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 5.4, "global_rank": 176, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -0.6, "global_rank": 133, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "the majority of people live in the north and west where agricultural opportunities and natural resources are found; the vast grasslands of the llanos to the south and east, which make up approximately 60% of the country, are sparsely populated", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 76.4, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 1.66, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Bogota", "population": 9765000, "is_capital": true }, { "place": "Medellin", "population": 3911000 }, { "place": "Cali", "population": 2646000 }, { "place": "Barranquilla", "population": 1991000 }, { "place": "Bucaramanga", "population": 1215000 }, { "place": "Cartagena", "population": 1092000 } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 0.98, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.88, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.72, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.98, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 21.4, "date": "2010" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 64, "global_rank": 80, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 14.1, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 17.1, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 10.9, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 106, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 75.7, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 72.6, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 79, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 98, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 2.02, "global_rank": 117, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 79.1, "units": "%", "date": "2009" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 7.2, "global_rank": 85, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 1.57, "date": "2010" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 1.5, "date": "2012" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 96.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 73.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 91.4, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 3.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 26.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 8.6, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 85.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 67.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 81.1, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 14.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 32.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 18.9, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 0.48, "global_rank": 76, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 146000, "global_rank": 38, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 2300, "global_rank": 32, "date": "2015" } }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "degree_of_risk": "high", "food_or_waterborne_diseases": [ "bacterial diarrhea" ], "vectorborne_diseases": [ "dengue fever", "malaria", "yellow fever" ], "note": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus", "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 20.7, "global_rank": 112, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 3.4, "global_rank": 108, "date": "2010" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 4.5, "global_rank": 95, "date": "2015" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 94.7, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 94.6, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 94.8, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 14, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 14, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 15, "units": "years" }, "date": "2015" }, "child_labor": { "total_number": 988362, "percentage": { "value": 9, "units": "%" }, "note": "data represent children ages 5-17", "date": "2009" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 18.7, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 14.6, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 24.3, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 50, "date": "2014" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Republic of Colombia", "conventional_short_form": "Colombia", "local_long_form": "Republica de Colombia", "local_short_form": "Colombia", "etymology": "the country is named after explorer Christopher COLUMBUS" }, "government_type": "presidential republic", "capital": { "name": "Bogota", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 4, "minutes": 36, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 74, "minutes": 5, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": -5, "note": "same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "independence": { "date": "1810-07-20", "note": "from Spain" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "20 July", "original_year": "1810" } ], "constitution": { "history": "several previous; latest promulgated 5 July 1991; amended many times, last in 2015 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "civil law system influenced by the Spanish and French civil codes", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "least one parent must be a citizen or permanent resident of Colombia", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "yes", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "5 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Juan Manuel SANTOS Calderon (since 7 August 2010); Vice President Ret. Gen. Oscar Adolfo NARANJO Trujillo (since 30 March 2017); note - Vice President German VARGAS Lleras' resignation on 15 March 2017 became effective on 21 March 2017, the president is both chief of state and head of government", "head_of_government": "President Juan Manuel SANTOS Calderon (since 7 August 2010); Vice President Ret. Gen. Oscar Adolfo NARANJO Trujillo (since 30 March 2017)", "cabinet": "Cabinet appointed by the president", "elections_appointments": "president directly elected by absolute majority vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 4-year term; election last held on 25 May 2014 with a runoff held on 15 June 2014 (next to be held on 27 May 2018); note - recent political reform eliminated presidential reelection; beginning in 2018, presidents can only serve one 4-year term", "election_results": "Juan Manuel SANTOS Calderon reelected president in runoff; percent of vote - Juan Manuel SANTOS Calderon (U Party) 51.0%, Oscar Ivan ZULUAGA (CD) 45.0%, other 4.0%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "bicameral Congress or Congreso consists of the Senate or Senado (102 seats; 100 members elected nationally - not by district or state - and two elected on a special ballot for indigenous communities to serve 4-year terms) and the House of Representatives or Camara de Representantes (166 seats; members elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms)", "elections": "Senate - last held on 9 March 2014 (next to be held in March 2018); Chamber of Representatives - last held on 9 March 2014 (next to be held in March 2018)", "election_results": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - U Party 21, CD 20, PC 18, PL 17, CR 9, PDA 5, Green Party 5, other 7; House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PL 39, U Party 37, PC 27, CD 19, CR 16, Green Party 6, PDA 3, other 19" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court of Justice or Corte Suprema de Justicia (consists of the Civil-Agrarian and Labor Chambers each with 7 judges, and the Penal Chamber with 9 judges); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 magistrates); Council of State (consists of 31 members); Superior Judiciary Council (consists of 13 magistrates)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Supreme Court judges appointed by the Supreme Court members from candidates submitted by the Superior Judiciary Council; judges elected for individual 8-year terms; Constitutional Court magistrates - nominated by the president, by the Supreme Court, and elected by the Senate; judges elected for individual 8-year terms; Council of State members appointed by the State Council plenary from lists nominated by the Superior Judiciary Council", "subordinate_courts": "Superior Tribunals (appellate courts for each of the judicial districts); regional courts; civil municipal courts; Superior Military Tribunal; first instance administrative courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Alternative Democratic Pole", "name_alternative": "PDA", "leaders": [ "Clara LOPEZ" ] }, { "name": "Conservative Party", "name_alternative": "PC", "leaders": [ "David BARGUIL" ] }, { "name": "Democratic Center Party", "name_alternative": "CD", "leaders": [ "Alvaro URIBE Velez", "Oscar Ivan ZULUAGA", "Carlos HOLMES TRUJILLO", "Ivan DUQUE" ] }, { "name": "Green Alliance", "leaders": [ "Jorge LONDONO", "Antonio SANGUINO", "Luis AVELLANEDA", "Camilo ROMERO" ] }, { "name": "Liberal Party", "name_alternative": "PL", "leaders": [ "Horacio SERPA" ] }, { "name": "Citizens Option", "name_alternative": "OC", "leaders": [ "Angel ALIRIO Moreno" ], "note": "Opcion Ciudadana; formerly known as the National Integration Party or PIN" }, { "name": "Radical Change", "name_alternative": "CR", "leaders": [ "Carlos Fernando GALAN" ] }, { "name": "Social National Unity Party", "name_alternative": "U Party", "leaders": [ "Roy BARRERAS", "Jose David NAME" ] } ], "note": "Colombia has eight major political parties, numerous smaller movements" }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Central Union of Workers", "name_alternative": "CUT" }, { "name": "Colombian Confederation of Workers", "name_alternative": "CTC" }, { "name": "General Confederation of Workers", "name_alternative": "CGT" }, { "name": "National Liberation Army", "name_alternative": "ELN" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "BCIE" }, { "organization": "BIS" }, { "organization": "CAN" }, { "organization": "Caricom ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CDB" }, { "organization": "CELAC" }, { "organization": "EITI ", "note": "candidate country" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-3" }, { "organization": "G-24" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IADB" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IHO" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "LAES" }, { "organization": "LAIA" }, { "organization": "Mercosur ", "note": "associate" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OAS" }, { "organization": "OPANAL" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "Pacific Alliance" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNASUR" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "Union Latina" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador (vacant)", "chancery": "2118 Leroy Place NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 387-8338", "fax": "[1] (202) 232-8643", "consulates_general": "Atlanta, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Newark (NJ), Orlando, San Juan (Puerto Rico)", "consulates": "Boston, Chicago, San Francisco" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Kevin WHITAKER (since 11 June 2014)", "embassy": "Calle 24 Bis No. 48-50, Bogota, D.C.", "mailing_address": "Carrera 45 No. 24B-27, Bogota, D.C.", "telephone": "[57] (1) 275-2000", "fax": "[57] (1) 275-4600" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "three horizontal bands of yellow (top, double-width), blue, and red; the flag retains the three main colors of the banner of Gran Colombia, the short-lived South American republic that broke up in 1830; various interpretations of the colors exist and include: yellow for the gold in Colombia's land, blue for the seas on its shores, and red for the blood spilled in attaining freedom; alternatively, the colors have been described as representing more elemental concepts such as sovereignty and justice (yellow), loyalty and vigilance (blue), and valor and generosity (red); or simply the principles of liberty, equality, and fraternity", "note": "similar to the flag of Ecuador, which is longer and bears the Ecuadorian coat of arms superimposed in the center" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "Andean condor" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "yellow" }, { "color": "blue" }, { "color": "red" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Himno Nacional de la Republica de Colombia\" (National Anthem of the Republic of Colombia)", "lyrics_music": "Rafael NUNEZ/Oreste SINDICI", "note": "adopted 1920; the anthem was created from an inspirational poem written by President Rafael NUNEZ", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/CO.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Colombia’s economy benefits from free trade and sound fiscal policies but it has slowed in 2016 because of falling global oil prices, a strong dollar, and moderate inflation. Colombia heavily depends on energy and mining exports, making it vulnerable to a drop in commodity prices. Colombia is the world's fourth largest coal exporter, the world’s second largest coffee and cut flowers exporter, and Latin America’s fourth largest oil producer. Economic development is hampered by inadequate infrastructure, poverty, narcotrafficking, and an uncertain security situation.\n\nAlthough real GDP growth averaged 4.7% for the past decade, growth fell to 2.0% in 2016. The El Ni�o weather pattern in early 2016 and a 40 day truckers strike caused food and energy prices to rise, with inflation spiking to a high of nearly 9% in July 2016. Declining oil prices have reduced government revenues. Colombia received about $1 billion in oil revenue in 2016, compared with $6 billion in 2014; oil accounts for 20% of government revenues. President Juan Manuel SANTOS signed into law a tax reform bill in December 2016 aimed at offsetting lost revenue from the drop in oil prices by decreasing corporate taxes to incentivize investment and by increasing the value added tax. The enactment of the tax reform bill was key to maintaining Colombia’s BBB investment-grade credit rating. Foreign investment has been hampered by Colombia’s struggle to address its fiscal problems. As of September 2016, FDI in Colombia had risen to $10.2 billion, up from $9.3 billion over the same period in 2015.\n\nColombia has signed or is negotiating Free Trade Agreements (FTA) with more than a dozen countries; the US-Colombia FTA went into force in May 2012. The US and Colombia have benefitted from the FTA, but Colombia’s ability to take full advantage of its enhanced access to American markets continues to be constrained by lack of export diversification. Nontariff measures remain a point of contention for bilateral trade relations. The Colombian government acted in 2016 to address several bilateral trade irritants with the US, including truck scrappage, distilled spirits, pharmaceuticals, ethanol imports, and labor rights. US and industry stakeholders are still evaluating the implementation of recent reforms. Colombia is a founding member of the Pacific Alliance - a regional trade block formed in 2012 by Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru to promote regional trade and economic integration. 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among cellular service providers is resulting in falling local and international calling rates and contributing to the steep decline in the market share of fixed-line services", "international": "country code - 57; multiple submarine cable systems provide links to the US, parts of the Caribbean, and Central and South America; satellite earth stations - 10 (6 Intelsat, 1 Inmarsat, 3 fully digitalized international switching centers) (2011)" } }, "broadcast_media": "combination of state-owned and privately owned broadcast media provide service; more than 500 radio stations and many national, regional, and local TV stations (2007)", "internet": { "country_code": ".co", "users": { "total": 26128000, "percent_of_population": 55.9, "global_rank": 25, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 12, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 157, 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"gauge": "1.435-m" }, "narrow_gauge": { "length": 1991, "units": "km", "gauge": "0.914-m" }, "global_rank": 70, "date": "2015" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 204855, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 25, "date": "2015" }, "waterways": { "value": 24725, "units": "km", "note": "18,300 km navigable; the most important waterway, the River Magdalena, of which 1,488 km is navigable, is dredged regularly to ensure safe passage of cargo vessels and container barges", "global_rank": 6, "date": "2012" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 12, "by_type": [ { "type": "cargo", "count": 9 }, { "type": "chemical tanker", "count": 1 }, { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 2 } ], "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 4, "by_country": [ { "country": "Antigua and Barbuda", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Panama", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Portugal", "count": 1 } ] }, "global_rank": 105, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Atlantic Ocean (Caribbean) - Cartagena", "Santa Marta", "Turbo", "Pacific Ocean - Buenaventura" ], "river_ports": [ "Barranquilla (Rio Magdalena)" ], "oil_terminals": [ "Covenas offshore terminal" ], "dry_bulk_cargo_ports": [ { "place": "Puerto Bolivar", "type": "coal" } ], "container_ports": [ { "place": "Cartagena", "twenty_foot_equivalent_units": 1853342 } ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.24, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3.38, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 3.13, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 3.29, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 3.17, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 17 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "National Army (Ejercito Nacional)", "Republic of Colombia Navy (Armada Republica de Colombia", "ARC", "includes Naval Aviation", "Naval Infantry (Infanteria de Marina", "IM)", "Coast Guard)", "Colombian Air Force (Fuerza Aerea de Colombia", "FAC) (2012)" ] }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18-24 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; service obligation is 18 months", "date": "2012" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "in December 2007, ICJ allocated San Andres, Providencia, and Santa Catalina islands to Colombia under 1928 Treaty but did not rule on 82 degrees W meridian as maritime boundary with Nicaragua", "managed dispute with Venezuela over maritime boundary and Venezuelan-administered Los Monjes Islands near the Gulf of Venezuela", "Colombian-organized illegal narcotics, guerrilla, and paramilitary activities penetrate all neighboring borders and have caused Colombian citizens to flee mostly into neighboring countries", "Colombia, Honduras, Nicaragua, Jamaica, and the US assert various claims to Bajo Nuevo and Serranilla Bank" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "internally_displaced_persons": { "people": 7401031, "note": "conflict between government and illegal armed groups and drug traffickers since 1985; about 300,000 new internally_displaced_persons each year since 2000", "date": "2017" }, "stateless_persons": { "people": 11, "date": "2016" } }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "illicit producer of coca, opium poppy, and cannabis; world's leading coca cultivator with 83,000 hectares in coca cultivation in 2011, a 17% decrease over 2010, producing a potential of 195 mt of pure cocaine; the world's largest producer of coca derivatives; supplies cocaine to nearly all of the US market and the great majority of other international drug markets; in 2012, aerial eradication dispensed herbicide to treat over 100,549 hectares combined with manual eradication of 30,486 hectares; a significant portion of narcotics proceeds are either laundered or invested in Colombia through the black market peso exchange; important supplier of heroin to the US market; opium poppy cultivation is estimated to have fallen to 1,100 hectares in 2009 while pure heroin production declined to 2.1 mt; most Colombian heroin is destined for the US market (2013)" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-02", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170702064748/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/co.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170702000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/co.html" } }, "comoros": { "data": { "name": "Comoros", "introduction": { "background": "The archipelago of the Comoros in the Indian Ocean, composed of the islands of Mayotte, Anjouan, Moheli, and Grand Comore declared independence from France on 6 July 1975. France did not recognize the independence of Mayotte, which remains under French administration. Since independence, Comoros has endured political instability through realized and attempted coups. In 1997, the islands of Anjouan and Moheli declared independence from Comoros. In 1999, military chief Col. AZALI Assoumani seized power of the entire government in a bloodless coup; he initiated the 2000 Fomboni Accords, a power-sharing agreement in which the federal presidency rotates among the three islands, and each island maintains its local government. AZALI won the 2002 federal presidential election as president of the Union of the Comoros from Grand Comore Island, which held the first five-year term. AZALI stepped down in 2006 and President Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed SAMBI was elected to office as president from Anjouan. In 2007, Mohamed BACAR effected Anjouan's de-facto secession from the Union of the Comoros, refusing to step down when Comoros' other islands held legitimate elections in July. The African Union (AU) initially attempted to resolve the political crisis by applying sanctions and a naval blockade to Anjouan, but in March 2008 the AU and Comoran soldiers seized the island. The island's inhabitants generally welcomed the move. In May 2011, Ikililou DHOININE won the presidency in peaceful elections widely deemed to be free and fair. In closely-contested elections in 2016, former President AZALI Assoumani won a second term, when the rotating presidency returned to Grande Comore." }, "geography": { "location": "Southern Africa, group of islands at the northern mouth of the Mozambique Channel, about two-thirds of the way between northern Madagascar and northern Mozambique", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 12, "minutes": 10, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 44, "minutes": 15, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Africa", "area": { "total": { "value": 2235, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 2235, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 180, "comparative": "slightly more than 12 times the size of Washington, DC" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 0, "units": "km" } }, "coastline": { "value": 340, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "tropical marine; rainy season (November to May)", "terrain": "volcanic islands, interiors vary from steep mountains to low hills", "elevation": { "lowest_point": { "name": "Indian Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Karthala", "elevation": { "value": 2360, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "fish" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 84.4, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 46.7, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 29.6, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 8.1, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 1.4, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 14.2, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 1.3, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "cyclones possible during rainy season (December to April)", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "volcanic activity on Grand Comore", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "Karthala (elev. 2,361 m) on Grand Comore Island last erupted in 2007; a 2005 eruption forced thousands of people to be evacuated and produced a large ash cloud", "type": "volcanism" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "soil degradation and erosion results from crop cultivation on slopes without proper terracing", "deforestation" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Wetlands" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "important location at northern end of Mozambique Channel" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 794678, "global_rank": 164, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Comoran(s)", "adjective": "Comoran" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Antalote" }, { "name": "Cafre" }, { "name": "Makoa" }, { "name": "Oimatsaha" }, { "name": "Sakalava" } ] }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Arabic", "note": "official" }, { "name": "French", "note": "official" }, { "name": "Shikomoro", "note": "official; a blend of Swahili and Arabic; Comorian" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Sunni Muslim", "percent": 98 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 2, "note": "including Shia Muslim, Roman Catholic, Jehovah's Witness, Protestant" } ], "note": "Islam is the state religion" }, "demographic_profile": "Comoros’ population is a m�lange of Arabs, Persians, Indonesians, Africans, and Indians, and the much smaller number of Europeans that settled on the islands between the 8th and 19th centuries, when they served as a regional trade hub. The Arab and Persian influence is most evident in the islands’ overwhelmingly Muslim majority – about 98% of Comorans are Sunni Muslims. The country is densely populated, averaging nearly 350 people per square mile, although this varies widely among the islands, with Anjouan being the most densely populated.\nGiven the large share of land dedicated to agriculture and Comoros’ growing population, habitable land is becoming increasingly crowded. The combination of increasing population pressure on limited land and resources, widespread poverty, and poor job prospects motivates thousands of Comorans each year to attempt to illegally migrate using small fishing boats to the neighboring island of Mayotte, which is a French territory. The majority of legal Comoran migration to France came after Comoros’ independence from France in 1975, with the flow peaking in the mid-1980s.\nAt least 150,000 to 200,000 people of Comoran citizenship or descent live abroad, mainly in France, where they have gone seeking a better quality of life, job opportunities, higher education (Comoros has no universities), advanced health care, and to finance elaborate traditional wedding ceremonies (aada). Remittances from the diaspora are an economic mainstay, in 2013 representing approximately 25% of Comoros’ GDP and significantly more than the value of its exports of goods and services (only 15% of GDP). Grand Comore, Comoros’ most populous island, is both the primary source of emigrants and the main recipient of remittances. Most remittances are spent on private consumption, but this often goes toward luxury goods and the aada and does not contribute to economic development or poverty reduction. Although the majority of the diaspora is now French-born with more distant ties to Comoros, it is unclear whether they will sustain the current level of remittances.", "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 40.1, "males": 158809, "females": 159840 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 19.23, "males": 73947, "females": 78831 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 32.58, "males": 122936, "females": 135962 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 4.21, "males": 14850, "females": 18611 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 3.89, "males": 14321, "females": 16571 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 75.6, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 70.7, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 4.9, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 20.4, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 19.6, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 19, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 20.2, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 194, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 1.71, "global_rank": 67, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 26.9, "global_rank": 47, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 7.4, "global_rank": 117, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -2.5, "global_rank": 175, "date": "2016" }, "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 28.3, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 2.67, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Moroni", "population": 56000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2014" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 0.99, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 0.94, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 0.9, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.8, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.88, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.94, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 24.6, "date": "2012" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 335, "global_rank": 42, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 61.8, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 72.2, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 51, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 19, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 64.2, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 61.9, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 66.6, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 184, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 3.47, "global_rank": 45, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 19.4, "units": "%", "date": "2012" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 6.7, "global_rank": 153, "date": "2014" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 2.2, "date": "2006" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 92.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 89.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 90.1, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 7.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 10.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 9.9, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 48.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 30.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 35.8, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 51.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 69.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 64.2, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 5.8, "global_rank": 164, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 16.9, "global_rank": 39, "date": "2012" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 5.1, "global_rank": 15, "date": "2014" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 77.8, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 81.8, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 73.7, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 11, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 11, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 11, "units": "years" }, "date": "2014" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Union of the Comoros", "conventional_short_form": "Comoros", "local_long_form": "Udzima wa Komori (Comorian); Union des Comores (French); Jumhuriyat al Qamar al Muttahidah (Arabic)", "local_short_form": "Komori (Comorian); Comores (French); Juzur al Qamar (Arabic)", "etymology": "name derives from the Arabic designation \"Juzur al Qamar\" meaning \"Islands of the Moon\"" }, "government_type": "federal presidential republic", "capital": { "name": "Moroni", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 11, "minutes": 42, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 43, "minutes": 14, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 3, "note": "8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "administrative_divisions": [ { "name": "Anjouan (Ndzuwani)", "type": "island" }, { "name": "Domoni", "type": "municipality" }, { "name": "Fomboni", "type": "municipality" }, { "name": "Grande Comore (N'gazidja)", "type": "island" }, { "name": "Moheli (Mwali)", "type": "island" }, { "name": "Moroni", "type": "municipality" }, { "name": "Moutsamoudou", "type": "municipality" } ], "independence": { "date": "1975-07-06", "note": "from France" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "6 July", "original_year": "1975" } ], "constitution": { "history": "previous 1996; latest ratified 23 December 2001; amended 2009, 2014 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "mixed legal system of Islamic religious law, the French civil code of 1975, and customary law", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of the Comoros", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "10 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President AZALI Assoumani(since 26 May 2016); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government", "head_of_government": "President AZALI Assoumani (since 26 May 2016)", "cabinet": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president", "elections_appointments": "the Union presidency rotates among the 3 islands; president directly elected by simple majority popular vote in 2 rounds for a single nonrenewable 5-year term (in the first round or primary, 3 candidates with the highest vote count by voters on the island concerned compete in the second round; second round winner determined by simple majority vote by voters on all 3 islands; election last held on 21 February 2016 and second round held 10 April 2016 (next to be held in 2021); note - in addition to the Union president, each island elects its own president", "election_results": "AZALI Assoumani elected president in the second round of voting by a plurality; percent of vote in first round - Mohamed Ali SOILIHI 17.6%, Mouigni BARAKA 15.1%, AZALI Assoumani 15.0%, Fahmi Said IBRAHIM 14.5%; percent of vote in second round - AZALI Assoumani 41.0%, Mohamed Ali SOILIHI 39.9%; Mouigni BARAKA 19.1%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral Assembly of the Union (33 seats; 24 members elected by absolute majority vote in 2 rounds if needed and 9 members indirectly selected by island assemblies; members serve 5-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 25 January and 22 February 2015 (next to be held in 2020)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - UPDC 8, PJ 7, RDC 2, CRC 2, RADHI 1, PEC 1, independents 3; note - in addition 9 seats will be filled by nominations from the 3 island assemblies" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court or Cour Supreme (consists of 7 judges); Constitutional Court (consists of 8 members)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Supreme Court judges - 2 selected by the president of the Union, 2 by the Assembly of the Union, and 1 each by the 3 island councils; judges appointed for life; Constitutional Court members appointed - 1 by the president, 1 each by the 3 vice presidents, 1 by the Assembly, and 1 each by the island executives; all members serve 6-year renewable terms", "subordinate_courts": "Court of Appeals (in Moroni); Tribunal de premiere instance; island village (community) courts; religious courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Convention for the Renewal of the Comoros", "name_alternative": "CRC", "leaders": [ "AZALI Assoumani" ] }, { "name": "Democratic Rally of the Comoros", "name_alternative": "RDC", "leaders": [ "Mouigni BARAKA" ] }, { "name": "Juwa Party", "name_alternative": "PJ", "leaders": [ "Ahmed Abdallah SAMBI" ] }, { "name": "Party for the Comorian Agreement", "name_alternative": "PEC", "leaders": [ "Fahmi Said IBRAHIM" ], "note": "Partie Pour l'Entente Commorienne" }, { "name": "Rally for an Alternative of Harmonious and Integrated Development", "name_alternative": "RADHI", "leaders": [ "Abdou SOEFO" ] }, { "name": "Rally with a Development Intiiative for Enlightened Youth", "name_alternative": "RIDJA", "leaders": [ "Said LARIFOU" ] }, { "name": "Union for the Development of the Comoros", "name_alternative": "UPDC", "leaders": [ "Mohamed HALIFA" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Federation Comorienne des Consomateurs", "name_alternative": "FCC", "leaders": [ "Mohamed Said Abdallah MCHANGANA" ] }, { "name": "Mouvement des Entreprises comorienne", "name_alternative": "MODEC", "leaders": [ "Faharate HOUSSEIN" ] }, { "name": "Union des Chambres de Commerce et de l'Industrie et de l'Agriculture", "name_alternative": "UCCIA", "leaders": [ "Fahmy THABIT" ] }, { "name": "Confederation des Travailleurs Comoriens", "name_alternative": "CTC" }, { "name": "environmentalists" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ACP" }, { "organization": "AfDB" }, { "organization": "AMF" }, { "organization": "AOSIS" }, { "organization": "AU" }, { "organization": "CAEU ", "note": "candidates" }, { "organization": "COMESA" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "FZ" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IDB" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "InOC" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "LAS" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OIC" }, { "organization": "OIF" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO ", "note": "observer" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Soilihi Mohamed SOILIHI (since 18 November 2014)", "chancery": "Mission to the US, 866 United Nations Plaza, Suite 418, New York, NY 10017", "telephone": "[1] (212) 750-1637", "fax": "[1] (212) 750-1657" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "four equal horizontal bands of yellow (top), white, red, and blue, with a green isosceles triangle based on the hoist; centered within the triangle is a white crescent with the convex side facing the hoist and four white, five-pointed stars placed vertically in a line between the points of the crescent; the horizontal bands and the four stars represent the four main islands of the archipelago - Mwali, N'gazidja, Ndzuwani, and Mahore (Mayotte - department of France, but claimed by Comoros)", "note": "the crescent, stars, and color green are traditional symbols of Islam" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "four stars and crescent" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "green" }, { "color": "white" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Udzima wa ya Masiwa\" (The Union of the Great Islands)", "lyrics_music": "Said Hachim SIDI ABDEREMANE/Said Hachim SIDI ABDEREMANE and Kamildine ABDALLAH", "note": "adopted 1978", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/CN.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "One of the world's poorest countries, the Comoros is made up of three islands that are hampered by inadequate transportation links, a young and rapidly increasing population, and few natural resources. The low educational level of the labor force contributes to a subsistence level of economic activity and a heavy dependence on foreign grants and technical assistance. Agriculture, including fishing, hunting, and forestry, accounts for 50% of GDP, employs 80% of the labor force, and provides most of the exports. Export income is heavily reliant on the three main crops of vanilla, cloves, and ylang ylang (perfume essence); and the Comoros' export earnings are easily disrupted by disasters such as fires and extreme weather. Despite agriculture’s importance to the economy, the country imports roughly 70% of its food; rice, the main staple, accounts for the bulk of imports. Remittances from about 300,000 Comorans contribute about 25% of the country’s GDP.\n\nThe new government, elected in mid-2016, will be challenged to provide basic services, upgrade education and technical training, privatize commercial and industrial enterprises, improve health services, diversify exports, promote tourism, and reduce the high population growth rate. Recurring political instability, sometimes initiated from outside the country, has inhibited growth. In late 2015, Saudi Arabia provided a large budget grant to the Comorian government, allowing arrears to be cleared and resulting in an overall fiscal surplus for 2016. The newly-elected government has moved to improve revenue mobilization, reduce expenditures and improve electricity access.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1259000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1232000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1220000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 200, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 622000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.2, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 2, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 123 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1500, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1500, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1600, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 219, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 104.9, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 19.2, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 11.2, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 10.3, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 19.4, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -65, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 50, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 12.1, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 37.9, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 11.9, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 19.2, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 12.8, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 146 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "vanilla", "cloves", "ylang-ylang", "perfume essence", "coconuts", "bananas", "cassava", "manioc" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "fishing", "tourism", "perfume distillation" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 0.5, "global_rank": 166, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 245200, "global_rank": 167, "date": "2013" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 80, "units": "%" }, "industry_and_services": { "value": 20, "units": "%" } }, "date": "1996" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6.5, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 78 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 44.8, "units": "%", "date": "2004" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 0.9, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 55.2, "units": "%" }, "date": "2004" }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 165000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 185500000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 26.5, "global_rank": 102, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -3.3, "global_rank": 114, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 28.5, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 24.2, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 151 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.2, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1.3, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 76 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.93, "units": "%", "date": "2010-12-31" }, { "value": 2.21, "units": "%", "date": "2009-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 116 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 10.5, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 10.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 81 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 201800000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 169000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 183 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 303000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 251700000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 189 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 180100000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 142400000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 182 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -58000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 4000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 70 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 19200000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 18900000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 211 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "vanilla", "ylang-ylang (perfume essence)", "cloves" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "India", "percent": 33.4 }, { "name": "France", "percent": 15.9 }, { "name": "Germany", "percent": 8.1 }, { "name": "Saudi Arabia", "percent": 6.7 }, { "name": "Singapore", "percent": 6.2 }, { "name": "Netherlands", "percent": 5.7 }, { "name": "Mauritius", "percent": 4.9 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 191200000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 195900000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 207 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "rice", "other foodstuffs", "consumer goods", "petroleum products", "cement", "construction materials", "transport equipment" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "China", "percent": 18.7 }, { "name": "Pakistan", "percent": 16 }, { "name": "France", "percent": 14.6 }, { "name": "UAE", "percent": 11.2 }, { "name": "India", "percent": 6.3 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 133300000.00000001, "units": "USD", "date": 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stations", "domestic": "fixed-line connections only about 3 per 100 persons; mobile cellular usage over 50 per 100 persons; two companies, Comoros Telecom and Telma, provide domestic and international mobile service and wireless data.", "international": "country code - 269; landing point for the EASSy fiber-optic submarine cable system connecting East Africa with Europe and North America; HF radiotelephone communications to Madagascar and Reunion (2017)" } }, "broadcast_media": "national state-owned TV station and a TV station run by Anjouan regional government; national state-owned radio; regional governments on the islands of Grande Comore and Anjouan each operate a radio station; a few independent and small community radio stations operate on the islands of Grande Comore and Moheli, and these two islands have access to Mayotte Radio and French TV (2007)", "internet": { "country_code": ".km", "users": { "total": 58000, "percent_of_population": 7.5, "global_rank": 182, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 2, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 9, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "D6", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 4, "global_rank": 186, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 4, "2438_to_3047_metres": 1, "914_to_1523_metres": 3, "date": "2013" } } }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 880, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 673, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 207, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 188, "date": "2002" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 149, "by_type": [ { "type": "bulk carrier", "count": 16 }, { "type": "cargo", "count": 83 }, { "type": "carrier", "count": 5 }, { "type": "chemical tanker", "count": 5 }, { "type": "container", "count": 2 }, { "type": "passenger", "count": 2 }, { "type": "passenger/cargo", "count": 1 }, { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 17 }, { "type": "refrigerated cargo", "count": 10 }, { "type": "roll on/roll off", "count": 8 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 73, "by_country": [ { "country": "Bangladesh", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Bulgaria", "count": 4 }, { "country": "China", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Cyprus", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Greece", "count": 4 }, { "country": "Kenya", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Kuwait", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Latvia", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Lebanon", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Lithuania", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Nigeria", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Norway", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Pakistan", "count": 5 }, { "country": "Russia", "count": 12 }, { "country": "Syria", "count": 5 }, { "country": "Turkey", "count": 8 }, { "country": "UAE", "count": 8 }, { "country": "UK", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Ukraine", "count": 10 }, { "country": "US", "count": 2 } ] }, "global_rank": 39, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Moroni", "Mutsamudu" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "branches": { "by_name": [ "National Army for Development (l'Armee Nationale de Developpement", "AND)", "Comoran Security Force (also called Comoran Defense Force (Force Comorienne de Defense", "FCD)", "includes Gendarmerie)", "Comoran Coast Guard", "Comoran Federal Police (2015)" ] }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18 years of age for 2-year voluntary male and female military service; no conscription", "date": "2015" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "claims French-administered Mayotte and challenges France's and Madagascar's claims to Banc du Geyser, a drying reef in the Mozambique Channel", "in May 2008, African Union forces assisted the Comoros military recapture Anjouan Island from rebels who seized it in 2001" ], "trafficking_in_persons": { "current_situation": "Comoros is a source country for children subjected to forced labor and, reportedly, sex trafficking domestically, and women and children are subjected to forced labor in Mayotte; it is possibly a transit and destination country for Malagasy women and girls and a transit country for East African women and girls exploited in domestic service in the Middle East; Comoran children are forced to labor in domestic service, roadside and street vending, baking, fishing, and agriculture; some Comoran students at Koranic schools are exploited for forced agricultural or domestic labor, sometimes being subjected to physical and sexual abuse; Comoros may be particularly vulnerable to transnational trafficking because of inadequate border controls, government corruption, and the presence of international criminal networks", "tier_rating": "Tier 3 – Comoros does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and was placed on Tier 3 after being on the Tier 2 Watch List for two consecutive years without making progress; Parliament passed revisions to the penal code in 2014, including anti-trafficking provisions and enforcement guidelines, but these amendments have not yet been passed approved by the President and put into effect; a new child labor law was passed in 2015 prohibiting child trafficking, but existing laws do not criminalize the forced prostitution of adults; authorities did not investigate, prosecute, or convict alleged trafficking offenders, including complicit officials; the government lacked victim identification and care referral procedures, did not assist any victims during 2014, and provided minimal support to NGOs offering victims psychosocial services (2015)" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-24", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624100339/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cn.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cn.html" } }, "congo_democratic_republic_of_the": { "data": { "name": "Congo, Democratic Republic Of The", "introduction": { "background": "Established as an official Belgian colony in 1908, the then-Republic of the Congo gained its independence in 1960, but its early years were marred by political and social instability. Col. Joseph MOBUTU seized power and declared himself president in a November 1965 coup. He subsequently changed his name - to MOBUTU Sese Seko - as well as that of the country - to Zaire. MOBUTU retained his position for 32 years through several sham elections, as well as through brutal force. Ethnic strife and civil war, touched off by a massive inflow of refugees in 1994 from fighting in Rwanda and Burundi, led in May 1997 to the toppling of the MOBUTU regime by a rebellion backed by Rwanda and Uganda and fronted by Laurent KABILA. KABILA renamed the country the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), but in August 1998 his regime was itself challenged by a second insurrection again backed by Rwanda and Uganda. Troops from Angola, Chad, Namibia, Sudan, and Zimbabwe intervened to support KABILA's regime. In January 2001, KABILA was assassinated and his son, Joseph KABILA, was named head of state. In October 2002, the new president was successful in negotiating the withdrawal of Rwandan forces occupying the eastern DRC; two months later, the Pretoria Accord was signed by all remaining warring parties to end the fighting and establish a government of national unity. A transitional government was set up in July 2003; it held a successful constitutional referendum in December 2005 and elections for the presidency, National Assembly, and provincial legislatures took place in 2006.\nIn 2009, following a resurgence of conflict in the eastern DRC, the government signed a peace agreement with the National Congress for the Defense of the People (CNDP), a primarily Tutsi rebel group. An attempt to integrate CNDP members into the Congolese military failed, prompting their defection in 2012 and the formation of the M23 armed group - named after the 23 March 2009 peace agreements. Renewed conflict led to large population displacements and significant human rights abuses before the M23 was pushed out of DRC to Uganda and Rwanda in late 2013 by a joint DRC and UN offensive. In addition, the DRC continues to experience violence committed by other armed groups including the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda, the Allied Democratic Forces, and assorted Mai Mai militias. In the most recent national elections, held in November 2011, disputed results allowed Joseph KABILA to be reelected to the presidency. The DRC Constitution bars President KABILA from running for a third term, but the DRC Government has delayed national elections originally slated for November 2016. The failure to hold elections as scheduled has fueled sporadic street protests by KABILA’s opponents. In late December 2016, government officials and opposition leaders struck a last-minute deal that will require KABILA to step down after elections to be held by the end of 2017." }, "geography": { "location": "Central Africa, northeast of Angola", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 0, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 25, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Africa", "area": { "total": { "value": 2344858, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 2267048, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 77810, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 11, "comparative": "slightly less than one-fourth the size of the US" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 10481, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Angola", "border_length": { "value": 2646, "units": "km" }, "note": "of which 225 km is the boundary of Angola's discontiguous Cabinda Province" }, { "country": "Burundi", "border_length": { "value": 236, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Central African Republic", "border_length": { "value": 1747, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Republic of the Congo", "border_length": { "value": 1229, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Rwanda", "border_length": { "value": 221, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "South Sudan", "border_length": { "value": 714, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Tanzania", "border_length": { "value": 479, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Uganda", "border_length": { "value": 877, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Zambia", "border_length": { "value": 2332, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 37, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 2011, "note": "the DRC has a Common Interest Zone agreement with Angola for the mutual development of off-shore resources" } }, "climate": "tropical; hot and humid in equatorial river basin; cooler and drier in southern highlands; cooler and wetter in eastern highlands; north of Equator - wet season (April to October), dry season (December to February); south of Equator - wet season (November to March), dry season (April to October)", "terrain": "vast central basin is a low-lying plateau; mountains in east", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 726, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Atlantic Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Pic Marguerite on Mont Ngaliema (Mount Stanley)", "elevation": { "value": 5110, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "cobalt", "copper", "niobium", "tantalum", "petroleum", "industrial", "gem diamonds", "gold", "silver", "zinc", "manganese", "tin", "uranium", "coal", "hydropower", "timber" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 11.4, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 3.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0.3, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 8, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 67.9, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 20.7, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 110, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "periodic droughts in south", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "Congo River floods (seasonal)", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "active volcanoes in the east along the Great Rift Valley", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "Nyiragongo (elev. 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", "type": "volcanism" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "poaching threatens wildlife populations", "water pollution", "deforestation", "refugees responsible for significant deforestation", "soil erosion", "and wildlife poaching", "mining of minerals (coltan - a mineral used in creating capacitors", "diamonds", "and gold) causing environmental damage" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Marine Dumping", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Tropical Timber 83", "Tropical Timber 94", "Wetlands" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [ "Environmental Modification" ] } }, "note": "second largest country in Africa (after Algeria) and largest country in Sub-Saharan Africa; straddles the equator; has narrow strip of land that controls the lower Congo River and is only outlet to South Atlantic Ocean; dense tropical rain forest in central river basin and eastern highlands" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 81331050, "global_rank": 18, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Congolese (singular and plural)", "adjective": "Congolese or Congo" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "over African ethnic groups of which the majority are Bantu; the four largest tribes - Mongo", "percent": 200 }, { "name": "Luba" }, { "name": "Kongo", "note": "all Bantu" }, { "name": "and the Mangbetu-Azande make up about of the population", "percent": 45, "note": "Hamitic" } ] }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "French", "note": "official" }, { "name": "Lingala", "note": "a lingua franca trade language" }, { "name": "Kingwana", "note": "a dialect of Kiswahili or Swahili" }, { "name": "Kikongo" }, { "name": "Tshiluba" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 50 }, { "name": "Protestant", "percent": 20 }, { "name": "Kimbanguist", "percent": 10 }, { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 10 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 10, "note": "includes syncretic sects and indigenous beliefs" } ] }, "demographic_profile": "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.\nThe 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, more than 1.7 million Congolese are internally displaced, the vast majority fleeing violence in the DRC’s eastern provinces 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.", "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 42.2, "males": 17300707, "females": 17024082 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 21.44, "males": 8747038, "females": 8694000 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 30.13, "males": 12227971, "females": 12273304 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 3.58, "males": 1374050, "females": 1535973 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 2.65, "males": 910456, "females": 1243469 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 95.9, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 90.1, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 5.8, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 17.2, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 18.4, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 18.1, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 18.6, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 210, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 2.42, "global_rank": 28, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 34.2, "global_rank": 24, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 9.9, "global_rank": 41, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -0.2, "global_rank": 111, "date": "2016" }, "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 42.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 3.96, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Kinshasa", "population": 11587000, "is_capital": true }, { "place": "Lubumbashi", "population": 2015000.0000000002 }, { "place": "Mbuji-Mayi" }, { "place": "Kananga", "population": 1169000 }, { "place": "Kisangani", "population": 1040000 }, { "place": "Bukavu", "population": 832000 } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.02, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.01, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.89, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.73, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 1, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 19.9, "date": "2013" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 693, "global_rank": 17, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 69.8, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 73.4, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 66.2, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 12, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 57.3, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 55.8, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 58.9, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 207, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 4.53, "global_rank": 23, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 20.4, "units": "%", "date": "2013" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 4.3, "global_rank": 123, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 9, "date": "2009" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 0.8, "date": "2006" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 81.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 31.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 52.4, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 18.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 68.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 47.6, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 28.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 28.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 28.7, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 71.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 71.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 71.3, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 0.85, "global_rank": 46, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 374100, "global_rank": 17, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 21700, "global_rank": 12, "date": "2015" } }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "degree_of_risk": "very high", "food_or_waterborne_diseases": [ "bacterial diarrhea", "protozoal diarrhea", "hepatitis A", "typhoid fever" ], "vectorborne_diseases": [ "malaria", "dengue fever", "trypanosomiasis-gambiense (African sleeping sickness)" ], "water_contact_diseases": [ "schistosomiasis" ], "animal_contact_diseases": [ "rabies" ], "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 3.7, "global_rank": 185, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 23.4, "global_rank": 25, "date": "2014" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 2.2, "global_rank": 157, "date": "2013" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write French, Lingala, Kingwana, or Tshiluba", "total_population": { "value": 63.8, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 78.1, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 50, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 9, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 10, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 8, "units": "years" }, "date": "2013" }, "child_labor": { "total_number": 8284395, "percentage": { "value": 42, "units": "%" }, "date": "2010" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Democratic Republic of the Congo", "conventional_short_form": "DRC", "local_long_form": "Republique Democratique du Congo", "local_short_form": "RDC", "former": "Congo Free State, Belgian Congo, Congo/Leopoldville, Congo/Kinshasa, Zaire", "abbreviation": "DRC", "etymology": "named for the Congo River, most of which lies within the DRC; the river name derives from Kongo, a Bantu kingdom that occupied its mouth at the time of Portuguese discovery in the late 15th century and whose name stems from its people the Bakongo, meaning \"hunters\"" }, "government_type": "semi-presidential republic", "capital": { "name": "Kinshasa", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 4, "minutes": 19, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 15, "minutes": 18, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 1, "note": "6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "independence": { "date": "1960-06-30", "note": "from Belgium" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "30 June", "original_year": "1960" } ], "constitution": { "history": "several previous; latest adopted 13 May 2005, approved by referendum 18-19 December 2005, promulgated 18 February 2006; amended 2011 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "civil law system primarily based on Belgian law, but also customary, and tribal law", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of the Democratic Republic of the Congo", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "5 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": true }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Joseph KABILA (since 17 January 2001)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Bruno TSHIBALA (since 7 April 2017); Deputy Prime Ministers Jose MAKILA, Leonard She OKITUNDU, Emmanuel RAMAZANI Shadary (since December 2016)", "cabinet": "Ministers of State appointed by the president", "elections_appointments": "president directly elected by simple majority vote for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 28 November 2011 (next originally scheduled for 27 November 2016 but expected by end of 2017 per agreement between the government and opposition); prime minister appointed by the president", "election_results": "Joseph KABILA reelected president; percent of vote - Joseph KABILA (PPRD) 49%, Etienne TSHISEKEDI (UDPS) 32.3%, other 18.7%; note - election marred by serious voting irregularities" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "bicameral Parliament or Parlament consists of the Senate (108 seats; members indirectly elected by provincial assemblies by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms) and the National Assembly (500 seats; 439 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote and 61 directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote; members serve 5-year terms)", "elections": "Senate - last held on 19 January 2007 (follow-on elections have been delayed); National Assembly - last held on 28 November 2011 (next to be held on 27 November 2016)", "election_results": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PPRD 22, MLC 14, FR 7, RCD 7, PDC 6, CDC 3, MSR 3, PALU 2, independent 26, other 18; National Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PPRD 62, UDPS 41, PPPD 29, MSR 27, MLC 22, PALU 19, UNC 17, ARC 16, AFDC 15, ECT 11, RRC 11, independent 16, other 214 (includes numerous political parties that won 10 or fewer seats and 2 constituencies where voting was halted); note - the November 2011 election was marred by violence including the destruction of ballots in two constituencies resulting in the closure of polling sites; election results were delayed three months, strongly contested, and continue to be unresolved" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Court of Cassation or Cour de Cassation (consists of 26 justices and organized into legislative and judiciary sections); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 judges)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Court of Cassation judges nominated by the Judicial Service Council, an independent body of public prosecutors and selected judges of the lower courts; judge tenure NA; Constitutional Court judges - 3 nominated by the president, 3 by the Judicial Service Council, and 3 by the legislature; judges appointed by the president to serve 9-year non-renewable terms with one-third of the membership renewed every 3 years", "subordinate_courts": "State Security Court; Court of Appeals (organized into administrative and judiciary sections); Tribunal de Grande; magistrates' courts; customary courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Christian Democrat Party", "name_alternative": "PDC", "leaders": [ "Jose ENDUNDO" ] }, { "name": "Congolese Rally for Democracy", "name_alternative": "RCD", "leaders": [ "Azarias RUBERWA" ] }, { "name": "Convention of Christian Democrats", "name_alternative": "CDC" }, { "name": "Forces of Renewal", "name_alternative": "FR", "leaders": [ "Mbusa NYAMWISI" ] }, { "name": "Movement for the Liberation of the Congo", "name_alternative": "MLC", "leaders": [ "Jean-Pierre BEMBA" ] }, { "name": "People's Party for Reconstruction and Democracy", "name_alternative": "PPRD", "leaders": [ "Henri MOVA" ] }, { "name": "Social Movement for Renewal", "name_alternative": "MSR", "leaders": [ "Pierre LUMBI" ] }, { "name": "Unified Lumumbist Party", "name_alternative": "PALU", "leaders": [ "Antoine GIZENGA" ] }, { "name": "Union for the Congolese Nation", "name_alternative": "UNC", "leaders": [ "Vital KAMERHE" ] }, { "name": "Union for Democracy and Social Progress", "name_alternative": "UDPS", "leaders": [ "Felix TSHISEKEDI" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Allied Democratic Forces", "name_alternative": "ADF" }, { "name": "Forces Arm�es de la R�publique D�mocratique du Congo", "name_alternative": "FARDC", "note": "Army of the Democratic Republic of the Congo" }, { "name": "Forces Democratiques de Liberation du Rwanda", "name_alternative": "FDLR", "note": "Rwandan militia group made up of some of the perpetrators of Rwanda's genocide in 1994" }, { "name": "Le Rassemblement ", "note": "established in 2016 as a coalition of members from several political parties" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ACP" }, { "organization": "AfDB" }, { "organization": "AU" }, { "organization": "CEMAC" }, { "organization": "CEPGL" }, { "organization": "COMESA" }, { "organization": "EITI ", "note": "compliant country" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-24" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IHO" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OIF" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "SADC" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Francois Nkuna BALUMUENE (since 23 September 2015)", "chancery": "1726 M Street, NW, Suite 601, Washington, DC, 20036", "telephone": "[1] (202) 234-7690 through 7691", "fax": "[1] (202) 234-2609", "representative_office": "New York New York" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Robert WHITEHEAD (since January 2016)", "embassy": "310 Avenue des Aviateurs, Kinshasa, Gombe", "mailing_address": "Unit 2220, DPO AE 09828", "telephone": "[243] (081) 556-0151", "fax": "[243] (081) 556-0175" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "sky blue field divided diagonally from the lower hoist corner to upper fly corner by a red stripe bordered by two narrow yellow stripes; a yellow, five-pointed star appears in the upper hoist corner; blue represents peace and hope, red the blood of the country's martyrs, and yellow the country's wealth and prosperity; the star symbolizes unity and the brilliant future for the country" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "leopard" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "sky blue" }, { "color": "red" }, { "color": "yellow" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Debout Congolaise\" (Arise Congolese)", "lyrics_music": "Joseph LUTUMBA/Simon-Pierre BOKA di Mpasi Londi", "note": "adopted 1960; replaced when the country was known as Zaire; but readopted in 1997" } }, "economy": { "overview": "The economy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo - a nation endowed with vast natural resource wealth - continues to struggle.\n\nSystemic corruption since independence in 1960, combined with countrywide instability and conflict that began in the early-90s, has dramatically reduced national output and government revenue and increased external debt. With the installation of a transitional government in 2003 after peace accords, economic conditions slowly began to improve as the transitional government reopened relations with international financial institutions and international donors, and President KABILA began implementing reforms.\n\nRenewed activity in the mining sector, the source of most export income, boosted Kinshasa's fiscal position and GDP growth, but low commodity prices are leading to slower growth, rising inflation, and a growing fiscal deficit. An uncertain legal framework, corruption, and a lack of transparency in government policy are long-term problems for the large mining sector and for the economy as a whole.\n\nMuch economic activity still occurs in the informal sector and is not reflected in GDP data. The DRC signed a Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility with the IMF in 2009 and received $12 billion in multilateral and bilateral debt relief in 2010, but, at the end of 2012, the IMF suspended the last three payments under the loan facility - worth $240 million - because of concerns about the lack of transparency in mining contracts. In 2012, the DRC updated its business laws by adhering to OHADA, the Organization for the Harmonization of Business Law in Africa. The price of copper – the DRC’s primary export - plummeted in 2015 and remained at record lows during 2016, reducing government revenues, expenditures, and foreign exchange reserves.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 65040000000.00001, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 63510000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 59400000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 101, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 39820000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.4, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 6.9, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 9.5, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 58 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 800, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 800, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 700, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 227, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 73.6, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 13.9, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 21, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 0.1, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 23.7, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -32.3, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 20.1, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 31.7, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 48.1, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 14.2, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 15.4, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 27.1, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 125 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "coffee", "sugar", "palm oil", "rubber", "tea", "cotton", "cocoa", "quinine", "cassava", "manioc", "tapioca", "bananas", "plantains", "peanuts", "root crops", "corn", "fruits", "wood products" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "mining", "copper", "cobalt", "gold", "diamonds", "coltan", "zinc", "tin", "tungsten", "mineral processing", "consumer products", "textiles", "plastics", "footwear", "cigarettes", "metal products", "processed foods", "beverages", "timber", "cement", "commercial ship repair" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 1.2, "global_rank": 140, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 31080000, "global_rank": 21, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "agriculture": "NA%", "industry": "NA%", "services": "NA%" } }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 63, "units": "%", "date": "2012" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 2.3, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 34.7, "units": "%" }, "date": "2006" }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 5448000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 5837000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 13.7, "global_rank": 199, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -1, "global_rank": 57, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 18.2, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 17.6, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 172 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.6, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1.2, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 100 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4, "units": "%", "date": "2012-12-31" }, { "value": 20, "units": "%", "date": "2011-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 98 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 19.5, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 19.37, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 19 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1212000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 1213000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 147 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5018000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" }, { "value": 4402000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 131 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3701000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 3381000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 129 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -1830000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -1504000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 146 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 9316000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 10350000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 89 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "diamonds", "copper", "gold", "cobalt", "wood products", "crude oil", "coffee" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "China", "percent": 48 }, { "name": "Zambia", "percent": 17.2 }, { "name": "South Korea", "percent": 5.4 }, { "name": "Belgium", "percent": 5.2 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 10200000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 10460000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 93 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "foodstuffs", "mining", "other machinery", "transport equipment", "fuels" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "China", "percent": 22.2 }, { "name": "South Africa", "percent": 16.1 }, { "name": "Zambia", "percent": 8.3 }, { "name": "Belgium", "percent": 7.5 }, { "name": "Zimbabwe", "percent": 5.6 }, { "name": "India", "percent": 5.1 }, { "name": "France", 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"value": 19, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 2, "units": "%" }, "date": "2013" }, "production": { "kWh": 8700000000, "global_rank": 106, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 9300000000, "global_rank": 96, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 69000000, "global_rank": 84, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "kWh": 1100000000, "global_rank": 64, "date": "2014" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 2600000, "global_rank": 103, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 1.4, "global_rank": 208, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 66, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 98.6, "global_rank": 7, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 167, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 20000, "global_rank": 71, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 20000, "global_rank": 58, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 175, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 180000000, "global_rank": 63, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 127, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 24000, "global_rank": 128, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 173, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 22250, "global_rank": 114, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 8495000, "global_rank": 92, "date": "2011" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 8495000, "global_rank": 114, "date": "2011" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 79, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 176, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 991100000, "global_rank": 105, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 1400000, "global_rank": 159, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 59534, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 8, "global_rank": 217, "date": "2012-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 37753000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 48, "global_rank": 34, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "barely adequate wire and microwave radio relay service in and between urban areas; domestic satellite system with 14 earth stations; inadequate fixed-line infrastructure", "domestic": "state-owned operator providing less than 1 fixed-line connection per 100 persons; given the backdrop of a wholly inadequate fixed-line infrastructure, the use of mobile-cellular services has surged and mobile teledensity is over 45 per 100 persons", "international": "country code - 243; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "state-owned TV broadcast station with near national coverage; more than a dozen privately owned TV stations - 2 with near national coverage; 2 state-owned radio stations are supplemented by more than 100 private radio stations; transmissions of at least 2 international broadcasters are available (2007)", "internet": { "country_code": ".cd", "users": { "total": 3016000, "percent_of_population": 3.8, "global_rank": 143, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 8, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 13, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 476352, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 85839, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "9Q", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 198, "global_rank": 27, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 26, "over_3047_metres": 3, "2438_to_3047_metres": 3, "1524_to_2437_metres": 17, "914_to_1523_metres": 2, "under_914_metres": 1, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 172, "1524_to_2437_metres": 20, "914_to_1523_metres": 87, "under_914_metres": 65, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 1, "date": "2013" } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "gas", "length": 62, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil", "length": 77, "units": "km" }, { "type": "refined products", "length": 756, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 4007, "units": "km" }, "narrow_gauge": { "length": 3882, "electrified": 858, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.067-m" }, "global_rank": 44, "date": "2014" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 153497, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 2794, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 150703, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 34, "date": "2004" }, "waterways": { "value": 15000, "units": "km", "note": "including the Congo, its tributaries, and unconnected lakes", "global_rank": 8, "date": "2011" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 1, "by_type": [ { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 1 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 1, "by_country": [ { "country": "Republic of the Congo", "count": 1 } ] }, "global_rank": 147, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Banana" ], "river_and_lake_ports": [ "Boma", "Bumba", "Kinshasa", "Kisangani", "Matadi", "Mbandaka (Congo)", "Kindu (Lualaba)", "Bukavu", "Goma (Lake Kivu)", "Kalemie (Lake Tanganyika)" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.39, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.04, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1.25, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 1.21, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 1, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 49 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Forces d'Armees de la Republique Democratique du Congo", "FARDC)", "Army", "National Navy (La Marine Nationale)", "Congolese Air Force (Force Aerienne Congolaise", "FAC)" ], "date": "2011" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18-45 years of age for voluntary and compulsory military service", "date": "2012" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "heads of the Great Lakes states and UN pledged in 2004 to abate tribal, rebel, and militia fighting in the region, including northeast Congo, where the UN Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC), organized in 1999, maintains over 16,500 uniformed peacekeepers", "members of Uganda's Lords Resistance Army forces continue to seek refuge in Congo's Garamba National Park as peace talks with the Uganda Government evolve", "the location of the boundary in the broad Congo River with the Republic of the Congo is indefinite except in the Pool Malebo/Stanley Pool area", "Uganda and DRC dispute Rukwanzi Island in Lake Albert and other areas on the Semliki River with hydrocarbon potential", "boundary commission continues discussions over Congolese-administered triangle of land on the right bank of the Lunkinda River claimed by Zambia near the DRC village of Pweto", "DRC accuses Angola of shifting monuments" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "refugees": { "by_country": [ { "people": 245052, "country_of_origin": 2017 } ], "date": "2016" }, "internally_displaced_persons": { "people": 2200000, "note": "fighting between government forces and rebels since mid-1990s; most internally_displaced_persons are in eastern provinces", "date": "2016" } }, "trafficking_in_persons": { "current_situation": "The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a source, destination, and possibly a transit country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking; the majority of this trafficking is internal, and much of it is perpetrated by armed groups and rogue government forces outside official control in the country's unstable eastern provinces; Congolese adults are subjected to forced labor, including debt bondage, in unlicensed mines, and women may be forced into prostitution; Congolese women and girls are subjected to forced marriages where they are vulnerable to domestic servitude or sex trafficking, while children are forced to work in agriculture, mining, mineral smuggling, vending, portering, and begging; Congolese women and children migrate to countries in Africa, the Middle East, and Europe where some are subjected to forced prostitution, domestic servitude, and forced labor in agriculture and diamond mining; indigenous and foreign armed groups, including the Lord’s Resistance Army, abduct and forcibly recruit Congolese adults and children to serve as laborers, porters, domestics, combatants, and sex slaves; some elements of the Congolese national army (FARDC) also forced adults to carry supplies, equipment, and looted goods, but no cases of the FARDC recruiting child soldiers were reported in 2014 – a significant change", "tier_rating": "Tier 2 Watch List - The Democratic Republic of the Congo does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; the government took significant steps to hold military and police officials complicit in human trafficking accountable with convictions for sex slavery and arrests of armed group commanders for the recruitment and use of child soldiers; the government appears to have ceased the recruitment of child soldiers through the implementation of a UN-backed action plan; little effort was made to address labor and sex trafficking crimes committed by persons other than officials, or to identify the victims, or to provide or refer the victims to care services; awareness of various forms of trafficking is limited among law enforcement personnel and training and resources are inadequate to conduct investigations (2015)" }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "one of Africa's biggest producers of cannabis, but mostly for domestic consumption; traffickers exploit lax shipping controls to transit pseudoephedrine through the capital; while rampant corruption and inadequate supervision leave the banking system vulnerable to money laundering, the lack of a well-developed financial system limits the country's utility as a money-laundering center (2008)" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-01", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701102511/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cg.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cg.html" } }, "congo_republic_of_the": { "data": { "name": "Congo, Republic Of The", "introduction": { "background": "Upon independence in 1960, the former French region of Middle Congo became the Republic of the Congo. A quarter century of experimentation with Marxism was abandoned in 1990 and a democratically elected government took office in 1992. A brief civil war in 1997 restored former Marxist President Denis SASSOU-Nguesso, and ushered in a period of ethnic and political unrest. Southern-based rebel groups agreed to a final peace accord in March 2003. The Republic of Congo is one of Africa's largest petroleum producers, but with declining production it will need new offshore oil finds to sustain its oil earnings over the long term." }, "geography": { "location": "Central Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and Gabon", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 1, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 15, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Africa", "area": { "total": { "value": 342000, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 341500, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 500, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 64, "comparative": "slightly smaller than Montana" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 5008, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Angola", "border_length": { "value": 231, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Cameroon", "border_length": { "value": 494, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Central African Republic", "border_length": { "value": 487, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Democratic Republic of the Congo", "border_length": { "value": 1229, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Gabon", "border_length": { "value": 2567, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 169, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "contiguous_zone": { "value": 24, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "tropical; rainy season (March to June); dry season (June to October); persistent high temperatures and humidity; particularly enervating climate astride the Equator", "terrain": "coastal plain, southern basin, central plateau, northern basin", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 430, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Atlantic Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Mount Berongou", "elevation": { "value": 903, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "petroleum", "timber", "potash", "lead", "zinc", "uranium", "copper", "phosphates", "gold", "magnesium", "natural gas", "hydropower" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 31.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 1.6, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0.2, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 29.3, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 65.6, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 3.3, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 20, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "seasonal flooding", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "air pollution from vehicle emissions", "water pollution from raw sewage", "tap water is not potable", "deforestation" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Tropical Timber 83", "Tropical Timber 94", "Wetlands" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "about 70% of the population lives in Brazzaville, Pointe-Noire, or along the railroad between them" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 4852412, "global_rank": 125, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Congolese (singular and plural)", "adjective": "Congolese or Congo" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Kongo", "percent": 48 }, { "name": "Sangha", "percent": 20 }, { "name": "M'Bochi", "percent": 12 }, { "name": "Teke", "percent": 17 }, { "name": "Europeans and other", "percent": 3 } ] }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "French", "note": "official" }, { "name": "Lingala and Monokutuba", "note": "lingua franca trade languages" }, { "name": "many local languages and dialects", "note": "of which Kikongo is the most widespread" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 33.1 }, { "name": "Awakening Churches/Christian Revival", "percent": 22.3 }, { "name": "Protestant", "percent": 19.9 }, { "name": "Salutiste", "percent": 2.2 }, { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 1.6 }, { "name": "Kimbanguiste", "percent": 1.5 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 8.1 }, { "name": "none", "percent": 11.3 } ], "date": "2010" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 41.53, "males": 1016677, "females": 998331 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 17.26, "males": 419248, "females": 418397 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 34, "males": 831091, "females": 818853 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 4.18, "males": 101118, "females": 101879 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 3.03, "males": 64519, "females": 82299 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 86.2, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 79.4, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 6.8, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 14.7, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 19.7, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 19.6, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 19.9, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 192, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 2.06, "global_rank": 44, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 35.1, "global_rank": 21, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 9.7, "global_rank": 49, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -4.8, "global_rank": 191, "date": "2016" }, "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 65.4, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 3.22, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Brazzaville", "population": 1888000, "is_capital": true }, { "place": "Pointe-Noire" } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.02, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.01, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.99, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.78, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 1.01, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 19.8, "date": "2011" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 442, "global_rank": 16, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 56.4, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 61.4, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 51.3, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 24, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 59.3, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 58.1, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 60.6, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 201, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 4.63, "global_rank": 21, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 30.1, "units": "%", "date": "2014" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 5.2, "global_rank": 179, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 0.11, "date": "2007" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 95.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 40, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 76.5, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 4.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 60, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 23.5, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 20, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 5.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 15, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 80, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 94.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 85, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 2.75, "global_rank": 22, "date": "2014" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 80700, "global_rank": 46, "date": "2014" }, "deaths": { "total": 4400, "global_rank": 34, "date": "2014" } }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "degree_of_risk": "very high", "food_or_waterborne_diseases": [ "bacterial diarrhea", "protozoal diarrhea", "hepatitis A", "typhoid fever" ], "vectorborne_diseases": [ "malaria", "dengue fever" ], "animal_contact_diseases": [ "rabies" ], "water_contact_diseases": [ "schistosomiasis" ], "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 9.7, "global_rank": 163, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 12.3, "global_rank": 61, "date": "2015" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 6.2, "global_rank": 39, "date": "2010" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 79.3, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 86.4, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 72.9, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 11, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 11, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 11, "units": "years" }, "date": "2012" }, "child_labor": { "total_number": 252171, "percentage": { "value": 25, "units": "%" }, "date": "2005" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Republic of the Congo", "conventional_short_form": "Congo (Brazzaville)", "local_long_form": "Republique du Congo", "local_short_form": "Congo", "former": "French Congo, Middle Congo, People's Republic of the Congo, Congo/Brazzaville", "etymology": "named for the Congo River, which makes up much of the country's eastern border; the river name derives from Kongo, a Bantu kingdom that occupied its mouth at the time of Portuguese discovery in the late 15th century and whose name stems from its people the Bakongo, meaning \"hunters\"" }, "government_type": "presidential republic", "capital": { "name": "Brazzaville", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 4, "minutes": 15, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 15, "minutes": 17, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 1, "note": "6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "independence": { "date": "1960-08-15", "note": "from France" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "15 August", "original_year": "1960" } ], "constitution": { "history": "previous 1992; latest approved by referendum 20 January 2002; amended 2015", "note": "the constitutional referendum approved in October 2015 changed the head of government from the president to the prime minister, eliminated the presidential age maximum, reduced the presidential term from 7 to 5 years and limited total presidential terms to 3 (2017)" }, "legal_system": "mixed legal system of French civil law and customary law", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of the Republic of the Congo", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "10 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Denis SASSOU-Nguesso (since 25 October 1997)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Clement MOUAMBA (since 23 April 2016); note - a constitutional referendum held in 2015 approved the change of the head of government from the president to the prime minister", "cabinet": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president", "elections_appointments": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for 2 additional terms); election last held on 20 March 2016 (next to be held in 2021)", "election_results": "Denis SASSOU-Nguesso reelected president; percent of vote - Denis SASSOU-Nguesso (PCT) 60.4%, Guy Price Parfait KOLELAS (MCDDI) 15.1%, Jean-Marie MOKOKO (independent) 13.9%, Pascal Tsaty MABIALA (UPADS) 4.4%, other 6.2%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "bicameral Parliament or Parlement consists of the Senate (72 seats; members indirectly elected by regional councils by simple majority vote to serve 6-year terms with one-half of membership renewed every three years) and the National Assembly (139 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by absolute majority popular vote in two rounds if needed; members serve 5-year terms)", "elections": "Senate - last held on 12 October 2014 for 36 of the expiry seats (next to be held in 2020); National Assembly - last held on 15 July and 5 August 2012 (next to be held in July 2017)", "election_results": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - RMP 33, FDU 23, UPADS 2, other 7, independent 7; National Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PCT 89, MCDDI 7, UPADS 7, RDPS 5, MAR 4, RC 3, MUST 2, UPDP 2, CPR 1, PRL 1, PUR 1, UFD 1, UR 1, independent 12, vacant 3" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court or Cour Supreme (consists of NA judges); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 members); note - a High Court of Justice, outside the judicial authority, tries cases involving treason by the president of the republic", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Supreme Court judges elected by Parliament and serve until age 65; Constitutional Court members appointed by the president of the republic - 3 directly by the president and 6 nominated by Parliament; members appointed for renewable 9-year terms with one-third of the membership renewed every 3 years", "subordinate_courts": "Court of Audit and Budgetary Discipline; courts of appeal; regional and district courts; employment tribunals; juvenile courts;" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Action Movement for Renewal", "name_alternative": "MAR", "leaders": [ "Roland BOUITI-VIAUDO" ] }, { "name": "Citizen's Rally", "name_alternative": "RC" }, { "name": "Congolese Labour Party", "name_alternative": "PCT", "leaders": [ "Denis SASSOU-NGUESSO" ] }, { "name": "Congolese Movement for Democracy and Integral Development", "name_alternative": "MCDDI", "leaders": [ "Guy Price Parfait KOLELAS" ] }, { "name": "Movement for Unity, Solidarity, Work", "name_alternative": "MUST", "leaders": [ "Claudine MUNARI" ] }, { "name": "Pan-African Union for Social Development", "name_alternative": "UPADS", "leaders": [ "Pascal Tsaty MABIALA" ] }, { "name": "Party for the Unity of the Republic", "name_alternative": "PUR" }, { "name": "Patriotic Union for Democracy and Progress", "name_alternative": "UPDP [Auguste-Celestin GONGARD NKOUA" }, { "name": "Prospects and Realities Club", "name_alternative": "CPR" }, { "name": "Rally for Democracy and Social Progress", "name_alternative": "RDPS", "leaders": [ "Bernard BATCHI" ] }, { "name": "Rally of the Presidential Majority", "name_alternative": "RMP" }, { "name": "Republican and Liberal Party", "name_alternative": "PRL" }, { "name": "Union for the Republic", "name_alternative": "UR" }, { "name": "Union of Democratic Forces" }, { "name": "Union for Democracy and Republic", "name_alternative": "UDR" }, { "name": "United Democratic Forces", "name_alternative": "FDU; many smaller parties", "leaders": [ "Sebastian EBAO" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Congolese Trade Union Congress", "name_alternative": "CSC" }, { "name": "General Union of Congolese Pupils and Students", "name_alternative": "UGEEC" }, { "name": "Revolutionary Union of Congolese Women", "name_alternative": "URFC" }, { "name": "Union of Congolese Socialist Youth", "name_alternative": "UJSC" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ACP" }, { "organization": "AfDB" }, { "organization": "AU" }, { "organization": "BDEAC" }, { "organization": "CEMAC" }, { "organization": "EITI ", "note": "compliant country" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "FZ" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO ", "note": "correspondent" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OIF" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNITAR" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Serge MOMBOULI (since 31 July 2001)", "chancery": "1720 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20009", "telephone": "[1] (202) 726-5500", "fax": "[1] (202) 726-1860" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Mary DASCHBACH (since January 2015)", "embassy": "70-83 Section D, Maya-Maya Boulevard, Brazzaville", "mailing_address": "B.P. 1015, Brazzaville", "telephone": "[242] 06 612-2000" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "divided diagonally from the lower hoist side by a yellow band; the upper triangle (hoist side) is green and the lower triangle is red; green symbolizes agriculture and forests, yellow the friendship and nobility of the people, red is unexplained but has been associated with the struggle for independence", "note": "uses the popular Pan-African colors of Ethiopia" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "lion" }, { "symbol": "elephant" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "green" }, { "color": "yellow" }, { "color": "red" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"La Congolaise\" (The Congolese)", "lyrics_music": "Jacques TONDRA and Georges KIBANGHI/Jean ROYER and Joseph SPADILIERE", "note": "originally adopted 1959, restored 1991", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/CF.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "The economy is a mixture of subsistence farming and hunting, an industrial sector based largely on oil and support services, and government spending. Oil has supplanted forestry as the mainstay of the economy, providing a major share of government revenues and exports. Natural gas is increasingly being converted to electricity rather than being flared, greatly improving energy prospects. New mining projects, particularly iron ore, which entered production in late 2013, may add as much as $1 billion to annual government revenue.\n\nEconomic reform efforts have been undertaken with the support of international organizations, notably the World Bank and the IMF, including the recently concluded Article IV consultations. The current administration faces difficult economic challenges of stimulating recovery and reducing poverty. The recent drop in oil prices has constrained government spending; lower oil prices forced the government to cut more than $1 billion in planned spending. However, the government increased infrastructure spending for the September 2015 All-Africa Games and the March 2016 presidential election, which put further pressure on the budget. The fiscal deficit exceeded 18% of GDP in 2015. Substantial macroeconomic imbalances continued in 2016 following sustained low oil prices.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 30270000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 29750000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 29080000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 130, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 8834000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.7, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2.3, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 6.8, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 151 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6800, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 6800, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 6800, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 157, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 50, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 10.5, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 48.7, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 0.2, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 44.5, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -53.9, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 4.9, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 69.8, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 25.3, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 22.1, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 12.4, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 38.9, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 68 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "cassava", "manioc", "tapioca", "sugar", "rice", "corn", "peanuts", "vegetables", "coffee", "cocoa", "forest 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"expenditures": { "value": 4232999999.9999995, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 40.3, "global_rank": 38, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -7.6, "global_rank": 190, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 70, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 48, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 46 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4.2, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2.6, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 169 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4.25, "units": "%", "date": "2009-12-31" }, { "value": 4.75, "units": "%", "date": "2008-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 88 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 14, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 14.8, "units": "%", 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"global_rank": 108 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "petroleum", "lumber", "plywood", "sugar", "cocoa", "coffee", "diamonds" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "China", "percent": 41.9 }, { "name": "Italy", "percent": 16.8 }, { "name": "India", "percent": 4.9 }, { "name": "US", "percent": 4.9 }, { "name": "Portugal", "percent": 4.2 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3447000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3934000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 135 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "capital equipment", "construction materials", "foodstuffs" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "China", "percent": 20.6 }, { "name": "France", "percent": 14.4 }, { "name": "South Korea", "percent": 10 }, { "name": "US", "percent": 4.9 }, { "name": "UK", "percent": 4.5 }, { "name": "Italy", "percent": 4.2 }, { "name": "India", "percent": 4.1 } ], "date": "2015" } }, 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62, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 5, "units": "%" }, "date": "2013" }, "production": { "kWh": 1700000000, "global_rank": 141, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 900000000, "global_rank": 156, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 22000000, "global_rank": 90, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "kWh": 18000000, "global_rank": 111, "date": "2014" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 500000, "global_rank": 148, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 12.2, "global_rank": 197, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 65, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 87.8, "global_rank": 15, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 166, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 269000, "global_rank": 33, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 252300, "global_rank": 28, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 174, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 1600000000, "global_rank": 39, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 18550, "global_rank": 93, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 16000, "global_rank": 144, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 5426, "global_rank": 93, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 2615, "global_rank": 182, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 1500000000, "global_rank": 60, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 1500000000, "global_rank": 84, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 39000000, "global_rank": 50, "date": "2012" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 175, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 90610000000, "global_rank": 55, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 6500000, "global_rank": 121, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 17000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 1, "global_rank": 193, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 5216000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 110, "global_rank": 118, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "primary network consists of microwave radio relay and coaxial cable with services barely adequate for government use; key exchanges are in Brazzaville, Pointe-Noire, and Loubomo; intercity lines frequently out of order", "domestic": "fixed-line infrastructure inadequate, providing less than 1 connection per 100 persons; in the absence of an adequate fixed-line infrastructure, mobile-cellular subscribership has surged to 110 per 100 persons", "international": "country code - 242; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "1 state-owned TV and 3 state-owned radio stations; several privately owned TV and radio stations; satellite TV service is available; rebroadcasts of several international broadcasters are available (2007)", "internet": { "country_code": ".cg", "users": { "total": 362000, "percent_of_population": 7.6, "global_rank": 171, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 3, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 12, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 657926, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 2987493, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "TN", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 27, "global_rank": 125, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 8, "over_3047_metres": 2, "2438_to_3047_metres": 1, "1524_to_2437_metres": 5, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 19, "1524_to_2437_metres": 8, "914_to_1523_metres": 9, "under_914_metres": 2, "date": "2013" } } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "gas", "length": 232, "units": "km" }, { "type": "liquid petroleum gas", "length": 4, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil", "length": 982, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 510, "units": "km" }, "narrow_gauge": { "length": 510, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.067-m" }, "global_rank": 113, "date": "2014" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 17000, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 1212, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 15788, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 119, "date": "2006" }, "waterways": { "value": 1120, "units": "km", "note": "commercially navigable on Congo and Oubanqui Rivers above Brazzaville; there are many ferries across the river to Kinshasa; the Congo south of Brazzaville-Kinshasa to the coast is not navigable because of rapids, necessitating a rail connection to Pointe Noire; other rivers are used for local traffic only", "global_rank": 61, "date": "2011" }, "merchant_marine": { "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 1, "by_country": [ { "country": "Democratic Republic of the Congo", "count": 1 } ] }, "global_rank": 148, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Pointe-Noire" ], "river_ports": [ "Brazzaville (Congo)", "Impfondo (Oubangi)", "Ouesso (Sangha)", "Oyo (Alima)" ], "oil_terminals": [ "Djeno" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4.97, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 2.61, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" } ] }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Congolese Armed Forces (Forces Armees Congolaises", "FAC)", "Army (Armee de Terre)", "Navy", "Congolese Air Force (Armee de l'Air Congolaise)", "Gendarmerie", "Special Presidential Security Guard (GSSP)" ], "date": "2013" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18 years of age for voluntary military service; women may serve in the Armed Forces", "date": "2012" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "the location of the boundary in the broad Congo River with the Democratic Republic of the Congo is undefined except in the Pool Malebo/Stanley Pool area" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "refugees": { "by_country": [ { "people": 9202, "country_of_origin": 2017 } ], "date": "2016" }, "internally_displaced_persons": { "people": 33000, "note": "multiple civil wars since 1992", "date": "2016" } }, "trafficking_in_persons": { "current_situation": "the Republic of the Congo is a source and destination country for children, men, and women, subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking; most trafficking victims are from Benin, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and, to a lesser extent, other neighboring countries and are subjected to domestic servitude and market vending by West African and Congolese nationals; adults and children, the majority from the DRC, are also sex trafficked in Congo, mainly Brazzaville; internal trafficking victims, often from rural areas, are exploited as domestic servants or forced to work in quarries, bakeries, fishing, and agriculture", "tier_rating": "Tier 2 Watch List - the Republic of the Congo does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; the country drafted an action plan based on anti-trafficking legislation, which remains pending in the Supreme Court; the government made minimal anti-trafficking law enforcement efforts in 2014, failing to prosecute or convict suspected traffickers from cases dating back to 2010; serious allegations of official complicity continue to be reported; the government lacks a systematic means of identifying victims and relies on NGOs and international organizations to identify victims and NGOs and foster families to provide care to victims; the quality of care varied widely because the foster care system was allegedly undermined by inadequate security and official complicity (2015)" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-01", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701102512/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cf.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cf.html" } }, "cook_islands": { "data": { "name": "Cook Islands", "introduction": { "background": "Named after Captain COOK, who sighted them in 1770, the islands became a British protectorate in 1888. By 1900, administrative control was transferred to New Zealand; in 1965, residents chose self-government in free association with New Zealand. The emigration of skilled workers to New Zealand, government deficits, and limited natural resources are of continuing concern." }, "geography": { "location": "Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about halfway between Hawaii and New Zealand", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 21, "minutes": 14, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 159, "minutes": 46, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "Oceania", "area": { "total": { "value": 236, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 236, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 215, "comparative": "1.3 times the size of Washington, DC" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 0, "units": "km" } }, "coastline": { "value": 120, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" }, "continental_shelf": { "value": 200, "units": "nm", "note": "or to the edge of the continental margin" } }, "climate": "tropical oceanic; moderated by trade winds; a dry season from April to November and a more humid season from December to March", "terrain": "low coral atolls in north; volcanic, hilly islands in south", "elevation": { "lowest_point": { "name": "Pacific Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Te Manga", "elevation": { "value": 652, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "coconuts", "copra" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 8.4, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 4.2, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 4.2, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 64.6, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 27, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "typhoons (November to March)", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "NA" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Ozone Layer Protection" ] } }, "note": "the northern Cook Islands are seven low-lying, sparsely populated, coral atolls; the southern Cook Islands, where most of the population lives, consist of eight elevated, fertile, volcanic isles, including the largest, Rarotonga, at 67 sq km" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 9556, "global_rank": 225, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Cook Islander(s)", "adjective": "Cook Islander" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Cook Island Maori", "percent": 81.3, "note": "Polynesian" }, { "name": "part Cook Island Maori", "percent": 6.7 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 11.9 } ], "date": "2011" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "English", "percent": 86.4, "note": "official" }, { "name": "Cook Islands Maori", "percent": 76.2, "note": "Rarotongan; official" }, { "name": "other", "percent": 8.3 } ], "note": "shares sum to more than 100% because some respondents gave more than one answer on the census", "date": "2011" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Protestant", "percent": 62.8, "breakdown": [ { "name": "Cook Islands Christian Church", "percent": 49.1 }, { "name": "Seventh Day Adventist", "percent": 7.9 }, { "name": "Assemblies of God", "percent": 3.7 }, { "name": "Apostolic Church", "percent": 2.1 } ] }, { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 17 }, { "name": "Mormon", "percent": 4.4 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 8 }, { "name": "none", "percent": 5.6 }, { "name": "no response", "percent": 2.2 } ], "date": "2011" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 21.61, "males": 1093, "females": 972 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 17.2, "males": 877, "females": 767 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 38.08, "males": 1822, "females": 1817 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 11.34, "males": 584, "females": 500 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 11.76, "males": 554, "females": 570 }, "date": "2016" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 35.9, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 35.3, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 36.4, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 74, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": -2.88, "global_rank": 235, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 14.1, "global_rank": 137, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 8.3, "global_rank": 84, "date": "2016" }, "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 74.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 0.88, "units": "%" } }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.12, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.14, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 1.17, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.97, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 1.07, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 13.5, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 16.3, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 10.4, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 109, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 75.8, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 73, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 78.8, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 95, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 2.21, "global_rank": 97, "date": "2016" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 3.4, "global_rank": 175, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 1.19, "date": "2009" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 99.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 99.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 99.9, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 0.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 0.1, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 97.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 97.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 97.6, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 2.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 2.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 2.4, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 50, "global_rank": 3, "date": "2014" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 4, "global_rank": 137, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 15, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 15, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 16, "units": "years" }, "date": "2015" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "none", "conventional_short_form": "Cook Islands", "etymology": "named after Captain James COOK, the British explorer who visited the islands in 1773 and 1777" }, "government_type": "self-governing parliamentary democracy (Parliament of the Cook Islands) in free association with New Zealand", "capital": { "name": "Avarua", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 21, "minutes": 12, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 159, "minutes": 46, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": -10, "note": "5 hours behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "independence": { "note": "became self-governing in free association with New Zealand on 4 August 1965 and has the right at any time to move to full independence by unilateral action" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Constitution Day", "day": "first Monday in August", "original_year": "1965" } ], "constitution": { "history": "4 August 1965 (Cook Islands Constitution Act 1964); amended many times, last in 2004 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "common law similar to New Zealand common law", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration (New Zealand normally retains responsibility for external affairs)", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Tom J. MARSTERS (since 9 August 2013); New Zealand High Commissioner Peter MARSHALL (since 10 January 2017)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Henry PUNA (since 30 November 2010)", "cabinet": "Cabinet chosen by the prime minister", "elections_appointments": "the monarchy is hereditary; UK representative appointed by the monarch; New Zealand high commissioner appointed by the New Zealand Government; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually becomes prime minister" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral Parliament, formerly the Legislative Assembly (24 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 4-year terms); note - the House of Ariki, a 24-member parliamentary body of traditional leaders appointed by the Queen's representative serves as a consultative body to the Parliament", "elections": "last held on 9 July 2014 (next to be held by 2018)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - CIP 13, Demo 8, One Cook Islands Movement 2, 1 undecided" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_resident_courts": "Court of Appeal (consists of the chief justice and 3 judges of the High Court); High Court (consists of the chief justice and at least 4 judges and organized into civil, criminal, and land divisions); note - appeals beyond the Cook Islands Court of Appeal are heard by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "High Court chief justice appointed by the Queen's Representative on the advice of the Executive Council tendered by the prime minister; other judges appointed by the Queen's Representative, on the advice of the Executive Council tendered by the chief justice, High Court chief justice, and the minister of justice; chief justice and judges appointed for 3-year renewable terms", "subordinate_courts": "justices of the peace" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Cook Islands Party", "name_alternative": "CIP", "leaders": [ "Henry PUNA" ] }, { "name": "Democratic Party", "name_alternative": "Demo", "leaders": [ "William HEATHER" ] }, { "name": "One Cook Islands Movement", "leaders": [ "Teina BISHOP" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Reform Conference ", "note": "lobby for political system changes" }, { "name": "various groups lobbying for political change" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ACP" }, { "organization": "ADB" }, { "organization": "AOSIS" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "PIF" }, { "organization": "Sparteca" }, { "organization": "SPC" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WMO" } ], "flag_description": { "description": "blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and a large circle of 15 white five-pointed stars (one for every island) centered in the outer half of the flag" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "a circle of 15, five-pointed" }, { "symbol": "white stars on a blue field" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "blue" }, { "color": "white" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Te Atua Mou E\" (To God Almighty)", "lyrics_music": "Tepaeru Te RITO/Thomas DAVIS", "note": "adopted 1982; as prime minister, Sir Thomas DAVIS composed the anthem; his wife, a tribal chief, wrote the lyrics", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/CW.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Like many other South Pacific island nations, the Cook Islands' economic development is hindered by the isolation of the country from foreign markets, the limited size of domestic markets, lack of natural resources, periodic devastation from natural disasters, and inadequate infrastructure. Agriculture, employing more than one-quarter of the working population, provides the economic base with major exports of copra and citrus fruit. Black pearls are the Cook Islands' leading export. Manufacturing activities are limited to fruit processing, clothing, and handicrafts. Trade deficits are offset by remittances from emigrants and by foreign aid overwhelmingly from New Zealand. In the 1980s and 1990s, the country lived beyond its means, maintaining a bloated public service and accumulating a large foreign debt. Subsequent reforms, including the sale of state assets, the strengthening of economic management, the encouragement of tourism, and a debt restructuring agreement, have rekindled investment and growth.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 244100000, "units": "USD", "date": "2010" }, { "value": 183200000, "units": "USD", "date": "2005" } ], "global_rank": 218 }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 244100000, "date": "2010" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.1, "units": "%", "date": "2005" } ], "global_rank": 193 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 12300, "units": "USD", "date": "2010" }, { "value": 9100, "units": "USD", "date": "2005" } ], "global_rank": 122 }, "composition": { "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 5.1, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 12.7, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 82.1, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2010" } } }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "copra", "citrus", "pineapples", "tomatoes", "beans", "pawpaws", "bananas", "yams", "taro", "coffee", "pigs", "poultry" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "fruit processing", "tourism", "fishing", "clothing", "handicrafts" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 1, "global_rank": 147, "date": "2002" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 6820, "global_rank": 218, "date": "2001" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 29, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 15, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 56, "units": "%" } }, "date": "1995" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 13.1, "units": "%", "date": "2005" } ], "global_rank": 148 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 86900000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 77900000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2010" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 35.6, "global_rank": 54, "date": "2010" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": 3.7, "global_rank": 11, "date": "2010" }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 April", "end": "31 March" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.2, "units": "%", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 117 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 38990000, "units": "USD", "date": "2011-12-31" }, { "value": 38990000, "units": "USD", "date": "2011-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 190 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 148200000, "units": "USD", "date": "2011-12-31" }, { "value": 170900000, "units": "USD", "date": "2010-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 192 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 26670000, "units": "USD", "date": "2005" } ], "global_rank": 57 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3125000, "units": "USD", "date": "2011" }, { "value": 5163000, "units": "USD", "date": "2010" } ], "global_rank": 220 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "copra", "papayas", "fresh", "canned citrus fruit", "coffee", "fish", "pearls", "pearl shells", "clothing" ] } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 109300000, "units": "USD", "date": "2011" }, { "value": 90620000, "units": "USD", "date": "2010" } ], "global_rank": 216 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "foodstuffs", "textiles", "fuels", "timber", "capital goods" ] } }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 141000000, "units": "USD", "date": "1996" } ], "global_rank": 191 }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.4279, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.441, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1.4279, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 1.23, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "NZ dollars (NZD) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "production": { "kWh": 34000000, "global_rank": 211, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 31620000, "global_rank": 212, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 131, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 141, "date": "2013" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 9000, "global_rank": 209, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 99.5, "global_rank": 46, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 76, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 168, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0.5, "global_rank": 105, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 122, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 114, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 182, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 0, "global_rank": 123, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 133, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 530, "global_rank": 210, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 174, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 528, "global_rank": 207, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 175, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 136, "date": "2013" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 88, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 185, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 130, "date": "2014-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 200000, "global_rank": 201, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total": 7800, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 75, "global_rank": 202, "date": "2013" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 11000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 105, "global_rank": 213, "date": "2013" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "Telecom Cook Islands offers international direct dialing, Internet, email, fax, and Telex", "domestic": "individual islands are connected by a combination of satellite earth stations, microwave systems, and VHF and HF radiotelephone; within the islands, service is provided by small exchanges connected to subscribers by open-wire, cable, and fiber-optic cable", "international": "country code - 682; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "1 privately owned TV station broadcasts from Rarotonga providing a mix of local news and overseas-sourced programs (2016)", "internet": { "country_code": ".ck", "users": { "total": 6000, "percent_of_population": 61, "global_rank": 216, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 1, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 1, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "E5", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 11, "global_rank": 153, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 1, "1524_to_2437_metres": 1, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 10, "1524_to_2437_metres": 2, "914_to_1523_metres": 7, "under_914_metres": 1, "date": "2013" } } }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 320, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 33, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 287, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 204, "date": "2003" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 35, "by_type": [ { "type": "bulk carrier", "count": 2 }, { "type": "cargo", "count": 25 }, { "type": "passenger", "count": 1 }, { "type": "refrigerated cargo", "count": 6 }, { "type": "roll on/roll off", "count": 1 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 23, "by_country": [ { "country": "Estonia", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Germany", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Lithuania", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Norway", "count": 8 }, { "country": "NZ", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Russia", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Sweden", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Turkey", "count": 4 }, { "country": "UK", "count": 2 } ] }, "global_rank": 81, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Avatiu" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "branches": { "by_name": [ "no regular military forces", "National Police Department" ] }, "note": "defense is the responsibility of New Zealand in consultation with the Cook Islands and at its request" }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "none" ] } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-24", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624001017/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cw.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cw.html" } }, "coral_sea_islands": { "data": { "name": "Coral Sea Islands", "introduction": { "background": "Scattered over more than three-quarters of a million square kilometers of ocean, the Coral Sea Islands were declared a territory of Australia in 1969. They are uninhabited except for a small meteorological staff on the Willis Islets. Automated weather stations, beacons, and a lighthouse occupy many other islands and reefs. The Coral Sea Islands Act 1969 was amended in 1997 to extend the boundaries of the Coral Sea Islands Territory around Elizabeth and Middleton Reefs." }, "geography": { "location": "Oceania, islands in the Coral Sea, northeast of Australia", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 18, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 152, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Oceania", "area": { "total": { "value": 3, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 3, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "note": "includes numerous small islands and reefs scattered over a sea area of about 780,000 sq km (300,000 sq mi) with the Willis Islets the most important", "global_rank": 252, "comparative": "about four times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 0, "units": "km" } }, "coastline": { "value": 3095, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 3, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_fishing_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "tropical", "terrain": "sand and coral reefs and islands (cays)", "elevation": { "lowest_point": { "name": "Pacific Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "unnamed location on Cato Island", "elevation": { "value": 6, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "fish" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 100, "units": "%", "note": "mostly grass or scrub cover" } }, "date": "2011" }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "occasional tropical cyclones", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "no permanent freshwater resources" ] }, "note": "important nesting area for birds and turtles" }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Coral Sea Islands Territory", "conventional_short_form": "Coral Sea Islands", "etymology": "self-descriptive name to reflect the islands' position in the Coral Sea off the northeastern coast of Australia" }, "legal_system": "the common law legal system of Australia, where applicable, applies", "flag_description": { "description": "the flag of Australia is used" } }, "economy": { "overview": "no economic activity" }, "communications": { "note": "automatic weather stations on many of the isles and reefs relay data to the mainland" }, "military_and_security": { "note": "defense is the responsibility of Australia" }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "none" ] } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-02", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170702115125/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cr.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170702000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cr.html" } }, "costa_rica": { "data": { "name": "Costa Rica", "introduction": { "background": "Although explored by the Spanish early in the 16th century, initial attempts at colonizing Costa Rica proved unsuccessful due to a combination of factors, including disease from mosquito-infested swamps, brutal heat, resistance by natives, and pirate raids. It was not until 1563 that a permanent settlement of Cartago was established in the cooler, fertile central highlands. The area remained a colony for some two and a half centuries. In 1821, Costa Rica became one of several Central American provinces that jointly declared their independence from Spain. Two years later it joined the United Provinces of Central America, but this federation disintegrated in 1838, at which time Costa Rica proclaimed its sovereignty and independence. Since the late 19th century, only two brief periods of violence have marred the country's democratic development. In 1949, Costa Rica dissolved its armed forces. Although it still maintains a large agricultural sector, Costa Rica has expanded its economy to include strong technology and tourism industries. The standard of living is relatively high. Land ownership is widespread." }, "geography": { "location": "Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Nicaragua and Panama", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 10, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 84, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "Central America and the Caribbean", "area": { "total": { "value": 51100, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 51060, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 40, "units": "sq km" }, "note": "includes Isla del Coco", "global_rank": 130, "comparative": "slightly smaller than West Virginia" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 661, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Nicaragua", "border_length": { "value": 313, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Panama", "border_length": { "value": 348, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 1290, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" }, "continental_shelf": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "tropical and subtropical; dry season (December to April); rainy season (May to November); cooler in highlands", "terrain": "coastal plains separated by rugged mountains including over 100 volcanic cones, of which several are major active volcanoes", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 746, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Pacific Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Cerro Chirripo", "elevation": { "value": 3810, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "hydropower" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 37.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 4.9, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 6.7, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 25.5, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 51.5, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 11.4, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 1015, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "roughly half of the nation's population resides in urban areas; the capital of San Jose is the largest city and home to approximately one-fifth of the population", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "occasional earthquakes, hurricanes along Atlantic coast", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "frequent flooding of lowlands at onset of rainy season and landslides", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "active volcanoes", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "Arenal (elev. 1,670 m), which erupted in 2010, is the most active volcano in Costa Rica; a 1968 eruption destroyed the town of Tabacon; Irazu (elev. 3,432 m), situated just east of San Jose, has the potential to spew ash over the capital city as it did between 1963 and 1965; other historically active volcanoes include Miravalles, Poas, Rincon de la Vieja, and Turrialba", "type": "volcanism" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "deforestation and land use change", "largely a result of the clearing of land for cattle ranching and agriculture", "soil erosion", "coastal marine pollution", "fisheries protection", "solid waste management", "air pollution" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Environmental Modification", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Marine Dumping", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Wetlands", "Whaling" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [ "Marine Life Conservation" ] } }, "note": "four volcanoes, two of them active, rise near the capital of San Jose in the center of the country; one of the volcanoes, Irazu, erupted destructively in 1963-65" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 4872543, "global_rank": 124, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Costa Rican(s)", "adjective": "Costa Rican" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "white or mestizo", "percent": 83.6 }, { "name": "mulato", "percent": 6.7 }, { "name": "indigenous", "percent": 2.4 }, { "name": "black of African descent", "percent": 1.1 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 1.1 }, { "name": "none", "percent": 2.9 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 2.2 } ], "date": "2011" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Spanish", "note": "official" }, { "name": "English" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 76.3 }, { "name": "Evangelical", "percent": 13.7 }, { "name": "Jehovah's Witness", "percent": 1.3 }, { "name": "other Protestant", "percent": 0.7 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 4.8 }, { "name": "none", "percent": 3.2 } ] }, "demographic_profile": "Costa Rica's political stability, high standard of living, and well-developed social benefits system set it apart from its Central American neighbors. Through the government's sustained social spending - almost 20% of GDP annually - Costa Rica has made tremendous progress toward achieving its goal of providing universal access to education, healthcare, clean water, sanitation, and electricity. Since the 1970s, expansion of these services has led to a rapid decline in infant mortality, an increase in life expectancy at birth, and a sharp decrease in the birth rate. The average number of children born per women has fallen from about 7 in the 1960s to 3.5 in the early 1980s to below replacement level today. Costa Rica's poverty rate is lower than in most Latin American countries, but it has stalled at around 20% for almost two decades.\nCosta Rica is a popular regional immigration destination because of its job opportunities and social programs. Almost 9% of the population is foreign-born, with Nicaraguans comprising nearly three-quarters of the foreign population. Many Nicaraguans who perform unskilled seasonal labor enter Costa Rica illegally or overstay their visas, which continues to be a source of tension. Less than 3% of Costa Rica's population lives abroad. The overwhelming majority of expatriates have settled in the United States after completing a university degree or in order to work in a highly skilled field.", "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 22.82, "males": 568738, "females": 543312 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 16.75, "males": 416046, "females": 399931 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 43.99, "males": 1078000, "females": 1065327 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 8.9, "males": 211670, "females": 222183 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 7.54, "males": 169646, "females": 197690 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 45.4, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 32.4, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 12.9, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 7.7, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 30.9, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 30.4, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 31.3, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 108, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 1.19, "global_rank": 98, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 15.7, "global_rank": 122, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 4.6, "global_rank": 201, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": 0.8, "global_rank": 62, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "roughly half of the nation's population resides in urban areas; the capital of San Jose is the largest city and home to approximately one-fifth of the population", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 76.8, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 2.74, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "San Jose", "population": 1170000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.01, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.95, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.86, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 1.01, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 25, "global_rank": 115, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 8.3, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 9, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 7.4, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 151, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 78.6, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 75.9, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 81.4, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 58, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.9, "global_rank": 137, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 76.2, "units": "%", "date": "2011" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 9.3, "global_rank": 23, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 1.15, "date": "2013" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 1.2, "date": "2012" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 99.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 91.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 97.8, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 8.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 2.2, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 95.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 92.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 94.5, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 4.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 7.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 5.5, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 0.33, "global_rank": 89, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 10000, "global_rank": 97, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 200, "global_rank": 103, "date": "2015" } }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "degree_of_risk": "intermediate", "food_or_waterborne_diseases": [ "bacterial diarrhea" ], "vectorborne_diseases": [ "dengue fever" ], "note": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus", "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 24, "global_rank": 73, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 1.1, "global_rank": 130, "date": "2009" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 7.6, "global_rank": 34, "date": "2015" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 97.8, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 97.7, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 97.8, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 15, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 15, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 16, "units": "years" }, "date": "2015" }, "child_labor": { "total_number": 39082, "percentage": { "value": 5, "units": "%" }, "date": "2002" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 25, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 21.3, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 31.4, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 62, "date": "2014" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Republic of Costa Rica", "conventional_short_form": "Costa Rica", "local_long_form": "Republica de Costa Rica", "local_short_form": "Costa Rica", "etymology": "the name means \"rich coast\" in Spanish and was first applied in the early colonial period of the 16th century" }, "government_type": "presidential republic", "capital": { "name": "San Jose", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 9, "minutes": 56, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 84, "minutes": 5, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": -6, "note": "1 hour behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "independence": { "date": "1821-09-15", "note": "from Spain" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "15 September", "original_year": "1821" } ], "constitution": { "history": "previous 1825; latest effective 8 November 1949; amended many times, last in 2015 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "civil law system based on Spanish civil code; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "yes", "citizenship_by_descent": "yes", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "yes", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "7 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": true }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Luis Guillermo SOLIS Rivera (since 8 May 2014); First Vice President Helio FALLAS Venega (since 8 May 2014); Second Vice President Ana Helena CHACON Echeverria (since 8 May 2014); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government", "head_of_government": "President Luis Guillermo SOLIS Rivera (since 8 May 2014); First Vice President Helio FALLAS Venegas (since 8 May 2014); Second Vice President Ana Helena CHACON Echeverria (since 8 May 2014)", "cabinet": "Cabinet selected by the president", "elections_appointments": "president and vice presidents directly elected on the same ballot by modified majority popular vote (40% threshold) for a 4-year term (eligible for non-consecutive terms); election last held on 2 February 2014 with a runoff on 6 April 2014 (next to be held in February 2018)", "election_results": "Luis Guillermo SOLIS Rivera elected president; percent of vote - Luis Guillermo SOLIS Rivera (PAC) 77.8%; Johnny ARAYA (PLN) 22.2%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral Legislative Assembly or Asamblea Legislativa (57 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies - corresponding to the country's 7 provinces - by proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 2 February 2014 (next to be held in February 2018)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PLN 18, PAC 13, FA 9, PUSC 8, PML 4, other 5" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court of Justice (consists of 22 judges organized into 3 cassation chambers each with 5 judges, and the Constitutional Chamber with 7 judges)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Supreme Court of Justice judges elected by the National Assembly for 8-year terms with renewal decided by the National Assembly", "subordinate_courts": "appellate courts; trial courts; first instance and justice of the peace courts; Superior Electoral Tribunal" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Accessibility Without Exclusion", "name_alternative": "PASE", "leaders": [ "Oscar Andres LOPEZ Arias" ] }, { "name": "Broad Front", "name_alternative": "PFA", "leaders": [ "Ana Patricia MORA" ], "note": "Frente Amplio" }, { "name": "Citizen Action Party", "name_alternative": "PAC", "leaders": [ "Olivier PEREZ Gonzalez" ] }, { "name": "Costa Rican Renovation Party", "name_alternative": "PRC", "leaders": [ "Gerardo Justo OROZCO Alvarez" ] }, { "name": "Libertarian Movement Party", "name_alternative": "ML", "leaders": [ "Victor Danilo CUBERO Corrales" ] }, { "name": "National Integration Party", "name_alternative": "PIN", "leaders": [ "Walter MUNOZ Cespedes" ] }, { "name": "National Liberation Party", "name_alternative": "PLN", "leaders": [ "Bernal JIMENEZ" ] }, { "name": "National Restoration Party", "name_alternative": "PRN", "leaders": [ "Carlos AVENDANO" ] }, { "name": "Patriotic Alliance", "leaders": [ "Jorge ARAYA Westover" ] }, { "name": "Popular Vanguard", "leaders": [ "Humberto VARGAS" ] }, { "name": "Social Christian Unity Party", "name_alternative": "PUSC", "leaders": [ "Gerardo VARGAS" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Authentic Confederation of Democratic Workers", "name_alternative": "CATD", "note": "Communist Party affiliate" }, { "name": "Chamber of Coffee Growers" }, { "name": "Confederated Union of Workers", "name_alternative": "CUT", "note": "Communist Party affiliate" }, { "name": "Confederation of Workers Rerum Novarum", "name_alternative": "CTRN", "note": "National Libertion Party affiliate" }, { "name": "Costa Rican Confederation of Democratic Workers", "name_alternative": "CCTD", "note": "National Libertion Party affiliate" }, { "name": "Costa Rican Exporter's Chamber", "name_alternative": "CADEXCO" }, { "name": "Costa Rican Solidarity Movement" }, { "name": "Costa Rican Union of Private Sector Enterprises", "name_alternative": "UCCAEP" }, { "name": "Federation of Public Service Workers", "name_alternative": "FTSP" }, { "name": "National Association for Economic Development", "name_alternative": "ANFE" }, { "name": "National Association of Educators", "name_alternative": "ANDE" }, { "name": "National Association of Public and Private Employees", "name_alternative": "ANEP" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "BCIE" }, { "organization": "CACM" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CELAC" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IADB" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "LAES" }, { "organization": "LAIA ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NAM ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OAS" }, { "organization": "OIF ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OPANAL" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "Pacific Alliance ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "SICA" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "Union Latina" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Roman MACAYA Hayes (since 18 September 2014)", "chancery": "2114 S Street NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 480-2200", "fax": "[1] (202) 265-4795", "consulates_general": "Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New Orleans, New York, San Juan (Puerto Rico), Tampa (FL), Washington DC", "consulates": "San Francisco" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Stafford Fitzgerald HANEY (since 30 June 2015)", "embassy": "Calle 98 Via 104, Pavas, San Jose", "mailing_address": "APO AA 34020", "telephone": "[506] 2519-2000", "fax": "[506] 2519-2305" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "five horizontal bands of blue (top), white, red (double width), white, and blue, with the coat of arms in a white elliptical disk placed toward the hoist side of the red band; Costa Rica retained the earlier blue-white-blue flag of Central America until 1848 when, in response to revolutionary activity in Europe, it was decided to incorporate the French colors into the national flag and a central red stripe was added; today the blue color is said to stand for the sky, opportunity, and perseverance, white denotes peace, happiness, and wisdom, while red represents the blood shed for freedom, as well as the generosity and vibrancy of the people", "note": "somewhat resembles the flag of North Korea; similar to the flag of Thailand but with the blue and red colors reversed" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "yiguirro ", "note": "clay-colored robin" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "blue" }, { "color": "white" }, { "color": "red" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Himno Nacional de Costa Rica\" (National Anthem of Costa Rica)", "lyrics_music": "Jose Maria ZELEDON Brenes/Manuel Maria GUTIERREZ", "note": "adopted 1949; the anthem's music was originally written for an 1853 welcome ceremony for diplomatic missions from the US and UK; the lyrics were added in 1903", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/CS.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Since 2010 Costa Rica has enjoyed strong and stable economic growth - 4.3% in 2016. Exports of bananas, coffee, sugar, and beef are the backbone of its commodity exports. Various industrial and processed agricultural products have broadened exports in recent years, as have high value-added goods, including medical devices. And Costa Rica's impressive biodiversity makes it a key destination for ecotourism.\n\nForeign investors remain attracted by the country's political stability and relatively high education levels, as well as the incentives offered in the free-trade zones; Costa Rica has attracted one of the highest levels of foreign direct investment per capita in Latin America. The US-Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR), which entered into force on 1 January, helped increase foreign direct investment in key sectors of the economy, including insurance and telecommunication. However, poor infrastructure, high energy costs, a complex bureaucracy, weak investor protection, and uncertainty of contract enforcement impede greater investment.\n\nCosta Rica’s economy also faces challenges due to a rising fiscal deficit, rising public debt, and relatively low levels of domestic revenue. Poverty has remained around 20-25% for nearly 20 years, and the government’s strong social safety net has eroded due to increased constraints on its expenditures. Costa Rica’s credit rating was downgraded from stable to negative in 2015, upping pressure on lending rates - which could hurt small business, on the budget deficit - which could hurt infrastructure development, and on the rate of return on investment - which could soften foreign direct investment. Unlike the rest of Central America, Costa Rica is not highly dependent on remittances - which represented just 0.7% of GDP in 2015, but instead relies on FDI - which accounted for 4% of GDP.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 79260000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 76020000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 73330000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 93, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 57690000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4.3, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3.7, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 3.5, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 50 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 16100, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 15700, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 15300, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 102, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 62.3, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 16.9, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 22.2, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 0.5, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 29.6, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -31.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 5.5, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 18.6, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 75.9, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 14.3, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 15.1, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 14.9, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 123 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "bananas", "pineapples", "coffee", "melons", "ornamental plants", "sugar", "corn", "rice", "beans", "potatoes", "beef", "poultry", "dairy", "timber" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "medical equipment", "food processing", "textiles", "clothing", "construction materials", "fertilizer", "plastic products" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 4, "global_rank": 56, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 2295000, "global_rank": 120, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 14, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 22, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 64, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2006" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 9.3, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 9.4, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 115 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 21.7, "units": "%", "date": "2014" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 1.5, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 36.9, "units": "%" }, "date": "2014" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 48.5, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 49.2, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2013" } ], "global_rank": 22 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 8115000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 11310000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 14.1, "global_rank": 196, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -5.5, "global_rank": 169, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 62.3, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 60.2, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 63 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.6, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0.8, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 58 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.5, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 21.5, "units": "%", "date": "2010-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 100 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 14.5, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 14.24, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 44 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5946000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 5273000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 94 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 21550000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" }, { "value": 18000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 88 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 35800000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 30530000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 72 }, "market_value_of_publicly_traded_shares": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2015000000.0000002, "units": "USD", "date": "2012-12-31" }, { "value": 1443000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2011-12-31" }, { "value": 1445000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2010-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 101 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -2055000000.0000002, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -2493000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 150 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 9824000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 9422000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 87 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "bananas", "pineapples", "coffee", "melons", "ornamental plants", "sugar", "beef", "seafood", "electronic components", "medical equipment" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "US", "percent": 35.2 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 6.5 }, { "name": "Mexico", "percent": 4.8 }, { "name": 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"annual_values": [ { "value": 31860000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 28750000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 66 }, "abroad": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3354000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 3154000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 74 } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 543.4, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 534.57, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 534.57, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 538.32, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 502.9, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Costa Rican colones (CRC) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 24362, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 99.5, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 99.9, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 98.3, "units": "%" }, "date": "2013" }, "production": { "kWh": 10000000000, "global_rank": 99, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 9200000000, "global_rank": 99, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 600000000, "global_rank": 66, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "kWh": 800000000, "global_rank": 70, "date": "2014" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 2900000, "global_rank": 98, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 30.7, "global_rank": 180, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 72, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 55.9, "global_rank": 41, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 13.3, "global_rank": 26, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 119, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 1300, "global_rank": 79, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 179, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 0, "global_rank": 120, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 130, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 53000, "global_rank": 105, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 175, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 51300, "global_rank": 81, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 172, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 133, "date": "2013" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 84, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 181, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 127, "date": "2014-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 7616000, "global_rank": 111, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 859514, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 18, "global_rank": 82, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 7536000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 157, "global_rank": 104, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "good domestic telephone service in terms of breadth of coverage", "domestic": "point-to-point and point-to-multi-point microwave, fiber-optic, and coaxial cable link rural areas; Internet service is available", "international": "country code - 506; landing points for the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1), MAYA-1, and the Pan American Crossing submarine cables that provide links to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and the US; connected to Central American Microwave System; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "multiple privately owned TV stations and 1 publicly owned TV station; cable network services are widely available; more than 100 privately owned radio stations and a public radio network (2017)", "internet": { "country_code": ".cr", "users": { "total": 2877000, "percent_of_population": 59.8, "global_rank": 92, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 1, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 39, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 1617075, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 9284160, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "TI", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 161, "global_rank": 35, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 47, "2438_to_3047_metres": 2, "1524_to_2437_metres": 2, "914_to_1523_metres": 27, "under_914_metres": 16, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 114, "914_to_1523_metres": 18, "under_914_metres": 96, "date": "2013" } } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "refined products", "length": 662, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 278, "units": "km" }, "narrow_gauge": { "length": 278, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.067-m" }, "note": "the entire rail network fell into disrepair and out of use at the end of the 20th century; since 2005, certain sections of rail have been rehabilitated", "global_rank": 124, "date": "2014" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 39018, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 10133, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 28885, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 90, "date": "2010" }, "waterways": { "value": 730, "units": "km", "note": "seasonally navigable by small craft", "global_rank": 74, "date": "2011" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 1, "by_type": [ { "type": "passenger/cargo", "count": 1 } ], "global_rank": 149, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Atlantic Ocean (Caribbean) - Puerto Limon", "Pacific Ocean - Caldera" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "branches": { "by_name": [ "no regular military forces", "Ministry of Public Security", "Government", "Police" ], "date": "2011" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "Costa Rica and Nicaragua regularly file border dispute cases over the delimitations of the San Juan River and the northern tip of Calero Island to the International Court of Justice (ICJ)", "in 2009, the ICJ ruled that Costa Rican vessels carrying out police activities could not use the river, but official Costa Rican vessels providing essential services to riverside inhabitants and Costa Rican tourists could travel freely on the river", "in 2011, the ICJ provisionally ruled that both countries must remove personnel from the disputed area", "in 2013, the ICJ rejected Nicaragua's 2012 suit to halt Costa Rica's construction of a highway paralleling the river on the grounds of irreparable environmental damage", "in 2013, the ICJ, regarding the disputed territory, ordered that Nicaragua should refrain from dredging or canal construction and refill and repair damage caused by trenches connecting the river to the Caribbean and upheld its 2010 ruling that Nicaragua must remove all personnel", "in early 2014, Costa Rica brought Nicaragua to the ICJ over offshore oil concessions in the disputed region" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "stateless_persons": { "people": 127, "date": "2016" } }, "trafficking_in_persons": { "current_situation": "Costa Rica is a source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children subjected to sex trafficking and forced labor; Costa Rican women and children, as well as those from Nicaragua, the Dominican Republic, and other Latin American countries, are sex trafficked in Costa Rica; child sex tourism is a particular problem with offenders coming from the US and Europe; men and children from Central America, including indigenous Panamanians, and Asia are exploited in agriculture, construction, fishing, and commerce; Nicaraguans transit Costa Rica to reach Panama, where some are subjected to forced labor or sex trafficking", "tier_rating": "Tier 2 Watch List – Costa Rica does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; anti-trafficking law enforcement efforts declined in 2014, with fewer prosecutions and no convictions and no actions taken against complicit government personnel; some officials conflated trafficking with smuggling, and authorities reported the diversion of funds to combat smuggling hindered anti-trafficking efforts; the government identified more victims than the previous year but did not make progress in ensuring that victims received adequate protective services; specialized services were limited and mostly provided by NGOs without government support, even from a dedicated fund for anti-trafficking efforts; victims services were virtually non-existent outside of the capital (2015)" }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "transshipment country for cocaine and heroin from South America; illicit production of cannabis in remote areas; domestic cocaine consumption, particularly crack cocaine, is rising; significant consumption of amphetamines; seizures of smuggled cash in Costa Rica and at the main border crossing to enter Costa Rica from Nicaragua have risen in recent years (2008)" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-24", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624100707/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cs.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cs.html" } }, "cote_d'_ivoire": { "data": { "name": "Cote D'Ivoire", "introduction": { "background": "Close ties to France following independence in 1960, the development of cocoa production for export, and foreign investment all made Cote d'Ivoire one of the most prosperous of the West African states but did not protect it from political turmoil. In December 1999, a military coup - the first ever in Cote d'Ivoire's history - overthrew the government. Junta leader Robert GUEI blatantly rigged elections held in late 2000 and declared himself the winner. Popular protest forced him to step aside and an election brought Laurent GBAGBO into power. Ivoirian dissidents and disaffected members of the military launched a failed coup attempt in September 2002 that developed into a rebellion and then a civil war. In 2003, a cease-fire resulted in the country being divided with the rebels holding the north, the government the south, and peacekeeping forces a buffer zone between the two. In March 2007, President GBAGBO and former New Forces rebel leader Guillaume SORO signed an agreement in which SORO joined GBAGBO's government as prime minister and the two agreed to reunite the country by dismantling the buffer zone, integrating rebel forces into the national armed forces, and holding elections. Difficulties in preparing electoral registers delayed balloting until 2010. In November 2010, Alassane Dramane OUATTARA won the presidential election over GBAGBO, but GBAGBO refused to hand over power, resulting in a five-month resumption of violent conflict. In April 2011, after widespread fighting, GBAGBO was formally forced from office by armed OUATTARA supporters with the help of UN and French forces. The UN peacekeeping mission is drawing down and is scheduled to depart in June 2017. OUATTARA is focused on rebuilding the country's economy and infrastructure while rebuilding the security forces. GBAGBO is in The Hague on trial for crimes against humanity." }, "geography": { "location": "Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Ghana and Liberia", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 8, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 5, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "Africa", "area": { "total": { "value": 322463, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 318003, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 4460, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 69, "comparative": "slightly larger than New Mexico" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 3458, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Burkina Faso", "border_length": { "value": 545, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Ghana", "border_length": { "value": 720, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Guinea", "border_length": { "value": 816, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Liberia", "border_length": { "value": 778, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Mali", "border_length": { "value": 599, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 515, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" }, "continental_shelf": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "tropical along coast, semiarid in far north; three seasons - warm and dry (November to March), hot and dry (March to May), hot and wet (June to October)", "terrain": "mostly flat to undulating plains; mountains in northwest", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 250, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Gulf of Guinea", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Monts Nimba", "elevation": { "value": 1752, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "petroleum", "natural gas", "diamonds", "manganese", "iron ore", "cobalt", "bauxite", "copper", "gold", "nickel", "tantalum", "silica sand", "clay", "cocoa beans", "coffee", "palm oil", "hydropower" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 64.8, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 9.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 14.2, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 41.5, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 32.7, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 2.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 730, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "coast has heavy surf and no natural harbors", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "during the rainy season torrential flooding is possible", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "deforestation (most of the country's forests - once the largest in West Africa - have been heavily logged)", "water pollution from sewage and industrial and agricultural effluents" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Marine Dumping", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Tropical Timber 83", "Tropical Timber 94", "Wetlands", "Whaling" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "most of the inhabitants live along the sandy coastal region; apart from the capital area, the forested interior is sparsely populated" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 23740424, "global_rank": 54, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Ivoirian(s)", "adjective": "Ivoirian" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Akan", "percent": 28.8 }, { "name": "Voltaique or Gur", "percent": 16.1 }, { "name": "Northern Mande", "percent": 14.5 }, { "name": "Kru", "percent": 8.5 }, { "name": "Southern Mande", "percent": 6.9 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 0.9 }, { "name": "non-Ivoirian", "percent": 42.3 } ], "date": "2014" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "French", "note": "official" }, { "name": "native dialects of which Dioula is the most widely spoken", "percent": 60 } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 42.9 }, { "name": "Catholic", "percent": 17.2 }, { "name": "Evangelical", "percent": 11.8 }, { "name": "Methodist", "percent": 1.7 }, { "name": "other Christian", "percent": 3.2 }, { "name": "animist", "percent": 3.6 }, { "name": "other religion", "percent": 0.5 }, { "name": "none", "percent": 19.1 } ], "note": "the majority of foreign migrant workers are Muslim (72.7%) and Christian (17.7%)", "date": "2014" }, "demographic_profile": "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.\nFollowing 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.\nOngoing 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_to_14": { "percent": 37.45, "males": 4483215, "females": 4407595 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 20.93, "males": 2504188, "females": 2463970 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 34.05, "males": 4133975, "females": 3950734 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 4.15, "males": 493722, "females": 491230 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 3.42, "males": 389551, "females": 422244 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 83.5, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 77.9, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 5.6, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 18, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 20.7, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 20.8, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 20.6, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 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"25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 1.01, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.93, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 1.02, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 19.8, "date": "2011" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 645, "global_rank": 27, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 57.2, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 63.1, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 51.1, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 22, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 58.7, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 57.5, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 59.9, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 203, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 3.46, "global_rank": 46, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 18.2, "units": "%", "date": "2011" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 5.7, "global_rank": 78, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 0.14, "date": "2008" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 0.4, "date": "2006" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 93.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 68.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 81.9, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 6.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 31.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 18.1, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 32.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 10.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 22.5, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 67.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 89.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 77.5, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 3.17, "global_rank": 18, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 464700, "global_rank": 16, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 25100, "global_rank": 14, "date": "2015" } }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "degree_of_risk": "very high", "food_or_waterborne_diseases": [ "bacterial diarrhea", "hepatitis A", "typhoid fever" ], "vectorborne_diseases": [ "malaria", "dengue fever", "yellow fever" ], "water_contact_diseases": [ "schistosomiasis" ], "animal_contact_diseases": [ "rabies" ], "respiratory_diseases": [ "meningococcal meningitis" ], "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 8, "global_rank": 149, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 15.7, "global_rank": 43, "date": "2012" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 4.7, "global_rank": 89, "date": "2014" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 43.1, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 53.1, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 32.5, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 9, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 10, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 8, "units": "years" }, "date": "2015" }, "child_labor": { "total_number": 1796802, "percentage": { "value": 35, "units": "%" }, "date": "2006" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Republic of Cote d'Ivoire", "conventional_short_form": "Cote d'Ivoire", "local_long_form": "Republique de Cote d'Ivoire", "local_short_form": "Cote d'Ivoire", "note": "pronounced coat-div-whar", "former": "Ivory Coast", "etymology": "name reflects the intense ivory trade that took place in the region from the 15th to 17th centuries" }, "government_type": "presidential republic", "capital": { "name": "Yamoussoukro; note - although Yamoussoukro has been the official capital since 1983, Abidjan remains the commercial and administrative center; the US, like other countries, maintains its Embassy in Abidjan", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 6, "minutes": 49, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 5, "minutes": 16, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 0, "note": "5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "administrative_divisions": [ { "name": "Abidjan", "type": "autonomous district" }, { "name": "Bas-Sassandra", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Comoe", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Denguele", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Goh-Djiboua", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Lacs", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Lagunes", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Montagnes", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Sassandra-Marahoue", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Savanes", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Vallee du Bandama", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Woroba", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Yamoussoukro", "type": "autonomous district" }, { "name": "Zanzan", "type": "district" } ], "independence": { "date": "1960-08-07", "note": "from France" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "7 August", "original_year": "1960" } ], "constitution": { "history": "previous 1960, 2000; latest draft completed 24 September 2016,approved by the National Assembly 11 October 2016, approved by referendum 30 October 2016, promulgated 8 November 2016 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "civil law system based on the French civil code; judicial review of legislation held in the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Cote d'Ivoire", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "5 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Alassane Dramane OUATTARA (since 4 December 2010); Vice President Daniel Kablan DUNCAN (since 16 January 2017); note - the constitution of 2016 calls for the position of a vice-president", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Amadou Gon COULIBALY (since 11 January 2017)", "cabinet": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president", "elections_appointments": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (no term limits); election last held on 25 October 2015 (next to be held in 2020); prime minister appointed by the president; note - the new constitution limits the presidential tenure to two terms beginning with the 2020 election; the vice president is named by the president", "election_results": "Alassane OUATTARA elected president; percent of vote - Alassane OUATTARA (RDR) 83.7%, Pascal Affi N'GUESSAN (ADF) 9.3%, Konan Bertin KOUADIO (independent) 3.9%, other 3.1%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral Parliament consists of the National Assembly (255 seats; members directly elected in single- and multi-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 5-year terms); note - the new constitution of November 2016 calls for a bicameral legislature with the addition of a Senate, with one-third of members appointed by the president", "elections": "last held on 18 December 2011 (next to be held on December 2021)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - RHDP 50.3%, FPI 5.8%, UDPCI 3.0%, UPCI 1.0%, independents 38.5%, other 1.39%; seats by party - RHDP 167, FPI 3, UDPCI 6, UPCI 3, independents 76" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court or Cour Supreme (organized into Judicial, Audit, Constitutional, and Administrative Chambers; consists of the court president, 3 vice-presidents for the Judicial, Audit, and Administrative chambers, and 9 associate justices or magistrates)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "judges nominated by the Superior Council of the Magistrature, a 7-member body consisting of the national president (chairman), 3 \"bench\" judges, and 3 public prosecutors; judges appointed for life", "subordinate_courts": "Courts of Appeal (organized into civil, criminal, and social chambers); first instance courts; peace courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Democratic Party of Cote d'Ivoire", "name_alternative": "PDCI", "leaders": [ "Henri Konan BEDIE" ] }, { "name": "Ivorian Popular Front", "name_alternative": "FPI", "leaders": [ "Pascal Affi N'GUESSAN" ] }, { "name": "Liberty and Democracy for the Republic", "name_alternative": "LIDER", "leaders": [ "Mamadou KOULIBALY" ] }, { "name": "Movement of the Future Forces", "name_alternative": "MFA", "leaders": [ "Innocent Augustin ANAKY KOBENA" ] }, { "name": "Rally of the Republicans", "name_alternative": "RDR", "leaders": [ "Alassane Dramane OUATTARA" ] }, { "name": "Union for Cote d'Ivoire", "name_alternative": "UPCI", "leaders": [ "Gnamien KONA" ] }, { "name": "Union for Democracy and Peace in Cote d'Ivoire", "name_alternative": "UDPCI", "leaders": [ "Albert Toikeuse MABRI" ] }, { "name": "More than 144 smaller registered parties" } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Federation of University and High School Students of Cote d'Ivoire", "name_alternative": "FESCI", "leaders": [ "Augustin MIAN" ] }, { "name": "National Congress for the Resistance and Democracy", "name_alternative": "CNRD", "leaders": [ "Bernard DADIE" ] }, { "name": "Panafrican Congress for Justice and Peoples Equality", "name_alternative": "COJEP", "leaders": [ "Roselin BLY" ] } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ACP" }, { "organization": "AfDB" }, { "organization": "AU" }, { "organization": "ECOWAS" }, { "organization": "EITI ", "note": "compliant country" }, { "organization": "Entente" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "FZ" }, { "organization": "G-24" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IDB" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "MINUSMA" }, { "organization": "MONUSCO" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OIC" }, { "organization": "OIF" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "Union Latina" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WADB ", "note": "regional" }, { "organization": "WAEMU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Daouda DIABATE (since 11 February 2011)", "chancery": "2424 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 797-0300", "fax": "[1] (202) 462-9444" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Charge d'Affaires Andrew Haviland (since 2016); Ambassador Terence Patrick MCCULLEY retired in 2016", "embassy": "Cocody Riviera Golf 01, Abidjan", "mailing_address": "B. P. 1712, Abidjan 01", "telephone": "[225] 22 49 40 00", "fax": "[225] 22 49 43 23" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "three equal vertical bands of orange (hoist side), white, and green; orange symbolizes the land (savannah) of the north and fertility, white stands for peace and unity, green represents the forests of the south and the hope for a bright future", "note": "similar to the flag of Ireland, which is longer and has the colors reversed - green (hoist side), white, and orange; also similar to the flag of Italy, which is green (hoist side), white, and red; design was based on the flag of France" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "elephant" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "orange" }, { "color": "white" }, { "color": "green" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"L'Abidjanaise\" (Song of Abidjan)", "lyrics_music": "Mathieu EKRA, Joachim BONY, and Pierre Marie COTY/Pierre Marie COTY and Pierre Michel PANGO", "note": "adopted 1960; although the nation's capital city moved from Abidjan to Yamoussoukro in 1983, the anthem still owes its name to the former capital", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/IV.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Cote d'Ivoire is heavily dependent on agriculture and related activities, which engage roughly two-thirds of the population. Cote d'Ivoire is the world's largest producer and exporter of cocoa beans and a significant producer and exporter of coffee and palm oil. Consequently, the economy is highly sensitive to fluctuations in international prices for these products and in climatic conditions. Cocoa, oil, and coffee are the country's top export revenue earners, but the country has targeted the agricultural processing of cocoa, cashews, mangoes, and other commodities as a high priority. Mining gold and exporting electricity are growing industries outside agriculture.\n\nFollowing the end of more than a decade of civil conflict in 2011, Cote d’Ivoire has experienced a boom in foreign investment and economic growth. In June 2012, the IMF and the World Bank announced $4.4 billion in debt relief for Cote d'Ivoire under the Highly Indebted Poor Countries Initiative. For the last 5 years Cote d'Ivoire's growth rate has been among the highest in the world.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 87120000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 80680000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 74330000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 88, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 34650000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 8, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 8.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 7.9, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 5 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3600, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3400, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 3200, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 181, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { 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"cubic_metres": 1996000000, "global_rank": 80, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 121, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 210, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 28320000000, "global_rank": 70, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 8995000, "global_rank": 118, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 277248, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 1, "global_rank": 124, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 25408000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 109, "global_rank": 54, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "well-developed by African standards; telecommunications sector privatized in late 1990s and operational fixed lines have increased since that time with 2 fixed-line providers operating over open-wire lines, microwave radio relay, and fiber-optics; 90% digitalized", "domestic": "with multiple mobile-cellular service providers competing in the market, usage has increased sharply to about 110 per 100 persons", "international": "country code - 225; landing point for the SAT-3/WASC fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe and Asia; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean) (2016)" } }, "broadcast_media": "2 state-owned TV stations; no private terrestrial TV stations, but satellite TV subscription service is available; 2 state-owned radio stations; some private radio stations; transmissions of several international broadcasters are available (2007)", "internet": { "country_code": ".ci", "users": { "total": 4892000, "percent_of_population": 21, "global_rank": 129, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 1, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 10, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 359260, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 4719120, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "TU", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 27, "global_rank": 124, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 7, "over_3047_metres": 1, "2438_to_3047_metres": 2, "1524_to_2437_metres": 4, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 20, "1524_to_2437_metres": 6, "914_to_1523_metres": 11, "under_914_metres": 3, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 1, "date": "2013" } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "condensate", "length": 101, "units": "km" }, { "type": "gas", "length": 256, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil", "length": 118, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil/gas/water", "length": 5, "units": "km" }, { "type": "water", "length": 7, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 660, "units": "km" }, "narrow_gauge": { "length": 660, "units": 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"value": 1.51, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 1.41, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 55 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Republican Forces of Cote d'Ivoire (Force Republiques de Cote d'Ivoire", "FRCI)", "Army", "Navy", "Cote d'Ivoire Air Force (Force Aerienne de la Cote d'Ivoire)" ], "date": "2015" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18-25 years of age for compulsory and voluntary male and female military service; conscription is not enforced; voluntary recruitment of former rebels into the new national army is restricted to ages 22-29", "date": "2012" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "disputed maritime border between Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "internally_displaced_persons": { "people": 301000, "note": "post-election conflict in 2010-2011, as well as civil war from 2002-2004; most pronounced in western and southwestern regions", "date": "2016" }, "stateless_persons": { "people": 694000, "date": "2016" } }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "illicit producer of cannabis, mostly for local consumption; utility as a narcotic transshipment point to Europe reduced by ongoing political instability; while rampant corruption and inadequate supervision leave the banking system vulnerable to money laundering, the lack of a developed financial system limits the country's utility as a major money-laundering center (2008)" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-01", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701102513/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/iv.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/iv.html" } }, "croatia": { "data": { "name": "Croatia", "introduction": { "background": "The lands that today comprise Croatia were part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire until the close of World War I. In 1918, the Croats, Serbs, and Slovenes formed a kingdom known after 1929 as Yugoslavia. Following World War II, Yugoslavia became a federal independent communist state under the strong hand of Marshal TITO. Although Croatia declared its independence from Yugoslavia in 1991, it took four years of sporadic, but often bitter, fighting before occupying Serb armies were mostly cleared from Croatian lands, along with a majority of Croatia's ethnic Serb population. Under UN supervision, the last Serb-held enclave in eastern Slavonia was returned to Croatia in 1998. The country joined NATO in April 2009 and the EU in July 2013." }, "geography": { "location": "Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea, between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 45, "minutes": 10, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 15, "minutes": 30, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Europe", "area": { "total": { "value": 56594, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 55974, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 620, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 127, "comparative": "slightly smaller than West Virginia" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 2237, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Bosnia and Herzegovina", "border_length": { "value": 956, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Hungary", "border_length": { "value": 348, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Montenegro", "border_length": { "value": 19, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Serbia", "border_length": { "value": 314, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Slovenia", "border_length": { "value": 600, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 5835, "units": "km", "note": "mainland 1,777 km, islands 4,058 km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "continental_shelf": { "value": 200, "units": "m", "note": "depth or to the depth of exploitation" } }, "climate": "Mediterranean and continental; continental climate predominant with hot summers and cold winters; mild winters, dry summers along coast", "terrain": "geographically diverse; flat plains along Hungarian border, low mountains and highlands near Adriatic coastline and islands", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 331, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Adriatic Sea", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Dinara", "elevation": { "value": 1831, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "oil", "some coal", "bauxite", "low-grade iron ore", "calcium", "gypsum", "natural asphalt", "silica", "mica", "clays", "salt", "hydropower" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 23.7, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 16, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 1.5, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 6.2, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 34.4, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 41.9, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 240, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "more of the population lives in the northern half of the country, with approximately a quarter of the populace residing in and around the capital of Zagreb; many of the islands are sparsely populated", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "destructive earthquakes", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "air pollution (from metallurgical plants) and resulting acid rain is damaging the forests", "coastal pollution from industrial and domestic waste", "landmine removal and reconstruction of infrastructure consequent to 1992-95 civil strife" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Air Pollution", "Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides", "Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants", "Air Pollution-Sulfur 94", "Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds", "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Marine Dumping", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Wetlands", "Whaling" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "controls most land routes from Western Europe to Aegean Sea and Turkish Straits; most Adriatic Sea islands lie off the coast of Croatia - some 1,200 islands, islets, ridges, and rocks" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 4313707, "global_rank": 127, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Croat(s), Croatian(s)", "adjective": "Croatian" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Croat", "percent": 90.4 }, { "name": "Serb", "percent": 4.4 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 4.4, "note": "including Bosniak, Hungarian, Slovene, Czech, and Romani" }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 0.8 } ], "date": "2011" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Croatian", "percent": 95.6, "note": "official" }, { "name": "Serbian", "percent": 1.2 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 3, "note": "including Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, and Albanian" }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 0.2 } ], "date": "2011" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 86.3 }, { "name": "Orthodox", "percent": 4.4 }, { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 1.5 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 1.5 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 2.5 }, { "name": "not religious or atheist", "percent": 3.8 } ], "date": "2011" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 14.22, "males": 315971, "females": 297339 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 11.4, "males": 252285, "females": 239634 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 40.75, "males": 878971, "females": 878707 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 14.83, "males": 312621, "females": 326929 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 18.81, "males": 320418, "females": 490832 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 51.1, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 22.5, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 28.6, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 3.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 42.7, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 40.8, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 44.8, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 20, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": -0.5, "global_rank": 226, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 9, "global_rank": 210, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 12.1, "global_rank": 24, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -1.9, "global_rank": 159, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "more of the population lives in the northern half of the country, with approximately a quarter of the populace residing in and around the capital of Zagreb; many of the islands are sparsely populated", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 59, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 0.11, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Zagreb", "population": 687000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.96, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.69, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.93, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 28, "date": "2013" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 8, "global_rank": 142, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 9.5, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 9.2, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 9.8, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 141, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 75.9, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 72.7, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 79.2, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 94, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.39, "global_rank": 213, "date": "2016" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 7.8, "global_rank": 84, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 3.13, "date": "2014" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 5.9, "date": "2014" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 99.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 99.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 99.6, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 0.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 0.4, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 97.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 95.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 97, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 2.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 4.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 3, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "degree_of_risk": "intermediate", "vectorborne_diseases": [ "tickborne encephalitis" ], "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 25.6, "global_rank": 66, "date": "2014" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 4.6, "global_rank": 99, "date": "2013" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 99.3, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 99.7, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 98.9, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 15, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 15, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 16, "units": "years" }, "date": "2014" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 45.5, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 44.9, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 46.4, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 9, "date": "2014" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Republic of Croatia", "conventional_short_form": "Croatia", "local_long_form": "Republika Hrvatska", "local_short_form": "Hrvatska", "former": "People's Republic of Croatia, Socialist Republic of Croatia", "etymology": "name derives from the Croats, a Slavic tribe who migrated to the Balkans in the 7th century A.D." }, "government_type": "parliamentary republic", "capital": { "name": "Zagreb", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 45, "minutes": 48, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 16, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 1, "note": "6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" }, "daylight_saving_time": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" }, "independence": { "date": "1991-06-25", "note": "from Yugoslavia" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "8 October", "original_year": "1991" }, { "name": "Statehood Day", "day": "25 June", "original_year": "1991", "note": "25 June 1991 was the day the Croatian parliament voted for independence. Following a three-month moratorium to allow the European Community to solve the Yugoslav crisis peacefully, parliament adopted a decision on 8 October 1991 to sever constitutional relations with Yugoslavia" } ], "constitution": { "history": "several previous; latest adopted 22 December 1990", "amendments": "proposed by at least one-fifth of the Assembly membership, by the president of the republic, by the Government of Croatia, or through petition by at least 10% of the total electorate; proceedings to amend require majority vote by the Assembly; passage requires two-thirds majority vote by the Assembly; passage by petition requires a majority vote in a referendum, and promulgation by the Assembly; amended several times, last in 2014 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "civil law system influenced by legal heritage of Austria-Hungary; note - Croatian law was fully harmonized with the European Community acquis as of the June 2010 completion of EU accession negotiations", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Croatia", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "yes", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "5 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false, "note": "18 years of age, 16 if employed; universal" }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Kolinda GRABAR-KITAROVIC (since 19 February 2015)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Andrej PLENKOVIC (since 19 October 2016); Deputy Prime Ministers Davor Ivo STIER, Damir KRSTICEVIC, Martina DALIC, Ivan KOVACIC (since 19 October 2016)", "cabinet": "Council of Ministers named by the prime minister and approved by the Assembly", "elections_appointments": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 28 December 2014 and 11 January 2015 (next to be held in 2019); the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually appointed prime minister by the president and approved by the Assembly", "election_results": "Kolinda GRABAR-KITAROVIC elected president; percent of vote in the second round - Kolinda GRABAR-KITAROVIC (HDZ) 50.7%, Ivo JOSIPOVIC (Forward Croatia Progressive Alliance) 49.3%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral Assembly or Hrvatski Sabor (151 seats; 140 members in 10 multi-seat constituencies and 3 members in a single constituency for Croatian diaspora directly elected by proportional representation vote using the D'Hondt method with a 5% threshold; an additional 8 members elected from a nationwide constituency by simple majority by voters belonging to minorities recognized by Croatia; the Serb minority elects 3 Assembly members, the Hungarian and Italian minorities elect 1 each, the Czech and Slovak minorities elect 1 jointly, and all other minorities elect 2; all members serve 4-year terms", "elections": "last held on 11 September 2016 (next to be held in September 2020) - Assembly voted on 20 June 2016 to dissolve on 15 July 2016, resulting in snap elections", "election_results": "percent of vote by party/coalition - NA; number of seats by party/coalition - HDZ coalition 61, People's Coalition 54, Most-NL 13, Only Option 8, minorities 8 (includes SDSS 3), other 7", "note": "as of March 2017, seats by party - HDZ 56, SDP 37, MOST-NL 14, HNS 9, HSS 5, IDS 3, SDSS 3, Human Blockade 3, HDS 2, PH 2, other 7, independent 10" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court (consists of the court president and vice president, 25 civil department justices, and 16 criminal department justices)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "president of Supreme Court nominated by president of Croatia and elected by Croatian Sabor for a 4-year term; other Supreme Court justices appointed by National Judicial Council; all judges serve until age 70", "subordinate_courts": "Administrative Court; county, municipal, and specialized courts; note - there is an 11-member Constitutional Court with jurisdiction limited to constitutional issues but is outside Croatia's judicial system" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Bloc of Pensioners Together", "name_alternative": "BUZ", "leaders": [ "Milivoj SPIKA" ] }, { "name": "Bridge of Independent Lists", "name_alternative": "Most-NL", "leaders": [ "Bozo PETROV" ] }, { "name": "Croatian Christian Democratic Party", "name_alternative": "HDS", "leaders": [ "Goran DODIG" ] }, { "name": "Croatian Democratic Congress of Slavonia and Baranja", "name_alternative": "HDSSB", "leaders": [ "Dragan VULIN" ] }, { "name": "Croatian Democratic Union", "name_alternative": "HDZ", "leaders": [ "Andrej PLENKOVIC" ] }, { "name": "Croatian Laborists - Labor Party", "name_alternative": "HL", "leaders": [ "David BREGOVAC" ] }, { "name": "Croatian Party of Rights - dr. Ante Starcevic", "name_alternative": "HSP AS", "leaders": [ "Hrvoje NICE" ] }, { "name": "Croatian Peasant Party", "name_alternative": "HSS", "leaders": [ "Kreso BELJAK" ] }, { "name": "Croatian Pensioner Party", "name_alternative": "HSU", "leaders": [ "Silvano HRELJA" ] }, { "name": "Croatian People's Party - Liberal Democrats", "name_alternative": "HNS", "leaders": [ "Ivan VRDOLJAK" ] }, { "name": "Croatian Social Liberal Party", "name_alternative": "HSLS", "leaders": [ "Darinko KOSOR" ] }, { "name": "Forward Croatia Progressive Alliance", "leaders": [ "Ivo JOSIPOVIC" ] }, { "name": "Human Blockade ", "leaders": [ "Ivan SINCIC" ], "note": "\"Living Wall\"" }, { "name": "Independent Democratic Serb Party", "name_alternative": "SDSS", "leaders": [ "Vojislav STANIMIROVIC" ] }, { "name": "Istrian Democratic Assembly", "name_alternative": "IDS", "leaders": [ "Boris MILETIC" ] }, { "name": "Let's Change Croatia", "name_alternative": "PH", "leaders": [ "Ivan LOVRINOVIC" ] }, { "name": "Milan Bandic 365 - Party of Labor and Solidarity", "name_alternative": "BM365-SRS", "leaders": [ "Milan BANDIC" ] }, { "name": "Movement for Successful Croatia", "name_alternative": "HRAST", "leaders": [ "Ladislav ILCIC" ] }, { "name": "People's Party - Reformists Party", "leaders": [ "Radimir CACIC" ] }, { "name": "Smart Party", "name_alternative": "PAMETNO", "leaders": [ "Marijana PULJAK" ] }, { "name": "Social Democratic Party of Croatia", "name_alternative": "SDP", "leaders": [ "Davor BERNARDIC" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "human rights groups" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "Australia Group" }, { "organization": "BIS" }, { "organization": "BSEC ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CE" }, { "organization": "CEI" }, { "organization": "EAPC" }, { "organization": "EBRD" }, { "organization": "ECB" }, { "organization": "EMU" }, { "organization": "EU" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-11" }, { "organization": "IADB" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IHO" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "MINURSO" }, { "organization": "NAM ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "NATO" }, { "organization": "NSG" }, { "organization": "OAS ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OIF ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "OSCE" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "SELEC" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNFICYP" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNIFIL" }, { "organization": "UNMIL" }, { "organization": "UNMOGIP" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" }, { "organization": "ZC" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Josip \"Josko\" PARO (since 20 April 2012)", "chancery": "2343 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 588-5899", "fax": "[1] (202) 588-8936", "consulates_general": "Chicago, Los Angeles, New York" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Julieta Valls NOYES (since 5 October 2015)", "embassy": "2 Thomas Jefferson Street, 10010 Zagreb", "mailing_address": "use embassy street address", "telephone": "[385] (1) 661-2200", "fax": "[385] (1) 661-2373" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and blue - the Pan-Slav colors - superimposed by the Croatian coat of arms; the coat of arms consists of one main shield (a checkerboard of 13 red and 12 silver (white) fields) surmounted by five smaller shields that form a crown over the main shield; the five small shields represent five historic regions (from left to right): Croatia, Dubrovnik, Dalmatia, Istria, and Slavonia", "note": "the Pan-Slav colors were inspired by the 19th-century flag of Russia" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "red-white checkerboard" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "white" }, { "color": "blue" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Lijepa nasa domovino\" (Our Beautiful Homeland)", "lyrics_music": "Antun MIHANOVIC/Josip RUNJANIN", "note": "adopted 1972; \"Lijepa nasa domovino,\" whose lyrics were written in 1835, served as an unofficial anthem beginning in 1891", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/HR.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Though still one of the wealthiest of the former Yugoslav republics, Croatia's economy suffered badly during the 1991-95 war. The country's output during that time collapsed, and Croatia missed the early waves of investment in Central and Eastern Europe that followed the fall of the Berlin Wall. Between 2000 and 2007, however, Croatia's economic fortunes began to improve with moderate but steady GDP growth between 4% and 6% led by a rebound in tourism and credit-driven consumer spending. Inflation over the same period remained tame and the currency, the kuna, stable.\n\nCroatia experienced an abrupt slowdown in the economy in 2008 and is slowly recovering; economic growth was stagnant or negative in each year since 2009, but picked up in 2015-16. Difficult problems still remain including a stubbornly high unemployment rate, uneven regional development, and a challenging investment climate. In 2016, Croatia demonstrated a commitment to improving the business climate, including by simplifying its tax code, to stimulate growth from domestic consumption and foreign investment. Since at least 2016, Croatia has worked to become a regional energy player and plans to import liquefied natural gas through a prospective import terminal and pump natural gas to European consumers.\n\nOn 1 July 2013, Croatia joined the EU, following a decade-long application process. Croatia will be a member of the European Exchange Rate Mechanism, with its currency effectively pegged to the euro, until it meets the criteria for joining the Economic and Monetary Union and adopts the euro as its currency. EU accession has increased pressure on the government to reduce Croatia’s relatively high public debt, which triggered the EU’s excessive deficit procedure for fiscal consolidation. Zagreb has cut spending since 2012, and the government also raised additional revenues through more stringent tax collection and by raising the value-added tax. The government has also sought to accelerate privatization of non-strategic assets, with mixed success.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 94240000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 92480000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 90980000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 85, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 49860000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.9, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1.6, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": -0.4, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 142 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 22400, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 21900, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 21500, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 81, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 59.1, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 19.3, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 19.1, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": -0.4, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 50.8, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -47.9, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 4.2, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 26.6, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 69.2, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 21.8, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 23.5, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 19, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 73 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "arable crops", "wheat", "corn", "barley", "sugar beet", "sunflower", "rapeseed", "alfalfa", "clover", "vegetables", "potatoes", "cabbage", "onion", "tomato", "pepper", "fruits", "apples", "plum", "mandarins", "olives", "grapes", "livestock", "cattle", "cows", "pigs", "dairy products" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "chemicals", "plastics", "machine tools", "fabricated metal", "electronics", "pig iron", "rolled steel products", "aluminum", "paper", "wood products", "construction materials", "textiles", "shipbuilding", "petroleum", "petroleum refining", "food", "beverages", "tourism" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 3.5, "global_rank": 65, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 1610000, "global_rank": 130, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 1.9, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 27.6, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 70.4, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2014" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 15.8, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 17.1, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 165 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 19.5, "units": "%", "date": "2014" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 3.3, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 27.5, "units": "%" }, "date": "2008" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 32, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2010" }, { "value": 29, "units": "gini_index", "date": "1998" } ], "global_rank": 113 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 21470000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 22720000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 43.1, "global_rank": 29, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -2.5, "global_rank": 88, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 88.3, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 86.7, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 25 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -1, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -0.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 6 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 7, "units": "%", "date": "2013-12-31" }, { "value": 7, "units": "%", "date": "2012-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 49 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4.8, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 5.83, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 144 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 10850000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 10110000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 81 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 42360000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 41100000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 74 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 40070000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 42410000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 70 }, "market_value_of_publicly_traded_shares": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 36290000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" }, { "value": 33750000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" }, { "value": 33439999999.999996, "units": "USD", "date": "2012-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 60 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1961000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2482000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 37 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 12410000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 11910000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 77 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "transport equipment", "machinery", "textiles", "chemicals", "foodstuffs", "fuels" ] }, "partners": { 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14970000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 68 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 48110000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 50880000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 63 }, "stock_of_direct_foreign_investment": { "at_home": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 41170000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 39740000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 60 }, "abroad": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 8484000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 8050000000.000001, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 62 } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6.971, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 6.8583, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 6.8583, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 5.7482, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 5.85, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "kuna (HRK) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "total_electrification": { "value": 100, "units": "%" }, "date": "2016" }, "production": { "kWh": 13000000000, "global_rank": 91, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 16969999999.999998, "global_rank": 75, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 2866000000, "global_rank": 41, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "kWh": 6592000000, "global_rank": 35, "date": "2014" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 4400000, "global_rank": 80, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 37.1, "global_rank": 167, "date": "2013" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 7.7, "global_rank": 21, "date": "2013" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 48.5, "global_rank": 51, "date": "2013" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 6.6, "global_rank": 52, "date": "2013" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 12420, "global_rank": 78, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 139, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 37300, "global_rank": 59, "date": "2014" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 71000000, "global_rank": 77, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 56650, "global_rank": 80, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 70000, "global_rank": 93, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 29060, "global_rank": 66, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 32890, "global_rank": 97, "date": "2014" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 1363000000, "global_rank": 61, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 2810000000, "global_rank": 73, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 422000000, "global_rank": 44, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 1089000000, "global_rank": 56, "date": "2014" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 24920000000, "global_rank": 73, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 19000000, "global_rank": 84, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 1476506, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 33, "global_rank": 66, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 4416000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 99, "global_rank": 123, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "the telecommunications network has improved steadily since the mid-1990s, covering much of what were once inaccessible areas; local lines are digital", "domestic": "fixed-line teledensity has droped somewhat to about 35 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions now even with the population", "international": "country code - 385; digital international service is provided through the main switch in Zagreb; Croatia participates in the Trans-Asia-Europe fiber-optic project, which consists of 2 fiber-optic trunk connections with Slovenia and a fiber-optic trunk line from Rijeka to Split and Dubrovnik; the ADRIA-1 submarine cable provides connectivity to Albania and Greece (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "the national state-owned public broadcaster, Croatian Radiotelevision, operates 4 terrestrial TV networks, a satellite channel that rebroadcasts programs for Croatians living abroad, and 6 regional TV centers; 2 private broadcasters operate national terrestrial networks; roughly 25 privately owned regional TV stations; multi-channel cable and satellite TV subscription services are available; state-owned public broadcaster operates 3 national radio networks and 9 regional radio stations; 2 privately owned national radio networks and more than 170 regional, county, city, and community radio stations (2012)", "internet": { "country_code": ".hr", "users": { "total": 3117000, "percent_of_population": 69.8, "global_rank": 86, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 3, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 46, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 1782666, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 775320, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "9A", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 69, "global_rank": 72, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 24, "over_3047_metres": 2, "2438_to_3047_metres": 6, "1524_to_2437_metres": 3, "914_to_1523_metres": 3, "under_914_metres": 10, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 45, "1524_to_2437_metres": 1, "914_to_1523_metres": 6, "under_914_metres": 38, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 1, "date": "2013" } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "gas", "length": 2410, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil", "length": 610, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2011" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 2722, "units": "km" }, "standard_gauge": { "length": 2722, "electrified": 985, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.435-m" }, "global_rank": 61, "date": "2014" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 26958, "units": "km", "note": "includes 1,416 km of expressways" }, "global_rank": 98, "date": "2015" }, "waterways": { "value": 785, "units": "km", "global_rank": 73, "date": "2009" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 77, "by_type": [ { "type": "bulk carrier", "count": 24 }, { "type": "cargo", "count": 7 }, { "type": "chemical tanker", "count": 8 }, { "type": "passenger/cargo", "count": 27 }, { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 10 }, { "type": "refrigerated cargo", "count": 1 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 2, "by_country": [ { "country": "Norway", "count": 2 } ] }, "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 31, "by_country": [ { "country": "Bahamas", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Belize", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Liberia", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Malta", "count": 6 }, { "country": "Marshall Islands", "count": 12 }, { "country": "Panama", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Saint Vincent and the Grenadines", "count": 8 } ] }, "global_rank": 57, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Ploce", "Rijeka", "Sibernik", "Split" ], "river_ports": [ "Vukovar (Danube)" ], "oil_terminals": [ "Omisalj" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.55, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.59, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1.66, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 1.69, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 1.78, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 51 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia (Oruzane Snage Republike Hrvatske", "OSRH) consists of five major commands directly subordinate to a General Staff", "Ground Forces (Hrvatska Kopnena Vojska", "HKoV)", "Naval Forces (Hrvatska Ratna Mornarica", "HRM", "includes coast guard)", "Air Force", "Air Defense Command (Hrvatsko Ratno Zrakoplovstvo I Protuzracna Obrana)", "Joint Education", "Training Command", "Logistics Command", "Military Police Force supports each of the three Croatian military forces" ], "date": "2012" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18-27 years of age for voluntary military service; 6-month service obligation", "date": "2012" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "dispute remains with Bosnia and Herzegovina over several small sections of the boundary related to maritime access that hinders ratification of the 1999 border agreement", "since the breakup of Yugoslavia in the early 1990s, Croatia and Slovenia have each claimed sovereignty over Pirin Bay and four villages, and Slovenia has objected to Croatia's claim of an exclusive economic zone in the Adriatic Sea", "in 2009, however Croatia and Slovenia signed a binding international arbitration agreement to define their disputed land and maritime borders, which led to Slovenia lifting its objections to Croatia joining the EU", "Slovenia continues to impose a hard border Schengen regime with Croatia, which joined the EU in 2013 but has not yet fulfilled Schengen requirements" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "stateless_persons": { "people": 2873, "date": "2016" }, "note": "659,105 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015 - December 2016)" }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "transit point along the Balkan route for Southwest Asian heroin to Western Europe; has been used as a transit point for maritime shipments of South American cocaine bound for Western Europe (2008)" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-02", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170702231832/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/hr.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170702000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/hr.html" } }, "cuba": { "data": { "name": "Cuba", "introduction": { "background": "The native Amerindian population of Cuba began to decline after the European discovery of the island by Christopher COLUMBUS in 1492 and following its development as a Spanish colony during the next several centuries. Large numbers of African slaves were imported to work the coffee and sugar plantations, and Havana became the launching point for the annual treasure fleets bound for Spain from Mexico and Peru. Spanish rule eventually provoked an independence movement and occasional rebellions that were harshly suppressed. US intervention during the Spanish-American War in 1898 assisted the Cubans in overthrowing Spanish rule. The Treaty of Paris established Cuban independence from Spain in 1898 and, following three-and-a-half years of subsequent US military rule, Cuba became an independent republic in 1902 after which the island experienced a string of governments mostly dominated by the military and corrupt politicians. Fidel CASTRO led a rebel army to victory in 1959; his authoritarian rule held the subsequent regime together for nearly five decades. He stepped down as president in February 2008 in favor of his younger brother Raul CASTRO. Cuba's communist revolution, with Soviet support, was exported throughout Latin America and Africa during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s.\nThe country faced a severe economic downturn in 1990 following the withdrawal of former Soviet subsidies worth $4-6 billion annually. Cuba at times portrays the US embargo, in place since 1961, as the source of its difficulties. Over the past decade, there has been growing communication with the Cuban Government to address national interests. As a result of efforts begun in December 2014 to re-establish diplomatic relations with the Cuban Government, which were severed in January 1961, the US and Cuba reopened embassies in their respective countries on 20 July 2015. However, the embargo remains in place.\nIllicit migration of Cuban nationals to the US via maritime and overland routes has been a longstanding challenge. In FY 2016, the US Coast Guard interdicted 5,228 Cuban nationals at sea. Also in FY 2016, 44,553 Cuban migrants presented themselves at various land border ports of entry throughout the US. On 12 January 2017, the US and Cuba signed a Joint Statement ending the so-called “wet-foot, dry-foot” policy – by which Cuban nationals who reached US soil were permitted to stay – facilitating the repatriation of Cuban migrants. Illicit Cuban migration has since dropped significantly." }, "geography": { "location": "Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, 150 km south of Key West, Florida", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 21, "minutes": 30, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 80, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "Central America and the Caribbean", "area": { "total": { "value": 110860, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 109820, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 1040, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 106, "comparative": "slightly smaller than Pennsylvania" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 28.5, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": "US Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay 28.5 km", "note": "Guantanamo Naval Base is leased by the US and remains part of Cuba" }, "coastline": { "value": 3735, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "contiguous_zone": { "value": 24, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "tropical; moderated by trade winds; dry season (November to April); rainy season (May to October)", "terrain": "mostly flat to rolling plains, with rugged hills and mountains in the southeast", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 108, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Caribbean Sea", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Pico Turquino", "elevation": { "value": 1974, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "cobalt", "nickel", "iron ore", "chromium", "copper", "salt", "timber", "silica", "petroleum", "arable land" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 60.3, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 33.8, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 3.6, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 22.9, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 27.3, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 12.4, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 8700, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "large population clusters found throughout the country, the more significant ones being in the larger towns and cities, particularly the capital of Havana", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "the east coast is subject to hurricanes from August to November (in general, the country averages about one hurricane every other year)", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "droughts are common", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "air and water pollution", "biodiversity loss", "deforestation" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Antarctic Treaty", "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Environmental Modification", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Marine Dumping", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Wetlands" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [ "Marine Life Conservation" ] } }, "note": "largest country in Caribbean and westernmost island of the Greater Antilles" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 11179995, "global_rank": 79, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Cuban(s)", "adjective": "Cuban" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "white", "percent": 64.1 }, { "name": "mulatto or mixed", "percent": 26.6 }, { "name": "black", "percent": 9.3 } ], "note": "data represent racial self-identification from Cuba's 2012 national census", "date": "2012" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Spanish", "note": "official" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "nominally Roman Catholic", "percent": 85 }, { "name": "Protestant" }, { "name": "Jehovah's Witnesses" }, { "name": "Jewish" }, { "name": "Santeria" } ], "note": "prior to CASTRO assuming power" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 16.7, "males": 960832, "females": 905904 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 12.44, "males": 721390, "females": 669960 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 44.95, "males": 2526467, "females": 2498882 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 11.27, "males": 610190, "females": 649656 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 14.64, "males": 751621, "females": 885093 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 43.4, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 23.4, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 20, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 41.1, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 40, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 42.2, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 41, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": -0.3, "global_rank": 220, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 10.8, "global_rank": 183, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 8.6, "global_rank": 75, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -5.3, "global_rank": 196, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "large population clusters found throughout the country, the more significant ones being in the larger towns and cities, particularly the capital of Havana", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 77.1, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 0.07, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Havana", "population": 2137000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.08, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.01, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.94, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.81, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.99, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 39, "global_rank": 85, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 4.5, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 5, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 4, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 181, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 78.7, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 76.4, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 81.1, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 55, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.71, "global_rank": 172, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 73.7, "units": "%", "date": "2014" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 11.1, "global_rank": 47, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 7.52, "date": "2014" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 5.3, "date": "2012" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 96.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 89.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 94.9, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 3.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 10.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 5.1, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 94.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 89.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 93.2, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 5.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 10.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 6.8, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 0.31, "global_rank": 94, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 21900, "global_rank": 82, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 200, "global_rank": 126, "date": "2015" } }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "degree_of_risk": "intermediate", "food_or_waterborne_diseases": [ "bacterial diarrhea", "hepatitis A" ], "vectorborne_diseases": [ "dengue fever" ], "note": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus", "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 27.2, "global_rank": 85, "date": "2014" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 12.8, "global_rank": 2, "date": "2010" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 99.8, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 99.9, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 99.8, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 14, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 13, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 14, "units": "years" }, "date": "2015" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 6.1, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 6.4, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 5.6, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 131, "date": "2010" }, "note": "illicit emigration is a continuing problem; Cubans attempt to depart the island and enter the US using homemade rafts, alien smugglers, direct flights, or falsified visas; Cubans also use non-maritime routes to enter the US including direct flights to Miami and overland via the southwest border; the number of Cubans migrating to the US has surged since the beginning of improved US-Cuban relations in late December 2014" }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Republic of Cuba", "conventional_short_form": "Cuba", "local_long_form": "Republica de Cuba", "local_short_form": "Cuba", "etymology": "name derives from the Taino Indian designation for the island \"coabana\" meaning \"great place\"" }, "government_type": "communist state", "capital": { "name": "Havana", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 23, "minutes": 7, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 82, "minutes": 21, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": -5, "note": "same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time" }, "daylight_saving_time": "+1hr, begins second Sunday in March; ends first Sunday in November; note - Cuba has been known to alter the schedule of DST on short notice in an attempt to conserve electricity for lighting" }, "independence": { "date": "1902-05-20" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Triumph of the Revolution", "day": "1 January", "original_year": "1959", "note": "Liberation Day" } ], "constitution": { "history": "several previous; latest adopted by referendum 15 February 1976, effective 24 February 1976; amended 1978, 1992, 2002 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "civil law system based on Spanish civil code", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "non-party state to the ICCt" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "yes", "citizenship_by_descent": "yes", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "unknown" }, "suffrage": { "age": 16, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President of the Council of State and President of the Council of Ministers Gen. Raul CASTRO Ruz (president since 24 February 2008); First Vice President of the Council of State and First Vice President of the Council of Ministers Miguel DIAZ-CANEL Bermudez (since 24 February 2013); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government", "head_of_government": "President of the Council of State and President of the Council of Ministers Gen. Raul CASTRO Ruz (president since 24 February 2008); First Vice President of the Council of State and First Vice President of the Council of Ministers Miguel DIAZ-CANEL Bermudez (since 24 February 2013)", "cabinet": "Council of Ministers proposed by the president of the Council of State and appointed by the National Assembly; it is subordinate to the 31-member Council of State, which is elected by the Assembly to act on its behalf when it is not in session", "elections_appointments": "president and vice presidents indirectly elected by the National Assembly for a 5-year term (may be re-elected for another 5-year term); election last held on 24 February 2013 (next to be held in 2018)", "election_results": "Gen. Raul CASTRO Ruz (PCC) reelected president; percent of National Assembly vote - 100%; Miguel DIAZ-CANEL (PCC) Bermudez elected vice president; percent of National Assembly vote- 100%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral National Assembly of People's Power or Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular (614 seats; members directly elected by absolute majority in a modified two-round vote; members serve 5-year terms); note - the National Candidature Commission submits a slate of approved candidates who must obtain 50-percent of valid votes to be elected; if not, a byelection may be held or the seat remains vacant", "elections": "last held on 3 February 2013 (next to be held in 2018)", "election_results": "Cuba's Communist Party is the only legal party, and officially sanctioned candidates run unopposed" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "People's Supreme Court (consists of court president, vice president, 41 professional justices, and NA lay judges); organization includes the State Council, criminal, civil, administrative, labor, crimes against the state, and military courts)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "professional judges elected by the National Assembly are not subject to a specific term; lay judges nominated by workplace collectives and neighborhood associations and elected by municipal or provincial assemblies; lay judges appointed for 5-year terms and serve up to 30 days per year", "subordinate_courts": "People's Provincial Courts; People's Regional Courts; People's Courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Cuban Communist Party", "name_alternative": "PCC", "leaders": [ "Raul CASTRO Ruz", "first secretary" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Cuban Commission for Human Rights and National Reconciliation ", "note": "CCDHRN" }, { "name": "Damas de Blanco ", "note": "Ladies in White" }, { "name": "Patriotic Union of Cuba ", "note": "UNPACU" }, { "name": "political dissidents and bloggers" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ACP" }, { "organization": "ALBA" }, { "organization": "AOSIS" }, { "organization": "CELAC" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IHO" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "LAES" }, { "organization": "LAIA" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OAS ", "note": "excluded from formal participation since 1962" }, { "organization": "OPANAL" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "Petrocaribe" }, { "organization": "PIF ", "note": "partner" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "Union Latina" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Jose Ramon CABANAS Rodriguez (since 17 September 2015)", "chancery": "2630 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20009", "telephone": "[1] (202) 797-8518", "fax": "NA", "consulates_general": "NA" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Jeffrey DELAURENTIS (since 20 July 2015)", "embassy": "Calzada between L \u0026 M Streets, Vedado, Havana", "mailing_address": "use embassy street address", "telephone": "[53] (7) 839-4100", "fax": "NA" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "five equal horizontal bands of blue (top, center, and bottom) alternating with white; a red equilateral triangle based on the hoist side bears a white, five-pointed star in the center; the blue bands refer to the three old divisions of the island: central, occidental, and oriental; the white bands describe the purity of the independence ideal; the triangle symbolizes liberty, equality, and fraternity, while the red color stands for the blood shed in the independence struggle; the white star, called La Estrella Solitaria (the Lone Star) lights the way to freedom and was taken from the flag of Texas", "note": "design similar to the Puerto Rican flag, with the colors of the bands and triangle reversed" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "royal palm" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "white" }, { "color": "blue" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"La Bayamesa\" (The Bayamo Song)", "lyrics_music": "Pedro FIGUEREDO", "note": "adopted 1940; Pedro FIGUEREDO first performed \"La Bayamesa\" in 1868 during the Ten Years War against the Spanish; a leading figure in the uprising, FIGUEREDO was captured in 1870 and executed by a firing squad; just prior to the fusillade he is reputed to have shouted, \"Morir por la Patria es vivir\" (To die for the country is to live), a line from the anthem", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/CU.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "The government continues to balance the need for loosening its socialist economic system against a desire for firm political control. In April 2011, the government held the first Cuban Communist Party Congress in almost 13 years, during which leaders approved a plan for wide-ranging economic changes. Since then, the government has slowly and incrementally implemented limited economic reforms, including allowing Cubans to buy electronic appliances and cell phones, stay in hotels, and buy and sell used cars. The government has cut state sector jobs as part of the reform process, and it has opened up some retail services to \"self-employment,\" leading to the rise of so-called \"cuentapropistas\" or entrepreneurs. Approximately 476,000 Cuban workers are currently registered as self-employed.\n\nThe Cuban regime has updated its economic model to include permitting the private ownership and sale of real estate and new vehicles, allowing private farmers to sell agricultural goods directly to hotels, allowing the creation of non-agricultural cooperatives, adopting a new foreign investment law, and launching a “Special Development Zone” around the Mariel port.\n\nSince late 2000, Venezuela has provided petroleum products to Cuba on preferential terms, supplying nearly 100,000 barrels per day. Cuba has been paying for the oil, in part, with the services of Cuban personnel in Venezuela, including some 30,000 medical professionals.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 132900000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 134199999999.99998, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 128500000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 78, "note": "data are in 2012 US dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 81560000000, "date": "2013" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -0.9, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 4.4, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 201 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 11900, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 12200, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 11600, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 127, "note": "data are in 2014 US dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 55.9, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 34.2, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 9.6, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": -0.1, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 17.5, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -17.1, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 3.9, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 23, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 72.2, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 12.5, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 13.3, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" } ], "global_rank": 165 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "sugar", "tobacco", "citrus", "coffee", "rice", "potatoes", "beans", "livestock" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "petroleum", "nickel", "cobalt", "pharmaceuticals", "tobacco", "construction", "steel", "cement", "agricultural machinery", "sugar" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": -0.2, "global_rank": 174, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 5117000, "global_rank": 79, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 18, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 10, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 72, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2013" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.5, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2.4, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 18, "note": "these are official rates; unofficial estimates are about double the official figures" }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 49500000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 55280000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2015" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 60.7, "global_rank": 8, "date": "2015" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -7.1, "global_rank": 187, "date": "2015" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 32.7, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 34.6, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 143 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4.5, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 4.6, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 172 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 19950000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 18910000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 68 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 43920000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 42590000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 70 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -145700000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1996000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 80 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3428000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3572000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 119 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "petroleum", "nickel", "medical products", "sugar", "tobacco", "fish", "citrus", "coffee" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Canada", "percent": 17.7 }, { "name": "Venezuela", "percent": 13.8 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 13 }, { "name": "Netherlands", "percent": 6.4 }, { "name": "Spain", "percent": 5.4 }, { "name": "Belize", "percent": 4.7 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 12340000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 11750000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 89 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "petroleum", "food", "machinery", "equipment", "chemicals" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "China", "percent": 21.3 }, { "name": "Venezuela", "percent": 17.7 }, { "name": "Spain", "percent": 12.1 }, { "name": "Brazil", "percent": 5.8 }, { "name": "Canada", "percent": 4.4 }, { "name": "Italy", "percent": 4.2 }, { "name": "Mexico", "percent": 4 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 13100000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 12100000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 69 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 26320000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 26000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 80 }, "stock_of_direct_foreign_investment": { "abroad": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4138000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2006" } ], "global_rank": 70 } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 22.7, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 1, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Cuban pesos (CUP) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 200000, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 99.9, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 100, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 95, "units": "%" }, "date": "2013" }, "production": { "kWh": 20290000000, "global_rank": 75, "date": "2015" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 20290000000, "global_rank": 70, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 129, "date": "2015" }, "imports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 139, "date": "2015" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 6280000, "global_rank": 75, "date": "2015" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 99.5, "global_rank": 45, "date": "2015" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 74, "date": "2015" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 0.2, "global_rank": 150, "date": "2015" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0.2, "global_rank": 114, "date": "2015" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 67000, "global_rank": 50, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 63300, "global_rank": 42, "date": "2015" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 94120, "global_rank": 44, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 124000000, "global_rank": 68, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 94670, "global_rank": 71, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 142600, "global_rank": 72, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 19690, "global_rank": 70, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 64970, "global_rank": 70, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 1200000000, "global_rank": 63, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 902800000, "global_rank": 90, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 86, "date": "2016" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 183, "date": "2016" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 70790000000, "global_rank": 57, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 26000000, "global_rank": 77, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 1295857, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 12, "global_rank": 67, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 3335000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 30, "global_rank": 144, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "fixed-line and mobile services run by the state-run ETESCA; mobile-cellular telephone service is expensive and must be paid in convertible pesos; Cuban Government has opened several hundred Wi-Fi hotspots around the island, which are expensive, and launched a new residential Internet pilot in Havana", "domestic": "fixed-line density remains low at about 10 per 100 inhabitants; mobile-cellular service expanding but remains only about 30 per 100 persons", "international": "country code - 53; the ALBA-1 fiber-optic submarine cable links Cuba, Jamaica, and Venezuela; fiber-optic cable laid to but not linked to US network; satellite earth station - 1 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region); several US telecommunication companies have signed voice and data deals to serve their custormers while in Cuba (2017)" } }, "broadcast_media": "government owns and controls all broadcast media with private ownership of electronic media prohibited; however, several online independent news sites exist and those that are not openly critical of the government are often tolerated; government operates 5 national TV networks and many local TV stations; government operates 6 national radio networks, an international station, and many local radio stations; Radio-TV Marti is beamed from the US (2017)", "internet": { "country_code": ".cu", "users": { "total": 3432000, "percent_of_population": 31.1, "note": "private citizens are prohibited from buying computers or accessing the Internet without special authorization; foreigners may access the Internet in large hotels but are subject to firewalls; some Cubans buy illegal passwords on the black market or take advantage of public outlets to access limited email and the government-controlled \"intranet\"", "global_rank": 85, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 3, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 18, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 1294458, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 20919645, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "CU", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 133, "global_rank": 43, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 64, "over_3047_metres": 7, "2438_to_3047_metres": 10, "1524_to_2437_metres": 16, "914_to_1523_metres": 4, "under_914_metres": 27, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 69, "914_to_1523_metres": 11, "under_914_metres": 58, "date": "2013" } } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "gas", "length": 41, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil", "length": 230, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 8367, "units": "km" }, "standard_gauge": { "length": 8195, "electrified": 105, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.435-m" }, "narrow_gauge": { "length": 172, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.000-m" }, "note": { "length": 70, "units": "km", "gauge": "of" }, "global_rank": 26, "date": "2015" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 60858, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 29820, "units": "km", "note": "includes 639 km of expressways" }, "unpaved": { "value": 31038, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 69, "date": "2001" }, "waterways": { "value": 240, "units": "km", "note": "almost all navigable inland waterways are near the mouths of rivers", "global_rank": 94, "date": "2011" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 3, "by_type": [ { "type": "cargo", "count": 1 }, { "type": "passenger", "count": 1 }, { "type": "refrigerated cargo", "count": 1 } ], "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 5, "by_country": [ { "country": "Curacao", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Panama", "count": 2 }, { "country": "unknown", "count": 2 } ] }, "global_rank": 135, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Antilla", "Cienfuegos", "Guantanamo", "Havana", "Matanzas", "Mariel", "Nuevitas Bay", "Santiago de Cuba" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.08, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 3.54, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 3.51, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 3.94, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 3.08, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ] }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Revolutionary Armed Forces (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias", "FAR)", "Revolutionary Army (Ejercito Revolucionario", "ER", "includes Territorial Militia Troops (Milicia de Tropas de Territoriales", "MTT))", "Revolutionary Navy (Marina de Guerra Revolucionaria", "MGR", "includes Marine Corps)", "Revolutionary Air", "Air Defense Forces (Defensas Anti-Aereas y Fuerza Aerea Revolucionaria", "DAAFAR)", "Youth Labor Army (Ejercito Juvenil del Trabajo", "EJT) (2013)" ] }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 17, "note": "17-28 years of age for compulsory military service; 2-year service obligation for males, optional for females", "date": "2017" }, "note": "the collapse of the Soviet Union deprived the Cuban military of its major economic and logistic support and had a significant impact on the state of Cuban equipment; the army remains well trained and professional in nature; the lack of replacement parts for its existing equipment has increasingly affected operational capabilities (2013)" }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "US Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay is leased to US and only mutual agreement or US abandonment of the facility can terminate the lease" ], "trafficking_in_persons": { "current_situation": "Cuba is a source country for adults and children subjected to sex trafficking and forced labor; child sex trafficking and child sex tourism occur in Cuba, while some Cubans are forced into prostitution in South America and the Caribbean; allegations have been made that some Cubans have been forced or coerced to work at Cuban medical missions abroad; assessing the scope of trafficking within Cuba is difficult because of the lack of information", "tier_rating": "Tier 2 Watch List - Cuba does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; Cuba’s penal code does not criminalize all forms of human trafficking, but the government reported that it is in the process of amending its criminal code to comply with the 2000 UN TIP Protocol, to which it acceded in 2013; the government in 2014 prosecuted and convicted 13 sex traffickers and provided services to the victims in those cases but does not have shelters specifically for trafficking victims; the government did not recognize forced labor as a problem and took no action to address it; state media produced newspaper articles and TV and radio programs to raise public awareness about sex trafficking (2015)" }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "territorial waters and air space serve as transshipment zone for US- and European-bound drugs; established the death penalty for certain drug-related crimes in 1999 (2008)" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-28", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170628171344/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cu.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170628000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cu.html" } }, "curacao": { "data": { "name": "Curacao", "introduction": { "background": "Originally settled by Arawak Indians, Curacao was seized by the Dutch in 1634 along with the neighboring island of Bonaire. Once the center of the Caribbean slave trade, Curacao was hard hit economically by the abolition of slavery in 1863. Its prosperity (and that of neighboring Aruba) was restored in the early 20th century with the construction of the Isla Refineria to service the newly discovered Venezuelan oil fields. In 1954, Curacao and several other Dutch Caribbean possessions were reorganized as the Netherlands Antilles, part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. In referenda in 2005 and 2009, the citizens of Curacao voted to become a self-governing country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The change in status became effective in October 2010 with the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles." }, "geography": { "location": "Caribbean, an island in the Caribbean Sea, 30 nm off the coast of Venezuela", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 12, "minutes": 10, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 69, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "Central America and the Caribbean", "area": { "total": { "value": 444, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 444, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 200, "comparative": "more than twice the size of Washington, DC" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 0, "units": "km" } }, "coastline": { "value": 364, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_fishing_zone": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "tropical marine climate, ameliorated by northeast trade winds, results in mild temperatures; semiarid with average rainfall of 60 cm/year", "terrain": "generally low, hilly terrain", "elevation": { "lowest_point": { "name": "Caribbean Sea", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Mt. Christoffel", "elevation": { "value": 372, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "calcium phosphates", "aloes", "sorghum", "peanuts", "vegetables", "tropical fruit" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 10, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 10, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 90, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "population_distribution": "largest concentration on the island is Willemstad; smaller settlements near the coast can be found throughout the island, particularly in the northwest", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "Curacao is south of the Caribbean hurricane belt and is rarely threatened", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "NA" ] }, "note": "Curacao is a part of the Windward Islands (southern) group" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 149035, "global_rank": 189, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Curacaoan", "adjective": "Curacaoan; Dutch" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Afro-Caribbean majority; Dutch" }, { "name": "French" }, { "name": "Latin American" }, { "name": "East Asian" }, { "name": "South Asian" }, { "name": "Jewish minorities" } ] }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Papiamento", "percent": 81.2, "note": "official; a creole language that is a mixture of Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch, English, and, to a lesser extent, French, as well as elements of African languages and the language of the Arawak" }, { "name": "Dutch", "percent": 8, "note": "official" }, { "name": "Spanish", "percent": 4 }, { "name": "English", "percent": 2.9, "note": "official" }, { "name": "other", "percent": 3.9, "note": "2001 census" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 72.8 }, { "name": "Pentecostal", "percent": 6.6 }, { "name": "Protestant", "percent": 3.2 }, { "name": "Adventist", "percent": 3 }, { "name": "Jehovah's Witness", "percent": 2 }, { "name": "Evangelical", "percent": 1.9 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 3.8 }, { "name": "none", "percent": 6 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 0.6 } ], "date": "2011" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 20.17, "males": 15327, "females": 14733 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 14.46, "males": 11239, "females": 10314 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 37.24, "males": 27132, "females": 28370 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 13.49, "males": 8706, "females": 11396 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 14.64, "males": 8993, "females": 12825 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 51.1, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 28.7, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 22.4, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 4.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 36, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 33.3, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 39.8, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 73, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 0.42, "global_rank": 165, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 13.8, "global_rank": 141, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 8.3, "global_rank": 85, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -1.3, "global_rank": 151, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "largest concentration on the island is Willemstad; smaller settlements near the coast can be found throughout the island, particularly in the northwest", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 89.3, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 2.04, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Willemstad", "population": 145000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2014" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.09, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 0.96, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.76, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.7, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.92, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 7.7, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 8.3, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 7.1, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 156, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 78.3, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 76, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 80.7, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 60, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 2.06, "global_rank": 109, "date": "2016" }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "note": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus", "date": "2016" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 4.9, "date": "2013" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 18, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 18, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 19, "units": "years" }, "date": "2013" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "none", "conventional_short_form": "Curacao", "local_long_form": "Land Curacao (Dutch); Pais Korsou (Papiamento)", "local_short_form": "Curacao (Dutch); Korsou (Papiamento)", "former": "Netherlands Antilles; Curacao and Dependencies", "etymology": "the most plausible name derivation is that the island was designated Isla de la Curacion (Spanish meaning \"Island of the Cure\" or \"Island of Healing\") or Ilha da Curacao (Portuguese meaning the same) to reflect the locale's function as a recovery stop for sick crewmen" }, "government_type": "parliamentary", "capital": { "name": "Willemstad", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 12, "minutes": 6, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 68, "minutes": 55, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": -4, "note": "1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "independence": { "note": "part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "King's Day", "day": "27 April", "original_year": "1967" } ], "constitution": { "history": "previous 1947, 1955; latest adopted 5 September 2010, entered into force 10 October 2010 (regulates governance of Curacao but is subordinate to the Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands)", "note": "in October 2010, with the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles, Curacao became a constituent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands" }, "legal_system": "based on Dutch civil law system with some English common law influence", "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "King WILLEM-ALEXANDER of the Netherlands (since 30 April 2013); represented by Governor Lucille A. GEORGE-WOUT (since 4 November 2013)", "head_of_government": "Interim Prime Minister Gilmar PISAS (25 March 2017); screening of intended Interim Prime Minister Charles COOPER is ongoing", "cabinet": "Cabinet appointed by the governor", "elections": "the monarch is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party is usually elected prime minister by the parliament" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral Estates of Curacao or Staten van Curacao (21 seats; members directly elected by proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms)", "elections": "last held 28 April 2017 (next to be held on 2021); early elections are being held after Prime Minister Hensley KOEIMAN resigned on 12 February 2017, when the coalition government lost its majority", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - PAR 23.3%, MAN 20.4%, MFK 19.9%, KdnT 9.4%, PIN 5.3%, PS 5.1%, MP 4.9%; seats by party - PAR 6, MAN 5, MFK 5, KdnT 2, PIN 1, PS 1, MP 1" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Common Court of Justice of Aruba, Curacao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba (consists of judges from the subordinate courts)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "NA", "subordinate_courts": "first instance courts, appeals court; specialized courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Korsou di Nos Tur", "name_alternative": "KdnT", "leaders": [ "Amparo dos SANTOS" ] }, { "name": "Movementu Futuro Korsou", "name_alternative": "MFK", "leaders": [ "Gerrit SCHOTTE" ] }, { "name": "Movementu Progresivo", "name_alternative": "MP", "leaders": [ "Marylin MOSES" ] }, { "name": "Movishon Antia Nobo", "name_alternative": "MAN", "leaders": [ "Hensley KOEIMAN" ] }, { "name": "Partido Antia Restruktura", "name_alternative": "PAR", "leaders": [ "Eugene RHUGGENAATH" ] }, { "name": "Partido Inovashon Nashonal", "name_alternative": "PIN", "leaders": [ "Suzanne CAMELIA-ROMER" ] }, { "name": "Partido pa Adelanto I Inovashon Soshal", "name_alternative": "PAIS", "leaders": [ "Alex ROSARIA" ] }, { "name": "Partido Nashonal di Pueblo", "name_alternative": "PNP", "leaders": [ "Humphrey DAVELAAR" ] }, { "name": "Pueblo Soberano", "name_alternative": "PS", "leaders": [ "Jaime CORDOBA" ] }, { "name": "Un Korsou Hustu", "leaders": [ "Omayra LEEFLANG" ] } ] }, "diplomatic_representation": { "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Consul General James R. Moore (since June 2013); note - also accredited to Aruba and Sint Martin", "consulates_general": "J. B. Gorsiraweg", "mailing_address": "P. O. Box 158, Willemstad, Curacao", "telephone": "[599] (9) 4613066", "fax": "[599] (9) 4616489" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "on a blue field a horizontal yellow band somewhat below the center divides the flag into proportions of 5:1:2; two five-pointed white stars - the smaller above and to the left of the larger - appear in the canton; the blue of the upper and lower sections symbolizes the sky and sea respectively; yellow represents the sun; the stars symbolize Curacao and its uninhabited smaller sister island of Klein Curacao; the five star points signify the five continents from which Curacao's people derive" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "laraha ", "note": "citrus tree" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "blue" }, { "color": "yellow" }, { "color": "white" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "Himmo di Korsou (Anthem of Curacao)", "lyrics_music": "Guillermo ROSARIO, Mae HENRIQUEZ, Enrique MULLER, Betty DORAN/Frater Candidus NOWENS, Errol \"El Toro\" COLINA", "note": "adapted 1978; the lyrics, originally written in 1899, were rewritten in 1978 to make them less colonial in nature" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Most of Curacao’s GDP results from services. Tourism, petroleum refining and bunkering, offshore finance, and transportation and communications are the mainstays of this small island economy, which is closely tied to the outside world. Curacao has limited natural resources, poor soil, and inadequate water supplies, and budgetary problems complicate reform of the health and education systems. Although GDP grew only slightly during the past decade, Curacao enjoys a high per capita income and a well-developed infrastructure compared to other countries in the region.\n\nCuracao has an excellent natural harbor that can accommodate large oil tankers, and the port of Willemstad hosts a free trade zone and a dry dock. Venezuelan state-owned oil company PdVSA, under a contract in effect until 2019, leases the single refinery on the island from the government, directly employing some 1,000 people; most of the oil for the refinery is imported from Venezuela; most of the refined products are exported to the US and Asia. Almost all consumer and capital goods are imported, with the US, the Netherlands, and Venezuela being the major suppliers.\n\nThe government is attempting to diversify its industry and trade. Cura�ao is an Overseas Countries and Territories (OCT) of the European Union. Nationals of Cura�ao are citizens of the European Union, even though it is not a member. Based on its OCT status, products that originate in Cura�ao have preferential access to the EU and are exempt from import duties. Cura�ao is a beneficiary of the Caribbean Basin Initiative and, as a result, products originating in Cura�ao can be imported tax free into the US if at least 35% has been added to the value of these products in Cura�ao. The island has state of the art Information and Communication Technology connectivity with the rest of the world, including a Tier IV datacenter. With several direct satellite and submarine optic fiber cables, Curacao has one of the best Internet speed and reliability in the Western Hemisphere.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3128000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 3020000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2011" }, { "value": 2960000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2010" } ], "global_rank": 186, "note": "data are in 2012 US dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 5600000000, "date": "2012" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.6, "units": "%", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 2, "units": "%", "date": "2011" }, { "value": 0.1, "units": "%", "date": "2010" } ], "global_rank": 73 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 15000, "units": "USD", "date": "2004" } ], "global_rank": 108 }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 66.9, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 33.6, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 19.4, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 17.5, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -37.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 0.7, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 15.5, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 83.8, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2012" } } }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "aloe", "sorghum", "peanuts", "vegetables", "tropical fruit" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "tourism", "petroleum refining", "petroleum transshipment", "light manufacturing", "financial", "business services" ] }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 73010, "global_rank": 184, "date": "2013" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 1.2, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 16.9, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 81.8, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2008" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 13, "units": "%", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 9.8, "units": "%", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 147 }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 16.6, "global_rank": 174, "date": "2012" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -0.4, "global_rank": 44, "date": "2012" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 33.2, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 40.6, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 140 }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.6, "units": "%", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 2.8, "units": "%", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 128 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1607000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2011" }, { "value": 1440000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2010" } ], "global_rank": 146 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "petroleum products" ] } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1285000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2011" }, { "value": 1275000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2010" } ], "global_rank": 175 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "crude petroleum", "food", "manufactures" ] } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.79, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.79, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1.79, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 1.79, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Netherlands Antillean guilders (ANG) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 14903, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 91, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 91, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 80, "units": "%" }, "date": "2012" }, "production": { "kWh": 1785000000, "global_rank": 140, "date": "2012" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 968000000, "global_rank": 154, "date": "2008" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 120, "date": "2009" }, "imports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 131, "date": "2009" } }, "crude_oil": { "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 0, "global_rank": 116, "date": "2011-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 531, "global_rank": 106, "date": "2010" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 72000, "global_rank": 92, "date": "2010" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 211100, "global_rank": 34, "date": "2009" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 291700, "global_rank": 26, "date": "2009" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 167, "date": "2009" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 128, "date": "2009" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 76, "date": "2009" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 172, "date": "2009" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 122, "date": "2011-01-01" } } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "system": { "international": "country code - 599" } }, "broadcast_media": "government-run TeleCuracao operates a TV station and a radio station; 3 other privately owned TV stations and several privately owned radio stations (2017)", "internet": { "country_code": ".cw", "users": { "total": 138750, "percent_of_population": 93.9, "date": "2014-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 2, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 11, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "PJ", "date": "2016" } }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 550, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 194 }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Willemstad" ], "oil_terminals": [ "Bullen Baai (Curacao Terminal)" ], "bulk_cargo_ports": [ "Fuik Bay (phosphate rock)" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "branches": { "by_name": [ "no regular military forces", "the Dutch Government controls foreign", "defense policy" ], "date": "2012" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "note": "no conscription", "date": "2010" }, "note": "defense is the responsibility of the Kingdom of the Netherlands" } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-24", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624195631/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cc.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cc.html" } }, "cyprus": { "data": { "name": "Cyprus", "introduction": { "background": "A former British colony, Cyprus became independent in 1960 following years of resistance to British rule. Tensions between the Greek Cypriot majority and Turkish Cypriot minority came to a head in December 1963, when violence broke out in the capital of Nicosia. Despite the deployment of UN peacekeepers in 1964, sporadic intercommunal violence continued, forcing most Turkish Cypriots into enclaves throughout the island. In 1974, a Greek Government-sponsored attempt to overthrow the elected president of Cyprus was met by military intervention from Turkey, which soon controlled more than a third of the island. In 1983, the Turkish Cypriot administered area declared itself the \"Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus\" (\"TRNC\"), but it is recognized only by Turkey. A UN-mediated agreement, the Annan Plan, failed to win approval by both communities in 2004. In February 2014, after a hiatus of nearly two years, the leaders of the two communities resumed formal discussions under UN auspices aimed at reuniting the divided island. Talks were suspended in October 2014, but resumed in earnest in May 2015 following the election of a new Turkish Cypriot \"president.\" The entire island entered the EU on 1 May 2004, although the EU acquis - the body of common rights and obligations - applies only to the areas under the internationally recognized government, and is suspended in the area administered by Turkish Cypriots. However, individual Turkish Cypriots able to document their eligibility for Republic of Cyprus citizenship legally enjoy the same rights accorded to other citizens of EU states." }, "geography": { "location": "Middle East, island in the Mediterranean Sea, south of Turkey; note - Cyprus views itself as part of Europe; geopolitically, it can be classified as falling within Europe, the Middle East, or both", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 35, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 33, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Middle East", "area": { "total": { "value": 9251, "units": "sq km", "note": "of which 3,355 sq km are in north Cyprus" }, "land": { "value": 9241, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 10, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 171, "comparative": "about 0.6 times the size of Connecticut" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 156, "units": "km" }, "border_sovereign_base_areas": "Akrotiri 48 km, Dhekelia 108 km" }, "coastline": { "value": 648, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "contiguous_zone": { "value": 24, "units": "nm" }, "continental_shelf": { "value": 200, "units": "m", "note": "depth or to the depth of exploitation" } }, "climate": "temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters", "terrain": "central plain with mountains to north and south; scattered but significant plains along southern coast", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 91, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Mediterranean Sea", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Mount Olympus", "elevation": { "value": 1951, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "copper", "pyrites", "asbestos", "gypsum", "timber", "salt", "marble", "clay earth pigment" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 13.4, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 9.8, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 3.2, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 0.4, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 18.8, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 67.8, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 460, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "population concentrated in central Nicosia and in the major cities of the south: Paphos, Limassol, and Larnaca", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "moderate earthquake activity", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "droughts", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "water resource problems (no natural reservoir catchments", "seasonal disparity in rainfall", "sea water intrusion to island's largest aquifer", "increased salination in the north)", "water pollution from sewage and industrial wastes", "coastal degradation", "loss of wildlife habitats from urbanization" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Air Pollution", "Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides", "Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants", "Air Pollution-Sulfur 94", "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Environmental Modification", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Marine Dumping", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Wetlands" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (after Sicily and Sardinia)" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 1205575, "global_rank": 161, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Cypriot(s)", "adjective": "Cypriot" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Greek", "percent": 98.8 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 1, "note": "includes Maronite, Armenian, Turkish-Cypriot" }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 0.2 } ], "note": "data represent only the government-controlled area of Cyprus", "date": "2011" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Greek", "percent": 80.9, "note": "official" }, { "name": "Turkish", "percent": 0.2, "note": "official" }, { "name": "English", "percent": 4.1 }, { "name": "Romanian", "percent": 2.9 }, { "name": "Russian", "percent": 2.5 }, { "name": "Bulgarian", "percent": 2.2 }, { "name": "Arabic", "percent": 1.2 }, { "name": "Filipino", "percent": 1.1 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 4.3 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 0.6 } ], "note": "data represent only the government-controlled area of Cyprus", "date": "2011" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Orthodox Christian", "percent": 89.1 }, { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 2.9 }, { "name": "Protestant/Anglican", "percent": 2 }, { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 1.8 }, { "name": "Buddhist", "percent": 1 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 1.4, "note": "includes Maronite, Armenian Church, Hindu" }, { "name": "unknown", "percent": 1.1 }, { "name": "none/atheist", "percent": 0.6 } ], "note": "data represent only the government-controlled area of Cyprus", "date": "2011" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 15.58, "males": 96582, "females": 91296 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 14.37, "males": 94262, "females": 78982 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 46.99, "males": 298368, "females": 268080 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 11.26, "males": 65005, "females": 70752 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 11.8, "males": 61581, "females": 80667 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 41.6, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 23.4, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 18.2, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 5.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 36.4, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 35.1, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 38, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 69, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 1.38, "global_rank": 84, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 11.4, "global_rank": 173, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 6.7, "global_rank": 138, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": 9.1, "global_rank": 11, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "population concentrated in central Nicosia and in the major cities of the south: Paphos, Limassol, and Larnaca", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 66.9, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 0.89, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Nicosia", "population": 251000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2014" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.19, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.11, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.92, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.77, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 28.5, "date": "2010" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 7, "global_rank": 154, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 8.1, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 9.6, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 6.6, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 153, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 78.7, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 75.8, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 81.6, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 53, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.47, "global_rank": 201, "date": "2016" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 7.4, "global_rank": 72, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 2.5, "date": "2014" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 3.5, "date": "2011" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 0.06, "global_rank": 117, "date": "2013" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 400, "global_rank": 125, "date": "2013" }, "deaths": { "total": 100, "global_rank": 124, "date": "2013" } }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 24.5, "global_rank": 53, "date": "2014" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 604, "global_rank": 19, "date": "2013" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 99.1, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 99.5, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 98.7, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 15, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 14, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 15, "units": "years" }, "date": "2015" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 35.9, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 37.4, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 34.6, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 32, "date": "2014" }, "note": "demographic data for Cyprus represent the population of the government-controlled area and the area administered by Turkish Cypriots, unless otherwise indicated" }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Republic of Cyprus", "conventional_short_form": "Cyprus", "local_long_form": "Kypriaki Dimokratia/Kibris Cumhuriyeti", "local_short_form": "Kypros/Kibris", "note": "the Turkish Cypriot community, which administers the northern part of the island, refers to itself as the \"Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus\" or \"TRNC\" (\"Kuzey Kibris Turk Cumhuriyeti\" or \"KKTC\")", "etymology": "the derivation of the name \"Cyprus\" is unknown, but the extensive mining of copper metal on the island in antiquity gave rise to the Latin word \"cuprum\" for copper" }, "government_type": "Republic of Cyprus - presidential democracy; Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (self-declared) - semi-presidential democracy\nnote: a separation of the two main ethnic communities inhabiting the island began following the outbreak of communal strife in 1963; this separation was further solidified when a Greek military-junta-supported coup attempt prompted the Turkish intervention in July 1974 that gave the Turkish Cypriots de facto control in the north; Greek Cypriots control the only internationally recognized government on the island; on 15 November 1983, then Turkish Cypriot \"President\" Rauf DENKTAS declared independence and the formation of a \"Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus\" (\"TRNC\"), which is recognized only by Turkey", "capital": { "name": "Nicosia (Lefkosia/Lefkosa)", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 35, "minutes": 10, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 33, "minutes": 22, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 2, "note": "7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" }, "daylight_saving_time": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" }, "independence": { "date": "1960-08-16", "note": "from the UK; note - Turkish Cypriots proclaimed self-rule on 13 February 1975 and independence in 1983, but these proclamations are recognized only by Turkey" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "1 October", "original_year": "1983", "note": "Turkish Cypriots celebrate 15 November as \"Republic Day\"" } ], "constitution": { "history": "ratified 16 August 1960", "note": "in 1963, the constitution was partly suspended as Turkish Cypriots withdrew from the government; Turkish-held territory in 1983 was declared the \"Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus\" (\"TRNC\"); in 1985, the \"TRNC\" approved its own constitution", "amendments": "constitution of the Republic of Cyprus - proposed by the House of Representatives; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote of the total membership of the “Greek Community” and the “Turkish Community”; however, all seats of Turkish Cypriot members have remained vacant since 1964; amended several times, last in 2016\nconstitution of the “Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus” - proposed by at least 10 members of the Assembly of the Republic; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote of the total Assembly membership and approval by referendum; amended 2014" }, "legal_system": "mixed legal system of English common law and civil law with European law supremacy", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Cyprus", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "yes", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "7 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Nikos ANASTASIADIS (since 28 February 2013); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government; vice president (vacant); note - vice presidency reserved for Turkish Cypriot", "head_of_government": "President Nikos ANASTASIADIS (since 28 February 2013)", "cabinet": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president; note - under the 1960 constitution, 3 of the ministerial posts reserved for Turkish Cypriots, appointed by the vice president; positions currently filled by Greek Cypriots", "elections_appointments": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term; election last held on 17 and 24 February 2013 (next to be held in February 2018)", "election_results": "Nikos ANASTASIADIS elected president; percent of vote in first round - Nikos ANASTASIADIS (DISY) 45.5%, Stavros MALAS (AKEL) 26.9%, Giorgos LILLIKAS (SP) 24.9%, other 2.7%; percent of vote in second round - Nikos ANASTASIADIS 57.5%, Savros MALAS 42.5%", "note": "Mustafa AKINCI assumed office as \"president\" of the \"TRNC\" on 30 April 2015; percent of vote in first round (19 April 2015) - Dervis EROGLU (UBP) 28.2%, Mustafa AKINCI (TDP) 26.9%, other 44.9%; percent of vote in runoff (26 April 2015) - AKINCI 60.5%, EROGLU 39.5%; Huseyin OZGURGUN is \"TRNC prime minister\" since 8 April 2016" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "area under government control: unicameral House of Representatives or Vouli Antiprosopon (80 seats; 56 assigned to Greek Cypriots, 24 to Turkish Cypriots, but only those assigned to Greek Cypriots are filled; members directly elected by both proportional representation and preferential vote; members serve 5-year terms); area administered by Turkish Cypriots: unicameral Assembly of the Republic or Cumhuriyet Meclisi (50 seats; members directly elected by proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms)", "elections": "area under government control: last held on 22 May 2016 (next to be held in May 2021); area administered by Turkish Cypriots: last held on 28 July 2013 (next to be held on July 2018)", "election_results": "area under government control: House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - DISY 30.7%, AKEL 25.7%, DIKO 14.5%, KS-EDEK 6.2%, Citizen's Alliance 6.0% Solidarity Movement 5.2%, other 11.7%; seats by party - DISY 18, AKEL 16, DIKO 9, KS-EDEK 3, Citizen's Alliance 3, Solidarity Movement 3, other 4; area administered by Turkish Cypriots: \"Assembly of the Republic\" - percent of vote by party - CTP-BG 38.4%, UBP 27.3%, DP-UG 23.2%, TDP 7.4%, other 3.7%; seats by party - CTP-BG 20, UBP 18, DP-UG 5, TDP 2, TKP 1" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court of Cyprus (consists of 13 judges including the court president); note - the highest court in the \"Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC)\" is the \"Supreme Court\" (consists of 8 \"judges\" including the \"court president\")", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Republic of Cyprus Supreme Court judges appointed by the president of the republic upon the recommendation of the Supreme Court judges; judges can serve until age 68; \"TRNC Supreme Court\" judges appointed by the \"Supreme Council of Judicature,\" a 12-member body of judges, the attorney general, appointees - 1 each by the president of the \"TRNC\" and by the \"Legislative Assembly\" - and 1 member elected by the bar association; judge tenure NA", "subordinate_courts": "Republic of Cyprus district courts; Assize Courts; Administrative Court; specialized courts for issues relating to family, industrial disputes, military, and rent control; \"TRNC Assize Courts\"; \"district and family courts\"" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Citizens' Alliance", "name_alternative": "SP", "leaders": [ "Giorgos LILLIKAS" ] }, { "name": "Democratic Party", "name_alternative": "DIKO", "leaders": [ "Nikolas PAPADOPOULOS" ] }, { "name": "Democratic Rally", "name_alternative": "DISY", "leaders": [ "Averof NEOPHYTOU" ] }, { "name": "Ecological and Environmental Movement", "name_alternative": "KOP", "leaders": [ "Giorgos PERDIKIS" ], "note": "Green party" }, { "name": "Movement of Social Democrats-United Democratic Center Union", "name_alternative": "KS-EDEK", "leaders": [ "Marinos SIZOPOULOS" ] }, { "name": "National Popular Front", "name_alternative": "ELAM", "leaders": [ "Christos CHRISTOU" ] }, { "name": "Progressive Party of the Working People", "name_alternative": "AKEL", "leaders": [ "Andros KYPRIANOU" ], "note": "Communist party" }, { "name": "Solidarity Movement", "leaders": [ "Eleni THEOCHAROUS" ] }, { "name": "United Democrats", "name_alternative": "EDI", "leaders": [ "Praxoula ANTONIADOU" ] }, { "name": "Communal Democracy Party", "name_alternative": "TDP", "leaders": [ "Cemal OZYIGIT" ] }, { "name": "Communal Liberatin Party", "name_alternative": "TKP", "leaders": [ "Mehmet CAKICI" ] }, { "name": "Cyprus Socialist Party", "name_alternative": "KSP", "leaders": [ "Mehmet BIRINCI" ] }, { "name": "Democrat Party- National Forces", "name_alternative": "DP-UG", "leaders": [ "Serdar DENKTAS" ] }, { "name": "National Justice Party", "name_alternative": "UAP", "leaders": [ "Fatma SOLMAZ" ] }, { "name": "National Unity Party", "name_alternative": "UBP", "leaders": [ "Huseyin OZGURGUN" ] }, { "name": "New Cyprus Party", "name_alternative": "YKP", "leaders": [ "Murat KANATLI" ] }, { "name": "People's Party", "name_alternative": "HP", "leaders": [ "Kudret OZERSAY" ] }, { "name": "Re-birth Party", "name_alternative": "YDP", "leaders": [ "Erhan ARIKLI" ] }, { "name": "Republican Turkish Party-United Forces", "name_alternative": "CTP-BG", "leaders": [ "Tufan ERHURMAN" ] }, { "name": "Social Democratic Party", "name_alternative": "SDP", "leaders": [ "Tozun TUNALI" ] }, { "name": "United Cyprus Party", "name_alternative": "BKP", "leaders": [ "Izzet IZCAN" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Confederation of Cypriot Workers", "name_alternative": "SEK", "leaders": [ "Andreas MATSAS" ], "note": "pro-West" }, { "name": "Pan-Cyprian Labor Federation", "name_alternative": "PEO", "leaders": [ "Pambis KYRITSIS" ], "note": "Communist controlled" }, { "name": "Federation of Turkish Cypriot Labor Unions", "name_alternative": "Turk-Sen", "leaders": [ "Asian BICAKLI" ] } ], "note": "area administered by Turkish Cypriots: Confederation of Revolutionary Labor Unions or Dev-Is" }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "Australia Group" }, { "organization": "C" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CE" }, { "organization": "EBRD" }, { "organization": "ECB" }, { "organization": "EIB" }, { "organization": "EMU" }, { "organization": "EU" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IHO" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "NSG" }, { "organization": "OAS ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OIF" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "OSCE" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNIFIL" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Leonidas PANTELIDIS (since 27 June 2016)", "chancery": "2211 R Street NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 462-5772, 462-0873", "fax": "[1] (202) 483-6710", "consulates_general": "New York", "note": "representative of the Turkish Cypriot community in the US is Ismet KORUKOGLU; office at 1667 K Street NW, Washington, DC; telephone [1] (202) 887-6198" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Kathleen Ann DOHERTY (since 7 October 2015)", "embassy": "corner of Metochiou and Ploutarchou Streets, 2407 Engomi, Nicosia", "mailing_address": "P. O. Box 24536, 1385 Nicosia", "telephone": "[357] (22) 393939", "fax": "[357] (22) 393344" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "centered on a white field is a copper-colored silhouette of the island (the island has long been famous for its copper deposits) above two olive-green-colored, crossed olive branches; the branches symbolize the hope for peace and reconciliation between the Greek and Turkish communities", "note_1": "one of only two national flags that uses a map as a design element; the flag of Kosovo is the other", "note_2": "the \"Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus\" flag retains the white field of the Cyprus national flag but displays narrow horizontal red stripes positioned a small distance from the top and bottom edges between which are centered a red crescent and a red five-pointed star; the banner is modeled after the Turkish national flag but with the colors reversed" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "Cypriot mouflon ", "note": "wild sheep" }, { "symbol": "white dove" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "blue" }, { "color": "white" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Ymnos eis tin Eleftherian\" (Hymn to Liberty)", "lyrics_music": "Dionysios SOLOMOS/Nikolaos MANTZAROS", "note": "adopted 1960; Cyprus adopted the Greek national anthem as its own; the Turkish Cypriot community in Cyprus uses the anthem of Turkey" } }, "economy": { "overview": "The area of the Republic of Cyprus under government control has a market economy dominated by the services sector, which accounts for more than four-fifths of GDP. Tourism, financial services, shipping, and real estate have traditionally been the most important sectors. Cyprus has been a member of the EU since May 2004 and adopted the euro as its national currency in January 2008.\n\nDuring the first five years of EU membership, the Cyprus economy grew at an average rate of about 4%, with unemployment between 2004 and 2008 averaging about 4%. However, the economy tipped into recession in 2009 as the ongoing global financial crisis and resulting low demand hit the tourism and construction sectors. An overextended banking sector with excessive exposure to Greek debt added to the contraction. Cyprus’ biggest two banks were among the largest holders of Greek bonds in Europe and had a substantial presence in Greece through bank branches and subsidiaries. Following numerous downgrades of its credit rating, Cyprus lost access to international capital markets in May 2011. In July 2012, Cyprus became the fifth euro-zone government to request an economic bailout program from the European Commission, European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund - known collectively as the \"Troika.\"\n\nShortly after the election of President Nikos ANASTASIADES in February 2013, Cyprus reached an agreement with the Troika on a $13 billion bailout that triggered a two-week bank closure and the imposition of capital controls that remained partially in place until April 2015. Cyprus' two largest banks merged and the combined entity was recapitalized through conversion of some large bank deposits to shares and imposition of losses on bank bondholders. As with other EU countries, the Troika conditioned the bailout on passing financial and structural reforms and privatizing state-owned enterprises. Despite downsizing and restructuring, the Cypriot financial sector throughout 2015 remained burdened by the largest stock of non-performing loans in the euro zone, equal to nearly half of all loans. Since the bailout, Cyprus has received positive appraisals by the Troika and outperformed fiscal targets but has struggled to overcome political opposition to bailout-mandated legislation, particularly regarding privatizations. Cyprus emerged from recession in 2015 and its economy grew an estimated 1.5% for the year, setting a positive tone for the scheduled end of the bailout program in March 2016. Growth recovered to 2.8% in 2016. The European Commission projects continued GDP growth in Cyprus of 2.5% in 2017 and a reduction in unemployment to 11.1%, but the rate of non-performing loans (NPLs) is still very high at around 49%. If Cypriot banks can increase the pace of resolution of these NPLs, economic growth could exceed the projection.\n\nIn October 2013, a US-Israeli consortium completed preliminary appraisals of hydrocarbon deposits in Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ), which revealed an estimated gross mean reserve of about 130 billion cubic meters. Though exploration continues in Cyprus’ EEZ, no additional commercially exploitable reserves were identified during the exploratory drilling in 2014/2015. Developing offshore hydrocarbon resources remains a critical component of the government’s economic recovery efforts, but development has been delayed as a result of regional developments and disagreements about exploitation methods.\nEconomy - overview: Even though the whole of the island is part of the EU, implementation of the EU \"acquis communautaire\" has been suspended in the area administered by Turkish Cypriots, known locally as the \"Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus\" (\"TRNC\"), until political conditions permit the reunification of the island. The market-based economy of the \"TRNC\" is roughly one-fifth the size of its southern neighbor and is likewise dominated by the service sector with a large portion of the population employed by the government. In 2012 - the latest year for which data are available - the services sector, which includes the public sector, trade, tourism, and education, contributed 58.7% to economic output. In the same year, light manufacturing and agriculture contributed 2.7% and 6.2%, respectively. Manufacturing is limited mainly to food and beverages, furniture and fixtures, construction materials, metal and non-metal products, textiles and clothing. The “TRNC” maintains few economic ties with the Republic of Cyprus outside of trade in construction materials. Since its creation, the \"TRNC\" has heavily relied on financial assistance from Turkey, which supports the \"TRNC\" defense, telecommunications, water and postal services. The Turkish Lira is the preferred currency, though foreign currencies are widely accepted in business transactions. The \"TRNC\" remains vulnerable to the Turkish market and monetary policy because of its use of the Turkish Lira. The \"TRNC\" weathered the European financial crisis relatively unscathed - compared to the Republic of Cyprus - because of the lack of financial sector development, the health of the Turkish economy, and its separation from the rest of the island. The \"TRNC\" economy experienced growth estimated at 2.8% in 2013 and 2.3% in 2014 and is projected to grow 3.8% in 2015.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 29260000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 28470000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 28050000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 132, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars; GDP (purchasing power parity): $1.829 billion (2007 est.)" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 19930000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.8, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": -2.5, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 103 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 34400, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 33600, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 32700, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 56, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 69.1, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 15.3, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 11.3, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 1.9, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 60.9, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -58.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 2.3, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 10.4, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 87.2, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 9.5, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 11.7, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 8.6, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 156 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "citrus", "vegetables", "barley", "grapes", "olives", "vegetables", "poultry", "pork", "lamb", "dairy", "cheese", "citrus fruit", "dairy", "potatoes", "grapes", "olives", "poultry", "lamb" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "tourism", "food", "beverage processing", "cement", "gypsum", "ship repair", "refurbishment", "textiles", "light chemicals", "metal products", "wood", "paper", "stone", "clay products", "foodstuffs", "textiles", "clothing", "ship repair", "clay", "gypsum", "copper", "furniture" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 1.5, "global_rank": 132, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 415100, "global_rank": 159, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 3.8, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 15.2, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 81, "units": "%" } }, "labor_force___by_occupation": "agriculture: 14.5%, industry: 29%, services: 56.5% (2004)", "date": "2014" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 11.8, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 14.9, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 9.4, "units": "%", "date": "2005" } ], "global_rank": 139 }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 3.3, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 28.8, "units": "%" }, "date": "2014" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 34.8, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 32.4, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2013" } ], "global_rank": 95 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 7588000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 7809000000, "units": "USD" }, "budget": { "value": 2500000000, "note": "USD, expenditures: 2.5 billion USD (2006" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 38.1, "global_rank": 44, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -1.1, "global_rank": 59, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 104.6, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 108.9, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 13, "note": "data cover general government debt, and includes debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data exclude debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intra-governmental debt; intra-governmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment" }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -0.3, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -2.1, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 23 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.25, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 0.3, "units": "%", "date": "2010-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 136, "note": "this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area" }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4.5, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 4.69, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 149 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3975000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 4030999999.9999995, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 106, "note": "see entry for the European Union for money supply for the entire euro area; the European Central Bank (ECB) controls monetary policy for the 18 members of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU); individual members of the EMU do not control the quantity of money circulating within their own borders" }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 43410000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" }, { "value": 47990000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 71 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 57960000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 59580000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 63 }, "market_value_of_publicly_traded_shares": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2692000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" }, { "value": 4030999999.9999995, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" }, { "value": 2105000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 99 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -481000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -570000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 100 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2635000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2759000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 132, "note": "Exports: $68.1 million, f.o.b. (2007 est.)" }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "citrus", "potatoes", "pharmaceuticals", "cement", "clothing" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Greece", "percent": 10.9 }, { "name": "Ireland", "percent": 10.2 }, { "name": "UK", "percent": 7.2 }, { "name": "Israel", "percent": 6 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6042000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 6286000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 116, "note": "Imports: $1.2 billion, f.o.b. (2007 est.)" }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "consumer goods", "petroleum", "lubricants", "machinery", "transport equipment" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Greece", "percent": 25.7 }, { "name": "UK", "percent": 9.1 }, { "name": "Italy", "percent": 8 }, { "name": "Germany", "percent": 7.5 }, { "name": "Israel", "percent": 5.5 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 4.8 }, { "name": "Netherlands", "percent": 4.1 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 776800000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 807600000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 131, "note": "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: $NA" }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 95280000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" }, { "value": 103500000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2012-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 49, "note": "Debt - external: $NA" }, "stock_of_direct_foreign_investment": { "at_home": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 142100000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 140400000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 37 }, "abroad": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 136800000000.00002, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 135199999999.99998, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 32 } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.9214, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0.885, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 0.885, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 0.7634, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 0.78, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "euros (EUR) per US dollar; Exchange rates: Turkish new lira per US dollar: 1.9 (2013) 1.8 (2012) 1.67 (2011) 1.5 (2010) 1.55 (2009)" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "total_electrification": { "value": 100, "units": "%" }, "date": "2016" }, "production": { "kWh": 4099999999.9999995, "global_rank": 122, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 3900000000, "global_rank": 125, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 132, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 142, "date": "2013" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 1700000, "global_rank": 116, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 90, "global_rank": 77, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 77, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 169, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 10, "global_rank": 39, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 123, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 115, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 183, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 0, "global_rank": 124, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 134, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 45000, "global_rank": 107, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 176, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 46690, "global_rank": 85, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 176, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 137, "date": "2013" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 89, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 186, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 141600000000, "global_rank": 48, "date": "2014-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 9100000, "global_rank": 108, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 323707, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 27, "global_rank": 112, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 1111000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 93, "global_rank": 157, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "excellent in both area under government control and area administered by Turkish Cypriots", "domestic": "open-wire, fiber-optic cable, and microwave radio relay", "international": "country code - 357 (area administered by Turkish Cypriots uses the country code of Turkey - 90); a number of submarine cables, including the SEA-ME-WE-3, combine to provide connectivity to Western Europe, the Middle East, and Asia; tropospheric scatter; satellite earth stations - 8 (3 Intelsat - 1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean, 2 Eutelsat, 2 Intersputnik, and 1 Arabsat) (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "mixture of state and privately run TV and radio services; the public broadcaster operates 2 TV channels and 4 radio stations; 6 private TV broadcasters, satellite and cable TV services including telecasts from Greece and Turkey, and a number of private radio stations are available; in areas administered by Turkish Cypriots, there are 2 public TV stations, 4 public radio stations, and 7 privately owned TV and 21 radio broadcast stations plus 6 radio and 4 TV channels of local universities, plus 1 radio station of military, security forces and 1 radio station of civil defense cooperation, as well as relay stations from Turkey (2017)", "internet": { "country_code": ".cy", "users": { "total": 853000, "percent_of_population": 71.7, "global_rank": 127, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 2, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 6, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 23404, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 230600, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "5B", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 15, "global_rank": 145, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 13, "2438_to_3047_metres": 7, "1524_to_2437_metres": 2, "914_to_1523_metres": 3, "under_914_metres": 1, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 2, "under_914_metres": 2, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 9, "date": "2013" } }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 20006, "units": "km" }, "government_control": { "value": 13006, "units": "km", "note": "includes 2,277 km of expressways" }, "paved": { "value": 8564, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 4442, "units": "km" }, "turkish_cypriot_control": { "value": 7000, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 108, "date": "2011" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 838, "by_type": [ { "type": "bulk carrier", "count": 278 }, { "type": "cargo", "count": 163 }, { "type": "chemical tanker", "count": 77 }, { "type": "container", "count": 201 }, { "type": "liquefied gas", "count": 11 }, { "type": "passenger", "count": 3 }, { "type": "passenger/cargo", "count": 25 }, { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 62 }, { "type": "refrigerated cargo", "count": 5 }, { "type": "roll on/roll off", "count": 9 }, { "type": "vehicle carrier", "count": 4 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 622, "by_country": [ { "country": "Angola", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Austria", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Belgium", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Bermuda", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Canada", "count": 2 }, { "country": "China", "count": 6 }, { "country": "Denmark", "count": 6 }, { "country": "Estonia", "count": 6 }, { "country": "France", "count": 16 }, { "country": "Germany", "count": 192 }, { "country": "Greece", "count": 201 }, { "country": "Hong Kong", "count": 2 }, { "country": "India", "count": 4 }, { "country": "Iran", "count": 10 }, { "country": "Ireland", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Italy", "count": 6 }, { "country": "Japan", "count": 16 }, { "country": "Netherlands", "count": 23 }, { "country": "Norway", "count": 14 }, { "country": "Philippines", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Poland", "count": 24 }, { "country": "Portugal", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Russia", "count": 46 }, { "country": "Singapore", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Slovenia", "count": 5 }, { "country": "Spain", "count": 6 }, { "country": "Sweden", "count": 5 }, { "country": "Turkey", "count": 1 }, { "country": "UAE", "count": 3 }, { "country": "UK", "count": 7 }, { "country": "Ukraine", "count": 3 }, { "country": "US", "count": 5 } ] }, "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 152, "by_country": [ { "country": "Bahamas", "count": 23 }, { "country": "Cambodia", "count": 4 }, { "country": "Comoros", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Finland", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Gibraltar", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Greece", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Hong Kong", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Liberia", "count": 9 }, { "country": "Malta", "count": 32 }, { "country": "Marshall Islands", "count": 40 }, { "country": "Norway", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Panama", "count": 5 }, { "country": "Russia", "count": 13 }, { "country": "Saint Vincent and the Grenadines", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Sierra Leone", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Singapore", "count": 6 }, { "country": "unknown", "count": 4 } ] }, "global_rank": 13, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "area under government control: Larnaca", "Limassol", "Vasilikos", "area administered by Turkish Cypriots: Famagusta", "Kyrenia" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.81, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.54, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1.6, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 1.66, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 1.75, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 37 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Republic of Cyprus", "Cypriot National Guard (Ethniki Froura", "EF", "includes naval", "air elements)", "Northern Cyprus", "Turkish Cypriot Security Force (GKK)" ], "date": "2014" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "note": "Cypriot National Guard (CNG): 18-50 years of age for compulsory military service for all Greek Cypriot males; 17 years of age for voluntary service; 14-month service obligation", "date": "2016" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "hostilities in 1974 divided the island into two de facto autonomous entities, the internationally recognized Cypriot Government and a Turkish-Cypriot community (north Cyprus)", "the 1,000-strong UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) has served in Cyprus since 1964 and maintains the buffer zone between north and south", "on 1 May 2004, Cyprus entered the EU still divided, with the EU's body of legislation and standards (acquis communitaire) suspended in the north", "Turkey protests Cypriot Government creating hydrocarbon blocks and maritime boundary with Lebanon in March 2007" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "internally_displaced_persons": { "people": 272000, "note": "both Turkish and Greek Cypriots; many displaced since 1974", "date": "2016" } }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "minor transit point for heroin and hashish via air routes and container traffic to Europe, especially from Lebanon and Turkey; some cocaine transits as well; despite a strengthening of anti-money-laundering legislation, remains vulnerable to money laundering; reporting of suspicious transactions in offshore sector remains weak (2008)" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-24", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624042109/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cy.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cy.html" } }, "czechia": { "data": { "name": "Czechia", "introduction": { "background": "At the close of World War I, the Czechs and Slovaks of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire merged to form Czechoslovakia. During the interwar years, having rejected a federal system, the new country's predominantly Czech leaders were frequently preoccupied with meeting the increasingly strident demands of other ethnic minorities within the republic, most notably the Slovaks, the Sudeten Germans, and the Ruthenians (Ukrainians). On the eve of World War II, Nazi Germany occupied the territory that today comprises Czechia, and Slovakia became an independent state allied with Germany. After the war, a reunited but truncated Czechoslovakia (less Ruthenia) fell within the Soviet sphere of influence. In 1968, an invasion by Warsaw Pact troops ended the efforts of the country's leaders to liberalize communist rule and create \"socialism with a human face,\" ushering in a period of repression known as \"normalization.\" The peaceful \"Velvet Revolution\" swept the Communist Party from power at the end of 1989 and inaugurated a return to democratic rule and a market economy. On 1 January 1993, the country underwent a nonviolent \"velvet divorce\" into its two national components, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The Czech Republic joined NATO in 1999 and the European Union in 2004. The country changed its short-form name to Czechia in 2016." }, "geography": { "location": "Central Europe, between Germany, Poland, Slovakia, and Austria", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 49, "minutes": 45, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 15, "minutes": 30, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Europe", "area": { "total": { "value": 78867, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 77247, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 1620, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 116, "comparative": "about two-thirds the size of Pennsylvania; slightly smaller than South Carolina" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 2143, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Austria", "border_length": { "value": 402, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Germany", "border_length": { "value": 704, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Poland", "border_length": { "value": 796, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Slovakia", "border_length": { "value": 241, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 0, "units": "km", "note": "landlocked" }, "climate": "temperate; cool summers; cold, cloudy, humid winters", "terrain": "Bohemia in the west consists of rolling plains, hills, and plateaus surrounded by low mountains; Moravia in the east consists of very hilly country", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 433, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Labe (Elbe) River", "elevation": { "value": 115, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Snezka", "elevation": { "value": 1602, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "hard coal", "soft coal", "kaolin", "clay", "graphite", "timber", "arable land" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 54.8, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 41, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 12.8, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 34.4, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 10.8, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 320, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, but the northern and eastern regions tend to have larger urban concentrations", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "flooding", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "air and water pollution in areas of northwest Bohemia and in northern Moravia around Ostrava present health risks", "acid rain damaging forests", "efforts to bring industry up to EU code should improve domestic pollution" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Air Pollution", "Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides", "Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants", "Air Pollution-Sulfur 85", "Air Pollution-Sulfur 94", "Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds", "Antarctic-Environmental Protocol", "Antarctic Treaty", "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Environmental Modification", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Wetlands", "Whaling" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "landlocked; strategically located astride some of oldest and most significant land routes in Europe; Moravian Gate is a traditional military corridor between the North European Plain and the Danube in central Europe" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 10644842, "global_rank": 87, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Czech(s)", "adjective": "Czech" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Czech", "percent": 64.3 }, { "name": "Moravian", "percent": 5 }, { "name": "Slovak", "percent": 1.4 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 1.8 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 27.5 } ], "date": "2011" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Czech", "percent": 95.4, "note": "official" }, { "name": "Slovak", "percent": 1.6 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 3, "note": "2011 census" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 10.4 }, { "name": "Protestant", "percent": 1.1, "note": "includes Czech Brethren and Hussite" }, { "name": "other and unspecified", "percent": 54 }, { "name": "none", "percent": 34.5 } ], "date": "2011" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 15.09, "males": 826005, "females": 782470 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 9.89, "males": 542433, "females": 511941 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 43.79, "males": 2396550, "females": 2271974 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 12.73, "males": 658784, "females": 698782 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 18.5, "males": 817550, "females": 1154443 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 49.5, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 22.5, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 27, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 3.7, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 41.7, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 40.4, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 43, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 33, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 0.14, "global_rank": 191, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 9.5, "global_rank": 203, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 10.4, "global_rank": 35, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": 2.3, "global_rank": 42, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, but the northern and eastern regions tend to have larger urban concentrations", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 73, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 0.35, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Prague", "population": 1314000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.94, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.7, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.97, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 28.1, "date": "2013" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 4, "global_rank": 173, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 2.6, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 2.8, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 2.5, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 217, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 78.6, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 75.7, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 81.8, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 56, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.45, "global_rank": 204, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 86.3, "units": "%", "note": "percent of women aged 18-44", "date": "2008" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 7.4, "global_rank": 63, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 3.68, "date": "2013" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 6.8, "date": "2011" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 99.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 99.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 99.1, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 0.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 0.9, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 0.05, "global_rank": 120, "date": "2013" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 3400, "global_rank": 111, "date": "2013" }, "deaths": { "total": 100, "global_rank": 121, "date": "2013" } }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 29.1, "global_rank": 21, "date": "2014" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 4.1, "global_rank": 106, "date": "2013" }, "literacy": { "definition": "NA", "total_population": { "value": 99, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 99, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 99, "units": "%" }, "date": "2011" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 17, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 16, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 18, "units": "years" }, "date": "2014" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 15.9, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 15, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 17.1, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 57, "date": "2014" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Czech Republic", "conventional_short_form": "Czechia", "local_long_form": "Ceska republika", "local_short_form": "Cesko", "etymology": "name derives from the Czechs, a West Slavic tribe who rose to prominence in the late 9th century A.D." }, "government_type": "parliamentary republic", "capital": { "name": "Prague", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 50, "minutes": 5, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 14, "minutes": 28, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 1, "note": "6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" }, "daylight_saving_time": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" }, "independence": { "date": "1993-01-01", "note": "Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia; note - although 1 January is the day the Czech Republic came into being, the Czechs commemorate 28 October 1918, the day the former Czechoslovakia declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, as their independence day" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Czechoslovak Founding Day", "day": "28 October", "original_year": "1918" } ], "constitution": { "history": "previous 1960; latest ratified 16 December 1992, effective 1 January 1993", "amendments": "passage requires at least three-fifths concurrence by members present in both houses of Parliament; amended several times, last in 2013 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "new civil code enacted in 2014, replacing civil code of 1964 - based on former Austro-Hungarian civil codes and socialist theory - and reintroducing former Czech legal terminology", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of the Czech Republic", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "5 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Milos ZEMAN (since 8 March 2013)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Bohuslav SOBOTKA (since 17 January 2014); First Deputy Prime Minister Richard BRABEC (since 24 May 2017) and Deputy Prime Minister Pavel BELOBRADEK (since 29 January 2014)", "cabinet": "Cabinet appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister", "elections_appointments": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (limited to 2 consecutive terms); elections last held on 11-12 January 2013 with a runoff on 25-26 January 2013 (next to be held in January 2018); prime minister appointed by the president for a 4-year term", "election_results": "Milos ZEMAN elected president; percent of popular vote - Milos ZEMAN (SPO) 54.8%, Karel SCHWARZENBERG (TOP 09) 45.2%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "bicameral Parliament or Parlament consists of the Senate or Senat (81 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by absolute majority vote in two rounds if needed; members serve 6-year terms with one-third of the membership renewed every 2 years) and the Chamber of Deputies or Poslanecka Snemovna (200 seats; members directly elected in 14 multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote with a 5% threshold required to fill a seat; members serve 4-year terms)", "elections": "Senate - last held in two rounds on 7-8 and 14-15 October 2016 (next to be held in October 2018); Chamber of Deputies - last held on 25-26 October 2013 (next to be held in October 2017)", "election_results": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party as of 20 May 2017 - CSSD 25, KDU-CSL 16, STAN and TOP 09 11, ODS 10, ANO 7, SPO 2, SZ 2, S.cz. 1, KSCM 1, Movement for Prague 1, independent 5; Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party - CSSD 25%, ANO 23.5%, KSCM 16.5%, TOP 09 12.5%, ODS 8%, KDU-CSL 7%, Usvit 3.5%, other 4%; seats by party - CSSD 50, ANO 47, KSCM 33, TOP 09 + STAN 25, ODS 16, KDU-CSL 14, Usvit 7, independent 8" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court (organized into Civil Law and Commercial Division, and Criminal Division each with a court chief justice, vice justice, and several judges); Constitutional Court (consists of 15 justices); Supreme Administrative Court (consists of 28 judges)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Supreme Court judges proposed by the Chamber of Deputies and appointed by the president; judges appointed for life; Constitutional Court judges appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate; judges appointed for 10-year, renewable terms; Supreme Administrative Court judges selected by the president of the Court; judge term unlimited", "subordinate_courts": "High Court; superior, regional, and district courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "ANO", "leaders": [ "Andrej BABIS" ] }, { "name": "Christian Democratic Union-Czechoslovak People's Party", "name_alternative": "KDU-CSL", "leaders": [ "Pavel BELOBRADEK" ] }, { "name": "Civic Democratic Party", "name_alternative": "ODS", "leaders": [ "Petr FIALA" ] }, { "name": "Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia", "name_alternative": "KSCM", "leaders": [ "Vojtech FILIP" ] }, { "name": "Czech Social Democratic Party", "name_alternative": "CSSD", "leaders": [ "Bohuslav SOBOTKA" ] }, { "name": "Dawn - National Coalition", "name_alternative": "Usvit-NK", "leaders": [ "Miroslav LIDINSKY" ] }, { "name": "Green Party", "name_alternative": "SZ", "leaders": [ "Matej STROPNICKY" ] }, { "name": "Mayors and Independents", "name_alternative": "STAN", "leaders": [ "Petr GAZDIK" ] }, { "name": "Movement for Prague" }, { "name": "Nestranici", "name_alternative": "NK", "leaders": [ "Vera RYBOVA" ], "note": "Non-Partisans" }, { "name": "North Bohemians", "name_alternative": "S.cz", "leaders": [ "Bronislav SCHWARZ" ] }, { "name": "Party of Civic Rights", "name_alternative": "SPO", "leaders": [ "Jan VELEBA" ] }, { "name": "Tradition Responsibility Prosperity 09", "name_alternative": "TOP 09", "leaders": [ "Miroslav KALOUSEK" ] }, { "name": "Free Citizens Party", "name_alternative": "Svobodni", "leaders": [ "Petr MACH" ] }, { "name": "Freedom and Direct Democracy", "name_alternative": "SPD", "leaders": [ "Tomio OKAMURA" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Czech-Moravian 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"Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "MONUSCO" }, { "organization": "NATO" }, { "organization": "NEA" }, { "organization": "NSG" }, { "organization": "OAS ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OECD" }, { "organization": "OIF ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "OSCE" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "Schengen Convention" }, { "organization": "SELEC" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" }, { "organization": "ZC" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Hynek KMONICEK (since 24 April 2017)", "chancery": "3900 Spring of Freedom Street NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 274-9100", "fax": "[1] (202) 966-8540", "consulates_general": "Chicago, Los Angeles, New York" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Kelly ADAMS-SMITH (since 20 January 2017)", "embassy": "Trziste 15, 118 01 Prague 1 - Mala Strana", "mailing_address": "use embassy street address", "telephone": "[420] 257 022 000", "fax": "[420] 257 022 809" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "two equal horizontal bands of white (top) and red with a blue isosceles triangle based on the hoist side", "note": "combines the white and red colors of Bohemia with blue from the arms of Moravia; is identical to the flag of the former Czechoslovakia" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "double-tailed lion" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "white" }, { "color": "red" }, { "color": "blue" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Kde domov muj?\" (Where is My Home?)", "lyrics_music": "Josef Kajetan TYL/Frantisek Jan SKROUP", "note": "adopted 1993; the anthem was originally written as incidental music to the play \"Fidlovacka\" (1834), it soon became very popular as an unofficial anthem of the Czech nation; its first verse served as the official Czechoslovak anthem beginning in 1918, while the second verse (Slovak) was dropped after the split of Czechoslovakia in 1993", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/EZ.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Czechia is a prosperous market economy that boasts one of the highest GDP growth rates and lowest unemployment levels in the EU, but its dependence on exports makes its economic growth vulnerable to contractions in external demand. Czechia’s exports comprise some 80% of GDP and largely consist of automobiles, the country’s single largest industry. Czechia acceded to the EU in 2004 but has yet to join the Euro zone. While the flexible koruna helps Czechia weather external shocks, Czechia’s central bank (Czech National Bank - CNB) has since November 2013 intervened in the foreign exchange markets to cap the value of the koruna at 27/Euro, with a 2% inflation target. This intervention has also helped to keep exports competitively priced. After inflation exceeded the bank's 2% target in early 2017, the CNB indicated it expects to end its intervention in the first half of 2017, though it will continue to intervene as necessary to maintain stability of the currency.\n\nAfter slowly recovering from a steep recession in 2009, the Czech economy again fell into recession in 2012 and 2013 because of a slump in demand within the EU and government austerity measures. Inflows of EU development funds underpinned a rebound in 2014-2015. Real GDP growth reached 4.5% in 2015, in part due to last-minute spending of EU funds, and fell to 2.5% in 2016, still one of the highest rates in the EU. The Czech unemployment rate was 5.2% in 2016, one of the lowest rates in the EU.\n\nSince coming to power in 2014, the government has undertaken some reforms to try to reduce corruption, attract investment, and improve social welfare programs, which could help increase the government’s revenues and improve living conditions for Czechs. The government introduced in December 2016 an online tax reporting system intended to reduce tax evasion and increase revenues; the government also plans to remove labor market rigidities to improve the business climate, bring procurement procedures in line with EU best practices, and boost wages. The country's low unemployment rate has led to steady increases in salaries – 4-5% in each of the past two years - and the government is facing pressure from businesses to allow greater migration of qualified workers, at least from Ukraine and neighboring Central European countries.\n\nLong term challenges include dealing with a rapidly aging population, a shortage of skilled workers, a lagging education system, funding an unsustainable pension and health care system, and diversifying away from manufacturing and toward a more high-tech, services-based, knowledge economy.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 350900000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 342500000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 327600000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 51, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 193500000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.5, 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"units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 122 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.5, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0.3, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 52 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.05, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 0.05, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 145, "note": "this is the two-week repo, the main rate CNB uses" }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4.2, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 4.28, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 153 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 137900000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 124900000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 29 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 155100000000, 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"production": { "bbl_per_day": 2836, "global_rank": 87, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 520.1, "global_rank": 84, "date": "2015" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 142500, "global_rank": 37, "date": "2015" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 15000000, "global_rank": 86, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 164800, "global_rank": 57, "date": "2015" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 193400, "global_rank": 58, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 53720, "global_rank": 53, "date": "2015" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 82060, "global_rank": 60, "date": "2015" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 259000000, "global_rank": 76, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 7522000000, "global_rank": 54, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 1000000, "global_rank": 54, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 7249000000, "global_rank": 28, "date": "2014" }, "proved_reserves": { 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sharply beginning in the mid-1990s, and the number of cellular telephone subscriptions now greatly exceeds the population", "international": "country code - 420; satellite earth stations - 6 (2 Intersputnik - Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions, 1 Intelsat, 1 Eutelsat, 1 Inmarsat, 1 Globalstar) (2017)" } }, "broadcast_media": "roughly 130 TV broadcasters operating some 350 channels with 4 publicly operated and the remainder in private hands; 16 TV stations have national coverage with 4 being publicly operated; cable and satellite TV subscription services are available; 63 radio broadcasters are registered operating roughly 80 radio stations with 15 stations publicly operated; 10 radio stations provide national coverage with the remainder local or regional (2008)", "internet": { "country_code": ".cz", "users": { "total": 8654000, "percent_of_population": 81.3, "global_rank": 49, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 4, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 48, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 4971616, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 26619650, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "OK", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 128, "global_rank": 46, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 41, "over_3047_metres": 2, "2438_to_3047_metres": 9, "1524_to_2437_metres": 12, "914_to_1523_metres": 2, "under_914_metres": 16, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 87, "1524_to_2437_metres": 1, "914_to_1523_metres": 25, "under_914_metres": 61, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 1, "date": "2013" } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "gas", "length": 7160, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil", "length": 536, "units": "km" }, { "type": "refined products", "length": 94, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 9621.5, "units": "km" }, "standard_gauge": { "length": 9519.5, "electrified": 3240.5, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.435-m" }, "narrow_gauge": { "length": 102, "units": "km", "gauge": "0.760-m" }, "global_rank": 24, "date": "2014" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 130661, "units": "km", "note": "includes urban roads" }, "paved": { "value": 130661, "units": "km", "note": "includes 730 km of expressways" }, "global_rank": 40, "date": "2011" }, "waterways": { "value": 664, "units": "km", "note": "principally on Elbe, Vltava, Oder, and other navigable rivers, lakes, and canals", "global_rank": 76, "date": "2010" }, "merchant_marine": { "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 1, "by_country": [ { "country": "Saint Vincent and the Grenadines", "count": 1 } ] }, "global_rank": 150, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "river_ports": [ "Prague (Vltava)", "Decin", "Usti nad Labem (Elbe)" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.98, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0.96, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 0.97, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 0.99, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 1.03, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 94 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Army of the Czech Republic (Armada Ceske Republiky)", "General Staff (Generalni Stab", "includes Land Forces (Pozemni Sily)", "Air Forces (Vzdusne Sily)) (2015)" ] }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18-28 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; no conscription", "date": "2012" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "none" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "stateless_persons": { "people": 1502, "date": "2016" } }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "transshipment point for Southwest Asian heroin and minor transit point for Latin American cocaine to Western Europe; producer of synthetic drugs for local and regional markets; susceptible to money laundering related to drug trafficking, organized crime; significant consumer of ecstasy (2008)" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-01", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701102639/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ez.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ez.html" } }, "denmark": { "data": { "name": "Denmark", "introduction": { "background": "Once the seat of Viking raiders and later a major north European power, Denmark has evolved into a modern, prosperous nation that is participating in the general political and economic integration of Europe. It joined NATO in 1949 and the EEC (now the EU) in 1973. However, the country has opted out of certain elements of the EU's Maastricht Treaty, including the European Economic and Monetary Union, European defense cooperation, and issues concerning certain justice and home affairs." }, "geography": { "location": "Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, on a peninsula north of Germany (Jutland); also includes several major islands (Sjaelland, Fyn, and Bornholm)", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 56, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 10, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Europe", "area": { "total": { "value": 43094, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 42434, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 660, "units": "sq km" }, "note": "includes the island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea and the rest of metropolitan Denmark (the Jutland Peninsula, and the major islands of Sjaelland and Fyn), but excludes the Faroe Islands and Greenland", "global_rank": 134, "comparative": "slightly less than twice the size of Massachusetts" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 140, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Germany", "border_length": { "value": 140, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 7314, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "contiguous_zone": { "value": 24, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" }, "continental_shelf": { "value": 200, "units": "m", "note": "depth or to the depth of exploitation" } }, "climate": "temperate; humid and overcast; mild, windy winters and cool summers", "terrain": "low and flat to gently rolling plains", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 34, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Lammefjord", "elevation": { "value": -7, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Mollehoj/Ejer Bavnehoj", "elevation": { "value": 171, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "petroleum", "natural gas", "fish", "arable land", "salt", "limestone", "chalk", "stone", "gravel", "sand" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 63.4, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 58.9, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 4.4, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 12.9, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 23.7, "units": "%" } }, "note": "highest percentage of agricultural land arable land: for any country in the world", "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 4350, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "with excellent access to the North Sea, Skagerrak, Kattegat, and the Baltic Sea, population centers tend to be along coastal areas, particularly in Copenhagen and the eastern side of the country's mainland", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "flooding is a threat in some areas of the country (e.g., parts of Jutland, along the southern coast of the island of Lolland) that are protected from the sea by a system of dikes", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "air pollution", "principally from vehicle and power plant emissions", "nitrogen and phosphorus pollution of the North Sea", "drinking and surface water becoming polluted from animal wastes and pesticides" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Air Pollution", "Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides", "Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants", "Air Pollution-Sulfur 85", "Air Pollution-Sulfur 94", "Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds", "Antarctic Treaty", "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Environmental Modification", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Marine Dumping", "Marine Life Conservation", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Tropical Timber 83", "Tropical Timber 94", "Wetlands", "Whaling" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "controls Danish Straits (Skagerrak and Kattegat) linking Baltic and North Seas; about one-quarter of the population lives in greater Copenhagen" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 5593785, "global_rank": 116, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Dane(s)", "adjective": "Danish" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Scandinavian" }, { "name": "Inuit" }, { "name": "Faroese" }, { "name": "Turkish" }, { "name": "Polish" }, { "name": "Syrian" }, { "name": "German" }, { "name": "Iraqi" } ], "date": "2017" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Danish" }, { "name": "Faroese" }, { "name": "Greenlandic", "note": "an Inuit dialect" }, { "name": "German", "note": "small minority" } ], "note": "English is the predominant second language" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Evangelical Lutheran", "percent": 76, "note": "official" }, { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 4 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 20, "breakdown": [ { "name": "denominations of less than each", "percent": 1 }, { "name": "includes Roman Catholic" }, { "name": "Jehovah's Witness" }, { "name": "Serbian Orthodox Christian" }, { "name": "Jewish" }, { "name": "Baptist and Buddhist" } ] } ], "date": "2017" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 16.58, "males": 475763, "females": 451557 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 13.12, "males": 374806, "females": 359344 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 38.88, "males": 1082404, "females": 1092672 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 12.45, "males": 346371, "females": 350093 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 18.96, "males": 475330, "females": 585445 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 55.9, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 26.3, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 29.6, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 3.4, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 42, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 41.1, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 43, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 29, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 0.22, "global_rank": 184, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 10.4, "global_rank": 190, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 10.3, "global_rank": 37, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": 2.1, "global_rank": 48, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "with excellent access to the North Sea, Skagerrak, Kattegat, and the Baltic Sea, population centers tend to be along coastal areas, particularly in Copenhagen and the eastern side of the country's mainland", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 87.7, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 0.6, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Copenhagen", "population": 1268000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 0.99, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.99, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.81, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.97, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 29.1, "date": "2012" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 6, "global_rank": 151, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 4, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 4.1, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 3.9, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 193, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 79.4, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 77, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 82, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 47, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.73, "global_rank": 166, "date": "2016" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 10.8, "global_rank": 14, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 3.65, "date": "2013" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 3.5, "date": "2010" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 99.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 99.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 99.6, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 0.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 0.4, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 0.16, "global_rank": 102, "date": "2014" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 6000, "global_rank": 108, "date": "2014" }, "deaths": { "total": 100, "global_rank": 123, "date": "2014" } }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 21, "global_rank": 107, "date": "2014" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 8.6, "global_rank": 8, "date": "2013" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 19, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 18, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 20, "units": "years" }, "date": "2014" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 12.6, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 13.7, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 11.5, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 84, "date": "2014" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Kingdom of Denmark", "conventional_short_form": "Denmark", "local_long_form": "Kongeriget Danmark", "local_short_form": "Danmark", "etymology": "the name derives from the words \"Dane(s)\" and \"mark\"; the latter referring to a march (borderland) or forest" }, "government_type": "parliamentary constitutional monarchy", "capital": { "name": "Copenhagen", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 55, "minutes": 40, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 12, "minutes": 35, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 1, "note": "6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" }, "daylight_saving_time": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October", "note": "applies to continental Denmark only, not to its North Atlantic components" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Constitution Day", "day": "5 June", "original_year": "1849", "note": "closest equivalent to a national holiday" } ], "constitution": { "history": "several previous; latest adopted 5 June 1953", "amendments": "proposed by the Folketing with consent of the government; passage requires approval by the next Folketing following a general election, approval by simple majority vote of at least 40% of voters in a referendum, and assent by the chief of state; changed several times, last in 2009 (Danish Act of Succession) (2016)" }, "legal_system": "civil law; judicial review of legislative acts", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Denmark", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "yes", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "7 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "Queen MARGRETHE II (since 14 January 1972); Heir Apparent Crown Prince FREDERIK, elder son of the monarch (born on 26 May 1968)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Lars LOKKE RASMUSSEN (since 28 June 2015)", "cabinet": "Council of State appointed by the monarch", "elections_appointments": "the monarchy is hereditary; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually appointed prime minister by the monarch" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral People's Assembly or Folketing (179 seats, including 2 representing Greenland and 2 representing the Faroe Islands; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms unless the Folketing is dissolved earlier)", "elections": "last held on 18 June 2015 (next to be held by June 2019)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - SDP 26.3%, DF 21.1%, V 19.5%, EL 7.8%, LA 7.5%, AP 4.8%, SLP 4.6%, SF 4.2%, C 3.4%, other 0.9%; seats by party - SDP 47, DF 37, V 34, EL 14, LA 13, AP 9, SLP 8, SF 7, C 6; note - does not include each of the two seats from Greenland and the Faroe Islands" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court (consists of the court president and 18 judges)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "judges appointed by the monarch upon the recommendation of the Minister of Justice with the advice of the Judicial Appointments Council, a 6-member independent body of judges and lawyers; judges appointed for life with retirement at age 70", "subordinate_courts": "Special Court of Indictment and Revision; 2 High Courts; Maritime and Commercial Court; county courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Alternative Party", "name_alternative": "AP", "leaders": [ "Uffe ELBAEK" ] }, { "name": "Conservative People's Party", "name_alternative": "C", "leaders": [ "Soren PAPE POULSEN" ] }, { "name": "Danish People's Party", "name_alternative": "DF", "leaders": [ "Kristian THULESEN DAHL" ] }, { "name": "Liberal Alliance", "name_alternative": "LA", "leaders": [ "Anders SAMUELSEN" ] }, { "name": "Liberal Party", "name_alternative": "V", "leaders": [ "Lars LOKKE RA/SMUSSEN" ] }, { "name": "Red-Green Alliance", "name_alternative": "EL", "leaders": [ "collective leadership", "spokesperson Pernille SKIPPER" ], "note": "Unity List" }, { "name": "Social Democratic Party", "name_alternative": "S", "leaders": [ "Mette FREDERIKSEN" ] }, { "name": "Social Liberal Party", "name_alternative": "R", "leaders": [ "Morten OSTERGAARD" ] }, { "name": "Socialist People's Party", "name_alternative": "SF", "leaders": [ "Pia OLSEN DYHR" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Confederation of Danish Employers", "name_alternative": "DA", "leaders": [ "CEO Jacob HOLBRAAD" ] }, { "name": "Confederation of Danish Industries", "name_alternative": "DI", "leaders": [ "CEO Karsten DYBVAD" ] }, { "name": "Confederation of Danish Labor Unions", "name_alternative": "LO", "leaders": [ "President Lizette RISGAARD" ] }, { "name": "DaneAge Association", "leaders": [ "President Bjarne HASTRUP" ] }, { "name": "Danish Shipowners' Association]", "leaders": [ "Director General and CEO Anne STEFFENSEN" ] }, { "name": "Danish Bankers Association", "leaders": [ "CEO Ulrik NODGAARD" ] }, { "name": "Danish Society for Nature Conservation", "name_alternative": "DN", "leaders": [ "President Ella Maria BISSCHOP-LARSEN" ] }, { "name": "environmental groups" }, { "name": "humanitarian relief" }, { "name": "development assistance" }, { "name": "human rights NGOs" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ADB ", "note": "nonregional member" }, { "organization": "AfDB ", "note": "nonregional member" }, { "organization": "Arctic Council" }, { "organization": "Australia Group" }, { "organization": "BIS" }, { "organization": "CBSS" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CE" }, { "organization": "CERN" }, { "organization": "EAPC" }, { "organization": "EBRD" }, { "organization": "ECB" }, { "organization": "EIB" }, { "organization": "EITI ", "note": "implementing country" }, { "organization": "ESA" }, { "organization": "EU" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "FATF" }, { "organization": "G-9" }, { "organization": "IADB" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IEA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IGAD ", "note": "partners" }, { "organization": "IHO" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "MINUSMA" }, { "organization": "NATO" }, { "organization": "NC" }, { "organization": "NEA" }, { "organization": "NIB" }, { "organization": "NSG" }, { "organization": "OAS ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OECD" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "OSCE" }, { "organization": "Paris Club" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "Schengen Convention" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNMIL" }, { "organization": "UNMISS" }, { "organization": "UNRWA" }, { "organization": "UNTSO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" }, { "organization": "ZC" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Lars Gert LOSE (since 17 September 2015)", "chancery": "3200 Whitehaven Street NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 234-4300", "fax": "[1] (202) 328-1470", "consulates_general": "Chicago, New York" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Laura LOCHMAN (since 20 January 2017)", "embassy": "Dag Hammarskjolds Alle 24, 2100 Copenhagen 0", "mailing_address": "Unit 5280, DPO, AE 09716", "telephone": "[45] 33 41 71 00", "fax": "[45] 35 43 02 23" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "red with a white cross that extends to the edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side; the banner is referred to as the Dannebrog (Danish flag) and is one of the oldest national flags in the world; traditions as to the origin of the flag design vary, but the best known is a legend that the banner fell from the sky during an early-13th century battle; caught up by the Danish king before it ever touched the earth, this heavenly talisman inspired the royal army to victory; in actuality, the flag may derive from a crusade banner or ensign", "note": "the shifted cross design element was subsequently adopted by the other Nordic countries of Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "lion" }, { "symbol": "mute swan" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "white" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Der er et yndigt land\" (There is a Lovely Land); \"Kong Christian\" (King Christian)", "lyrics_music": "Adam Gottlob OEHLENSCHLAGER/Hans Ernst KROYER; Johannes EWALD/unknown", "note": "Denmark has two national anthems with equal status; \"Der er et yndigt land,\" adopted 1844, is a national anthem, while \"Kong Christian,\" adopted 1780, serves as both a national and royal anthem; \"Kong Christian\" is also known as \"Kong Christian stod ved hojen mast\" (King Christian Stood by the Lofty Mast) and \"Kongesangen\" (The King's Anthem); within Denmark, the royal anthem is played only when royalty is present and is usually followed by the national anthem; when royalty is not present, only the national anthem is performed; outside Denmark, the royal anthem is played, unless the national anthem is requested", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/DA.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "This thoroughly modern market economy features a high-tech agricultural sector, advanced industry with world-leading firms in pharmaceuticals, maritime shipping and renewable energy, and a high dependence on foreign trade. Denmark is a net exporter of food, oil, and gas and enjoys a comfortable balance of payments surplus, but depends on imports of raw materials for the manufacturing sector. Danes enjoy a high standard of living and the Danish economy is characterized by extensive government welfare measures and an equitable distribution of income. An aging population will be a long-term issue.\n\nDenmark is a member of the EU; Danish legislation and regulations conform to EU standards on almost all issues. Despite previously meeting the criteria to join the European Economic and Monetary Union, Denmark has negotiated an opt-out with the EU and is not required to adopt the euro. Within the EU, Denmark is among the strongest supporters of trade liberalization.\n\nDenmark is experiencing a modest economic expansion. The economy grew by 1.6% in 2015 and an estimated 1.0% in 2016. The expansion is expected to continue at similar rates in 2017 and 2018. The labor market has strengthened since 2013, and unemployment stood at 4.2% in early 2017, based on the national measure. By early 2017 some sectors were experiencing difficulties attracting qualified labor. Productivity growth was significantly below the OECD average from the mid-nineties until 2011, but has increased in recent years. Improvement in productivity is needed to ensure continued growth.\n\nDenmark maintained a healthy budget surplus for many years up to 2008, but with the global financial crisis the budget balance swung into deficit. For 2016 the budget deficit was 1.4%. The government projects lower deficits in 2017 and 2018. Public debt (EMU debt) is projected to continue to decline. Household indebtedness is still relatively high at more than 292% of net disposable income in 2015, while household net worth - from private pension schemes and other assets - amounted to 497% of net disposable income.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 264800000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 262200000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 259600000000.00003, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 61, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 306100000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.3, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1.6, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.7, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 170 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 46600, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 46300, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 46100, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 33, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 47.5, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 25.6, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 18.9, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 0.3, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 50.8, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -43.1, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 1.1, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 23.4, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 75.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 26.3, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 26.6, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 27.6, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 42 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "barley", "wheat", "potatoes", "sugar beets", "pork", "dairy products", "fish" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "iron", "steel", "nonferrous metals", "chemicals", "food processing", "machinery", "transportation equipment", "textiles", "clothing", "electronics", "construction", "furniture", "other wood products", "shipbuilding", "refurbishment", "windmills", "pharmaceuticals", "medical equipment" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 0.8, "global_rank": 156, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 2939000, "global_rank": 106, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 2.4, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 18.3, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 79.3, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4.2, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 4.6, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 44 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 13.4, "units": "%", "date": "2011" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 1.9, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 28.7, "units": "%" }, "date": "2007" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 28.8, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 25.7, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2005" } ], "global_rank": 132 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 156900000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 164500000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 51.2, "global_rank": 13, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -2.5, "global_rank": 86, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 34.2, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 33.1, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 135, "note": "data cover general government debt, and includes debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intra-governmental debt; intra-governmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment; debt instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions" }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.3, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 45 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.05, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0.05, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 148 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.7, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 3.42, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 158 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 148100000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 151900000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 27 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 181100000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" }, { "value": 189200000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 43 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 619800000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 632900000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 21 }, "market_value_of_publicly_traded_shares": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 224900000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2012-12-31" }, { "value": 179500000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2011-12-31" }, { "value": 231700000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2010-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 32 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 24830000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 27590000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 12 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 94220000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 94520000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 34 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "machinery", "instruments", "meat", "meat products", "dairy products", "fish", "pharmaceuticals", "furniture", "design", "windmills" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Germany", "percent": 15.1 }, { "name": "Sweden", "percent": 11.4 }, { "name": "Norway", "percent": 6.2 }, { "name": "UK", "percent": 6 }, { "name": "US", "percent": 5 }, { "name": "Netherlands", "percent": 4.5 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 4.2 } ], "date": "2016" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 85010000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 85220000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 36 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "machinery", "equipment", "raw materials", "semimanufactures for industry", "chemicals", "grain", "foodstuffs", "consumer goods" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Germany", "percent": 21.4 }, { "name": "Sweden", "percent": 12.3 }, { "name": "Netherlands", "percent": 8 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 7.6 }, { "name": "UK", "percent": 4.2 }, { "name": "Norway", "percent": 4.2 } ], "date": "2016" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 61800000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 65190000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 31 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 484800000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-03-31" }, { "value": 519799999999.99994, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-03-31" } ], "global_rank": 25 }, "stock_of_direct_foreign_investment": { "at_home": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 135100000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 138600000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 40 }, "abroad": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 242700000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 209700000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 24 } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6.865, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 6.7236, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 6.7236, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 5.6125, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 5.79, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Danish kroner (DKK) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "total_electrification": { "value": 100, "units": "%" }, "date": "2016" }, "production": { "kWh": 27700000000, "global_rank": 66, "date": "2015" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 33299999999.999996, "global_rank": 60, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "kWh": 9733000000, "global_rank": 23, "date": "2015" }, "imports": { "kWh": 15640000000, "global_rank": 12, "date": "2015" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 14010000, "global_rank": 52, "date": "2015" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 56.8, "global_rank": 139, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 78, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 0.1, "global_rank": 153, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 43.1, "global_rank": 2, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 156300, "global_rank": 40, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 98430, "global_rank": 37, "date": "2015" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 86480, "global_rank": 46, "date": "2015" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 611000000, "global_rank": 47, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 189400, "global_rank": 55, "date": "2015" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 154500, "global_rank": 65, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 167800, "global_rank": 37, "date": "2015" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 182700, "global_rank": 35, "date": "2015" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 4634000000, "global_rank": 54, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 3182000000, "global_rank": 70, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 2093000000, "global_rank": 38, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 625000000, "global_rank": 63, "date": "2014" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 29930000000, "global_rank": 68, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 42000000, "global_rank": 67, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 1694051, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 30, "global_rank": 61, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 7266000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 130, "global_rank": 106, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "excellent telephone and Internet services", "domestic": "buried and submarine cables and microwave radio relay form trunk network; multiple mobile-cellular communications systems", "international": "country code - 45; a series of fiber-optic submarine cables link Denmark with Canada, Faroe Islands, Germany, Iceland, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Sweden, and UK; satellite earth stations - 18 (6 Intelsat, 10 Eutelsat, 1 Orion, 1 Inmarsat (Blaavand-Atlantic-East)); note - the Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden) share the Danish earth station and the Eik, Norway, station for worldwide Inmarsat access (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "strong public-sector TV presence with state-owned Danmarks Radio (DR) operating 6 channels and publicly owned TV2 operating roughly a half-dozen channels; broadcasts of privately owned stations are available via satellite and cable feed; DR operates 4 nationwide FM radio stations, 10 digital audio broadcasting stations, and 14 web-based radio stations; in 2010, there were 140 commercial and 187 community (non-commercial) radio stations (2012)", "internet": { "country_code": ".dk", "users": { "total": 5377000, "percent_of_population": 96.3, "global_rank": 62, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 10, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 76, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 582011, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 0, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "OY", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 80, "global_rank": 68, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 28, "over_3047_metres": 2, "2438_to_3047_metres": 7, "1524_to_2437_metres": 5, "914_to_1523_metres": 12, "under_914_metres": 2, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 52, "914_to_1523_metres": 5, "under_914_metres": 47, "date": "2013" } } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "gas", "length": 1536, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil", "length": 330, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2015" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 3476, "units": "km" }, "standard_gauge": { "length": 3476, "electrified": 1756, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.435-m" }, "global_rank": 62, "date": "2017" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 74558, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 74558, "units": "km", "note": "includes 1,205 km of expressways" }, "global_rank": 64, "date": "2017" }, "waterways": { "value": 400, "units": "km", "global_rank": 87, "date": "2010" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 666, "by_type": [ { "type": "towing- and supply ships", "count": 193 }, { "type": "container", "count": 118 }, { "type": "product tanker", "count": 91 }, { "type": "passenger", "count": 80 }, { "type": "chemical tanker", "count": 64 }, { "type": "guard ships", "count": 40 }, { "type": "other dry bulk", "count": 33 }, { "type": "roll on/roll off", "count": 20 }, { "type": "liquefied gas", "count": 11 }, { "type": "bulk carrier", "count": 7 }, { "type": "oil tanker", "count": 5 }, { "type": "cable ships", "count": 4 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 27, "by_country": [ { "country": "Germany", "count": 9 }, { "country": "Greenland", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Norway", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Sweden", "count": 15 } ] }, "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 582 }, "global_rank": 27, "date": "2016" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Baltic Sea - Aarhus", "Copenhagen", "Fredericia", "Kalundborg", "North Sea - Esbjerg" ], "river_ports": [ "Aalborg (Langerak)" ], "dry_bulk_cargo_ports": [ { "place": "Ensted", "type": "coal" } ], "cruise_ports": [ "Copenhagen" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.17, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1.14, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.16, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1.23, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 1.34, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 71 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Danish Army", "Royal Danish Navy", "Royal Danish Air Force" ], "date": "2017" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; conscripts serve an initial training period that varies from 4 to 12 months according to specialization; former conscripts are assigned to mobilization units; women eligible to volunteer for military service; in addition to full time employment, the Danish Military offers reserve contracts in all three branches", "date": "2016" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "Iceland, the UK, and Ireland dispute Denmark's claim that the Faroe Islands' continental shelf extends beyond 200 nm", "sovereignty dispute with Canada over Hans Island in the Kennedy Channel between Ellesmere Island and Greenland", "Denmark (Greenland) and Norway have made submissions to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) and Russia is collecting additional data to augment its 2001 CLCS submission" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "refugees": { "by_country": [ { "people": 18215, "country_of_origin": "Syria" } ], "date": "2016" }, "stateless_persons": { "people": 7610, "date": "2016" } } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-01", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701102640/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/da.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/da.html" } }, "dhekelia": { "data": { "name": "Dhekelia", "introduction": { "background": "By terms of the 1960 Treaty of Establishment that created the independent Republic of Cyprus, the UK retained full sovereignty and jurisdiction over two areas of almost 254 square kilometers - Akrotiri and Dhekelia. The larger of these is the Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area, which is also referred to as the Eastern Sovereign Base Area." }, "geography": { "location": "Eastern Mediterranean, on the southeast coast of Cyprus near Famagusta", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 34, "minutes": 59, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 33, "minutes": 45, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Middle East", "area": { "total": { "value": 130.8, "units": "sq km" }, "note": "area surrounds three Cypriot enclaves", "global_rank": 223, "comparative": "about three-quarters the size of Washington, DC" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 108, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Cyprus", "border_length": { "value": 108, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 27.5, "units": "km" }, "climate": "temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters", "environment": { "current_issues": [ "netting and trapping of small migrant songbirds in the spring and autumn" ] }, "note": "British extraterritorial rights also extended to several small off-post sites scattered across Cyprus; of the Sovereign Base Area (SBA) land, 60% is privately owned and farmed, 20% is owned by the Ministry of Defense, and 20% is SBA Crown land" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 15700 }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "English" }, { "name": "Greek" } ] } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "none", "conventional_short_form": "Dhekelia" }, "capital": { "name": "Episkopi Cantonment (base administrative center for Akrotiri and Dhekelia); located in Akrotiri", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 34, "minutes": 40, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 32, "minutes": 51, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 2, "note": "7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" }, "daylight_saving_time": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" }, "constitution": { "history": "presented 3 August 1960, effective 16 August 1960 (The Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia Order in Council 1960, serves as a basic legal document); amended 1966 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "laws applicable to the Cypriot population are, as far as possible, the same as the laws of the Republic of Cyprus; note - the Sovereign Base Area Administration has its own court system to deal with civil and criminal matters", "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952)", "head_of_government": "Administrator Air Vice-Marshall Michael WIGSTON (since 21 January 2015); note - reports to the British Ministry of Defense", "elections_appointments": "the monarchy is hereditary; administrator appointed by the monarch on the advice of the Ministry of Defense" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Senior Judges' Court (consists of several visiting judges from England and Wales)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "see entry for United Kingdom", "subordinate_courts": "Resident Judges' Court; military courts" }, "flag_description": { "description": "the flag of the UK is used" }, "national_anthem": { "note": "as a United Kingdom area of special sovereignty, \"God Save the Queen\" is official (see United Kingdom)", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/DX.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Economic activity is limited to providing services to the military and their families located in Dhekelia. All food and manufactured goods must be imported.", "exchange_rates": { "note": "uses the euro" } }, "communications": { "broadcast_media": "British Forces Broadcast Service (BFBS) provides multi-channel satellite TV service as well as BFBS radio broadcasts to the Dhekelia Sovereign Base (2009)" }, "military_and_security": { "note": "defense is the responsibility of the UK; includes Dhekelia Garrison and Ayios Nikolaos Station connected by a roadway" } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-05-15", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170515142511/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/dx.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170515000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/dx.html" } }, "djibouti": { "data": { "name": "Djibouti", "introduction": { "background": "The French Territory of the Afars and the Issas became Djibouti in 1977. Hassan Gouled APTIDON installed an authoritarian one-party state and proceeded to serve as president until 1999. Unrest among the Afar minority during the 1990s led to a civil war that ended in 2001 with a peace accord between Afar rebels and the Somali Issa-dominated government. In 1999, Djibouti's first multiparty presidential election resulted in the election of Ismail Omar GUELLEH as president; he was reelected to a second term in 2005 and extended his tenure in office via a constitutional amendment, which allowed him to serve a third term in 2011 and begin a fourth term in 2016. Djibouti occupies a strategic geographic location at the intersection of the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden and serves as an important shipping portal for goods entering and leaving the east African highlands and transshipments between Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. The government holds longstanding ties to France, which maintains a significant military presence in the country, and has strong ties with the US. Djibouti hosts several thousand members of US armed services at US-run Camp Lemonnier." }, "geography": { "location": "Eastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea, between Eritrea and Somalia", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 11, "minutes": 30, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 43, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Africa", "area": { "total": { "value": 23200, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 23180, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 20, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 151, "comparative": "slightly smaller than New Jersey" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 528, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Eritrea", "border_length": { "value": 125, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Ethiopia", "border_length": { "value": 342, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Somalia", "border_length": { "value": 61, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 314, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "contiguous_zone": { "value": 24, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "desert; torrid, dry", "terrain": "coastal plain and plateau separated by central mountains", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 430, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Lac Assal", "elevation": { "value": -155, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Moussa Ali", "elevation": { "value": 2028, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "potential geothermal power", "gold", "clay", "granite", "limestone", "marble", "salt", "diatomite", "gypsum", "pumice", "petroleum" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 73.4, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 0.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 73.3, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 0.2, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 26.4, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 10, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "earthquakes", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "droughts", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "occasional cyclonic disturbances from the Indian Ocean bring heavy rains and flash floods", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "experiences limited volcanic activity; Ardoukoba (elev. 298 m) last erupted in 1978; Manda-Inakir, located along the Ethiopian border, is also historically active", "type": "volcanism" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "inadequate supplies of potable water", "limited arable land", "desertification", "endangered species" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Wetlands" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "strategic location near world's busiest shipping lanes and close to Arabian oilfields; terminus of rail traffic into Ethiopia; mostly wasteland; Lac Assal (Lake Assal) is the lowest point in Africa and the saltiest lake in the world" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 846687, "global_rank": 163, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Djiboutian(s)", "adjective": "Djiboutian" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Somali", "percent": 60 }, { "name": "Afar", "percent": 35 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 5, "note": "includes French, Arab, Ethiopian, and Italian" } ] }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "French", "note": "official" }, { "name": "Arabic", "note": "official" }, { "name": "Somali" }, { "name": "Afar" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 94 }, { "name": "Christian", "percent": 6 } ] }, "demographic_profile": "Djibouti is a poor, predominantly urban country, characterized by high rates of illiteracy, unemployment, and childhood malnutrition. More than 75% of the population lives in cities and towns (predominantly in the capital, Djibouti). The rural population subsists primarily on nomadic herding. Prone to droughts and floods, the country has few natural resources and must import more than 80% of its food from neighboring countries or Europe. Health care, particularly outside the capital, is limited by poor infrastructure, shortages of equipment and supplies, and a lack of qualified personnel. More than a third of health care recipients are migrants because the services are still better than those available in their neighboring home countries. The nearly universal practice of female genital cutting reflects Djibouti’s lack of gender equality and is a major contributor to obstetrical complications and its high rates of maternal and infant mortality. A 1995 law prohibiting the practice has never been enforced.\nBecause of its political stability and its strategic location at the confluence of East Africa and the Gulf States along the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea, Djibouti is a key transit point for migrants and asylum seekers heading for the Gulf States and beyond. Each year some hundred thousand people, mainly Ethiopians and some Somalis, journey through Djibouti, usually to the port of Obock, to attempt a dangerous sea crossing to Yemen. However, with the escalation of the ongoing Yemen conflict, Yemenis began fleeing to Djibouti in March 2015, with more than 35,000 arriving by April 2016. Most Yemenis remain unregistered and head for Djibouti City rather than seeking asylum at one of Djibouti’s three spartan refugee camps. Djibouti has been hosting refugees and asylum seekers, predominantly Somalis and lesser numbers of Ethiopians and Eritreans, at camps for 20 years, despite lacking potable water, food shortages, and unemployment.", "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 31.71, "males": 134604, "females": 133840 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 21.54, "males": 85805, "females": 96587 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 38.37, "males": 134945, "females": 189930 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 4.7, "males": 18257, "females": 21538 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 3.68, "males": 13992, "females": 17189 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 58.5, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 51.9, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 6.6, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 15.1, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 23.5, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 21.8, "units": "years" }, 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10.6, "global_rank": 44, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 0.23, "date": "2014" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 1.4, "date": "2012" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 97.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 64.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 90, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 2.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 35.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 10, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 59.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 5.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 47.4, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 40.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 94.9, "units": 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"female": { "value": 6, "units": "years" }, "date": "2011" }, "child_labor": { "total_number": 13176, "percentage": { "value": 8, "units": "%" }, "date": "2006" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Republic of Djibouti", "conventional_short_form": "Djibouti", "local_long_form": "Republique de Djibouti/Jumhuriyat Jibuti", "local_short_form": "Djibouti/Jibuti", "former": "French Territory of the Afars and Issas, French Somaliland", "etymology": "the country name derives from the capital city of Djibouti" }, "government_type": "semi-presidential republic", "capital": { "name": "Djibouti", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 11, "minutes": 35, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 43, "minutes": 9, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 3, "note": "8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "independence": { "date": "1977-06-27", "note": "from France" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence 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prime minister", "elections_appointments": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term; (constitution amended in 2010 to allow a third term); election last held on 8 April 2016 (next to be held by 2021); prime minister appointed by the president", "election_results": "Ismail Omar GUELLEH reelected president for a fourth term; percent of vote - Ismail Omar GUELLEH (RPP) 87%, Omar Elmi KHAIREH (represented the USN) 7.3%, other 5.6%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale, formerly the Chamber of Deputies (65 seats; 52 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 13 directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 22 February 2013 (next to be held in 2018)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - UMP 55, USN 10" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court or Cour Supreme (consists of NA magistrates); Constitutional Council (consists of 6 magistrates)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Supreme Court magistrates appointed by the president with the advice of the Superior Council of the Magistracy or CSM, a 10-member body consisting of 4 judges, 3 members (non parliamentarians and judges) appointed by the president, and 3 appointed by the National Assembly president or speaker; magistrates appointed for life with retirement at age 65; Constitutional Council magistrate appointments - 2 by the president of the republic, 2 by the president of the National Assembly, and 2 by the CSM; magistrates appointed for 8-year, non-renewable terms", "subordinate_courts": "High Court of Appeal; 5 Courts of First Instance; customary courts; State Court (replaced sharia courts in 2003)" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Alliance of Movements for the Alternation and the 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"name": "Republican Alliance for Democracy", "name_alternative": "ARD", "leaders": [ "Ahmed YOUSSOUF" ] }, { "name": "Republican Alliance for Democracy", "name_alternative": "ARD", "note": "Kassim Ahmed DINI" }, { "name": "Union for a Presidential Majority", "name_alternative": "UMP", "note": "a coalition of parties including RPP, FRUD, PND, PPSD" }, { "name": "Union for Democracy and Justice", "name_alternative": "UDJ", "leaders": [ "Ilya Ismail GUEDI Hared" ] }, { "name": "Union for National Salvation", "name_alternative": "USN", "leaders": [ "Ahmed Youssouf HOUMED" ], "note": "an umbrella coalition comprising PDD, PND, ARD-DINI faction, UDJ" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ACP" }, { "organization": "AfDB" }, { "organization": "AFESD" }, { "organization": "AMF" }, { "organization": "AU" }, { "organization": "CAEU ", "note": "candidates" }, { "organization": "COMESA" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IDB" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IGAD" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "LAS" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "MINURSO" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OIC" }, { "organization": "OIF" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge D’Affaires Mark BOULWARE (since February 2017)", "chancery": "1156 15th Street NW, Suite 515, Washington, DC 20005", "telephone": "[1] (202) 331-0270", "fax": "[1] (202) 331-0302" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Mark BOULWARE (since February 2017)", "embassy": "Lot 350-B, Haramouss", "mailing_address": "B.P. 185, Djibouti", "telephone": "[253] 21 45 30 00", "fax": "[253] 21 45 31 29" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "two equal horizontal bands of light blue (top) and light green with a white isosceles triangle based on the hoist side bearing a red five-pointed star in the center; blue stands for sea and sky and the Issa Somali people; green symbolizes earth and the Afar people; white represents peace; the red star recalls the struggle for independence and stands for unity" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "red star" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "light blue" }, { "color": "green" }, { "color": "white" }, { "color": "red" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Jabuuti\" (Djibouti)", "lyrics_music": "Aden ELMI/Abdi ROBLEH", "note": "adopted 1977", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/DJ.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Djibouti's economy is based on service activities connected with the country's strategic location as a deepwater port on the Red Sea. Three-fourths of Djibouti's inhabitants live in the capital city; the remainder are mostly nomadic herders. Scant rainfall and less than 4% arable land limits crop production to small quantities of fruits and vegetables, and most food must be imported.\n\nDjibouti provides services as both a transit port for the region and an international transshipment and refueling center. Imports, exports, and re-exports represent 70% of port activity at Djibouti's container terminal. Reexports consist primarily of coffee from landlocked neighbor Ethiopia. Djibouti has few natural resources and little industry. The nation is, therefore, heavily dependent on foreign assistance to help support its balance of payments and to finance development projects. An official unemployment rate of nearly 50% - with youth unemployment near 80% - continues to be a major problem. Inflation was at 3% in 2014-2016, due to low international food prices and a decline in electricity tariffs.\n\nDjibouti’s reliance on diesel-generated electricity and imported food and water leave average consumers vulnerable to global price shocks, though in mid-2015 Djibouti passed new legislation to liberalize the energy sector. The government has emphasized infrastructure development for transportation and energy and Djibouti – with the help of foreign partners, particularly China – has begun to increase and modernize its port capacity.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3345000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3141000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 2949000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 183, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 1894000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6.5, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 6.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 6, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 14 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3400, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3300, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 3100, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 186, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 60.5, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 32, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 42.2, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 0.4, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 34.8, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -69.9, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 2.9, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 20.8, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 76.3, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 10.7, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 28.9, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 18.5, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 150 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ 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"value": 40.9, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2002" } ], "global_rank": 56 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 685700000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 885900000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 36.2, "global_rank": 52, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -10.6, "global_rank": 203, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 60.5, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 38.6, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 68 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2.7, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 140 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 11.7, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 11.62, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 73 }, 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"reexports", "hides", "skins", "coffee (in transit)", "scrap metal" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Somalia", "percent": 79.7 }, { "name": "US", "percent": 5.4 }, { "name": "Yemen", "percent": 4.6 }, { "name": "UAE", "percent": 4 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 992000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1038000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 180 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "foods", "beverages", "transport equipment", "chemicals", "petroleum products", "clothing" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "China", "percent": 41.8 }, { "name": "Saudi Arabia", "percent": 14.2 }, { "name": "Indonesia", "percent": 5.9 }, { "name": "India", "percent": 4.3 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1339000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 1090000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 161 }, "stock_of_direct_foreign_investment": { "at_home": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1767000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 1368000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 113 } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 177.7, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 177.72, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 177.72, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 177.72, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 177.72, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Djiboutian francs (DJF) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 400000, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 50, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 61, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 14, "units": "%" }, "date": "2013" }, "production": { "kWh": 400000000, "global_rank": 170, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 400000000, "global_rank": 173, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 133, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 143, "date": "2013" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 100000, "global_rank": 174, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 98.9, "global_rank": 50, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 79, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 170, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 1.1, "global_rank": 97, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 124, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 116, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 184, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 0, "global_rank": 125, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 135, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 6000, "global_rank": 168, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 403, "global_rank": 117, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 6509, "global_rank": 156, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 177, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 138, "date": "2013" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 90, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 187, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 131, "date": "2014-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 1800000, "global_rank": 151, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 23000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 3, "global_rank": 181, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 312000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 38, "global_rank": 177, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "telephone facilities in the city of Djibouti are adequate, as are the microwave radio relay connections to outlying areas of the country", "domestic": "Djibouti Telecom is the sole provider of telecommunications services and utilizes mostly a microwave radio relay network; fiber-optic cable is installed in the capital; rural areas connected via wireless local loop radio systems; mobile cellular coverage is primarily limited to the area in and around Djibouti city", "international": "country code - 253; landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-3 and EASSy fiber-optic submarine cable systems providing links to Asia, the Middle East, Europe and North America; satellite earth stations - 2 (1 Intelsat - Indian Ocean and 1 Arabsat); Medarabtel regional microwave radio relay telephone network (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "state-owned Radiodiffusion-Television de Djibouti operates the sole terrestrial TV station, as well as the only 2 domestic radio networks; no private TV or radio stations; transmissions of several international broadcasters are available (2007)", "internet": { "country_code": ".dj", "users": { "total": 99000, "percent_of_population": 11.9, "global_rank": 178, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 2, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 4, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "J2", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 13, "global_rank": 152, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 3, "over_3047_metres": 1, "2438_to_3047_metres": 1, "1524_to_2437_metres": 1, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 10, "1524_to_2437_metres": 1, "914_to_1523_metres": 7, "under_914_metres": 2, "date": "2013" } } }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 97, "units": "km" }, "standard_gauge": { "length": 97, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.435-m" }, "global_rank": 128, "date": "2017" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 3065, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 1379, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 1686, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 165, "date": "2000" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Djibouti" ] }, "note": "while attacks continued to decrease, with only 4 in 2014, the International Maritime Bureau reports offshore waters in the Gulf of Aden remain a high risk for piracy; 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" }, "military_and_security": { "branches": { "by_name": [ "Djibouti Armed Forces (Forces Armees Djiboutiennes", "FAD)", "Djibouti National Army (includes Navy", "Djiboutian Air Force (Force Aerienne Djiboutienne", "FAD)", "National Gendarmerie (GN)) (2013)" ] }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18 years of age for voluntary military service; 16-25 years of age for voluntary military training; no conscription", "date": "2012" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "Djibouti maintains economic ties and border accords with \"Somaliland\" leadership while maintaining some political ties to various factions in Somalia", "Kuwait is chief investor in the 2008 restoration and upgrade of the Ethiopian-Djibouti rail link", "in 2008, Eritrean troops moved across the border on Ras Doumera peninsula and occupied Doumera Island with undefined sovereignty in the Red Sea" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "refugees": { "by_country": [ { "people": 13021, "country_of_origin": "Somalia; Yemen" } ], "date": "2016" } }, "trafficking_in_persons": { "current_situation": "Djibouti is a transit, source, and destination country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking; economic migrants from East Africa en route to Yemen and other Middle East locations are vulnerable to exploitation in Djibouti; some women and girls may be forced into domestic servitude or prostitution after reaching Djibouti City, the Ethiopia-Djibouti trucking corridor, or Obock – the main crossing point into Yemen; Djiboutian and foreign children may be forced to beg, to work as domestic servants, or to commit theft and other petty crimes", "tier_rating": "Tier 2 Watch List – Djibouti does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; in 2014, Djibouti was granted a waiver from an otherwise required downgrade to Tier 3 because its government has a written plan that, if implemented would constitute making significant efforts to bring itself into compliance with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; one forced labor trafficker was convicted in 2014 but received a suspended sentence inadequate to deter trafficking; authorities did not investigate or prosecute any other forced labor crimes, any sex trafficking offenses, or any officials complicit in human trafficking, and remained limited in their ability to recognize or protect trafficking victims; official round-ups, detentions, and deportations of non-Djiboutian residents, including children without screening for trafficking victims remained routine; the government did not provide care to victims but supported local NGOs operating centers that assisted victims (2015)" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-24", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624100344/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/dj.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/dj.html" } }, "dominica": { "data": { "name": "Dominica", "introduction": { "background": "Dominica was the last of the Caribbean islands to be colonized by Europeans due chiefly to the fierce resistance of the native Caribs. France ceded possession to Great Britain in 1763, which colonized the island in 1805. In 1980, two years after independence, Dominica's fortunes improved when a corrupt and tyrannical administration was replaced by that of Mary Eugenia CHARLES, the first female prime minister in the Caribbean, who remained in office for 15 years. Some 3,000 Carib Indians still living on Dominica are the only pre-Columbian population remaining in the eastern Caribbean." }, "geography": { "location": "Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, about halfway between Puerto Rico and Trinidad and Tobago", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 15, "minutes": 25, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 61, "minutes": 20, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "Central America and the Caribbean", "area": { "total": { "value": 751, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 751, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 189, "comparative": "slightly more than four times the size of Washington, DC" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 0, "units": "km" } }, "coastline": { "value": 148, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "contiguous_zone": { "value": 24, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "tropical; moderated by northeast trade winds; heavy rainfall", "terrain": "rugged mountains of volcanic origin", "elevation": { "lowest_point": { "name": "Caribbean Sea", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Morne Diablotins", "elevation": { "value": 1447, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "timber", "hydropower", "arable land" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 34.7, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 8, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 24, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 2.7, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 59.2, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 6.1, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "population_distribution": "population is mosly clustered along the coast, with roughly a third living in the parish of St. George, in or around the capital of Roseau; the volcanic interior is sparsely populated", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "flash floods are a constant threat", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "destructive hurricanes can be expected during the late summer months", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "NA" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Environmental Modification", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Whaling" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "known as \"The Nature Island of the Caribbean\" due to its spectacular, lush, and varied flora and fauna, which are protected by an extensive natural park system; the most mountainous of the Lesser Antilles, its volcanic peaks are cones of lava craters and include Boiling Lake, the second-largest, thermally active lake in the world" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 73757, "global_rank": 202, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Dominican(s)", "adjective": "Dominican" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "black", "percent": 86.6 }, { "name": "mixed", "percent": 9.1 }, { "name": "indigenous", "percent": 2.9 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 1.3 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 0.2 } ], "date": "2001" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "English", "note": "official" }, { "name": "French patois" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 61.4 }, { "name": "Protestant", "percent": 28.6, "breakdown": [ { "name": "includes Evangelical", "percent": 6.7 }, { "name": "Seventh Day Adventist", "percent": 6.1 }, { "name": "Pentecostal", "percent": 5.6 }, { "name": "Baptist", "percent": 4.1 }, { "name": "Methodist", "percent": 3.7 }, { "name": "Church of God", "percent": 1.2 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 1.2 } ] }, { "name": "Rastafarian", "percent": 1.3 }, { "name": "Jehovah's Witness", "percent": 1.2 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 0.3 }, { "name": "none", "percent": 6.1 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 1.1 } ], "date": "2001" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 21.84, "males": 8239, "females": 7871 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 15.7, "males": 5960, "females": 5618 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 41.97, "males": 15693, "females": 15264 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 9.6, "males": 3787, "females": 3294 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 10.89, "males": 3561, "females": 4470 }, "date": "2016" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 33, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 32.5, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 33.5, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 91, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 0.2, "global_rank": 186, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 15.2, "global_rank": 130, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 7.9, "global_rank": 101, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -5.4, "global_rank": 197, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "population is mosly clustered along the coast, with roughly a third living in the parish of St. George, in or around the capital of Roseau; the volcanic interior is sparsely populated", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 69.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 0.84, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Roseau", "population": 15000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2014" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 1.15, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.79, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 1.02, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 10.9, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 14.5, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 7.2, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 128, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 77, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 74, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 80.1, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 78, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 2.04, "global_rank": 111, "date": "2016" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 5.5, "global_rank": 112, "date": "2014" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 3.8, "date": "2012" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 95.7, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 4.3, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 79.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 84.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 81.1, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 20.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 15.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 18.9, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2007" }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "note": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus", "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 25.9, "global_rank": 61, "date": "2014" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Commonwealth of Dominica", "conventional_short_form": "Dominica", "etymology": "the island was named by explorer Christopher COLUMBUS for the day of the week on which he spotted it, Sunday (\"Domingo\" in Latin), 3 November 1493" }, "government_type": "parliamentary republic", "capital": { "name": "Roseau", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 15, "minutes": 18, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 61, "minutes": 24, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": -4, "note": "1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "administrative_divisions": [ { "name": "Saint Andrew", "type": "parish" }, { "name": "Saint David", "type": "parish" }, { "name": "Saint George", "type": "parish" }, { "name": "Saint John", "type": "parish" }, { "name": "Saint Joseph", "type": "parish" }, { "name": "Saint Luke", "type": "parish" }, { "name": "Saint Mark", "type": "parish" }, { "name": "Saint Patrick", "type": "parish" }, { "name": "Saint Paul", "type": "parish" }, { "name": "Saint Peter", "type": "parish" } ], "independence": { "date": "1978-11-03", "note": "from the UK" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "3 November", "original_year": "1978" } ], "constitution": { "history": "previous 1967 (preindependence); latest presented 25 July 1978, entered into force 3 November 1978; amended several times, last in 2015 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "common law based on the English model", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "yes", "citizenship_by_descent": "yes", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "yes", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "5 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Charles A. SAVARIN (since 2 October 2013)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Roosevelt SKERRIT (since 8 January 2004)", "cabinet": "Cabinet appointed by the president on the advice of the prime minister", "elections_appointments": "president nominated by the prime minister and leader of the opposition party and elected by the House of Assembly for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 30 September 2013 (next to be held in October 2018); prime minister appointed by the president", "election_results": "Charles A. SAVARIN (DLP) elected president by a vote of 19-0 on 30 September 2013" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral House of Assembly (32 seats; 21 representatives directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote, 9 senators appointed by the Assembly, and 2 ex-officio members - the House Speaker and the Clerk of the House; members serve 5-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 8 December 2014 (next to be held in 2019); note - tradition dictates that the election is held within five years of the last election, but technically it is five years from the first seating of parliament plus a 90-day grace period", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - DLP 15, UWP 6" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) is the itinerant superior court of record for the 9-member Organization of Eastern Caribbean States to include Dominica; the ECSC - based on St. Lucia - is headed by the chief justice and is comprised of the Court of Appeal with 3 justices and the High Court with 16 judges; sittings of the Court of Appeal and High Court rotate among the 9 member states; 2 High Court judges reside in Dominica; note - Dominica is a member of the Caribbean Court of Justice", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "chief justice of Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court appointed by the Her Majesty, Queen ELIZABETH II; other justices and judges appointed by the Judicial and Legal Services Commission, an independent body of judicial officials; Court of Appeal justices appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 65; High Court judges appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 62", "subordinate_courts": "Court of Summary Jurisdiction; magistrates' courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Dominica Freedom Party", "name_alternative": "DFP", "leaders": [ "Judith PESTAINA" ] }, { "name": "Dominica Labor Party", "name_alternative": "DLP", "leaders": [ "Roosevelt SKERRIT" ] }, { "name": "Dominica United Workers Party", "name_alternative": "UWP", "leaders": [ "Hector JOHN" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Dominica Liberation Movement", "name_alternative": "DLM", "note": "a small leftist party" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ACP" }, { "organization": "AOSIS" }, { "organization": "C" }, { "organization": "Caricom" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CDB" }, { "organization": "CELAC" }, { "organization": "Commonwealth of Nations" }, { "organization": "ECCU" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "ISO ", "note": "correspondent" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OAS" }, { "organization": "OECS" }, { "organization": "OIF" }, { "organization": "OPANAL" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "Petrocaribe" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WFTU" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Hubert J. CHARLES (since 16 July 2010)", "chancery": "3216 New Mexico Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20016", "telephone": "[1] (202) 364-6781", "fax": "[1] (202) 364-6791", "consulates_general": "New York" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "green with a centered cross of three equal bands - the vertical part is yellow (hoist side), black, and white and the horizontal part is yellow (top), black, and white; superimposed in the center of the cross is a red disk bearing a Sisserou parrot, unique to Dominica, encircled by 10 green, five-pointed stars edged in yellow; the 10 stars represent the 10 administrative divisions (parishes); green symbolizes the island's lush vegetation; the triple-colored cross represents the Christian Trinity; the yellow color denotes sunshine, the main agricultural products (citrus and bananas), and the native Carib Indians; black is for the rich soil and the African heritage of most citizens; white signifies rivers, waterfalls, and the purity of aspirations; the red disc stands for social justice" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "Sisserou parrot" }, { "symbol": "Carib Wood flower" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "green" }, { "color": "yellow" }, { "color": "black" }, { "color": "white" }, { "color": "red" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Isle of Beauty\"", "lyrics_music": "Wilfred Oscar Morgan POND/Lemuel McPherson CHRISTIAN", "note": "adopted 1967", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/DO.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "The Dominican economy has been dependent on agriculture - primarily bananas - in years past, but increasingly has been driven by tourism as the government seeks to promote Dominica as an \"ecotourism\" destination. Moreover, Dominica has an offshore medical education sector. In order to diversify the island's economy, the government is also attempting to foster an offshore financial industry and plans to sign agreements with the private sector to develop geothermal energy resources. In 2003, the government began a comprehensive restructuring of the economy - including the elimination of price controls, privatization of the state banana company, and tax increases - to address an economic and financial crisis and to meet IMF requirements. In 2009 and 2013, the economy contracted as a result of the global recession; growth remains anemic. Although public debt levels continue to exceed pre-recession levels, the debt burden declined from 78% of GDP in 2011 to approximately 70% in 2012.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 812000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 799600000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 814000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 205, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 524000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.5, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -1.8, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 4.2, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 159 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 11400, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 11300, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 11500, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 132, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 70.5, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 18.8, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 10.8, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 28.6, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -28.7, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 14.7, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 15.5, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 69.8, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4.7, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 7.4, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 4.4, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 169 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "bananas", "citrus", "mangos", "root crops", "coconuts", "cocoa", "note: forest", "fishery potential not exploited" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "soap", "coconut oil", "tourism", "copra", "furniture", "cement blocks", "shoes" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 1.6, "global_rank": 124, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 25000, "global_rank": 208, "date": "2000" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 40, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 32, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 28, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2002" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 23, "units": "%", "date": "2000" } ], "global_rank": 179 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 29, "units": "%", "date": "2009" }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 148100000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 148100000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 28.3, "global_rank": 86, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": 0, "global_rank": 32, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 70, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 78, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2009" } ], "global_rank": 47 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 July", "end": "30 June" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.4, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -0.8, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 85 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6.5, "units": "%", "date": "2010-12-31" }, { "value": 6.5, "units": "%", "date": "2009-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 53 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 8.6, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 8.7, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 97 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 114600000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 96590000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 188 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 504800000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 480700000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 184 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 296300000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 259300000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 180 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -41000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -41000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 67 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 38300000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 35200000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 206 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "bananas", "soap", "bay oil", "vegetables", "grapefruit", "oranges" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Japan", "percent": 37.9 }, { "name": "Jamaica", "percent": 18.9 }, { "name": "Antigua and Barbuda", "percent": 10.4 }, { "name": "Trinidad and Tobago", "percent": 6.2 }, { "name": "St. Lucia", "percent": 4.7 }, { "name": "St. Kitts and Nevis", "percent": 4.2 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 186500000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 182900000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 208 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "manufactured goods", "machinery", "equipment", "food", "chemicals" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Japan", "percent": 42.2 }, { "name": "Trinidad and Tobago", "percent": 17.1 }, { "name": "US", "percent": 11.9 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 6.1 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 100000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 126200000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 167 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 288600000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 275400000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 186 }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.7, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2.7, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 2.7, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 2.7, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 2.7, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "East Caribbean dollars (XCD) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 5900, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 93, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 99, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 80, "units": "%" }, "date": "2012" }, "production": { "kWh": 97000000, "global_rank": 202, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 90210000, "global_rank": 203, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 134, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 144, "date": "2013" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 33200, "global_rank": 200, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 60.2, "global_rank": 133, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 80, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 18.1, "global_rank": 99, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 21.7, "global_rank": 14, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 125, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 117, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 185, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 0, "global_rank": 126, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 136, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 1000, "global_rank": 205, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 177, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 978, "global_rank": 204, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 178, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 139, "date": "2013" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 91, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 188, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 132, "date": "2014-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 100000, "global_rank": 207, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 15123, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 21, "global_rank": 188, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 77000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 105, "global_rank": 192, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "fully automatic network", "domestic": "fixed-line connections continued to decline slowly with the two active operators providing about 20 fixed-line connections per 100 persons; subscribership among the three mobile-cellular providers is about 105 per 100 persons", "international": "country code - 1-767; landing points for the East Caribbean Fiber Optic System (ECFS) and the Global Caribbean Network (GCN) submarine cables providing connectivity to other islands in the eastern Caribbean extending from the British Virgin Islands to Trinidad; microwave radio relay and SHF radiotelephone links to Martinique and Guadeloupe; VHF and UHF radiotelephone links to Saint Lucia (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "no terrestrial TV service available; subscription cable TV provider offers some locally produced programming plus channels from the US, Latin America, and the Caribbean; state-operated radio broadcasts on 6 stations; privately owned radio broadcasts on about 15 stations (2007)", "internet": { "country_code": ".dm", "users": { "total": 50000, "percent_of_population": 67.6, "global_rank": 190, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 0, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 0, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 0, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 0, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "J7", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 2, "global_rank": 199, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 2, "1524_to_2437_metres": 1, "914_to_1523_metres": 1, "date": "2013" } } }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 1512, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 762, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 750, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 178, "date": "2010" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 43, "by_type": [ { "type": "bulk carrier", "count": 11 }, { "type": "cargo", "count": 22 }, { "type": "chemical tanker", "count": 2 }, { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 4 }, { "type": "refrigerated cargo", "count": 3 }, { "type": "roll on/roll off", "count": 1 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 32, "by_country": [ { "country": "Australia", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Estonia", "count": 6 }, { "country": "Germany", "count": 5 }, { "country": "Greece", "count": 4 }, { "country": "India", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Latvia", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Norway", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Russia", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Saudi Arabia", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Syria", "count": 4 }, { "country": "Turkey", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Ukraine", "count": 1 } ] }, "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 1, "by_country": [ { "country": "Saint Vincent and the Grenadines", "count": 1 } ] }, "global_rank": 73, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Portsmouth", "Roseau" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "branches": { "by_name": [ "no regular military forces", "Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force (includes Coast Guard)" ], "date": "2012" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "Dominica is the only Caribbean state to challenge Venezuela's sovereignty claim over Aves Island and joins the other island nations in challenging whether the feature sustains human habitation, a criterion under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, which permits Venezuela to extend its EEZ and continental shelf claims over a large portion of the eastern Caribbean Sea" ], "illicit_drugs": { "note": "transshipment point for narcotics bound for the US and Europe; minor cannabis producer (2008)" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-17", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170617101536/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/do.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170617000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/do.html" } }, "dominican_republic": { "data": { "name": "Dominican Republic", "introduction": { "background": "The Taino - indigenous inhabitants of Hispaniola prior to the arrival of the Europeans - divided the island into five chiefdoms and territories. Christopher COLUMBUS explored and claimed the island on his first voyage in 1492; it became a springboard for Spanish conquest of the Caribbean and the American mainland. In 1697, Spain recognized French dominion over the western third of the island, which in 1804 became Haiti. The remainder of the island, by then known as Santo Domingo, sought to gain its own independence in 1821 but was conquered and ruled by the Haitians for 22 years; it finally attained independence as the Dominican Republic in 1844. In 1861, the Dominicans voluntarily returned to the Spanish Empire, but two years later they launched a war that restored independence in 1865. A legacy of unsettled, mostly non-representative rule followed, capped by the dictatorship of Rafael Leonidas TRUJILLO from 1930 to 1961. Juan BOSCH was elected president in 1962 but was deposed in a military coup in 1963. In 1965, the US led an intervention in the midst of a civil war sparked by an uprising to restore BOSCH. In 1966, Joaquin BALAGUER defeated BOSCH in the presidential election. BALAGUER maintained a tight grip on power for most of the next 30 years when international reaction to flawed elections forced him to curtail his term in 1996. Since then, regular competitive elections have been held in which opposition candidates have won the presidency. Former President Leonel FERNANDEZ Reyna (first term 1996-2000) won election to a new term in 2004 following a constitutional amendment allowing presidents to serve more than one term, and was later reelected to a second consecutive term. In 2012, Danilo MEDINA Sanchez became president; he was reelected in 2016." }, "geography": { "location": "Caribbean, eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Haiti", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 19, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 70, "minutes": 40, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "Central America and the Caribbean", "area": { "total": { "value": 48670, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 48320, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 350, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 132, "comparative": "slightly more than twice the size of New Jersey" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 376, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Haiti", "border_length": { "value": 376, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 1288, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "contiguous_zone": { "value": 24, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" }, "continental_shelf": { "value": 200, "units": "nm", "note": "or to the edge of the continental margin" } }, "climate": "tropical maritime; little seasonal temperature variation; seasonal variation in rainfall", "terrain": "rugged highlands and mountains interspersed with fertile valleys", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 424, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Lago Enriquillo", "elevation": { "value": -46, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Pico Duarte", "elevation": { "value": 3175, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "nickel", "bauxite", "gold", "silver", "arable land" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 51.5, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 16.6, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 10.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 24.8, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 40.8, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 7.7, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 3070, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "coastal development is significant, especially in the southern coastal plains and the Cibao Valley, where population density is highest; smaller population clusters exist in the interior mountains (Cordillera Central)", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "lies in the middle of the hurricane belt and subject to severe storms from June to October", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "occasional flooding", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "periodic droughts", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "water shortages", "soil eroding into the sea damages coral reefs", "deforestation" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Hazardous Wastes", "Marine Dumping", "Marine Life Conservation", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Wetlands" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [ "Law of the Sea" ] } }, "note": "shares island of Hispaniola with Haiti (eastern two-thirds makes up the Dominican Republic, western one-third is Haiti)" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 10606865, "global_rank": 88, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Dominican(s)", "adjective": "Dominican" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "mixed", "percent": 73 }, { "name": "white", "percent": 16 }, { "name": "black", "percent": 11 } ] }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Spanish", "note": "official" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 95 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 5 } ] }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 27.06, "males": 1460389, "females": 1410226 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 18.3, "males": 989020, "females": 952375 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 39.54, "males": 2146082, "females": 2047860 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 7.67, "males": 409166, "females": 403977 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 7.43, "males": 363791, "females": 423979 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 57.8, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 47.3, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 10.5, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 9.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 27.8, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 27.6, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 28, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 135, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 1.21, "global_rank": 94, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 18.6, "global_rank": 92, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 4.6, "global_rank": 203, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -1.9, "global_rank": 162, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "coastal development is significant, especially in the southern coastal plains and the Cibao Valley, where population density is highest; smaller population clusters exist in the interior mountains (Cordillera Central)", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 79, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 2.6, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Santo Domingo", "population": 2945000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 1.01, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.86, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 21.3, "date": "2013" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 92, "global_rank": 62, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 18.1, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 20, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 16.2, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 93, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 78.1, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 75.9, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 80.5, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 64, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 2.31, "global_rank": 90, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 69.5, "units": "%", "date": "2014" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 4.4, "global_rank": 130, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 1.49, "date": "2011" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 1.7, "date": "2011" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 85.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 81.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 84.7, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 14.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 18.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 15.3, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 86.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 75.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 84, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 13.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 24.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 16, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 1.03, "global_rank": 45, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 67900, "global_rank": 52, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 3100, "global_rank": 44, "date": "2015" } }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "degree_of_risk": "high", "food_or_waterborne_diseases": [ "bacterial diarrhea", "hepatitis A", "typhoid fever" ], "vectorborne_diseases": [ "dengue fever" ], "note": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus", "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 23, "global_rank": 90, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 4, "global_rank": 106, "date": "2013" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 2.1, "global_rank": 163, "date": "2007" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 91.8, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 91.2, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 92.3, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 13, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 13, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 14, "units": "years" }, "date": "2014" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 31.4, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 22.2, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 46.7, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 26, "date": "2013" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Dominican Republic", "conventional_short_form": "The Dominican", "local_long_form": "Republica Dominicana", "local_short_form": "La Dominicana", "etymology": "the country name derives from the capital city of Santo Domingo (Saint Dominic)" }, "government_type": "presidential republic", "capital": { "name": "Santo Domingo", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 18, "minutes": 28, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 69, "minutes": 54, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": -4, "note": "1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "independence": { "date": "1844-02-27", "note": "from Haiti" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "27 February", "original_year": "1844" } ], "constitution": { "history": "many previous (38 total); latest proclaimed 26 January 2010", "note": "the Dominican Republic Government has a practice of promulgating a \"new\" constitution whenever an amendment is ratified (2016)" }, "legal_system": "civil law system based on the French civil code; Criminal Procedures Code modified in 2004 to include important elements of an accusatory system", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of the Dominican Republic", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "yes", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "2 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": true, "note": "18 years of age, universal and compulsory; married persons regardless of age can vote; note - members of the armed forces and national police by law cannot vote" }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Danilo MEDINA Sanchez (since 16 August 2012); Vice President Margarita CEDENO DE FERNANDEZ (since 16 August 2012); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government", "head_of_government": "President Danilo MEDINA Sanchez (since 16 August 2012); Vice President Margarita CEDENO DE FERNANDEZ (since 16 August 2012)", "cabinet": "Cabinet nominated by the president", "elections_appointments": "president and vice president directly elected on the same ballot by absolute vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 4-year term (eligible for consecutive terms); election last held on 15 May 2016 (next to be held in 2020)", "election_results": "Danilo MEDINA Sanchez reelected president; percent of vote - Danilo MEDINA Sanchez (PLD) 61.7%, Luis Rodolfo ABINADER Corona (PRM) 35%, other 3.3%; Margarita CEDENO DE FERNANDEZ (PLD) reelected vice president" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "bicameral National Congress or Congreso Nacional consists of the Senate or Senado (32 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 4-year terms) and the House of Representatives or Camara de Diputados (190 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms)", "elections": "Senate - last held on 15 May 2016 (next to be held in May 2020); House of Representatives - last held on 15 May 2016 (next to be held in May 2020)", "election_results": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PLD 26, 2PRM, 1 BIS, 1 PLRD, 1 PRD, PRSC 1; House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PLD 106, PRM 42, PRSC 18, PRD 16, PLRD 3, other 5" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court of Justice or Suprema Corte de Justicia (consists of a minimum of 16 magistrates); Constitutional Court or Tribunal Constitucional (consists of 13 judges); note - the Constitutional Court was established in 2010 by constitutional amendment", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Supreme Court and Constitutional Court judges appointed by the National Council of the Judiciary comprised of the president, the leaders of both chambers of congress, the president of the Supreme Court, and a non-governing party congressional representative; Supreme Court judges appointed for 7-year terms; Constitutional Court judges appointed for 9-year terms", "subordinate_courts": "courts of appeal; courts of first instance; justices of the peace; special courts for juvenile, labor, and land cases; Contentious Administrative Court for cases filed against the government" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Dominican Liberation Party", "name_alternative": "PLD", "leaders": [ "Leonel FERNANDEZ Reyna" ] }, { "name": "Dominican Revolutionary Party", "name_alternative": "PRD", "leaders": [ "Miguel VARGAS Maldonado" ] }, { "name": "Institutional Social Democratic Bloc", "name_alternative": "BIS" }, { "name": "Liberal Reformist Party", "name_alternative": "PLRD" }, { "name": "Modern Revolutionary Party", "name_alternative": "PRM", "leaders": [ "Andres BAUTISTA Garcia" ] }, { "name": "National Progressive Front", "leaders": [ "Vinicio CASTILLO", "Pelegrin CASTILLO" ] }, { "name": "Social Christian Reformist Party", "name_alternative": "PRSC", "leaders": [ "Federico ANTUN" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Citizen Participation Group ", "note": "Participacion Ciudadania" }, { "name": "Collective of Popular Organizations", "name_alternative": "COP" }, { "name": "Foundation for Institution-Building and Justice", "name_alternative": "FINJUS" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ACP" }, { "organization": "AOSIS" }, { "organization": "BCIE" }, { "organization": "Caricom ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CELAC" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IADB" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IHO" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO ", "note": "correspondent" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "LAES" }, { "organization": "LAIA" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "MINUSMA" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OAS" }, { "organization": "OIF ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OPANAL" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "Pacific Alliance ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "Petrocaribe" }, { "organization": "SICA ", "note": "associated member" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "Union Latina" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Jose Tomas PEREZ Vazquez(since 23 February 2015)", "chancery": "1715 22nd Street NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 332-6280", "fax": "[1] (202) 265-8057", "consulates_general": "Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Mayaguez (Puerto Rico), Miami, New Orleans, New York, San Juan (Puerto Rico)", "consulates": "San Francisco" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Patrick DUNN (since 20 January 2017)", "embassy": "Av. Republica de Colombia", "mailing_address": "Unit 5500, APO AA 34041-5500", "telephone": "[1] (809) 567-7775", "fax": "[1] (809) 686-7437" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "a centered white cross that extends to the edges divides the flag into four rectangles - the top ones are ultramarine blue (hoist side) and vermilion red, and the bottom ones are vermilion red (hoist side) and ultramarine blue; a small coat of arms featuring a shield supported by a laurel branch (left) and a palm branch (right) is at the center of the cross; above the shield a blue ribbon displays the motto, DIOS, PATRIA, LIBERTAD (God, Fatherland, Liberty), and below the shield, REPUBLICA DOMINICANA appears on a red ribbon; in the shield a bible is opened to a verse that reads \"Y la verdad nos hara libre\" (And the truth shall set you free); blue stands for liberty, white for salvation, and red for the blood of heroes" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "palmchat ", "note": "bird" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "white" }, { "color": "blue" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Himno Nacional\" (National Anthem)", "lyrics_music": "Emilio PRUD'HOMME/Jose REYES", "note": "adopted 1934; also known as \"Quisqueyanos valientes\" (Valient Sons of Quisqueye); the anthem never refers to the people as Dominican but rather calls them \"Quisqueyanos,\" a reference to the indigenous name of the island", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/DR.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "The Dominican Republic was for most of its history primarily an exporter of sugar, coffee, and tobacco, but in recent years the service sector has overtaken agriculture as the economy's largest employer, due to growth in construction, tourism, and free trade zones. The mining sector has also played a greater role in the export market since late 2012 with the commencement of the extraction phase of the Pueblo Viejo Gold and Silver mine, one of the largest gold mines in the world. The country suffers from marked income inequality; the poorest half of the population receives less than one-fifth of GDP, while the richest 10% enjoys nearly 40% of GDP. High unemployment, a large informal sector, and underemployment remain important long-term challenges.\n\nThe economy is highly dependent upon the US, the destination for approximately half of exports. Remittances from the US amount to about 7% of GDP, equivalent to about a third of exports and two-thirds of tourism receipts. The Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) came into force in March 2007, boosting investment and manufacturing exports.\n\nThe Dominican Republic's economy rebounded from the global recession in 2010-16, and the fiscal situation is improving. A tax reform package passed in November 2012, a reduction in government spending, and lower energy costs helped to narrow the central government budget deficit from 6.6% of GDP in 2012 to 2.6% in 2016. A liability management operation in January 2015, in which the government paid down over $4 billion of the country’s Petrocaribe debt at a discount of 52% with proceeds from the sale of $2.5 billion in global bonds, reduced the country’s debt load by approximately by 4% of GDP. Since 2015 the Dominican Republic has posted the fastest economic growth in Latin America.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 161900000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 151900000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 142000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 74, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 71460000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6.6, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 7, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 7.3, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 12 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 15900, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 15200, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 14400, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 103, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 67.4, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 10.7, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 24.8, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": -0.1, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 24, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -26.8, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 5.1, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 32.8, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 62.2, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "cocoa", "tobacco", "sugarcane", "coffee", "cotton", "rice", "beans", "potatoes", "corn", "bananas", "cattle", "pigs", "dairy products", "beef", "eggs" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "tourism", "sugar processing", "gold mining", "textiles", "cement", "tobacco", "electrical components", "medical devices" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 7, "global_rank": 16, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 5113000, "global_rank": 80, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 14.4, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 20.8, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 64.7, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2014" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 13.8, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 14, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 153 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 30.5, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 1.9, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 37.4, "units": "%" }, "date": "2013" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 47.1, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 45.7, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 28 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 10290000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 11900000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 14.4, "global_rank": 194, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -2.3, "global_rank": 79, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 44, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 44.6, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 109 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.6, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0.8, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 95 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5.87, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 5.86, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 130 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6536000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 5986000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 92 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 20130000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 18430000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 90 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 33080000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 30900000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 75 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -1066000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -1335000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 126 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 9822000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 9523000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 88 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "gold", "silver", "cocoa", "sugar", "coffee", "tobacco", "meats", "consumer goods" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "US", "percent": 42.2 }, { "name": "Haiti", "percent": 16.4 }, { "name": "Canada", "percent": 8 }, { "name": "India", "percent": 5.4 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 16670000000.000002, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 16860000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 80 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "petroleum", "foodstuffs", "cotton", "fabrics", "chemicals", "pharmaceuticals" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "US", "percent": 43.4 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 9.5 }, { "name": "Trinidad and Tobago", "percent": 4.7 }, { "name": "Mexico", "percent": 4.3 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6924000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 5852000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 85 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 26050000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 25710000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 81 }, "stock_of_direct_foreign_investment": { "at_home": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 33390000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 31050000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 65 }, "abroad": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 372000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 272000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 90 } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 46.2, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 45.052, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 45.052, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 43.556, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 39.34, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Dominican pesos (DOP) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 300000, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 98, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 99, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 97, "units": "%" }, "date": "2013" }, "production": { "kWh": 18460000000, "global_rank": 77, "date": "2015" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 15540000000, "global_rank": 79, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 135, "date": "2015" }, "imports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 145, "date": "2015" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 3800000, "global_rank": 90, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 85.2, "global_rank": 88, "date": "2013" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 81, "date": "2013" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 13.2, "global_rank": 109, "date": "2013" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 1.6, "global_rank": 87, "date": "2013" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 126, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 118, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 5990, "global_rank": 77, "date": "2015" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 0, "global_rank": 127, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 25390, "global_rank": 89, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 116000, "global_rank": 77, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 178, "date": "2015" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 57940, "global_rank": 75, "date": "2015" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 179, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 1069000000, "global_rank": 85, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 92, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 1069000000, "global_rank": 57, "date": "2014" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 133, "date": "2014-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 22000000, "global_rank": 79, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 1304968, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 12, "global_rank": 68, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 8797000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 84, "global_rank": 94, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "relatively efficient system based on island-wide microwave radio relay network", "domestic": "fixed-line teledensity is about 10 per 100 persons; multiple providers of mobile-cellular service with a subscribership of nearly 85 per 100 persons", "international": "country code - 1-809; 1-829; 1-849; landing point for the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1), Antillas 1, AMX-1, and the Fibralink submarine cables that provide links to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and US; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "combination of state-owned and privately owned broadcast media; 1 state-owned TV network and a number of private TV networks; networks operate repeaters to extend signals throughout country; combination of state-owned and privately owned radio stations with more than 300 radio stations operating (2015)", "internet": { "country_code": ".do", "users": { "total": 5442000, "percent_of_population": 51.9, "global_rank": 69, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 1, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 6, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 14463, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 0, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "HI", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 36, "global_rank": 110, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 16, "over_3047_metres": 3, "2438_to_3047_metres": 4, "1524_to_2437_metres": 4, "914_to_1523_metres": 4, "under_914_metres": 1, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 20, "1524_to_2437_metres": 1, "914_to_1523_metres": 1, "under_914_metres": 18, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 1, "date": "2013" } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "gas", "length": 27, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil", "length": 103, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 496, "units": "km" }, "standard_gauge": { "length": 354, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.435-m" }, "narrow_gauge": { "length": 142, "units": "km", "gauge": "0.762-m" }, "global_rank": 115, "date": "2014" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 19705, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 9872, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 9833, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 110, "date": "2002" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Puerto Haina", "Puerto Plata", "Santo Domingo" ], "oil_terminals": [ "Punta Nizao oil terminal" ], "liquid_natural_gas_terminals_import": [ "Andres liquid_natural_gas terminal(s) (Boca Chica)" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.65, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 0.67, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 0.62, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 0.65, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 0.6, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 121 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Army (Ejercito Nacional", "EN)", "Navy (Marina de Guerra", "MdG", "includes naval infantry)", "Dominican Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Dominicana", "FAD)" ], "date": "2017" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 17, "note": "17-21 years of age for voluntary military service; recruits must have completed primary school and be Dominican Republic citizens; women may volunteer", "date": "2012" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "Haitian migrants cross the porous border into the Dominican Republic to find work", "illegal migrants from the Dominican Republic cross the Mona Passage each year to Puerto Rico to find better work" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "stateless_persons": { "people": 133770, "date": "2015" }, "note": "revised estimate includes only individuals born to parents who were both born abroad; it does not include individuals born in the country to one Dominican-born and one foreign-born parent or subsequent generations of individuals of foreign descent; the estimate, as such, does not include all stateless persons (2015)" }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "transshipment point for South American drugs destined for the US and Europe; has become a transshipment point for ecstasy from the Netherlands and Belgium destined for US and Canada; substantial money laundering activity in particular by Colombian narcotics traffickers; significant amphetamine consumption (2008)" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-24", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624100710/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/dr.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/dr.html" } }, "ecuador": { "data": { "name": "Ecuador", "introduction": { "background": "What is now Ecuador formed part of the northern Inca Empire until the Spanish conquest in 1533. Quito became a seat of Spanish colonial government in 1563 and part of the Viceroyalty of New Granada in 1717. The territories of the Viceroyalty - New Granada (Colombia), Venezuela, and Quito - gained their independence between 1819 and 1822 and formed a federation known as Gran Colombia. When Quito withdrew in 1830, the traditional name was changed in favor of the \"Republic of the Equator.\" Between 1904 and 1942, Ecuador lost territories in a series of conflicts with its neighbors. A border war with Peru that flared in 1995 was resolved in 1999. Although Ecuador marked 30 years of civilian governance in 2004, the period was marred by political instability. Protests in Quito contributed to the mid-term ouster of three of Ecuador's last four democratically elected presidents. In late 2008, voters approved a new constitution, Ecuador's 20th since gaining independence. General elections were held in February 2013, and voters reelected President Rafael CORREA." }, "geography": { "location": "Western South America, bordering the Pacific Ocean at the Equator, between Colombia and Peru", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 2, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 77, "minutes": 30, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "South America", "area": { "total": { "value": 283561, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 276841, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 6720, "units": "sq km" }, "note": "includes Galapagos Islands", "global_rank": 74, "comparative": "slightly smaller than Nevada" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 2237, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Colombia", "border_length": { "value": 708, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Peru", "border_length": { "value": 1529, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 2237, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" }, "continental_shelf": { "value": 100, "units": "nm", "note": "from 2,500 m isobath" } }, "climate": "tropical along coast, becoming cooler inland at higher elevations; tropical in Amazonian jungle lowlands", "terrain": "coastal plain (costa), inter-Andean central highlands (sierra), and flat to rolling eastern jungle (oriente)", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 1117, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Pacific Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Chimborazo", "elevation": { "value": 6267, "units": "m" } }, "note": "because the earth is not a perfect sphere and has an equatorial bulge, the highest point on the planet farthest from its center is Mount Chimborazo not Mount Everest, which is merely the highest peak above sea level" }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "petroleum", "fish", "timber", "hydropower" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 29.7, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 4.7, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 5.6, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 19.4, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 38.9, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 31.4, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 15000, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "nearly half of the population is concentrated in the interior in the Andean intermontane basins and valleys, with large concentrations also found along the western coastal strip; the rainforests of the east remain sparsely populated", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "frequent earthquakes", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "landslides", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "volcanic activity", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "floods", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "periodic droughts", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "volcanic activity concentrated along the Andes Mountains; Sangay (elev. 5,230 m), which erupted in 2010, is mainland Ecuador's most active volcano; other historically active volcanoes in the Andes include Antisana, Cayambe, Chacana, Cotopaxi, Guagua Pichincha, Reventador, Sumaco, and Tungurahua; Fernandina (elev. 1,476 m), a shield volcano that last erupted in 2009, is the most active of the many Galapagos volcanoes; other historically active Galapagos volcanoes include Wolf, Sierra Negra, Cerro Azul, Pinta, Marchena, and Santiago", "type": "volcanism" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "deforestation", "soil erosion", "desertification", "water pollution", "pollution from oil production wastes in ecologically sensitive areas of the Amazon Basin and Galapagos Islands" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Antarctic-Environmental Protocol", "Antarctic Treaty", "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Hazardous Wastes", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Tropical Timber 83", "Tropical Timber 94", "Wetlands" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "Cotopaxi in Andes is highest active volcano in world" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 16080778, "global_rank": 68, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Ecuadorian(s)", "adjective": "Ecuadorian" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "mestizo", "percent": 71.9, "note": "mixed Amerindian and white" }, { "name": "Montubio", "percent": 7.4 }, { "name": "Amerindian", "percent": 7 }, { "name": "white", "percent": 6.1 }, { "name": "Afroecuadorian", "percent": 4.3 }, { "name": "mulato", "percent": 1.9 }, { "name": "black", "percent": 1 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 0.4 } ], "date": "2010" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Spanish", "percent": 93, "note": "Castilian; official" }, { "name": "Quechua", "percent": 4.1 }, { "name": "other indigenous", "percent": 0.7 }, { "name": "foreign", "percent": 2.2 } ], "note": "(Quechua and Shuar are official languages of intercultural relations; other indigenous languages are in official use by indigenous peoples in the areas they inhabit)", "date": "2010" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 74 }, { "name": "Evangelical", "percent": 10.4 }, { "name": "Jehovah's Witness", "percent": 1.2 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 6.4, "note": "includes Mormon Buddhist, Jewish, Spiritualist, Muslim, Hindu, indigenous religions, African American religions, Pentecostal" }, { "name": "atheist", "percent": 7.9 }, { "name": "agnostic", "percent": 0.1 } ], "note": "data represent persons at least 16 years of age from five Ecuadoran cities", "date": "2012" }, "demographic_profile": "Ecuador's high poverty and income inequality most affect indigenous, mixed race, and rural populations. The government has increased its social spending to ameliorate these problems, but critics question the efficiency and implementation of its national development plan. Nevertheless, the conditional cash transfer program, which requires participants' children to attend school and have medical check-ups, has helped improve educational attainment and healthcare among poor children. Ecuador is stalled at above replacement level fertility and the population most likely will keep growing rather than stabilize.\nAn estimated 2 to 3 million Ecuadorians live abroad, but increased unemployment in key receiving countries - Spain, the United States, and Italy - is slowing emigration and increasing the likelihood of returnees to Ecuador. The first large-scale emigration of Ecuadorians occurred between 1980 and 2000, when an economic crisis drove Ecuadorians from southern provinces to New York City, where they had trade contacts. A second, nationwide wave of emigration in the late 1990s was caused by another economic downturn, political instability, and a currency crisis. Spain was the logical destination because of its shared language and the wide availability of low-skilled, informal jobs at a time when increased border surveillance made illegal migration to the US difficult. Ecuador has a small but growing immigrant population and is Latin America's top recipient of refugees; 98% are neighboring Colombians fleeing violence in their country.", "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 27.52, "males": 2257535, "females": 2168198 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 18.47, "males": 1508341, "females": 1461207 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 39.38, "males": 3086599, "females": 3245266 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 7.39, "males": 581560, "females": 606821 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 7.25, "males": 554371, "females": 610880 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 55.6, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 45.1, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 10.4, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 9.6, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 27.4, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 26.7, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 28.1, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 142, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 1.31, "global_rank": 87, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 18.2, "global_rank": 97, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 5.1, "global_rank": 187, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": 0, "global_rank": 80, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "nearly half of the population is concentrated in the interior in the Andean intermontane basins and valleys, with large concentrations also found along the western coastal strip; the rainforests of the east remain sparsely populated", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 63.7, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 1.9, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Guayaquil", "population": 2709000 }, { "place": "Quito", "population": 1726000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 0.95, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.96, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.91, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.99, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 64, "global_rank": 67, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 16.9, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 19.9, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 13.7, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 99, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 76.8, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 73.8, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 79.9, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 83, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 2.22, "global_rank": 96, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 80.1, "units": "%", "date": "2012" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 9.2, "global_rank": 98, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 1.67, "date": "2011" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 1.6, "date": "2011" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 93.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 75.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 86.9, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 6.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 24.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 13.1, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 87, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 80.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 84.7, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 13, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 19.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 15.3, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 0.29, "global_rank": 80, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 29100, "global_rank": 67, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 900, "global_rank": 63, "date": "2015" } }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "degree_of_risk": "high", "food_or_waterborne_diseases": [ "bacterial diarrhea", "hepatitis A", "typhoid fever" ], "vectorborne_diseases": [ "dengue fever", "malaria" ], "note": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus", "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 18, "global_rank": 86, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 6.4, "global_rank": 82, "date": "2013" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 4.9, "global_rank": 94, "date": "2015" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 94.5, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 95.4, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 93.5, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 15, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 15, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 16, "units": "years" }, "date": "2012" }, "child_labor": { "total_number": 227599, "percentage": { "value": 8, "units": "%" }, "date": "2008" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 10.9, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 8.4, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 15.7, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 96, "date": "2013" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Republic of Ecuador", "conventional_short_form": "Ecuador", "local_long_form": "Republica del Ecuador", "local_short_form": "Ecuador", "etymology": "the country's position on the globe, straddling the Equator, accounts for its Spanish name" }, "government_type": "presidential republic", "capital": { "name": "Quito", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 0, "minutes": 13, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 78, "minutes": 30, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": -5, "note": "same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "independence": { "date": "1822-05-24", "note": "from Spain" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "10 August", "original_year": "1809", "note": "independence of Quito" } ], "constitution": { "history": "many previous; latest approved 20 October 2008; amended 2011", "note": "a 2015 constitutional amendment lifting presidential term limits becomes effective May 2017 (2017)" }, "legal_system": "civil law based on the Chilean civil code with modifications; traditional law in indigenous communities", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "yes", "citizenship_by_descent": "yes", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "3 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": true, "note": "18-65 years of age, universal and compulsory; 16-18, over 65, and other eligible voters, voluntary" }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Lenin MORENO Garces (since 24 May 2017); Vice President Jorge GLAS Espinel (since 24 May 2013); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government", "head_of_government": "President Lenin MORENO Garces (since 24 May 2017); Vice President Jorge GLAS Espinel (since 24 May 2013)", "cabinet": "Cabinet appointed by the president", "elections_appointments": "president and vice president directly elected on the same ballot by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 19 February 2017, with a runoff election on 2 April 2017 (next to be held in 2021)", "election_results": "Lenin MORENO Garces elected president; percent of vote - Lenin MORENO (Alianza PAIS Movement) 51.1%, Guillermo LASSO (CREO) 48.9%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral National Assembly or Asamblea Nacional (137 seats; 116 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote, 15 members directly elected in a single nationwide constituency by proportional representation vote, and 6 directly elected in multi-seat constituencies for Ecuadorians living abroad by simple majority vote; members serve 4-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 19 February 2017 (next to be held in 2021)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PAIS 74, SUMA 34, PSC 15, ID 4, MUPP 4, Independents 3, PSP 2, Fuerza Ecuador 1; note - defections by members of National Assembly are commonplace, resulting in frequent changes in the numbers of seats held by the various parties" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "National Court of Justice or Corte Nacional de Justicia (consists of 21 judges including the chief justice and organized into 5 specialized chambers); Constitutional Court or Corte Constitucional (consists of 9 judges)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "justices of National Court of Justice elected by the Judiciary Council, a 9-member independent body of law professionals; judges elected for 9-year, non-renewable terms, with one-third of the membership renewed every 3 years; Constitutional Court judges appointed by the executive, legislative, and Citizen Participation branches of government; judges appointed for 9-year non-renewable terms with one-third of the membership renewed every 3 years", "subordinate_courts": "Fiscal Tribunal; Election Dispute Settlement Courts, provincial courts (one for each province); cantonal courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Alianza PAIS movement", "leaders": [ "Rafael Vicente CORREA Delgado" ] }, { "name": "Avanza Party", "name_alternative": "AVANZA", "leaders": [ "Ramiro GONZALEZ" ] }, { "name": "Creating Opportunities Movement", "name_alternative": "CREO", "leaders": [ "Guillermo LASSO" ] }, { "name": "Democratic Left", "name_alternative": "ID", "leaders": [ "Paco MONCAYO" ] }, { "name": "Forward Ecuador Movement", "leaders": [ "Alvaro NOBOA" ] }, { "name": "Fuerza Ecuador", "leaders": [ "Abdala BUCARAM" ] }, { "name": "Pachakutik Plurinational Unity Movement", "name_alternative": "MUPP", "leaders": [ "Rafael ANTUNI" ] }, { "name": "Patriotic Society Party", "name_alternative": "PSP", "leaders": [ "Lucio GUTIERREZ Borbua" ] }, { "name": "Popular Democracy Movement", "name_alternative": "MPD", "leaders": [ "Luis VILLACIS" ] }, { "name": "Roldosist Party", "name_alternative": "PRE" }, { "name": "Social Christian Party", "name_alternative": "PSC" }, { "name": "Socialist Party", "leaders": [ "Fabian SOLANO" ] }, { "name": "Society United for More Action", "name_alternative": "SUMA", "leaders": [ "Mauricio RODAS" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador", "name_alternative": "CONAIE", "leaders": [ "Humberto CHOLANGO" ] }, { "name": "Federation of Indigenous Evangelists of Ecuador", "name_alternative": "FEINE", "leaders": [ "Manuel CHUGCHILAN", "president" ] }, { "name": "National Federation of Indigenous Afro-Ecuatorianos and Peasants", "name_alternative": "FENOCIN" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "CAN" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CELAC" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-11" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IADB" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IHO" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "LAES" }, { "organization": "LAIA" }, { "organization": "Mercosur ", "note": "associate" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "MINUSTAH" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OAS" }, { "organization": "OPANAL" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "OPEC" }, { "organization": "Pacific Alliance ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "SICA ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNAMID" }, { "organization": "UNASUR" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "Union Latina" }, { "organization": "UNISFA" }, { "organization": "UNMIL" }, { "organization": "UNMISS" }, { "organization": "UNOCI" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Jose Francisco BORJA Cevallos (since 18 May 2015)", "chancery": "2535 15th Street NW, Washington, DC 20009", "telephone": "[1] (202) 234-7200", "fax": "[1] (202) 667-3482", "consulates_general": "Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, New Haven (CT), New Orleans, New York, Newark (NJ), Phoenix, San Francisco" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Todd CHAPMAN (since 14 April 2016)", "embassy": "Avenida Avigiras E12-170 y Avenida Eloy Alfaro, Quito", "mailing_address": "Avenida Guayacanes N52-205 y Avenida Avigiras", "telephone": "[593] (2) 398-5000", "fax": "[593] (2) 398-5100", "consulates_general": "Guayaquil" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "three horizontal bands of yellow (top, double width), blue, and red with the coat of arms superimposed at the center of the flag; the flag retains the three main colors of the banner of Gran Colombia, the South American republic that broke up in 1830; the yellow color represents sunshine, grain, and mineral wealth, blue the sky, sea, and rivers, and red the blood of patriots spilled in the struggle for freedom and justice", "note": "similar to the flag of Colombia, which is shorter and does not bear a coat of arms" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "Andean condor" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "yellow" }, { "color": "blue" }, { "color": "red" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Salve, Oh Patria!\" (We Salute You, Our Homeland)", "lyrics_music": "Juan Leon MERA/Antonio NEUMANE", "note": "adopted 1948; Juan Leon MERA wrote the lyrics in 1865; only the chorus and second verse are sung", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/EC.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Ecuador is substantially dependent on its petroleum resources, which have accounted for more than half of the country's export earnings and approximately 25% of public sector revenues in recent years.\n\nIn 1999/2000, Ecuador's economy suffered from a banking crisis, with GDP contracting by 5.3% and poverty increasing significantly. In March 2000, the Congress approved a series of structural reforms that also provided for the adoption of the US dollar as legal tender. Dollarization stabilized the economy, and positive growth returned in the years that followed, helped by high oil prices, remittances, and increased non-traditional exports. The economy grew an average of 4.3% per year from 2002 to 2006, the highest five-year average in 25 years. After moderate growth in 2007, the economy reached a growth rate of 6.4% in 2008, buoyed by high global petroleum prices and increased public sector investment. President Rafael CORREA Delgado, who took office in January 2007, defaulted in December 2008 on Ecuador's sovereign debt, which, with a total face value of approximately US$3.2 billion, represented about 30% of Ecuador's public external debt. In May 2009, Ecuador bought back 91% of its \"defaulted\" bonds via an international reverse auction.\n\nEconomic policies under the CORREA administration - for example, an announcement in late 2009 of its intention to terminate 13 bilateral investment treaties, including one with the US - have generated economic uncertainty and discouraged private investment. China has become Ecuador's largest foreign lender since Quito defaulted in 2008, allowing the government to maintain a high rate of social spending; Ecuador contracted with the Chinese government for more than $9.9 billion in forward oil sales, project financing, and budget support loans as of December 2013.\n\nThe level of foreign investment in Ecuador continues to be one of the lowest in the region as a result of an unstable regulatory environment, weak rule of law, and the crowding-out effect of public investments. Faced with a 2013 trade deficit of $1.1 billion, Ecuador erected technical barriers to trade in December 2013, causing tensions with its largest trading partners. Ecuador also decriminalized intellectual property rights violations in February 2014. In March, 2015 Ecuador imposed tariff surcharges from 5% to 45% on an estimated 32% of imports. In 2014, oil output increased slightly and production remained steady in 2015 however the oil price decrease from 2014 onward affected government revenue. Ecuador’s economy fell in to recession in 2015 and remained in recession in 2016. As a result, CORREA cut the budget twice in 2015, and reduced it further in 2016.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 182400000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 186600000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 186100000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 66, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 99120000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -2.3, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0.3, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 3.7, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 208 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 11000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 11500, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 11600, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 136, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 62, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 13.3, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 25.5, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 0.1, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 19.8, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -20.7, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 6.2, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 34, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 59.8, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 23.3, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 25.2, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 28.1, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 60 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "bananas", "coffee", "cocoa", "rice", "potatoes", "cassava", "manioc", "tapioca", "plantains", "sugarcane", "cattle", "sheep", "pigs", 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"2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 17740000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 20700000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 78 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "industrial materials", "fuels", "lubricants", "nondurable consumer goods" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "US", "percent": 27.1 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 15.3 }, { "name": "Colombia", "percent": 8.3 }, { "name": "Panama", "percent": 4.9 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3800000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 2290000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 99 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 33220000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 30790000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 77 }, "stock_of_direct_foreign_investment": { "at_home": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 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"date": "2014" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 6300000, "global_rank": 74, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 57.3, "global_rank": 137, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 82, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 41.5, "global_rank": 57, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 1.1, "global_rank": 98, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 543100, "global_rank": 27, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 432900, "global_rank": 23, "date": "2015" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 186, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 8832000000, "global_rank": 18, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 193600, "global_rank": 54, "date": "2015" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 282000, "global_rank": 46, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 15600, "global_rank": 75, "date": "2015" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 153600, "global_rank": 39, "date": "2015" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 496900000, "global_rank": 71, "date": "2015" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 578000000, "global_rank": 94, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 93, "date": "2015" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 189, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 10990000000, "global_rank": 80, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 38000000, "global_rank": 70, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 2512657, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 16, "global_rank": 55, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 12888000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 81, "global_rank": 65, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "elementary fixed-line service but increasingly sophisticated mobile-cellular network", "domestic": "fixed-line services provided by multiple telecommunications operators; fixed-line teledensity stands at about 15 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular use has surged and subscribership has reached 80 per 100 persons", "international": "country code - 593; landing points for the PAN-AM and South America-1 submarine cables that provide links to the west coast of South America, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, and extending onward to Aruba and the US Virgin Islands in the Caribbean; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "multiple TV networks and many local channels, as well as more than 300 radio stations; many TV and radio stations are privately owned; the government owns or controls 5 national TV stations and multiple radio stations; broadcast media required by law to give the government free air time to broadcast programs produced by the state (2007)", "internet": { "country_code": ".ec", "users": { "total": 7766000, "percent_of_population": 48.9, "global_rank": 59, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 7, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 35, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 5762485, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 86128720, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "HC", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 432, "global_rank": 20, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 104, "over_3047_metres": 4, "2438_to_3047_metres": 5, "1524_to_2437_metres": 18, "914_to_1523_metres": 26, "under_914_metres": 51, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 328, "914_to_1523_metres": 37, "under_914_metres": 291, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 2, "date": "2013" } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "extra heavy crude", "length": 527, "units": "km" }, { "type": "gas", "length": 71, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil", "length": 2131, "units": "km" }, { "type": "refined products", "length": 1526, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 965, "units": "km" }, "narrow_gauge": { "length": 965, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.067-m" }, "global_rank": 90, "date": "2014" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 43670, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 6472, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 37198, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 84, "date": "2007" }, "waterways": { "value": 1500, "units": "km", "note": "most inaccessible", "global_rank": 52, "date": "2012" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 44, "by_type": [ { "type": "cargo", "count": 1 }, { "type": "chemical tanker", "count": 4 }, { "type": "liquefied gas", "count": 1 }, { "type": "passenger", "count": 9 }, { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 28 }, { "type": "refrigerated cargo", "count": 1 } ], "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 4, "by_country": [ { "country": "Panama", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Peru", "count": 1 } ] }, "global_rank": 72, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Esmeraldas", "Manta", "Puerto Bolivar" ], "river_ports": [ "Guayaquil (Guayas)" ], "container_ports": [ { "place": "Guayaquil", "twenty_foot_equivalent_units": 1405762 } ] }, "note": "the International Maritime Bureau continues to report the territorial and offshore waters as at risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships; vessels, including commercial shipping and pleasure craft, have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; crews have been robbed and stores or cargoes stolen" }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.82, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1.86, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.94, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 2.08, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 1.97, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 24 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Ecuadorian Armed Forces", "Ecuadorian Land Force (Fuerza Terrestre Ecuatoriana", "FTE)", "Ecuadorian Navy (Fuerza Naval del Ecuador", "FNE", "includes Naval Infantry", "Naval Aviation", "Coast Guard)", "Ecuadorian Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Ecuatoriana", "FAE)" ], "date": "2012" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18 years of age for selective conscript military service; conscription has been suspended; 18 years of age for voluntary military service; Air Force 18-22 years of age, Ecuadorian birth requirement; 1-year service obligation", "date": "2012" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "organized illegal narcotics operations in Colombia penetrate across Ecuador's shared border, which thousands of Colombians also cross to escape the violence in their home country" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "refugees": { "by_country": [ { "people": 101161, "country_of_origin": "Colombia" } ], "date": "2016" }, "internally_displaced_persons": { "people": 11137, "note": "earthquake April 2016", "date": "2016" } }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "significant transit country for cocaine originating in Colombia and Peru, with much of the US-bound cocaine passing through Ecuadorian Pacific waters; importer of precursor chemicals used in production of illicit narcotics; attractive location for cash-placement by drug traffickers laundering money because of dollarization and weak anti-money-laundering regime; increased activity on the northern frontier by trafficking groups and Colombian insurgents (2008)" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-24", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624100711/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ec.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ec.html" } }, "egypt": { "data": { "name": "Egypt", "introduction": { "background": "The regularity and richness of the annual Nile River flood, coupled with semi-isolation provided by deserts to the east and west, allowed for the development of one of the world's great civilizations. A unified kingdom arose circa 3200 B.C., and a series of dynasties ruled in Egypt for the next three millennia. The last native dynasty fell to the Persians in 341 B.C., who in turn were replaced by the Greeks, Romans, and Byzantines. It was the Arabs who introduced Islam and the Arabic language in the 7th century and who ruled for the next six centuries. A local military caste, the Mamluks took control about 1250 and continued to govern after the conquest of Egypt by the Ottoman Turks in 1517. Completion of the Suez Canal in 1869 elevated Egypt as an important world transportation hub. Ostensibly to protect its investments, Britain seized control of Egypt's government in 1882, but nominal allegiance to the Ottoman Empire continued until 1914. Partially independent from the UK in 1922, Egypt acquired full sovereignty from Britain in 1952. The completion of the Aswan High Dam in 1971 and the resultant Lake Nasser have altered the time-honored place of the Nile River in the agriculture and ecology of Egypt. A rapidly growing population (the largest in the Arab world), limited arable land, and dependence on the Nile all continue to overtax resources and stress society. The government has struggled to meet the demands of Egypt's population through economic reform and massive investment in communications and physical infrastructure.\nInspired by the 2010 Tunisian revolution, Egyptian opposition groups led demonstrations and labor strikes countrywide, culminating in President Hosni MUBARAK's ouster in 2011. Egypt's military assumed national leadership until a new parliament was in place in early 2012; later that same year, Mohammed MORSI won the presidential election. Following often violent protests throughout the spring of 2013 against MORSI's government and the Muslim Brotherhood, the Egyptian Armed Forces intervened and removed MORSI from power in July 2013 and replaced him with interim president Adly MANSOUR. In January 2014, voters approved a new constitution by referendum and in May 2014 elected Abdelfattah ELSISI president. Egypt elected a new legislature in December 2015, the first parliament since 2012." }, "geography": { "location": "Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Libya and the Gaza Strip, and the Red Sea north of Sudan, and includes the Asian Sinai Peninsula", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 27, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 30, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Africa", "area": { "total": { "value": 1001450, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 995450, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 6000, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 30, "comparative": "more than eight times the size of Ohio; slightly more than three times the size of New Mexico" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 2612, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Gaza Strip", "border_length": { "value": 13, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Israel", "border_length": { "value": 208, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Libya", "border_length": { "value": 1115, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Sudan", "border_length": { "value": 1276, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 2450, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "contiguous_zone": { "value": 24, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm", "note": "or the equidistant median line with Cyprus" }, "continental_shelf": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "desert; hot, dry summers with moderate winters", "terrain": "vast desert plateau interrupted by Nile valley and delta", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 321, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Qattara Depression", "elevation": { "value": -133, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Mount Catherine", "elevation": { "value": 2629, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "petroleum", "natural gas", "iron ore", "phosphates", "manganese", "limestone", "gypsum", "talc", "asbestos", "lead", "rare earth elements", "zinc" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 3.6, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 2.8, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0.8, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 0.1, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 96.3, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 36500, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "approximately 95% of the population lives within 20 km of the Nile River and its delta; vast areas of the country remain sparsely populated or uninhabited", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "periodic droughts", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "frequent earthquakes", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "flash floods", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "landslides", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "hot, driving windstorms called khamsin occur in spring", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "dust storms", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "sandstorms", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "agricultural land being lost to urbanization and windblown sands", "increasing soil salination below Aswan High Dam", "desertification", "oil pollution threatening coral reefs", "beaches", "and marine habitats", "other water pollution from agricultural pesticides", "raw sewage", "and industrial effluents", "limited natural freshwater resources away from the Nile", "which is the only perennial water source", "rapid growth in population overstraining the Nile and natural resources" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Environmental Modification", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Marine Dumping", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Tropical Timber 83", "Tropical Timber 94", "Wetlands" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "controls Sinai Peninsula, only land bridge between Africa and remainder of Eastern Hemisphere; controls Suez Canal, a sea link between Indian Ocean and Mediterranean Sea; size, and juxtaposition to Israel, establish its major role in Middle Eastern geopolitics; dependence on upstream neighbors; dominance of Nile basin issues; prone to influxes of refugees from Sudan and the Palestinian territories" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 94666993, "global_rank": 16, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Egyptian(s)", "adjective": "Egyptian" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Egyptian", "percent": 99.6 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 0.4, "note": "2006 census" } ] }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Arabic", "note": "official" }, { "name": "English and French widely understood by educated classes" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 90, "note": "predominantly Sunni" }, { "name": "Christian", "percent": 10, "note": "majority Coptic Orthodox, other Christians include Armenian Apostolic, Catholic, Maronite, Orthodox, and Anglican" } ], "africa": ":EGYPT", "date": "2015" }, "demographic_profile": "Egypt is the most populous country in the Arab world and the third most populous country in Africa, behind Nigeria and Ethiopia. Most of the country is desert, so about 95% of the population is concentrated in a narrow strip of fertile land along the Nile River, which represents only about 5% of Egypt’s land area. Egypt’s rapid population growth – 46% between 1994 and 2014 – stresses limited natural resources, jobs, housing, sanitation, education, and health care.\nAlthough the country’s total fertility rate (TFR) fell from roughly 5.5 children per woman in 1980 to just over 3 in the late 1990s, largely as a result of state-sponsored family planning programs, the population growth rate dropped more modestly because of decreased mortality rates and longer life expectancies. During the last decade, Egypt’s TFR decline stalled for several years and then reversed, reaching 3.6 in 2011, and has plateaued the last few years. Contraceptive use has held steady at about 60%, while preferences for larger families and early marriage may have strengthened in the wake of the recent 2011 revolution. The large cohort of women of or nearing childbearing age will sustain high population growth for the foreseeable future (an effect called population momentum).\nNevertheless, post-MUBARAK governments have not made curbing population growth a priority. To increase contraceptive use and to prevent further overpopulation will require greater government commitment and substantial social change, including encouraging smaller families and better educating and empowering women. Currently, literacy, educational attainment, and labor force participation rates are much lower for women than men. In addition, the prevalence of violence against women, the lack of female political representation, and the perpetuation of the nearly universal practice of female genital cutting continue to keep women from playing a more significant role in Egypt’s public sphere.\nPopulation pressure, poverty, high unemployment, and the fragmentation of inherited land holdings have historically motivated Egyptians, primarily young men, to migrate internally from rural and smaller urban areas in the Nile Delta region and the poorer rural south to Cairo, Alexandria, and other urban centers in the north, while a much smaller number migrated to the Red Sea and Sinai areas. Waves of forced internal migration also resulted from the 1967 Arab-Israeli War and the floods caused by the completion of the Aswan High Dam in 1970. Limited numbers of students and professionals emigrated temporarily prior to the early 1970s, when economic problems and high unemployment pushed the Egyptian Government to lift restrictions on labor migration. At the same time, high oil revenues enabled Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and other Gulf states, as well as Libya and Jordan, to fund development projects, creating a demand for unskilled labor (mainly in construction), which attracted tens of thousands of young Egyptian men.\nBetween 1970 and 1974 alone, Egyptian migrants in the Gulf countries increased from approximately 70,000 to 370,000. Egyptian officials encouraged legal labor migration both to alleviate unemployment and to generate remittance income (remittances continue to be one of Egypt’s largest sources of foreign currency and GDP). During the mid-1980s, however, depressed oil prices resulting from the Iran-Iraq War, decreased demand for low-skilled labor, competition from less costly South Asian workers, and efforts to replace foreign workers with locals significantly reduced Egyptian migration to the Gulf States. The number of Egyptian migrants dropped from a peak of almost 3.3 million in 1983 to about 2.2 million at the start of the 1990s, but numbers gradually recovered.\nIn the 2000s, Egypt began facilitating more labor migration through bilateral agreements, notably with Arab countries and Italy, but illegal migration to Europe through overstayed visas or maritime human smuggling via Libya also rose. The Egyptian Government estimated there were 6.5 million Egyptian migrants in 2009, with roughly 75% being temporary migrants in other Arab countries (Libya, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates) and 25% being predominantly permanent migrants in the West (US, UK, Italy, France, and Canada).\nDuring the 2000s, Egypt became an increasingly important transit and destination country for economic migrants and asylum seekers, including Palestinians, East Africans, and South Asians and, more recently, Iraqis and Syrians. Egypt draws many refugees because of its resettlement programs with the West; Cairo has one of the largest urban refugee populations in the world. Many East African migrants are interned or live in temporary encampments along the Egypt-Israel border, and some have been shot and killed by Egyptian border guards.", "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 33.21, "males": 16268862, "females": 15169039 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 19.24, "males": 9371819, "females": 8839999 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 37.47, "males": 18020332, "females": 17448871 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 5.91, "males": 2771399, "females": 2826094 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 4.17, "males": 1937119, "females": 2013459 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 62.3, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 53.8, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 8.5, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 11.8, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 23.8, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 23.5, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 24.1, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 164, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 2.51, "global_rank": 21, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 30.3, "global_rank": 39, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 4.7, "global_rank": 198, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -0.5, "global_rank": 127, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "approximately 95% of the population lives within 20 km of the Nile River and its delta; vast areas of the country remain sparsely populated or uninhabited", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 43.1, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 1.68, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Cairo", "population": 18772000, "is_capital": true }, { "place": "Alexandria", "population": 4778000 } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.07, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.98, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.82, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 22.7, "date": "2014" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 33, "global_rank": 92, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 19.7, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 21, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 18.3, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 85, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 72.7, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 71.4, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 74.2, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 142, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 3.53, "global_rank": 43, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 58.5, "units": "%", "date": "2014" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 5.6, "global_rank": 142, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 0.81, "date": "2014" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 0.5, "date": "2012" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 99, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 99.4, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 1, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 0.6, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 96.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 93.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 94.7, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 3.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 6.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 5.3, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 0.02, "global_rank": 128, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 11500, "global_rank": 98, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 300, "global_rank": 98, "date": "2015" } }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "degree_of_risk": "intermediate", "food_or_waterborne_diseases": [ "bacterial diarrhea", "hepatitis A", "typhoid fever" ], "water_contact_diseases": [ "schistosomiasis" ], "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 27.7, "global_rank": 17, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 7, "global_rank": 77, "date": "2014" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 3.8, "global_rank": 117, "date": "2008" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 73.8, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 82.2, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 65.4, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 13, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 13, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 13, "units": "years" }, "date": "2014" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 34.3, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 28.7, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 52.2, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 37, "date": "2013" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Arab Republic of Egypt", "conventional_short_form": "Egypt", "local_long_form": "Jumhuriyat Misr al-Arabiyah", "local_short_form": "Misr", "former": "United Arab Republic (with Syria)", "etymology": "the English name \"Egypt\" derives from the ancient Greek name for the country \"Aigyptos\"; the Arabic name \"Misr\" can be traced to the ancient Akkadian \"misru\" meaning border or frontier" }, "government_type": "presidential republic", "capital": { "name": "Cairo", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 30, "minutes": 3, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 31, "minutes": 15, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 2, "note": "7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "independence": { "date": "1922-02-28" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Revolution Day", "day": "23 July", "original_year": "1952" } ], "constitution": { "history": "several previous; latest approved by a constitutional committee in December 2013, approved by referendum held on 14-15 January 2014, ratified by interim president on 19 January 2014", "amendments": "proposed by the president of the republic or by one-fifth of the House of Representatives members; a decision to accept the proposal requires majority vote by House members; passage of amendment requires a two-thirds majority vote by House members and passage by majority vote in a referendum; articles of reelection of the president and principles of freedom normally not amendable (2016)" }, "legal_system": "mixed legal system based on Napoleonic civil and penal law, Islamic religious law, and vestiges of colonial-era laws; judicial review of the constitutionality of laws by the Supreme Constitutional Court", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations", "non-party state to the ICCt" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "if the father was born in Egypt", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "only with prior permission from the government", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "10 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": true }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Abdelfattah Said ELSISI (since 8 June 2014)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Sherif ISMAIL (since 12 September 2015); note - Prime Minister Ibrahim MEHLAB resigned 12 September 2015", "cabinet": "Cabinet sworn in 19 September 2015", "elections_appointments": "president elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 26-28 May 2014 (next to be held in May 2018); prime minister appointed by the president, approved by the House of Representatives", "election_results": "Abdelfattah Said ELSISI elected president; percent of vote in 1 round - Abdelfattah Said ELSISI (independent) 96.6%, Hamdeen SABAHI (Egyptian Current Party) 3.4%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral House of Representatives (Majlis Al-Nowaab); 596 seats; 448 members directly elected by individual candidacy system, 120 members - with quotas for women, youth, Christians and workers - elected in party-list constituencies by simple majority popular vote, and 28 members selected by the president; member term 5 years; note - inaugural session held on 10 January 2016", "elections": "multi-phase election completed on 16 December 2015 (next election 2020)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -– Free Egyptians Party 65, Nation’s Future Party 53, New Wafd Party 36, Homeland’s Protector Party 18, Republican People’s Party 13, Congress Party 12, al-Nour Party 11, Conservative Party 6, Democratic Peace Party 5, Egyptian Social Democratic Party 4, Egyptian National Movement 4, Modern Egypt Party 4, Reform and Development Party 3, Freedom Party 3, My Homeland Egypt Party 3, National Progressive Unionist Party 2, Arab Democratic Nasserist Party 1, Revolutionary Guards Party 1, Free Egyptian Building Party 1, independent 351" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Constitutional Court or SCC (consists of the court president and 10 justices); the SCC serves as the final court of arbitrator on the constitutionality of laws and conflicts between lower courts regarding jurisdiction and rulings; Court of Cassation (CC) (consists of the court president and 550 judges organized in circuits with cases heard by panels of 5 judges); the CC is the highest appeals body for civil and criminal cases, also known as “ordinary justices\"; Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) - consists of the court president and organized in circuits with cases heard by panels of 5 judges); the SAC is the highest court of the State Council", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "under the 2014 constitution, all judges and justices selected by the Supreme Judiciary Council and appointed by the president of the Republic; judges appointed for life", "subordinate_courts": "Courts of Appeal; Courts of First Instance; courts of limited jurisdiction; Family Court (established in 2004)" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Al-Nour", "leaders": [ "Yunis MAKHYUN" ] }, { "name": "Arab Democratic Nasserist Party", "leaders": [ "Sameh ASHOUR" ] }, { "name": "Congress Party", "leaders": [ "Omar Mokhtar SEMEIDA" ] }, { "name": "Conservative Party", "leaders": [ "Akmal KOURTAM" ] }, { "name": "Democratic Peace Party", "leaders": [ "Ahmed FADALY" ] }, { "name": "Egyptian National Movement Party", "leaders": [ "Ibrahim DARWISH" ] }, { "name": "Egyptian Social Democratic Party", "leaders": [ "Mervat TALAWAY" ] }, { "name": "El Tagamu'u Party " }, { "name": "Freedom Party", "leaders": [ "Mamdouh HASSAN" ] }, { "name": "Free Egyptian Building Party" }, { "name": "Free Egyptians Party", "leaders": [ "Essam KHALIL" ] }, { "name": "Homeland’s Protector Party", "leaders": [ "Lt. Gen. Galal AL-HARIDI" ], "note": "retired" }, { "name": "Modern Egypt Party", "leaders": [ "Nabil DEIBIS" ] }, { "name": "Mostaqbal Watan Party", "leaders": [ "Mohamed Ashraf RASHAD" ], "note": "Nation’s Future" }, { "name": "My Homeland Egypt Party", "leaders": [ "Qadry ABU HUSSEIN" ] }, { "name": "National Progressive Unionist Party", "leaders": [ "Sayed Abdel AAL" ], "note": "Tagammu" }, { "name": "Nation's Future Party", "leaders": [ "Ashraf RASHAD", "secretary general" ] }, { "name": "New Wafd Party", "leaders": [ "Sayed al-BADAWI" ] }, { "name": "Reform and Development Party", "leaders": [ "Mohamad Anwar al-SADAT" ] }, { "name": "Republican People’s Party", "leaders": [ "Hazim AMR" ] }, { "name": "Revolutionary Guards Party", "leaders": [ "Magdy EL-SHARIF" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "NA" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ABEDA" }, { "organization": "AfDB" }, { "organization": "AFESD" }, { "organization": "AMF" }, { "organization": "AU" }, { "organization": "BSEC ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "CAEU" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CICA" }, { "organization": "COMESA" }, { "organization": "D-8" }, { "organization": "EBRD" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-15" }, { "organization": "G-24" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IDB" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IHO" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "LAS" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "MINURSO" }, { "organization": "MINUSMA" }, { "organization": "MONUSCO" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OAPEC" }, { "organization": "OAS ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OIC" }, { "organization": "OIF" }, { "organization": "OSCE ", "note": "partner" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNAMID" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNMISS" }, { "organization": "UNOCI" }, { "organization": "UNRWA" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Yasser REDA (since 19 September 2015)", "chancery": "3521 International Court NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 895-5400", "fax": "[1] (202) 244-5131", "consulates_general": "Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador R. Stephen BEECROFT (since 18 December 2014)", "embassy": "5 Tawfik Diab St., Garden City, Cairo", "mailing_address": "Unit 64900, Box 15, APO AE 09839-4900; 5 Tawfik Diab Street, Garden City, Cairo", "telephone": "[20] (2) 2797-3300", "fax": "[20] (2) 2797-3200" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and black; the national emblem (a gold Eagle of Saladin facing the hoist side with a shield superimposed on its chest above a scroll bearing the name of the country in Arabic) centered in the white band; the band colors derive from the Arab Liberation flag and represent oppression (black), overcome through bloody struggle (red), to be replaced by a bright future (white)", "note": "similar to the flag of Syria, which has two green stars in the white band, Iraq, which has an Arabic inscription centered in the white band, and Yemen, which has a plain white band" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "golden eagle" }, { "symbol": "white lotus" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "white" }, { "color": "black" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Bilady, Bilady, Bilady\" (My Homeland, My Homeland, My Homeland)", "lyrics_music": "Younis-al QADI/Sayed DARWISH", "note": "adopted 1979; the current anthem, less militaristic than the previous one, was created after the signing of the 1979 peace treaty with Israel; Sayed DARWISH, commonly considered the father of modern Egyptian music, composed the anthem", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/EG.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Occupying the northeast corner of the African continent, Egypt is bisected by the highly fertile Nile valley, where most economic activity takes place. Egypt's economy was highly centralized during the rule of former President Gamal Abdel NASSER but opened up considerably under former Presidents Anwar EL-SADAT and Mohamed Hosni MUBARAK.\n\nCairo from 2004 to 2008 pursued business climate reforms to attract foreign investment and facilitate growth. Poor living conditions and limited job opportunities for the average Egyptian contribute to public discontent, a major factor leading to the January 2011 revolution that ousted MUBARAK. The uncertain political, security, and policy environment since 2011 caused economic growth to slow significantly, hurting tourism, manufacturing, and other sectors and pushing up unemployment, which remains above 10%.\n\nWeak growth and limited foreign exchange earnings have made public finances unsustainable, leaving authorities dependent on expensive borrowing for deficit finance and on Gulf allies to help cover the import bill. In 2015-16, higher levels of foreign investment contributed to a slight rebound in GDP growth after a particularly depressed post-revolution period. In 2016, Cairo enacted a value-added tax, implemented fuel and electricity subsidy cuts, and floated its currency, which led to a sharp depreciation of the pound and corresponding inflation. In November 2016, the IMF approved a $12 billion, three-year loan for Egypt and disbursed the first $2.75 billion tranche.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1105000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1064000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1020999999999.9999, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 23, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 342800000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.8, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 4.2, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 2.2, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 60 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 12100, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 12000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 11800, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 125, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 84.4, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 12, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 12.1, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 0.4, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 12.7, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -21.6, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 11.3, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 35.8, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 52.9, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 8.7, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 10.7, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 13, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 158 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "cotton", "rice", "corn", "wheat", "beans", "fruits", "vegetables", "cattle", "water buffalo", "sheep", "goats" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "textiles", "food processing", "tourism", "chemicals", "pharmaceuticals", "hydrocarbons", "construction", "cement", "metals", "light manufactures" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 0.6, "global_rank": 160, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 31960000, "global_rank": 20, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 29.2, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 23.5, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 47.3, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2013" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 13.1, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 12.8, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 149 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 25.2, "units": "%", "date": "2011" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 4, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 26.6, "units": "%" }, "date": "2008" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 30.8, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2008" }, { "value": 32.1, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2005" } ], "global_rank": 119 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 60090000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 92370000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 17.5, "global_rank": 170, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -9.4, "global_rank": 199, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 92.6, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 90.2, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 18, "note": "data cover central government debt and includes debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intra-governmental debt; intra-governmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment; debt instruments for the social funds are sold at public auctions" }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 July", "end": "30 June" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 12.1, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 10.4, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 208 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 9.75, "units": "%", "date": "2014-10-30" }, { "value": 8.75, "units": "%", "date": "2013-12-05" } ], "global_rank": 24 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 12.5, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 11.63, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 64 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 55960000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 66489999999.99999, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 47 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 210800000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 243400000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 41 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 260300000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 297400000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 39 }, "market_value_of_publicly_traded_shares": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 55190000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" }, { "value": 70080000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" }, { "value": 61630000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 49 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -18660000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -12180000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 188 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 14730000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 19030000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 73 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "crude oil", "petroleum products", "fruits", "vegetables", "cotton", "textiles", "metal products", "chemicals", "processed food" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Saudi Arabia", "percent": 9.1 }, { "name": "Italy", "percent": 7.5 }, { "name": "Turkey", "percent": 5.8 }, { "name": "UAE", "percent": 5.1 }, { "name": "US", "percent": 5.1 }, { "name": "UK", "percent": 4.4 }, { "name": "India", "percent": 4.1 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 50070000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 57170000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 47 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "machinery", "equipment", "foodstuffs", "chemicals", "wood products", "fuels" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "China", "percent": 13 }, { "name": "Germany", "percent": 7.7 }, { "name": "US", "percent": 5.9 }, { "name": "Turkey", "percent": 4.5 }, { "name": "Russia", "percent": 4.4 }, { "name": "Italy", "percent": 4.4 }, { "name": "Saudi Arabia", "percent": 4.1 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 15060000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 15490000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 64 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 50670000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 44610000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 62 }, "stock_of_direct_foreign_investment": { "at_home": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 94510000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 89650000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 47 }, "abroad": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 8042000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 7362000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 64 } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 9.71, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 7.7133, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 7.7133, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 7.08, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 6.06, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Egyptian pounds (EGP) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 300000, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 99.6, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 100, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 99.3, "units": "%" }, "date": "2013" }, "production": { "kWh": 162000000000, "global_rank": 24, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 143000000000, "global_rank": 23, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 500000000, "global_rank": 68, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "kWh": 81000000, "global_rank": 101, "date": "2014" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 38000000, "global_rank": 28, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 87.7, "global_rank": 79, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 83, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 9.5, "global_rank": 121, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 2.8, "global_rank": 75, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 511600, "global_rank": 29, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 193400, "global_rank": 31, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 59600, "global_rank": 54, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 4400000000, "global_rank": 27, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 547800, "global_rank": 32, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 797000, "global_rank": 26, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 45500, "global_rank": 58, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 215600, "global_rank": 31, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 48800000000, "global_rank": 17, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 48080000000, "global_rank": 17, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 720000000, "global_rank": 41, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 2832000000, "global_rank": 46, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 2186000000000, "global_rank": 16, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 207000000, "global_rank": 27, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 6235133, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 7, "global_rank": 26, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 94016000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 106, "global_rank": 17, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "Telecom Egypt remains largely state owned; principal centers at Alexandria, Cairo, Al Mansurah, Ismailia, Suez, and Tanta are connected by coaxial cable and microwave radio relay", "domestic": "largest fixed-line system in Africa and the Arab region; multiple mobile-cellular networks with a near 100-percent penetration of the market", "international": "country code - 20; landing point for Aletar, the SEA-ME-WE-3 and SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cable networks, Link Around the Globe (FLAG) Falcon and FLAG FEA; satellite earth stations - 4 (2 Intelsat - Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean, 1 Arabsat, and 1 Inmarsat); tropospheric scatter to Sudan; microwave radio relay to Israel; a participant in Medarabtel (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "mix of state-run and private broadcast media; state-run TV operates 2 national and 6 regional terrestrial networks, as well as a few satellite channels; about 20 private satellite channels and a large number of Arabic satellite channels are available via subscription; state-run radio operates about 70 stations belonging to 8 networks; 2 privately owned radio stations operational (2008)", "internet": { "country_code": ".eg", "users": { "total": 31767000, "percent_of_population": 35.9, "global_rank": 15, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 14, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 101, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 10159464, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 397531535, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "SU", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 83, "global_rank": 66, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 72, "over_3047_metres": 15, "2438_to_3047_metres": 36, "1524_to_2437_metres": 15, "under_914_metres": 6, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 11, "2438_to_3047_metres": 1, "1524_to_2437_metres": 3, "914_to_1523_metres": 4, "under_914_metres": 3, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 7, "date": "2013" } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "condensate", "length": 486, "units": "km" }, { "type": "condensate/gas", "length": 74, "units": "km" }, { "type": "gas", "length": 7986, "units": "km" }, { "type": "liquid petroleum gas", "length": 957, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil", "length": 5225, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil/gas/water", "length": 37, "units": "km" }, { "type": "refined products", "length": 895, "units": "km" }, { "type": "water", "length": 65, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 5085, "units": "km" }, "standard_gauge": { "length": 5085, "electrified": 62, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.435-m" }, "global_rank": 37, "date": "2014" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 137430, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 126742, "units": "km", "note": "includes 838 km of expressways" }, "unpaved": { "value": 10688, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 38, "date": "2010" }, "waterways": { "value": 3500, "units": "km", "note": "includes the Nile River, Lake Nasser, Alexandria-Cairo Waterway, and numerous smaller canals in Nile Delta; the Suez Canal (193.5 km including approaches; ; ", "global_rank": 29 }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 67, "by_type": [ { "type": "bulk carrier", "count": 16 }, { "type": "cargo", "count": 20 }, { "type": "container", "count": 3 }, { "type": "passenger/cargo", "count": 7 }, { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 12 }, { "type": "roll on/roll off", "count": 9 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 13, "by_country": [ { "country": "Denmark", "count": 1 }, { "country": "France", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Greece", "count": 8 }, { "country": "Jordan", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Lebanon", "count": 1 } ] }, "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 42, "by_country": [ { "country": "Cambodia", "count": 4 }, { "country": "Georgia", "count": 7 }, { "country": "Honduras", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Liberia", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Malta", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Marshall Islands", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Moldova", "count": 5 }, { "country": "Panama", "count": 11 }, { "country": "Saint Kitts and Nevis", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Saint Vincent and the Grenadines", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Saudi Arabia", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Sierra Leone", "count": 3 }, { "country": "unknown", "count": 1 } ] }, "global_rank": 62, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Mediterranean Sea - Alexandria", "Damietta", "El Dekheila", "Port Said", "Gulf of Suez - Suez" ], "oil_terminals": [ "Ain Sukhna terminal", "Sidi Kerir terminal" ], "container_ports": [ { "place": "Alexandria", "twenty_foot_equivalent_units": 1108826 }, { "place": "Port Said", "twenty_foot_equivalent_units": 2617043 }, { "place": "Port Said", "twenty_foot_equivalent_units": 1138753 } ], "liquid_natural_gas_terminals_export": [ "Damietta", "Idku (Abu Qir Bay)" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.73, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.71, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1.62, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 1.67, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 1.93, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 53 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Army", "Navy", "Air Force", "Air Defense Forces" ], "date": "2015" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18-30 years of age for male conscript military service; service obligation - 18-36 months, followed by a 9-year reserve obligation; voluntary enlistment possible from age 15", "date": "2017" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "Sudan claims but Egypt de facto administers security and economic development of Halaib region north of the 22nd parallel boundary", "Egypt no longer shows its administration of the Bir Tawil trapezoid in Sudan on its maps", "Gazan breaches in the security wall with Egypt in January 2008 highlight difficulties in monitoring the Sinai border", "Saudi Arabia claims Egyptian-administered islands of Tiran and Sanafir" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "refugees": { "by_country": [ { "people": 70027, "country_of_origin": 2017 } ], "date": "2016" }, "internally_displaced_persons": { "people": 78000, "date": "2016" }, "stateless_persons": { "people": 19, "date": "2016" } }, "trafficking_in_persons": { "current_situation": "Egypt is a source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children subjected to sex trafficking and forced labor; Egyptian children, including the large population of street children are vulnerable to forced labor in domestic service, begging and agriculture or may be victims of sex trafficking or child sex tourism, which occurs in Cairo, Alexandria, and Luxor; some Egyptian women and girls are sold into “temporary” or “summer” marriages with Gulf men, through the complicity of their parents or marriage brokers, and are exploited for prostitution or forced labor; Egyptian men are subject to forced labor in neighboring countries, while adults from South and Southeast Asia and East Africa – and increasingly Syrian refugees – are forced to work in domestic service, construction, cleaning, and begging in Egypt; women and girls, including migrants and refugees, from Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, and the Middle East are sex trafficked in Egypt; the Egyptian military cracked down on criminal group’s smuggling, abducting, trafficking, and extorting African migrants in the Sinai Peninsula, but the practice has reemerged in along Egypt’s western border with Libya", "tier_rating": "Tier 2 Watch List – Egypt does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; the government gathered data nationwide on trafficking cases to better allocated and prioritize anti-trafficking efforts, but overall it did not demonstrate increased progress; prosecutions increased in 2014, but no offenders were convicted for the second consecutive year; fewer trafficking victims were identified in 2014, which represents a significant and ongoing decrease from the previous two reporting periods; the government relied on NGOs and international organizations to identify and refer victims to protective services, and focused on Egyptian victims and refused to provide some services to foreign victims, at times including shelter (2015)" }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "transit point for cannabis, heroin, and opium moving to Europe, Israel, and North Africa; transit stop for Nigerian drug couriers; concern as money laundering site due to lax enforcement of financial regulations" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-02", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170702200427/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/eg.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170702000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/eg.html" } }, "el_salvador": { "data": { "name": "El Salvador", "introduction": { "background": "El Salvador achieved independence from Spain in 1821 and from the Central American Federation in 1839. A 12-year civil war, which cost about 75,000 lives, was brought to a close in 1992 when the government and leftist rebels signed a treaty that provided for military and political reforms. El Salvador is beset by one of the world’s highest homicide rates and pervasive criminal gangs." }, "geography": { "location": "Central America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and Honduras", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 13, "minutes": 50, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 88, "minutes": 55, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "Central America and the Caribbean", "area": { "total": { "value": 21041, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 20721, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 320, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 153, "comparative": "about the same size as New Jersey" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 590, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Guatemala", "border_length": { "value": 199, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Honduras", "border_length": { "value": 391, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 307, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "contiguous_zone": { "value": 24, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "tropical; rainy season (May to October); dry season (November to April); tropical on coast; temperate in uplands", "terrain": "mostly mountains with narrow coastal belt and central plateau", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 442, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Pacific Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Cerro El Pital", "elevation": { "value": 2730, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "hydropower", "geothermal power", "petroleum", "arable land" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 74.7, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 33.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 10.9, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 30.7, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 13.6, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 11.7, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 452, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "known as the Land of Volcanoes", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "frequent and sometimes destructive earthquakes and volcanic activity", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "extremely susceptible to hurricanes", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "significant volcanic activity; San Salvador (elev. 1,893 m), which last erupted in 1917, has the potential to cause major harm to the country's capital, which lies just below the volcano's slopes; San Miguel (elev. 2,130 m), which last erupted in 2002, is one of the most active volcanoes in the country; other historically active volcanoes include Conchaguita, Ilopango, Izalco, and Santa Ana", "type": "volcanism" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "deforestation", "soil erosion", "water pollution", "contamination of soils from disposal of toxic wastes" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Hazardous Wastes", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Wetlands" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [ "Law of the Sea" ] } }, "note": "smallest Central American country and only one without a coastline on Caribbean Sea" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 6156670, "global_rank": 109, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Salvadoran(s)", "adjective": "Salvadoran" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "mestizo", "percent": 86.3 }, { "name": "white", "percent": 12.7 }, { "name": "Amerindian", "percent": 0.2, "note": "includes Lenca, Kakawira, Nahua-Pipil" }, { "name": "black", "percent": 0.1 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 0.6 } ], "date": "2007" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Spanish", "note": "official" }, { "name": "Nawat", "note": "among some Amerindians" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 50 }, { "name": "Protestant", "percent": 36 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 2 }, { "name": "none", "percent": 12 } ], "date": "2014" }, "demographic_profile": "El Salvador is the smallest and most densely populated country in Central America. It is well into its demographic transition, experiencing slower population growth, a decline in its number of youths, and the gradual aging of its population. The increased use of family planning has substantially lowered El Salvador's fertility rate, from approximately 6 children per woman in the 1970s to replacement level today. A 2008 national family planning survey showed that female sterilization remained the most common contraception method in El Salvador - its sterilization rate is among the highest in Latin America and the Caribbean - but that the use of injectable contraceptives is growing. Fertility differences between rich and poor and urban and rural women are narrowing.\nSalvadorans fled during the 1979 to 1992 civil war mainly to the United States but also to Canada and to neighboring Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. Emigration to the United States increased again in the 1990s and 2000s as a result of deteriorating economic conditions, natural disasters (Hurricane Mitch in 1998 and earthquakes in 2001), and family reunification. At least 20% of El Salvador's population lives abroad. The remittances they send home account for close to 20% of GDP, are the second largest source of external income after exports, and have helped reduce poverty.", "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 26.58, "males": 839392, "females": 797323 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 20.51, "males": 635100, "females": 627648 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 38.66, "males": 1098619, "females": 1281822 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 6.96, "males": 190386, "females": 238206 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 7.28, "males": 197945, "females": 250229 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 54.3, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 41.7, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 12.6, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 7.9, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 26.6, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 25.1, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 28.1, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 146, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 0.25, "global_rank": 180, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 16.3, "global_rank": 115, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 5.7, "global_rank": 173, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -8.1, "global_rank": 210, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "athough it is the smallest country in land area in Central America, El Salvador has a population that is 18 times larger than Belize; at least 20% of the population lives abroad; high population density country-wide, with particular concentration around the capital of San Salvador", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 66.7, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 1.4, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "San Salvador", "population": 1098000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.01, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 0.86, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.8, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.8, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.93, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 20.8, "date": "2008" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 54, "global_rank": 81, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 17.3, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 19.4, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 15.1, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 97, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 74.7, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 71.4, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 78.1, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 117, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.89, "global_rank": 140, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 72, "units": "%", "date": "2014" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 6.8, "global_rank": 91, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 1.92, "date": "2008" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 1.1, "date": "2012" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 97.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 86.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 93.8, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 2.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 13.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 6.2, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 82.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 60, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 75, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 17.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 40, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 25, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 0.51, "global_rank": 65, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 19800, "global_rank": 76, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 400, "global_rank": 94, "date": "2015" } }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "degree_of_risk": "high", "food_or_waterborne_diseases": [ "bacterial diarrhea", "protozoal diarrhea" ], "vectorborne_diseases": [ "dengue fever" ], "note": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus", "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 20.1, "global_rank": 51, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 5, "global_rank": 78, "date": "2014" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 3.4, "global_rank": 129, "date": "2014" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 88, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 90.4, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 86, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 13, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 13, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 13, "units": "years" }, "date": "2014" }, "child_labor": { "total_number": 179303, "percentage": { "value": 4, "units": "%" }, "note": "data represent children ages 5-17", "date": "2007" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 12.4, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 11.8, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 13.6, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 89, "date": "2013" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Republic of El Salvador", "conventional_short_form": "El Salvador", "local_long_form": "Republica de El Salvador", "local_short_form": "El Salvador", "etymology": "name is an abbreviation of the original Spanish conquistador designation for the area \"Provincia de Nuestro Senor Jesus Cristo, el Salvador del Mundo\" (Province of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Saviour of the World), which became simply \"El Salvador\" (The Savior)" }, "government_type": "presidential republic", "capital": { "name": "San Salvador", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 13, "minutes": 42, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 89, "minutes": 12, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": -6, "note": "1 hour behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "independence": { "date": "1821-09-15", "note": "from Spain" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "15 September", "original_year": "1821" } ], "constitution": { "history": "many previous; latest drafted 16 December 1983, enacted 23 December 1983; amended many times, last in 2014 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "civil law system with minor common law influence; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "non-party state to the ICCt" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "yes", "citizenship_by_descent": "yes", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "yes", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "5 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Salvador SANCHEZ CEREN (since 1 June 2014); Vice President Salvador Oscar ORTIZ (since 1 June 2014); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government", "head_of_government": "President Salvador SANCHEZ CEREN (since 1 June 2014); Vice President Salvador Oscar ORTIZ (since 1 June 2014)", "cabinet": "Council of Ministers selected by the president", "elections_appointments": "president and vice president directly elected on the same ballot by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a single 5-year term; election last held on 2 February 2014, with a runoff on 9 March 2014 (next to be held in early 2019)", "election_results": "Salvador SANCHEZ CEREN elected president; percent of vote: first-round results - Salvador SANCHEZ CEREN (FMLN) 48.9%, Norman QUIJANO (ARENA) 39%, Antonio SACA (CN) 11.4%, other 0.7%; second-round results - Salvador SANCHEZ CEREN 50.1%, Norman QUIJANO 49.9%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral Legislative Assembly or Asamblea Legislativa (84 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies and a single nationwide constituency by proportional representation vote to serve 3-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 1 March 2015 (next to be held in March 2018)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - ARENA 37.1%, FMLN 35.2%, GANA 9.4%, PCN 7.7%, PDC 2.3%, other 8.3%; seats by party - ARENA 35, FMLN 31, GANA 11, PCN 6, PDC 1" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court or Corte Suprema de Justicia (CSJ) (consists of 15 judges assigned to constitutional, civil, penal, and administrative conflict divisions)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "judges elected by the Legislative Assembly on the recommendation of both the National Council of the Judicature, an independent body elected by the Legislative Assembly and the Bar Association; judges elected for a 9-year term, with renewal of one-third of judges every 3 years; consecutive re-election is allowed", "subordinate_courts": "Appellate Courts; Courts of First Instance; Courts of Peace" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Christian Democratic Party", "name_alternative": "PDC", "leaders": [ "Rodolfo Antonio PARKER Soto" ] }, { "name": "Democratic Change", "name_alternative": "CD", "leaders": [ "Douglas AVILES" ], "note": "Cambio Democratico; formerly United Democratic Center or CDU" }, { "name": "Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front", "name_alternative": "FMLN", "leaders": [ "Medardo GONZALEZ" ] }, { "name": "Great Alliance for National Unity", "name_alternative": "GANA", "leaders": [ "Jose Andres ROVIRA Caneles" ] }, { "name": "National Conciliation Party", "name_alternative": "PCN", "leaders": [ "Manuel RODRIGUEZ" ] }, { "name": "Nationalist Republican Alliance", "name_alternative": "ARENA", "leaders": [ "Mauricio INTERIANO" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Electrical Industry Union of El Salvador", "name_alternative": "SIES" }, { "name": "Federation of the Construction Industry, Similar Transport and other activities,", "name_alternative": "FESINCONTRANS" }, { "name": "National Confederation of Salvadoran Workers", "name_alternative": "CNTS" }, { "name": "National Trade Union Federation of Salvadoran Workers", "name_alternative": "FENASTRAS" }, { "name": "National Union of Salvadoran Workers", "name_alternative": "UNTS" }, { "name": "Port Industry Union of El Salvador", "name_alternative": "SIPES" }, { "name": "Salvadoran Workers Central", "name_alternative": "CTS" }, { "name": "Union of Judiciary Workers", "name_alternative": "SITTOJ" }, { "name": "Union of Workers of the Ministry of Treasury", "name_alternative": "SITRAMI" }, { "name": "Workers Union of Electrical Corporation", "name_alternative": "STCEL" }, { "name": "American Chamber of Commerce in El Salvador" }, { "name": "National Association of Private Enterprise", "name_alternative": "ANEP" }, { "name": "Salvadoran Chamber of Commerce" }, { "name": "Salvadoran Chamber of the Construction Industry", "name_alternative": "CASALCO" }, { "name": "Salvadoran Industrial Association", "name_alternative": "ASI" } ], "note": "labor organizations:; business organizations:" }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "BCIE" }, { "organization": "CACM" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CELAC" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-11" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IADB" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO ", "note": "correspondent" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "LAES" }, { "organization": "LAIA ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "MINURSO" }, { "organization": "MINUSTAH" }, { "organization": "NAM ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OAS" }, { "organization": "OPANAL" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "Pacific Alliance ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "Petrocaribe" }, { "organization": "SICA" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNIFIL" }, { "organization": "Union Latina" }, { "organization": "UNISFA" }, { "organization": "UNMISS" }, { "organization": "UNOCI" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Claudia Ivette CANJURA de Centeno (since 17 June 2016)", "chancery": "1400 16th Street NW, Suite 100, Washington, DC 20036", "telephone": "[1] (202) 595-7517", "fax": "[1] (202) 232-1928", "consulates_general": "Atlanta, Boston, Brentwood (NY), Chicago, Coral Gables (FL), Dallas, Houston, Las Vegas (NV), Los Angeles, McAllen (TX), New York, Nogales (AZ), San Francisco, Seattle, Tucson (AZ), Washington, DC, Woodbridge (VA), Woodstock (GA)", "consulates": "Elizabeth (NJ), Newark (NJ)" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Jean MANES (since January 2016)", "embassy": "Final Boulevard Santa Elena Sur, Antiguo Cuscatlan, La Libertad, San Salvador", "mailing_address": "Unit 3450, APO AA 34023; 3450 San Salvador Place, Washington, DC 20521-3450", "telephone": "[503] 2501-2999", "fax": "[503] 2501-2150" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "three equal horizontal bands of cobalt blue (top), white, and cobalt blue with the national coat of arms centered in the white band; the coat of arms features a round emblem encircled by the words REPUBLICA DE EL SALVADOR EN LA AMERICA CENTRAL; the banner is based on the former blue-white-blue flag of the Federal Republic of Central America; the blue bands symbolize the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, while the white band represents the land between the two bodies of water, as well as peace and prosperity", "note": "similar to the flag of Nicaragua, which has a different coat of arms centered in the white band; also similar to the flag of Honduras, which has five blue stars arranged in an X pattern centered in the white band" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "turquoise-browed motmot ", "note": "bird" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "blue" }, { "color": "white" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Himno Nacional de El Salvador\" (National Anthem of El Salvador)", "lyrics_music": "Juan Jose CANAS/Juan ABERLE", "note": "officially adopted 1953, in use since 1879; at 4:20 minutes the anthem of El Salvador is one of the world's longest", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/ES.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "The smallest country in Central America geographically, El Salvador has the fourth largest economy in the region. With the global recession, real GDP contracted in 2009 and economic growth has since remained low, averaging less than 2% from 2010 to 2014, but recovered somewhat in 2015-16 with an average annual growth rate of 2.4%. Remittances accounted for approximately 17.1% of GDP in 2016 and were received by about a third of all households.\n\nIn 2006, El Salvador was the first country to ratify the Dominican Republic-Central American Free Trade Agreement, which has bolstered the export of processed foods, sugar, and ethanol, and supported investment in the apparel sector amid increased Asian competition. In September 2015, El Salvador kicked off a five-year $277 million second compact with the Millennium Challenge Corporation - a US Government agency aimed at stimulating economic growth and reducing poverty - to improve El Salvador's competitiveness and productivity in international markets..\n\nThe Salvadoran Government maintained fiscal discipline during post-war reconstruction and rebuilding following earthquakes in 2001 and hurricanes in 1998 and 2005, but El Salvador's public debt, estimated at 61.1% of GDP in 2016, has been growing over the last several years. Total external debt was nearly 60% of GDP in 2016.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 54790000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 53500000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 52220000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 108, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 26610000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.4, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.4, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 118 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 8900, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 8700, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 8600, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 144, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 91.5, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 12.3, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 14.4, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": -0.1, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 26.2, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -44.3, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 10.6, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 25.3, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 64.1, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 12.2, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 10.4, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 8.4, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 144 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "coffee", "sugar", "corn", "rice", "beans", "oilseed", "cotton", "sorghum", "beef", "dairy products" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "food processing", "beverages", "petroleum", "chemicals", "fertilizer", "textiles", "furniture", "light metals" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 2.4, "global_rank": 97, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 2788000, "global_rank": 108, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 21, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 20, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 58, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5.5, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 5.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 65, "note": "data are official rates; but underemployment is high" }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 34.9, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 2.2, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 32.3, "units": "%" }, "date": "2014" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 37, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 38, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 79 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 5443000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 6318000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 20.5, "global_rank": 151, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -3.3, "global_rank": 118, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 64.9, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 65.4, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 56, "note": "El Salvador's total public debt includes non-financial public sector debt, financial public sector debt, and central bank debt" }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -0.9, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 8 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6.5, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-23" }, { "value": 6.72, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-25" } ], "global_rank": 118 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3129000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 3253000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 116 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 11970000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 11610000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 105 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 11390000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 10850000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 102 }, "market_value_of_publicly_traded_shares": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4400000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-01" }, { "value": 3816000000, "units": 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16-22 years of age for voluntary male or female service; service obligation is 12 months, with 11 months for officers and NCOs", "date": "2012" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled on the delimitation of \"bolsones\" (disputed areas) along the El Salvador-Honduras boundary, in 1992, with final agreement by the parties in 2006 after an Organization of American States survey and a further ICJ ruling in 2003", "the 1992 ICJ ruling advised a tripartite resolution to a maritime boundary in the Gulf of Fonseca advocating Honduran access to the Pacific", "El Salvador continues to claim tiny Conejo Island, not identified in the ICJ decision, off Honduras in the Gulf of Fonseca" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "internally_displaced_persons": { "people": 289000, "date": "2015" } }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "transshipment point for cocaine; small amounts of marijuana produced for local consumption; significant use of cocaine" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-01", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701102811/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/es.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/es.html" } }, "equatorial_guinea": { "data": { "name": "Equatorial Guinea", "introduction": { "background": "Equatorial Guinea gained independence in 1968 after 190 years of Spanish rule; it is one of the smallest countries in Africa consisting of a mainland territory and five inhabited islands. The capital of Malabo is located on the island of Bioko, approximately 25 km from the Cameroonian coastline in the Gulf of Guinea. Between 1968 and 1979, autocratic President Francisco MACIAS NGUEMA virtually destroyed all of the country's political, economic, and social institutions before being deposed by his nephew Teodoro OBIANG NGUEMA MBASOGO in a coup. President OBIANG has ruled since October 1979 and was reelected in 2016. Although nominally a constitutional democracy since 1991, presidential and legislative elections since 1996 have generally been labeled as flawed. The president exerts almost total control over the political system and has placed legal and bureaucratic barriers that prevent political opposition. Equatorial Guinea has experienced rapid economic growth due to the discovery of large offshore oil reserves, and in the last decade has become Sub-Saharan Africa's third largest oil exporter. Despite the country's economic windfall from oil production, resulting in a massive increase in government revenue in recent years, the drop in global oil prices has placed significant strain on the state budget. Equatorial Guinea continues to seek to diversify its economy and to increase foreign investment despite limited improvements in the population's living standards. Equatorial Guinea is the host of major regional and international conferences and continues to seek a greater role in regional affairs." }, "geography": { "location": "Central Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Cameroon and Gabon", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 2, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 10, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Africa", "area": { "total": { "value": 28051, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 28051, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 146, "comparative": "slightly smaller than Maryland" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 528, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Cameroon", "border_length": { "value": 183, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Gabon", "border_length": { "value": 345, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 296, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "tropical; always hot, humid", "terrain": "coastal plains rise to interior hills; islands are volcanic", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 577, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Atlantic Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Pico Basile", "elevation": { "value": 3008, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "petroleum", "natural gas", "timber", "gold", "bauxite", "diamonds", "tantalum", "sand", "gravel", "clay" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 10.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 4.3, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 2.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 3.7, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 57.5, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 32.4, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "violent windstorms", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "flash floods", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "Santa Isabel (elev. 3,007 m), which last erupted in 1923, is the country's only historically active volcano; Santa Isabel, along with two dormant volcanoes, form Bioko Island in the Gulf of Guinea", "type": "volcanism" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "tap water is non-potable", "deforestation" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Marine Dumping", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Wetlands" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "insular and continental regions widely separated" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 759451, "global_rank": 165, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Equatorial Guinean(s) or Equatoguinean(s)", "adjective": "Equatorial Guinean or Equatoguinean" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Fang", "percent": 85.7 }, { "name": "Bubi", "percent": 6.5 }, { "name": "Mdowe", "percent": 3.6 }, { "name": "Annobon", "percent": 1.6 }, { "name": "Bujeba", "percent": 1.1 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 1.4, "note": "1994 census" } ] }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Spanish", "percent": 67.6, "note": "official" }, { "name": "other , Fang, Bubi census", "percent": 1994, "note": "includes French (official; ; " } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "nominally Christian and predominantly Roman Catholic" }, { "name": "pagan practices" } ] }, "demographic_profile": "Equatorial Guinea is one of the smallest and least populated countries in continental Africa and is the only independent African country where Spanish is an official language. Despite a boom in oil production in the 1990s, authoritarianism, corruption, and resource mismanagement have concentrated the benefits among a small elite. These practices have perpetuated income inequality and unbalanced development, such as low public spending on education and health care. Unemployment remains problematic because the oil-dominated economy employs a small labor force dependent on skilled foreign workers. The agricultural sector, Equatorial Guinea’s main employer, continues to deteriorate because of a lack of investment and the migration of rural workers to urban areas. About three-quarters of the population lives below the poverty line.\nEquatorial Guinea’s large and growing youth population – about 60% are under the age of 25 – is particularly affected because job creation in the non-oil sectors is limited, and young people often do not have the skills needed in the labor market. Equatorial Guinean children frequently enter school late, have poor attendance, and have high dropout rates. Thousands of Equatorial Guineans fled across the border to Gabon in the 1970s to escape the dictatorship of MACIAS NGUEMA; smaller numbers have followed in the decades since. Continued inequitable economic growth and high youth unemployment increases the likelihood of ethnic and regional violence.", "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 40.15, "males": 154896, "females": 150010 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 19.63, "males": 75914, "females": 73194 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 31.94, "males": 120999, "females": 121587 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 4.3, "males": 14052, "females": 18583 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 3.98, "males": 12627, "females": 17589 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 72.9, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 67.9, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 5, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 20, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 19.6, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 19.1, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 20.1, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 196, "date": "2016" }, 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"percent_of_adults": 4.88, "global_rank": 11, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 27400, "global_rank": 70, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 1100, "global_rank": 71, "date": "2015" } }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "degree_of_risk": "very high", "food_or_waterborne_diseases": [ "bacterial diarrhea", "protozoal diarrhea", "hepatitis A", "typhoid fever" ], "vectorborne_diseases": [ "malaria", "dengue fever" ], "animal_contact_diseases": [ "rabies" ], "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 16.2, "global_rank": 129, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 5.6, "global_rank": 87, "date": "2010" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 95.3, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 97.4, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 93, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Republic of Equatorial Guinea", "conventional_short_form": "Equatorial Guinea", "local_long_form": "Republica de Guinea Ecuatorial/Republique de Guinee Equatoriale", "local_short_form": "Guinea Ecuatorial/Guinee Equatoriale", "former": "Spanish Guinea", "etymology": "the country is named for the Guinea region of West Africa that lies along the Gulf of Guinea and stretches north to the Sahel; the \"equatorial\" refers to the fact that the country lies just north of the Equator" }, "government_type": "presidential republic", "capital": { "name": "Malabo; note - a new capital of Oyala is being built on the mainland near Djibloho; Malabo is on the island of Bioko", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 3, "minutes": 45, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 8, "minutes": 47, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 1, "note": "6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "independence": { "date": "1968-10-12", "note": "from Spain" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "12 October", "original_year": "1968" } ], "constitution": { "history": "approved by referendum 17 November 1991; amended several times, last in 2012 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "mixed system of civil and customary law", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "non-party state to the ICCt" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Equatorial Guinea", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "10 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Teodoro OBIANG Nguema Mbasogo (since 3 August 1979 when he seized power in a military coup)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Francisco Pascual Eyegue OBAMA Asue (since 23 June 2016); First Deputy Prime Minister Clemente Engonga NGUEMA Onguene; Second Deputy Prime Minister Alfonso Mesie MIBUY; Third Deputy Prime Minister Alfonso Nsue MOKUY", "cabinet": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president", "elections_appointments": "president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 7-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 24 April 2016 (next to be held in 2023); prime minister and deputy prime ministers appointed by the president", "election_results": "Teodoro OBIANG Nguema Mbasogo reelected president; percent of vote - Teodoro OBIANG Nguema Mbasogo (PDGE) 93.7%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "bicameral National Assembly or Asemblea Nacional, formerly the unicameral Parliament, consists of the Senate or Senado (70 seats; 55 members directly elected by simple majority vote and 15 appointed by the president) and the House of People's Representatives or Camara de Representantes del Pueblo (100 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms); note - the constitutional referendum of 2011 established the Senate and was implemented at the time of the May 2013 elections", "elections": "last held on 26 May 2013 (next to be held in 2018)", "election_results": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PDGE 54, CPDS 1; Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PDGE 99, CPDS 1" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court of Justice (consists of the chief justice - who is also chief of state - and 9 judges and organized into civil, criminal, commercial, labor, administrative, and customary sections); Constitutional Court (consists of the court president and 4 members)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Supreme Court judges appointed by the president for 5-year terms; Constitutional Court members appointed by the president, 2 of which are nominated by the Chamber of Deputies", "subordinate_courts": "Court of Guarantees; military courts; Courts of Appeal; first instance tribunals; district and county tribunals" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Convergence Party for Social Democracy", "name_alternative": "CPDS", "leaders": [ "Andres ESONO ONDO" ] }, { "name": "Democratic Party for Equatorial Guinea", "name_alternative": "PDGE", "leaders": [ "Teodoro OBIANG Nguema Mbasogo" ], "note": "ruling party" }, { "name": "Electoral Coalition", "name_alternative": "EC" }, { "name": "Popular Action of Equatorial Guinea", "name_alternative": "APGE", "leaders": [ "Carmelo MBA BACALE" ] }, { "name": "Popular Union", "name_alternative": "UP", "leaders": [ "Daniel MARTINEZ AYECABA" ] }, { "name": "Democratic Republican Force", "name_alternative": "FDR", "leaders": [ "Guillermo NGUEMA ELA" ] }, { "name": "Independent Candidacy", "name_alternative": "CI", "leaders": [ "Gabriel NSE OBIANG OBONO" ] }, { "name": "Party for Progress of Equatorial Guinea", "name_alternative": "PPGE", "leaders": [ "Severo MOTO" ] }, { "name": "Union for the Center Right", "name_alternative": "UDC", "leaders": [ "Avelino MOCACHE MEAENGA" ] } ], "note": "in November 2014, the government hosted a National Dialogue process to engage with the political opposition; the opposition particiapated with limited attendance and engagement; on March 18, 2015, the CPDS, FDR, UP formed a coalition called the Front of Democratic Opposition or FOD" }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "ASODEGUE ", "note": "Madrid-based pressure group for democratic reform" }, { "name": "Coalicion CEIBA ", "note": "group formed by diverse, exiled political parties" }, { "name": "C.O.R.E.D. ", "note": "originally led by Raimundo Ela Nsang; based in Paris" }, { "name": "EG Justice ", "note": "US-based anti-corruption group" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ACP" }, { "organization": "AfDB" }, { "organization": "AU" }, { "organization": "BDEAC" }, { "organization": "CEMAC" }, { "organization": "CPLP ", "note": "associate" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "FZ" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OAS ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OIF" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WTO ", "note": "observer" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Miguel Ntutumu EVUNA ANDEME (since 23 February 2015)", "chancery": "2020 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20009", "telephone": "[1] (202) 518-5700", "fax": "[1] (202) 518-5252", "consulates_general": "Houston" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Julie FURUTA-TOY (since January 2016)", "embassy": "Carretera Malabo II, Malabo, Guinea Ecuatorial", "mailing_address": "US Embassy Malabo, US Department of State, Washington, DC 20521-2520", "telephone": "[240] 333 09 57 41" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "three equal horizontal bands of green (top), white, and red, with a blue isosceles triangle based on the hoist side and the coat of arms centered in the white band; the coat of arms has six yellow six-pointed stars (representing the mainland and five offshore islands) above a gray shield bearing a silk-cotton tree and below which is a scroll with the motto UNIDAD, PAZ, JUSTICIA (Unity, Peace, Justice); green symbolizes the jungle and natural resources, blue represents the sea that connects the mainland to the islands, white stands for peace, and red recalls the fight for independence" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "silk cotton tree" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "green" }, { "color": "white" }, { "color": "red" }, { "color": "blue" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Caminemos pisando la senda\" (Let Us Tread the Path)", "lyrics_music": "Atanasio Ndongo MIYONO/Atanasio Ndongo MIYONO or Ramiro Sanchez LOPEZ (disputed)", "note": "adopted 1968" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Exploitation of oil and gas deposits, beginning in the 1990s, has driven economic growth in Equatorial Guinea; a recent rebasing of GDP resulted in an upward revision of the size of the economy by approximately 30%. Forestry and farming are minor components of GDP. Although preindependence Equatorial Guinea counted on cocoa production for hard currency earnings, the neglect of the rural economy since independence has diminished the potential for agriculture-led growth. Subsistence farming is the dominant form of livelihood. Declining revenue from hydrocarbon production, high levels of infrastructure expenditures, lack of economic diversification, and corruption have pushed the economy into decline in recent years and limited improvements in the general population’s living conditions. Equatorial Guinea’s real GDP growth has been weak in recent years, averaging -0.5% per year from 2010-14, because of a declining hydrocarbon sector. Inflation remained very low in 2016, down from an average of 4% in 2014.\n\nForeign assistance programs by the World Bank and the IMF have been cut since 1993 because of corruption and mismanagement, and as a middle income country Equatorial Guinea is now ineligible for most low-income donor funding. The government has been widely criticized for its lack of transparency and misuse of oil revenues and has attempted to address this issue by working toward compliance with the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative. US foreign assistance to Equatorial Guinea is limited in part because of US restrictions pursuant to the Trafficking Victims Protection Act.\n\nEquatorial Guinea hosted two economic diversification symposia in 2014 that focused on attracting investment in five sectors: agriculture and animal ranching, fishing, mining and petrochemicals, tourism, and financial services. Undeveloped mineral resources include gold, zinc, diamonds, columbite-tantalite, and other base metals.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 31770000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 35250000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 38080000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 128, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 11640000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -9.9, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -7.4, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": -0.5, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 222 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 38700, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 44100, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 48900, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 45, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 25.6, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 5.7, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 69.7, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 0.1, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 53.4, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -54.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 8.8, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 71.7, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 16.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 19.3, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 36.3, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 46.3, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 93 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "coffee", "cocoa", "rice", "yams", "cassava", "manioc", "tapioca", "bananas", "palm oil nuts", "livestock", "timber" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "petroleum", "natural gas", "sawmilling" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": -6.7, "global_rank": 199, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 195200, "global_rank": 172, "date": "2007" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 8.6, "units": "%", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 22.3, "units": "%", "date": "2009" } ], "global_rank": 103 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 2436000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 2862000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 20.9, "global_rank": 147, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -3.7, "global_rank": 126, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 24.3, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 16.4, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 163 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.1, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 11.7, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 143 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 8.5, "units": "%", "date": "2010-12-31" }, { "value": 4.25, "units": "%", "date": "2009-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 36 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 14, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 14, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 48 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1445000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 1888000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 140 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3788000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" }, { "value": 3841000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 141 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1443000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 1557000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 155 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -2008000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -1855000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 149 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5064000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 7410000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 106 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "petroleum products", "timber" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "China", "percent": 17.2 }, { "name": "South Korea", "percent": 15.6 }, { "name": "Spain", "percent": 9.4 }, { "name": "Brazil", "percent": 8.5 }, { "name": "Netherlands", "percent": 7.1 }, { "name": "India", "percent": 6.2 }, { "name": "UK", "percent": 6 }, { "name": "France", "percent": 5.9 }, { "name": "Italy", "percent": 4 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3030000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3953000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 140 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "petroleum sector equipment", "other equipment", "construction materials", "vehicles" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Netherlands", "percent": 17 }, { "name": "Spain", "percent": 16.5 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 15 }, { "name": "US", "percent": 9 }, { "name": "Cote dIvoire", "percent": 6 }, { "name": "France", "percent": 4.8 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 621900000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 1205000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 139 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1364000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 1194000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 160 }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 605.7, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 591.45, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 591.45, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 494.42, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 510.53, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Cooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francs (XAF) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 300000, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 66, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 93, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 48, "units": "%" }, "date": "2013" }, "production": { "kWh": 98000000, "global_rank": 201, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 91140000, "global_rank": 202, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 136, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 146, "date": "2013" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 200000, "global_rank": 162, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 22.6, "global_rank": 190, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 85, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 77.4, "global_rank": 18, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 172, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 250000, "global_rank": 34, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 290100, "global_rank": 27, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 187, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 1100000000, "global_rank": 42, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 137, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 5200, "global_rank": 175, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 179, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 5197, "global_rank": 165, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 6550000000, "global_rank": 47, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 1594000000, "global_rank": 83, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 4956000000, "global_rank": 32, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 190, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 36810000000, "global_rank": 66, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 3700000, "global_rank": 136, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 11334, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 2, "global_rank": 194, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 533000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 72, "global_rank": 170, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "digital fixed-line network in most major urban areas and decent mobile cellular coverage", "domestic": "fixed-line density is about 2 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular subscribership has been increasing and in 2015 stood at about 70 percent of the population", "international": "country code - 240; international communications from Bata and Malabo to African and European countries; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "state maintains control of broadcast media with domestic broadcast media limited to 1 state-owned TV station, 1 private TV station owned by the president's eldest son, 1 state-owned radio station, and 1 private radio station owned by the president's eldest son; satellite TV service is available; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters are accessible (2013)", "internet": { "country_code": ".gq", "users": { "total": 158000, "percent_of_population": 21.3, "global_rank": 167, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 6, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 15, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 400759, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 461650, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "3C", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 7, "global_rank": 166, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 6, "over_3047_metres": 1, "2438_to_3047_metres": 2, "1524_to_2437_metres": 1, "under_914_metres": 2, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 1, "2438_to_3047_metres": 1, "date": "2013" } } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "condensate", "length": 42, "units": "km" }, { "type": "condensate/gas", "length": 5, "units": "km" }, { "type": "gas", "length": 79, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil", "length": 71, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 2880, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 168, "date": "2000" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 5, "by_type": [ { "type": "cargo", "count": 1 }, { "type": "chemical tanker", "count": 1 }, { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 3 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 1, "by_country": [ { "country": "Norway", "count": 1 } ] }, "global_rank": 124, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Bata", "Luba", "Malabo" ], "liquid_natural_gas_terminals_export": [ "Bioko Island" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.78, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ] }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Equatorial Guinea Armed Forces (FAGE)", "Equatorial Guinea National Guard (Guardia Nacional de Guinea Ecuatorial", "GNGE (Army)", "Navy", "Air Force" ], "date": "2013" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18 years of age for selective compulsory military service, although conscription is rare in practice; 2-year service obligation; women hold only administrative positions in the Navy", "date": "2013" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "in 2002, ICJ ruled on an equidistance settlement of Cameroon-Equatorial Guinea-Nigeria maritime boundary in the Gulf of Guinea, but a dispute between Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon over an island at the mouth of the Ntem River and imprecisely defined maritime coordinates in the ICJ decision delayed final delimitation", "UN urged Equatorial Guinea and Gabon to resolve the sovereignty dispute over Gabon-occupied Mbane and lesser islands and to create a maritime boundary in the hydrocarbon-rich Corisco Bay" ], "trafficking_in_persons": { "current_situation": "Equatorial Guinea is a source country for children subjected to sex trafficking and destination country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labor; Equatorial Guinean girls may be encouraged by their parents to engage in the sex trade in urban centers to receive groceries, gifts, housing, and money; children are also trafficked from nearby countries for work as domestic servants, market laborers, ambulant vendors, and launderers; women are trafficked to Equatorial Guinea from Cameroon, Benin, other neighboring countries, and China for forced labor or prostitution", "tier_rating": "Tier 3 – Equatorial Guinea does not fully comply with the minimum standards on the elimination of trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so; in 2014, the government made no efforts to investigate or prosecute any suspected trafficking offenders or to identify or protect victims, despite its 2004 law prohibiting all forms of trafficking and mandating the provision of services to victims; undocumented migrants continued to be deported without being screened to assess whether any were trafficking victims; authorities did not undertake any trafficking awareness campaigns, implement any programs to address forced child labor, or make any other efforts to prevent trafficking (2015)" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-17", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170617101231/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ek.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170617000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ek.html" } }, "eritrea": { "data": { "name": "Eritrea", "introduction": { "background": "After independence from Italian colonial control in 1941 and 10 years of British administrative control, the UN established Eritrea as an autonomous region within the Ethiopian federation in 1952. Ethiopia's full annexation of Eritrea as a province 10 years later sparked a violent 30-year struggle for independence that ended in 1991 with Eritrean rebels defeating government forces. Eritreans overwhelmingly approved independence in a 1993 referendum. ISAIAS Afworki has been Eritrea's only president since independence; his rule, particularly since 2001, has been highly autocratic and repressive. His government has created a highly militarized society by pursuing an unpopular program of mandatory conscription into national service, sometimes of indefinite length. A two-and-a-half-year border war with Ethiopia that erupted in 1998 ended under UN auspices in December 2000. A UN peacekeeping operation was established that monitored a 25 km-wide Temporary Security Zone. The Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission (EEBC) created in April 2003 was tasked \"to delimit and demarcate the colonial treaty border based on pertinent colonial treaties (1900, 1902, and 1908) and applicable international law.\" The EEBC on 30 November 2007 remotely demarcated the border, assigning the town of Badme to Eritrea, despite Ethiopia's maintaining forces there from the time of the 1998-2000 war. Eritrea insisted that the UN terminate its peacekeeping mission on 31 July 2008. Eritrea has accepted the EEBC's \"virtual demarcation\" decision and repeatedly called on Ethiopia to remove its troops. Ethiopia has not accepted the demarcation decision, and neither party has entered into meaningful dialogue to resolve the impasse. Eritrea is subject to several UN Security Council Resolutions (initially in 2009 and renewed annually) imposing an arms embargo and a travel ban and assets freeze on certain individuals, in view of evidence that it has supported armed opposition groups in the region." }, "geography": { "location": "Eastern Africa, bordering the Red Sea, between Djibouti and Sudan", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 15, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 39, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Africa", "area": { "total": { "value": 117600, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 101000, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 16600, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 101, "comparative": "slightly larger than Pennsylvania" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 1840, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Djibouti", "border_length": { "value": 125, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Ethiopia", "border_length": { "value": 1033, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Sudan", "border_length": { "value": 682, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 2234, "units": "km", "note": "mainland on Red Sea 1,151 km, islands in Red Sea 1,083 km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "hot, dry desert strip along Red Sea coast; cooler and wetter in the central highlands (up to 61 cm of rainfall annually, heaviest June to September); semiarid in western hills and lowlands", "terrain": "dominated by extension of Ethiopian north-south trending highlands, descending on the east to a coastal desert plain, on the northwest to hilly terrain and on the southwest to flat-to-rolling plains", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 853, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "near Kulul within the Danakil Depression", "elevation": { "value": -75, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Soira", "elevation": { "value": 3018, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "gold", "potash", "zinc", "copper", "salt", "possibly oil", "natural gas", "fish" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 75.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 6.8, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 68.3, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 15.1, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 9.8, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 210, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "frequent droughts, rare earthquakes and volcanoes", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "locust swarms", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "Dubbi (elev. 1,625 m), which last erupted in 1861, was the country's only historically active volcano until Nabro (2,218 m) came to life on 12 June 2011", "type": "volcanism" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "deforestation", "desertification", "soil erosion", "overgrazing", "loss of infrastructure from civil warfare" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Hazardous Wastes", "Ozone Layer Protection" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "strategic geopolitical position along world's busiest shipping lanes; Eritrea retained the entire coastline of Ethiopia along the Red Sea upon de jure independence from Ethiopia on 24 May 1993" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 5869869, "global_rank": 113, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Eritrean(s)", "adjective": "Eritrean" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "nine recognized ethnic groups: Tigrinya", "percent": 55 }, { "name": "Tigre", "percent": 30 }, { "name": "Saho", "percent": 4 }, { "name": "Kunama", "percent": 2 }, { "name": "Rashaida", "percent": 2 }, { "name": "Bilen", "percent": 2 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 5, "note": "Afar, Beni Amir, Nera" } ], "date": "2010" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Tigrinya", "note": "official" }, { "name": "Arabic", "note": "official" }, { "name": "English", "note": "official" }, { "name": "Tigre" }, { "name": "Kunama" }, { "name": "Afar" }, { "name": "other Cushitic languages" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Muslim" }, { "name": "Coptic Christian" }, { "name": "Roman Catholic" }, { "name": "Protestant" } ] }, "demographic_profile": "Eritrea is a persistently poor country that has made progress in some socioeconomic categories but not in others. Education and human capital formation are national priorities for facilitating economic development and eradicating poverty. To this end, Eritrea has made great strides in improving adult literacy – doubling the literacy rate over the last 20 years – in large part because of its successful adult education programs. The overall literacy rate was estimated to be almost 74% in 2015; more work needs to be done to raise female literacy and school attendance among nomadic and rural communities. Subsistence farming fails to meet the needs of Eritrea’s growing population because of repeated droughts, dwindling arable land, overgrazing, soil erosion, and a shortage of farmers due to conscription and displacement. The government’s emphasis on spending on defense over agriculture and its lack of foreign exchange to import food also contribute to food insecurity.\nEritrea has been a leading refugee source country since at least the 1960s, when its 30-year war for independence from Ethiopia began. Since gaining independence in 1993, Eritreans have continued migrating to Sudan, Ethiopia, Yemen, Egypt, or Israel because of a lack of basic human rights or political freedom, educational and job opportunities, or to seek asylum because of militarization. Eritrea’s large diaspora has been a source of vital remittances, funding its war for independence and providing 30% of the country’s GDP annually since it became independent.\nIn the last few years, Eritreans have increasingly been trafficked and held hostage by Bedouins in the Sinai Desert, where they are victims of organ harvesting, rape, extortion, and torture. Some Eritrean trafficking victims are kidnapped after being smuggled to Sudan or Ethiopia, while others are kidnapped from within or around refugee camps or crossing Eritrea’s borders. Eritreans composed approximately 90% of the conservatively estimated 25,000-30,000 victims of Sinai trafficking from 2009-2013, according to a 2013 consultancy firm report.", "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 40.66, "males": 1199355, "females": 1187467 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 19.39, "males": 566199, "females": 571743 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 32.33, "males": 933825, "females": 963812 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 3.73, "males": 93325, "females": 125411 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 3.9, "males": 97248, "females": 131484 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 83.2, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 78.4, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 4.8, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 20.7, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 19.4, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 19, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 19.9, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 200, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 0.81, "global_rank": 136, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 30.1, "global_rank": 40, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 7.3, "global_rank": 119, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -14.7, "global_rank": 219, "date": "2016" }, "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 22.6, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 5.11, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Asmara", "population": 804000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.01, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 0.99, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 0.97, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.74, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.75, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.97, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 21.3, "date": "2010" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 501, "global_rank": 46, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 45.6, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 52.6, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 38.5, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 42, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 64.9, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 62.4, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 67.5, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 180, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 4.07, "global_rank": 35, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 8.4, "units": "%", "date": "2010" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 3.3, "global_rank": 184, "date": "2014" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 0.7, "date": "2011" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 73.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 53.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 57.8, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 26.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 46.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 42.2, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 44.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 7.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 15.7, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 55.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 92.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 84.3, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 0.61, "global_rank": 56, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 14100, "global_rank": 86, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 500, "global_rank": 78, "date": "2015" } }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "degree_of_risk": "high", "food_or_waterborne_diseases": [ "bacterial diarrhea", "hepatitis A", "typhoid fever" ], "vectorborne_diseases": [ "malaria", "dengue fever" ], "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 3.4, "global_rank": 188, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 38.8, "global_rank": 7, "date": "2010" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 73.8, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 82.4, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 65.5, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 5, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 6, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 5, "units": "years" }, "date": "2014" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "State of Eritrea", "conventional_short_form": "Eritrea", "local_long_form": "Hagere Ertra", "local_short_form": "Ertra", "former": "Eritrea Autonomous Region in Ethiopia", "etymology": "the country name derives from the ancient Greek appellation \"Erythra Thalassa\" meaning Red Sea, which is the major water body bordering the country" }, "government_type": "presidential republic", "capital": { "name": "Asmara (Asmera)", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 15, "minutes": 20, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 38, "minutes": 56, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 3, "note": "8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "independence": { "date": "1993-05-24", "note": "from Ethiopia" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "24 May", "original_year": "1991" } ], "constitution": { "history": "adopted 23 May 1997 (not fully implemented)", "note": "drafting of a new constitution, which began in 2014, continued into 2016 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "mixed legal system of civil, customary, and Islamic religious law", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "non-party state to the ICCt" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Eritrea", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "20 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President ISAIAS Afworki (since 8 June 1993); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government and is head of the State Council and National Assembly", "head_of_government": "President ISAIAS Afworki (since 8 June 1993)", "cabinet": "State Council appointed by the president", "elections_appointments": "president indirectly elected by the National Assembly for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); the only election was held on 8 June 1993, following independence from Ethiopia (next election postponed indefinitely)", "election_results": "ISAIAS Afworki elected president by the transitional National Assembly; percent of National Assembly vote - ISAIAS Afworki (PFDJ) 95%, other 5%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral National Assembly or Hagerawi Baito (150 seats; 75 members indirectly elected by the ruling party and 75 directly elected by simple majority vote; members serve 5-year terms)", "elections": "in May 1997, following the adoption of the new constitution, 75 members of the PFDJ Central Committee (the old Central Committee of the EPLF), 60 members of the 527-member Constituent Assembly, which had been established in 1997 to discuss and ratify the new constitution, and 15 representatives of Eritreans living abroad were formed into a Transitional National Assembly to serve as the country's legislative body until countrywide elections to form a National Assembly were held; although only 75 of 150 members of the Transitional National Assembly were elected, the constitution stipulates that once past the transition stage, all members of the National Assembly will be elected by secret ballot of all eligible voters; National Assembly elections scheduled for December 2001 were postponed indefinitely due to the war with Ethiopia" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "High Court (consists of 20 judges and organized into civil, commercial, criminal, labor, administrative, and customary sections)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "High Court judges appointed by the president", "subordinate_courts": "regional/zonal courts; community courts; special courts; sharia courts (for issues dealing with Muslim marriage, inheritance, and family); military courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "People's Front for Democracy and Justice", "name_alternative": "PFDJ", "leaders": [ "ISAIAS Afworki" ], "note": "the only party recognized by the government" } ], "note": "a National Assembly committee drafted a law on political parties in January 2001, but the full National Assembly never debated or voted on it" }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Democratic Movement for the Liberation of Eritrean Kunama", "name_alternative": "DMLEK" }, { "name": "Eritrean Democratic Alliance", "name_alternative": "EDA" }, { "name": "Eritrean Islamic Party for Justice and Development", "name_alternative": "EIPJD , Eritrean Islamic Jihad Movement , Eritrean Islamic Salvation, the Eritrean Islamic Foundation", "note": "includes the Eritrean Islamic Jihad (EIJ; EIJM; " }, { "name": "Eritrean National Congress for Democratic Change", "name_alternative": "ENCDC" }, { "name": "Eritrean National Salvation Front", "name_alternative": "ENSF" }, { "name": "Eritrean People's Democratic Party", "name_alternative": "EPDP" }, { "name": "Red Sea Afar Democratic Organization", "name_alternative": "RSADO" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ACP" }, { "organization": "AfDB" }, { "organization": "AU" }, { "organization": "COMESA" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "ISO ", "note": "correspondent" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "LAS ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires BERHANE Gebrehiwet Solomon (since 15 March 2011)", "chancery": "1708 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20009", "telephone": "[1] (202) 319-1991", "fax": "[1] (202) 319-1304" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Natalie E. BROWN (since September 2016)", "embassy": "179 Ala Street, Asmara", "mailing_address": "P.O. Box 211, Asmara", "telephone": "[291] (1) 120004", "fax": "[291] (1) 127584" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "red isosceles triangle (based on the hoist side) dividing the flag into two right triangles; the upper triangle is green, the lower one is blue; a gold wreath encircling a gold olive branch is centered on the hoist side of the red triangle; green stands for the country's agriculture economy, red signifies the blood shed in the fight for freedom, and blue symbolizes the bounty of the sea; the wreath-olive branch symbol is similar to that on the first flag of Eritrea from 1952; the shape of the red triangle broadly mimics the shape of the country", "note": "one of several flags where a prominent component of the design reflects the shape of the country; other such flags are those of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, and Vanuatu" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "camel" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "green" }, { "color": "red" }, { "color": "blue" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Ertra, Ertra, Ertra\" (Eritrea, Eritrea, Eritrea)", "lyrics_music": "SOLOMON Tsehaye Beraki/Isaac Abraham MEHAREZGI and ARON Tekle Tesfatsion", "note": "adopted 1993; upon independence from Ethiopia", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/ER.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Since formal independence from Ethiopia in 1993, Eritrea has faced many economic problems, including lack of financial resources and chronic drought, which have been exacerbated by restrictive economic policies. Eritrea has a command economy under the control of the sole political party, the People's Front for Democracy and Justice. Like the economies of many African nations, a large share of the population - nearly 80% in Eritrea - is engaged in subsistence agriculture, but the sector only produces a small share of the country's total output.\n\nSince the conclusion of the Ethiopia-Eritrea war in 2000, the government has expanded use of military and party-owned businesses to complete President ISAIAS's development agenda. The government has strictly controlled the use of foreign currency by limiting access and availability; new regulations in 2013 aimed at relaxing currency controls have had little economic effect. Few large private enterprises exist in Eritrea and most operate in conjunction with government partners, including a number of large international mining ventures, which began production in 2013. In late 2015, the government of Eritrea introduced a new currency, retaining the name Nakfa, and restricted the amount of hard currency individuals could withdraw from banks per month. The changeover has resulted in exchange fluctuations and the scarcity of hard currency available in the market.\n\nWhile reliable statistics on Eritrea are difficult to obtain, erratic rainfall and the percentage of the labor force tied up in national service continue to interfere with agricultural production and economic development. Eritrea's harvests generally cannot meet the food needs of the country without supplemental grain purchases. Copper, potash, and gold production are likely to continue to drive economic growth and government revenue over the next few years, but military spending will continue to compete with development and investment plans.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 9169000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 8845000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 8442000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 159, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 5352000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.7, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 4.8, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 5, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 65 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1300, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1300, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1300, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 221, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 80.6, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 23.4, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 9, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 0.1, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 9.7, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -22.8, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 12.1, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 29.5, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 58.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1.3, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 4, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 172 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "sorghum", 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"date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 139, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 3500, "global_rank": 183, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 180, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 3539, "global_rank": 175, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 181, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 140, "date": "2013" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 96, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 191, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 135, "date": "2014-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 800000, "global_rank": 169, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 66000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 1, "global_rank": 154, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 475000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 7, "global_rank": 172, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "woefully inadequate service provided by state-owned telecom monopoly; most fixed-line telephones are in Asmara; cell phone use only slowly increasing throughout the country; no data service", "domestic": "combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular subscribership is less than 10 per 100 persons", "international": "country code - 291 (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "government controls broadcast media with private ownership prohibited; 1 state-owned TV station; state-owned radio operates 2 networks; purchases of satellite dishes and subscriptions to international broadcast media are permitted (2007)", "internet": { "country_code": ".er", "users": { "total": 71000, "percent_of_population": 1.1, "global_rank": 180, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 1, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 1, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "E3", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 13, "global_rank": 151, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 4, "over_3047_metres": 2, "2438_to_3047_metres": 2, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 9, "over_3047_metres": 1, "2438_to_3047_metres": 1, "1524_to_2437_metres": 5, "914_to_1523_metres": 2, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 1, "date": "2013" } }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 306, "units": "km" }, "narrow_gauge": { "length": 306, "units": "km", "gauge": "0.950-m" }, "global_rank": 122, "date": "2014" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 4010, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 874, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 3136, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 158, "date": "2000" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 4, "by_type": [ { "type": "cargo", "count": 2 }, { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 1 }, { "type": "roll on/roll off", "count": 1 } ], "global_rank": 129, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Assab", "Massawa" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "branches": { "by_name": [ "Eritrean Armed Forces", "Eritrean Ground Forces", "Eritrean Navy", "Eritrean Air Force (includes Air Defense Force)" ], "date": "2011" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18-40 years of age for male and female voluntary and compulsory military service; 16-month conscript service obligation", "date": "2012" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "Eritrea and Ethiopia agreed to abide by 2002 Ethiopia-Eritrea Boundary Commission's (EEBC) delimitation decision, but neither party responded to the revised line detailed in the November 2006 EEBC Demarcation Statement", "Sudan accuses Eritrea of supporting eastern Sudanese rebel groups", "in 2008, Eritrean troops moved across the border on Ras Doumera peninsula and occupied Doumera Island with undefined sovereignty in the Red Sea" ], "trafficking_in_persons": { "current_situation": "Eritrea is a source country for men, women, and children trafficked for the purposes of forced labor domestically and, to a lesser extent, sex and labor trafficking abroad; the country’s national service program is often abused, with conscripts detained indefinitely and subjected to forced labor; Eritrean migrants, often fleeing national service, face strict exit control procedures and limited access to passports and visas, making them vulnerable to trafficking; Eritrean secondary school children are required to take part in public works projects during their summer breaks and must attend military and educational camp in their final year to obtain a high school graduation certificate and to gain access to higher education and some jobs; some Eritreans living in or near refugee camps, particularly in Sudan, are kidnapped by criminal groups and held for ransom in the Sinai Peninsula and Libya, where they are subjected to forced labor and abuse", "tier_rating": "Tier 3 – Eritrea does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so; the government failed to investigate or prosecute any trafficking offenses or to identify or protect any victims; while the government continued to warn citizens of the dangers of human trafficking through awareness-raising events and poster campaigns, authorities lacked an understanding of the crime, conflating trafficking with transnational migration; Eritrea is not a party to the 2000 UN TIP Protocol (2015)" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-17", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170617101232/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/er.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170617000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/er.html" } }, "estonia": { "data": { "name": "Estonia", "introduction": { "background": "After centuries of Danish, Swedish, German, and Russian rule, Estonia attained independence in 1918. Forcibly incorporated into the USSR in 1940 - an action never recognized by the US - it regained its freedom in 1991 with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Since the last Russian troops left in 1994, Estonia has been free to promote economic and political ties with the West. It joined both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004, formally joined the OECD in late 2010, and adopted the euro as its official currency on 1 January 2011." }, "geography": { "location": "Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and Gulf of Finland, between Latvia and Russia", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 59, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 26, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Europe", "area": { "total": { "value": 45228, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 42388, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 2840, "units": "sq km" }, "note": "includes 1,520 islands in the Baltic Sea", "global_rank": 133, "comparative": "about twice the size of New Jersey" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 657, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Latvia", "border_length": { "value": 333, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Russia", "border_length": { "value": 324, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 3794, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": "limits as agreed to by Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Sweden, and Russia" }, "climate": "maritime; wet, moderate winters, cool summers", "terrain": "marshy, lowlands; flat in the north, hilly in the south", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 61, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Baltic Sea", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Suur Munamagi", "elevation": { "value": 318, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "oil shale", "peat", "rare earth elements", "phosphorite", "clay", "limestone", "sand", "dolomite", "arable land", "sea mud" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 22.2, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 14.9, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 7.2, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 52.1, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 25.7, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 40, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "sometimes flooding occurs in the spring", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "air polluted with sulfur dioxide from oil-shale burning power plants in northeast", "however", "the amounts of pollutants emitted to the air have fallen dramatically", "the pollution load of wastewater at purification plants has decreased substantially", "Estonia has more than 1", "400 natural and manmade lakes", "the smaller of which in agricultural areas need to be monitored", "coastal seawater is polluted in certain locations" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Air Pollution", "Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides", "Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants", "Air Pollution-Sulfur 85", "Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds", "Antarctic Treaty", "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Endangered Species", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Wetlands" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "the mainland terrain is flat, boggy, and partly wooded; offshore lie more than 1,500 islands" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 1258545, "global_rank": 159, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Estonian(s)", "adjective": "Estonian" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Estonian", "percent": 68.7 }, { "name": "Russian", "percent": 24.8 }, { "name": "Ukrainian", "percent": 1.7 }, { "name": "Belarusian", "percent": 1 }, { "name": "Finn", "percent": 0.6 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 1.6 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 1.6 } ], 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latest adopted 28 June 1992", "amendments": "proposed by at least one-fifth of Parliament members or by the president of the republic; passage requires three readings of the proposed amendment and a simple majority vote in two successive memberships of Parliament; passage of amendments to the “General Provisions” and “Amendment of the Constitution” chapters requires at least three-fifths majority vote by Parliament to conduct a referendum and majority vote in a referendum; amended several times, last in 2015 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "civil law system", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Estonia", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "5 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false, "note": "18 years of age; universal for all Estonian citizens" }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Kersti KALJULAID (since 10 October 2016)", "head_of_government": "Juri RATAS (since 23 November 2016)", "cabinet": "Cabinet appointed by the prime minister, approved by Parliament", "elections_appointments": "president indirectly elected by Parliament for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); if a candidate does not secure two-thirds of the votes after 3 rounds of balloting, then an electoral college consisting of Parliament members and local council members elects the president, choosing between the 2 candidates with the highest number of votes; election last held on 29-30 August 2016 but three rounds were inconclusive; two electoral college votes on 24 September 2016 were also indecisive, so the election passed back to Parliament; on 3 October the Parliament elected Kersti KALJULAID as president; prime minister nominated by the president and approved by Parliament", "election_results": "Kersti KALJULAID elected president; Parliament vote - Kersti KALJULAID (independent) 81 of 98 votes; note - KALJULAID is Estonia's first female president" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral Parliament or Riigikogu (101 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 1 March 2015 (next to be held in March 2019)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - RE 27.7%, K 24.8%, SDE 15.2%, IRL 13.7%, EV 8.7%, EKRE 8.1%, other 1.8%; seats by party - RE 30, K 27, SDE 15, IRL 14, EV 8, EKRE 7" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court (consists of 19 justices including the chief justice and organized into civil, criminal, administrative, and constitutional review chambers)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "the chief justice is proposed by the president of the republic and appointed by the Riigikogu; other justices proposed by the chief justice and appointed by the Riigikogu; justices appointed for life", "subordinate_courts": "circuit (appellate) courts; administrative, county, city, and specialized courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Center Party of Estonia", "name_alternative": "K", "leaders": [ "Juri RATAS" ], "note": "Keskerakond" }, { "name": "Estonian Conservative People's Party", "name_alternative": "EKRE", "leaders": [ "Mart HELME" ], "note": "Konservatiivne Rahvaerakond" }, { "name": "Estonian Reform Party", "name_alternative": "RE", "leaders": [ "Hanno PEVKUR" ], "note": "Reformierakond" }, { "name": "Free Party", "name_alternative": "EV", "leaders": [ "Andres HERKEL" ] }, { "name": "Social Democratic Party", "name_alternative": "SDE", "leaders": [ "Jevgeni OSSINOVSKI" ] }, { "name": "Union of Pro Patria and Res Publica", "name_alternative": "IRL", "leaders": [ "Margus TSAHKNA" ], "note": "Isamaa je Res Publica Liit" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "Australia Group" }, { "organization": "BA" }, { "organization": "BIS" }, { "organization": "CBSS" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CE" }, { "organization": "EAPC" }, { "organization": "EBRD" }, { "organization": "ECB" }, { "organization": "EIB" }, { "organization": "EMU" }, { "organization": "ESA ", "note": "cooperating state" }, { "organization": "EU" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IEA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IHO" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "MINUSMA" }, { "organization": "NATO" }, { "organization": "NIB" }, { "organization": "NSG" }, { "organization": "OAS ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OECD" }, { "organization": "OIF ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "OSCE" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "Schengen Convention" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNTSO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Eerik MARMEI (since 18 September 2014)", "chancery": "2131 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 588-0101", "fax": "[1] (202) 588-0108", "consulates_general": "New York" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador James D. MELVILLE Jr. (since 8 December 2015)", "embassy": "Kentmanni 20, 15099 Tallinn", "mailing_address": "use embassy street address", "telephone": "[372] 668-8100", "fax": "[372] 668-8265" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), black, and white; various interpretations are linked to the flag colors; blue represents faith, loyalty, and devotion, while also reminiscent of the sky, sea, and lakes of the country; black symbolizes the soil of the country and the dark past and suffering endured by the Estonian people; white refers to the striving towards enlightenment and virtue, and is the color of birch bark and snow, as well as summer nights illuminated by the midnight sun" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "barn swallow" }, { "symbol": "cornflower" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "blue" }, { "color": "black" }, { "color": "white" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Mu isamaa, mu onn ja room\" (My Native Land, My Pride and Joy)", "lyrics_music": "Johann Voldemar JANNSEN/Fredrik PACIUS", "note": "adopted 1920, though banned between 1940 and 1990 under Soviet occupation; the anthem, used in Estonia since 1869, shares the same melody as Finland's but has different lyrics", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/EN.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Estonia, a member of the EU since 2004 and the euro zone since 2011, has a modern market-based economy and one of the higher per capita income levels in Central Europe and the Baltic region, but its economy is highly dependent on trade, leaving it vulnerable to external shocks. Estonia's successive governments have pursued a free market, pro-business economic agenda, and sound fiscal policies that have resulted in balanced budgets and low public debt.\n\nThe economy benefits from strong electronics and telecommunications sectors and strong trade ties with Finland, Sweden, Germany, and Russia. After two years of robust recovery in 2011 and 2012, the Estonian economy faltered in 2013 with only 1.6% GDP growth, mainly due to continuing recession in much of the EU. GDP growth in 2014 picked up to 2.9% but dropped below 2% in 2015-16 due to lower demand in key Scandinavian and Russian export markets. In 2016 the government implemented modest increases in fiscal spending, which may contribute to GDP growth in 2017.\n\nEstonia is challenged by a shortage of labor, both skilled and unskilled, although the government has amended its immigration law to allow easier hiring of highly qualified foreign workers.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 38930000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 38280000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 37720000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 116, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 23480000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.7, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 2.7, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 160 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 29500, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 29000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 28700, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 64, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 51.2, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 20.9, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 24.3, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": -1, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 79.2, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -74.6, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 3.5, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 28.1, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 68.4, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 24.4, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 26.2, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 27.5, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 55 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "grain", "potatoes", "vegetables", "livestock", "dairy products", "fish" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "food", "engineering", "electronics", "wood", "wood products", "textiles", "information technology", "telecommunications" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 3.2, "global_rank": 76, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 651200, "global_rank": 154, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 3.1, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 20.2, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 76.7, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6.8, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 6.2, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 79 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 21.3, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 2.3, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 25.6, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 34.8, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 35.6, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 96 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 9559000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 9489000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 40.7, "global_rank": 37, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": 0.3, "global_rank": 39, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 9.7, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 10.1, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 184, "note": "data cover general government debt, and includes debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities, including sub-sectors of central government, state government, local government, and social security funds" }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.1, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -0.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 48 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 0.05, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 150 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4.8, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 4.48, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 143 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 12850000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 10960000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 76, "note": "see entry for the European Union for money supply for the entire euro area; the European Central Bank (ECB) controls monetary policy for the 18 members of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU); individual members of the EMU do not control the quantity of money circulating within their own borders" }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 14710000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" }, { "value": 14050000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 98 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 21290000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 19880000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 85 }, "market_value_of_publicly_traded_shares": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6760000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 6799000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" }, { "value": 7127000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 80 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 613000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 496000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 46 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 13240000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 12240000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 78 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "machinery", "electrical equipment", "food products", "beverages", "mineral fuels", "wood", "wood products", "articles of base metals", "furniture", "bedding", "vehicles", "parts", "chemicals" ], "date": "2016" }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Sweden", "percent": 18.8 }, { "name": "Finland", "percent": 16 }, { "name": "Latvia", "percent": 10.4 }, { "name": "Russia", "percent": 6.7 }, { "name": "Lithuania", "percent": 5.9 }, { "name": "Germany", "percent": 5.2 }, { "name": "Norway", "percent": 4.1 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 15000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 13190000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 88 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "machinery", "electrical equipment 28", "mineral fuels", "food", "food products", "vehicles", "chemical products", "metals" ], "date": "2015" }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Finland", "percent": 14.5 }, { "name": "Germany", "percent": 11 }, { "name": "Lithuania", "percent": 9 }, { "name": "Sweden", "percent": 8.5 }, { "name": "Latvia", "percent": 8.3 }, { "name": "Poland", "percent": 7.4 }, { "name": "Russia", "percent": 6.1 }, { "name": "Netherlands", "percent": 5.5 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 4.8 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 475500000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 414800000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 150 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 19050000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 18300000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 92 }, "stock_of_direct_foreign_investment": { "at_home": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 22860000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 22020000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 74 }, "abroad": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 9414000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 9164000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 61 } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.8985, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0.9012, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 0.9012, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 0.7525, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" } ], "note": "kroon (EEK) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "total_electrification": { "value": 100, "units": "%" }, "date": "2016" }, "production": { "kWh": 10420000000, "global_rank": 94, "date": "2015" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 7440000000, "global_rank": 101, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "kWh": 6377000000, "global_rank": 28, "date": "2015" }, "imports": { "kWh": 5452000000, "global_rank": 47, "date": "2015" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 2818000, "global_rank": 96, "date": "2015" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 84.4, "global_rank": 84, "date": "2015" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 86, "date": "2014" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 151, "date": "2015" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 15.6, "global_rank": 29, "date": "2015" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 128, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 15190, "global_rank": 60, "date": "2015" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 188, "date": "2015" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 0, "global_rank": 129, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 138, "date": "2015" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 27710, "global_rank": 123, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 6954, "global_rank": 90, "date": "2015" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 32610, "global_rank": 98, "date": "2015" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 180, "date": "2015" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 471000000, "global_rank": 96, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 95, "date": "2015" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 471000000, "global_rank": 65, "date": "2015" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 134, "date": "2014-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 5800000, "global_rank": 123, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 387607, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 31, "global_rank": 103, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 1904000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 150, "global_rank": 150, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "foreign investment in the form of joint business ventures greatly improved telephone service with a wide range of high-quality voice, data, and Internet services available", "domestic": "substantial fiber-optic cable systems carry telephone, TV, and radio traffic in the digital mode; Internet services are widely available; schools and libraries are connected to the Internet, a large percentage of the population files income tax returns online, and online voting - in local and parliamentary elections - has climbed steadily since first introduced in 2005; 85% of Estonian households have broadband access", "international": "country code - 372; fiber-optic cables to Finland, Sweden, Latvia, and Russia provide worldwide packet-switched service; 2 international switches are located in Tallinn (2016)" } }, "broadcast_media": "the publicly owned broadcaster, Eesti Rahvusringhaaling (ERR), operates 3 TV channels and 5 radio networks; growing number of private commercial radio stations broadcasting nationally, regionally, and locally; fully transitioned to digital television in 2010; national private TV channels expanding service; a range of channels are aimed at Russian-speaking viewers; in 2016, there were 42 on-demand services available in Estonia, including 19 pay TVOD and SVOD services; roughly 85% of households accessed digital television services (2016)", "internet": { "country_code": ".ee", "users": { "total": 1119000, "percent_of_population": 88.4, "global_rank": 122, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 3, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 14, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 512388, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 870362, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "ES", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 18, "global_rank": 141, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 13, "over_3047_metres": 2, "2438_to_3047_metres": 8, "1524_to_2437_metres": 2, "914_to_1523_metres": 1, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 5, "1524_to_2437_metres": 1, "914_to_1523_metres": 1, "under_914_metres": 3, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 1, "date": "2012" } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "gas", "length": 2360, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2016" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 2146, "units": "km" }, "broad_gauge": { "length": 2146, "electrified": 132, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.520-m" }, "note": "includes 1,510 km public and 636 km non-public railway", "global_rank": 86, "date": "2016" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 58412, "units": "km", "note": "includes urban roads" }, "paved": { "value": 10427, "units": "km", "note": "includes 115 km of expressways" }, "unpaved": { "value": 47985, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 73, "date": "2011" }, "waterways": { "value": 335, "units": "km", "note": "320 km are navigable year round", "global_rank": 90, "date": "2011" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 109, "by_type": [ { "type": "cargo", "count": 15 }, { "type": "passenger/cargo", "count": 18 }, { "type": "fishing vessels", "count": 41 }, { "type": "technical and support vessels", "count": 35 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 3, "by_country": [ { "country": "Germany", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Norway", "count": 2 } ] }, "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 63 }, "global_rank": 89, "date": "2016" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Kuivastu", "Kunda", "Muuga", "Parnu Reid", "Sillamae", "Tallinn" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.16, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2.07, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.94, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1.9, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 1.89, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 39 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Estonian Defense Forces (Eesti Kaitsevagi)", "Ground Forces (Maavagi)", "Navy (Merevagi)", "Air Force (Ohuvagi)", "Reserves (Kaitseliit)" ], "date": "2016" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18-27 for compulsory military or governmental service, conscript service requirement 8-11 months depending on education; NCOs, reserve officers, and specialists serve 11 months", "date": "2016" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "Russia and Estonia in May 2005 signed a technical border agreement, but Russia in June 2005 recalled its signature after the Estonian parliament added to its domestic ratification act a historical preamble referencing the Soviet occupation and Estonia's pre-war borders under the 1920 Treaty of Tartu", "Russia contends that the preamble allows Estonia to make territorial claims on Russia in the future, while Estonian officials deny that the preamble has any legal impact on the treaty text", "Russia demands better treatment of the Russian-speaking population in Estonia", "as a member state that forms part of the EU's external border, Estonia implements strict Schengen border rules with Russia" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "stateless_persons": { "people": 82585, "date": "2016" } }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "growing producer of synthetic drugs; increasingly important transshipment zone for cannabis, cocaine, opiates, and synthetic drugs since joining the European Union and the Schengen Accord; potential money laundering related to organized crime and drug trafficking is a concern, as is possible use of the gambling sector to launder funds; major use of opiates and ecstasy" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-01", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701100026/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/en.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/en.html" } }, "ethiopia": { "data": { "name": "Ethiopia", "introduction": { "background": "Unique among African countries, the ancient Ethiopian monarchy maintained its freedom from colonial rule with the exception of a short-lived Italian occupation from 1936-41. In 1974, a military junta, the Derg, deposed Emperor Haile SELASSIE (who had ruled since 1930) and established a socialist state. Torn by bloody coups, uprisings, wide-scale drought, and massive refugee problems, the regime was finally toppled in 1991 by a coalition of rebel forces, the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front. A constitution was adopted in 1994, and Ethiopia's first multiparty elections were held in 1995. A border war with Eritrea in the late 1990s ended with a peace treaty in December 2000. In November 2007, the Eritrea-Ethiopia Border Commission (EEBC) issued specific coordinates as virtually demarcating the border and pronounced its work finished. Alleging that the EEBC acted beyond its mandate in issuing the coordinates, Ethiopia has not accepted them and has not withdrawn troops from previously contested areas pronounced by the EEBC as belonging to Eritrea. In August 2012, longtime leader Prime Minister MELES Zenawi died in office and was replaced by his Deputy Prime Minister HAILEMARIAM Desalegn, marking the first peaceful transition of power in decades." }, "geography": { "location": "Eastern Africa, west of Somalia", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 8, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 38, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Africa", "area": { "total": { "value": 1104300, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 1000000, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 104300, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 27, "comparative": "slightly less than twice the size of Texas" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 5925, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Djibouti", "border_length": { "value": 342, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Eritrea", "border_length": { "value": 1033, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Kenya", "border_length": { "value": 867, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Somalia", "border_length": { "value": 1640, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "South Sudan", "border_length": { "value": 1299, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Sudan", "border_length": { "value": 744, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 0, "units": "km", "note": "landlocked" }, "climate": "tropical monsoon with wide topographic-induced variation", "terrain": "high plateau with central mountain range divided by Great Rift Valley", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 1330, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Danakil Depression", "elevation": { "value": -125, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Ras Dejen", "elevation": { "value": 4533, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "small reserves of gold", "platinum", "copper", "potash", "natural gas", "hydropower" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 36.3, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 15.2, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 1.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 20, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 12.2, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 51.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 2900, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "geologically active Great Rift Valley susceptible to earthquakes, volcanic eruptions", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "frequent droughts", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "volcanic activity in the Great Rift Valley; Erta Ale (elev. 613 m), which has caused frequent lava flows in recent years, is the country's most active volcano; Dabbahu became active in 2005, forcing evacuations; other historically active volcanoes include Alayta, Dalaffilla, Dallol, Dama Ali, Fentale, Kone, Manda Hararo, and Manda-Inakir", "type": "volcanism" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "deforestation", "overgrazing", "soil erosion", "desertification", "water shortages in some areas from water-intensive farming and poor management" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Hazardous Wastes", "Ozone Layer Protection" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [ "Environmental Modification", "Law of the Sea" ] } }, "note": "landlocked - entire coastline along the Red Sea was lost with the de jure independence of Eritrea on 24 May 1993; Ethiopia is, therefore, the most populous landlocked country in the world; the Blue Nile, the chief headstream of the Nile by water volume, rises in T'ana Hayk (Lake Tana) in northwest Ethiopia; three major crops are believed to have originated in Ethiopia: coffee, grain sorghum, and castor bean" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 102374044, "global_rank": 14, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Ethiopian(s)", "adjective": "Ethiopian" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Oromo", "percent": 34.4 }, { "name": "Amhara", "percent": 27, "note": "Amara" }, { "name": "Somali", "percent": 6.2, "note": "Somalie" }, { "name": "Tigray", "percent": 6.1, "note": "Tigrinya" }, { "name": "Sidama", "percent": 4 }, { "name": "Gurage", "percent": 2.5 }, { "name": "Welaita", "percent": 2.3 }, { "name": "Hadiya", "percent": 1.7 }, { "name": "Afar", "percent": 1.7, "note": "Affar" }, { "name": "Gamo", "percent": 1.5 }, { "name": "Gedeo", "percent": 1.3 }, { "name": "Silte", "percent": 1.3 }, { "name": "Kefficho", "percent": 1.2 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 8.8 } ], "date": "2007" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Oromo", "percent": 33.8, "note": "official working language in the State of Oromiya" }, { "name": "Amharic", "percent": 29.3, "note": "official national language" }, { "name": "Somali", "percent": 6.2, "note": "official working language of the State of Sumale" }, { "name": "Tigrigna", "percent": 5.9, "note": "Tigrinya; official working language of the State of Tigray" }, { "name": "Sidamo", "percent": 4 }, { "name": "Wolaytta", "percent": 2.2 }, { "name": "Gurage", "percent": 2 }, { "name": "Afar", "percent": 1.7, "note": "official working language of the State of Afar" }, { "name": "Hadiyya", "percent": 1.7 }, { "name": "Gamo", "percent": 1.5 }, { "name": "Gedeo", "percent": 1.3 }, { "name": "Opuuo", "percent": 1.2 }, { "name": "Kafa", "percent": 1.1 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 8.1 }, { "name": "English", "note": "major foreign language taught in schools" }, { "name": "Arabic" } ], "date": "2007" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Ethiopian Orthodox", "percent": 43.5 }, { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 33.9 }, { "name": "Protestant", "percent": 18.5 }, { "name": "traditional", "percent": 2.7 }, { "name": "Catholic", "percent": 0.7 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 0.6 } ], "date": "2007" }, "demographic_profile": "Ethiopia is a predominantly agricultural country – more than 80% of the population lives in rural areas – that is in the early stages of demographic transition. Infant, child, and maternal mortality have fallen sharply over the past decade, but the total fertility rate has declined more slowly and the population continues to grow. The rising age of marriage and the increasing proportion of women remaining single have contributed to fertility reduction. While the use of modern contraceptive methods among married women has increased significantly from 6 percent in 2000 to 27 percent in 2012, the overall rate is still quite low.\nEthiopia’s rapid population growth is putting increasing pressure on land resources, expanding environmental degradation, and raising vulnerability to food shortages. With more than 40 percent of the population below the age of 15 and a fertility rate of over 5 children per woman (and even higher in rural areas), Ethiopia will have to make further progress in meeting its family planning needs if it is to achieve the age structure necessary for reaping a demographic dividend in the coming decades.\nPoverty, drought, political repression, and forced government resettlement have driven Ethiopia’s internal and external migration since the 1960s. Before the 1974 revolution, only small numbers of the Ethiopian elite went abroad to study and then returned home, but under the brutal Derg regime thousands fled the country, primarily as refugees. Between 1982 and 1991 there was a new wave of migration to the West for family reunification. Since the defeat of the Derg in 1991, Ethiopians have migrated to escape violence among some of the country’s myriad ethnic groups or to pursue economic opportunities. Internal and international trafficking of women and children for domestic work and prostitution is a growing problem.", "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 43.71, "males": 22430798, "females": 22316910 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 20.04, "males": 10182973, "females": 10332626 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 29.45, "males": 14970645, "females": 15178999 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 3.89, "males": 1939635, "females": 2047041 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 2.91, "males": 1338985, "females": 1635432 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 81.6, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 75.2, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 6.3, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 15.8, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 17.8, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 17.6, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 18, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 217, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 2.88, "global_rank": 9, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 36.9, "global_rank": 13, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 7.9, "global_rank": 102, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -0.2, "global_rank": 112, "date": "2016" }, "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 19.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 4.89, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Addis Ababa", "population": 3238000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.01, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 0.99, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 0.99, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.95, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.82, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.99, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 19.6, "date": "2011" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 353, "global_rank": 33, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 51.1, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 58.5, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 43.4, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 32, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 62.2, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 59.8, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 64.7, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 194, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 5.07, "global_rank": 14, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 37.9, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 4.9, "global_rank": 166, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 0.03, "date": "2009" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 6.3, "date": "2011" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 93.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 48.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 57.3, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 6.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 51.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 42.7, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 27.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 28.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 28, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 72.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 71.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 72, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 1.15, "global_rank": 40, "date": "2014" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 730300, "global_rank": 12, "date": "2014" }, "deaths": { "total": 23400, "global_rank": 13, "date": "2014" } }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "degree_of_risk": "very high", "food_or_waterborne_diseases": [ "bacterial diarrhea", "protozoal diarrhea", "hepatitis A", "typhoid fever" ], "vectorborne_diseases": [ "malaria", "dengue fever" ], "respiratory_diseases": [ "meningococcal meningitis" ], "animal_contact_diseases": [ "rabies" ], "water_contact_diseases": [ "schistosomiasis" ], "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 3.3, "global_rank": 191, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 25.2, "global_rank": 15, "date": "2014" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 4.5, "global_rank": 85, "date": "2013" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 49.1, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 57.2, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 41.1, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 8, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 9, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 8, "units": "years" }, "date": "2012" }, "child_labor": { "total_number": 10693164, "percentage": { "value": 53, "units": "%" }, "date": "2005" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 7.3, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 5, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 9.6, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 36, "date": "2013" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia", "conventional_short_form": "Ethiopia", "local_long_form": "Ityop'iya Federalawi Demokrasiyawi Ripeblik", "local_short_form": "Ityop'iya", "former": "Abyssinia, Italian East Africa", "abbreviation": "FDRE", "etymology": "the country name derives from the Greek word \"Aethiopia,\" which in classical times referred to lands south of Egypt in the Upper Nile region" }, "government_type": "federal parliamentary republic", "capital": { "name": "Addis Ababa", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 9, "minutes": 2, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 38, "minutes": 42, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 3, "note": "8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Derg Downfall Day", "day": "28 May", "original_year": "1991", "note": "defeat of MENGISTU regime" } ], "constitution": { "history": "several previous; latest drafted June 1994, adopted 8 December 1994, entered into force 21 August 1995 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "civil law system", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "non-party state to the ICCt" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Ethiopia", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "4 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President MULATU Teshome Wirtu (since 7 October 2013)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister HAILEMARIAM Desalegn (since 21 September 2012); Deputy Prime Minister DEMEKE Mekonnen Hassen", "cabinet": "Council of Ministers selected by the prime minister and approved by the House of People's Representatives", "elections_appointments": "president indirectly elected by both chambers of Parliament for a 6-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 7 October 2013 (next to be held in October 2019); prime minister designated by the majority party following legislative elections", "election_results": "MULATU Teshome Wirtu (OPDO) elected president by acclamation" }, "legislative_branch": { "elections": "last held on 24 May 2015 (next to be held in 2020)", "election_results": "House of Representatives percent of vote - NA; seats by party - EPRDF 501, SPDP 24, BGPDP 9, ANDP 8, GPUDM 3, APDO 1, HNL 1" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Federal Supreme Court (consists of 11 judges); note - the House of Federation has jurisdiction for all constitutional issues", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "president and vice president of Federal Supreme Court recommended by the prime minister and appointed by the House of People's Representatives; other Supreme Court judges nominated by the Federal Judicial Administrative Council (a 10-member body chaired by the president of the Federal Supreme Court) and appointed by the House of People's Representatives; judges serve until retirement at age 60", "subordinate_courts": "federal high courts and federal courts of first instance; state court systems (mirror structure of federal system); sharia courts and customary and traditional courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Afar National Democratic Party", "name_alternative": "ANDP", "leaders": [ "Taha AHMED" ] }, { "name": "Argoba People Democratic Organization", "name_alternative": "APDO" }, { "name": "Benishangul Gumuz People's Democratic Party", "name_alternative": "BGPDP" }, { "name": "Blue Party ", "leaders": [ "Solomon TESSEMA", "spokesman" ], "note": "Semayawi Party" }, { "name": "Ethiopian Federal Democratic Unity Forum", "name_alternative": "MEDREK", "leaders": [ "Beyene PETROS" ], "note": "a 4-party alliance" }, { "name": "Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front", "name_alternative": "EPRDF", "leaders": [ "Hailemarian DESALEGN" ], "note": "including the following organizations: Amhara National Democratic Movement or ANDM; Oromo People's Democratic Organization or OPDO; Southern Ethiopian People's Democratic Movement or SEPDM; Tigray People's Liberation Front or TPLF" }, { "name": "Gambella Peoples Unity Democratic Movement", "name_alternative": "GPUDM" }, { "name": "Harari National League", "name_alternative": "HNL", "leaders": [ "Murad ABDULHADI" ] }, { "name": "Somali People's Democratic Party", "name_alternative": "SPDP" } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Ginbot 7 Movement" }, { "name": "Ogaden National Liberation Front", "name_alternative": "ONLF" }, { "name": "Oromo Liberation Front", "name_alternative": "OLF", "leaders": [ "DAOUD Ibsa" ] } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ACP" }, { "organization": "AfDB" }, { "organization": "AU" }, { "organization": "COMESA" }, { "organization": "EITI ", "note": "candidate country" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-24" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IGAD" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNAMID" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNISFA" }, { "organization": "UNMIL" }, { "organization": "UNOCI" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO ", "note": "observer" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador GIRMA Birru Geda (since 6 January 2011)", "chancery": "3506 International Drive NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 364-1200", "fax": "[1] (202) 587-0195", "consulates_general": "Los Angeles, Seattle", "consulates": "Houston, New York" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Peter H. VROOMAN (since 2016)", "embassy": "Entoto Street, Addis Ababa", "mailing_address": "P.O. Box 1014, Addis Ababa", "telephone": "[251] 11 130-6000", "fax": "124-2401 [251] 11 124 2401" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "three equal horizontal bands of green (top), yellow, and red, with a yellow pentagram and single yellow rays emanating from the angles between the points on a light blue disk centered on the three bands; green represents hope and the fertility of the land, yellow symbolizes justice and harmony, while red stands for sacrifice and heroism in the defense of the land; the blue of the disk symbolizes peace and the pentagram represents the unity and equality of the nationalities and peoples of Ethiopia", "note": "Ethiopia is the oldest independent country in Africa, and the three main colors of her flag (adopted ca. 1895) were so often appropriated by other African countries upon independence that they became known as the Pan-African colors; the emblem in the center of the current flag was added in 1996" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "Abyssinian lion ", "note": "traditional" }, { "symbol": "yellow pentagram with five rays of light on a blue field ", "note": "promoted by current government" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "green" }, { "color": "yellow" }, { "color": "red" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Whedefit Gesgeshi Woud Enat Ethiopia\" (March Forward, Dear Mother Ethiopia)", "lyrics_music": "DEREJE Melaku Mengesha/SOLOMON Lulu", "note": "adopted 1992", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/ET.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Ethiopia - the second most populous country in Africa - is a one-party state with a planned economy. For more than a decade before 2016, Ethiopia grew at a rate between 8% and 11% annually – one of the fastest growing states among the 188 IMF member countries. This growth was driven by government investment in infrastructure, as well as sustained progress in the agricultural and service sectors. More than 70% of Ethiopia’s population is still employed in the agricultural sector, but services have surpassed agriculture as the principal source of GDP.\n\nEthiopia has the lowest level of income-inequality in Africa and one of the lowest in the world, with a Gini coefficient comparable to that of the Scandinavian countries. Yet despite progress toward eliminating extreme poverty, Ethiopia remains one of the poorest countries in the world, due both to rapid population growth and a low starting base. Changes in rainfall associated with world-wide weather patterns resulted in the worst drought in thirty years in 2015/2016, creating food insecurity for millions of Ethiopians.\n\nThe state is heavily engaged in the economy. Ongoing infrastructure projects include power production and distribution, roads, rails, airports and industrial parks. Key sectors are state-owned, including telecommunications, banking and insurance, and power distribution. Under Ethiopia's constitution, the state owns all land and provides long-term leases to tenants. Title rights in urban areas, particularly Addis Ababa, are poorly regulated, and subject to corruption.\n\nEthiopia’s foreign exchange earnings are led by the services sector - primarily the state-run Ethiopian Airlines - followed by exports of several commodities. While coffee remains the largest foreign exchange earner, Ethiopia is diversifying exports, and commodities such as gold, sesame, khat, livestock and horticulture products are becoming increasingly important. Manufacturing represented less than 8% of total exports in 2016, but manufacturing exports should increase due to a growing international presence.\n\nThe banking, insurance, telecommunications, and micro-credit industries are restricted to domestic investors, but Ethiopia has attracted roughly $8.5 billion in foreign direct investment, mostly from China, Turkey, India and the EU; US FDI is $567 million. Investment has been primarily in infrastructure, construction, agriculture/horticulture, agricultural processing, textiles, leather and leather products.\n\nIn the fall of 2015, the government finalized and published the current 2016-2020 five-year plan, known as the Growth and Transformation Plan II, which emphasizes developing manufacturing in sectors where Ethiopia has a comparative advantage, such as textiles and garments, leather goods, and processed agricultural products. To support industrialization, Ethiopia plans to increase installed power generation capacity by 8,320 MW, up from a capacity of 2,000 MW, by building three more major dams and expanding to other sources of renewable energy.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 174700000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 164100000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 148900000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 69, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 69220000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6.5, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 10.2, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 10.3, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 15 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1900, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1800, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1700, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 207, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 65.9, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 10.2, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 37.6, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": -0.1, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 8.7, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -22.3, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 36.2, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 17, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 46.8, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 29, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 31.7, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 30.2, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 29 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "cereals", "coffee", "oilseed", "cotton", "sugarcane", "vegetables", "khat", "cut flowers", "hides", "cattle", "sheep", "goats", "fish" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "food processing", "beverages", "textiles", "leather", "garments", "chemicals", "metals processing", "cement" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 9, "global_rank": 7, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 50970000, "global_rank": 14, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 72.7, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 7.4, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 19.9, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2013" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 17.5, "units": "%", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 18, "units": "%", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 170 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 29.6, "units": "%", "date": "2014" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 4.1, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 25.6, "units": "%" }, "date": "2005" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 33, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2011" }, { "value": 30, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2000" } ], "global_rank": 107 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 10070000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 11850000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 14.6, "global_rank": 193, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -2.6, "global_rank": 93, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 54.2, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 49.6, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 82, "note": "official data cover central government debt, including debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury and treasury debt owned by foreign entities; the data exclude debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intragovernmental debt; debt instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions" }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "8 July", "end": "7 July" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 7.7, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 10.1, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 198 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 12.2, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 11.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 69 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 14430000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 11970000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 73 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 28000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 24400000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 80 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 36330000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 28410000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 71 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -7206000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -7483000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 177 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2932000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2935000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 126 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "coffee", "by value)", "oilseeds (17%)", "edible vegetables", "khat (17%)", "gold (13%)", "flowers (7%)", "live animals (7%)", "raw leather products (3%)", "meat products (3%)" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Switzerland", "percent": 14.3 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 11.7 }, { "name": "US", "percent": 9.5 }, { "name": "Netherlands", "percent": 8.7 }, { "name": "Saudi Arabia", "percent": 5.9 }, { "name": "Germany", "percent": 5.7 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 14700000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 15870000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 83 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "machinery", "aircraft", "by value)", "metal", "metal products", "(14%)", "electrical materials", "(13%)", "petroleum products (12%)", "motor vehicles", "(10%)", "chemicals", "fertilizers (4%)" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "China", "percent": 20.5 }, { "name": "US", "percent": 9.2 }, { "name": "Saudi Arabia", "percent": 6.5 }, { "name": "India", "percent": 4.5 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2956000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 3113000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 104 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 22490000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 19040000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 84 }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 23.25, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 21.55, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 21.55, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 19.8, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 17.71, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "birr (ETB) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 71200000, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 24, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 85, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 10, "units": "%" }, "date": "2013" }, "production": { "kWh": 9500000000, "global_rank": 101, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 6700000000, "global_rank": 109, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 1100000000, "global_rank": 56, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 148, "date": "2013" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 2400000, "global_rank": 104, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 8.3, "global_rank": 199, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 89, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 88.2, "global_rank": 14, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 3.6, "global_rank": 65, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 131, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 122, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 191, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 430000, "global_rank": 100, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 141, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 61000, "global_rank": 97, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 181, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 58740, "global_rank": 74, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 183, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 142, "date": "2013" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 98, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 193, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 24920000000, "global_rank": 72, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 9300000, "global_rank": 107, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 890642, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 1, "global_rank": 87, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 42312000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 43, "global_rank": 41, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "Ethio Telecom maintains a monopoly over telecommunication services; open-wire, microwave radio relay; radio communication in the HF, VHF, and UHF frequencies; 2 domestic satellites provide the national trunk service", "domestic": "the number of mobile telephones is increasing steadily from a small base and now stands at over 40 per 100 persons", "international": "country code - 251; open-wire to Sudan and Djibouti; microwave radio relay to Kenya and Djibouti; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Pacific Ocean) (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "6 public TV stations broadcasting nationally and 10 public radio broadcasters; 7 private radio stations and 19 community radio stations (2017)", "internet": { "country_code": ".et", "users": { "total": 11538000, "percent_of_population": 11.6, "global_rank": 107, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 1, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 75, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 7074779, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 1228738320, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "ET", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 57, "global_rank": 83, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 17, "over_3047_metres": 3, "2438_to_3047_metres": 8, "1524_to_2437_metres": 4, "under_914_metres": 2, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 40, "2438_to_3047_metres": 3, "1524_to_2437_metres": 9, "914_to_1523_metres": 20, "under_914_metres": 8, "date": "2013" } } }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 659, "units": "km" }, "standard_gauge": { "length": 659, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.435-m" }, "note": "electric railway with redundant power supplies; under joint control of Djibouti and Ethiopia and managed by a Chinese contractor", "global_rank": 102, "date": "2017" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 110414, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 14354, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 96060, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 44, "date": "2015" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 8, "by_type": [ { "type": "cargo", "count": 8 } ], "global_rank": 121, "date": "2010" } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.71, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 0.73, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 0.81, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 0.87, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 1.09, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 107 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF)", "Ground Forces", "Ethiopian Air Force (Ye Ityopya Ayer Hayl", "ETAF)" ], "date": "2013" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18 years of age for voluntary military service; no compulsory military service, but the military can conduct callups when necessary and compliance is compulsory", "date": "2012" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "Eritrea and Ethiopia agreed to abide by the 2002 Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission's (EEBC) delimitation decision, but neither party responded to the revised line detailed in the November 2006 EEBC Demarcation Statement", "the undemarcated former British administrative line has little meaning as a political separation to rival clans within Ethiopia's Ogaden and southern Somalia's Oromo region", "Ethiopian forces invaded southern Somalia and routed Islamist courts from Mogadishu in January 2007", "\"Somaliland\" secessionists provide port facilities in Berbera and trade ties to landlocked Ethiopia", "civil unrest in eastern Sudan has hampered efforts to demarcate the porous boundary with Ethiopia" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "refugees": { "by_country": [ { "people": 375685, "country_of_origin": "South Sudan; refugees and asylum seekers; Somalia; refugees; Eritrea; refugees and asylum seekers; Sudan; refugees and asylum seekers" } ], "date": "2017" }, "internally_displaced_persons": { "people": 258000, "note": "border war with Eritrea from 1998-2000; ethnic clashes; and ongoing fighting between the Ethiopian military and separatist rebel groups in the Sumale and Oromiya regions; natural disasters; intercommunal violence; most internally_displaced_persons live in Sumale state", "date": "2015" } }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "transit hub for heroin originating in Southwest and Southeast Asia and destined for Europe, as well as cocaine destined for markets in southern Africa; cultivates qat (khat) for local use and regional export, principally to Djibouti and Somalia (legal in all three countries); the lack of a well-developed financial system limits the country's utility as a money laundering center" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-24", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624100347/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/et.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/et.html" } }, "falkland_islands_islas_malvinas": { "data": { "name": "Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)", "introduction": { "background": "Although first sighted by an English navigator in 1592, the first landing (English) did not occur until almost a century later in 1690, and the first settlement (French) was not established until 1764. The colony was turned over to Spain two years later and the islands have since been the subject of a territorial dispute, first between Britain and Spain, then between Britain and Argentina. The UK asserted its claim to the islands by establishing a naval garrison there in 1833. Argentina invaded the islands on 2 April 1982. The British responded with an expeditionary force that landed seven weeks later and after fierce fighting forced an Argentine surrender on 14 June 1982. With hostilities ended and Argentine forces withdrawn, UK administration resumed. In response to renewed calls from Argentina for Britain to relinquish control of the islands, a referendum was held in March 2013, which resulted in 99.8% of the population voting to remain a part of the UK." }, "geography": { "location": "Southern South America, islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, about 500 km east of southern Argentina", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 51, "minutes": 45, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 59, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "South America", "area": { "total": { "value": 12173, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 12173, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "note": "includes the two main islands of East and West Falkland and about 200 small islands", "global_rank": 165, "comparative": "slightly smaller than Connecticut" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 0, "units": "km" } }, "coastline": { "value": 1288, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "continental_shelf": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_fishing_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "cold marine; strong westerly winds, cloudy, humid; rain occurs on more than half of days in year; average annual rainfall is 60 cm in Stanley; occasional snow all year, except in January and February, but typically does not accumulate", "terrain": "rocky, hilly, mountainous with some boggy, undulating plains", "elevation": { "lowest_point": { "name": "Atlantic Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Mount Usborne", "elevation": { "value": 705, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "fish", "squid", "wildlife", "calcified seaweed", "sphagnum moss" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 92.4, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 92.4, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 7.6, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "population_distribution": "a very small population, with most residents living in and around Stanley", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "strong winds persist throughout the year", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "overfishing by unlicensed vessels is a problem", "reindeer - introduced to the islands in 2001 from South Georgia - are part of a farming effort to produce specialty meat and diversify the islands' economy", "this is the only commercial reindeer herd in the world unaffected by the 1986 Chornobyl disaster" ] }, "note": "deeply indented coast provides good natural harbors; short growing season" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 2931, "global_rank": 230, "date": "2014" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Falkland Islander(s)", "adjective": "Falkland Island" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Falkland Islander", "percent": 57 }, { "name": "British", "percent": 24.6 }, { "name": "St. Helenian", "percent": 9.8 }, { "name": "Chilean", "percent": 5.3 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 3.4 } ], "date": "2012" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "English", "percent": 89 }, { "name": "Spanish", "percent": 7.7 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 3.3 } ], "date": "2006" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Christian", "percent": 66 }, { "name": "none", "percent": 32 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 2 } ], "date": "2012" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 0.01, "global_rank": 194, "date": "2014" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 10.9, "global_rank": 182, "date": "2012" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 4.9, "global_rank": 192, "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "a very small population, with most residents living in and around Stanley", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 76.2, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 0.96, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Stanley", "population": 2000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2014" }, "infant_mortality_rate": {}, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 77.9 }, "male": { "value": 75.6 }, "female": { "value": 79.6 }, "date": "2012" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "none", "conventional_short_form": "Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)", "etymology": "the archipelago takes its name from the Falkland Sound, the strait separating the two main islands; the channel itself was named after the Viscount of Falkland who sponsored an expedition to the islands in 1690; the Spanish name for the archipelago derives from the French \"Iles Malouines,\" the name applied to the islands by French explorer Louis-Antoine de BOUGAINVILLE in 1764" }, "government_type": "parliamentary democracy (Legislative Assembly); self-governing overseas territory of the UK", "capital": { "name": "Stanley", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 51, "minutes": 42, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 57, "minutes": 51, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": -4, "note": "1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "independence": {}, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Liberation Day", "day": "14 June", "original_year": "1982" } ], "constitution": { "history": "previous 1985; latest entered into force 1 January 2009 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "English common law and local statutes", "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor Colin ROBERTS (since 28 April 2014)", "head_of_government": "Chief Executive Barry ROWLAND (since 3 October 2016)", "cabinet": "Executive Council elected by the Legislative Council", "elections_appointments": "the monarchy is hereditary; governor appointed by the monarch; chief executive appointed by the governor" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral Legislative Assembly, formerly the Legislative Council (10 seats; 8 members directly elected by majority vote and 2 appointed ex officio members - the chief executive, appointed by the governor, and the financial secretary; members serve 4-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 7 November 2013 (next to be held in November 2017)", "election_results": "percent of vote - NA; seats - independent 8" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_resident_courts": "Court of Appeal (consists of the court president, the chief justice as an ex officio, non-resident member, and 2 justices of appeal); Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice); note - appeals beyond the Court of Appeal are referred to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "all justices appointed by the governor; tenure specified in each justice's instrument of appointment", "subordinate_courts": "Magistrate's Court (senior magistrate presides over civil and criminal divisions); Court of Summary Jurisdiction" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "note": "none; all independents" }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Falkland Islands Association ", "note": "supports freedom of the people from external causes" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "UPU" } ], "flag_description": { "description": "blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Falkland Island coat of arms centered on the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms contains a white ram (sheep raising was once the major economic activity) above the sailing ship Desire (whose crew discovered the islands) with a scroll at the bottom bearing the motto DESIRE THE RIGHT" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "ram" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Song of the Falklands\"\"", "lyrics_music": "Christopher LANHAM", "note": "adopted 1930s; the song is the local unofficial anthem; as a territory of the United Kingdom, \"God Save the Queen\" is official (see United Kingdom)" } }, "economy": { "overview": "The economy was formerly based on agriculture, mainly sheep farming, but fishing and tourism currently comprise the bulk of economic activity. In 1987, the government began selling fishing licenses to foreign trawlers operating within the Falkland Islands' exclusive fishing zone. These license fees net more than $40 million per year, which help support the island's health, education, and welfare system. The waters around the Falkland Islands are known for their squid, which account for around 75% of the annual 200,000 ton catch.\n\nDairy farming supports domestic consumption; crops furnish winter fodder. Foreign exchange earnings come from shipments of high-grade wool to the UK and from the sale of postage stamps and coins. In 2001, the government purchased 100 reindeer with the intent to increase the number to 10,000 over the following 20 years so that venison could be exported to Scandinavia and Chile.\n\nTourism, especially ecotourism, is increasing rapidly, with about 69,000 visitors in 2009. The British military presence also provides a sizable economic boost. The islands are now self-financing except for defense.\n\nIn 1993, the British Geological Survey announced a 200-mile oil exploration zone around the islands, and early seismic surveys suggest substantial reserves capable of producing 500,000 barrels per day. Political tensions between the UK and Argentina remain high following the start of oil drilling activities in the waters. In September 2011, a British exploration firm announced that it plans to commence oil production in 2016.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 281800000, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 164500000, "units": "USD", "date": "2007" }, { "value": 105100000, "units": "USD", "date": "2002" } ], "global_rank": 216 }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 164500000, "date": "2007" }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 96200, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 55400, "units": "USD", "date": "2002" } ], "global_rank": 5 }, "composition": { "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 95, "units": "%" } }, "industry": "NA%", "services": "NA%", "date": "1996" } } }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "fodder", "vegetable crops", "venison", "sheep", "dairy products", "fish", "squid" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "fish", "wool processing", "tourism" ] }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 1944, "global_rank": 227, "date": "2012" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 95, "units": "%", "note": "mostly sheepherding and fishing" }, "industry_and_services": { "value": 5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "1996" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4.1, "units": "%", "date": "2010" } ], "global_rank": 41 }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 36, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 89 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 67099999.99999999, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 75300000, "units": "USD", "note": "FY09/10" } }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 40.8, "global_rank": 36 }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -5, "global_rank": 160 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 April", "end": "31 March" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.4, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 86 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 257300000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 125000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2004" } ], "global_rank": 184 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "wool", "hides", "meat", "venison", "fish", "squid" ] } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 90000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2004" } ], "global_rank": 218 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "fuel", "food", "drink", "building materials", "clothing" ] } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.7391, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0.6542, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 0.6542, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 0.6391, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 0.63, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Falkland pounds (FKP) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "production": { "kWh": 15000000, "global_rank": 216, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 13950000, "global_rank": 216, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 139, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 150, "date": "2013" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 10000, "global_rank": 208, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 90, "global_rank": 76, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 91, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 172, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 10, "global_rank": 41, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 134, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 125, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 193, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 0, "global_rank": 134, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 143, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 300, "global_rank": 213, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 182, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 292, "global_rank": 211, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 185, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 144, "date": "2013" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 101, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 195, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 139, "date": "2014-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 45570, "global_rank": 211, "date": "2012" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 2000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 68, "global_rank": 214, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 5000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 171, "global_rank": 216, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "domestic": "government-operated radiotelephone and private VHF/CB radiotelephone networks provide effective service to almost all points on both islands", "international": "country code - 500; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) with links through London to other countries (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "TV service provided by a multi-channel service provider; radio services provided by the public broadcaster, Falkland Islands Radio Service, broadcasting on both AM and FM frequencies, and by the British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) (2007)", "internet": { "country_code": ".fk", "users": { "total": 3000, "percent_of_population": 98.3, "global_rank": 209, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 1, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 5, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "VP-F", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 7, "global_rank": 170, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 2, "2438_to_3047_metres": 1, "914_to_1523_metres": 1, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 5, "under_914_metres": 5, "date": "2013" } } }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 440, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 50, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 390, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 199, "date": "2008" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Stanley" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "branches": { "by_name": [ "no regular military forces" ] }, "note": "defense is the responsibility of the UK" }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "Argentina, which claims the islands in its constitution and briefly occupied them by force in 1982, agreed in 1995 to no longer seek settlement by force", "UK continues to reject Argentine requests for sovereignty talks" ] } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-24", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624200950/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/fk.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/fk.html" } }, "faroe_islands": { "data": { "name": "Faroe Islands", "introduction": { "background": "The population of the Faroe Islands is largely descended from Viking settlers who arrived in the 9th century. The islands have been connected politically to Denmark since the 14th century. A high degree of self-government was granted the Faroese in 1948, who have autonomy over most internal affairs while Denmark is responsible for justice, defense, and foreign affairs. The Faroe Islands are not part of the European Union." }, "geography": { "location": "Northern Europe, island group between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, about halfway between Iceland and Norway", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 62, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 7, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "Europe", "area": { "total": { "value": 1393, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 1393, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km", "note": "some lakes and streams" }, "global_rank": 183, "comparative": "eight times the size of Washington, DC" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 0, "units": "km" } }, "coastline": { "value": 1117, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 3, "units": "nm" }, "continental_shelf": { "value": 200, "units": "nm", "note": "or agreed boundaries or median line" }, "exclusive_fishing_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm", "note": "or agreed boundaries or median line" } }, "climate": "mild winters, cool summers; usually overcast; foggy, windy", "terrain": "rugged, rocky, some low peaks; cliffs along most of coast", "elevation": { "lowest_point": { "name": "Atlantic Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Slaettaratindur", "elevation": { "value": 882, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "fish", "whales", "hydropower", "possible oil", "possible gas" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 2.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 2.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 0.1, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 97.8, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "population_distribution": "the island of Streymoy is by far the most populous with over 40% of the population; it has approximately twice as many inhabitants as Eysturoy, the second most populous island; seven of the inhabited islands have less than 100 people", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "NA", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "NA" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Marine Dumping - associate member to the London Convention and Ship Pollution" ] } }, "note": "archipelago of 17 inhabited islands and one uninhabited island, and a few uninhabited islets; strategically located along important sea lanes in northeastern Atlantic; precipitous terrain limits habitation to small coastal lowlands" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 50456, "global_rank": 212, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Faroese (singular and plural)", "adjective": "Faroese" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Faroese", "percent": 89.2, "note": "Scandinavian and Anglo-Saxon descent" }, { "name": "Danish", "percent": 7.1 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 3.7, "note": "includes Icelander, Norwegian, Greenlander, Filipino, Thai, British" } ], "note": "data represent respondents by country of birth", "date": "2011" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Faroese", "percent": 93.8, "note": "derived from Old Norse" }, { "name": "Danish", "percent": 3.2 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 3 } ], "date": "2011" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Christian", "percent": 89.3, "note": "predominantly Evangelical Lutheran" }, { "name": "other", "percent": 0.7 }, { "name": "more than one religion", "percent": 0.2 }, { "name": "none", "percent": 3.8 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 6 } ], "date": "2011" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 19.98, "males": 5212, "females": 4870 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 14.62, "males": 3784, "females": 3592 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 37.25, "males": 10191, "females": 8605 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 11.66, "males": 3032, "females": 2851 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 16.49, "males": 4023, "females": 4296 }, "date": "2016" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 37.7, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 37.1, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 38.4, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 64, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 0.53, "global_rank": 158, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 14, "global_rank": 139, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 8.7, "global_rank": 73, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": 0, "global_rank": 82, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "the island of Streymoy is by far the most populous with over 40% of the population; it has approximately twice as many inhabitants as Eysturoy, the second most populous island; seven of the inhabited islands have less than 100 people", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 42, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 0.47, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Torshavn", "population": 21000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2014" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.07, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.07, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.18, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.94, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 1.08, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 5.5, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 5.8, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 5.2, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 171, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 80.4, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 77.8, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 83.1, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 38, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 2.36, "global_rank": 83, "date": "2016" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 2.63, "date": "2014" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 5.14, "date": "2014" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "none", "conventional_short_form": "Faroe Islands", "local_long_form": "none", "local_short_form": "Foroyar", "etymology": "the archipelgo's name may derive from the Old Norse word \"faer,\" meaning sheep" }, "government_type": "parliamentary democracy (Faroese Parliament); part of the Kingdom of Denmark", "capital": { "name": "Torshavn", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 62, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 6, "minutes": 46, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 0, "note": "5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" }, "daylight_saving_time": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" }, "independence": {}, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Olaifest", "day": "29 July", "note": "Olavsoka" } ], "constitution": { "history": "5 June 1953 (Danish Constitution), 23 March 1948 (Home Rule Act), and 24 June 2005 (Takeover Act) serve as the Faroe Islands constitutional position in the Unity of the Realm", "amendments": "see entry for Denmark (2016)" }, "legal_system": "the laws of Denmark, where applicable, apply", "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "Queen MARGRETHE II of Denmark (since 14 January 1972), represented by High Commissioner Dan Michael KNUDSEN, chief administrative officer (since 1 January 2008)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Aksel V. JOHANNESEN (since 15 September 2015)", "cabinet": "Landsstyri appointed by the prime minister", "elections_appointments": "the monarchy is hereditary; high commissioner appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually elected prime minister by the Faroese Parliament; election last held on 1 September 2015", "election_results": "Aksel V. JOHANNESEN elected prime minister; Parliament vote - NA" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral Faroese Parliament or Logting (33 seats; members directly elected in a single nationwide constituency by proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms)", "note": "election of 2 seats to the Danish Parliament was last held on 18 June 2015 (next to be held no later than June 2019); percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Social Democratic Party 1, Republican Party 1", "elections": "last held on 1 September 2015 (next to be held no later than October 2019)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - Social Democratic Party 25.1%, Republic 20.7%, People's Party, 18.9%, Union Party 18.7%, Progressive Party 6.9%, Center Party 5.5%, Self-Government Party 4.1%; seats by party - Social Democratic Party 8, Republic 7, People's Party 6, Union Party 6, Center Party 2, Progressive Party 2, Self-Government Party 2" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Faroese Court or Raett (Rett - Danish) decides both civil and criminal cases; the Court is part of the Danish legal system", "subordinate_courts": "Court of the First Instance or Tribunal de Premiere Instance; Court of Administrative Law or Tribunal Administratif; Mixed Commercial Court; Land Court - expected to begin in 2016" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Center Party ", "leaders": [ "Jenis av RANA" ], "note": "Midflokkurin" }, { "name": "New Self-Government Party ", "leaders": [ "Jogvan SKORHEIM" ], "note": "Nytt Sjalvstyri; formerly Self-Govenment Party; Sjalvstyrisflokkurin" }, { "name": "People's Party ", "leaders": [ "Jorgen NICLASEN" ], "note": "Folkaflokkurin" }, { "name": "Progressive Party ", "leaders": [ "Poul MICHELSEN" ], "note": "Framsokn" }, { "name": "Republic ", "leaders": [ "Hogni HOYDAL" ], "note": "Tjodveldi; formerly the Republican Party" }, { "name": "Social Democratic Party ", "leaders": [ "Aksel V. JOHANNESEN" ], "note": "Javnadarflokkurin" }, { "name": "Union Party ", "leaders": [ "Bardur a STEIG NIELSEN" ], "note": "Sambandsflokkurin" } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "conservationists" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "Arctic Council" }, { "organization": "IMO ", "note": "associate" }, { "organization": "NC" }, { "organization": "NIB" }, { "organization": "UNESCO ", "note": "associate" }, { "organization": "UPU" } ], "flag_description": { "description": "white with a red cross outlined in blue extending to the edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted toward the hoist side in the style of the Dannebrog (Danish flag); referred to as Merkid, meaning \"the banner\" or \"the mark,\" the flag resembles those of neighboring Iceland and Norway, and uses the same three colors - but in a different sequence; white represents the clear Faroese sky as well as the foam of the waves; red and blue are traditional Faroese colors", "note": "the blue on the flag is a lighter blue (azure) than that found on the flags of Iceland or Norway" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "ram" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "white" }, { "color": "blue" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Mitt alfagra land\" (My Fairest Land)", "lyrics_music": "Simun av SKAROI/Peter ALBERG", "note": "adopted 1948; the anthem is also known as \"Tu alfagra land mitt\" (Thou Fairest Land of Mine); as a self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark, the Faroe Islands are permitted their own national anthem" } }, "economy": { "overview": "The Faroese economy has experienced a period of significant growth since 2011, due to higher fish prices and increased salmon farming and catches in the pelagic fisheries. Nominal GDP, measured in current prices, grew 8.0% in 2015 and 7.8% in 2016. The fisheries sector accounts for about 97% of exports and half of GDP. Dependence on fishing makes the economy vulnerable to price fluctuations. Unemployment is low, estimated at 2.5% in early 2017. Aided by an annual subsidy from Denmark, which amounts to about 4% of Faroese GDP, Faroese have a standard of living equal to that of Denmark.\n\nFor the first time in 8 years the Faroe Islands managed to generate a public budget surplus in 2016, a trend which is continuing in 2017. The local government intends to use this to reduce public debt, which reached 38% of GDP in 2015. Increasing public infrastructure investments are likely to lead to continued growth in the short term, but could contribute to an overheating of the economy. Signs of overheating led the Danish Central Bank in fall of 2016 to advise the Faroese local government to initiate measures to cool the economy, including postponing spending on infrastructure spending. The local government is planning to allocate part of the expected public surplus to a business cycle-equalization fund.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2001000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1890000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 1608000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" } ], "global_rank": 197 }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 2765000000, "date": "2010" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5.9, "units": "%", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 7.5, "units": "%", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 2.4, "units": "%", "date": "2013" } ], "global_rank": 25 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 40000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 42 }, "composition": { "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 18, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 39, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 43, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2013" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 25.7, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 25.2, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" }, { "value": 25.9, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2010" } ], "global_rank": 45 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "milk", "potatoes", "vegetables", "sheep", "salmon", "herring", "mackerel", "fish" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "fishing", "fish processing", "tourism", "small ship repair", "refurbishment", "handicrafts" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 3.4, "global_rank": 69, "date": "2009" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 28900, "global_rank": 205, "date": "2015" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 15, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 15, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 70, "units": "%", "note": "December 2016 est" } } } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.8, "units": "%", "date": 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"fuels", "raw materials", "semi-manufactures", "cars" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Denmark", "percent": 27.7 }, { "name": "Norway", "percent": 15.3 }, { "name": "Germany", "percent": 10 }, { "name": "Netherlands", "percent": 6.2 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 6 }, { "name": "Sweden", "percent": 4.7 }, { "name": "Turkey", "percent": 4 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 387600000, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 274500000, "units": "USD", "date": "2010" } ], "global_rank": 183 }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6.865, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 6.7236, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 5.6183, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 5.6125, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 5.79, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Danish kroner (DKK) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "total_electrification": { "value": 100, "units": "%" }, "date": "2016" }, "production": { "kWh": 317400000, "global_rank": 174, "date": "2016" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 291400000, "global_rank": 187, "date": "2016" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 141, "date": "2016" }, "imports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 152, "date": "2016" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 100000, "global_rank": 171, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 50.1, "global_rank": 145, "date": "2016" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 93, "date": "2016" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 33.5, "global_rank": 67, "date": "2016" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 16.4, "global_rank": 17, "date": "2016" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 136, "date": "2016" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 127, "date": "2016" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 195, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 0, "global_rank": 136, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 145, "date": "2016" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 3947, "global_rank": 180, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 183, "date": "2015" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 3947, "global_rank": 172, "date": "2016" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 187, "date": "2016" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 145, "date": "2013" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 102, "date": "2016" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 196, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 141, "date": "2014-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 800000, "global_rank": 171, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 17000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 34, "global_rank": 189, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 63000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 126, "global_rank": 199, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "good international communications; good domestic facilities", "domestic": "conversion to digital system completed in 1998; both NMT (analog) and GSM (digital) mobile telephone systems are installed", "international": "country code - 298; satellite earth stations - 1 Orion; 1 fiber-optic submarine cable to the Shetland Islands, linking the Faroe Islands with Denmark and Iceland; fiber-optic submarine cable connection to Canada-Europe cable (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "1 publicly owned TV station; the Faroese telecommunications company distributes local and international channels through its digital terrestrial network; publicly owned radio station supplemented by 3 privately owned stations broadcasting over multiple frequencies (2015)", "internet": { "country_code": ".fo", "users": { "total": 47000, "percent_of_population": 94.2, "global_rank": 188, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 1, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 3, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "OY-H", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 1, "global_rank": 217, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 1, "1524_to_2437_metres": 1, "date": "2013" } } }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 960, "units": "km" }, "note": "those islands not commected by roads (bridges or tunnels) are connected by seven different ferry links operated by the nationally owned company SSL", "global_rank": 187, "date": "2017" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 37, "by_type": [ { "type": "cargo", "count": 20 }, { "type": "chemical tanker", "count": 7 }, { "type": "container", "count": 2 }, { "type": "passenger/cargo", "count": 3 }, { "type": "refrigerated cargo", "count": 3 }, { "type": "roll on/roll off", "count": 2 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 28, "by_country": [ { "country": "Iceland", "count": 4 }, { "country": "Norway", "count": 13 }, { "country": "Sweden", "count": 11 } ] }, "global_rank": 79, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Fuglafjordur", "Torshavn", "Vagur" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "branches": { "by_name": [ "no regular military forces or conscription", "the Government of Denmark has responsibility for defense", "as such", "the Danish military’s Joint Arctic Command in Nuuk", "Greenland is responsible for territorial defense of the Faroe Islands", "the Joint Arctic Command has a contact element in the capital of Torshavn" ], "date": "2017" }, "note": "defense is the responsibility of Denmark" }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "because anticipated offshore hydrocarbon resources have not been realized, earlier Faroese proposals for full independence have been deferred", "Iceland, the UK, and Ireland dispute Denmark's claim to UNCLOS that the Faroe Islands' continental shelf extends beyond 200 nm" ] } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-24", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624193917/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/fo.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/fo.html" } }, "fiji": { "data": { "name": "Fiji", "introduction": { "background": "Fiji became independent in 1970 after nearly a century as a British colony. Democratic rule was interrupted by two military coups in 1987 caused by concern over a government perceived as dominated by the Indian community (descendants of contract laborers brought to the islands by the British in the 19th century). The coups and a 1990 constitution that cemented native Melanesian control of Fiji led to heavy Indian emigration; the population loss resulted in economic difficulties, but ensured that Melanesians became the majority. A new constitution enacted in 1997 was more equitable. Free and peaceful elections in 1999 resulted in a government led by an Indo-Fijian, but a civilian-led coup in 2000 ushered in a prolonged period of political turmoil. Parliamentary elections held in 2001 provided Fiji with a democratically elected government led by Prime Minister Laisenia QARASE. Reelected in May 2006, QARASE was ousted in a December 2006 military coup led by Commodore Voreqe BAINIMARAMA, who initially appointed himself acting president but in January 2007 became interim prime minister. Following years of political turmoil, long-delayed legislative elections were held in September 2014 that were deemed \"credible\" by international observers and that resulted in BAINIMARAMA being reelected." }, "geography": { "location": "Oceania, island group in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 18, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 175, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Oceania", "area": { "total": { "value": 18274, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 18274, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 157, "comparative": "slightly smaller than New Jersey" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 0, "units": "km" } }, "coastline": { "value": 1129, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" }, 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"type": "province" }, { "name": "Nadroga and Navosa", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Naitasiri", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Namosi", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Ra", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Rewa", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Rotuma", "type": "dependency" }, { "name": "Serua", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Tailevu", "type": "province" } ], "independence": { "date": "1970-10-10", "note": "from the UK" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Fiji Day", "day": "10 October", "original_year": "1970", "note": "Independence" } ], "constitution": { "history": "several previous; latest signed into law September 2013 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "common law system based on the English model", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Fiji", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "yes", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "5 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Jioji Konousi KONROTE (since 12 November 2015)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Voreqe \"Frank\" BAINIMARAMA (since 22 September 2014)", "cabinet": "Cabinet appointed by the prime minister from among members of Parliament and is responsible to Parliament", "elections_appointments": "under the constitution, president elected by the Parliament for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); prime minister appointed by the president", "election_results": "Jioji Konousi KONROTE elected 12 Ocotber 2015 defeating Ratu Epeli GANILAU 31 to 14" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral Parliament (50 seats - 51 beginning in 2018; members directly elected in a nationwide, multi-seat constituency by open-list proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms", "elections": "last held on 17 September 2014 (next to be held in 2018)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - Fiji First 59.2%, SDL 28.2%, National Federation Party 5.5%, other 7.1%; seats by party - Fiji First 32, SDL 15, National Federation Party 3" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice, all justices of the Court of Appeal, and judges appointed specifically as Supreme Court judges); Court of Appeal (consists of the court president, all puisne judges of the High Court, and judges specifically appointed to the Court of Appeal); High Court (chaired by the chief justice and includes a minimum of 10 puisne judges; High Court organized into civil, criminal, family, employment, and tax divisions)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "chief justice appointed by the president of Fiji on the advice of the prime minister following consultation with the parliamentary leader of the opposition; judges of the Supreme Court, the president of the Court of Appeal, the justices of the Court of Appeal, and puisne judges of the High Court appointed by the president of Fiji upon the nomination of the Judicial Service Commission after consulting with the cabinet minister and the committee of the House of Representatives responsible for the administration of justice; the chief justice, Supreme Court judges and justices of Appeal generally required to retire at age 70 but may be waived for one or more sessions of the court; puisne judges appointed for not less than 4 years nor more than 7 years with mandatory retirement at age 65", "subordinate_courts": "Magistrates' Court (organized into civil, criminal, juvenile, and small claims divisions)" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "FijiFirst", "leaders": [ "Aiyaz SAYED-KHAIYUM" ] }, { "name": "Fiji Labor Party", "name_alternative": "FLP", "leaders": [ "Mahendra CHAUDHRY" ] }, { "name": "Fiji United Freedon Party", "name_alternative": "FUFP", "leaders": [ "Jagath KARUNARATNE" ] }, { "name": "National Federation Party", "name_alternative": "NFP", "leaders": [ "Dalip KUMAR" ], "note": "primarily Indian" }, { "name": "Peoples Democratic Party", "name_alternative": "PDP", "leaders": [ "Adi Sivia QORO" ] }, { "name": "Social Democratic Liberal Party", "name_alternative": "SODELPA", "leaders": [ "Pio TABAIWALU" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Group Against Racial Discrimination", "name_alternative": "GARD", "leaders": [ "Dr. Anirudk SINGH" ], "note": "suports restoration of a democratic government" }, { "name": "Viti Landowners Association" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ACP" }, { "organization": "ADB" }, { "organization": "AOSIS" }, { "organization": "C" }, { "organization": "CP" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IHO" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "PIF" }, { "organization": "Sparteca ", "note": "suspended" }, { "organization": "SPC" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNDOF" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNMISS" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Solo MARA (since 28 January 2016)", "chancery": "2000 M Street NW, Suite 710, Washington, DC 20036", "telephone": "[1] (202) 466-8320", "fax": "[1] (202) 466-8325" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Judith CEFKIN (since 3 February 2015); note - also accredited to Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu", "embassy": "158 Princes Rd, Tamavua", "mailing_address": "P. O. Box 218, Suva", "telephone": "[679] 331-4466", "fax": "[679] 330-8685" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "light blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Fijian shield centered on the outer half of the flag; the blue symbolizes the Pacific ocean and the Union Jack reflects the links with Great Britain; the shield - taken from Fiji's coat of arms - depicts a yellow lion above a white field quartered by the cross of Saint George; the four quarters depict stalks of sugarcane, a palm tree, bananas, and a white dove" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "Fijian canoe" }, { "symbol": "national color: light blue" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"God Bless Fiji\"", "lyrics_music": "Michael Francis Alexander PRESCOTT/C. Austin MILES (adapted by Michael Francis Alexander PRESCOTT)", "note": "adopted 1970; known in Fijian as \"Meda Dau Doka\" (Let Us Show Pride); adapted from the hymn, \"Dwelling in Beulah Land,\" the anthem's English lyrics are generally sung, although they differ in meaning from the official Fijian lyrics", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/FJ.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Fiji, endowed with forest, mineral, and fish resources, is one of the most developed and connected of the Pacific island economies. Earnings from the tourism industry, with an estimated 792,300 tourists visiting in 2016, and remittances from Fijian’s working abroad are the country’s largest foreign exchange earners.\n\nFiji's sugar sector remains a significant industry and a major export, but crops and one of the sugar mills suffered damage during Cyclone Winston in 2016. The sector also faces the complete withdrawal of European Union preferential prices in 2017. Fiji’s trade imbalance continues to widen with increased imports and sluggish performance of domestic exports.\n\nThe return to parliamentary democracy and successful elections in September 2014 improved investor confidence, but increasing bureaucratic regulation, new taxes and lack of consultation with relevant stakeholders brought four consecutive years of decline for Fiji on the World Bank Ease of Doing Business index. Private sector investment in 2016 exceeded 20% of GDP, compared to 13% in 2013.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 8374000000.000001, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 8170000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 7833000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 162, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 4556000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.5, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 4.3, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 5.3, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 109 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 9400, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 9200, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 8800, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 142, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 72.5, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 11, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 20.5, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 50.4, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -54.4, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 10.6, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 18.4, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 71, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 12.3, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 8.8, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 7, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 142 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "sugarcane", "coconuts", "cassava", "manioc", "tapioca", "rice", "sweet potatoes", "bananas", "cattle", "pigs", "horses", "goats", "fish" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "tourism", "sugar", "clothing", "copra", "gold", "silver", "lumber", "small cottage industries" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 1.5, "global_rank": 126, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 350.1, "global_rank": 232, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 70, "units": "%" }, "industry_and_services": { "value": 30, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2001" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 8.8, "units": "%", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 8.7, "units": "%", "date": "2013" } ], "global_rank": 108 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 31, "units": "%", "date": "2009" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 2.6, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 34.9, "units": "%" }, "date": "2009" }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 1232000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 1469000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 27, "global_rank": 97, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -5.2, "global_rank": 165, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 50.2, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 48.6, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 95 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.1, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1.4, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 114 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.75, "units": "%", "date": "2010-12-31" }, { "value": 3, "units": "%", "date": "2009-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 118 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5.9, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 5.79, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 128 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2083000000.0000002, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 1931000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 129 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3620000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 3325000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 143 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3365000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 3068000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 132 }, "market_value_of_publicly_traded_shares": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 452500000, "units": "USD", "date": "2012-12-31" }, { "value": 392200000, "units": "USD", "date": "2011-12-31" }, { "value": 418800000, "units": "USD", "date": "2010-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 114 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -139000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -67000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 79 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 986300000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1233000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 158 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "sugar", "garments", "gold", "timber", "fish", "molasses", "coconut oil", "mineral water" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "US", "percent": 13.4 }, { "name": "Australia", "percent": 10.2 }, { "name": "Samoa", "percent": 6.7 }, { "name": "Tonga", "percent": 5.9 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2397000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2283000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 155 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "manufactured goods", "machinery", "transport equipment", "petroleum products", "food", "chemicals" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "China", "percent": 16.1 }, { "name": "South Korea", "percent": 15.7 }, { "name": "NZ", "percent": 14.2 }, { "name": "Australia", "percent": 13.4 }, { "name": "Singapore", "percent": 8.7 }, { "name": "France", "percent": 7 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 884000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 918800000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 128 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 833400000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 820100000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 169 }, "stock_of_direct_foreign_investment": { "at_home": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4347000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 4046999999.9999995, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 104 }, "abroad": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 192600000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 189600000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 100 } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.11, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2.0976, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 2.0976, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1.8874, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 1.79, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Fijian dollars (FJD) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 375274, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 59, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 72, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 45, "units": "%" }, "date": "2012" }, "production": { "kWh": 900000000, "global_rank": 153, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 800000000, "global_rank": 159, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 138, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 149, "date": "2013" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 300000, "global_rank": 156, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 46.3, "global_rank": 151, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 90, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 48.3, "global_rank": 52, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 5.4, "global_rank": 55, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 133, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 124, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 192, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 0, "global_rank": 133, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 142, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 16000, "global_rank": 145, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 184, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 15970, "global_rank": 128, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 184, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 143, "date": "2013" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 100, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 194, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 138, "date": "2014-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 1700000, "global_rank": 156, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 72565, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 8, "global_rank": 150, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 966000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 106, "global_rank": 161, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "modern local, interisland, and international (wire/radio integrated) public and special-purpose telephone, telegraph, and teleprinter facilities; regional radio communications center; subject to occasional devastating cyclones", "domestic": "telephone or radio telephone links to almost all inhabited islands; most towns and large villages have automatic telephone exchanges and direct dialing; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity roughly 115 per 100 persons", "international": "country code - 679; access to important cable links between US and Canada, as well as between NZ and Australia; satellite earth stations - 2 Inmarsat (Pacific Ocean) (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "Fiji TV, a publicly traded company, operates a free-to-air channel, as well as Sky Fiji and Sky Pacific multi-channel pay-TV services; state-owned commercial company, Fiji Broadcasting Corporation, Ltd, operates 6 radio stations - 2 public broadcasters and 4 commercial broadcasters with multiple repeaters; 5 radio stations with repeaters operated by Communications Fiji, Ltd; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters are available (2009)", "internet": { "country_code": ".fj", "users": { "total": 421000, "percent_of_population": 46.3, "global_rank": 139, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 2, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 12, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 1336976, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 83686504, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "DQ", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 28, "global_rank": 121, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 4, "over_3047_metres": 1, "1524_to_2437_metres": 1, "914_to_1523_metres": 2, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 24, "914_to_1523_metres": 5, "under_914_metres": 19, "date": "2013" } } }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 597, "units": "km" }, "narrow_gauge": { "length": 597, "units": "km", "gauge": "0.600-m" }, "note": "belongs to the government-owned Fiji Sugar Corporation; used to haul sugarcane during the harvest season, which runs from May to December", "global_rank": 110, "date": "2008" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 3440, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 1686, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 1754, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 162, "date": "2011" }, "waterways": { "value": 203, "units": "km", "note": "122 km are navigable by motorized craft and 200-metric-ton barges", "global_rank": 97, "date": "2012" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 11, "by_type": [ { "type": "passenger", "count": 4 }, { "type": "passenger/cargo", "count": 4 }, { "type": "refrigerated cargo", "count": 1 }, { "type": "roll on/roll off", "count": 2 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 2, "by_country": [ { "country": "Australia", "count": 2 } ] }, "global_rank": 108, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Lautoka", "Levuka", "Suva" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.12, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 0.97, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1.39, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 1.49, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 1.61, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 61 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF)", "Land Forces", "Naval Forces" ], "date": "2011" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18 years of age for voluntary military service; mandatory retirement at age 55", "date": "2013" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "none" ] } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-01", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701021252/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/fj.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/fj.html" } }, "finland": { "data": { "name": "Finland", "introduction": { "background": "Finland was a province and then a grand duchy under Sweden from the 12th to the 19th centuries, and an autonomous grand duchy of Russia after 1809. It gained complete independence in 1917. During World War II, Finland successfully defended its independence through cooperation with Germany and resisted subsequent invasions by the Soviet Union - albeit with some loss of territory. In the subsequent half century, Finland transformed from a farm/forest economy to a diversified modern industrial economy; per capita income is among the highest in Western Europe. A member of the EU since 1995, Finland was the only Nordic state to join the euro single currency at its initiation in January 1999. In the 21st century, the key features of Finland's modern welfare state are high quality education, promotion of equality, and a national social welfare system - currently challenged by an aging population and the fluctuations of an export-driven economy." }, "geography": { "location": "Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, and Gulf of Finland, between Sweden and Russia", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 64, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 26, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Europe", "area": { "total": { "value": 338145, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 303815, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 34330, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 65, "comparative": "slightly more than two times the size of Georgia; slightly smaller than Montana" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 2563, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Norway", "border_length": { "value": 709, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Sweden", "border_length": { "value": 545, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Russia", "border_length": { "value": 1309, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 1250, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm", "note": "in the Gulf of Finland - 3 nm" }, "contiguous_zone": { "value": 24, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_fishing_zone": { "value": 12, "note": "nm; extends to continental shelf boundary with Sweden, Estonia, and Russia" }, "continental_shelf": { "value": 200, "units": "m", "note": "depth or to the depth of exploitation" } }, "climate": "cold temperate; potentially subarctic but comparatively mild because of moderating influence of the North Atlantic Current, Baltic Sea, and more than 60,000 lakes", "terrain": "mostly low, flat to rolling plains interspersed with lakes and low hills", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 164, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Baltic Sea", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Halti (alternatively Haltia, Haltitunturi, Haltiatunturi)", "elevation": { "value": 1328, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "timber", "iron ore", "copper", "lead", "zinc", "chromite", "nickel", "gold", "silver", "limestone" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 7.5, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 7.4, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 0.1, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 72.9, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 19.6, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 690, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "the vast majority of people are found in the south; the northern interior areas remain sparsely poplulated", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "NA", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "air pollution from manufacturing and power plants contributing to acid rain", "water pollution from industrial wastes", "agricultural chemicals", "habitat loss threatens wildlife populations" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Air Pollution", "Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides", "Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants", "Air Pollution-Sulfur 85", "Air Pollution-Sulfur 94", "Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds", "Antarctic-Environmental Protocol", "Antarctic-Marine Living Resources", "Antarctic Treaty", "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Environmental Modification", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Marine Dumping", "Marine Life Conservation", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Tropical Timber 83", "Tropical Timber 94", "Wetlands", "Whaling" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "long boundary with Russia; Helsinki is northernmost national capital on European continent; population concentrated on small southwestern coastal plain" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 5498211, "global_rank": 118, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Finn(s)", "adjective": "Finnish" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Finn", "percent": 93.4 }, { "name": "Swede", "percent": 5.6 }, { "name": "Russian", "percent": 0.5 }, { "name": "Estonian", "percent": 0.3 }, { "name": "Romani", "percent": 0.1 }, { "name": "Sami", "percent": 0.1 } ], "date": "2006" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Finnish", "percent": 88.3, "note": "official" }, { "name": "Swedish", "percent": 5.3, "note": "official" }, { "name": "Russian", "percent": 1.4 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 5 } ], "date": "2016" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Lutheran", "percent": 72 }, { "name": "Orthodox", "percent": 1.1 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 1.6 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 25.3 } ], "date": "2016" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 16.42, "males": 461432, "females": 441244 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 11.6, "males": 325919, "females": 312045 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 37.9, "males": 1063494, "females": 1020194 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 13.42, "males": 362788, "females": 374985 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 20.66, "males": 492143, "females": 643967 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 58.3, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 25.9, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 32.4, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 3.1, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 42.4, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 40.8, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 44.3, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 25, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 0.38, "global_rank": 169, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 10.7, "global_rank": 185, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 9.9, "global_rank": 42, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": 3, "global_rank": 37, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "the vast majority of people are found in the south; the northern interior areas remain sparsely poplulated", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 84.2, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 0.5, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Helsinki", "population": 1180000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.97, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.76, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.97, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 28.5, "date": "2012" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 3, "global_rank": 174, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 2.5, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 2.7, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 2.4, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 220, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 80.9, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 77.9, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 84, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 31, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.75, "global_rank": 162, "date": "2016" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 9.7, "global_rank": 39, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 3.01, "date": "2013" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 4.53, "date": "2014" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 99.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 88, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 97.6, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 12, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 2.4, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 22.8, "global_rank": 77, "date": "2014" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 7.2, "global_rank": 27, "date": "2013" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 19, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 19, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 20, "units": "years" }, "date": "2015" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 20.5, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 22.8, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 18.4, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 65, "date": "2014" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Republic of Finland", "conventional_short_form": "Finland", "local_long_form": "Suomen tasavalta/Republiken Finland", "local_short_form": "Suomi/Finland", "etymology": "name may derive from the ancient Fenni peoples who are first described as living in northeastern Europe in the first centuries A.D." }, "government_type": "parliamentary republic", "capital": { "name": "Helsinki", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 60, "minutes": 10, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 24, "minutes": 56, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 2, "note": "7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" }, "daylight_saving_time": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" }, "independence": { "date": "1917-12-06", "note": "from Russia" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "6 December", "original_year": "1917" } ], "constitution": { "history": "previous 1906, 1919; latest drafted 17 June 1997, approved by Parliament 11 June 1999, entered into force 1 March 2000", "amendments": "proposed by Parliament; passage normally requires simple majority vote in two readings in the first parliamentary session and at least two-thirds majority vote in a single reading by the newly elected Parliament; proposals declared “urgent” by five-sixths of Parliament members can be passed by at least two-thirds majority vote in the first parliamentary session only; amended several times, last in 2012 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "civil law system based on the Swedish model", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Finland", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "yes", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "6 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Sauli NIINISTO (since 1 March 2012)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Juha SIPILA (since 28 May 2015)", "cabinet": "Council of State or Valtioneuvosto appointed by the president, responsible to Parliament", "elections_appointments": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 6-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 5 February 2012 (next to be held in February 2018); prime minister appointed by Parliament in 2015", "election_results": "percent of vote in first round - Sauli NIINISTO (Kok) 37%, Pekka HAAVISTO (Vihr) 18.8%, Paavo VAYRYNEN (Kesk) 17.5%, Timo SOINI (TF) 9.4%, Paavo LIPPONEN (SDP) 6.7%, Paavo ARHINMAKI (Vas) 5.5%, Eva BIAUDET (SFP) 2.7%, Sari ESSAYAH (KD) 2.5%; Sauli NIINISTO elected president in second round held on 5 February 2012 - NIINISTO 62.6%, HAAVISTO 37.4%; Juha SIPILA appointed prime minister" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral Parliament or Eduskunta (200 seats; 199 members directly elected in single- and multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote and 1 member in the province of Aland directly elected by simple majority vote; members serve 4-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 19 April 2015 (next to be held by April 2019)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - Kesk 21.1%, PS 17.6%, Kok 18.2%, SDP 16.5%, Vihr 8.5%, Vas 7.1%, SFP 4.9%, KD 3.5%, other 2.6%; seats by party - Kesk 49, PS 38, Kok 37, SDP 34, Vihr 15, Vas 12, SFP 9, KD 5, other 1 (Aland Coalition)" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court or Korkein Oikeus (consists of the court president and 18 judges); Supreme Administrative Court (consists of 21 judges including the court president and organized into 3 chambers); note - Finland has a dual judicial system - courts with civil and criminal jurisdiction, and administrative courts with jurisdiction for litigation between individuals and administrative organs of the state and communities", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Supreme Court and Supreme Administrative Court judges appointed by the president of the republic; judges serve until mandatory retirement at age 65", "subordinate_courts": "6 Courts of Appeal; 8 regional administrative courts; 27 district courts; special courts for issues relating to markets, labor, insurance, impeachment, land, tenancy, and water rights" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Center Party", "name_alternative": "Kesk", "leaders": [ "Juha SIPILA" ] }, { "name": "Christian Democrats", "name_alternative": "KD", "leaders": [ "Sari ESSAYAH" ] }, { "name": "Finns Party", "name_alternative": "PS", "leaders": [ "Jussi HALLA-AHO" ] }, { "name": "Green League", "name_alternative": "Vihr", "leaders": [ "Ville NIINISTO" ] }, { "name": "Left Alliance", "name_alternative": "Vas]", "leaders": [ "Li ANDERSSON" ] }, { "name": "National Coalition Party", "name_alternative": "Kok", "leaders": [ "Petteri ORPO" ] }, { "name": "Social Democratic Party", "name_alternative": "SDP", "leaders": [ "Antti RINNE" ] }, { "name": "Swedish People's Party", "name_alternative": "SFP", "leaders": [ "Anna-Maja HENRIKSSON" ] } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ADB ", "note": "nonregional member" }, { "organization": "AfDB ", "note": "nonregional member" }, { "organization": "Arctic Council" }, { "organization": "Australia Group" }, { "organization": "BIS" }, { "organization": "CBSS" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CE" }, { "organization": "CERN" }, { "organization": "EAPC" }, { "organization": "EBRD" }, { "organization": "ECB" }, { "organization": "EIB" }, { "organization": "EITI ", "note": "implementing country" }, { "organization": "EMU" }, { "organization": "ESA" }, { "organization": "EU" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "FATF" }, { "organization": "G-9" }, { "organization": "IADB" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IEA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IHO" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "MINUSMA" }, { "organization": "NC" }, { "organization": "NEA" }, { "organization": "NIB" }, { "organization": "NSG" }, { "organization": "OAS ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OECD" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "OSCE" }, { "organization": "Pacific Alliance ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "Paris Club" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "PFP" }, { "organization": "Schengen Convention" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNIFIL" }, { "organization": "UNMIL" }, { "organization": "UNMOGIP" }, { "organization": "UNRWA" }, { "organization": "UNTSO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" }, { "organization": "ZC" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Kirsti KAUPPI (since 17 September 2015)", "chancery": "3301 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 298-5800", "fax": "[1] (202) 298-6030", "consulates_general": "Los Angeles, New York" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Donna Ann WELTON (since 20 January 2017)", "embassy": "Itainen Puistotie 14B, 00140 Helsinki", "mailing_address": "APO AE 09723", "telephone": "[358] (9) 616250", "fax": "[358] (9) 6162 5800" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "white with a blue cross extending to the edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side in the style of the Dannebrog (Danish flag); the blue represents the thousands of lakes scattered across the country, while the white is for the snow that covers the land in winter" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "lion" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "blue" }, { "color": "white" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Maamme\" (Our Land)", "lyrics_music": "Johan Ludvig RUNEBERG/Fredrik PACIUS", "note": "in use since 1848; although never officially adopted by law, the anthem has been popular since it was first sung by a student group in 1848; Estonia's anthem uses the same melody as that of Finland", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/FI.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Finland has a highly industrialized, largely free-market economy with per capita GDP almost as high as that of Austria and the Netherlands and slightly above that of Germany and Belgium. Trade is important, with exports accounting for over one-third of GDP in recent years. The government is open to, and actively takes steps to attract, foreign direct investment.\n\nFinland is historically competitive in manufacturing - principally the wood, metals, engineering, telecommunications, and electronics industries. Finland excels in export of technology as well as promotion of startups in the information and communications technology, gaming, cleantech, and biotechnology sectors. Except for timber and several minerals, Finland depends on imports of raw materials, energy, and some components for manufactured goods. Because of the cold climate, agricultural development is limited to maintaining self-sufficiency in basic products. Forestry, an important export industry, provides a secondary occupation for the rural population.\n\nFinland had been one of the best performing economies within the EU before 2009 and its banks and financial markets avoided the worst of global financial crisis. However, the world slowdown hit exports and domestic demand hard in that year, causing Finland’s economy to contract from 2012-14. The recession affected general government finances and the debt ratio. The economy returned to growth in 2015, posting a 0.3% GDP increase before growing 1.4% in 2016.\n\nFinland's main challenges will be reducing high labor costs and boosting demand for its exports. In June 2016, the Government enacted a Competitiveness Pact aimed at reducing labor costs, increasing hours worked, and introducing more flexibility into the wage bargaining system. The Government was also seeking to reform the health care system and social services. In the long term, Finland must address a rapidly aging population and decreasing productivity in traditional industries that threaten competitiveness, fiscal sustainability, and economic growth.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 225700000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 222600000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 221900000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 63, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 239200000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.4, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0.3, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": -0.5, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 167 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 40600, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 40700, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 41000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" } ], "global_rank": 41, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 55.1, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 24.2, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 20.2, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": -0.1, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 35.4, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -34.8, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 2.5, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 26.9, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 70.6, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 20, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 19.5, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 19.9, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 88 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "barley", "wheat", "sugar beets", "potatoes", "dairy cattle", "fish" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "metals", "metal products", "electronics", "machinery", "scientific instruments", "shipbuilding", "pulp", "paper", "foodstuffs", "chemicals", "textiles", "clothing" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 0.8, "global_rank": 152, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 2675000, "global_rank": 112, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture_and_forestry": { "value": 4.5, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 24, "units": "%" }, "construction": { "value": 71.5, "units": "%" }, "commerce": { "value": 21.3, "units": "%" }, "finance_insurance_and_business_services": { "value": 13.3, "units": "%" }, "transport_and_communications": { "value": 9.9, "units": "%" }, "public_services": { "value": 28.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 8.8, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 9.4, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 109 }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 4.2, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 21.5, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 21.5, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 26.8, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2008" } ], "global_rank": 149 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 128500000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 132699999999.99998, "units": "USD" }, "note": "Central Government Budget", "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 53.7, "global_rank": 9, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -1.8, "global_rank": 71, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 63.6, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 63.7, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 58, "note": "data cover general government debt, and includes debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intra-governmental debt; intra-governmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment; debt instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions" }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.4, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -0.2, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 49 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.25, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 0.3, "units": "%", "date": "2010-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 134, "note": "this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area" }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.46, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 2, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 182 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 130199999999.99998, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 123700000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 30, "note": "see entry for the European Union for money supply for the entire euro area; the European Central Bank (ECB) controls monetary policy for the 18 members of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU); individual members of the EMU do not control the quantity of money circulating within their own borders" }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 177300000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 174100000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 44 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 355300000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 357900000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 32 }, "market_value_of_publicly_traded_shares": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 133699999999.99998, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 154400000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 38 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -2511000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -968000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 155 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 59600000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 57450000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 42 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "electrical", "optical equipment", "machinery", "transport equipment", "paper", "pulp", "chemicals", "basic metals", "timber" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Germany", "percent": 13.9 }, { "name": "Sweden", "percent": 10.1 }, { "name": "US", "percent": 7 }, { "name": "Netherlands", "percent": 6.6 }, { "name": "Russia", "percent": 5.9 }, { "name": "UK", "percent": 5.2 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 4.7 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 60510000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 60460000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 43 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "foodstuffs", "petroleum", "petroleum products", "chemicals", "transport equipment", "iron", "steel", "machinery", "computers", "electronic industry products", "textile yarn", "fabrics", "grains" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Germany", "percent": 17 }, { "name": "Sweden", "percent": 16.1 }, { "name": "Russia", "percent": 10.9 }, { "name": "Netherlands", "percent": 9 }, { "name": "Denmark", "percent": 4.1 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 10600000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 10000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 73 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 544700000000.00006, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-03-31" }, { "value": 524700000000.00006, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-03-31" } ], "global_rank": 20 }, "stock_of_direct_foreign_investment": { "at_home": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 153500000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 135900000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 35 }, "abroad": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 140600000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 141100000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 31 } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.9214, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0.885, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 0.885, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 0.7634, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 0.78, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "euros (EUR) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "total_electrification": { "value": 100, "units": "%" }, "date": "2016" }, "production": { "kWh": 66160000000, "global_rank": 41, "date": "2015" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 82490000000, "global_rank": 34, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "kWh": 5122000000, "global_rank": 34, "date": "2015" }, "imports": { "kWh": 21460000000, "global_rank": 8, "date": "2015" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 16000000, "global_rank": 49, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 51.6, "global_rank": 142, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 16.2, "global_rank": 12, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 18.9, "global_rank": 97, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 13.3, "global_rank": 25, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 132, "date": "2016" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 123, "date": "2016" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 226100, "global_rank": 29, "date": "2015" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 0, "global_rank": 132, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 265000, "global_rank": 47, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 192300, "global_rank": 59, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 134900, "global_rank": 43, "date": "2015" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 109500, "global_rank": 52, "date": "2015" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 4000000, "global_rank": 97, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 3063000000, "global_rank": 71, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 99, "date": "2016" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 3063000000, "global_rank": 43, "date": "2014" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 43000000, "global_rank": 66, "date": "2016" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 537000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 10, "global_rank": 90, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 7399000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 135, "global_rank": 99, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "modern system with excellent service", "domestic": "digital fiber-optic, fixed-line network and an extensive mobile-cellular network provide domestic needs", "international": "country code - 358; submarine cables provide links to Estonia and Sweden; satellite earth stations - access to Intelsat transmission service via a Swedish satellite earth station, 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions); note - Finland shares the Inmarsat earth station with the other Nordic countries (Denmark, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden) (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "a mix of 3 publicly operated TV stations and numerous privately owned TV stations; several free and special-interest pay-TV channels; cable and satellite multi-channel subscription services are available; all TV signals are broadcast digitally; Internet television, such as Netflix and others, is available; public broadcasting maintains a network of 13 national and 25 regional radio stations; a large number of private radio broadcasters and access to Internet radio (2017)", "internet": { "country_code": ".fi; note - Aland Islands assigned .ax", "users": { "total": 5074000, "percent_of_population": 92.6, "global_rank": 64, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 3, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 73, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 9972333, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 713484000, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "OH", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 148, "global_rank": 39, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 74, "over_3047_metres": 3, "2438_to_3047_metres": 26, "1524_to_2437_metres": 10, "914_to_1523_metres": 21, "under_914_metres": 14, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 74, "914_to_1523_metres": 3, "under_914_metres": 71, "date": "2013" } } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "gas transmission pipes", "length": 1286, "units": "km" }, { "type": "distribution pipes", "length": 1932, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2016" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 5923, "units": "km" }, "broad_gauge": { "length": 5923, "electrified": 3262, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.524-m" }, "global_rank": 32, "date": "2015" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 454000, "units": "km" }, "highways": { "value": 78000, "units": "km", "note": "50,000 paved, including 700 km of expressways; 28,000 unpaved" }, "urban_roads": { "value": 26000, "units": "km" }, "private_and_forest_roads": { "value": 350000, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 16, "date": "2012" }, "waterways": { "value": 8000, "units": "km", "note": "includes Saimaa Canal system of 3,577 km; southern part leased from Russia; water transport used frequently in the summer and widely replaced with sledges on the ice in winter; there are 187,888 lakes in Finland that cover 31,500 km", "global_rank": 17, "date": "2013" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 105, "by_type": [ { "type": "bulk carrier", "count": 4 }, { "type": "cargo", "count": 28 }, { "type": "carrier", "count": 1 }, { "type": "chemical tanker", "count": 6 }, { "type": "passenger/cargo", "count": 14 }, { "type": "roll on/roll off", "count": 34 }, { "type": "other", "count": 18 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 5 }, "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 47 }, "global_rank": 51, "date": "2015" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Helsinki", "Kotka", "Naantali", "Porvoo", "Raahe", "Rauma" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.33, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2017" }, { "value": 1.37, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1.29, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.3, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1.41, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" } ], "global_rank": 62 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Finnish Defense Forces (FDF)", "Army (Puolustusvoimat)", "Navy (Merivoimat", "includes Coastal Defense Forces)", "Air Force (Ilmavoimat)" ], "date": "2016" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "note": "all Finnish men are called-up for military service the year they turn 18; at 18, women may volunteer for military service; service obligation 6-12 months; individuals enter the reserve upon completing their initial obligation; military obligation to age 60", "date": "2016" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "various groups in Finland advocate restoration of Karelia and other areas ceded to the former Soviet Union, but the Finnish Government asserts no territorial demands" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "refugees": { "by_country": [ { "people": 6781, "country_of_origin": "Iraq" } ], "date": "2016" }, "stateless_persons": { "people": 2671, "date": "2016" } } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-01", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701095802/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/fi.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/fi.html" } }, "france": { "data": { "name": "France", "introduction": { "background": "France today is one of the most modern countries in the world and is a leader among European nations. It plays an influential global role as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, NATO, the G-7, the G-20, the EU, and other multilateral organizations. France rejoined NATO's integrated military command structure in 2009, reversing DE GAULLE's 1966 decision to withdraw French forces from NATO. Since 1958, it has constructed a hybrid presidential-parliamentary governing system resistant to the instabilities experienced in earlier, more purely parliamentary administrations. In recent decades, its reconciliation and cooperation with Germany have proved central to the economic integration of Europe, including the introduction of a common currency, the euro, in January 1999. In the early 21st century, five French overseas entities - French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, and Reunion - became French regions and were made part of France proper." }, "geography": { "location": "Western Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay and English Channel, between Belgium and Spain, southeast of the UK; bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Italy and Spain", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 46, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 2, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Europe", "area": { "total": { "value": 551500, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 549970, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 1530, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 43, "note": "metropolitan France", "comparative": "slightly more than four times the size of Georgia; slightly less than the size of Texas" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 2751, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Andorra", "border_length": { "value": 55, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Belgium", "border_length": { "value": 556, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Germany", "border_length": { "value": 418, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Italy", "border_length": { "value": 476, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Luxembourg", "border_length": { "value": 69, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Monaco", "border_length": { "value": 6, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Spain", "border_length": { "value": 646, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Switzerland", "border_length": { "value": 525, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 3427, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "contiguous_zone": { "value": 24, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm", "note": "does not apply to the Mediterranean Sea" }, "continental_shelf": { "value": 200, "units": "m", "note": "depth or to the depth of exploitation" } }, "climate": "generally cool winters and mild summers, but mild winters and hot summers along the Mediterranean; 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although there are many urban agglomerations throughout the country, Paris is by far the largest city, with Lyon ranked a distant second", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "flooding", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "avalanches", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "midwinter windstorms", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "drought", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "forest fires in south near the Mediterranean", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "some forest damage from acid rain", "air pollution from industrial and vehicle emissions", "water pollution from urban wastes", "agricultural runoff" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Air Pollution", "Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides", "Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants", "Air Pollution-Sulfur 85", "Air Pollution-Sulfur 94", "Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds", "Antarctic-Environmental Protocol", "Antarctic-Marine Living Resources", "Antarctic Seals", "Antarctic Treaty", "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Marine Dumping", "Marine Life Conservation", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Tropical Timber 83", "Tropical Timber 94", "Wetlands", "Whaling" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "largest West European nation; most major French rivers - the Meuse, Seine, Loire, Charente, Dordogne, and Garonne - flow northward or westward into the Atlantic Ocean, only the Rhone flows southward into the Mediterranean Sea" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 66836154, "global_rank": 22, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Frenchman(men), Frenchwoman(women)", "adjective": "French" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Celtic and Latin with Teutonic" }, { "name": "Slavic" }, { "name": "North African" }, { "name": "Indochinese" }, { "name": "Basque minorities" } ], "overseas_departments": "black, white, mulatto, East Indian, Chinese, Amerindian" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "French", "percent": 100, "note": "official" }, { "name": "declining regional dialects and languages", "note": "Provencal, Breton, Alsatian, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Flemish, Occitan, Picard" } ], "overseas_departments": "French, Creole patois, Mahorian (a Swahili dialect)" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Christian", "percent": 63, "note": "overwhelmingly Roman Catholic" }, { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 7 }, { "name": "Buddhist", "percent": 0.5 }, { "name": "Jewish", "percent": 0.5 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 0.5 }, { "name": "none", "percent": 23 } ], "note": "France maintains a tradition of secularism and has not officially collected data on religious affiliation since the 1872 national census, which complicates assessments of France's religious composition; an 1872 law prohibiting state authorities from collecting data on individuals' ethnicity or religious beliefs was reaffirmed by a 1978 law emphasizing the prohibition of the collection or exploitation of personal data revealing an individual's race, ethnicity, or political, philosophical, or religious opinions; a 1905 law codified France's separation of church and state", "date": "2015" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 18.59, "males": 6354241, "females": 6070971 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 11.8, "males": 4035407, "females": 3853153 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 38.04, "males": 12799923, "females": 12625781 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 12.44, "males": 4011853, "females": 4303261 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 19.12, "males": 5510337, "females": 7271227 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 60.3, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 29.6, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 30.6, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 3.3, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 41.2, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 39.5, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 42.9, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 39, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 0.41, "global_rank": 166, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 12.3, "global_rank": 161, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 9.3, "global_rank": 61, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": 1.1, "global_rank": 59, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "much of the population is concentrated in the north and southeast; although there are many urban agglomerations throughout the country, Paris is by far the largest city, with Lyon ranked a distant second", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 79.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 0.84, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Paris", "population": 10843000, "is_capital": true }, { "place": "Lyon", "population": 1609000 }, { "place": "Marseille-Aix-En-Provence" }, { "place": "Lille", "population": 1026999.9999999999 }, { "place": "Nice-Cannes" }, { "place": "Toulouse", "population": 938000 } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.01, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.93, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.75, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.96, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 28.1, "date": "2010" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 8, "global_rank": 158, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 3.3, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 3.6, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 2.9, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 212, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 81.8, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 78.7, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 85.1, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 20, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 2.07, "global_rank": 108, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 83, "units": "%", "date": "2010" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 11.5, "global_rank": 9, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 3.23, "date": "2015" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 6.4, "date": "2011" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 98.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 98.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 98.7, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 1.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 1.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 1.3, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "deaths": { "total": 1500, "global_rank": 59, "date": "2013" } }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 25.7, "global_rank": 108, "date": "2014" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 5.5, "global_rank": 43, "date": "2013" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 16, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 16, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 17, "units": "years" }, "date": "2014" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 23.2, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 24.1, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 22.1, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 39, "date": "2014" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "French Republic", "conventional_short_form": "France", "local_long_form": "Republique francaise", "local_short_form": "France", "etymology": "name derives from the Latin \"Francia\" meaning \"Land of the Franks\"; the Franks were a group of Germanic tribes located along the middle and lower Rhine River in the 3rd century A.D. who merged with Gallic-Roman populations in succeeding centuries and to whom they passed on their name" }, "government_type": "semi-presidential republic", "capital": { "name": "Paris", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 48, "minutes": 52, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 2, "minutes": 20, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 1, "note": "6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" }, "daylight_saving_time": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October", "note": "applies to metropolitan France only, not to its overseas departments, collectivities, or territories" }, "dependent_areas": { "areas": [ "Clipperton Island", "French Polynesia", "French Southern and Antarctic Lands", "New Caledonia", "Saint Barthelemy", "Saint Martin", "Saint Pierre and Miquelon", "Wallis and Futuna" ], "note": "the US Government does not recognize claims to Antarctica; New Caledonia has been considered a \"sui generis\" collectivity of France since 1998, a unique status falling between that of an independent country and a French overseas department" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Fete de la Federation", "day": "14 July", "original_year": "1790", "note": "although often incorrectly referred to as Bastille Day, the celebration actually commemorates the holiday held on the first anniversary of the storming of the Bastille and the establishment of a constitutional monarchy; on 14 July 1789" } ], "constitution": { "history": "many previous; latest effective 4 October 1958", "amendments": "proposed by the president of the republic (upon recommendation of the prime minister and Parliament) or by Parliament; proposals submitted by Parliament members require passage by both houses followed by approval in a referendum; passage of proposals submitted by the government can bypass a referendum if submitted by the president to Parliament and passed by at least three-fifths majority vote by Parliament’s National Assembly; amended many times, last in 2008 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "civil law; review of administrative but not legislative acts", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of France", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "yes", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "5 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Emmanuel MACRON (since 14 May 2017)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Edouard PHILIPPE (since 15 May 2017)", "cabinet": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president at the suggestion of the prime minister", "elections_appointments": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 23 April and 7 May 2017 (next to be held on April (first round) and May (second round) 2022); prime minister appointed by the president", "election_results": "Emmanuel MACRON elected president; percent of vote in first round - Emmanuel MACRON (EM) 24.0%, Marine LE PEN (FN) 21.3%, Francois FILLON (LR) 20.0%, Jean-Luc MELENCHON (FI) 19.6%, Benoit HAMON (PS) 6.4%, other 8.7%; percent of vote in second round - MACRON 66.1%%, LE PEN 33.9%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "bicameral Parliament or Parlement consists of the Senate or Senat (348 seats - 328 for metropolitan France and overseas departments and regions of Guadeloupe, Martinque, French Guiana, Reunion, and Mayotte, 2 for New Caledonia, 2 for French Polynesia, 1 for Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, 1 for Saint-Barthelemy, 1 for Saint-Martin, 1 for Wallis and Futuna, and 12 for French nationals abroad; members indirectly elected by departmental electoral colleges using absolute majority vote in two rounds if needed for departments with 1-3 members and proportional representation vote in departments with 4 or more members; members serve 6-year terms with one-half of the membership renewed every 3 years) and the National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (577 seats - 556 for metropolitan France, 10 for overseas departments, and 11 for citizens abroad; members directly elected by absolute majority vote in two rounds if needed to serve 5-year terms)", "elections": "Senate - last held on 28 September 2014 (next to be held 24 September 2017); National Assembly - last held on 10 and 17 June 2012 (next to be held 11 and 18 June 2017)", "election_results": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - UMP 187, PS 152, other 9; National Assembly - percent of vote by party - PS 48.5%, UMP 33.6%, miscellaneous left wing parties 3.8%, Greens 3.0%, miscellaneous right wing parties 2.6%, NC 2.1%, PRG 2.1%, FDG 1.7%, other 2.6%; seats by party - PS 280, UMP 194, miscellaneous left wing parties 22, Greens 17, miscellaneous right wing parties 15, NC 12, PRG 12, FDG 10, other 15" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Court of Cassation or Cour de Cassation (consists of the court president, 6 divisional presiding judges, 120 trial judges, and 70 deputy judges organized into 6 divisions - 3 civil, 1 commercial, 1 labor, and 1 criminal); 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main leaders Jean-Luc MELENCHON and Francois COCO", "linked with the movement La France Insoumise or FI [Jean-Luc MELENCHON" ] }, { "name": "Left Radical Party", "name_alternative": "PRG", "leaders": [ "Sylvia PINEL" ], "note": "previously Radical Socialist Party or PRS and the Left Radical Movement or MRG" }, { "name": "Movement for France", "name_alternative": "MPF", "leaders": [ "Philippe DE VILLIERS" ] }, { "name": "National Front", "name_alternative": "FN", "leaders": [ "Marine LE PEN" ] }, { "name": "New Anticapitalist Party", "name_alternative": "NPA", "leaders": [ "collective leadership; main spokesperson Christine POUPIN; presidential candIdate Philippe POUTOU" ] }, { "name": "Rally for France", "name_alternative": "RPF", "leaders": [ "Igor KUREK" ] }, { "name": "Republican and Citizen Movement", "name_alternative": "MRC", "leaders": [ "Jean-Luc LAURENT" ] }, { "name": "Socialist Party", "name_alternative": "PS", "leaders": [ "vacant" ] }, { "name": "Stand Up France ", "leaders": [ "Nicolas DUPONT-AIGNAN" ], "note": "Debout La France" }, { "name": "The Centrists ", "leaders": [ "Herve MORIN" ], "note": "formerly new Center of NC" }, { "name": "The Republicans", "name_alternative": "LR", "leaders": [ "vacant" ], "note": "formerly Union for a Popular Movement or UMP" }, { "name": "Union des Democrates et Independants or UDI and Democratic Movement or MoDem [Francois BAYROU] ; together known as UDI-Modem; Radical Party [Laurent HENART] is a member of UDI", "name_alternative": "", "leaders": [ "Jean-Christohe LAGARDE" ], "note": "previously Union for French Democracy or UDF" }, { "name": "United Republic", "name_alternative": "RS", "leaders": [ "Dominique DE VILLEPIN" ] }, { "name": "Worker's Struggle", "name_alternative": "LO; also known as Communist Union;", "leaders": [ "collective leadership; spokespersons Nathalie ARTHAUD and Arlette LAGUILLER" ], "note": "Lutte Ouvriere" } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Confederation francaise de l'encadrement - Confederation generale des cadres", "name_alternative": "CFE-CGC", "leaders": [ "Francois HOMMERIL", "president" ], "note": "French Confederation of Management - General Confederation of Executives; independent white-collar union with 140,000 members" }, { "name": "Confederation Francaise Democratique du Travail", "name_alternative": "CFDT", "leaders": [ "Laurent BERGER", "secretary general" ], "note": "French Democratic Confederation of Labor; 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Charge d'Affaires Uzra ZEYA (since 20 January 2017) note - also accredited to Monaco", "embassy": "2 Avenue Gabriel, 75382 Paris Cedex 08", "mailing_address": "PSC 116, APO AE 09777", "telephone": "[33] (1) 43-12-22-22", "fax": "[33] (1) 42 66 97 83", "consulates_general": "Marseille, Strasbourg", "consulates": "Bordeaux, Lyon, Rennes, Toulouse" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "three equal vertical bands of blue (hoist side), white, and red; known as the \"Le drapeau tricolore\" (French Tricolor), the origin of the flag dates to 1790 and the French Revolution when the \"ancient French color\" of white was combined with the blue and red colors of the Parisian militia; the official flag for all French dependent areas", "note": "the design and/or colors are similar to a number of other flags, including those of Belgium, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, and Netherlands" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "Gallic rooster" }, { "symbol": "fleur-de-lis" }, { "symbol": "Marianne ", "note": "female personification" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "blue" }, { "color": "white" }, { "color": "red" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"La Marseillaise\" (The Song of Marseille)", "lyrics_music": "Claude-Joseph ROUGET de Lisle", "note": "adopted 1795, restored 1870; originally known as \"Chant de Guerre pour l'Armee du Rhin\" (War Song for the Army of the Rhine), the National Guard of Marseille made the song famous by singing it while marching into Paris in 1792 during the French Revolutionary Wars", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/FR.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "The French economy is diversified across all sectors. The government has partially or fully privatized many large companies, including Air France, France Telecom, Renault, and Thales. However, the government maintains a strong presence in some sectors, particularly power, public transport, and defense industries. Despite terrorist attacks, labor strikes, and bad weather, France is still the most visited country in the world with 83 million foreign tourists in 2016, including 530,000 who came for the 2016 Euro Cup. France's leaders remain committed to a capitalism in which they maintain social equity by means of laws, tax policies, and social spending that mitigate economic inequality.\n\nFrance's real GDP grew by 1.1% in 2016, down from 1.3% the year before. The unemployment rate (including overseas territories) increased from 7.8% in 2008 to 10.2% in 2015, before slightly falling to 10% in 2016. Youth unemployment in metropolitan France decreased from 24.6% in the fourth quarter of 2014 to 24% in the fourth quarter of 2016.\n\nLower-than-expected growth and high spending have strained France's public finances. Despite measures to restore public finances since President Fran�ois HOLLANDE took office in 2012, the budget deficit rose from 3.3% of GDP in 2008 to 7.5% of GDP in 2009 before improving to 3.4% of GDP in 2016. Meanwhile, France's public debt rose from 89.5% of GDP in 2012 to 96% in 2016.\n\nPresident HOLLANDE’s policies have aimed to enhance French industry’s competitiveness and to lower high jobless figures. The Competitiveness and Employment Tax Credit of 2012, the Responsibility and Solidarity Pact of 2014, the Investment Stimulus Plan, and the Emergency Jobs Plan represent more than $42.6 billion in support for businesses in 2017 by lowering French labor costs, but so far the results of these policies have been marginal on France’s competitiveness and job creation. In an effort to bolster social justice, the 2017 budget bill contained provisions to reduce income taxes for households and for small and medium sized enterprises.\n\nDuring his mandate, President HOLLANDE oversaw two highly unpopular economic reforms that led to widespread protests. The “Macron Law” of 2015, enacted to boost economic growth, authorized businesses to open some Sundays of each month and allowed flexibility to negotiate pay and working hours. 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"people": 24326, "country_of_origin": "Sri Lanka; Russia; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Serbia and Kosovo; Cambodia; Turkey; Syria; Vietnam; Afghanistan; Sudan; Laos; Guinea; Iraq; Mauritania" } ], "date": "2016" }, "stateless_persons": { "people": 1370, "date": "2016" } }, "illicit_drugs": { "metropolitan_france": "transshipment point for South American cocaine, Southwest Asian heroin, and European synthetics", "french_guiana": "small amount of marijuana grown for local consumption; minor transshipment point to Europe", "martinique": "transshipment point for cocaine and marijuana bound for the US and Europe" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-01", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701102115/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/fr.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/fr.html" } }, "french_polynesia": { "data": { "name": "French Polynesia", "introduction": { "background": "The French annexed various Polynesian island groups during the 19th century. In September 1995, France stirred up widespread protests by resuming nuclear testing on the Mururoa Atoll after a three-year moratorium. The tests were halted in January 1996. 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200, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "tropical, but moderate", "terrain": "mixture of rugged high islands and low islands with reefs", "elevation": { "lowest_point": { "name": "Pacific Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Mont Orohena", "elevation": { "value": 2241, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "timber", "fish", "cobalt", "hydropower" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 12.5, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 0.7, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 6.3, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 5.5, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 43.7, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 43.8, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 10, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "occasional cyclonic storms in January", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "NA" ] }, "note": "includes five archipelagoes: four volcanic (Iles Gambier, Iles Marquises, Iles Tubuai, Society Islands) and one coral (Archipel des Tuamotu); Makatea in the Tuamotu archipelago is one of the three great phosphate rock islands in the Pacific Ocean - the others are Banaba (Ocean Island) in Kiribati and Nauru" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 285321, "global_rank": 182, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "French Polynesian(s)", "adjective": "French Polynesian" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Polynesian", "percent": 78 }, { "name": "Chinese", "percent": 12 }, { "name": "local French", "percent": 6 }, { "name": "metropolitan French", "percent": 4 } ] }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "French", "percent": 70, "note": "official" }, { "name": "Polynesian", "percent": 28.2, "note": "official" }, { "name": "other", "percent": 1.8 } ], "date": "2012" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Protestant", "percent": 54 }, { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 30 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 10 }, { "name": "no religion", "percent": 6 } ] }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 22.9, "males": 33600, "females": 31727 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 16.03, "males": 23751, "females": 21999 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 44.27, "males": 64759, "females": 61562 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 9.13, "males": 13399, "females": 12648 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 7.67, "males": 10592, "females": 11284 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 42.2, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 31.5, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 10.7, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 9.3, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 31.5, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 31.3, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 31.7, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 106, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 0.91, "global_rank": 124, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 15, "global_rank": 131, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 5.1, "global_rank": 189, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -0.8, "global_rank": 136, "date": "2016" }, "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 55.9, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 0.85, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Papeete", "population": 133000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2014" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.08, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.94, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 4.7, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 5.2, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 4.1, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 178, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 77.2, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 74.9, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 79.6, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 72, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.9, "global_rank": 136, "date": "2016" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 3.17, "date": "2009" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 98.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 98.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 98.5, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 1.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 1.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 1.5, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 34.2, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 31.4, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 38.5, "units": "%" }, "date": "2007" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Overseas Lands of French Polynesia", "conventional_short_form": "French Polynesia", "local_long_form": "Pays d'outre-mer de la Polynesie Francaise", "local_short_form": "Polynesie Francaise", "former": "French Colony of Oceania", "etymology": "the term \"Polynesia\" is an 18th-century construct composed of two Greek words, \"poly\" (many) and \"nesoi\" (islands), and refers to the more than 1,000 islands scattered over the central and southern Pacific Ocean" }, "government_type": "parliamentary democracy (Assembly of French Polynesia); an overseas collectivity of France", "capital": { "name": "Papeete (located on Tahiti)", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 17, "minutes": 32, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 149, "minutes": 34, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": -10, "note": "5 hours behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "independence": { "note": "overseas lands of France" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Fete de la Federation", "day": "14 July", "original_year": "1880", "note": "the local holiday is Internal Autonomy Day, 29 June" } ], "constitution": { "history": "4 October 1958 (French Constitution)" }, "legal_system": "the laws of France, where applicable, apply", "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Emmanuel MACRON (since 14 May 2017), represented by High Commissioner of the Republic Rene BIDALL (since 30 May 2016)", "head_of_government": "President of French Polynesia Edouard FRITCH (since 12 September 2014)", "cabinet": "Council of Ministers approved by the Assembly from a list of its members submitted by the president", "elections_appointments": "French president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); high commissioner appointed by the French president on the advice of the French Ministry of Interior; French Polynesia president indirectly elected by Assembly of French Polynesia for a 5-year term (no term limits)" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral Assembly of French Polynesia or Assemblee de la Polynesie Francaise (57 seats; elections held in two rounds; in the second round, 38 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; the party receiving the most votes gets an additional 19 seats; members serve 5-year terms)", "note": "two seats were elected to the French Senate for a 6-year term on 20 September 2014 (next to be held in September 2022); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Popular Rally 1, People's Servant Party 1; two seats were elected to the French National Assembly for a 5-year term on 17 June 2012 (next to be held by June 2017); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - UMP 2; the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) is France's ruling party,", "elections": "last held on 21 April 2013 and 5 May 2013 (next to be held in 2018)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - Popular Rally 45.1%, UPD 29.3%, A Tia Porinetia 25.6%; seats by party - Popular Rally 38, UPD 11, A Tia Porinetia 8" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Court of Appeal or Cour d'Appel (composition NA); note - appeals beyond the French Polynesia Court of Appeal are heard by the Court of Cassation (in Paris)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "judges assigned from France normally for 3 years", "subordinate_courts": "Court of the First Instance or Tribunal de Premiere Instance; Court of Administrative Law or Tribunal Administratif" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "A Tia Porinetia", "leaders": [ "Teva ROHFRITSCH" ] }, { "name": "Alliance for a New Democracy", "name_alternative": "ADN", "note": "includes the parties The New Star and This Country is Yours" }, { "name": "New Fatherland Party ", "leaders": [ "Emile VERNAUDON" ], "note": "Ai'a Api" }, { "name": "Our Home alliance" }, { "name": "People's Servant Party ", "leaders": [ "Oscar TEMARU" ], "note": "Tavini Huiraatira" }, { "name": "Popular Rally ", "leaders": [ "Gaston FLOSSE" ], "note": "Tahoeraa Huiraatira" }, { "name": "Tavini Huiraatira", "leaders": [ "James CHANCELOR" ] }, { "name": "Union for Democracy alliance", "name_alternative": "UPD", "leaders": [ "Oscar TEMARU" ] } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "PIF ", "note": "associate member" }, { "organization": "SPC" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WMO" } ], "flag_description": { "description": "two red horizontal bands encase a wide white band in a 1:2:1 ratio; centered on the white band is a disk with a blue and white wave pattern depicting the sea on the lower half and a gold and white ray pattern depicting the sun on the upper half; a Polynesian canoe rides on the wave pattern; the canoe has a crew of five represented by five stars that symbolize the five island groups; red and white are traditional Polynesian colors", "note": "identical to the red-white-red flag of Tahiti, the largest and most populous of the islands in French Polynesia, but which has no emblem in the white band; the flag of France is used for official occasions" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "outrigger canoe" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "white" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Ia Ora 'O Tahiti Nui\" (Long Live Tahiti Nui)", "lyrics_music": "Maeva BOUGES, Irmine TEHEI, Angele TEROROTUA, Johanna NOUVEAU, Patrick AMARU, Louis MAMATUI, and Jean-Pierre CELESTIN (the compositional group created both the lyrics and music)", "note": "adopted 1993; serves as a local anthem; as a territory of France, \"La Marseillaise\" is official (see France)" }, "note": "under certain acts of France, French Polynesia has acquired autonomy in all areas except those relating to police, monetary policy, tertiary education, immigration, and defense and foreign affairs; the duties of its president are fashioned after those of the French prime minister" }, "economy": { "overview": "Since 1962, when France stationed military personnel in the region, French Polynesia has changed from a subsistence agricultural economy to one in which a high proportion of the work force is either employed by the military or supports the tourist industry. With the halt of French nuclear testing in 1996, the military contribution to the economy fell sharply.\n\nAfter growing at an average yearly rate of 4.2% from 1997-2007, the economic and financial crisis in 2008 marked French Polynesia’s entry into recession. However, since 2014, French Polynesia has shown signs of recovery. Business turnover reached 1.8% year-on-year in September 2016, tourism increased 1.8% in 2015, and GDP grew 2.0% in 2015.\n\nFrench Polynesia’s tourism-dominated service sector accounted for 85% of total value added for the economy in 2012. Tourism employs 17% of the workforce. Pearl farming is the second biggest industry in French Polynesia, accounting for 54% of exports in 2015; however, the output has decreased to 12.5 tons – the lowest level since 2008. A small manufacturing sector predominantly processes commodities from French Polynesia’s primary sector - 8% of total economy in 2012 - including agriculture and fishing.\n\nFrance has agreed to finance infrastructure, marine businesses, and cultural and ecological sites at roughly $80 million per year between 2015 and 2020. Japan, the US, and China are French Polynesia’s three largest trade partners.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5490000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 5383000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 6963000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2010" } ], "global_rank": 169 }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 4795000000, "date": "2012" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": -2.7, "units": "%", "date": "2014" }, { "value": -2.5, "units": "%", "date": "2010" } ], "global_rank": 133 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 17000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 20100, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 22700, "units": "USD", "date": "2010" } ], "global_rank": 97 }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 66.9, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 33.6, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 19.4, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 17.5, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 17.5, "units": "%" } } }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 2.5, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 13, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 84.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2009" } } }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "coconuts", "vanilla", "vegetables", "fruits", "coffee", "poultry", "beef", "dairy products", "fish" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "tourism", "pearls", "agricultural processing", "handicrafts", "phosphates" ] }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 126300, "global_rank": 179, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 13, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 19, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 68, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2013" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 21.8, "units": "%", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 11.7, "units": "%", "date": "2010" } ], "global_rank": 177 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 19.7, "units": "%", "date": "2009" }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 1891000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 1833000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2011" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 26.4, "global_rank": 103, "date": "2012" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": 0.8, "global_rank": 21, "date": "2012" }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 0.3, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 34 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3810000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 140 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 207700000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 158800000, "units": 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"percent": 9.6 }, { "name": "USA", "percent": 9.3 }, { "name": "New Zealand", "percent": 8.5 }, { "name": "Singapore", "percent": 8.2 }, { "name": "Australia", "percent": 4 } ], "date": "2014" } }, "stock_of_direct_foreign_investment": { "at_home": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 905000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 822300000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 116 }, "abroad": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 349300000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 310800000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 91 } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 89.85, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 90.56, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique francs (XPF) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 116981, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 59, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 72, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 45, "units": "%" }, "date": "2012" }, "production": { "kWh": 800000000, "global_rank": 157, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 700000000, "global_rank": 163, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 142, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 153, "date": "2013" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 200000, "global_rank": 161, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 79, "global_rank": 95, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 94, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 21, "global_rank": 90, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 173, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 137, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 128, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 196, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 0, "global_rank": 137, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 146, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 6700, "global_rank": 165, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 185, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 6636, "global_rank": 154, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 188, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 146, "date": "2013" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 103, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 197, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 142, "date": "2014-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 1100000, "global_rank": 164, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 60000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 21, "global_rank": 159, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 268000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 95, "global_rank": 180, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "domestic": "combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular density is roughly 115 per 100 persons", "international": "country code - 689; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2011)" } }, "broadcast_media": "the publicly owned French Overseas Network (RFO), which operates in France's overseas departments and territories, broadcasts on 2 TV channels and 1 radio station; 1 government-owned TV station; a small number of privately owned radio stations (2008)", "internet": { "country_code": ".pf", "users": { "total": 183000, "percent_of_population": 64.6, "global_rank": 163, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 2, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 21, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "F-OH", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 54, "global_rank": 87, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 45, "over_3047_metres": 2, "1524_to_2437_metres": 5, "914_to_1523_metres": 33, "under_914_metres": 5, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 9, "914_to_1523_metres": 4, "under_914_metres": 5, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 1, "date": "2013" } }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 2590, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 1735, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 855, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 171, "date": "1999" }, "merchant_marine": { "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 12, "by_country": [ { "country": "Cambodia", "count": 1 }, { "country": "France", "count": 11 } ] }, "global_rank": 107, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Papeete" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "branches": { "by_name": [ "no regular military forces" ], "date": "2011" }, "note": "defense is the responsibility of France" }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "none" ] } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-24", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624174610/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/fp.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/fp.html" } }, "gabon": { "data": { "name": "Gabon", "introduction": { "background": "Following, independence from France in 1960, El Hadj Omar BONGO Ondimba - one of the longest-ruling heads of state in the world - dominated the country's political scene for four decades (1967-2009). President BONGO introduced a nominal multiparty system and a new constitution in the early 1990s. However, allegations of electoral fraud during local elections in December 2002 and the presidential election in 2005 exposed the weaknesses of formal political structures in Gabon. Following President BONGO's death in 2009, a new election brought his son, Ali BONGO Ondimba, to power. Despite constrained political conditions, Gabon's small population, abundant natural resources, and considerable foreign support have helped make it one of the more stable African countries.\nPresident Ali BONGO Ondimba’s controversial August 2016 reelection sparked unprecedented opposition protests that resulted in the burning of the parliament building. The election was contested by the opposition after fraudulent results were flagged by international election observers. Gabon’s Constitutional Court reviewed the election results but ruled in favor of President BONGO, upholding his win and extending his mandate to 2023." }, "geography": { "location": "Central Africa, bordering the Atlantic Ocean at the Equator, between Republic of the Congo and Equatorial Guinea", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 1, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 11, "minutes": 45, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Africa", "area": { "total": { "value": 267667, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 257667, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 10000, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 77, "comparative": "slightly smaller than Colorado" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 3261, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Cameroon", "border_length": { "value": 349, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Republic of the Congo", "border_length": { "value": 2567, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Equatorial Guinea", "border_length": { "value": 345, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 885, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "contiguous_zone": { "value": 24, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "tropical; always hot, humid", "terrain": "narrow coastal plain; hilly interior; savanna in east and south", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 377, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Atlantic Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Mont Iboundji", "elevation": { "value": 1575, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "petroleum", "natural gas", "diamond", "niobium", "manganese", "uranium", "gold", "timber", "iron ore", "hydropower" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 19, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 1.2, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0.6, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 17.2, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 81, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 0, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 40, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "NA", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "deforestation", "poaching" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Marine Dumping", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Tropical Timber 83", "Tropical Timber 94", "Wetlands", "Whaling" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "a small population and oil and mineral reserves have helped Gabon become one of Africa's wealthier countries; in general, these circumstances have allowed the country to maintain and conserve its pristine rain forest and rich biodiversity" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 1738541, "global_rank": 154, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Gabonese (singular and plural)", "adjective": "Gabonese" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Bantu tribes" }, { "name": "including four major tribal groupings ; other Africans and Europeans", "note": "Fang, Bapounou, Nzebi, Obamba" }, { "percent": 154 }, { "percent": 0 }, { "name": "including", "percent": 10 }, { "name": "French and", "percent": 11 }, { "name": "persons of dual nationality", "percent": 0 } ] }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "French", "note": "official" }, { "name": "Fang" }, { "name": "Myene" }, { "name": "Nzebi" }, { "name": "Bapounou/Eschira" }, { "name": "Bandjabi" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Catholic", "percent": 41.9 }, { "name": "Protestant", "percent": 13.7 }, { "name": "other Christian", "percent": 32.4 }, { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 6.4 }, { "name": "animist", "percent": 0.3 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 0.3 }, { "name": "none/no answer", "percent": 5 } ], "date": "2012" }, "demographic_profile": "Gabon’s oil revenues have given it one of the highest per capita income levels in sub-Saharan Africa, but the wealth is not evenly distributed and poverty is widespread. Unemployment is especially prevalent among the large youth population; more than 60% of the population is under the age of 25. With a fertility rate still averaging more than 4 children per woman, the youth population will continue to grow and further strain the mismatch between Gabon’s supply of jobs and the skills of its labor force.\nGabon has been a magnet to migrants from neighboring countries since the 1960s because of the discovery of oil, as well as the country’s political stability and timber, mineral, and natural gas resources. Nonetheless, income inequality and high unemployment have created slums in Libreville full of migrant workers from Senegal, Nigeria, Cameroon, Benin, Togo, and elsewhere in West Africa. In 2011, Gabon declared an end to refugee status for 9,500 remaining Congolese nationals to whom it had granted asylum during the Republic of the Congo’s civil war between 1997 and 2003. About 5,400 of these refugees received permits to reside in Gabon.", "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 41.98, "males": 366875, "females": 363031 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 20.37, "males": 177501, "females": 176653 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 29.59, "males": 257841, "females": 256604 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 4.28, "males": 35895, "females": 38533 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 3.77, "males": 28137, "females": 37471 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 73.1, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 64.3, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 8.8, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 11.3, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 18.6, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 18.4, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 18.8, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 207, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 1.92, "global_rank": 52, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 34.3, "global_rank": 23, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 13.1, "global_rank": 16, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -2, "global_rank": 166, "date": "2016" }, "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 87.2, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 2.7, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Libreville", "population": 707000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.01, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.93, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.75, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.99, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 20.3, "date": "2012" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 291, "global_rank": 50, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 45.1, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 52, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 38, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 43, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 52.1, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 51.6, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 52.5, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 220, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 4.43, "global_rank": 28, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 31.1, "units": "%", "date": "2012" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 3.4, "global_rank": 173, "date": "2014" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 6.3, "date": "2010" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 97.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 66.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 93.2, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 2.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 33.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 6.8, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 43.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 31.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 41.9, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 56.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 68.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 58.1, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 3.76, "global_rank": 16, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 46700, "global_rank": 57, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 1300, "global_rank": 61, "date": "2015" } }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "degree_of_risk": "very high", "food_or_waterborne_diseases": [ "bacterial diarrhea", "hepatitis A", "typhoid fever" ], "vectorborne_diseases": [ "malaria", "dengue fever" ], "water_contact_diseases": [ "schistosomiasis" ], "animal_contact_diseases": [ "rabies" ], "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 15.8, "global_rank": 124, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 6.5, "global_rank": 79, "date": "2012" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 2.7, "date": "2014" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 83.2, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 85.3, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 81, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 35.7, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 30.6, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 41.9, "units": "%" }, "date": "2010" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Gabonese Republic", "conventional_short_form": "Gabon", "local_long_form": "Republique Gabonaise", "local_short_form": "Gabon", "etymology": "name originates from the Portuguese word \"gabao\" meaning \"cloak,\" which is roughly the shape that the early explorers gave to the estuary of the Komo River by the capital of Libreville" }, "government_type": "presidential republic", "capital": { "name": "Libreville", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 0, "minutes": 23, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 9, "minutes": 27, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 1, "note": "6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "administrative_divisions": [ { "name": "Estuaire", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Haut-Ogooue", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Moyen-Ogooue", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Ngounie", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Nyanga", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Ogooue-Ivindo", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Ogooue-Lolo", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Ogooue-Maritime", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Woleu-Ntem", "type": "province" } ], "independence": { "date": "1960-08-17", "note": "from France" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "17 August", "original_year": "1960" } ], "constitution": { "history": "previous 1961; latest drafted May 1990, adopted 15 March 1991, promulgated 26 March 1991; amended several times, last in 2011 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "mixed legal system of French civil law and customary law", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Gabon", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "10 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Ali BONGO Ondimba (since 16 October 2009)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Emmanuel ISSOZE-NGONDET (since 29 September 2016)", "cabinet": "Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister in consultation with the president", "elections_appointments": "president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 7-year term (no term limits); election last held on 27 August 2016 (next to be held in August 2023); prime minister appointed by the president", "election_results": "Ali BONGO Ondimba re-elected president; percent of vote - Ali BONGO Ondimba (PDG) 49.8%, Jean PING (UFC) 48.2%, other 2.0%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "bicameral Parliament or Parlement consists of the Senate or Senat (number of seats not fixed; members indirectly elected by municipal councils and departmental assemblies by absolute majority vote in two rounds; members serve 6-year terms) and the National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (120 seats; members elected in single-seat constituencies by absolute majority vote in two rounds if needed; members serve 5-year terms)", "elections": "Senate - last held on 13 December 2014 (next to be held in January 2021); National Assembly - last held on 17 December 2011 (next to be held by July 2017)", "election_results": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PDG 81, CLR 7, PSD 2, ADERE-UPG 1, UPG 1, PGCI 1, independent 7; National Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PDG 114, RPG 3, other 3" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court (consists of 4 permanent specialized supreme courts - Supreme Court or Cour de Cassation, Administrative Supreme Court or Conseil d'Etat, Accounting Supreme Court or Cour des Comptes, Constitutional Court or Cour Constitutionnelle - and the non-permanent Court of State Security, initiated only for cases of high treason by the president and criminal activity by executive branch officials", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "appointment and tenure of Supreme, Administrative, Accounting, and State Security courts NA; Constitutional Court judges appointed - 3 by the national president, 3 by the president of the Senate, and 3 by the president of the National Assembly; judges serve 7-year, single renewable terms", "subordinate_courts": "Courts of Appeal; county courts; military courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Circle of Liberal Reformers", "name_alternative": "CLR", "leaders": [ "General Jean-Boniface ASSELE" ] }, { "name": "Democratic and Republican Alliance", "name_alternative": "ADERE", "leaders": [ "DIDJOB Divungui di Ndinge" ] }, { "name": "Gabonese Democratic Party", "name_alternative": "PDG", "leaders": [ "Ali BONGO Ondimba" ] }, { "name": "Independent Center Party of Gabon", "name_alternative": "PGCI", "leaders": [ "Luccheri GAHILA" ] }, { "name": "National Rally of Woodcutters-Democratic", "name_alternative": "RNB-D", "leaders": [ "Pierre Andre KOMBILA" ] }, { "name": "Social Democratic Party", "name_alternative": "PSD", "leaders": [ "Pierre Claver MAGANGA-MOUSSAVOU" ] }, { "name": "Union for the New Republic", "name_alternative": "UPRN", "leaders": [ "Louis Gaston MAYILA" ] }, { "name": "Union of Gabonese People", "name_alternative": "UPG", "leaders": [ "Richard MOULOMBA" ] }, { "name": "United Forced for Change", "name_alternative": "UFC", "leaders": [ "Jean PING" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "NA" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ACP" }, { "organization": "AfDB" }, { "organization": "AU" }, { "organization": "BDEAC" }, { "organization": "CEMAC" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "FZ" }, { "organization": "G-24" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IDB" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OIC" }, { "organization": "OIF" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Michael MOUSSA-NDONG (since September 19, 2011)", "chancery": "2034 20th Street NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20009", "telephone": "[1] (202) 797-1000", "fax": "[1] (301) 332-0668" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Cythia AKUETTEH (since 13 August 2014); note - also accredited to Sao Tome and Principe", "embassy": "Boulevard du Bord de Mer, Libreville", "mailing_address": "Centre Ville, B. P. 4000, Libreville; pouch: 2270 Libreville Place, Washington, DC 20521-2270", "telephone": "[241] 01-45-71-00", "fax": "[241] 01-74-55-07" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "three equal horizontal bands of green (top), yellow, and blue; green represents the country's forests and natural resources, gold represents the equator (which transects Gabon) as well as the sun, blue represents the sea" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "black panther" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "green" }, { "color": "yellow" }, { "color": "blue" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"La Concorde\" (The Concorde)", "lyrics_music": "Georges Aleka DAMAS", "note": "adopted 1960", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/GB.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Gabon enjoys a per capita income four times that of most sub-Saharan African nations, but because of high income inequality, a large proportion of the population remains poor. Gabon relied on timber and manganese exports until oil was discovered offshore in the early 1970s. From 2010 to 2016, oil accounted for approximately 80% of Gabon’s exports, 45% of its GDP, and 60% of its state budget revenues.\n\nGabon faces fluctuating prices for its oil, timber, and manganese exports. A rebound of oil prices from 2001 to 2013 helped growth, but declining production, as some fields passed their peak production, has hampered Gabon from fully realizing potential gains. GDP grew nearly 6% per year over the 2010-14 period, but slowed significantly in 2015 as oil prices declined. Low oil prices also weakened government revenue and negatively affected the trade and current account balances.\n\nDespite an abundance of natural wealth, poor fiscal management and over-reliance on oil has stifled the economy. There are frequent power cuts and water shortages. Significant cuts in budget expenditures -- Gabon’s budget has contracted for four years in a row -- have not extended to the government’s priority projects, like a new stadium for the Africa Cup of Nations.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 35980000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 35100000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 33750000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 121, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 14560000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.5, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 4, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 4.3, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 110 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 19300, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 18900, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 18500, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 88, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 40.8, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 15.8, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 31.1, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 0.1, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 39.8, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -27.6, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 4.5, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 46.4, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 49.1, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 28.2, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 35.4, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 42.9, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 33 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ 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owns and operates 2 TV stations and 2 radio broadcast stations; a few private radio and TV stations; transmissions of at least 2 international broadcasters are accessible; satellite service subscriptions are available (2007)", "internet": { "country_code": ".ga", "users": { "total": 401000, "percent_of_population": 23.5, "global_rank": 161, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 5, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 7, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 137331, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 0, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "TR", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 44, "global_rank": 99, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 14, "over_3047_metres": 1, "2438_to_3047_metres": 2, "1524_to_2437_metres": 9, "914_to_1523_metres": 1, "under_914_metres": 1, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 30, "1524_to_2437_metres": 7, "914_to_1523_metres": 9, "under_914_metres": 14, "date": "2013" } } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "gas", "length": 807, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil", "length": 1639, "units": "km" }, { "type": "water", "length": 3, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 649, "units": "km" }, "standard_gauge": { "length": 649, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.435-m" }, "global_rank": 107, "date": "2014" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 9170, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 1097, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 8073, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 140, "date": "2007" }, "waterways": { "value": 1600, "units": "km", "note": "310 km on Ogooue River", "global_rank": 49, "date": "2010" }, "merchant_marine": { "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 2, "by_country": [ { "country": "Cambodia", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Panama", "count": 1 } ] }, "global_rank": 140, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Libreville", "Owendo", "Port-Gentil" ], "oil_terminals": [ "Gamba", "Lucina" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.19, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.6, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 1.62, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 1.46, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 76 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Gabonese Defense Forces (Forces de Defense Gabonaise)", "Land Force (Force Terrestre)", "Gabonese Navy (Marine Gabonaise)", "Gabonese Air Forces (Forces Aerienne Gabonaises", "FAG)" ], "date": "2012" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 20, "note": "20 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription", "date": "2012" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "UN urges Equatorial Guinea and Gabon to resolve the sovereignty dispute over Gabon-occupied Mbane Island and lesser islands and to establish a maritime boundary in hydrocarbon-rich Corisco Bay" ], "trafficking_in_persons": { "current_situation": "Gabon is primarily a destination and transit country for adults and children from West and Central African countries subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking; boys are forced to work as street vendors, mechanics, or in the fishing sector, while girls are subjected to domestic servitude or forced to work in markets or roadside restaurants; West African women are forced into domestic servitude or prostitution; men are reportedly forced to work on cattle farms; some foreign adults end up in forced labor in Gabon after initially seeking the help of human smugglers to help them migrate clandestinely; traffickers operate in loose, ethnic-based criminal networks, with female traffickers recruiting and facilitating the transport of victims from source countries; in some cases, families turn child victims over to traffickers, who promise paid jobs in Gabon", "tier_rating": "Tier 2 Watch List – Gabon does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; Gabon’s existing laws do not prohibit all forms of trafficking, and the government failed to pass a legal amendment drafted in 2013 to criminalize the trafficking of adults; anti-trafficking law enforcement decreased in 2014, dropping from 50 investigations to 16, and the only defendant to face prosecution fled the country; government efforts to identify and refer victims to protective services declined from 50 child victims in 2013 to just 3 in 2014, none of whom was referred to a care facility; the government provided support to four centers offering services to orphans and vulnerable children – 14 child victims identified by an NGO received government assistance; no adult victims have been identified since 2009 (2015)" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-17", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170617101235/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gb.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170617000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gb.html" } }, "gambia_the": { "data": { "name": "Gambia, The", "introduction": { "background": "The Gambia gained its independence from the UK in 1965. Geographically surrounded by Senegal, it formed a short-lived Confederation of Senegambia between 1982 and 1989. In 1991 the two nations signed a friendship and cooperation treaty, but tensions have flared up intermittently since then. Yahya JAMMEH led a military coup in 1994 that overthrew the president and banned political activity. A new constitution and presidential election in 1996, followed by parliamentary balloting in 1997, completed a nominal return to civilian rule. JAMMEH was elected president in all subsequent elections including most recently in late 2011. After 22 years of increasingly authoritarian rule, President JAMMEH was defeated in free and fair elections in December 2016. Due to The Gambia’s poor human rights record under JAMMEH, international development partners had distanced themselves, and substantially reduced aid to the country. These channels may re-open under the administration of President" }, "geography": { "location": "Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and Senegal", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 13, "minutes": 28, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 16, "minutes": 34, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "Africa", "area": { "total": { "value": 11300, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 10120, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 1180, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 167, "comparative": "slightly less than twice the size of Delaware" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 749, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Senegal", "border_length": { "value": 749, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 80, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "contiguous_zone": { "value": 18, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_fishing_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" }, "continental_shelf": "extent not specified" }, "climate": "tropical; hot, rainy season (June to November); cooler, dry season (November to May)", "terrain": "flood plain of the Gambia River flanked by some low hills", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 34, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Atlantic Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "unnamed elevation", "elevation": { "value": 53, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "fish", "clay", "silica sand", "titanium", "rutile", "ilmenite", "tin", "zircon" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 56.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 41, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0.5, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 14.6, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 43.9, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 0, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 50, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "drought (rainfall has dropped by 30% in the last 30 years)", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "deforestation", "desertification", "water-borne diseases prevalent" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Wetlands", "Whaling" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "almost an enclave of Senegal; smallest country in Africa" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 2009648, "global_rank": 147, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Gambian(s)", "adjective": "Gambian" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Mandinka/Jahanka", "percent": 33.8 }, { "name": "Fulani/Tukulur/Lorobo", "percent": 22.1 }, { "name": "Wolof", "percent": 12.2 }, { "name": "Jola/Karoninka", "percent": 10.9 }, { "name": "Serahuleh", "percent": 7 }, { "name": "Serer", "percent": 3.2 }, { "name": "Manjago", "percent": 2.1 }, { "name": "Bambara", "percent": 1 }, { "name": "Creole/Aku Marabout", "percent": 0.8 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 0.9 }, { "name": "non-Gambian", "percent": 5.2 }, { "name": "no answer", "percent": 0.7 } ], "date": "2013" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "English", "note": "official" }, { "name": "Mandinka" }, { "name": "Wolof" }, { "name": "Fula" }, { "name": "other indigenous vernaculars" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 95.7 }, { "name": "Christian", "percent": 4.2 }, { "name": "none", "percent": 0.1 }, { "name": "no answer", "percent": 0.1 } ], "date": "2013" }, "demographic_profile": "The Gambia’s youthful age structure – almost 60% of the population is under the age of 25 – is likely to persist because the country’s total fertility rate remains strong at nearly 4 children per woman. The overall literacy rate is around 55%, and is significantly lower for women than for men. At least 70% of the populace are farmers who are reliant on rain-fed agriculture and cannot afford improved seeds and fertilizers. Crop failures caused by droughts between 2011 and 2013 have increased poverty, food shortages, and malnutrition.\nThe Gambia is a source country for migrants and a transit and destination country for migrants and refugees. Since the 1980s, economic deterioration, drought, and high unemployment, especially among youths, have driven both domestic migration (largely urban) and migration abroad (legal and illegal). Emigrants are largely skilled workers, including doctors and nurses, and provide a significant amount of remittances. The top receiving countries for Gambian emigrants are Spain, the US, Nigeria, Senegal, and the UK. While the Gambia and Spain do not share historic, cultural, or trade ties, rural Gambians have migrated to Spain in large numbers because of its proximity and the availability of jobs in its underground economy (this flow slowed following the onset of Spain’s late 2007 economic crisis).\nThe Gambia’s role as a host country to refugees is a result of wars in several of its neighboring West African countries. Since 2006, refugees from the Casamance conflict in Senegal have replaced their pattern of flight and return with permanent settlement in The Gambia, often moving in with relatives along the Senegal-Gambia border. 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hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "administrative_divisions": [ { "name": "Banjul", "type": "city" }, { "name": "Central River", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Kanifing", "type": "municipality" }, { "name": "Lower River", "type": "region" }, { "name": "North Bank", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Upper River", "type": "region" }, { "name": "West Coast", "type": "region" } ], "independence": { "date": "1965-02-18", "note": "from the UK" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "18 February", "original_year": "1965" } ], "constitution": { "history": "previous 1970; latest adopted 8 April 1996, approved by referendum 8 August 1996, effective 16 January 1997; amended several times, last in 2010 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "mixed legal system of English common law, Islamic law, and customary law", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "yes", "citizenship_by_descent": "yes", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "5 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Adama BARROW (since 19 January 2017); Vice President Fatoumata JALLOW-TAMBAJANG (since 23 January 2017); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government", "head_of_government": "President Adama BARROW (since 19 January 2017); Vice President Fatoumata JALLOW-TAMBAJANG (since 23 January 2017)", "cabinet": "Cabinet appointed by the president", "elections_appointments": "president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 5-year term (no term limits); election last held on 24 November 2011 (next to be held on 1 December 2016); vice president appointed by the president", "election_results": "Adama BARROW elected president; percent of vote - Adama BARROW (opposition coalition) 45.5%, Yahya JAMMEH (APRC)36.7%, Mamma KANDEH (G" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral National Assembly (58 seats; 53 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 5 appointed by the president; members serve 5-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 6 April 2017 (next to be held in 2022)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - UDP 31, APRC 5, NRP 5, GDC, 5, PDOIS 4, PP 2, independent 1" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court of The Gambia (consists of the chief justice and 6 other justices; court sessions held with 5 justices)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "justices appointed by the president after consultation with the Judicial Service Commission, a 6-member independent body of high-level judicial officials, a presidential appointee, and a National Assembly appointee; justices appointed for life or until mandatory retirement age", "subordinate_courts": "Court of Appeal; High Court; Special Criminal Court; Khadis or Muslim courts; district tribunals; magistrates courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction", "name_alternative": "APRC", "leaders": [ "Fabakary JATTA" ] }, { "name": "Coalition 2016 ", "leaders": [ "collective leadership" ], "note": "electoral coalition including UDP, PDOIS, NRP, GMC, GDC, PPP, GPDP" }, { "name": "Gambia Democratic Congress", "name_alternative": "GDC", "leaders": [ "Mama KANDEH" ] }, { "name": "Gambia Moral Congress", "name_alternative": "GMC", "leaders": [ "Mai FATTY" ] }, { "name": "Gambia Party for Democracy and Progress", "name_alternative": "GPDP", "leaders": [ "Henry GOMEZ" ] }, { "name": "National Reconciliation Party", "name_alternative": "NRP", "leaders": [ "Samba JALLOW" ] }, { "name": "National Convention Party", "name_alternative": "NCP", "leaders": [ "Ebrima Janko SANYANG" ] }, { "name": "People's Democratic Organization for Independence and Socialism", "name_alternative": "PDOIS", "leaders": [ "Sidia JATTA" ] }, { "name": "People's Progressive Party", "name_alternative": "PPP", "leaders": [ "Yaya CEESAY" ], "note": "" }, { "name": "United Democratic Party", "name_alternative": "UDP", "leaders": [ "Ousainou DARBOE" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "The Association of Non-Governmental Organizations", "name_alternative": "TANGO" }, { "name": "Female Lawyers Association of Gambia", "name_alternative": "FLAG" }, { "name": "Gambia Committee on Traditional Practices", "name_alternative": "GAMCOTRAP" }, { "name": "Gambia Press Union", "name_alternative": "GPU" }, { "name": "West African Peace Building Network-Gambian Chapter", "name_alternative": "WANEB-GAMBIA" }, { "name": "Youth Employment Network Gambia", "name_alternative": "YENGambia" }, { "name": "special needs group advocates" }, { "name": "teachers and principals" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ACP" }, { "organization": "AfDB" }, { "organization": "AU" }, { "organization": "ECOWAS" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IDB" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO ", "note": "correspondent" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "MINUSMA" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OIC" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNAMID" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNMIL" }, { "organization": "UNOCI" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Manneh HAMBA (since 3 May 2017)", "chancery": "2233 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Georgetown Plaza, Suite 240, Washington, DC 20007", "telephone": "[1] (202) 785-1379, 1399, 1425 [1] (202) 785-1379, 1399, 1425", "fax": "[1] (202) 342-0240" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador C. Patricia ALSUP (since 11 January 2016)", "embassy": "Kairaba Avenue, Fajara, Banjul", "mailing_address": "P.M.B. 19, Banjul", "telephone": "[220] 439-2856", "fax": "[220] 439-2475" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "three equal horizontal bands of red (top), blue with white edges, and green; red stands for the sun and the savannah, blue represents the Gambia River, and green symbolizes forests and agriculture; the white stripes denote unity and peace" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "lion" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "blue" }, { "color": "green" }, { "color": "white" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"For The Gambia, Our Homeland\"", "lyrics_music": "Virginia Julie HOWE/adapted by Jeremy Frederick HOWE", "note": "adopted 1965; the music is an adaptation of the traditional Mandinka song \"Foday Kaba Dumbuya\"", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/GA.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "The government has invested in the agriculture sector because three-quarters of the population depends on the sector for its livelihood and agriculture provides for about one-third of GDP, making The Gambia largely reliant on sufficient rainfall. The agricultural sector has untapped potential - less than half of arable land is cultivated and agricultural productivity is low. Small-scale manufacturing activity features the processing of cashews, groundnuts, fish, and hides. The Gambia's re-export trade accounts for almost 80% of goods exports and China has been its largest trade partner for both exports and imports for several years.\n\nThe Gambia has sparse natural resource deposits. It relies heavily on remittances from workers overseas and tourist receipts. Remittance inflows to The Gambia amount to about one-fifth of the country’s GDP. The Gambia's location on the ocean and proximity to Europe has made it one of the most frequented tourist destinations in West Africa, boosted by private sector investments in eco-tourism and facilities. Tourism normally brings in about 20% of GDP, but it suffered in 2014 from tourists’ fears of Ebola virus in neighboring West African countries. Unemployment and underemployment remain high.\n\nEconomic progress depends on sustained bilateral and multilateral aid, on responsible government economic management, and on continued technical assistance from multilateral and bilateral donors. International donors and lenders were concerned about the quality of fiscal management under the administration of former President Yahya Jammeh, who reportedly stole hundreds of millions of dollars of the country’s funds during his 22 years in power, but anticipate significant improvements under the new administration of President Adama BARROW, who assumed power on January 19, 2017. As of April 2017, the IMF, the World Bank, the European Union, and the African Development Bank were all negotiating with the new government of The Gambia to provide financial support in the coming months to ease the country’s financial crisis.\n\nThe country’s GDP contracted in 2016 largely as a result of the limited availability of foreign exchange, weak agricultural output, the border closure with Senegal during the first half of the year, and a slowdown in tourism during the political impasse that occurred at the height of the tourist season. The country faces a large fiscal deficit and a high domestic debt burden that has crowded out private sector investment and driven interest rates to new highs. The new government has committed to taking steps to reduce the deficit, including through expenditure caps, debt consolidation, and reform of state-owned enterprises.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3387000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3310000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 3172000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 182, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 886000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.3, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 4.4, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": -0.2, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 122 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1700, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1700, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1600, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 214, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" 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} ], "global_rank": 17, "note": "" }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 231500000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 323600000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 26.1, "global_rank": 107, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -10.4, "global_rank": 201, "date": "2016" }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 7.4, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 6.9, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 197 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 9, "units": "%", "date": "2009-12-31" }, { "value": 11, "units": "%", "date": "2008-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 33 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 30.6, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 30.8, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 7 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 236900000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 275400000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 180 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 534700000.00000006, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" }, { "value": 511500000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 182 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 420800000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 466700000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 178 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -97000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -134000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 75 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 120000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 113200000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 194 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "peanut products", "fish", "cotton lint", "palm 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"annual_values": [ { "value": 502500000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 176, "note": "g: $541.8 million (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 44.5, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 41.89, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 41.89, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 41.733, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 32.08, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "dalasis (GMD) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 1200000, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 36, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 60, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 2, "units": "%" }, "date": "2013" }, "production": { "kWh": 300000000, "global_rank": 180, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 300000000, "global_rank": 186, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 143, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 154, "date": "2013" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 91000, "global_rank": 178, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 100, "global_rank": 10, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 95, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 173, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 174, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 138, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 129, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 197, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 0, "global_rank": 138, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 147, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 3500, "global_rank": 182, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 42, "global_rank": 125, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 3552, "global_rank": 174, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 189, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 147, "date": "2013" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 104, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 198, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 143, "date": "2014-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 500000, "global_rank": 184, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 45000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 2, "global_rank": 158, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 2586000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 131, "global_rank": 146, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "adequate microwave radio relay and open-wire network; state-owned Gambia Telecommunications partially privatized in 2007", "domestic": "combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity, aided by multiple mobile-cellular providers, is roughly 130 per 100 persons", "international": "country code - 220; microwave radio relay links to Senegal and Guinea-Bissau; a landing station for the Africa Coast to Europe (ACE) undersea fiber-optic cable completed in 2011 and launched in 2012; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "state-owned, single-channel TV service; state-owned radio station and 15 privately owned radio stations; 6 community radio stations; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters are available, some via shortwave radio; cable and satellite TV subscription services are obtainable in some parts of the country (2015)", "internet": { "country_code": ".gm", "users": { "total": 337000, "percent_of_population": 17.1, "global_rank": 147, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "C5", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 1, "global_rank": 218, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 1, "over_3047_metres": 1, "date": "2013" } } }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 3740, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 711, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 3029, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 159, "date": "2011" }, "waterways": { "value": 390, "units": "km", "note": "on River Gambia; small oceangoing vessels can reach 190 km", "global_rank": 88, "date": "2010" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 4, "by_type": [ { "type": "passenger/cargo", "count": 3 }, { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 1 } ], "global_rank": 130, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Banjul" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.48, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.72, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1.15, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 1.22, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" } ] }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Office of the Chief of Defense Staff", "Gambian National Army (GNA)", "Gambian Navy (GN)", "Republican National Guard (RNG)" ], "date": "2010" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; no conscription; service obligation 6 months", "date": "2012" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "attempts 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" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "refugees": { "by_country": [ { "people": 7470, "country_of_origin": "Senegal" } ], "date": "2016" } }, "trafficking_in_persons": { "current_situation": "The Gambia is a source and destination country for women and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking; Gambian women, girls, 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 commercial sexual exploitation, particularly by European sex tourists; boys in some Koranic schools are forced into street vending or begging; some Gambian children have been identified as victims of forced labor in neighboring West African countries", "tier_rating": "Tier 3 – The Gambia does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so; the government demonstrated minimal anti-trafficking law enforcement efforts, investigating one trafficking case but not prosecuting or convicting any offenders in 2014; authorities did not investigate, prosecute, or convict any government employees complicit in trafficking, although corruption was a serious problem; the government identified and repatriated 19 Gambian girls subjected to domestic servitude in Lebanon but did not identify or provide protective services to any trafficking victims in The Gambia; a government program continued to provide resources and financial support to 12 Koranic schools on the condition that their students were not forced to beg (2015)" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-01", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701102520/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ga.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ga.html" } }, "gaza_strip": { "data": { "name": "Gaza Strip", "introduction": { "background": "Inhabited since at least the 15th century B.C., Gaza has been dominated by many different peoples and empires throughout its history; it was incorporated into the Ottoman Empire in the early 16th century. Gaza fell to British forces during World War I, becoming a part of the British Mandate of Palestine. Following the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, Egypt administered the newly formed Gaza Strip; it was captured by Israel in the Six-Day War in 1967. Under a series of agreements known as the Oslo accords signed between 1994 and 1999, Israel transferred to the newly-created Palestinian Authority (PA) security and civilian responsibility for many Palestinian-populated areas of the Gaza Strip as well as the West Bank. Negotiations to determine the permanent status of the West Bank and Gaza Strip stalled in 2001, after which the area witnessed a violent intifada or uprising.\n\nIn early 2003, the \"Quartet\" of the US, EU, UN, and Russia presented a roadmap to a final peace settlement by 2005, calling for two states. Following PA President Yasir ARAFAT's death in late 2004 and the subsequent election of Mahmud ABBAS (head of the Fatah political faction) as the PA president in 2005, Israel and the Palestinians agreed to move the peace process forward. Israel by late 2005 unilaterally withdrew all of its settlers and soldiers and dismantled its military facilities in the Gaza Strip, but it continues to control the Gaza Strip’s land and maritime borders and airspace. In early 2006, the Islamic Resistance Movement (HAMAS) won a majority in the Palestinian Legislative Council election. Attempts to form a unity government between Fatah and HAMAS failed and violent clashes between their respective supporters ensued, culminating in HAMAS's violent seizure of all military and governmental institutions in the Gaza Strip in June 2007. Since HAMAS’s takeover, Israel and Egypt have enforced tight restrictions on movement and access of goods and individuals into and out of the territory. Fatah and HAMAS have since reached a series of agreements aimed at restoring political unity between the Gaza Strip and the West Bank but have struggled to implement them. In April 2014, the two factions signed an agreement and two months later President ABBAS formed an interim government of independent technocrats, none of whom were affiliated with HAMAS. The factions have since met periodically for further negotiations, but they continue to disagree over how to implement the deal and HAMAS remains in de facto control of the Gaza Strip.\n\nIn July 2014, HAMAS and other Gaza-based militant groups engaged in a 51-day conflict with Israel — the third conflict since HAMAS’s takeover in 2007 — culminating in late August with an open-ended truce that continues to hold despite the absence of a negotiated cease-fire and occasional violations by both sides. Reconstruction efforts since the end of the conflict have been hampered by Israeli restrictions on goods entering the Gaza Strip and inadequate donor aid. The UN in 2015 published a study assessing that the Gaza Strip could become uninhabitable by 2020 absent a substantial easing on border restrictions. In an attempt to reenergize peace talks between the Israelis and Palestinians, France in June 2016 hosted a ministerial meeting that included participants from 29 countries, although not Israel or the Palestinians, to lay the groundwork for an envisioned \"multilateral peace conference\" later in the year." }, "geography": { "location": "Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Israel", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 31, "minutes": 25, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 34, "minutes": 20, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Middle East", "area": { "total": { "value": 360, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 360, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 206, "comparative": "slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 72, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Egypt", "border_length": { "value": 13, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Israel", "border_length": { "value": 59, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 40, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "note": "effective 3 January 2009, the Gaza maritime area is closed to all maritime traffic and is under blockade imposed by Israeli Navy until further notice" }, "climate": "temperate, mild winters, dry and warm to hot summers", "terrain": "flat to rolling, sand- and dune-covered coastal plain", "elevation": { "lowest_point": { "name": "Mediterranean Sea", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Abu 'Awdah (Joz Abu 'Awdah)", "elevation": { "value": 105, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "arable land", "natural gas" ] }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 240, "units": "sq", "note": "km; note - includes West Bank", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "population concentrated in major cities, particularly Gaza City in the north", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "droughts", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "desertification", "salination of fresh water", "sewage treatment", "water-borne disease", "soil degradation", "depletion and contamination of underground water resources" ] }, "note": "strategic strip of land along Mideast-North African trade routes has experienced an incredibly turbulent history; the town of Gaza itself has been besieged countless times in its history; there are no Israeli settlements in the Gaza Strip; the Gaza Strip settlements were evacuated in 2005 (2014)" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 1753327, "global_rank": 153, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "NA", "adjective": "NA" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Palestinian Arab" } ] }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Arabic" }, { "name": "Hebrew", "note": "spoken by many Palestinians" }, { "name": "English", "note": "widely understood" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Muslim -", "percent": 99, "note": "predominantly Sunni" }, { "name": "Christian", "percent": 1 }, { "name": "other" }, { "name": "unaffiliated" }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 1 } ], "note": "dismantlement of Israeli settlements was completed in September 2005; Gaza has had no Jewish population since then", "middle_east": ":GAZA STRIP", "date": "2012" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 45.4, "males": 408601, "females": 387463 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 21.21, "males": 187229, "females": 184619 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 27.56, "males": 237162, "females": 246021 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 3.32, "males": 30575, "females": 27717 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 2.51, "males": 22613, "females": 21327 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 76, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 70.8, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 5.2, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 19.2, "units": "%" } }, "note": "data represent Gaza Strip and the West Bank", "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 16.9, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 16.6, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 17.2, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 224, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 2.39, "global_rank": 30, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 32.3, "global_rank": 33, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 3.2, "global_rank": 221, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -5.2, "global_rank": 195, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "population concentrated in major cities, particularly Gaza City in the north", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 75.3, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 2.81, "units": "%" }, "note": "data represent Gaza Strip and West Bank" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.01, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 0.96, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 1.1, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.71, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 1.02, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 19, "date": "2004" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 45, "global_rank": 94, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 17.1, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 18.2, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 15.9, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 98, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 73.9, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 72.3, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 75.7, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 125, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 4.3, "global_rank": 32, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 57.2, "units": "%", "note": "includes Gaza Strip and West Bank", "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 2.1, "date": "2013" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 1.4, "date": "2014" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 50.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 81.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 58.4, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 49.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 18.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 41.6, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 93, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 90.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 92.3, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 7, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 9.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 7.7, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 1.3, "date": "2015" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 96.5, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 98.4, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 94.5, "units": "%" }, "note": "estimates are for Gaza and the West Bank", "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 13, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 12, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 14, "units": "years" }, "note": "data represent Gaza and the West Bank", "date": "2015" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 41, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 37, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 64.7, "units": "%" }, "note": "includes the West Bank", "global_rank": 14, "date": "2013" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "none", "conventional_short_form": "Gaza Strip", "local_long_form": "none", "local_short_form": "Qita' Ghazzah", "etymology": "named for the largest city in the region, Gaza, whose settlement can be traced back to at least the 15th century B.C. (as \"Ghazzat\")" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Israeli security measures and Israeli-Palestinian violence continue to degrade economic conditions in the Gaza Strip, the smaller of the two areas comprising the Palestinian territories. Israeli-imposed border controls became more restrictive after HAMAS seized control of the territory in June 2007. They have produced high unemployment, elevated poverty rates, and a sharp contraction of the private sector, which had relied primarily on export markets.\n\nEgypt’s ongoing crackdown on the Gaza Strip’s extensive tunnel-based smuggling network has exacerbated fuel, construction material, and consumer goods shortages in the territory. The 51-day conflict in July 2014 that HAMAS and other Gaza-based militant groups fought with Israel further depressed the Gaza Strip’s already aid-dependent economy. Donor support for reconstruction and relaxed Israeli import restrictions in 2014 and 2015 have fallen short of postconflict needs, with almost 100,000 people remaining internally displaced because their homes have yet to be rebuilt or repaired.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "note": "see entry for the West Bank" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 2938000000, "date": "2014" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -15.2, "units": "%", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 5.6, "units": "%", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 7, "units": "%", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 225, "note": "excludes the West Bank" }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "note": "see entry for the the West Bank" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 90, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 25.6, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 24.8, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": -0.1, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 16.5, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -56.8, "units": "%" } }, "note": "data exclude the West Bank", "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "note": "data exclude the West Bank", "date": "2016" } } }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "olives", "fruit", "vegetables", "flowers", "beef", "dairy products" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "textiles", "food processing", "furniture" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 4.5, "global_rank": 44, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 1157000, "global_rank": 141, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 5.2, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 10, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 84.8, "units": "%" } }, "note": "data exclude the West Bank", "date": "2015" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 26.1, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 25.9, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 184, "note": "data exclude the West Bank" }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 30, "units": "%", "note": "data exclude the West Bank", "date": "2011" }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.1, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1.4, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 2.9, "units": "%" } ], "global_rank": 39 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "note": "see entry for the West Bank" }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "note": "see entry for the West Bank" }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2356000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" }, { "value": 2160000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 151 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1551000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 1418000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 153 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -2894000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": -1412000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" } ], "global_rank": 157, "note": "excludes the West Bank" }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1370000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1343000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 148 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "strawberries", "carnations", "vegetables", "fish (small", "irregular shipments", "as permitted to transit the Israeli-controlled Kerem Shalom crossing)" ] } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "note": "see entry for the West Bank" }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "food", "consumer goods", "fuel" ] } }, "external_debt": { "note": "see entry for the West Bank" }, "exchange_rates": { "note": "see entry for the West Bank" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 80930, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 98, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 99, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 93, "units": "%" }, "note": "data for Gaza Strip and West Bank combined", "date": "2012" }, "production": { "kWh": 51000, "global_rank": 221, "date": "2011" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 202000, "global_rank": 219, "date": "2009" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 151, "date": "2011" }, "imports": { "kWh": 193000, "global_rank": 116, "date": "2011" } }, "crude_oil": { "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 0, "global_rank": 145, "date": "2010-01-01" } } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "mobile_cellular": { "total": 3531000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 76, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "Gaza continues to repair the damage to its telecommunications infrastructure caused by fighting in 2009", "domestic": "Israeli company BEZEK and the Palestinian company PALTEL are responsible for fixed-line services; the Palestinian JAWWAL company provides cellular services", "international": "country code - 970 (2010)" } }, "broadcast_media": "1 TV station and about 10 radio stations; satellite TV accessible (2008)", "internet": { "country_code": ".ps; note - same as the West Bank", "users": { "total": 2673000, "percent_of_population": 57.4, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "airports": { "total": { "airports": 1, "global_rank": 219, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 1, "over_3047_metres": 1, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 1, "date": "2013" } }, "roadways": { "note": "see entry for the West Bank" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Gaza" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "branches": { "by_name": [ "HAMAS does not have a conventional military in the Gaza Strip but maintains security forces in addition to its military wing", "the 'Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades", "the military wing reports to the Hamas Political Bureau leadership", "which remains scattered throughout the region since relocating from its Damascus headquarters in early 2012" ], "date": "2015" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "the status of the Gaza Strip is a final status issue to be resolved through negotiations", "Israel removed settlers and military personnel from Gaza Strip in September 2005" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "refugees": { "by_country": [ { "people": 1311920, "country_of_origin": "Palestinian refugees" } ], "date": "2016" }, "internally_displaced_persons": { "people": 193000, "note": "includes persons displaced within the Gaza strip due to the intensification of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict since June 2014 and other Palestinian internally_displaced_persons in the Gaza Strip and West Bank who fled as long ago as 1967, although confirmed cumulative data do not go back beyond 2006", "date": "2016" } } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-27", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170627164324/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gz.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170627000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gz.html" } }, "georgia": { "data": { "name": "Georgia", "introduction": { "background": "The region of present day Georgia contained the ancient kingdoms of Colchis and Kartli-Iberia. The area came under Roman influence in the first centuries A.D., and Christianity became the state religion in the 330s. Domination by Persians, Arabs, and Turks was followed by a Georgian golden age (11th-13th centuries) that was cut short by the Mongol invasion of 1236. Subsequently, the Ottoman and Persian empires competed for influence in the region. Georgia was absorbed into the Russian Empire in the 19th century. Independent for three years (1918-1921) following the Russian revolution, it was forcibly incorporated into the USSR in 1921 and regained its independence when the Soviet Union dissolved in 1991.\nMounting public discontent over rampant corruption and ineffective government services, followed by an attempt by the incumbent Georgian Government to manipulate parliamentary elections in November 2003, touched off widespread protests that led to the resignation of Eduard SHEVARDNADZE, president since 1995. In the aftermath of that popular movement, which became known as the \"Rose Revolution,\" new elections in early 2004 swept Mikheil SAAKASHVILI into power along with his United National Movement (UNM) party. Progress on market reforms and democratization has been made in the years since independence, but this progress has been complicated by Russian assistance and support to the separatist regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Periodic flare-ups in tension and violence culminated in a five-day conflict in August 2008 between Russia and Georgia, including the invasion of large portions of undisputed Georgian territory. Russian troops pledged to pull back from most occupied Georgian territory, but in late August 2008 Russia unilaterally recognized the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, and Russian military forces remain in those regions.\nBillionaire philanthropist Bidzina IVANISHVILI's unexpected entry into politics in October 2011 brought the divided opposition together under his Georgian Dream coalition, which won a majority of seats in the October 2012 parliamentary elections and removed UNM from power. Conceding defeat, SAAKASHVILI named IVANISHVILI as prime minister and allowed Georgian Dream to create a new government. Georgian Dream's Giorgi MARGVELASHVILI was inaugurated as president on 17 November 2013, ending a tense year of power-sharing between SAAKASHVILI and IVANISHVILI. IVANISHVILI voluntarily resigned from office after the presidential succession, and Georgia's legislature on 20 November 2013 confirmed Irakli GARIBASHVILI as his replacement. GARIBASHVILI was replaced by Giorgi KVIRIKASHVILI in December 2015. KVIRIKASHVILI remained Prime Minister following Georgian Dream’s success in the October 2016 parliamentary elections, where the party won a constitutional majority. These changes in leadership represent unique examples of a former Soviet state that emerged to conduct democratic and peaceful government transitions of power. Popular and government support for integration with the West is high in Georgia. Joining the EU and NATO are among the country's top foreign policy goals." }, "geography": { "location": "Southwestern Asia, bordering the Black Sea, between Turkey and Russia, with a sliver of land north of the Caucasus extending into Europe; note - Georgia views itself as part of Europe; geopolitically, it can be classified as falling within Europe, the Middle East, or both", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 42, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 43, "minutes": 30, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Asia", "area": { "total": { "value": 69700, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 69700, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "note": "approximately 12,560 sq km, or about 18% of Georgia's area, is Russian occupied", "global_rank": 121, "comparative": "slightly smaller than South Carolina; slightly larger than West Virginia" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 1814, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Armenia", "border_length": { "value": 219, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Azerbaijan", "border_length": { "value": 428, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Russia", "border_length": { "value": 894, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Turkey", "border_length": { "value": 273, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 310, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "warm and pleasant; Mediterranean-like on Black Sea coast", "terrain": "largely mountainous with Great Caucasus Mountains in the north and Lesser Caucasus Mountains in the south; Kolkhet'is Dablobi (Kolkhida Lowland) opens to the Black Sea in the west; Mtkvari River Basin in the east; fertile soils in river valley flood plains and foothills of Kolkhida Lowland", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 1432, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Black Sea", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Mt'a Shkhara", "elevation": { "value": 5201, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "timber", "hydropower", "manganese deposits", "iron ore", "copper", "minor coal deposits", "minor oil deposits", "tea", "citrus" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 35.5, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 5.8, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 1.8, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 27.9, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 39.4, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 25.1, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 4330, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "settlement coincides closely to the central valley, with emphasis on the capital city of Tbilisi in the east; smaller urban agglomerations dot the Black Sea coast, with Bat'umi being the largest", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "earthquakes", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "air pollution", "particularly in Rust'avi", "heavy pollution of Mtkvari River and the Black Sea", "inadequate supplies of potable water", "soil pollution from toxic chemicals" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Air Pollution", "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Wetlands" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "strategically located east of the Black Sea; Georgia controls much of the Caucasus Mountains and the routes through them" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 4928052, "global_rank": 123, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Georgian(s)", "adjective": "Georgian" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Georgian", "percent": 86.8 }, { "name": "Azeri", "percent": 6.3 }, { "name": "Armenian", "percent": 4.5 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 2.3, "note": "includes Russian, Ossetian, Yazidi, Ukrainian, Kist, Greek" } ], "date": "2014" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Georgian", "percent": 87.6, "note": "official" }, { "name": "Azeri", "percent": 6.2 }, { "name": "Armenian", "percent": 3.9 }, { "name": "Russian", "percent": 1.2 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 1 } ], "note": "Abkhaz is the official language in Abkhazia", "date": "2014" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Orthodox", "percent": 83.4, "note": "official" }, { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 10.7 }, { "name": "Armenian Apostolic", "percent": 2.9 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 1.2, "note": "includes Catholic, Jehovah's Witness, Yazidi, Protestant, Jewish" }, { "name": "none", "percent": 0.5 }, { "name": "unspecified/no answer", "percent": 1.2 } ], "date": "2014" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 17.91, "males": 463526, "females": 419334 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 12.61, "males": 326675, "females": 294912 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 40.93, "males": 980024, "females": 1037044 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 12.77, "males": 282067, "females": 347287 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 15.77, "males": 304668, "females": 472515 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 45.7, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 25.2, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 20.4, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 4.9, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 38, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 35.1, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 40.7, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 61, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": -0.05, "global_rank": 206, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 12.5, "global_rank": 158, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 10.9, "global_rank": 33, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -2.2, "global_rank": 170, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "settlement coincides closely to the central valley, with emphasis on the capital city of Tbilisi in the east; smaller urban agglomerations dot the Black Sea coast, with Bat'umi being the largest", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 53.6, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": -0.1, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Tbilisi", "population": 1147000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.08, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.11, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.11, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 0.95, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.81, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.64, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.92, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 24.4, "date": "2013" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 36, "global_rank": 91, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 15.6, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 17.8, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 13.4, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 100, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 76.2, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 72.1, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 80.6, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 88, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.76, "global_rank": 159, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 53.4, "units": "%", "note": "percent of women aged 15-44", "date": "2010" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 7.4, "global_rank": 34, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 4.78, "date": "2014" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 2.6, "date": "2012" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 95.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 75.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 86.3, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 4.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 24.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 13.7, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 0.39, "global_rank": 86, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 9600, "global_rank": 106, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 200, "global_rank": 119, "date": "2015" } }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 22.1, "global_rank": 82, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 1.1, "global_rank": 131, "date": "2009" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 2, "global_rank": 167, "date": "2012" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 99.8, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 99.8, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 99.7, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 15, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 15, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 16, "units": "years" }, "date": "2015" }, "child_labor": { "total_number": 121659, "percentage": { "value": 18, "units": "%" }, "date": "2005" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 35.6, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 35.3, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 36.4, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 23, "date": "2013" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "none", "conventional_short_form": "Georgia", "local_long_form": "none", "local_short_form": "Sak'art'velo", "former": "Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic", "etymology": "the Western name may derive from the Persian designation \"gurgan\" meaning \"Land of the Wolves\"; the native name \"Sak'art'velo\" means \"Land of the Kartvelians\" and refers to the core central Georgian region of Kartli" }, "government_type": "semi-presidential republic", "capital": { "name": "Tbilisi", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 41, "minutes": 41, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 44, "minutes": 50, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 4, "note": "9 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "administrative_divisions": [ { "name": "mkhare)", "type": "region" }, { "name": "1 city (kalaki)", "type": "region" }, { "name": "and 2 autonomous republics (avtomnoy respubliki", "type": "region" }, { "name": "singular - avtom respublika)", "type": "region" } ], "independence": { "date": "1991-04-09", "note": "from the Soviet Union; notable earlier date: A.D. 1008 (Georgia unified under King BAGRAT III)" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "26 May", "original_year": "1918", "note": "26 May 1918 was the date of independence from Soviet Russia, 9 April 1991 was the date of independence from the Soviet Union" } ], "constitution": { "history": "previous 1921, 1978 (based on 1977 Soviet Union constitution); latest approved 24 August 1995, effective 17 October 1995", "amendments": "proposed as a draft law supported by more than one-half of the Parliament membership or by petition of at least 200,000 voters; passage requires support by at least three-fourths of the Parliament membership in two successive sessions three months apart and the signature and promulgation by the president of Georgia; amended several times, last in 2013 (2017)" }, "legal_system": "civil law system", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Georgia", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "10 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Giorgi MARGVELASHVILI (since 17 November 2013)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Giorgi KVIRIKASHVILI (since 30 December 2015); First Deputy Prime Minister Dimitry KUMSISHVILI", "cabinet": "Cabinet of Ministers", "elections_appointments": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 27 October 2013 (next to be held in October 2018); prime minister nominated by Parliament, appointed by the president", "election_results": "Giorgi MARGVELASHVILI elected president; percent of vote - Giorgi MARGVELASHVILI (Georgian Dream) 62.1%, Davit BAKRADZE (UNM) 21.7%, Nino BURJANADZE 10.2%, other 6%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral Parliament or Sakartvelos Parlamenti (150 seats; 77 members directly elected in a single nationwide constituency by proportional representation vote and 73 directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote; members serve 4-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 8 October and 30 October 2016 (next to be held in 2020)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - Georgian Dream 48.7%, UNM 27.1%, Alliance of Patriots 5%, other 19.2%; seats by party - Georgian Dream 115, UNM 27, Alliance of Patriots 6, IWSG 1, independent 1" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court (organized into several specialized judicial chambers; number of judges determined by the president of Georgia); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 judges); note - the Abkhazian and Ajarian Autonomous republics each have a supreme court and a hierarchy of lower courts", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Supreme Court judges nominated by the president and appointed by the Parliament; judges serve not less than 10-year terms; Constitutional Court judges appointed by the president following candidate selection by the Justice Council of Georgia, a 12-member consultative body of high-level judges, and presidential and parliamentary appointees; judges appointed for 10-year terms", "subordinate_courts": "Courts of Appeal; regional (town) and district courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Alliance of Patriots", "leaders": [ "Irma INASHVILI" ] }, { "name": "European Georgia", "leaders": [ "Davit BAKRADZE" ] }, { "name": "Georgian Dream-Democratic Georgia", "leaders": [ "Giorgi KVIRIKASHVILI" ] }, { "name": "Industry Will Save Georgia", "name_alternative": "IWSG", "leaders": [ "Giorgi TOPADZE" ], "note": "Industrialists" }, { "name": "National Forum", "leaders": [ "Kakhaber SHARTAVA" ] }, { "name": "Free Democrats ", "leaders": [ "Tamar KEKENADZE" ], "note": "FD" }, { "name": "Republican Party", "leaders": [ "Khatuna SAMNIDZE" ] }, { "name": "State for the People Party", "leaders": [ "formerly Paata BURCHULADZE " ] }, { "name": "United Democratic Movement", "leaders": [ "Nino BURJANADZE" ] }, { "name": "United National Movement", "name_alternative": "UNM", "leaders": [ "Nika MELIA" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "separatists in the Russian-occupied regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ADB" }, { "organization": "BSEC" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CE" }, { "organization": "CPLP ", "note": "associate" }, { "organization": "EAPC" }, { "organization": "EBRD" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-11" }, { "organization": "GCTU" }, { "organization": "GUAM" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO ", "note": "correspondent" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "OAS ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OIF ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "OSCE" }, { "organization": "PFP" }, { "organization": "SELEC ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Davit BAKRADZE (since November 2016)", "chancery": "1824 R Street NW, Washington, DC 20009", "telephone": "[1] (202) 387-2390", "fax": "[1] (202) 387-0864", "consulates_general": "New York" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Ian C. KELLY (since 17 September 2015)", "embassy": "11 George Balanchine Street, T'bilisi 0131", "mailing_address": "7060 T'bilisi Place, Washington, DC 20521-7060", "telephone": "[995] (32) 227-70-00", "fax": "[995] (32) 253-23-10" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "white rectangle with a central red cross extending to all four sides of the flag; each of the four quadrants displays a small red bolnur-katskhuri cross; sometimes referred to as the Five-Cross Flag; although adopted as the official Georgian flag in 2004, the five-cross design appears to date back to the 14th century" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "Saint George" }, { "symbol": "lion" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "white" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Tavisupleba\" (Liberty)", "lyrics_music": "Davit MAGRADSE/Zakaria PALIASHVILI (adapted by Joseb KETSCHAKMADSE)", "note": "adopted 2004; after the Rose Revolution, a new anthem with music based on the operas \"Abesalom da Eteri\" and \"Daisi\" was adopted", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/GG.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Georgia's main economic activities include cultivation of agricultural products such as grapes, citrus fruits, and hazelnuts; mining of manganese, copper, and gold; and producing alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages, metals, machinery, and chemicals in small-scale industries. The country imports nearly all of its needed supplies of natural gas and oil products. It has sizeable hydropower capacity that now provides most of its energy needs.\n\nGeorgia has overcome the chronic energy shortages and gas supply interruptions of the past by renovating hydropower plants and by increasingly relying on natural gas imports from Azerbaijan instead of from Russia. Construction of the Baku-T'bilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline, the South Caucasus gas pipeline, and the Kars-Akhalkalaki railroad are part of a strategy to capitalize on Georgia's strategic location between Europe and Asia and develop its role as a transit hub for gas, oil, and other goods.\n\nGeorgia's economy sustained GDP growth of more than 10% in 2006-07, based on strong inflows of foreign investment and robust government spending. However, GDP growth slowed following the August 2008 conflict with Russia, and sunk to negative 4% in 2009 as foreign direct investment and workers' remittances declined in the wake of the global financial crisis. The economy rebounded in 2010-16, but FDI inflows, the engine of Georgian economic growth prior to the 2008 conflict, have not recovered fully. Unemployment has also remained high.\n\nThe country is pinning its hopes for renewed growth on a continued effort to liberalize the economy by reducing regulation, taxes, and corruption in order to attract foreign investment, with a focus on hydropower, agriculture, tourism, and textiles production. Georgia has historically suffered from a chronic failure to collect tax revenues; however, since 2004 the government has simplified the tax code, increased tax enforcement, and cracked down on petty corruption, leading to higher revenues. Georgia plans to improve the domestic investment environment through a four-year economic plan targeting the tax system, educational standards, infrastructure, and governance. The government has received high marks from the World Bank for improvements in business transparency. Since 2012, the Georgian Dream-led government has continued the previous administration's low-regulation, low-tax, free market policies, while modestly increasing social spending, strengthening anti-trust policy, and amending the labor code to comply with International Labor Standards. In mid-2014, Georgia signed an association agreement with the EU, paving the way to free trade and visa-free travel. Georgia is also seeking to expand trade with China, concluding substantive negotiations on a trade agreement in October 2016.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 37270000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 36150000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 35170000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 118, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 14460000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.1, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2.8, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 4.6, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 90 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 10100, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 9700, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 9400, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 138, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 66.9, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 16, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 26.8, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 3.8, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 38.1, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -51.6, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 9.2, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 21.6, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 68.3, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 21.3, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 20.4, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 19.2, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 77 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "citrus", "grapes", "tea", "hazelnuts", "vegetables", "livestock" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "steel", "machine tools", "electrical appliances", "mining", "manganese", "copper", "gold", "chemicals", "wood products", "wine" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 1.4, "global_rank": 138, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 2021999.9999999998, "global_rank": 123, "date": "2015" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 55.6, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 8.9, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 35.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2006" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 12.1, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 12, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 142 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 9.2, "units": "%", "date": "2010" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 2, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 31.3, "units": "%" }, "date": "2008" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 40.1, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 46, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 62 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 4266000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 4541000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 29.5, "global_rank": 80, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -1.9, "global_rank": 73, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 42.4, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 41.4, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 117, "note": "data cover general government debt, and includes debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities; Georgia does not maintain intra-governmental debt or social funds" }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 4, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 113 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6.5, "units": "%" }, { "value": 7, "units": "%", "date": "2015-09-23" } ], "global_rank": 54, "note": "this is the Refinancing Rate, the key monetary policy rate of the National Bank of Georgia" }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 12.9, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 12.49, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 59 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2165000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 2063000000.0000002, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 127 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2670000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 2402000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 147 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 7186000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 6946000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 112 }, "market_value_of_publicly_traded_shares": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1155000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" }, { "value": 943400000, "units": "USD", "date": "2012-12-31" }, { "value": 795700000, "units": "USD", "date": "2011-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 106 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -1764000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -1680000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 145 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2926000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3043000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 127 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "vehicles", "ferro-alloys", "fertilizers", "nuts", "scrap metal", "gold", "copper ores" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Azerbaijan", "percent": 10.9 }, { "name": "Bulgaria", "percent": 9.7 }, { "name": "Turkey", "percent": 8.4 }, { "name": "Armenia", "percent": 8.2 }, { "name": "Russia", "percent": 7.4 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 5.7 }, { "name": "US", "percent": 4.7 }, { "name": "Uzbekistan", "percent": 4.4 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6803000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 7730000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 111 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "fuels", "vehicles", "machinery", "parts", "grain", "other foods", "pharmaceuticals" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Turkey", "percent": 17.2 }, { "name": "Russia", "percent": 8.1 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 7.6 }, { "name": "Azerbaijan", "percent": 7 }, { "name": "Ireland", "percent": 5.9 }, { "name": "Ukraine", "percent": 5.9 }, { "name": "Germany", "percent": 5.6 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2855000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 2521000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 106 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 13650000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 13310000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 101 }, "stock_of_direct_foreign_investment": { "at_home": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 13680000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 12640000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 90 }, "abroad": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1933000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 1773000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 81 } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.18, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2.2694, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 2.2694, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1.7657, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 1.65, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "laris (GEL) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "total_electrification": { "value": 100, "units": "%" }, "date": "2016" }, "production": { "kWh": 11570000000, "global_rank": 97, "date": "2016" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 12440000000, "global_rank": 84, "date": "2016" }, "exports": { "kWh": 560000000, "global_rank": 67, "date": "2016" }, "imports": { "kWh": 478900000, "global_rank": 81, "date": "2016" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 3718000, "global_rank": 91, "date": "2015" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 39.2, "global_rank": 164, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 97, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 60.8, "global_rank": 36, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 176, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 930.7, "global_rank": 94, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 3535, "global_rank": 72, "date": "2015" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 3086, "global_rank": 78, "date": "2015" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 35000000, "global_rank": 82, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 269, "global_rank": 109, "date": "2015" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 20000, "global_rank": 134, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 2574, "global_rank": 107, "date": "2015" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 31190, "global_rank": 100, "date": "2015" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 5663000, "global_rank": 93, "date": "2011" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 2297000000, "global_rank": 78, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 106, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 2180000000, "global_rank": 49, "date": "2014" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 8494999999.999999, "global_rank": 84, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 7000000, "global_rank": 117, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 950167, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 19, "global_rank": 73, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 5551000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 113, "global_rank": 114, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "fixed-line telecommunications network has limited coverage outside Tbilisi; multiple mobile-cellular providers provide services to an increasing subscribership throughout the country", "domestic": "cellular telephone networks cover the entire country; mobile-cellular teledensity roughly 110 per 100 persons; intercity facilities include a fiber-optic line between T'bilisi and K'ut'aisi", "international": "country code - 995; the Georgia-Russia fiber-optic submarine cable provides connectivity to Russia; international service is available by microwave, landline, and satellite through the Moscow switch; international electronic mail and telex service are available (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "Tbilisi-based Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) includes Channel 1, Channel 2, as well as the Batumi-based Adjara TV (also a part of GPB); all three are funded from the state budget; there are a number of independent commercial TV stations, including but not limited to Rustavi 2, Imedi, Maestro, Kavkasia, GDS, and TV1; the Georgian Orthodox Church also operates a satellite-based TV station called Unanimity; 26 regional TV broadcasters across Georgia are members of the Georgian Association of Regional Broadcasters (GARB) that seeks to strengthen the regional media's capacities and to distribute regional products; a nationwide digital switchover occurred in 2015; there are several dozen private radio stations; GPB operates 2 radio stations (2016)", "internet": { "country_code": ".ge", "users": { "total": 2227000, "percent_of_population": 45.2, "global_rank": 91, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 5, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 13, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 232263, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 185040, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "4L", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 22, "global_rank": 135, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 18, "over_3047_metres": 1, "2438_to_3047_metres": 7, "1524_to_2437_metres": 3, "914_to_1523_metres": 5, "under_914_metres": 2, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 4, "1524_to_2437_metres": 1, "914_to_1523_metres": 2, "under_914_metres": 1, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 2, "date": "2013" } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "gas", "length": 1596, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil", "length": 1175, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 1363, "units": "km" }, "broad_gauge": { "length": 1326, "electrified": 1251, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.520-m" }, "narrow_gauge": { "length": 37, "electrified": 37, "units": "km", "gauge": "0.912-m" }, "global_rank": 82, "date": "2014" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 19109, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 19109, "units": "km", "note": "includes 69 km of expressways" }, "global_rank": 113, "date": "2010" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 142, "by_type": [ { "type": "bulk carrier", "count": 13 }, { "type": "cargo", "count": 114 }, { "type": "chemical tanker", "count": 1 }, { "type": "container", "count": 1 }, { "type": "liquefied gas", "count": 1 }, { "type": "passenger/cargo", "count": 1 }, { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 3 }, { "type": "refrigerated cargo", "count": 1 }, { "type": "roll on/roll off", "count": 5 }, { "type": "vehicle carrier", "count": 2 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 95, "by_country": [ { "country": "Bulgaria", "count": 1 }, { "country": "China", "count": 10 }, { "country": "Egypt", "count": 7 }, { "country": "Hong Kong", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Israel", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Italy", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Latvia", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Lebanon", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Romania", "count": 7 }, { "country": "Russia", "count": 6 }, { "country": "Syria", "count": 24 }, { "country": "Turkey", "count": 14 }, { "country": "UAE", "count": 2 }, { "country": "UK", "count": 5 }, { "country": "Ukraine", "count": 10 }, { "country": "US", "count": 1 } ] }, "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 1, "by_country": [ { "country": "unknown", "count": 1 } ] }, "global_rank": 40, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Black Sea - Bat'umi", "P'ot'i" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.23, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2.34, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 2.26, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 2.53, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 3.1, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 27 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Georgian Armed Forces", "Land Forces (include Air", "Air Defense Forces)", "separatist Abkhazia Armed Forces", "Ground Forces", "Air Forces", "separatist South Ossetia Armed Forces\nnote", "Georgian naval forces have been incorporated into the Coast Guard", "which is part of the Ministry of Internal Affairs rather than the Ministry of Defense" ], "date": "2015" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18 to 27 years of age for compulsory and voluntary active duty military service; conscript service obligation is 12 months", "date": "2014" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "Russia's military support and subsequent recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia independence in 2008 continue to sour relations with Georgia" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "internally_displaced_persons": { "people": 208000, "note": "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", "date": "2016" }, "stateless_persons": { "people": 250, "date": "2016" } }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "limited cultivation of cannabis and opium poppy, mostly for domestic consumption; used as transshipment point for opiates via Central Asia to Western Europe and Russia" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-24", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624100531/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gg.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gg.html" } }, "germany": { "data": { "name": "Germany", "introduction": { "background": "As Europe's largest economy and second most populous nation (after Russia), Germany is a key member of the continent's economic, political, and defense organizations. European power struggles immersed Germany in two devastating World Wars in the first half of the 20th century and left the country occupied by the victorious Allied powers of the US, UK, France, and the Soviet Union in 1945. With the advent of the Cold War, two German states were formed in 1949: the western Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) and the eastern German Democratic Republic (GDR). The democratic FRG embedded itself in key western economic and security organizations, the EC, which became the EU, and NATO, while the communist GDR was on the front line of the Soviet-led Warsaw Pact. The decline of the USSR and the end of the Cold War allowed for German reunification in 1990. Since then, Germany has expended considerable funds to bring eastern productivity and wages up to western standards. 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cool, cloudy, wet winters and summers; occasional warm mountain (foehn) wind", "terrain": "lowlands in north, uplands in center, Bavarian Alps in south", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 263, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Neuendorf bei Wilster", "elevation": { "value": -3.54, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Zugspitze", "elevation": { "value": 2963, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "coal", "lignite", "natural gas", "iron ore", "copper", "nickel", "uranium", "potash", "salt", "construction materials", "timber", "arable land" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 48, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 34.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0.6, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 13.3, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 31.8, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 20.2, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 6500, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "most populous country in Europe; a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations, particularly in the far western part of the industrial state of North Rhine-Westphalia", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "flooding", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "emissions from coal-burning utilities and industries contribute to air pollution", "acid rain", "resulting from sulfur dioxide emissions", "is damaging forests", "pollution in the Baltic Sea from raw sewage and industrial effluents from rivers in eastern Germany", "hazardous waste disposal", "government established a mechanism for ending the use of nuclear power by 2022", "government working to meet EU commitment to identify nature preservation areas in line with the EU's Flora", "Fauna", "and Habitat directive" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Air Pollution", "Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides", "Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants", "Air Pollution-Sulfur 85", "Air Pollution-Sulfur 94", "Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds", "Antarctic-Environmental Protocol", "Antarctic-Marine Living Resources", "Antarctic Seals", "Antarctic Treaty", "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Environmental Modification", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Marine Dumping", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Tropical Timber 83", "Tropical Timber 94", "Wetlands", "Whaling" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "strategic location on North European Plain and along the entrance to the Baltic Sea; most major rivers in Germany - the Rhine, Weser, Oder, Elbe - flow northward; the Danube, which originates in the Black Forest, flows eastward" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 80722792, "global_rank": 19, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "German(s)", "adjective": "German" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "German", "percent": 91.5 }, { "name": "Turkish", "percent": 2.4 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 6.1, "note": "made up largely of Polish, Italian, Romanian, Syrian, and Greek" } ] }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "German", "note": "official" } ], "note": "Danish, Frisian, Sorbian, and Romani are official minority languages; Low German, Danish, North Frisian, Sater Frisian, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian, and Romani are recognized as regional languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 29 }, { "name": "Protestant", "percent": 27 }, { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 4.4 }, { "name": "Orthodox Christian", "percent": 1.9 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 1.7 }, { "name": "none or members of unrecorded religious groups", "percent": 36 } ], "date": "2015" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 12.83, "males": 5317183, "females": 5040664 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 10.22, "males": 4203985, "females": 4044789 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 40.96, "males": 16721667, "females": 16345911 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 14.23, "males": 5695117, "females": 5788493 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 21.76, "males": 7709799, "females": 9855184 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 51.8, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 19.6, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 32.2, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 3.1, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 46.8, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 45.7, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 47.9, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 3, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": -0.16, "global_rank": 211, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 8.5, "global_rank": 217, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 11.6, "global_rank": 27, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": 1.5, "global_rank": 56, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "most populous country in Europe; a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations, particularly in the far western part of the industrial state of North Rhine-Westphalia", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 75.3, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 0.16, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Berlin", "population": 3563000, "is_capital": true }, { "place": "Hamburg", "population": 1831000 }, { "place": "Munich", "population": 1438000 }, { "place": "Cologne", "population": 1036999.9999999999 } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.02, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.98, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.78, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.97, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 29.2, "date": "2012" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 6, "global_rank": 165, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 3.4, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 3.7, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 3.1, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 205, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 80.7, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 78.4, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 83.1, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 34, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.44, "global_rank": 205, "date": "2016" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 11.3, "global_rank": 13, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 4.13, "date": "2014" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 8.2, "date": "2011" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 99.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 99, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 99.2, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 1, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 0.8, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 0.15, "global_rank": 103, "date": "2013" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 77500, "global_rank": 48, "date": "2013" }, "deaths": { "total": 400, "global_rank": 93, "date": "2013" } }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 22.7, "global_rank": 59, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 1.1, "global_rank": 132, "date": "2006" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 4.9, "global_rank": 74, "date": "2013" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 17, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 17, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 17, "units": "years" }, "date": "2015" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 7.7, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 8.3, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 7.1, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 112, "date": "2014" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Federal Republic of Germany", "conventional_short_form": "Germany", "local_long_form": "Bundesrepublik Deutschland", "local_short_form": "Deutschland", "former": "German Empire, German Republic, German Reich", "etymology": "the Gauls (Celts) of Western Europe may have referred to the newly arriving Germanic tribes who settled in neighboring areas east of the Rhine during the first centuries B.C. as \"Germani,\" a term the Romans adopted as \"Germania\"; the native designation \"Deutsch\" comes from the Old High German \"diutisc\" meaning \"of the people\"" }, "government_type": "federal parliamentary republic", "capital": { "name": "Berlin", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 52, "minutes": 31, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 13, "minutes": 24, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 1, "note": "6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" }, "daylight_saving_time": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" }, "independence": { "date": "1871-01-18", "note": "establishment of the German Empire; divided into four zones of occupation (UK, US, USSR, and France) in 1945 following World War II; Federal Republic of Germany (FRG or West Germany) proclaimed on 23 May 1949 and included the former UK, US, and French zones; German Democratic Republic (GDR or East Germany) proclaimed on 7 October 1949 and included the former USSR zone; West Germany and East Germany unified on 3 October 1990; all four powers formally relinquished rights on 15 March 1991; notable earlier dates: 10 August 843 (Eastern Francia established from the division of the Carolingian Empire); 2 February 962 (crowning of OTTO I, recognized as the first Holy Roman Emperor)" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Unity Day", "day": "3 October", "original_year": "1990" } ], "constitution": { "history": "previous 1919 (Weimar Constitution); latest drafted 10 to 23 August 1948, approved 12 May 1949, promulgated 23 May 1949, entered into force 24 May 1949", "amendments": "proposed by Parliament; passage and enactment into law require two-thirds majority vote by both the Bundesrat (upper house) and the Bundestag (lower house) of Parliament; articles including those on basic human rights and freedoms cannot be amended; amended many times, last in 2012 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "civil law system", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a German citizen or a resident alien who has lived in Germany at least 8 years", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "yes, but requires prior permission from government", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "8 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "Frank-Walter STEINMEIER (since 19 March 2017; inaugurated 22 March 2017)", "head_of_government": "Chancellor Angela MERKEL (since 22 November 2005)", "cabinet": "Cabinet or Bundesminister (Federal Ministers) recommended by the chancellor, appointed by the president", "elections_appointments": "president indirectly elected for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term) by a Federal Convention consisting of the 630-member Federal Parliament (Bundestag) and 630 delegates indirectly elected by the state parliaments; election last held on 12 February 2017 (next to be held February 2022); chancellor indirectly elected by absolute majority by the Federal Parliament for a 4-year term; Federal Parliament vote for chancellor last held on 17 December 2013 (next to be held following the general election, 24 September 2017)", "election_results": "Frank-Walter STEINMEIER elected president; Federal Convention vote count - Frank-Walter STEINMEIER (SPD) 931, Christopher BUTTERWEGGE (Left Party) 128, Albrecht GLASER (Alternative for Germany AfD) 42, Alexander HOLD (Free Voters FW) 25, Engelbert SONNEBORN (Pirates Party) 10; Angela MERKEL (CDU) reelected chancellor; Federal Parliament vote - 462 for, 150 against, 49 abstentions" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "bicameral Parliament or Parlament consists of the Federal Council or Bundesrat (69 seats; members appointed by each of the 16 state governments) and the Federal Diet or Bundestag (631 seats - total seats can vary each electoral term; approximately one-half of members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote and approximately one-half directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote; members serve 4-year terms)", "elections": "Bundestag - last held on 22 September 2013 (next to be held 24 September 2017); most all postwar German governments have been coalitions; note - there are no elections for the Bundesrat; composition is determined by the composition of the state-level governments; the composition of the Bundesrat has the potential to change any time one of the 16 states holds an election", "election_results": "Bundestag - percent of vote by party - CDU/CSU 41.5%, SPD 25.7%, Left 8.6%, Greens 8.4%, FDP 4.8%, other 10.9%; seats by party - CDU/CSU 311, SPD 193, Left 64, Greens 63" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Federal Court of Justice (court consists of 127 judges including the court president, vice-presidents, presiding judges, and other judges, and organized into 25 Senates subdivided into 12 civil panels, 5 criminal panels, and 8 special panels; Federal Constitutional Court or Bundesverfassungsgericht (consists of 2 Senates each subdivided into 3 chambers, each with a chairman and 8 members)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Federal Court of Justice judges selected by the Judges Election Committee, which consists of the Secretaries of Justice from each of the 16 federated States and 16 members appointed by the Federal Parliament; judges appointed by the president of Germany; judges serve until mandatory retirement at age 65; Federal Constitutional Court judges - one-half elected by the House of Representatives and one-half by the Senate; judges appointed for 12-year terms with mandatory retirement at age 68", "subordinate_courts": "Federal Administrative Court; Federal Finance Court; Federal Labor Court; Federal Social Court; each of the 16 German states or Land has its own constitutional court and a hierarchy of ordinary (civil, criminal, family) and specialized (administrative, finance, labor, social) courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Alliance '90/Greens", "leaders": [ "Cem OEZDEMIR and Simone PETER" ] }, { "name": "Alternative for Germany", "name_alternative": "AfD", "leaders": [ "Frauke PETRY and Joerg MEUTHEN" ] }, { "name": "Christian Democratic Union", "name_alternative": "CDU", "leaders": [ "Angela MERKEL" ] }, { "name": "Christian Social Union", "name_alternative": "CSU", "leaders": [ "Horst SEEHOFER" ] }, { "name": "Free Democratic Party", "name_alternative": "FDP", "leaders": [ "Christian LINDNER" ] }, { "name": "Left Party", "name_alternative": "Die Linke", "leaders": [ "Katja KIPPING and Bernd RIEXINGER" ] }, { "name": "Social Democratic Party", "name_alternative": "SPD", "leaders": [ "Martin SCHULZ" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "business associations and employers' organizations" } ], "note": "trade unions; religious, immigrant, expellee, veterans groups" }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ADB ", "note": "nonregional member" }, { "organization": "AfDB ", "note": "nonregional member" }, { "organization": "Arctic Council ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "Australia Group" }, { "organization": "BIS" }, { "organization": "BSEC ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "CBSS" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CDB" }, { "organization": "CE" }, { "organization": "CERN" }, { "organization": "EAPC" }, { "organization": "EBRD" }, { "organization": "ECB" }, { "organization": "EIB" }, { "organization": "EITI ", "note": "implementing country" }, { "organization": "EMU" }, { "organization": "ESA" }, { "organization": "EU" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "FATF" }, { "organization": "G-5" }, { "organization": "G-7" }, { "organization": "G-8" }, { "organization": "G-10" }, { "organization": "G-20" }, { "organization": "IADB" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IEA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IGAD ", "note": "partners" }, { "organization": "IHO" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "MINURSO" }, { "organization": "MINUSMA" }, { "organization": "NATO" }, { "organization": "NEA" }, { "organization": "NSG" }, { "organization": "OAS ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OECD" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "OSCE" }, { "organization": "Pacific Alliance ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "Paris Club" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "Schengen Convention" }, { "organization": "SELEC ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "SICA ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNAMID" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNIFIL" }, { "organization": "UNMISS" }, { "organization": "UNRWA" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" }, { "organization": "ZC" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Hans Peter WITTIG (since 21 May 2014)", "chancery": "4645 Reservoir Road NW, Washington, DC 20007", "telephone": "[1] (202) 298-4000", "fax": "[1] (202) 298-4249", "consulates_general": "Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, San Francisco" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Kent LOGSDON (since 20 January 2017)", "embassy": "Pariser Platz 2", "mailing_address": "Clayallee 170, 14191 Berlin", "telephone": "[49] (30) 8305-0", "fax": "[49] (30) 8305-1215", "consulates_general": "Duesseldorf, Frankfurt am Main, Hamburg, Leipzig, Munich" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "three equal horizontal bands of black (top), red, and gold; these colors have played an important role in German history and can be traced back to the medieval banner of the Holy Roman Emperor - a black eagle with red claws and beak on a gold field" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "golden eagle" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "black" }, { "color": "red" }, { "color": "yellow" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Das Lied der Deutschen\" (Song of the Germans)", "lyrics_music": "August Heinrich HOFFMANN VON FALLERSLEBEN/Franz Joseph HAYDN", "note": "adopted 1922; the anthem, also known as \"Deutschlandlied\" (Song of Germany), was originally adopted for its connection to the March 1848 liberal revolution; following appropriation by the Nazis of the first verse, specifically the phrase, \"Deutschland, Deutschland ueber alles\" (Germany, Germany above all) to promote nationalism, it was banned after 1945; in 1952, its third verse was adopted by West Germany as its national anthem; in 1990, it became the national anthem for the reunited Germany", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/GM.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "The German economy - the fifth largest economy in the world in PPP terms and Europe's largest - is a leading exporter of machinery, vehicles, chemicals, and household equipment and benefits from a highly skilled labor force. Like its Western European neighbors, Germany faces significant demographic challenges to sustained long-term growth. Low fertility rates and a large increase in net immigration are increasing pressure on the country's social welfare system and necessitate structural reforms.\n\nReforms launched by the government of Chancellor Gerhard SCHROEDER (1998-2005), deemed necessary to address chronically high unemployment and low average growth, contributed to strong growth and falling unemployment. These advances, as well as a government subsidized, reduced working hour scheme, help explain the relatively modest increase in unemployment during the 2008-09 recession - the deepest since World War II. The German Government introduced a minimum wage in 2015 that increased to $9.79 (8.84 euros) on 1 January 2017.\n\nStimulus and stabilization efforts initiated in 2008 and 2009 and tax cuts introduced in Chancellor Angela MERKEL's second term increased Germany's total budget deficit - including federal, state, and municipal - to 4.1% in 2010, but slower spending and higher tax revenues reduced the deficit to 0.8% in 2011 and in 2016 Germany reached a budget surplus of 0.6%. A constitutional amendment approved in 2009 limits the federal government to structural deficits of no more than 0.35% of GDP per annum as of 2016, though the target was already reached in 2012.\n\nThe German economy suffers from low levels of investment, and a government plan to invest 15 billion euros during 2016-18, largely in infrastructure, is intended to spur needed private investment. Following the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, Chancellor Angela MERKEL announced in May 2011 that eight of the country's 17 nuclear reactors would be shut down immediately and the remaining plants would close by 2022. Germany plans to replace nuclear power largely with renewable energy, which accounted for 29.5% of gross electricity consumption in 2016, up from 9% in 2000. Before the shutdown of the eight reactors, Germany relied on nuclear power for 23% of its electricity generating capacity and 46% of its base-load electricity production. Domestic consumption, bolstered by low energy prices and a weak euro, and exports are likely to drive German GDP growth again in 2017.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3979000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3911000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 3854000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 6, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 3495000000000 }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.7, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.6, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 148 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 48200, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 47600, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 47500, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 30, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { 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"poultry" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "most technologically advanced producers of iron", "steel", "coal", "cement", "chemicals", "machinery", "vehicles", "machine tools", "electronics", "automobiles", "food", "beverages", "shipbuilding", "textiles" ], "note": "among the world's largest" }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 1.5, "global_rank": 133, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 45300000, "global_rank": 15, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 1.4, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 24.2, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 74.3, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4.3, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 4.6, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 46 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 16.7, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { 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in the following categories of government liabilities (as defined in ESA95): currency and deposits (AF.2), securities other than shares excluding financial derivatives (AF.3, excluding AF.34), and loans (AF.4); the general government sector comprises the sub-sectors of central government, state government, local government and social security funds; the series are presented as a percentage of GDP and in millions of euro; GDP used as a denominator is the gross domestic product at current market prices; data expressed in national currency are converted into euro using end-of-year exchange rates provided by the European Central Bank" }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.5, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0.3, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 50 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.25, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 0.3, "units": "%", 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3,275 sq mi); the lake was created following the completion of the Akosombo Dam in 1965, which holds back the White Volta and Black Volta Rivers" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 26908262, "global_rank": 49, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Ghanaian(s)", "adjective": "Ghanaian" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Akan", "percent": 47.5 }, { "name": "Mole-Dagbon", "percent": 16.6 }, { "name": "Ewe", "percent": 13.9 }, { "name": "Ga-Dangme", "percent": 7.4 }, { "name": "Gurma", "percent": 5.7 }, { "name": "Guan", "percent": 3.7 }, { "name": "Grusi", "percent": 2.5 }, { "name": "Mande", "percent": 1.1 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 1.4 } ], "date": "2010" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Asante", "percent": 16 }, { "name": "Ewe", "percent": 14 }, { "name": "Fante", "percent": 11.6 }, { "name": "Boron", "percent": 4.9, "note": "Brong" }, { "name": "Dagomba", "percent": 4.4 }, { "name": "Dangme", "percent": 4.2 }, { "name": "Dagarte", "percent": 3.9, "note": "Dagaba" }, { "name": "Kokomba", "percent": 3.5 }, { "name": "Akyem", "percent": 3.2 }, { "name": "Ga", "percent": 3.1 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 31.2 } ], "note": "English is the official language", "date": "2010" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Christian", "percent": 71.2, "breakdown": [ { "name": "Pentecostal/Charismatic", "percent": 28.3 }, { "name": "Protestant", "percent": 18.4 }, { "name": "Catholic", "percent": 13.1 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 11.4 } ] }, { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 17.6 }, { "name": "traditional", "percent": 5.2 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 0.8 }, { "name": "none", "percent": 5.2 } ], "date": "2010" }, "demographic_profile": "Ghana has a young age structure, with approximately 57% of the population under the age of 25. Its total fertility rate fell significantly during the 1980s and 1990s but has stalled at around four children per woman for the last few years. Fertility remains higher in the northern region than the Greater Accra region. On average, desired fertility has remained stable for several years; urban dwellers want fewer children than rural residents. Increased life expectancy, due to better health care, nutrition, and hygiene, and reduced fertility have increased Ghana’s share of elderly persons; Ghana’s proportion of persons aged 60+ is among the highest in sub-Saharan Africa. Poverty has declined in Ghana, but it remains pervasive in the northern region, which is susceptible to droughts and floods and has less access to transportation infrastructure, markets, fertile farming land, and industrial centers. The northern region also has lower school enrollment, higher illiteracy, and fewer opportunities for women.\nGhana was a country of immigration in the early years after its 1957 independence, attracting labor migrants largely from Nigeria and other neighboring countries to mine minerals and harvest cocoa – immigrants composed about 12% of Ghana’s population in 1960. In the late 1960s, worsening economic and social conditions discouraged immigration, and hundreds of thousands of immigrants, mostly Nigerians, were expelled.\nDuring the 1970s, severe drought and an economic downturn transformed Ghana into a country of emigration; neighboring Cote d’Ivoire was the initial destination. Later, hundreds of thousands of Ghanaians migrated to Nigeria to work in its booming oil industry, but most were deported in 1983 and 1985 as oil prices plummeted. Many Ghanaians then turned to more distant destinations, including other parts of Africa, Europe, and North America, but the majority continued to migrate within West Africa. Since the 1990s, increased emigration of skilled Ghanaians, especially to the US and the UK, drained the country of its health care and education professionals. Internally, poverty and other developmental disparities continue to drive Ghanaians from the north to the south, particularly to its urban centers.", "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 38.2, "males": 5164505, "females": 5113185 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 18.66, "males": 2498185, "females": 2522353 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 34.05, "males": 4445321, "females": 4716311 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 4.91, "males": 642984, "females": 678784 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 4.19, "males": 520589, "females": 606045 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 73, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 67.2, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 5.9, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 17, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 21, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 20.5, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 21.5, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 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"units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.86, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.97, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 22.6, "date": "2014" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 319, "global_rank": 32, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 36.3, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 40.2, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 32.2, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 56, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 66.6, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 64.1, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 69.1, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 172, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 4.03, "global_rank": 37, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 34.7, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 3.6, "global_rank": 133, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 0.1, "date": "2010" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 0.9, "date": "2011" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 92.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 84, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 88.7, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 7.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 16, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 11.3, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 20.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 8.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 14.9, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 79.8, "units": "percent of 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55, "date": "2014" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 6.2, "global_rank": 13, "date": "2014" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 76.6, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 82, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 71.4, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 12, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 12, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 12, "units": "years" }, "date": "2015" }, "child_labor": { "total_number": 1806750, "percentage": { "value": 34, "units": "%" }, "date": "2006" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 11.2, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 10.2, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 12, "units": "%" }, "date": "2010" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Republic of Ghana", "conventional_short_form": "Ghana", "former": "Gold Coast", "etymology": "named for the medieval West African kingdom of the same name, but whose location was actually further north than the modern country" }, "government_type": "presidential republic", "capital": { "name": "Accra", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 5, "minutes": 33, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 0, "minutes": 13, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 0, "note": "5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "administrative_divisions": [ { "name": "Ashanti", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Brong-Ahafo", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Central", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Eastern", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Greater Accra", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Northern", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Upper East", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Upper West", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Volta", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Western", "type": "region" } ], "independence": { "date": "1957-03-06", "note": "from the UK" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "6 March", "original_year": "1957" } ], "constitution": { "history": "several previous; latest drafted 31 March 1992, approved and promulgated 28 April 1992, entered into force 7 January 1993; amended 1996 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "mixed system of English common law and customary law", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent or grandparent must be a citizen of Ghana", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "yes", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "5 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Nana Addo Dankwa AKUFO-ADDO (since 7 January 2017); Vice President Mahamudu BAWUMIA (NPP) (since 7 January 2017); the president is both chief of state and head of government", "head_of_government": "President Nana Addo Dankwa AKUFO-ADDO (since 7 January 2017); Vice President Mahamudu BAWUMIA (NPP) (since 7 January 2017)", "cabinet": "Council of Ministers; nominated by the president, approved by Parliament", "elections_appointments": "president and vice president directly elected on the same ballot by absolute majority popular vote; a runoff between the top two candidates may occur if no candidate earns 50 percent plus one in the first round; eligible for a second term; election last held on 7 December 2016 (next to be held in December 2020)", "election_results": "Nana Addo Dankwa AKUFO-ADDO elected president; percent of vote - Nana Addo Dankwa AKUFO-ADDO (NPP) 53.8%, John Dramani MAHAMA (NDC) 44.4%, other 1.8%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral Parliament (275 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 4-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 7 December 2016 (next to be held in December 2020)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NPP 171, NDC 104" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court (consists of a chief justice and 12 justices)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "chief justice appointed by the president in consultation with the Council of State (a small advisory body of prominent citizens) and with the approval of Parliament; other justices appointed by the president upon the advice of the Judicial Council (an 18-member independent body of judicial, military and police officials, and presidential nominees) and on the advice of the Council of State; justices can retire at age 60, with compulsory retirement at age 70", "subordinate_courts": "Court of Appeal; High Court; Circuit Court; District Court; regional tribunals" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Convention People's Party", "name_alternative": "CPP" }, { "name": "National Democratic Congress", "name_alternative": "NDC" }, { "name": "New Patriotic Party", "name_alternative": "NPP" }, { "name": "People's National Convention", "name_alternative": "PNC" }, { "name": "Peoples Progressive Party", "name_alternative": "PPP" } ], "note": "listed are five of the more popular political parties as of May 2017; there are more than 20 registered parties" }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Public Policy Think Tanks: Institute for Democratic Governance ; IMANI Center for Policy and Education; Ghana Center for Democratic Development; Institute for Economic Affairs", "note": "IDEG" }, { "name": "Professional and Trade Groups: Ghana Bar Association; Ghana Trades Union Congress; American Chamber of Commerce; British Chamber of Commerce; and a host of religious organizations" }, { "name": "Also" }, { "name": "a wide range of international and domestic" }, { "name": "human rights and policy advocacy groups" }, { "name": "environmental groups" }, { "name": "business organizations" }, { "name": "traditional leaders and youth groups" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ACP" }, { "organization": "AfDB" }, { "organization": "AU" }, { "organization": "C" }, { "organization": "ECOWAS" }, { "organization": "EITI ", "note": "compliant country" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-24" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "MINURSO" }, { "organization": "MINUSMA" }, { "organization": "MONUSCO" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OAS ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OIF" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNAMID" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNIFIL" }, { "organization": "UNISFA" }, { "organization": "UNMIL" }, { "organization": "UNMISS" }, { "organization": "UNOCI" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires E.B. ASARE-ASIEDU (since January 2017)", "chancery": "3512 International Drive NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 686-4520", "fax": "[1] (202) 686-4527", "consulates_general": "New York" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Robert P. JACKSON (since 4 February 2016)", "embassy": "24 Fourth Circular Rd., Cantonments, Accra", "mailing_address": "P.O. Box 194, Accra", "telephone": "[233] 030-274-1000", "fax": "[233] 030-274-1389" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "three equal horizontal bands of red (top), yellow, and green, with a large black five-pointed star centered in the yellow band; red symbolizes the blood shed for independence, yellow represents the country's mineral wealth, while green stands for its forests and natural wealth; the black star is said to be the lodestar of African freedom", "note": "uses the popular Pan-African colors of Ethiopia; similar to the flag of Bolivia, which has a coat of arms centered in the yellow band" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "black star" }, { "symbol": "golden eagle" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "yellow" }, { "color": "green" }, { "color": "black" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"God Bless Our Homeland Ghana\"", "lyrics_music": "unknown/Philip GBEHO", "note": "music adopted 1957, lyrics adopted 1966; the lyrics were changed twice, in 1960 when a republic was declared and after a 1966 coup", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/GH.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Ghana's economy was strengthened by a quarter century of relatively sound management, a competitive business environment, and sustained reductions in poverty levels, but in recent years has suffered the consequences of loose fiscal policy, high budget and current account deficits, and a depreciating currency. Ghana has a market-based economy with relatively few policy barriers to trade and investment in comparison with other countries in the region, and Ghana is well-endowed with natural resources.\n\nAgriculture accounts for about 20% of GDP and employs more than half of the workforce, mainly small landholders. Gold and cocoa exports, and individual remittances, are major sources of foreign exchange. Expansion of Ghana’s nascent oil industry has boosted economic growth, but the fall in oil prices since 2015 reduced by half Ghana’s oil revenue. Production at Jubilee, Ghana's offshore oilfield, began in mid-December 2010. The country’s first gas processing plant at Atubao is also producing natural gas from the Jubilee field, providing power to several of Ghana’s thermal power plants.\n\nAs of 2016, key economic concerns facing the government include the lack of reliable electricity and the high debt burden, even amidst strong GDP growth. While the MAHAMA administration attempted to ameliorate these concerns, little progress has been made, leaving much work to be done in 2017 by the incoming AKUFO-ADDO administration. Ghana signed a $920 million extended credit facility with the IMF in April 2015 to help it address its growing economic crisis. The IMF fiscal targets require Ghana to reduce the deficit by cutting subsidies, decreasing the bloated public sector wage bill, strengthening revenue administration, and boosting tax revenues. Priorities for the AKUFO-ADDO’s administration include rescheduling some of Ghana’s $31 billion debt, stimulating economic growth, reducing inflation, and stabilizing the currency. Prospects for new oil and gas production, potentially higher global gold prices, and follow-through on tighter fiscal management are likely to help Ghana’s economy in 2017.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 120800000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 116900000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 112500000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 82, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 42760000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.3, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3.9, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 4, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 79 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4400, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 4300, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 4300, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 174, "note": "data are in 2016 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"global_rank": 98, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "kWh": 552000000, "global_rank": 69, "date": "2015" }, "imports": { "kWh": 223000000, "global_rank": 105, "date": "2015" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 3656000, "global_rank": 99, "date": "2015" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 56.2, "global_rank": 152, "date": "2015" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 98, "date": "2015" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 43.2, "global_rank": 46, "date": "2015" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0.6, "global_rank": 177, "date": "2015" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 88250, "global_rank": 43, "date": "2016" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 99890, "global_rank": 35, "date": "2015" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 26040, "global_rank": 62, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 660000000, "global_rank": 46, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 10640, "global_rank": 103, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 83000, "global_rank": 87, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 1977, "global_rank": 109, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 72850, "global_rank": 67, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 63540000, "global_rank": 83, "date": "2016" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 655000000, "global_rank": 92, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 107, "date": "2015" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 584000000, "global_rank": 64, "date": "2015" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 22650000000, "global_rank": 74, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 11000000, "global_rank": 102, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 275570, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 1, "global_rank": 120, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 35008000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 133, "global_rank": 42, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "primarily microwave radio relay; wireless local loop has been installed; outdated and unreliable fixed-line infrastructure heavily concentrated in Accra", "domestic": "competition among multiple mobile-cellular providers has spurred growth with a subscribership of more than 130 per 100 persons and rising", "international": "country code - 233; landing point for the SAT-3/WASC, Main One, and GLO-1 fiber-optic submarine cables that provide connectivity to South Africa, Europe, and Asia; satellite earth stations - 4 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean); microwave radio relay link to Panaftel system connects Ghana to its neighbors (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "state-owned TV station, 2 state-owned radio networks; several privately owned TV stations and a large number of privately owned radio stations; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters are accessible; several cable and satellite TV subscription services are obtainable (2007)", "internet": { "country_code": ".gh", "users": { "total": 6181000, "percent_of_population": 23.5, "global_rank": 68, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 4, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 8, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 390457, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 844630, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "9G", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 10, "global_rank": 156, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 7, "over_3047_metres": 1, "2438_to_3047_metres": 1, "1524_to_2437_metres": 3, "914_to_1523_metres": 2, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 3, "914_to_1523_metres": 3, "date": "2013" } } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "gas", "length": 394, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil", "length": 20, "units": "km" }, { "type": "refined products", "length": 361, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 947, "units": "km" }, "narrow_gauge": { "length": 947, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.067-m" }, "global_rank": 92, "date": "2014" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 109515, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 13787, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 95728, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 45, "date": "2009" }, "waterways": { "value": 1293, "units": "km", "note": "168 km for launches and lighters on Volta, Ankobra, and Tano Rivers; 1,125 km of arterial and feeder waterways on Lake Volta", "global_rank": 56, "date": "2011" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 4, "by_type": [ { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 1 }, { "type": "refrigerated cargo", "count": 3 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 2, "by_country": [ { "country": "Brazil", "count": 1 }, { "country": "South Korea", "count": 1 } ] }, "global_rank": 133, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Takoradi", "Tema" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.49, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 0.48, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 0.53, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 0.8, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 0.59, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 125 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Ghana Army", "Ghana Navy", "Ghana Air Force" ], "date": "2012" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18-26 years of age for voluntary military service, with basic education certificate; no conscription; must be HIV/AIDS negative", "date": "2012" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "disputed maritime border between Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "refugees": { "by_country": [ { "people": 6489, "country_of_origin": 2010 } ], "date": "2017" } }, "trafficking_in_persons": { "current_situation": "Ghana is a source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking; the trafficking of Ghanians, particularly children, internally is more common than the trafficking of foreign nationals; Ghanian children are subjected to forced labor in fishing, domestic service, street hawking, begging, portering, mining, quarrying, herding, and agriculture, with girls, and to a lesser extent boys, forced into prostitution; Ghanian women, sometimes lured with legitimate job offers, and girls are sex trafficked in West Africa, the Middle East, and Europe; Ghanian men fraudulently recruited for work in the Middle East are subjected to forced labor or prostitution, and a few Ghanian adults have been identified as victims of false labor in the US; women and girls from Vietnam, China, and neighboring West African countries are sex trafficked in Ghana; the country is also a transit point for sex trafficking from West Africa to Europe", "tier_rating": "Tier 2 Watch List - Ghana does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; Ghana continued to investigate and prosecute trafficking offenses but was unable to ramp up its anti-trafficking efforts in 2014 because the government failed to provide law enforcement or protection agencies with operating budgets; victim protection efforts decreased in 2014, with significantly fewer victims identified; most child victims were referred to NGO-run facilities, but care for adults was lacking because the government did not provide any support to the country’s Human Trafficking Fund for victim services or its two shelters; anti-trafficking prevention measures increased modestly, including reconvening of the Human Trafficking Management Board, public awareness campaigns on child labor and trafficking, and anti-trafficking TV and radio programs (2015)" }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "illicit producer of cannabis for the international drug trade; major transit hub for Southwest and Southeast Asian heroin and, to a lesser extent, South American cocaine destined for Europe and the US; widespread crime and money-laundering problem, but the lack of a well-developed financial infrastructure limits the country's utility as a money-laundering center; significant domestic cocaine and cannabis use" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-24", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624230143/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gh.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gh.html" } }, "gibraltar": { "data": { "name": "Gibraltar", "introduction": { "background": "Strategically important, Gibraltar was reluctantly ceded to Great Britain by Spain in the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht; the British garrison was formally declared a colony in 1830. In a referendum held in 1967, Gibraltarians voted overwhelmingly to remain a British dependency. The subsequent granting of autonomy in 1969 by the UK led Spain to close the border and sever all communication links. Between 1997 and 2002, the UK and Spain held a series of talks on establishing temporary joint sovereignty over Gibraltar. In response to these talks, the Gibraltar Government called a referendum in late 2002 in which the majority of citizens voted overwhelmingly against any sharing of sovereignty with Spain. Since late 2004, Spain, the UK, and Gibraltar have held tripartite talks with the aim of cooperatively resolving problems that affect the local population, and work continues on cooperation agreements in areas such as taxation and financial services; communications and maritime security; policy, legal and customs services; environmental protection; and education and visa services. A new noncolonial constitution came into force in 2007, and the European Court of First Instance recognized Gibraltar's right to regulate its own tax regime in December 2008. The UK retains responsibility for defense, foreign relations, internal security, and financial stability.\nSpain and the UK continue to spar over the territory. Throughout 2009, a dispute over Gibraltar's claim to territorial waters extending out three miles gave rise to periodic non-violent maritime confrontations between Spanish and UK naval patrols and in 2013, the British reported a record number of entries by Spanish vessels into waters claimed by Gibraltar following a dispute over Gibraltar's creation of an artificial reef in those waters. Spain renewed its demands for an eventual return of Gibraltar to Spanish control after the UK’s June 2016 vote to leave the EU, but London has dismissed any connection between the vote and its future commitment to Gibraltar." }, "geography": { "location": "Southwestern Europe, bordering the Strait of Gibraltar, which links the Mediterranean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, on the southern coast of Spain", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 36, "minutes": 8, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 5, "minutes": 21, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "Europe", "area": { "total": { "value": 6.5, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 6.5, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 244, "comparative": "more than 10 times the size of The National Mall in Washington, D.C." }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 1.2, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Spain", "border_length": { "value": 1.2, "units": 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"2016" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 6, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 6.7, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 5.3, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 167, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 79.4, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 76.6, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 82.5, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 46, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.91, "global_rank": 133, "date": "2016" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "none", "conventional_short_form": "Gibraltar", "etymology": "from the Spanish derivation of the Arabic \"Jabal Tariq,\" which means \"Mountain of Tariq\" and which refers to the Rock of Gibraltar" }, "government_type": "parliamentary democracy (Parliament); self-governing overseas territory of the UK", "capital": { "name": "Gibraltar", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 36, "minutes": 8, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 5, "minutes": 21, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 1, "note": "6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" }, "daylight_saving_time": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" }, "independence": { "note": "overseas territory of the UK" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "National Day", "day": "10 September", "original_year": "1967", "note": "day of the national referendum to decide whether to remain with the UK or join Spain" } ], "constitution": { "history": "previous 1969; latest passed by referendum 30 November 2006, entered into effect 14 December 2006, entered into force 2 January 2007", "amendments": "proposed by Parliament and require prior consent of the British monarch (through the Secretary of State); passage requires at least three-quarters majority vote in Parliament followed by simple majority vote in a referendum; note – only sections 1 through 15 in Chapter 1 (Protection of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms) can be amended by Parliament (2016)" }, "legal_system": "the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply", "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false, "note": "18 years of age; universal; and British citizens with six months residence or more" }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor Lt. Gen. Edward DAVIS (since 19 January 2016)", "head_of_government": "Chief Minister Fabian PICARDO (since 9 December 2011)", "cabinet": "Council of Ministers appointed from among the 17 elected members of Parliament by the governor in consultation with the chief minister", "elections_appointments": "the monarchy is hereditary; governor appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually appointed chief minister by the governor" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral Parliament (18 seats; 17 members directly elected in a single nationwide constituency by majority vote and 1 appointed by Parliament as speaker; members serve 4-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 26 November 2015 (next to be held not later than December 2019)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - GSLP 68.4%, GSD 31.6%; seats by party - GSLP 10, GSD 7" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_resident_courts": "Court of Appeal (consists of at least 3 judges, including the court president); Supreme Court of Gibraltar (consists of the chief justice and 3 judges); note - appeals beyond the Court of Appeal are heard by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Court of Appeal and Supreme Court judges appointed by the governor upon the advice of the Judicial Service Commission, a 7-member body of judges and appointees of the governor; tenure of the Court of Appeal president based on terms of appointment; Supreme Court chief justice and judge normally appointed until retirement at age 67, but can be extended 3 years", "subordinate_courts": "Court of First Instance; Magistrates' Court; specialized tribunals for issues relating to social security, taxes, and employment" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Gibraltar Liberal Party", "leaders": [ "Joseph GARCIA" ] }, { "name": "Gibraltar Social Democrats", "name_alternative": "GSD", "leaders": [ "Daniel FEETHAM" ] }, { "name": "Gibraltar Socialist Labor Party", "name_alternative": "GSLP", "leaders": [ "Fabian PICARDO" ] }, { "name": "Progressive Democratic Party", "leaders": [ "Nick CRUZ" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Chamber of Commerce" }, { "name": "Gibraltar Representatives Organization" }, { "name": "Women's Association" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "Interpol ", "note": "subbureau" }, { "organization": "UPU" } ], "flag_description": { "description": "two horizontal bands of white (top, double width) and red with a three-towered red castle in the center of the white band; hanging from the castle gate is a gold key centered in the red band; the design is that of Gibraltar's coat of arms granted on 10 July 1502 by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain; the castle symbolizes Gibraltar as a fortress, while the key represents Gibraltar's strategic importance - the key to the Mediterranean" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "Barbary macaque" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "white" }, { "color": "yellow" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Gibraltar Anthem\"", "lyrics_music": "Peter EMBERLEY", "note": "adopted 1994; serves as a local anthem; as a territory of the United Kingdom, \"God Save the Queen\" remains official (see United Kingdom)" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Self-sufficient Gibraltar benefits from an extensive shipping trade, offshore banking, and its position as an international conference center. Tax rates are low to attract foreign investment. The British military presence has been sharply reduced and now contributes about 7% to the local economy, compared with 60% in 1984. In recent years, Gibraltar has seen major structural change from a public to a private sector economy, but changes in government spending still have a major impact on the level of employment.\n\nThe financial sector, tourism (over 11 million visitors in 2012), gaming revenues, shipping services fees, and duties on consumer goods also generate revenue. The financial sector, tourism, and the shipping sector contribute 30%, 30%, and 25%, respectively, of GDP. Telecommunications, e-commerce, and e-gaming account for the remaining 15%.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2044000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1850000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 2000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 195 }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 2044000000, "date": "2013" }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 61700, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 43000, "units": "USD", "date": "2008" }, { "value": 41200, "units": "USD", "date": "2007" } ], "global_rank": 17 }, "composition": { "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 100, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "industries": { "industries": [ "tourism", "banking", "finance", "ship repairing", "tobacco" ] }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 24420, "global_rank": 209, "date": "2014" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "industry": { "value": 1.8, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 98.2, "units": "%" } }, "agriculture": "NEGL", "date": "2014" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1, "units": "%", "date": "2016" } ], "global_rank": 6 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 475800000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 452300000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2008" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 25.7, "global_rank": 111, "date": "2008" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": 1.3, "global_rank": 19, "date": "2008" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 7.5, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2008" }, { "value": 8.4, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2006" } ], "global_rank": 186 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 July", "end": "30 June" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.5, "units": "%", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 2.2, "units": "%", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 125 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 202300000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 271000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2004" } ], "global_rank": 187 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "(principally reexports) petroleum", "manufactured goods" ], "date": "2010" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2967000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2004" } ], "global_rank": 143 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "fuels", "manufactured goods", "foodstuffs" ] } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.9214, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0.885, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 0.885, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 0.7634, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 0.64, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Gibraltar pounds (GIP) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "production": { "kWh": 200000000, "global_rank": 192, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 200000000, "global_rank": 194, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 145, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 155, "date": "2013" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 43000, "global_rank": 195, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 100, "global_rank": 11, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 99, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 174, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 178, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 139, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 130, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 199, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 0, "global_rank": 139, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 148, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 80000, "global_rank": 90, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 186, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 76680, "global_rank": 62, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 190, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 148, "date": "2013" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 108, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 200, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 144, "date": "2014-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 3600000, "global_rank": 139, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 23400, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 80, "global_rank": 179, "date": "2014-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 38000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 130, "global_rank": 205, "date": "2014-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "adequate, automatic domestic system and adequate international facilities", "domestic": "automatic exchange facilities", "international": "country code - 350; radiotelephone; microwave radio relay; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) provides TV and radio broadcasting services via 1 TV station and 4 radio stations; British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) operates 1 radio station; broadcasts from Spanish radio and TV stations are accessible (2008)", "internet": { "country_code": ".gi", "users": { "total": 24000, "percent_of_population": 82, "global_rank": 200, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "VP-G", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 1, "global_rank": 220, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 1, "1524_to_2437_metres": 1, "date": "2013" } } }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 29, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 29, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 221, "date": "2007" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 267, "by_type": [ { "type": "bulk carrier", "count": 3 }, { "type": "cargo", "count": 146 }, { "type": "chemical tanker", "count": 64 }, { "type": "container", "count": 28 }, { "type": "liquefied gas", "count": 2 }, { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 14 }, { "type": "roll on/roll off", "count": 2 }, { "type": "vehicle carrier", "count": 8 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 254, "by_country": [ { "country": "Belgium", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Cyprus", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Denmark", "count": 7 }, { "country": "Finland", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Germany", "count": 123 }, { "country": "Greece", "count": 8 }, { "country": " Iceland", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Italy", "count": 4 }, { "country": "Jersey", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Morocco", "count": 4 }, { "country": "Netherlands", "count": 34 }, { "country": "Norway", "count": 46 }, { "country": "Sweden", "count": 11 }, { "country": "UAE", "count": 5 }, { "country": "UK", "count": 6 } ] }, "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 6, "by_country": [ { "country": "Liberia", "count": 5 }, { "country": "Panama", "count": 1 } ] }, "global_rank": 32, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Gibraltar" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "branches": { "by_name": [ "Royal Gibraltar Regiment" ], "date": "2013" }, "note": "defense is the responsibility of the UK; the Royal Gibraltar Regiment replaced the last British regular infantry forces in 1992" }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "in 2002, Gibraltar residents voted overwhelmingly by referendum to reject any \"shared sovereignty\" arrangement", "the Government of Gibraltar insists on equal participation in talks between the UK and Spain", "Spain disapproves of UK plans to grant Gibraltar even greater autonomy" ] } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-24", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624193029/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gi.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gi.html" } }, "greece": { "data": { "name": "Greece", "introduction": { "background": "Greece achieved independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1830. During the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, it gradually added neighboring islands and territories, most with Greek-speaking populations. In World War II, Greece was first invaded by Italy (1940) and subsequently occupied by Germany (1941-44); fighting endured in a protracted civil war between supporters of the king and other anti-communist and communist rebels. Following the latter's defeat in 1949, Greece joined NATO in 1952. In 1967, a group of military officers seized power, establishing a military dictatorship that suspended many political liberties and forced the king to flee the country. In 1974 following the collapse of the dictatorship, democratic elections and a referendum created a parliamentary republic and abolished the monarchy. In 1981, Greece joined the EC (now the EU); it became the 12th member of the European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) in 2001. Greece has suffered a severe economic crisis since late 2009, due to nearly a decade of chronic overspending and structural rigidities. Since 2010, Greece has entered three bailout agreements with the European Commission, the European Central Bank (ECB), the IMF, and with the third, the European Stability Mechanism (ESM). The Greek Government agreed to its current, $96 billion bailout in August 2015, which will conclude in August 2018." }, "geography": { "location": "Southern Europe, bordering the Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea, between Albania and Turkey", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 39, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 22, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Europe", "area": { "total": { "value": 131957, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 130647, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 1310, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 97, "comparative": "slightly smaller than Alabama" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 1110, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Albania", "border_length": { "value": 212, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Bulgaria", "border_length": { "value": 472, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Macedonia", "border_length": { "value": 234, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Turkey", "border_length": { "value": 192, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 13676, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "continental_shelf": { "value": 200, "units": "m", "note": "depth or to the depth of exploitation" } }, "climate": "temperate; mild, wet winters; hot, dry summers", "terrain": "mountainous with ranges extending into the sea as peninsulas or chains of islands", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 498, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Mediterranean Sea", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Mount Olympus", "elevation": { "value": 2917, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "lignite", "petroleum", "iron ore", "bauxite", "lead", "zinc", "nickel", "magnesite", "marble", "salt", "hydropower potential" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 63.4, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 19.7, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 8.9, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 34.8, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 30.5, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 6.1, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 15550, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "one-third of the population lives in and around metropolitan Athens; the remainder of the country has moderate population density mixed with sizeable pockets of urban agglomeration", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "severe earthquakes", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "Santorini (elev. 367 m) 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; although there have been very few eruptions in recent centuries, Methana and Nisyros in the Aegean are classified as historically active", "type": "volcanism" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "air pollution", "water pollution" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Air Pollution", "Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides", "Air Pollution-Sulfur 94", "Antarctic-Environmental Protocol", "Antarctic-Marine Living Resources", "Antarctic Treaty", "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Environmental Modification", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Marine Dumping", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Tropical Timber 83", "Tropical Timber 94", "Wetlands" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [ "Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants", "Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds" ] } }, "note": "strategic location dominating the Aegean Sea and southern approach to Turkish Straits; a peninsular country, possessing an archipelago of about 2,000 islands" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 10773253, "global_rank": 85, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Greek(s)", "adjective": "Greek" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "population: Greek", "percent": 93 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 7, "note": "foreign citizens; 2001 census" } ], "note": "data represent citizenship, since Greece does not collect data on ethnicity" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Greek", "percent": 99, "note": "official" }, { "name": "other", "percent": 1, "note": "includes English and French" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Greek Orthodox", "percent": 98, "note": "official" }, { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 1.3 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 0.7 } ] }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 13.93, "males": 772973, "females": 727720 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 9.68, "males": 533112, "females": 510133 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 42.71, "males": 2291355, "females": 2309664 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 13, "males": 686182, "females": 713821 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 20.68, "males": 975819, "females": 1252474 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 56.2, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 22.8, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 33.4, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 3, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 44.2, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 43.1, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 45.3, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 7, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": -0.03, "global_rank": 204, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 8.5, "global_rank": 218, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 11.2, "global_rank": 31, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": 2.3, "global_rank": 43, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "one-third of the population lives in and around metropolitan Athens; the remainder of the country has moderate population density mixed with sizeable pockets of urban agglomeration", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 78, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 0.47, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Athens", "population": 3052000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 0.99, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.96, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.78, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.95, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 31.2, "date": "2010" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 3, "global_rank": 183, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 4.6, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 5.1, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 4.2, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 180, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 80.5, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 77.9, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 83.3, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 35, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.42, "global_rank": 209, "date": "2016" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 8.1, "global_rank": 32, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 6.26, "date": "2014" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 4.8, "date": "2009" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 99.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 98.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 99, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 1.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 1, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 0.26, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 16200, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 300, "date": "2015" } }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 25.1, "global_rank": 96, "date": "2014" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 97.7, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 98.5, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 96.9, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 18, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 18, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 18, "units": "years" }, "date": "2014" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 52.4, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 47.4, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 58.1, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 3, "date": "2014" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Hellenic Republic", "conventional_short_form": "Greece", "local_long_form": "Elliniki Dimokratia", "local_short_form": "Ellas or Ellada", "former": "Hellenic State, Kingdom of Greece", "etymology": "the English name derives from the Roman (Latin) designation \"Graecia,\" meaning \"Land of the Greeks\"; the Greeks call their country \"Hellas\" or \"Ellada\"" }, "government_type": "parliamentary republic", "capital": { "name": "Athens", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 37, "minutes": 59, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 23, "minutes": 44, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 2, "note": "7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" }, "daylight_saving_time": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" }, "independence": { "date": "1830-02-03", "note": "from the Ottoman Empire; note - 25 March 1821, outbreak of the national revolt against the Ottomans; 3 February 1830, signing of the London Protocol recognizing Greek independence by Great Britain, France, and Russia" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "25 March", "original_year": "1821" } ], "constitution": { "history": "many previous; latest entered into force 11 June 1975", "amendments": "proposed by at least 50 members of Parliament and agreed by three-fifths majority vote in two separate ballots at least 30 days apart; passage requires absolute majority vote by the next elected Parliament; entry into force finalized through a “special parliamentary resolution”; articles on human rights and freedoms and the form of government cannot be amended; amended 1986, 2001, 2008 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "civil legal system based on Roman law", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Greece", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "yes", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "10 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": true }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Prokopios (Prokopis) PAVLOPOULOS (since 13 March 2015)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Alexios TSIPRAS (since 21 September 2015); note - Vassiliki THANOU-CHRISTOFILOU served as interim prime minister beginning on 27 August 2015 after the resignation of Alexios TSIPRAS on 20 August 2015; she was Greece's first female prime minister", "cabinet": "Cabinet appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister", "elections_appointments": "president elected by Hellenic Parliament for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 18 February 2015 (next to be held by February 2020); president appoints as prime minister the leader of the majority party or coalition in the Hellenic Parliament", "election_results": "Prokopios PAVLOPOULOS (ND) elected president by Parliament - 233 of 300 votes" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral Hellenic Parliament or Vouli ton Ellinon (300 seats; 288 members directly elected in single- and multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote and 12 seats are filled from nationwide party lists; 50 seats allocated to the party with the highest total valid vote count and remaining seats are apportioned according to each party's or coalition's vote percentage; members serve up to 4 years)", "elections": "last held on 20 September 2015 (next to be held by 2019); note - snap elections were called because of upheaval in the governing SYRIZA party over a new bailout deal with international creditors", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - SYRIZA 35.5%, ND 28.1%, Golden Dawn 7.0%, PASOK-DIMAR 6.3%, KKE 5.6%, To Potami (The River) 4.1%, ANEL 3.7%, EK 3.4%, other 6.3%; seats by party - SYRIZA 145, ND 75, Golden Dawn 18, PASOK-DIMAR 17, KKE 15, To Potami 11, ANEL 10, EK 9; note - only parties surpassing a 3% threshold are entitled to parliamentary seats; parties need 10 seats to become formal parliamentary groups but can retain that status if the party participated in the last election and received the minimum 3% threshold" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Civil and Criminal Court or Areios Pagos (consists of 56 judges including the court presidents); Council of State (supreme administrative court) consists of the president, vice president, 42 privy councillors, and 98 associate and reporting judges, organized into 5- and 7-member chambers; Hellenic Court of Audit (government audit and enforcement) consists of the president 5 vice presidents, 20 councillors, and 90 associate and reporting judges", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Supreme Court judges appointed by presidential decree on the advice of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC), which includes the president of the Supreme Court, other judges, and the prosecutor of the Supreme Court; judges appointed for life following a 2-year probationary period; Council of State president appointed by the Greek Cabinet to serve a 4-year term; other judge appointment and tenure NA; Court of Audit president appointed by decree of the president of the republic on the advice of the SJC to serve a 4-year term with an age limit of 67", "subordinate_courts": "Courts of Appeal and Courts of First Instance(district courts)" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Anticapitalist Left Cooperation for the Overthrow", "name_alternative": "ANTARSYA", "leaders": [ "collective leadership" ] }, { "name": "Coalition of the Radical Left", "name_alternative": "SYRIZA", "leaders": [ "Alexios TSIPRAS" ], "note": "Alexis" }, { "name": "Communist Party of Greece", "name_alternative": "KKE", "leaders": [ "Dimitrios KOUTSOUMBAS" ] }, { "name": "Democratic Left", "name_alternative": "DIMAR", "leaders": [ "Athanasios THEOCHAROPOULOS" ], "note": "Thanasis" }, { "name": "Independent Greeks", "name_alternative": "ANEL", "leaders": [ "Panagiotis KAMMENOS" ], "note": "Panos" }, { "name": "Movement of Democratic Socialists", "name_alternative": "KIDISO", "leaders": [ "Georgios PAPANDREOU" ] }, { "name": "New Democracy", "name_alternative": "ND", "leaders": [ "Kyriakos MITSOTAKIS" ] }, { "name": "Panhellenic Socialist Movement", "name_alternative": "PASOK", "leaders": [ "Foteini GENIMMATA" ], "note": "Fofi" }, { "name": "People's Association-Golden Dawn", "leaders": [ "Nikolaos MICHALOLIAKOS" ] }, { "name": "Popular Unity", "leaders": [ "Panagiotis LAFAZANIS" ] }, { "name": "To Potami ", "leaders": [ "Stavros THEODORAKIS" ], "note": "The River" }, { "name": "Union of Centrists", "name_alternative": "EK", "leaders": [ "Vasilis LEVENTIS" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Supreme Administration of Civil Servants Unions", "name_alternative": "ADEDY", "leaders": [ "Spyros PAPASPYROS" ] }, { "name": "Federation of Greek Industries", "name_alternative": "SEV", "leaders": [ "Dimitris DASKALOPOULOS" ] }, { "name": "General Confederation of Greek Workers", "name_alternative": "GSEE", "leaders": [ "Ioannis PANAGOPOULOS" ] } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "Australia Group" }, { "organization": "BIS" }, { "organization": "BSEC" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CE" }, { "organization": "CERN" }, { "organization": "EAPC" }, { "organization": "EBRD" }, { "organization": "ECB" }, { "organization": "EIB" }, { "organization": "EMU" }, { "organization": "ESA" }, { "organization": "EU" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "FATF" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IEA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IGAD ", "note": "partners" }, { "organization": "IHO" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NATO" }, { "organization": "NEA" }, { "organization": "NSG" }, { "organization": "OAS ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OECD" }, { "organization": "OIF" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "OSCE" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "Schengen Convention" }, { "organization": "SELEC" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNIFIL" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" }, { "organization": "ZC" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Theocharis LALAKOS (since 27 June 2016)", "chancery": "2217 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 939-1300", "fax": "[1] (202) 939-1324", "consulates_general": "Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Tampa (FL), San Francisco", "consulates": "Atlanta, Houston" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Geoffrey R. PYATT (since 24 October 2016)", "embassy": "91 Vasillisis Sophias Avenue, 10160 Athens", "mailing_address": "PSC 108, APO AE 09842-0108", "telephone": "[30] (210) 721-2951", "fax": "[30] (210) 645-6282", "consulates_general": "Thessaloniki (2012)" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "nine equal horizontal stripes of blue alternating with white; a blue square bearing a white cross appears in the upper hoist-side corner; the cross symbolizes Greek Orthodoxy, the established religion of the country; there is no agreed upon meaning for the nine stripes or for the colors", "note": "Greek legislation states that the flag colors are cyan and white, but cyan can mean \"blue\" in Greek, so the exact shade of blue has never been set and has varied from a light to a dark blue over time; in general, the hue of blue normally encountered is a form of azure" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "Greek cross ", "note": "white cross on blue field, arms equal length" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "blue" }, { "color": "white" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Ymnos eis tin Eleftherian\" (Hymn to Liberty)", "lyrics_music": "Dionysios SOLOMOS/Nikolaos MANTZAROS", "note": "adopted 1864; the anthem is based on a 158-stanza poem by the same name, which was inspired by the Greek Revolution of 1821 against the Ottomans (only the first two stanzas are used); Cyprus also uses \"Hymn to Liberty\" as its anthem", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/GR.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Greece has a capitalist economy with a public sector accounting for about 40% of GDP and with per capita GDP about two-thirds that of the leading euro-zone economies. Tourism provides 18% of GDP. Immigrants make up nearly one-fifth of the work force, mainly in agricultural and unskilled jobs. Greece is a major beneficiary of EU aid, equal to about 3.3% of annual GDP.\n\nThe Greek economy averaged growth of about 4% per year between 2003 and 2007, but the economy went into recession in 2009 as a result of the world financial crisis, tightening credit conditions, and Athens' failure to address a growing budget deficit. By 2013 the economy had contracted 26%, compared with the pre-crisis level of 2007. Greece met the EU's Growth and Stability Pact budget deficit criterion of no more than 3% of GDP in 2007-08, but violated it in 2009, with the deficit reaching 15% of GDP. Deteriorating public finances, inaccurate and misreported statistics, and consistent underperformance on reforms prompted major credit rating agencies to downgrade Greece's international debt rating in late 2009 and led the country into a financial crisis. Under intense pressure from the EU and international market participants, the government accepted a bailout program that called on Athens to cut government spending, decrease tax evasion, overhaul the civil-service, health-care, and pension systems, and reform the labor and product markets. Austerity measures reduced the deficit to 4.5% in 2016. Successive Greek governments, however, failed to push through many of the most unpopular reforms in the face of widespread political opposition, including from the country's powerful labor unions and the general public.\n\nIn April 2010, a leading credit agency assigned Greek debt its lowest possible credit rating, and in May 2010, the International Monetary Fund and euro-zone governments provided Greece emergency short- and medium-term loans worth $147 billion so that the country could make debt repayments to creditors. Greece, however, struggled to meet the targets set by the EU and the IMF, especially after Eurostat - the EU's statistical office - revised upward Greece's deficit and debt numbers for 2009 and 2010. European leaders and the IMF agreed in October 2011 to provide Athens a second bailout package of $169 billion. The second deal called for holders of Greek government bonds to write down a significant portion of their holdings to try to alleviate Greece’s government debt burden. However, Greek banks, saddled with a significant portion of sovereign debt, were adversely affected by the write down and $60 billion of the second bailout package was set aside to ensure the banking system was adequately capitalized.\n\nIn 2014, the Greek economy began to turn the corner on the recession. Greece achieved three significant milestones: balancing the budget - not including debt repayments; issuing government debt in financial markets for the first time since 2010; and generating 0.7% GDP growth — the first economic expansion since 2007.\n\nDespite the nascent recovery, widespread discontent with austerity measures helped propel the far-left Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) party into government in national legislative elections in January 2015. Between January and July 2015, frustrations between the SYRIZA-led government and Greece’s EU and IMF creditors over the implementation of bailout measures and disbursement of funds led the Greek government to run up significant arrears to suppliers and Greek banks to rely on emergency lending, and also called into question Greece’s future in the euro zone. To stave off a collapse of the banking system, Greece imposed capital controls in June 2015 shortly before rattling international financial markets by becoming the first developed nation to miss a loan payment to the IMF. Unable to reach an agreement with creditors, Prime Minister Alexios TSIPRAS held a nationwide referendum on 5 July on whether to accept the terms of Greece’s bailout, campaigning for the ultimately successful “no” vote. The TSIPRAS government subsequently agreed, however, to a new $96 billion bailout in order to avert Greece’s exit from the monetary bloc. On 20 August, Greece signed its third bailout which allowed it to cover significant debt payments to its EU and IMF creditors and ensure the banking sector retained access to emergency liquidity. The TSIPRAS government — which retook office on 20 September after calling new elections in late August — successfully secured disbursal of two delayed tranches of bailout funds. Despite the economic turmoil, Greek GDP did not contract as sharply as feared, with official estimates of a -0.2% contraction in 2015, boosted in part by a strong tourist season.\n\nIn 2016, Greece saw slight improvements in GDP and unemployment. The economy remains stagnant, because of unfinished economic reforms, a massive non-performing loan problem, and ongoing uncertainty regarding the political direction of the country. Some estimates put Greece’s black market at 20 to 25% of GDP, as more people have stopped reporting their income to avoid paying taxes that, in some cases, have risen to 70% of an individual’s gross income. These issues will continue to be a drag on the economy in 2017 and further delay recovery from the financial crisis.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 290500000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 290300000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 291000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 58, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 195900000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.1, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -0.2, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 0.7, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 194 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 26800, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 26700, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 26600, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 71, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 71.1, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 19.8, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 10.7, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": -2.3, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 29.1, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -28.4, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 4.1, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 15, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 80.9, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 10.3, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 9.8, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 10.1, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 154 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "wheat", "corn", "barley", "sugar beets", "olives", "tomatoes", "wine", "tobacco", "potatoes", "beef", "dairy products" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "tourism", "food", "tobacco processing", "textiles", "chemicals", "metal products", "mining", "petroleum" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": -1, "global_rank": 182, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 4761000, "global_rank": 85, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 12.6, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 15, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 72.4, "units": "%", "note": "30 October 2015 e" } } } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 24.6, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 25, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 182 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 36, "units": "%", "date": "2014" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 1.7, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 26.7, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 36.7, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 35.7, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 83 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 93340000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 102100000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 47.7, "global_rank": 18, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -4.5, "global_rank": 149, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 181.6, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 177.4, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 2 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -0.2, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -1.7, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 30 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.05, 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Asia; a number of smaller submarine cables provide connectivity to various parts of Europe, the Middle East, and Cyprus; tropospheric scatter; satellite earth stations - 4 (2 Intelsat - 1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean, 1 Eutelsat, and 1 Inmarsat - Indian Ocean region) (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "Broadcast media dominated by the private sector; roughly 150 private TV channels, about ten of which broadcast nationwide; 1 government-owned terrestrial TV channel with national coverage; 3 privately owned satellite channels; multi-channel satellite and cable TV services available; upwards of 1,500 radio stations, all of them privately owned; government-owned broadcaster has 2 national radio stations (2014)", "internet": { "country_code": ".gr", "users": { "total": 7202000, "percent_of_population": 66.8, "global_rank": 56, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 9, 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"by_country": [ { "country": "Belgium", "count": 17 }, { "country": "Bermuda", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Cyprus", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Italy", "count": 5 }, { "country": "UK", "count": 6 }, { "country": "US", "count": 8 } ] }, "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 2459, "by_country": [ { "country": "Antigua and Barbuda", "count": 4 }, { "country": "Bahamas", "count": 225 }, { "country": "Barbados", "count": 14 }, { "country": "Belize", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Bermuda", "count": 8 }, { "country": "Brazil", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Cabo Verde", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Cambodia", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Cayman Islands", "count": 9 }, { "country": "Comoros", "count": 4 }, { "country": "Curacao", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Cyprus", "count": 201 }, { "country": "Dominica", "count": 4 }, { "country": "Egypt", "count": 8 }, { "country": "Gibraltar", "count": 8 }, { "country": "Honduras", "count": 4 }, { "country": "Hong Kong", "count": 27 }, { "country": "Indonesia", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Isle of Man", "count": 62 }, { "country": "Italy", "count": 7 }, { "country": "Jamaica", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Liberia", "count": 505 }, { "country": "Malta", "count": 469 }, { "country": "Marshall Islands", "count": 408 }, { "country": "Mexico", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Moldova", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Panama", "count": 379 }, { "country": "Philippines", "count": 5 }, { "country": "Portugal", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Saint Kitts and Nevis", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Saint Vincent and the Grenadines", "count": 42 }, { "country": "Sao Tome and Principe", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Saudi Arabia", "count": 4 }, { "country": "Singapore", "count": 22 }, { "country": "UAE", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Uruguay", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Vanuatu", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Venezuela", "count": 4 }, { "country": "unknown", "count": 10 } ] }, "global_rank": 12, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Aspropyrgos", "Pachi", "Piraeus", "Thessaloniki" ], "oil_terminals": [ "Agioi Theodoroi" ], "liquid_natural_gas_terminals_import": [ "Revithoussa" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.61, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 2.34, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 2.36, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 2.41, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 2.48, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 48 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Hellenic Army (Ellinikos Stratos", "ES)", "Hellenic Navy (Elliniko Polemiko Navtiko", "EPN)", "Hellenic Air Force (Elliniki Polemiki Aeroporia", "EPA)" ], "date": "2013" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 19, "note": "19-45 years of age for compulsory military service; during wartime the law allows for recruitment beginning January of the year of inductee's 18th birthday, thus including 17 year olds; 18 years of age for volunteers; conscript service obligation is 1 year for the Army and 9 months for the Air Force and Navy; women are eligible for voluntary military service", "date": "2014" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "Greece and Turkey continue discussions to resolve their complex maritime, air, territorial, and boundary disputes in the Aegean Sea", "Greece rejects the use of the name Macedonia or Republic of Macedonia", "the mass migration of unemployed Albanians still remains a problem for developed countries, chiefly Greece and Italy" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "refugees": { "by_country": [ { "people": 14420, "country_of_origin": "Syria; Afghanistan" } ], "date": "2016" }, "stateless_persons": { "people": 198, "date": "2016" }, "note": "1,043,436 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015 - June 2017)" }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "a gateway to Europe for traffickers smuggling cannabis and heroin from the Middle East and Southwest Asia to the West and precursor chemicals to the East; some South American cocaine transits or is consumed in Greece; money laundering related to drug trafficking and organized crime" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-01", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701102646/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gr.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gr.html" } }, "greenland": { "data": { "name": "Greenland", "introduction": { "background": "Greenland, the world's largest island, is about 81% ice-capped. Vikings reached the island in the 10th century from Iceland; Danish colonization began in the 18th century, and Greenland became an integral part of the Danish Realm in 1953. It joined the European Community (now the EU) with Denmark in 1973 but withdrew in 1985 over a dispute centered on stringent fishing quotas. Greenland remains a member of the Overseas Countries and Territories Association of the EU. Greenland was granted self-government in 1979 by the Danish parliament; the law went into effect the following year. Greenland voted in favor of increased self-rule in November 2008 and acquired greater responsibility for internal affairs when the Act on Greenland Self-Government was signed into law in June 2009. Denmark, however, continues to exercise control over several policy areas on behalf of Greenland, including foreign affairs, security, and financial policy in consultation with Greenland's Self-Rule Government." }, "geography": { "location": "Northern North America, island between the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Canada", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 72, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 40, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "Arctic Region", "area": { "total": { "value": 2166086, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 2166086, "units": "sq km", "note": "410,449 sq km ice-free, 1,755,637 sq km ice-covered" }, "global_rank": 12, "comparative": "slightly more than three times the size of Texas" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 0, "units": "km" } }, "coastline": { "value": 44087, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 3, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_fishing_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm", "note": "or agreed boundaries or median line" }, "continental_shelf": { "value": 200, "units": "nm", "note": "or agreed boundaries or median line" } }, "climate": "arctic to subarctic; cool summers, cold winters", "terrain": "flat to gradually sloping icecap covers all but a narrow, mountainous, barren, rocky coast", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 1792, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Atlantic Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Gunnbjorn Fjeld", "elevation": { "value": 3700, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "coal", "iron ore", "lead", "zinc", "molybdenum", "diamonds", "gold", "platinum", "niobium", "tantalite", "uranium", "fish", "seals", "whales", "hydropower", "possible oil", "possible gas" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 0.6, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 0.6, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 99.4, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "population_distribution": "settlement concentrated on the southwest shoreline, with limited settlements scattered along the remaining coast; interior is uninhabited", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "continuous permafrost over northern two-thirds of the island", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "protection of the arctic environment", "preservation of the Inuit traditional way of life", "including whaling and seal hunting" ] }, "note": "dominates North Atlantic Ocean between North America and Europe; sparse population confined to small settlements along coast; close to one-quarter of the population lives in the capital, Nuuk; world's second largest ice sheet after that of Antarctica" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 57728, "global_rank": 206, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Greenlander(s)", "adjective": "Greenlandic" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Inuit", "percent": 88 }, { "name": "Danish and other", "percent": 12 } ], "date": "2010" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Greenlandic", "note": "East Inuit; official" }, { "name": "Danish", "note": "official" }, { "name": "English" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Evangelical Lutheran" }, { "name": "traditional Inuit spiritual beliefs" } ] }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 21.26, "males": 6237, "females": 6034 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 15.81, "males": 4612, "females": 4514 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 41.6, "males": 12597, "females": 11416 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 12.43, "males": 4001, "females": 3177 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 8.9, "males": 2754, "females": 2386 }, "date": "2016" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 33.8, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 35, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 32.6, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 87, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": -0.02, "global_rank": 202, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 14.4, "global_rank": 135, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 8.6, "global_rank": 78, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -6, "global_rank": 199, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "settlement concentrated on the southwest shoreline, with limited settlements scattered along the remaining coast; interior is uninhabited", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 86.4, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 0.74, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Nuuk", "population": 17000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2014" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.02, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.1, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 1.26, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 1.15, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 1.1, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 9, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 10.3, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 7.7, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 144, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 72.4, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 69.7, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 75.2, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 144, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 2.01, "global_rank": 120, "date": "2016" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 1.73, "date": "2014" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 8.2, "date": "2014" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "none", "conventional_short_form": "Greenland", "local_long_form": "none", "local_short_form": "Kalaallit Nunaat", "note": "named by Norwegian adventurer Erik THORVALDSSON (Erik the Red) in A.D. 985 in order to entice settlers to the island" }, "government_type": "parliamentary democracy (Parliament of Greenland); part of the Kingdom of Denmark", "capital": { "name": "Nuuk (Godthaab)", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 64, "minutes": 11, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 51, "minutes": 45, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": -3, "note": "2 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" }, "daylight_saving_time": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October", "note": "Greenland has four time zones" }, "administrative_divisions": [ { "name": "Kujalleq", "type": "municipality" }, { "name": "Qaasuitsup", "type": "municipality" }, { "name": "Qeqqata", "type": "municipality" }, { "name": "Sermersooq", "type": "municipality" } ], "independence": {}, "constitution": { "history": "previous 1953 (Greenland established as a constituency in the Danish constitution), 1979 (Greenland Home Rule Act); latest 21 June 2009 (Greenland Self-Government Act) (2016)" }, "legal_system": "the laws of Denmark apply where applicable and Greenlandic law applies to other areas", "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "Queen MARGRETHE II of Denmark (since 14 January 1972), represented by High Commissioner Mikaela ENGELL (since April 2011)", "head_of_government": "Premier Kim KIELSEN (since 30 September 2014)", "cabinet": "Home Rule Government elected by the Parliament (Landsting) on the basis of the strength of parties", "elections_appointments": "the monarchy is hereditary; high commissioner appointed by the monarch; premier indirectly elected by Parliament", "election_results": "Kim KIELSEN elected premier; Parliament vote - Kim KIELSEN (S) 34.3%, Sara OLSVIG (IA) 33.2%, Anda ULDUM (D) 11.8%, other 20.7%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral Parliament or Inatsisartut (Landsting) (31 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms)", "note": "two representatives were elected to the Danish Parliament or Folketing on 18 June 2015 (next to be held by June 2019); percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Siumut 1, Inuit Ataqatigiit 1", "elections": "last held on 28 November 2014 (next to be held by 2018)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - S 34.6%, IA 33.5%, D 11.9%, PN 11.7%, A 6.6%, other 1.7%; seats by party - S 11, IA 11, D 4, PN 3, A 2 (2013)" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "High Court of Greenland (consists of the presiding professional judge and 2 lay assessors); note - appeals beyond the High Court of Greenland can be heard by the Supreme Court (in Copenhagen)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "judges appointed by the monarch upon the recommendation of the Judicial Appointments Council, a 6-member independent body of judges and lawyers; judges appointed for life with retirement at age 70", "subordinate_courts": "Court of Greenland; 18 district or magistrates' courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Democrats Party", "name_alternative": "D", "leaders": [ "Randi VESTERGAARD EVALDSEN" ], "note": "Demokraatit" }, { "name": "Forward Party", "name_alternative": "S", "leaders": [ "Kim KIELSEN" ], "note": "Siumut" }, { "name": "Inuit Community", "name_alternative": "IA", "leaders": [ "Sara OLSVIG" ], "note": "Inuit Ataqatigiit" }, { "name": "Inuit Party", "name_alternative": "PI", "leaders": [ "Nikku OLSEN" ], "note": "Partii Inuit" }, { "name": "Partii Naleraq", "name_alternative": "PN", "leaders": [ "Hans ENOKSEN" ] }, { "name": "Solidarity Party", "name_alternative": "A", "leaders": [ "Siverth Karl HEILMANN" ], "note": "Atassut" } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "conservationists" }, { "name": "environmentalists" }, { "name": "those wanting independence" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "Arctic Council" }, { "organization": "ICC" }, { "organization": "NC" }, { "organization": "NIB" }, { "organization": "UPU" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "none_self_governing_overseas_administrative_division_of_denmark": "note - Greenland has an office in the Danish Embassy to the US; it also has offices in the Danish consulates of Chicago and New York" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "two equal horizontal bands of white (top) and red with a large disk slightly to the hoist side of center - the top half of the disk is red, the bottom half is white; the design represents the sun reflecting off a field of ice; the colors are the same as those of the Danish flag and symbolize Greenland's links to the Kingdom of Denmark" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "polar bear" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "white" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Nunarput utoqqarsuanngoravit\" (\"Our Country, Who's Become So Old\" also translated as \"You Our Ancient Land\")", "lyrics_music": "Henrik LUND/Jonathan PETERSEN", "note": "adopted 1916; the government also recognizes \"Nuna asiilasooq\" as a secondary anthem" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Greenland’s economy depends on exports of shrimp and fish, and on a substantial subsidy from the Danish Government. Fish account for over 90% of its exports, subjecting the economy to fluctuations in world demand. The subsidy from the Danish Government is budgeted to be about $535 million in 2017, more than 50% of government revenues, and 25% of GDP.\n\nThe economy is expanding after a period of decline. In 2016 the economy grew 4.6% compared to 1.1% in 2015 and negative growth in the years 2013-14. For 2017 the economy is expected to continue to expand at a more subdued rate. The expansion has been driven by larger quotas for shrimp, the predominant Greenlandic export, and also by increased activity in the construction sector, especially in Nuuk, the capital, where the harbor is being enlarged and a prison is under construction. Private consumption and tourism also are contributing to GDP growth more than in previous years. Tourism in Greenland has grown annually around 20% in 2015 and 2016, largely a result of increasing numbers of cruise lines now operating in Greenland's western and southern waters during the peak summer tourism season.\n\nThe public sector, including publicly owned enterprises and the municipalities, plays a dominant role in Greenland's economy. During the last decade the Greenland Home Rule Government pursued conservative fiscal and monetary policies, but public pressure has increased for better schools, health care, and retirement systems. The budget was in deficit in 2014 and 2016, but public debt remains low at about 5% of GDP. The government plans a balanced budget for the 2017 – 2020 period.\n\nSignificant challenges face the island, including low levels of qualified labor, geographic dispersion, lack of industry diversification, the long-term sustainability of the public budget, and a declining population due to emigration. Catches in fisheries have been declining in recent years. Hydrocarbon exploration has ceased with declining oil prices and currently only three mines are under development. The island has potential for natural resource exploitation with rare-earth, uranium, and iron ore mineral projects proposed.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2173000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 2137000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 2154000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" } ], "global_rank": 192, "note": "data are in 2011 US dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 2221000000, "date": "2011" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.7, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": -0.8, "units": "%", "date": "2014" }, { "value": -3, "units": "%", "date": "2013" } ], "global_rank": 149 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 37600, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 37000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 38500, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" } ], "global_rank": 49 }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 24.8, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 28, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 14.3, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": -13.9, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 18.2, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 28.6, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 15.9, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 10.1, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 73.9, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" } } }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "sheep", "cow", "reindeer", "fish" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "fish processing", "mainly shrimp", "Greenland halibut", "gold", "zinc", "anorthosite", "ruby mining", "handicrafts", "hides", "skins", "small shipyards" ] }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 26840, "global_rank": 207, "date": "2015" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 15.9, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 10.1, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 73.9, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 9.1, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 10.3, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 112 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 16.2, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 33.9, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 34.3, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 102 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 1578000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 1876000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2014" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 71, "global_rank": 4, "date": "2015" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -13.5, "global_rank": 208, "date": "2015" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 13, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 177 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.3, "units": "%", "date": "2017-01-01" }, { "value": 1.2, "units": "%", "date": "2016-01-01" } ], "global_rank": 46 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 407100000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 599700000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 178 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "fish", "fish products" ], "date": "2015" }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Denmark", "percent": 76 }, { "name": "Portugal", "percent": 9.7 }, { "name": "Iceland", "percent": 4.2 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 783500000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 866100000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 185 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "machinery", "transport equipment", "manufactured goods", "food", "petroleum products" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Denmark", "percent": 71 }, { "name": "Sweden", "percent": 12.7 }, { "name": "Iceland", "percent": 5.1 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 36400000, "units": "USD", "date": "2010" }, { "value": 58000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2009" } ], "global_rank": 196 }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6.865, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 6.7236, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 6.7236, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 5.3687, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 5.79, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Danish kroner (DKK) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "total_electrification": { "value": 100, "units": "%" }, "date": "2016" }, "production": { "kWh": 300000000, "global_rank": 181, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 300000000, "global_rank": 185, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 147, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 157, "date": "2013" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 96000, "global_rank": 177, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 100, "global_rank": 12, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 101, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 176, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 179, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 141, "date": "2016" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 132, "date": "2016" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 201, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 0, "global_rank": 141, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 150, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 6000, "global_rank": 169, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 187, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 4633, "global_rank": 169, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 192, "date": "2016" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 150, "date": "2013" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 110, "date": "2016" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 202, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 146, "date": "2014-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 520400, "global_rank": 179, "date": "2015" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 16000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 28, "global_rank": 191, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 61000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 106, "global_rank": 200, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "adequate domestic and international service provided by satellite, cables, and microwave radio relay; totally digital since 1995", "domestic": "microwave radio relay and satellite; the fundamental telecommunications infrastructure consists of a digital radio link from Nanortalik in south Greenland to Uummannaq in north Greenland; satellites cover north and east Greenland for domestic and foreign telecommunications; a marine cable connects south and west Greenland to the rest of the world, extending from Nuuk and Qaqortoq to Canada and Iceland", "international": "country code - 299; satellite earth stations - 15 (12 Intelsat, 1 Eutelsat, 2 Americom GE-2 (all Atlantic Ocean)) (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "the Greenland Broadcasting Company provides public radio and TV services throughout the island with a broadcast station and a series of repeaters; a few private local TV and radio stations; Danish public radio rebroadcasts are available (2015)", "internet": { "country_code": ".gl", "users": { "total": 39000, "percent_of_population": 67.6, "global_rank": 192, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 1, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 8, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "OY-H", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 15, "global_rank": 147, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 10, "2438_to_3047_metres": 2, "1524_to_2437_metres": 1, "914_to_1523_metres": 1, "under_914_metres": 6, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 5, "1524_to_2437_metres": 1, "914_to_1523_metres": 2, "under_914_metres": 2, "date": "2013" } } }, "roadways": { "note": "although there are short roads in towns, there are no roads between towns; inter-urban transport is either by sea or by air", "date": "2015" }, "merchant_marine": { "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 1, "by_country": [ { "country": "Denmark", "count": 1 } ] }, "global_rank": 156, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Sisimiut" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "branches": { "by_name": [ "no regular military forces or conscription", "the Government of Denmark has responsibility for defense", "as such the Danish military’s Joint Arctic Command in Nuuk is responsible for territorial defense of Greenland" ], "date": "2016" }, "note": "defense is the responsibility of Denmark" }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "managed dispute between Canada and Denmark over Hans Island in the Kennedy Channel between Canada's Ellesmere Island and Greenland", "Denmark (Greenland) and Norway have made submissions to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) and Russia is collecting additional data to augment its 2001 CLCS submission" ] } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-19", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170619225847/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gl.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170619000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gl.html" } }, "grenada": { "data": { "name": "Grenada", "introduction": { "background": "Carib Indians inhabited Grenada when Christopher COLUMBUS discovered the island in 1498, but it remained uncolonized for more than a century. The French settled Grenada in the 17th century, established sugar estates, and imported large numbers of African slaves. Britain took the island in 1762 and vigorously expanded sugar production. In the 19th century, cacao eventually surpassed sugar as the main export crop; in the 20th century, nutmeg became the leading export. In 1967, Britain gave Grenada autonomy over its internal affairs. Full independence was attained in 1974 making Grenada one of the smallest independent countries in the Western Hemisphere. Grenada was seized by a Marxist military council on 19 October 1983. Six days later the island was invaded by US forces and those of six other Caribbean nations, which quickly captured the ringleaders and their hundreds of Cuban advisers. Free elections were reinstituted the following year and have continued since then." }, "geography": { "location": "Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 12, "minutes": 7, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 61, "minutes": 40, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "Central America and the Caribbean", "area": { "total": { "value": 344, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 344, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 207, "comparative": "twice the size of Washington, DC" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 0, "units": "km" } }, "coastline": { "value": 121, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "tropical; tempered by northeast trade winds", "terrain": "volcanic in origin with central mountains", "elevation": { "lowest_point": { "name": "Caribbean Sea", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Mount Saint Catherine", "elevation": { "value": 840, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "timber", "tropical fruit" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 32.3, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 8.8, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 20.6, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 2.9, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 50, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 17.7, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 20, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "approximately one-third of the population is found in the capital of St. George's; the island's population is concentrated along the coast", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "lies on edge of hurricane belt", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "hurricane season lasts from June to November", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "NA" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Law of the Sea", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Whaling" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "the administration of the islands of the Grenadines group is divided between Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 111219, "global_rank": 191, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Grenadian(s)", "adjective": "Grenadian" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "African descent", "percent": 82.4 }, { "name": "mixed", "percent": 13.3 }, { "name": "East Indian", "percent": 2.2 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 1.3 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 0.9 } ], "date": "2011" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "English", "note": "official" }, { "name": "French patois" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Protestant", "percent": 49.2, "breakdown": [ { "name": "includes Pentecostal", "percent": 17.2 }, { "name": "Seventh Day Adventist", "percent": 13.2 }, { "name": "Anglican", "percent": 8.5 }, { "name": "Baptist", "percent": 3.2 }, { "name": "Church of God", "percent": 2.4 }, { "name": "Evangelical", "percent": 1.9 }, { "name": "Methodist", "percent": 1.6 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 1.2 } ] }, { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 36 }, { "name": "Jehovah's Witness", "percent": 1.2 }, { "name": "Rastafarian", "percent": 1.2 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 5.5 }, { "name": "none", "percent": 5.7 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 1.3 } ], "date": "2011" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 24.15, "males": 13935, "females": 12928 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 15.55, "males": 8609, "females": 8684 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 40.36, "males": 23001, "females": 21891 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 10.1, "males": 5753, "females": 5476 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 9.84, "males": 5041, "females": 5901 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 50.7, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 39.9, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 10.8, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 9.3, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 30.9, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 30.9, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 31, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 109, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 0.46, "global_rank": 163, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 15.8, "global_rank": 121, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 8.1, "global_rank": 93, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -3, "global_rank": 179, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "approximately one-third of the population is found in the capital of St. George's; the island's population is concentrated along the coast", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 35.6, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 0.33, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Saint George'S", "population": 38000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2014" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.1, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.08, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 0.99, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.85, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 27, "global_rank": 134, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 9.9, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 9.4, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 10.6, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 137, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 74.3, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 71.7, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 77.1, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 124, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 2.04, "global_rank": 112, "date": "2016" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 6.1, "global_rank": 97, "date": "2014" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 3.5, "date": "2012" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 99, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 95.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 96.6, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 1, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 4.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 3.4, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 97.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 98.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 98, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 2.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 1.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 2, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "note": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus", "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 24.6, "global_rank": 78, "date": "2014" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 17, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 17, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 17, "units": "years" }, "date": "2015" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "none", "conventional_short_form": "Grenada", "etymology": "probably named for the Spanish city of Granada; in Spanish \"granada\" means \"pomegranate\"" }, "government_type": "parliamentary democracy (Parliament); a Commonwealth realm", "capital": { "name": "Saint George's", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 12, "minutes": 3, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 61, "minutes": 45, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": -4, "note": "1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "administrative_divisions": [ { "name": "Carriacou and Petite Martinique", "type": "dependency" }, { "name": "Saint Andrew", "type": "parish" }, { "name": "Saint David", "type": "parish" }, { "name": "Saint George", "type": "parish" }, { "name": "Saint John", "type": "parish" }, { "name": "Saint Mark", "type": "parish" }, { "name": "Saint Patrick", "type": "parish" } ], "independence": { "date": "1974-02-07", "note": "from the UK" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "7 February", "original_year": "1974" } ], "constitution": { "history": "previous 1967; latest presented 19 December 1973, effective 7 February 1974, suspended 1979 following a revolution, but restored in 1983; amended 1991 (Constitutional Judicature Act, 1991)", "note": "in late 2015, as part of constitutional reform, Parliament completed its first reading of a package of amendments (2016)" }, "legal_system": "common law based on English model", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "yes", "citizenship_by_descent": "yes", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "yes", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "7 years for persons from a non-Caribbean state and 4 years for a person from a Caribbean state" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Cecile LA GRENADE (since 7 May 2013)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Keith MITCHELL (since 20 February 2013)", "cabinet": "Cabinet appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister", "elections_appointments": "the monarchy is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually appointed prime minister by the governor general" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (13 seats; members appointed by the governor general - 10 on the advice of the prime minister and 3 on the advice of the opposition party leader; members serve 5-year terms) and the House of Representatives (15 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 5-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 19 February 2013 (next to be held in 2018)", "election_results": "House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NNP 59%, NDC 41%; seats by party - NNP 15" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) is the itinerant superior court of record for the 9-member Organization of Eastern Caribbean States to include Grenada; the ECSC - with its headquarters on St. Lucia - is comprised of the Court of Appeal with 3 justices and the High Court with 19 judges; sittings of the Court of Appeal and High Court rotate among the member states", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "chief justice of Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court appointed by the Her Majesty, Queen ELIZABETH II; other justices and judges appointed by the Judicial and Legal Services Commission, and independent body of judicial officials; Court of Appeal justices appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 65; High Court judges appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 62", "subordinate_courts": "magistrates' courts; Court of Magisterial Appeals" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Grenada United Labor Party", "name_alternative": "GULP", "leaders": [ "Wilfred HAYES" ] }, { "name": "National Democratic Congress", "name_alternative": "NDC", "leaders": [ "Tillman THOMAS" ] }, { "name": "New National Party", "name_alternative": "NNP", "leaders": [ "Keith MITCHELL" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Committee for Human Rights in Grenada", "name_alternative": "CHRG" }, { "name": "New Jewel Movement Support Group" }, { "name": "The British Grenada Friendship Society" }, { "name": "The New Jewel 19 Committee" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ACP" }, { "organization": "AOSIS" }, { "organization": "C" }, { "organization": "Caricom" }, { "organization": "CDB" }, { "organization": "CELAC" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICCt ", "note": "signatory" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC" }, { "organization": "LAES" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OAS" }, { "organization": "OECS" }, { "organization": "OPANAL" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "Petrocaribe" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Ethelstan A. FRIDAY (since 3 September 2013)", "chancery": "1701 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20009", "telephone": "[1] (202) 265-2561", "fax": "[1] (202) 265-2468", "consulates_general": "Miami" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "the US does not have an embassy in Grenada; the US Ambassador to Barbados is accredited to Grenada", "embassy": "Lance-aux-Epines Stretch, Saint George's", "mailing_address": "P. O. Box 54, Saint George's", "telephone": "[1] (473) 444-1173 through 1176", "fax": "[1] (473) 444-4820" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "a rectangle divided diagonally into yellow triangles (top and bottom) and green triangles (hoist side and outer side), with a red border around the flag; there are seven yellow, five-pointed stars with three centered in the top red border, three centered in the bottom red border, and one on a red disk superimposed at the center of the flag; there is also a symbolic nutmeg pod on the hoist-side triangle (Grenada is the world's second-largest producer of nutmeg, after Indonesia); the seven stars stand for the seven administrative divisions, with the central star denoting the capital, St. George; yellow represents the sun and the warmth of the people, green stands for vegetation and agriculture, and red symbolizes harmony, unity, and courage" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "Grenada dove" }, { "symbol": "Bougainvillea flower" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "yellow" }, { "color": "green" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Hail Grenada\"", "lyrics_music": "Irva Merle BAPTISTE/Louis Arnold MASANTO", "note": "adopted 1974" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Grenada relies on tourism as its main source of foreign exchange especially since the construction of an international airport in 1985. Strong performances in construction and manufacturing, together with the development of tourism and higher education - especially in medicine - contributed to growth in national output; however, economic growth remained stagnant in 2010-14, after a sizable contraction in 2009, because of the global economic slowdown's effects on tourism and remittances. Gross national saving – and wealth – has been declining since 2010.\n\nHurricanes Ivan (2004) and Emily (2005) severely damaged the agricultural sector - particularly nutmeg and cocoa cultivation - which had been a key driver of economic growth. Grenada has rebounded from the devastating effects of the hurricanes but is now saddled with the debt burden from the rebuilding process. Public debt-to-GDP is about 110%, leaving the MITCHELL administration limited room to engage in public investments and social spending. MITCHELL in 2013 announced a structural adjustment program that includes a plan to increase tax revenue.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1511000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1467000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1381000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 198, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 1028000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 6.2, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 7.3, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 97 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 14100, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 13700, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 13000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 116, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { 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0, "global_rank": 191, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 149, "date": "2013" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 109, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 201, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 145, "date": "2014-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 500000, "global_rank": 180, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 27034, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 24, "global_rank": 174, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 120000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 108, "global_rank": 186, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "adequate, automatic, island-wide telephone system", "domestic": "interisland VHF and UHF radiotelephone links", "international": "country code - 1-473; landing point for the East Caribbean Fiber System (ECFS) submarine cable with links to 13 other islands in the eastern Caribbean extending from the British Virgin Islands to Trinidad; SHF radiotelephone links to Trinidad and Tobago and Saint Vincent; VHF and UHF radio links to Trinidad (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "the Grenada Broadcasting Network, jointly owned by the government and the Caribbean Communications Network of Trinidad and Tobago, operates a TV station and 2 radio stations; multi-channel cable TV subscription service is available; a dozen private radio stations also broadcast (2007)", "internet": { "country_code": ".gd", "users": { "total": 60000, "percent_of_population": 53.8, "global_rank": 183, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 0, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 0, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 0, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 0, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "J3", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 3, "global_rank": 195, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 3, "2438_to_3047_metres": 1, "1524_to_2437_metres": 1, "under_914_metres": 1, "date": "2013" } } }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 1127, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 687, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 440, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 184, "date": "2001" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Saint George's" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "branches": { "by_name": [ "no regular military forces", "Royal Grenada Police Force (includes Coast Guard)" ], "date": "2010" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "none" ], "illicit_drugs": { "note": "small-scale cannabis cultivation; lesser transshipment point for marijuana and cocaine to US" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-01", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701102812/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gj.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gj.html" } }, "guam": { "data": { "name": "Guam", "introduction": { "background": "Spain ceded Guam to the US in 1898. Captured by the Japanese in 1941, it was retaken by the US three years later. The military installations on the island are some of the most strategically important US bases in the Pacific." }, "geography": { "location": "Oceania, island in the North Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the Philippines", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 13, "minutes": 28, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 144, "minutes": 47, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Oceania", "area": { "total": { "value": 544, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 544, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 195, "comparative": "three times the size of Washington, DC" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 0, "units": "km" } }, "coastline": { "value": 125.5, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "tropical marine; generally warm and humid, moderated by northeast trade winds; dry season (January to June), rainy season (July to December); little seasonal temperature variation", "terrain": "volcanic origin, surrounded by coral reefs; relatively flat coralline limestone plateau (source of most fresh water), with steep coastal cliffs and narrow coastal plains in north, low hills in center, mountains in south", "elevation": { "lowest_point": { "name": "Pacific Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Mount Lamlam", "elevation": { "value": 406, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "aquatic wildlife supporting tourism", "fishing; largely undeveloped" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 33.4, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 1.9, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 16.7, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 14.8, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 47.9, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 18.7, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 2, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "frequent squalls during rainy season", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "relatively rare but potentially destructive typhoons (June to December)", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "extirpation of native bird population by the rapid proliferation of the brown tree snake", "an exotic", "invasive species" ] }, "note": "largest and southernmost island in the Mariana Islands archipelago; strategic location in western North Pacific Ocean" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 162742, "global_rank": 188, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Guamanian(s) (US citizens)", "adjective": "Guamanian" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Chamorro", "percent": 37.3 }, { "name": "Filipino", "percent": 26.3 }, { "name": "white", "percent": 7.1 }, { "name": "Chuukese", "percent": 7 }, { "name": "Korean", "percent": 2.2 }, { "name": "other Pacific Islander", "percent": 2 }, { "name": "other Asian", "percent": 2 }, { "name": "Chinese", "percent": 1.6 }, { "name": "Palauan", "percent": 1.6 }, { "name": "Japanese", "percent": 1.5 }, { "name": "Pohnpeian", "percent": 1.4 }, { "name": "mixed", "percent": 9.4 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 0.6 } ], "date": "2010" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "English", "percent": 43.6 }, { "name": "Filipino", "percent": 21.2 }, { "name": "Chamorro", "percent": 17.8 }, { "name": "other Pacific island languages", "percent": 10 }, { "name": "Asian languages", "percent": 6.3 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 1.1 } ], "date": "2010" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 85 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 15 } ], "date": "1999" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 24.95, "males": 20881, "females": 19723 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 17.09, "males": 14445, "females": 13375 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 39.09, "males": 32335, "females": 31277 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 9.62, "males": 7912, "females": 7742 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 9.25, "males": 6847, "females": 8205 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 52, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 38.7, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 13.3, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 7.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 30.4, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 29.8, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 30.9, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 111, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 0.64, "global_rank": 151, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 16.7, "global_rank": 110, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 5.2, "global_rank": 182, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -5.1, "global_rank": 193, "date": "2016" }, "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 94.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 1.36, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Hagatna", "population": 143000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2014" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.08, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 1.02, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.84, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 5.3, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 5.7, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 4.9, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 172, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 79.1, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 76.1, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 82.4, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 50, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 2.31, "global_rank": 88, "date": "2016" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 0.84, "date": "2007" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 99.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 99.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 99.5, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 0.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 0.5, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 89.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 89.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 89.8, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 10.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 10.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 10.2, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 29.4, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 29.7, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 28.9, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 25, "date": "2011" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Territory of Guam", "conventional_short_form": "Guam", "local_long_form": "Guahan", "local_short_form": "Guahan", "etymology": "the native Chamorro name for the island \"Guahan\" (meaning \"we have\" or \"ours\") was changed to Guam in the 1898 Treaty of Paris, whereby Spain relinquished Guam, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines to the US" }, "government_type": "presidential democracy; a self-governing unincorporated territory of the US", "capital": { "name": "Hagatna (Agana)", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 13, "minutes": 28, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 144, "minutes": 44, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 10, "note": "15 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "independence": { "note": "territory of the US" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Discovery Day", "day": "first Monday in March", "original_year": "1521", "note": "or Magellan Day" } ], "constitution": { "history": "effective 1 July 1950 (Guam Act of 1950 serves as a constitution); amended many times, last in 2015 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "common law modeled on US system; US federal laws apply", "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false, "note": "18 years of age; universal; note - Guamanians are US citizens but do not vote in US presidential elections" }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Donald J. TRUMP (since 20 January 2017); Vice President Michael R. PENCE (since 20 January 2017)", "head_of_government": "Governor Eddie CALVO (since 3 January 2011); Lieutenant Governor Ray TENORIO (since 3 January 2011)", "cabinet": "Cabinet appointed by the governor with the consent of the Legislature", "elections_appointments": "president and vice president indirectly elected on the same ballot by an Electoral College of 'electors' chosen from each state to serve a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); under the US Constitution, residents of unincorporated territories, such as Guam, do not vote in elections for US president and vice president; however, they may vote in Democratic and Republican presidential primary elections; governor and lieutenant governor elected on the same ballot by absolute majority vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 4-year term (eligible for 2 consecutive terms); election last held on 4 November 2014 (next to be held in November 2018)", "election_results": "Eddie CALVO reelected governor; percent of vote - Eddie CALVO (Republican Party) 64%, Carl GUTIERREZ (Democratic Party) 36%; Ray TENORIO elected lieutenant governor" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral Legislature of Guam or Liheslaturan Guahan (15 seats; members elected in a single countrywide constituency by simple majority vote to serve 2-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 4 November 2014 (next to be held on 8 November 2016)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Democratic Party 9, Republican Party 6", "note": "Guam directly elects 1 member by simple majority vote to serve a 2-year term as a delegate to the US House of Representatives; the delegate can vote when serving on a committee and when the House meets as the Committee of the Whole House, but not when legislation is submitted for a “full floor” House vote; election of delegate last held on 6 November 2012 (next to be held on 8 November 2014)" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court of Guam (consists of 3 justices); note - appeals beyond the Supreme Court of Guam are referred to the US Supreme Court", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "justices appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Guam legislature; justices appointed for life subject to retention election every 10 years", "subordinate_courts": "Superior Court of Guam - includes several divisions; US Federal District Court for the District of Guam (a US territorial court; appeals beyond this court are heard before the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit)" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Democratic Party", "leaders": [ "Carlo BRANCH" ] }, { "name": "Republican Party", "leaders": [ "Mike BENITO" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Guam Commission on Decolonization" }, { "name": "Guam Federation of Teachers' Union" }, { "name": "Guam Waterworks Authority Workers" }, { "name": "We Are Guahan" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "AOSIS ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "PIF ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "SPC" }, { "organization": "UPU" } ], "flag_description": { "description": "territorial flag is dark blue with a narrow red border on all four sides; centered is a red-bordered, pointed, vertical ellipse containing a beach scene, a proa or outrigger canoe with sail, and a palm tree with the word GUAM superimposed in bold red letters; the proa is sailing in Agana Bay with the promontory of Punta Dos Amantes, near the capital, in the background; the shape of the central emblem is that of a Chamorro sling stone, used as a weapon for defense or hunting; blue represents the sea and red the blood shed in the struggle against oppression", "note": "the US flag is the national flag" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "coconut tree" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "deep blue" }, { "color": "red" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Fanohge Chamoru\" (Stand Ye Guamanians)", "lyrics_music": "Ramon Manalisay SABLAN [English], Lagrimas UNTALAN [Chamoru]/Ramon Manalisay SABLAN", "note": "adopted 1919; the local anthem is also known as \"Guam Hymn\"; as a territory of the United States, \"The Star-Spangled Banner,\" which generally follows the playing of \"Stand Ye Guamanians,\" is official (see United States)" } }, "economy": { "overview": "US national defense spending is the main driver of Guam’s economy, followed by tourism and other services. Total federal spending (defense and non-defense) amounted to $1.973 billion in 2014, or 40.4% of GDP. Service exports, mainly spending by foreign tourists while on Guam, amounted to $651 million in 2013, or 13.3% of GDP. In 2013, Guam’s economy grew 0.6%. Despite slow growth, Guam’s economy has been stable over the last decade. National defense spending cushions the island’s economy against fluctuations in tourism. Guam serves as a forward US base for the Western Pacific and is home to thousands of American military personnel. Federal grants amounted to $373.3 million in 2013, or 32.6% of Guam’s total revenues for the fiscal year.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4882000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 4756000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 4562000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 175 }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 4600000000, "date": "2010" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.6, "units": "%", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 1.8, "units": "%", "date": "2012" }, { "value": -0.3, "units": "%", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 184 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 30500, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 29800, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 28600, "units": "USD", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 62 }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 63.7, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 64.9, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_assets": { "value": 5.8, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 17, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -51.2, "units": "%" } }, "investment_in_inventories": "NA", "date": "2013" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "agriculture": "NA%", "industry": "NA%", "services": "NA%" } } }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "fruits", "copra", "vegetables", "eggs", "pork", "poultry", "beef" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "national defense", "tourism", "construction", "transshipment services", "concrete products", "printing", "publishing", "food processing", "textiles" ] }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 70490, "global_rank": 186, "date": "2013" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 0.3, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 21.6, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 78.1, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2013" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 8.4, "units": "%", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 8.2, "units": "%", "date": "2010" } ], "global_rank": 101 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 23, "units": "%", "date": "2001" }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 1147000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 1188000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2013" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 24.9, "global_rank": 118, "date": "2013" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -0.9, "global_rank": 54, "date": "2013" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 32.1, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 35.8, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 145 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 October", "end": "30 September" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.8, "units": "%", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 4, "units": "%", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 105 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 828000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 795000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 166 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "transshipments of refined petroleum products", "construction materials", "fish", "foodstuffs", "beverages" ] } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2501000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 2438000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 153 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "petroleum", "petroleum products", "food", "manufactured goods" ] } }, "exchange_rates": { "note": "the US dollar is used" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 66724, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 59, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 60, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 45, "units": "%" }, "date": "2012" }, "production": { "kWh": 1600000000, "global_rank": 143, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 1500000000, "global_rank": 146, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 148, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 158, "date": "2013" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 600000, "global_rank": 139, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 100, "global_rank": 13, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 102, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 177, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 180, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 142, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 133, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 202, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 0, "global_rank": 142, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 151, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 12510, "global_rank": 155, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 189, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 13470, "global_rank": 134, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 193, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 151, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 111, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 203, "date": "2014" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 147, "date": "2014-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 1800000, "global_rank": 152, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 68000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 42, "global_rank": 152, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 181000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitatnts": 113, "global_rank": 191, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "modern system, integrated with US facilities for direct dialing, including free use of 800 numbers", "domestic": "digital system, including mobile-cellular service and local access to the Internet", "international": "country code - 1-671; major landing point for submarine cables between Asia and the US (Guam is a transpacific communications hub for major carriers linking the US and Asia); satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "about a dozen TV channels, including digital channels; multi-channel cable TV services are available; roughly 20 radio stations (2009)", "internet": { "country_code": ".gu", "users": { "total": 118000, "percent_of_population": 73.1, "global_rank": 168, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "airports": { "total": { "airports": 5, "global_rank": 179, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 4, "over_3047_metres": 2, "2438_to_3047_metres": 1, "914_to_1523_metres": 1, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 1, "under_914_metres": 1, "date": "2013" } } }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 1045, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 186, "date": "2008" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Apra Harbor" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "note": "defense is the responsibility of the US" }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "none" ] } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-24", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624195346/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gq.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gq.html" } }, "guatemala": { "data": { "name": "Guatemala", "introduction": { "background": "The Maya civilization flourished in Guatemala and surrounding regions during the first millennium A.D. After almost three centuries as a Spanish colony, Guatemala won its independence in 1821. During the second half of the 20th century, it experienced a variety of military and civilian governments, as well as a 36-year guerrilla war. In 1996, the government signed a peace agreement formally ending the internal conflict, which had left more than 200,000 people dead and had created, by some estimates, about 1 million refugees." }, "geography": { "location": "Central America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between El Salvador and Mexico, and bordering the Gulf of Honduras (Caribbean Sea) between Honduras and Belize", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 15, "minutes": 30, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 90, "minutes": 15, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "Central America and the Caribbean", "area": { "total": { "value": 108889, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 107159, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 1730, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 107, "comparative": "slightly smaller than Pennsylvania" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 1667, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Belize", "border_length": { "value": 266, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "El Salvador", "border_length": { "value": 199, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Honduras", "border_length": { "value": 244, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Mexico", "border_length": { "value": 958, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 400, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" }, "continental_shelf": { "value": 200, "units": "m", "note": "depth or to the depth of exploitation" } }, "climate": "tropical; hot, humid in lowlands; cooler in highlands", "terrain": "mostly mountains with narrow coastal plains and rolling limestone plateau", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 759, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Pacific Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Volcan Tajumulco", "elevation": { "value": 4211, "units": "m" }, "note": "highest point in Central America" } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "petroleum", "nickel", "rare woods", "fish", "chicle", "hydropower" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 41.2, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 14.2, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 8.8, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 18.2, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 33.6, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 25.2, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 3375, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "the vast majority of the populace resides in the southern half of the country, particularly in the mountainous regions; more than half of the population lives in rural areas", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "numerous volcanoes in mountains, with occasional violent earthquakes", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "Caribbean coast extremely susceptible to hurricanes and other tropical storms", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "significant volcanic activity in the Sierra Madre range; Santa Maria (elev. 3,772 m) 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; Pacaya (elev. 2,552 m), which erupted in May 2010 causing an ashfall on Guatemala City and prompting evacuations, is one of the country's most active volcanoes with frequent eruptions since 1965; other historically active volcanoes include Acatenango, Almolonga, Atitlan, Fuego, and Tacana", "type": "volcanism" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "deforestation in the Peten rainforest", "soil erosion", "water pollution" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Antarctic Treaty", "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Environmental Modification", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Marine Dumping", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Wetlands", "Whaling" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "no natural harbors on west coast" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 15189958, "global_rank": 71, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Guatemalan(s)", "adjective": "Guatemalan" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Mestizo and European", "percent": 59.4, "note": "mixed Amerindian-Spanish - in local Spanish called Ladino" }, { "name": "K'iche", "percent": 9.1 }, { "name": "Kaqchikel", "percent": 8.4 }, { "name": "Mam", "percent": 7.9 }, { "name": "Q'eqchi", "percent": 6.3 }, { "name": "other Mayan", "percent": 8.6 }, { "name": "indigenous non-Mayan", "percent": 0.2 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 0.1, "note": "2001 census" } ] }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Spanish", "percent": 60, "note": "official" }, { "name": "Amerindian languages", "percent": 40 } ], "note": "there are 23 officially recognized Amerindian languages, including Quiche, Cakchiquel, Kekchi, Mam, Garifuna, and Xinca" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Roman Catholic" }, { "name": "Protestant" }, { "name": "indigenous Mayan beliefs" } ] }, "demographic_profile": "Guatemala is a predominantly poor country that struggles in several areas of health and development, including infant, child, and maternal mortality, malnutrition, literacy, and contraceptive awareness and use. The country's large indigenous population is disproportionately affected. Guatemala is the most populous country in Central America and has the highest fertility rate in Latin America. It also has the highest population growth rate in Latin America, which is likely to continue because of its large reproductive-age population and high birth rate. Almost half of Guatemala's population is under age 19, making it the youngest population in Latin America. Guatemala's total fertility rate has slowly declined during the last few decades due in part to limited government-funded health programs. However, the birth rate is still more than three children per woman and is markedly higher among its rural and indigenous populations.\nGuatemalans have a history of emigrating legally and illegally to Mexico, the United States, and Canada because of a lack of economic opportunity, political instability, and natural disasters. Emigration, primarily to the United States, escalated during the 1960 to 1996 civil war and accelerated after a peace agreement was signed. Thousands of Guatemalans who fled to Mexico returned after the war, but labor migration to southern Mexico continues.", "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 35.02, "males": 2711683, "females": 2608295 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 21.8, "males": 1663484, "females": 1647749 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 33.53, "males": 2425931, "females": 2666790 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 5.23, "males": 377642, "females": 416939 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 4.42, "males": 311165, "females": 360280 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 70.9, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 62.6, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 8.3, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 12.1, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 21.7, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 21, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 22.4, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 180, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 1.79, "global_rank": 62, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 24.5, "global_rank": 55, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 4.7, "global_rank": 199, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -1.9, "global_rank": 160, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "the vast majority of the populace resides in the southern half of the country, particularly in the mountainous regions; more than half of the population lives in rural areas", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 51.6, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 3.4, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Guatemala City", "population": 2918000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.01, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 0.91, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.91, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.87, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.97, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 20.3, "date": "2008" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 88, "global_rank": 64, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 22, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 23.9, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 19.9, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 77, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 72.3, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 70.3, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 74.4, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 146, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 2.83, "global_rank": 62, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 60.6, "units": "%", "date": "2014" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 6.2, "global_rank": 88, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 0.9, "date": "2009" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 0.6, "date": "2011" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 98.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 86.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 92.8, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 1.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 13.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 7.2, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 77.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 49.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 63.9, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 22.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 50.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 36.1, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 0.57, "global_rank": 64, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 54600, "global_rank": 56, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 1700, "global_rank": 58, "date": "2015" } }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "degree_of_risk": "high", "food_or_waterborne_diseases": [ "bacterial diarrhea", "hepatitis A", "typhoid fever" ], "vectorborne_diseases": [ "dengue fever", "malaria" ], "note": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus", "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 16.4, "global_rank": 100, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 12.6, "global_rank": 57, "date": "2015" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 3, "global_rank": 139, "date": "2015" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 81.5, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 87.4, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 76.3, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 11, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 11, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 10, "units": "years" }, "date": "2013" }, "child_labor": { "total_number": 929852, "percentage": { "value": 21, "units": "%" }, "note": "data represent children ages 5-17", "date": "2006" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 6.3, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 6.5, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 5.8, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 117, "date": "2013" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Republic of Guatemala", "conventional_short_form": "Guatemala", "local_long_form": "Republica de Guatemala", "local_short_form": "Guatemala", "etymology": "name derives from the Maya word meaning \"Land of Trees\"" }, "government_type": "presidential republic", "capital": { "name": "Guatemala City", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 14, "minutes": 37, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 90, "minutes": 31, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": -6, "note": "1 hour behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "independence": { "date": "1821-09-15", "note": "from Spain" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "15 September", "original_year": "1821" } ], "constitution": { "history": "several previous; latest adopted 31 May 1985, effective 14 January 1986; suspended, reinstated, and amended in 1994 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "civil law system; judicial review of legislative acts", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "yes", "citizenship_by_descent": "yes", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "yes", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "5 years with no absences of six consecutive months or longer or absences totaling more than a year" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false, "note": "18 years of age; universal; note - active duty members of the armed forces and police by law cannot vote and are restricted to their barracks on election day" }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Jimmy Ernesto MORALES Cabrera (since 14 January 2016); Vice President Jafeth CABRERA Franco (since 14 January 2016); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government", "head_of_government": "President Jimmy Ernesto MORALES Cabrera (since 14 January 2016); Vice President Jafeth CABRERA Franco (since 14 January 2016)", "cabinet": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president", "elections_appointments": "president and vice president directly elected on the same ballot by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 4-year term (not eligible for consecutive terms); election last held in 2 rounds on 6 September and 25 October 2015 (next to be held in September 2019)", "election_results": "Jimmy Ernesto MORALES Cabrera (FNC) elected president; percent of vote in first round - Jimmy Ernesto MORALES Cabrera (FNC) 23.8%, Sandra TORRES (UNE) 19.8%, Manuel BALDIZON (LIDER) 19.6%; percent of vote in second round - Jimmy Ernesto MORALES Cabrera (FNC) 67.4%, Sandra TORRES (UNE) 32.6%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral Congress of the Republic or Congreso de la Republica (158 seats; 127 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies within each of the country's 22 departments by simple majority vote and 31 directly elected in a single nationwide constituency by proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 6 September 2015 (next to be held in September 2019)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - LIDER 19.10%, UNE 14.83%, TODOS 9.74%, PP 9.43%, FCN 8.75%, EG 6.24%, PU 5.69%, UCN 5.43%, Winaq-URNG-MAIZ 4.32%, Convergence 3.84%, VIVA 3.66%, PAN 3.42%, FUERZA 2.07%, other 3.48%; seats by party - LIDER 44, UNE 36, TODOS 18, PP 17, FCN 11, EG 7, UCN 6, PU 5, Winaq-URNG-MAIZ 3, Convergence 3, VIVA 3, PAN 3, FUERZA 2; note - as of 6 January 2016, seats by party are as follows: FCN 37, UNE 32, MR 20, TODOS 17, AC 12, EG 7, UCN 6, CREO 5, LIDER 5, VIVA 4, Convergence 3, PAN 3, PP 2, FUERZA 1, PU 1, URNG 1, Winaq 1, independent 1" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court of Justice or Corte Suprema de Justicia (consists of 13 magistrates including the court president and organized into 3 chambers); note - the court president also supervises trial judges countrywide; Constitutional Court or Corte de Constitucionalidad (consists of 5 judges and 5 alternates)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Supreme Court magistrates elected by the Congress of the Republic from candidates proposed by the Postulation Committee, an independent body of deans of the country's university law schools, representatives of the country's law associations, and representatives of the Courts of Appeal; magistrates elected for concurrent, renewable 5-year terms; Constitutional Court judges - 1 elected by the Congress of the Republic, 1 by the Supreme Court, 1 by the president of the republic, 1 by the (public) University of San Carlos, and 1 by the lawyers bar association; judges elected for concurrent, renewable 5-year terms; the presidency of the court rotates among the magistrates for a single 1-year term", "subordinate_courts": "numerous first instance and appellate courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Citizen Alliance", "name_alternative": "AC" }, { "name": "Commitment, Renewal, Order", "name_alternative": "CREO", "leaders": [ "Richard LEE Abularach" ] }, { "name": "Convergence", "leaders": [ "Pablo MONSANTO" ] }, { "name": "Encounter for Guatemala", "name_alternative": "EG", "leaders": [ "Nineth MONTENEGRO Cottom" ] }, { "name": "Everyone Together for Guatemala", "name_alternative": "TODOS", "leaders": [ "Felipe ALEJOS" ] }, { "name": "FUERZA", "leaders": [ "Maurico REDFORD" ] }, { "name": "Grand National Alliance", "name_alternative": "GANA", "leaders": [ "Carlos Alberto MARTINEZ Castellanos" ] }, { "name": "Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity", "name_alternative": "Winaq-URNG", "leaders": [ "Angel SANCHEZ Viesca" ] }, { "name": "Heart New Nation", "name_alternative": "CNN", "leaders": [ "Mario Roberto CHU Catalan" ] }, { "name": "My Country", "name_alternative": "Mi Pais", "leaders": [ "Alfredo RABBE" ] }, { "name": "National Advancement Party", "name_alternative": "PAN", "leaders": [ "Juan GUTIERREZ Strauss" ] }, { "name": "National Unity for Hope", "name_alternative": "UNE", "leaders": [ "Sandra TORRES" ] }, { "name": "National Convergence Front", "name_alternative": "FCN", "leaders": [ "Edgar Justino OVALLE Maldonado" ] }, { "name": "National Welfare", "name_alternative": "BIEN", "leaders": [ "Fidel REYES Lee" ] }, { "name": "Nationalist Change Union", "name_alternative": "UCN", "leaders": [ "Mario ESTRADA" ] }, { "name": "Patriot Party", "name_alternative": "PP", "leaders": [ "Ingrid Roxana BALDETTI Elias" ] }, { "name": "Political Movement Winaq", "name_alternative": "WINAQ", "leaders": [ "Amilcar de Jesus POP Ac" ] }, { "name": "Productivity and Labor Party", "name_alternative": "PPT", "leaders": [ "Edgar Alfredo RODRIGUEZ" ] }, { "name": "Progressive Liberating Party", "name_alternative": "PLP", "leaders": [ "Ana BERNAT" ] }, { "name": "Reform Movement", "name_alternative": "MR", "leaders": [ "Jose Raul VIGIL Arias" ] }, { "name": "Renewed Democratic Liberty", "name_alternative": "LIDER", "leaders": [ "Manuel BALDIZON" ] }, { "name": "Unionista Party", "name_alternative": "PU", "leaders": [ "Alvaro ARZU Escobar" ] }, { "name": "UNITED", "leaders": [ "Mario Rolando TORRES Marroquin" ] }, { "name": "Victoria ", "leaders": [ "Manuel de Jesus RIVERA" ], "note": "Victory" }, { "name": "Vision with Values", "name_alternative": "VIVA", "leaders": [ "Cromwell CUESTAS Paz" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Alliance Against Impunity", "name_alternative": "AI , Family and Friends of the Disappeared of Guatemala", "note": "includes among others Center for Legal Action on Human Rights (CALDH; FAMDEGUA; " }, { "name": "Civic and Political Convergence of Women" }, { "name": "Committee for Campesino Unity", "name_alternative": "CUC" }, { "name": "Coordinating Committee of Agricultural, Commercial, Industrial, Financial Associations", "name_alternative": "CACIF" }, { "name": "Foundation for the Development of Guatemala", "name_alternative": "FUNDESA" }, { "name": "Guatemala Visible" }, { "name": "Mutual Support Group", "name_alternative": "GAM" }, { "name": "Movimiento PRO-Justicia" }, { "name": "National Union of Agriculture Workers", "name_alternative": "UNAGRO" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "BCIE" }, { "organization": "CACM" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CELAC" }, { "organization": "EITI ", "note": "compliant country" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-24" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IADB" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "ICCt ", "note": "signatory" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IHO" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO ", "note": "correspondent" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "LAES" }, { "organization": "LAIA ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "MINUSTAH" }, { "organization": "MONUSCO" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OAS" }, { "organization": "OPANAL" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "Pacific Alliance ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "Petrocaribe" }, { "organization": "SICA" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNIFIL" }, { "organization": "Union Latina" }, { "organization": "UNISFA" }, { "organization": "UNITAR" }, { "organization": "UNMISS" }, { "organization": "UNOCI" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Gladys Marithza RUIZ SANCHEZ de Vielman (since 27 June 2016)", "chancery": "2220 R Street NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 745-4952", "fax": "[1] (202) 745-1908", "consulates": "Del Rio (TX), San Bernadino (CA), Silver Spring (MD), Tucson (AZ)", "consulates_general": "Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, Houston, Lake Worth (FL), Los Angeles, McAllen (TX), Miami, New York, Phoenix, Providence (RI), San Francisco, Silver Spring (MD), Tucson (AZ)" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Todd D. ROBINSON (since 10 October 2014)", "embassy": "7-01 Avenida Reforma, Zone 10, Guatemala City", "mailing_address": "DPO AA 34024", "telephone": "[502] 2326-4000", "fax": "[502] 2326-4654" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "three equal vertical bands of light blue (hoist side), white, and light blue, with the coat of arms centered in the white band; the coat of arms includes a green and red quetzal (the national bird) representing liberty and a scroll bearing the inscription LIBERTAD 15 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 1821 (the original date of independence from Spain) all superimposed on a pair of crossed rifles signifying Guatemala's willingness to defend itself and a pair of crossed swords representing honor and framed by a laurel wreath symbolizing victory; the blue bands represent the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea; the white band denotes peace and purity", "note": "one of only two national flags featuring a firearm, the other is Mozambique" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "quetzal ", "note": "bird" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "blue" }, { "color": "white" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Himno Nacional de Guatemala\" (National Anthem of Guatemala)", "lyrics_music": "Jose Joaquin PALMA/Rafael Alvarez OVALLE", "note": "adopted 1897, modified lyrics adopted 1934; Cuban poet Jose Joaquin PALMA anonymously submitted lyrics to a public contest calling for a national anthem; his authorship was not discovered until 1911", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/GT.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Guatemala is the most populous country in Central America with a GDP per capita roughly half the average for Latin America and the Caribbean. The agricultural sector accounts for 13.5% of GDP and 31% of the labor force; key agricultural exports include sugar, coffee, bananas, and vegetables. Guatemala is the top remittance recipient in Central America as a result of Guatemala's large expatriate community in the US. These inflows are a primary source of foreign income, equivalent to over one-half of the country's exports and one-tenth of its GDP.\n\nThe 1996 peace accords, which ended 36 years of civil war, removed a major obstacle to foreign investment, and since then Guatemala has pursued important reforms and macroeconomic stabilization. The Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) entered into force in July 2006, spurring increased investment and diversification of exports, with the largest increases in ethanol and non-traditional agricultural exports. While CAFTA-DR has helped improve the investment climate, concerns over security, the lack of skilled workers, and poor infrastructure continue to hamper foreign direct investment.\n\nThe distribution of income remains highly unequal with the richest 20% of the population accounting for more than 51% of Guatemala's overall consumption. More than half of the population is below the national poverty line, and 23% of the population lives in extreme poverty. Poverty among indigenous groups, which make up more than 40% of the population, averages 79%, with 40% of the indigenous population living in extreme poverty. Nearly one-half of Guatemala's children under age five are chronically malnourished, one of the highest malnutrition rates in the world.\n\nGuatemala is facing growing fiscal pressures, exacerbated by multiple corruption scandals that led to the resignation of the president, vice president, and numerous high-level economic officials in 2015.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 131800000000.00002, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 127900000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 122800000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 79, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 68390000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.1, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 4.1, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 4.2, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 85 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 7900, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 7900, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 7700, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 152, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 84.4, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 10.4, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 13.3, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 0.5, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 21.4, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -30, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 13.2, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 23.5, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 63.3, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 12.9, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 13.1, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 11.6, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 137 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "sugarcane", "corn", "bananas", "coffee", "beans", "cardamom", "cattle", "sheep", "pigs", "chickens" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "sugar", "textiles", "clothing", "furniture", "chemicals", "petroleum", "metals", "rubber", "tourism" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 3.2, "global_rank": 77, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 4623000, "global_rank": 86, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 30.5, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 13.7, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 55.8, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.4, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2.7, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 16 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 59.3, "units": "%", "date": "2014" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 1.6, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 38.4, "units": "%" }, "date": "2014" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 53, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 56, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 11 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 7390000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 8186000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 10.8, "global_rank": 213, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -1.2, "global_rank": 63, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 27.4, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 28.8, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 154 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4.2, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3.1, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 168 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 7.53, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" }, { "value": 6.5, "units": "%", "date": "2010-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 40 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 13.2, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 13.23, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 55 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 10950000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 10050000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 80 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 25300000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 23250000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 82 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 32409999999.999996, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 28700000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 76 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 571000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -202000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 48 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 11430000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 10830000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 81 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "sugar", "coffee", "petroleum", "apparel", "bananas", "fruits", "vegetables", "cardamom", "manufacturing products", "precious stones", "metals", "electricity" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "US", "percent": 36.4 }, { "name": "El Salvador", "percent": 12.1 }, { "name": "Honduras", "percent": 8.8 }, { "name": "Nicaragua", "percent": 5.4 }, { "name": "Mexico", "percent": 4.2 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 16760000000.000002, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 17640000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 79 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "fuels", "machinery", "transport equipment", "construction materials", "grain", "fertilizers", "electricity", "mineral products", "chemical products", "plastic materials", "products" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "US", "percent": 38.4 }, { "name": "Mexico", "percent": 12 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 11 }, { "name": "El Salvador", "percent": 5.3 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 8803000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 7746000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 78 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 19090000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 18600000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 91 }, "stock_of_direct_foreign_investment": { "at_home": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 13190000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 11980000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 92 } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 7.648, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 7.6548, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 7.6548, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 7.7322, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 7.83, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "quetzales (GTQ) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 1600000, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 78, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 85, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 72, "units": "%" }, "date": "2013" }, "production": { "kWh": 10880000000, "global_rank": 98, "date": "2016" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 9833000000, "global_rank": 94, "date": "2016" }, "exports": { "kWh": 1335000000, "global_rank": 49, "date": "2016" }, "imports": { "kWh": 746900000, "global_rank": 73, "date": "2016" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 4139000.0000000005, "global_rank": 85, "date": "2016" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 61, "global_rank": 130, "date": "2016" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 104, "date": "2016" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 33.6, "global_rank": 65, "date": "2016" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 5.3, "global_rank": 56, "date": "2016" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 8976, "global_rank": 80, "date": "2016" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 7407, "global_rank": 68, "date": "2016" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 203, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 83070000, "global_rank": 76, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 1069, "global_rank": 105, "date": "2016" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 91900, "global_rank": 84, "date": "2016" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 11780, "global_rank": 83, "date": "2016" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 104200, "global_rank": 54, "date": "2016" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 194, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 152, "date": "2013" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 113, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 204, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 2960000000, "global_rank": 98, "date": "2006-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 13600000, "global_rank": 95, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 1718851, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 12, "global_rank": 65, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 18121000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 121, "global_rank": 63, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "fairly modern network centered in the city of Guatemala", "domestic": "state-owned telecommunications company privatized in the late 1990s opened the way for competition; fixed-line teledensity roughly 15 per 100 persons; fixed-line investments are being concentrated on improving rural connectivity; mobile-cellular teledensity about 115 per 100 persons", "international": "country code - 502; landing point for both the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1) and the SAM-1 fiber-optic submarine cable system that, together, provide connectivity to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and the US; connected to Central American Microwave System; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2017)" } }, "broadcast_media": "4 privately owned national terrestrial TV channels dominate TV broadcasting; multi-channel satellite and cable services are available; 1 government-owned radio station and hundreds of privately owned radio stations (2007)", "internet": { "country_code": ".gt", "users": { "total": 4043000, "percent_of_population": 27.1, "global_rank": 90, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 3, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 8, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 93129, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 455520, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "TG", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 291, "global_rank": 23, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 16, "2438_to_3047_metres": 2, "1524_to_2437_metres": 4, "914_to_1523_metres": 6, "under_914_metres": 4, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 275, "2438_to_3047_metres": 1, "1524_to_2437_metres": 2, "914_to_1523_metres": 77, "under_914_metres": 195, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 1, "date": "2013" } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "oil", "length": 480, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 800, "units": "km" }, "narrow_gauge": { "length": 800, "units": "km", "gauge": "0.914-m" }, "global_rank": 96, "date": "2014" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 17621, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 7489, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 10132, "units": "km", "note": "includes 4,960 km of rural roads" }, "global_rank": 118, "date": "2016" }, "waterways": { "value": 990, "units": "km", "note": "260 km navigable year round; additional 730 km navigable during high-water season", "global_rank": 65, "date": "2012" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Puerto Quetzal", "Santo Tomas de Castilla" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.42, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0.39, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 0.42, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 0.46, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 0.45, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 129 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "National Army of Guatemala (Ejercito Nacional de Guatemala", "ENG", "includes Guatemalan Navy (Fuerza de Mar", "including Marines)", "Guatemalan Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Guatemalteca", "FAG)) (2013)" ] }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "note": "all male citizens between the ages of 18 and 50 are eligible for military service; in practice, most of the force is volunteer, however, a selective draft system is employed, resulting in a small portion of 17-21 year-olds conscripted; conscript service obligation varies from 1 to 2 years; women can serve as officers", "date": "2013" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "annual ministerial meetings under the Organization of American States-initiated Agreement on the Framework for Negotiations and Confidence Building Measures continue to address Guatemalan land and maritime claims in Belize and the Caribbean Sea", "Guatemala persists in its territorial claim to half of Belize, but agrees to Line of Adjacency to keep Guatemalan squatters out of Belize's forested interior", "both countries agreed in April 2012 to hold simultaneous referenda, scheduled for 6 October 2013, to decide whether to refer the dispute to the ICJ for binding resolution, but this vote was suspended indefinitely", "Mexico must deal with thousands of impoverished Guatemalans and other Central Americans who cross the porous border looking for work in Mexico and the US" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "internally_displaced_persons": { "people": 257000, "note": "more than three decades of internal conflict that ended in 1996 displaced mainly the indigenous Maya population and rural peasants; ongoing drug cartel and gang violence", "date": "2016" } }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "major transit country for cocaine and heroin; in 2005, cultivated 100 hectares of opium poppy after reemerging as a potential source of opium in 2004; potential production of less than 1 metric ton of pure heroin; marijuana cultivation for mostly domestic consumption; proximity to Mexico makes Guatemala a major staging area for drugs (particularly for cocaine); money laundering is a serious problem; corruption is a major problem" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-17", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170617101542/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gt.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170617000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gt.html" } }, "guernsey": { "data": { "name": "Guernsey", "introduction": { "background": "Guernsey and the other Channel Islands represent the last remnants of the medieval Dukedom of Normandy, which held sway in both France and England. The islands were the only British soil occupied by German troops in World War II. Guernsey is a British crown dependency but is not part of the UK or of the EU. However, the UK Government is constitutionally responsible for its defense and international representation." }, "geography": { "location": "Western Europe, islands in the English Channel, northwest of France", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 49, "minutes": 28, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 2, "minutes": 35, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "Europe", "area": { "total": { "value": 78, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 78, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "note": "includes Alderney, Guernsey, Herm, Sark, and some other smaller islands", "global_rank": 228, "comparative": "about one-half the size of Washington, DC" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 0, "units": "km" } }, "coastline": { "value": 50, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 3, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_fishing_zone": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "temperate with mild winters and cool summers; about 50% of days are overcast", "terrain": "mostly flat with low hills in southwest", "elevation": { "lowest_point": { "name": "Atlantic Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "unnamed elevation on Sark", "elevation": { "value": 114, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "cropland" ] }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "NA", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "NA" ] }, "note": "large, deepwater harbor at Saint Peter Port" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 66297, "global_rank": 205, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Channel Islander(s)", "adjective": "Channel Islander" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "British and Norman-French descent with small percentages from other European countries" } ] }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "English" }, { "name": "French" }, { "name": "Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Protestant", "note": "Anglican, Presbyterian, Baptist Congregational, Methodist" }, { "name": "Roman Catholic" } ] }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 14.46, "males": 4956, "females": 4630 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 11.45, "males": 3877, "females": 3715 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 41.89, "males": 14009, "females": 13760 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 12.93, "males": 4267, "females": 4304 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 19.28, "males": 5797, "females": 6982 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 47, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 21.6, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 25.4, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 3.9, "units": "%" } }, "note": "data represent the Channel Islands", "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 43.6, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 42.3, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 44.8, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 15, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 0.32, "global_rank": 173, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 9.8, "global_rank": 199, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 8.9, "global_rank": 69, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": 2.2, "global_rank": 46, "date": "2016" }, "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 31.4, "units": "%", "date": "2014" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 0.76, "units": "%" }, "note": "data are for the Channel Islands" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.07, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.02, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.99, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.83, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.99, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 3.4, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 3.7, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 3.1, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 206, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 82.5, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 79.9, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 85.4, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 10, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.56, "global_rank": 189, "date": "2016" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Bailiwick of Guernsey", "conventional_short_form": "Guernsey", "etymology": "the name is of Old Norse origin, but the meaning of the root \"Guern(s)\" is uncertain; the \"-ey\" ending means \"island\"" }, "government_type": "parliamentary democracy (States of Deliberation); a Crown dependency of the UK", "capital": { "name": "Saint Peter Port", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 49, "minutes": 27, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 2, "minutes": 32, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 0, "note": "5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" }, "daylight_saving_time": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" }, "independence": { "note": "British crown dependency" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Liberation Day", "day": "9 May", "original_year": "1945" } ], "constitution": { "history": "unwritten; includes royal charters, statutes, and common law and practice", "amendments": "new laws or changes to existing laws are initiated by the States of Deliberation; passage requires majority vote (2016)" }, "legal_system": "customary legal system based on Norman customary law, and includes elements of the French civil code and English common law", "suffrage": { "age": 16, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Lieutenant Governor Vice Admiral Ian CORDER (since 14 March 2016)", "head_of_government": "Chief Minister Gavin ST.PIER (since 6 May 2016); Bailiff Sir Richard COLLAS (since 23 March 2012); note - the chief minister is the president of the Policy and Resources Committee and is the de facto head of government; The Policy and Resources Committee, elected by the States of Deliberation, functions as the executive; the five members all have equal voting rights", "cabinet": "none", "elections_appointments": "the monarchy is hereditary; lieutenant governor and bailiff appointed by the monarch; chief minister indirectly elected by States of Deliberation; last held on 6 May 2016 (next to be held in 2020)", "election_results": "Gavin ST.PIER (independent) elected president of the Policy and Resources Committee and chief minister" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral States of Deliberation (40 seats; 38 People's Deputies and 2 representatives of the States of Alderney; members directly elected by majority vote to serve 4-year terms); note - non-voting members include the bailiff (presiding officer), attorney-general, and solicitor-general", "elections": "last held on 27 April 2016 (next to be held in 2020)", "election_results": "percent of vote - NA; seats - all independent" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_resident_courts": "Guernsey Court of Appeal (consists of the Bailiff of Guernsey, who is the ex-officio president of the Guernsey Court of Appeal, and at least 12 judges); Royal Court (organized into 3 divisions - Full Court sits with 1 judge and 7 to 12 jurats acting as judges of fact, Ordinary Court sits with 1 judge and normally 3 jurats, and Matrimonial Causes Division sits with a 1 judge and 4 jurats); note - appeals beyond Guernsey courts are heard by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Royal Court Bailiff, Deputy Bailiff, and Court of Appeal justices appointed by the British Crown and hold office at Her Majesty's pleasure; jurats elected by the States of Election, a body chaired by the Bailiff and a number of jurats", "subordinate_courts": "Court of Alderney; Court of the Seneschal of Sark; Magistrate's Court (includes Juvenile Court); Contracts Court; Ecclesiastical Court; Court of Chief Pleas" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "note": "none; all independents" }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Stop Traffic Endangering Pedestrian Safety", "name_alternative": "STEPS" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "UPU" } ], "flag_description": { "description": "white with the red cross of Saint George (patron saint of England) extending to the edges of the flag and a yellow equal-armed cross of William the Conqueror superimposed on the Saint George cross; the red cross represents the old ties with England and the fact that Guernsey is a British Crown dependency; the gold cross is a replica of the one used by Duke William of Normandy at the Battle of Hastings" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "Guernsey cow" }, { "symbol": "donkey" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "white" }, { "color": "yellow" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Sarnia Cherie\" (Guernsey Dear)", "lyrics_music": "George DEIGHTON/Domencio SANTANGELO", "note": "adopted 1911; serves as a local anthem; as a British crown dependency, \"God Save the Queen\" remains official (see United Kingdom)" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Financial services account for about 40% of employment and about 55% of total income in this tiny, prosperous Channel Island economy. Tourism, manufacturing, and horticulture, mainly tomatoes and cut flowers, have been declining. Financial services, construction, retail, and the public sector have been growing. Light tax and death duties make Guernsey a popular tax haven. In October 2014, Guernsey signed an OECD agreement to automatically exchange some financial account information to limit tax avoidance and evasion.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3465000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 3451000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 3420000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" } ], "global_rank": 181 }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 2742000000, "date": "2005" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.4, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.2, "units": "%", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 4.2, "units": "%", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 190 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 52400, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 52500, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 22 }, "composition": { "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 3, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 10, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 87, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2000" } } }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "tomatoes", "greenhouse flowers", "sweet peppers", "eggplant", "fruit", "Guernsey cattle" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "tourism", "banking" ] }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 31470, "global_rank": 203, "date": "2006-03-01" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.2, "units": "%", "date": "2016" } ], "global_rank": 8 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 563600000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 530900000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2005" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 20.6, "global_rank": 150, "date": "2005" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": 1.2, "global_rank": 20, "date": "2005" }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.4, "units": "%", "date": "2006-06-01" } ], "global_rank": 147 }, "exports": { "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "tomatoes", "flowers", "ferns", "sweet peppers", "eggplant", "other vegetables" ] } }, "imports": { "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "coal", "gasoline", "oil", "machinery", "equipment" ] } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.7391, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0.6542, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 0.6542, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 0.607, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 0.63, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Guernsey pound per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "total_electrification": { "value": 100, "units": "%" }, "date": "2016" } } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 45100, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 69, "global_rank": 165, "date": "2010-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 67500, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 103, "global_rank": 203, "date": "2013-07-01" }, "system": { "domestic": "fixed-line and mobile-cellular services widely available", "international": "country code - 44; 1 submarine cable (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "multiple UK terrestrial TV broadcasts are received via a transmitter in Jersey with relays in Jersey, Guernsey, and Alderney; satellite packages are available; BBC Radio Guernsey and 1 other radio station operating (2009)", "internet": { "country_code": ".gg", "users": { "total": 55050, "percent_of_population": 83.3, "global_rank": 185, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 2, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 11, "date": "2015" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 2, "global_rank": 200, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 2, "1524_to_2437_metres": 1, "under_914_metres": 1, "date": "2013" } } }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Braye Bay", "Saint Peter Port" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "note": "defense is the responsibility of the UK" }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "none" ] } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-23", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170623090251/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gk.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170623000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gk.html" } }, "guinea": { "data": { "name": "Guinea", "introduction": { "background": "Guinea is at a turning point after decades of authoritarian rule since gaining its independence from France in 1958. Guinea held its first free and competitive democratic presidential and legislative elections in 2010 and 2013 respectively, and in October 2015 held a second consecutive presidential election. Alpha CONDE was reelected to a second five-year term as president in 2015, and the National Assembly was seated in January 2014. CONDE's first cabinet is the first all-civilian government in Guinea. The country held a successful political dialogue in August and September 2016 that brought together the government and opposition to address long-standing tensions. Likewise, President CONDE’s election as AU chairperson has instilled confidence in Guinea. Previously, Sekou TOURE ruled the country as president from independence to his death in 1984. Lansana CONTE came to power in 1984 when the military seized the government after TOURE's death. Gen. CONTE organized and won presidential elections in 1993, 1998, and 2003, though all the polls were rigged. Upon CONTE's death in December 2008, Capt. Moussa Dadis CAMARA led a military coup, seizing power and suspending the constitution. His unwillingness to yield to domestic and international pressure to step down led to heightened political tensions that culminated in September 2009 when presidential guards opened fire on an opposition rally killing more than 150 people, and in early December 2009 when CAMARA was wounded in an assassination attempt and exiled to Burkina Faso. A transitional government led by Gen. Sekouba KONATE paved the way for Guinea's transition to a fledgling democracy." }, "geography": { "location": "Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 11, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 10, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "Africa", "area": { "total": { "value": 245857, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 245717, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 140, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 79, "comparative": "slightly smaller than Oregon" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 4046, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Cote d'Ivoire", "border_length": { "value": 816, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Guinea-Bissau", "border_length": { "value": 421, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Liberia", "border_length": { "value": 590, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Mali", "border_length": { "value": 1062, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Senegal", "border_length": { "value": 363, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Sierra Leone", "border_length": { "value": 794, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 320, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "generally hot and humid; monsoonal-type rainy season (June to November) with southwesterly winds; dry season (December to May) with northeasterly harmattan winds", "terrain": "generally flat coastal plain, hilly to mountainous interior", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 472, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Atlantic Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Mont Nimba", "elevation": { "value": 1752, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "bauxite", "iron ore", "diamonds", "gold", "uranium", "hydropower", "fish", "salt" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 58.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 11.8, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 2.8, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 43.5, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 26.5, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 15.4, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 950, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "hot, dry, dusty harmattan haze may reduce visibility during dry season", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "deforestation", "inadequate potable water", "desertification", "soil contamination and erosion", "overfishing", "overpopulation in forest region", "poor mining practices have led to environmental damage" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Wetlands", "Whaling" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "the Niger and its important tributary the Milo River have their sources in the Guinean highlands" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 12093349, "global_rank": 76, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Guinean(s)", "adjective": "Guinean" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Fulani", "percent": 33.9, "note": "Peul" }, { "name": "Malinke", "percent": 31.1 }, { "name": "Susu", "percent": 19.1 }, { "name": "Guerze", "percent": 6 }, { "name": "Kissi", "percent": 4.7 }, { "name": "Toma", "percent": 2.6 }, { "name": "other/no answer", "percent": 2.7 } ], "date": "2012" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "French", "note": "official" } ], "note": "each ethnic group has its own language" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 86.7 }, { "name": "Christian", "percent": 8.9 }, { "name": "animist/other/none", "percent": 4.4 } ], "date": "2012" }, "demographic_profile": "Guinea’s strong population growth is a result of declining mortality rates and sustained elevated fertility. The population growth rate was somewhat tempered in the 2000s because of a period of net outmigration. Although life expectancy and mortality rates have improved over the last two decades, the nearly universal practice of female genital cutting continues to contribute to high infant and maternal mortality rates. Guinea’s total fertility remains high at about 5 children per woman because of the ongoing preference for larger families, low contraceptive usage and availability, a lack of educational attainment and empowerment among women, and poverty. A lack of literacy and vocational training programs limit job prospects for youths, but even those with university degrees often have no option but to work in the informal sector. About 60% of the country’s large youth population is unemployed.\nTensions and refugees have spilled over Guinea’s borders with Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Cote d’Ivoire. During the 1990s Guinea harbored as many as half a million refugees from Sierra Leone and Liberia, more refugees than any other African country for much of that decade. About half sought refuge in the volatile “Parrot’s Beak” region of southwest Guinea, a wedge of land jutting into Sierra Leone near the Liberian border. Many were relocated within Guinea in the early 2000s because the area suffered repeated cross-border attacks from various government and rebel forces, as well as anti-refugee violence. As of 2016, Guinea sheltered more than 7,000 Ivoirians.", "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 41.7, "males": 2547037, "females": 2495495 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 19.67, "males": 1200618, "females": 1177633 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 30.52, "males": 1851200, "females": 1839952 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 4.46, "males": 258455, "females": 281497 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 3.65, "males": 195054, "females": 246408 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 83.8, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 78.2, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 5.6, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 17.8, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 18.8, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 18.6, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 19.1, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 204, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 2.62, "global_rank": 17, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 35.4, "global_rank": 20, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 9.2, "global_rank": 63, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": 0, "global_rank": 83, "date": "2016" }, "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 37.2, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 3.82, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Conakry", "population": 1936000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.02, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.02, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.01, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.92, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.79, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 1, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 18.9, "date": "2012" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 679, "global_rank": 13, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 51.7, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 54.4, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 48.9, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 30, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 60.6, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 59, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 62.2, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 198, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 4.82, "global_rank": 18, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 5.6, "units": "%", "date": "2012" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 5.6, "global_rank": 102, "date": "2014" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 0.3, "date": "2011" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 92.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 67.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 76.8, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 7.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 32.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 23.2, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 34.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 11.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 20.1, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 65.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 88.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 79.9, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 1.56, "global_rank": 33, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 116800, "global_rank": 40, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 4600, "global_rank": 39, "date": "2015" } }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "degree_of_risk": "very high", "food_or_waterborne_diseases": [ "bacterial diarrhea", "protozoal diarrhea", "hepatitis A", "typhoid fever" ], "vectorborne_diseases": [ "malaria", "dengue fever", "yellow fever" ], "water_contact_diseases": [ "schistosomiasis" ], "aerosolized_dust_or_soil_contact_diseases": "Lassa fever", "animal_contact_diseases": [ "rabies" ], "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 5.9, "global_rank": 165, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 18.7, "global_rank": 33, "date": "2012" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 3.2, "global_rank": 156, "date": "2014" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 30.4, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 38.1, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 22.8, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 9, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 10, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 8, "units": "years" }, "date": "2014" }, "child_labor": { "total_number": 571774, "percentage": { "value": 25, "units": "%" }, "date": "2003" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 1, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 1.5, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 0.6, "units": "%" }, "date": "2012" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Republic of Guinea", "conventional_short_form": "Guinea", "local_long_form": "Republique de Guinee", "local_short_form": "Guinee", "former": "French Guinea", "etymology": "the country is named after the Guinea region of West Africa that lies along the Gulf of Guinea and stretches north to the Sahel" }, "government_type": "presidential republic", "capital": { "name": "Conakry", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 9, "minutes": 30, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 13, "minutes": 42, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 0, "note": "5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "administrative_divisions": [ { "name": "Boke", "type": "region administrative" }, { "name": "Conakry", "type": "gouvenorat" }, { "name": "Faranah", "type": "region administrative" }, { "name": "Kankan", "type": "region administrative" }, { "name": "Kindia", "type": "region administrative" }, { "name": "Labe", "type": "region administrative" }, { "name": "Mamou", "type": "region administrative" }, { "name": "N'Zerekore", "type": "region administrative" } ], "independence": { "date": "1958-10-02", "note": "from France" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "2 October", "original_year": "1958" } ], "constitution": { "history": "previous 1958, 1990; latest promulgated 19 April 2010, approved 7 May 2010 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "civil law system based on the French model", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Guinea", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "na" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Alpha CONDE (since 21 December 2010)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Mamady YOULA (since 26 December 2015); Prime Minister Mohamed Said FOFANA (since 24 December 2010) resigned 12/23/15", "cabinet": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president", "elections_appointments": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 11 October 2015 (next scheduled for 2020); prime minister appointed by the president", "election_results": "Alpha CONDE reelected president; percent of vote - Alpha CONDE (RPG) 57.8%, Cellou Dalein DIALLO (UFDG) 31.4%, other 10.8%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral People's National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale Populaire (114 seats; 76 members directly elected in a single nationwide constituency by proportional representation vote and 38 directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote; members serve 5-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 28 September 2013 (next scheduled for 2018)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - RPG 53, UFDG 37, UFR 10, PEDN 2, UPG 2, other parties 10" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court or Cour Supreme (organized into Administrative Chamber and Civil, Penal, and Social Chamber; court consists of the first president, 2 chamber presidents, at least 4 councillors, the solicitor general and NA deputies); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 members)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Supreme Court first president appointed by the national president after consultation with the National Assembly; other members appointed by presidential decree; members serve until age 65; Constitutional Court member appointments - 2 by the National Assembly and the president of the republic, 3 experienced judges designated by their peers, 1 experienced lawyer, 1 university professor with expertise in public law designated by peers, and 2 experienced representatives of the Independent National Institution of Human Rights; members serve single 9-year terms", "subordinate_courts": "includes Court of Appeal or Cour d'Appel; courts of first instance or Tribunal de Premiere Instance; High Court of Justice or Cour d'Assises; labor court; military tribunal; justices of the peace; specialized courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Liberal Block", "name_alternative": "BL", "leaders": [ "Faya MILLIMONO" ] }, { "name": "National Party for Hope and Development", "name_alternative": "PEDN", "leaders": [ "Lansana KOUYATE" ] }, { "name": "Rally for the Guinean People", "name_alternative": "RPG", "leaders": [ "Alpha CONDE" ] }, { "name": "Union for the Progress of Guinea", "name_alternative": "UPG" }, { "name": "Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea", "name_alternative": "UFDG", "leaders": [ "Cellou Dalein DIALLO" ] }, { "name": "Union of Republican Forces", "name_alternative": "UFR", "leaders": [ "Sidya TOURE" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "National Confederation of Guinean Workers-Labor Union of Guinean Workers", "name_alternative": "CNTG-USTG Alliance", "note": "includes National Confederation of Guinean Workers or CNTG, Labor Union of Guinean Workers or USTG" }, { "name": "Syndicate of Guinean Teachers and Researchers", "name_alternative": "SLECG" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ACP" }, { "organization": "AfDB" }, { "organization": "AU" }, { "organization": "ECOWAS" }, { "organization": "EITI ", "note": "compliant country" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IDB" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO ", "note": "correspondent" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "MINURSO" }, { "organization": "MINUSMA" }, { "organization": "MONUSCO" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OIC" }, { "organization": "OIF" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNISFA" }, { "organization": "UNMISS" }, { "organization": "UNOCI" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Mamady CONDE (since 14 July 2014)", "chancery": "2112 Leroy Place NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 986-4300", "fax": "[1] (202) 986-3800" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Dennis B. HANKINS (since December 2015)", "embassy": "Koloma, Conakry, across from the Radio Television de Guinee", "mailing_address": "P.O. Box 603, Transversale No. 2, Centre Administratif de Koloma, Commune de Ratoma, Conakry", "telephone": "[224] 655-10-40-00", "fax": "[224] 655-10-42-97" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "three equal vertical bands of red (hoist side), yellow, and green; red represents the people's sacrifice for liberation and work; yellow stands for the sun, for the riches of the earth, and for justice; green symbolizes the country's vegetation and unity", "note": "uses the popular Pan-African colors of Ethiopia; the colors from left to right are the reverse of those on the flags of neighboring Mali and Senegal" }, "national_symbol": { "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "yellow" }, { "color": "green" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Liberte\" (Liberty)", "lyrics_music": "unknown/Fodeba KEITA", "note": "adopted 1958", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/GV.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Guinea is a poor country of approximately 12.9 million people in 2016 that possesses the world's largest reserves of bauxite and largest untapped high-grade iron ore reserves, as well as gold and diamonds. In addition, Guinea has fertile soil, ample rainfall, and is the source of several West African rivers, including the Senegal, Niger, and Gambia. Guinea's hydro potential is enormous and the country could be a major exporter of electricity. The country also has tremendous agriculture potential. Gold, bauxite, and diamonds are Guinea’s main exports. International investors have shown interest in Guinea's unexplored mineral reserves, which have the potential to propel Guinea's future growth.\n\nFollowing the death of long-term President Lansana CONTE in 2008 and the coup that followed, international donors, including the G-8, the IMF, and the World Bank, significantly curtailed their development programs in Guinea. However, the IMF approved a 3-year Extended Credit Facility arrangement in 2012, following the December 2010 presidential elections. In September 2012, Guinea achieved Heavily Indebted Poor Countries completion point status. Future access to international assistance and investment will depend on the government’s ability to be transparent, combat corruption, reform its banking system, improve its business environment, and build infrastructure. In April 2013, the government amended its mining code to reduce taxes and royalties. In 2014, Guinea also complied with requirements of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative by publishing its mining contracts and was found to be compliant. Guinea completed its program with the IMF in October 2016 even though some targeted reforms have been delayed. Currently Guinea is negotiating a new IMF program which will be based on Guinea’s new five-year economic plan, focusing on the development of higher value-added products, including from the agro-business sector and development of the rural economy.\n\nThe biggest threats to Guinea’s economy are political instability, a reintroduction of the Ebola virus epidemic, and low international commodity prices. Economic recovery will be a long process while the government adjusts to lower inflows of international donor aid following the surge of Ebola-related emergency support. Ebola stalled promising economic growth in 2014-15 and impeded several projects, such as offshore oil exploration and the Simandou iron ore project. The economy, however, grew by 5.2% in 2016, mainly due to growth from bauxite mining and thermal energy generation as well as the resiliency of the agricultural sector. The economy is projected to grow by 4.6% in 2017. The 240 megawatt Kaleta Dam, inaugurated in September 2015, has expanded access to electricity for residents of Conakry. An enduring legacy of corruption, inefficiency, and lack of government transparency, combined with fears of Ebola virus, continue to undermine Guinea's economic viability.\n\nGuinea’s iron ore industry took a hit in 2016 when investors in the Simandou iron ore project announced plans to divest from the project. In 2017, agriculture output and public investment will boost economic growth while the mining sector continues to play a prominent role in economic performance.\n\nSuccessive governments have failed to address the country's crumbling infrastructure. Guinea suffers from chronic electricity shortages; poor roads, rail lines and bridges; and a lack of access to clean water - all of which continue to plague economic development. The present government, led by President Alpha CONDE, is working to create an environment to attract foreign investment and hopes to have greater participation from western countries and firms in Guinea's economic development.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 16079999999.999998, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 15490000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 15470000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 153, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 6754000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.8, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0.1, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.1, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 61 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1300, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1300, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1300, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 220, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 97.2, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 8.4, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 13.3, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 23.5, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -42.4, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 19.7, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 37.7, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 42.6, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.7, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -8.5, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": -8, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 173 }, "agriculture_products": { 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"bauxite", "gold", "diamonds", "coffee", "fish", "agricultural products" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "India", "percent": 22.1 }, { "name": "Spain", "percent": 8.2 }, { "name": "Ireland", "percent": 7.3 }, { "name": "Germany", "percent": 6.3 }, { "name": "Belgium", "percent": 5.5 }, { "name": "Ukraine", "percent": 5.3 }, { "name": "France", "percent": 4.1 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2185000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2173000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 157 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "petroleum products", "metals", "machinery", "transport equipment", "textiles", "grain", "other foodstuffs" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "China", "percent": 20.5 }, { "name": "Netherlands", "percent": 5.4 }, { "name": "India", "percent": 4.4 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 243600000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 233500000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 159 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1332000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 1329000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 162 }, "stock_of_direct_foreign_investment": { "abroad": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 67300000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 67300000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 103 } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 8230, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 7485.5, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 7485.5, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 7014.1, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 6986, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Guinean francs (GNF) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 8700000, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 26, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 53, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 11, "units": "%" }, "date": "2013" }, "production": { "kWh": 1000000000, "global_rank": 151, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 900000000, "global_rank": 157, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 149, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 159, "date": "2013" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 500000, "global_rank": 149, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 67.8, "global_rank": 116, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 105, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 32.2, "global_rank": 71, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 181, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 143, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 134, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 204, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 0, "global_rank": 143, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 152, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 16000, "global_rank": 147, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 190, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 16130, "global_rank": 126, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 195, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 153, "date": "2013" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 114, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 205, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 148, "date": "2014-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 1400000, "global_rank": 158, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 18000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 1, "global_rank": 219, "date": "2011-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 10764000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 91, "global_rank": 93, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "huge improvement over the last 10 years; the capital and the regional administrative centers have 3G access", "domestic": "there is national coverage and Conakry is reasonably well-served; coverage elsewhere remains inadequate but is improving; fixed-line teledensity less than 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular subscribership is expanding rapidly and exceeds 90 per 100 persons", "international": "country code - 224; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2017)" } }, "broadcast_media": "government maintains marginal control over broadcast media; single state-run TV station; state-run radio broadcast station also operates several stations in rural areas; a steadily increasing number of privately owned radio stations, nearly all in Conakry, and about a dozen community radio stations; foreign TV programming available via satellite and cable subscription services (2011)", "internet": { "country_code": ".gn", "users": { "total": 554000, "percent_of_population": 4.7, "global_rank": 156, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "3X", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 16, "global_rank": 144, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 4, "over_3047_metres": 1, "1524_to_2437_metres": 3, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 12, "1524_to_2437_metres": 7, "914_to_1523_metres": 3, "under_914_metres": 2, "date": "2013" } } }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 1086, "units": "km" }, "standard_gauge": { "length": 279, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.435-m" }, "narrow_gauge": { "length": 807, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.000-m" }, "global_rank": 105, "date": "2017" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 44348, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 4342, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 40006, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 81, "date": "2003" }, "waterways": { "value": 1300, "units": "km", "note": "navigable by shallow-draft native craft in the northern part of the Niger River system", "global_rank": 53, "date": "2011" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Conakry", "Kamsar" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.85, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 3.09, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 2.98, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" } ] }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "National Armed Forces", "Army", "Guinean Navy (Armee de Mer or Marine Guineenne", "includes Marines)", "Guinean Air Force (Force Aerienne de Guinee)" ], "date": "2009" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "note": "no compulsory military service", "date": "2017" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "Sierra Leone considers Guinea's definition of the flood plain limits to define the left bank boundary of the Makona and Moa Rivers excessive and protests Guinea's continued occupation of these lands, including the hamlet of Yenga, occupied since 1998" ], "trafficking_in_persons": { "current_situation": "Guinea is a source, transit, and, to a lesser extent, a destination country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking; the majority of trafficking victims are Guinean children, and trafficking is more prevalent among Guineans than foreign national migrants; Guinean girls are subjected to domestic servitude and commercial sexual exploitation, while boys are forced to beg or to work as street vendors, shoe shiners, or miners; Guinea is a source country and transit point for West African children forced to work as miners in the region; Guinean women and girls are subjected to domestic servitude and sex trafficking in West Africa, the Middle East, the US, and increasingly Europe, while Thai, Chinese, and Vietnamese women are forced into prostitution and some West Africans are forced into domestic servitude in Guinea", "tier_rating": "Tier 2 Watch List – Guinea does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; in 2014, Guinea was granted a waiver from an otherwise required downgrade to Tier 3 because its government has a written plan that, if implemented would constitute making significant efforts to bring itself into compliance with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; no new investigations were conducted in 2014, and the one ongoing case led to the prosecution of four offenders for forced child labor, three of whom were convicted but given inadequate sentences for the crime; the government did not identify or provide protective services to victims and did not support NGOs that assisted victims but continued to refer child victims to NGOs on an ad hoc basis; Guinean law does not prohibit all forms of trafficking, excluding, for example, debt bondage; the 2014 Ebolavirus outbreak negatively affected Guinea’s ability to address human trafficking (2015)" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-24", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624100352/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gv.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gv.html" } }, "guinea_bissau": { "data": { "name": "Guinea-Bissau", "introduction": { "background": "Since independence from Portugal in 1974, Guinea-Bissau has experienced considerable political and military upheaval. In 1980, a military coup established authoritarian General Joao Bernardo 'Nino' VIEIRA as president. Despite eventually setting a path to a market economy and multiparty system, VIEIRA's regime was characterized by the suppression of political opposition and the purging of political rivals. Several coup attempts through the 1980s and early 1990s failed to unseat him. In 1994 VIEIRA was elected president in the country's first free, multiparty election. A military mutiny and resulting civil war in 1998 eventually led to VIEIRA's ouster in May 1999. In February 2000, a transitional government turned over power to opposition leader Kumba YALA after he was elected president in transparent polling. In September 2003, after only three years in office, YALA was overthrown in a bloodless military coup, and businessman Henrique ROSA was sworn in as interim president. In 2005, former President VIEIRA was reelected, pledging to pursue economic development and national reconciliation; he was assassinated in March 2009. Malam Bacai SANHA was elected in an emergency election held in June 2009, but he passed away in January 2012 from a long-term illness. A military coup in April 2012 prevented Guinea-Bissau's second-round presidential election - to determine SANHA's successor - from taking place. Following mediation by the Economic Community of Western African States, a civilian transitional government assumed power in 2012 and remained until Jose Mario VAZ won a free and fair election in 2014. A long-running dispute between factions in the ruling PAIGC party has brought the government to a political impasse; there have been five prime ministers since August 2015." }, "geography": { "location": "Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea and Senegal", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 12, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 15, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "Africa", "area": { "total": { "value": 36125, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 28120, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 8005, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 138, "comparative": "slightly less than three times the size of Connecticut" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 762, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Guinea", "border_length": { "value": 421, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Senegal", "border_length": { "value": 341, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 350, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "tropical; generally hot and humid; monsoonal-type rainy season (June to November) with southwesterly winds; dry season (December to May) with northeasterly harmattan winds", "terrain": "mostly low-lying coastal plain with a deeply indented estuarine coastline rising to savanna in east; numerous off-shore islands including the Arquipelago Dos Bijagos consisting of 18 main islands and many small islets", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 70, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Atlantic Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "unnamed elevation in the eastern part of the country", "elevation": { "value": 300, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "fish", "timber", "phosphates", "bauxite", "clay", "granite", "limestone", "unexploited deposits of petroleum" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 44.8, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 8.2, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 6.9, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 29.7, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 55.2, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 0, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 250, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "hot, dry, dusty harmattan haze may reduce visibility during dry season", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "brush fires", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "deforestation", "soil erosion", "overgrazing", "overfishing" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Wetlands" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "this small country is swampy along its western coast and low-lying inland" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 1759159, "global_rank": 152, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Bissau-Guinean(s)", "adjective": "Bissau-Guinean" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Fulani", "percent": 28.5 }, { "name": "Balanta", "percent": 22.5 }, { "name": "Mandinga", "percent": 14.7 }, { "name": "Papel", "percent": 9.1 }, { "name": "Manjaco", "percent": 8.3 }, { "name": "Beafada", "percent": 3.5 }, { "name": "Mancanha", "percent": 3.1 }, { "name": "Bijago", "percent": 2.1 }, { "name": "Felupe", "percent": 1.7 }, { "name": "Mansoanca", "percent": 1.4 }, { "name": "Balanta Mane", "percent": 1 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 1.8 }, { "name": "none", "percent": 2.2 } ], "date": "2008" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Crioulo", "note": "lingua franca" }, { "name": "Portuguese", "note": "official; largely used as a second or third language" }, { "name": "Pular", "note": "a Fula language" }, { "name": "Mandingo" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 45.1 }, { "name": "Christian", "percent": 22.1 }, { "name": "animist", "percent": 14.9 }, { "name": "none", "percent": 2 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 15.9 } ], "date": "2008" }, "demographic_profile": "Guinea-Bissau’s young and growing population is sustained by high fertility; approximately 60% of the population is under the age of 25. Its large reproductive-age population and total fertility rate of more than 4 children per woman offsets the country’s high infant and maternal mortality rates. The latter is among the world’s highest because of the prevalence of early childbearing, a lack of birth spacing, the high percentage of births outside of health care facilities, and a shortage of medicines and supplies.\nGuinea-Bissau’s history of political instability, a civil war, and several coups (the latest in 2012) have resulted in a fragile state with a weak economy, high unemployment, rampant corruption, widespread poverty, and thriving drug and child trafficking. With the country lacking educational infrastructure, school funding and materials, and qualified teachers, and with the cultural emphasis placed on religious education, parents frequently send boys to study in residential Koranic schools (daaras) in Senegal and The Gambia. They often are extremely deprived and are forced into street begging or agricultural work by marabouts (Muslim religious teachers), who enrich themselves at the expense of the children. Boys who leave their marabouts often end up on the streets of Dakar or other large Senegalese towns and are vulnerable to even worse abuse.\nSome young men lacking in education and job prospects become involved in the flourishing international drug trade. Local drug use and associated violent crime are growing.", "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 39.28, "males": 344976, "females": 346102 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 20.17, "males": 176050, "females": 178842 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 32.53, "males": 285258, "females": 286955 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 4.62, "males": 31030, "females": 50215 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 3.4, "males": 22121, "females": 37610 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 78.4, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 72.8, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 5.7, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 17.7, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 20, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 19.5, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 20.5, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 190, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 1.88, "global_rank": 55, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 32.9, "global_rank": 31, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 14.1, "global_rank": 6, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": 0, "global_rank": 94, "date": "2016" }, "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 49.3, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 4.13, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Bissau", "population": 492000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 0.98, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 0.99, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.62, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.6, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.96, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 549, "global_rank": 7, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 87.5, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 96.9, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 77.7, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 5, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 50.6, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 48.6, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 52.7, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 223, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 4.16, "global_rank": 33, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 16, "units": "%", "date": "2014" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 5.6, "global_rank": 116, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 0.08, "date": "2009" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 1, "date": "2009" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 98.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 60.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 79.3, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 1.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 39.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 20.7, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 33.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 8.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 20.8, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 66.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 91.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 79.2, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 3.69, "global_rank": 17, "date": "2014" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 42000, "global_rank": 59, "date": "2014" }, "deaths": { "total": 1900, "global_rank": 57, "date": "2014" } }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "degree_of_risk": "very high", "food_or_waterborne_diseases": [ "bacterial diarrhea", "protozoal diarrhea", "hepatitis A", "typhoid fever" ], "vectorborne_diseases": [ "malaria", "dengue fever", "yellow fever" ], "water_contact_diseases": [ "schistosomiasis" ], "animal_contact_diseases": [ "rabies" ], "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 6.3, "global_rank": 159, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 17, "global_rank": 35, "date": "2014" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 2.2, "date": "2013" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 59.9, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 71.8, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 48.3, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "child_labor": { "total_number": 226316, "percentage": { "value": 57, "units": "%" }, "date": "2010" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Republic of Guinea-Bissau", "conventional_short_form": "Guinea-Bissau", "local_long_form": "Republica da Guine-Bissau", "local_short_form": "Guine-Bissau", "former": "Portuguese Guinea", "etymology": "the country is named after the Guinea region of West Africa that lies along the Gulf of Guinea and stretches north to the Sahel; \"Bissau,\" the name of the capital city, distinguishes the country from neighboring Guinea" }, "government_type": "semi-presidential republic", "capital": { "name": "Bissau", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 11, "minutes": 51, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 15, "minutes": 35, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 0, "note": "5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "independence": { "date": "1973-09-24", "note": "declared; 10 September 1974 (from Portugal)" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "24 September", "original_year": "1973" } ], "constitution": { "history": "promulgated 16 May 1984; amended 1991, 1993, 1996", "note": "constitution suspended following military coup in April 2012 and restored in 2014 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "mixed legal system of civil law which incorporated Portuguese law at independence and influenced by early French civil code and customary law", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction", "non-party state to the ICCt" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "yes", "citizenship_by_descent": "yes", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "5 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Jose Mario VAZ (since 17 June 2014)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Umaro SISSOCO Embalo (since 18 November 2016)", "cabinet": "Cabinet nominated by the prime minister, appointed by the president", "elections_appointments": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in two rounds if needed for a 5-year term (no term limits); election last held on 13 April 2014 with a runoff on 18 May 2014 (next to be held in 2019); prime minister appointed by the president after consultation with party leaders in the National People's Assembly", "election_results": "first round - Jose Mario VAZ (PAIGC) 41%, Nuno Gomez NABIAM (independent) 25.1%, other 33.9%; Jose Mario VAZ elected president in second round - Jose Mario VAZ 61.9%, Nuno Gomez NABIAM 38.1%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral National People's Assembly or Assembleia Nacional Popular (102 seats; members directly elected in 2 single- and 27 multi-seat constituencies by closed party-list proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 13 April 2014 (next to be held in 2018)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - PAIGC 48.0%, PRS 30.8%, other parties 21.2%; seats by party - PAIGC 57, PRS 41, other 4" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court or Suprema da Tribunal Justica (consists of 9 judges and organized into Civil, Criminal, and Social and Administrative Disputes Chambers); note - the Supreme Court has both appellate and constitutional jurisdiction", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "judges nominated by the Higher Council of the Magistrate, a major government organ responsible for judge appointments, dismissals, and judiciary discipline; judges appointed by the president for life", "subordinate_courts": "Appeal Court; regional (first instance) courts; military court" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "African Party for the Independence of Guinea-Bissau and Cabo Verde", "name_alternative": "PAIGC", "leaders": [ "Domingos SIMOES PEREIRA" ] }, { "name": "Democratic Convergence Party", "name_alternative": "PCD", "leaders": [ "Vicente FERNANDES" ] }, { "name": "New Democracy Party", "name_alternative": "PND", "leaders": [ "Mamadu Iaia DJALO" ] }, { "name": "Party for Social Renewal", "name_alternative": "PRS", "leaders": [ "Alberto NAMBEIA" ] }, { "name": "Republican Party for Independence and Development", "name_alternative": "PRID", "leaders": [ "Aristides GOMES" ] }, { "name": "Union for Change", "name_alternative": "UM", "leaders": [ "Agnelo REGALA" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Chamber of Commerce of Agriculture, Industry, Services", "leaders": [ "Braima CAMARA" ] } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ACP" }, { "organization": "AfDB" }, { "organization": "AOSIS" }, { "organization": "AU" }, { "organization": "CPLP" }, { "organization": "ECOWAS" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "FZ" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IDB" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "MINUSMA" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OIC" }, { "organization": "OIF" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WADB ", "note": "regional" }, { "organization": "WAEMU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "none; note - Guinea-Bissau does not have official representation in Washington, DC" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "two equal horizontal bands of yellow (top) and green with a vertical red band on the hoist side; there is a black five-pointed star centered in the red band; yellow symbolizes the sun; green denotes hope; red represents blood shed during the struggle for independence; the black star stands for African unity", "note": "uses the popular Pan-African colors of Ethiopia; the flag design was heavily influenced by the Ghanaian flag" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "black star" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "yellow" }, { "color": "green" }, { "color": "black" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Esta e a Nossa Patria Bem Amada\" (This Is Our Beloved Country)", "lyrics_music": "Amilcar Lopes CABRAL/XIAO He", "note": "adopted 1974; a delegation from then Portuguese Guinea visited China in 1963 and heard music by XIAO He; Amilcar Lopes CABRAL, the leader of Guinea-Bissau's independence movement, asked the composer to create a piece that would inspire his people to struggle for independence", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/PU.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Guinea-Bissau is highly dependent on subsistence agriculture, cashew nut exports, and foreign assistance. Two out of three Bissau-Guineans remain below the absolute poverty line. The legal economy is based on cashews and fishing. Illegal logging and trafficking in narcotics also play significant roles. The combination of limited economic prospects, weak institutions, and favorable geography have made this West African country a way station for drugs bound for Europe.\n\nGuinea-Bissau has substantial potential for development of mineral resources, including phosphates, bauxite, and mineral sands. Offshore oil and gas exploration has begun. The country’s climate and soil make it feasible to grow a wide range of cash crops, fruit, vegetables, and tubers; however, cashews generate more than 80% of export receipts and are the main source of income for many rural communities.\n\nWith renewed donor support following elections in April-May 2014 and a successful regional bond issuance, the government of Guinea-Bissau began to make progress paying salaries, settling domestic arrears, and gaining more control over revenues and expenditures, but it was deposed by the President in August 2015. A political stalemate since then has resulted in weak governance and reduced donor support.\n\nThe country is participating in a three-year IMF extended credit facility program that was suspended because of a planned bank bailout. The program was renewed in 2017, but the major donors of direct budget support (the EU, World Bank, and African Development Bank) have halted their programs indefinitely. Diversification of the economy remains a key policy goal, but Guinea-Bissau’s poor infrastructure and business climate will constrain this effort.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2851000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2720000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 2596000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 188, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 1168000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4.8, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 4.8, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 2.5, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 41 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1600, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1500, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1500, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 216, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 92.2, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 11.4, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 6.1, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 20.7, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -30.4, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 45, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 13.3, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 41.7, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 11.1, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 11.5, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 7.5, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 149 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "rice", "corn", "beans", "cassava", "manioc", "tapioca", "cashew nuts", "peanuts", "palm kernels", "cotton", "timber", "fish" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "agricultural products processing", "beer", "soft drinks" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 0.7, "global_rank": 158, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 731300, "global_rank": 152, "date": "2013" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 82, "units": "%" }, "industry_and_services": { "value": 18, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2000" } }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 67, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 2.9, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 28, "units": "%" }, "date": "2002" }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 171300000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 212700000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 14.7, "global_rank": 190, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -3.5, "global_rank": 122, "date": "2016" }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.5, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1.4, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 90 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4.25, "units": "%", "date": "2009-12-31" }, { "value": 4.75, "units": "%", "date": "2008-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 92 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 15, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 15, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 40 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 537200000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 454800000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 165 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 596500000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 514100000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 178 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 255600000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 206500000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 181 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 31000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -6000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 56 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 163200000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 202900000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 188 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "fish", "shrimp", "cashews", "peanuts", "palm kernels", "raw", "sawn lumber" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "India", "percent": 63.3 }, { "name": "Nigeria", "percent": 20.4 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 5.7 }, { "name": "Togo", "percent": 5.7 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 196800000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 199500000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 206 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "foodstuffs", "machinery", "transport equipment", "petroleum products" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Portugal", "percent": 27.2 }, { "name": "Senegal", "percent": 12.8 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 6.5 }, { "name": "Spain", "percent": 5.5 }, { "name": "Cuba", "percent": 4.9 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1095000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2010-12-31" }, { "value": 941500000, "units": "USD", "date": "2000-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 167 }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 605.7, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 591.45, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 591.45, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 494.42, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 510.53, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 1300000, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 21, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 37, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 6, "units": "%" }, "date": "2013" }, "production": { "kWh": 34000000, "global_rank": 212, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 31620000, "global_rank": 211, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 187, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 190, "date": "2013" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 39000, "global_rank": 198, "date": "2015" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 99, "global_rank": 49, "date": "2015" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 168, "date": "2015" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 194, "date": "2015" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 1, "global_rank": 99, "date": "2015" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 182, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 179, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 117, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 0, "global_rank": 182, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 187, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 2500, "global_rank": 190, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 191, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 2423, "global_rank": 184, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 119, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 187, "date": "2013" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 167, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 119, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 187, "date": "2014-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 500000, "global_rank": 182, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 5000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 1, "global_rank": 208, "date": "2012-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 1238000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 72, "global_rank": 156, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "small system including a combination of microwave radio relay, open-wire lines, radiotelephone, and mobile cellular communications", "domestic": "fixed-line teledensity less than 1 per 100 persons; mobile cellular teledensity is roughly 70 per 100 persons", "international": "country code - 245 (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "1 state-owned TV station and a second station, Radio e Televisao de Portugal (RTP) Africa, is operated by Portuguese public broadcaster (RTP); 1 state-owned radio station, several private radio stations, and some community radio stations; multiple international broadcasters are available (2007)", "internet": { "country_code": ".gw", "users": { "total": 61000, "percent_of_population": 3.5, "global_rank": 181, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "J5", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 8, "global_rank": 160, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 2, "over_3047_metres": 1, "1524_to_2437_metres": 1, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 6, "1524_to_2437_metres": 1, "914_to_1523_metres": 2, "under_914_metres": 3, "date": "2013" } } }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 3455, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 965, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 2490, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 161, "date": "2002" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Bissau", "Buba", "Cacheu", "Farim" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.76, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.94, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 2.11, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 2.46, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 1.58, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 45 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "People's Revolutionary Armed Force (FARP)", "Army", "Navy", "National Air Force (Forca Aerea Nacional)", "Presidential Guard" ], "date": "2012" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18-25 years of age for selective compulsory military service (Air Force service is voluntary); 16 years of age or younger, with parental consent, for voluntary service", "date": "2013" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "a longstanding low-grade conflict continues in parts of" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "refugees": { "by_country": [ { "people": 8374, "country_of_origin": "Senegal" } ], "date": "2016" } }, "trafficking_in_persons": { "current_situation": "Guinea-Bissau is a source country for children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking; the extent to which adults are trafficked for forced labor or forced prostitution is unclear; boys are forced into street vending in Guinea-Bissau and manual labor, agriculture, and mining in Senegal, while girls may be forced into street vending, domestic service, and, to a lesser extent, prostitution in Guinea and Senegal; some Bissau-Guinean boys at Koranic schools are forced into begging by religious teachers", "tier_rating": "Tier 3 - Guinea-Bissau does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so; despite enacting an anti-trafficking law and adopting a national action plan in 2011, the country failed to demonstrate any notable anti-trafficking efforts for the third consecutive year; existing laws prohibiting all forms of trafficking were not used to prosecute any trafficking offenders in 2014, and only one case of potential child labor trafficking was under investigation; authorities continued to rely entirely on NGOs and international organizations to provide victims with protective services; no trafficking prevention activities were conducted (2015)" }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "increasingly important transit country for South American cocaine en route to Europe; enabling environment for trafficker operations due to pervasive corruption; archipelago-like geography near the capital facilitates drug smuggling" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-24", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624100354/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/pu.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/pu.html" } }, "guyana": { "data": { "name": "Guyana", "introduction": { "background": "Originally a Dutch colony in the 17th century, by 1815 Guyana had become a British possession. The abolition of slavery led to settlement of urban areas by former slaves and the importation of indentured servants from India to work the sugar plantations. The resulting ethnocultural divide has persisted and has led to turbulent politics. Guyana achieved independence from the UK in 1966, and since then it has been ruled mostly by socialist-oriented governments. In 1992, Cheddi JAGAN was elected president in what is considered the country's first free and fair election since independence. After his death five years later, his wife, Janet JAGAN, became president but resigned in 1999 due to poor health. Her successor, Bharrat JAGDEO, was elected in 2001 and again in 2006. Early elections held in May 2015 resulted in the first change in governing party and the replacement of President Donald RAMOTAR by current President David GRANGER" }, "geography": { "location": "Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Suriname and Venezuela", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 5, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 59, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "South America", "area": { "total": { "value": 214969, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 196849, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 18120, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 85, "comparative": "slightly smaller than Idaho" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 2933, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Brazil", "border_length": { "value": 1308, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Suriname", "border_length": { "value": 836, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Venezuela", "border_length": { "value": 789, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 459, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" }, "continental_shelf": { "value": 200, "units": "nm", "note": "or to the outer edge of the continental margin" } }, "climate": "tropical; hot, humid, moderated by northeast trade winds; two rainy seasons (May to August, November to January)", "terrain": "mostly rolling highlands; low coastal plain; savanna in south", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 207, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Atlantic Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Mount Roraima", "elevation": { "value": 2835, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "bauxite", "gold", "diamonds", "hardwood timber", "shrimp", "fish" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 8.4, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 2.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 6.2, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 77.4, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 14.2, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 1430, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "population is heavily concentrated in the northeast in and around Georgetown, with noteable concentrations along the Berbice River to the east; the remainder of the country is sparsely populated", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "flash flood threat during rainy seasons", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "water pollution from sewage and agricultural and industrial chemicals", "deforestation" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Tropical Timber 83", "Tropical Timber 94" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "the third-smallest country in South America after Suriname and Uruguay; substantial portions of its western and eastern territories are claimed by Venezuela and Suriname respectively" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 735909, "global_rank": 167, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Guyanese (singular and plural)", "adjective": "Guyanese" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "East Indian", "percent": 39.8 }, { "name": "black", "percent": 29.3, "note": "African" }, { "name": "mixed", "percent": 19.9 }, { "name": "Amerindian", "percent": 10.5 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 0.5, "note": "includes Portuguese, Chinese, white" } ], "date": "2012" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "English", "note": "official" }, { "name": "Guyanese Creole" }, { "name": "Amerindian languages", "note": "including Caribbean and Arawak languages" }, { "name": "Indian languages", "note": "including Caribbean Hindustani, a dialect of Hindi" }, { "name": "Chinese" } ], "date": "2014" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Protestant", "percent": 34.8, "breakdown": [ { "name": "Pentecostal", "percent": 22.8 }, { "name": "Seventh Day Adventist", "percent": 5.4 }, { "name": "Anglican", "percent": 5.2 }, { "name": "Methodist", "percent": 1.4 } ] }, { "name": "Hindu", "percent": 24.8 }, { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 7.1 }, { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 6.8 }, { "name": "Jehovah's Witness", "percent": 1.3 }, { "name": "Rastafarian", "percent": 0.5 }, { "name": "other Christian", "percent": 20.8 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 0.9 }, { "name": "none", "percent": 3.1 } ], "date": "2012" }, "demographic_profile": "Guyana is the only English-speaking country in South America and shares cultural and historical bonds with the Anglophone Caribbean. Guyana's two largest ethnic groups are the Afro-Guyanese (descendants of African slaves) and the Indo-Guyanese (descendants of Indian indentured laborers), which together comprise about three quarters of Guyana's population. Tensions periodically have boiled over between the two groups, which back ethnically based political parties and vote along ethnic lines. Poverty reduction has stagnated since the late 1990s. About one-third of the Guyanese population lives below the poverty line; indigenous people are disproportionately affected. Although Guyana's literacy rate is reported to be among the highest in the Western Hemisphere, the level of functional literacy is considerably lower, which has been attributed to poor education quality, teacher training, and infrastructure.\nGuyana's emigration rate is among the highest in the world - more than 55% of its citizens reside abroad - and it is one of the largest recipients of remittances relative to GDP among Latin American and Caribbean counties. Although remittances are a vital source of income for most citizens, the pervasive emigration of skilled workers deprives Guyana of professionals in healthcare and other key sectors. More than 80% of Guyanese nationals with tertiary level educations have emigrated. Brain drain and the concentration of limited medical resources in Georgetown hamper Guyana's ability to meet the health needs of its predominantly rural population. Guyana has one of the highest HIV prevalence rates in the region and continues to rely on international support for its HIV treatment and prevention programs.", "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 27.12, "males": 101637, "females": 97970 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 21.46, "males": 81017, "females": 76912 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 37.73, "males": 145003, "females": 132640 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 7.9, "males": 26195, "females": 31924 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 5.79, "males": 17585, "females": 25026 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 51.1, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 43.5, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 7.6, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 13.2, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 25.8, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 25.5, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 26.2, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 150, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 0.17, "global_rank": 190, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 15.5, "global_rank": 125, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 7.4, "global_rank": 116, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -6.4, "global_rank": 203, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "population is heavily concentrated in the northeast in and around Georgetown, with noteable concentrations along the Berbice River to the east; the remainder of the country is sparsely populated", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 28.6, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 0.76, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Georgetown", "population": 124000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2014" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.09, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.82, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.71, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 1.02, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 20.8, "date": "2009" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 229, "global_rank": 43, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 31.5, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 35.4, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 27.3, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 64, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 68.4, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 65.4, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 71.5, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 165, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 2.04, "global_rank": 113, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 33.9, "units": "%", "date": "2014" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 5.2, "global_rank": 93, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 0.21, "date": "2010" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 2, "date": "2009" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 98.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 98.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 98.3, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 1.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 1.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 1.7, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 87.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 82, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 83.7, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 12.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 18, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 16.3, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 1.5, "global_rank": 29, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 7800, "global_rank": 94, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 100, "global_rank": 118, "date": "2015" } }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "degree_of_risk": "very high", "food_or_waterborne_diseases": [ "bacterial diarrhea", "protozoal diarrhea", "hepatitis A", "typhoid fever" ], "vectorborne_diseases": [ "dengue fever", "malaria" ], "note": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus", "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 21.9, "global_rank": 113, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 8.5, "global_rank": 67, "date": "2014" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 3.2, "global_rank": 136, "date": "2012" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over has ever attended school", "total_population": { "value": 88.5, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 87.2, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 89.8, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 10, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 10, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 10, "units": "years" }, "date": "2012" }, "child_labor": { "total_number": 30255, "percentage": { "value": 16, "units": "%" }, "date": "2006" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Cooperative Republic of Guyana", "conventional_short_form": "Guyana", "former": "British Guiana", "etymology": "the name is derived from Guiana, the original name for the region that included British Guiana, Dutch Guiana, and French Guiana; ultimately the word is derived from an indigenous Amerindian language and means \"Land of Many Waters\" (referring to the area's multitude of rivers and streams)" }, "government_type": "parliamentary republic", "capital": { "name": "Georgetown", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 6, "minutes": 48, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 58, "minutes": 9, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": -4, "note": "1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "administrative_divisions": [ { "name": "Barima-Waini", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Cuyuni-Mazaruni", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Demerara-Mahaica", "type": "region" }, { "name": "East Berbice-Corentyne", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Essequibo Islands-West Demerara", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Mahaica-Berbice", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Pomeroon-Supenaam", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Potaro-Siparuni", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Upper Demerara-Berbice", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo", "type": "region" } ], "independence": { "date": "1966-05-26", "note": "from the UK" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Republic Day", "day": "23 February", "original_year": "1970" } ], "constitution": { "history": "several previous; latest promulgated 6 October 1980; amended many times, last in 2016", "note": "in 2017, Guyana's High Court reversed the constitutional two-term presidential limit (2017)" }, "legal_system": "common law system, based on the English model, with some Roman-Dutch civil law influence", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "yes", "citizenship_by_descent": "yes", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "na" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President David GRANGER (since 16 May 2015); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government", "head_of_government": "President David GRANGER (since 16 May 2015)", "cabinet": "Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the president, responsible to the National Assembly", "elections_appointments": "the designated leader of the party winning the majority of votes in the last National Assembly election becomes president for a 5-year term (no term limits); election last held on 11 May 2015 (next to be held no later than 2020); prime minister appointed by the president", "election_results": "David GRANGER (APNU-AFC) designated by the majority party in the National Assembly" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral National Assembly (65 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies and a single nationwide constituency by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 11 May 2015 (next to be held by May 2020)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - APNU-AFC 50.3%, PPP/C 49.19%, other 0.51%; seats by party - APNU-AFC 33, PPP/C 32" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court of Judicature (consists of the Court of Appeal with a chief justice and 3 justices, and the High Court with a chief justice and 10 justices organized into 3- or 5-judge panels); note - in 2009, Guyana ceased final appeals in civil and criminal cases to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London), replacing it with the Caribbean Court of Justice, the judicial organ of the Caribbean Community", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Court of Appeal and High Court chief justices appointed by the president; other judges of both courts appointed by the Judicial Service Commission, a body appointed by the president; judges appointed for life with retirement at age 65", "subordinate_courts": "Land Court; magistrates' courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "A Partnership for National Unity", "name_alternative": "APNU", "leaders": [ "David A. GRANGER" ] }, { "name": "Alliance for Change", "name_alternative": "AFC", "leaders": [ "Raphael TROTMAN" ] }, { "name": "Justice for All Party", "leaders": [ "C.N. SHARMA" ] }, { "name": "National Independent Party", "name_alternative": "NIP", "leaders": [ "Saphier Husain SUBEDAR" ] }, { "name": "People's Progressive Party/Civic", "name_alternative": "PPP/C", "leaders": [ "Donald RAMOTAR" ] }, { "name": "The United Force", "name_alternative": "TUF", "leaders": [ "Manzoor NADIR" ] }, { "name": "United Republican Party", "name_alternative": "URP", "leaders": [ "Vishnu BANDHU" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Amerindian People's Association" }, { "name": "Guyana Bar Association" }, { "name": "Guyana Citizens Initiative" }, { "name": "Guyana Human Rights Association" }, { "name": "Guyana Public Service Union", "name_alternative": "GPSU" }, { "name": "Guyana Trans United" }, { "name": "Private Sector Commission" }, { "name": "Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination", "name_alternative": "SASOD" }, { "name": "Trades Union Congress" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ACP" }, { "organization": "AOSIS" }, { "organization": "C" }, { "organization": "Caricom" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CDB" }, { "organization": "CELAC" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IADB" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "ISO ", "note": "correspondent" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "LAES" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OAS" }, { "organization": "OIC" }, { "organization": "OPANAL" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "Petrocaribe" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNASUR" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Riyad INSANALLY (since 16 Sept 2016)", "chancery": "2490 Tracy Place NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 265-6900", "fax": "[1] (202) 232-1297", "consulates_general": "New York" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Perry L. HOLLOWAY (since 2 October 2015)", "embassy": "US Embassy, 100 Young and Duke Streets, Kingston, Georgetown", "mailing_address": "P. O. Box 10507, Georgetown; US Embassy, 3170 Georgetown Place, Washington DC 20521-3170", "telephone": "[592] 225-4900 through 4909", "fax": "[592] 225-8497" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "green with a red isosceles triangle (based on the hoist side) superimposed on a long, yellow arrowhead; there is a narrow, black border between the red and yellow, and a narrow, white border between the yellow and the green; green represents forest and foliage; yellow stands for mineral resources and a bright future; white symbolizes Guyana's rivers; red signifies zeal and the sacrifice of the people; black indicates perseverance" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "Canje pheasant ", "note": "hoatzin" }, { "symbol": "jaguar" }, { "symbol": "Victoria Regia water lily" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "yellow" }, { "color": "green" }, { "color": "black" }, { "color": "white" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Dear Land of Guyana, of Rivers and Plains\"", "lyrics_music": "Archibald Leonard LUKERL/Robert Cyril Gladstone POTTER", "note": "adopted 1966", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/GY.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "The Guyanese economy exhibited moderate economic growth in recent years and is based largely on agriculture and extractive industries. The economy is heavily dependent upon the export of six commodities - sugar, gold, bauxite, shrimp, timber, and rice - which represent nearly 60% of the country's GDP and are highly susceptible to adverse weather conditions and fluctuations in commodity prices. Much of Guyana's growth in recent years has come from a surge in gold production in response to global prices, although downward trends in gold prices may threaten future growth. In 2014, production of sugar dropped to a 24-year low.\n\nGuyana's entrance into the Caricom Single Market and Economy in January 2006 broadened the country's export market, primarily in the raw materials sector. Guyana has experienced positive growth almost every year over the past decade. Inflation has been kept under control. Recent years have seen the government's stock of debt reduced significantly - with external debt now less than half of what it was in the early 1990s. Despite recent improvements, the government is still juggling a sizable external debt against the urgent need for expanded public investment. In March 2007, the Inter-American Development Bank, Guyana's principal donor, canceled Guyana's nearly $470 million debt, equivalent to 21% of GDP, which along with other Highly Indebted Poor Country debt forgiveness, brought the debt-to-GDP ratio down from 183% in 2006 to 67% in 2015. Guyana had become heavily indebted as a result of the inward-looking, state-led development model pursued in the 1970s and 1980s.\n\nChronic problems include a shortage of skilled labor and a deficient infrastructure.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6051000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 5857000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 5675000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 167, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 3456000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.3, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3.2, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 3.8, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 54 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 7900, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 7600, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 7400, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 151, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 82.2, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 19.7, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 25.9, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 47.9, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -75.7, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 20.6, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 33.1, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 46.3, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 18.6, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 8.1, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 5.6, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 96 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "sugarcane", "rice", "edible oils", "beef", "pork", "poultry", "shrimp", "fish" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "bauxite", "sugar", "rice milling", "timber", "textiles", "gold mining" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 12, "global_rank": 6, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 313800, "global_rank": 162, "date": "2013" }, "by_occupation": { "agriculture": "NA%", "industry": "NA%", "services": "NA%" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 11.1, "units": "%", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 11.3, "units": "%", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 131 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 35, "units": "%", "date": "2006" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 1.3, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 33.8, "units": "%" }, "date": "1999" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 44.6, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2007" }, { "value": 43.2, "units": "gini_index", "date": "1999" } ], "global_rank": 45 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 899800000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 1036000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 26, "global_rank": 108, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -3.9, "global_rank": 133, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 53.1, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 48.8, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 86 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.8, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -0.9, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 62 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5.5, "units": "%", "date": "2011-12-31" }, { "value": 4.25, "units": "%", "date": "2010-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 74 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 13, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 12.83, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 57 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 677900000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 631000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 160 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1621000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 1620000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 163 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1566000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 1492000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 150 }, "market_value_of_publicly_traded_shares": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 610900000, "units": "USD", "date": "2012-12-31" }, { "value": 440400000, "units": "USD", "date": "2011-12-31" }, { "value": 339800000, "units": "USD", "date": "2010-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 111 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 120000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -181000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 55 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1150000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1170000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 155 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "sugar", "gold", "bauxite", "alumina", "rice", "shrimp", "molasses", "rum", "timber" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "US", "percent": 33.4 }, { "name": "Canada", "percent": 17.9 }, { "name": "UK", "percent": 6.7 }, { "name": "Ukraine", "percent": 4.3 }, { "name": "Jamaica", "percent": 4 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1440000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1475000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 171 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "manufactures", "machinery", "petroleum", "food" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "US", "percent": 24.7 }, { "name": "Trinidad and Tobago", "percent": 24.3 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 10.8 }, { "name": "Suriname", "percent": 9.5 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 547700000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 600900000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 147 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2303000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" }, { "value": 1974000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2012-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 148 }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 206.6, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 206.5, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 206.5, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 206.45, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 204.36, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Guyanese dollars (GYD) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 154540, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 79, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 91, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 75, "units": "%" }, "date": "2012" }, "production": { "kWh": 1000000000, "global_rank": 149, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 800000000, "global_rank": 160, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 150, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 160, "date": "2013" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 400000, "global_rank": 152, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 96.1, "global_rank": 63, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 106, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 0.3, "global_rank": 148, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 3.6, "global_rank": 66, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 144, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 135, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 205, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 0, "global_rank": 144, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 153, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 13000, "global_rank": 152, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 192, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 13250, "global_rank": 136, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 196, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 154, "date": "2013" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 115, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 206, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 149, "date": "2014-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 1700000, "global_rank": 155, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 154057, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 21, "global_rank": 134, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 543000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 74, "global_rank": 167, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "reliable international long distance service; 100% digital network; national transmission supported by fiber optic cable and rural network by microwaves; more than 150,000 lines; many areas still lack fixed-line telephone services", "domestic": "fixed-line teledensity is about 20 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity about 75 per 100 persons", "international": "country code - 592; SIP trunking to most providers; international calls via diverse fiber optic cables; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2017)" } }, "broadcast_media": "government-dominated broadcast media; the National Communications Network (NCN) TV is state-owned; a few private TV stations relay satellite services; the state owns and operates 2 radio stations broadcasting on multiple frequencies capable of reaching the entire country; government limits on licensing of new private radio stations has constrained competition in broadcast media (2017)", "internet": { "country_code": ".gy", "users": { "total": 281000, "percent_of_population": 38.2, "global_rank": 149, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 2, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 12, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 43835, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 0, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "8R", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 117, "global_rank": 50, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 11, "1524_to_2437_metres": 2, "914_to_1523_metres": 1, "under_914_metres": 8, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 106, "1524_to_2437_metres": 1, "914_to_1523_metres": 16, "under_914_metres": 89, "date": "2013" } } }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 7970, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 590, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 7380, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 141, "date": "2001" }, "waterways": { "value": 330, "units": "km", "note": "the Berbice, Demerara, and Essequibo Rivers are navigable by oceangoing vessels for 150 km, 100 km, and 80 km respectively", "global_rank": 91, "date": "2012" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 10, "by_type": [ { "type": "cargo", "count": 7 }, { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 2 }, { "type": "refrigerated cargo", "count": 1 } ], "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 3, "by_country": [ { "country": "Saint Vincent and the Grenadines", "count": 2 }, { "country": "unknown", "count": 1 } ] }, "global_rank": 114, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Georgetown" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.43, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.28, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1.18, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 1.18, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 1.26, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 93 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Guyana Defense Force", "Army (includes Air Corps", "Coast Guard)" ], "date": "2012" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18 years of age or older for voluntary military service; no conscription", "date": "2014" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "all of the area west of the Essequibo River is claimed by Venezuela preventing any discussion of a maritime boundary", "Guyana has expressed its intention to join Barbados in asserting claims before UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) that Trinidad and Tobago's maritime boundary with Venezuela extends into their waters", "Suriname claims a triangle of land between the New and Kutari/Koetari Rivers in a historic dispute over the headwaters of the Courantyne" ], "trafficking_in_persons": { "current_situation": "Guyana is a source and destination country for men, women, and children subjected to sex trafficking and forced labor – children are particularly vulnerable; women and girls from Guyana, Venezuela, Suriname, Brazil, and the Dominican Republic are forced into prostitution in Guyana’s interior mining communities and urban areas; forced labor is reported in mining, agriculture, forestry, domestic service, and shops; Guyanese nationals are also trafficked to Suriname, Jamaica, and other Caribbean countries for sexual exploitation and forced labor", "tier_rating": "Tier 2 Watch List – Guyana does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; in 2014, Guyana was granted a waiver from an otherwise required downgrade to Tier 3 because its government has a written plan that, if implemented would constitute making significant efforts to bring itself into compliance with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; the government released its anti-trafficking action plan in June 2014 but made uneven efforts to implement it; law enforcement was weak, investigating seven trafficking cases, prosecuting four alleged traffickers, and convicting one trafficker – a police officer – who was released on bail pending appeal; in 2014, as in previous years, Guyanese courts dismissed the majority of ongoing trafficking prosecutions; the government referred some victims to care services, which were provided by NGOs with little or no government support (2015)" }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "transshipment point for narcotics from South America - primarily Venezuela - to Europe and the US; producer of cannabis; rising money laundering related to drug trafficking and human smuggling" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-01", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701102815/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gy.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gy.html" } }, "haiti": { "data": { "name": "Haiti", "introduction": { "background": "The native Taino - who inhabited the island of Hispaniola when it was discovered by Christopher COLUMBUS in 1492 - were virtually annihilated by Spanish settlers within 25 years. In the early 17th century, the French established a presence on Hispaniola. In 1697, Spain ceded to the French the western third of the island, which later became Haiti. The French colony, based on forestry and sugar-related industries, became one of the wealthiest in the Caribbean but only through the heavy importation of African slaves and considerable environmental degradation. In the late 18th century, Haiti's nearly half million slaves revolted under Toussaint L'OUVERTURE. After a prolonged struggle, Haiti became the first post-colonial black-led nation in the world, declaring its independence in 1804. Currently the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, Haiti has experienced political instability for most of its history. A massive magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti in January 2010 with an epicenter about 25 km (15 mi) west of the capital, Port-au-Prince. Estimates are that over 300,000 people were killed and some 1.5 million left homeless. The earthquake was assessed as the worst in this region over the last 200 years. President Michel MARTELLY resigned in February 2016 and was replaced by Interim President Jocelerme PRIVERT. President-elect Jovenel MOISE won the November 2016 elections and assumed office in February 2017." }, "geography": { "location": "Caribbean, western one-third of the island of Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, west of the Dominican Republic", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 19, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 72, "minutes": 25, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "Central America and the Caribbean", "area": { "total": { "value": 27750, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 27560, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 190, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 148, "comparative": "slightly smaller than Maryland" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 376, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Dominican Republic", "border_length": { "value": 376, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 1771, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "contiguous_zone": { "value": 24, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" }, "continental_shelf": "to depth of exploitation" }, "climate": "tropical; semiarid where mountains in east cut off trade winds", "terrain": "mostly rough and mountainous", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 470, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Caribbean Sea", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Chaine de la Selle", "elevation": { "value": 2680, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "bauxite", "copper", "calcium carbonate", "gold", "marble", "hydropower", "arable land" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 66.4, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 38.5, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 10.2, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 17.7, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 3.6, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 30, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 970, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "fairly even distribution; largest concentrations located near coastal areas", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "lies in the middle of the hurricane belt and subject to severe storms from June to October", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "occasional flooding and earthquakes", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "periodic droughts", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "extensive deforestation (much of the remaining forested land is being cleared for agriculture and used as fuel)", "soil erosion", "inadequate supplies of potable water" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Law of the Sea", "Marine Dumping", "Marine Life Conservation", "Ozone Layer Protection" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [ "Hazardous Wastes" ] } }, "note": "shares island of Hispaniola with Dominican Republic (western one-third is Haiti, eastern two-thirds is the Dominican Republic)" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 10485800, "global_rank": 89, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Haitian(s)", "adjective": "Haitian" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "black", "percent": 95 }, { "name": "mulatto and white", "percent": 5 } ] }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "French", "note": "official" }, { "name": "Creole", "note": "official" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 54.7, "note": "official" }, { "name": "Protestant", "percent": 28.5, "breakdown": [ { "name": "Baptist", "percent": 15.4 }, { "name": "Pentecostal", "percent": 7.9 }, { "name": "Adventist", "percent": 3 }, { "name": "Methodist", "percent": 1.5 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 0.7 } ] }, { "name": "voodoo", "percent": 2.1, "note": "official" }, { "name": "other", "percent": 4.6 }, { "name": "none", "percent": 10.2 } ], "note": "many Haitians practice elements of voodoo in addition to another religion, most often Roman Catholicism; voodoo was recognized as an official religion in 2003" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 33.39, "males": 1744599, "females": 1756155 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 21.35, "males": 1120532, "females": 1118278 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 36.24, "males": 1885478, "females": 1914078 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 4.94, "males": 246453, "females": 271455 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 4.09, "males": 189098, "females": 239674 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 62.3, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 54.8, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 7.5, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 13.3, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 22.6, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 22.4, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 22.8, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 173, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 1.71, "global_rank": 66, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 23.3, "global_rank": 67, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 7.7, "global_rank": 107, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": 1.5, "global_rank": 55, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "fairly even distribution; largest concentrations located near coastal areas", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 58.6, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 3.78, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Port-Au-Prince", "population": 2440000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.01, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 0.99, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 0.99, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.91, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.81, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.98, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 22.7, "date": "2012" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 359, "global_rank": 31, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 48.2, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 54.6, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 41.8, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 37, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 63.8, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 61.2, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 66.4, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 187, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 2.79, "global_rank": 63, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 34.5, "units": "%", "date": "2012" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 7.6, "global_rank": 96, "date": "2014" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 1.3, "date": "2007" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 64.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 47.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 57.7, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 35.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 52.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 42.3, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 33.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 19.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 27.6, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 66.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 80.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 72.4, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 1.71, "global_rank": 27, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 133500, "global_rank": 33, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 8000, "global_rank": 40, "date": "2015" } }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "degree_of_risk": "very high", "food_or_waterborne_diseases": [ "bacterial diarrhea", "protozoal diarrhea", "hepatitis A", "hepatitis E", "typhoid fever" ], "vectorborne_diseases": [ "dengue fever", "malaria" ], "note": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus", "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 10.7, "global_rank": 137, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 11.6, "global_rank": 64, "date": "2012" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 60.7, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 64.3, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 57.3, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "child_labor": { "total_number": 2587205, "percentage": { "value": 21, "units": "%" }, "date": "2006" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Republic of Haiti", "conventional_short_form": "Haiti", "local_long_form": "Republique d'Haiti/Repiblik d Ayiti", "local_short_form": "Haiti/Ayiti", "etymology": "the native Taino name means \"Land of High Mountains\" and was originally applied to the entire island of Hispaniola" }, "government_type": "semi-presidential republic", "capital": { "name": "Port-au-Prince", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 18, "minutes": 32, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 72, "minutes": 20, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": -5, "note": "same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time" }, "daylight_saving_time": "none in 2016" }, "independence": { "date": "1804-01-01", "note": "from France" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "1 January", "original_year": "1804" } ], "constitution": { "history": "many previous (23 total); latest adopted 10 March 1987; amended 2012 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "civil law system strongly influenced by Napoleonic Code", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction", "non-party state to the ICCt" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a native-born citizen of Haiti", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "5 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Jovenel MOISE (since 7 February 2017)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Dr. Jack Guy LAFONTANT (since 21 March 2017)", "cabinet": "Cabinet chosen by the prime minister in consultation with the president; parliament must ratify the Cabinet and Prime Minister's governing policy", "elections_appointments": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a single non-consecutive term); election last held 20 November 2016 after the Hurricane Matthew forced a postponement from the original first round presidential election date of 9 October 2016; a second round was not needed because Jovenel MOISE won an outright majority of votes cast in the first round; next regular election may be held in 2021", "election_results": "2016 election - Jovenel MOISE elected president; percent of vote - Jovenel MOISE (PHTK) 55.60%, Jude CELESTIN (LAPEH) 19.57%, Jean-Charles MOISE (PPD) 11.04%, Maryse NARCISSE (FL) 9.01%; other 0.75%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "bicameral legislature or \"le Corps Legislatif ou parlement\" consists of le Senat or Senate (30 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by absolute majority vote in two rounds if needed; members serve 6-year terms with one-third of the membership renewed every 2 years) and la Chambre de deputes or Chamber of Deputies (118 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by absolute majority vote in two rounds if needed; members serve 4-year terms); note - when the two chambers meet collectively it is known as L'Assemblee Nationale or the National Assembly that is convened for specific purposes spelled out in the constitution", "elections": "Senate - last held on 9 August 2015 with run-off election on 25 October 2015 (next possible election in 2017); Chamber of Deputies - last held on 9 August 2015 with run-off election on 25 October 2015 (next regular election may be held in 2017)", "election_results": "2015 Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; 2015 Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; note - official results pending" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court or Cour de Cassation (consists of a chief judge and other judges); note - Haiti is a member of the Caribbean Court of Justice", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "judges appointed by the president from candidate lists submitted by the Senate of the National Assembly; note - Article 174 of the Haiti Constitution states that judges of the Supreme Court are appointed for 10 years, whereas Article 177 states that judges of the Supreme Court are appointed for life", "subordinate_courts": "Courts of Appeal; Courts of First Instance; magistrates' courts; special courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Alternative League for Haitian Progress and Empowerment", "name_alternative": "LAPEH", "leaders": [ "Jude CELESTIN" ] }, { "name": "Assembly of Progressive National Democrats", "name_alternative": "RDNP", "leaders": [ "Mirlande MANIGAT" ] }, { "name": "Christian and Citizen For Haiti's Reconstruction", "name_alternative": "ACCRHA", "leaders": [ "Chavannes JEUNE" ] }, { "name": "Christian Movement for a New Haiti", "name_alternative": "MCNH", "leaders": [ "Luc MESADIEU" ] }, { "name": "Christian National Movement for the Reconstruction of Haiti", "name_alternative": "UNCRH" }, { "name": "Convention for Democratic Unity", "name_alternative": "KID", "leaders": [ "Evans PAUL" ] }, { "name": "Cooperative Action to Rebuild Haiti", "name_alternative": "KONBA", "leaders": [ "Jean William JEANTY" ] }, { "name": "December 16 Platform", "name_alternative": "Platfom 16 Desanm", "leaders": [ "Dr. Gerard BLOT" ] }, { "name": "Democratic Alliance", "name_alternative": "ALYANS", "leaders": [ "Evans PAUL" ], "note": "coalition composed of KID and PPRH" }, { "name": "Democratic Centers's National Council", "name_alternative": "CONACED", "leaders": [ "Osner FEVRY" ] }, { "name": "Democratic Movement for the Liberation of Haiti-Revolutionary Party of Haiti", "name_alternative": "MODELH-PRDH" }, { "name": "Effort and Solidarity to Create an Alternative for the People", "name_alternative": "ESKAMP", "leaders": [ "Joseph JASME" ] }, { "name": "Fanmi Lavalas", "name_alternative": "FL", "leaders": [ "Jean-Bertrand ARISTIDE" ] }, { "name": "For Us All", "name_alternative": "PONT", "leaders": [ "Jean-Marie CHERESTAL" ] }, { "name": "Fusion of Haitian Social Democrats", "name_alternative": "FHSD", "leaders": [ "Edmonde Supplice BEAUZILE" ] }, { "name": "Grouping of Citizens for Hope", "name_alternative": "RESPE", "leaders": [ "Charles-Henri BAKER" ] }, { "name": "Haiti in Action", "name_alternative": "AAA", "leaders": [ "Youri LATORTUE" ] }, { "name": "Haitian Tet Kale Party", "name_alternative": "PHTK", "leaders": [ "Ann Valerie Timothee MILFORT" ] }, { "name": "Haitians for Haiti", "leaders": [ "Yvon NEPTUNE" ] }, { "name": "Independent Movement for National Reconstruction", "name_alternative": "MIRN", "leaders": [ "Luc FLEURINORD" ] }, { "name": "Konbit Pou refe Ayiti", "name_alternative": "KONBIT" }, { "name": "Lavni Organization", "name_alternative": "LAVNI", "leaders": [ "Yves CRISTALIN" ] }, { "name": "Liberal Party of Haiti", "name_alternative": "PLH", "leaders": [ "Jean Andre VICTOR" ] }, { "name": "Liberation Platform", "name_alternative": "PLATFORME LIBERATION" }, { "name": "Love Haiti", "name_alternative": "Renmen Ayiti", "leaders": [ "Jean-Henry CEANT and Camille LEBLANC" ] }, { "name": "Merging of Haitian Social Democratics", "name_alternative": "FUSION", "leaders": [ "Edmonde Supplice BEAUZILE" ], "note": "coalition of Ayiti Capable, Haitian National Revolutionary Party, National Congress of Democratic Movements" }, { "name": "Mobilization for National Development", "name_alternative": "MDN", "leaders": [ "Hubert de RONCERAY" ] }, { "name": "National Front for the Reconstruction of Haiti", "name_alternative": "FRN", "leaders": [ "Guy PHILIPPE" ] }, { "name": "New Christian Movement for a New Haiti", "name_alternative": "MOCHRENA", "leaders": [ "Luc MESADIEU" ] }, { "name": "Organization for the Advancement of Haiti and Haitians", "name_alternative": "OLAHH" }, { "name": "Party for the Integral Advancement of the Haitian People", "name_alternative": "PAIPH" }, { "name": "Patriotic Movement of the Democratic Opposition", "name_alternative": "MOPOD" }, { "name": "Patriotic Unity", "name_alternative": "IP", "leaders": [ "Marie Denise CLAUDE" ] }, { "name": "Peasant Platform", "name_alternative": "PP" }, { "name": "Peasant's Response", "name_alternative": "Repons Peyizan", "leaders": [ "Michel MARTELLY" ] }, { "name": "Platform Alternative for Progress and Democracy", "name_alternative": "ALTENATIV", "leaders": [ "Victor BENOIT and Evans PAUL" ] }, { "name": "Platform of Haitian Patriots", "name_alternative": "PLAPH", "leaders": [ "Dejean BELISAIRE and Himmler REBU" ] }, { "name": "Platform Pitit Dessalines", "name_alternative": "PPD", "leaders": [ "Jean-Charles MOISE" ] }, { "name": "Pont" }, { "name": "Popular Party for the Renewal of Haiti", "name_alternative": "PPRH", "leaders": [ "Claude ROMAIN" ] }, { "name": "PPG18" }, { "name": "Rally", "name_alternative": "RASAMBLE" }, { "name": "Renmen Ayiti", "name_alternative": "RA", "leaders": [ "Jean-Henry CEANT" ] }, { "name": "Respect", "name_alternative": "RESPE" }, { "name": "Socialist Action Movement", "name_alternative": "MAS" }, { "name": "Strength in Unity", "name_alternative": "Ansanm Nou Fo", "leaders": [ "Leslie VOLTAIRE" ] }, { "name": "Struggling People's Organization", "name_alternative": "OPL", "leaders": [ "Sauveur PIERRE-ETIENNE" ] }, { "name": "Truth ", "note": "Verite" }, { "name": "Union", "leaders": [ "Chavannes JEUNE" ] }, { "name": "Union of Haitian Citizens for Democracy, Development, Education", "name_alternative": "UCADDE", "leaders": [ "Jeantel JOSEPH" ] }, { "name": "Union of Nationalist and Progressive Haitians", "name_alternative": "UNPH", "leaders": [ "Edouard FRANCISQUE" ] }, { "name": "Unity", "name_alternative": "Inite", "leaders": [ "Levaillant LOUIS-JEUNE" ], "note": "coalition that includes Front for Hope or L'ESPWA" }, { "name": "Vigilance", "name_alternative": "Veye Yo", "leaders": [ "Lavarice GAUDIN" ] }, { "name": "Youth for People's Power", "name_alternative": "JPP", "leaders": [ "Rene CIVIL" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Autonomous Organizations of Haitian Workers", "name_alternative": "CATH", "leaders": [ "Fignole ST-CYR" ] }, { "name": "Confederation of Haitian Workers", "name_alternative": "CTH" }, { "name": "Economic Forum of the Private Sector", "name_alternative": "EF", "leaders": [ "Reginald BOULOS" ] }, { "name": "Federation of Workers Trade Unions", "name_alternative": "FOS" }, { "name": "General Organization of Independent Haitian Workers", "leaders": [ "Patrick NUMAS" ] }, { "name": "Grand-Anse Resistance Committee", "name_alternative": "KOREGA" }, { "name": "Haitian Association of Industries", "name_alternative": "ADIH", "leaders": [ "Georges SASSINE" ] }, { "name": "National Popular Assembly", "name_alternative": "APN" }, { "name": "Papaye Peasants Movement", "name_alternative": "MPP", "leaders": [ "Chavannes JEAN-BAPTISTE" ] }, { "name": "Popular Organizations Gathering Power", "name_alternative": "PROP" }, { "name": "Protestant Federation of Haiti" }, { "name": "Roman Catholic Church" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ACP" }, { "organization": "AOSIS" }, { "organization": "Caricom" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CDB" }, { "organization": "CELAC" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IADB" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "LAES" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OAS" }, { "organization": "OIF" }, { "organization": "OPANAL" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "Petrocaribe" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "Union Latina" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Paul Getty ALTIDOR (since 17 April 2012)", "chancery": "2311 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 332-4090", "fax": "[1] (202) 745-7215", "consulates_general": "Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Miami, Orlando (FL), New York, San Juan (Puerto Rico)" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Peter MULREAN (since 6 October 2015)", "embassy": "Tabarre 41, Route de Tabarre, Port-au-Prince", "mailing_address": "(in Haiti) P.O. Box 1634, Port-au-Prince, Haiti; (from abroad) 3400 Port-au-Prince, State Department, Washington, DC 20521-3400", "telephone": "[509] 2229-8000", "fax": "[509] 229-8028" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "two equal horizontal bands of blue (top) and red with a centered white rectangle bearing the coat of arms, which contains a palm tree flanked by flags and two cannons above a scroll bearing the motto L'UNION FAIT LA FORCE (Union Makes Strength); the colors are taken from the French Tricolor and represent the union of blacks and mulattoes" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "Hispaniolan trogon ", "note": "bird" }, { "symbol": "hibiscus flower" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "blue" }, { "color": "red" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"La Dessalinienne\" (The Dessalines Song)", "lyrics_music": "Justin LHERISSON/Nicolas GEFFRARD", "note": "adopted 1904; named for Jean-Jacques DESSALINES, a leader in the Haitian Revolution and first ruler of an independent Haiti", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/HA.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Haiti is a free market economy with low labor costs and tariff-free access to the US for many of its exports. Two-fifths of all Haitians depend on the agricultural sector, mainly small-scale subsistence farming, which remains vulnerable to damage from frequent natural disasters. Poverty, corruption, vulnerability to natural disasters, and low levels of education for much of the population represent some of the most serious impediments to Haiti’s economic growth. Remittances are the primary source of foreign exchange, equivalent to more than one quarter of GDP, and nearly double the combined value of Haitian exports and foreign direct investment.\n\nCurrently the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, with close to 60% of the population living under the national poverty line, Haiti’s GDP growth rose to 5.5% in 2011 as the Haitian economy began recovering from the devastating January 2010 earthquake that destroyed much of its capital city, Port-au-Prince, and neighboring areas. However, growth slowed to below 2% in 2015 and 2016 as political uncertainty, drought conditions, decreasing foreign aid, and the depreciation of the national currency took a toll on investment and economic growth. Hurricane Matthew, the fiercest Caribbean storm in nearly a decade, made landfall in Haiti on 4 October 2016, with 140 mile-per-hour winds, creating a new humanitarian emergency. An estimated 2.1 million people were affected by the category 4 storm, which caused extensive damage to crops, houses, livestock, and infrastructure across Haiti’s southern peninsula.\n\nUS economic engagement under the Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA) and the 2008 Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement Act (HOPE II) have contributed to an increase in apparel exports and investment by providing duty-free access to the US. The Haiti Economic Lift Program (HELP) Act of 2010 extended the CBTPA and HOPE II until 2020, while the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 extended trade benefits provided to Haiti in the HOPE and HELP Acts through September 2025. Apparel sector exports in 2016 reached approximately $850 million and account for over 90% of Haitian exports and more than 10% of the GDP.\n\nInvestment in Haiti is hampered by the difficulty of doing business and weak infrastructure, including access to electricity. Haiti's outstanding external debt was cancelled by donor countries following the 2010 earthquake, but has since risen to above $2 billion as of December 2016, the majority of which is owed to Venezuela under the PetroCaribe program. Although the government has increased its revenue collection, it continues to rely on formal international economic assistance for fiscal sustainability, with over 20% of its annual budget coming from foreign aid or direct budget support.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 19340000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 19070000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 18850000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 147, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 8259000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.4, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1.2, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 2.8, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 163 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1800, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1800, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1800, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 210, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 97.1, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 32, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": -5.3, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 14.9, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -44, "units": "%" } }, "note": "figure for household consumption also includes government consumption", "date": "2015" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 21.5, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 20.3, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 58.2, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 29.9, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 29.8, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 24.7, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 27 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "coffee", "mangoes", "cocoa", "sugarcane", "rice", "corn", "sorghum", "wood", "vetiver" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "textiles", "sugar refining", "flour milling", "cement", "light assembly using imported parts" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 0.5, "global_rank": 165, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 4594000, "global_rank": 87, "date": "2014" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 38.1, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 11.5, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 50.4, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2010" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 40.6, "units": "%", "date": "2010" } ], "global_rank": 202, "note": "widespread unemployment and underemployment; more than two-thirds of the labor force do not have formal jobs" }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 58.5, "units": "%", "date": "2012" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 0.7, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 47.7, "units": "%" }, "date": "2001" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 60.8, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 59.2, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2001" } ], "global_rank": 5 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 1563000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 1819000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 18.9, "global_rank": 160, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -3.1, "global_rank": 111, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 26.5, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 26.6, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 157 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 October", "end": "30 September" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 12.4, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 9, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 209 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 12.9, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 12.9, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 58 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 988300000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 1073000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 153 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3818000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" }, { "value": 3793000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 139 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2610000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 2404000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 135 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -73000000, "units": 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"crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 145, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 136, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 206, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 0, "global_rank": 146, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 154, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 18000, "global_rank": 138, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 193, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 17200, "global_rank": 123, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 197, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 155, "date": "2013" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 116, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 207, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 150, "date": "2014-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 2100000, "global_rank": 148, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 41000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 1, "global_rank": 167, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 7412000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 73, "global_rank": 107, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "telecommunications infrastructure is among the least-developed in Latin America and the Caribbean; domestic cell service is functional", "domestic": "mobile-cellular telephone services have expanded greatly in the last five years due to low-cost GSM phones and pay-as-you-go plans; mobile-cellular teledensity is about 70 per 100 persons", "international": "country code - 509; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "130 television stations throughout the country, including 1 government-owned; cable TV subscription service available; 495 radio stations (of them, only 135 are licensed), including 1 government-owned; more than 250 private and community radio stations; over 50 FM stations in Port-au-Prince alone (2015)", "internet": { "country_code": ".ht", "users": { "total": 1233000, "percent_of_population": 12.2, "global_rank": 119, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 1, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 1, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "HH", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 14, "global_rank": 148, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 4, "2438_to_3047_metres": 2, "914_to_1523_metres": 2, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 10, "914_to_1523_metres": 2, "under_914_metres": 8, "date": "2013" } } }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 4266, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 768, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 3498, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 155, "date": "2009" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Cap-Haitien", "Gonaives", "Jacmel", "Port-au-Prince" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "branches": { "by_name": [ "no regular military forces - small Coast Guard", "a Ministry of National Defense established May 2012", "the regular Haitian Armed Forces (FAdH) - Army", "Navy", "Air Force - have been demobilized but still exist on paper until or unless they are constitutionally abolished" ], "date": "2011" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "since 2004, peacekeepers from the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti have assisted in maintaining civil order in Haiti", "the mission currently includes 6,685 military, 2,607 police, and 443 civilian personnel", "despite efforts to control illegal migration, Haitians cross into the Dominican Republic and sail to neighboring countries", "Haiti claims US-administered Navassa Island" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "internally_displaced_persons": { "people": 46691, "note": "includes only internally_displaced_persons from the 2010 earthquake living in camps or camp-like situations; information is lacking about internally_displaced_persons living outside camps or who have left camps", "date": "2017" }, "stateless_persons": { "people": 2302, "date": "2016" }, "note": "stateless persons are individuals without a nationality who were born in the Dominican Republic prior to January 2010" }, "trafficking_in_persons": { "current_situation": "Haiti is a source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking; most of Haiti’s trafficking cases involve children in domestic servitude vulnerable to physical and sexual abuse; dismissed and runaway child domestic servants often end up in prostitution, begging, or street crime; other exploited populations included low-income Haitians, child laborers, and women and children living in IDP camps dating to the 2010 earthquake; Haitian adults are vulnerable to fraudulent labor recruitment abroad and, along with children, may be subjected to forced labor in the Dominican Republic, elsewhere in the Caribbean, South America, and the US; Dominicans are exploited in sex trafficking and forced labor in Haiti", "tier_rating": "Tier 2 Watch List – Haiti does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; in 2014, Haiti was granted a waiver from an otherwise required downgrade to Tier 3 because its government has a written plan that, if implemented would constitute making significant efforts to bring itself into compliance with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; in 2014, Haiti developed a national anti-trafficking action plan and enacted a law prohibiting all forms of human trafficking, although judicial corruption hampered its implementation; progress was made in investigating and prosecuting suspected traffickers, but no convictions were made; the government sustained limited efforts to identify and refer victims to protective services, which were provided mostly by NGOs without government support; campaigns to raise awareness about child labor and child trafficking continued (2015)" }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "Caribbean transshipment point for cocaine en route to the US and Europe; substantial bulk cash smuggling activity; Colombian narcotics traffickers favor Haiti for illicit financial transactions; pervasive corruption; significant consumer of cannabis" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-24", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624100718/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ha.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ha.html" } }, "heard_island_and_mcdonald_islands": { "data": { "name": "Heard Island And Mcdonald Islands", "introduction": { "background": "The UK transferred these uninhabited, barren, sub-Antarctic islands to Australia in 1947. Populated by large numbers of seal and bird species, the islands have been designated a nature preserve." }, "geography": { "location": "islands in the Indian Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Madagascar to Antarctica", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 53, "minutes": 6, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 72, "minutes": 31, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Antarctic Region", "area": { "total": { "value": 412, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 412, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 203, "comparative": "slightly more than two times the size of Washington, DC" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 0, "units": "km" } }, "coastline": { "value": 101.9, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_fishing_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "antarctic", "terrain": "Heard Island - 80% ice-covered, bleak and mountainous, dominated by a large massif (Big Ben) and an active volcano (Mawson Peak); McDonald Islands - small and rocky", "elevation": { "lowest_point": { "name": "Indian Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Mawson Peak on Big Ben volcano", "elevation": { "value": 2745, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "fish" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 100, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "Mawson Peak, an active volcano, is on Heard Island", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "NA" ] }, "note": "Mawson Peak on Heard Island is the highest Australian mountain (at 2,745 meters, it is taller than Mt. Kosciuszko in Australia proper), and one of only two active volcanoes located in Australian territory, the other being McDonald Island; in 1992, McDonald Island broke its dormancy and began erupting; it has erupted several times since, most recently in 2005" }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands", "conventional_short_form": "Heard Island and McDonald Islands", "abbreviation": "HIMI", "etymology": "named after American Captain John HEARD, who sighted the island on 25 November 1853, and American Captain William McDONALD, who discovered the islands on 4 January 1854" }, "legal_system": "the laws of Australia, where applicable, apply", "flag_description": { "description": "the flag of Australia is used" } }, "economy": { "overview": "The islands have no indigenous economic activity, but the Australian Government allows limited fishing in the surrounding waters. Visits to Heard Island typically focus on terrestrial and marine research and infrequent private expeditions." }, "communications": { "internet": { "country_code": ".hm" } }, "military_and_security": { "note": "defense is the responsibility of Australia; Australia conducts fisheries patrols" }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "none" ] } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-05-15", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170515145035/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/hm.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170515000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/hm.html" } }, "holy_see_vatican_city": { "data": { "name": "Holy See (Vatican City)", "introduction": { "background": "Popes in their secular role ruled portions of the Italian peninsula for more than a thousand years until the mid-19th century, when many of the Papal States were seized by the newly united Kingdom of Italy. In 1870, the pope's holdings were further circumscribed when Rome itself was annexed. Disputes between a series of \"prisoner\" popes and Italy were resolved in 1929 by three Lateran Treaties, which established the independent state of Vatican City and granted Roman Catholicism special status in Italy. In 1984, a concordat between the Holy See and Italy modified certain of the earlier treaty provisions, including the primacy of Roman Catholicism as the Italian state religion. Present concerns of the Holy See include religious freedom, threats against minority Christian communities in Africa and the Middle East, the plight of refugees and migrants, sexual misconduct by clergy, international development, interreligious dialogue and reconciliation, and the application of church doctrine in an era of rapid change and globalization. About 1.2 billion people worldwide profess Catholicism - the world's largest Christian faith." }, "geography": { "location": "Southern Europe, an enclave of Rome (Italy)", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 41, "minutes": 54, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 12, "minutes": 27, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Europe", "area": { "total": { "value": 0.44, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 0.44, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 257, "comparative": "about 0.7 times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 3.4, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Italy", "border_length": { "value": 3.4, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 0, "units": "km", "note": "landlocked" }, "climate": "temperate; mild, rainy winters (September to May) with hot, dry summers (May to September)", "terrain": "urban; low hill", "elevation": { "lowest_point": { "name": "Saint Peter's Square", "elevation": { "value": 19, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Vatican Gardens (Vatican Hill)", "elevation": { "value": 77, "units": "m" } } }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 100, "units": "%", "note": "urban area" } }, "date": "2011" }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "NA", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "NA" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Ozone Layer Protection" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [ "Air Pollution", "Environmental Modification" ] } }, "note": "landlocked; enclave in Rome, Italy; world's smallest state; beyond the territorial boundary of Vatican City, the Lateran Treaty of 1929 grants the Holy See extraterritorial authority over 23 sites in Rome and five outside of Rome, including the Pontifical Palace at Castel Gandolfo (the Pope's summer residence)" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 1000, "global_rank": 236, "date": "2015" }, "nationality": { "noun": "none", "adjective": "none" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Italians" }, { "name": "Swiss" }, { "name": "other" } ] }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Italian" }, { "name": "Latin" }, { "name": "French" }, { "name": "various other languages" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Roman Catholic" } ] }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 0, "global_rank": 197, "date": "2014" }, "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 100, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 0.03, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Vatican City", "population": 1000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2014" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "The Holy See (Vatican City State)", "conventional_short_form": "Holy See (Vatican City)", "local_long_form": "La Santa Sede (Stato della Citta del Vaticano)", "local_short_form": "Santa Sede (Citta del Vaticano)", "etymology": "\"holy\" comes from the Greek word \"hera\" meaning \"sacred\"; \"see\" comes from the Latin word \"sedes\" meaning \"seat,\" and refers to the episcopal chair; the term \"Vatican\" derives from the hill Mons Vaticanus on which the Vatican is located and which comes from the Latin \"vaticinari\" (to prophecy), referring to the fortune tellers and soothsayers who frequented the area in Roman times" }, "government_type": "ecclesiastical elective monarchy; self-described as an \"absolute monarchy\"", "capital": { "name": "Vatican City", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 41, "minutes": 54, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 12, "minutes": 27, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 1, "note": "6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" }, "daylight_saving_time": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" }, "independence": { "date": "1929-02-11" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Election Day of Pope FRANCIS", "day": "13 March", "original_year": "2013" } ], "constitution": { "history": "previous 1929, 1963; latest adopted 26 November 2000, effective 22 February 2001 (Fundamental Law of Vatican City State)", "note": "in October 2013, Pope Francis instituted a 9-member Council of Cardinal Advisors to reform the administrative apparatus of the Holy See (Roman Curia) to include writing a new constitution", "amendments": "note - although the Fundamental Law of Vatican City State makes no mention of amendments, Article Four (drafting laws), states that this legislative responsibility resides with the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State; draft legislation is submitted through the Secretariat of State and considered by the pope (2016)" }, "legal_system": "religious legal system based on canon (religious) law", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "non-party state to the ICCt" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent": "no", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "not applicable", "note": "in the Holy See, citizenship is acquired by law, ex iure, or by adminstrative decision; in the first instance citizenship is a function of holding office within the Holy See as in the case of cardinals resident in Vatican City or diplomats of the Holy See; in the second instance, citizenship may be requested in a limited set of circumstances for those who reside within Vatican City under papal authorization, as a function of their office or service, or as the spouses and children of current citizens; citizenship is lost once an individual no longer permanently resides in Vatican City, normally reverting to the citizenship previously held" }, "suffrage": { "note": "election of the pope is limited to cardinals less than 80 years old" }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "Pope FRANCIS (since 13 March 2013)", "head_of_government": "Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro PAROLIN (since 15 October 2013); note - Head of Government of Vatican City is President Cardinal Giuseppe BERTELLO (since 1 October 2011)", "cabinet": "Pontifical Commission for the State of Vatican City appointed by the pope", "elections_appointments": "pope elected by the College of Cardinals, usually for life or until voluntary resignation; election last held on 13 March 2013 (next to be held after the death or resignation of the current pope); Secretary of State appointed by the pope", "election_results": "Jorge Mario BERGOGLIO, former Archbishop of Buenos Aires, elected Pope FRANCIS" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State or Pontificia Commissione per lo Stato della Citta del Vaticano (7 seats; members appointed by the pope to serve 5-year terms); last appointment session 1 June 2013" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court or Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura (consists of the cardinal prefect, who serves as ex-officio president of the court, and 2 other cardinals of the Prefect Signatura); note - judicial duties were established by the Motu Proprio, papal directive, of Pope PIUS XII on 1 May 1946; most Vatican City criminal matters are handled by the Republic of Italy courts", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "cardinal prefect appointed by the pope; the other 2 cardinals of the court appointed by the cardinal prefect on a yearly basis", "subordinate_courts": "Appellate Court of Vatican City; Tribunal of Vatican City" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "note": "none" }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "note": "none (exclusive of influence exercised by church officers)" }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "CE ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "OAS ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "OSCE" }, { "organization": "Schengen Convention ", "note": "de facto member" }, { "organization": "SICA ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "UN ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "Union Latina ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "UNWTO ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WTO ", "note": "observer" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Christophe PIERRE (since 27 June 2016)", "chancery": "3339 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 333-7121", "fax": "[1] (202) 337-4036" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Louis BONO (since 20 January 2017)", "embassy": "American Embassy to the Holy See, Via Sallustiana, 49, 00187 Rome, Italy", "mailing_address": "Unit 5660, Box 66, DPO AE 09624-0066", "telephone": "[39] (06) 4674-1", "fax": "[39] (06) 4674-3412" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "two vertical bands of yellow (hoist side) and white with the arms of the Holy See, consisting of the crossed keys of Saint Peter surmounted by the three-tiered papal tiara, centered in the white band; the yellow color represents the pope's spiritual power, the white his worldly power" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "crossed keys beneath a papal tiara" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "yellow" }, { "color": "white" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Inno e Marcia Pontificale\" (Hymn and Pontifical March); often called The Pontifical Hymn", "lyrics_music": "Raffaello LAVAGNA/Charles-Francois GOUNOD", "note": "adopted 1950", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/VT.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "The Holy See is supported financially by a variety of sources, including investments, real estate income, and donations from Catholic individuals, dioceses, and institutions; these help fund the Roman Curia (Vatican bureaucracy), diplomatic missions, and media outlets. Moreover, an annual collection taken up in dioceses and from direct donations go to a non-budgetary fund, known as Peter's Pence, which is used directly by the pope for charity, disaster relief, and aid to churches in developing nations. Donations increased between 2010 and 2011.\n\nThe separate Vatican City State budget includes the Vatican museums and post office and is supported financially by the sale of stamps, coins, medals, and tourist mementos; by fees for admission to museums; and by publication sales. Its revenues increased between 2010 and 2011 because of expanded opening hours and a growing number of visitors. However, the Holy See has not escaped the financial difficulties engulfing other European countries; in 2012, it started a spending review to determine where to cut costs to reverse its 2011 budget deficit of $20 million. The Holy See generated a modest surplus in 2012 before recording a $32 million deficit in 2013, driven primarily by the decreasing value of gold. Most public expenditures go to wages and other personnel costs; the incomes and living standards of lay workers are comparable to those of counterparts who work in the city of Rome. In February 2014, Pope FRANCIS created the Secretariat of the Economy to oversee financial and administrative operations of the Holy See, part of a broader campaign to reform the Holy See’s finances.", "industries": { "industries": [ "printing", "production of coins", "medals", "postage stamps", "mosaics", "staff uniforms", "worldwide banking", "financial activities" ] }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 4822, "global_rank": 221, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "note": "essentially services with a small amount of industry; nearly all dignitaries, priests, nuns, guards, and the approximately 3,000 lay workers live outside the Vatican" } }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 315000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 348000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2013" }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.9214, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0.885, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 0.7525, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 0.7634, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 0.78, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "euros (EUR) per US dollar" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "system": { "general_assessment": "automatic digital exchange", "domestic": "connected via fiber-optic cable to Telecom Italia network", "international": "country code - 39; uses Italian system (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "the Vatican Television Center (CTV) transmits live broadcasts of the Pope's Sunday and Wednesday audiences, as well as the Pope's public celebrations; CTV also produces documentaries; Vatican Radio is the Holy See's official broadcasting service broadcasting via shortwave, AM and FM frequencies, and via satellite and Internet connections (2008)", "internet": { "country_code": ".va" } }, "military_and_security": { "branches": { "by_name": [ "Pontifical Swiss Guard Corps (Corpo della Guardia Svizzera Pontificia)" ], "date": "2013" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "note": "Pontifical Swiss Guard Corps (Corpo della Guardia Svizzera Pontificia): 19-30 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription; must be Roman Catholic, a Swiss citizen, with a secondary education", "date": "2013" }, "note": "defense is the responsibility of Italy; ceremonial and limited security duties performed by Pontifical Swiss Guard" }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "none" ] } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-01", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701102647/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/vt.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/vt.html" } }, "honduras": { "data": { "name": "Honduras", "introduction": { "background": "Once part of Spain's vast empire in the New World, Honduras became an independent nation in 1821. After two and a half decades of mostly military rule, a freely elected civilian government came to power in 1982. During the 1980s, Honduras proved a haven for anti-Sandinista contras fighting the Marxist Nicaraguan Government and an ally to Salvadoran Government forces fighting leftist guerrillas. The country was devastated by Hurricane Mitch in 1998, which killed about 5,600 people and caused approximately $2 billion in damage. Since then, the economy has slowly rebounded." }, "geography": { "location": "Central America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala and Nicaragua and bordering the Gulf of Fonseca (North Pacific Ocean), between El Salvador and Nicaragua", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 15, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 86, "minutes": 30, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "Central America and the Caribbean", "area": { "total": { "value": 112090, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 111890, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 200, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 103, "comparative": "slightly larger than Tennessee" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 1575, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Guatemala", "border_length": { "value": 244, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "El Salvador", "border_length": { "value": 391, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Nicaragua", "border_length": { "value": 940, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 823, "units": "km", "note": "Caribbean Sea 669 km, Gulf of Fonseca 163 km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "contiguous_zone": { "value": 24, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" }, "continental_shelf": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "subtropical in lowlands, temperate in mountains", "terrain": "mostly mountains in interior, narrow coastal plains", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 684, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Caribbean Sea", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Cerro Las Minas", "elevation": { "value": 2870, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "timber", "gold", "silver", "copper", "lead", "zinc", "iron ore", "antimony", "coal", "fish", "hydropower" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 28.8, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 9.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 4, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 15.7, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 45.3, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 25.9, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 900, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "most residents live in the mountainous western half of the country; unlike other Central American nations, Honduras is the only one with an urban population that is distributed between two large centers - the capital of Tegucigalpa and the city of San Pedro Sula; the Rio Ulua valley in the north is the only densely populated lowland area", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "frequent, but generally mild, earthquakes", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "extremely susceptible to damaging hurricanes and floods along the Caribbean coast", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "urban population expanding", "deforestation results from logging and the clearing of land for agricultural purposes", "further land degradation and soil erosion hastened by uncontrolled development and improper land use practices such as farming of marginal lands", "mining activities polluting Lago de Yojoa (the country's largest source of fresh water)", "as well as several rivers and streams", "with heavy metals" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Marine Dumping", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Tropical Timber 83", "Tropical Timber 94", "Wetlands" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "has only a short Pacific coast but a long Caribbean shoreline, including the virtually uninhabited eastern Mosquito Coast" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 8893259, "global_rank": 94, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Honduran(s)", "adjective": "Honduran" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "mestizo", "percent": 90, "note": "mixed Amerindian and European" }, { "name": "Amerindian", "percent": 7 }, { "name": "black", "percent": 2 }, { "name": "white", "percent": 1 } ] }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Spanish", "note": "official" }, { "name": "Amerindian dialects" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 97 }, { "name": "Protestant", "percent": 3 } ] }, "demographic_profile": "Honduras is one of the poorest countries in Latin America and has the world's highest murder rate. More than half of the population lives in poverty and per capita income is one of the lowest in the region. Poverty rates are higher among rural and indigenous people and in the south, west, and along the eastern border than in the north and central areas where most of Honduras' industries and infrastructure are concentrated. The increased productivity needed to break Honduras' persistent high poverty rate depends, in part, on further improvements in educational attainment. Although primary-school enrollment is near 100%, educational quality is poor, the drop-out rate and grade repetition remain high, and teacher and school accountability is low.\nHonduras' population growth rate has slowed since the 1990s, but it remains high at nearly 2% annually because the birth rate averages approximately three children per woman and more among rural, indigenous, and poor women. Consequently, Honduras' young adult population - ages 15 to 29 - is projected to continue growing rapidly for the next three decades and then stabilize or slowly shrink. Population growth and limited job prospects outside of agriculture will continue to drive emigration. Remittances represent about a fifth of GDP.", "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 33.55, "males": 1524195, "females": 1459679 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 21.09, "males": 956315, "females": 918925 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 36.19, "males": 1627072, "females": 1591025 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 4.99, "males": 207821, "females": 235776 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 4.19, "males": 161734, "females": 210717 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 57.8, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 50.1, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 7.7, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 13.1, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 22.6, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 22.3, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 23, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 174, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 1.64, "global_rank": 70, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 22.8, "global_rank": 70, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 5.2, "global_rank": 181, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -1.1, "global_rank": 144, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "most residents live in the mountainous western half of the country; unlike other Central American nations, Honduras is the only one with an urban population that is distributed between two large centers - the capital of Tegucigalpa and the city of San Pedro Sula; the Rio Ulua valley in the north is the only densely populated lowland area", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 54.7, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 3.14, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Tegucigalpa", "population": 1123000, "is_capital": true }, { "place": "San Pedro Sula", "population": 852000 } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.02, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.88, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.77, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 1.01, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 20.4 }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 129, "global_rank": 69, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 17.7, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 20, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 15.2, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 96, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 71.1, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 69.5, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 72.8, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 151, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 2.72, "global_rank": 68, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 73.2, "units": "%", "date": "2011" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 8.7, "global_rank": 48, "date": "2014" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 0.7, "date": "2012" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 97.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 83.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 91.2, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 2.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 16.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 8.8, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 86.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 77.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 82.6, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 13.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 22.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 17.4, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 0.37, "global_rank": 74, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 20000, "global_rank": 75, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 1000, "global_rank": 64, "date": "2015" } }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "degree_of_risk": "high", "food_or_waterborne_diseases": [ "bacterial diarrhea", "hepatitis A", "typhoid fever" ], "vectorborne_diseases": [ "dengue fever", "malaria" ], "note": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus", "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 16.3, "global_rank": 106, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 7.1, "global_rank": 76, "date": "2012" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 5.9, "date": "2013" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 88.5, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 88.4, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 88.6, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 11, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 11, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 12, "units": "years" }, "date": "2014" }, "child_labor": { "total_number": 280809, "percentage": { "value": 16, "units": "%" }, "date": "2002" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 8, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 5.5, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 13.8, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 113, "date": "2011" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Republic of Honduras", "conventional_short_form": "Honduras", "local_long_form": "Republica de Honduras", "local_short_form": "Honduras", "etymology": "the name means \"depths\" in Spanish and refers to the deep anchorage in the northern Bay of Trujillo" }, "government_type": "presidential republic", "capital": { "name": "Tegucigalpa", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 14, "minutes": 6, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 87, "minutes": 13, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": -6, "note": "1 hour behind Washington, DC during Standard Time" }, "daylight_saving_time": "none scheduled for 2013" }, "independence": { "date": "1821-09-15", "note": "from Spain" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "15 September", "original_year": "1821" } ], "constitution": { "history": "several previous; latest approved 11 January 1982, effective 20 January 1982; amended many times, last in 2012", "note": "in 2015, the Honduran Supreme Court struck down several constitutional articles on presidential term limits (2016)" }, "legal_system": "civil law system", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "yes", "citizenship_by_descent": "yes", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "yes", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "1 to 3 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": true }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Juan Orlando HERNANDEZ Alvarado (since 27 January 2014); Vice Presidents Ricardo ALVAREZ, Rossana GUEVARA, and Lorena HERRERA (since 27 January 2014); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government", "head_of_government": "President Juan Orlando HERNANDEZ Alvarado (since 27 January 2014); Vice Presidents Ricardo ALVAREZ, Rossana GUEVARA, and Lorena HERRERA (since 27 January 2014)", "cabinet": "Cabinet appointed by president", "elections_appointments": "president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a single 4-year term; election last held on 24 November 2013 (next to be held in November 2017)", "election_results": "Juan Orlando HERNANDEZ Alvarado elected president; percent of vote - Juan Orlando HERNANDEZ Alvarado (PNH) 36.9%, Xiomara CASTRO (LIBRE) 28.8%, Mauricio VILLEDA (PL) 20.3%, Salvador NASRALLA (PAC) 13.4%, other 0.6%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral National Congress or Congreso Nacional (128 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 24 November 2013 (next to be held in November 2017)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - PNH 33.6%, LIBRE 27.5%, PL 17.0%, PAC 15.2%, PINU 1.9%, UD 1.7%, DC 1.6%, other 1.5%; seats by party - PNH 48, LIBRE 37, PL 27, PAC 13, PINU 1, UD 1, DC 1; note - as of 6 January 2016, seats by party are as follows: PNH 49, PL 27, LIBRE 31, PAC 13, VAMOS 4, PINU 1, UD 1, independents 2" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court of Justice or Corte Suprema de Justicia (15 principal judges - including the court president - and 7 alternates; court organized into civil, criminal, constitutional, and labor chambers); note - the court has both judicial and constitutional jurisdiction", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "court president elected by his peers; judges elected by the National Congress from candidates proposed by the Nominating Board, a diverse 7-member group of judicial officials, other government and non-government officials selected by each of their organizations; judges elected by Congress for renewable, 7-year terms", "subordinate_courts": "courts of appeal; courts of first instance; peace courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Anti-Corruption Party", "name_alternative": "PAC", "leaders": [ "Salvador NASRALLA" ] }, { "name": "Christian Democratic Party", "name_alternative": "DC", "leaders": [ "Felicito AVILA Ordonez" ] }, { "name": "Democratic Unification Party", "name_alternative": "UD", "leaders": [ "Cesar HAM" ] }, { "name": "Freedom and Refounding Party", "name_alternative": "LIBRE", "leaders": [ "Jose Manuel ZELAYA Rosales" ] }, { "name": "Go Solidarity Movement", "name_alternative": "VAMOS", "leaders": [ "Augusto CRUZ Asensio" ] }, { "name": "Liberal Party", "name_alternative": "PL", "leaders": [ "Mauricio VILLEDA Bermudez" ] }, { "name": "National Party of Honduras", "name_alternative": "PNH", "leaders": [ "Gladys Aurora LOPEZ" ] }, { "name": "Social Democratic Innovation and Unity Party", "name_alternative": "PINU", "leaders": [ "Jorge Rafael AGUILAR Paredes" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Beverage and Related Industries Syndicate", "name_alternative": "STIBYS" }, { "name": "Committee for the Defense of Human Rights in Honduras", "name_alternative": "CODEH" }, { "name": "Commiittee of the Relatives of the Disappeared in Honduras", "name_alternative": "COFADEH" }, { "name": "Confederation of Honduran Workers", "name_alternative": "CTH" }, { "name": "Coordinating Committee of Popular Organizations", "name_alternative": "CCOP" }, { "name": "General Workers Confederation", "name_alternative": "CGT" }, { "name": "Honduran Council of Private Enterprise", "name_alternative": "COHEP" }, { "name": "National Association of Honduran Campesinos", "name_alternative": "ANACH" }, { "name": "National Union of Campesinos", "name_alternative": "UNC" }, { "name": "Popular Bloc", "name_alternative": "BP" }, { "name": "United Confederation of Honduran Workers", "name_alternative": "CUTH" }, { "name": "United Farm Workers' Movement of the Aguan OR MUCA" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "BCIE" }, { "organization": "CACM" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CELAC" }, { "organization": "EITI ", "note": "candidate country" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-11" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IADB" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC ", "note": "suspended" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO ", "note": "subscriber" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "LAES" }, { "organization": "LAIA ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "MINURSO" }, { "organization": "MINUSTAH" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OAS" }, { "organization": "OPANAL" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "Pacific Alliance ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "Petrocaribe" }, { "organization": "SICA" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "Union Latina" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO ", "note": "suspended" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Marlon Ramsses TABORA Munoz (since 24 April 2017)", "chancery": "Suite 4-M, 3007 Tilden Street NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 966-2604", "fax": "[1] (202) 966-9751", "consulates": "Dallas, McAllen (TX0", "consulates_general": "Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New Orleans, New York, San Francisco" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador James D. NEALON (since 21 August 2014)", "embassy": "Avenida La Paz, Apartado Postal No. 3453, Tegucigalpa", "mailing_address": "American Embassy, APO AA 34022, Tegucigalpa", "telephone": "[504] 2236-9320, 2238-5114", "fax": "[504] 2236-9037" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "three equal horizontal bands of cerulean blue (top), white, and cerulean blue, with five cerulean, five-pointed stars arranged in an X pattern centered in the white band; the stars represent the members of the former Federal Republic of Central America: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua; the blue bands symbolize the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea; the white band represents the land between the two bodies of water and the peace and prosperity of its people", "note": "similar to the flag of El Salvador, which features a round emblem encircled by the words REPUBLICA DE EL SALVADOR EN LA AMERICA CENTRAL centered in the white band; also similar to the flag of Nicaragua, which features a triangle encircled by the words REPUBLICA DE NICARAGUA on top and AMERICA CENTRAL on the bottom, centered in the white band" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "scarlet macaw" }, { "symbol": "white-tailed deer" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "blue" }, { "color": "white" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Himno Nacional de Honduras\" (National Anthem of Honduras)", "lyrics_music": "Augusto Constancio COELLO/Carlos HARTLING", "note": "adopted 1915; the anthem's seven verses chronicle Honduran history; on official occasions, only the chorus and last verse are sung", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/HO.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Honduras, the second poorest country in Central America, suffers from extraordinarily unequal distribution of income, as well as high underemployment. While historically dependent on the export of bananas and coffee, Honduras has diversified its export base to include apparel and automobile wire harnessing.\n\nHonduras’s economy depends heavily on US trade and remittances. The US-Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement came into force in 2006 and has helped foster foreign direct investment, but physical and political insecurity, as well as crime and perceptions of corruption, may deter potential investors; about 15% of foreign direct investment is from US firms.\n\nThe economy registered modest economic growth of 3.1%-3.6% from 2010 to 2016, insufficient to improve living standards for the nearly 65% of the population in poverty. In 2016, Honduras faced rising public debt but its economy has performed better than expected due to low oil prices and improved investor confidence. The IMF continues to monitor the three-year standby arrangement signed in December 2014, aimed at easing Honduras’s poor fiscal position.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 43190000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 41680000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 40220000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 112, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 20930000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.6, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3.6, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 3.1, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 71 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5300, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 5200, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 5100, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 169, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 81.3, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 15.2, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 23.3, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 1, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 43.1, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -63.9, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 13.8, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 26.6, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 59.6, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 20.3, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 18.8, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 14.6, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 83 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "bananas", "coffee", "citrus", "corn", "African palm", "beef", "timber", "shrimp", "tilapia", "lobster", "sugar", "oriental vegetables" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "sugar", "coffee", "woven", "knit apparel", "wood products", "cigars" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 3.3, "global_rank": 72, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 3625000, "global_rank": 98, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 39.2, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 20.9, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 39.8, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2005" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.9, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 4.1, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 34, "note": "about one-third of the people are underemployed" }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 29.6, "units": "%", "date": "2014" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 1.2, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 38.4, "units": "%" }, "date": "2014" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 47.1, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 45.7, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2009" } ], "global_rank": 29 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 3982000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 4384000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 19, "global_rank": 159, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -1.9, "global_rank": 74, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 47.3, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 45.3, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 98 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.9, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3.2, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 137 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6.25, "units": "%", "date": "2010-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 66 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 20.8, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 20.66, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 17 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2510000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 2326000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 121 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 8486000000.000001, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 8042000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 111 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 12500000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 11840000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 99 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -810000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -1291000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 117 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 8164999999.999999, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 8041000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 93 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "coffee", "apparel", "coffee", "shrimp", "automobile wire harnesses", "cigars", "bananas", "gold", "palm oil", "fruit", "lobster", "lumber" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "US", "percent": 36 }, { "name": "Germany", "percent": 8.7 }, { "name": "El Salvador", "percent": 8.5 }, { "name": "Guatemala", "percent": 6 }, { "name": "Nicaragua", "percent": 5.6 }, { "name": "Netherlands", "percent": 4.1 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 11250000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 11100000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 92 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "communications equipment", "machinery", "transport", "industrial raw materials", "chemical products", "fuels", "foodstuffs" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "US", "percent": 35.2 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 13.6 }, { "name": "Guatemala", "percent": 9.2 }, { "name": "Mexico", "percent": 6.6 }, { "name": "El Salvador", "percent": 5.1 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3846000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 3755000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 98 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 8042000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 7649000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 116 }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 23.07, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 22.098, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 22.098, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 21.137, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 19.64, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "lempiras (HNL) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 900000, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 82, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 97, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 66, "units": "%" }, "date": "2013" }, "production": { "kWh": 7700000000, "global_rank": 110, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 5300000000, "global_rank": 116, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 500000000, "global_rank": 70, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "kWh": 800000000, "global_rank": 72, "date": "2014" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 2100000, "global_rank": 111, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 60.9, "global_rank": 131, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 109, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 28.7, "global_rank": 80, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 10.4, "global_rank": 37, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 147, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 138, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 208, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 0, "global_rank": 148, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 156, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 53000, "global_rank": 106, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 13160, "global_rank": 78, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 64820, "global_rank": 71, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 199, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 156, "date": "2013" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 118, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 208, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 152, "date": "2014-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 10000000, "global_rank": 103, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 497072, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 6, "global_rank": 95, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 8048000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 92, "global_rank": 97, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "fixed-line connections are increasing but still limited; competition among multiple providers of mobile-cellular services is contributing to a sharp increase in subscribership", "domestic": "beginning in 2003, private sub-operators allowed to provide fixed lines in order to expand telephone coverage contributing to a small increase in fixed-line teledensity; mobile-cellular subscribership is roughly 90 per 100 persons", "international": "country code - 504; landing point for both the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1) and the MAYA-1 fiber-optic submarine cable system that together provide connectivity to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and the US; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean); connected to Central American Microwave System (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "multiple privately owned terrestrial TV networks, supplemented by multiple cable TV networks; Radio Honduras is the lone government-owned radio network; roughly 300 privately owned radio stations (2007)", "internet": { "country_code": ".hn", "users": { "total": 1781000, "percent_of_population": 20.4, "global_rank": 103, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 5, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 10, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 251149, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 502372, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "HR", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 103, "global_rank": 54, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 13, "2438_to_3047_metres": 3, "1524_to_2437_metres": 3, "914_to_1523_metres": 4, "under_914_metres": 3, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 90, "1524_to_2437_metres": 1, "914_to_1523_metres": 16, "under_914_metres": 73, "date": "2013" } } }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 699, "units": "km" }, "narrow_gauge": { "length": 164, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.067-m" }, "global_rank": 101, "date": "2014" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 14742, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 3367, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 11375, "units": "km", "note": "1,543 km summer only" }, "note": "an additional 8,951 km of non-official roads used by the coffee industry", "global_rank": 125, "date": "2012" }, "waterways": { "value": 465, "units": "km", "note": "most navigable only by small craft", "global_rank": 84, "date": "2012" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 88, "by_type": [ { "type": "bulk carrier", "count": 5 }, { "type": "cargo", "count": 39 }, { "type": "carrier", "count": 2 }, { "type": "chemical tanker", "count": 5 }, { "type": "container", "count": 1 }, { "type": "passenger", "count": 4 }, { "type": "passenger/cargo", "count": 1 }, { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 21 }, { "type": "refrigerated cargo", "count": 7 }, { "type": "roll on/roll off", "count": 3 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 47, "by_country": [ { "country": "Bahrain", "count": 5 }, { "country": "Canada", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Chile", "count": 1 }, { "country": "China", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Egypt", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Greece", "count": 4 }, { "country": "Israel", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Japan", "count": 4 }, { "country": "Lebanon", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Montenegro", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Panama", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Singapore", "count": 11 }, { "country": "South Korea", "count": 6 }, { "country": "Taiwan", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Thailand", "count": 2 }, { "country": "UAE", "count": 1 }, { "country": "UK", "count": 1 }, { "country": "US", "count": 1 } ] }, "global_rank": 55, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "La Ceiba", "Puerto Cortes", "San Lorenzo", "Tela" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.55, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.64, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1.55, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 1.15, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 1.13, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 96 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Honduran Armed Forces (Fuerzas Armadas de Honduras", "FFAA)", "Army", "Navy (includes Naval Infantry)", "Honduran Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Hondurena", "FAH)" ], "date": "2012" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18 years of age for voluntary 2- to 3-year military service; no conscription", "date": "2012" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled on the delimitation of \"bolsones\" (disputed areas) along the El Salvador-Honduras border in 1992 with final settlement by the parties in 2006 after an Organization of American States survey and a further ICJ ruling in 2003", "the 1992 ICJ ruling advised a tripartite resolution to a maritime boundary in the Gulf of Fonseca with consideration of Honduran access to the Pacific", "El Salvador continues to claim tiny Conejo Island, not mentioned in the ICJ ruling, off Honduras in the Gulf of Fonseca", "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" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "internally_displaced_persons": { "people": 190000, "note": "violence, extortion, threats, forced recruitment by urban gangs", "date": "2016" } }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "transshipment point for drugs and narcotics; illicit producer of cannabis, cultivated on small plots and used principally for local consumption; corruption is a major problem; some money-laundering activity" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-17", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170617101546/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ho.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170617000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ho.html" } }, "hong_kong": { "data": { "name": "Hong Kong", "introduction": { "background": "Occupied by the UK in 1841, Hong Kong was formally ceded by China the following year; various adjacent lands were added later in the 19th century. Pursuant to an agreement signed by China and the UK on 19 December 1984, Hong Kong became the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China on 1 July 1997. In this agreement, China promised that, under its \"one country, two systems\" formula, China's socialist economic system would not be imposed on Hong Kong and that Hong Kong would enjoy a \"high degree of autonomy\" in all matters except foreign and defense affairs for the subsequent 50 years." }, "geography": { "location": "Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 22, "minutes": 15, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 114, "minutes": 10, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Southeast Asia", "area": { "total": { "value": 1108, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 1073, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 35, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 184, "comparative": "six times the size of Washington, DC" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 33, "units": "km" }, "regional_borders_1": "China 33 km" }, "coastline": { "value": 733, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 3, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "subtropical monsoon; cool and humid in winter, hot and rainy from spring through summer, warm and sunny in fall", "terrain": "hilly to mountainous with steep slopes; lowlands in north", "elevation": { "lowest_point": { "name": "South China Sea", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Tai Mo Shan", "elevation": { "value": 958, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "outstanding deepwater harbor", "feldspar" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 5, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 3.2, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0.9, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 0.9, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 95, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 10, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "population fairly evenly distributed", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "occasional typhoons", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "air and water pollution from rapid urbanization" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Marine Dumping (associate member)", "Ship Pollution (associate member)" ] } }, "note": "composed of more than 200 islands" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 7167403, "global_rank": 101, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Chinese/Hong Konger", "adjective": "Chinese/Hong Kong" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Chinese", "percent": 93.1 }, { "name": "Indonesian", "percent": 1.9 }, { "name": "Filipino", "percent": 1.9 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 3 } ], "date": "2011" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Cantonese", "percent": 89.5, "note": "official" }, { "name": "English", "percent": 3.5, "note": "official" }, { "name": "Mandarin", "percent": 1.4, "note": "official" }, { "name": "other 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"units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 44.5, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 10, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 0.35, "global_rank": 170, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 9.1, "global_rank": 206, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 7.2, "global_rank": 125, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": 1.7, "global_rank": 53, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "population fairly evenly distributed", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 100, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 0.74, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Hong Kong", "population": 7260000 } ], "date": "2014" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.12, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.12, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.08, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 0.74, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.94, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.89, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.87, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 29.8, "date": "2008" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 2.7, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 3, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 2.5, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 216, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 82.9, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 80.3, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 85.8, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 7, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.19, "global_rank": 221, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 74.8, "units": "%", "date": "2012" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 1.78, "date": "2010" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 3.3, "global_rank": 124, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 16, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 16, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 16, "units": "years" }, "date": "2014" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 9.4, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 11.3, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 7.8, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 106, "date": "2013" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Hong Kong Special Administrative Region", "conventional_short_form": "Hong Kong", "local_long_form": "Heung Kong Takpit Hangching Ku (Eitel/Dyer-Ball); Xianggang Tebie Xingzhengqu (Hanyu Pinyin)", "local_short_form": "Heung Kong (Eitel/Dyer-Ball); Xianggang (Hanyu Pinyin)", "abbreviation": "HK", "etymology": "probably an imprecise phonetic rendering of the Cantonese name meaning \"fragrant harbor\"" }, "government_type": "presidential limited democracy; a special administrative region of the PRC", "independence": { "note": "special administrative region of China" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "National Day", "day": "1 October", "original_year": "1997", "note": "1 July is celebrated as Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day; Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China" } ], "constitution": { "history": "several previous (governance documents while under British authority); latest drafted April 1988 to February 1989, approved March 1990, effective 1 July 1997 (Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China serves as the constitution)", "note": "since 1990, the PRC National People's Congress has interpreted specific articles of the Basic Law (2016)" }, "legal_system": "mixed legal system of common law based on the English model and Chinese customary law (in matters of family and land tenure)", "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false, "note": "18 years of age in direct elections for half of the Legislative Council seats and all of the seats in 18 district councils; universal for permanent residents living in the territory of Hong Kong for the past 7 years; note - in indirect elections, suffrage is limited to about 220,000 members of functional constituencies for the other half of the legislature and a 1,200-member election committee for the chief executive drawn from broad sectoral groupings, central government bodies, municipal organizations, and elected Hong Kong officials" }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President of China XI Jinping (since 14 March 2013)", "head_of_government": "Chief Executive LEUNG Chun-ying [C.Y. LEUNG] (since 1 July 2012)", "cabinet": "Executive Council or ExCo appointed by the chief executive", "elections_appointments": "president indirectly elected by National People's Congress for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 5-17 March 2013 (next to be held in March 2018); chief executive indirectly elected by the Election Committee and appointed by the PRC Government for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); Carrie LAM elected chief executive on 26 March 2017 and will take office on 1 July 2017 (next to be held in March 2022)", "election_results": "Carrie LAM elected chief executive; Election Committee vote - Carrie LAM 777, John TSANG 365, WOO Kwok-hing 21; she takes office 1 July 2017", "note": "the Legislative Council voted in June 2010 to expand the electoral committee to 1,200 seats for the 2012 election" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral Legislative Council or LegCo (70 seats; 35 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by party-list proportional representation vote; 30 members indirectly elected by the approximately 220,000 members of various functional constituencies based on a variety of methods; five at large “super-seat” members directed elected by all of Hong Kong’s eligible voters who do not participate in a functional constituency; members serve 4-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 4 September 2016; (next general election to be in September 2020)", "election_results": "percent of vote by block - pro-democracy 36.0%; pro-Beijing 40.2%, localist 19.0%, other 4.8%; seats by block/party - pro-Beijing 40 (DAB 12, BPA 7, FTU 5, Liberal Party 4, NPP 3, other 9); pro-democracy 23 (Democratic Party 7, Civic Party 6, PP-LSD 2, Professional Commons 2, Labor 1, NWSC 1, PTU 1, other democrats 3), localists 6 (ALLin HK 2, CP-PPI-HKRO 1, Demosisto 1, Democracy Groundwork 1, other localist 1), non-aligned independent 1; note - 2 localists were barred from taking office" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Court of Final Appeal (consists of the chief justice, 3 permanent judges and 20 non-permanent judges); note - a sitting bench consists of the chief justice and 3 permanent and 1 non-permanent judges", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "all judges appointed by the Hong Kong Chief Executive upon the recommendation of the Judicial Officers Recommendation Commission, an independent body consisting of the Secretary for Justice and other judges, judicial and legal professionals; permanent judges appointed until normal retirement at age 65, but can be extended; non-permanent judges appointed for renewable 3-year terms without age limit", "subordinate_courts": "High Court (consists of the Court of Appeal and Court of First Instance); District Courts (includes Family and Land Courts); magistrates' courts; specialized tribunals" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "ALLinHK ", "note": "alliance of 6 localist groups" }, { "name": "Business and Professional Alliance", "name_alternative": "BPA", "leaders": [ "Andrew LEUNG Kwan-yuen" ] }, { "name": "Civic Party", "leaders": [ "Alan LEONG Kah-kit" ] }, { "name": "Civic Passion", "name_alternative": "CP", "leaders": [ "CHENG Chung-tai" ], "note": "part of Civic Passion-Proletariat Political Institute-Hong Kong Resurgence Order alliance or CP-PPI-HKRO that dissolved after the 2016 election" }, { "name": "Democracy Groundwork", "leaders": [ "LAU Siu-lai" ] }, { "name": "Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong", "name_alternative": "DAB", "leaders": [ "Starry LEE Wai-king" ] }, { "name": "Democratic Party", "leaders": [ "WU Chi-wai" ] }, { "name": "Demosisto", "leaders": [ "Nathan LAW" ] }, { "name": "Federation of Trade Unions", "name_alternative": "FTU", "leaders": [ "Stanley NG Chau-pei" ] }, { "name": "Labor Party", "leaders": [ "Suzanne WU Shui-shan" ] }, { "name": "League of Social Democrats", "name_alternative": "LSD", "leaders": [ "Avery NG Man-yuen" ] }, { "name": "Liberal Party", "leaders": [ "Felix CHUNG Kwok-pan" ] }, { "name": "Neighborhood and Workers Service Center", "name_alternative": "NWSC", "leaders": [ "LEUNG Yui-chung" ] }, { "name": "New People's Party", "name_alternative": "NPP", "leaders": [ "Regina IP Lau Su-yee" ] }, { "name": "People Power", "name_alternative": "PP", "leaders": [ "Erica YUEN Mi-ming" ] }, { "name": "Youngspiration", "leaders": [ "Sixtus \"Baggio\" LEUNG Chung-hang" ] }, { "name": "Professional Commons ", "leaders": [ "Charles Peter MOK" ], "note": "think tank" }, { "name": "Professional Teachers Union", "name_alternative": "PTU" } ], "note": "political blocks include: pro-democracy - Civic Party, Democratic Party, Labor Party, LSD, NWSC, PP, Professional Commons, PTU; pro-Beijing - DAB, FTU, Liberal Party, NPP, BPA; localist - ALLinHK, CP, Democracy Groundwork, Demosisto; there is no political party ordinance, so there are no registered political parties; politically active groups register as societies or companies" }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Chinese General Chamber of Commerce ", "note": "pro-China" }, { "name": "Chinese Manufacturers' Association of Hong Kong" }, { "name": "Civic Act-up ", "leaders": [ "Cyd HO Sau-lan", "Legislative Council of Hong Kong member" ], "note": "pro-democracy" }, { "name": "Federation of Hong Kong Industries" }, { "name": "Hong Kong Alliance in Support of the Patriotic Democratic Movement in China", "leaders": [ "Albert HO", "chairman" ] }, { "name": "Hong Kong and Kowloon Trade Union Council ", "note": "pro-Taiwan" }, { "name": "Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce" }, { "name": "Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union", "leaders": [ "FUNG Wai-wah", "president" ] } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ADB" }, { "organization": "APEC" }, { "organization": "BIS" }, { "organization": "FATF" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "IHO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO ", "note": "associate" }, { "organization": "Interpol ", "note": "subbureau" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "ISO ", "note": "correspondent" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "UNWTO ", "note": "associate" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "commissioner": "Clement C.M. LEUNG", "office": "1520 18th Street NW, Washington, DC 20036", "telephone": "[1] 202 331-8947", "fax": "[1] 202 331-8958", "h_k_e_t_o_offices": "New York, San Francisco" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Consul General Kurt W. TONG (since 27 August 2016); note - also accredited to Macau", "consulates_general": "26 Garden Road, Hong Kong", "mailing_address": "Unit 8000, Box 1, DPO AP 96521-0006", "telephone": "[852] 2523-9011", "fax": "[852] 2845-1598" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "red with a stylized, white, five-petal Bauhinia flower in the center; each petal contains a small, red, five-pointed star in its middle; the red color is the same as that on the Chinese flag and represents the motherland; the fragrant Bauhinia - developed in Hong Kong the late 19th century - has come to symbolize the region; the five stars echo those on the flag of China" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "orchid tree flower" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "white" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "note": "as a Special Administrative Region of China, \"Yiyongjun Jinxingqu\" is the official anthem (see China)", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/HK.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Hong Kong has a free market economy, highly dependent on international trade and finance - the value of goods and services trade, including the sizable share of re-exports, is about four times GDP. Hong Kong has no tariffs on imported goods, and it levies excise duties on only four commodities, whether imported or produced locally: hard alcohol, tobacco, hydrocarbon oil, and methyl alcohol. There are no quotas or dumping laws. Hong Kong continues to link its currency closely to the US dollar, maintaining an arrangement established in 1983.\n\nHong Kong's open economy left it exposed to the global economic slowdown that began in 2008. Although increasing integration with China through trade, tourism, and financial links helped it to make an initial recovery more quickly than many observers anticipated, its continued reliance on foreign trade and investment leaves it vulnerable to renewed global financial market volatility or a slowdown in the global economy.\n\nThe Hong Kong Government is promoting the Special Administrative Region (SAR) as the site for Chinese renminbi (RMB) internationalization. Hong Kong residents are allowed to establish RMB-denominated savings accounts; RMB-denominated corporate and Chinese government bonds have been issued in Hong Kong; and RMB trade settlement is allowed. The territory far exceeded the RMB conversion quota set by Beijing for trade settlements in 2010 due to the growth of earnings from exports to the mainland. RMB deposits grew to roughly 9.4% of total system deposits in Hong Kong by the end of 2015. The government is pursuing efforts to introduce additional use of RMB in Hong Kong financial markets and is seeking to expand the RMB quota.\n\nThe mainland has long been Hong Kong's largest trading partner, accounting for about half of Hong Kong's total trade by value. Hong Kong's natural resources are limited, and food and raw materials must be imported. As a result of China's easing of travel restrictions, the number of mainland tourists to the territory has surged from 4.5 million in 2001 to 47.3 million in 2014, outnumbering visitors from all other countries combined. Mainland visitors to Hong Kong declined 3% in 2015 to approximately 45.7 million, reflecting an overall drop of 2.5% in total visitors to Hong Kong. Hong Kong has also established itself as the premier stock market for Chinese firms seeking to list abroad. In 2015, mainland Chinese companies constituted about 51% of the firms listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and accounted for about 62.1% of the Exchange's market capitalization. During the past decade, as Hong Kong's manufacturing industry moved to the mainland, its service industry has grown rapidly. In 2014, Hong Kong and China signed a new agreement on achieving basic liberalization of trade in services in Guangdong Province under the Closer Economic Partnership Agreement, adopted in 2003 to forge closer ties between Hong Kong and the mainland. The new measures, effective from March 2015, cover a negative list and a most-favored treatment provision, and will improve access to the mainland's service sector for Hong Kong-based companies.\n\nCredit expansion and a tight housing supply have caused Hong Kong property prices to rise rapidly; consumer prices increased 4.4% in 2014, but slowed to 2.9% in 2015. Lower- and middle-income segments of the population are increasingly unable to afford adequate housing.\n\nHong Kong’s economic integration with the mainland continues to be most evident in the banking and finance sector. Initiatives like the Hong Kong-Shanghai Stock Connect, the Mutual Recognition of Funds, and The Hong Kong Shanghai Gold Connect are all important steps towards opening up the Mainland’s capital markets and has reinforced Hong Kong’s leading role as China’s offshore RMB market. Additional connect schemes from bonds to commodities and other investment products are also under exploration by Hong Kong authorities.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 427400000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 421300000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 411300000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 46, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 316100000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.4, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2.4, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 2.7, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 168 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 58100, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 57600, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 56600, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 19, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { 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"population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 19.6, "units": "%", "date": "2012" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 53.7, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2011" }, { "value": 53.3, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2007" } ], "global_rank": 9 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 59090000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 59070000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 18.7, "global_rank": 162, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": 0, "global_rank": 33, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 38.4, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 37, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 128 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 April", "end": "31 March" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.6, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 127 }, 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"subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 234, "global_rank": 60, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "modern facilities provide excellent domestic and international services", "domestic": "microwave radio relay links and extensive fiber-optic network", "international": "country code - 852; multiple international submarine cables provide connections to Asia, US, Australia, the Middle East, and Western Europe; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Pacific Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean); coaxial cable to Guangzhou, China (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "2 commercial terrestrial TV networks each with multiple stations; multi-channel satellite and cable TV systems available; 3 radio networks, one of which is government funded, operate about 15 radio stations (2012)", "internet": { "country_code": ".hk", "users": { "total": 6066000, "percent_of_population": 85, "global_rank": 61, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 7, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 253, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 41867157, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 11294000000, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "B-H", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 2, "global_rank": 201, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 2, "over_3047_metres": 1, "1524_to_2437_metres": 1, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 9, "date": "2013" } }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 2100, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 2100, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 174, "date": "2015" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 1644, "by_type": [ { "type": "barge carrier", "count": 2 }, { "type": "bulk carrier", "count": 785 }, { "type": "cargo", "count": 198 }, { "type": "carrier", "count": 10 }, { "type": "chemical tanker", "count": 149 }, { "type": "container", "count": 288 }, { "type": "liquefied gas", "count": 31 }, { "type": "passenger", "count": 4 }, { "type": "passenger/cargo", "count": 9 }, { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 156 }, { "type": "roll on/roll off", "count": 5 }, { "type": "vehicle carrier", "count": 7 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 976, "by_country": [ { "country": "Bangladesh", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Belgium", "count": 26 }, { "country": "Bermuda", "count": 20 }, { "country": "Canada", "count": 77 }, { "country": "China", "count": 500 }, { "country": "Cyprus", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Denmark", "count": 42 }, { "country": "France", "count": 4 }, { "country": " Germany", "count": 10 }, { "country": "Greece", "count": 27 }, { "country": "Indonesia", "count": 10 }, { "country": "Iran", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Japan", "count": 79 }, { "country": "Libya", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Norway", "count": 48 }, { "country": "Russia", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Singapore", "count": 13 }, { "country": "South Korea", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Switzerland", "count": 5 }, { "country": "Taiwan", "count": 25 }, { "country": "UAE", "count": 1 }, { "country": "UK", "count": 33 }, { "country": "US", "count": 44 } ] }, "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 341, "by_country": [ { "country": "Bahamas", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Bermuda", "count": 4 }, { "country": "Cambodia", "count": 10 }, { "country": "China", "count": 18 }, { "country": "Curacao", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Cyprus", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Georgia", "count": 3 }, { "country": "India", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Kiribati", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Liberia", "count": 48 }, { "country": "Malaysia", "count": 8 }, { "country": "Malta", "count": 4 }, { "country": "Marshall Islands", "count": 3 }, { "country": "NZ", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Panama", "count": 144 }, { "country": "Saint Vincent and the Grenadines", "count": 5 }, { "country": "Seychelles", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Sierra Leone", "count": 7 }, { "country": "Singapore", "count": 46 }, { "country": "Thailand", "count": 1 }, { "country": "UK", "count": 12 }, { "country": "unknown", "count": 16 } ] }, "global_rank": 5, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Hong Kong" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "branches": { "by_name": [ "no regular indigenous military forces", "Hong Kong garrison of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) includes elements of the PLA Army", "PLA Navy", "PLA Air Force", "these forces are under the direct leadership of the Central Military Commission in Beijing", "under administrative control of the adjacent Southern Command" ], "date": "2016" }, "note": "defense is the responsibility of China" }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "Hong Kong plans to reduce its 2,800-hectare Frontier Closed Area (FCA) to 400 hectares by 2015", "the FCA was established in 1951 as a buffer zone between Hong Kong and mainland China to prevent illegal migration from and the smuggling of goods" ], "illicit_drugs": { "note": "despite strenuous law enforcement efforts, faces difficult challenges in controlling transit of heroin and methamphetamine to regional and world markets; modern banking system provides conduit for money laundering; rising indigenous use of synthetic drugs, especially among young people" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-24", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624191622/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/hk.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/hk.html" } }, "hungary": { "data": { "name": "Hungary", "introduction": { "background": "Hungary became a Christian kingdom in A.D. 1000 and for many centuries served as a bulwark against Ottoman Turkish expansion in Europe. The kingdom eventually became part of the polyglot Austro-Hungarian Empire, which collapsed during World War I. The country fell under communist rule following World War II. In 1956, a revolt and an announced withdrawal from the Warsaw Pact were met with a massive military intervention by Moscow. Under the leadership of Janos KADAR in 1968, Hungary began liberalizing its economy, introducing so-called \"Goulash Communism.\" Hungary held its first multiparty elections in 1990 and initiated a free market economy. It joined NATO in 1999 and the EU five years later." }, "geography": { "location": "Central Europe, northwest of Romania", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 47, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 20, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Europe", "area": { "total": { "value": 93028, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 89608, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 3420, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 110, "comparative": "slightly smaller than Virginia; about the same size as Indiana" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 2106, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Austria", "border_length": { "value": 321, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Croatia", "border_length": { "value": 348, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Romania", "border_length": { "value": 424, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Serbia", "border_length": { "value": 164, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Slovakia", "border_length": { "value": 627, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Slovenia", "border_length": { "value": 94, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Ukraine", "border_length": { "value": 128, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 0, "units": "km", "note": "landlocked" }, "climate": "temperate; cold, cloudy, humid winters; warm summers", "terrain": "mostly flat to rolling plains; hills and low mountains on the Slovakian border", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 143, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Tisza River", "elevation": { "value": 78, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Kekes", "elevation": { "value": 1014, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "bauxite", "coal", "natural gas", "fertile soils", "arable land" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 58.9, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 48.5, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 2, "units": "%" }, 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"none", "conventional_short_form": "Hungary", "local_long_form": "none", "local_short_form": "Magyarorszag", "etymology": "the Byzantine Greeks refered to the tribes that arrived on the steppes of Eastern Europe in the 9th century as the \"Oungroi,\" a name that was later Latinized to \"Ungri\" and which became \"Hungari\"; the name originally meant an \"[alliance of] ten tribes\"; the Hungarian name \"Magyarorszag\" means \"Country of the Magyars\"; the term may derive from the most prominent of the Hungarian tribes, the Megyer" }, "government_type": "parliamentary republic", "capital": { "name": "Budapest", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 47, "minutes": 30, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 19, "minutes": 5, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 1, "note": "6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" }, "daylight_saving_time": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" }, "administrative_divisions": 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"type": "cities with county rights" }, { "name": "Eger", "type": "cities with county rights" }, { "name": "Erd", "type": "cities with county rights" }, { "name": "Gyor", "type": "cities with county rights" }, { "name": "Hodmezovasarhely", "type": "cities with county rights" }, { "name": "Kaposvar", "type": "cities with county rights" }, { "name": "Kecskemet", "type": "cities with county rights" }, { "name": "Miskolc", "type": "cities with county rights" }, { "name": "Nagykanizsa", "type": "cities with county rights" }, { "name": "Nyiregyhaza", "type": "cities with county rights" }, { "name": "Pecs", "type": "cities with county rights" }, { "name": "Salgotarjan", "type": "cities with county rights" }, { "name": "Sopron", "type": "cities with county rights" }, { "name": "Szeged", "type": "cities with county rights" }, { "name": "Szekesfehervar", "type": "cities with county rights" }, { "name": "Szekszard", "type": "cities with county rights" }, { "name": "Szolnok", "type": "cities with county rights" }, { "name": "Szombathely", "type": "cities with county rights" }, { "name": "Tatabanya", "type": "cities with county rights" }, { "name": "Veszprem", "type": "cities with county rights" }, { "name": "Zalaegerszeg", "type": "cities with county rights" }, { "name": "Budapest", "type": "capital city" } ], "independence": { "date": "1918-11-16", "note": "republic proclaimed; notable earlier dates: 25 December 1000 (crowning of King STEPHEN I, traditional founding date); 30 March 1867 (Austro-Hungarian dual monarchy established)" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Saint Stephen's Day", "day": "20 August", "original_year": "1083", "note": "commemorates his cannonization and the transfer of his remains to Buda in 1083; now Budapest" } ], "constitution": { "history": "previous 1949 (heavily amended in 1989 following the collapse of communism); latest approved 18 April 2011, signed 25 April 2011, effective 1 January 2012", "amendments": "proposed by the president of the republic, by the government, by parliamentary committee, or by Parliament members; passage requires two-thirds majority vote of Parliament members and approval by the president; amended several times, last in 2013 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "civil legal system influenced by the German model", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Hungary", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "yes", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "8 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false, "note": "18 years of age, 16 if married; universal" }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "Janos ADER (since 10 May 2012)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Viktor ORBAN (since 29 May 2010)", "cabinet": "Cabinet of Ministers proposed by the prime minister and appointed by the president", "elections_appointments": "president indirectly elected by the National Assembly with two-thirds majority vote in first round or simple majority vote in second round for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 13 March 2017 (next to be held by spring 2022); prime minister elected by the National Assembly on the recommendation of the president", "election_results": "Janos ADER (Fidesz) reelected president; National Assembly vote - 131 to 39; Viktor ORBAN (Fidesz) elected prime minister; National Assembly vote - 130 to 57 (in 2014)" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral National Assembly or Orszaggyules (199 seats; 106 members directly elected in single-member constituencies by simple majority vote and 93 members directly elected in a single nationwide constituency by party list proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 6 April 2014 (next to be held by April 2018)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - Fidesz-KDNP 44.5%, Unity 26%, Jobbik 20.5%, LMP 5.3%, other 3.7%; seats by party - Fidesz-KDNP 133, Unity 38, Jobbik 23, LMP 5" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Curia or Supreme Judicial Court (consists of the president, vice president, 5 department heads, and approximately 76 judges and organized into civil, criminal, economic, and administrative-labor departments; Constitutional Court (consists of 15 judges including the court president)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Curia president elected from among its members for 9 years by the National Assembly on the recommendation of the president of the republic; other Curia judges appointed by the president upon the recommendation of the National Judicial Council, a separate 15-member administrative body; judge tenure based on interim evaluations until normal retirement age; Constitutional Court judges elected by two-thirds vote of the National Assembly; members serve single renewable 12-year terms with mandatory retirement at age 70", "subordinate_courts": "5 regional courts of appeal; 19 regional or county courts (including Budapest Metropolitan Court); 20 administrative and labor courts; 111 district or local courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Christian Democratic People's Party", "name_alternative": "KDNP", "leaders": [ "Zsolt SEMJEN" ] }, { "name": "Democratic Coalition", "name_alternative": "DK", "leaders": [ "Ferenc GYURCSANY" ] }, { "name": "Dialogue for Hungary", "name_alternative": "PM", "leaders": [ "Javor BENEDEK", "Timea SZABO" ] }, { "name": "Fidesz-Hungarian Civic Alliance", "name_alternative": "Fidesz", "leaders": [ "Viktor ORBAN" ] }, { "name": "Hungarian Liberal Party", "name_alternative": "MLP", "leaders": [ "Gabor FODOR" ] }, { "name": "Hungarian Socialist Party", "name_alternative": "MSZP", "leaders": [ "Gyula MOLNAR" ] }, { "name": "Movement for a Better Hungary", "name_alternative": "Jobbik", "leaders": [ "Gabor VONA" ] }, { "name": "Politics Can Be Different", "name_alternative": "LMP", "leaders": [ "Bernadett SZEL", "Akos HADHAZI" ] }, { "name": "Together 2014", "name_alternative": "Egyutt", "leaders": [ "Peter JUHASZ", "Viktor SZIGETVARI" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Civil Osszefogas Forum , supporting ORBAN government's policies", "note": "\"Civil Unity Forum,\" nominally independent organization that serves as the steering committee for the pro-government mass organization Bekemenet (Peace March; " }, { "name": "Hungarian Civil Liberties Union", "name_alternative": "TASZ", "note": "Tarsasag a Szabadsagjogokert; freedom of expression, information privacy" }, { "name": "Hungarian Helsinki Committee ", "note": "asylum seekers' rights, human rights in law enforcement and the judicial system" }, { "name": "MigSzol ", "note": "Migrant Solidarity Group of Hungary; independent advocacy group on migration crisis" }, { "name": "MostMi ", "leaders": [ "Bori TAKACS", "Zsolt VARADY" ], "note": "\"Now Us\"; Facebook group that was a major participant at anti-government demonstrations in late 2014-early 2015; pro-Europe, anti-establishment movement that blames Fidesz for the state of the country, but also blames all established political parties for perceived political and economic failures since the fall of communism" }, { "name": "Okotars ", "note": "empowerment of civil society in Hungary" }, { "name": "Energy Club ", "note": "Energia Klub" }, { "name": "Greenpeace Hungary ", "note": "Greenpeace Magyarorszag" } ], "note": "other:" }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "Australia Group" }, { "organization": "BIS" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CE" }, { "organization": "CEI" }, { "organization": "CERN" }, { "organization": "EAPC" }, { "organization": "EBRD" }, { "organization": "ECB" }, { "organization": "EIB" }, { "organization": "ESA ", "note": "cooperating state" }, { "organization": "EU" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-9" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IEA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "MINURSO" }, { "organization": "NATO" }, { "organization": "NEA" }, { "organization": "NSG" }, { "organization": "OAS ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OECD" }, { "organization": "OIF ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "OSCE" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "Schengen Convention" }, { "organization": "SELEC" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNFICYP" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNIFIL" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" }, { "organization": "ZC" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Reka SZEMERKENYI (since 23 February 2015)", "chancery": "3910 Shoemaker Street NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 362-6730", "fax": "[1] (202) 966-8135", "consulates_general": "Los Angeles, New York", "consulates": "Boston" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d’Affaires David KOSTELANCIK (since 20 January 2017)", "embassy": "Szabadsag ter 12, H-1054 Budapest", "mailing_address": "pouch: American Embassy Budapest, 5270 Budapest Place, US Department of State, Washington, DC 20521-5270", "telephone": "[36] (1) 475-4400", "fax": "[36] (1) 475-4248" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and green; the flag dates to the national movement of the 18th and 19th centuries, and fuses the medieval colors of the Hungarian coat of arms with the revolutionary tricolor form of the French flag; folklore attributes virtues to the colors: red for strength, white for faithfulness, and green for hope; alternatively, the red is seen as being for the blood spilled in defense of the land, white for freedom, and green for the pasturelands that make up so much of the country" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "Holy Crown of Hungary ", "note": "Crown of Saint Stephen" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "white" }, { "color": "green" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Himnusz\" (Hymn)", "lyrics_music": "Ferenc KOLCSEY/Ferenc ERKEL", "note": "adopted 1844", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/HU.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Hungary has made the transition from a centrally planned to a liberal market-driven economy with a per capita income nearly two-thirds that of the EU-28 average; however, in recent years the government has become more involved in managing the economy. Budapest has implemented unorthodox economic policies to boost household consumption and has relied on EU-funded development projects to generate growth.\n\nThe economy is largely driven by exports, making it vulnerable to external market shocks. Following the fall of communism in 1990, Hungary experienced a drop-off in exports and financial assistance from the former Soviet Union. Hungary embarked on a series of economic reforms, including privatization of state-owned enterprises and reduction of social spending programs, to shift from a centrally planned to a market-driven economy, and to reorient its economy towards trade with the West. These efforts helped to spur growth, attract investment, and reduce Hungary’s debt burden and fiscal deficits. However, living conditions for the average Hungarian initially deteriorated as inflation increased and unemployment reached double digits. Conditions slowly improved over the 1990s as the reforms came to fruition and export growth accelerated. Economic policies instituted during that decade helped position Hungary to join the European Union in 2004; Hungary has yet to join the euro zone, however. Hungary suffered a historic economic contraction as a result of the global economic slowdown in 2008-09 as export demand and domestic consumption dropped, prompting it to take an IMF-EU financial assistance package.\n\nSince 2010, the government has backpedalled on reforms and taken a more nationalist and populist approach towards economic management. The government has favored national industries, and specifically government-linked businesses, through legislation, regulation, and public procurements. In 2010 and 2012, the government increased taxes on foreign-dominated sectors, such as banking and retail, because the move helped to raise revenues and decrease the budget deficit, thereby allowing Hungary to maintain access to EU development funds. The policy deterred private investment, however. In 2011 and 2014, Hungary nationalized private pension funds. The move squeezed financial service providers out of the system, but it also helped Hungary curb its public debt and lower its budget deficit to below 3% of GDP, as subsequent pension contributions have been channeled into the state-managed pension fund. Hungary’s public debt (at 73.9% of GDP) is still high compared to EU peers in Central Europe. Despite these reversals, real GDP growth has remained robust in the past several years because EU cyclical funding increased, EU demand for Hungarian exports rose, and domestic household consumption rebounded. To further boost household consumption ahead of an anticipated 2018 election, the government has announced plans to increase the minimum wage and public sector salaries, to decrease taxes on foodstuffs and services, to decrease personal income tax from 16% to 15%, as well as to introduce a uniform 9% business tax for both small and medium enterprises and large companies. Real GDP growth slowed in 2016 due to a cyclical fallback in EU funds, but is expected to increase to above 3% in 2017 and 2018.\n\nSystemic economic challenges include long-term and youth unemployment, labor shortages, widespread poverty in rural areas, vulnerabilities to changes in demand for exports, and a heavy reliance on Russian energy imports.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 267600000000.00003, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 262399999999.99997, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 254900000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 60, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 117100000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2.9, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 3.7, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 134 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 27200, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 26600, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 25800, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 70, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 50.3, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 20, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 20.4, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 0.6, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 94.3, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -85.6, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 3.5, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 31.8, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 64.7, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 25.8, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 26.4, "units": 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"global_rank": 80 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 14.9, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 3.3, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 22.4, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 28.2, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 28.6, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 133 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 57320000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 60080000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 49, "global_rank": 15, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -2.4, "global_rank": 83, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 75.1, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 75.3, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 37, "note": "general government 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"exports": { "bbl_per_day": 47900, "global_rank": 56, "date": "2015" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 52310, "global_rank": 80, "date": "2015" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 1505000000, "global_rank": 59, "date": "2015" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 8460000000.000001, "global_rank": 50, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 226600000, "global_rank": 45, "date": "2015" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 8167000000, "global_rank": 27, "date": "2015" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 8268000000.000001, "global_rank": 85, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 44200000, "global_rank": 65, "date": "2015" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 3094228, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 31, "global_rank": 49, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 11786000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 119, "global_rank": 78, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "modern telephone system is digital and highly automated; trunk services are carried by fiber-optic cable and digital microwave radio relay", "domestic": "competition among mobile-cellular service providers has led to a sharp increase in the use of mobile-cellular phones since 2000 and a decrease in the number of fixed-line connections", "international": "country code - 36; Hungary has fiber-optic cable connections with all neighboring countries; the international switch is in Budapest; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean regions), 1 Inmarsat, 1 very small aperture terminal (VSAT) system of ground terminals (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "mixed system of state-supported public service broadcast media and private broadcasters; the 5 publicly owned TV channels and the 2 main privately owned TV stations are the major national broadcasters; a large number of special interest channels; highly developed market for satellite and cable TV services with about two-thirds of viewers utilizing their services; 4 state-supported public-service radio networks; a large number of local stations including commercial, public service, nonprofit, and community radio stations; digital transition completed at the end of 2013; government-linked businesses have greatly consolidated ownership in broadcast and print media (2016)", "internet": { "country_code": ".hu", "users": { "total": 7209000, "percent_of_population": 72.8, "global_rank": 50, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 5, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 75, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 20042185, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 0, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "HA", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 41, "global_rank": 104, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 20, "over_3047_metres": 2, "2438_to_3047_metres": 6, "1524_to_2437_metres": 6, "914_to_1523_metres": 5, "under_914_metres": 1, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 21, "1524_to_2437_metres": 2, "914_to_1523_metres": 8, "under_914_metres": 11, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 3, "date": "2013" } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "gas (high-pressure transmission system)", "length": 5873, "units": "km" }, { "type": "gas (low-pressure distribution network)", "length": 83619, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil", "length": 850, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2015" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 8049, "units": "km" }, "broad_gauge": { "length": 36, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.524-m" }, "standard_gauge": { "length": 7794, "electrified": 2889, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.435-m" }, "narrow_gauge": { "length": 219, "units": "km", "gauge": "0.760-m" }, "global_rank": 28, "date": "2014" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 203601, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 77087, "units": "km", "note": "includes 1,582 km of expressways" }, "unpaved": { "value": 126514, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 26, "date": "2014" }, "waterways": { "value": 1622, "units": "km", "note": "most on Danube River", "global_rank": 47, "date": "2011" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "river_ports": [ "Baja", "Csepel (Budapest)", "Dunaujvaros", "Gyor-Gonyu", "Mohacs (Danube)" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.84, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 0.87, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 0.95, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 1.04, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 1.05, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 113 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Hungarian Defense Forces", "Land Forces", "Hungarian Air Force (Magyar Legiero", "ML)" ], "date": "2011" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18-25 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription; 6-month service obligation", "date": "2012" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "bilateral government, legal, technical and economic working group negotiations continue in 2006 with Slovakia over Hungary's failure to complete its portion of the Gabcikovo-Nagymaros hydroelectric dam project along the Danube", "as a member state that forms part of the EU's external border, Hungary has implemented the strict Schengen border rules" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "refugees_countries_of_origin": "5,950 applicants for forms of legal stay other than asylum (Ukraine) (2015)", "stateless_persons": { "people": 135, "date": "2016" }, "note": "431,277 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015 - June 2017)" }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "transshipment point for Southwest Asian heroin and cannabis and for South American cocaine destined for Western Europe; limited producer of precursor chemicals, particularly for amphetamine and methamphetamine; efforts to counter money laundering, related to organized crime and drug trafficking are improving but remain vulnerable; significant consumer of ecstasy" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-01", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701101549/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/hu.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/hu.html" } }, "iceland": { "data": { "name": "Iceland", "introduction": { "background": "Settled by Norwegian and Celtic (Scottish and Irish) immigrants during the late 9th and 10th centuries A.D., Iceland boasts the world's oldest functioning legislative assembly, the Althingi, established in 930. Independent for over 300 years, Iceland was subsequently ruled by Norway and Denmark. Fallout from the Askja volcano of 1875 devastated the Icelandic economy and caused widespread famine. Over the next quarter century, 20% of the island's population emigrated, mostly to Canada and the US. Denmark granted limited home rule in 1874 and complete independence in 1944. The second half of the 20th century saw substantial economic growth driven primarily by the fishing industry. The economy diversified greatly after the country joined the European Economic Area in 1994, but Iceland was especially hard hit by the global financial crisis in the years following 2008. The economy is now on an upward trajectory, fueled primarily by a tourism and construction boom. Literacy, longevity, and social cohesion are first rate by world standards." }, "geography": { "location": "Northern Europe, island between the Greenland Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, northwest of the United Kingdom", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 65, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 18, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "Arctic Region", "area": { "total": { "value": 103000, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 100250, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 2750, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 108, "comparative": "slightly smaller than Pennsylvania; about the same size as Kentucky" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 0, "units": "km" } }, "coastline": { "value": 4970, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" }, "continental_shelf": { "value": 200, "units": "nm", "note": "or to the edge of the continental margin" } }, "climate": "temperate; moderated by North Atlantic Current; mild, windy winters; damp, cool summers", "terrain": "mostly plateau interspersed with mountain peaks, icefields; coast deeply indented by bays and fiords", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 557, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Atlantic Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Hvannadalshnukur", "elevation": { "value": 2110, "units": "m" }, "note": "at Vatnajokull Glacier" } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "fish", "hydropower", "geothermal power", "diatomite" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 18.7, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 1.2, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 17.5, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 0.3, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 81, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "population_distribution": "Iceland is almost entirely urban with half of the population located in and around the capital of Reykjavik; smaller agglomerations are primarily found along the coast in the north and west", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "earthquakes and volcanic activity", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "Iceland, situated on top of a hotspot, experiences severe volcanic activity; Eyjafjallajokull (elev. 1,666 m) erupted in 2010, sending ash high into the atmosphere and seriously disrupting European air traffic; scientists continue to monitor nearby Katla (elev. 1,512 m), which has a high probability of eruption in the very near future, potentially disrupting air traffic; Grimsvoetn and Hekla are Iceland's most active volcanoes; other historically active volcanoes include Askja, Bardarbunga, Brennisteinsfjoll, Esjufjoll, Hengill, Krafla, Krisuvik, Kverkfjoll, Oraefajokull, Reykjanes, Torfajokull, and Vestmannaeyjar", "type": "volcanism" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "water pollution from fertilizer runoff", "inadequate wastewater treatment" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Air Pollution", "Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants", "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Hazardous Wastes", "Kyoto Protocol", "Law of the Sea", "Marine Dumping", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Transboundary Air Pollution", "Wetlands", "Whaling" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [ "Environmental Modification", "Marine Life Conservation" ] } }, "note": "strategic location between Greenland and Europe; westernmost European country; Reykjavik is the northernmost national capital in the world; more land covered by glaciers than in all of continental Europe" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 335878, "global_rank": 179, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Icelander(s)", "adjective": "Icelandic" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "homogeneous mixture of descendants of Norse and Celts", "percent": 94 }, { "name": "population of foreign origin", "percent": 6 } ] }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Icelandic" }, { "name": "English" }, { "name": "Nordic languages" }, { "name": "German widely spoken" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland", "percent": 69.9, "note": "official" }, { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 3.8 }, { "name": "Reykjavik Free Church", "percent": 2.9 }, { "name": "Hafnarfjorour Free Church", "percent": 2 }, { "name": "Asatru Association", "percent": 1.1 }, { "name": "The Independent Congregation", "percent": 1 }, { "name": "other religions", "percent": 4, "note": "includes Zuist and Pentecostal" }, { "name": "none", "percent": 6.1 }, { "name": "other or unspecified", "percent": 9.2 } ], "date": "2017" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 20.4, "males": 35009, "females": 33495 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 13.77, "males": 23452, "females": 22789 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 39.99, "males": 67878, "females": 66428 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 11.75, "males": 19848, "females": 19622 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 14.1, "males": 22130, "females": 25227 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 51.6, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 30.8, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 20.8, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 4.8, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 36.3, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 35.7, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 36.9, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 70, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 1.17, "global_rank": 101, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 13.8, "global_rank": 142, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 6.3, "global_rank": 151, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": 4.2, "global_rank": 29, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "Iceland is almost entirely urban with half of the population located in and around the capital of Reykjavik; smaller agglomerations are primarily found along the coast in the north and west", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 94.1, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 1.25, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Reykjavik", "population": 184000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2014" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.02, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 1.01, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.88, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 1.01, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 27, "date": "2011" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 3, "global_rank": 177, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 2.1, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 2.2, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 1.9, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 223, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 83, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 80.9, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 85.3, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 6, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 2.01, "global_rank": 119, "date": "2016" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 8.9, "global_rank": 38, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 3.79, "date": "2015" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 3.18, "date": "2014" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 98.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 98.8, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 1.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 1.2, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 23.9, "global_rank": 76, "date": "2014" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 7.8, "global_rank": 14, "date": "2013" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 20, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 18, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 21, "units": "years" }, "date": "2013" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 9.8, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 12.9, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 6.6, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 85, "date": "2014" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Republic of Iceland", "conventional_short_form": "Iceland", "local_long_form": "Lydveldid Island", "local_short_form": "Island", "etymology": "Floki VILGERDARSON, an early explorer of the island (9th century), applied the name \"Land of Ice\" after spotting a fjord full of drift ice to the north and spending a bitter winter on the island; he eventually settled on the island, however, after he saw how it greened up in the summer and that it was, in fact, habitable" }, "government_type": "parliamentary republic", "capital": { "name": "Reykjavik", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 64, "minutes": 9, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 21, "minutes": 57, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 0, "note": "5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "administrative_divisions": [ { "name": "Austurland", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Hofudhborgarsvaedhi", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Nordhurland Eystra", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Nordhurland Vestra", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Sudhurland", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Sudhurnes", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Vestfirdhir", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Vesturland", "type": "region" } ], "independence": { "date": "1918-12-01", "note": "became a sovereign state under the Danish Crown; 17 June 1944 (from Denmark; birthday of Jon SIGURDSSON, leader of Iceland's 19th Century independence movement)" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "17 June", "original_year": "1944" } ], "constitution": { "history": "several previous; latest ratified 16 June 1944, effective 17 June 1944 (at independence)", "amendments": "proposed by the Althingi; passage requires approval by the Althingi and by the next elected Althingi, and confirmation by the president of the republic; proposed amendments to Article 62 of the constitution – that the Evangelical Lutheran Church shall be the state church of Iceland – also require passage by referendum; amended many times, last in 2013 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "civil law system influenced by the Danish model", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Iceland", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "yes", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "3 to 7 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Gudni Thorlacius JOHANNESSON (since 1 August 2016)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Bjarni BENEDIKTSSON (since 11 January 2017)", "cabinet": "Cabinet appointed by the prime minister", "elections_appointments": "president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 4-year term (no term limits); election last held on 25 June 2016 (next to be held in June 2020); following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition becomes prime minister", "election_results": "Gudni Thorlacius JOHANNESSON elected president; percent of vote - Gudni Thorlacius JOHANNESSON (IP) 39.1%, Halla TOMASDOTTIR (independent) 27.9%, Andri Snaer MAGNASON (independent) 14.3%, David ODDSSON (IP) 13.7%, Sturla JONSSON (Sturla JONSSON Party) 3.5%, invalid 1.5%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral Althingi or Parliament (63 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 29 October 2016 (next to be held in 2020)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - IP 29%, LGM 15.9%, Pirate Party 14.5%, PP 11.5%, Reform 10.5%, BF 7.2%, SDA 5.7%, other 2.3%; seats by party - IP 21, LGM 10, Pirate Party 10, PP 8, Reform 7, BF 4, SDA 3" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court or Haestirettur (consists of 9 judges)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "judges proposed by Ministry of Interior selection committee and appointed by the president; judges appointed for an indefinite period", "subordinate_courts": "8 district courts; Labor Court" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Bright Future", "name_alternative": "BF", "leaders": [ "Ottarr PROPPE" ], "note": "Bjort framtid" }, { "name": "Independence Party", "name_alternative": "IP", "leaders": [ "Bjarni BENEDIKTSSON" ], "note": "Sjalfstaedisflokkurinn" }, { "name": "Left-Green Movement", "name_alternative": "LGM", "leaders": [ "Katrin JAKOBSDOTTIR" ], "note": "Vinstrihreyfingin-graent frambod" }, { "name": "Pirate Party", "name_alternative": "PIP", "leaders": [ "Birgitta JONSDOTTIR" ], "note": "Piratar" }, { "name": "Progressive Party", "name_alternative": "PP", "leaders": [ "Sigurdur Ingi JOHANNSSON" ], "note": "Framsoknarflokkurinn" }, { "name": "Reform", "name_alternative": "R", "leaders": [ "Benedict JOHANNSSON" ], "note": "Vidreisn" }, { "name": "Social Democratic Alliance", "name_alternative": "SDA", "leaders": [ "Logi Mar EINARSSON" ], "note": "Samfylkingin" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "Arctic Council" }, { "organization": "Australia Group" }, { "organization": "BIS" }, { "organization": "CBSS" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CE" }, { "organization": "EAPC" }, { "organization": "EBRD" }, { "organization": "EFTA" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "FATF" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IHO" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NATO" }, { "organization": "NC" }, { "organization": "NEA" }, { "organization": "NIB" }, { "organization": "NSG" }, { "organization": "OAS ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OECD" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "OSCE" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "Schengen Convention" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Geir Hilmar HAARDE (since 23 February 2015)", "chancery": "House of Sweden, 2900 K Street NW", "telephone": "[1] (202) 265-6653", "fax": "[1] (202) 265-6656", "consulates_general": "New York" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Jill ESPOSITO (since 20 January 2017)", "embassy": "Laufasvegur 21, 101 Reykjavik", "mailing_address": "US Department of State, 5640 Reykjavik Place, Washington, D.C. 20521-5640", "telephone": "[354] 595-22-00", "fax": "[354] 562-9118" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "blue with a red cross outlined in white extending to the edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side in the style of the Dannebrog (Danish flag); the colors represent three of the elements that make up the island: red is for the island's volcanic fires, white recalls the snow and ice fields of the island, and blue is for the surrounding ocean" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "gyrfalcon" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "blue" }, { "color": "white" }, { "color": "red" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Lofsongur\" (Song of Praise)", "lyrics_music": "Matthias JOCHUMSSON/Sveinbjorn SVEINBJORNSSON", "note": "adopted 1944; also known as \"O, Gud vors lands\" (O, God of Our Land), the anthem was originally written and performed in 1874", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/IC.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Iceland's economy combines a capitalist structure and free-market principles with an extensive welfare system. Except for a brief period during the 2008 crisis, Iceland has achieved high growth, low unemployment, and a remarkably even distribution of income. The economy depends heavily on the fishing industry, which provides 40% of merchandise export earnings, more than 12% of GDP, and employs nearly 5% of the work force. It remains sensitive to declining fish stocks, as well as to fluctuations in world prices for its main exports: fish and fish products, aluminum, and ferrosilicon. Since 2010, tourism has become the main pillar of Icelandic economic growth, with the number of tourists reaching 4.5 times the Icelandic population in 2016.\n\nIceland's economy has been diversifying into manufacturing and service industries in the last decade, particularly within the fields of tourism, software production, and biotechnology. In fall 2013, the Icelandic Government approved a joint application by Icelandic, Chinese, and Norwegian energy firms to conduct oil exploration off Iceland’s northeast coast, although no exploration has yet taken place. Abundant geothermal and hydropower sources have attracted substantial foreign investment in the aluminum sector, boosted economic growth, and sparked some interest from high-tech firms looking to establish data centers using cheap green energy, although the financial crisis has put several investment projects on hold.\n\nFollowing the privatization of the banking sector in the early 2000s, domestic banks expanded aggressively in foreign markets, and consumers and businesses borrowed heavily in foreign currencies. Worsening global financial conditions throughout 2008 resulted in a sharp depreciation of the krona vis-a-vis other major currencies. The foreign exposure of Icelandic banks, whose loans and other assets totaled more than 10 times the country's GDP, became unsustainable. Iceland's three largest banks collapsed in late 2008. The country secured over $10 billion in loans from the IMF and other countries to stabilize its currency and financial sector, and to back government guarantees for foreign deposits in Icelandic banks. GDP fell 6.8% in 2009, and unemployment peaked at 9.4% in February 2009. Three new banks were established to take over the domestic assets of the collapsed banks. Two of them have majority ownership by the State, which intends to re-privatize them.\n\nSince the collapse of Iceland's financial sector, government economic priorities have included stabilizing the krona, implementing capital controls, reducing Iceland's high budget deficit, containing inflation, addressing high household debt, restructuring the financial sector, and diversifying the economy. Capital controls were finally lifted in March 2017, but some financial protections (e.g., reserve requirements for specified investments connected to new inflows of foreign currency) remain in place. Iceland’s financial woes prompted an initial increase in public support to join the EU and the euro zone, with accession negotiations beginning in July 2010, but negotiations were suspended under the center-right government that took power in 2013. The current ruling coalition does not intend to restart accession talks, but has signaled that it would allow a vote on the question of EU membership, if a bill came before parliament near the end of the current parliamentary term. Most macroeconomic indicators and employment have rebounded to pre-crisis levels, driven primarily by the unprecedented growth in tourism – averaging over 20% annually – following the well-publicized volcanic eruption in 2010.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 16149999999.999998, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 15380000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 14800000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 152, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 19440000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4.9, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 4, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 2, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 40 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 48100, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 46200, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 45000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 31, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 49.3, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 22.5, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 19.8, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": -0.1, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 52.4, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -43.9, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 5.9, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 20.4, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 73.7, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 23.5, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 23.5, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 21, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 58 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "potatoes", "carrots", "green vegetables", "tomatoes", "cucumbers", "mutton", "chicken", "pork", "beef", "dairy products", "fish" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "tourism", "fish processing", "aluminum smelting", "geothermal power", "hydropower", "medical/pharmaceutical products" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 1.4, "global_rank": 134, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 195000, "global_rank": 174, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 4.8, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 22.2, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 73, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2008" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.7, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 4, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 21 }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 28, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2006" }, { "value": 25, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2005" } ], "global_rank": 135 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 10350000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 7911000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 53.2, "global_rank": 10, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": 12.5, "global_rank": 3, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 56.5, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 67.6, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 76 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.9, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1.6, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 106 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5.4, "units": "%", "date": "2012-01-31" }, { "value": 5.75, "units": "%", "date": "2010-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 76 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 7.6, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 7.61, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 109 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3327000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 3314000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 113 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 8368000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" }, { "value": 8119999999.999999, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 112 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 18930000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 18250000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 87 }, "market_value_of_publicly_traded_shares": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2825000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2012-12-31" }, { "value": 2021000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2011-12-31" }, { "value": 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"value": 5024000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 4924000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 122 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "machinery", "equipment", "petroleum products", "foodstuffs", "textiles" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Norway", "percent": 10.1 }, { "name": "Germany", "percent": 8.6 }, { "name": "US", "percent": 7.9 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 7.9 }, { "name": "Denmark", "percent": 7.1 }, { "name": "Netherlands", "percent": 5.9 }, { "name": "Brazil", "percent": 5.8 }, { "name": "UK", "percent": 5 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4412000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 5041000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 95 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 27300000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 31040000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 79 }, "stock_of_direct_foreign_investment": { "at_home": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 17190000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 16719999999.999998, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 83 }, "abroad": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 15440000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 15590000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 56 } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 129.3, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 131.92, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 131.92, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 116.77, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 125.08, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Icelandic kronur (ISK) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "total_electrification": { "value": 100, "units": "%" }, "date": "2016" }, "production": { "kWh": 18000000000, "global_rank": 79, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 17000000000, "global_rank": 73, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 153, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 162, "date": "2013" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 2800000, "global_rank": 100, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 4.3, "global_rank": 204, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 110, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 70.6, "global_rank": 22, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 25.1, "global_rank": 8, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 148, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 140, "date": "2015" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 209, "date": "2015" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 0, "global_rank": 149, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 157, "date": "2015" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 16250, "global_rank": 143, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 2866, "global_rank": 105, "date": "2015" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 17550, "global_rank": 121, "date": "2015" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 200, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 157, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 119, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 209, "date": "2014" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 153, "date": "2014-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 3300000, "global_rank": 141, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 168149, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 51, "global_rank": 131, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 384000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 116, "global_rank": 175, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "telecommunications infrastructure is modern and fully digitized, with satellite-earth stations, fiber-optic cables, and an extensive broadband network", "domestic": "liberalization of the telecommunications sector beginning in the late 1990s has led to increased competition especially in the mobile services segment of the market", "international": "country code - 354; the CANTAT-3 and FARICE-1 submarine cable systems provide connectivity to Canada, the Faroe Islands, UK, Denmark, and Germany; a planned new section of the Hibernia-Atlantic submarine cable will provide additional connectivity to Canada, US, and Ireland; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean), 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions); note - Iceland shares the Inmarsat earth station with the other Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden) (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "state-owned public TV broadcaster operates 1 TV channel nationally; several privately owned TV stations broadcast nationally and roughly another half-dozen operate locally; about one-half the households utilize multi-channel cable or satellite TV services; state-owned public radio broadcaster operates 2 national networks and 4 regional stations; 2 privately owned radio stations operate nationally and another 15 provide more limited coverage (2007)", "internet": { "country_code": ".is", "users": { "total": 326000, "percent_of_population": 98.2, "global_rank": 141, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 5, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 43, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 3413950, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 102356809, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "TF", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 96, "global_rank": 60, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 7, "over_3047_metres": 1, "1524_to_2437_metres": 3, "914_to_1523_metres": 3, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 89, "1524_to_2437_metres": 3, "914_to_1523_metres": 26, "under_914_metres": 60, "date": "2013" } } }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 12890, "units": "km" }, "paved_oiled_gravel": { "value": 4782, "units": "km", "note": "excludes urban roads" }, "unpaved": { "value": 8108, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 127, "date": "2012" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 2, "by_type": [ { "type": "passenger/cargo", "count": 2 } ], "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 19, "by_country": [ { "country": "Antigua and Barbuda", "count": 10 }, { "country": "Belize", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Faroe Islands", "count": 4 }, { "country": "Finland", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Gibraltar", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Norway", "count": 2 } ] }, "global_rank": 141, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Grundartangi", "Hafnarfjordur", "Reykjavik" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.1, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0.13, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 0.14, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" }, { "value": 0.13, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2010" } ], "global_rank": 131 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "no regular military forces", "Icelandic National Police", "Icelandic Coast Guard" ], "date": "2016" }, "note": "Iceland is the only NATO member that has no standing military force; all US military forces in Iceland were withdrawn as of October 2006; defense of Iceland remains a NATO commitment and NATO maintains an air policing presence in Icelandic airspace; Iceland participates in international peacekeeping missions with the civilian-manned Icelandic Crisis Response Unit (ICRU)" }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "Iceland, the UK, and Ireland dispute Denmark's claim that the Faroe Islands' continental shelf extends beyond 200 nm", "the European Free Trade Association Surveillance Authority filed a suit against Iceland, claiming the country violated the Agreement on the European Economic Area in failing to pay minimum compensation to Icesave depositors" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "stateless_persons": { "people": 131, "date": "2016" } } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-01", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701102649/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ic.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ic.html" } }, "india": { "data": { "name": "India", "introduction": { "background": "The Indus Valley civilization, one of the world's oldest, flourished during the 3rd and 2nd millennia B.C. and extended into northwestern India. Aryan tribes from the northwest infiltrated the Indian subcontinent about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. The Maurya Empire of the 4th and 3rd centuries B.C. - which reached its zenith under ASHOKA - united much of South Asia. The Golden Age ushered in by the Gupta dynasty (4th to 6th centuries A.D.) saw a flowering of Indian science, art, and culture. Islam spread across the subcontinent over a period of 700 years. In the 10th and 11th centuries, Turks and Afghans invaded India and established the Delhi Sultanate. In the early 16th century, the Emperor BABUR established the Mughal Dynasty, which ruled India for more than three centuries. European explorers began establishing footholds in India during the 16th century.\nBy the 19th century, Great Britain had become the dominant political power on the subcontinent. The British Indian Army played a vital role in both World Wars. Years of nonviolent resistance to British rule, led by Mohandas GANDHI and Jawaharlal NEHRU, eventually resulted in Indian independence, which was granted in 1947. Large-scale communal violence took place before and after the subcontinent partition into two separate states - India and Pakistan. The neighboring nations have fought three wars since independence, the last of which was in 1971 and resulted in East Pakistan becoming the separate nation of Bangladesh. India's nuclear weapons tests in 1998 emboldened Pakistan to conduct its own tests that same year. In November 2008, terrorists originating from Pakistan conducted a series of coordinated attacks in Mumbai, India's financial capital. Despite pressing problems such as significant overpopulation, environmental degradation, extensive poverty, and widespread corruption, economic growth following the launch of economic reforms in 1991 and a massive youthful population are driving India's emergence as a regional and global power." }, "geography": { "location": "Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and Pakistan", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 20, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 77, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Asia", "area": { "total": { "value": 3287263, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 2973193, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 314070, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 7, "comparative": "slightly more than one-third the size of the US" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 13888, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Bangladesh", "border_length": { "value": 4142, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Bhutan", "border_length": { "value": 659, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Burma", "border_length": { "value": 1468, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "China", "border_length": { "value": 2659, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Nepal", "border_length": { "value": 1770, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Pakistan", "border_length": { "value": 3190, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 7000, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "contiguous_zone": { "value": 24, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" }, "continental_shelf": { "value": 200, "units": "nm", "note": "or to the edge of the continental margin" } }, "climate": "varies from tropical monsoon in south to temperate in north", "terrain": "upland plain (Deccan Plateau) in south, flat to rolling plain along the Ganges, deserts in west, Himalayas in north", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 160, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Indian Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Kanchenjunga", "elevation": { "value": 8598, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "coal", "iron ore", "manganese", "mica", "bauxite", "rare earth elements", "titanium ore", "chromite", "natural gas", "diamonds", "petroleum", "limestone", "arable land" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 60.5, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 52.8, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 4.2, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 3.5, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 23.1, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 16.4, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 667000, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "with the notable exception of the deserts in the northwest, including the Thar Desert, and the mountain fringe in the north, a very high population density exists throughout most of the country; the core of the population is in the north along the banks of the Ganges, with other river valleys and southern coastal areas also having large population concentrations", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "droughts", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "flash floods, as well as widespread and destructive flooding from monsoonal rains", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "severe thunderstorms", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "earthquakes", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "Barren Island (elev. 354 m) in the Andaman Sea has been active in recent years", "type": "volcanism" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "deforestation", "soil erosion", "overgrazing", "desertification", "air pollution from industrial effluents and vehicle emissions", "water pollution from raw sewage and runoff of agricultural pesticides", "tap water is not potable throughout the country", "huge and growing population is overstraining natural resources" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Antarctic-Environmental Protocol", "Antarctic-Marine Living Resources", "Antarctic Treaty", "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Environmental Modification", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Tropical Timber 83", "Tropical Timber 94", "Wetlands", "Whaling" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "dominates South Asian subcontinent; near important Indian Ocean trade routes; Kanchenjunga, third tallest mountain in the world, lies on the border with Nepal" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 1266883598, "global_rank": 2, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Indian(s)", "adjective": "Indian" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Indo-Aryan", "percent": 72 }, { "name": "Dravidian", "percent": 25 }, { "name": "Mongoloid and other", "percent": 3 } ], "date": "2000" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Hindi", "percent": 41 }, { "name": "Bengali", "percent": 8.1 }, { "name": "Telugu", "percent": 7.2 }, { "name": "Marathi", "percent": 7 }, { "name": "Tamil", "percent": 5.9 }, { "name": "Urdu", "percent": 5 }, { "name": "Gujarati", "percent": 4.5 }, { "name": "Kannada", "percent": 3.7 }, { "name": "Malayalam", "percent": 3.2 }, { "name": "Oriya", "percent": 3.2 }, { "name": "Punjabi", "percent": 2.8 }, { "name": "Assamese", "percent": 1.3 }, { "name": "Maithili", "percent": 1.2 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 5.9 } ], "note": "English enjoys the status of subsidiary official language but is the most important language for national, political, and commercial communication; Hindi is the most widely spoken language and primary tongue of 41% of the people; there are 14 other official languages: Bengali, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, Gujarati, Malayalam, Kannada, Oriya, Punjabi, Assamese, Kashmiri, Sindhi, and Sanskrit; Hindustani is a popular variant of Hindi/Urdu spoken widely throughout northern India but is not an official language (2001 census)" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Hindu", "percent": 79.8 }, { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 14.2 }, { "name": "Christian", "percent": 2.3 }, { "name": "Sikh", "percent": 1.7 }, { "name": "other and unspecified", "percent": 2 } ], "date": "2011" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 27.71, "males": 186420229, "females": 164611755 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 17.99, "males": 121009850, "females": 106916692 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 40.91, "males": 267203029, "females": 251070105 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 7.3, "males": 46398574, "females": 46105489 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 6.09, "males": 36549003, "females": 40598872 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 52.4, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 43.9, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 8.6, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 11.7, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 27.6, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 26.9, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 28.3, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 140, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 1.19, "global_rank": 97, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 19.3, "global_rank": 86, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 7.3, "global_rank": 120, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": 0, "global_rank": 84, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "with the notable exception of the deserts in the northwest, including the Thar Desert, and the mountain fringe in the north, a very high population density exists throughout most of the country; the core of the population is in the north along the banks of the Ganges, with other river valleys and southern coastal areas also having large population concentrations", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 32.7, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 2.38, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "New Delhi", "population": 25703000, "is_capital": true }, { "place": "Mumbai", "population": 21043000 }, { "place": "Kolkata", "population": 11766000 }, { "place": "Bangalore", "population": 10087000 }, { "place": "Chennai", "population": 9620000 }, { "place": "Hyderabad", "population": 8944000 } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.12, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.13, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.13, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 1.01, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.9, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 1.08, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 174, "global_rank": 55, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 40.5, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 39.2, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 41.8, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 49, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 68.5, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 67.3, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 69.8, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 164, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 2.45, "global_rank": 78, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 54.8, "units": "%", "date": "2007" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 4.7, "global_rank": 159, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 0.73, "date": "2014" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 0.7, "date": "2011" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 97.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 92.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 94.1, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 2.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 7.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 5.9, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 62.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 28.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 39.6, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 37.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 71.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 60.4, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 0.26, "global_rank": 90, "date": "2013" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 2118100, "global_rank": 3, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 67600, "global_rank": 3, "date": "2015" } }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "degree_of_risk": "very high", "food_or_waterborne_diseases": [ "bacterial diarrhea", "hepatitis A", "hepatitis E", "typhoid fever" ], "vectorborne_diseases": [ "dengue fever", "Japanese encephalitis", "malaria" ], "water_contact_diseases": [ "leptospirosis" ], "animal_contact_diseases": [ "rabies" ], "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 4.7, "global_rank": 184, "date": "2014" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 3.8, "global_rank": 134, "date": "2013" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 71.2, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 81.3, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 60.6, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 12, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 12, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 12, "units": "years" }, "date": "2014" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 10.7, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 10.4, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 11.6, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 97, "date": "2012" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Republic of India", "conventional_short_form": "India", "local_long_form": "Republic of India/Bharatiya Ganarajya", "local_short_form": "India/Bharat", "etymology": "the English name derives from the Indus River; the Indian name \"Bharat\" may derive from the \"Bharatas\" tribe mentioned in the Vedas of the second millennium B.C.; the name is also associated with Emperor Bharata, the legendary conqueror of all of India" }, "government_type": "federal parliamentary republic", "capital": { "name": "New Delhi", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 28, "minutes": 36, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 77, "minutes": 12, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 5.5, "note": "10.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "administrative_divisions": [ { "name": "Andaman and Nicobar Islands", "type": "union territory" }, { "name": "Andhra Pradesh", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Arunachal Pradesh", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Assam", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Bihar", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Chandigarh", "type": "union territory" }, { "name": "Chhattisgarh", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Dadra and Nagar Haveli", "type": "union territory" }, { "name": "Daman and Diu", "type": "union territory" }, { "name": "Delhi", "type": "union territory" }, { "name": "Goa", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Gujarat", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Haryana", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Himachal Pradesh", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Jammu and Kashmir", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Jharkhand", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Karnataka", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Kerala", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Lakshadweep", "type": "union territory" }, { "name": "Madhya Pradesh", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Maharashtra", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Manipur", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Meghalaya", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Mizoram", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Nagaland", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Odisha", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Puducherry", "type": "union territory" }, { "name": "Punjab", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Rajasthan", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Sikkim", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Tamil Nadu", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Telangana", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Tripura", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Uttar Pradesh", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Uttarakhand", "type": "state" }, { "name": "West Bengal", "type": "state" } ], "independence": { "date": "1947-08-15", "note": "from the UK" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Republic Day", "day": "26 January", "original_year": "1950" } ], "constitution": { "history": "previous 1935 (preindependence); latest draft completed 4 November 1949, adopted 26 November 1949, effective 26 January 1950", "amendments": "proposed by either the Council of States or the House of the People; passage requires majority participation of the total membership in each house and at least two-thirds majority of voting members of each house, followed by assent of the president of India; proposed amendments to the constitutional amendment procedures also must be ratified by at least one-half of the India state legislatures before presidential assent; amended many times, last in 2016 (2017)" }, "legal_system": "common law system based on the English model; separate personal law codes apply to Muslims, Christians, and Hindus; judicial review of legislative acts", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations", "non-party state to the ICCt" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of India", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "5 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Pranab MUKHERJEE (since 22 July 2012); Vice President Mohammad Hamid ANSARI (since 11 August 2007)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Narendra MODI (since 26 May 2014)", "cabinet": "Union Council of Ministers recommended by the prime minister, appointed by the president", "elections_appointments": "president indirectly elected by an electoral college consisting of elected members of both houses of Parliament and state legislatures for a 5-year term (no term limits); election last held on 19 July 2012 (next to be held on 17 July 2017); vice president indirectly elected by an electoral college consisting of elected members of both houses of Parliament and state legislatures for a 5-year term (no term limits); election last held on 7 August 2012 (next to be held by 10 August 2017); following legislative elections, the prime minister is elected by parliamentary members of the majority party", "election_results": "Pranab MUKHERJEE elected president; percent of vote - Pranab MUKHERJEE (INC prior to election) 69.3%, Purno SANGMA (independent) 30.7%; Mohammad Hamid ANSARI reelected vice president; electoral college vote - Mohammad Hamid ANSARI 490, Jaswant SINGH 238" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "bicameral Parliament or Sansad consists of the Council of States or Rajya Sabha (245 seats; 233 members indirectly elected by state and territorial assemblies by proportional representation vote, and 12 members appointed by the president; members serve 6-year terms) and the House of the People or Lok Sabha (545 seats; 543 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 2 appointed by the president; members serve 5-year terms)", "elections": "People's Assembly - last held April-May 2014 in 10 phases; (next to be held by May 2019)", "election_results": "People's Assembly - percent of vote by party - BJP 31.0%, INC 19.3%, AITC 3.8%, SP 3.4%, AIADMK 3.3%, CPI(M) 3.3%, TDP 2.6%, YSRC 2.5%, AAP 2.1%, SAD 1.8%, BJD 1.7%, SS 1.7%, NCP 1.6%, RJD 1.3%, TRS 1.3%, LJP 0.4%, other 15.9%, independent 3.0%; seats by party - BJP 282, INC 44, AIADMK 37, AITC 34, BJD 20, SS 18, TDP 16, TRS 11, CPI(M) 9, YSRC 9, LJP 6, NCP 6, SP 5, AAP 4, RJD 4, SAD 4, other 33, independent 3" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court (the chief justice and 25 associate justices)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "justices appointed by the president to serve until age 65", "subordinate_courts": "High Courts; District Courts; Labour Court", "note": "in mid-2011, India’s Cabinet approved the \"National Mission for Justice Delivery and Legal Reform\" to eliminate judicial corruption and reduce the backlog of cases; as of mid-July 2015, the Indian Government was considering the introduction of pre-trial hearing as a method for reducing the backlog" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Aam Aadmi Party", "name_alternative": "AAP", "leaders": [ "Arvind KEJRIWAL" ] }, { "name": "All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam", "name_alternative": "AIADMK", "leaders": [ "J. JAYALALITHAA" ] }, { "name": "All India Trinamool Congress", "name_alternative": "AITC", "leaders": [ "Mamata BANERJEE" ] }, { "name": "Bahujan Samaj Party", "name_alternative": "BSP", "leaders": [ "MAYAWATI" ] }, { "name": "Bharatiya Janata Party", "name_alternative": "BJP", "leaders": [ "Amit SHAH" ] }, { "name": "Biju Janata Dal", "name_alternative": "BJD", "leaders": [ "Naveen PATNAIK" ] }, { "name": "Communist Party of India-Marxist", "name_alternative": "CPI", "leaders": [ "Prakash KARAT" ], "note": "M" }, { "name": "Indian National Congress", "name_alternative": "INC", "leaders": [ "Sonia GANDHI" ] }, { "name": "Lok Janshakti Party ", "leaders": [ "Ram Vilas PASWAN" ], "note": "LJP" }, { "name": "Nationalist Congress Party", "name_alternative": "NCP", "leaders": [ "Sharad PAWAR" ] }, { "name": "Rashtriya Janata Dal", "name_alternative": "RJD", "leaders": [ "Lalu Prasad YADAV" ] }, { "name": "Samajwadi Party", "name_alternative": "SP", "leaders": [ "Mulayam Singh YADAV" ] }, { "name": "Shiromani Akali Dal", "name_alternative": "SAD", "leaders": [ "Parkash Singh BADAL" ] }, { "name": "Shiv Sena", "name_alternative": "SS", "leaders": [ "Uddhav THACKERAY" ] }, { "name": "Telegana Rashtra Samithi ", "leaders": [ "K. Chandrashekar RAO" ], "note": "TRS" }, { "name": "Telugu Desam Party", "name_alternative": "TDP", "leaders": [ "Chandrababu NAIDU" ] }, { "name": "YSR Congress ", "leaders": [ "Jaganmohan REDDY" ], "note": "YSRC" } ], "note": "India has dozens of national and regional political parties" }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "All Parties Hurriyat Conference in the Kashmir Valley ", "note": "separatist group" }, { "name": "Bajrang Dal ", "note": "militant religious organization" }, { "name": "Jamiat Ulema-e Hind ", "leaders": [ "Mahmood MADANI" ], "note": "religious organization" }, { "name": "Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh ", "leaders": [ "Mohan BHAGWAT" ], "note": "nationalist organization" }, { "name": "Vishwa Hindu Parishad ", "leaders": [ "Pravin TOGADIA" ], "note": "militant religious organization" }, { "name": "hundreds of social reform" }, { "name": "anti-corruption" }, { "name": "environmental groups at state and local level" }, { "name": "numerous religious or militant/chauvinistic organizations" }, { "name": "various separatist groups seeking greater communal and/or regional autonomy" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ADB" }, { "organization": "AfDB ", "note": "nonregional member" }, { "organization": "Arctic Council ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "ARF" }, { "organization": "ASEAN ", "note": "dialogue partner" }, { "organization": "BIMSTEC" }, { "organization": "BIS" }, { "organization": "BRICS" }, { "organization": "C" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CERN ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "CICA" }, { "organization": "CP" }, { "organization": "EAS" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "FATF" }, { "organization": "G-15" }, { "organization": "G-20" }, { "organization": "G-24" }, { "organization": "G-5" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IHO" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "LAS ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "MINURSO" }, { "organization": "MONUSCO" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OAS ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OECD" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "Pacific Alliance ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "PIF ", "note": "partner" }, { "organization": "SAARC" }, { "organization": "SACEP" }, { "organization": "SCO ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNDOF" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNIFIL" }, { "organization": "UNISFA" }, { "organization": "UNITAR" }, { "organization": "UNMISS" }, { "organization": "UNOCI" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Navtej Singh SARNA (since January 2017)", "chancery": "2107 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008; note - Consular Wing located at 2536 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008; telephone: [1](202) 939-7000", "telephone": "[1] (202) 939-7000", "fax": "[1] (202) 265-4351", "consulates_general": "Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, New York, San Francisco" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires MaryKay L. Carlson (since 20 January 2017)", "embassy": "Shantipath, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi 110021", "mailing_address": "use embassy street address", "telephone": "[91] (11) 2419-8000", "fax": "[91] (11) 2419-0017", "consulates_general": "Chennai (Madras), Hyderabad, Kolkata (Calcutta), Mumbai (Bombay)" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "three equal horizontal bands of saffron (subdued orange) (top), white, and green, with a blue chakra (24-spoked wheel) centered in the white band; saffron represents courage, sacrifice, and the spirit of renunciation; white signifies purity and truth; green stands for faith and fertility; the blue chakra symbolizes the wheel of life in movement and death in stagnation", "note": "similar to the flag of Niger, which has a small orange disk centered in the white band" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "the Lion Capital of Ashoka", "note": "which depicts four Asiatic lions standing back to back mounted on a circular abacus; is the official emblem" }, { "symbol": "Bengal tiger" }, { "symbol": "lotus flower" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "saffron" }, { "color": "white" }, { "color": "green" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Jana-Gana-Mana\" (Thou Art the Ruler of the Minds of All People)", "lyrics_music": "Rabindranath TAGORE", "note": "adopted 1950; Rabindranath TAGORE, a Nobel laureate, also wrote Bangladesh's national anthem", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/IN.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "India's diverse economy encompasses traditional village farming, modern agriculture, handicrafts, a wide range of modern industries, and a multitude of services. Slightly less than half of the work force is in agriculture, but services are the major source of economic growth, accounting for nearly two-thirds of India's output but employing less than one-third of its labor force. India has capitalized on its large educated English-speaking population to become a major exporter of information technology services, business outsourcing services, and software workers.\n\nIndia is developing into an open-market economy, yet traces of its past autarkic policies remain. Economic liberalization measures, including industrial deregulation, privatization of state-owned enterprises, and reduced controls on foreign trade and investment, began in the early 1990s and served to accelerate the country's growth, which averaged nearly 7% per year from 1997 to 2016. India's economic growth slowed in 2011 because of a decline in investment caused by high interest rates, rising inflation, and investor pessimism about the government's commitment to further economic reforms and about slow world growth. Rising macroeconomic imbalances in India and improving economic conditions in Western countries led investors to shift capital away from India, prompting a sharp depreciation of the rupee.\n\nGrowth rebounded in 2014 through 2016, exceeding 7% each year. Investors’ perceptions of India improved in early 2014, due to a reduction of the current account deficit and expectations of post-election economic reform, resulting in a surge of inbound capital flows and stabilization of the rupee. Since the election, the government has passed an important goods and services tax bill and raised foreign direct investment caps in some sectors but most economic reforms have focused on administrative and governance changes largely because the ruling party remains a minority in India’s upper house of Parliament, which must approve most bills. Despite a high growth rate compared to the rest of the world, in 2015 and 2016, India’s government-owned banks faced mounting bad debt, resulting in low credit growth and restrained economic growth.\n\nThe outlook for India's long-term growth is moderately positive due to a young population and corresponding low dependency ratio, healthy savings and investment rates, and increasing integration into the global economy. However, long-term challenges remain significant, including: India's discrimination against women and girls, an inefficient power generation and distribution system, ineffective enforcement of intellectual property rights, decades-long civil litigation dockets, inadequate transport and agricultural infrastructure, limited non-agricultural employment opportunities, high spending and poorly targeted subsidies, inadequate availability of quality basic and higher education, and accommodating rural-to-urban migration.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 8721000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 8103000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 7534000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 4, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 2251000000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 7.6, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 7.6, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 7.2, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 6 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6700, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 6300, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 5900, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 158, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 60.8, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 11.4, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 27.6, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 3, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 19, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -21.8, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 16.5, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 29.8, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 45.4, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 30.2, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 31.3, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 32.8, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 26 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "rice", "wheat", "oilseed", "cotton", "jute", "tea", "sugarcane", "lentils", "onions", "potatoes", "dairy products", "sheep", "goats", "poultry", "fish" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "textiles", "chemicals", "food processing", "steel", "transportation equipment", "cement", "mining", "petroleum", "machinery", "software", "pharmaceuticals" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 7.4, "global_rank": 13, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 513700000.00000006, "global_rank": 2, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 47, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 22, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 31, "units": "%", "note": "FY 2014 est." } } } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5, "units": "%" }, { "value": 4.9, "units": "%" } ], "global_rank": 59 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 21.9, "units": "%", "date": "2011" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 3.6, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 29.8, "units": "%" }, "date": "2011" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 35.2, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2011" }, { "value": 37.8, "units": "gini_index", "date": "1997" } ], "global_rank": 93 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 273300000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 273300000000, "units": "USD", "note": "FY 2016 est." } }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 12.1, "global_rank": 206 }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": 0, "global_rank": 37 }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 52.3, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 52.4, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 88, "note": "data cover central government debt, and exclude debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data exclude debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intra-governmental debt; intra-governmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment; debt instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions" }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 April", "end": "31 March" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5.2, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 4.9, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 178 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6.25, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 7.75, "units": "%", "date": "2014-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 67, "note": "this is the Indian central bank's policy rate - the repurchase rate" }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 9.3, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 10.01, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 88 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 385900000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 370500000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 14 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1728000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 1704000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 10 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1579000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 1570000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 14 }, "market_value_of_publicly_traded_shares": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1516000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" }, { "value": 1558000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" }, { "value": 1139000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 11 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -20860000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -22090000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 189 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 262300000000, "units": "USD" }, { "value": 267899999999.99997, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 18 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "petroleum products", "precious stones", "vehicles", "machinery", "iron", "steel", "chemicals", "pharmaceutical products", "cereals", "apparel" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "US", "percent": 15.2 }, { "name": "UAE", "percent": 11.4 }, { "name": "Hong Kong", "percent": 4.6 } ] } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 381000000000, "units": "USD" }, { "value": 394100000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 12 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "crude oil", "precious stones", "machinery", "chemicals", "fertilizer", "plastics", "iron", "steel" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "China", "percent": 15.7 }, { "name": "Saudi Arabia", "percent": 5.4 }, { "name": "Switzerland", "percent": 5.4 }, { "name": "US", "percent": 5.3 }, { "name": "UAE", "percent": 5.2 } ] } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 359100000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 351600000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 10 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 507000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 480800000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 23 }, "stock_of_direct_foreign_investment": { "at_home": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 453200000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-09-30" }, { "value": 296800000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 18 }, "abroad": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 149000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 139000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 30 } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 68.3, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 64.152, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 64.152, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 61.03, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 53.44, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Indian rupees (INR) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 237400000, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 79, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 98, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 70, "units": "%" }, "date": "2013" }, "production": { "kWh": 1218000000000, "global_rank": 4, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 973000000000, "global_rank": 5, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 200000000, "global_rank": 73, "date": "2012" }, "imports": { "kWh": 5000000000, "global_rank": 41, "date": "2014" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 308800000, "global_rank": 5 }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 69.3, "global_rank": 110 }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 1.9, "global_rank": 31 }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 14, "global_rank": 106 }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 14.9, "global_rank": 21 } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 761000, "global_rank": 25, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 141, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 3785000, "global_rank": 3, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 5675000000, "global_rank": 21, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 4775000, "global_rank": 5, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 3735000, "global_rank": 6, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 1351000, "global_rank": 7 }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 653500, "global_rank": 14 } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 30400000000, "global_rank": 27, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 52100000000, "global_rank": 15, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 120, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 21700000000, "global_rank": 16, "date": "2014" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 1489000000000, "global_rank": 22, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 1887000000, "global_rank": 4, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 25518000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 2, "global_rank": 13, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 1011054000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 81, "global_rank": 2, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "supported by recent deregulation and liberalization of telecommunications laws and policies, India has emerged as one of the fastest-growing telecom markets in the world; total telephone subscribership base exceeded 1 billion in 2015, an overall teledensity of roughly 80%, and subscribership is currently growing at roughly 5 million per month; urban teledensity now exceeds 100%, and rural teledensity has reached 50%", "domestic": "mobile cellular service introduced in 1994 and organized nationwide into four metropolitan areas and 19 telecom circles, each with multiple private service providers and one or more state-owned service providers; in recent years significant trunk capacity added in the form of fiber-optic cable and one of the world's largest domestic satellite systems, the Indian National Satellite system (INSAT), with 6 satellites supporting 33,000 very small aperture terminals (VSAT)", "international": "country code - 91; a number of major international submarine cable systems, including SEA-ME-WE-3 with landing sites at Cochin and Mumbai (Bombay), SEA-ME-WE-4 with a landing site at Chennai, Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG) with a landing site at Mumbai (Bombay), South Africa - Far East (SAFE) with a landing site at Cochin, the i2i cable network linking to Singapore with landing sites at Mumbai (Bombay) and Chennai (Madras), and Tata Indicom linking Singapore and Chennai (Madras), provide a significant increase in the bandwidth available for both voice and data traffic; satellite earth stations - 8 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) and 1 Inmarsat (Indian Ocean region); 9 gateway exchanges operating from Mumbai (Bombay), New Delhi, Kolkata (Calcutta), Chennai (Madras), Jalandhar, Kanpur, Gandhinagar, Hyderabad, and Ernakulam (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "Doordarshan, India's public TV network, operates about 20 national, regional, and local services; a large and increasing number of privately owned TV stations are distributed by cable and satellite service providers; in 2015, more than 230 million homes had access to cable and satellite TV offering more than 700 TV channels; government controls AM radio with All India Radio operating domestic and external networks; news broadcasts via radio are limited to the All India Radio Network; since 2000, privately owned FM stations have been permitted and their numbers have increased rapidly (2015)", "internet": { "country_code": ".in", "users": { "total": 325441000, "percent_of_population": 26, "global_rank": 4, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 20, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 485, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 98927860, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 1833847614, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "VT", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 346, "global_rank": 21, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 253, "over_3047_metres": 22, "2438_to_3047_metres": 59, "1524_to_2437_metres": 76, "914_to_1523_metres": 82, "under_914_metres": 14, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 93, "over_3047_metres": 1, "2438_to_3047_metres": 3, "1524_to_2437_metres": 6, "914_to_1523_metres": 38, "under_914_metres": 45, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 45, "date": "2013" } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "condensate/gas", "length": 9, "units": "km" }, { "type": "gas", "length": 13581, "units": "km" }, { "type": "liquid petroleum gas", "length": 2054, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil", "length": 8943, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil/gas/water", "length": 20, "units": "km" }, { "type": "refined products", "length": 11069, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 68525, "units": "km" }, "broad_gauge": { "length": 58404, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.676-m" }, "narrow_gauge": { "length": 9499, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.000-m" }, "global_rank": 5, "date": "2014" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 4699024, "units": "km" }, "note": "includes 96,214 km of national highways and expressways, 147,800 km of state highways, and 4,455,010 km of other roads", "global_rank": 2, "date": "2015" }, "waterways": { "value": 14500, "units": "km", "note": "5,200 km on major rivers and 485 km on canals suitable for mechanized vessels", "global_rank": 9, "date": "2012" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 340, "by_type": [ { "type": "bulk carrier", "count": 104 }, { "type": "cargo", "count": 78 }, { "type": "chemical tanker", "count": 22 }, { "type": "container", "count": 14 }, { "type": "liquefied gas", "count": 11 }, { "type": "passenger", "count": 4 }, { "type": "passenger/cargo", "count": 15 }, { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 92 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 10, "by_country": [ { "country": "China", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Hong Kong", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Jersey", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Malaysia", "count": 1 }, { "country": "UAE", "count": 4 } ] }, "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 76, "by_country": [ { "country": "Cyprus", "count": 4 }, { "country": "Dominica", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Liberia", "count": 8 }, { "country": "Malta", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Marshall Islands", "count": 10 }, { "country": "Nigeria", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Panama", "count": 24 }, { "country": "Saint Kitts and Nevis", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Singapore", "count": 21 }, { "country": "unknown", "count": 1 } ] }, "global_rank": 29, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Chennai", "Jawaharal Nehru Port", "Kandla", "Kolkata (Calcutta)", "Mumbai (Bombay)", "Sikka", "Vishakhapatnam" ], "container_ports": [ { "place": "Chennai", "twenty_foot_equivalent_units": 1558343 }, { "place": "Jawaharal Nehru Port", "twenty_foot_equivalent_units": 4307622 } ], "liquid_natural_gas_terminals_import": [ "Dabhol", "Dahej", "Hazira" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.42, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 2.49, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 2.46, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 2.54, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 2.65, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 31 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Army", "Navy (includes naval air arm)", "Air Force", "Coast Guard" ], "date": "2011" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 16, "note": "16-18 years of age for voluntary military service (Army 17 1/2, Air Force 17, Navy 16 1/2); no conscription; women may join as officers, currently serve in combat roles as pilots, and will soon be allowed in all combat roles", "date": "2016" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "since China and India launched a security and foreign policy dialogue in 2005, consolidated discussions related to the dispute over most of their rugged, militarized boundary, regional nuclear proliferation, Indian claims that China transferred missiles to Pakistan, and other matters continue\nKashmir remains the site of the world's largest and most militarized territorial dispute with portions under the de facto administration of China (Aksai Chin), India (Jammu and Kashmir), and Pakistan (Azad Kashmir and Northern Areas)\nIndia and Pakistan resumed bilateral dialogue in February 2011 after a two-year hiatus, have maintained the 2003 cease-fire in Kashmir, and continue to have disputes over water sharing of the Indus River and its tributaries\nUN Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan has maintained a small group of peacekeepers since 1949", "India does not recognize Pakistan's ceding historic Kashmir lands to China in 1964", "to defuse tensions and prepare for discussions on a maritime boundary, India and Pakistan seek technical resolution of the disputed boundary in Sir Creek estuary at the mouth of the Rann of Kutch in the Arabian Sea", "Pakistani maps continue to show its Junagadh claim in Indian Gujarat State", "Prime Minister Singh's September 2011 visit to Bangladesh resulted in the signing of a Protocol to the 1974 Land Boundary Agreement between India and Bangladesh, which had called for the settlement of longstanding boundary disputes over undemarcated areas and the exchange of territorial enclaves, but which had never been implemented", "Bangladesh referred its maritime boundary claims with Burma and India to the International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea", "Joint Border Committee with Nepal continues to examine contested boundary sections, including the 400 sq km dispute over the source of the Kalapani River", "India maintains a strict border regime to keep out Maoist insurgents and control illegal cross-border activities from Nepal" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "refugees": { "by_country": [ { "people": 110098, "country_of_origin": "Tibet/China; Sri Lanka; Burma; Afghanistan" } ], "date": "2015" }, "internally_displaced_persons": { "people": 796000, "note": "armed conflict and intercommunal violence", "date": "2016" } }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "world's largest producer of licit opium for the pharmaceutical trade, but an undetermined quantity of opium is diverted to illicit international drug markets; transit point for illicit narcotics produced in neighboring countries and throughout Southwest Asia; illicit producer of methaqualone; vulnerable to narcotics money laundering through the hawala system; licit ketamine and precursor production" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-01", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701102744/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html" } }, "indian_ocean": { "data": { "name": "Indian Ocean", "introduction": { "background": "The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's five oceans (after the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean, but larger than the Southern Ocean and Arctic Ocean). Four critically important access waterways are the Suez Canal (Egypt), Bab el Mandeb (Djibouti-Yemen), Strait of Hormuz (Iran-Oman), and Strait of Malacca (Indonesia-Malaysia). The decision by the International Hydrographic Organization in the spring of 2000 to delimit a fifth ocean, the Southern Ocean, removed the portion of the Indian Ocean south of 60 degrees south latitude." }, "geography": { "location": "body of water between Africa, the Southern Ocean, Asia, and Australia", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 20, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 80, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Political Map of the World", "area": { "total": { "value": 68556000, "units": "sq km" }, "note": "includes Andaman Sea, Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal, Flores Sea, Great Australian Bight, Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Oman, Java Sea, Mozambique Channel, Persian Gulf, Red Sea, Savu Sea, Strait of Malacca, Timor Sea, and other tributary water bodies", "comparative": "almost 7 times the size of the US" }, "coastline": { "value": 66526, "units": "km" }, "climate": "northeast monsoon (December to April), southwest monsoon (June to October); tropical cyclones occur during May/June and October/November in the northern Indian Ocean and January/February in the southern Indian Ocean", "terrain": "surface dominated by counterclockwise gyre (broad, circular system of currents) in the southern Indian Ocean; unique reversal of surface currents in the northern Indian Ocean; low atmospheric pressure over southwest Asia from hot, rising, summer air results in the southwest monsoon and southwest-to-northeast winds and currents, while high pressure over northern Asia from cold, falling, winter air results in the northeast monsoon and northeast-to-southwest winds and currents; ocean floor is dominated by the Mid-Indian Ocean Ridge and subdivided by the Southeast Indian Ocean Ridge, Southwest Indian Ocean Ridge, and Ninetyeast Ridge", "elevation": { "mean_depth": { "value": -3741, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Java Trench", "elevation": { "value": -7258, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "sea level", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "oil", "gas fields", "fish", "shrimp", "sand", "gravel aggregates", "placer deposits", "polymetallic nodules" ] }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "occasional icebergs pose navigational hazard in southern reaches", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "endangered marine species include the dugong", "seals", "turtles", "and whales", "oil pollution in the Arabian Sea", "Persian Gulf", "and Red Sea" ] }, "note": "major chokepoints include Bab el Mandeb, Strait of Hormuz, Strait of Malacca, southern access to the Suez Canal, and the Lombok Strait" }, "government": { "country_name": { "etymology": "named for the country of India, which makes up much of its northern border" } }, "economy": { "overview": "The Indian Ocean provides major sea routes connecting the Middle East, Africa, and East Asia with Europe and the Americas. It carries a particularly heavy traffic of petroleum and petroleum products from the oilfields of the Persian Gulf and Indonesia. Its fish are of great and growing importance to the bordering countries for domestic consumption and export. Fishing fleets from Russia, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan also exploit the Indian Ocean, mainly for shrimp and tuna. Large reserves of hydrocarbons are being tapped in the offshore areas of Saudi Arabia, Iran, India, and western Australia. An estimated 40% of the world's offshore oil production comes from the Indian Ocean. Beach sands rich in heavy minerals and offshore placer deposits are actively exploited by bordering countries, particularly India, South Africa, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and Thailand." }, "transportation": { "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Chennai (Madras India)", "Colombo (Sri Lanka)", "Durban (South Africa)", "Jakarta (Indonesia)", "Kolkata (Calcutta India)", "Melbourne (Australia)", "Mumbai (Bombay India)", "Richards Bay (South Africa)" ] }, "note": "although the number of reported incidents of piracy have dropped dramatically in 2014, the International Maritime Bureau continues to report the territorial waters of littoral states and offshore waters as high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships, particularly in the Gulf of Aden, along the east coast of Africa, the Bay of Bengal, and the Strait of Malacca; 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, have reduced incidents of piracy; in response, Somali-based pirates, using hijacked fishing trawlers as \"mother ships\" to extend their range, shifted operations as far south as the Mozambique Channel, eastward to the vicinity of the Maldives, and northeastward to the Strait of Hormuz" }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "some maritime disputes (see littoral states)" ] } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-01", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701220138/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/xo.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/xo.html" } }, "indonesia": { "data": { "name": "Indonesia", "introduction": { "background": "The Dutch began to colonize Indonesia in the early 17th century; Japan occupied the islands from 1942 to 1945. Indonesia declared its independence shortly before Japan's surrender, but it required four years of sometimes brutal fighting, intermittent negotiations, and UN mediation before the Netherlands agreed to transfer sovereignty in 1949. A period of sometimes unruly parliamentary democracy ended in 1957 when President SOEKARNO declared martial law and instituted \"Guided Democracy.\" After an abortive coup in 1965 by alleged communist sympathizers, SOEKARNO was gradually eased from power. From 1967 until 1998, President SUHARTO ruled Indonesia with his \"New Order\" government. After street protests toppled SUHARTO in 1998, free and fair legislative elections took place in 1999. Indonesia is now the world's third most populous democracy, the world's largest archipelagic state, and the world's largest Muslim-majority nation. Current issues include: alleviating poverty, improving education, preventing terrorism, consolidating democracy after four decades of authoritarianism, implementing economic and financial reforms, stemming corruption, reforming the criminal justice system, addressing climate change, and controlling infectious diseases, particularly those of global and regional importance. In 2005, Indonesia reached a historic peace agreement with armed separatists in Aceh, which led to democratic elections in Aceh in December 2006. Indonesia continues to face low intensity armed resistance in Papua by the separatist Free Papua Movement." }, "geography": { "location": "Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 5, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 120, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Southeast Asia", "area": { "total": { "value": 1904569, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 1811569, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 93000, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 15, "comparative": "slightly less than three times the size of Texas" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 2958, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Timor-Leste", "border_length": { "value": 253, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Malaysia", "border_length": { "value": 1881, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Papua New Guinea", "border_length": { "value": 824, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 54716, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "tropical; hot, humid; more moderate in highlands", "terrain": "mostly coastal lowlands; larger islands have interior mountains", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 367, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Indian Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Puncak Jaya", "elevation": { "value": 4884, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "petroleum", "tin", "natural gas", "nickel", "timber", "bauxite", "copper", "fertile soils", "coal", "gold", "silver" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 31.2, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 13, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 12.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 6.1, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 51.7, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 17.1, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 67220, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "major concentration on the island of Java, which is considered one of the most densely populated places on earth; of the outer islands (those surrounding Java and Bali), Sumatra contains some of the most significant clusters, particularly in the south near the Selat Sunda, and along the northeastern coast near Medan; the cities of Makasar (Sulawesi), Banjarmasin (Kalimantan) are also noteworthy", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "occasional floods", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "severe droughts", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "tsunamis", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "earthquakes", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "volcanoes", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "forest fires", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "Indonesia contains the most volcanoes of any country in the world - some 76 are historically active; significant volcanic activity occurs on Java, Sumatra, the Sunda Islands, Halmahera Island, Sulawesi Island, Sangihe Island, and in the Banda Sea; Merapi (elev. 2,968 m), Indonesia's most active volcano and in eruption since 2010, 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; other notable historically active volcanoes include Agung, Awu, Karangetang, Krakatau (Krakatoa), Makian, Raung, and Tambora", "type": "volcanism" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "deforestation", "water pollution from industrial wastes", "sewage", "air pollution in urban areas", "smoke and haze from forest fires" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Tropical Timber 83", "Tropical Timber 94", "Wetlands" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [ "Marine Life Conservation" ] } }, "note": "according to Indonesia's National Coordinating Agency for Survey and Mapping, the total number of islands in the archipelago is 13,466, of which 922 are permanently inhabited (Indonesia is the world's largest country comprised solely of islands); the country straddles the equator and occupies a strategic location astride or along major sea lanes from the Indian Ocean to the Pacific Ocean; despite having the fourth largest population in the world, Indonesia is the most heavily forested region on earth after the Amazon" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 258316051, "global_rank": 5, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Indonesian(s)", "adjective": "Indonesian" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Javanese", "percent": 40.1 }, { "name": "Sundanese", "percent": 15.5 }, { "name": "Malay", "percent": 3.7 }, { "name": "Batak", "percent": 3.6 }, { "name": "Madurese", "percent": 3 }, { "name": "Betawi", "percent": 2.9 }, { "name": "Minangkabau", "percent": 2.7 }, { "name": "Buginese", "percent": 2.7 }, { "name": "Bantenese", "percent": 2 }, { "name": "Banjarese", "percent": 1.7 }, { "name": "Balinese", "percent": 1.7 }, { "name": "Acehnese", "percent": 1.4 }, { "name": "Dayak", "percent": 1.4 }, { "name": "Sasak", "percent": 1.3 }, { "name": "Chinese", "percent": 1.2 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 15 } ], "date": "2010" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Bahasa Indonesia", "note": "official, modified form of Malay" }, { "name": "English" }, { "name": "Dutch" }, { "name": "local dialects", "note": "of which the most widely spoken is Javanese" } ], "note": "more than 700 languages are used in Indonesia" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 87.2 }, { "name": "Christian", "percent": 7 }, { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 2.9 }, { "name": "Hindu", "percent": 1.7 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 0.9, "note": "includes Buddhist and Confucian" }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 0.4 } ], "date": "2010" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 25.42, "males": 33435020, "females": 32224706 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 17.03, "males": 22397086, "females": 21604985 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 42.35, "males": 55857415, "females": 53543682 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 8.4, "males": 9918897, "females": 11790016 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 6.79, "males": 7630251, "females": 9913993 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 49, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 41.2, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 7.7, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 13, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 29.9, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 29.3, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 30.5, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 117, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 0.89, "global_rank": 126, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 16.4, "global_rank": 113, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 6.4, "global_rank": 149, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -1.2, "global_rank": 148, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "major concentration on the island of Java, which is considered one of the most densely populated places on earth; of the outer islands (those surrounding Java and Bali), Sumatra contains some of the most significant clusters, particularly in the south near the Selat Sunda, and along the northeastern coast near Medan; the cities of Makasar (Sulawesi), Banjarmasin (Kalimantan) are also noteworthy", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 53.7, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 2.69, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Jakarta", "population": 10323000, "is_capital": true }, { "place": "Surabaya", "population": 2853000 }, { "place": "Bandung", "population": 2544000 }, { "place": "Medan", "population": 2204000 }, { "place": "Semarang", "population": 1630000 }, { "place": "Makassar", "population": 1489000 } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.84, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.77, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 1, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 22.8, "date": "2012" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 126, "global_rank": 52, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 23.5, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 27.5, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 19.2, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 71, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 72.7, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 70.1, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 75.5, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 141, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 2.13, "global_rank": 102, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 61.1, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 2.8, "global_rank": 180, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 0.2, "date": "2012" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 0.9, "date": "2012" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 94.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 79.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 87.4, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 5.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 20.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 12.6, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 72.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 47.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 60.8, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 27.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 52.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 39.2, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 0.48, "global_rank": 71, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 692800, "global_rank": 14, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 35300, "global_rank": 8, "date": "2015" } }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "degree_of_risk": "very high", "food_or_waterborne_diseases": [ "bacterial diarrhea", "hepatitis A", "typhoid fever" ], "vectorborne_diseases": [ "dengue fever", "malaria" ], "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 5.7, "global_rank": 160, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 19.9, "global_rank": 31, "date": "2013" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 3.3, "global_rank": 143, "date": "2014" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 93.9, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 96.3, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 91.5, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 13, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 13, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 13, "units": "years" }, "date": "2014" }, "child_labor": { "total_number": 4026285, "percentage": { "value": 7, "units": "%" }, "note": "data represent children ages 5-17", "date": "2009" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 31.3, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 19.5, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 21.4, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 49, "date": "2013" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Republic of Indonesia", "conventional_short_form": "Indonesia", "local_long_form": "Republik Indonesia", "local_short_form": "Indonesia", "former": "Netherlands East Indies, Dutch East Indies", "etymology": "the name is an 18th-century construct of two Greek words, \"Indos\" (India) and \"nesoi\" (islands), meaning \"Indian islands\"" }, "government_type": "presidential republic", "capital": { "name": "Jakarta", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 6, "minutes": 10, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 106, "minutes": 49, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 7, "note": "12 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" }, "note": "Indonesia has three time zones" }, "independence": { "date": "1945-08-17", "note": "declared independence from the Netherlands" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "17 August", "original_year": "1945" } ], "constitution": { "history": "drafted July to August 1945, effective 17 August 1945, abrogated by 1949 and 1950 constitutions, 1945 constitution restored 5 July 1959; amended several times, last in 2002", "note": "an amendment on \"national character building and national consciousness awareness\" was pending parliamentary review in early 2016 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "civil law system based on the Roman-Dutch model and influenced by customary law", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "non-party state to the ICCt" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Indonesia", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "5 continuous years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 17, "universal": true, "compulsory": false, "note": "17 years of age; universal and married persons regardless of age" }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Joko WIDODO (since 20 October 2014); Vice President Jusuf KALLA (since 20 October 2014); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government", "head_of_government": "President Joko WIDODO (since 20 October 2014); Vice President Jusuf KALLA (since 20 October 2014)", "cabinet": "Cabinet appointed by the president", "elections_appointments": "president and vice president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 9 July 2014 (next to be held in 2019)", "election_results": "Joko WiDODO elected president; percent of vote - Joko WIDODO (PDI-P) 53.2%, PRABOWO Subianto (GERINDRA) 46.8%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "bicameral People's Consultative Assembly or Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat consists of the Regional Representative Council or Dewan Perwakilan Daerah (132 seats; non-partisan members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms) and the House of Representatives or Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat (560 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by single non-transferable vote to serve 5-year terms)", "note": "29 other parties received less than the 2.5% vote threshold and failed to win so did not obtain any seats; because of election rules, the number of seats won does not always follow the percentage of votes received by parties", "elections": "last held on 9 April 2014 (next to be held in 2019)", "election_results": "House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - PDI-P 19%, Golkar 15%, Gerindra 12%, PD 10%, PKB 9%, PAN 8%, PKS 7%, NasDem 7%, PPP 7%, Hanura 5%; seats by party - PDI-P 109, Golkar 91, Gerindra 73, PD 61, PAN 49, PKB 47, PKS 40, NasDem 35, PPP 39, Hanura 16" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court or Mahkamah Agung (51 judges divided into 8 chambers); Constitutional Court or Mahkamah Konstitusi (consists of 9 judges)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Supreme Court judges nominated by Judicial Commission, appointed by president with concurrence of parliament; judges serve until retirement at age 65; Constitutional Court judges - 3 nominated by president, 3 by Supreme Court, and 3 by parliament; judges appointed by the president; judges serve until mandatory retirement at age 70", "subordinate_courts": "High Courts of Appeal, district courts, religious courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Democrat Party", "name_alternative": "PD", "leaders": [ "Susilo Bambang YUDHOYONO" ] }, { "name": "Functional Groups Party", "name_alternative": "GOLKAR", "leaders": [ "Aburizal BAKRIE" ] }, { "name": "Great Indonesia Movement Party", "name_alternative": "GERINDRA", "leaders": [ "PRABOWO Subianto Djojohadikusumo" ] }, { "name": "Indonesia Democratic Party-Struggle", "name_alternative": "PDI-P", "leaders": [ "MEGAWATI Sukarnoputri" ] }, { "name": "National Awakening Party", "name_alternative": "PKB", "leaders": [ "Muhaiman ISKANDAR" ] }, { "name": "National Mandate Party", "name_alternative": "PAN", "leaders": [ "Hatta RAJASA" ] }, { "name": "People's Conscience Party", "name_alternative": "HANURA", "leaders": [ "WIRANTO" ] }, { "name": "Prosperous Justice Party", "name_alternative": "PKS", "leaders": [ "Anis MATTA" ] }, { "name": "United Development Party", "name_alternative": "PPP", "leaders": [ "NA" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Commission for the \"Disappeared\" and Victims of Violence", "name_alternative": "KontraS" }, { "name": "Indonesia Corruption Watch", "name_alternative": "ICW" }, { "name": "Indonesian Forum for the Environment", "name_alternative": "WALHI" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ADB" }, { "organization": "APEC" }, { "organization": "ARF" }, { "organization": "ASEAN" }, { "organization": "BIS" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CICA ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "CP" }, { "organization": "D-8" }, { "organization": "EAS" }, { "organization": "EITI ", "note": "compliant country" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-11" }, { "organization": "G-15" }, { "organization": "G-20" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IDB" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IHO" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "MINURSO" }, { "organization": "MINUSTAH" }, { "organization": "MONUSCO" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OECD " }, { "organization": "OIC" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "PIF ", "note": "partner" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNAMID" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNIFIL" }, { "organization": "UNISFA" }, { "organization": "UNMIL" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Budi BOWOLEKSONO (since 21 May 2014)", "chancery": "2020 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036", "telephone": "[1] (202) 775-5200", "fax": "[1] (202) 775-5365", "consulates_general": "Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Robert O. BLAKE, Jr. (since 30 January 2014)", "embassy": "Jalan Medan Merdeka Selatan 3-5, Jakarta 10110", "mailing_address": "Unit 8129, Box 1, FPO AP 96520", "telephone": "[62] (21) 3435-9000", "fax": "[62] (21) 386-2259", "consulate_general": "Surabaya", "consulate": "Medan" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and white; the colors derive from the banner of the Majapahit Empire of the 13th-15th centuries; red symbolizes courage, white represents purity", "note": "similar to the flag of Monaco, which is shorter; also similar to the flag of Poland, which is white (top) and red" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "garuda ", "note": "mythical bird" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "white" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Indonesia Raya\" (Great Indonesia)", "lyrics_music": "Wage Rudolf SOEPRATMAN", "note": "adopted 1945", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/ID.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Indonesia, the largest economy in Southeast Asia, has seen a slowdown in growth since 2012, mostly due to the end of the commodities export boom. During the global financial crisis, Indonesia outperformed its regional neighbors and joined China and India as the only G20 members posting growth. Indonesia’s annual budget deficit is capped at 3% of GDP, and the Government of Indonesia lowered its debt-to-GDP ratio from a peak of 100% shortly after the Asian financial crisis in 1999 to less than 27 percent today. While Fitch and Moody's Investors upgraded Indonesia's credit rating to investment grade in December 2011, Standard \u0026 Poor’s has yet to raise Indonesia’s rating to this status amid several constraints to foreign direct investment in the country, such as a high level of protectionism.\n\nIndonesia still struggles with poverty and unemployment, inadequate infrastructure, corruption, a complex regulatory environment, and unequal resource distribution among its regions. President Joko WIDODO - elected in July 2014 – seeks to develop Indonesia’s maritime resources and pursue other infrastructure development, including significantly increasing its electrical power generation capacity. Fuel subsidies were significantly reduced in early 2015, a move which has helped the government redirect its spending to development priorities. Indonesia, with the nine other ASEAN members, will continue to move towards participation in the ASEAN Economic Community, though full implementation of economic integration has not yet materialized.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3033000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2888000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 2753000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 9, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 941000000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 4.9, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 5, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 39 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 11700, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 11300, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 10900, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 130, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 56.5, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 9.3, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 33, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 1.2, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 17.7, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -17.7, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 13.7, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 40.3, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 46, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 32.4, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 32.5, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 31.5, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 18 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "rubber", "palm oil", "poultry", "beef", "forest products", "shrimp", "cocoa", "coffee", "medicinal herbs", "essential oil", "fish", "spices" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "petroleum", "natural gas", "textiles", "automotive", "electrical appliances", "apparel", "footwear", "mining", "cement", "medical instruments", "appliances", "handicrafts", "chemical fertilizers", "plywood", "rubber", "processed food", "jewelry", "tourism" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 3.5, "global_rank": 67, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 125000000, "global_rank": 5, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 32, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 21, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 47, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5.6, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 6.2, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 77 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 10.9, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 3.4, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 28.2, "units": "%" }, "date": "2010" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 36.8, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2009" }, { "value": 39.4, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2005" } ], "global_rank": 81 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 114800000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 137700000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 12.2, "global_rank": 198, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -2.4, "global_rank": 81, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 32.3, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 28.4, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 150 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 161 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6.37, "units": "%", "date": "2010-12-31" }, { "value": 6.46, "units": "%", "date": "2009-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 63, "note": "this figure represents the 3-month SBI rate; the Bank of Indonesia has not employed the one-month SBI since September 2010" }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 12.2, "units": "%", "date": "2016-10-31" }, { "value": 12.9, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 70, "note": "these figures represent the average annualized rate on working capital loans" }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 86100000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 78100000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 41 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 350900000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-09-30" }, { "value": 359100000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 29 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 324000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 354400000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 28 }, "market_value_of_publicly_traded_shares": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 428200000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 353300000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" }, { "value": 422100000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 27 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -16350000000.000002, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -17520000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 187 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 144400000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 148400000000, "units": 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}, { "name": "Japan", "percent": 9.3 }, { "name": "Malaysia", "percent": 6 }, { "name": "South Korea", "percent": 5.9 }, { "name": "Thailand", "percent": 5.7 }, { "name": "US", "percent": 5.3 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 116400000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 105900000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 23 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 316400000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 302300000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 33 }, "stock_of_direct_foreign_investment": { "at_home": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 292800000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 271800000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 23 }, "abroad": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 42820000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 33320000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 47 } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 13483, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 13389.4, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 13389.4, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 11865.2, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 9386.63, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Indonesian rupiah (IDR) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 48700000, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 81, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 94, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 66, "units": "%" }, "date": "2013" }, "production": { "kWh": 224900000000, "global_rank": 21, "date": "2016" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 217800000000, "global_rank": 21, "date": "2016" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 154, "date": "2016" }, "imports": { "kWh": 100, "global_rank": 114, "date": "2016" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 51920000, "global_rank": 21, "date": "2016" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 83.2, "global_rank": 92, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 111, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 11, "global_rank": 115, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 5.8, "global_rank": 54, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 831000, "global_rank": 24, "date": "2016" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 310100, "global_rank": 25, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 463000, "global_rank": 22, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 3700000000, "global_rank": 29, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 926300, "global_rank": 23, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 1688000, "global_rank": 16, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 81950, "global_rank": 50, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 691600, "global_rank": 12, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 75000000000, "global_rank": 12, "date": "2015" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 39700000000, "global_rank": 22, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 31780000000, "global_rank": 11, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 1800000000, "global_rank": 53, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 2830000000000, "global_rank": 12, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 442000000, "global_rank": 16, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 22386000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 9, "global_rank": 11, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 338426000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 132, "global_rank": 4, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "domestic service includes an interisland microwave system, an HF radio police net, and a domestic satellite communications system; international service good", "domestic": "coverage provided by existing network has been expanded by use of over 200,000 telephone kiosks many located in remote areas; mobile-cellular subscribership growing rapidly", "international": "country code - 62; landing point for both the SEA-ME-WE-3 and SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cable networks that provide links throughout Asia, the Middle East, and Europe; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean) (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "mixture of about a dozen national TV networks - 2 public broadcasters, the remainder private broadcasters - each with multiple transmitters; more than 100 local TV stations; widespread use of satellite and cable TV systems; public radio broadcaster operates 6 national networks, as well as regional and local stations; overall, more than 700 radio stations with more than 650 privately operated (2008)", "internet": { "country_code": ".id", "users": { "total": 56257000, "percent_of_population": 22, "global_rank": 14, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 29, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 550, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 88685767, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 747473207, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "PK", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 673, "global_rank": 10, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 186, "over_3047_metres": 5, "2438_to_3047_metres": 21, "1524_to_2437_metres": 51, "914_to_1523_metres": 72, "under_914_metres": 37, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 487, "1524_to_2437_metres": 4, "914_to_1523_metres": 23, "under_914_metres": 460, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 76, "date": "2013" } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "condensate", "length": 1064, "units": "km" }, { "type": "condensate/gas", "length": 150, "units": "km" }, { "type": "gas", "length": 11702, "units": "km" }, { "type": "liquid petroleum gas", "length": 119, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil", "length": 7767, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil/gas/water", "length": 77, "units": "km" }, { "type": "refined products", "length": 728, "units": "km" }, { "type": "unknown", "length": 53, "units": "km" }, { "type": "water", "length": 44, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 8159, "units": "km" }, "narrow_gauge": { "length": 8159, "electrified": 565, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.067-m" }, "note": { "length": 4816, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 27, "date": "2014" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 496607, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 283102, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 213505, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 14, "date": "2011" }, "waterways": { "value": 21579, "units": "km", "global_rank": 7, "date": "2011" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 1340, "by_type": [ { "type": "bulk carrier", "count": 105 }, { "type": "cargo", "count": 618 }, { "type": "chemical tanker", "count": 69 }, { "type": "container", "count": 120 }, { "type": "liquefied gas", "count": 28 }, { "type": "passenger", "count": 49 }, { "type": "passenger/cargo", "count": 77 }, { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 244 }, { "type": "refrigerated cargo", "count": 6 }, { "type": "roll on/roll off", "count": 12 }, { "type": "specialized tanker", "count": 1 }, { "type": "vehicle carrier", "count": 11 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 69, "by_country": [ { "country": "China", "count": 1 }, { "country": "France", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Greece", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Japan", "count": 8 }, { "country": "Jordan", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Malaysia", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Norway", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Singapore", "count": 46 }, { "country": "South Korea", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Taiwan", "count": 1 }, { "country": "UK", "count": 2 }, { "country": "US", "count": 2 } ] }, "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 95, "by_country": [ { "country": "Bahamas", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Cambodia", "count": 2 }, { "country": "China", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Hong Kong", "count": 10 }, { "country": "Liberia", "count": 4 }, { "country": "Marshall Islands", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Mongolia", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Panama", "count": 10 }, { "country": "Singapore", "count": 60 }, { "country": "Tuvalu", "count": 1 }, { "country": "unknown", "count": 1 } ] }, "global_rank": 8, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Banjarmasin", "Belawan", "Kotabaru", "Krueg Geukueh", "Palembang", "Panjang", "Sungai Pakning", "Tanjung Perak", "Tanjung Priok" ], "container_ports": [ { "place": "Tanjung Priok", "twenty_foot_equivalent_units": 5617562 } ], "liquid_natural_gas_terminals_export": [ "Bontang", "Tangguh" ], "liquid_natural_gas_terminals_import": [ "Arun", "Lampung", "West Java" ] }, "note": "the International Maritime Bureau continues to report the territorial and offshore waters in the Strait of Malacca and South China Sea as high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships; attacks have increased yearly since 2009; in 2014, 100 commercial vessels were attacked and 90 crew members taken hostage; hijacked vessels are often disguised and cargo diverted to ports in East Asia; crews have been murdered or cast adrift" }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.89, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 0.78, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 0.92, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 0.71, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 0.65, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 116 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Indonesian Armed Forces (Tentara Nasional Indonesia", "TNI)", "Army (TNI-Angkatan Darat (TNI-AD))", "Navy (TNI-Angkatan Laut (TNI-AL)", "includes marines (Korps Marinir", "KorMar)", "naval air arm)", "Air Force (TNI-Angkatan Udara (TNI-AU))", "National Air Defense Command (Kommando Pertahanan Udara Nasional (Kohanudnas)) (2013)" ] }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18-45 years of age for voluntary military service, with selective conscription authorized; 2-year service obligation, with reserve obligation to age 45 (officers); Indonesian citizens only", "date": "2012" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "Indonesia has a stated foreign policy objective of establishing stable fixed land and maritime boundaries with all of its neighbors", "three stretches of land borders with Timor-Leste have yet to be delimited, two of which are in the Oecussi exclave area, and no maritime or Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) boundaries have been established between the countries", "all borders between Indonesia and Australia have been agreed upon bilaterally, but a 1997 treaty that would settle the last of their maritime and EEZ boundary has yet to be ratified by Indonesia's legislature", "Indonesian groups challenge Australia's claim to Ashmore Reef", "Australia has closed parts of the Ashmore and Cartier Reserve to Indonesian traditional fishing and placed restrictions on certain catches", "land and maritime negotiations with Malaysia are ongoing, and disputed areas include the controversial Tanjung Datu and Camar Wulan border area in Borneo and the maritime boundary in the Ambalat oil block in the Celebes Sea", "Indonesia and Singapore continue to work on finalizing their 1973 maritime boundary agreement by defining unresolved areas north of Indonesia's Batam Island", "Indonesian secessionists, squatters, and illegal migrants create repatriation problems for Papua New Guinea", "maritime delimitation talks continue with Palau", "EEZ negotiations with Vietnam are ongoing, and the two countries in Fall 2011 agreed to work together to reduce illegal fishing along their maritime boundary" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "internally_displaced_persons": { "people": 7100, "note": "inter-communal, inter-faith, and separatist violence between 1998 and 2004 in Aceh and Papua; religious attacks and land conflicts in 2012 and 2013; most internally_displaced_persons in Aceh, Maluku, East Nusa Tengarra; 2011", "date": "2016" } }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "illicit producer of cannabis largely for domestic use; producer of methamphetamine and ecstasy; President WIDODO's war on drugs has led to an increase in death sentences and executions, particularly of foreign drug traffickers (2015)" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-01", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701102601/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/id.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/id.html" } }, "iran": { "data": { "name": "Iran", "introduction": { "background": "Known as Persia until 1935, Iran became an Islamic republic in 1979 after the ruling monarchy was overthrown and Shah Mohammad Reza PAHLAVI was forced into exile. Conservative clerical forces led by Ayatollah Ruhollah KHOMEINI established a theocratic system of government with ultimate political authority vested in a learned religious scholar referred to commonly as the Supreme Leader who, according to the constitution, is accountable only to the Assembly of Experts (AOE) - a popularly elected 86-member body of clerics. US-Iranian relations became strained when a group of Iranian students seized the US Embassy in Tehran in November 1979 and held embassy personnel hostages until mid-January 1981. The US cut off diplomatic relations with Iran in April 1980. During the period 1980-88, Iran fought a bloody, indecisive war with Iraq that eventually expanded into the Persian Gulf and led to clashes between US Navy and Iranian military forces. Iran has been designated a state sponsor of terrorism for its activities in Lebanon and elsewhere in the world and remains subject to US, UN, and EU economic sanctions and export controls because of its continued involvement in terrorism and concerns over possible military dimensions of its nuclear program. Following the election of reformer Hojjat ol-Eslam Mohammad KHATAMI as president in 1997 and a reformist Majles (legislature) in 2000, a campaign to foster political reform in response to popular dissatisfaction was initiated. The movement floundered as conservative politicians, supported by the Supreme Leader, unelected institutions of authority like the Council of Guardians, and the security services reversed and blocked reform measures while increasing security repression.\nStarting with nationwide municipal elections in 2003 and continuing through Majles elections in 2004, conservatives reestablished control over Iran's elected government institutions, which culminated with the August 2005 inauguration of hardliner Mahmud AHMADI-NEJAD as president. His controversial reelection in June 2009 sparked nationwide protests over allegations of electoral fraud, but the protests were quickly suppressed. Deteriorating economic conditions due primarily to government mismanagement and international sanctions prompted at least two major economically based protests in July and October 2012, but Iran's internal security situation remained stable. President AHMADI-NEJAD's independent streak angered regime establishment figures, including the Supreme Leader, leading to conservative opposition to his agenda for the last year of his presidency, and an alienation of his political supporters. In June 2013 Iranians elected a moderate conservative cleric Dr. Hasan Fereidun RUHANI to the presidency. He is a longtime senior member in the regime, but has made promises of reforming society and Iran's foreign policy. The UN Security Council has passed a number of resolutions calling for Iran to suspend its uranium enrichment and reprocessing activities and comply with its IAEA obligations and responsibilities, and in July 2015 Iran and the five permanent members, plus Germany (P5+1) signed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) under which Iran agreed to restrictions on its nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief. Iran held elections in 2016 for the AOE and Majles, resulting in a conservative-controlled AOE and a Majles that many Iranians perceive as more supportive of the RUHANI administration than the previous, conservative-dominated body. Iran will hold presidential elections in May 2017. RUHANI is currently favored to win a second term." }, "geography": { "location": "Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf, and the Caspian Sea, between Iraq and Pakistan", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 32, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 53, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Middle East", "area": { "total": { "value": 1648195, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 1531595, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 116600, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 18, "comparative": "almost 2.5 times the size of Texas; slightly smaller than Alaska" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 5894, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Afghanistan", "border_length": { "value": 921, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Armenia", "border_length": { "value": 44, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Azerbaijan", "border_length": { "value": 689, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Iraq", "border_length": { "value": 1599, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Pakistan", "border_length": { "value": 959, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Turkey", "border_length": { "value": 534, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Turkmenistan", "border_length": { "value": 1148, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 2440, "note": "km; note - Iran also borders the Caspian Sea (740 km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "contiguous_zone": { "value": 24, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": "bilateral agreements or median lines in the Persian Gulf", "continental_shelf": "natural prolongation" }, "climate": "mostly arid or semiarid, subtropical along Caspian coast", "terrain": "rugged, mountainous rim; high, central basin with deserts, mountains; small, discontinuous plains along both coasts", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 1305, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Caspian Sea", "elevation": { "value": -28, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Kuh-e Damavand", "elevation": { "value": 5671, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "petroleum", "natural gas", "coal", "chromium", "copper", "iron ore", "lead", "manganese", "zinc", "sulfur" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 30.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 10.8, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 1.2, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 18.1, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 6.8, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 63.1, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 95530, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "population is concentrated in the north, northwest, and west, reflecting the position of the Zagros and Elburz Mountains; the vast dry areas in the center and eastern parts of the country, around the deserts of the Dasht-e Kavir and Dasht-e Lut, have a much smaller population density", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "periodic droughts, floods", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "dust storms, sandstorms", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "earthquakes", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "air pollution", "especially in urban areas", "from vehicle emissions", "refinery operations", "and industrial effluents", "deforestation", "overgrazing", "desertification", "oil pollution in the Persian Gulf", "wetland losses from drought", "soil degradation (salination)", "inadequate supplies of potable water", "water pollution from raw sewage and industrial waste", "urbanization" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Hazardous Wastes", "Marine Dumping", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Wetlands" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [ "Environmental Modification", "Law of the Sea", "Marine Life Conservation" ] } }, "note": "strategic location on the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz, which are vital maritime pathways for crude oil transport" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 82801633, "global_rank": 17, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Iranian(s)", "adjective": "Iranian" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Persian" }, { "name": "Azeri" }, { "name": "Kurd" }, { "name": "Lur" }, { "name": "Baloch" }, { "name": "Arab" }, { "name": "Turkmen and Turkic tribes" } ] }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Persian", "note": "official" }, { "name": "Azeri Turkic and Turkic dialects" }, { "name": "Kurdish" }, { "name": "Gilaki and Mazandarani" }, { "name": "Luri" }, { "name": "Balochi" }, { "name": "Arabic" }, { "name": "other" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 99.4, "breakdown": [ { "name": "Shia", "percent": 90 }, { "name": "Sunni", "percent": 5 } ], "note": "official" }, { "name": "other", "percent": 0.3, "note": "includes Zoroastrian, Jewish, and Christian" }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 0.4 } ], "middle_east": ":IRAN", "date": "2011" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 23.65, "males": 10037814, "females": 9546710 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 16.57, "males": 7041801, "females": 6675656 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 47.59, "males": 20085331, "females": 19319933 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 6.79, "males": 2770618, "females": 2855362 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 5.4, "males": 2052541, "females": 2415867 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 40.2, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 33.1, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 7.1, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 14.1, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 29.4, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 29.1, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 29.7, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 122, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 1.18, "global_rank": 99, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 17.8, "global_rank": 103, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 5.9, "global_rank": 168, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -0.1, "global_rank": 107, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "population is concentrated in the north, northwest, and west, reflecting the position of the Zagros and Elburz Mountains; the vast dry areas in the center and eastern parts of the country, around the deserts of the Dasht-e Kavir and Dasht-e Lut, have a much smaller population density", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 73.4, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 2.07, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Tehran", "population": 8432000, "is_capital": true }, { "place": "Mashhad", "population": 3014000 }, { "place": "Esfahan", "population": 1880000 }, { "place": "Karaj", "population": 1807000 }, { "place": "Shiraz", "population": 1661000 }, { "place": "Tabriz", "population": 1572000 } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.97, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.86, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 25, "global_rank": 137, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 37.1, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 37.6, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 36.5, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 53, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 71.4, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 69.8, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 73.1, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 150, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.83, "global_rank": 147, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 77.4, "units": "%", "date": "2010" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 6.9, "global_rank": 86, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 1.49, "date": "2014" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 0.1, "date": "2012" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 97.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 92.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 96.2, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 2.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 7.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 3.8, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 92.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 82.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 90, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 7.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 17.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 10, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 0.14, "global_rank": 108, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 73200, "global_rank": 50, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 4000, "global_rank": 36, "date": "2015" } }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "degree_of_risk": "intermediate", "food_or_waterborne_diseases": [ "bacterial diarrhea" ], "vectorborne_diseases": [ "Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever" ], "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 24.9, "global_rank": 99, "date": "2014" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 2.9, "global_rank": 119, "date": "2015" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 86.8, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 91.2, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 82.5, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 15, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 15, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 15, "units": "years" }, "date": "2015" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 24.8, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 21, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 42.8, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 44, "date": "2014" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Islamic Republic of Iran", "conventional_short_form": "Iran", "local_long_form": "Jomhuri-ye Eslami-ye Iran", "local_short_form": "Iran", "former": "Persia", "etymology": "name derives from the Avestan term \"aryanam\" meaning \"Land of the noble [ones]\"" }, "government_type": "theocratic republic", "capital": { "name": "Tehran", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 35, "minutes": 42, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 51, "minutes": 25, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 3.5, "note": "8.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" }, "daylight_saving_time": "+1hr, begins fourth Tuesday in March; ends fourth Thursday in September" }, "independence": { "date": "1979-04-01", "note": "Islamic Republic of Iran proclaimed; notable earlier dates: ca. 550 B.C. (Achaemenid (Persian) Empire established); A.D. 1501 (Iran reunified under the Safavid Dynasty); 1794 (beginning of Qajar Dynasty); 12 December 1925 (modern Iran established under the PAHLAVI Dynasty)" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Republic Day", "day": "1 April", "original_year": "1979" } ], "constitution": { "history": "previous 1906; latest adopted 24 October 1979, effective 3 December 1979", "amendments": "proposed by the supreme leader – after consultation with the Exigency Council – and submitted as an edict to the “Council for Revision of the Constitution,” a body consisting of various executive, legislative, judicial, and academic leaders and members; passage requires absolute majority vote in a referendum and approval of the supreme leader; articles including Iran’s political system, its religious basis, and its form of government cannot be amended; amended 1989 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "religious legal system based on secular and Islamic law", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "non-party state to the ICCt" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "the father must be a citizen of Iran", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "5 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "Supreme Leader Ali Hoseini-KHAMENEI (since 4 June 1989)", "head_of_government": "President Hasan Fereidun RUHANI (since 3 August 2013); First Vice President Eshaq JAHANGIRI (since 5 August 2013)", "cabinet": "Council of Ministers selected by the president with legislative approval; the supreme leader has some control over appointments to several ministries", "elections_appointments": "supreme leader appointed for life by Assembly of Experts; president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 4-year term (eligible for a second term and an additional nonconsecutive term); election last held on 19 May 2017 (next to be held in 2021)", "election_results": "Hasan Fereidun RUHANI reelected president; percent of vote - Hasan Fereidun RUHANI Moderation and Development Party) 58.8%, Mohsen REZAI (Conservative) 39.4%, other 1.8%", "note": "3 oversight bodies are also considered part of the executive branch of government" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral Islamic Consultative Assembly or Majles-e Shura-ye Eslami or Majles (290 seats; 285 members directly elected in single- and multi-seat constituencies by two-round vote, and 1 seat each for Zoroastrians, Jews, Assyrian and Chaldean Christians, Armenians in the north of the country, and Armenians in the South; members serve 4-year terms); note - all candidates to the Majles must be approved by the Guardians Council, a 12-member group of which 6 are appointed by the supreme leader and 6 are jurists nominated by the judiciary and elected by the Majles", "elections": "first round held on 26 February 2016 with second round for 68 remaining seats held on 29 April 2016; (next full Majles election to be held in 2020)", "election_results": "percent of vote by coalition - List of Hope 37.2%, Principlists Grand Coalition 25.9%, People's Voice Coalition 4.5%, joint Hope/People’s Voice 4.1%, joint People’s Voice/Principlist 0.3%, religious minorities 1.7%, independent 26.4%; seats by coalition - List of Hope 108, Principlists Grand Coalition 75, People's Voice Coalition 13, joint Hope/People’s Voice 12, joint People’s Voice/Principlist 1, religious minorities 5, independent 76" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court (consists of the president and NA judges)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Supreme Court president appointed by the head of the High Judicial Council (HJC), a 5-member body to include the Supreme Court chief justice, the prosecutor general, and 3 clergy, in consultation with judges of the Supreme Court; president appointed for a 5-year term; other judges appointed by the HJC; judge tenure NA", "subordinate_courts": "Penal Courts I and II; Islamic Revolutionary Courts; Courts of Peace; Special Clerical Court (functions outside the judicial system and handles cases involving clerics); military courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Followers of Walayat", "leaders": [ "Ali LARIJANI" ] }, { "name": "Pervasive Coalition of Reformists: The Second Step ", "leaders": [ "Ali SOUFI", "chairman" ], "note": "includes Council for Coordinating the Reforms Front, National Trust Party, Union of Islamic Iran People Party, Moderation and Development Party" }, { "name": "Principalists Grand Coalition ", "leaders": [ "Alireza ZAKANI" ], "note": "includes Combatant Clergy Association and Islamic Coalition Party, Society of Devotees and Pathseekers of the Islamic Revolution, Front of Islamic Revolution Stability" }, { "name": "Progress and Justice Population of Islamic Iran", "leaders": [ "Hssein GHORBANZADEH" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Democracy Party ", "note": "Hezb-e Mardom Salari" }, { "name": "Executives of Construction Party ", "note": "Kargozaran" }, { "name": "Followers of the Guardianship of the Jurisprudent ", "note": "Rahrovan" }, { "name": "Followers of the Line of the Imam and the Leader ", "note": "Peyrovan" }, { "name": "Islamic Iran Freedom Party ", "note": "Hezb-e Azadegi" }, { "name": "Islamic Coalition Party ", "note": "Motalefeh" }, { "name": "Islamic Labor Party ", "note": "Hezb-e Kar" }, { "name": "Militant Clerics Society", "name_alternative": "MCS", "note": "Ruhaniyun" }, { "name": "Moderation and Development Party ", "note": "Hezb-e Etedal va Tose-eh" }, { "name": "Nation of Iran Unity Party ", "note": "Hezb-e Etehad" }, { "name": "National Trust Party ", "note": "Hezb-e Etemad-e Meli" }, { "name": "Qom Theological Lecturers Association" }, { "name": "Reform Front Coordination Council ", "note": "Shora-ye Hamahangi Eslahat" }, { "name": "Society of Devotees ", "note": "Isargaran" }, { "name": "Society of Modern Thinking Muslim Women of Iran ", "note": "Jamiat-e Zanan-e Noandish" }, { "name": "Steadfastness Front ", "note": "Paydari" }, { "name": "Tehran Militant Clergy Association", "name_alternative": "MCA", "note": "Ruhaniyat" }, { "name": "Voice of Iranians ", "note": "Neda" }, { "name": "Wayfarers of the Islamic Revolution ", "note": "Rahpuyan" }, { "name": "Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan", "name_alternative": "KDPI" }, { "name": "Harekat-e Ansar-e Iran ", "note": "splinter faction of Jundallah" }, { "name": "Jaysh l-Adl ", "note": "formerly known as Jundallah" }, { "name": "Komala" }, { "name": "Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization", "name_alternative": "MEK", "note": "MKO" }, { "name": "People's Fedayeen" }, { "name": "People's Free Life Party of Kurdistan", "name_alternative": "PJAK" } ], "note": "other political groups that support the Islamic Republic: Ansar-e Hizballah; armed political groups repressed by the government:" }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "CICA" }, { "organization": "CP" }, { "organization": "D-8" }, { "organization": "ECO" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-15" }, { "organization": "G-24" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IDB" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IHO" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OIC" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "OPEC" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "SAARC ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "SCO ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNAMID" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNITAR" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO ", "note": "observer" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "none;_note___iran_has_an_interests_section_in_the_pakistani_embassy;_address": "Iranian Interests Section, Pakistani Embassy, 2209 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20007; telephone: [1] (202) 965-4990; FAX [1] (202) 965-1073" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "three equal horizontal bands of green (top), white, and red; the national emblem (a stylized representation of the word Allah in the shape of a tulip, a symbol of martyrdom) in red is centered in the white band; ALLAH AKBAR (God is Great) in white Arabic script is repeated 11 times along the bottom edge of the green band and 11 times along the top edge of the red band; green is the color of Islam and also represents growth, white symbolizes honesty and peace, red stands for bravery and martyrdom" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "lion" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "green" }, { "color": "white" }, { "color": "red" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Soroud-e Melli-ye Jomhouri-ye Eslami-ye Iran\" (National Anthem of the Islamic Republic of Iran)", "lyrics_music": "multiple authors/Hassan RIAHI", "note": "adopted 1990", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/IR.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Iran's economy is marked by statist policies, inefficiencies, and reliance on oil and gas exports, but Iran also possesses significant agricultural, industrial, and service sectors. The Iranian government directly owns and operates hundreds of state-owned enterprises and indirectly controls many companies affiliated with the country's security forces. Distortions - including inflation, price controls, subsidies, and a banking system holding billions of dollars of non-performing loans - weigh down the economy, undermining the potential for private-sector-led growth.\n\nPrivate sector activity includes small-scale workshops, farming, some manufacturing, and services, in addition to medium-scale construction, cement production, mining, and metalworking. Significant informal market activity flourishes and corruption is widespread.\n\nFiscal and monetary constraints, following the expansion of international sanctions in 2012 on Iran's Central Bank and oil exports, significantly reduced Iran's oil revenue, forced government spending cuts, and sparked a sharp currency depreciation. Iran’s economy contracted for the first time in two decades during both 2012 and 2013, but growth resumed in 2014. Iran's stock market plunged between 2013 and 2015. Iran continues to suffer from high unemployment and underemployment. Lack of job opportunities has prompted many educated Iranian youth to seek employment overseas, resulting in a significant \"brain drain.\"\n\nIn June 2013, the election of President Hasan RUHANI generated widespread public expectations of economic improvement and greater international engagement. Almost three years into his term, RUHANI has achieved some success, including reining in inflation and, in July of 2015, securing the promise of sanctions relief for Iran by signing the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) with the P5+1. The JCPOA, which severely limits Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for unfreezing Iranian assets and reopening Iran to international trade, should bolster foreign direct investment, increase trade, and stimulate growth.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1459000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1397000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1391000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 19, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 412300000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4.5, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0.4, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 4.3, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 47 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 18100, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 17600, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 17700, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 92, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 50.8, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 10, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 27.1, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 6.1, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 23.2, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -17.2, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 9.1, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 39.9, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 51, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 33, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 31.7, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 34.5, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 16 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "wheat", "rice", "grains", "sugar beets", "sugarcane", "fruits", "nuts", "cotton", "dairy products", "wool", "caviar" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "petroleum", "petrochemicals", "gas", "fertilizers", "caustic soda", "textiles", "cement", "other construction materials", "food processing particularly sugar refining", "vegetable oil production", "ferrous", "nonferrous metal fabrication", "armaments" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 4.5, "global_rank": 47, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 29750000, "global_rank": 24, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 16.3, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 35.1, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 48.6, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2013" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 10.7, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 10.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 127, "note": "data are according to the Iranian Government" }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 18.7, "units": "%", "date": "2007" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 2.6, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 29.6, "units": "%" }, "date": "2005" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 44.5, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2006" } ], "global_rank": 46 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 65870000000.00001, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 72290000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 16, "global_rank": 178, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -1.6, "global_rank": 67, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 11.9, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 11.4, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 179, "note": "includes publicly guaranteed debt" }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "21 March", "end": "20 March" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 8, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 13.7, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 201, "note": "official Iranian estimate" }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 13, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 14.2, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 56 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 40230000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 38440000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 55 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 363400000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 307100000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 27 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 54760000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 47040000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 65 }, "market_value_of_publicly_traded_shares": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 89430000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" }, { "value": 116600000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" }, { "value": 345800000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 42 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 23570000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 9019000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 15 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 87520000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 64599999999.99999, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 37 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "petroleum", "chemical", "petrochemical products", "fruits", "nuts", "carpets", "cement", "ore" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "China", "percent": 22.4 }, { "name": "India", "percent": 8.7 }, { "name": "Turkey", "percent": 8.5 }, { "name": "Japan", "percent": 4.5 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 62120000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 52420000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 40 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "industrial supplies", "capital goods", "foodstuffs", "other consumer goods", "technical services" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "UAE", "percent": 39.5 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 22.3 }, { "name": "South Korea", "percent": 4.7 }, { "name": "Turkey", "percent": 4.6 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 135500000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 110000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 17 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 7116000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 5348000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 123 }, "stock_of_direct_foreign_investment": { "at_home": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 46100000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 43050000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 58 }, "abroad": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4656000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 4097000000.0000005, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 69 } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 30462.1, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 29011.5, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 29011.5, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 25912, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 12176, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Iranian rials (IRR) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 1100000, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 98.6, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 100, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 95, "units": "%" }, "date": "2013" }, "production": { "kWh": 258000000000, "global_rank": 17, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 218000000000, "global_rank": 18, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 9700000000, "global_rank": 24, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "kWh": 3800000000, "global_rank": 46, "date": "2014" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 77000000, "global_rank": 15, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 85.6, "global_rank": 87, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 1.2, "global_rank": 33, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 12.4, "global_rank": 112, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0.8, "global_rank": 102, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 3300000, "global_rank": 7, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 1042000, "global_rank": 16, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 87440, "global_rank": 45, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 157800000000, "global_rank": 4, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 1930000, "global_rank": 10, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 1952000, "global_rank": 14, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 240800, "global_rank": 32, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 12630, "global_rank": 139, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 174500000000, "global_rank": 3, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 170200000000, "global_rank": 5, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 9860000000, "global_rank": 22, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 6886000000, "global_rank": 30, "date": "2014" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 34020000000000.004, "global_rank": 2, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 650400000, "global_rank": 9, "date": "2014" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 30418973, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 37, "global_rank": 10, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 74219000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 91, "global_rank": 22, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "currently being modernized and expanded with the goal of not only improving the efficiency and increasing the volume of the urban service but also bringing telephone service to several thousand villages not presently connected", "domestic": "heavy investment by Iran's state-owned telecom company has greatly improved and expanded both the fixed-line and mobile cellular networks; a huge percentage of the cell phones in the market have been smuggled into the country", "international": "country code - 98; submarine fiber-optic cable to UAE with access to Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG); Trans-Asia-Europe (TAE) fiber-optic line runs from Azerbaijan through the northern portion of Iran to Turkmenistan with expansion to Georgia and Azerbaijan; HF radio and microwave radio relay to Turkey, Azerbaijan, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Syria, Kuwait, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan; satellite earth stations - 13 (9 Intelsat and 4 Inmarsat) (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "state-run broadcast media with no private, independent broadcasters; Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), the state-run TV broadcaster, operates 5 nationwide channels, a news channel, about 30 provincial channels, and several international channels; about 20 foreign Persian-language TV stations broadcasting on satellite TV are capable of being seen in Iran; satellite dishes are illegal and, while their use had been tolerated, authorities began confiscating satellite dishes following the unrest stemming from the 2009 presidential election; IRIB operates 8 nationwide radio networks, a number of provincial stations, and an external service; most major international broadcasters transmit to Iran (2009)", "internet": { "country_code": ".ir", "users": { "total": 36070000, "percent_of_population": 44.1, "global_rank": 26, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 15, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 228, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 15003958, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 107184869, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "EP", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 319, "global_rank": 22, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 140, "over_3047_metres": 42, "2438_to_3047_metres": 29, "1524_to_2437_metres": 26, "914_to_1523_metres": 36, "under_914_metres": 7, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 179, "over_3047_metres": 1, "2438_to_3047_metres": 2, "1524_to_2437_metres": 9, "914_to_1523_metres": 135, "under_914_metres": 32, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 26, "date": "2013" } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "condensate", "length": 7, "units": "km" }, { "type": "condensate/gas", "length": 973, "units": "km" }, { "type": "gas", "length": 20794, "units": "km" }, { "type": "liquid petroleum gas", "length": 570, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil", "length": 8625, "units": "km" }, { "type": "refined products", "length": 7937, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 8483.5, "units": "km" }, "broad_gauge": { "length": 94, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.676-m" }, "standard_gauge": { "length": 8389.5, "electrified": 189.5, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.435-m" }, "global_rank": 25, "date": "2014" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 198866, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 160366, "units": "km", "note": "includes 1,948 km of expressways" }, "unpaved": { "value": 38500, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 27, "date": "2010" }, "waterways": { "value": 850, "units": "km", "note": "on Karun River; some navigation on Lake Urmia", "global_rank": 69, "date": "2012" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 76, "by_type": [ { "type": "bulk carrier", "count": 8 }, { "type": "cargo", "count": 51 }, { "type": "chemical tanker", "count": 3 }, { "type": "container", "count": 4 }, { "type": "liquefied gas", "count": 1 }, { "type": "passenger/cargo", "count": 3 }, { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 2 }, { "type": "refrigerated cargo", "count": 2 }, { "type": "roll on/roll off", "count": 2 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 2, "by_country": [ { "country": "UAE", "count": 2 } ] }, "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 71, "by_country": [ { "country": "Barbados", "count": 5 }, { "country": "Cyprus", "count": 10 }, { "country": "Hong Kong", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Malta", "count": 48 }, { "country": "Panama", "count": 5 } ] }, "global_rank": 60, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Bandar-e Asaluyeh", "Bandar Abbas", "Bandar Emam" ], "container_ports": [ { "place": "Bandar Abbas", "twenty_foot_equivalent_units": 2752460 } ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.33, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 2.34, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 2.81, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 2.41, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ] }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Islamic Republic of Iran Regular Forces (Artesh)", "Ground Forces", "Navy", "Air Force (IRIAF)", "Khatemolanbia Air Defense Headquarters", "Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (Sepah-e Pasdaran-e Enqelab-e Eslami", "IRGC)", "Ground Resistance Forces", "Navy", "Aerospace Force", "Qods Force (special operations)", "Law Enforcement Forces" ], "date": "2015" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18 years of age for compulsory military service; 16 years of age for volunteers; 17 years of age for Law Enforcement Forces; 15 years of age for Basij Forces (Popular Mobilization Army); conscript military service obligation is 18 months; women exempt from military service", "date": "2012" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "Iran protests Afghanistan's limiting flow of dammed Helmand River tributaries during drought", "Iraq's lack of a maritime boundary with Iran prompts jurisdiction disputes beyond the mouth of the Shatt al Arab in the Persian Gulf", "Iran and UAE dispute Tunb Islands and Abu Musa Island, which are occupied by Iran", "Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Russia ratified Caspian seabed delimitation treaties based on equidistance, while Iran continues to insist on a one-fifth slice of the sea", "Afghan and Iranian commissioners have discussed boundary monument densification and resurvey" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "refugees": { "by_country": [ { "people": 2.5 }, { "people": 1.5, "country_of_origin": "; ; " } ], "date": "2016" } }, "trafficking_in_persons": { "current_situation": "Iran is a source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children subjected to sex trafficking and forced labor; organized groups sex traffic Iranian women and children in Iran and to the UAE and Europe; the transport of girls from and through Iran en route to the Gulf for sexual exploitation or forced marriages is on the rise; Iranian children are also forced to work as beggars, street vendors, and in domestic workshops; Afghan boys forced to work in construction or agriculture are vulnerable to sexual abuse by their employers; Pakistani and Afghan migrants being smuggled to Europe often are subjected to forced labor, including debt bondage", "tier_rating": "Tier 3 – Iran does not comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking, and is not making significant efforts to do so; the government does not share information on its anti-trafficking efforts, but publically available information from NGOs, the media, and international organizations indicates that Iran is not taking adequate measures to address its trafficking problems, particularly protecting victims; Iranian law does not prohibit all forms of human trafficking; female victims find it extremely difficult to get justice because Iranian courts accord women’s testimony half the weight of men's, and female victims of sexual abuse, including trafficking, are likely to be prosecuted for adultery; the government did not identify or provide protection services to any victims and continued to punish victims for unlawful acts committed as a direct result of being trafficked; the government made some effort to cooperate with neighboring governments and an international organization to combat human trafficking and other crimes (2015)" }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "despite substantial interdiction efforts and considerable control measures along the border with Afghanistan, Iran remains one of the primary transshipment routes for Southwest Asian heroin to Europe; suffers one of the highest opiate addiction rates in the world, and has an increasing problem with synthetic drugs; regularly enforces the death penalty for drug offences; lacks anti-money laundering laws; has reached out to neighboring countries to share counter-drug intelligence" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-03", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170703041125/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ir.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170703000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ir.html" } }, "iraq": { "data": { "name": "Iraq", "introduction": { "background": "Formerly part of the Ottoman Empire, Iraq was occupied by the United Kingdom during the course of World War I; in 1920, it was declared a League of Nations mandate under UK administration. In stages over the next dozen years, Iraq attained its independence as a kingdom in 1932. A \"republic\" was proclaimed in 1958, but in actuality a series of strongmen ruled the country until 2003. The last was SADDAM Husayn from 1979 to 2003. Territorial disputes with Iran led to an inconclusive and costly eight-year war (1980-88). In August 1990, Iraq seized Kuwait but was expelled by US-led UN coalition forces during the Gulf War of January-February 1991. Following Kuwait's liberation, the UN Security Council (UNSC) required Iraq to scrap all weapons of mass destruction and long-range missiles and to allow UN verification inspections. Continued Iraqi noncompliance with UNSC resolutions over a period of 12 years led to the US-led invasion of Iraq in March 2003 and the ouster of the SADDAM Husayn regime. US forces remained in Iraq under a UNSC mandate through 2009 and under a bilateral security agreement thereafter, helping to provide security and to train and mentor Iraqi security forces.\nIn October 2005, Iraqis approved a constitution in a national referendum and, pursuant to this document, elected a 275-member Council of Representatives (COR) in December 2005. The COR approved most cabinet ministers in May 2006, marking the transition to Iraq's first constitutional government in nearly a half century. Nearly nine years after the start of the Second Gulf War in Iraq, US military operations there ended in mid-December 2011. In January 2009 and April 2013, Iraq held elections for provincial councils in all governorates except for the three comprising the Kurdistan Regional Government and Kirkuk Governorate. Iraq held a national legislative election in March 2010 - choosing 325 legislators in an expanded COR - and, after nine months of deadlock, the COR approved the new government in December 2010. In April 2014, Iraq held a national legislative election and expanded the COR to 328 legislators. Prime Minister Nuri al-MALIKI dropped his bid for a third term in office, enabling new Prime Minister Haydar al-ABADI, a Shia Muslim from Baghdad, to win legislative approval of his new cabinet in September 2014. Since 2014, Iraq has been engaged in a military campaign against ISIS to recapture territory lost in the western and northern portion of the country." }, "geography": { "location": "Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iran and Kuwait", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 33, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 44, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Middle East", "area": { "total": { "value": 438317, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 437367, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 950, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 59, "comparative": "slightly more than three times the size of New York state" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 3809, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Iran", "border_length": { "value": 1599, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Jordan", "border_length": { "value": 179, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Kuwait", "border_length": { "value": 254, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Saudi Arabia", "border_length": { "value": 811, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Syria", "border_length": { "value": 599, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Turkey", "border_length": { "value": 367, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 58, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "continental_shelf": "not specified" }, "climate": "mostly desert; mild to cool winters with dry, hot, cloudless summers; northern mountainous regions along Iranian and Turkish borders experience cold winters with occasionally heavy snows that melt in early spring, sometimes causing extensive flooding in central and southern Iraq", "terrain": "mostly broad plains; reedy marshes along Iranian border in south with large flooded areas; mountains along borders with Iran and Turkey", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 312, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Persian Gulf", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Cheekha Dar (Kurdish for \"Black Tent\")", "elevation": { "value": 3611, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "petroleum", "natural gas", "phosphates", "sulfur" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 18.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 8.4, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0.5, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 9.2, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 1.9, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 80, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 35250, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "population is concentrated in the north, center, and eastern parts of the country, with many of the larger agglomerations found along extensive parts of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers; much of the western and southern areas are either lightly populated or uninhabited", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "dust storms", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "sandstorms", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "floods", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "government water control projects drained most of the inhabited marsh areas east of An Nasiriyah by drying up or diverting the feeder streams and rivers", "a once sizable population of Marsh Arabs", "who inhabited these areas for thousands of years", "has been displaced", "furthermore", "the destruction of the natural habitat poses serious threats to the area's wildlife populations", "inadequate supplies of potable water", "development of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers system contingent upon agreements with upstream riparian Turkey", "air and water pollution", "soil degradation (salination) and erosion", "desertification" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Law of the Sea", "Ozone Layer Protection" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [ "Environmental Modification" ] } }, "note": "strategic location on Shatt al Arab waterway and at the head of the Persian Gulf" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 38146025, "global_rank": 37, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Iraqi(s)", "adjective": "Iraqi" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Arab", "percent": 75 }, { "name": "Kurdish", "percent": 15 }, { "name": "Turkmen" }, { "name": "Assyrian" }, { "name": "Shabak" }, { "name": "Yazidi" }, { "name": "other", "percent": 5 } ] }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Arabic", "note": "official" }, { "name": "Kurdish", "note": "official" }, { "name": "Turkmen", "note": "a Turkish dialect" }, { "name": "Syriac", "note": "Neo-Aramaic" }, { "name": "and Armenian are official in areas where native speakers of these languages constitute a majority of the population", "note": "" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 99, "breakdown": [ { "name": "Shia", "percent": 55 }, { "name": "Sunni", "percent": 40 } ], "note": "official" }, { "name": "Christian \u003c.1%" }, { "name": "Yazidi \u003c.1%" }, { "name": "Sabean Mandaean \u003c.1%" }, { "name": "Baha'i \u003c.1%" }, { "name": "Zoroastrian \u003c.1%" }, { "name": "Hindu", "percent": 0.1 }, { "name": "Buddhist", "percent": 0.1 }, { "name": "Jewish", "percent": 0.1 }, { "name": "folk religion", "percent": 0.1 }, { "name": "unafilliated", "percent": 0.1 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 0.1 } ], "note": "while there has been voluntary relocation of many Christian families to northern Iraq, recent reporting indicates that the overall Christian population may have dropped by as much as 50 percent since the fall of the SADDAM Husayn regime in 2003, with many fleeing to Syria, Jordan, and Lebanon", "middle_east": ":IRAQ", "date": "2010" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 39.88, "males": 7766832, "females": 7445633 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 19.07, "males": 3703302, "females": 3572702 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 33.7, "males": 6499345, "females": 6354506 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 3.96, "males": 720976, "females": 790301 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 3.39, "males": 574521, "females": 717907 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 78.7, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 73.2, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 5.5, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 18.3, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 19.9, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 19.6, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 20.2, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 191, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 2.87, "global_rank": 10, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 30.9, "global_rank": 36, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 3.8, "global_rank": 214, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": 1.5, "global_rank": 54, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "population is concentrated in the north, center, and eastern parts of the country, with many of the larger agglomerations found along extensive parts of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers; much of the western and southern areas are either lightly populated or uninhabited", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 69.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 3.01, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Baghdad", "population": 6643000, "is_capital": true }, { "place": "Mosul", "population": 1694000 }, { "place": "Erbil", "population": 1166000 }, { "place": "Basra", "population": 1018999.9999999999 }, { "place": "As Sulaymaniyah", "population": 1004000 }, { "place": "Najaf", "population": 889000 } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.02, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.91, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.8, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 1.02, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 50, "global_rank": 98, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 37.5, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 40.6, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 34.2, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 51, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 74.9, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 72.6, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 77.2, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 112, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 4.06, "global_rank": 36, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 52.5, "units": "%", "date": "2011" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 5.5, "global_rank": 170, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 0.85, "date": "2014" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 1.3, "date": "2012" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 93.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 70.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 86.6, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 6.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 31.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 14.6, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 86.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 83.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 85.6, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 13.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 16.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 14.4, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "degree_of_risk": "intermediate", "food_or_waterborne_diseases": [ "bacterial diarrhea", "hepatitis A", "typhoid fever" ], "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 21.2, "global_rank": 42, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 8.5, "global_rank": 74, "date": "2011" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 79.7, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 85.7, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 73.7, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "child_labor": { "total_number": 715737, "percentage": { "value": 11, "units": "%" }, "date": "2006" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Republic of Iraq", "conventional_short_form": "Iraq", "local_long_form": "Jumhuriyat al-Iraq/Komar-i Eraq", "local_short_form": "Al Iraq/Eraq", "etymology": "the name probably derives from \"Uruk\" (Biblical \"Erech\"), the ancient Sumerian and Babylonian city on the Euphrates River" }, "government_type": "federal parliamentary republic", "capital": { "name": "Baghdad", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 33, "minutes": 20, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 44, "minutes": 24, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 3, "note": "8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "independence": { "date": "1932-10-03", "note": "from League of Nations mandate under British administration; note - on 28 June 2004 the Coalition Provisional Authority transferred sovereignty to the Iraqi Interim Government" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "3 October", "original_year": "1932" }, { "name": "Republic Day", "day": "14 July", "original_year": "1958" } ], "constitution": { "history": "several previous; latest adopted by referendum 15 October 2005", "amendments": "proposed by the president of the republic and the Council of Minsters collectively, or by one-fifth of the Council of Representatives members; passage requires at least a two-thirds majority vote by the Council of Representatives, approval by referendum, and ratification by the president; passage of amendments to articles on citizen rights and liberties requires a two-thirds majority vote of Council of Representatives members after two successive electoral terms, approval in a referendum, and ratification by the president (2016)" }, "legal_system": "mixed legal system of civil and Islamic law", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "non-party state to the ICCt" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Iraq", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "yes", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "10 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Fuad MASUM (since 24 July 2014); Vice Presidents Ayad ALLAWI (since 9 September 2014), Nuri al-MALIKI (since 8 September 2014), Usama al-NUJAYFI (since 9 September 2014)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Haydar al-ABADI (since 8 September 2014)", "cabinet": "Council of Ministers proposed by the prime minister, approved by Council of Representatives", "elections_appointments": "president indirectly elected by Council of Representatives (COR) to serve a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 30 April 2014 (next to be held in April 2018); prime minister nominated by the majority COR bloc and submission of COR minister nominees for full COR approval; disapproval requires designation of a new prime minister candidate", "election_results": "Fuad MASUM elected president; Council of Representatives vote - Fuad MASUM (PUK) 211, Barham SALIH (PUK) 17; Haydar al-ABADI (Da'wa Party) approved as prime minister" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral Council of Representatives or Majlis an-Nuwwab al-Iraqiyy (328 seats; 320 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote and 8 seats reserved for minorities; members serve 4-year terms); note - Iraq's constitution calls for the establishment of an upper house, the Federation Council, but it has not been instituted", "elections": "last held on 30 April 2014 (next to be held in 2018)", "election_results": "Council of Representatives - percent of vote by party/coalition - NA; seats by coalition/party – State of Law Coalition 95, Ahrar Bloc/Sadrist Trend 34, ISCI/Muwatin 30, KDP 25, United for Reform Coalition/Muttahidun 23, PUK 21, Nationalism Coalition/Wataniyah 19, other Sunni coalitions/parties 15, Al-Arabiyah Coalition 10, Goran 9, other Shia parties/coalitions 9, Fadilah 6, National Reform Trend 6, Iraq Coalition 5, KIU 4, other 17" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Federal Supreme Court or FSC (consists of 9 judges); note - court jurisdiction limited to constitutional issues and disputes between regions or governorates and the central government; Court of Cassation (consists of a court president, 5 vice-presidents, and at least 24 judges)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Federal Supreme Court and Court of Cassation judges selected by the president of the republic from nominees selected by the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC), a 25-member committee of judicial officials that manage the judiciary and prosecutors; FSC members appointed for life; Court of Cassation judges appointed by the SJC and confirmed by the Council of Representatives to serve until retirement nominally at age 63", "subordinate_courts": "Courts of Appeal (governorate level); civil courts including first instance, personal status, labor, and customs; criminal courts including felony, misdemeanor, investigative, major crimes, juvenile and traffic; religious courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Al-Arabiyah Coalition", "leaders": [ "Salih al-MUTLAQ" ] }, { "name": "Badr Organization", "leaders": [ "Hadi al-AMIRI" ] }, { "name": "Da`wa Party", "leaders": [ "Vice President Nuri al-MALIKI" ] }, { "name": "Da`wa Tanzim", "leaders": [ "Hashim al-MUSAWI" ] }, { "name": "Fadilah Party", "leaders": [ "Muhammad al-YAQUBI" ] }, { "name": "Goran Party", "leaders": [ "Nawshirwan MUSTAFA" ] }, { "name": "Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq", "name_alternative": "ISCI/Muwatin Coalition", "leaders": [ "Ammar al-HAKIM" ] }, { "name": "Kurdistan Democratic Party", "name_alternative": "KDP", "leaders": [ "Masud BARZANI" ] }, { "name": "Nationalism Coalition/Wataniyah", "leaders": [ "Vice President Ayad ALLAWI" ] }, { "name": "National Reform Trend", "leaders": [ "Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-JAFARI" ] }, { "name": "Patriotic Union of Kurdistan", "name_alternative": "PUK", "leaders": [ "former President Jalal TALABANI" ] }, { "name": "Sadrist Trend", "name_alternative": "Ahrar Bloc", "leaders": [ "Muqtada al-SADR" ] }, { "name": "State of Law Coalition", "leaders": [ "Vice President Nuri al MALIKI" ] }, { "name": "United for Reform Coalition/Muttahidun Lil Islah", "leaders": [ "Vice President Usama al-NUJAYFI" ] } ], "note": "numerous smaller local, tribal, minority parties" }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Sunni militias; Shia militias, some associated with political parties" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ABEDA" }, { "organization": "AFESD" }, { "organization": "AMF" }, { "organization": "CAEU" }, { "organization": "CICA" }, { "organization": "EITI ", "note": "compliant country" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IDB" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "LAS" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OAPEC" }, { "organization": "OIC" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "OPEC" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO ", "note": "observer" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Farid YASIN (since 18 January 2017)", "chancery": "3421 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20007", "telephone": "[1] (202) 742-1600", "fax": "[1] (202) 333-1129", "consulates_general": "Detroit, Los Angeles" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Douglas A. SILLIMAN (since 1 September 2016)", "embassy": "Al-Kindi Street, International Zone, Baghdad", "mailing_address": "APO AE 09316", "telephone": "0760-030-3000", "fax": "NA" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and black; the Takbir (Arabic expression meaning \"God is great\") in green Arabic script is centered in the white band; the band colors derive from the Arab Liberation flag and represent oppression (black), overcome through bloody struggle (red), to be replaced by a bright future (white); the Council of Representatives approved this flag in 2008 as a compromise temporary replacement for the Ba'thist SADDAM-era flag", "note": "similar to the flag of Syria, which has two stars but no script; Yemen, which has a plain white band; and that of Egypt, which has a golden Eagle of Saladin centered in the white band" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "golden eagle" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "white" }, { "color": "black" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Mawtini\" (My Homeland)", "lyrics_music": "Ibrahim TOUQAN/Mohammad FLAYFEL", "note": "adopted 2004; following the ouster of SADDAM Husayn, Iraq adopted \"Mawtini,\" a popular folk song throughout the Arab world; also serves as an unofficial anthem of the Palestinian people", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/IZ.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Iraq's GDP grew by more than 10% in 2016, the best performance in the past decade, because of rising oil prices, which are a significant driver of Iraqi GDP. During 2016, security and financial stability throughout Iraq began to improve as Iraqi Security Forces made gains against the ongoing insurgency and oil prices slowly rose. The Iraqi Government entered into a Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) with the IMF in July 2016, which helped stabilize its finances by encouraging improved fiscal management, needed economic reform, and expenditure reduction. Iraq passed its first SBA review in December 2016, and additional progress on the program is critical to its long-term fiscal health. Diversification efforts – a key component to Iraq’s long-term economic development – require a strengthened investment climate to bolster private-sector engagement. Sustained improvements in the overall standard of living depend heavily on global oil prices, the central government passing major policy reforms, and progress in the conflict with ISIL.\n\nIraq's largely state-run economy is dominated by the oil sector, which provides more than 90% of government revenue and 80% of foreign exchange earnings. Oil exports in 2016 averaged 3.3 million barrels per day from southern Iraq, up from 2015. Moreover, the slow recovery of global oil prices improved export revenues throughout 2016, although monthly revenue remained below 2015 levels. Iraq's contracts with major oil companies have the potential to further expand oil exports and revenues, but Iraq will need to make significant upgrades to its oil processing, pipeline, and export infrastructure to enable these deals to reach their economic potential.\n\nIraqi oil exports from northern fields are hampered by fundamental disagreements between the Iraqi Government and autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in Iraq’s Kurdistan region (IKR) on the roles of federal and regional authorities in the development and export of natural resources. In 2007, the KRG passed an oil law to develop IKR oil and gas reserves independent of the federal government. The KRG has signed about 50 contracts with foreign energy companies to develop its reserves, some of which lie in territories whose status is in dispute between Baghdad and Erbil. Some of the companies have left or returned blocks, citing lack of commercial prospects. In 2014, the KRG began exporting its oil unilaterally through its own pipeline to Turkey, which Baghdad claims is illegal. In the absence of a national hydrocarbons law, the two sides have entered into four provisional oil- and revenue-sharing deals since 2009, all of which collapsed. In September 2016, the two sides began implementing a fifth ad hoc agreement to split oil exports from Baghdad-controlled fields in Kirkuk.\n\nIraq is making slow progress enacting laws and developing the institutions needed to implement economic policy, and political reforms are still needed to assuage investors' concerns regarding the uncertain business climate. The Government of Iraq is eager to attract additional foreign direct investment, but it faces a number of obstacles, including a tenuous political system and concerns about security and societal stability. Rampant corruption, outdated infrastructure, insufficient essential services, skilled labor shortages, and antiquated commercial laws stifle investment and continue to constrain growth of private, nonoil sectors. Under the Iraqi constitution, some competencies relevant to the overall investment climate are either shared by the federal government and the regions or are devolved entirely to local governments. Investment in the IKR operates within the framework of the Kurdistan Region Investment Law (Law 4 of 2006) and the Kurdistan Board of Investment, which is designed to provide incentives to help economic development in areas under the authority of the KRG.\n\nInflation has remained under control since 2006. However, Iraqi leaders remain hard-pressed to translate macroeconomic gains into an improved standard of living for the Iraqi populace. Unemployment remains a problem throughout the country despite a bloated public sector. Encouraging private enterprise through deregulation would make it easier for Iraqi citizens and foreign investors to start new businesses. Rooting out corruption and implementing reforms - such as restructuring banks and developing the private sector - would be important steps in this direction.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 596700000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 541000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 554100000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 36, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 173000000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 10.3, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -2.4, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": -0.4, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 2 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 16500, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 15400, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 16200, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 101, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 50.4, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 18.8, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 23.5, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": -4.5, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 39.7, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -27.9, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 5.7, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 45.1, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 49.3, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 10.6, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 18.2, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 28.1, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 152 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "wheat", "barley", "rice", "vegetables", "dates", 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"bbl_per_day": 256400, "global_rank": 28, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 905000000, "global_rank": 66, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 905000000, "global_rank": 89, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 122, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 211, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 3158000000000, "global_rank": 11, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 137000000, "global_rank": 35, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 1997000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 5, "global_rank": 59, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 33559000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 91, "global_rank": 36, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "the 2003 liberation of Iraq severely disrupted telecommunications throughout Iraq; widespread government efforts to rebuild domestic and international communications have slowed due to the ongoing conflict with ISIS/ISIL", "domestic": "the mobile cellular market continues to expand (cell phones were banned prior to 2003 under the SADDAM regime); 3G services offered by three major mobile operators in 2015; ongoing conflict has destroyed infrastructure in areas", "international": "country code - 964; satellite earth stations - 4 (2 Intelsat - 1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean, 1 Intersputnik - Atlantic Ocean region, and 1 Arabsat (inoperative)); local microwave radio relay connects border regions to Jordan, Kuwait, Syria, and Turkey; international terrestrial fiber-optic connections have been established with Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Kuwait, Jordan, and Iran; links to the Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG) and the Gulf Bridge International (GBI) submarine fiber-optic cables have been established (2017)" } }, "broadcast_media": "the number of private radio and TV stations has increased rapidly since 2003; government-owned TV and radio stations are operated by the publicly funded Iraqi Media Network; private broadcast media are mostly linked to political, ethnic, or religious groups; satellite TV is available to an estimated 70% of viewers and many of the broadcasters are based abroad; transmissions of multiple international radio broadcasters are accessible (2015)", "internet": { "country_code": ".iq", "users": { "total": 6381000, "percent_of_population": 17.2, "global_rank": 87, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 4, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 39, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 484803, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 10758230, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "YI", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 102, "global_rank": 55, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 72, "over_3047_metres": 20, "2438_to_3047_metres": 34, "1524_to_2437_metres": 4, "914_to_1523_metres": 7, "under_914_metres": 7, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 30, "over_3047_metres": 3, "2438_to_3047_metres": 5, "1524_to_2437_metres": 3, "914_to_1523_metres": 13, "under_914_metres": 6, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 16, "date": "2013" } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "gas", "length": 2455, "units": "km" }, { "type": "liquid petroleum gas", "length": 913, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil", "length": 5432, "units": "km" }, { "type": "refined products", "length": 1637, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 2272, "units": "km" }, "standard_gauge": { "length": 2272, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.435-m" }, "global_rank": 67, "date": "2014" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 59623, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 59623, "units": "km", "note": "includes Kurdistan Region" }, "global_rank": 71, "date": "2012" }, "waterways": { "value": 5279, "units": "km", "note": "the Euphrates River (2,815 km; 1,899 km; 565 km; ; ", "global_rank": 22 }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 2, "by_type": [ { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 2 } ], "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 2, "by_country": [ { "country": "Marshall Islands", "count": 2 } ] }, "global_rank": 142, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "river_ports": [ "Al Basrah (Shatt al-'Arab)", "Khawr az Zubayr", "Umm Qasr (Khawr az Zubayr waterway)" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 7.28, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 4.16, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 3.37, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 2.78, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 3.18, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 2 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Ministry of Defense", "Iraqi Army (includes Army Aviation Directorate)", "Iraqi Navy", "Iraqi Air Force", "Counterterrorism Service" ], "date": "2015" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18-40 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription", "date": "2013" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "Iraq's lack of a maritime boundary with Iran prompts jurisdiction disputes beyond the mouth of the Shatt al Arab in the Persian Gulf", "Turkey has expressed concern over the autonomous status of Kurds in Iraq" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "refugees": { "by_country": [ { "people": 15692, "country_of_origin": 2017 } ], "date": "2016" }, "internally_displaced_persons": { "people": 3974162, "note": "since 2006 due to ethno-sectarian violence; includes 3,020,034 displaced in central and northern Iraq since January 2014", "date": "2017" }, "stateless_persons": { "people": 48200, "date": "2016" }, "note": "estimate revised to reflect the reduction of statelessness in line with Law 26 of 2006, which allows stateless persons to apply for nationality in certain circumstances; more accurate studies of statelessness in Iraq are pending (2015)" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-01", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701102725/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/iz.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/iz.html" } }, "ireland": { "data": { "name": "Ireland", "introduction": { "background": "Celtic tribes arrived on the island between 600 and 150 B.C. Invasions by Norsemen that began in the late 8th century were finally ended when King Brian BORU defeated the Danes in 1014. Norman invasions began in the 12th century and set off more than seven centuries of Anglo-Irish struggle marked by fierce rebellions and harsh repressions. The Irish famine of the mid-19th century saw the population of the island drop by one third through starvation and emigration. For more than a century after that the population of the island continued to fall only to begin growing again in the 1960s. Over the last 50 years, Ireland's high birthrate has made it demographically one of the youngest populations in the EU. The modern Irish state traces its origins to the failed 1916 Easter Monday Uprising that touched off several years of guerrilla warfare resulting in independence from the UK in 1921 for 26 southern counties; six northern (Ulster) counties remained part of the UK. Unresolved issues in Northern Ireland erupted into years of violence known as the \"Troubles\" that began in the 1960s. The Government of Ireland was part of a process along with the UK and US Governments that helped broker what is known as The Good Friday Agreement in Northern Ireland in 1998. This initiated a new phase of cooperation between the Irish and British Governments. Ireland was neutral in World War II and continues its policy of military neutrality. Ireland joined the European Community in 1973 and the euro-zone currency union in 1999. The economic boom years of the Celtic Tiger (1995-2007) saw rapid economic growth, which came to an abrupt end in 2008 with the meltdown of the Irish banking system. Today the economy is recovering, fueled by large and growing foreign direct investment, especially from US multi-nationals." }, "geography": { "location": "Western Europe, occupying five-sixths of the island of Ireland in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Great Britain", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 53, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 8, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "Europe", "area": { "total": { "value": 70273, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 68883, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 1390, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 120, "comparative": "slightly larger than West Virginia" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 443, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "UK", "border_length": { "value": 443, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 1448, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_fishing_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "temperate maritime; modified by North Atlantic Current; mild winters, cool summers; consistently humid; overcast about half the time", "terrain": "mostly flat to rolling interior plain surrounded by rugged hills and low mountains; sea cliffs on west coast", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 118, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Atlantic Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Carrauntoohil", "elevation": { "value": 1041, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "natural gas", "peat", "copper", "lead", "zinc", "silver", "barite", "gypsum", "limestone", "dolomite" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 66.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 15.4, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 50.7, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 10.9, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 23, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "population distribution is weighted to the eastern side of the island, with the largest agglomeration being in and around Dublin; populations in the west are small due to mountainous land, poorer soil, lack of good transport routes, and fewer job opportunities", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "NA", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "water pollution", "especially of lakes", "from agricultural runoff" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Air Pollution", "Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides", "Air Pollution-Sulfur 94", "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Environmental Modification", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Marine Dumping", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Tropical Timber 83", "Tropical Timber 94", "Wetlands", "Whaling" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [ "Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants", "Marine Life Conservation" ] } }, "note": "strategic location on major air and sea routes between North America and northern Europe; over 40% of the population resides within 100 km of Dublin" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 4952473, "global_rank": 122, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Irishman(men), Irishwoman(women), Irish (collective plural)", "adjective": "Irish" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Irish", "percent": 84.5 }, { "name": "other white", "percent": 9.8 }, { "name": "Asian", "percent": 1.9 }, { "name": "black", "percent": 1.4 }, { "name": "mixed and other", "percent": 0.9 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 1.6 } ], "date": "2011" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "English", "note": "official, the language generally used" }, { "name": "Irish", "breakdown": [ { "name": "official" }, { "name": "spoken by approximately of the population as a first or second language in 2011; mainly spoken in areas along the western coast", "percent": 0 } ], "note": "Gaelic or Gaeilge" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 84.7 }, { "name": "Church of Ireland", "percent": 2.7 }, { "name": "other Christian", "percent": 2.7 }, { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 1.1 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 1.7 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 1.5 }, { "name": "none", "percent": 5.7 } ], "date": "2011" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 21.51, "males": 544506, "females": 520934 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 11.8, "males": 297025, "females": 287512 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 43.52, "males": 1082577, "females": 1072721 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 10.33, "males": 256353, "females": 255155 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 12.84, "males": 293577, "females": 342113 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 53.7, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 33.5, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 20.2, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 36.4, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 36.1, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 36.8, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 68, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 1.2, "global_rank": 95, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 14.5, "global_rank": 133, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 6.5, "global_rank": 146, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": 4, "global_rank": 30, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "population distribution is weighted to the eastern side of the island, with the largest agglomeration being in and around Dublin; populations in the west are small due to mountainous land, poorer soil, lack of good transport routes, and fewer job opportunities", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 63.2, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 1.58, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Dublin", "population": 1169000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.01, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 1, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.86, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 1, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 29.9, "date": "2012" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 8, "global_rank": 169, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 3.7, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 4, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 3.3, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 198, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 80.8, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 78.5, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 83.2, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 32, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.98, "global_rank": 122, "date": "2016" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 7.8, "global_rank": 57, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 2.79, "date": "2015" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 2.9, "date": "2011" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 97.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 97.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 97.9, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 2.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 2.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 2.1, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 89.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 92.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 90.5, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 10.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 7.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 9.5, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 0.28, "global_rank": 87, "date": "2014" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 8000, "global_rank": 102, "date": "2014" }, "deaths": { "total": 100, "global_rank": 122, "date": "2014" } }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 27, "global_rank": 57, "date": "2014" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 5.3, "global_rank": 31, "date": "2013" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 19, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 19, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 19, "units": "years" }, "date": "2014" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 23.9, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 26.6, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 20.9, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 38, "date": "2014" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "none", "conventional_short_form": "Ireland", "local_long_form": "none", "local_short_form": "Eire", "etymology": "the modern Irish name \"Eire\" evolved from the Gaelic \"Eriu,\" the name of the matron goddess of Ireland (goddess of the land); the names \"Ireland\" in English and \"Eire\" in Irish are direct translations of each other" }, "government_type": "parliamentary republic", "capital": { "name": "Dublin", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 53, "minutes": 19, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 6, "minutes": 14, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 0, "note": "5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" }, "daylight_saving_time": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" }, "administrative_divisions": [ { "name": "Carlow", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Cavan", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Clare", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Cork", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Cork", "type": "city" }, { "name": "Donegal", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Dublin", "type": "city" }, { "name": "Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Fingal", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Galway", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Galway", "type": "city" }, { "name": "Kerry", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Kildare", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Kilkenny", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Laois", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Leitrim", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Limerick", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Longford", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Louth", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Mayo", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Meath", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Monaghan", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Offaly", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Roscommon", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Sligo", "type": "country" }, { "name": "South Dublin", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Tipperary", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Waterford", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Westmeath", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Wexford", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Wicklow", "type": "country" } ], "independence": { "date": "1921-12-06", "note": "from the UK by treaty" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Saint Patrick's Day", "day": "17 March", "note": "marks the traditional death date of Saint Patrick, patron saint of Ireland, during the latter half of the fifth century A.D.; most commonly cited years are c. 461 and c. 493" }, { "name": "although Saint Patrick's feast day was celebrated in Ireland as early as the ninth century", "day": "it only became an official public holiday in Ireland in 1903" } ], "constitution": { "history": "previous 1922; latest drafted 14 June 1937, adopted by plebiscite 1 July 1937, effective 29 December 1937", "amendments": "proposed as bills by Parliament; passage requires majority vote by both the Senate and House of Representatives, majority vote in a referendum, and presidental signature; amended many times, last in 2015 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "common law system based on the English model but substantially modified by customary law; judicial review of legislative acts by Supreme Court", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "yes", "citizenship_by_descent": "yes", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "yes", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "4 of the previous 8 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Michael D. HIGGINS (since 11 November 2011)", "head_of_government": "Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Leo VARADKAR (since 14 June 2017)", "cabinet": "Cabinet nominated by the prime minister, appointed by the president, approved by the Dali Eireann (lower house of Parliament)", "elections_appointments": "president directly elected by majority popular vote for a 7-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 29 October 2011 (next to be held in October 2018); taoiseach (prime minister) nominated by the House of Representatives (Dail Eireann), appointed by the president", "election_results": "Michael D. HIGGINS elected president; percent of vote - Michael D. HIGGINS (Labor Party) 39.6%, Sean GALLAGHER (independent) 28.5%, Martin MCGUINNESS (Sinn Fein) 13.7%, Gay MITCHELL (Fine Gael) 6.4%, David NORRIS (independent) 6.2%, other 5.6%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "bicameral Parliament or Oireachtas consists of the Senate or Seanad Eireann (60 seats; 43 members indirectly elected by panels of various vocational interests, 11 appointed by the prime minister, and 6 elected by graduates of the University of Dublin and the National University of Ireland; members serve 5-year terms) and the House of Representatives or Dail Eireann (158 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms)", "elections": "Senate - last held in April and May 2016 (next to be held no later than 2021); House of Representatives - last held on 26 February 2016 (next to be held no later than 2021)", "election_results": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Fine Gael 19, Fianna Fail 14, Sinn Fein 7, Labor Party 5, Sinn Fein 3, Green Party 1, independent 14; House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - Fine Gael 25.5%, Fianna Fail 24.4%, Sinn Fein 13.8%, Labor Party 6.6%, AAA-PBD 4.0%, Social Democrats 3.0%, Green Party 2.7%, Renua Ireland 2.2% independents 17.8%; seats by party - Fine Gael 50, Fianna Fail 44, Sinn Fein 23, Labor Party 7, AAA-PBP 6, Social Democrats 3, Green Party 2, independent 23" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court of Ireland (consists of the chief justice, 9 judges, 2 ex-officio members - the presidents of the High Court and Court of Appeal - and organized in 3-, 5-, or 7-judge panels, depending on the importance or complexity of an issue of law)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "judges nominated by the prime minister and Cabinet and appointed by the president; chief justice serves in the position for 7 years; judges can serve until age 70", "subordinate_courts": "High Court, Court of Appeal; circuit and district courts; criminal courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Anti-Austerity Alliance-People Before Profit", "name_alternative": "AAA-PBP", "leaders": [ "collective leadership" ] }, { "name": "Fianna Fail", "leaders": [ "Micheal MARTIN" ] }, { "name": "Fine Gael", "leaders": [ "Leo VARADKAR" ] }, { "name": "Green Party", "leaders": [ "Eamon RYAN" ] }, { "name": "Labor Party", "leaders": [ "Brendan HOWLIN" ], "note": "Labour" }, { "name": "Renua Ireland", "leaders": [ "John LEAHY" ] }, { "name": "Sinn Fein", "leaders": [ "Gerry ADAMS" ] }, { "name": "Social Democratic Party", "leaders": [ "Stephen DONNELLY", "Catherine MURPHY", "Roisin SHORTALL" ] }, { "name": "Socialist Party", "leaders": [ "collective leadership" ] }, { "name": "The Workers' Party", "leaders": [ "Michael DONNELLY" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Continuity IRA ", "note": "terrorist group" }, { "name": "Families Acting for Innocent Relatives", "name_alternative": "FAIR", "leaders": [ "Brian MCCONNELL" ], "note": "seek compensation for victims of violence" }, { "name": "Iona Institute ", "leaders": [ "David QUINN" ], "note": "a conservative Catholic think tank" }, { "name": "Irish Anti-War Movement ", "leaders": [ "Richard BOYD BARRETT" ], "note": "campaigns against wars around the world" }, { "name": "Keep Ireland Open ", "note": "environmental group" }, { "name": "Oglaigh na hEireann ", "note": "terrorist group" }, { "name": "Midland Railway Action Group", "name_alternative": "MRAG", "leaders": [ "Willie ALLEN" ], "note": "transportation promoters" }, { "name": "New Irish Republican Army ", "note": "terrorist group combining elements of the former Real IRA and Republican Action Against Drugs" }, { "name": "Peace and Neutrality Alliance ", "leaders": [ "Roger COLE" ], "note": "campaigns to protect Irish neutrality" }, { "name": "Rail Users Ireland ", "note": "formerly the Platform 11 - transportation promoters" }, { "name": "32 Country Sovereignty Movement", "name_alternative": "32CSM", "note": "supports unifying Northern Ireland with the rest of the island under Irish government sovereignty" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ADB ", "note": "nonregional member" }, { "organization": "Australia Group" }, { "organization": "BIS" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CE" }, { "organization": "EAPC" }, { "organization": "EBRD" }, { "organization": "ECB" }, { "organization": "EIB" }, { "organization": "EMU" }, { "organization": "ESA" }, { "organization": "EU" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "FATF" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IEA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IGAD ", "note": "partners" }, { "organization": "IHO" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "MINURSO" }, { "organization": "MONUSCO" }, { "organization": "NEA" }, { "organization": "NSG" }, { "organization": "OAS ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OECD" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "OSCE" }, { "organization": "Paris Club" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "PFP" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNDOF" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNIFIL" }, { "organization": "UNOCI" }, { "organization": "UNRWA" }, { "organization": "UNTSO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" }, { "organization": "ZC" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Anne Colette ANDERSON (since 28 August 2013)", "chancery": "2234 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 462-3939", "fax": "[1] (202) 232-5993", "consulates_general": "Atlanta, Austin (TX), Boston, Chicago, New York, San Francisco" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador (vacant) Charge d'Affaires L. Reece SMYTH (since 20 January 2017)", "embassy": "42 Elgin Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4", "mailing_address": "use embassy street address", "telephone": "[353] (1) 668-8777", "fax": "[353] (1) 668-9946" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), white, and orange; officially the flag colors have no meaning, but a common interpretation is that the green represents the Irish nationalist (Gaelic) tradition of Ireland; orange represents the Orange tradition (minority supporters of William of Orange); white symbolizes peace (or a lasting truce) between the green and the orange", "note": "similar to the flag of Cote d'Ivoire, which is shorter and has the colors reversed - orange (hoist side), white, and green; also similar to the flag of Italy, which is shorter and has colors of green (hoist side), white, and red" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "harp" }, { "symbol": "shamrock ", "note": "trefoil" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "blue" }, { "color": "green" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Amhran na bhFiann\" (The Soldier's Song)", "lyrics_music": "Peadar KEARNEY [English], Liam O RINN [Irish]/Patrick HEENEY and Peadar KEARNEY", "note": "adopted 1926; instead of \"Amhran na bhFiann,\" the song \"Ireland's Call\" is often used at athletic events where citizens of Ireland and Northern Ireland compete as a unified team", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/EI.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Ireland is a small, modern, trade-dependent economy. Ireland was among the initial group of 12 EU nations that began circulating the euro on 1 January 2002.\n\nGDP growth averaged 6% in 1995-2007, but economic activity dropped sharply during the world financial crisis and the subsequent collapse of its domestic property market and construction industry. Faced with sharply reduced revenues and a burgeoning budget deficit from efforts to stabilize its fragile banking sector, the Irish Government introduced the first in a series of draconian budgets in 2009. These measures were not sufficient to stabilize Ireland’s public finances. In 2010, the budget deficit reached 32.4% of GDP - the world's largest deficit, as a percentage of GDP. In late 2010, the former COWEN government agreed to a $92 billion loan package from the EU and IMF to help Dublin recapitalize Ireland’s banking sector and avoid defaulting on its sovereign debt. In March 2011, the KENNY government intensified austerity measures to meet the deficit targets under Ireland's EU-IMF bailout program.\n\nIn late 2013, Ireland formally exited its EU-IMF bailout program, benefiting from its strict adherence to deficit-reduction targets and success in refinancing a large amount of banking-related debt. In 2014, the economy rapidly picked up and GDP grew by 5.2%. The recovering economy assisted lowering the deficit to 2.5% of GDP. In late 2014, the government introduced a fiscally neutral budget, marking the end of the austerity program. Continued growth of tax receipts has allowed the government to lower some taxes and increase public spending while keeping to its deficit-reduction targets. In 2015, GDP growth exceeded 26%, the highest growth in the EU for two consecutive years. This dramatic increase reflected one off statistical revisions, multinational corporate restructurings, and the aircraft leasing sector, rather than gains in the on the ground economy. Growth moderated to around 4.2% in 2016.\n\nIn the wake of the collapse of the construction sector and the downturn in consumer spending and business investment, the export sector, dominated by foreign multinationals, has become an even more important component of Ireland's economy. Ireland’s low corporation tax of 12.5% and a talented pool of high-tech laborers have been key factors in encouraging business investment. Loose tax residency requirements made Ireland a common destination for international firms seeking to avoid taxation. In 2014, amid growing international pressure, the government announced it would phase in more stringent tax laws, effectively closing a commonly used loophole.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 322000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 309000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 244700000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 53, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 307900000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4.2, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 26.3, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 8.5, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 52 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 69400, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 66700, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 53100, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 12, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 36.7, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 10.8, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 20.4, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 0.6, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 124.1, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -92.6, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 1, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 41.3, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 57.6, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 31.9, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 31.9, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 23.6, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 20 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "barley", "potatoes", "wheat", "beef", "dairy 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"distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 31.3, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 35.9, "units": "gini_index", "date": "1987" } ], "global_rank": 117 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 78470000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 80860000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 25.5, "global_rank": 113, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -0.8, "global_rank": 50, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 77.9, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 78.7, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 33, "note": "data cover general government debt, and includes debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intra-governmental debt; intra-governmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment; debt instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions" }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.2, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 40 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.05, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" }, { "value": 0.15, "units": "%", "date": "2014-08-31" } ], "global_rank": 144, "note": "this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area" }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.3, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 3.36, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 163 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { 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"percent": 4.4 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 88010000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 87790000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 33 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "data processing equipment", "other machinery", "equipment", "chemicals", "petroleum", "petroleum products", "textiles", "clothing" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "UK", "percent": 32.5 }, { "name": "US", "percent": 14 }, { "name": "France", "percent": 10.2 }, { "name": "Germany", "percent": 9.3 }, { "name": "Netherlands", "percent": 4.9 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 4.1 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2203000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" }, { "value": 1748000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 113 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2470000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-03-31" }, { 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"global_rank": 70, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 25000000000, "global_rank": 65, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 700000000, "global_rank": 62, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "kWh": 2900000000, "global_rank": 51, "date": "2014" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 9100000, "global_rank": 63, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 72.3, "global_rank": 104, "date": "2013" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 84, "date": "2015" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 2.7, "global_rank": 134, "date": "2013" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 25, "global_rank": 9, "date": "2013" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 127, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 119, "date": "2015" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 74690, "global_rank": 50, "date": "2015" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 0, "global_rank": 128, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { 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"date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 4902000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 100, "global_rank": 119, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "modern digital system using cable and microwave radio relay", "domestic": "system privatized but dominated by former state monopoly operator; increasing levels of broadband access particularly in urban areas", "international": "country code - 353; landing point for the Hibernia-Atlantic submarine cable with links to the US, Canada, and UK; satellite earth stations - 81 (2014)" } }, "broadcast_media": "publicly owned broadcaster Radio Telefis Eireann (RTE) operates 2 TV stations; commercial TV stations are available; about 75% of households utilize multi-channel satellite and TV services that provide access to a wide range of stations; RTE operates 4 national radio stations and has launched digital audio broadcasts on several stations; a number of commercial broadcast stations operate at the national, regional, and local levels (2014)", "internet": { "country_code": ".ie", "users": { "total": 3920000, "percent_of_population": 80.1, "global_rank": 79, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 6, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 431, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 113144501, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 138580000, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "EI", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 40, "global_rank": 105, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 16, "over_3047_metres": 1, "2438_to_3047_metres": 1, "1524_to_2437_metres": 4, "914_to_1523_metres": 5, "under_914_metres": 5, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 24, "2438_to_3047_metres": 1, "914_to_1523_metres": 2, "under_914_metres": 21, "date": "2013" } } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "gas", "length": 2147, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 3237, "units": "km" }, "broad_gauge": { "length": 1872, "electrified": 49, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.600-m" }, "narrow_gauge": { "length": 1365, "units": "km", "gauge": "0.914-m" }, "global_rank": 55, "date": "2014" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 96036, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 96036, "units": "km", "note": "includes 1,224 km of expressways" }, "global_rank": 51, "date": "2014" }, "waterways": { "value": 956, "units": "km", "note": "pleasure craft only", "global_rank": 67, "date": "2010" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 31, "by_type": [ { "type": "cargo", "count": 28 }, { "type": "chemical tanker", "count": 2 }, { "type": "container", "count": 1 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 5, "by_country": [ { "country": "France", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Spain", "count": 1 }, { "country": "US", "count": 2 } ] }, "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 33, "by_country": [ { "country": "Bahamas", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Bermuda", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Cambodia", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Cyprus", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Isle of Man", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Kazakhstan", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Malta", "count": 4 }, { "country": "Marshall Islands", "count": 6 }, { "country": "Netherlands", "count": 8 }, { "country": "Panama", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Russia", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Slovakia", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Sweden", "count": 1 }, { "country": "UK", "count": 1 } ] }, "global_rank": 84, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Dublin", "Shannon Foynes" ], "river_ports": [ "Cork (Lee)", "Waterford (Suir)" ], "container_ports": [ { "place": "Dublin", "twenty_foot_equivalent_units": 1931001 } ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.35, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 0.46, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 0.5, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 0.51, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 0.54, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 126 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Irish Defence Forces (Oglaigh na h-Eireannn)", "Permanent Defence Forces (PDF)", "Army", "Naval Service", "Air Corps", "Reserve Defence Forces (RDF)", "Army", "Naval Service Reserves" ], "date": "2014" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18-25 years of age for male and female voluntary military service recruits to the Permanent Defence Forces (PDF; 18-27 years of age for the Naval Service); 18-28 for cadetship (officer) applicants; 18-35 years of age for the Reserve Defence Forces (RDF); maximum obligation 12 years (PDF officers), 5 years (PDF enlisted), 3 years RDF (4 years for Naval Service Reserves); EU citizenship, refugee status, or 5-year residence in Ireland required", "date": "2014" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "Ireland, Iceland, and the UK dispute Denmark's claim that the Faroe Islands' continental shelf extends beyond 200 nm" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "stateless_persons": { "people": 99, "date": "2016" } }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "transshipment point for and consumer of hashish from North Africa to the UK and Netherlands and of European-produced synthetic drugs; increasing consumption of South American cocaine; minor transshipment point for heroin and cocaine destined for Western Europe; despite recent legislation, narcotics-related money laundering - using bureaux de change, trusts, and shell companies involving the offshore financial community - remains a concern" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-01", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701102650/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ei.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ei.html" } }, "isle_of_man": { "data": { "name": "Isle Of Man", "introduction": { "background": "Part of the Norwegian Kingdom of the Hebrides until the 13th century when it was ceded to Scotland, the isle came under the British Crown in 1765. Current concerns include reviving the almost extinct Manx Gaelic language. Isle of Man is a British Crown dependency but is not part of the UK or of the EU. However, the UK Government remains constitutionally responsible for its defense and international representation." }, "geography": { "location": "Western Europe, island in the Irish Sea, between Great Britain and Ireland", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 54, "minutes": 15, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 4, "minutes": 30, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "Europe", "area": { "total": { "value": 572, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 572, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 194, "comparative": "slightly more than three times the size of Washington, DC" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 0, "units": "km" } }, "coastline": { "value": 160, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_fishing_zone": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "temperate; cool summers and mild winters; overcast about a third of the time", "terrain": "hills in north and south bisected by central valley", "elevation": { "lowest_point": { "name": "Irish Sea", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Snaefell", "elevation": { "value": 621, "units": "m" } } }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 74.7, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 43.8, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 30.9, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 6.1, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 19.2, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "most people concentrated in cities and large towns of which Douglas, in the southeast, is the largest", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "NA", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "waste disposal (both household and industrial)", "transboundary air pollution" ] }, "note": "one small islet, the Calf of Man, lies to the southwest and is a bird sanctuary" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 88195, "global_rank": 200, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Manxman(men), Manxwoman(women)", "adjective": "Manx" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "white", "percent": 96.5 }, { "name": "Asian/Asian British", "percent": 1.9 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 1.5 } ], "date": "2011" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "English" }, { "name": "Manx Gaelic", "breakdown": [ { "name": "about of the population has some knowledge", "percent": 2 } ] } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Protestant", "note": "Anglican, Methodist, Baptist Presbyterian, Society of Friends" }, { "name": "Roman Catholic" } ] }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 16.31, "males": 7526, "females": 6855 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 11.61, "males": 5354, "females": 4886 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 39.04, "males": 17212, 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}, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Douglas", "population": 29000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2014" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.08, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.1, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.1, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 1.02, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.87, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 1, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 4.1, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 4, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 4.1, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 191, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 81.2, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 79.5, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 83, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 27, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.93, "global_rank": 131, "date": "2016" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 10.1, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 11.8, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 8.2, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 118, "date": "2011" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "none", "conventional_short_form": "Isle of Man", "abbreviation": "I.O.M.", "etymology": "the name \"man\" may be derived from the Celtic word for \"mountain\"" }, "government_type": "parliamentary democracy (Tynwald); a Crown dependency of the UK", "capital": { "name": "Douglas", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 54, "minutes": 9, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 4, "minutes": 29, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 0, "note": "5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" }, "daylight_saving_time": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" }, "independence": { "note": "British crown dependency" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Tynwald Day", "day": "5 July", "original_year": "1417" } ], "constitution": { "history": "development of the Isle of Man constitution dates to at least the 14th century", "amendments": "proposed as a bill in the House of Keys, by the “Government,” by a “Member of the House,” or through petition to the House or Legislative Council; passage normally requires three separate readings and approval of at least 13 House members; following both House and Council agreement, assent is required by the lieutenant governor on behalf of the Crown; the constitution has been expanded and amended many times, last in 2015 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply and include Manx statutes", "suffrage": { "age": 16, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "Lord of Mann Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Lieutenant Governor Sir Richard GOZNEY (since 27 May 2016)", "head_of_government": "Chief Minister Howard QUAYLE (since 4 October 2016)", "cabinet": "Council of Ministers appointed by the lieutenant governor", "elections_appointments": "the monarchy is hereditary; lieutenant governor appointed by the monarch; chief minister indirectly elected by the Tynwald for a 5-year term (eligible for second term); election last held on 4 October 2016 (next to be held in 2021)", "election_results": "Howard QUAYLE (independent) elected chief minister; Tynwald vote count - 21 of 33" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "bicameral Tynwald or the High Court of Tynwald consists of the Legislative Council (11 seats; includes the President of Tynwald, 2 ex-officio members - the Lord Bishop of Sodor and Man and the attorney general (non-voting) - and 8 members indirectly elected by the House of Keys with renewal of 4 members every 2 years; elected members serve 4-year terms) and the House of Keys (24 seats; 2 members directly elected by simple majority vote from 12 constituencies to serve 5-year terms)", "elections": "House of Keys - last held on 22 September 2016 (next to be held in September 2021)", "election_results": "House of Keys - percent of vote by party - Liberal Vannin 6.4%, independent 91.7%; seats by party - Liberal Vannin 3, independent 21" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_resident_courts": "Isle of Man High Court of Justice (consists of 3 permanent judges or \"deemsters\" and 1 judge of appeal; organized into the Staff of Government Division or Court of Appeal and the Civil Division); the Court of General Gaol Delivery is not formally part of the High Court but is administered as though part of the High Court and deals with serious criminal cases; note - appeals beyond the Court of Appeal are referred to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "deemsters appointed by the Lord Chancellor of England on the nomination of the lieutenant governor; deemsters can serve until age 70", "subordinate_courts": "High Court; Court of Summary Gaol Delivery; Summary Courts; Magistrate's Court; specialized courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Liberal Vannin Party", "leaders": [ "Kate BEECROFT" ] }, { "name": "Manx Labor Party" }, { "name": "Mec Vannin; ", "leaders": [ "Bernard MOFFATT" ], "note": "sometimes referred to as the Manx Nationalist Party; advocates a sovereign state and environment policies" } ], "note": "most members sit as independents" }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Alliance for Progressive Government", "name_alternative": "APG", "note": "a government watchdog" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "UPU" } ], "flag_description": { "description": "red with the Three Legs of Man emblem (triskelion), in the center; the three legs are joined at the thigh and bent at the knee; in order to have the toes pointing clockwise on both sides of the flag, a two-sided emblem is used; the flag is based on the coat-of-arms of the last recognized Norse King of Mann, Magnus III (r. 1252-65); the triskelion has its roots in an early Celtic sun symbol" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "triskelion ", "note": "a motif of three legs" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "white" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Arrane Ashoonagh dy Vannin\" (O Land of Our Birth)", "lyrics_music": "William Henry GILL [English], John J. KNEEN [Manx]/traditional", "note": "adopted 2003, in use since 1907; serves as a local anthem; as a British Crown dependency, \"God Save the Queen\" is official (see United Kingdom) and is played when the sovereign, members of the royal family, or the lieutenant governor are present" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Financial services, manufacturing, and tourism are key sectors of the economy. The government offers low taxes and other incentives to high-technology companies and financial institutions to locate on the island; this has paid off in expanding employment opportunities in high-income industries. As a result, agriculture and fishing, once the mainstays of the economy, have declined in their contributions to GDP. The Isle of Man also attracts online gambling sites and the film industry. Online gambling sites provided about 10% of the islands income in 2014. The Isle of Man enjoys free access to EU markets and trade is mostly with the UK. In October 2014, the Isle of Man signed an OECD agreement to automatically exchange some financial account information to limit tax avoidance and evasion.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 7428000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 6298000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 5850000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 165, "note": "data are in 2013 US dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 7061000000, "date": "2007" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.2, "units": "%", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 3.4, "units": "%", "date": "2011" }, { "value": 2.1, "units": "%", "date": "2010" } ], "global_rank": 127 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 84600, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 73100, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 68500, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 9 }, "composition": { "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 1, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 13, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 86, "units": "%", "note": "FY12/13 est." } } } } }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "cereals", "vegetables", "cattle", "sheep", "pigs", "poultry" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "financial services", "light manufacturing", "tourism" ] }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 41790, "global_rank": 194, "date": "2006" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture_forestry_and_fishing": { "value": 2, "units": "%" }, "manufacturing": { "value": 5, "units": "%" }, "construction": { "value": 8, "units": "%" }, "gas_electricity_and_water": { "value": 1, "units": "%" }, "transport_and_communication": { "value": 9, "units": "%" }, "wholesale_and_retail_distribution": { "value": 11, "units": "%" }, "professional_and_scientific_services": { "value": 20, "units": "%" }, "public_administration": { "value": 7, "units": "%" }, "banking_and_finance": { "value": 23, "units": "%" }, "tourism": { "value": 1, "units": "%" }, "entertainment_and_catering": { "value": 5, "units": "%" }, "miscellaneous_services": { "value": 8, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2006" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.7, "units": "%", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 2, "units": "%", "date": "2011-04-01" } ], "global_rank": 20 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 965000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 943000000, "units": "USD", "note": "FY05/06 est." } }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 23.7, "global_rank": 125 }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": 0.5, "global_rank": 25 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 April", "end": "31 March" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5, "units": "%", "date": "2010" }, { "value": 3.1, "units": "%", "date": "2006" } ], "global_rank": 175 }, "exports": { "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "tweeds", "herring", "processed shellfish", "beef", "lamb" ] } }, "imports": { "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "timber", "fertilizers", "fish" ] } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.7391, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0.6542, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 0.6542, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 0.6472, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 0.6241, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Manx pounds (IMP) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "total_electrification": { "value": 100, "units": "%" }, "date": "2016" } } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "system": { "domestic": "landline, telefax, mobile cellular telephone system", "international": "country code - 44; fiber-optic cable, microwave radio relay, satellite earth station, submarine cable" } }, "broadcast_media": "national public radio broadcasts over 3 FM stations and 1 AM station; 2 commercial broadcasters operating with 1 having multiple FM stations; receives radio and TV services via relays from British TV and radio broadcasters (2008)", "internet": { "country_code": ".im" } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "M", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 1, "global_rank": 221, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 1, "1524_to_2437_metres": 1, "date": "2013" } } }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 63, "units": "km" }, "narrow_gauge": { "length": 6, "electrified": 29, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.076-m" }, "note": "primarily summer tourist attractions", "global_rank": 130, "date": "2008" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 500, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 197, "date": "2008" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 321, "by_type": [ { "type": "bulk carrier", "count": 59 }, { "type": "cargo", "count": 55 }, { "type": "chemical tanker", "count": 52 }, { "type": "container", "count": 7 }, { "type": "liquefied gas", "count": 43 }, { "type": "passenger/cargo", "count": 2 }, { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 93 }, { "type": "roll on/roll off", "count": 5 }, { "type": "vehicle carrier", "count": 5 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 223, "by_country": [ { "country": "Bermuda", "count": 7 }, { "country": "Chile", "count": 9 }, { "country": "Denmark", "count": 30 }, { "country": "Germany", "count": 56 }, { "country": "Greece", "count": 62 }, { "country": "Ireland", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Japan", "count": 19 }, { "country": "Malaysia", "count": 6 }, { "country": "Norway", "count": 30 }, { "country": "South Africa", "count": 2 }, { "country": "US", "count": 1 } ] }, "global_rank": 30, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Douglas", "Ramsey" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "note": "defense is the responsibility of the UK" }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "none" ] } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-24", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624184645/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/im.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/im.html" } }, "israel": { "data": { "name": "Israel", "introduction": { "background": "Following World War II, Britain withdrew from its mandate of Palestine, and the UN proposed partitioning the area into Arab and Jewish states, an arrangement rejected by the Arabs. Nonetheless, an Israeli state was declared in 1948, and Israel subsequently defeated the Arab armies in a series of wars that did not end deep tensions between the two sides. (The territories Israel has occupied since the 1967 war are not included in the Israel country profile, unless otherwise noted.) On 25 April 1982, Israel withdrew from the Sinai Peninsula pursuant to the 1979 Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty. In keeping with the framework established at the Madrid Conference in October 1991, Israel conducted bilateral negotiations with Palestinian representatives and Syria to achieve a permanent settlement with each. Israel and Palestinian officials on 13 September 1993 signed a Declaration of Principles (also known as the \"Oslo Accords\"), enshrining the idea of a two-state solution to their conflict and guiding an interim period of Palestinian self-rule. The parties achieved six additional significant interim agreements between 1994 and 1999 aimed at creating the conditions for a two-state solution, but most were never fully realized. Outstanding territorial and other disputes with Jordan were resolved in the 26 October 1994 Israel-Jordan Peace Treaty.\nProgress toward a final status agreement with the Palestinians was undermined by Israeli-Palestinian violence between 2001 and February 2005. Israel in 2005 unilaterally disengaged from the Gaza Strip, evacuating settlers and its military while retaining control over most points of entry into the Gaza Strip. The election of HAMAS to head the Palestinian Legislative Council in 2006 temporarily froze relations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA). Israel engaged in a 34-day conflict with Hizballah in Lebanon from July-August 2006 and a 23-day conflict with HAMAS in the Gaza Strip from December 2008-January 2009. In November 2012, Israel engaged in a seven-day conflict with HAMAS in the Gaza Strip. Direct talks with the Palestinians most recently launched in July 2013 but were suspended in April 2014. The talks represented the fourth concerted effort to resolve final status issues between the sides since they were first discussed at Camp David in 2000. Three months later HAMAS and other militant groups launched rockets into Israel, which led to a 51-day conflict between Israel and militants in Gaza." }, "geography": { "location": "Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Lebanon", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 31, "minutes": 30, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 34, "minutes": 45, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Middle East", "area": { "total": { "value": 20770, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 20330, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 440, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 154, "comparative": "slightly larger than New Jersey" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 1068, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Egypt", "border_length": { "value": 208, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Gaza Strip", "border_length": { "value": 59, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Jordan", "border_length": { "value": 307, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Lebanon", "border_length": { "value": 81, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Syria", "border_length": { "value": 83, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "West Bank", "border_length": { "value": 330, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 273, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "continental_shelf": "to depth of exploitation" }, "climate": "temperate; hot and dry in southern and eastern desert areas", "terrain": "Negev desert in the south; low coastal plain; central mountains; Jordan Rift Valley", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 508, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Dead Sea", "elevation": { "value": -408, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Har Meron", "elevation": { "value": 1208, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "timber", "potash", "copper ore", "natural gas", "phosphate rock", "magnesium bromide", "clays", "sand" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 23.8, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 13.7, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 3.8, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 6.3, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 7.1, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 69.1, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 2250, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "population concentrated in and around Tel-Aviv, as well as around the Sea of Galilee; the south remains sparsely populated with the exception of the shore of the Gulf of Aqaba", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "sandstorms may occur during spring and summer", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "droughts", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "periodic earthquakes", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "limited arable land and natural freshwater resources pose serious constraints", "desertification", "air pollution from industrial and vehicle emissions", "groundwater pollution from industrial and domestic waste", "chemical fertilizers", "and pesticides" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Hazardous Wastes", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Wetlands", "Whaling" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [ "Marine Life Conservation" ] } }, "note": "Lake Tiberias (Sea of Galilee) is an important freshwater source; the Dead Sea is the second saltiest body of water in the world (after Lake Assal in Djibouti); in 2014, there were 423 settlements in the Israeli-occupied territories - 42 settlements in the Golan Heights, 381 sites in the occupied Palestinian territories to include 212 settlements and 134 outposts in the West Bank, and 35 settlements in East Jerusalem; there are no Israeli settlements in the Gaza Strip because all were evacuated in 2005 (2014 est.)" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 8174527, "global_rank": 99, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Israeli(s)", "adjective": "Israeli" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Jewish", "percent": 74.8, "breakdown": [ { "name": "of which Israel-born", "percent": 75.6 }, { "name": "Europe/America/Oceania-born", "percent": 16.6 }, { "name": "Africa-born", "percent": 4.9 }, { "name": "Asia-born", "percent": 2.9 } ] }, { "name": "non-Jewish", "percent": 25.2, "note": "mostly Arab" } ], "date": "2015" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Hebrew", "note": "official" }, { "name": "Arabic", "note": "used officially for Arab minority" }, { "name": "English", "note": "most commonly used foreign language" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Jewish", "percent": 74.8 }, { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 17.6 }, { "name": "Christian", "percent": 2 }, { "name": "Druze", "percent": 1.6 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 4 } ], "middle_east": ":ISRAEL", "date": "2015" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 27.73, "males": 1159980, "females": 1106946 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 15.52, "males": 648199, "females": 620218 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 37.15, "males": 1552754, "females": 1484059 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 8.51, "males": 340601, "females": 355382 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 11.09, "males": 405511, "females": 500877 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 64.1, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 45.7, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 18.4, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 5.4, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 29.7, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 29.1, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 30.4, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 118, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 1.53, "global_rank": 78, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 18.3, "global_rank": 95, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 5.2, "global_rank": 184, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": 2.2, "global_rank": 45, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "population concentrated in and around Tel-Aviv, as well as around the Sea of Galilee; the south remains sparsely populated with the exception of the shore of the Gulf of Aqaba", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 92.1, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 1.37, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Tel Aviv-Yafo" }, { "place": "Haifa", "population": 1097000 }, { "place": "Jerusalem", "population": 839000, "note": "proclaimed capital" } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.96, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.81, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 1.01, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 27.3, "date": "2011" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 5, "global_rank": 168, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 3.5, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 3.5, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 3.5, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 204, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 82.4, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 80.6, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 84.4, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 11, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 2.66, "global_rank": 73, "date": "2016" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 7.8, "global_rank": 68, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 3.62, "date": "2014" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 3.3, "date": "2012" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 25.8, "global_rank": 49, "date": "2014" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 5.9, "global_rank": 57, "date": "2013" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 97.8, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 98.7, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 96.8, "units": "%" }, "date": "2011" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 16, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 16, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 16, "units": "years" }, "date": "2014" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 10.6, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 10.1, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 11.1, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 90, "date": "2014" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "State of Israel", "conventional_short_form": "Israel", "local_long_form": "Medinat Yisra'el", "local_short_form": "Yisra'el", "etymology": "named after the ancient Kingdom of Israel; according to Biblical tradition, the Jewish patriarch Jacob received the name \"Israel\" (\"He who struggles with God\") after he wrestled an entire night with an angel of the Lord; Jacob's 12 sons became the ancestors of the Israelites, also known as the Twelve Tribes of Israel, who formed the Kingdom of Israel" }, "government_type": "parliamentary democracy", "capital": { "name": "Jerusalem: note - while Israel proclaimed Jerusalem as its capital in 1950, the international community does not recognize it as such; the US, like all other countries, maintains its embassy in Tel Aviv-Yafo", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 31, "minutes": 46, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 35, "minutes": 14, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 2, "note": "7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" }, "daylight_saving_time": "+1hr, Friday before the last Sunday in March; ends the last Sunday in October" }, "independence": { "date": "1948-05-14", "note": "from League of Nations mandate under British administration" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "14 May", "original_year": "1948", "note": "Israel declared independence on 14 May 1948, but the Jewish calendar is lunar and the holiday may occur in April or May" } ], "constitution": { "history": "no formal constitution; some functions of a constitution are filled by the Declaration of Establishment (1948), the Basic Laws, and the Law of Return (as amended)", "amendments": "proposed by Government of Israel ministers or by the Knesset; passage requires a majority vote of Knesset members and subject to Supreme Court judicial review; 11 of the 13 Basic Laws have been amended at least once, latest in 2014 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "mixed legal system of English common law, British Mandate regulations, and Jewish, Christian, and Muslim religious laws", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "withdrew acceptance of International Criminal Court jurisdiction in 2002" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Israel", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "yes, but naturalized citizens are not allowed to maintain dual citizenship", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "3 out of the 5 years preceding the application for naturalization", "note": "Israeli law (Law of Return, 5 July 1950) provides for the granting of citizenship to any Jew - defined as a person being born to a Jewish mother or having converted to Judaism while renouncing any other religion - who immigrates to and expresses a desire to settle in Israel on the basis of the Right of aliyah; the 1970 amendment of this act extended the right to family members including the spouse of a Jew, any child or grandchild, and the spouses of children and grandchildren" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Reuven RIVLIN (since 27 July 2014)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Binyamin NETANYAHU (since 31 March 2009)", "cabinet": "Cabinet selected by prime minister and approved by the Knesset", "elections_appointments": "president indirectly elected by the Knesset for a 7-year term (limited to 1 term); election last held on 10 June 2014 (next to be held in 2021 but can be called earlier); following legislative elections, the president, in consultation with party leaders, tasks a Knesset member (usually the member of the largest party) with forming a government", "election_results": "Reuven RIVLIN elected president in second round; Knesset vote - Reuven RIVLIN (Likud) 63, Meir SHEETRIT (The Movement) 53 , other/invalid 4" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral Knesset (120 seats; members directly elected in a single nationwide constituency by proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 17 March 2015 (next to be held in 2019 but can be called earlier)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - Likud 23.4%, Zionist Camp 18.7%, Joint List 10.6%, Yesh Atid 8.8%, Kulanu 7.5%, The Jewish Home 6.7%, Shas, 5.7%, Yisrael Beitenu 5.1%, UTJ 5.0%, Meretz 3.9%, Yachad 3.0%, other 1.6%; seats by party - Likud 30, Zionist Camp 24, Joint List 13, Yesh Atid 11, Kulanu 10, The Jewish Home 8, Shas 7, Yisrael Beitenu 6, UTJ 6, Meretz 5" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice and 14 judges)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "judges selected by the Judicial Selection Committee consisting of 3 Supreme Court judges, 2 Cabinet members including the Minister of Justice as chairman, 2 Knesset members, and 2 representatives from the Israel Bar Association; judges can serve up to mandatory retirement at age 70", "subordinate_courts": "district and magistrate courts; national and regional labor courts; special and religious courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Balad", "leaders": [ "Jamal ZAHALKA" ] }, { "name": "Democratic Front for Peace and Equality ", "leaders": [ "ODEH" ], "note": "HADASH" }, { "name": "Kulanu", "leaders": [ "Moshe KAHLON" ] }, { "name": "Labor", "leaders": [ "Yitzhak HERZOG" ] }, { "name": "Likud", "leaders": [ "Binyamin NETANYAHU" ] }, { "name": "Meretz", "leaders": [ "Zehava GALON" ] }, { "name": "SHAS", "leaders": [ "Arye DERI" ] }, { "name": "Tekumah/National Union ", "leaders": [ "Uri ARIEL" ], "note": "Ichud Leumi" }, { "name": "The Jewish Home ", "leaders": [ "Naftali BENNETT" ], "note": "Habayit Hayehudi" }, { "name": "The Movement ", "leaders": [ "Tzipora \"Tzipi\" LIVNI" ], "note": "Hatnuah" }, { "name": "United Arab List-Ta'al", "leaders": [ "Masud GANAIM" ] }, { "name": "United Torah Judaism", "name_alternative": "UTJ", "leaders": [ "Yaakov LITZMAN" ], "note": "an alliance of three parties" }, { "name": "Yesh Atid", "leaders": [ "Yair LAPID" ] }, { "name": "Yisrael Beiteinu", "leaders": [ "Avigdor LIEBERMAN" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Breaking the Silence collects testimonies from soldiers who served in the West Bank and Gaza Strip", "leaders": [ "Yehuda SHAUL", "executive director" ] }, { "name": "B'Tselem monitors human rights abuses", "leaders": [ "Hagai EL-AD", "executive director" ] }, { "name": "Peace Now supports territorial concessions in the West Bank and Gaza Strip", "leaders": [ "Yariv OPPENHEIMER", "secretary general" ] }, { "name": "YESHA Council promotes settler interests and opposes territorial compromise", "leaders": [ "Avi ROEHD", "chairman" ] } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "BIS" }, { "organization": "BSEC ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "CE ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "CERN" }, { "organization": "CICA" }, { "organization": "EBRD" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "IADB" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "OAS ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OECD" }, { "organization": "OPCW ", "note": "signatory" }, { "organization": "OSCE ", "note": "partner" }, { "organization": "Pacific Alliance ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "Paris Club" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "SELEC ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Ron DERMER (since 3 December 2013)", "chancery": "3514 International Drive NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 364-5500", "fax": "[1] (202) 364-5607", "consulates_general": "Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador David FRIEDMAN (since 23 May 2017)", "embassy": "71 HaYarkon Street, Tel Aviv 6343229", "telephone": "[972] (3) 519-7475", "fax": "[972] (3) 516-4390", "consular_agent": "Haifa" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "white with a blue hexagram (six-pointed linear star) known as the Magen David (Star of David or Shield of David) centered between two equal horizontal blue bands near the top and bottom edges of the flag; the basic design resembles a traditional Jewish prayer shawl (tallit), which is white with blue stripes; the hexagram as a Jewish symbol dates back to medieval times", "note": "the Israeli flag proclamation states that the flag colors are sky blue and white, but the exact shade of blue has never been set and can vary from a light to a dark blue" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "Star of David ", "note": "Magen David" }, { "symbol": "menorah ", "note": "seven-branched lampstand" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "blue" }, { "color": "white" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Hatikvah\" (The Hope)", "lyrics_music": "Naftali Herz IMBER/traditional, arranged by Samuel COHEN", "note": "adopted 2004, unofficial since 1948; used as the anthem of the Zionist movement since 1897; the 1888 arrangement by Samuel COHEN is thought to be based on the Romanian folk song \"Carul cu boi\" (The Ox Driven Cart)", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/IS.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Israel has a technologically advanced free market economy. Cut diamonds, high-technology equipment, and pharmaceuticals are among its leading exports. Its major imports include crude oil, grains, raw materials, and military equipment. Israel usually posts sizable trade deficits, which are offset by tourism and other service exports, as well as significant foreign investment inflows.\n\nBetween 2004 and 2013, growth averaged nearly 5% per year, led by exports. The global financial crisis of 2008-09 spurred a brief recession in Israel, but the country entered the crisis with solid fundamentals, following years of prudent fiscal policy and a resilient banking sector. Israel's economy also weathered the 2011 Arab Spring because strong trade ties outside the Middle East have insulated the economy from spillover effects.\n\nSlowing domestic and international demand and decreased investment resulting from Israel’s uncertain security situation reduced GDP growth to an average of roughly 2.6% per year during 2014-16. Natural gas fields discovered off Israel's coast since 2009 have brightened Israel's energy security outlook. The Tamar and Leviathan fields were some of the world's largest offshore natural gas finds in the last decade. Political and regulatory issues have delayed the development of the massive Leviathan field, but production from Tamar provided a 0.8% boost to Israel's GDP in 2013 and a 0.3% boost in 2014. One of the most carbon intense OECD countries, Israel generates about 57% of its power from coal and only 2.6% from renewable sources.\n\nIncome inequality and high housing and commodity prices continue to be a concern for many Israelis. Israel's income inequality and poverty rates are among the highest of OECD countries, and there is a broad perception among the public that a small number of \"tycoons\" have a cartel-like grip over the major parts of the economy. Government officials have called for reforms to boost the housing supply and to increase competition in the banking sector to address these public grievances. Despite calls for reforms, the restricted housing supply continues to impact the well-being of younger Israelis seeking to purchase homes. Tariffs and non-tariff barriers, coupled with guaranteed prices and customs tariffs for farmers kept food prices high in 2016. Private consumption is expected to drive growth through 2017 with consumers benefitting from low inflation and a strong currency.\n\nIn the long term, Israel faces structural issues, including low labor participation rates for its fastest growing social segments - the ultraorthodox and Arab-Israeli communities. Also, Israel's progressive, globally competitive, knowledge-based technology sector employs only about 8% of the workforce, with the rest mostly employed in manufacturing and services - sectors which face downward wage pressures from global competition. Expenditures on educational institutions remain low compared to most other OECD countries with similar GDP per capita.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 297000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 289000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 281900000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 57, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 311700000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.8, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 3.2, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 104 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 34800, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 34500, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 34300, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 55, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 55.6, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 22.2, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 19.1, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 1, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 29.1, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -27, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 2.1, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 27.3, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 69, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 22.5, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 24.6, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 24.2, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 66 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "citrus", "vegetables", "cotton", "beef", "poultry", "dairy products" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "high-technology products including aviation", "communications", "computer-aided design", "manufactures", "medical electronics", "fiber optics", "wood", "paper products", "potash", "phosphates", "food", "beverages", "tobacco", "caustic soda", "cement", "pharmaceuticals", "construction", "metal products", "chemical products", "plastics", "cut diamonds", "textiles", "footwear" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 2.6, "global_rank": 89, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 3927000, "global_rank": 93, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 1.1, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 17.3, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 81.6, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 5.3, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 60 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 22, "units": "%", "note": "Israel's poverty line is $7.30 per person per day", "date": "2014" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 1.7, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 31.3, "units": "%" }, "date": "2010" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 42.8, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 39.2, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2008" } ], "global_rank": 48 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 80750000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 88400000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 25.9, "global_rank": 109, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -2.5, "global_rank": 85, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 63.2, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 63.3, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 60 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -0.5, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -0.6, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 16 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.1, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-15" }, { "value": 0.25, "units": "%", "date": "2014-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 142 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.3, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 3.46, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 162 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 73050000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 63410000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 45 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 246000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" }, { "value": 155600000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 40 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 233600000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 211600000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 41 }, "market_value_of_publicly_traded_shares": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 243900000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" }, { "value": 200500000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" }, { "value": 203300000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 30 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 11560000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 13020000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 21 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 51610000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 56290000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 47 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "machinery", "equipment", "software", "cut diamonds", "agricultural products", "chemicals", "textiles", "apparel" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "US", "percent": 27.5 }, { "name": "Hong Kong", "percent": 8 }, { "name": "UK", "percent": 6.1 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 4.9 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 57900000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 59490000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 44 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "raw materials", "military equipment", "investment goods", "rough diamonds", "fuels", "grain", "consumer goods" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "US", "percent": 13 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 9.3 }, { "name": "Switzerland", "percent": 7.1 }, { "name": "Germany", "percent": 6.1 }, { "name": "Belgium", "percent": 5.3 }, { "name": "Italy", "percent": 4 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 97220000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 90580000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 25 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 91080000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 89360000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 51 }, "stock_of_direct_foreign_investment": { "at_home": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 113200000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 104100000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 44 }, "abroad": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 95740000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 89390000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 33 } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.871, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3.8869, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 3.8869, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 3.5779, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 3.86, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "new Israeli shekels (ILS) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "total_electrification": { "value": 100, "units": "%" }, "date": "2016" }, "production": { "kWh": 57000000000, "global_rank": 49, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 59830000000, "global_rank": 45, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 4800000000, "global_rank": 35, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 163, "date": "2013" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 16250000, "global_rank": 47, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 97.4, "global_rank": 58, "date": "2014" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 112, "date": "2014" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 179, "date": "2014" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 2.6, "global_rank": 76, "date": "2014" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 390, "global_rank": 95, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 142, "date": "2015" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 285600, "global_rank": 28, "date": "2015" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 13950000, "global_rank": 89, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 309600, "global_rank": 43, "date": "2015" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 224700, "global_rank": 56, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 144000, "global_rank": 40, "date": "2015" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 68920, "global_rank": 69, "date": "2015" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 7900000000, "global_rank": 46, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 7980000000, "global_rank": 51, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 2605000000, "global_rank": 36, "date": "2011" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 80000000, "global_rank": 76, "date": "2014" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 199000000000, "global_rank": 46, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 62500000, "global_rank": 54, "date": "2014" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 3412000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 42, "global_rank": 50, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 10570000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 131, "global_rank": 88, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "most highly developed system in the Middle East", "domestic": "good system of coaxial cable and microwave radio relay; all systems are digital; competition among both fixed-line and mobile cellular providers results in good coverage countrywide", "international": "country code - 972; submarine cables provide links to Europe, Cyprus, and parts of the Middle East; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean) (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "state broadcasting network, operated by the Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA), broadcasts on 2 channels, one in Hebrew and the other in Arabic; 5 commercial channels including a channel broadcasting in Russian, a channel broadcasting Knesset proceedings, and a music channel supervised by a public body; multi-channel satellite and cable TV packages provide access to foreign channels; IBA broadcasts on 8 radio networks with multiple repeaters and Israel Defense Forces Radio broadcasts over multiple stations; about 15 privately owned radio stations; overall more than 100 stations and repeater stations (2008)", "internet": { "country_code": ".il", "users": { "total": 6350000, "percent_of_population": 78.9, "global_rank": 58, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 6, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 60, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 6064478, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 758633996, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "4X", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 47, "global_rank": 94, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 29, "over_3047_metres": 2, "2438_to_3047_metres": 5, "1524_to_2437_metres": 6, "914_to_1523_metres": 11, "under_914_metres": 5, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 18, "1524_to_2437_metres": 1, "914_to_1523_metres": 3, "under_914_metres": 14, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 3, "date": "2013" } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "gas", "length": 763, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil", "length": 442, "units": "km" }, { "type": "refined products", "length": 261, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 1250, "units": "km" }, "standard_gauge": { "length": 1250, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.435-m" }, "global_rank": 83, "date": "2014" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 18566, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 18566, "units": "km", "note": "includes 449 km of expressways" }, "global_rank": 115, "date": "2011" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 8, "by_type": [ { "type": "cargo", "count": 1 }, { "type": "container", "count": 7 } ], "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 48, "by_country": [ { "country": "Bermuda", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Georgia", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Honduras", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Liberia", "count": 34 }, { "country": "Malta", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Moldova", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Panama", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Saint Vincent and the Grenadines", "count": 3 } ] }, "global_rank": 120, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Ashdod", "Elat (Eilat)", "Hadera", "Haifa" ], "container_ports": [ { "place": "Ashdod", "twenty_foot_equivalent_units": 1176000 }, { "place": "Haifa", "twenty_foot_equivalent_units": 1238000 } ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5.38, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 5.86, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 5.75, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 5.72, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 5.88, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 5 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Israel Defense Forces (IDF)", "Israel Naval Force (IN)", "Israel Air Force (IAF)" ], "date": "2010" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18 years of age for compulsory (Jews, Druze) military service; 17 years of age for voluntary (Christians, Muslims, Circassians) military service; both sexes are obligated to military service; conscript service obligation - 32 months for enlisted men and 24 months for enlisted women (varies based on military occupation), 48 months for officers; pilots commit to 9 years service; reserve obligation to age 41-51 (men), age 24 (women)", "date": "2015" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "West Bank and Gaza Strip are Israeli-occupied with current status subject to the Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement - permanent status to be determined through further negotiation", "Israel continues construction of a \"seam line\" separation barrier along parts of the Green Line and within the West Bank", "Israel withdrew its settlers and military from the Gaza Strip and from four settlements in the West Bank in August 2005", "Golan Heights is Israeli-occupied (Lebanon claims the Shab'a Farms area of Golan Heights)", "since 1948, about 350 peacekeepers from the UN Truce Supervision Organization headquartered in Jerusalem monitor ceasefires, supervise armistice agreements, prevent isolated incidents from escalating, and assist other UN personnel in the region" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "refugees": { "by_country": [ { "people": 27812, "country_of_origin": "Eritrea" } ], "date": "2016" }, "stateless_persons": { "people": 42, "date": "2016" } }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "increasingly concerned about ecstasy, cocaine, and heroin abuse; drugs arrive in country from Lebanon and, increasingly, from Jordan; money-laundering center" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-24", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624100622/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/is.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/is.html" } }, "italy": { "data": { "name": "Italy", "introduction": { "background": "Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the regional states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI established a Fascist dictatorship. His alliance with Nazi Germany led to Italy's defeat in World War II. A democratic republic replaced the monarchy in 1946 and economic revival followed. Italy is a charter member of NATO and the European Economic Community (EEC). It has been at the forefront of European economic and political unification, joining the Economic and Monetary Union in 1999. Persistent problems include sluggish economic growth, high youth and female unemployment, organized crime, corruption, and economic disparities between southern Italy and the more prosperous north." }, "geography": { "location": "Southern Europe, a peninsula extending into the central Mediterranean Sea, northeast of Tunisia", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 42, "minutes": 50, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 12, "minutes": 50, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Europe", "area": { "total": { "value": 301340, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 294140, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 7200, "units": "sq km" }, "note": "includes Sardinia and Sicily", "global_rank": 72, "comparative": "almost twice the size of Georgia; slightly larger than Arizona" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 1836.4, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Austria", "border_length": { "value": 404, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "France", "border_length": { "value": 476, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Holy See (Vatican City)", "border_length": { "value": 3.4, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "San Marino", "border_length": { "value": 37, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Slovenia", "border_length": { "value": 218, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Switzerland", "border_length": { "value": 698, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 7600, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "continental_shelf": { "value": 200, "units": "m", "note": "depth or to the depth of exploitation" } }, "climate": "predominantly Mediterranean; alpine in far north; hot, dry in south", "terrain": "mostly rugged and mountainous; some plains, coastal lowlands", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 538, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Mediterranean Sea", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Mont Blanc (Monte Bianco) de Courmayeur", 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80, "note": "overwhelmingly Roman Catholic with very small groups of Jehovah's Witnesses and Protestants" }, { "name": "Muslim", "note": "about 800,000 to 1 million" }, { "name": "atheist and agnostic", "percent": 20 } ] }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 13.69, "males": 4337792, "females": 4151901 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 9.74, "males": 3026359, "females": 3012882 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 42.46, "males": 13003171, "females": 13326901 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 12.73, "males": 3826630, "females": 4069855 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 21.37, "males": 5696612, "females": 7555437 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 56.5, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 21.5, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 35.1, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 2.9, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 45.1, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 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(the bull was a symbol of southern Italic tribes)" }, "government_type": "parliamentary republic", "capital": { "name": "Rome", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 41, "minutes": 54, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 12, "minutes": 29, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 1, "note": "6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" }, "daylight_saving_time": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" }, "administrative_divisions": [ { "name": "regione) and 5 autonomous regions (regioni autonome", "type": "region" }, { "name": "singular - regione autonoma)", "type": "region" } ], "independence": { "date": "1861-03-17" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Republic Day", "day": "2 June", "original_year": "1946" } ], "constitution": { "history": "previous 1848 (originally for the Kingdom of Sardinia and adopted by the Kingdom of Italy in 1861); latest enacted 22 December 1947, adopted 27 December 1947, entered into force 1 January 1948", "amendments": "proposed by both houses of Parliament; passage requires two successive debates and approval by absolute majority of each house on the second vote; a referendum is only required when requested by one-fifth of the members of either house, by voter petition, or by five Regional Councils (elected legislative assemblies of the 15 first-level administrative regions and 5 autonomous regions of Italy); referendum not required if an amendment has been approved by a two-thirds majority in each house in the second vote; amended many times, last in 2012", "note": "a referendum held on 4 December 2016 on constitutional amendments was defeated" }, "legal_system": "civil law system; judicial review of legislation under certain conditions in Constitutional Court", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Italy", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "yes", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "4 years for EU nationals, 5 years for refugees and specified exceptions, 10 years for all others" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false, "note": "18 years of age; universal except in senatorial elections, where minimum age is 25" }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Sergio MATTARELLA (since 3 February 2015)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Paolo GENTILONI (since 12 December 2016); note - Prime Minister Matteo RENZI (since 22 February 2014) resigned 12 December 2016; the prime minister's official title is President of the Council of Ministers", "cabinet": "Council of Ministers proposed by the prime minister, known officially as the President of the Council of Ministers and locally as the Premier; nominated by the president", "elections_appointments": "president indirectly elected by an electoral college consisting of both houses of Parliament and 58 regional representatives for a 7-year term (no term limits); election last held on 31 January 2015 (next scheduled for 2022); prime minister appointed by the president, confirmed by parliament", "election_results": "Sergio MATTARELLA (PD) elected president; electoral college vote count in fourth round - 665 out of 1,009 (505-vote threshold); Paolo GENTILONI (PD) sworn in as prime minister on 12 December 2016" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "bicameral Parliament or Parlamento consists of the Senate or Senato della Repubblica (322 seats; 315 members directly elected in single- and multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms and 7 ex-officio members appointed by the president of the Republic to serve for life) and the Chamber of Deputies or Camera dei Deputati (630 seats; 629 members directly elected in single- and multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote and 1 member from Valle d'Aosta elected by simple majority vote; members serve 5-year terms)", "elections": "Senate - last held on 24-25 February 2013 (next to be held in 2018); Chamber of Deputies - last held on 24-25 February 2013 (next to be held in 2018)", "election_results": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - center-left coalition 123 (PD 111, SEL 7, SVP 2, other 3), center-right coalition 117 (PdL 98, LN 18, other 1), M5S 54, centrist coalition 19, other 2; Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - center-left coalition 345 (PD 297, SEL 37, CD 6 SVP 5), center-right coalition 125 (PdL 98, LN 18, FdI 9), M5S 109, centrist coalition 47, other 3" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court of Cassation or Corte Suprema di Cassazione consists of the first president (chief justice), deputy president, 54 justices presiding over 6 civil and 7 criminal divisions, and 288 judges; an additional 30 judges of 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The Italian economy is driven in large part by the manufacture of high-quality consumer goods produced by small and medium-sized enterprises, many of them family-owned. Italy also has a sizable underground economy, which by some estimates accounts for as much as 17% of GDP. These activities are most common within the agriculture, construction, and service sectors.\n\nItaly is the third-largest economy in the euro zone, but its exceptionally high public debt and structural impediments to growth have rendered it vulnerable to scrutiny by financial markets. Public debt has increased steadily since 2007, reaching 133% of GDP in 2016. Investor concerns about Italy and the broader euro-zone crisis eased in 2013, bringing down Italy's borrowing costs on sovereign government debt from euro-era records. The government still faces pressure from investors and European partners to sustain its efforts to address Italy's longstanding structural impediments to growth, such as labor market inefficiencies, a sluggish judicial system, and a weak banking sector. Italy’s economy returned to modest growth in late 2014 for the first time since late 2011. In 2015-16, Italy’s economy grew 0.7% each year. 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following categories of government liabilities (as defined in ESA95): currency and deposits (AF.2), securities other than shares excluding financial derivatives (AF.3, excluding AF.34), and loans (AF.4); the general government sector comprises the central government, state government, local government and social security funds" }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -0.2, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0.1, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 29 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.25, "units": "%", "date": "2013-12-31" }, { "value": 0.75, "units": "%", "date": "2012-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 138, "note": "this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area" }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.8, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { 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"count": 6 }, { "country": "Singapore", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Sweden", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Switzerland", "count": 13 }, { "country": "Taiwan", "count": 10 }, { "country": "Turkey", "count": 4 }, { "country": "UK", "count": 2 }, { "country": "US", "count": 23 } ] }, "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 201, "by_country": [ { "country": "Bahamas", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Belize", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Cayman Islands", "count": 7 }, { "country": "Cyprus", "count": 6 }, { "country": "Georgia", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Gibraltar", "count": 4 }, { "country": "Greece", "count": 5 }, { "country": "Liberia", "count": 47 }, { "country": "Malta", "count": 45 }, { "country": "Marshall Islands", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Morocco", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Netherlands", "count": 6 }, { "country": "Panama", "count": 25 }, { "country": "Portugal", "count": 12 }, { "country": "Russia", "count": 14 }, { "country": "Saint Vincent and the Grenadines", "count": 4 }, { "country": "Singapore", "count": 5 }, { "country": "Slovakia", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Spain", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Sweden", "count": 5 }, { "country": "Turkey", "count": 1 }, { "country": "UK", "count": 3 }, { "country": "unknown", "count": 1 } ] }, "global_rank": 17, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Augusta", "Cagliari", "Genoa", "Livorno", "Taranto", "Trieste", "Venice" ], "oil_terminals": [ "Melilli (Santa Panagia) oil terminal", "Sarroch oil terminal" ], "container_ports": [ { "place": "Genoa", "twenty_foot_equivalent_units": 1847648 }, { "place": "Gioia Tauro", "twenty_foot_equivalent_units": 2264798 }, { "place": "La Spezia", "twenty_foot_equivalent_units": 1307274 } ], "liquid_natural_gas_terminals_import": [ "La Spezia", "Panigaglia", "Porto Levante" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.31, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.47, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1.59, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 1.63, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 1.68, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 52 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Italian Armed Forces", "Army (Esercito Italiano", "EI)", "Navy (Marina Militare Italiana", "MMI)", "Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare Italiana", "AMI)", "Carabinieri Corps (Arma dei Carabinieri", "CC)", "Financial Guard (Guardia di Finanza)" ], "date": "2015" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18-25 years of age for voluntary military service; women may serve in any military branch; Italian citizenship required; 1-year service obligation", "date": "2013" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "Italy's long coastline and developed economy entices tens of thousands of illegal immigrants from southeastern Europe and northern Africa" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "refugees": { "by_country": [ { "people": 16033, "country_of_origin": "Afghanistan; Somalia; Nigeria; Pakistan; Mali; Eritrea; Gambia; Cote d'Ivoire" } ], "date": "2016" }, "stateless_persons": { "people": 701, "date": "2016" }, "note": "404,660 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals by sea (January 2015 - June 2017)" }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "important gateway for and consumer of Latin American cocaine and Southwest Asian heroin entering the European market; money laundering by organized crime and from smuggling" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-01", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701101128/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/it.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/it.html" } }, "jamaica": { "data": { "name": "Jamaica", "introduction": { "background": "The island - discovered by Christopher COLUMBUS in 1494 - was settled by the Spanish early in the 16th century. The native Taino, who had inhabited Jamaica for centuries, were gradually exterminated and replaced by African slaves. England seized the island in 1655 and established a plantation economy based on sugar, cocoa, and coffee. The abolition of slavery in 1834 freed a quarter million slaves, many of whom became small farmers. Jamaica gradually increased its independence from Britain. In 1958 it joined other British Caribbean colonies in forming the Federation of the West Indies. Jamaica gained full independence when it withdrew from the Federation in 1962. Deteriorating economic conditions during the 1970s led to recurrent violence as rival gangs affiliated with the major political parties evolved into powerful organized crime networks involved in international drug smuggling and money laundering. Violent crime, drug trafficking, and poverty pose significant challenges to the government today. Nonetheless, many rural and resort areas remain relatively safe and contribute substantially to the economy." }, "geography": { "location": "Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, south of Cuba", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 18, "minutes": 15, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 77, "minutes": 30, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "Central America and the Caribbean", "area": { "total": { "value": 10991, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 10831, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 160, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 168, "comparative": "about half the size of New Jersey; slightly smaller than Connecticut" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 0, "units": "km" } }, "coastline": { "value": 1022, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "contiguous_zone": { "value": 24, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" }, "continental_shelf": { "value": 200, "units": "nm", "note": "or to edge of the continental margin" } }, "climate": "tropical; hot, humid; temperate interior", "terrain": "mostly mountains, with narrow, discontinuous coastal plain", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 18, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Caribbean Sea", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Blue Mountain Peak", "elevation": { "value": 2256, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "bauxite", "gypsum", "limestone" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 41.4, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 11.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 9.2, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 21.1, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 31.1, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 27.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 250, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "population density is high throughout, but increases in and around Kingston, Montego Bay, and Port Esquivel", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "hurricanes (especially July to November)", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "heavy rates of deforestation", "coastal waters polluted by industrial waste", "sewage", "and oil spills", "damage to coral reefs", "air pollution in Kingston from vehicle emissions" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Marine Dumping", "Marine Life Conservation", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Wetlands" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "strategic location between Cayman Trench and Jamaica Channel, the main sea lanes for the Panama Canal" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 2970340, "global_rank": 139, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Jamaican(s)", "adjective": "Jamaican" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "black", "percent": 92.1 }, { "name": "mixed", "percent": 6.1 }, { "name": "East Indian", "percent": 0.8 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 0.4 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 0.7 } ], "date": "2011" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "English" }, { "name": "English patois" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Protestant", "percent": 64.8, "breakdown": [ { "name": "includes Seventh Day Adventist", "percent": 12 }, { "name": "Pentecostal", "percent": 11 }, { "name": "Other Church of God", "percent": 9.2 }, { "name": "New Testament Church of God", "percent": 7.2 }, { "name": "Baptist", "percent": 6.7 }, { "name": "Church of God in Jamaica", "percent": 4.8 }, { "name": "Church of God of Prophecy", "percent": 4.5 }, { "name": "Anglican", "percent": 2.8 }, { "name": "United Church", "percent": 2.1 }, { "name": "Methodist", "percent": 1.6 }, { "name": "Revived", "percent": 1.4 }, { "name": "Brethren", "percent": 0.9 }, { "name": "and Moravian", "percent": 0.7 } ] }, { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 2.2 }, { "name": "Jehovah's Witness", "percent": 1.9 }, { "name": "Rastafarian", "percent": 1.1 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 6.5 }, { "name": "none", "percent": 21.3 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 2.3 } ], "date": "2011" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 27.56, "males": 416421, "females": 402283 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 21.13, "males": 315190, "females": 312362 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 37.59, "males": 551384, "females": 565279 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 5.78, "males": 82754, "females": 88786 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 7.94, "males": 105593, "females": 130288 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 48.6, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 35, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 13.6, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 7.4, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 25.6, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 25.1, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 26.1, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 151, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 0.68, "global_rank": 150, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 18, "global_rank": 99, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 6.7, "global_rank": 140, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -4.5, "global_rank": 188, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "population density is high throughout, but increases in and around Kingston, Montego Bay, and Port Esquivel", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 54.8, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 0.9, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Kingston", "population": 588000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.01, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 0.98, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.93, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.81, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.98, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 21.2, "date": "2008" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 89, "global_rank": 65, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 13.1, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 13.7, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 12.5, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 111, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 73.6, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 72, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 75.3, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 130, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.99, "global_rank": 121, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 72.5, "units": "%", "date": "2008" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 5.4, "global_rank": 114, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 0.41, "date": "2008" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 1.7, "date": "2012" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 97.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 89.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 93.8, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 2.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 10.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 6.2, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 79.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 84.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 81.8, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 20.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 15.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 18.2, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 1.63, "global_rank": 31, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 29000, "global_rank": 71, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 1200, "global_rank": 62, "date": "2015" } }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "note": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus", "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 26.8, "global_rank": 67, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 2.5, "global_rank": 112, "date": "2012" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 5.4, "global_rank": 40, "date": "2015" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over has ever attended school", "total_population": { "value": 88.7, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 84, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 93.1, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "child_labor": { "total_number": 38516, "percentage": { "value": 6, "units": "%" }, "date": "2005" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 37.8, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 30, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 48.1, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 20, "date": "2013" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "none", "conventional_short_form": "Jamaica", "etymology": "from the native Taino word \"haymaca\" meaning \"Land of Wood and Water\" or possibly \"Land of Springs\"" }, "government_type": "parliamentary democracy (Parliament) under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm", "capital": { "name": "Kingston", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 18, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 76, "minutes": 48, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": -5, "note": "same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "administrative_divisions": [ { "name": "Clarendon", "type": "parish" }, { "name": "Hanover", "type": "parish" }, { "name": "Kingston", "type": "parish" }, { "name": "Manchester", "type": "parish" }, { "name": "Portland", "type": "parish" }, { "name": "Saint Andrew", "type": "parish" }, { "name": "Saint Ann", "type": "parish" }, { "name": "Saint Catherine", "type": "parish" }, { "name": "Saint Elizabeth", "type": "parish" }, { "name": "Saint James", "type": "parish" }, { "name": "Saint Mary", "type": "parish" }, { "name": "Saint Thomas", "type": "parish" }, { "name": "Trelawny", "type": "parish" }, { "name": "Westmoreland", "type": "parish" } ], "independence": { "date": "1962-08-06", "note": "from the UK" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "6 August", "original_year": "1962" } ], "constitution": { "history": "several previous (preindependence); latest drafted 1961-62, submitted to British Parliament 24 July 1962, entered into force 6 August 1962 (at independence); amended many times, last in 2015 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "common law system based on the English model", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "non-party state to the ICCt" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "yes", "citizenship_by_descent": "yes", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "yes", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "4 out of the previous 5 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Dr. Patrick L. ALLEN (since 26 February 2009)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Andrew HOLNESS (since 3 March 2016)", "cabinet": "Cabinet appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister", "elections_appointments": "the monarchy is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch on the recommendation of the prime minister; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition in the House of Representatives is appointed prime minister by the governor general" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (21 seats; members appointed by the governor general on the recommendation of the prime minister and the minority party leader, 13 seats allocated to the ruling party, and 8 seats allocated to the minority party; members serve 5-year terms) and the House of Representatives (63 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 5-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 25 February 2016 (next to be held no later than February 2021)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - JLP 49.5%, PNP 49.2%; seats by party - JLP 32, PNP 31" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_resident_courts": "Court of Appeal (consists of president of the court and a minimum of 4 judges; Supreme Court (40 judges organized in specialized divisions); note - appeals beyond Jamaica's highest courts are referred to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London) rather than to the Caribbean Court of Justice (the appellate court implemented for member states of the Caribbean Community)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "chief justice of the Supreme Court and president of the Court of Appeal appointed by the governor-general on the advice of the prime minister; other judges of both courts appointed by the governor-general on the advice of the Judicial Service Commission; judges of both courts serve till age 70", "subordinate_courts": "resident magistrate courts, district courts, and petty sessions courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Jamaica Labor Party", "name_alternative": "JLP", "leaders": [ "Andrew HOLNESS" ] }, { "name": "People's National Party", "name_alternative": "PNP", "leaders": [ "Dr. Peter David PHILLIPS" ] }, { "name": "National Democratic Movement", "name_alternative": "NDM", "leaders": [ "Peter TOWNSEND" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "New Beginnings Movement", "name_alternative": "NBM" }, { "name": "Rastafarians" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ACP" }, { "organization": "AOSIS" }, { "organization": "C" }, { "organization": "Caricom" }, { "organization": "CDB" }, { "organization": "CELAC" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-15" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IADB" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IHO" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "LAES" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OAS" }, { "organization": "OPANAL" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "Petrocaribe" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNITAR" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Audrey MARKS (since 12 September 2016)", "chancery": "1520 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036", "telephone": "[1] (202) 452-0660", "fax": "[1] (202) 452-0036", "consulates_general": "Miami, New York", "consulates": "Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Concord (MA), Houston, Los Angeles, Philadelphia (PA), Richmond (VA), San Francisco, Seattle" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Luis G. MORENO (since 13 January 2015)", "embassy": "142 Old Hope Road, Kingston 6", "mailing_address": "P.O. Box 541, Kingston 5", "telephone": "[1] (876) 702-6000", "fax": "[1] (876) 702-6348" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "diagonal yellow cross divides the flag into four triangles - green (top and bottom) and black (hoist side and fly side); green represents hope, vegetation, and agriculture, black reflects hardships overcome and to be faced, and yellow recalls golden sunshine and the island's natural resources" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "green-and-black streamertail ", "note": "bird" }, { "symbol": "Guaiacum officinale ", "note": "Guaiacwood" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "green" }, { "color": "yellow" }, { "color": "black" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Jamaica, Land We Love\"", "lyrics_music": "Hugh Braham SHERLOCK/Robert Charles LIGHTBOURNE", "note": "adopted 1962", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/JM.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "The Jamaican economy is heavily dependent on services, which accounts for more than 70% of GDP. The country continues to derive most of its foreign exchange from tourism, remittances, and bauxite/alumina. Earnings from remittances and tourism each account for about 15% of GDP, while bauxite/alumina exports have declined to less than 5% of GDP.\n\nJamaica's economy has grown on average less than 1% a year for the last three decades and many impediments remain to growth: a bloated public sector which crowds out spending on important projects; high crime and corruption; red-tape; and a high debt-to-GDP ratio. Jamaica, however, has made steady progress in reducing its debt-to-GDP ratio from a high of almost 150% in 2012 to about 115% in 2017, in close collaboration with the International Monetary Fund. The existing Stand By Agreement requires Jamaica to produce an annual primary surplus of 7%, in an attempt to reduce its debt burden below 60% by 2025.\n\nEconomic growth reached 1.6% in 2016. The HOLNESS administration faces the difficult prospect of maintaining fiscal discipline to make debt payments while simultaneously attacking a serious crime problem. High unemployment exacerbates the crime problem, including gang violence fueled by the drug trade.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 25390000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 25010000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 24780000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 139, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 13780000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.5, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0.9, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 0.5, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 161 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 9000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 8900, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 8900, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 143, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { 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"shellfish" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "tourism", "bauxite/alumina", "agricultural-processing", "light manufactures", "rum", "cement", "metal", "paper", "chemical products", "telecommunications" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 1.7, "global_rank": 117, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 1312000, "global_rank": 135, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 17, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 19, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 64, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2006" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 13.8, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 14, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 154 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 16.5, "units": "%", "date": "2009" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 2.1, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 35.8, "units": "%" 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"value": 2, "units": "%", "date": "2010-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 114 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 16.6, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 16.98, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 29 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3567000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 3542000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 109 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 8241000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 8182000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 114 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6995000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 6881000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 114 }, "market_value_of_publicly_traded_shares": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6390000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2012-12-31" }, { "value": 7223000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2011-12-31" }, { "value": 6626000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2010-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 82 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -378000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -429000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 96 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1278000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1261000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 149 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "alumina", "bauxite", "sugar", "rum", "coffee", "yams", "beverages", "chemicals", "apparel", "mineral fuels" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "US", "percent": 24.3 }, { "name": "Canada", "percent": 16.4 }, { "name": "Russia", "percent": 9.3 }, { "name": "Netherlands", "percent": 8.8 }, { "name": "Iceland", "percent": 7.1 }, { "name": "UK", "percent": 6.5 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3772000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 4414000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 131 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "food", "other consumer goods", "industrial supplies", "fuel", "parts", "accessories of capital goods", "machinery", "transport equipment", "construction materials" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "US", "percent": 34.9 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 12.9 }, { "name": "Trinidad and Tobago", "percent": 11.9 }, { "name": "Venezuela", "percent": 6.1 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2900000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 2914000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 105 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 16760000000.000002, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 16489999999.999998, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 96 }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 125.2, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 116.898, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 116.898, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 110.935, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 88.75, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Jamaican dollars (JMD) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 200000, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 93, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 98, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 87, "units": "%" }, "date": "2013" }, "production": { "kWh": 3900000000, "global_rank": 123, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 2800000000, "global_rank": 135, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 157, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 165, "date": "2013" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 1000000, "global_rank": 127, "date": "2014" }, 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"cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 201, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 158, "date": "2013" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 124, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 212, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 154, "date": "2014-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 13000000, "global_rank": 97, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 252630, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 9, "global_rank": 122, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 3137000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 106, "global_rank": 140, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "fully automatic domestic telephone network", "domestic": "the 1999 agreement to open the market for telecommunications services resulted in rapid growth in mobile-cellular telephone usage while the number of fixed lines in use has declined; combined fixed-line and mobile cellular teledensity exceeds 110 per 100 persons", "international": "country code - 1-876; the Fibralink submarine cable network provides enhanced delivery of business and broadband traffic and is linked to the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1) submarine cable in the Dominican Republic; the link to ARCOS-1 provides seamless connectivity to US, parts of the Caribbean, Central America, and South America; the ALBA-1 fiber-optic submarine cable links Jamaica, Cuba, and Venezuela; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "3 free-to-air TV stations, subscription cable services, and roughly 30 radio stations (2013)", "internet": { "country_code": ".jm", "users": { "total": 1274000, "percent_of_population": 43.2, "global_rank": 109, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 2, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 5, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 92836, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 0, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "6Y", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 28, "global_rank": 123, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 11, "2438_to_3047_metres": 2, "914_to_1523_metres": 4, "under_914_metres": 5, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 17, "914_to_1523_metres": 1, "under_914_metres": 16, "date": "2013" } } }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 22121, "units": "km", "note": "includes 44 km of expressways" }, "paved": { "value": 16148, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 5973, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 104, "date": "2011" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 14, "by_type": [ { "type": "bulk carrier", "count": 4 }, { "type": "cargo", "count": 5 }, { "type": "container", "count": 4 }, { "type": "roll on/roll off", "count": 1 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 14, "by_country": [ { "country": "Denmark", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Germany", "count": 10 }, { "country": "Greece", "count": 3 } ] }, "global_rank": 103, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Discovery Bay (Port Rhoades)", "Kingston", "Montego Bay", "Port Antonio", "Port Esquivel", "Port Kaiser", "Rocky Point" ], "container_ports": [ { "place": "Kingston", "twenty_foot_equivalent_units": 1724928 } ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.83, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 0.87, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 0.9, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 0.93, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 0.93, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 111 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Jamaica Defense Force", "Ground Forces", "Coast Guard", "Air Wing" ], "date": "2010" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 17, "note": "17 1/2 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; no conscription", "date": "2012" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "none" ], "trafficking_in_persons": { "current_situation": "Jamaica is a source and destination country for children and adults subjected to sex trafficking and forced labor; sex trafficking of children and adults occurs on the street, in night clubs, bars, massage parlors, and private homes; child sex tourism is a problem in resort areas; Jamaicans have been subjected to sexual exploitation or forced labor in the Caribbean, Canada, the US, and the UK, while foreigners have endured conditions of forced labor in Jamaica or aboard foreign-flagged fishing vessels operating in Jamaican waters; a high number of Jamaican children are reported missing", "tier_rating": "Tier 2 Watch List – Jamaica does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; in 2014, the government made significant efforts to raise public awareness of human trafficking, and named a national trafficking-in-persons rapporteur – the first in the region; authorities initiated more new trafficking investigations than in 2013 and concluded a trafficking case in the Supreme Court, but chronic delays impeded prosecutions and no offenders were convicted for the sixth consecutive year; more adult trafficking victims were identified than in previous years, but only one child victim was identified, which was exceptionally low relative to the number of vulnerable children (2015)" }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "transshipment point for cocaine from South America to North America and Europe; illicit cultivation and consumption of cannabis; government has an active manual cannabis eradication program; corruption is a major concern; substantial money-laundering activity; Colombian narcotics traffickers favor Jamaica for illicit financial transactions" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-17", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170617101547/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/jm.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170617000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/jm.html" } }, "jan_mayen": { "data": { "name": "Jan Mayen", "introduction": { "background": "This desolate, arctic, mountainous island was named after a Dutch whaling captain who indisputably discovered it in 1614 (earlier claims are inconclusive). Visited only occasionally by seal hunters and trappers over the following centuries, the island came under Norwegian sovereignty in 1929. The long dormant Beerenberg volcano, the northernmost active volcano on earth, resumed activity in 1970 and the most recent eruption occurred in 1985." }, "geography": { "location": "Northern Europe, island between the Greenland Sea and the Norwegian Sea, northeast of Iceland", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 71, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 8, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "Arctic Region", "area": { "total": { "value": 377, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 377, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 205, "comparative": "slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 0, "units": "km" } }, "coastline": { "value": 124.1, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 4, "units": "nm" }, "contiguous_zone": { "value": 10, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" }, "continental_shelf": { "value": 200, "units": "m", "note": "depth or to the depth of exploitation" } }, "climate": "arctic maritime with frequent storms and persistent fog", "terrain": "volcanic island, partly covered by glaciers", "elevation": { "lowest_point": { "name": "Norwegian Sea", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Haakon VII Toppen on Beerenberg", "elevation": { "value": 2277, "units": "m" } }, "note": "Beerenberg volcano has numerous peaks; the highest point on the volcano rim is named Haakon VII Toppen, after Norway's first king following the reestablishment of Norwegian independence in 1905" }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 100, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "dominated by the volcano Beerenberg", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "Beerenberg (elev. 2,227 m) is Norway's only active volcano; volcanic activity resumed in 1970; the most recent eruption occurred in 1985", "type": "volcanism" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "NA" ] }, "note": "barren volcanic island with some moss and grass" }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "none", "conventional_short_form": "Jan Mayen", "etymology": "named after Dutch Captain Jan Jacobszoon MAY, one of the first explorers to reach the island in 1614" }, "legal_system": "the laws of Norway, where applicable, apply", "flag_description": { "description": "the flag of Norway is used" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Jan Mayen is a volcanic island with no exploitable natural resources, although surrounding waters contain substantial fish stocks and potential untapped petroleum resources. Economic activity is limited to providing services for employees of Norway's radio and meteorological stations on the island." }, "communications": { "broadcast_media": "a coastal radio station has been remotely operated since 1994 (2008)" }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "airports": { "total": { "airports": 1, "global_rank": 222, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 1, "1524_to_2437_metres": 1, "date": "2013" } } } }, "military_and_security": { "note": "defense is the responsibility of Norway" }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "none" ] } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-05-15", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170515150239/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/jn.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170515000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/jn.html" } }, "japan": { "data": { "name": "Japan", "introduction": { "background": "In 1603, after decades of civil warfare, the Tokugawa shogunate (a military-led, dynastic government) ushered in a long period of relative political stability and isolation from foreign influence. For more than two centuries this policy enabled Japan to enjoy a flowering of its indigenous culture. Japan opened its ports after signing the Treaty of Kanagawa with the US in 1854 and began to intensively modernize and industrialize. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Japan became a regional power that was able to defeat the forces of both China and Russia. It occupied Korea, Formosa (Taiwan), and southern Sakhalin Island. In 1931-32 Japan occupied Manchuria, and in 1937 it launched a full-scale invasion of China. Japan attacked US forces in 1941 - triggering America's entry into World War II - and soon occupied much of East and Southeast Asia. After its defeat in World War II, Japan recovered to become an economic power and an ally of the US. While the emperor retains his throne as a symbol of national unity, elected politicians hold actual decision-making power. Following three decades of unprecedented growth, Japan's economy experienced a major slowdown starting in the 1990s, but the country remains an economic power. In March 2011, Japan's strongest-ever earthquake, and an accompanying tsunami, devastated the northeast part of Honshu island, killed thousands, and damaged several nuclear power plants. The catastrophe hobbled the country's economy and its energy infrastructure, and tested its ability to deal with humanitarian disasters. Prime Minister Shinzo ABE was reelected to office in December 2012, and has since embarked on ambitious economic and security reforms to improve Japan's economy and bolster the country's international standing." }, "geography": { "location": "Eastern Asia, island chain between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, east of the Korean Peninsula", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 36, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 138, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Asia", "area": { "total": { "value": 377915, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 364485, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 13430, "units": "sq km" }, "note": "includes Bonin Islands (Ogasawara-gunto), Daito-shoto, Minami-jima, Okino-tori-shima, Ryukyu Islands (Nansei-shoto), and Volcano Islands (Kazan-retto)", "global_rank": 62, "comparative": "slightly smaller than California" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 0, "units": "km" } }, "coastline": { "value": 29751, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "note": "nm; between 3 nm and 12 nm in the international straits - La Perouse or Soya, Tsugaru, Osumi, and Eastern and Western Channels of the Korea or Tsushima Strait" }, "contiguous_zone": { "value": 24, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "varies from tropical in south to cool temperate in north", "terrain": "mostly rugged and mountainous", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 438, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Hachiro-gata", "elevation": { "value": -4, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Mount Fuji", "elevation": { "value": 3776, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "negligible mineral resources", "fish" ], "note": "with virtually no natural energy resources, Japan is the world's largest importer of coal and liquefied natural gas, as well as the second largest importer of oil" }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 12.5, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 11.7, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0.8, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 68.5, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 19, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 24690, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "all primary and secondary regions of high population density lie on the coast; one-third of the population resides in and around Tokyo on the central plain (Kanto Plain)", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "many dormant and some active volcanoes", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "about 1,500 seismic occurrences (mostly tremors but occasional severe earthquakes) every year", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "tsunamis", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "typhoons", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "both Unzen (elev. 1,500 m) and Sakura-jima (elev. 1,117 m), which lies near the densely populated city of Kagoshima, 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; other notable historically active volcanoes include Asama, Honshu Island's most active volcano, Aso, Bandai, Fuji, Iwo-Jima, Kikai, Kirishima, Komaga-take, Oshima, Suwanosejima, Tokachi, Yake-dake, and Usu", "type": "volcanism" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "air pollution from power plant emissions results in acid rain", "acidification of lakes and reservoirs degrading water quality and threatening aquatic life", "Japan is one of the largest consumers of fish and tropical timber", "contributing to the depletion of these resources in Asia and elsewhere", "following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster", "Japan originally planned to phase out nuclear power", "but it has now implemented a new policy of seeking to restart nuclear power plants that meet strict new safety standards" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Antarctic-Environmental Protocol", "Antarctic-Marine Living Resources", "Antarctic Seals", "Antarctic Treaty", "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Environmental Modification", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Marine Dumping", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Tropical Timber 83", "Tropical Timber 94", "Wetlands", "Whaling" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "strategic location in northeast Asia; composed of four main islands - from north Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu (the \"Home Islands\") - and 6,848 smaller islands and islets" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 126702133, "global_rank": 11, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Japanese (singular and plural)", "adjective": "Japanese" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Japanese", "percent": 98.5 }, { "name": "Koreans", "percent": 0.5 }, { "name": "Chinese", "percent": 0.4 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 0.6 } ], "note": "up to 230,000 Brazilians of Japanese origin migrated to Japan in the 1990s to work in industries; some have returned to Brazil", "date": "2004" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Japanese" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Shintoism", "percent": 79.2 }, { "name": "Buddhism", "percent": 66.8 }, { "name": "Christianity", "percent": 1.5 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 7.1 } ], "note": "total adherents exceeds 100% because many people practice both Shintoism and Buddhism", "date": "2012" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 12.97, "males": 8472869, "females": 7963782 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 9.67, "males": 6436935, "females": 5813222 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 37.68, "males": 23593194, "females": 24145406 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 12.4, "males": 7867611, "females": 7840141 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 27.28, "males": 15080738, "females": 19488235 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 64.5, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 21.1, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 43.3, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 2.3, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 46.9, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 45.6, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 48.3, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 2, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": -0.19, "global_rank": 214, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 7.8, "global_rank": 224, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 9.6, "global_rank": 52, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": 0, "global_rank": 86, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "all primary and secondary regions of high population density lie on the coast; one-third of the population resides in and around Tokyo on the central plain (Kanto Plain)", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 93.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 0.56, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Tokyo", "population": 38001000, "is_capital": true }, { "place": "Osaka-Kobe" }, { "place": "Nagoya", "population": 9406000 }, { "place": "Kitakyushu-Fukuoka" }, { "place": "Shizuoka-Hamamatsu" }, { "place": "Sapporo", "population": 2571000 } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.11, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 0.98, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 1, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.77, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.94, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 30.3, "date": "2012" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 5, "global_rank": 176, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 2, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 2.3, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 1.8, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 224, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 85, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 81.7, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 88.5, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 3, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.41, "global_rank": 210, "date": "2016" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 10.2, "global_rank": 22, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 2.3, "date": "2012" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 13.7, "date": "2009" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 3.5, "global_rank": 157, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 3.4, "date": "2010" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 3.8, "global_rank": 115, "date": "2014" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 15, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 15, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 15, "units": "years" }, "date": "2014" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 5.9, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 6.4, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 5.4, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 114, "date": "2014" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "none", "conventional_short_form": "Japan", "local_long_form": "Nihon-koku/Nippon-koku", "local_short_form": "Nihon/Nippon", "etymology": "the English word for Japan comes via the Chinese name for the country \"Cipangu\"; both Nihon and Nippon mean \"where the sun originates\" and are frequently translated as \"Land of the Rising Sun\"" }, "government_type": "parliamentary constitutional monarchy", "capital": { "name": "Tokyo", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 35, "minutes": 41, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 139, "minutes": 45, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 9, "note": "14 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "administrative_divisions": [ { "name": "Aichi", "type": "prefecture" }, { "name": "Akita", "type": "prefecture" }, { "name": "Aomori", "type": "prefecture" }, { "name": "Chiba", "type": "prefecture" }, { "name": "Ehime", "type": "prefecture" }, { "name": "Fukui", "type": "prefecture" }, { "name": "Fukuoka", "type": "prefecture" }, { "name": "Fukushima", "type": "prefecture" }, { "name": "Gifu", "type": "prefecture" }, { "name": "Gunma", "type": "prefecture" }, { "name": "Hiroshima", "type": "prefecture" }, { "name": "Hokkaido", "type": "prefecture" }, { "name": "Hyogo", "type": "prefecture" }, { "name": "Ibaraki", "type": "prefecture" }, { "name": "Ishikawa", "type": "prefecture" }, { "name": "Iwate", "type": "prefecture" }, { "name": "Kagawa", "type": "prefecture" }, { "name": "Kagoshima", "type": "prefecture" }, { "name": "Kanagawa", "type": "prefecture" }, { "name": "Kochi", "type": "prefecture" }, { "name": "Kumamoto", "type": "prefecture" }, { "name": "Kyoto", "type": "prefecture" }, { "name": "Mie", "type": "prefecture" }, { "name": "Miyagi", "type": "prefecture" }, { "name": "Miyazaki", "type": "prefecture" }, { "name": "Nagano", "type": "prefecture" }, { "name": "Nagasaki", "type": "prefecture" }, { "name": "Nara", "type": "prefecture" }, { "name": "Niigata", "type": "prefecture" }, { "name": "Oita", "type": "prefecture" }, { "name": "Okayama", "type": "prefecture" }, { "name": "Okinawa", "type": "prefecture" }, { "name": "Osaka", "type": "prefecture" }, { "name": "Saga", "type": "prefecture" }, { "name": "Saitama", "type": "prefecture" }, { "name": "Shiga", "type": "prefecture" }, { "name": "Shimane", "type": "prefecture" }, { "name": "Shizuoka", "type": "prefecture" }, { "name": "Tochigi", "type": "prefecture" }, { "name": "Tokushima", "type": "prefecture" }, { "name": "Tokyo", "type": "prefecture" }, { "name": "Tottori", "type": "prefecture" }, { "name": "Toyama", "type": "prefecture" }, { "name": "Wakayama", "type": "prefecture" }, { "name": "Yamagata", "type": "prefecture" }, { "name": "Yamaguchi", "type": "prefecture" }, { "name": "Yamanashi", "type": "prefecture" } ], "independence": { "date": "1947-05-03", "note": "current constitution adopted as amendment to Meiji Constitution; notable earlier dates: 660 B.C. (traditional date of the founding of the nation by Emperor JIMMU); 29 November 1890 (Meiji Constitution provides for constitutional monarchy)" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Birthday of Emperor AKIHITO", "day": "23 December", "original_year": "1933", "note": "celebrates the birthday of the current emperor" } ], "constitution": { "history": "previous 1890; latest approved 6 October 1946, adopted 3 November 1946, effective 3 May 1947 ", "note": "the constitution has not been amended since its enactment in 1947 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "civil law system based on German model; system also reflects Anglo-American influence and Japanese traditions; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Japan", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "5 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "Emperor AKIHITO (since 7 January 1989)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Shinzo ABE (since 26 December 2012); Deputy Prime Minister Taro ASO (since 26 December 2012)", "cabinet": "Cabinet appointed by the prime minister", "elections_appointments": "the monarchy is hereditary; the leader of the majority party or majority coalition in the House of Representatives usually becomes prime minister" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "bicameral Diet or Kokkai consists of the House of Councillors or Sangi-in (242 seats; 146 members directly elected by majority vote and 96 directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 6-year terms with one-half of the membership renewed every 3 years) and the House of Representatives or Shugi-in (475 seats; 295 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 180 directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve maximum 4-year terms with one-half of the membership renewed every 2 years)", "elections": "House of Councillors - last held on 10 July 2016 (next to be held in July 2019); House of Representatives - last held on 14 December 2014 (next to be held by 15 December 2016)", "election_results": "House of Councillors - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - LPD 123, DP 51, Komeito 25, JCP 14, Osaka Ishin no Kai (Initiatives from Osaka) 12, Independents Club 5, The Party for Japanese Kokoro 3, independents 2; note: 7 seats are pending confirmation\nHouse of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - LDP 291, DPJ 71, Komeito 35, JCP 21, JIP 21, Osaka Ishin no Kai 13, Group of Reformists 5, SDP 2, PLPTYF 2, independents 13, 1 seat vacant", "note": "the 2013 amended 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Japan", "name_alternative": "DPJ", "leaders": [ "Renho MURATA" ] }, { "name": "Group of Reformists", "leaders": [ "Sakihito OZAWA" ] }, { "name": "Japan Communist Party", "name_alternative": "JCP", "leaders": [ "Kazuo SHII" ] }, { "name": "Japan Innovation Party", "name_alternative": "JIP", "leaders": [ "Yorihisa MATSUNO" ] }, { "name": "Komeito", "leaders": [ "Natsuo YAMAGUCHI" ] }, { "name": "Liberal Democratic Party", "name_alternative": "LDP", "leaders": [ "Shinzo ABE" ] }, { "name": "New Renaissance Party", "leaders": [ "Hiroyuki ARAI" ] }, { "name": "Osaka Ishin no Kai", "leaders": [ "Ichiro MATSUI" ] }, { "name": "Party for Future Generations", "name_alternative": "PFG", "leaders": [ "Kyoko NAKAYAMA" ] }, { "name": "People's Life Party \u0026 Taro Yamamoto and Friends", "name_alternative": "PLPTYF", "leaders": [ "Ichiro OZAWA" ] }, { "name": "Social Democratic Party", "name_alternative": "SDP", "leaders": [ "Tadatomo YOSHIDA" ] }, { "name": "The Assembly to Energize Japan and the Independents", "leaders": [ "Kota MATSUDA" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "business groups" }, { "name": "trade unions" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ADB" }, { "organization": "AfDB ", "note": "nonregional member" }, { "organization": "APEC" }, { "organization": "Arctic Council ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "ARF" }, { "organization": "ASEAN ", "note": "dialogue partner" }, { "organization": "Australia Group" }, { "organization": "BIS" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CE ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "CERN ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "CICA ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "CP" }, { "organization": "CPLP ", "note": "associate" }, { "organization": "EAS" }, { "organization": "EBRD" }, { "organization": "EITI ", "note": "implementing country" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "FATF" }, { "organization": "G-5" }, { "organization": "G-7" }, { "organization": "G-8" }, { "organization": "G-10" }, { "organization": "G-20" }, { "organization": "IADB" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IEA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IGAD ", "note": "partners" }, { "organization": "IHO" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "LAIA ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NEA" }, { "organization": "NSG" }, { "organization": "OAS ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OECD" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "OSCE ", "note": "partner" }, { "organization": "Pacific Alliance ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "Paris Club" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "PIF ", "note": "partner" }, { "organization": "SAARC ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "SELEC ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "SICA ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNMISS" }, { "organization": "UNRWA" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" }, { "organization": "ZC" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Kenichiro SASAE (since 19 November 2012)", "chancery": "2520 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 238-6700", "fax": "[1] (202) 328-2187", "consulates_general": "Anchorage (AK), Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver (CO), Detroit (MI), Honolulu (HI), Houston, Las Vegas (NV), Los Angeles, Miami, Nashville (TN), New Orleans, New York, Oklahoma City (OK), Orlando (FL), Philadelphia (PA), Phoenix (AZ), Portland (OR), San Francisco, Seattle, Saipan (Puerto Rico), Tamuning (Guam)" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Jason P. HYLAND (since 18 January 2017)", "embassy": "1-10-5 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-8420", "mailing_address": "Unit 9800, Box 300, APO AP 96303-0300", "telephone": "[81] (03) 3224-5000", "fax": "[81] (03) 3505-1862", "consulates_general": "Naha (Okinawa), Osaka-Kobe, Sapporo", "consulates": "Fukuoka, Nagoya" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "white with a large red disk (representing the sun without rays) in the center" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "red sun disc" }, { "symbol": "chrysanthemum" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "white" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Kimigayo\" (The Emperor\"s Reign)", "lyrics_music": "unknown/Hiromori HAYASHI", "note": "adopted 1999; unofficial national anthem since 1883; oldest anthem lyrics in the world, dating to the 10th century or earlier; there is some opposition to the anthem because of its association with militarism and worship of the emperor", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/JA.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Over the past 70 years, government-industry cooperation, a strong work ethic, mastery of high technology, and a comparatively small defense allocation (slightly less than 1% of GDP) have helped Japan develop an advanced economy. Two notable characteristics of the post-World War II economy were the close interlocking structures of manufacturers, suppliers, and distributors, known as keiretsu, and the guarantee of lifetime employment for a substantial portion of the urban labor force. Both features have significantly eroded under the dual pressures of global competition and domestic demographic change.\n\nMeasured on a purchasing power parity (PPP) basis that adjusts for price differences, Japan in 2016 stood as the fourth-largest economy in the world after first-place China, which surpassed Japan in 2001, and third-place India, which edged out Japan in 2012. For three postwar decades, overall real economic growth was impressive - a 10% average in the 1960s, 5% in the 1970s, and 4% in the 1980s. Growth slowed markedly in the 1990s, averaging just 1.7%, largely because of the aftereffects of inefficient investment and the collapse of an asset price bubble in the late 1980s, which entailed considerable time for firms to reduce excess debt, capital, and labor. Modest economic growth continued after 2000, but the economy has fallen into recession four times since 2008.\n\nJapan enjoyed an uptick in growth in 2013 on the basis of Prime Minister Shinzo ABE’s “Three Arrows” economic revitalization agenda - dubbed “Abenomics” - of monetary easing, “flexible” fiscal policy, and structural reform. Led by the Bank of Japan’s aggressive monetary easing, Japan is making modest progress in ending deflation, but demographic decline – a low birthrate and an aging, shrinking population – poses a major long-term challenge for the economy. The government currently faces the quandary of balancing its efforts to stimulate growth and institute economic reforms with the necessity of addressing its sizable public debt, which stands at 235% of GDP. To help raise government revenue, Japan adopted legislation in 2012 to gradually raise the consumption tax rate. However, the first such increase, in April 2014, led to another recession, so PM ABE has twice postponed the next increase, now scheduled for October 2019. Structural reforms to unlock productivity are seen as central to strengthening the economy in the long-run.\n\nScarce in critical natural resources, Japan has long been dependent on imported energy and raw materials. After the complete shutdown of Japan’s nuclear reactors following the earthquake and tsunami disaster in 2011, Japan's industrial sector has become even more dependent than before on imported fossil fuels. However, ABE’s government is seeking to restart nuclear power plants that meet strict new safety standards and is emphasizing nuclear energy’s importance as a base-load electricity source. In August 2015, Japan successfully restarted one nuclear reactor at the Sendai Nuclear Power Plant in Kagoshima prefecture, and several other reactors around the country have since resumed operations; however, opposition from local governments has delayed several more restarts that remain pending. Reforms of the electricity and gas sectors, including full liberalization of Japan’s energy market in April 2016 and gas market in April 2017, constitute an important part of Prime Minister Abe’s economic program.\n\nIn October 2015, Japan and 11 trading partners reached agreement on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a pact that had promised to open Japan's economy to increased foreign competition and create new export opportunities for Japanese businesses. Japan was the second country to ratify the TPP in December 2016; the United States signaled its withdrawal from the TPP on January 23, 2017, and as of April 2017 the agreement has not gone into effect.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4932000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 4907000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 4881000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 5, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 4730000000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.5, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 0, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 187 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 38900, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 38600, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 38400, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], 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"global_rank": 25 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 16.1, "units": "%", "date": "2013" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 2.7, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 24.8, "units": "%" }, "date": "2008" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 37.9, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2011" }, { "value": 24.9, "units": "gini_index", "date": "1993" } ], "global_rank": 73 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 1696000000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 1931000000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 35.8, "global_rank": 53, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -5, "global_rank": 159, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 234.7, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 230, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 1 }, "fiscal_year": { 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"global_rank": 6, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 63633050, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 50, "global_rank": 4, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 158591000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 125, "global_rank": 8, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "excellent domestic and international service", "domestic": "high level of modern technology and excellent service of every kind", "international": "country code - 81; numerous submarine cables provide links throughout Asia, Australia, the Middle East, Europe, and US; satellite earth stations - 7 Intelsat (Pacific and Indian Oceans), 1 Intersputnik (Indian Ocean region), 2 Inmarsat (Pacific and Indian Ocean regions), and 8 SkyPerfect JSAT (2012)" } }, "broadcast_media": "a mixture of public and commercial broadcast TV and radio stations; 6 national terrestrial TV networks including 1 public broadcaster; the large number of radio and TV stations available provide a wide range of choices; satellite and cable services provide access to international channels (2012)", "internet": { "country_code": ".jp", "users": { "total": 118453000, "percent_of_population": 93.3, "global_rank": 5, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 23, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 627, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 113762000, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 8868745000, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "JA", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 175, "global_rank": 33, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 142, "over_3047_metres": 6, "2438_to_3047_metres": 45, "1524_to_2437_metres": 38, "914_to_1523_metres": 28, "under_914_metres": 25, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 33, "914_to_1523_metres": 5, "under_914_metres": 28, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 16, "date": "2013" } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "gas", "length": 4456, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil", "length": 174, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil/gas/water", "length": 104, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 27311, "units": "km" }, "standard_gauge": { "length": 4800, "electrified": 4800, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.435-m" }, "dual_gauge": { "length": 132, "electrified": 132, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.435-1.067-m" }, "narrow_gauge": { "length": 124, "electrified": 48, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.372-m" }, "global_rank": 11, "date": "2015" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 1218772, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 992835, "units": "km", "note": "includes 8,428 km of expressways" }, "unpaved": { "value": 225937, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 6, "date": "2015" }, "waterways": { "value": 1770, "units": "km", "note": "seagoing vessels use inland seas", "global_rank": 44, "date": "2010" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 684, "by_type": [ { "type": "bulk carrier", "count": 168 }, { "type": "cargo", "count": 34 }, { "type": "carrier", "count": 3 }, { "type": "chemical tanker", "count": 29 }, { "type": "container", "count": 2 }, { "type": "liquefied gas", "count": 58 }, { "type": "passenger", "count": 11 }, { "type": "passenger/cargo", "count": 117 }, { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 152 }, { "type": "refrigerated cargo", "count": 4 }, { "type": "roll on/roll off", "count": 52 }, { "type": "vehicle carrier", "count": 54 } ], "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 3122, "by_country": [ { "country": "Bahamas", "count": 88 }, { "country": "Bermuda", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Burma", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Cambodia", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Cayman Islands", "count": 23 }, { "country": "China", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Cyprus", "count": 16 }, { "country": "Honduras", "count": 4 }, { "country": "Hong Kong", "count": 79 }, { "country": "Indonesia", "count": 8 }, { "country": "Isle of Man", "count": 19 }, { "country": "Liberia", "count": 110 }, { "country": "Luxembourg", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Malaysia", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Malta", "count": 5 }, { "country": "Marshall Islands", "count": 59 }, { "country": "Mongolia", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Netherlands", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Panama", "count": 2372 }, { "country": "Philippines", "count": 77 }, { "country": "Portugal", "count": 9 }, { "country": "Saint Kitts and Nevis", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Saint Vincent and the Grenadines", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Sierra Leone", "count": 4 }, { "country": "Singapore", "count": 164 }, { "country": "South Korea", "count": 14 }, { "country": "Tanzania", "count": 1 }, { "country": "UK", "count": 5 }, { "country": "Vanuatu", "count": 39 }, { "country": "unknown", "count": 7 } ] }, "global_rank": 16, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Chiba", "Kawasaki", "Kobe", "Mizushima", "Moji", "Nagoya", "Osaka", "Tokyo", "Tomakomai", "Yokohama" ], "container_ports": [ { "place": "Kobe", "twenty_foot_equivalent_units": 2725304 }, { "place": "Nagoya", "twenty_foot_equivalent_units": 2471821 }, { "place": "Osaka", "twenty_foot_equivalent_units": 2172797 }, { "place": "Tokyo", "twenty_foot_equivalent_units": 4416119 }, { "place": "Yokohama", "twenty_foot_equivalent_units": 2992517 } ], "liquid_natural_gas_terminals_import": [ "Chita", "Fukwoke", "Futtsu", "Hachinone", "Hakodate", "Hatsukaichi", "Higashi Ohgishima", "Higashi Niigata", "Himeiji", "Joetsu", "Kagoshima", "Kawagoe", "Kita Kyushu", "Mizushima", "Nagasaki", "Naoetsu", "Negishi", "Ohgishima", "Oita", "Sakai", "Sakaide", "Senboku", "Shimizu", "Shin Minato", "Sodegaura", "Tobata", "Yanai", "Yokkaichi", "Okinawa - Nakagusuku" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.93, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 0.95, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 0.95, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 0.97, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 0.99, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 102 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Japanese Ministry of Defense (MOD)", "Ground Self-Defense Force (Rikujou Jieitai", "GSDF)", "Maritime Self-Defense Force (Kaijou Jieitai", "MSDF)", "Air Self-Defense Force (Koukuu Jieitai", "ASDF)" ], "date": "2011" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription; mandatory retirement at age 53 for senior enlisted personnel and at 62 years for senior service officers", "date": "2012" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "the sovereignty dispute over the islands of Etorofu, Kunashiri, and Shikotan, and the Habomai group, known in Japan as the \"Northern Territories\" and in Russia as the \"Southern Kuril Islands,\" occupied by the Soviet Union in 1945, now administered by Russia and claimed by Japan, remains the primary sticking point to signing a peace treaty formally ending World War II hostilities", "Japan and South Korea claim Liancourt Rocks (Take-shima/Tok-do) occupied by South Korea since 1954", "the Japanese-administered Senkaku Islands are also claimed by China and Taiwan" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "stateless_persons": { "people": 626, "date": "2016" } } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-01", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701102603/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ja.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ja.html" } }, "jersey": { "data": { "name": "Jersey", "introduction": { "background": "Jersey and the other Channel Islands represent the last remnants of the medieval Dukedom of Normandy that held sway in both France and England. These islands were the only British soil occupied by German troops in World War II. Jersey is a British Crown dependency but is not part of the UK or of the EU. However, the UK Government is constitutionally responsible for its defense and international representation." }, "geography": { "location": "Western Europe, island in the English Channel, northwest of France", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 49, "minutes": 15, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 2, "minutes": 10, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "Europe", "area": { "total": { "value": 116, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 116, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 225, "comparative": "about two-thirds the size of Washington, DC" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 0, "units": "km" } }, "coastline": { "value": 70, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 3, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_fishing_zone": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "temperate; mild winters and cool summers", "terrain": "gently rolling plain with low, rugged hills along north coast", "elevation": { "lowest_point": { "name": "Atlantic Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "unnamed elevation", "elevation": { "value": 143, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "arable land" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 66, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 66, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 34, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "population_distribution": "fairly even distribution; no notable trends", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "NA", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "NA" ] }, "note": "largest and southernmost of Channel Islands; about 30% of population concentrated in Saint Helier" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 98069, "global_rank": 197, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Channel Islander(s)", "adjective": "Channel Islander" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Jersey", "percent": 46.4 }, { "name": "British", "percent": 32.7 }, { "name": "Portuguese/Madeiran", "percent": 8.2 }, { "name": "Polish", "percent": 3.3 }, { "name": "Irish" }, { "name": "French" }, { "name": "and other white", "percent": 7.1 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 2.4 } ], "date": "2011" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "English", "percent": 94.5, "note": "official" }, { "name": "Portuguese", "percent": 4.6 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 0.9, "note": "2001 census" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Protestant", "note": "Anglican, Baptist Congregational New Church, Methodist, Presbyterian" }, { "name": "Roman Catholic" } ] }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 16.1, "males": 8169, "females": 7616 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 14.23, "males": 7187, "females": 6768 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 41.18, "males": 20215, "females": 20170 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 12.38, "males": 5931, "females": 6209 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 16.12, "males": 6731, "females": 9073 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 47, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 21.6, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 25.4, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 3.9, "units": "%" } }, "note": "data represent the Channel Islands", "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 38.5, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 36.2, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 41.2, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 59, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 0.79, "global_rank": 141, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 12.1, "global_rank": 164, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 7.7, "global_rank": 105, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": 3.5, "global_rank": 35, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "fairly even distribution; no notable trends", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 31.4, "units": "%", "date": "2014" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 0.76, "units": "%" }, "note": "data are for the Channel Islands" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.07, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.96, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.74, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.97, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 3.8, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 4, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 3.6, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 196, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 81.9, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 79.4, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 84.5, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 18, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.66, "global_rank": 176, "date": "2016" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Bailiwick of Jersey", "conventional_short_form": "Jersey", "etymology": "the name is of Old Norse origin, but the meaning of the root \"Jer(s)\" is uncertain; the \"-ey\" ending means \"island\"" }, "government_type": "parliamentary democracy (Assembly of the States of Jersey); a Crown dependency of the UK", "capital": { "name": "Saint Helier", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 49, "minutes": 11, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 2, "minutes": 6, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 0, "note": "5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" }, "daylight_saving_time": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" }, "independence": { "note": "British crown dependency" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Liberation Day", "day": "9 May", "original_year": "1945" } ], "constitution": { "history": "unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice", "amendments": "proposed by a government minister to the Assembly of the States of Jersey, by an Assembly member, or by an elected parish head; passage requires several Assembly readings, a majority vote by the Assembly, review by the UK Ministry of Justice, and approval by the British monarch (Royal Assent) (2016)" }, "legal_system": "the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply; local statutes", "suffrage": { "age": 16, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Lieutenant Governor Sir Stephen DALTON (since 13 March 2017) 2017", "head_of_government": "Chief Minister Ian GORST (since 18 November 2011); Bailiff William BAILHACHE (since 29 January 2015)", "cabinet": "Council of Ministers appointed individually by the states", "elections_appointments": "the monarchy is hereditary; Council of Ministers including the chief minister indirectly elected by the Assembly of States; lieutenant governor and bailiff appointed by the monarch" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral Assembly of the States of Jersey (49 elected members; 8 senators to serve 6-year terms, and 29 deputies and 12 connetables, or heads of parishes, to serve 3-year terms; 5 non-voting members appointed by the monarch include the bailiff, lieutenant governor, dean of Jersey, attorney general, and the solicitor general)", "elections": "last held on 15 October 2014 (next to be held in 2017)", "election_results": "percent of vote - NA; seats - independents 49" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Jersey Court of Appeal (consists of the bailiff, deputy bailiff, and 12 judges and organized into Heritage, Family, Probate, and Civil and Criminal Divisions); Royal Court (consists of the bailiff, deputy bailiff, 6 commissioners and lay people referred to as jurats)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Jersey Court of Appeal bailiffs and judges appointed by the Crown upon the advice of the Secretary of State for Justice; bailiffs and judges appointed for extent of good behavior; Royal Court bailiffs appointed by the Crown upon the advice of the Secretary of State for Justice; commissioners appointed by the bailiff; jurats appointed by the Electoral College; bailiffs and commissioners appointed for extent of good behavior; jurats appointed until retirement at age 72", "subordinate_courts": "Magistrate's Court; Youth Court; Petty Debts Court; Parish Hall Enquires (a process of preliminary investigation into youth and minor adult offenses to determine need for presentation before a court)" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Reform Jersey", "leaders": [ "Sam MEZEC" ] } ], "note": "most senators and deputies sit as independents" }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Institute of Directors, Jersey branch ", "note": "provides business support" }, { "name": "Jersey Hospitality Association ", "leaders": [ "Ian BARNES" ], "note": "trade association" }, { "name": "Jersey Rights Association ", "leaders": [ "David ROTHERHAM" ], "note": "human rights" }, { "name": "La Societe Jersiaise ", "note": "education and conservation group" }, { "name": "Progress Jersey ", "leaders": [ "Daren O'TOOLE", "Gino RISOLI" ], "note": "human rights" }, { "name": "Royal Jersey Agriculture and Horticultural Society", "name_alternative": "RJA\u0026HS;", "note": "development and management of the Jersey breed of cattle" }, { "name": "Save Jersey's Heritage ", "note": "protects heritage through building preservation" } ] }, "flag_description": { "description": "white with a diagonal red cross extending to the corners of the flag; in the upper quadrant, surmounted by a yellow crown, a red shield with three lions in yellow; according to tradition, the ships of Jersey - in an attempt to differentiate themselves from English ships flying the horizontal cross of St. George - rotated the cross to the \"X\" (saltire) configuration; because this arrangement still resembled the Irish cross of St. Patrick, the yellow Plantagenet crown and Jersey coat of arms were added" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "Jersey cow" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "white" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Isle de Siez Nous\" (Island Home)", "lyrics_music": "Gerard LE FEUVRE", "note": "adopted 2008; serves as a local anthem; as a British Crown dependency, \"God Save the Queen\" is official (see United Kingdom)" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Jersey's economy is based on international financial services, agriculture, and tourism. In 2010, the financial services sector accounted for about 50% of the island's output. Potatoes, cauliflower, tomatoes, and especially flowers are important export crops, shipped mostly to the UK. The Jersey breed of dairy cattle is known worldwide and represents an important export income earner. Tourism accounts for one-quarter of GDP. Living standards come close to those of the UK. In recent years, the government has encouraged light industry to locate in Jersey with the result that an electronics industry has developed, displacing more traditional industries. All raw material and energy requirements are imported as well as a large share of Jersey's food needs. Light taxes and death duties make the island a popular tax haven. In October 2014, Jersey signed an OECD agreement to automatically exchange some financial account information to limit tax avoidance and evasion.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5080000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 4980000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 172, "note": "data are in 2013 US dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 4829000000 }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 140 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 49500, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 28 }, "composition": { "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 2, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 2, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 96, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2010" } } }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "potatoes", "cauliflower", "tomatoes", "beef", "dairy products" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "tourism", "banking", "finance", "dairy", "electronics" ] }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 53380, "global_rank": 189, "date": "2012-06-01" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.7, "units": "%", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 37 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 829000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 851000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2005" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 17.2, "global_rank": 172, "date": "2005" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -0.5, "global_rank": 46, "date": "2005" }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 April", "end": "31 March" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.7, "units": "%", "date": "2006" } ], "global_rank": 156 }, "exports": { "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "light industrial", "electrical goods", "dairy cattle", "foodstuffs", "textiles", "flowers" ] } }, "imports": { "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "machinery", "transport equipment", "manufactured goods", "foodstuffs", "mineral fuels", "chemicals" ] } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.607, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 0.607, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 0.6542, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 0.6391, "units": "USD", "date": "2011" } ], "note": "Jersey pounds (JEP) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "total_electrification": { "value": 100, "units": "%" }, "date": "2016" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 630100000, "global_rank": 165, "date": "2004" } } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 55938, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 58, "global_rank": 148, "date": "2015" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 122668, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 119, "global_rank": 194, "date": "2015" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "modern system with broadband access", "domestic": "fixed-line and mobile-cellular services widely available", "international": "country code - 44; submarine cable connectivity to Guernsey, the UK, and France (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "multiple UK terrestrial TV broadcasts are received via a transmitter in Jersey; satellite packages available; BBC Radio Jersey and 1 other radio station operating (2009)", "internet": { "country_code": ".je", "users": { "total": 58000, "percent_of_population": 59.6, "global_rank": 197, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 2, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 11, "date": "2015" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 1, "global_rank": 223, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 1, "1524_to_2437_metres": 1, "date": "2013" } } }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 576, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 193, "date": "2010" }, "merchant_marine": { "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 14, "by_country": [ { "country": "Gibraltar", "count": 1 }, { "country": "India", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Marshall Islands", "count": 11 } ] }, "global_rank": 102, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Gorey", "Saint Aubin", "Saint Helier" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "note": "defense is the responsibility of the UK" }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "none" ] } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-24", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624192907/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/je.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/je.html" } }, "jordan": { "data": { "name": "Jordan", "introduction": { "background": "Following World War I and the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire, the League of Nations awarded Britain the mandate to govern much of the Middle East. Britain demarcated a semi-autonomous region of Transjordan from Palestine in the early 1920s. The area gained its independence in 1946 and thereafter became The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The country's long-time ruler, King HUSSEIN (1953-99), successfully navigated competing pressures from the major powers (US, USSR, and UK), various Arab states, Israel, and a large internal Palestinian population. Jordan lost the West Bank to Israel in the 1967 Six-Day War. King HUSSEIN in 1988 permanently relinquished Jordanian claims to the West Bank; in 1994 he signed a peace treaty with Israel. King ABDALLAH II, King HUSSEIN's eldest son, assumed the throne following his father's death in 1999. He has implemented modest political and economic reforms, including the passage of a new electoral law in early 2016 ahead of legislative elections held in September. The Islamic Action Front, which is the political arm of the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood, returned to parliament with 15 seats after boycotting the previous two elections in 2010 and 2013." }, "geography": { "location": "Middle East, northwest of Saudi Arabia, between Israel (to the west) and Iraq", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 31, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 36, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Middle East", "area": { "total": { "value": 89342, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 88802, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 540, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 112, "comparative": "about three-quarters the size of Pennsylvania; slightly smaller than Indiana" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 1744, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Iraq", "border_length": { "value": 179, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Israel", "border_length": { "value": 307, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Saudi Arabia", "border_length": { "value": 731, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Syria", "border_length": { "value": 379, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "West Bank", "border_length": { "value": 148, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 26, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 3, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "mostly arid desert; rainy season in west (November to April)", "terrain": "mostly desert plateau in east, highland area in west; Great Rift Valley separates eastern and western banks of the Jordan River", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 812, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Dead Sea", "elevation": { "value": -408, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Jabal Umm ad Dami", "elevation": { "value": 1854, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "phosphates", "potash", "shale oil" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 11.4, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 2, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 8.4, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 1.1, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 87.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 964, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "population heavily concentrated in the west, and particularly the northwest, in and around the capital of Amman; a sizeable, but smaller population is located in the southwest along the shore of the Gulf of Aqaba", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "droughts", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "periodic earthquakes", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "limited natural freshwater resources", "deforestation", "overgrazing", "soil erosion", "desertification" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Marine Dumping", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Wetlands" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "strategic location at the head of the Gulf of Aqaba and as the Arab country that shares the longest border with Israel and the occupied West Bank" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 8185384, "global_rank": 97, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Jordanian(s)", "adjective": "Jordanian" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Arab", "percent": 98 }, { "name": "Circassian", "percent": 1 }, { "name": "Armenian", "percent": 1 } ] }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Arabic", "note": "official" }, { "name": "English", "note": "widely understood among upper and middle classes" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 97.2, "note": "official; predominantly Sunni" }, { "name": "Christian", "percent": 2.2, "note": "majority Greek Orthodox, but some Greek and Roman Catholics, Syrian Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox, Armenian Orthodox, and Protestant denominations" }, { "name": "Buddhist", "percent": 0.4 }, { "name": "Hindu", "percent": 0.1 }, { "name": "Jewish", "percent": 0.1 }, { "name": "folk religionist", "percent": 0.1 }, { "name": "unaffiliated", "percent": 0.1 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 0.1 } ], "middle_east": ":JORDAN", "date": "2010" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 35.04, "males": 1470865, "females": 1397057 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 20.12, "males": 842202, "females": 804557 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 36.44, "males": 1491855, "females": 1491302 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 4.46, "males": 177720, "females": 187181 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 3.94, "males": 151071, "females": 171574 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 64.8, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 58.5, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 6.2, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 16, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 22.3, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 21.9, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 22.7, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 177, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 0.83, "global_rank": 132, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 25.5, "global_rank": 49, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 3.8, "global_rank": 211, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -13.4, "global_rank": 218, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "population heavily concentrated in the west, and particularly the northwest, in and around the capital of Amman; 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ends last Friday in October" }, "independence": { "date": "1946-05-25", "note": "from League of Nations mandate under British administration" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "25 May", "original_year": "1946" } ], "constitution": { "history": "previous 1928 (preindependence); latest initially adopted 28 November 1947, revised and ratified 1 January 1952", "amendments": "proposed by 10 or more members of the Senate or by the House of Representatives followed by referral to the relevant House committee for its review and opinion; if accepted, the proposal is referred to the government for restatement as a draft; passage requires two-thirds majority vote of both the Senate and the House and ratification by the king; amended several times, last in 2016 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "mixed system developed from codes instituted by the Ottoman Empire (based on French law), British common law, and Islamic law", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "the father must be a citizen of Jordan", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "yes", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "15 years\nCitizenship" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "King ABDALLAH II (since 7 February 1999); Crown Prince HUSSEIN (born 28 June 1994), eldest son of King ABDALLAH II", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Hani MULKI (since 1 June 2016)", "cabinet": "Cabinet appointed by the prime minister in consultation with the monarch", "elections_appointments": "the monarchy is hereditary; prime minister appointed by the monarch" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "bicameral National Assembly or Majlis al-'Umma consists of the Senate, or the House of Notables or Majlis al-Ayan (65 seats; members appointed by the monarch to serve 4-year terms) and the Chamber of Deputies or House of Representatives or Majlis al-Nuwaab (130 seats; 115 members directly elected in single- and multi-seat constituencies by open-list proportional representation vote and 15 seats for women; 12 of the 115 seats reserved for Christian, Chechen, and Circassian candidates; members serve 4-year terms)", "elections": "Chamber of Deputies - last held on 20 September 2016 (next to be held in 2020)", "election_results": "Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Court of Cassation or Supreme Court (consists of 15 judges including the chief justice; 7-judge panels for important cases and 5 judge panels for most appeals cases); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 members including the court chairman)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Supreme Court chief justice appointed by the king; other judges nominated by the Judicial Council, an 11-member judicial policy-making body consisting of high-level judicial officials and judges, and approved by the king; judge tenure NA; Constitutional Court members appointed by the king for 6-year non-renewable terms with one-third of the membership renewed every 2 years", "subordinate_courts": "Courts of Appeal; Major Felonies Court; Courts of First Instance; Magistrate Courts; religious courts; state security courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Ahl al-Himma" }, { "name": "Al-Bayyan" }, { "name": "Al-Hayah Jordanian Party", "leaders": [ "Zahier AMR" ] }, { "name": "Arab Ba'ath Socialist Party", "leaders": [ "Akram al-HIMSI" ] }, { "name": "Ba'ath Arab Progressive Party", "leaders": [ "Fuad DABBOUR" ] }, { "name": "Citizenship" }, { "name": "Construction" }, { "name": "Cooperation" }, { "name": "Dawn" }, { "name": "Democratic People's Party", "leaders": [ "Ablah ABU ULBAH" ] }, { "name": "Democratic Popular Unity Party", "leaders": [ "Sa'id DIAB" ] }, { "name": "Dignity" }, { "name": "Du'a Party", "leaders": [ "Muhammed ABU BAKR" ] }, { "name": "Free Voice" }, { "name": "Islamic Action Front", "name_alternative": "IAF", "leaders": [ "Hamzah MANSOUR" ] }, { "name": "Islamic Centrist Party", "leaders": [ "Muhammad al-HAJ" ] }, { "name": "Jordanian Communist Party", "leaders": [ "Munir HAMARNAH" ] }, { "name": "Jordanian National Party", "leaders": [ "Muna ABU BAKR" ] }, { "name": "Jordanian United Front", "leaders": [ "Amjad al-MAJALI" ] }, { "name": "Labor and Trade" }, { "name": "Muslim Center Party", "leaders": [ "Haitham ALAMAERAH" ] }, { "name": "Nation" }, { "name": "National Congress Party", "leaders": [ "Raheeh GHARAYBEH", "general secretary" ] }, { "name": "National Accord Youth Block" }, { "name": "National Action" }, { "name": "National Constitution Party", "leaders": [ "Ahmad al-SHUNAQ" ] }, { "name": "National Current Party", "leaders": [ "Abd al-Hadi al-MAJALI" ] }, { "name": "National Movement for Direct Democracy", "leaders": [ "Muhammad al-QAQ" ] }, { "name": "National Union" }, { "name": "National Unity" }, { "name": "Nobel Jerusalem" }, { "name": "Risalah Party", "leaders": [ "Hazem QASHOU" ] }, { "name": "Salvation" }, { "name": "Stronger Jordan" }, { "name": "The Direct Democratic Nationalists Movement Party", "leaders": [ "Nash'at KHALIFAH" ] }, { "name": "The Homeland ", "note": "Hizb Al-Watan" }, { "name": "The People" }, { "name": "Unified Front" }, { "name": "United Front" }, { "name": "Voice of the Nation; qtgan" } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "15 April Movement", "leaders": [ "Mohammad SUNEID", "chairman" ] }, { "name": "24 March Movement", "leaders": [ "Mu'az al-KHAWALIDAH", "Abdel Rahman HASANEIN", "spokespersons" ] }, { "name": "1952 Constitution Movement" }, { "name": "Anti-Normalization Committee", "leaders": [ "Hamzah MANSOUR", "chairman" ] }, { "name": "Economic and Social Association of Retired Servicemen and Veterans", "name_alternative": "ESARSV", "leaders": [ "Abdulsalam al-HASSANAT", "chairman" ] }, { "name": "Group of 36" }, { "name": "Higher Coordination Committee of Opposition Parties", "leaders": [ "Said DIAB" ] }, { "name": "Higher National Committee for Military Retirees", "name_alternative": "HNCMR", "leaders": [ "Ali al-HABASHNEH", "chairman" ] }, { "name": "Hirak" }, { "name": "Jordan Bar Association", "leaders": [ "Saleh al-ARMUTI", "chairman" ] }, { "name": "Jordanian Campaign for Change", "name_alternative": "Jayin" }, { "name": "Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood", "leaders": [ "Dr. Hamam SAID", "controller general" ] }, { "name": "Jordanian Press Association", "leaders": [ "Sayf al-SHARIF", "president" ] }, { "name": "National Front for Reform", "name_alternative": "NFR", "leaders": [ "Ahmad OBEIDAT", "chairman" ] }, { "name": "Popular Gathering for Reform" }, { "name": "Professional Associations Council", "leaders": [ "Abd al-Hadi al-FALAHAT", "chairman" ] }, { "name": "Sons of Jordan" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ABEDA" }, { "organization": "AFESD" }, { "organization": "AMF" }, { "organization": "CAEU" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CICA" }, { "organization": "EBRD" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-11" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IDB" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "LAS" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "MINUSTAH" }, { "organization": "MINUSMA" }, { "organization": "MONUSCO" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OIC" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "OSCE ", "note": "partner" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UN Security Council ", "note": "temporary" }, { "organization": "UNAMID" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNMIL" }, { "organization": "UNMISS" }, { "organization": "UNOCI" }, { "organization": "UNRWA" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Dina Khalil Tawiq KAWAR (since 27 June 2016)", "chancery": "3504 International Drive NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 966-2664", "fax": "[1] (202) 966-3110" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Henry T. WOOSTER (since 24 March 2017)", "embassy": "Abdoun, Al-Umawyeen St., Amman", "mailing_address": "P. O. Box 354, Amman 11118 Jordan; Unit 70200, Box 5, DPO AE 09892-0200", "telephone": "[962] (6) 590-6000", "fax": "[962] (6) 592-0163" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "three equal horizontal bands of black (top), representing the Abbassid Caliphate, white, representing the Ummayyad Caliphate, and green, representing the Fatimid Caliphate; a red isosceles triangle on the hoist side, representing the Great Arab Revolt of 1916, and bearing a small white seven-pointed star symbolizing the seven verses of the opening Sura (Al-Fatiha) of the Holy Koran; the seven points on the star represent faith in One God, humanity, national spirit, humility, social justice, virtue, and aspirations; design is based on the Arab Revolt flag of World War I" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "eagle" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "black" }, { "color": "white" }, { "color": "green" }, { "color": "red" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"As-salam al-malaki al-urdoni\" (Long Live the King of Jordan)", "lyrics_music": "Abdul-Mone'm al-RIFAI'/Abdul-Qader al-TANEER", "note": "adopted 1946; the shortened version of the anthem is used most commonly, while the full version is reserved for special occasions", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/JO.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Jordan's economy is among the smallest in the Middle East, with insufficient supplies of water, oil, and other natural resources, underlying the government's heavy reliance on foreign assistance. Other economic challenges for the government include chronic high rates of poverty, unemployment and underemployment, budget and current account deficits, and government debt.\n\nKing ABDALLAH, during the first decade of the 2000s, implemented significant economic reforms, such as expanding foreign trade and privatizing state-owned companies that attracted foreign investment and contributed to average annual economic growth of 8% for 2004 through 2008. The global economic slowdown and regional turmoil contributed to slower growth from 2010 to 2016 - with growth averaging 2.8% per year - and hurt export-oriented sectors, construction, and tourism. Since the onset of the civil war in Syria and resulting refugee crisis, one of Jordan’s most pressing socioeconomic challenges has been managing the influx of 650,000 UN-registered refugees, more than 80% of whom live in Jordan’s urban areas. Jordan’s own official census estimated the refugee number at 1.3 million as of early 2016.\n\nJordan is nearly completely dependent on imported energy—mostly natural gas—and energy consistently makes up 25-30 percent of Jordan’s imports. To diversify its energy mix, Jordan has secured several contracts for liquefied natural gas and is currently exploring nuclear power generation, exploitation of abundant oil shale reserves and renewable technologies, as well as the import of Israeli offshore gas. In August 2016, Jordan and the IMF agreed to a $723 million Extended Fund Facility that aims to build on the three-year, $2.1 billion IMF program that ended in August 2015 with the goal of helping Jordan correct budgetary and balance of payments imbalances.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 86190000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 83890000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 81930000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 89, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 39450000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.8, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2.4, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 3.1, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 100 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 11100, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 11000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 11000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 135, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 81.1, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 19.8, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 22.6, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 3.1, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 32.7, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -59.3, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 4.2, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 29.6, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 66.2, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 10.4, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 10.2, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 14.4, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 153 }, 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(or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data exclude debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intra-governmental debt; intra-governmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment; debt instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions" }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -0.8, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -0.9, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 10 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.75, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" }, { "value": 0.3, "units": "%", "date": "2010-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 99 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 8, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 8.24, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 106 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 14680000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 13920000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 72 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 46780000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 44520000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 69 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 41950000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 39570000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 69 }, "market_value_of_publicly_traded_shares": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 24250000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 25450000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" }, { "value": 25550000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 64 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -3650000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -3418000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 165 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 7124000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 7829000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 97 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "textiles", "fertilizers", "potash", "phosphates", "vegetables", "pharmaceuticals" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "US", "percent": 21 }, { "name": "Saudi Arabia", "percent": 16.5 }, { "name": "Iraq", "percent": 10.3 }, { "name": "India", "percent": 8.7 }, { "name": "UAE", "percent": 4.8 }, { "name": "Kuwait", "percent": 4.4 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 17860000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 18040000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 76 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "crude oil", "refined petroleum products", "machinery", "transport equipment", "iron", "cereals" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Saudi Arabia", "percent": 15.4 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 12.8 }, { "name": "US", "percent": 6.2 }, { "name": "Germany", "percent": 4.7 }, { "name": "UAE", "percent": 4.2 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 15180000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 16570000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 63 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 13320000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 13240000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 102 }, "stock_of_direct_foreign_investment": { "at_home": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 31200000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 29960000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 67 }, "abroad": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 629300000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 609300000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 88 } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.71, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0.71, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 0.71, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 0.71, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 0.709, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Jordanian dinars (JOD) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 40926, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 99.5, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 99, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 99.4, "units": "%" }, "date": "2012" }, "production": { "kWh": 17000000000, "global_rank": 82, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 16000000000, "global_rank": 78, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 64000000, "global_rank": 85, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "kWh": 400000000, "global_rank": 83, "date": "2014" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 4200000, "global_rank": 84, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 99.6, "global_rank": 44, "date": "2013" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 117, "date": "2013" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 0.3, "global_rank": 147, "date": "2013" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0.1, "global_rank": 124, "date": "2013" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 22, "global_rank": 100, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 145, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 62220, "global_rank": 52, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 1000000, "global_rank": 98, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 67760, "global_rank": 76, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 146000, "global_rank": 68, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 194, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 70890, "global_rank": 68, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 199000000, "global_rank": 77, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 499000000, "global_rank": 98, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 125, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 300000000, "global_rank": 69, "date": "2014" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 6031000000, "global_rank": 90, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 19000000, "global_rank": 83, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 368938, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 5, "global_rank": 107, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 13798000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 170, "global_rank": 81, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "service has improved recently with increased use of digital switching equipment; microwave radio relay transmission and coaxial and fiber-optic cable are employed on trunk lines; growing mobile-cellular usage in both urban and rural areas is reducing use of fixed-line services", "domestic": "1995 telecommunications law opened all non-fixed-line services to private competition; in 2005, monopoly over fixed-line services terminated and the entire telecommunications sector was opened to competition; currently multiple mobile-cellular providers with subscribership up to 170 per 100 persons", "international": "country code - 962; landing point for the Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG) FEA and FLAG Falcon submarine cable networks; satellite earth stations - 33 (3 Intelsat, 1 Arabsat, and 29 land and maritime Inmarsat terminals); fiber-optic cable to Saudi Arabia and microwave radio relay link with Egypt and Syria; participant in Medarabtel (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "radio and TV dominated by the government-owned Jordan Radio and Television Corporation (JRTV) that operates a main network, a sports network, a film network, and a satellite channel; first independent TV broadcaster aired in 2007; international satellite TV and Israeli and Syrian TV broadcasts are available; roughly 30 radio stations with JRTV operating the main government-owned station; transmissions of multiple international radio broadcasters are available (2007)", "internet": { "country_code": ".jo", "users": { "total": 4335000, "percent_of_population": 53.4, "global_rank": 82, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 7, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 40, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 3065145, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 169105000, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "JY", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 18, "global_rank": 140, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 16, "over_3047_metres": 8, "2438_to_3047_metres": 5, "1524_to_2437_metres": 2, "914_to_1523_metres": 1, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 2, "under_914_metres": 2, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 1, "date": "2012" } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "gas", "length": 473, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil", "length": 49, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 509, "units": "km" }, "narrow_gauge": { "length": 509, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.050-m" }, "global_rank": 114, "date": "2014" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 7203, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 7203, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 144, "date": "2011" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 12, "by_type": [ { "type": "cargo", "count": 4 }, { "type": "passenger/cargo", "count": 6 }, { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 1 }, { "type": "roll on/roll off", "count": 1 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 2, "by_country": [ { "country": "UAE", "count": 2 } ] }, "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 16, "by_country": [ { "country": "Bahamas", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Egypt", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Indonesia", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Panama", "count": 11 } ] }, "global_rank": 106, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Al 'Aqabah" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4.31, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 4.33, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 4.3, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 4.76, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 5.53, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 7 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF)", "Royal Jordanian Land Force (RJLF)", "Royal Jordanian Navy", "Royal Jordanian Air Force (Al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Malakiya al-Urduniya", "RJAF)", "Special Operations Command (Socom)", "Public Security Directorate (normally falls under Ministry of Interior", "but comes under JAF in wartime or crisis)" ], "date": "2013" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 17, "note": "17 years of age for voluntary male military service; initial service term 2 years, with option to reenlist for 18 years; conscription at age 18 suspended in 1999; women are not conscripted, but can volunteer to serve in noncombat military positions in the Royal Jordanian Arab Army Women's Corps and RJAF", "date": "2013" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "2004 Agreement settles border dispute with Syria pending demarcation" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "refugees": { "by_country": [ { "people": 2144233, "country_of_origin": 2017 } ], "date": "2016" } } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-24", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624100623/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/jo.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/jo.html" } }, "kazakhstan": { "data": { "name": "Kazakhstan", "introduction": { "background": "Ethnic Kazakhs, a mix of Turkic and Mongol nomadic tribes who migrated to the region by the 13th century, were rarely united as a single nation. The area was conquered by Russia in the 18th century, and Kazakhstan became a Soviet Republic in 1936. Soviet policies reduced the number of ethnic Kazakhs in the 1930s and enabled non-ethnic Kazakhs to outnumber natives. During the 1950s and 1960s agricultural \"Virgin Lands\" program, Soviet citizens were encouraged to help cultivate Kazakhstan's northern pastures. This influx of immigrants (mostly Russians, but also some other deported nationalities) further skewed the ethnic mixture. Non-Muslim ethnic minorities departed Kazakhstan in large numbers from the mid-1990s through the mid-2000s and a national program has repatriated about a million ethnic Kazakhs back to Kazakhstan. These trends have allowed Kazakhs to become the titular majority again. This dramatic demographic shift has also undermined the previous religious diversity and made the country more than 70% Muslim. Kazakhstan's economy is larger than those of all the other Central Asian states largely due to the country's vast natural resources. Current issues include: developing a cohesive national identity, expanding the development of the country's vast energy resources and exporting them to world markets, diversifying the economy, enhancing Kazakhstan's economic competitiveness, and strengthening relations with neighboring states and foreign powers." }, "geography": { "location": "Central Asia, northwest of China; a small portion west of the Ural (Zhayyq) River in easternmost Europe", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 48, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 68, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Asia", "area": { "total": { "value": 2724900, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 2699700, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 25200, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 9, "comparative": "slightly less than four times the size of Texas" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 13364, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "China", "border_length": { "value": 1765, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Kyrgyzstan", "border_length": { "value": 1212, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Russia", "border_length": { "value": 7644, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Turkmenistan", "border_length": { "value": 413, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Uzbekistan", "border_length": { "value": 2330, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 0, "units": "km", "note": "landlocked; note - Kazakhstan borders the Aral Sea, now split into two bodies of water (1,070 km), and the Caspian Sea 1,894 km" }, "climate": "continental, cold winters and hot summers, arid and semiarid", "terrain": "vast flat steppe extending from the Volga in the west to the Altai Mountains in the east and from the plains of western Siberia in the north to oases and deserts of Central Asia in the south", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 387, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Vpadina Kaundy", "elevation": { "value": -132, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Khan Tangiri Shyngy (Pik Khan-Tengri)", "elevation": { "value": 6995, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "major deposits of petroleum", "natural gas", "coal", "iron ore", "manganese", "chrome ore", "nickel", "cobalt", "copper", "molybdenum", "lead", "zinc", "bauxite", "gold", "uranium" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 77.4, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 8.9, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 68.5, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 1.2, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 21.4, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 20660, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "most of the country displays a low population density, particularly the interior; population clusters appear in urban agglomerations in the far northern and southern portions of the country", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "earthquakes in the south", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "mudslides around Almaty", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "radioactive or toxic chemical sites associated with former defense industries and test ranges scattered throughout the country pose health risks for humans and animals", "industrial pollution is severe in some cities", "because the two main rivers that flowed into the Aral Sea have been diverted for irrigation", "it is drying up and leaving behind a harmful layer of chemical pesticides and natural salts", "these substances are then picked up by the wind and blown into noxious dust storms", "pollution in the Caspian Sea", "soil pollution from overuse of agricultural chemicals and salination from poor infrastructure and wasteful irrigation practices" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Air Pollution", "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Environmental Modification", "Hazardous Wastes", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Wetlands" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [ "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol" ] } }, "note": "world's largest landlocked country; Russia leases approximately 6,000 sq km of territory enclosing the Baykonur Cosmodrome; in January 2004, Kazakhstan and Russia extended the lease to 2050" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 18360353, "global_rank": 63, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Kazakhstani(s)", "adjective": "Kazakhstani" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Kazakh", "percent": 63.1, "note": "Qazaq" }, { "name": "Russian", "percent": 23.7 }, { "name": "Uzbek", "percent": 2.9 }, { "name": "Ukrainian", "percent": 2.1 }, { "name": "Uighur", "percent": 1.4 }, { "name": "Tatar", "percent": 1.3 }, { "name": "German", "percent": 1.1 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 4.4 } ], "date": "2009" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Kazakh", "percent": 74, "note": "official, Qazaq; understand spoken language" }, { "name": "Russian", "percent": 94.4, "note": "official, used in everyday business, designated the \"language of interethnic communication\"; understand spoken language" } ], "date": "2009" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 70.2 }, { "name": "Christian", "percent": 26.2, "note": "mainly Russian Orthodox" }, { "name": "other", "percent": 0.2 }, { "name": "atheist", "percent": 2.8 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 0.5 } ], "date": "2009" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 25.68, "males": 2336444, "females": 2378769 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 14.66, "males": 1371133, "females": 1319938 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 42.5, "males": 3808164, "females": 3994781 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 9.77, "males": 784035, "females": 1008935 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 7.4, "males": 470485, "females": 887669 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 50.3, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 40.1, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 10.1, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 9.9, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 30.3, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 29, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 31.6, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 113, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 1.09, "global_rank": 107, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 18.7, "global_rank": 91, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 8.2, "global_rank": 89, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": 0.4, "global_rank": 68, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "most of the country displays a low population density, particularly the interior; population clusters appear in urban agglomerations in the far northern and southern portions of the country", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 53.2, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 0.86, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Almaty", "population": 1523000 }, { "place": "Astana", "population": 759000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 0.94, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 0.98, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 0.95, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.78, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.53, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.92, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 25, "date": "2013" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 12, "global_rank": 107, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 20.3, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 22.9, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 17.8, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 82, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 70.8, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 65.6, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 75.7, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 152, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 2.28, "global_rank": 92, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 51, "units": "%", "date": "2010" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 4.4, "global_rank": 157, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 3.27, "date": "2014" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 7.2, "date": "2012" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 99.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 85.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 92.9, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 14.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 7.1, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 97, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 98.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 97.5, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 3, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 1.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 2.5, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 0.21, "global_rank": 98, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 23100, "global_rank": 78, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 500, "global_rank": 87, "date": "2015" } }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 23.5, "global_rank": 74, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 3.7, "global_rank": 100, "date": "2011" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 3.1, "global_rank": 138, "date": "2009" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 99.8, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 99.8, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 99.8, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 15, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 15, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 15, "units": "years" }, "date": "2016" }, "child_labor": { "total_number": 59254, "percentage": { "value": 2, "units": "%" }, "date": "2006" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 3.9, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 3.6, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 4.3, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 128, "date": "2013" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Republic of Kazakhstan", "conventional_short_form": "Kazakhstan", "local_long_form": "Qazaqstan Respublikasy", "local_short_form": "Qazaqstan", "former": "Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic", "etymology": "the name \"Kazakh\" derives from the Turkic word \"kaz\" meaning \"to wander,\" recalling the Kazakh's nomadic lifestyle; the Persian suffix \"-stan\" means \"place of\" or \"country,\" so the word Kazakhstan literally means \"Land of the Wanderers\"" }, "government_type": "presidential republic", "capital": { "name": "Astana", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 51, "minutes": 10, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 71, "minutes": 25, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 6, "note": "11 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" }, "note": "Kazakhstan has two time zones" }, "independence": { "date": "1991-12-16", "note": "from the Soviet Union" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "16 December", "original_year": "1991" } ], "constitution": { "history": "previous 1937, 1978 (preindependence), 1993; latest approved by referendum 30 August 1995, effective 5 September 1995", "amendments": "proposed by the president of the republic on the recommendation of Parliament or the government; the president has the option of submitting draft amendments to Parliament or directly to a referendum; passage of amendments to Parliament requires three-fourths majority vote of both houses and the signature of the president; passage by referendum requires absolute majority vote by more than one-half of the voters in at least two-thirds of the oblasts, major cities, and the capital, followed by the signature of the president; amended several times, last in 2017 (2017)" }, "legal_system": "civil law system influenced by Roman-Germanic law and by the theory and practice of the Russian Federation", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "non-party state to the ICCt" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Kazakhstan", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "5 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Nursultan Abishuly NAZARBAYEV (chairman of the Supreme Soviet from 22 February 1990, elected president 1 December 1991)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Bakytzhan SAGINTAYEV (since 9 September 2016); First Deputy Prime Minister Askar MAMIN (since 13 September 2016)", "cabinet": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president", "elections_appointments": "president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 26 April 2015 (next to be held in 2020); prime minister and deputy prime minister appointed by the president, approved by the Mazhilis; note - constitutional amendments in May 2007 shortened the presidential term from 7 to 5 years and established a 2-consecutive-term limit; NAZARBAYEV has official status as the \"First President of Kazakhstan\" and is allowed unlimited terms", "election_results": "Nursultan Abishuly NAZARBAYEV reelected president; percent of vote - Nursultan Abishuly NAZARBAYEV (Nur Otan) 97.8%, other 2.2%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (47 seats; 32 members indirectly elected by majority two-round vote by the oblast-level assemblies and 15 members appointed by the president; members serve 6-year terms, with one-half of the membership renewed every 3 years) and the Mazhilis (107 seats; 98 members directly elected in a single national constituency by proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms and 9 indirectly elected by the Assembly of People of Kazakhstan, a 350-member, presidentially appointed advisory body designed to represent the country's ethnic minorities)", "elections": "Senate - last held on 1 October 2014 (next to be held in 2017); Mazhilis - last held on 20 March 2016 (next to be held by 2021)", "election_results": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Nur Otan 16; Mazhilis - percent of vote by party - Nur Otan 82.2%, Ak Zhol 7.2%, Communist People's Party 7.1%, other 3.5%; seats by party - Nur Otan 84, Ak Zhol 7, Communist People's Party 7" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court of the Republic (consists of 44 members); Constitutional Council (consists of 7 members)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Supreme Court judges proposed by the president of the republic on recommendation of the Supreme Judicial Council and confirmed by the Senate; judges normally serve until age 65 but can be extended to age 70; Constitutional Council - the president of the republic, the Senate chairperson, and the Majilis chairperson each appoints 1 member for a 3-year term and each appoints 1 member for a 6-year term; chairperson of the Constitutional Council appointed by the president of the republic for a 6-year term", "subordinate_courts": "regional and local courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Ak Zhol Party", "name_alternative": "Democratic Party of Kazakhstan Ak Zhol", "leaders": [ "Azat PERUASHEV" ], "note": "Bright Path" }, { "name": "Auyl National Patriotic Party ", "leaders": [ "Ali BEKTAYEV" ], "note": "Auyl is a September 2015 merger of the Patriots’ Party and the Auyl Social Democratic Party" }, { "name": "Birlik and Rukhaniyat ", "leaders": [ "Serik SULTANGALI" ], "note": "Unity; Birlik is an April 2013 merger of Adilet (Justice; formerly Democratic Party of Kazakhstan; Spirituality; " }, { "name": "Communist People's Party of Kazakhstan", "leaders": [ "Vladislav KOSAREV" ] }, { "name": "National Social Democratic Party", "name_alternative": "NSDP", "leaders": [ "Zharmakhan TUYAKBAY" ] }, { "name": "Nur Otan Democratic People's Party ", "leaders": [ "Nursultan NAZARBAYEV" ], "note": "Radiant Fatherland; the Agrarian, Asar, Civic parties merged with Otan" } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Adil-Soz", "leaders": [ "Tamara KALEYEVA" ] }, { "name": "Chairman of Bureau's Council", "leaders": [ "Roza AKYLBEKOVA" ] }, { "name": "Confederation of Free Trade Unions", "leaders": [ "Larissa KHARKOVA" ] }, { "name": "Foundation for Support of Civil Initiatives", "leaders": [ "Nurul RAKHIMBEK" ] }, { "name": "International Legal Initiative", "leaders": [ "Aina SHORMANBAYEVA" ] }, { "name": "Kazakhstan International Bureau on Human Rights", "leaders": [ "Yevgeniy ZHOVTIS" ] }, { "name": "Legal Media Centre ", "leaders": [ "Diana OKREMOVA" ], "note": "sometimes known as the North Kazakhstan Legal Media Centre" }, { "name": "Public Foundation for Parliamentary Development", "leaders": [ "Zauresh BATTALOVA" ] }, { "name": "Republican Network of International Monitors", "leaders": [ "Daniyar LIVAZOV" ] }, { "name": "Transparency International", "leaders": [ "Natalya KOVALEVA" ] } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ADB" }, { "organization": "CICA" }, { "organization": "CIS" }, { "organization": "CSTO" }, { "organization": "EAEU" }, { "organization": "EAPC" }, { "organization": "EBRD" }, { "organization": "ECO" }, { "organization": "EITI ", "note": "compliant country" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "GCTU" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IDB" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "MINURSO" }, { "organization": "NAM ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "NSG" }, { "organization": "OAS ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OIC" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "OSCE" }, { "organization": "PFP" }, { "organization": "SCO" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "ZC" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Yerzhan KAZYKHANOV (since 24 April 2017)", "chancery": "1401 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20036", "telephone": "[1] (202) 232-5488", "fax": "[1] (202) 232-5845", "consulates_general": "New York" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador George KROL (since 18 March 2015)", "embassy": "Rakhymzhan Koshkarbayev Ave. No 3, Astana 010010", "mailing_address": "use embassy street address", "telephone": "[7] (7172) 70-21-00", "fax": "[7] (7172) 54-09-14", "consulates_general": "Almaty" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "a gold sun with 32 rays above a soaring golden steppe eagle, both centered on a sky blue background; the hoist side displays a national ornamental pattern \"koshkar-muiz\" (the horns of the ram) in gold; the blue color is of religious significance to the Turkic peoples of the country, and so symbolizes cultural and ethnic unity; it also represents the endless sky as well as water; the sun, a source of life and energy, exemplifies wealth and plenitude; the sun's rays are shaped like grain, which is the basis of abundance and prosperity; the eagle has appeared on the flags of Kazakh tribes for centuries and represents freedom, power, and the flight to the future" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "golden eagle" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "blue" }, { "color": "yellow" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Menin Qazaqstanim\" (My Kazakhstan)", "lyrics_music": "Zhumeken NAZHIMEDENOV and Nursultan NAZARBAYEV/Shamshi KALDAYAKOV", "note": "adopted 2006; President Nursultan NAZARBAYEV played a role in revising the lyrics", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/KZ.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Kazakhstan, geographically the largest of the former Soviet republics, excluding Russia, possesses substantial fossil fuel reserves and other minerals and metals, such as uranium, copper, and zinc. It also has a large agricultural sector featuring livestock and grain. The government realizes that its economy suffers from an overreliance on oil and extractive industries and has made initial attempts to diversify its economy by targeting sectors like transport, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, petrochemicals and food processing for greater development and investment.\n\nKazakhstan's vast hydrocarbon and mineral reserves form the backbone of its economy. Chevron-led Tengizchevroil announced a $36.8 billion expansion of Kazakhstan’s premiere Tengiz oil field in July 2016. Meanwhile, the super-giant Kashagan field finally launched production in October 2016 after years of delay and an estimated $55 billion in development costs.\n\nKazakhstan is landlocked and depends on Russia to export its oil to Europe. It also exports oil directly to China. In 2010, Kazakhstan joined Russia and Belarus to establish a Customs Union in an effort to boost foreign investment and improve trade. The Customs Union evolved into a Single Economic Space in 2012 and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) in January 2015. In part due to weak commodity prices, Kazakhstan’s exports to EAEU countries declined 23.5% in 2016. Imports from EAEU countries to Kazakhstan declined 13.7%.\n\nThe economic downturn of its EAEU partner, Russia, and the decline in global commodity prices from 2014-2015 contributed to an economic slowdown in Kazakhstan, which continues to experience its slowest economic growth since the financial crises of 2008-09. In 2014, Kazakhstan devalued its currency, the tenge, and announced a stimulus package to cope with its economic challenges. In the face of further decline in the ruble, oil prices, and the regional economy, Kazakhstan announced in 2015 it would replace its currency band with a floating exchange rate, leading to a sharp fall in the value of the tenge. Since reaching a low of 391 to the dollar in January 2016, the tenge has modestly appreciated, helped by somewhat higher oil prices.\n\nDespite some positive institutional and legislative changes in the last several years, investors remain concerned about corruption, bureaucracy, and arbitrary law enforcement, especially at the regional and municipal levels. An additional concern is the condition of the country’s banking sector, which suffers from low liquidity, poor asset quality, and a lack of transparency. Investors also question the potentially negative effects on the economy of a contested presidential succession as Kazakhstan’s first president, Nursultan NAZARBAYEV, who turns 77 in 2017, has not announced whether he will seek reelection in 2019.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 468800000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 464200000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 458900000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 43, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 128100000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1.2, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 4.3, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 199 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 25700, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 26300, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 26300, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 73, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 54.1, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 11.9, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 23.5, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 6.4, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 29.3, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -25.2, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 4.6, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 31.8, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 57.9, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 25.9, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 27.2, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 27.7, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 43 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "grain", "mostly spring wheat", "barley", "potatoes", "vegetables", "melons", "livestock" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "oil", "coal", "iron ore", "manganese", "chromite", "lead", "zinc", "copper", "titanium", "bauxite", "gold", "silver", "phosphates", "sulfur", "uranium", "iron", "steel", "tractors", "other agricultural machinery", "electric motors", "construction materials" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": -1.1, "global_rank": 136, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 8964000, "global_rank": 56, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 18.1, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 20.4, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 61.6, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2017" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4.9, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 5, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 67 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 2.7, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 4.3, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 22, "units": "%" }, "date": "2013" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 26.3, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 31.5, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2003" } ], "global_rank": 131 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 23350000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 27250000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 18.2, "global_rank": 165, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -3, "global_rank": 104, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 25.1, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 22.1, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 164 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 14.6, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 6.7, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 214 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 11, "units": "%", "date": "2017-04-10" }, { "value": 12, "units": "%", "date": "2017-01-09" } ], "global_rank": 7 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 13.7, "units": "%", "date": "2017-03-31" }, { "value": 14.4, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 65 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 13450000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 8933000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 82 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 60400000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 50250000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 67 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 60940000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 50830000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 61 }, "market_value_of_publicly_traded_shares": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 744000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 4737000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" }, { "value": 26230000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 61 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -8156000000.000001, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -5464000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 179 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 35280000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 46290000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 52 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "oil", "oil products", "natural gas", "ferrous metals", "chemicals", "machinery", "grain", "wool", "meat", "coal" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "China", "percent": 15.1 }, { "name": "Russia", "percent": 12.3 }, { "name": "France", "percent": 9.3 }, { "name": "Germany", "percent": 7.9 }, { "name": "Italy", "percent": 6.7 }, { "name": "Greece", "percent": 4.1 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 24500000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 33650000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 67 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "machinery", "equipment", "metal products", "foodstuffs" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Russia", "percent": 32.9 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 25.9 }, { "name": "Germany", "percent": 4.2 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 30100000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 28070000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 49 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 147700000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 153300000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 41 }, "stock_of_direct_foreign_investment": { "at_home": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 148100000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 139200000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 36 }, "abroad": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 35270000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 33770000000.000004, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 49 } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 348.5, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 221.73, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 221.73, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 179.19, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 149.11, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "tenge (KZT) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "total_electrification": { "value": 100, "units": "%" }, "date": "2016" }, "production": { "kWh": 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"refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 228600, "global_rank": 44, "date": "2016" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 186300, "global_rank": 48, "date": "2016" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 846, "global_rank": 41, "date": "2015" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 44490, "global_rank": 79, "date": "2015" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 21380000000, "global_rank": 32, "date": "2016" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 13100000000, "global_rank": 43, "date": "2016" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 13700000000, "global_rank": 19, "date": "2016" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 2200000000, "global_rank": 31, "date": "2014" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 2407000000000, "global_rank": 15, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 257800000, "global_rank": 30, "date": "2014" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 4143100, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 23, "global_rank": 39, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 31390000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 173, "global_rank": 45, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "inherited an outdated telecommunications network from the Soviet era requiring modernization", "domestic": "intercity by landline and microwave radio relay; number of fixed-line connections is inadequate; mobile-cellular usage increased rapidly and the market is now highly mature - subscriber base exceeds 170 per 100 persons", "international": "country code - 7; international traffic with other former Soviet republics and China carried by landline and microwave radio relay and with other countries by satellite and by the Trans-Asia-Europe (TAE) fiber-optic cable; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (2017)" } }, "broadcast_media": "state owns nearly all radio and TV transmission facilities and operates national TV and radio networks; there are 3 TV channels: Kazakhstan, KAZsport, Balapan; and 4 radio stations: Kazakh Radiosy, Shalkar, Astana, and Classic; some former state-owned media outlets have been privatized; households with satellite dishes have access to foreign media; a small number of commercial radio stations operate along with state-run radio stations; recent legislation requires all media outlets to register with the government and all TV providers to broadcast in digital format by 2018; broadcasts reach 98.63% of the population as well as neighboring countries (2017)", "internet": { "country_code": ".kz", "users": { "total": 13230000, "percent_of_population": 72.9, "global_rank": 45, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 10, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 71, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 5081631, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 37669008, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "UP", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 96, "global_rank": 59, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 63, "over_3047_metres": 10, "2438_to_3047_metres": 25, "1524_to_2437_metres": 15, "914_to_1523_metres": 5, "under_914_metres": 8, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 33, "over_3047_metres": 5, "2438_to_3047_metres": 7, "1524_to_2437_metres": 3, "914_to_1523_metres": 5, "under_914_metres": 13, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 3, "date": "2013" } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "condensate", "length": 658, "units": "km" }, { "type": "gas", "length": 12432, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil", "length": 11313, "units": "km" }, { "type": "refined products", "length": 1095, "units": "km" }, { "type": "water", "length": 1465, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 14184, "units": "km" }, "broad_gauge": { "length": 14184, "electrified": 4056, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.520-m" }, "global_rank": 19, "date": "2014" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 97418, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 87140, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 10278, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 48, "date": "2012" }, "waterways": { "value": 4000, "units": "km", "note": "on the Ertis (Irtysh; 80%; Syrdariya; ; ", "global_rank": 25 }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 11, "by_type": [ { "type": "cargo", "count": 1 }, { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 8 }, { "type": "refrigerated cargo", "count": 1 }, { "type": "specialized tanker", "count": 1 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 3, "by_country": [ { "country": "Austria", "count": 1 }, { "country": " Ireland", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Turkey", "count": 1 } ] }, "global_rank": 109, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Caspian Sea - Aqtau (Shevchenko)", "Atyrau (Gur'yev)" ], "river_ports": [ "Oskemen (Ust-Kamenogorsk)", "Pavlodar", "Semey (Semipalatinsk) (Irtysh River)" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.03, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.04, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1.08, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 1.05, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 0.94, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 81 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Kazakhstan Armed Forces", "Land Forces", "Navy", "Air Defense Forces" ], "date": "2017" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18 is the legal minimum age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation is 2 years, but Kazakhstan is transitioning to a largely contract force; military cadets in intermediate (ages 15-17) and higher (ages 17-21) education institutes are classified as military service personnel", "date": "2017" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "Kyrgyzstan has yet to ratify the 2001 boundary delimitation with Kazakhstan", "field demarcation of the boundaries commenced with Uzbekistan in 2004 and with Turkmenistan in 2005", "ongoing demarcation with Russia began in 2007", "demarcation with China was completed in 2002", "creation of a seabed boundary with Turkmenistan in the Caspian Sea remains under discussion", "Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Russia ratified Caspian seabed delimitation treaties based on equidistance, while Iran continues to insist on a one-fifth slice of the sea" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "stateless_persons": { "people": 8451, "date": "2016" } }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "significant illicit cultivation of cannabis for CIS markets, as well as limited cultivation of opium poppy and ephedra (for the drug ephedrine); limited government eradication of illicit crops; transit point for Southwest Asian narcotics bound for Russia and the rest of Europe; significant consumer of opiates" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-24", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624100643/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/kz.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/kz.html" } }, "kenya": { "data": { "name": "Kenya", "introduction": { "background": "Founding president and liberation struggle icon Jomo KENYATTA led Kenya from independence in 1963 until his death in 1978, when Vice President Daniel MOI took power in a constitutional succession. The country was a de facto one-party state from 1969 until 1982 when the ruling Kenya African National Union (KANU) made itself the sole legal party in Kenya. MOI acceded to internal and external pressure for political liberalization in late 1991. The ethnically fractured opposition failed to dislodge KANU from power in elections in 1992 and 1997, which were marred by violence and fraud, but were viewed as having generally reflected the will of the Kenyan people. President MOI stepped down in December 2002 following fair and peaceful elections. Mwai KIBAKI, running as the candidate of the multiethnic, united opposition group, the National Rainbow Coalition (NARC), defeated KANU candidate Uhuru KENYATTA, the son of founding president Jomo KENYATTA, and assumed the presidency following a campaign centered on an anticorruption platform.\nKIBAKI's reelection in December 2007 brought charges of vote rigging from Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) candidate Raila ODINGA and unleashed two months of violence in which as many as 1,500 people died. African Union-sponsored mediation led by former UN Secretary General Kofi ANNAN in late February 2008 resulted in a power-sharing accord bringing ODINGA into the government in the restored position of prime minister. The power sharing accord included a broad reform agenda, the centerpiece of which was constitutional reform. In August 2010, Kenyans overwhelmingly adopted a new constitution in a national referendum. The new constitution introduced additional checks and balances to executive power and significant devolution of power and resources to 47 newly created counties. It also eliminated the position of prime minister following the first presidential election under the new constitution, which occurred in March 2013. Uhuru KENYATTA won the election and was sworn into office in April 2013." }, "geography": { "location": "Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Somalia and Tanzania", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 1, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 38, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Africa", "area": { "total": { "value": 580367, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 569140, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 11227, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 49, "comparative": "five times the size of Ohio; slightly more than twice the size of Nevada" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 3457, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Ethiopia", "border_length": { "value": 867, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Somalia", "border_length": { "value": 684, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "South Sudan", "border_length": { "value": 317, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Tanzania", "border_length": { "value": 775, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Uganda", "border_length": { "value": 814, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 536, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" }, "continental_shelf": { "value": 200, "units": "m", "note": "depth or to the depth of exploitation" } }, "climate": "varies from tropical along coast to arid in interior", "terrain": "low plains rise to central highlands bisected by Great Rift Valley; fertile plateau in west", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 762, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Indian Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Mount Kenya", "elevation": { "value": 5199, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "limestone", "soda ash", "salt", "gemstones", "fluorspar", "zinc", "diatomite", "gypsum", "wildlife", "hydropower" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 48.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 9.8, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0.9, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 37.4, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 6.1, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 45.8, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 1030, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "recurring drought", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "flooding during rainy seasons", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "limited volcanic activity; the Barrier (elev. 1,032 m) last erupted in 1921; South Island is the only other historically active volcano", "type": "volcanism" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "water pollution from urban and industrial wastes", "degradation of water quality from increased use of pesticides and fertilizers", "water hyacinth infestation in Lake Victoria", "deforestation", "soil erosion", "desertification", "poaching" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Marine Dumping", "Marine Life Conservation", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Wetlands", "Whaling" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "the Kenyan Highlands comprise one of the most successful agricultural production regions in Africa; glaciers are found on Mount Kenya, Africa's second highest peak; unique physiography supports abundant and varied wildlife of scientific and economic value" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 46790758, "global_rank": 31, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Kenyan(s)", "adjective": "Kenyan" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Kikuyu", "percent": 22 }, { "name": "Luhya", "percent": 14 }, { "name": "Luo", "percent": 13 }, { "name": "Kalenjin", "percent": 12 }, { "name": "Kamba", "percent": 11 }, { "name": "Kisii", "percent": 6 }, { "name": "Meru", "percent": 6 }, { "name": "other African", "percent": 15 }, { "name": "non-African", "percent": 1, "note": "Asian, European, and Arab" } ] }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "English", "note": "official" }, { "name": "Kiswahili", "note": "official" }, { "name": "numerous indigenous languages" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Christian", "percent": 83, "breakdown": [ { "name": "Protestant", "percent": 47.7 }, { "name": "Catholic", "percent": 23.4 }, { "name": "other Christian", "percent": 11.9 } ] }, { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 11.2 }, { "name": "Traditionalists", "percent": 1.7 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 1.6 }, { "name": "none", "percent": 2.4 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 0.2 } ], "date": "2009" }, "demographic_profile": "Kenya has experienced dramatic population growth since the mid-20th century as a result of its high birth rate and its declining mortality rate. More than 40% of Kenyans are under the age of 15 because of sustained high fertility, early marriage and childbearing, and an unmet need for family planning. Kenya’s persistent rapid population growth strains the labor market, social services, arable land, and natural resources. Although Kenya in 1967 was the first sub-Saharan country to launch a nationwide family planning program, progress in reducing the birth rate has largely stalled since the late 1990s, when the government decreased its support for family planning to focus on the HIV epidemic. Government commitment and international technical support spurred Kenyan contraceptive use, decreasing the fertility rate (children per woman) from about 8 in the late 1970s to less than 5 children twenty years later, but it has plateaued at just over 3 children today.\nKenya is a source of emigrants and a host country for refugees. In the 1960s and 1970s, Kenyans pursued higher education in the UK because of colonial ties, but as British immigration rules tightened, the US, the then Soviet Union, and Canada became attractive study destinations. Kenya’s stagnant economy and political problems during the 1980s and 1990s led to an outpouring of Kenyan students and professionals seeking permanent opportunities in the West and southern Africa. Nevertheless, Kenya’s relative stability since its independence in 1963 has attracted hundreds of thousands of refugees escaping violent conflicts in neighboring countries; Kenya presently shelters nearly 400,000 Somali refugees.", "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 40.87, "males": 9592017, "females": 9532032 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 18.83, "males": 4398554, "females": 4411586 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 33.54, "males": 7938111, "females": 7755128 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 3.84, "males": 819665, "females": 976862 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 2.92, "males": 590961, "females": 775842 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 80.9, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 75.8, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 5.1, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 19.7, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 19.5, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 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"date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 66, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 5.7, "global_rank": 148, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 0.2, "date": "2013" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 1.4, "date": "2010" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 81.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 56.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 63.2, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 18.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 43.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 36.8, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 31.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 29.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 30.1, "units": 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"percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 11, "global_rank": 42, "date": "2014" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 5.3, "global_rank": 28, "date": "2015" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 78, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 81.1, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 74.9, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 11, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 11, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 11, "units": "years" }, "date": "2009" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Republic of Kenya", "conventional_short_form": "Kenya", "local_long_form": "Republic of Kenya/Jamhuri ya Kenya", "local_short_form": "Kenya", "former": "British East Africa", "etymology": "named for Mount Kenya; the meaning of the name is unclear but may derive from the Kikuyu, Embu, and Kamba words \"kirinyaga,\" \"kirenyaa,\" and \"kiinyaa\" - all of which mean \"God's resting place\"" }, "government_type": "presidential republic", "capital": { "name": "Nairobi", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 1, "minutes": 17, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 36, "minutes": 49, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 3, "note": "8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "administrative_divisions": [ { "name": "Baringo", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Bomet", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Bungoma", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Busia", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Elgeyo/Marakwet", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Embu", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Garissa", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Homa Bay", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Isiolo", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Kajiado", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Kakamega", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Kericho", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Kiambu", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Kilifi", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Kirinyaga", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Kisii", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Kisumu", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Kitui", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Kwale", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Laikipia", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Lamu", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Machakos", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Makueni", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Mandera", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Marsabit", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Meru", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Migori", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Mombasa", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Murang'a", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Nairobi City", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Nakuru", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Nandi", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Narok", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Nyamira", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Nyandarua", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Nyeri", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Samburu", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Siaya", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Taita/Taveta", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Tana River", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Tharaka-Nithi", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Trans Nzoia", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Turkana", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Uasin Gishu", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Vihiga", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Wajir", "type": "country" }, { "name": "West Pokot", "type": "country" } ], "independence": { "date": "1963-12-12", "note": "from the UK" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Jamhuri Day", "day": "12 December", "original_year": "1963", "note": "Madaraka Day, 1 June marks the day Kenya attained internal self-rule; Independence Day" } ], "constitution": { "history": "previous 1963, 1969; latest drafted 6 May 2010, passed by referendum 4 August 2010, promulgated 27 August 2010 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "mixed legal system of English common law, Islamic law, and customary law; judicial review in a new Supreme Court established pursuant to the new constitution", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Kenya", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "yes", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "4 out of the previous 7 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Uhuru KENYATTA (since 9 April 2013); Deputy President William RUTO (since 9 April 2013); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government", "head_of_government": "President Uhuru KENYATTA (since 9 April 2013); Deputy President William RUTO (since 9 April 2013); note - position of the prime minister abolished after the March 2013 elections", "cabinet": "Cabinet appointed by the president, subject to confirmation by the National Assembly", "elections_appointments": "president and deputy president directly elected on the same ballot by qualified majority popular vote for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); in addition to receiving an absolute majority popular vote, the presidential candidate must also win at least 25% of the votes cast in each of more than half of the 47 counties to avoid a runoff; election last held on 4 March 2013 (next to be held in 2017)", "election_results": "Uhuru KENYATTA elected president in first round; percent of vote - Uhuru KENYATTA (TNA) 50.1%, Raila ODINGA (ODM) 43.7%, Musalia MUDAVADI (UDF) 4.0%, other 2.2%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "bicameral parliament consists of the Senate (67 seats; 47 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 20 directly elected by proportional representation vote - 16 women, 2 representing youth, and 2 representing the disabled; members serve 5-year terms) and the National Assembly (349 seats; 290 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote, 47 women in single-seat constituencies elected by simple majority vote, and 12 members nominated by the National Assembly - 6 representing youth and 6 representing the disabled; members serve 5-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 4 March 2013 (next to be held in 2017)", "election_results": "Senate - percent of vote by party/coalition - NA; seats by party/coalition - Jubilee Alliance 30 (TNA 17, URP 12, NARC 1); CORD Coalition 28 (ODM 17, FORD-K 5, WDM-K 5, other 1); Amani Coalition 6 (KANU 3, UDF 3), APK 3; National Assembly - percent of vote by party/coalition - NA; seats by party/coalition - Jubilee Alliance 167 (TNA 89, URP 75, NARC 3), CORD Coalition 141 (ODM 96, WDM-K 26, FORD-K 10, other 9), Amani Coalition 24 (UDF 12, KANU 6, NFK 6), Eagle Coalition 2 (KNC 2), APK 5, FORD-P 4, independent 4, other 2" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court (consists of chief and deputy chief justices and 5 judges)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "chief and deputy chief justices nominated by Judicial Service Commission (JSC) and appointed by president with approval of the National Assembly; other judges nominated by the JSC and appointed by president; chief justice serves a nonrenewable 10-year term or till age 70 whichever comes first; other judges serve till age 70", "subordinate_courts": "High Court; Court of Appeal; military courts; magistrates' courts; religious courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Alliance Party of Kenya", "name_alternative": "APK", "leaders": [ "Kiraitu MURUNGI" ] }, { "name": "Amani National Congress", "leaders": [ "Musalia MUDAVADI" ] }, { "name": "Coalition for Reforms and Democracy", "name_alternative": "CORD", "leaders": [ "Raila ODINGA" ], "note": "includes ODM, WDM-K, FORD-K" }, { "name": "Federal Party of Kenya", "name_alternative": "FPK", "leaders": [ "Cyrus JIRONGA" ] }, { "name": "Forum for the Restoration of Democracy-Kenya", "name_alternative": "FORD-K", "leaders": [ "Moses WETANGULA" ] }, { "name": "Forum for the Restoration of Democracy-People", "name_alternative": "FORD-P", "leaders": [ "Henry OBWOCHA" ] }, { "name": "Jubilee Party", "leaders": [ "Uhuru KENYATTA" ] }, { "name": "Kenya African National Union", "name_alternative": "KANU", "leaders": [ "Gideon MOI" ] }, { "name": "National Rainbow Coalition", "name_alternative": "NARC", "leaders": [ "Charity NGILU" ] }, { "name": "Orange Democratic Movement Party of Kenya", "name_alternative": "ODM", "leaders": [ "Raila ODINGA" ] }, { "name": "Wiper Democratic Movement-K", "name_alternative": "WDM-K", "leaders": [ "Kalonzo MUSYOKA" ], "note": "formerly Orange Democratic Movement-Kenya or ODM-K" } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "African Center for Open Governance", "leaders": [ "Gladwell OTIENO" ] }, { "name": "Anglican Church of Kenya", "leaders": [ "Archbishop Jackson Nasoore Ole SAPIT" ] }, { "name": "Council of Imams and Preachers of Kenya", "name_alternative": "CIPK", "leaders": [ "Sheikh Mohammed KHALIFA" ] }, { "name": "Federation of Women Lawyers in Kenya" }, { "name": "Kenya Association of Manufacturers" }, { "name": "Kenya Human Rights Commission", "name_alternative": "KHRC", "leaders": [ "George KEGORO" ] }, { "name": "Kenya Private Sector Alliance" }, { "name": "Kenyans for Peace with Truth and Justice ", "note": "umbrella group of more than 30 NGOs" }, { "name": "Muslim Human Rights Forum", "leaders": [ "Ali-Amin KIMATHI" ] }, { "name": "National Muslim Leaders Forum", "name_alternative": "NAMLEF", "leaders": [ "Abdullahi ABDI" ] }, { "name": "Protestant National Council of Churches of Kenya", "name_alternative": "NCCK", "leaders": [ "Canon Peter Karanja MWANGI" ] }, { "name": "Roman Catholic Church", "leaders": [ "Cardinal John NJUE" ] }, { "name": "Supreme Council of Kenya Muslims", "name_alternative": "SUPKEM", "leaders": [ "Adan WACHU", "secretary general" ] }, { "name": "labor unions" }, { "name": "other Christian churches" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ACP" }, { "organization": "AfDB" }, { "organization": "AU" }, { "organization": "C" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "COMESA" }, { "organization": "EAC" }, { "organization": "EADB" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-15" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IGAD" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "MINUSMA" }, { "organization": "MONUSCO" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNAMID" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNIFIL" }, { "organization": "UNMIL" }, { "organization": "UNMISS" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Robinson GITHAE (since 18 November 2014)", "chancery": "2249 R Street NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 387-6101", "fax": "[1] (202) 462-3829", "consulates_general": "Los Angeles", "consulates": "New York" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Robert F. GODEC (since 16 January 2013)", "embassy": "United Nations Avenue, Nairobi; P.O. Box 606 Village Market, Nairobi 00621", "mailing_address": "American Embassy Nairobi, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC 20521-8900", "telephone": "[254] (20) 363-6000", "fax": "[254] (20) 363-6157" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "three equal horizontal bands of black (top), red, and green; the red band is edged in white; a large Maasai warrior's shield covering crossed spears is superimposed at the center; black symbolizes the majority population, red the blood shed in the struggle for freedom, green stands for natural wealth, and white for peace; the shield and crossed spears symbolize the defense of freedom" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "lion" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "black" }, { "color": "red" }, { "color": "green" }, { "color": "white" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu\" (Oh God of All Creation)", "lyrics_music": "Graham HYSLOP, Thomas KALUME, Peter KIBUKOSYA, Washington OMONDI, and George W. SENOGA-ZAKE/traditional, adapted by Graham HYSLOP, Thomas KALUME, Peter KIBUKOSYA, Washington OMONDI, and George W. SENOGA-ZAKE", "note": "adopted 1963; based on a traditional Kenyan folk song", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/KE.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Kenya is the economic, financial, and transport hub of East Africa. Kenya’s real GDP growth has averaged over 5% for the last eight years. Since 2014, Kenya has been ranked as a lower middle income country because its per capita GDP crossed a World Bank threshold. While Kenya has a growing entrepreneurial middle class and steady growth, its economic and development trajectory could be impaired by weak governance and corruption. Although reliable numbers are hard to find, unemployment and under-employment are extremely high, and could be near 40% of the population.\n\nAgriculture remains the backbone of the Kenyan economy, contributing one-third of GDP. About 75% of Kenya’s population of roughly 44.2 million work at least part-time in the agricultural sector, including livestock and pastoral activities. Over 75% of agricultural output is from small-scale, rain-fed farming or livestock production.\n\nInadequate infrastructure continues to hamper Kenya’s efforts to improve its annual growth to the 8-10% range so that it can meaningfully address poverty and unemployment. The KENYATTA administration has been successful in courting external investment for infrastructure development. International financial institutions and donors remain important to Kenya's economic growth and development, but Kenya has also successfully raised capital in the global bond market. Kenya issued its first sovereign bond offering in mid-2014. Nairobi has contracted with a Chinese company to construct a new standard gauge railway connecting Mombasa and Nairobi, with completion expected in June 2017. In 2013, the country adopted a devolved system of government with the creation of 47 counties, and is in the process of devolving state revenues and responsibilities to the counties. Inflationary pressures and sharp currency depreciation peaked in early 2012 but have since abated following low global food and fuel prices and monetary interventions by the Central Bank. Drought-like conditions in parts of the country have pushed March 2017 inflation above 9%. Chronic budget deficits, including a shortage of funds in mid-2015, hampered the government’s ability to implement proposed development programs, but the economy is back in balance with many indicators, including foreign exchange reserves, interest rates, and FDI moving in the right direction. Underlying weaknesses were exposed in the banking sector in 2016 when the government was forced to take over three small and undercapitalized banks. In 2016, the government enacted legislation that limits interest rates banks can charge on loans and set a rate that banks must pay their depositors. This measure led to a sharp shrinkage of credit in the economy.\n\nTourism holds a significant place in Kenya’s economy. A spate of terrorist attacks by the Somalia-based group al-Shabaab reduced international tourism earning after their deadly 2013 attack on Nairobi’s Westgate mall, which killed 67 people, but the sector is now recovering. In 2016, tourist arrivals grew by 17% while revenues from tourism increased by 37%.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 152700000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 144100000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 136400000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 75, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 69170000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 5.6, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 5.3, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 22 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3400, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3300, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 3200, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 185, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 77.6, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 14.2, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 21.3, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": -0.3, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 15.2, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -28, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 32.7, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 18, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 49.3, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 16.1, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 12.7, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 12.2, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 113 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "tea", "coffee", "corn", "wheat", "sugarcane", "fruit", "vegetables", "dairy products", "beef", "fish", "pork", "poultry", "eggs" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "small-scale consumer goods", "plastic", "furniture", "batteries", "textiles", "clothing", "soap", "cigarettes", "flour", "agricultural products", "horticulture", "oil refining", "aluminum", "steel", "lead", "cement", "commercial ship repair", "tourism" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 6.6, "global_rank": 21, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 18660000, "global_rank": 33, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 61.1, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 6.7, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 32.2, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2005" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 40, "units": "%", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 40, "units": "%", "date": "2001" } ], "global_rank": 201 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 43.4, "units": "%", "date": "2012" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 1.8, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 37.8, "units": "%" }, "date": "2005" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 42.5, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2008" }, { "value": 44.9, "units": "gini_index", "date": "1997" } ], "global_rank": 50 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 12890000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 17850000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 18.6, "global_rank": 163, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -7.2, "global_rank": 188, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 50.4, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 48, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 94 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 July", "end": "30 June" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6.1, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 6.6, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 185 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 11.5, "units": "%", "date": "2016-01-20" }, { "value": 7, "units": "%", "date": "2010-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 16 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 17.5, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 16.09, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 26 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 11070000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 9927000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 79 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 24020000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" }, { "value": 18920000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 85 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 31520000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 27500000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 77 }, "market_value_of_publicly_traded_shares": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 26160000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" }, { "value": 22090000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" }, { "value": 14790000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2012-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 62 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -3822000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -4335000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 167 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6363000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 5982000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 101 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "tea", "horticultural products", "coffee", "petroleum products", "fish", "cement" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Uganda", "percent": 10.7 }, { "name": "US", "percent": 7.9 }, { "name": "Tanzania", "percent": 7.7 }, { "name": "Netherlands", "percent": 7 }, { "name": "Zambia", "percent": 5.8 }, { "name": "UK", "percent": 5.7 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 16340000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 15560000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 81 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "machinery", "transportation equipment", "petroleum products", "motor vehicles", "iron", "steel", "resins", "plastics" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "China", "percent": 30 }, { "name": "India", "percent": 15.5 }, { "name": "UAE", "percent": 5.7 }, { "name": "US", "percent": 4.8 }, { "name": "Japan", "percent": 4.7 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 7374000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 7548000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 84 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 20250000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 17920000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 90 }, "stock_of_direct_foreign_investment": { "at_home": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5537000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 4662000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 102 } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 102, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 98.179, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 98.179, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 87.921, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 84.53, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Kenyan shillings (KES) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 35400000, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 20, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 60, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 7, "units": "%" }, "date": "2013" }, "production": { "kWh": 9200000000, "global_rank": 104, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 7600000000, "global_rank": 105, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 38000000, "global_rank": 88, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "kWh": 79000000, "global_rank": 102, "date": "2014" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 2281000, "global_rank": 108, "date": "2015" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 42.4, "global_rank": 160, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 118, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 43.9, "global_rank": 55, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 13.8, "global_rank": 23, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 150, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 146, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 11270, "global_rank": 73, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 0, "global_rank": 151, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 12610, "global_rank": 100, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 92000, "global_rank": 83, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 575, "global_rank": 113, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 82950, "global_rank": 59, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 202, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 159, "date": "2013" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 126, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 213, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 155, "date": "2014-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 13000000, "global_rank": 96, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 85496, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 1, "global_rank": 129, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 37716000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 82, "global_rank": 35, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "the mobile-cellular system is generally good, especially is urban areas; fixed-line telephone system is small and inefficient; trunks are primarily microwave radio relay; business data commonly transferred by a very small aperture terminal (VSAT) system", "domestic": "sole fixed-line provider, Telkom Kenya, privatized in 2013 and is now 60% owned by Helios Investment Partners, a London-based equity fund, and 40% owned by the the Kenyan Government; multiple providers in the mobile-cellular segment of the market fostering a boom in mobile-cellular telephone usage with teledensity reaching 80 per 100 persons in 2015", "international": "country code - 254; landing point for the EASSy, TEAMS and SEACOM fiber-optic submarine cable systems; satellite earth stations - 4 Intelsat (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "about a half-dozen large-scale privately owned media companies with TV and radio stations, as well as a state-owned TV broadcaster, provide service nationwide; satellite and cable TV subscription services available; state-owned radio broadcaster operates 2 national radio channels and provides regional and local radio services in multiple languages; many private radio stations broadcast on a national level along with over 100 private and non-profit provincial stations broadcasting in local languages; transmissions of several international broadcasters available (2014)", "internet": { "country_code": ".ke", "users": { "total": 20952000, "percent_of_population": 45.6, "global_rank": 33, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 16, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 106, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 4874590, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 286414683, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "5Y", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 197, "global_rank": 28, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 16, "over_3047_metres": 5, "2438_to_3047_metres": 2, "1524_to_2437_metres": 2, "914_to_1523_metres": 6, "under_914_metres": 1, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 181, "1524_to_2437_metres": 14, "914_to_1523_metres": 107, "under_914_metres": 60, "date": "2013" } } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "oil", "length": 4, "units": "km" }, { "type": "refined products", "length": 928, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 3806, "units": "km" }, "narrow_gauge": { "length": 3334, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.000-m" }, "standard_gauge": { "length": 472, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.435-m" }, "global_rank": 54, "date": "2014" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 161452, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 14420, "units": "km", "note": "8,500 km highways, 1,872 urban roads, and 4,048 rural roads" }, "unpaved": { "value": 147032, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 32, "date": "2017" }, "merchant_marine": { "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 5, "by_country": [ { "country": "Comoros", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Saint Vincent and the Grenadines", "count": 2 }, { "country": "unknown", "count": 1 } ] }, "global_rank": 125, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Kisumu", "Mombasa" ], "liquid_natural_gas_terminals_import": [ "Mombasa" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.51, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.33, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1.56, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 1.67, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 1.54, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 41 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Kenya Defence Forces", "Kenya Army", "Kenya Navy", "Kenya Air Force" ], "date": "2012" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18-26 years of age for male and female voluntary service (under 18 with parental consent), with a 9-year obligation (7 years for Kenyan Navy); applicants must be Kenyan citizens and provide a national identity card (obtained at age 18) and a school-leaving certificate; women serve under the same terms and conditions as men; mandatory retirement at age 55", "date": "2012" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "Kenya served as an important mediator in brokering Sudan's north-south separation in February 2005", "Kenya provides shelter to an estimated 580,000 refugees, including Ugandans who flee across the border periodically to seek protection from Lord's Resistance Army rebels", "Kenya works hard to prevent the clan and militia fighting in Somalia from spreading across the border, which has long been open to nomadic pastoralists", "the boundary that separates Kenya's and Sudan's sovereignty is unclear in the \"Ilemi Triangle,\" which Kenya has administered since colonial times" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "refugees": { "by_country": [ { "people": 313255, "country_of_origin": "Somalia; South Sudan; refugees and asylum seekers; Democratic Republic of the Congo; refugees and asylum seekers; Ethiopia; refugees and asylum seekers; Sudan; refugees and asylum seekers; Burundi" } ], "date": "2017" }, "internally_displaced_persons": { "people": 138000, "note": "represents people displaced since the 1990s by ethnic and political violence and land disputes and who sought refuge mostly in camps; persons who took refuge in host communities or were evicted in urban areas are not included in the data; data is not available on pastoralists displaced by cattle rustling, violence, natural disasters, and development projects; the largest displacement resulted from 2007-08 post-election violence (2016" }, "stateless_persons": { "people": 20000, "date": "2016" } }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "widespread harvesting of small plots of marijuana; transit country for South Asian heroin destined for Europe and North America; Indian methaqualone also transits on way to South Africa; significant potential for money-laundering activity given the country's status as a regional financial center; massive corruption, and relatively high levels of narcotics-associated activities" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-24", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624100355/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ke.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ke.html" } }, "kiribati": { "data": { "name": "Kiribati", "introduction": { "background": "The Gilbert Islands became a British protectorate in 1892 and a colony in 1915; they were captured by the Japanese in the Pacific War in 1941. The islands of Makin and Tarawa were the sites of major US amphibious victories over entrenched Japanese garrisons in 1943. The Gilbert Islands were granted self-rule by the UK in 1971 and complete independence in 1979 under the new name of Kiribati. The US relinquished all claims to the sparsely inhabited Phoenix and Line Island groups in a 1979 treaty of friendship with Kiribati." }, "geography": { "location": "Oceania, group of 33 coral atolls in the Pacific Ocean, straddling the Equator; the capital Tarawa is about halfway between Hawaii and Australia", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 1, "minutes": 25, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 173, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Oceania", "area": { "total": { "value": 811, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 811, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "note": "includes three island groups - Gilbert Islands, Line Islands, and Phoenix Islands - dispersed over about 3.5 million sq km (1.35 million sq mi)", "global_rank": 187, "comparative": "four times the size of Washington, DC" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 0, "units": "km" } }, "coastline": { "value": 1143, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "tropical; marine, hot and humid, moderated by trade winds", "terrain": "mostly low-lying coral atolls surrounded by extensive reefs", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 2, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Pacific Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "unnamed elevation on Banaba", "elevation": { "value": 81, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "phosphate ; production discontinued in 1979", "coconuts", "copra", "fish" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 42, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 2.5, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 39.5, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 15, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 43, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "typhoons can occur any time, but usually November to March", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "occasional tornadoes", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "low level of some of the islands make them sensitive to changes in sea level", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "heavy pollution in lagoon of south Tarawa atoll due to heavy migration mixed with traditional practices such as lagoon latrines and open-pit dumping", "ground water at risk" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Marine Dumping", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Whaling" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "21 of the 33 islands are inhabited; Banaba (Ocean Island) in Kiribati is one of the three great phosphate rock islands in the Pacific Ocean - the others are Makatea in French Polynesia, and Nauru; Kiribati is the only country in the world to fall into all four hemispheres (northern, southern, eastern, and western)" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 106925, "global_rank": 192, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "I-Kiribati (singular and plural)", "adjective": "I-Kiribati" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "I-Kiribati", "percent": 89.5 }, { "name": "I-Kiribati/mixed", "percent": 9.7 }, { "name": "Tuvaluan", "percent": 0.1 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 0.8 } ], "date": "2010" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "I-Kiribati" }, { "name": "English", "note": "official" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 55.8 }, { "name": "Kempsville Presbyterian Church", "percent": 33.5 }, { "name": "Mormon", "percent": 4.7 }, { "name": "Baha'i", "percent": 2.3 }, { "name": "Seventh Day Adventist", "percent": 2 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 1.5 }, { "name": "none", "percent": 0.2 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 0.05 } ], "date": "2010" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 30.16, "males": 16438, "females": 15814 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 21.26, "males": 11285, "females": 11447 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 38.59, "males": 19863, "females": 21397 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 5.86, "males": 2827, "females": 3436 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 4.13, "males": 1741, "females": 2677 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 63, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 57, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 6, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 16.6, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 24.3, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 23.4, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 25.1, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 158, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 1.14, "global_rank": 103, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 21.3, "global_rank": 76, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 7.1, "global_rank": 129, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -2.9, "global_rank": 177, "date": "2016" }, "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 44.3, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 1.78, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Tarawa", "population": 46000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2014" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 0.99, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 0.93, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.82, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.65, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.95, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 23.1, "date": "2009" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 90, "global_rank": 155, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 33.2, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 34.4, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 31.9, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 60, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 66.2, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 63.7, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 68.8, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 174, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 2.43, "global_rank": 82, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 22.3, "units": "%", "date": "2009" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 10.2, "global_rank": 17, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 0.2, "date": "2013" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 1.3, "date": "2011" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 87.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 50.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 66.9, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 12.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 49.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 33.1, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 51.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 30.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 39.7, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 48.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 69.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 60.3, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 40.1, "global_rank": 8, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 14.9, "global_rank": 48, "date": "2009" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 12, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 11, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 12, "units": "years" }, "date": "2008" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 54, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 47.6, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 61.8, "units": "%" }, "date": "2010" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Republic of Kiribati", "conventional_short_form": "Kiribati", "local_long_form": "Republic of Kiribati", "local_short_form": "Kiribati", "note": "pronounced keer-ree-bahss", "former": "Gilbert Islands", "etymology": "the name is the local pronounciation of \"Gilberts,\" the former designation of the islands; originally named after explorer Thomas GILBERT, who mapped many of the islands in 1788" }, "government_type": "presidential republic", "capital": { "name": "Tarawa", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 1, "minutes": 21, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 173, "minutes": 2, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 12, "note": "17 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" }, "note": "on 1 January 1995, Kiribati proclaimed that all of its territory was in the same time zone as its Gilbert Islands group (UTC +12) even though the Phoenix Islands and the Line Islands under its jurisdiction were on the other side of the International Date Line" }, "independence": { "date": "1979-07-12", "note": "from the UK" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "12 July", "original_year": "1979" } ], "constitution": { "history": "The Gilbert and Ellice Islands Order in Council 1915, The Gilbert Islands Order in Council 1975 (preindependence); latest promulgated 12 July 1979 (at independence); amended 1995, 2013 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "English common law supplemented by customary law", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "non-party state to the ICCt" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a native-born citizen of Kiribati", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "7 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Taneti MAAMAU (since 11 March 2016); Vice President Kourabi NENEM (since 17 March 2016); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government", "head_of_government": "President Taneti MAAMAU (since 11 March 2016); Vice President Kourabi NENEM (since 17 March 2016)", "cabinet": "Cabinet appointed by the president from among House of Assembly members", "elections_appointments": "president directly elected by simple majority popular vote following nomination of candidates from among House of Assembly members; term is 4 years (eligible for 2 additional terms); election last held on 13 January 2012 (next to be held in 2015); vice president appointed by the president", "election_results": "Taneti MAAMAU elected president; percent of vote - Taneti MAAMAU 60%, Rimeta BENIAMINA (BTK) 38.5%, Taneti IOANE (BTK) 1.5%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral House of Assembly or Maneaba Ni Maungatabu (46 seats; 44 members directly elected in single- and multi-seat constituencies by absolute majority vote in two-rounds, 1 member appointed by the Rabi Council of Leaders - representing Banaba Island, and 1 ex officio member - the attorney general; members serve 4-year terms)", "elections": "legislative elections were held in two rounds - the first on 21 October 2011 and the second on 28 October 2011 (next to be held in 2015)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA, other 2 (includes attorney general)" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "High Court (consists of a chief justice and other judges as prescribed by the president); note - the High Court has jurisdiction on constitutional issues", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "chief justice appointed by the president on the advice of the cabinet in consultation with the Public Service Commission (PSC); other judges appointed by the president on the advice of the chief justice along with the PSC", "subordinate_courts": "Court of Appeal; magistrates' courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Boutokaan Te Koaua Party", "name_alternative": "BTK", "leaders": [ "Anote TONG" ] }, { "name": "Kamaeuraoan Te I-Kiribati Party", "name_alternative": "KTK", "leaders": [ "Tetaua TAITAI" ] }, { "name": "Maurin Kiribati Pati", "name_alternative": "MKP", "leaders": [ "Rimeta BENIAMINA" ] } ], "note": "there is no tradition of formally organized political parties in Kiribati; they more closely resemble factions or interest groups because they have no party headquarters, formal platforms, or party structures" }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ABEDA" }, { "organization": "ACP" }, { "organization": "ADB" }, { "organization": "AOSIS" }, { "organization": "C" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "PIF" }, { "organization": "Sparteca" }, { "organization": "SPC" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "note": "there is an honorary consulate in Honolulu" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "the upper half is red with a yellow frigatebird flying over a yellow rising sun, and the lower half is blue with three horizontal wavy white stripes to represent the Pacific ocean; the white stripes represent the three island groups - the Gilbert, Line, and Phoenix Islands; the 17 rays of the sun represent the 16 Gilbert Islands and Banaba (formerly Ocean Island); the frigatebird symbolizes authority and freedom" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "frigatebird" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "white" }, { "color": "blue" }, { "color": "yellow" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Teirake kaini Kiribati\" (Stand Up, Kiribati)", "lyrics_music": "Urium Tamuera IOTEBA", "note": "adopted 1979" } }, "economy": { "overview": "A remote country of 33 scattered coral atolls, Kiribati has few natural resources and is one of the least developed Pacific Island countries. Commercially viable phosphate deposits were exhausted by the time of independence from the United Kingdom in 1979. Earnings from fishing licenses and seafarer remittances are important sources of income, however, remittances and the number of seafarers employed declined in the global crisis, but has since improved. In 2013, fishing license revenues contributed close to half of government’s total revenue and total remittances from seafarers were equivalent to 6% of GDP.\n\nEconomic development is constrained by a shortage of skilled workers, weak infrastructure, and remoteness from international markets. The public sector dominates economic activity, with ongoing capital projects in infrastructure including the road rehabilitation, water and sanitation projects, and renovations to the international airport, spurring some growth. Public debt increased from less than 10% of GDP in 2014 to 23% of GDP at the end of 2015 due to the Bonriki International Airport repair and upgrade project financed by development partner concessional loans.\n\nKiribati is dependent on foreign aid, which was estimated to have contributed over 43% in 2013 to the government’s finances. The country’s sovereign fund, the Revenue Equalization Reserve Fund (RERF), which is held offshore, had an estimated balance of $571 million (A$756 million) in 2015, equivalent to 344% of GDP. The RERF seeks to avoid exchange rate risk by holding investments in more than 20 currencies, including the Australian dollar, US dollar, the Japanese yen, and the Euro. Drawdowns from the RERF helped finance the government’s annual budget.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 211000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 204700000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 197800000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 220, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 166000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.1, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 2.4, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 86 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1800, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1800, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1800, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 209, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 26.3, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 9.2, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 64.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2012" } } }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "copra", "breadfruit", "fish" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "fishing", "handicrafts" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 1.1, "global_rank": 144, "date": "2012" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 39000, "global_rank": 198, "date": "2010" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 15, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 10, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 75, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2010" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 30.6, "units": "%", "date": "2010" }, { "value": 6.1, "units": "%", "date": "2005" } ], "global_rank": 195 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 197900000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 179900000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2013" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 119.2, "global_rank": 3, "date": "2013" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": 10.8, "global_rank": 5, "date": "2013" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 8.6, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 8, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 185 }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.5, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0.6, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 92 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 8000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 69000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 60 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 84750000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 62310000, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 196 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "fish", "coconut products" ] } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 182200000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 172500000, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 209 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "food", "machinery", "equipment", "miscellaneous manufactured goods", "fuel" ] } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 8369999.999999999, "units": "USD", "date": "2010-12-31" } ] }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 13600000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 14100000, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 199 }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.352, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1.3291, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.3291, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 0.9695, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 0.9695, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar; 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connections to outer islands by HF/VHF radiotelephone; wireless service available in Tarawa since 1999", "international": "country code - 686; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "1 TV broadcast station that provides about 1 hour of local programming Monday-Friday; multi-channel TV packages provide access to Australian and US stations; 1 government-operated radio station broadcasts on AM, FM, and shortwave (2009)", "internet": { "country_code": ".ki", "users": { "total": 14000, "percent_of_population": 13, "global_rank": 204, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "T3", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 19, "global_rank": 138, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 4, "1524_to_2437_metres": 4, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 15, "914_to_1523_metres": 10, "under_914_metres": 5, "date": "2013" } } }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 670, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 192, "date": "2011" }, "waterways": { "value": 5, "units": "km", "note": "small network of canals in Line Islands", "global_rank": 107, "date": "2012" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 77, "by_type": [ { "type": "bulk carrier", "count": 7 }, { "type": "cargo", "count": 35 }, { "type": "chemical tanker", "count": 6 }, { "type": "passenger", "count": 1 }, { "type": "passenger/cargo", "count": 1 }, { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 12 }, { "type": "refrigerated cargo", "count": 15 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 43, "by_country": [ { "country": "China", "count": 26 }, { "country": "Hong Kong", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Russia", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Singapore", "count": 9 }, { "country": "South Korea", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Taiwan", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Vietnam", "count": 2 } ] }, "global_rank": 59, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Betio (Tarawa Atoll)", "Canton Island", "English Harbor" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "branches": { "by_name": [ "no regular military forces (establishment prevented by the constitution)", "Police Force" ], "date": "2011" }, "note": "Kiribati does not have military forces; defense assistance is provided by Australia and NZ" }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "none" ] } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-01", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701034901/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/kr.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/kr.html" } }, "korea_north": { "data": { "name": "Korea, North", "introduction": { "background": "An independent kingdom for much of its long history, Korea was occupied by Japan beginning in 1905 following the Russo-Japanese War. Five years later, Japan formally annexed the entire peninsula. Following World War II, Korea was split with the northern half coming under Soviet-sponsored communist control. After failing in the Korean War (1950-53) to conquer the US-backed Republic of Korea (ROK) in the southern portion by force, North Korea (DPRK), under its founder President KIM Il Sung, adopted a policy of ostensible diplomatic and economic \"self-reliance\" as a check against outside influence. The DPRK demonized the US as the ultimate threat to its social system through state-funded propaganda, and molded political, economic, and military policies around the core ideological objective of eventual unification of Korea under Pyongyang's control. KIM Il Sung's son, KIM Jong Il, was officially designated as his father's successor in 1980, assuming a growing political and managerial role until the elder KIM's death in 1994. KIM Jong Un was publicly unveiled as his father's successor in 2010.\nFollowing KIM Jong Il's death in 2011, KIM Jong Un quickly assumed power and has now taken on most of his father's former titles and duties. After decades of economic mismanagement and resource misallocation, the DPRK since the mid-1990s has faced chronic food shortages. In recent years, the North’s domestic agricultural production has increased, but still falls far short of producing sufficient food to provide for its entire population. The DPRK began to ease restrictions to allow semi-private markets, starting in 2002, but has made few other efforts to meet its goal of improving the overall standard of living. North Korea's history of regional military provocations; proliferation of military-related items; long-range missile development; WMD programs including tests of nuclear devices in 2006, 2009, 2013, and 2016; and massive conventional armed forces are of major concern to the international community and have limited the DPRK’s international engagement, particularly economically. The regime abides by a policy calling for the simultaneous development of its nuclear weapons program and its economy." }, "geography": { "location": "Eastern Asia, northern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Korea Bay and the Sea of Japan, between China and South Korea", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 40, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 127, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Asia", "area": { "total": { "value": 120538, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 120408, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 130, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 99, "comparative": "slightly larger than Virginia; slightly smaller than Mississippi" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 1607, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "China", "border_length": { "value": 1352, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "South Korea", "border_length": { "value": 237, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Russia", "border_length": { "value": 18, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 2495, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" }, "note": "military boundary line 50 nm in the Sea of Japan and the exclusive economic zone limit in the Yellow Sea where all foreign vessels and aircraft without permission are banned" }, "climate": "temperate, with rainfall concentrated in summer; long, bitter winters", "terrain": "mostly hills and mountains separated by deep, narrow valleys; wide coastal plains in west, discontinuous in east", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 600, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Sea of Japan", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Paektu-san", "elevation": { "value": 2744, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "coal", "lead", "tungsten", "zinc", "graphite", "magnesite", "iron ore", "copper", "gold", "pyrites", "salt", "fluorspar", "hydropower" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 21.8, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 19.5, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 1.9, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 0.4, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 46, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 32.2, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 14600, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "population concentrated in the plains and lowlands; least populated regions are the mountainous provinces adjacent to the Chinese border; largest concentrations are in the western provinces, particularly the municipal district of Pyongyang, and around Hungnam and Wonsan in the east", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "late spring droughts often followed by severe flooding", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "occasional typhoons during the early fall", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "Changbaishan (elev. 2,744 m) (also known as Baitoushan, Baegdu or P'aektu-san), on the Chinese border, is considered historically active", "type": "volcanism" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "water pollution", "inadequate supplies of potable water", "waterborne disease", "deforestation", "soil erosion and degradation" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Antarctic Treaty", "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Environmental Modification", "Hazardous Wastes", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [ "Law of the Sea" ] } }, "note": "strategic location bordering China, South Korea, and Russia; mountainous interior is isolated and sparsely populated" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 25115311, "global_rank": 51, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Korean(s)", "adjective": "Korean" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "racially homogeneous; there is a small Chinese community and a few ethnic Japanese" } ] }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Korean" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "traditionally Buddhist and Confucianist" }, { "name": "some Christian and syncretic Chondogyo", "note": "Religion of the Heavenly Way" } ], "note": "autonomous religious activities now almost nonexistent; government-sponsored religious groups exist to provide illusion of religious freedom" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 20.97, "males": 2678638, "females": 2588744 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 15.88, "males": 2009360, "females": 1977942 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 44.22, "males": 5567682, "females": 5537077 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 9.19, "males": 1090739, "females": 1218406 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 9.74, "males": 840003, "females": 1606720 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 44.3, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 30.5, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 13.8, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 7.3, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 33.8, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 32.3, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 35.4, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 86, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 0.53, "global_rank": 155, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 14.6, "global_rank": 132, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 9.3, "global_rank": 62, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": 0, "global_rank": 87, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "population concentrated in the plains and lowlands; least populated regions are the mountainous provinces adjacent to the Chinese border; largest concentrations are in the western provinces, particularly the municipal district of Pyongyang, and around Hungnam and Wonsan in the east", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 60.9, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 0.75, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Pyongyang", "population": 2863000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.02, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.01, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.9, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.53, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.94, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 82, "global_rank": 82, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 22.9, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 25.4, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 20.2, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 73, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 70.4, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 66.6, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 74.5, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 157, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.96, "global_rank": 125, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 70.6, "units": "%", "note": "percent of women aged 20-49", "date": "2010" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 2.78, "date": "2011" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 13.2, "date": "2012" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 99.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 99.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 99.7, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 0.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 0.3, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 87.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 72.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 81.9, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 12.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 27.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 18.1, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 2.5, "global_rank": 173, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 15.2, "global_rank": 46, "date": "2012" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 100, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 100, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 100, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 11, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 11, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 11, "units": "years" }, "date": "2015" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Democratic People's Republic of Korea", "conventional_short_form": "North Korea", "local_long_form": "Choson-minjujuui-inmin-konghwaguk", "local_short_form": "Choson", "abbreviation": "DPRK", "etymology": "derived from the Chinese name for Goryeo, which was the Korean dynasty that united the peninsula in the 10th century A.D.; the North Korean name \"Choson\" means \"[Land of the] Morning Calm\"" }, "government_type": "communist state", "capital": { "name": "Pyongyang", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 39, "minutes": 1, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 125, "minutes": 45, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 8.5, "note": "13.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" }, "note": "on 15 August 2015, North Korea reverted to UTC+8.5, a time zone that had been observed during pre-colonial times" }, "independence": { "date": "1945-08-15", "note": "from Japan" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Founding of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea", "day": "9 September", "original_year": "1948", "note": "DPRK" } ], "constitution": { "history": "previous 1948, 1972; latest adopted 1998 (during KIM Jong Il era); revised 2009, 2012, 2013 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "civil law system based on the Prussian model; system influenced by Japanese traditions and Communist legal theory", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "non-party state to the ICCt" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of North Korea", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "unknown" }, "suffrage": { "age": 17, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "KIM Jong Un (since 17 December 2011)", "head_of_government": "Premier PAK Pong Ju (since 2 April 2013); Vice Premiers JON Kwant Ho (since 17 January 2017), RI Ju O (since 29 June 2016), RI Ryong Nam (since 29 June 2016), KO In Ho (since 29 June 2016), IM Chol Ung (since 29 May 2014), KIM Tok Hun (since 19 June 2013), RI Mu Yong (since 31 May 2011), RO Tu Chol (since 3 September 2003)", "cabinet": "Cabinet or Naegak members appointed by the Supreme People's Assembly except the Minister of People's Armed Forces", "elections_appointments": "chief of state and premier indirectly elected by the Supreme People's Assembly; election last held on 9 March 2014 (next election NA)", "election_results": "KIM Jong Un elected unopposed", "note": "the Korean Workers' Party continues to list deceased leaders KIM Il Sung and KIM Jong Il as Eternal President and Eternal General Secretary respectively" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral Supreme People's Assembly or Ch'oego Inmin Hoeui (687 seats; members directly elected by absolute majority vote to serve 5-year terms); note - the Korean Workers' Party selects all candidates", "elections": "last held on 9 March 2014 (next to be held in March 2019)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; ruling party approves a list of candidates who are elected without opposition; a token number of seats are reserved for minor parties" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court or Central Court (consists of the chief justice and 2 \"People's Assessors\" and for some cases, 3 judges)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "judges elected by the Supreme People's Assembly for 5-year terms", "subordinate_courts": "provincial, municipal, military, special courts; people' courts (lowest level)" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Korean Workers' Party", "name_alternative": "KWP", "leaders": [ "KIM Jong Un" ] }, { "name": "Social Democratic Party ", "leaders": [ "KIM Yong Dae" ], "note": "under KWP control" } ], "note": "minor Chondoist Chongu Party (under KWP control)" }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "note": "none" }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ARF" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IHO" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" } ], "flag_description": { "description": "three horizontal bands of blue (top), red (triple width), and blue; the red band is edged in white; on the hoist side of the red band is a white disk with a red five-pointed star; the broad red band symbolizes revolutionary traditions; the narrow white bands stand for purity, strength, and dignity; the blue bands signify sovereignty, peace, and friendship; the red star represents socialism" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "red star" }, { "symbol": "chollima ", "note": "winged horse" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "white" }, { "color": "blue" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Aegukka\" (Patriotic Song)", "lyrics_music": "PAK Se Yong/KIM Won Gyun", "note": "adopted 1947; both North Korea's and South Korea's anthems share the same name and have a vaguely similar melody but have different lyrics; the North Korean anthem is also known as \"Ach'imun pinnara\" (Let Morning Shine)" } }, "economy": { "overview": "North Korea, one of the world's most centrally directed and least open economies, faces chronic economic problems. Industrial capital stock is nearly beyond repair as a result of years of underinvestment, shortages of spare parts, and poor maintenance. Large-scale military spending and development of its ballistic missile and nuclear program severely draws off resources needed for investment and civilian consumption. Industrial and power outputs have stagnated for years at a fraction of pre-1990 levels. Frequent weather-related crop failures aggravated chronic food shortages caused by on-going systemic problems, including a lack of arable land, collective farming practices, poor soil quality, insufficient fertilization, and persistent shortages of tractors and fuel.\n\nThe mid 1990s were marked by severe famine and widespread starvation. Significant food aid was provided by the international community through 2009. Since that time, food assistance has declined significantly. In the last few years, domestic corn and rice production has been somewhat better, although domestic production does not fully satisfy demand. A large portion of the population continues to suffer from prolonged malnutrition and poor living conditions. Since 2002, the government has allowed semi-private markets to begin selling a wider range of goods, allowing North Koreans to partially make up for diminished public distribution system rations. It also implemented changes in the management process of communal farms in an effort to boost agricultural output.\n\nIn December 2009, North Korea carried out a redenomination of its currency, capping the amount of North Korean won that could be exchanged for the new notes, and limiting the exchange to a one-week window. A concurrent crackdown on markets and foreign currency use yielded severe shortages and inflation, forcing Pyongyang to ease the restrictions by February 2010. In response to the sinking of the South Korean warship Cheonan and the shelling of Yeonpyeong Island in 2010, South Korea’s government cut off most aid, trade, and bilateral cooperation activities. In February 2016, South Korea ceased its remaining bilateral economic activity by closing the Kaesong Industrial Complex in response to North Korea’s fourth nuclear test a month earlier. This nuclear test and another in September 2016 resulted in two United Nations Security Council Resolutions that targeted North Korea’s foreign currency earnings, particularly coal and other mineral exports. Over the last decade, China has been North Korea’s primary trading partner.\n\nThe North Korean government continues to stress its goal of improving the overall standard of living, but has taken few steps to make that goal a reality for its populace. In 2016, the regime used two mass mobilizations — one totaling 70 days and another 200 days — to spur the population to increase production and complete construction projects quickly. The regime released a five-year economic development strategy in May 2016 that outlined plans for promoting growth across sectors. Firm political control remains the government’s overriding concern, which likely will inhibit formal changes to North Korea’s current economic system.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 40000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 40000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 40000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" } ], "note": "; data are in 2014 US dollars;; North Korea does not publish reliable National Income Accounts data; the data shown are derived from purchasing power parity (PPP) GDP estimates for North Korea that were made by Angus MADDISON in a study conducted for the OECD; his figure for 1999 was extrapolated to 2011 using estimated real growth rates for North Korea's GDP and an inflation factor based on the US GDP deflator; the results were rounded to the nearest $10 billion." }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 28000000000, "date": "2013" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -1.1, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1, "units": "%", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1.1, "units": "%", "date": "2013" } ], "global_rank": 203 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1700, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1800, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1800, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" } ], "global_rank": 213, "note": "data are in 2014 US dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 5.9, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -11.1, "units": "%" } }, "household_consumption": "NA%", "government_consumption": "NA%", "investment_in_fixed_capital": "NA%", "investment_in_inventories": "NA%", "date": "2014" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 21.6, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 46.2, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 32.2, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" } } }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "rice", "corn", "potatoes", "wheat", "soybeans", "pulses", "beef", "pork", "eggs" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "military products", "machine building", "electric power", "chemicals", "mining", "coal", "iron ore", "limestone", "magnesite", "graphite", "copper", "zinc", "lead", "precious metals", "metallurgy", "textiles", "food processing", "tourism" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": -3.1, "global_rank": 163, "date": "2015" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 14000000, "global_rank": 42, "date": "2014" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 37, "units": "%" }, "industry_and_services": { "value": 63, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2008" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 25.6, "units": "%", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 25.5, "units": "%", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 183 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 3200000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 3300000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2007" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 11.4, "global_rank": 211, "date": "2007" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -0.4, "global_rank": 42, "date": "2007" }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4152000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 4152000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 113 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "minerals", "metallurgical products", "manufactures (", "armaments)", "textiles", "agricultural", "fishery products" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "China", "percent": 76.5 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4819000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 4819000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 124 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "petroleum", "coking coal", "machinery", "equipment", "textiles", "grain" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "China", "percent": 76.3 }, { "name": "Republic of the Congo", "percent": 5.5 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" } ], "global_rank": 133 }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 8200, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 7900, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 98.5, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 155.5, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "North Korean won (KPW) per US dollar (average market rate)" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 18400000, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 30, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 41, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 13, "units": "%" }, "date": "2013" }, "production": { "kWh": 17000000000, "global_rank": 84, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 15000000000, "global_rank": 80, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 158, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 166, "date": "2014" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 10000000, "global_rank": 59, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 45, "global_rank": 153, "date": "2014" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 120, "date": "2014" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 55, "global_rank": 45, "date": "2014" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 187, "date": "2014" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 151, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 147, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 70000, "global_rank": 51, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 0, "global_rank": 152, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 11000, "global_rank": 101, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 17000, "global_rank": 140, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 196, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 5678, "global_rank": 162, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 203, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 160, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 128, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 214, "date": "2014" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 156, "date": "2014-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 50000000, "global_rank": 59, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 1180000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 5, "global_rank": 70, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 3240000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 13, "global_rank": 142, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "adequate system; nationwide fiber-optic network; mobile-cellular service expanded beyond Pyongyang", "domestic": "fiber-optic links installed down to the county level; telephone directories unavailable; mobile service launched in late 2008 for the Pyongyang area and considerable progress in expanding to other parts of the country since", "international": "country code - 850; satellite earth stations - 2 (1 Intelsat - Indian Ocean, 1 Russian - Indian Ocean region); other international connections through Moscow and Beijing (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "no independent media; radios and TVs are pre-tuned to government stations; 4 government-owned TV stations; the Korean Workers' Party owns and operates the Korean Central Broadcasting Station, and the state-run Voice of Korea operates an external broadcast service; the government prohibits listening to and jams foreign broadcasts (2015)", "internet": { "country_code": ".kp" } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 1, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 17, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 223418, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 1574719, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "P", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 82, "global_rank": 67, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 39, "over_3047_metres": 3, "2438_to_3047_metres": 22, "1524_to_2437_metres": 8, "914_to_1523_metres": 2, "under_914_metres": 4, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 43, "2438_to_3047_metres": 3, "1524_to_2437_metres": 17, "914_to_1523_metres": 15, "under_914_metres": 8, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 23, "date": "2013" } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "oil", "length": 6, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 7435, "units": "km" }, "standard_gauge": { "length": 7435, "electrified": 5400, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.435-m" }, "note": "figures are approximate; some narrow-gauge railway also exists", "global_rank": 29, "date": "2014" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 25554, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 724, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 24830, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 100, "date": "2006" }, "waterways": { "value": 2250, "units": "km", "note": "most navigable only by small craft", "global_rank": 38, "date": "2011" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 158, "by_type": [ { "type": "bulk carrier", "count": 6 }, { "type": "cargo", "count": 131 }, { "type": "carrier", "count": 1 }, { "type": "chemical tanker", "count": 1 }, { "type": "container", "count": 4 }, { "type": "passenger/cargo", "count": 1 }, { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 12 }, { "type": "refrigerated cargo", "count": 2 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 13, "by_country": [ { "country": "Belgium", "count": 1 }, { "country": "China", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Nigeria", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Singapore", "count": 1 }, { "country": "South Korea", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Syria", "count": 4 }, { "country": "UAE", "count": 2 } ] }, "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 6, "by_country": [ { "country": "Mongolia", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Sierra Leone", "count": 2 }, { "country": "unknown", "count": 3 } ] }, "global_rank": 37, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Ch'ongjin", "Haeju", "Hungnam (Hamhung)", "Namp'o", "Senbong", "Songnim", "Sonbong (formerly Unggi)", "Wonsan" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "branches": { "by_name": [ "North Korean People's Army", "Ground Forces", "Navy", "Air Force", "civil security forces" ], "date": "2005" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 17, "note": "17 years of age for compulsory male and female military service; service obligation 10 years for men, to age 23 for women", "date": "2017" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "risking arrest, imprisonment, and deportation, tens of thousands of North Koreans cross into China to escape famine, economic privation, and political oppression", "North Korea and China dispute the sovereignty of certain islands in Yalu and Tumen Rivers", "Military Demarcation Line within the 4-km-wide Demilitarized Zone has separated North from South Korea since 1953", "periodic incidents in the Yellow Sea with South Korea which claims the Northern Limiting Line as a maritime boundary", "North Korea supports South Korea in rejecting Japan's claim to Liancourt Rocks (Tok-do/Take-shima)" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "internally_displaced_persons": { "note": "undetermined; periodic flooding and famine during mid-1990s", "date": "2007" } }, "trafficking_in_persons": { "current_situation": "North Korea is a source country for men, women, and children who are subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking; many North Korean workers recruited to work abroad under bilateral contracts with foreign governments, most often Russia and China, are subjected to forced labor and do not have a choice in the work the government assigns them, are not free to change jobs, and face government reprisals if they try to escape or complain to outsiders; tens of thousands of North Koreans, including children, held in prison camps are subjected to forced labor, including logging, mining, and farming; many North Korean women and girls, lured by promises of food, jobs, and freedom, have migrated to China illegally to escape poor social and economic conditions only to be forced into prostitution, domestic service, or agricultural work through forced marriages", "tier_rating": "Tier 3 - North Korea does not fully comply with minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so; the government continued to participate in human trafficking through its use of domestic forced labor camps and the provision of forced labor to foreign governments through bilateral contracts; officials did not demonstrate any efforts to address human trafficking through prosecution, protection, or prevention measures; no known investigations, prosecutions, or convictions of trafficking offenders or officials complicit in trafficking-related offenses were conducted; the government also made no efforts to identify or protect trafficking victims and did not permit NGOs to assist victims (2015)" }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "for years, from the 1970s into the 2000s, citizens of the Democratic People's Republic of (North) Korea (DPRK), many of them diplomatic employees of the government, were apprehended abroad while trafficking in narcotics, including two in Turkey in December 2004; police investigations in Taiwan and Japan in recent years have linked North Korea to large illicit shipments of heroin and methamphetamine, including an attempt by the North Korean merchant ship Pong Su to deliver 150 kg of heroin to Australia in April 2003" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-17", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170617101317/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/kn.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170617000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/kn.html" } }, "korea_south": { "data": { "name": "Korea, South", "introduction": { "background": "An independent kingdom for much of its long history, Korea was occupied by Japan beginning in 1905 following the Russo-Japanese War. In 1910, Tokyo formally annexed the entire Peninsula. Korea regained its independence following Japan's surrender to the US in 1945. After World War II, a democratic-based government (Republic of Korea, ROK) was set up in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula while a communist-style government was installed in the north (Democratic People's Republic of Korea, DPRK). During the Korean War (1950-53), US troops and UN forces fought alongside ROK soldiers to defend South Korea from a DPRK invasion supported by China and the Soviet Union. A 1953 armistice split the Peninsula along a demilitarized zone at about the 38th parallel. PARK Chung-hee took over leadership of the country in a 1961 coup. During his regime, from 1961 to 1979, South Korea achieved rapid economic growth, with per capita income rising to roughly 17 times the level of North Korea.\nSouth Korea held its first free presidential election under a revised democratic constitution in 1987, with former ROK Army general ROH Tae-woo winning a close race. In 1993, KIM Young-sam (1993-98) became the first civilian president of South Korea's new democratic era. President KIM Dae-jung (1998-2003) won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2000 for his contributions to South Korean democracy and his \"Sunshine\" policy of engagement with North Korea. President PARK Geun-hye, daughter of former ROK President PARK Chung-hee, took office in February 2013 as South Korea's first female leader. In December 2016, the National Assembly passed an impeachment motion against President PARK over her alleged involvement in a corruption and influence-peddling scandal, immediately suspending her presidential authorities and establishing Prime Minister HWANG Kyo-ahn as Acting President. The impeachment was upheld in March 2017, triggering an early presidential election on 9 May 2017. South Korea will host the 2018 Winter Olympic Games. Discord with North Korea has permeated inter-Korean relations for much of the past decade, highlighted by the North's attacks on a South Korean ship and island in 2010, the exchange of artillery fire across the DMZ, and multiple nuclear and missile tests in 2016, and missile tests in 2017." }, "geography": { "location": "Eastern Asia, southern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 37, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 127, "minutes": 30, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Asia", "area": { "total": { "value": 99720, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 96920, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 2800, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 109, "comparative": "slightly smaller than Pennsylvania; slightly larger than Indiana" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 237, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "North Korea", "border_length": { "value": 237, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 2413, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "note": "nm; between 3 nm and 12 nm in the Korea Strait" }, "contiguous_zone": { "value": 24, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" }, "continental_shelf": "not specified" }, "climate": "temperate, with rainfall heavier in summer than winter; cold winters", "terrain": "mostly hills and mountains; wide coastal plains in west and south", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 282, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Sea of Japan", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Halla-san", "elevation": { "value": 1950, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "coal", "tungsten", "graphite", "molybdenum", "lead", "hydropower potential" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 18.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 15.3, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 2.2, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 0.6, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 63.9, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 18, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 7780, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "with approximately 70% of the country considered mountainous, the country's population is primarily concentrated in the lowland areas, where density is quite high; Gyeonggi Province in the northwest, which surrounds the capital and contains Incheon, is the most densely populated province; Gangwon in the northeast is the least populated", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "occasional typhoons bring high winds and floods", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "low-level seismic activity common in southwest", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "Halla (elev. 1,950 m) is considered historically active although it has not erupted in many centuries", "type": "volcanism" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "air pollution in large cities", "acid rain", "water pollution from the discharge of sewage and industrial effluents", "drift net fishing" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Antarctic-Environmental Protocol", "Antarctic-Marine Living Resources", "Antarctic Treaty", "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Environmental Modification", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Marine Dumping", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Tropical Timber 83", "Tropical Timber 94", "Wetlands", "Whaling" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "strategic location on Korea Strait" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 50924172, "global_rank": 28, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Korean(s)", "adjective": "Korean" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "homogeneous" } ] }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Korean" }, { "name": "English", "note": "widely taught in junior high and high school" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Protestant", "percent": 19.7 }, { "name": "Buddhist", "percent": 15.5 }, { "name": "Catholic", "percent": 7.9 }, { "name": "none", "percent": 56.9 } ], "date": "2015" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 13.45, "males": 3535137, "females": 3315510 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 13.08, "males": 3515779, "females": 3146084 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 45.93, "males": 12008399, "females": 11379261 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 14.01, "males": 3521569, "females": 3611481 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 13.53, "males": 2918156, "females": 3972796 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 37.2, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 19.2, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 18, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 5.6, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 41.2, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 39.7, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 42.8, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 40, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 0.53, "global_rank": 156, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 8.4, "global_rank": 220, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 5.8, "global_rank": 170, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": 2.6, "global_rank": 38, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "with approximately 70% of the country considered mountainous, the country's population is primarily concentrated in the lowland areas, where density is quite high; Gyeonggi Province in the northwest, which surrounds the capital and contains Incheon, is the most densely populated province; Gangwon in the northeast is the least populated", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 82.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 0.66, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Seoul", "population": 9774000, "is_capital": true }, { "place": "Busan", "population": 3216000, "note": "Pusan" }, { "place": "Incheon", "population": 2685000, "note": "Inch'on" }, { "place": "Daegu", "population": 2244000, "note": "Taegu" }, { "place": "Daejon", "population": 1564000, "note": "Taejon" }, { "place": "Gwangju", "population": 1536000, "note": "Kwangju" } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.07, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.07, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.12, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.98, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.71, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 1, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 31, "date": "2014" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 11, "global_rank": 143, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 3, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 3.2, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 2.8, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 215, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 82.4, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 79.3, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 85.8, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 12, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.25, "global_rank": 220, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 80, "units": "%", "note": "percent of women aged 15-44", "date": "2009" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 7.4, "global_rank": 69, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 2.23, "date": "2014" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 10.3, "date": "2009" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 99.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 87.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 97.8, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 12.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 2.2, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2012" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 6.3, "global_rank": 139, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 0.6, "global_rank": 135, "date": "2011" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 4.6, "global_rank": 75, "date": "2012" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 17, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 17, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 16, "units": "years" }, "date": "2013" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 10, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 11.2, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 9.2, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 107, "date": "2014" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Republic of Korea", "conventional_short_form": "South Korea", "local_long_form": "Taehan-min'guk", "local_short_form": "Han'guk", "abbreviation": "ROK", "etymology": "derived from the Chinese name for Goryeo, which was the Korean dynasty that united the peninsula in the 10th century A.D.; the South Korean name \"Han'guk\" means \"Land of the Han,\" where \"han\" may have its origins in the native root for \"great [leader]\" (similar to the title \"khan\")" }, "government_type": "presidential republic", "capital": { "name": "Seoul; note - Sejong, located some 120 km (75 mi) south of Seoul, is being developed as a new capital", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 37, "minutes": 33, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 126, "minutes": 59, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 9, "note": "14 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "independence": { "date": "1945-08-15", "note": "from Japan" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Liberation Day", "day": "15 August", "original_year": "1945" } ], "constitution": { "history": "effective 17 July 1948; amended many times, last in 1987 (2017)" }, "legal_system": "mixed legal system combining European civil law, Anglo-American law, and Chinese classical thought", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of South Korea", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "5 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 19, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President MOON Jae-in (since 10 May 2017); note - President PARK Geun-hye (since 25 February 2013) was impeached by the National Assembly on 9 December 2016; PARK's impeachment was upheld by the Constitutional Court and she was removed from office on 9 March 2017", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister LEE Nak-yon (since 1 June 2017); Deputy Prime Ministers YOO Il-ho (since 13 January 2016), LEE Joon-sik (since 13 January 2016)", "cabinet": "State Council appointed by the president on the prime minister's recommendation", "elections_appointments": "president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a single 5-year term; election last held on 9 May 2017 (next to be held in 2022); prime minister appointed by president with consent of National Assembly", "election_results": "MOON Jae-in elected president; percent of vote - MOON Jae-in (DP) 41.1%, HONG Joon-pyo (LKP) 25.5%, AHN Cheol-soo (PP) 21.4%, other 12.0%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral National Assembly or Kuk Hoe (300 seats; 246 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 54 directly elected in a single national constituency by proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 13 April 2016 (next to be held in 2020)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - NFP 33.5%, PP 26.7%, MPK 25.5%, JP 7.2%, other 7.1%; seats by party - MPK 123, NFP 122, PP 38, JP 6, independent 11", "note": "seats by party as of May 2017 - DP 120, LKP 107, PP 40, BP 20, JP 6, Saenuri Party 1, independent 5" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court of South Korea (consists of a chief justice and 13 justices); Constitutional Court (consists of a court head and 8 justices)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Supreme Court chief justice appointed by the president with the consent of the National Assembly; other justices appointed by the president upon the recommendation of the chief justice and consent of the National Assembly; position of the chief justice is a 6-year non-renewable term; other justices serve 6-year renewable terms; Constitutional Court justices appointed - 3 by the president, 3 by the National Assembly, and 3 by the Supreme Court chief justice; court head serves until retirement at age 70, while other justices serve 6-year renewable terms with mandatory retirement at age 65", "subordinate_courts": "High Courts; District Courts; Branch Courts (organized under the District Courts); specialized courts for family and administrative issues" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Bareun Party", "name_alternative": "BP", "leaders": [ "JOO Ho-young" ], "note": "split from the then NFP in January 2017" }, { "name": "Democratic Party or DP [KIM Han-gil] and the New Political Vision Party or NPVP [AHN Cheol-soo] in March 2014", "name_alternative": "", "leaders": [ "CHOO Mi-ae" ], "note": "renamed from Minjoo Party of Korea or MPK in October 2016; formerly New Politics Alliance for Democracy or NPAD, which was a merger of the Democratic Party or DP (formerly DUP; " }, { "name": "Justice Party", "leaders": [ "SIM Sang-jeong" ] }, { "name": "Liberty Korea Party or LKP or Saenuri and before that the Grand National Party", "name_alternative": "", "leaders": [ "CHUNG Woo-taik", "interim leader" ], "note": "formerly the New Frontier Party (NFP; " }, { "name": "People's Party", "name_alternative": "PP", "leaders": [ "PARK Jie-won" ] }, { "name": "Saenuri Party ", "note": "split from Liberty Korea Party in April 2017" } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Christian Council of Korea" }, { "name": "Citizen's Coalition for Economic Justice" }, { "name": "Federation of Korean Trade Unions" }, { "name": "Korea Women's Association United" }, { "name": "Korea Women's Hotline" }, { "name": "Korean Confederation of Trade Unions" }, { "name": "Korean Veterans' Association" }, { "name": "Lawyers for a Democratic Society" }, { "name": "National Council of Churches in Korea" }, { "name": "People's Solidarity for Participatory Democracy" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ADB" }, { "organization": "AfDB ", "note": "nonregional member" }, { "organization": "APEC" }, { "organization": "Arctic Council ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "ARF" }, { "organization": "ASEAN ", "note": "dialogue partner" }, { "organization": "Australia Group" }, { "organization": "BIS" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CICA" }, { "organization": "CP" }, { "organization": "EAS" }, { "organization": "EBRD" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "FATF" }, { "organization": "G-20" }, { "organization": "IADB" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IEA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IHO" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "LAIA ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "MINURSO" }, { "organization": "MINUSTAH" }, { "organization": "NEA" }, { "organization": "NSG" }, { "organization": "OAS ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OECD" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "OSCE ", "note": "partner" }, { "organization": "Pacific Alliance ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "Paris Club ", "note": "associate" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "PIF ", "note": "partner" }, { "organization": "SAARC ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "SICA ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNAMID" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNIFIL" }, { "organization": "UNMIL" }, { "organization": "UNMISS" }, { "organization": "UNMOGIP" }, { "organization": "UNOCI" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" }, { "organization": "ZC" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador AHN Ho-young (since 7 June 2013)", "chancery": "2450 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 939-5600", "fax": "[1] (202) 797-0595", "consulates_general": "Agana (Guam), Anchorage (AK), Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Honolulu, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Seattle" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Marc KNAPPER (since 20 January 2017)", "embassy": "188 Sejong-daero, Jongno-gu, Seoul 110-710", "mailing_address": "US Embassy Seoul, Unit", "telephone": "[82] (2) 397-4114", "fax": "[82] (2) 725-0152" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "white with a red (top) and blue yin-yang symbol in the center; there is a different black trigram from the ancient I Ching (Book of Changes) in each corner of the white field; the South Korean national flag is called Taegukki; white is a traditional Korean color and represents peace and purity; the blue section represents the negative cosmic forces of the yin, while the red symbolizes the opposite positive forces of the yang; each trigram (kwae) denotes one of the four universal elements, which together express the principle of movement and harmony" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "taegeuk ", "note": "yin yang symbol" }, { "symbol": "Hibiscus syriacus ", "note": "Rose of Sharon" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "white" }, { "color": "blue" }, { "color": "black" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Aegukga\" (Patriotic Song)", "lyrics_music": "YUN Ch'i-Ho or AN Ch'ang-Ho/AHN Eaktay", "note": "adopted 1948, well-known by 1910; both North Korea's and South Korea's anthems share the same name and have a vaguely similar melody but have different lyrics", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/KS.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "South Korea over the past four decades has demonstrated incredible economic growth and global integration to become a high-tech industrialized economy. In the 1960s, GDP per capita was comparable with levels in the poorer countries of Africa and Asia. In 2004, South Korea joined the trillion-dollar club of world economies.\n\nA system of close government and business ties, including directed credit and import restrictions, initially made this success possible. The government promoted the import of raw materials and technology at the expense of consumer goods and encouraged savings and investment over consumption.\n\nThe Asian financial crisis of 1997-98 exposed longstanding weaknesses in South Korea's development model, including high debt/equity ratios and massive short-term foreign borrowing. GDP plunged by 7% in 1998, and then recovered by 9% in 1999-2000. South Korea adopted numerous economic reforms following the crisis, including greater openness to foreign investment and imports. Growth moderated to about 4% annually between 2003 and 2007.\n\nSouth Korea's export-focused economy was hit hard by the 2008 global economic downturn, but quickly rebounded in subsequent years, reaching over 6% growth in 2010. The US-Korea Free Trade Agreement was ratified by both governments in 2011 and went into effect in March 2012. Between 2012 and 2016, the economy experienced slow growth – 2%-3% per year - due to sluggish domestic consumption, a drop in foreign demand for South Korean exports, increased competition from regional rivals such as China and Japan, and declining investment. The administration in 2016 faced the challenge of balancing heavy reliance on exports with domestic restructuring efforts in the country’s shipbuilding and shipping industries.\n\nThe South Korean economy's short-term challenges include a potential loss of consumer confidence due to issues with its mobile phone industry, as well as uncertainty stemming from a tumultuous domestic political situation. In the long-term, South Korea must deal with a rapidly aging population, inflexible labor market, dominance of large conglomerates (chaebols), and the heavy reliance on exports, which comprise more than 40% of GDP. South Korea’s low overall unemployment rate masks problems with high youth unemployment, low worker productivity, high labor underutilization, and low female participation in the workforce. The government has tried to implement structural reforms, but continues to face significant headwind from vested interests. Finally, the country could eventually face an unprecedented financial burden in the event the unification of the Korean Peninsula were to occur.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1934000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1881000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1830000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 14, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 1411000000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.8, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2.8, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 3.3, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 105 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 37900, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 37100, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 36300, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 46, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, 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"pigs", "chickens", "milk", "eggs", "fish" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "electronics", "telecommunications", "automobile production", "chemicals", "shipbuilding", "steel" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 3, "global_rank": 116, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 26240000, "global_rank": 25, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 4.9, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 24.1, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 71, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.7, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3.6, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 38 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 12.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 6.8, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 48.5, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, 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"units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 31 }, "stock_of_direct_foreign_investment": { "at_home": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 179200000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 168800000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 32 }, "abroad": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 348800000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 298600000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 22 } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1167.6, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1130.95, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1130.95, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1052.96, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 1126.47, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "South Korean won (KRW) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "total_electrification": { "value": 100, "units": "%" }, "date": "2016" }, "production": { "kWh": 528100000000, "global_rank": 10, "date": "2016" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 497000000000, "global_rank": 9, "date": "2016" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 160, "date": "2016" }, "imports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 168, "date": "2016" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 97650000, "global_rank": 13, "date": "2015" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 64.4, "global_rank": 109, "date": "2015" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 31.2, "global_rank": 7, "date": "2015" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 1.1, "global_rank": 141, "date": "2015" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 3.3, "global_rank": 82, "date": "2015" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 600000, "global_rank": 153, "date": "2017-04-01" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 70, "date": "2017-04-01" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 2811000, "global_rank": 5, "date": "2015" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 3060000, "global_rank": 7, "date": "2015" }, 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"subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 120, "global_rank": 27, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "excellent domestic and international services featuring rapid incorporation of new technologies", "domestic": "fixed-line and mobile-cellular services widely available with the latter subscribership up to about 120 per 100 persons; rapid assimilation of a full range of telecommunications technologies leading to a boom in e-commerce", "international": "country code - 82; numerous submarine cables provide links throughout Asia, Australia, the Middle East, Europe, and US; satellite earth stations - 66 (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "multiple national TV networks with 2 of the 3 largest networks publicly operated; the largest privately owned network, Seoul Broadcasting Service (SBS), has ties with other commercial TV networks; cable and satellite TV subscription services available; publicly operated radio broadcast networks and many privately owned radio broadcasting networks, each with multiple affiliates, and independent local stations (2017)", "internet": { "country_code": ".kr", "users": { "total": 44153000, "percent_of_population": 89.9, "global_rank": 13, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 12, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 348, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 65482307, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 11297000000, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "HL", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 111, "global_rank": 53, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 71, "over_3047_metres": 4, "2438_to_3047_metres": 19, "1524_to_2437_metres": 12, "914_to_1523_metres": 13, "under_914_metres": 23, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 40, "914_to_1523_metres": 2, "under_914_metres": 38, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 466, "date": "2013" } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "gas", "length": 2216, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil", "length": 16, "units": "km" }, { "type": "refined products", "length": 889, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 3874, "units": "km" }, "standard_gauge": { "length": 3874, "electrified": 2727, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.435-m" }, "global_rank": 52, "date": "2015" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 99025, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 91195, "units": "km", "note": "includes 4,193 km of expressways" }, "unpaved": { "value": 7830, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 46, "date": "2015" }, "waterways": { "value": 1600, "units": "km", "note": "most navigable only by small craft", "global_rank": 50, "date": "2011" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 1116, "by_type": [ { "type": "bulk carrier", "count": 260 }, { "type": "coal carrier", "count": 38 }, { "type": "container ship", "count": 150 }, { "type": "general cargo", "count": 178 }, { "type": "LPG carrier", "count": 65 }, { "type": "metal material carrier", "count": 10 }, { "type": "petroleum goods/chemical goods carrier", "count": 253 }, { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 51 }, { "type": "refrigerated cargo", "count": 22 }, { "type": "vehicle carrier", "count": 58 }, { "type": "other", "count": 31 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 31 }, "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 516, "by_country": [ { "country": "Hong Kong", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Marshall Islands", "count": 170 }, { "country": "North Korea", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Panama", "count": 339 }, { "country": "Singapore", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Isle of Man", "count": 7 }, { "country": "Cook Islands", "count": 1 } ] }, "global_rank": 14, "date": "2016" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Busan", "Incheon", "Gunsan", "Kwangyang", "Mokpo", "Pohang", "Ulsan", "Yeosu" ], "container_ports": [ { "place": "Busan", "twenty_foot_equivalent_units": 16163842 }, { "place": "Kwangyang", "twenty_foot_equivalent_units": 2061958 }, { "place": "Incheon", "twenty_foot_equivalent_units": 1924644 } ], "liquid_natural_gas_terminals_import": [ "Incheon", "Kwangyang", "Pyeongtaek", "Samcheok", "Tongyeong", "Yeosu" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.3, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2.3, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 2.64, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 2.63, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 2.61, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 25 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Republic of Korea Army", "Navy (includes Marine Corps)", "Air Force" ], "date": "2011" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 20, "note": "20-30 years of age for compulsory military service, with middle school education required; minimum conscript service obligation - 21 months (Army, Marines), 23 months (Navy), 24 months (Air Force); 18-26 years of age for voluntary military service; women, in service since 1950, admitted to 7 service branches, including infantry, but excluded from artillery, armor, anti-air, and chaplaincy corps; HIV-positive individuals are exempt from military service", "date": "2012" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "Military Demarcation Line within the 4-km-wide Demilitarized Zone has separated North from South Korea since 1953", "periodic incidents with North Korea in the Yellow Sea over the Northern Limit Line, which South Korea claims as a maritime boundary", "South Korea and Japan claim Liancourt Rocks (Tok-do/Take-shima), occupied by South Korea since 1954" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "stateless_persons": { "people": 197, "date": "2016" } } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-03", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170703025606/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ks.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170703000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ks.html" } }, "kosovo": { "data": { "name": "Kosovo", "introduction": { "background": "The central Balkans were part of the Roman and Byzantine Empires before ethnic Serbs migrated to the territories of modern Kosovo in the 7th century. During the medieval period, Kosovo became the center of a Serbian Empire and saw the construction of many important Serb religious sites, including many architecturally significant Serbian Orthodox monasteries. The defeat of Serbian forces at the Battle of Kosovo in 1389 led to five centuries of Ottoman rule during which large numbers of Turks and Albanians moved to Kosovo. By the end of the 19th century, Albanians replaced Serbs as the dominant ethnic group in Kosovo. Serbia reacquired control over the region from the Ottoman Empire during the First Balkan War of 1912. After World War II, Kosovo's present-day boundaries were established when Kosovo became an autonomous province of Serbia in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (S.F.R.Y.). Despite legislative concessions, Albanian nationalism increased in the 1980s, which led to riots and calls for Kosovo's independence. The Serbs - many of whom viewed Kosovo as their cultural heartland - instituted a new constitution in 1989 revoking Kosovo's autonomous status. Kosovo's Albanian leaders responded in 1991 by organizing a referendum declaring Kosovo independent. Serbia undertook repressive measures against the Kosovar Albanians in the 1990s, provoking a Kosovar Albanian insurgency.\nBeginning in 1998, Serbia conducted a brutal counterinsurgency campaign that resulted in massacres and massive expulsions of ethnic Albanians (some 800,000 ethnic Albanians were forced from their homes in Kosovo). After international attempts to mediate the conflict failed, a three-month NATO military operation against Serbia beginning in March 1999 forced the Serbs to agree to withdraw their military and police forces from Kosovo. UN Security Council Resolution 1244 (1999) placed Kosovo under a transitional administration, the UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), pending a determination of Kosovo's future status. A UN-led process began in late 2005 to determine Kosovo's final status. The 2006-07 negotiations ended without agreement between Belgrade and Pristina, though the UN issued a comprehensive report on Kosovo's final status that endorsed independence. On 17 February 2008, the Kosovo Assembly declared Kosovo independent. Since then, over 110 countries have recognized Kosovo, and it has joined numerous international organizations. In October 2008, Serbia sought an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the legality under international law of Kosovo's declaration of independence. The ICJ released the advisory opinion in July 2010 affirming that Kosovo's declaration of independence did not violate general principles of international law, UN Security Council Resolution 1244, or the Constitutive Framework. The opinion was closely tailored to Kosovo's unique history and circumstances.\nDemonstrating Kosovo’s development into a sovereign, multi-ethnic, democratic country the international community ended the period of Supervised Independence in 2012. Elections were held throughout Kosovo in 2013 and 2014, at the municipal and national level respectively. Serbia continues to reject Kosovo's independence, but the two countries reached an agreement to normalize their relations in April 2013 through EU-facilitated talks and are currently engaged in the implementation process. Kosovo seeks full integration into the international community, and has pursued bilateral recognitions and eventual membership in international organizations, such as the UN, EU, and NATO." }, "geography": { "location": "Southeast Europe, between Serbia and Macedonia", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 42, "minutes": 35, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 21, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Europe", "area": { "total": { "value": 10887, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 10887, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 169, "comparative": "slightly larger than Delaware" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 714, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Albania", "border_length": { "value": 112, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Macedonia", "border_length": { "value": 160, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Montenegro", "border_length": { "value": 76, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Serbia", "border_length": { "value": 366, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 0, "units": "km", "note": "landlocked" }, "climate": "influenced by continental air masses resulting in relatively cold winters with heavy snowfall and hot, dry summers and autumns; Mediterranean and alpine influences create regional variation; maximum rainfall between October and December", "terrain": "flat fluvial basin at an elevation of 400-700 m above sea level surrounded by several high mountain ranges with elevations of 2,000 to 2,500 m", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 450, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Drini i Bardhe/Beli Drim", "elevation": { "value": 297, "units": "m" }, "note": "located on the border with Albania" }, "highest_point": { "name": "Gjeravica/Deravica", "elevation": { "value": 2656, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "nickel", "lead", "zinc", "magnesium", "lignite", "kaolin", "chrome", "bauxite" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 52.8, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 27.4, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 1.9, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 23.5, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 41.7, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 5.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2001" }, "population_distribution": "pockets of agglomeration exist throughout the country, the largest being in the east in and around the capital of Pristina", "note": "the 41-km long Nerodimka River divides into two branches each of which flows into a different sea: the northern branch flows into the Sitnica River, which via the Ibar, Morava, and Danube Rivers ultimately flows into the Black Sea; the southern branch flows via the Lepenac and Vardar Rivers into the Aegean Sea" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 1883018, "global_rank": 151, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Kosovar (Albanian), Kosovac (Serbian)", "adjective": "Kosovar (Albanian), Kosovski (Serbian)", "note": "Kosovan, a neutral term, is sometimes also used as a noun or adjective" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Albanians", "percent": 92.9 }, { "name": "Bosniaks", "percent": 1.6 }, { "name": "Serbs", "percent": 1.5 }, { "name": "Turk", "percent": 1.1 }, { "name": "Ashkali", "percent": 0.9 }, { "name": "Egyptian", "percent": 0.7 }, { "name": "Gorani", "percent": 0.6 }, { "name": "Romani", "percent": 0.5 }, { "name": "other/unspecified", "percent": 0.2 } ], "note": "these estimates may under-represent Serb, Romani, and some other ethnic minorities because they are based on the 2011 Kosovo national census, which excluded northern Kosovo (a largely Serb-inhabited region) and was partially boycotted by Serb and Romani communities in southern Kosovo", "date": "2011" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Albanian", "percent": 94.5, "note": "official" }, { "name": "Bosnian", "percent": 1.7 }, { "name": "Serbian", "percent": 1.6, "note": "official" }, { "name": "Turkish", "percent": 1.1 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 0.9, "note": "includes Romani" }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 0.1 } ], "note": "in municipalities where a community's mother tongue is not one of Kosovo's official languages, the language of that community may be given official status according to the 2006 Law on the Use of Languages", "date": "2011" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 95.6 }, { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 2.2 }, { "name": "Orthodox", "percent": 1.5 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 0.07 }, { "name": "none", "percent": 0.07 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 0.6 } ], "date": "2011" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 25.39, "males": 248366, "females": 229732 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 17.38, "males": 171363, "females": 155928 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 42.43, "males": 421620, "females": 377362 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 7.65, "males": 72444, "females": 71659 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 7.15, "males": 56407, "females": 78137 }, "date": "2016" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 28.7, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 28.3, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 29, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 126, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "pockets of agglomeration exist throughout the country, the largest being in the east in and around the capital of Pristina", "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Pristina", "population": 207062, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2014" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.08, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.08, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.1, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.12, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 1.01, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.72, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 91.9, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 96.6, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 87.5, "units": "%" }, "date": "2003" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 55.3, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 52, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 63.8, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 2, "date": "2012" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Republic of Kosovo", "conventional_short_form": "Kosovo", "local_long_form": "Republika e Kosoves (Republika Kosovo)", "local_short_form": "Kosova (Kosovo)", "etymology": "name derives from the Serbian \"kos\" meaning \"blackbird,\" an ellipsis (linguistic omission) for \"kosove polje\" or \"field of the blackbirds\"" }, "government_type": "parliamentary republic", "capital": { "name": "Pristina (Prishtine, Prishtina)", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 42, "minutes": 40, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 21, "minutes": 10, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 1, "note": "6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time" }, "daylight_saving_time": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" }, "independence": { "date": "2008-02-17", "note": "from Serbia" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "17 February", "original_year": "2008" } ], "constitution": { "history": "previous 1974, 1990; latest (postindependence) draft finalized 2 April 2008, signed 7 April 2008, ratified 9 April 2008, entered into force 15 June 2008", "note": "amendment 24, passed by the Assembly in August 2015, established the Kosovo Relocated Specialist Institution, a court established to try war crimes allegedly committed by the Kosovo Liberation Army in the late 1990s", "amendments": "proposed by the government, by the president of the republic, or by one-fourth of Assembly deputies; passage requires two-thirds majority vote of the Assembly, including two-thirds majority vote of deputies representing non-majority communities, followed by a favorable Constitutional Court assessment; amended several times, last in 2016 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "civil law system; note- the European Union Rule of Law Mission (EULEX) retains limited executive powers related to the investigation of such issues as war crimes", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "non-party state to the ICCt" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Kosovo", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "yes", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "5 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Hashim THACI (since 7 April 2016)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister (vacant); note - Prime Minister Isa MUSTAFA (since 9 December 2014) lost no-confidence vote on 10 May 2017", "cabinet": "Cabinet elected by the Assembly", "elections_appointments": "president indirectly elected by two-thirds majority vote of the Assembly for a 5-year term; if a candidate does not receive a two-third majority in the first two ballots, the candidate receiving a simple majority of votes in the third ballot is elected (eligible for a second term); election last held on 26 February 2016 (next to be held in 2021); prime minister indirectly elected by the Assembly", "election_results": "Hashim THACI elected president; Assembly vote: third-round results - Hashim THACI (PDK) 71, Rafet RAMA (PDK) 0, invalid 10; Isa MUSTAFA (LDK) selected prime minister by the President in consultation with the LDK/PDK/PD/LB/PSHDK/PK coalition" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral Assembly or Kuvendi i Kosoves/Skupstina Kosova (120 seats; 100 members directly elected by proportional representation vote with 20 seats reserved for ethnic minorities - 10 for Serbs and 10 for other ethnic minorities; members serve 4-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 8 June 2014 (next to be held on 11 June 2017); note - early elections are being held after a no-confidence vote on 10 May 2017 led to the dismissal of Prime Minister Isa MUSTAFA", "election_results": "percent of vote by party/coalition - PDK/PD/LB/PSHDK/PK 30.4%, LDK 25.2%, VV 13.6%, AAK 9.5%, Serb List 5.2%, NISMA 5.2%, KDTP 1.0%, other 9.9%; seats by party/coalition - PDK/PD/LB/PSHDK/PK 37, LDK 30, VV 16, AAK 11, Serb List 9, NISMA 6, KDTP 2, VAKAT 2, other 7" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court (consists of the court president and NA judges); Constitutional Court (consists of the court president, vice president, and 7 judges)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Supreme Court judges nominated by the Kosovo Judicial Council, a 13-member independent body staffed by judges and lay members, and also responsible for overall administration of Kosovo's judicial system; judges appointed by the president of the Republic of Kosovo; judges appointed until mandatory retirement age; Constitutional Court judges nominated by the Kosovo Assembly and appointed by the president of the republic to serve single, 9-year terms", "subordinate_courts": "subordinate courts: Court of Appeals (organized into 4 departments: General, Serious Crime, Commercial Matters, and Administrative Matters; Basic Court (located in 7 municipalities, each with several branches)", "note": "in August 2015, the Kosovo Assembly approved a constitutional amendment that establishes the Kosovo Relocated Specialist Judicial Institution; the court - to be located at the Hague in the Netherlands and expected to be in operation by early 2017 - will try alleged crimes by members of the Kosovo Liberation Army during the late 1990s; the court will be attached to each level of the Kosovo court system and consist of 4 Specialist Chambers with international judges and the Prosecutor's Office" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Albanian Christian Democratic Party of Kosovo", "name_alternative": "PSHDK", "leaders": [ "Uke BERISHA" ] }, { "name": "Alliance for the Future of Kosovo", "name_alternative": "AAK", "leaders": [ "Ramush HARADINAJ" ] }, { "name": "Conservative Party of Kosovo", "name_alternative": "PK", "leaders": [ "Munir BASHA" ] }, { "name": "Democratic League of Kosovo", "name_alternative": "LDK", "leaders": [ "Isa MUSTAFA" ] }, { "name": "Democratic Party of Kosovo", "name_alternative": "PDK", "leaders": [ "Kadri VESELI" ] }, { "name": "Initiative for Kosovo", "name_alternative": "NISMA", "leaders": [ "Fatmir LIMAJ" ] }, { "name": "Justice Party of Kosovo", "name_alternative": "PD", "leaders": [ "Ferid AGANI" ] }, { "name": "Movement for Self-Determination", "name_alternative": "VV", "leaders": [ "Visar YMERI" ], "note": "Vetevendosje" }, { "name": "Movement for Unification", "name_alternative": "LB", "leaders": [ "Valon MURATI" ] }, { "name": "Serb List", "leaders": [ "Slavko SIMIC" ] }, { "name": "Turkish Democratic Party of Kosovo", "name_alternative": "KDTP", "leaders": [ "Mahir YAGCILAR" ] }, { "name": "Vakat Coalition", "name_alternative": "VAKAT", "leaders": [ "Rasim DEMIRI" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "CiviKos Platform", "leaders": [ "Valdete IDRIZI" ] }, { "name": "Council for the Defense of Human Rights and Freedom ", "leaders": [ "Behxhet SHALA" ], "note": "human rights" }, { "name": "Group for Political and Legal Studies", "leaders": [ "Fisnik KORENICA" ] }, { "name": "KLA War Veterans Organization", "leaders": [ "Muharrem XHEMAJLI" ] }, { "name": "Kosova Women's Network", "leaders": [ "Igballe ROGOVA" ] }, { "name": "Kosovar Civil Society Foundation", "leaders": [ "Venera HAJRULLAHU" ] }, { "name": "Kosovo Democratic Institute", "leaders": [ "Ismet KRYEZIU" ] }, { "name": "Organization for Democracy, Anti-Corruption and Dignity Rise!", "leaders": [ "Arton DEMHASAJ", "acting chairman" ] }, { "name": "Serb National Council ", "note": "SNV" }, { "name": "Speak Up", "leaders": [ "Petrit ZOGAJ", "executive director" ] } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "OIF ", "note": "observer" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Vlora CITAKU (since 17 September 2015)", "chancery": "2175 K Street, NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20037", "telephone": "202-450-2130", "fax": "202-735-0609", "consulates_general": "New York", "consulates": "Des Moines (IA)" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Gregory T. DELAWIE (since 21 August 2015)", "embassy": "Arberia/Dragodan, Nazim Hikmet 30, Pristina, Kosovo", "mailing_address": "use embassy street address", "telephone": "[381] 38 59 59 3000", "fax": "[381] 38 549 890" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "centered on a dark blue field is a gold-colored silhouette of Kosovo surmounted by six white, five-pointed stars arrayed in a slight arc; each star represents one of the major ethnic groups of Kosovo: Albanians, Serbs, Turks, Gorani, Roma, and Bosniaks", "note": "one of only two national flags that uses a map as a design element; the flag of Cyprus is the other" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "six, five-pointed" }, { "symbol": "white stars" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "blue" }, { "color": "gold" }, { "color": "white" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Europe\"", "lyrics_music": "no lyrics/Mendi MENGJIQI", "note": "adopted 2008; Kosovo chose to exclude lyrics in its anthem so as not to offend the country's minority ethnic groups", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/KV.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Kosovo's economy has shown progress in transitioning to a market-based system and maintaining macroeconomic stability, but it is still highly dependent on the international community and the diaspora for financial and technical assistance. Remittances from the diaspora - located mainly in Germany, Switzerland, and the Nordic countries - are estimated to account for about 17% of GDP and international donor assistance accounts for approximately 10% of GDP. With international assistance, Kosovo has been able to privatize a majority of its state-owned enterprises.\n\nKosovo's citizens are the second poorest in Europe, after Moldova, with a per capita GDP (PPP) of $9,600 in 2016. An unemployment rate of 33%, and a youth unemployment rate near 60%, in a country where the average age is 26, encourages emigration and fuels a significant informal, unreported economy. Emigration remains challenging, however, because Kosovo lacks visa-free travel to the EU. Most of Kosovo's population lives in rural towns outside of the capital, Pristina. Inefficient, near-subsistence farming is common - the result of small plots, limited mechanization, and a lack of technical expertise. Kosovo enjoys lower labor costs than the rest of the region. However, high levels of corruption, little contract enforcement, and unreliable electricity supply have discouraged potential investors. The official currency of Kosovo is the euro, but the Serbian dinar is also used illegally in Serb majority communities. Kosovo's tie to the euro has helped keep core inflation low.\n\nMinerals and metals production - including lignite, lead, zinc, nickel, chrome, aluminum, magnesium, and a wide variety of construction materials - once the backbone of industry, has declined because of ageing equipment and insufficient investment, problems exacerbated by competing and unresolved ownership claims of Kosovo’s largest mines. A limited and unreliable electricity supply is a major impediment to economic development, but Kosovo has received technical assistance to help improve the sector’s performance. In 2012, Kosovo privatized its electricity supply and distribution network. The US Government is cooperating with the Ministry of Economic Development (MED) and the World Bank to conclude a commercial tender for the construction of Kosovo C, a new lignite-fired power plant that would leverage Kosovo’s large lignite reserves. MED also has plans for the rehabilitation of an older coal power plant, Kosovo B, and the development of a coal mine that could supply both plants.\n\nIn June 2009, Kosovo joined the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, and began servicing its share of the former Yugoslavia's debt. In order to help integrate Kosovo into regional economic structures, UNMIK signed (on behalf of Kosovo) its accession to the Central Europe Free Trade Area (CEFTA) in 2006. Kosovo joined the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in 2012 and the Council of Europe Development Bank in 2013. In 2016, Kosovo implemented the Stabilization and Association Agreement negotiations (SAA) with the EU, focused on trade liberalization. Under the SAA, Kosovo—which gets approximately 58% of government revenue from tariffs on imports—is required to phase out tariffs on EU goods over the next seven years. In 2014, nearly 60% of customs duty-eligible imports into Kosovo were EU goods. In 2015, Kosovo negotiated a $185 million Stand-by Arrangement (SBA) with the IMF following the conclusion of its previous SBA in 2014. The IMF requested an extension of the current SBA to August 2017 to facilitate policy continuity and allow sufficient time for ongoing structural reforms to progress. In August 2015, as part of its EU-facilitated normalization process with Serbia, Kosovo signed agreements on telecommunications and energy distribution, but disagreements over who owns economic assets, such as the Trepca mining conglomerate, within Kosovo continue.\n\nKosovo experienced its first federal budget deficit in 2012, when government expenditures climbed sharply. In May 2014, the government introduced a 25% salary increase for public sector employees and an equal increase in certain social benefits. Central revenues could not sustain these increases, and the government was forced to reduce its planned capital investments. The government, led by Prime Minister MUSTAFA - a trained economist - recently made several changes to its fiscal policy, expanding the list of duty-free imports, decreasing the Value Added Tax (VAT) for basic food items and public utilities, and increasing the VAT for all other goods.\n\nWhile Kosovo’s economy continued to make progress, it needs further reform and investment to enable the level of growth required to reduce unemployment and raise living standards in a meaningful way.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 18490000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 17830000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 17270000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 149, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 6560000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.7, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2.9, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.2, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 67 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 9600, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 9300, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 9100, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 140, "note": "data are in 2016 US dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 90.5, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 16, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 28.2, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 3, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 5.8, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -43.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2014" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 12.9, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 22.6, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 64.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2009" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { 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"value": 0.76, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ] }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Kosovo does not have a military force", "the Kosovo Security Force was established in 2009", "maintains a non-military mandate in four core competencies", "search-and-rescue", "firefighting", "demining", "hazardous material response" ], "date": "2015" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "Serbia with several other states protest the US and other states' recognition of Kosovo's declaration of its status as a sovereign and independent state in February 2008", "ethnic Serbian municipalities along Kosovo's northern border challenge final status of Kosovo-Serbia boundary", "several thousand NATO-led Kosovo Force peacekeepers under UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo authority continue to keep the peace within Kosovo between the ethnic Albanian majority and the Serb minority in Kosovo", "Kosovo and Macedonia completed demarcation of their boundary in September 2008" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "internally_displaced_persons": { "people": 17000, "note": "primarily ethnic Serbs displaced during the 1998-1999 war fearing reprisals from the majority ethnic-Albanian population; a smaller number of ethnic Serbs, Roma, Ashkali, and Egyptians fled their homes in 2004 as a result of violence", "date": "2015" } } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-01", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701102652/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/kv.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/kv.html" } }, "kuwait": { "data": { "name": "Kuwait", "introduction": { "background": "Kuwait has been ruled by the AL-SABAH dynasty since the 18th century. The threat of Ottoman invasion in 1899 prompted Amir Mubarak AL-SABAH to seek protection from Britain, ceding foreign and defense responsibility to Britain until 1961, when the country attained its independence. Kuwait was attacked and overrun by Iraq on 2 August 1990. Following several weeks of aerial bombardment, a US-led UN coalition began a ground assault on 23 February 1991 that liberated Kuwait in four days. Kuwait spent more than $5 billion to repair oil infrastructure damaged during 1990-91. The AL-SABAH family returned to power in 1991 and established one of the most independent legislatures in the Arab World. The country witnessed the historic election in 2009 of four women to its National Assembly. Amid the 2010-11 uprisings and protests across the Arab world, stateless Arabs, known as bidoon, staged small protests in early 2011 demanding citizenship, jobs, and other benefits available to Kuwaiti nationals. Youth activist groups' repeated rallies in 2011 for the dismissal of a prime minister seen as being corrupt, ultimately led to his resignation in late 2011. Demonstrations renewed in late 2012 in response to an Amiri decree amending the electoral law. The opposition, led by a coalition of Sunni Islamists, tribalists, some liberals, and myriad youth groups, largely boycotted legislative elections in 2012 and 2013, which ushered in a legislature more amenable to the government's agenda. However, the opposition, expressing strong opposition to the government’s fiscal reforms, participated in the November 2016 National Assembly and won almost half of the positions. Since coming to power in 2006, the Amir has dissolved the National Assembly on seven occasions (the Constitutional Court annulled the Assembly in June 2012 and again in June 2013) and shuffled the cabinet over a dozen times, usually citing political stagnation and gridlock between the legislature and the government." }, "geography": { "location": "Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iraq and Saudi Arabia", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 29, "minutes": 30, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 45, "minutes": 45, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Middle East", "area": { "total": { "value": 17818, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 17818, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 158, "comparative": "slightly smaller than New Jersey" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 475, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Iraq", "border_length": { "value": 254, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Saudi Arabia", "border_length": { "value": 221, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 499, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "dry desert; intensely hot summers; short, cool winters", "terrain": "flat to slightly undulating desert plain", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 108, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Persian Gulf", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "unnamed elevation", "elevation": { "value": 306, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "petroleum", "fish", "shrimp", "natural gas" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 8.5, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 0.6, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0.3, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 7.6, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 0.4, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 91.1, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 105, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "densest settlement is along the Persian Gulf, particularly in Kuwait City and on Bubiyan Island; significant population threads extend south and west along highways that radiate from the capital, particularly in the southern half of the country", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "sudden cloudbursts are common from October to April and bring heavy rain, which can damage roads and houses", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "sandstorms and dust storms occur throughout the year but are most common between March and August", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "limited natural freshwater resources", "some of world's largest and most sophisticated desalination facilities provide much of the water", "air and water pollution", "desertification" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Environmental Modification", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Ozone Layer Protection" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [ "Marine Dumping" ] } }, "note": "strategic location at head of Persian Gulf" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 2832776, "global_rank": 141, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Kuwaiti(s)", "adjective": "Kuwaiti" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Kuwaiti", "percent": 31.3 }, { "name": "other Arab", "percent": 27.9 }, { "name": "Asian", "percent": 37.8 }, { "name": "African", "percent": 1.9 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 1.1, "note": "includes European, North American, South American, and Australian" } ], "date": "2013" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Arabic", "note": "official" }, { "name": "English widely spoken" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 76.7, "note": "official" }, { "name": "Christian", "percent": 17.3 }, { "name": "other and unspecified", "percent": 5.9 } ], "note": "represents the total population; 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significant population threads extend south and west along highways that radiate from the capital, particularly in the southern half of the country", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 98.3, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 3.63, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Kuwait", "population": 2779000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.08, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.22, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.72, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 1.31, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.89, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 1.41, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 4, "global_rank": 145, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 7.1, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 6.9, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 7.4, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 160, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 78, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 76.6, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 79.4, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 66, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 2.44, "global_rank": 80, "date": "2016" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 3, "global_rank": 187, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 1.95, "date": "2014" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 2.2, "date": "2012" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 99, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 99, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 99, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 1, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 1, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 1, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 38.3, "global_rank": 10, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 3, "global_rank": 120, "date": "2014" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 96.3, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 96.5, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 95.8, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 13, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 13, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 14, "units": "years" }, "date": "2013" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 14.6, "units": "%" }, "male": "N/A", "female": "N/A", "global_rank": 94, "date": "2011" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "State of Kuwait", "conventional_short_form": "Kuwait", "local_long_form": "Dawlat al Kuwayt", "local_short_form": "Al Kuwayt", "etymology": "the name derives from the capital city, which is from Arabic \"al-Kuwayt\" a diminutive of \"kut\" meaning \"fortress encircled by water\"" }, "government_type": "constitutional monarchy", "capital": { "name": "Kuwait City", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 29, "minutes": 22, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 47, "minutes": 58, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 3, "note": "8 hours ahead of Washington, DC,during Standard Time" } }, "independence": { "date": "1961-06-19", "note": "from the UK" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "National Day", "day": "25 February", "original_year": "1950" } ], "constitution": { "history": "approved and promulgated 11 November 1962", "amendments": "proposed by the amir or supported by at least one-third of the National Assembly; passage requires two-thirds consent by the Assembly membership and promulgation by the amir; constitutional articles on the initiation, approval, and promulation of general legislation cannot be amended (2016)" }, "legal_system": "mixed legal system consisting of English common law, French civil law, and Islamic religious law", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "non-party state to the ICCt" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Kuwait", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "not specified" }, "suffrage": { "age": 21, "universal": true, "compulsory": false, "note": "21 years of age; universal; note - members of the military or police by law cannot vote; all voters must have been citizens for 20 years" }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "Amir SABAH al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah (since 29 January 2006); Crown Prince NAWAF al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah (born 25 June 1937)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister JABIR AL-MUBARAK al-Hamad al-Sabah (since 30 November 2011); First Deputy Prime Minister SABAH Khaled al-Hamad al-Sabah; Deputy Prime Ministers al-KHALD al-Jarrah al-Sabah, MUHAMMAD AL-KHALID al-Hamad al-Sabah, Abdulmohsen MUDEJ", "cabinet": "Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister, approved by the amir", "elections_appointments": "amir chosen from within the ruling family, confirmed by the National Assembly; prime minister and deputy prime ministers appointed by the amir" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral National Assembly or Majlis al-Umma (65 seats; 50 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 15 ex-officio members - cabinet ministers - appointed by the prime minister; members serve 4-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 26 November 2016 (next to be held in 2020)", "election_results": "preliminary results - opposition groups including those linked to the Muslim Brotherhood and Salafists won 24 seats, 1 woman, other 25" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Constitutional Court (consists of 5 judges); Supreme Court or Court of Cassation (organized into several circuits, each with 5 judges)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "all Kuwaiti judges appointed by the Amir upon recommendation of the Supreme Judicial Council, a consultative body comprised of Kuwaiti judges and Ministry of Justice officials", "subordinate_courts": "High Court of Appeal; Court of First Instance; Summary Court" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "note": "none; while the formation of political parties is not permitted, they are not forbidden by law" }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Islamists" }, { "name": "merchants" }, { "name": "political groups" }, { "name": "secular liberals and pro-governmental deputies" }, { "name": "Shia activists" }, { "name": "tribal groups" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ABEDA" }, { "organization": "AfDB ", "note": "nonregional member" }, { "organization": "AFESD" }, { "organization": "AMF" }, { "organization": "BDEAC" }, { "organization": "CAEU" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "GCC" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IDB" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IHO" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "LAS" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OAPEC" }, { "organization": "OIC" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "OPEC" }, { "organization": "Paris Club ", "note": "associate" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNRWA" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador SALIM al-Abdallah al-Jabir al-Sabah (since 10 October 2001)", "chancery": "2940 Tilden Street NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 966-0702", "fax": "[1] (202) 966-8468", "consulates_general": "Los Angeles" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Lawrence R. SILVERMAN (since 19 September 2016)", "embassy": "Bayan 36302, Block 13, Al-Masjed Al-Aqsa Street (near the Bayan palace), Kuwait City", "mailing_address": "P. O. Box 77 Safat 13001 Kuwait; or PSC 1280 APO AE 09880-9000", "telephone": "[965] 2259-1001", "fax": "[965] 2538-6562" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "three equal horizontal bands of green (top), white, and red with a black trapezoid based on the hoist side; colors and design are based on the Arab Revolt flag of World War I; green represents fertile fields, white stands for purity, red denotes blood on Kuwaiti swords, black signifies the defeat of the enemy" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "golden falcon" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "green" }, { "color": "white" }, { "color": "red" }, { "color": "black" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Al-Nasheed Al-Watani\" (National Anthem)", "lyrics_music": "Ahmad MUSHARI al-Adwani/Ibrahim Nasir al-SOULA", "note": "adopted 1978; the anthem is only used on formal occasions", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/KU.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Kuwait has a geographically small, but wealthy, relatively open economy with crude oil reserves of about 102 billion barrels - more than 6% of world reserves. Kuwaiti officials plan to increase production to 4 million barrels of oil equivalent per day by 2020. Petroleum accounts for over half of GDP, 92% of export revenues, and 90% of government income.\n\nIn 2015, Kuwait, for the first time in 15 years, realized a budget deficit after decades of high oil prices; in 2016, the deficit grew to 16.5% of GDP. Kuwaiti authorities announced cuts to fuel subsidies in August 2016, provoking outrage among the public and National Assembly, and the Amir dissolved the government for the seventh time in ten years. Despite Kuwait’s dependence on oil, the government has cushioned itself against the impact of lower oil prices, by saving annually at least 10% of government revenue in the Fund for Future Generations.\n\nKuwait has failed to diversify its economy or bolster the private sector, because of a poor business climate, a large public sector that employs about 76% of citizens, and an acrimonious relationship between the National Assembly and the executive branch that has stymied most economic reforms. The Kuwaiti Government has made little progress on its long-term economic development plan first passed in 2010. While the government planned to spend up to $104 billion over four years to diversify the economy, attract more investment, and boost private sector participation in the economy, many of the projects did not materialize because of an uncertain political situation or delays in awarding contracts.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 301100000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 293700000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 290400000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 55, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 110500000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.5, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1.1, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 0.6, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 111 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 71300, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 71500, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 72600, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 11, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 47.6, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 27.2, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 29.5, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 47.8, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -52.1, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 0.4, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 59.6, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 40, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 27.2, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 31.6, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 50.2, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 38 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "fish" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "petroleum", "petrochemicals", "cement", "shipbuilding", "repair", "water desalination", "food processing", "construction materials" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 1.6, "global_rank": 123, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 2546000, "global_rank": 116, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "agriculture": "NA%", "industry": "NA%", "services": "NA%" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 24 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 47140000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 65319999999.99999, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 42.7, "global_rank": 31, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -16.5, "global_rank": 214, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 23.1, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 11.2, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 165 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 April", "end": "31 March" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.3, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3.3, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 144 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.5, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 1.25, "units": "%", "date": "2010-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 123 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4.6, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 4.3, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 145 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 31540000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 30950000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 61 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 117100000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 114800000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 55 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 102900000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 96960000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 55 }, "market_value_of_publicly_traded_shares": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 81780000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 83130000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" }, { "value": 99770000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 40 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2977000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 5974000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 30 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 43840000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 55320000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 49 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "oil", "refined products", "fertilizers" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "South Korea", "percent": 14.8 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 12.3 }, { "name": "Japan", "percent": 10.6 }, { "name": "India", "percent": 9.8 }, { "name": "US", "percent": 7.7 }, { "name": "Pakistan", "percent": 6 }, { "name": "Singapore", "percent": 4.4 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 28320000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 27340000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 61 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "food", "construction materials", "vehicles", "parts", "clothing" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "China", "percent": 13.2 }, { "name": "US", "percent": 9.6 }, { "name": "Saudi Arabia", "percent": 7.7 }, { "name": "Japan", "percent": 6.5 }, { "name": "Germany", "percent": 5.1 }, { "name": "France", "percent": 4.3 }, { "name": "India", "percent": 4.3 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 28720000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 30960000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 51 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 41300000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 37230000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 64 }, "stock_of_direct_foreign_investment": { "at_home": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 12390000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 14600000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 94 }, "abroad": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 73650000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 31580000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 38 } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.3024, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0.3009, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 0.3009, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 0.2845, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 0.28, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Kuwaiti dinars (KD) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 56655, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 98, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 98, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 93, "units": "%" }, "date": "2012" }, "production": { "kWh": 61000000000, "global_rank": 45, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 54000000000, "global_rank": 46, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 161, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 169, "date": "2013" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 16000000, "global_rank": 50, "date": "2016" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 100, "global_rank": 16, "date": "2016" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 122, "date": "2016" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 181, "date": "2016" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 189, "date": "2016" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 2718000, "global_rank": 9, "date": "2016" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 1800000, "global_rank": 8, "date": "2016" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 213, "date": "2016" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 104000000000, "global_rank": 6, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 920000, "global_rank": 25, "date": "2016" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 500000, "global_rank": 35, "date": "2016" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 400000, "global_rank": 9, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 11900, "global_rank": 142, "date": "2016" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 15030000000, "global_rank": 37, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 18490000000, "global_rank": 40, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 131, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 3460000000, "global_rank": 40, "date": "2014" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 1784000000000, "global_rank": 20, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 107000000, "global_rank": 38, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 480000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 17, "global_rank": 97, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 8305000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 298, "global_rank": 100, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "the quality of service is excellent", "domestic": "new telephone exchanges provide a large capacity for new subscribers; trunk traffic is carried by microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, and open-wire and fiber-optic cable; a 4G LTE mobile-cellular telephone system operates throughout Kuwait, and the country is well-supplied with pay telephones", "international": "country code - 965; linked to international submarine cable Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG); linked to Bahrain, Qatar, UAE via the Fiber-Optic Gulf (FOG) cable; coaxial cable and microwave radio relay to Saudi Arabia; satellite earth stations - 6 (3 Intelsat - 1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean, 1 Inmarsat - Atlantic Ocean, and 2 Arabsat) (2017)" } }, "broadcast_media": "state-owned TV broadcaster operates 4 networks and a satellite channel; several private TV broadcasters have emerged since 2003; satellite TV available with pan-Arab TV stations are especially popular; state-owned Radio Kuwait broadcasts on a number of channels in Arabic and English; first private radio station emerged in 2005; transmissions of at least 2 international radio broadcasters are available (2007)", "internet": { "country_code": ".kw", "users": { "total": 2289000, "percent_of_population": 82.1, "global_rank": 93, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 3, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 31, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 3655366, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 275777666, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "9K", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 7, "global_rank": 168, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 4, "over_3047_metres": 1, "2438_to_3047_metres": 2, "914_to_1523_metres": 1, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 3, "1524_to_2437_metres": 1, "under_914_metres": 2, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 4, "date": "2013" } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "gas", "length": 261, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil", "length": 540, "units": "km" }, { "type": "refined products", "length": 57, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 6608, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 148, "date": "2010" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 34, "by_type": [ { "type": "bulk carrier", "count": 2 }, { "type": "carrier", "count": 3 }, { "type": "container", "count": 6 }, { "type": "liquefied gas", "count": 4 }, { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 19 } ], "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 45, "by_country": [ { "country": "Bahamas", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Bahrain", "count": 5 }, { "country": "Comoros", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Libya", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Malta", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Marshall Islands", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Panama", "count": 12 }, { "country": "Qatar", "count": 6 }, { "country": "Saudi Arabia", "count": 4 }, { "country": "UAE", "count": 10 } ] }, "global_rank": 82, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Ash Shu'aybah", "Ash Shuwaykh", "Az Zawr (Mina' Sa'ud)", "Mina' 'Abd Allah", "Mina' al Ahmadi" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.65, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 3.27, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 3.41, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 3.5, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 132 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Kuwaiti Land Forces (KLF)", "Kuwaiti Navy", "Kuwaiti Air Force (Al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Kuwaitiya", "includes Kuwaiti Air Defense Force", "KADF)", "Kuwaiti National Guard (KNG)" ], "date": "2013" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 17, "note": "17-21 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription suspended", "date": "2012" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "Kuwait and Saudi Arabia continue negotiating a joint maritime boundary with Iran", "no maritime boundary exists with Iraq in the Persian Gulf" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "stateless_persons": { "people": 93000, "date": "2016" } }, "trafficking_in_persons": { "current_situation": "Kuwait is a destination country for men and women subjected to forced labor and, to a lesser degree, forced prostitution; men and women migrate from South and Southeast Asia, Egypt, the Middle East, and increasingly Africa to work in Kuwait, most of them in the domestic service, construction, and sanitation sectors; although most of these migrants enter Kuwait voluntarily, upon arrival some are subjected to conditions of forced labor by their sponsors and labor agents, including debt bondage; Kuwait’s sponsorship law restricts workers’ movements and penalizes them for running away from abusive workplaces, making domestic workers particularly vulnerable to forced labor in private homes", "tier_rating": "Tier 3 - Kuwait does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is not making sufficient efforts to do so; although investigations into visa fraud rings lead to the referral of hundreds of people for prosecution, including complicit officials, the government has not prosecuted or convicted any suspected traffickers; authorities made no effort to enforce the prohibition against withholding workers’ passports, as mandated under Kuwaiti law; punishment of forced labor cases was limited to shutting down labor recruitment firms, assessing fines, and ordering the return of withheld passports and the paying of back-wages; the government made progress in victims’ protection by opening a high-capacity shelter for runaway domestic workers but still lacks formal procedures to identify and refer victims to care services (2015)" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-24", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624100624/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ku.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ku.html" } }, "kyrgyzstan": { "data": { "name": "Kyrgyzstan", "introduction": { "background": "A Central Asian country of incredible natural beauty and proud nomadic traditions, most of the territory of present-day Kyrgyzstan was formally annexed to the Russian Empire in 1876. The Kyrgyz staged a major revolt against the Tsarist Empire in 1916 in which almost one-sixth of the Kyrgyz population was killed. Kyrgyzstan became a Soviet republic in 1936 and achieved independence in 1991 when the USSR dissolved. Nationwide demonstrations in the spring of 2005 resulted in the ouster of President Askar AKAEV, who had run the country since 1990. Former Prime Minister Kurmanbek BAKIEV overwhelmingly won the presidential election in the summer of 2005. Over the next few years, he manipulated the parliament to accrue new powers for the presidency. In July 2009, after months of harassment against his opponents and media critics, BAKIEV won reelection in a presidential campaign that the international community deemed flawed. In April 2010, violent protests in Bishkek led to the collapse of the BAKIEV regime and his eventual flight to Minsk, Belarus. His successor, Roza OTUNBAEVA, served as transitional president until Almazbek ATAMBAEV was inaugurated in December 2011, marking the first peaceful transfer of presidential power in independent Kyrgyzstan's history. Continuing concerns include: the trajectory of democratization, endemic corruption, poor interethnic relations, border security vulnerabilities, and potential terrorist threats.\nUnder the 2010 Constitution, ATAMBAEV is limited to one term, which will end in 2017. Constitutional amendments passed in a referendum in December 2016 include language that transfers some presidential powers to the prime minister. Disagreement over the constitutional amendments compelled ATAMBAEV’s Social Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan to dissolve the ruling coalition and create a new majority coalition in the Jogorku Kenesh that excluded opposition parties critical of the amendments." }, "geography": { "location": "Central Asia, west of China, south of Kazakhstan", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 41, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 75, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Asia", "area": { "total": { "value": 199951, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 191801, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 8150, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 87, "comparative": "slightly smaller than South Dakota" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 4573, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "China", "border_length": { "value": 1063, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Kazakhstan", "border_length": { "value": 1212, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Tajikistan", "border_length": { "value": 984, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Uzbekistan", "border_length": { "value": 1314, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 0, "units": "km", "note": "landlocked" }, "climate": "dry continental to polar in high Tien Shan Mountains; subtropical in southwest (Fergana Valley); temperate in northern foothill zone", "terrain": "peaks of the Tien Shan mountain range and associated valleys and basins encompass the entire country", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 2988, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Kara-Daryya (Karadar'ya)", "elevation": { "value": 132, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Jengish Chokusu (Pik Pobedy)", "elevation": { "value": 7439, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "abundant hydropower", "gold", "rare earth metals", "coal", "oil", "natural gas", "nepheline", "mercury", "bismuth", "lead", "zinc" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 55.4, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 6.7, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0.4, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 48.3, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 5.1, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 39.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 10233, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "the vast majority of Kyrgyzstanis live in rural areas; densest population settlement is to the north in and around Bishkek, followed by Osh in the west; the least densely populated area is the east, southeast in the Tien Shan mountains", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "NA", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "water pollution", "many people get their water directly from contaminated streams and wells", "as a result", "water-borne diseases are prevalent", "increasing soil salinity from faulty irrigation practices" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Air Pollution", "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Hazardous Wastes", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Wetlands" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "landlocked; entirely mountainous, dominated by the Tien Shan range; 94% of the country is 1,000 m above sea level with an average elevation of 2,750 m; many tall peaks, glaciers, and high-altitude lakes" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 5727553, "global_rank": 115, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Kyrgyzstani(s)", "adjective": "Kyrgyzstani" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Kyrgyz", "percent": 70.9 }, { "name": "Uzbek", "percent": 14.3 }, { "name": "Russian", "percent": 7.7 }, { "name": "Dungan", "percent": 1.1 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 5.9, "note": "includes Uyghur, Tajik, Turk, Kazakh, Tatar, Ukrainian, Korean, German" } ], "date": "2009" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Kyrgyz", "percent": 71.4, "note": "official" }, { "name": "Uzbek", "percent": 14.4 }, { "name": "Russian", "percent": 9, "note": "official" }, { "name": "other", "percent": 5.2 } ], "date": "2009" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 75 }, { "name": "Russian Orthodox", "percent": 20 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 5 } ] }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 30.12, "males": 883875, "females": 841362 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 17.47, "males": 508656, "females": 492046 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 39.68, "males": 1112777, "females": 1159967 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 7.59, "males": 189684, "females": 245202 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 5.13, "males": 112494, "females": 181490 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 55.3, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 48.8, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 6.6, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 15.2, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 26.2, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 25.2, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 27.3, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 148, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 1.09, "global_rank": 109, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 22.6, "global_rank": 72, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 6.6, "global_rank": 144, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -5.2, "global_rank": 194, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "the vast majority of Kyrgyzstanis live in rural areas; densest population settlement is to the north in and around Bishkek, followed by Osh in the west; the least densely populated area is the east, southeast in the Tien Shan mountains", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 35.7, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 1.58, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Bishkek", "population": 865000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.07, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 0.96, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.77, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.62, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.96, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 23.3, "date": "2013" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 76, "global_rank": 86, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 26.8, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 30.9, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 22.4, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 67, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 70.7, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 66.5, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 75.1, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 156, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 2.64, "global_rank": 74, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 42, "units": "%", "date": "2014" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 6.5, "global_rank": 77, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 1.85, "date": "2014" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 4.8, "date": "2012" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 96.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 86.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 90, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 3.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 13.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 10, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 89.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 95.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 93.3, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 10.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 4.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 6.7, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 0.22, "global_rank": 92, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 8100, "global_rank": 95, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 200, "global_rank": 95, "date": "2015" } }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 13.3, "global_rank": 118, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 2.8, "global_rank": 101, "date": "2014" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 5.5, "global_rank": 25, "date": "2014" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 99.5, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 99.6, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 99.4, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 13, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 13, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 13, "units": "years" }, "date": "2014" }, "child_labor": { "total_number": 563920, "percentage": { "value": 40.3, "units": "%" }, "note": "data represent children ages 5-17", "date": "2007" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 13.4, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 12, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 15.8, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 80, "date": "2013" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Kyrgyz Republic", "conventional_short_form": "Kyrgyzstan", "local_long_form": "Kyrgyz Respublikasy", "local_short_form": "Kyrgyzstan", "former": "Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic", "etymology": "a combination of the Turkic words \"kyrg\" (forty) and \"-yz\" (tribes) with the Persian suffix \"-stan\" (country) creating the meaning \"Land of the Forty Tribes\"; the name refers to the forty clans united by the legendary Kyrgyz hero, MANAS" }, "government_type": "parliamentary republic", "capital": { "name": "Bishkek", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 42, "minutes": 52, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 74, "minutes": 36, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 6, "note": "11 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "independence": { "date": "1991-08-31", "note": "from the Soviet Union" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "31 August", "original_year": "1991" } ], "constitution": { "history": "previous 1993; latest adopted by referendum 27 June 2010, effective 2 July 2010", "note": "the current constitution prohibits any change until 2020", "amendments": "proposed as a draft law by the majority of the Supreme Council membership or by petition of 300,000 voters; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote of the Council membership in each of at least three readings of the draft two months apart; the draft may be submitted to a referendum if approved by two-thirds of the Council membership; adoption requires the signature of the president; amended 2017 (2017)" }, "legal_system": "civil law system which includes features of French civil law and Russian Federation laws", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "non-party state to the ICCt" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Kyrgyzstan", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "yes, but only if a mutual treaty on dual citizenship is in force", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "5 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Almazbek ATAMBAEV (since 1 December 2011)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Sooronbay JEENBEKOV (since 13 April 2016)", "cabinet": "Cabinet of Ministers proposed by the prime minister, appointed by the president; defense and security committee chairs appointed by the president", "elections_appointments": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a single 6-year term; election last held on 30 October 2011 (next to be held in 2017); prime minister nominated by the majority party or majority coalition in the Supreme Council, appointed by the president", "election_results": "Almazbek ATAMBAEV elected president; percent of vote - Almazbek ATAMBAEV (SDPK) 63.2%, Adakhan MADUMAROV (All Kyrgyzstan) 14.7%, Kamchybek TASHIEV (Homeland) 14.3%, other 7.8%; Sooronbay JEENBEKOV elected prime minister; Supreme Council vote - 115 to 0" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral Supreme Council or Jogorku Kenesh (120 seats; members directly elected in a single nationwide constituency by proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 4 October 2015 (next to be held in 2020)", "election_results": "Supreme Council - percent of vote by party - SDPK 27.4%, Respublika-Ata-Jurt 20.1%, Kyrgyzstan Party 12.9%, Onuguu-Progress 9.3%, Bir Bol 8.5%, Ata-Meken 7.8%, other 14%; seats by party - SDPK 38, Respublika-Ata-Jurt 28, Kyrgyzstan Party 18, Onuguu-Progress 13, Bir Bol 12, Ata-Meken 11" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court (consists of 25 judges); Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court (consists of the chairperson, deputy chairperson, and 9 judges)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Supreme Court and Constitutional Court judges appointed by the Supreme Council on the recommendation of the president; Supreme Court judges serve for 10 years, Constitutional Court judges serve for 15 years; mandatory retirement at age 70 for judges of both courts", "subordinate_courts": "Higher Court of Arbitration; oblast (provincial) and city courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Respublika-Ata-Jurt ", "leaders": [ "Omurbek BABANOV" ], "note": "Republic-Homeland" }, { "name": "Ata-Meken ", "leaders": [ "Omurbek TEKEBAEV" ], "note": "Fatherland" }, { "name": "Bir Bol ", "leaders": [ "Altynbek SULAIMANOV" ], "note": "Stay United" }, { "name": "Kyrgyzstan Party", "leaders": [ "Almazbek BATYRBEKOV" ] }, { "name": "Onuguu-Progress", "leaders": [ "Bakyt TOROBAEV" ] }, { "name": "Social-Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan", "name_alternative": "SDPK", "leaders": [ "Isa OMURKULOV" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Adilet Legal Clinic", "leaders": [ "Cholpon JAKUPOVA" ], "note": "Justice" }, { "name": "Bir Duino", "leaders": [ "Tolekan ISMAILOVA" ] }, { "name": "Citizens Against Corruption", "leaders": [ "Tolekan ISMAILOVA" ] }, { "name": "Coalition for Democracy and Civil Society", "leaders": [ "Dinara OSHURAKHUNOVA" ] }, { "name": "Kylym Shamy ", "leaders": [ "Aziza ABDIRASULOVA" ], "note": "Torch of the Century" }, { "name": "Precedent Partnership Group", "leaders": [ "Nurbek TOKTAKUNOV" ] }, { "name": "Societal Analysis Public Association", "leaders": [ "Rita KARASARTOVA" ] } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ADB" }, { "organization": "CICA" }, { "organization": "CIS" }, { "organization": "CSTO" }, { "organization": "EAEC" }, { "organization": "EAEU" }, { "organization": "EAPC" }, { "organization": "EBRD" }, { "organization": "ECO" }, { "organization": "EITI ", "note": "compliant country" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "GCTU" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IDB" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO ", "note": "correspondent" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NAM ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OIC" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "OSCE" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "PFP" }, { "organization": "SCO" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNAMID" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNISFA" }, { "organization": "UNMIL" }, { "organization": "UNMISS" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Kadyr TOKTOGULOV (since 23 February 2015)", "chancery": "2360 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 449-9822-23", "fax": "[1] (202) 386-7550", "consulates": "New York" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Sheila GWALTNEY (14 October 2015)", "embassy": "171 Prospect Mira, Bishkek 720016", "mailing_address": "use embassy street address", "telephone": "[996] (312) 597-000", "fax": "[996] (312) 597-744" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "red field with a yellow sun in the center having 40 rays representing the 40 Kyrgyz tribes; on the obverse side the rays run counterclockwise, on the reverse, clockwise; in the center of the sun is a red ring crossed by two sets of three lines, a stylized representation of a \"tunduk\" - the crown of a traditional Kyrgyz yurt; red symbolizes bravery and valor, the sun evinces peace and wealth" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "gyrfalcon" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "yellow" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Kyrgyz Respublikasynyn Mamlekettik Gimni\" (National Anthem of the Kyrgyz Republic)", "lyrics_music": "Djamil SADYKOV and Eshmambet KULUEV/Nasyr DAVLESOV and Kalyi MOLDOBASANOV", "note": "adopted 1992", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/KG.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Kyrgyzstan is a landlocked, mountainous, lower middle income country with an economy dominated by minerals extraction, agriculture, and reliance on remittances from citizens working abroad. Cotton, wool, and meat are the main agricultural products, although only cotton is exported in any quantity. Other exports include gold, mercury, uranium, natural gas, and - in some years - electricity. The country has sought to attract foreign investment to expand its export base, including construction of hydroelectric dams, but a difficult investment climate and an ongoing legal battle with a Canadian firm over the joint ownership structure of the nation’s largest gold mine deter potential investors. Remittances from Kyrgyz migrant workers, predominantly in Russia and Kazakhstan, are equivalent to over one-quarter of Kyrgyzstan’s GDP.\n\nFollowing independence, Kyrgyzstan rapidly implemented market reforms, such as improving the regulatory system and instituting land reform. In 1998, Kyrgyzstan was the first Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) country to be accepted into the World Trade Organization. The government has privatized much of its ownership shares in public enterprises. Despite these reforms, the country suffered a severe drop in production in the early 1990s and has again faced slow growth in recent years as the global financial crisis, declining oil prices, and regional economic headwinds have damaged economies across Central Asia. The Kyrgyz government remains dependent on foreign donor support to finance its annual budget deficit of approximately 4-5% of GDP.\n\nKyrgyz leaders hope the country’s August 2015 accession to the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) will bolster trade and investment, but slowing economies in Russia and China and low commodity prices continue to hamper economic growth. While joining the EAEU has increased Kyrgyz labor mobility within member states, large scale trade and investment pledged by Kyrgyz leaders has been slow in developing since accession. Kyrgyz entrepreneurs and politicians alike often contend that non-tariff measures imposed by other EAEU member states, particularly Kazakhstan, are negatively impacting sectors of the Kyrgyz economy that enjoy a comparative advantage, such as meat and dairy production. Since acceding to the EAEU, the Kyrgyz Republic has continued harmonizing its laws and regulations to conform to Union standards, though many local entrepreneurs have criticized this process as disjointed and incomplete. The keys to future growth include progress in fighting corruption, improving administrative transparency, restructuring and diversifying domestic industries, and attracting foreign aid and investment.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 21010000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 20550000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 19870000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 144, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 5794000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.2, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 4, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 126 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3500, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3400, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 3400, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 184, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 77.9, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 18.8, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 25.2, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 2.5, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 30.6, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -55, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 17.9, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 25.9, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 56.2, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 18.5, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 19.3, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 9.3, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 97 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "cotton", "potatoes", "vegetables", "grapes", "fruits", "berries", "sheep", "goats", "cattle", "wool" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "small machinery", "textiles", "food processing", "cement", "shoes", "sawn logs", "refrigerators", "furniture", "electric motors", "gold", "rare earth metals" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 0, "global_rank": 173, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 2778000, "global_rank": 109, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 48, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 12.5, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 39.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2005" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 8, "units": "%", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 8.1, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 93 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 32.1, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 4.4, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 22.9, "units": "%" }, "date": "2014" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 33.4, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2007" }, { "value": 29, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2001" } ], "global_rank": 106 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 2040000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 2354000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 35.2, "global_rank": 56, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -5.4, "global_rank": 167, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 69.5, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 68.8, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 49 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.9, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 6.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 139 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 8, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 79 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 23.3, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 24.25, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 12 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1179000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 928200000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 149 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1333000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" }, { "value": 1399000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 167 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 980700000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 831400000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 161 }, "market_value_of_publicly_traded_shares": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 165000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2012-12-31" }, { "value": 165000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2011-12-31" }, { "value": 79000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2010-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 120 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -615000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -740000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 108 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1453000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1610000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 147 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "gold", "cotton", "wool", "garments", "meat", "mercury", "uranium", "electricity", "machinery", "shoes" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Switzerland", "percent": 26.1 }, { "name": "Uzbekistan", "percent": 22.6 }, { "name": "Kazakhstan", "percent": 20.8 }, { "name": "UAE", "percent": 4.9 }, { "name": 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"stock_of_direct_foreign_investment": { "at_home": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4897000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 4347000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 103 }, "abroad": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 331400000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 331400000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 93 } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 69.08, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 64.462, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 64.462, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 53.654, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 47.01, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "soms (KGS) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "total_electrification": { "value": 100, "units": "%" }, "date": "2016" }, "production": { "kWh": 14000000000, "global_rank": 90, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 11000000000, "global_rank": 87, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 72000000, "global_rank": 83, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "kWh": 300000000, "global_rank": 89, "date": "2014" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 3900000, "global_rank": 87, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 21.1, "global_rank": 193, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 119, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 78.9, "global_rank": 16, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 186, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 1000, "global_rank": 92, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 19.65, "global_rank": 89, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 211, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 40000000, "global_rank": 81, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 1571, "global_rank": 104, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 37000, "global_rank": 114, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 3070, "global_rank": 103, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 35710, "global_rank": 94, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 34000000, "global_rank": 85, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 429000000, "global_rank": 100, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 127, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 395000000, "global_rank": 68, "date": "2014" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 5663000000, "global_rank": 93, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 9400000, "global_rank": 106, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 408037, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 7, "global_rank": 100, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 7579000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 134, "global_rank": 101, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "telecommunications infrastructure is being upgraded; loans from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) are being used to install a digital network, digital radio-relay stations, and fiber-optic links", "domestic": "fixed-line penetration remains low and concentrated in urban areas; multiple mobile-cellular service providers with growing coverage; mobile-cellular subscribership up to about 130 per 100 persons in 2015", "international": "country code - 996; connections with other CIS 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); connected internationally by the Trans-Asia-Europe (TAE) fiber-optic line (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "state-run TV broadcaster operates 2 nationwide networks and 6 regional stations; roughly 20 private TV stations operating with most rebroadcasting other channels; state-run radio broadcaster operates 2 networks; about 20 private radio stations (2007)", "internet": { "country_code": ".kg", "users": { "total": 1713000, "percent_of_population": 30.2, "global_rank": 113, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 3, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 10, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 625294, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 69290, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "EX", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 28, "global_rank": 122, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 18, "over_3047_metres": 1, "2438_to_3047_metres": 3, "1524_to_2437_metres": 11, "under_914_metres": 3, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 10, "1524_to_2437_metres": 1, "914_to_1523_metres": 1, "under_914_metres": 8, "date": "2013" } } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "gas", "length": 480, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil", "length": 16, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 470, "units": "km" }, "broad_gauge": { "length": 470, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.520-m" }, "global_rank": 116, "date": "2014" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 34000, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 94, "date": "2007" }, "waterways": { "value": 600, "units": "km", "global_rank": 78, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "lake_ports": [ "Balykchy (Ysyk-Kol or Rybach'ye)(Lake Ysyk-Kol)" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.58, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 3.38, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 3.2, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 3.21, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 3.4, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ] }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "State Committee on Defense Affairs (GKDO)", "Ground Forces", "Air Force (includes Air Defense Forces)" ], "date": "2015" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18-27 years of age for compulsory or voluntary male military service in the Armed Forces or Interior Ministry; 1-year service obligation, with optional fee-based 3-year service in the call-up mobilization reserve; women may volunteer at age 19; 16-17 years of age for military cadets, who cannot take part in military operations", "date": "2013" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "Kyrgyzstan has yet to ratify the 2001 boundary delimitation with Kazakhstan", "disputes in Isfara Valley delay completion of delimitation with Tajikistan", "delimitation of 130 km of border with Uzbekistan is hampered by serious disputes over enclaves and other areas" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "stateless_persons": { "people": 2334, "date": "2016" } }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "limited illicit cultivation of cannabis and opium poppy for CIS markets; limited government eradication of illicit crops; transit point for Southwest Asian narcotics bound for Russia and the rest of Europe; major consumer of opiates" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-24", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624100645/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/kg.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/kg.html" } }, "laos": { "data": { "name": "Laos", "introduction": { "background": "Modern-day Laos has its roots in the ancient Lao kingdom of Lan Xang, established in the 14th century under King FA NGUM. For 300 years Lan Xang had influence reaching into present-day Cambodia and Thailand, as well as over all of what is now Laos. After centuries of gradual decline, Laos came under the domination of Siam (Thailand) from the late 18th century until the late 19th century, when it became part of French Indochina. The Franco-Siamese Treaty of 1907 defined the current Lao border with Thailand. In 1975, the communist Pathet Lao took control of the government, ending a six-century-old monarchy and instituting a strict socialist regime closely aligned to Vietnam. A gradual, limited return to private enterprise and the liberalization of foreign investment laws began in 1988. Laos became a member of ASEAN in 1997 and the WTO in 2013." }, "geography": { "location": "Southeastern Asia, northeast of Thailand, west of Vietnam", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 18, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 105, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Southeast Asia", "area": { "total": { "value": 236800, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 230800, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 6000, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 84, "comparative": "about twice the size of Pennsylvania; slightly larger than Utah" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 5274, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Burma", "border_length": { "value": 238, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Cambodia", "border_length": { "value": 555, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "China", "border_length": { "value": 475, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Thailand", "border_length": { "value": 1845, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Vietnam", "border_length": { "value": 2161, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 0, "units": "km", "note": "landlocked" }, "climate": "tropical monsoon; rainy season (May to November); dry season (December to April)", "terrain": "mostly rugged mountains; some plains and plateaus", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 710, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Mekong River", "elevation": { "value": 70, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Phu Bia", "elevation": { "value": 2817, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "timber", "hydropower", "gypsum", "tin", "gold", "gemstones" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 10.6, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 6.2, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0.7, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 3.7, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 67.9, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 21.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 3100, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "its low population density is the lowest in Southeast Asia; the most densely populated area is in and around the capital city of Vientiane; large communities are primarily found along the Mekong River along the southwestern border; overall density is considered one of the lowest in Southeast Asia", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "floods, droughts", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "unexploded ordnance", "deforestation", "soil erosion", "most of the population does not have access to potable water" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Environmental Modification", "Law of the Sea", "Ozone Layer Protection" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "landlocked; most of the country is mountainous and thickly forested; the Mekong River forms a large part of the western boundary with Thailand" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 7019073, "global_rank": 104, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Lao(s) or Laotian(s)", "adjective": "Lao or Laotian" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Lao", "percent": 53.2 }, { "name": "Khmou", "percent": 11 }, { "name": "Hmong", "percent": 9.2 }, { "name": "Phouthay", "percent": 3.4 }, { "name": "Tai", "percent": 3.1 }, { "name": "Makong", "percent": 2.5 }, { "name": "Katong", "percent": 2.2 }, { "name": "Lue", "percent": 2 }, { "name": "Akha", "percent": 1.8 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 11.6 } ], "note": "the Laos Government officially recognizes 49 ethnic groups, but the total number of ethnic groups is estimated to be well over 200", "date": "2015" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Lao", "note": "official" }, { "name": "French" }, { "name": "English" }, { "name": "various ethnic languages" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Buddhist", "percent": 64.7 }, { "name": "Christian", "percent": 1.7 }, { "name": "none", "percent": 31.4 }, { "name": "other/not stated", "percent": 2.1 } ], "date": "2015" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 33.4, "males": 1184344, "females": 1159731 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 21.29, "males": 742073, "females": 751983 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 36.1, "males": 1250108, "females": 1283834 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 5.36, "males": 184183, "females": 192298 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 3.85, "males": 122485, "females": 148034 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 62.8, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 56.6, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 6.2, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 16.1, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 22.7, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 22.4, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 23, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 172, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 1.53, "global_rank": 77, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 23.9, "global_rank": 62, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 7.5, "global_rank": 113, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -1.1, "global_rank": 143, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "most densely populated area is in and around the capital city of Vientiane; large communities are primarily found along the Mekong River along the southwestern border; overall density is considered one of the lowest in Southeast Asia", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 38.6, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 4.93, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Vientiane", "population": 997000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.02, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 0.99, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 0.97, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.96, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.83, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.99, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 197, "global_rank": 21, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 51.4, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 56.8, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 45.8, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 31, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 64.3, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 62.2, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 66.4, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 182, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 2.76, "global_rank": 65, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 49.8, "units": "%", "date": "2011" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 1.9, "global_rank": 181, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 0.18, "date": "2012" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 1.5, "date": "2012" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 85.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 69.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 75.7, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 14.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 30.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 24.3, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 94.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 56, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 70.9, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 5.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 44, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 29.1, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 0.26, "global_rank": 91, "date": "2014" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 11100, "global_rank": 91, "date": "2014" }, "deaths": { "total": 500, "global_rank": 86, "date": "2014" } }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "degree_of_risk": "very high", "food_or_waterborne_diseases": [ "bacterial diarrhea", "protozoal diarrhea", "hepatitis A", "typhoid fever" ], "vectorborne_diseases": [ "dengue fever", "malaria" ], "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 3, "global_rank": 179, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 26.5, "global_rank": 22, "date": "2012" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 3.3, "global_rank": 147, "date": "2014" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 79.9, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 87.1, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 72.8, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 11, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 11, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 11, "units": "years" }, "date": "2015" }, "child_labor": { "total_number": 175138, "percentage": { "value": 11, "units": "%" }, "date": "2006" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Lao People's Democratic Republic", "conventional_short_form": "Laos", "local_long_form": "Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao", "local_short_form": "Mueang Lao (unofficial)", "etymology": "name means \"Land of the Lao [people]\"" }, "government_type": "communist state", "capital": { "name": "Vientiane (Viangchan)", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 17, "minutes": 58, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 102, "minutes": 36, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 7, "note": "12 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "administrative_divisions": [ { "name": "Attapu", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Bokeo", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Bolikhamxai", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Champasak", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Houaphan", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Khammouan", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Louangnamtha", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Louangphabang", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Oudomxai", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Phongsali", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Salavan", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Savannakhet", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Viangchan (Vientiane)", "type": "capital city" }, { "name": "Viangchan", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Xaignabouli", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Xaisomboun", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Xekong", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Xiangkhouang", "type": "province" } ], "independence": { "date": "1949-07-19", "note": "from France" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Republic Day", "day": "2 December", "original_year": "1975", "note": "National Day" } ], "constitution": { "history": "previous 1947 (preindependence); latest promulgated 13-15 August 1991; amended 2003, 2015 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "civil law system similar in form to the French system", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "non-party state to the ICCt" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Laos", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "10 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President BOUNNYANG Vorachit (since 20 April 2016); Vice President PHANKHAM Viphavan (since 20 April 2016)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister THONGLOUN Sisoulit (since 20 April 2016); Deputy Prime Ministers BOUNTHONG Chitmani, SONXAI Siphandon, SOMDI Douangdi (since 20 April 2016)", "cabinet": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president, approved by the National Assembly", "elections_appointments": "president and vice president indirectly elected by the National Assembly for a 5-year term (no term limits); election last held on 20 April 2016 (next to be held in 2021); prime minister nominated by the president, elected by the National Assembly for 5-year term", "election_results": "BOUNNYANG Vorachit (LPRP) elected president; PHANKHAM Viphavan (LPRP) elected vice president; percent of National Assembly vote - NA; THONGLOUN Sisoulit (LPRP) elected prime minister; percent of National Assembly vote - NA" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral National Assembly or Sapha Heng Xat (132 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by simple majority vote from candidate lists provided by the Lao People's Revolutionary Party; members serve 5-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 20 April 2016 (next to be held in 2021)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - LPRP 128, independent 4" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "People's Supreme Court (consists of the court president and organized into criminal, civil, administrative, commercial, family, and juvenile chambers, each with a vice president and several judges)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "president of People's Supreme Court appointed by National Assembly on recommendation of the president of the republic for a 5-year term; vice presidents of People's Supreme Court appointed by the president of the republic on recommendation of the National Assembly; appointment of chamber judges NA; tenure of court vice-presidents and chamber judges NA", "subordinate_courts": "appellate courts; provincial, municipal, district, and military courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Lao People's Revolutionary Party", "name_alternative": "LPRP", "leaders": [ "BOUNNYANG Vorachit" ] } ], "note": "other parties proscribed" }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "NA" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ADB" }, { "organization": "ARF" }, { "organization": "ASEAN" }, { "organization": "CP" }, { "organization": "EAS" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO ", "note": "subscriber" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OIF" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador MAI Xaignavong (since 3 August 2015)", "chancery": "2222 S Street NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 332-6416", "fax": "[1] (202) 332-4923", "consulates": "New York" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Rena BITTER (since 2 November 2016)", "embassy": "Thadeua Road, Kilometer 9, Ban Somvang Tai, Hatsayfong District, Vientiane", "mailing_address": "American Embassy Vientiane, Unit 46222, APO AP 96546-6222", "telephone": "[856] 21-48-7000", "fax": "[856] 21-48-7190" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "three horizontal bands of red (top), blue (double width), and red with a large white disk centered in the blue band; the red bands recall the blood shed for liberation; the blue band represents the Mekong River and prosperity; the white disk symbolizes the full moon against the Mekong River, but also signifies the unity of the people under the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, as well as the country's bright future" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "elephant" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "white" }, { "color": "blue" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Pheng Xat Lao\" (Hymn of the Lao People)", "lyrics_music": "SISANA Sisane/THONGDY Sounthonevichit", "note": "music adopted 1945, lyrics adopted 1975; the anthem's lyrics were changed following the 1975 Communist revolution that overthrew the monarchy", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/LA.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "The government of Laos, one of the few remaining one-party communist states, began decentralizing control and encouraging private enterprise in 1986. Economic growth averaged more than 6% per year from 1988-2008, and Laos' growth has more recently been amongst the fastest in Asia, averaging nearly 8% per year for most of the last decade, but has declined over the past year and is expected to be around 6.8% in 2017, according to the IMF.\n\nNevertheless, Laos remains a country with an underdeveloped infrastructure, particularly in rural areas. It has a basic, but improving, road system, and limited external and internal land-line telecommunications. Electricity is available to 83% of the population. Agriculture, dominated by rice cultivation in lowland areas, accounts for about 25% of GDP and 73% of total employment. Recently, the country has faced a persistent current account deficit, falling foreign currency reserves, and growing public debt, as slow recovery of the global economy, especially that of China, has driven down the prices of its mineral exports.\n\nLaos' economy is heavily dependent on capital-intensive natural resource exports. The economy has benefited from high-profile foreign direct investment in hydropower dams along the Mekong River, copper and gold mining, logging, and construction, although some projects in these industries have drawn criticism for their environmental impacts.\n\nLaos gained Normal Trade Relations status with the US in 2004 and applied for Generalized System of Preferences trade benefits in 2013 after being admitted to the World Trade Organization earlier in the year. Laos held the chairmanship of ASEAN in 2016. Laos is in the process of implementing a value-added tax system. The government appears committed to raising the country's profile among foreign investors and has developed special economic zones replete with generous tax incentives, but a limited labor pool, a small domestic market, and corruption remain impediments to investment. Laos also has ongoing problems with the business environment, including onerous registration requirements, a gap between legislation and implementation, and unclear or conflicting regulations.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 40960000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 38110000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 35430000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 114, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 13760000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 7.5, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 7.6, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 7.5, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 7 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5700, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 5400, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 5100, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 165, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 62.6, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 14.1, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 33.1, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 1, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 47.2, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -58, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 21.3, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 32.5, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 39.4, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 25, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 20, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 25.8, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 49 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "sweet potatoes", "vegetables", "corn", "coffee", "sugarcane", "tobacco", "cotton", "tea", "peanuts", "rice", "cassava", "manioc", "tapioca", "water buffalo", "pigs", "cattle", "poultry" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "mining", "copper", "tin", "gold", "gypsum", "timber", "electric power", "agricultural processing", "rubber", "construction", "garments", "cement", "tourism" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 8, "global_rank": 11, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 3500000, "global_rank": 99, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 73.1, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 6.1, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 20.6, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2012" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.3, "units": "%", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 1.4, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 9 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 22, "units": "%", "date": "2013" }, 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"natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 206, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 163, "date": "2013" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 132, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 88, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 158, "date": "2014-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 500000, "global_rank": 185, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 962497, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 14, "global_rank": 81, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 3727000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 54, "global_rank": 122, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "service to public is generally improving; the government relies on a radiotelephone network to communicate with remote areas", "domestic": "mobile cellular network coverage including 3G is relatively widespread, although usage has slowed as the regulator imposed a strict policy on pricing and competition is effectively discouraged; network performance has suffered because of insufficient maintenance and upgrades", "international": "country code - 856; satellite earth station - 1 Intersputnik (Indian Ocean region) and a second to be developed by China (2017)" } }, "broadcast_media": "6 TV stations operating out of Vientiane - 3 government-operated and the others commercial; 17 provincial stations operating with nearly all programming relayed via satellite from the government-operated stations in Vientiane; Chinese and Vietnamese programming relayed via satellite from Lao National TV; broadcasts available from stations in Thailand and Vietnam in border areas; multi-channel satellite and cable TV systems provide access to a wide range of foreign stations; state-controlled radio with state-operated Lao National Radio (LNR) broadcasting on 5 frequencies - 1 AM, 1 SW, and 3 FM; LNR's AM and FM programs are relayed via satellite constituting a large part of the programming schedules of the provincial radio stations; Thai radio broadcasts available in border areas and transmissions of multiple international broadcasters are also accessible (2012)", "internet": { "country_code": ".la", "users": { "total": 1258000, "percent_of_population": 18.2, "global_rank": 142, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 1, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 11, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 1181187, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 1356497, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "RDPL", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 41, "global_rank": 103, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 8, "2438_to_3047_metres": 3, "1524_to_2437_metres": 4, "914_to_1523_metres": 1, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 33, "1524_to_2437_metres": 2, "914_to_1523_metres": 9, "under_914_metres": 22, "date": "2013" } } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "refined products", "length": 540, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 39586, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 5415, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 34171, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 89, "date": "2009" }, "waterways": { "value": 4600, "units": "km", "note": "primarily on the Mekong River and its tributaries; 2,900 additional km are intermittently navigable by craft drawing less than 0.5 m", "global_rank": 23, "date": "2012" } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.2, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 0.22, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 0.23, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ] }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Lao People's Armed Forces (LPAF)", "Lao People's Army (LPA", "includes Riverine Force)", "Air Force" ], "date": "2011" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18 years of age for compulsory or voluntary military service; conscript service obligation - minimum 18-months", "date": "2012" }, "note": "serving one of the world's least developed countries, the Lao People's Armed Forces (LPAF) is small, poorly funded, and ineffectively resourced; its mission focus is border and internal security, primarily in countering ethnic Hmong insurgent groups; together with the Lao People's Revolutionary Party and the government, the Lao People's Army (LPA) is the third pillar of state machinery, and as such is expected to suppress political and civil unrest and similar national emergencies; there is no perceived external threat to the state and the LPA maintains strong ties with the neighboring Vietnamese military (2012)" }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "southeast Asian states have enhanced border surveillance to check the spread of avian flu", "talks continue on completion of demarcation with Thailand but disputes remain over islands in the Mekong River", "Cambodia and Laos have a longstanding border demarcation dispute", "concern among Mekong River Commission members that China's construction of eight dams on the Upper Mekong River and construction of more dams on its tributaries will affect water levels, sediment flows, and fisheries", "Cambodia and Vietnam are concerned about Laos' extensive plans for upstream dam construction for the same reasons" ], "trafficking_in_persons": { "current_situation": "Laos is a source and, to a lesser extent, transit and destination country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking; Lao economic migrants may encounter conditions of forced labor or sexual exploitation in destination countries, most often Thailand; Lao women and girls are exploited in Thailand’s commercial sex trade, domestic service, factories, and agriculture; a small, possibly growing, number of Lao women and girls are sold as brides in China and South Korea and subsequently sex trafficked; Lao men and boys are victims of forced labor in the Thai fishing, construction, and agriculture industries; some Lao children, as well as Vietnamese and Chinese women and girls, are subjected to sex trafficking in Laos; other Vietnamese and Chinese, and possibly Burmese, adults and girls transit Laos for sexual and labor exploitation in neighboring countries, particularly Thailand", "tier_rating": "Tier 2 Watch List – Laos does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; authorities sustained moderate efforts to investigate, prosecute, and convict trafficking offenders; the government failed to make progress in proactively identifying victims exploited within the country or among those deported from abroad; the government continues to rely almost entirely on local and international organizations to provide and fund services to trafficking victims; although Lao men and boys are trafficked, most protective services are only available to women and girls, and long-term support is lacking; modest prevention efforts include the promotion of anti-trafficking awareness on state-controlled media (2015)" }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "estimated opium poppy cultivation in 2008 was 1,900 hectares, about a 73% increase from 2007; estimated potential opium production in 2008 more than tripled to 17 metric tons; unsubstantiated reports of domestic methamphetamine production; growing domestic methamphetamine problem (2009)" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-17", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170617101319/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/la.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170617000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/la.html" } }, "latvia": { "data": { "name": "Latvia", "introduction": { "background": "Several eastern Baltic tribes merged in medieval times to form the ethnic core of the Latvian people (ca. 8th-12th centuries A.D.). The region subsequently came under the control of Germans, Poles, Swedes, and finally, Russians. A Latvian republic emerged following World War I, but it was annexed by the USSR in 1940 - an action never recognized by the US and many other countries. Latvia reestablished its independence in 1991 following the breakup of the Soviet Union. Although the last Russian troops left in 1994, the status of the Russian minority (some 26% of the population) remains of concern to Moscow. Latvia acceded to both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004; it joined the euro zone in 2014 and the OECD in 2016. A dual citizenship law was adopted in 2013, easing naturalization for non-citizen children." }, "geography": { "location": "Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Estonia and Lithuania", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 57, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 25, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Europe", "area": { "total": { "value": 64589, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 62249, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 2340, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 124, "comparative": "slightly larger than West Virginia" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 1370, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Belarus", "border_length": { "value": 161, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Estonia", "border_length": { "value": 333, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Lithuania", "border_length": { "value": 544, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Russia", "border_length": { "value": 332, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 498, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": "limits as agreed to by Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Sweden, and Russia", "continental_shelf": { "value": 200, "units": "m", "note": "depth or to the depth of exploitation" } }, "climate": "maritime; 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small agglomerations are scattered throughout the country", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "NA", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "Latvia's environment has benefited from a shift to service industries after the country regained independence", "improvements have occurred in drinking water quality", "sewage treatment", "household and hazardous waste management", "as well as reduction of air pollution" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Air Pollution", "Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants", "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Wetlands" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "most of the country is composed of fertile low-lying plains with some hills in the east" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 1965686, "global_rank": 149, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Latvian(s)", "adjective": "Latvian" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Latvian", "percent": 61.8 }, { "name": "Russian", "percent": 25.6 }, { "name": "Belarusian", "percent": 3.4 }, { "name": "Ukrainian", "percent": 2.3 }, { "name": "Polish", "percent": 2.1 }, { "name": "Lithuanian", "percent": 1.2 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 3.6 } ], "date": "2016" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Latvian", "percent": 56.3, "note": "official" }, { "name": "Russian", "percent": 33.8 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 0.6, "note": "includes Polish, Ukrainian, and Belarusian" }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 9.4 } ], "note": "data represent language usually spoken at home", "date": "2011" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Lutheran", "percent": 19.6 }, { "name": "Orthodox", "percent": 15.3 }, { "name": "other Christian", "percent": 1 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 0.4 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 63.7 } ], "date": "2006" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 15.01, "males": 151290, "females": 143710 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 9.9, "males": 100416, "females": 94244 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 42.07, "males": 409921, "females": 417074 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 13.77, "males": 119844, "females": 150860 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 19.25, "males": 123467, "females": 254860 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 52.2, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 22.7, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 29.5, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 3.4, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 43.3, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 39.5, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 46.6, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 17, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": -1.07, "global_rank": 233, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 9.9, "global_rank": 197, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 14.4, "global_rank": 5, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -6.2, "global_rank": 202, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "largest concentration of people is found in and around the port and capital city of Riga; small agglomerations are scattered throughout the country", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 67.4, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": -0.67, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Riga", "population": 621000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.07, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 0.98, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.79, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.48, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.85, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 26.9, "date": "2013" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 18, "global_rank": 120, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 5.3, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 5.7, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 4.9, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 173, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 74.5, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 69.9, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 79.3, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 122, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.51, "global_rank": 195, "date": "2016" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 5.9, "global_rank": 110, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 3.22, "date": "2014" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 5.9, "date": "2011" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 99.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 98.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 99.3, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 1.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 0.7, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 90.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 81.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 87.8, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 9.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 18.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 12.2, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 0.67, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 6800, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 400, "date": "2015" } }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "degree_of_risk": "intermediate", "vectorborne_diseases": [ "tickborne encephalitis" ], "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 25.6, "global_rank": 62, "date": "2014" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 4.9, "global_rank": 77, "date": "2013" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 99.9, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 99.9, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 99.9, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 16, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 16, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 17, "units": "years" }, "date": "2014" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 19.6, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 19.4, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 20, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 28, "date": "2014" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Republic of Latvia", "conventional_short_form": "Latvia", "local_long_form": "Latvijas Republika", "local_short_form": "Latvija", "former": "Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic", "etymology": "the name \"Latvia\" originates from the ancient Latgalians, one of four eastern Baltic tribes that formed the ethnic core of the Latvian people (ca. 8th-12th centuries A.D.)" }, "government_type": "parliamentary republic", "capital": { "name": "Riga", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 56, "minutes": 57, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 24, "minutes": 6, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 2, "note": "7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" }, "daylight_saving_time": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" }, "administrative_divisions": [ { "name": "novads) and 9 cities", "type": "municipality" } ], "independence": { "date": "1990-05-04", "note": "declared independence from the Soviet Union; 6 September 1991 (recognized by the Soviet Union)" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "18 November", "original_year": "1918", "note": "18 November 1918 was the date Latvia established its statehood and its concomitant independence from Soviet Russia; Republic of Latvia Proclamation Day" } ], "constitution": { "history": "several previous (pre-1991 independence)", "note": "following the restoration of independence in 1991, parts of the 1922 constitution were reintroduced 4 May 1990 and fully reintroduced 6 July 1993", "amendments": "proposed by two-thirds of Parliament members or by petition of one-tenth of qualified voters submitted through the president; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote of Parliament in each of three readings; amendment of constitutional articles including national sovereignty, language, the parliamentary electoral system, and constitutional amendment procedures requires passage in a referendum by majority vote of at least one-half of the electorate; amended several times, last in 2014 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "civil law system with traces of socialist legal traditions and practices", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Latvia", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "5 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Raimonds VEJONIS (since 8 July 2015)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Maris KUCINSKIS (since 11 February 2016); Deputy Prime Minister Arvils ASERADENS (since 11 February 2016)", "cabinet": "Cabinet of Ministers nominated by the prime minister, appointed by Parliament", "elections_appointments": "president indirectly elected by Parliament for a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 3 June 2015 (next to be held in 2019); prime minister appointed by the president, confirmed by Parliament", "election_results": "Raimonds VEJONIS elected president; Parliament vote - Raimonds VEJONIS 55 of 100" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral Parliament or Saeima (100 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 4 October 2014 (next to be held in October 2018)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - SC 23%, Unity 21.9%, ZZS 19.5%, NA 16.6%, NSL 6.9%, LRA 6.7%, other 5.4%; seats by party - SC 24, Unity 23, ZZS 21, NA 17, LRA 8, NSL 7" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court (consists of the Senate with 27 judges and Supreme Court of Chambers with 22 judges); Constitutional Court (consists of 7 judges)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Supreme Court judges nominated by chief justice and confirmed by the Saeima; judges serve until age 70, but term can be extended 2 years; Constitutional Court judges - 3 nominated by Saeima members, 2 by Cabinet ministers, and 2 by plenum of Supreme Court; all judges confirmed by Saeima majority vote; Constitutional Court president and vice president serve in their positions for 3 years; all judges serve 10-year terms; mandatory retirement at age 70", "subordinate_courts": "district (city) and regional courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Alliance of Regions", "name_alternative": "LRA", "leaders": [ "Martins BONDARS" ] }, { "name": "For Latvia from the Heart", "name_alternative": "NSL", "leaders": [ "Inguna SUDRABA" ] }, { "name": "Social Democratic Party \"Harmony\"", "name_alternative": "SC", "leaders": [ "Nils USAKOVS" ] }, { "name": "National Alliance \"All For Latvia!\"-\"For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK\"", "name_alternative": "NA", "leaders": [ "Gaidis BERZINS", "Raivis DZINTARS" ] }, { "name": "Union of Greens and Farmers", "name_alternative": "ZZS", "leaders": [ "Augusts BRIGMANIS" ] }, { "name": "Unity", "leaders": [ "Andris PIEBALGS" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Employers' Confederation of Latvia", "leaders": [ "Vitalijs GAVRILOVS" ] }, { "name": "Farmers' Parliament", "leaders": [ "Juris LAZDINS" ] }, { "name": "Free Trade Union Confederation of Latvia", "leaders": [ "Egils BALDZENS" ] } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "Australia Group" }, { "organization": "BA" }, { "organization": "BIS" }, { "organization": "CBSS" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CE" }, { "organization": "EAPC" }, { "organization": "EBRD" }, { "organization": "ECB" }, { "organization": "EIB" }, { "organization": "EMU" }, { "organization": "ESA ", "note": "cooperating state" }, { "organization": "EU" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IHO" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO ", "note": "correspondent" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NATO" }, { "organization": "NIB" }, { "organization": "NSG" }, { "organization": "OAS ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OIF ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "OSCE" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "Schengen Convention" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Andris TEIKMANIS (since 16 September 2016)", "chancery": "2306 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 328-2840", "fax": "[1] (202) 328-2860" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Nancy Bikoff PETTIT (since 8 September 2015)", "embassy": "1 Samnera Velsa St, Riga LV-1510", "mailing_address": "Embassy of the United States of America, 1 Samnera Velsa St, Riga, LV-1510, Latvia", "telephone": "[371] 6710-7000", "fax": "[371] 6710-7050" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "three horizontal bands of maroon (top), white (half-width), and maroon; the flag is one of the older banners in the world; a medieval chronicle mentions a red standard with a white stripe being used by Latvian tribes in about 1280" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "white wagtail ", "note": "bird" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "maroon" }, { "color": "white" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Dievs, sveti Latviju!\" (God Bless Latvia)", "lyrics_music": "Karlis BAUMANIS", "note": "adopted 1920, restored 1990; first performed in 1873 while Latvia was a part of Russia; banned during the Soviet occupation from 1940 to 1990", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/LG.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Latvia is a small, open economy with exports contributing more than half of GDP. Due to its geographical location, transit services are highly-developed, along with timber and wood-processing, agriculture and food products, and manufacturing of machinery and electronics industries. Corruption continues to be an impediment to attracting foreign direct investment and Latvia's low birth rate and decreasing population are major challenges to its long-term economic vitality.\n\nLatvia's economy experienced GDP growth of more than 10% per year during 2006-07, but entered a severe recession in 2008 as a result of an unsustainable current account deficit and large debt exposure amid the slowing world economy. Triggered by the collapse of the second largest bank, GDP plunged 18% in 2009. The economy has yet to return to pre-crisis levels in real terms despite strong growth, especially in the export sector. Continued gains in competitiveness and investment will be key to maintaining economic growth, especially in light of unfavorable demographic trends.\n\nThe IMF, EU, and other international donors provided substantial financial assistance to Latvia as part of an agreement to defend the currency's peg to the euro in exchange for the government's commitment to stringent austerity measures. The IMF/EU program successfully concluded in December 2011, although, the austerity measures have imposed large social costs. The majority of companies, banks, and real estate have been privatized, although the state still holds sizable stakes in a few large enterprises, including 80% ownership of the Latvian national airline. Latvia officially joined the World Trade Organization in February 1999 and the EU in May 2004. Latvia also joined the euro zone in 2014 and the OECD in 2016.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 50650000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 49610000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 48290000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 109, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 25020000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.1, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2.7, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 2, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 128 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 25700, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 25000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 24100, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 74, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 62, "units": 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"subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 20, "global_rank": 106, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 2579000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 130, "global_rank": 145, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "recent efforts focused on bringing competition to the telecommunications sector; the number of fixed lines is decreasing as mobile-cellular telephone service expands", "domestic": "number of telecommunications operators has grown rapidly since the fixed-line market opened to competition in 2003; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular subscribership roughly 150 per 100 persons", "international": "country code - 371; the Latvian network is now connected via fiber-optic cable to Estonia, Finland, and Sweden (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "several national and regional commercial TV stations are foreign-owned, 2 national TV stations are publicly owned; system supplemented by privately owned regional and local TV stations; cable and satellite multi-channel TV services with domestic and foreign broadcasts available; publicly owned broadcaster operates 4 radio networks with dozens of stations throughout the country; dozens of private broadcasters also operate radio stations (2007)", "internet": { "country_code": ".lv", "users": { "total": 1573000, "percent_of_population": 79.2, "global_rank": 110, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 3, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 47, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 2527368, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 2277996, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "YL", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 42, "global_rank": 101, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 18, "over_3047_metres": 1, "2438_to_3047_metres": 3, "1524_to_2437_metres": 4, "914_to_1523_metres": 3, "under_914_metres": 7, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 24, "under_914_metres": 24, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 1, "date": "2013" } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "gas", "length": 928, "units": "km" }, { "type": "refined products", "length": 415, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 2239, "units": "km" }, "broad_gauge": { "length": 2206, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.520-m" }, "narrow_gauge": { "length": 33, "units": "km", "gauge": "0.750-m" }, "global_rank": 68, "date": "2008" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 72440, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 14707, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 57733, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 65, "date": "2013" }, "waterways": { "value": 300, "units": "km", "note": "navigable year round", "global_rank": 92, "date": "2010" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 11, "by_type": [ { "type": "cargo", "count": 3 }, { "type": "chemical tanker", "count": 1 }, { "type": "passenger/cargo", "count": 4 }, { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 2 }, { "type": "roll on/roll off", "count": 1 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 3, "by_country": [ { "country": "Estonia", "count": 3 } ] }, "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 79, "by_country": [ { "country": "Antigua and Barbuda", "count": 16 }, { "country": "Belize", "count": 9 }, { "country": "Comoros", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Dominica", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Georgia", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Liberia", "count": 5 }, { "country": "Malta", "count": 8 }, { "country": "Marshall Islands", "count": 19 }, { "country": "Russia", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Saint Vincent and the Grenadines", "count": 15 } ] }, "global_rank": 113, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Riga", "Ventspils" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.7, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1.45, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1.04, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 0.94, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 0.93, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" } ], "global_rank": 105 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "National Armed Forces (Nacionalie Brunotie Speki)", "Land Forces (Latvijas Sauszemes Speki)", "Navy (Latvijas Juras Speki", "includes Coast Guard (Latvijas Kara Flote))", "Latvian Air Force (Latvijas Gaisa Speki)", "Latvian Home Guard (Latvijas Zemessardze) (2017)" ] }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18 years of age for voluntary male and female military service; no conscription; under current law, every citizen is entitled to serve in the armed forces for life", "date": "2016" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "Russia demands better Latvian treatment of ethnic Russians in Latvia", "boundary demarcated with Latvia and Lithuania", "the Latvian parliament has not ratified its 1998 maritime boundary treaty with Lithuania, primarily due to concerns over oil exploration rights", "as a member state that forms part of the EU's external border, Latvia has implemented the strict Schengen border rules with Russia" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "stateless_persons": { "people": 242736, "date": "2016" } }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "transshipment and destination point for cocaine, synthetic drugs, opiates, and cannabis from Southwest Asia, Western Europe, Latin America, and neighboring Baltic countries; despite improved legislation, vulnerable to money laundering due to nascent enforcement capabilities and comparatively weak regulation of offshore companies and the gaming industry; CIS organized crime (including counterfeiting, corruption, extortion, stolen cars, and prostitution) accounts for most laundered proceeds" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-01", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701102653/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/lg.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/lg.html" } }, "lebanon": { "data": { "name": "Lebanon", "introduction": { "background": "Following World War I, France acquired a mandate over the northern portion of the former Ottoman Empire province of Syria. The French demarcated the region of Lebanon in 1920 and granted this area independence in 1943. Since independence the country has been marked by periods of political turmoil interspersed with prosperity built on its position as a regional center for finance and trade. The country's 1975-90 civil war that resulted in an estimated 120,000 fatalities, was followed by years of social and political instability. Sectarianism is a key element of Lebanese political life. Neighboring Syria has historically influenced Lebanon's foreign policy and internal policies, and its military occupied Lebanon from 1976 until 2005. The Lebanon-based Hizballah militia and Israel continued attacks and counterattacks against each other after Syria's withdrawal, and fought a brief war in 2006. Lebanon's borders with Syria and Israel remain unresolved." }, "geography": { "location": "Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Israel and Syria", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 33, "minutes": 50, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 35, "minutes": 50, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Middle East", "area": { "total": { "value": 10400, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 10230, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 170, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 170, "comparative": "about one-third the size of Maryland" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 484, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Israel", "border_length": { "value": 81, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Syria", "border_length": { "value": 403, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 225, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "Mediterranean; mild to cool, wet winters with hot, dry summers; the Lebanon Mountains experience heavy winter snows", "terrain": "narrow coastal plain; El Beqaa (Bekaa Valley) separates Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon Mountains", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 1250, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Mediterranean Sea", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Qornet es Saouda", "elevation": { "value": 3088, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "limestone", "iron ore", "salt", "water-surplus state in a water-deficit region", "arable land" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 63.3, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 11.9, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 12.3, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 39.1, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 13.4, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 23.3, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 1040, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "the majority of the people live on or near the Mediterranean coast, and of these most live in and around the capital, Beirut; favorable growing conditions in the Bekaa Valley, on the southeastern side of the Lebanon Mountains, have attracted farmers and thus the area exhibits a smaller population density", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "dust storms, sandstorms", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "deforestation", "soil erosion", "desertification", "air pollution in Beirut from vehicular traffic and the burning of industrial wastes", "pollution of coastal waters from raw sewage and oil spills" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Wetlands" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [ "Environmental Modification", "Marine Life Conservation" ] } }, "note": "smallest country in continental Asia; Nahr el Litani is the only major river in Near East not crossing an international boundary; rugged terrain historically helped isolate, protect, and develop numerous factional groups based on religion, clan, and ethnicity" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 6237738, "global_rank": 108, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Lebanese (singular and plural)", "adjective": "Lebanese" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Arab", "percent": 95 }, { "name": "Armenian", "percent": 4 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 1 } ], "note": "many Christian Lebanese do not identify themselves as Arab but rather as descendants of the ancient Canaanites and prefer to be called Phoenicians" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Arabic", "note": "official" }, { "name": "French" }, { "name": "English" }, { "name": "Armenian" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 54, "breakdown": [ { "name": "Sunni", "percent": 27 }, { "name": "Shia", "percent": 27 } ] }, { "name": "Christian", "percent": 40.5, "breakdown": [ { "name": "includes Maronite Catholic", "percent": 21 }, { "name": "Greek Orthodox", "percent": 8 }, { "name": "Greek Catholic", "percent": 5 }, { "name": "other Christian", "percent": 6.5 } ] }, { "name": "Druze", "percent": 5.6 }, { "name": "very small numbers of Jews" }, { "name": "Baha'is" }, { "name": "Buddhists" }, { "name": "Hindus" }, { "name": "and Mormons" } ], "note": "18 religious sects recognized", "middle_east": ":LEBANON", "date": "2012" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 24.65, "males": 786842, "females": 750449 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 16.73, "males": 534040, "females": 509663 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 44.44, "males": 1401857, "females": 1370462 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 7.54, "males": 220020, "females": 250288 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 6.64, "males": 181627, "females": 232490 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 47.3, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 35.4, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 12, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 8.3, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 29.9, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 29.3, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 30.5, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 115, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 0.85, "global_rank": 129, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 14.4, "global_rank": 134, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 4.9, "global_rank": 193, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -1.1, "global_rank": 145, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "the majority of the people live on or near the Mediterranean coast, and of these most live in and around the capital, Beirut; favorable growing conditions in the Bekaa Valley, on the southeastern side of the Lebanon Mountains, have attracted farmers and thus the area exhibits a smaller population density", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 87.8, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 3.18, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Beirut", "population": 2226000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.02, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.88, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.79, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 1, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 15, "global_rank": 130, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 7.6, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 8, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 7.1, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 157, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 77.6, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 76.3, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 78.9, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 69, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.73, "global_rank": 169, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 54.5, "units": "%", "date": "2009" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 6.4, "global_rank": 73, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 2.38, "date": "2014" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 3.5, "date": "2012" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 99, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 99, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 99, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 1, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 1, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 1, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 80.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 80.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 80.7, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 19.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 19.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 19.3, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 0.06, "global_rank": 116, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 2400, "global_rank": 117, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 100, "global_rank": 117, "date": "2015" } }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 30.8, "global_rank": 40, "date": "2014" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 2.6, "global_rank": 162, "date": "2013" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 93.9, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 96, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 91.8, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 11, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 12, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 11, "units": "years" }, "date": "2014" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 22.1, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 22.3, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 21.5, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 71, "date": "2007" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Lebanese Republic", "conventional_short_form": "Lebanon", "local_long_form": "Al Jumhuriyah al Lubnaniyah", "local_short_form": "Lubnan", "former": "Greater Lebanon", "etymology": "derives from the Semitic root \"lbn\" meaning \"white\" and refers to snow-capped Mount Lebanon" }, "government_type": "parliamentary republic", "capital": { "name": "Beirut", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 33, "minutes": 52, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 35, "minutes": 30, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 2, "note": "7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" }, "daylight_saving_time": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" }, "independence": { "date": "1943-11-22", "note": "from League of Nations mandate under French administration" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "22 November", "original_year": "1943" } ], "constitution": { "history": "drafted 15 May 1926, adopted 23 May 1926", "amendments": "proposed by the president of the republic and introduced as a government bill to the Chamber of Deputies or proposed by at least 10 members of the Chamber of Deputies and agreed upon by two-thirds of its members; following government review and approval, the proposal is prepared as a draft amendment and submitted to the Chamber of Deputies for discussion and vote; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote of a required two-thirds quorum of the chamber membership and promulgation by the president; amended several times, last in 2004 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "mixed legal system of civil law based on the French civil code, Ottoman legal tradition, and religious laws covering personal status, marriage, divorce, and other family relations of the Jewish, Islamic, and Christian communities", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "non-party state to the ICCt" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "the father must be a citizen of Lebanon", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "yes", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "unknown" }, "suffrage": { "age": 21, "note": "21 years of age; compulsory for all males; authorized for women at age 21 with elementary education; excludes military personnel" }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Michel AWN (since 31 October 2016)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Saad al-HARIRI (since 18 December 2016); Deputy Prime Minister Ghassan HASBANI (since 18 December 2016)", "cabinet": "Cabinet chosen by the prime minister in consultation with the president and National Assembly", "elections_appointments": "president indirectly elected by the National Assembly with two-thirds majority vote in the first round and if needed absolute majority vote in a second round for a 6-year term (eligible for non-consecutive terms); (next to be held in 2022); prime minister and deputy prime minister appointed by the president in consultation with the National Assembly", "election_results": "Michel AWN elected president; National Assembly vote in second round - Michel AWN (FPM) 83; note - in the initial election held on 23 April 2014, no candidate received the required two-thirds vote, and subsequent attempts failed because the National Assembly lacked a quorum to hold a vote; the president was elected in the 46th attempt on 31 October 2016" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral National Assembly or Majlis al-Nuwab in Arabic or Assemblee Nationale in French (128 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by majority vote; members serve 4-year terms); note - seats are apportioned among the Christian and Muslim denominations", "note": "Lebanon’s Constitution states the National Assembly cannot conduct regular business until it elects a president when the position is vacant", "elections": "last held on 7 June 2009 (next to be held in May 2017)", "election_results": "percent of vote by coalition - March 8 Coalition 54.7%, March 14 Coalition 45.3%; seats by coalition - March 14 Coalition 71; March 8 Coalition 57; seats by coalition following 16 July 2012 byelection held to fill one seat - March 14 Coalition 72, March 8 Coalition 56" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Court of Cassation or Supreme Court (organized into 8 chambers, each with a presiding judge and 2 associate judges); Constitutional Council (consists of 10 members)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Court of Cassation judges appointed by Supreme Judicial Council, a 10-member body headed by the chief justice, and includes other judicial officials; judge tenure NA; Constitutional Council members appointed - 5 by the Council of Ministers and 5 by parliament; members serve 5-year terms", "subordinate_courts": "Courts of Appeal; Courts of First Instance; specialized tribunals, religious courts; military courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Future Movement Bloc", "leaders": [ "Sa'ad al-HARIRI" ] }, { "name": "Kata'ib Party", "leaders": [ "Sami GEMAYEL" ] }, { "name": "Lebanese Forces", "name_alternative": "LF", "leaders": [ "Samir JA'JA" ] }, { "name": "Marada Movement", "leaders": [ "Sulayman FRANJIEH" ] }, { "name": "Social Democrat Hunshaqian Party", "leaders": [ "Sebouh KELPAKIAN" ] }, { "name": "Amal Movement", "leaders": [ "Nabih BERRI" ] }, { "name": "Ba’th Arab Socialist Party of Lebanon", "leaders": [ "Fayez SHUKR" ] }, { "name": "Free Patriotic Movement", "name_alternative": "FPM", "leaders": [ "Gibran BASSIL" ] }, { "name": "Hizballah", "leaders": [ "Hassan NASRALLAH" ] }, { "name": "Islamic Actions Front", "leaders": [ "Sheikh Zuhair al-JU’AYD" ] }, { "name": "Marada Movement", "leaders": [ "Sulayman FRANJIEH" ] }, { "name": "Syrian Social Nationalist Party", "leaders": [ "Ali QANSO" ] }, { "name": "Tashnag", "name_alternative": "Armenian Revolutionary Federation", "leaders": [ "Hagop PAKRADOUNIAN" ] }, { "name": "Progressive Socialist Party", "name_alternative": "PSP", "leaders": [ "Walid JUNBLATT" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Grand Mufti of Lebanon", "leaders": [ "Sheikh Abdul Latif DERIAN" ] }, { "name": "Maronite Church", "leaders": [ "Patriarch Bishara al-RA'I" ] } ], "note": "most sects retain militias and a number of Sunni militant groups operate in Palestinian refugee camps" }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ABEDA" }, { "organization": "AFESD" }, { "organization": "AMF" }, { "organization": "CAEU" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-24" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IDB" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "LAS" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OAS ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OIC" }, { "organization": "OIF" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNRWA" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO ", "note": "observer" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaries Carla JAZZAR (since 28 January 2016)", "chancery": "2560 28th Street NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 939-6300", "fax": "[1] (202) 939-6324", "consulates_general": "Detroit, New York, Los Angeles" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Elizabeth H. RICHARD (since May 2016)", "embassy": "Awkar, Lebanon (Awkar facing the Municipality)", "mailing_address": "P. O. Box 70-840, Antelias, Lebanon; from US: US Embassy Beirut, 6070 Beirut Place, Washington, DC 20521-6070", "telephone": "[961] (4) 542600, 543600", "fax": "[961] (4) 544136" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "three horizontal bands consisting of red (top), white (middle, double width), and red (bottom) with a green cedar tree centered in the white band; the red bands symbolize blood shed for liberation, the white band denotes peace, the snow of the mountains, and purity; the green cedar tree is the symbol of Lebanon and represents eternity, steadiness, happiness, and prosperity" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "cedar tree" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "white" }, { "color": "green" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Kulluna lil-watan\" (All Of Us, For Our Country!)", "lyrics_music": "Rachid NAKHLE/Wadih SABRA", "note": "adopted 1927; chosen following a nationwide competition", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/LE.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Lebanon has a free-market economy and a strong laissez-faire commercial tradition. The government does not restrict foreign investment; however, the investment climate suffers from red tape, corruption, arbitrary licensing decisions, complex customs procedures, high taxes, tariffs, and fees, archaic legislation, and weak intellectual property rights. The Lebanese economy is service-oriented; main growth sectors include banking and tourism.\n\nThe 1975-90 civil war seriously damaged Lebanon's economic infrastructure, cut national output by half, and derailed Lebanon's position as a Middle Eastern entrepot and banking hub. Following the civil war, Lebanon rebuilt much of its war-torn physical and financial infrastructure by borrowing heavily, mostly from domestic banks, which saddled the government with a huge debt burden. Pledges of economic and financial reforms made at separate international donor conferences during the 2000s have mostly gone unfulfilled, including those made during the Paris III Donor Conference in 2007, following the July 2006 war.\n\nSpillover from the Syrian conflict, including the influx of more than 1.1 million registered Syrian refugees, has increased internal tension and slowed economic growth to the 1-2% range in 2011-16, after four years of averaging 8% growth. Syrian refugees have increased the labor supply, but are blamed for pushing more Lebanese into unemployment. Chronic fiscal deficits have increased Lebanon’s debt-to-GDP ratio, the third highest in the world; most of the debt is held internally by Lebanese banks. Weak economic growth limits tax revenues, while the largest government expenditures remain debt servicing, salaries for government workers, and transfers to the electricity sector. These limitations constrain other government spending and limit the government’s ability to invest in necessary infrastructure improvements, such as water, electricity, and transportation.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 85160000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 84320000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 83480000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 91, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 51820000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 2, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 175 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 18500, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 18500, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 18500, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 91, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 93.4, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 13.7, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 27.2, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 0.6, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 20.2, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -55.1, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 5.7, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 25, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 69.4, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1.1, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": -1.6, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 175 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "citrus", "grapes", "tomatoes", "apples", "vegetables", "potatoes", "olives", "tobacco", "sheep", "goats" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "banking", "tourism", "food processing", "wine", "jewelry", "cement", "textiles", "mineral", "chemical products", "wood", "furniture products", "oil refining", "metal fabricating" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 1.4, "global_rank": 137, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 1628000, "global_rank": 128, "date": "2013" }, "by_occupation": { "agriculture": "NA%", "industry": "NA%", "services": "NA%" } }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 28.6, "units": "%", "date": "2004" }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 9953000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 14440000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 19.2, "global_rank": 158, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -8.7, "global_rank": 195, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 161.5, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 147.6, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 3, "note": "data cover central government debt, and exclude debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intra-governmental debt; intra-governmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment" }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -1, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -3.8, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 5 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.5, "units": "%", "date": "2010-12-31" }, { "value": 10, "units": "%", "date": "2009-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 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10420000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2012-12-28" } ], "global_rank": 72 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -8305000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -9327000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 180 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3108000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3551000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 124 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "jewelry", "base metals", "chemicals", "consumer goods", "fruit", "vegetables", "tobacco", "construction minerals", "electric power machinery", "switchgear", "textile fibers", "paper" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Saudi Arabia", "percent": 12.1 }, { "name": "UAE", "percent": 10.6 }, { "name": "Iraq", "percent": 7.6 }, { "name": "Syria", "percent": 7.1 }, { "name": "South Africa", "percent": 6.6 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 17980000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 16710000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 75 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "petroleum products", "cars", "medicinal products", "clothing", "meat", "live animals", "consumer goods", "paper", "textile fabrics", "tobacco", "electrical machinery", "equipment", "chemicals" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "China", "percent": 11.5 }, { "name": "Italy", "percent": 7.1 }, { "name": "Germany", "percent": 6.8 }, { "name": "France", "percent": 6 }, { "name": "US", "percent": 5.7 }, { "name": "Russia", "percent": 4.6 }, { "name": "Greece", "percent": 4.4 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 47740000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 48600000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 38 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 40740000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 37080000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 68 }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1507.5, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1507.5, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1507.5, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1507.5, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 1507.5, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Lebanese pounds (LBP) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "total_electrification": { "value": 100, "units": "%" }, "date": "2016" }, "production": { "kWh": 18000000000, "global_rank": 78, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 16000000000, "global_rank": 77, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 162, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "kWh": 100000000, "global_rank": 96, "date": "2014" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 2300000, "global_rank": 106, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 90.2, "global_rank": 75, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 126, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 9.8, "global_rank": 119, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 193, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 156, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 151, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 88, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 0, "global_rank": 156, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 161, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 143000, "global_rank": 71, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 198, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 139900, "global_rank": 44, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 207, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 150100000, "global_rank": 108, "date": "2010" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 133, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 150100000, "global_rank": 75, "date": "2010" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 159, "date": "2014-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 16000000, "global_rank": 89, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 970000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 16, "global_rank": 77, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 4400000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 71, "global_rank": 125, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "repair of the telecommunications system, severely damaged during the civil war, now complete", "domestic": "two mobile-cellular networks provide good service; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular subscribership almost 90 per 100 persons", "international": "country code - 961; submarine cable links to Cyprus, Egypt, and Syria; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Atlantic Ocean); coaxial cable to Syria (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "7 TV stations, 1 of which is state owned; more than 30 radio stations, 1 of which is state owned; satellite and cable TV services available; transmissions of at least 2 international broadcasters are accessible through partner stations (2007)", "internet": { "country_code": ".lb", "users": { "total": 4577000, "percent_of_population": 74, "global_rank": 76, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 2, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 21, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 2583274, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 53902026, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "OD", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 8, "global_rank": 161, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 5, "over_3047_metres": 1, "2438_to_3047_metres": 2, "1524_to_2437_metres": 1, "under_914_metres": 1, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 3, "914_to_1523_metres": 2, "under_914_metres": 1, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 1, "date": "2013" } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "gas", "length": 88, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 401, "units": "km" }, "standard_gauge": { "length": 319, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.435-m" }, "narrow_gauge": { "length": 82, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.050-m" }, "note": "rail system unusable due to damage sustained from fighting in the 1980s and in 2006", "global_rank": 120, "date": "2008" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 6970, "units": "km", "note": "includes 170 km of expressways" }, "global_rank": 146, "date": "2005" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 29, "by_type": [ { "type": "bulk carrier", "count": 4 }, { "type": "cargo", "count": 7 }, { "type": "carrier", "count": 17 }, { "type": "vehicle carrier", "count": 1 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 2, "by_country": [ { "country": "Syria", "count": 2 } ] }, "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 34, "by_country": [ { "country": "Barbados", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Cambodia", "count": 5 }, { "country": "Comoros", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Egypt", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Georgia", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Honduras", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Liberia", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Malta", "count": 6 }, { "country": "Moldova", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Panama", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Saint Vincent and the Grenadines", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Sierra Leone", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Togo", "count": 6 }, { "country": "unknown", "count": 1 } ] }, "global_rank": 85, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Beirut", "Tripoli" ], "container_ports": [ { "place": "Beirut", "twenty_foot_equivalent_units": 1034249 } ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4.76, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 4.96, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 4.36, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 4.07, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 4.06, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 11 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)", "Lebanese Army ((Al Jaysh al Lubnani) includes Lebanese Navy (Al Quwwat al Bahiriyya al Lubnaniya)", "Lebanese Air Force (Al Quwwat al Jawwiya al Lubnaniya)) (2013)" ] }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 17, "note": "17-30 years of age for voluntary military service; 18-24 years of age for officer candidates; no conscription", "date": "2013" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "lacking a treaty or other documentation describing the boundary, portions of the Lebanon-Syria boundary are unclear with several sections in dispute", "since 2000, Lebanon has claimed Shab'a Farms area in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights", "the roughly 2,000-strong UN Interim Force in Lebanon has been in place since 1978" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "refugees": { "by_country": [ { "people": 1011366, "country_of_origin": "Syria; Palestinian refugees; Iraq" } ], "date": "2016" }, "internally_displaced_persons": { "people": 12000, "note": "2007 Lebanese security forces' destruction of Palestinian refugee camp", "date": "2015" }, "stateless_persons": { "note": "undetermined ; note - tens of thousands of persons are stateless in Lebanon, including many Palestinian refugees and their descendants, Syrian Kurds denaturalized in Syria in 1962, children born to Lebanese women married to foreign or stateless men; most babies born to Syrian refugees, and Lebanese children whose births are unregistered", "date": "2016" } }, "trafficking_in_persons": { "current_situation": "Lebanon is a source and destination country for women and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking and a transit point for Eastern European women and children subjected to sex trafficking in other Middle Eastern countries; women and girls from South and Southeast Asia and an increasing number from East and West Africa are recruited by agencies to work in domestic service but are subject to conditions of forced labor; under Lebanon’s artiste visa program, women from Eastern Europe, North Africa, and the Dominican Republic enter Lebanon to work in the adult entertainment industry but are often forced into the sex trade; Lebanese children are reportedly forced into street begging and commercial sexual exploitation, with small numbers of Lebanese girls sex trafficked in other Arab countries; Syrian refugees are vulnerable to forced labor and prostitution", "tier_rating": "Tier 2 Watch List – Lebanon does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; in 2014, Lebanon was granted a waiver from an otherwise required downgrade to Tier 3 because its government has a written plan that, if implemented would constitute making significant efforts to bring itself into compliance with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; law enforcement efforts in 2014 were uneven; the number of convicted traffickers increased, but judges lack of familiarity with anti-trafficking law meant that many offenders were not brought to justice; the government relied heavily on an NGO to identify and provide service to trafficking victims; and its lack of thoroughly implemented victim identification procedures resulted in victims continuing to be arrested, detained, and deported for crimes committed as a direct result of being trafficked (2015)" }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "cannabis cultivation dramatically reduced to 2,500 hectares in 2002 despite continued significant cannabis consumption; opium poppy cultivation minimal; small amounts of Latin American cocaine and Southwest Asian heroin transit country on way to European markets and for Middle Eastern consumption; money laundering of drug proceeds fuels concern that extremists are benefiting from drug trafficking" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-01", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701095909/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/le.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/le.html" } }, "lesotho": { "data": { "name": "Lesotho", "introduction": { "background": "Basutoland was renamed the Kingdom of Lesotho upon independence from the UK in 1966. The Basutho National Party ruled the country during its first two decades. King MOSHOESHOE was exiled in 1990, but returned to Lesotho in 1992 and was reinstated in 1995 and subsequently succeeded by his son, King LETSIE III, in 1996. Constitutional government was restored in 1993 after seven years of military rule. In 1998, violent protests and a military mutiny following a contentious election prompted a brief but bloody intervention by South African and Batswana military forces under the aegis of the Southern African Development Community. Subsequent constitutional reforms restored relative political stability. Peaceful parliamentary elections were held in 2002, but the National Assembly elections in 2007 were hotly contested and aggrieved parties disputed how the electoral law was applied to award proportional seats in the Assembly. In 2012, competitive elections involving 18 parties saw Prime Minister Motsoahae Thomas THABANE form a coalition government - the first in the country's history - that ousted the 14-year incumbent, Pakalitha MOSISILI, who peacefully transferred power the following month. MOSISILI returned to power in snap elections in February 2015 after the collapse of THABANE’s coalition government and an alleged attempted military coup." }, "geography": { "location": "Southern Africa, an enclave of South Africa", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 29, "minutes": 30, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 28, "minutes": 30, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Africa", "area": { "total": { "value": 30355, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 30355, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 142, "comparative": "slightly smaller than Maryland" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 1106, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "South Africa", "border_length": { "value": 1106, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 0, "units": "km", "note": "landlocked" }, "climate": "temperate; cool to cold, dry winters; hot, wet summers", "terrain": "mostly highland with plateaus, hills, and mountains", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 2161, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "junction of the Orange and Makhaleng Rivers", "elevation": { "value": 1400, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Thabana Ntlenyana", "elevation": { "value": 3482, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "water", "agricultural", "grazing land", "diamonds", "sand", "clay", "building stone" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 76.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 10.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 65.9, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 1.5, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 22.4, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 30, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "periodic droughts", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "population pressure forcing settlement in marginal areas results in overgrazing", "severe soil erosion", "and soil exhaustion", "desertification", "Highlands Water Project controls", "stores", "and redirects water to South Africa" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Marine Life Conservation", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Wetlands" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "landlocked, completely surrounded by South Africa; mountainous, more than 80% of the country is 1,800 m above sea level" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 1953070, "global_rank": 150, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Mosotho (singular), Basotho (plural)", "adjective": "Basotho" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Sotho", "percent": 99.7 }, { "name": "Europeans" }, { "name": "Asians" }, { "name": "and other", "percent": 0.3 } ] }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Sesotho", "note": "official; southern Sotho" }, { "name": "English", "note": "official" }, { "name": "Zulu" }, { "name": "Xhosa" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Christian", "percent": 80 }, { "name": "indigenous beliefs", "percent": 20 } ] }, "demographic_profile": "Lesotho faces great socioeconomic challenges. More than half of its population lives below the property line, and the country’s HIV/AIDS prevalence rate is the second highest in the world. In addition, Lesotho is a small, mountainous, landlocked country with little arable land, leaving its population vulnerable to food shortages and reliant on remittances. Lesotho’s persistently high infant, child, and maternal mortality rates have been increasing during the last decade, according to the last two Demographic and Health Surveys. Despite these significant shortcomings, Lesotho has made good progress in education; it is on-track to achieve universal primary education and has one of the highest adult literacy rates in Africa.\nLesotho’s migration history is linked to its unique geography; it is surrounded by South Africa with which it shares linguistic and cultural traits. Lesotho at one time had more of its workforce employed outside its borders than any other country. Today remittances equal about 17% of its GDP. With few job options at home, a high rate of poverty, and higher wages available across the border, labor migration to South Africa replaced agriculture as the prevailing Basotho source of income decades ago. The majority of Basotho migrants were single men contracted to work as gold miners in South Africa. However, migration trends changed in the 1990s, and fewer men found mining jobs in South Africa because of declining gold prices, stricter immigration policies, and a preference for South African workers.\nAlthough men still dominate cross-border labor migration, more women are working in South Africa, mostly as domestics, because they are widows or their husbands are unemployed. Internal rural-urban flows have also become more frequent, with more women migrating within the country to take up jobs in the garment industry or moving to care for loved ones with HIV/AIDS. Lesotho’s small population of immigrants is increasingly composed of Taiwanese and Chinese migrants who are involved in the textile industry and small retail businesses.", "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 32.4, "males": 317933, "females": 314849 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 19.56, "males": 181907, "females": 200113 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 37.58, "males": 358643, "females": 375313 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 5, "males": 52016, "females": 45549 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 5.47, "males": 54466, "females": 52281 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 67.3, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 60.3, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 6.9, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 14.4, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 24, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 24, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 24, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 161, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 0.3, "global_rank": 176, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 25.1, "global_rank": 52, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 14.9, "global_rank": 1, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -7.1, "global_rank": 206, "date": "2016" }, "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 27.3, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 3.05, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Maseru", "population": 267000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2014" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.01, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 0.91, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 0.96, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 1.14, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.98, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 21, "date": "2014" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 487, "global_rank": 12, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 47.6, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 51.2, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 43.8, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 38, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 53, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 52.9, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 53.1, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 216, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 2.68, "global_rank": 70, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 60.2, "units": "%", "date": "2014" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 10.6, "global_rank": 10, "date": "2014" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 1.3, "date": "2006" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 94.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 77, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 81.8, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 5.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 23, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 18.2, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 37.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 27.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 30.3, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 62.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 72.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 69.7, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 22.73, "global_rank": 3, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 308100, "global_rank": 20, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 9900, "global_rank": 25, "date": "2015" } }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 11.9, "global_rank": 120, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 10.3, "global_rank": 54, "date": "2014" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 13, "global_rank": 1, "date": "2008" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 79.4, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 70.1, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 88.3, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 11, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 10, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 11, "units": "years" }, "date": "2014" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 34.4, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 29, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 41.9, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 18, "date": "2013" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Kingdom of Lesotho", "conventional_short_form": "Lesotho", "local_long_form": "Kingdom of Lesotho", "local_short_form": "Lesotho", "former": "Basutoland", "etymology": "the name translates as \"Land of the Sesotho Speakers\"" }, "government_type": "parliamentary constitutional monarchy", "capital": { "name": "Maseru", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 29, "minutes": 19, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 27, "minutes": 29, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 2, "note": "7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "administrative_divisions": [ { "name": "Berea", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Butha-Buthe", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Leribe", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Mafeteng", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Maseru", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Mohale's Hoek", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Mokhotlong", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Qacha's Nek", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Quthing", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Thaba-Tseka", "type": "district" } ], "independence": { "date": "1966-10-04", "note": "from the UK" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "4 October", "original_year": "1966" } ], "constitution": { "history": "previous 1959, 1967; latest adopted 2 April 1993 (effectively restoring the 1967 version); amended several times, last in 2011 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "mixed legal system of English common law and Roman-Dutch law; judicial review of legislative acts in High Court and Court of Appeal", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "yes", "citizenship_by_descent": "yes", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "5 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "King LETSIE III (since 7 February 1996); note - King LETSIE III formerly occupied the throne from November 1990 to February 1995 while his father was in exile", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Motsoahae Thomas THABANE (since 16 June 2017)", "cabinet": "consists of the Prime Minister, appointed by the King on the advice of the Council of State, and 25 other Ministers", "elections_appointments": "the monarchy is hereditary but under the terms of the constitution that came into effect after the March 1993 election, the monarch is a \"living symbol of national unity\" with no executive or legislative powers; under traditional law, the college of chiefs has the power to depose the monarch, to determine next in line of succession, or to serve as regent in the event that a successor is not of mature age; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition in the Assembly automatically becomes prime minister" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (33 seats; 22 principal chiefs and 11 other senators nominated by the king with the advice of the Council of State, a 13-member body of key government and non-government officials; members serve 5-year terms) and the National Assembly (120 seats; 80 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 40 elected through proportional representation; members serve 5-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 3 June 2017 (next to be held in 2022)", "election_results": "National Assembly - percent of votes by party - ABC 40.5%, DC 25.8%, LCD 9.0%, AD 7.3%, MEC 5.1%, BNP 4.1, PFD 2.3%, other 5.9%; seats by party - ABC 48, DC 30, LCD 11, AD 9, MEC 6, BNP 5, PFD 3, other 5, vacant 3" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Court of Appeal (consists of the court president, such number of justices of appeal as set by Parliament, and the Chief Justice and the puisne judges of the High Court ex officio); High Court (consists of the chief justice and such number of puisne judges as set by Parliament); note - both the Court of Appeal and the High Court have jurisdiction in constitutional issues", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Court of Appeal president and High Court chief justice appointed by the monarch on the advice of the prime minister; puisne judges appointed by the monarch on advice of the Judicial Service Commission, an independent body of judicial officers and officials designated by the monarch; judges of both courts can serve until age 75", "subordinate_courts": "Magistrate Courts; customary or traditional courts; military courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "All Basotho Convention", "name_alternative": "ABC", "leaders": [ "Motsoahae Thomas THABANE" ] }, { "name": "Alliance of Democrats", "name_alternative": "AD", "leaders": [ "Monyane MOLELEKI" ] }, { "name": "Basotho Congress Party", "name_alternative": "BCP", "leaders": [ "Thulo MAHLAKENG" ] }, { "name": "Basotho National Party", "name_alternative": "BNP", "leaders": [ "Thesele MASERIBANE" ] }, { "name": "Democratic Congress", "name_alternative": "DC", "leaders": [ "Pakalitha MOSISILI" ] }, { "name": "Lesotho Congress for Democracy", "name_alternative": "LCD", "leaders": [ "Mothetjoa METSING" ] }, { "name": "Lesotho Peoples Congress", "name_alternative": "LPC", "leaders": [ "Molahlehi LETLOTLO" ] }, { "name": "Marematlou Freedom Party", "name_alternative": "MFP", "leaders": [ "Moeketse MALEBO" ] }, { "name": "Movement of Economic Change", "name_alternative": "MEC", "leaders": [ "Selibe MOCHOBOROANE" ] }, { "name": "National Independent Party", "name_alternative": "NIP", "leaders": [ "Kimetso MATHABA" ] }, { "name": "Popular Front for Democracy of PFD", "leaders": [ "Lekhetho RAKUOANE" ] }, { "name": "Reformed Congress of Lesotho", "name_alternative": "RCL", "leaders": [ "Keketso RANTSO" ] }, { "name": "Truth Reconciliation Unity", "name_alternative": "TRU", "leaders": [ "Tlali KHASU" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Media Institute of Southern Africa, Lesotho chapter ", "leaders": [ "Tsebo MAT�ASA" ], "note": "pushes for media freedom" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ACP" }, { "organization": "AfDB" }, { "organization": "AU" }, { "organization": "C" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO ", "note": "correspondent" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "SACU" }, { "organization": "SADC" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNAMID" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Eliachim Molapi SEBATANE (since 2 November 2011)", "chancery": "2511 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 797-5533", "fax": "[1] (202) 234-6815" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Matthew T. HARRINGTON (since October 2014)", "embassy": "254 Kingsway Road, Maseru West (Consular Section)", "mailing_address": "P.O. Box 333, Maseru 100, Lesotho", "telephone": "[266] 22 312 666", "fax": "[266] 22 310 116" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "three horizontal stripes of blue (top), white, and green in the proportions of 3:4:3; the colors represent rain, peace, and prosperity respectively; centered in the white stripe is a black Basotho hat representing the indigenous people; the flag was unfurled in October 2006 to celebrate 40 years of independence" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "mokorotio ", "note": "Basotho hat" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "blue" }, { "color": "white" }, { "color": "green" }, { "color": "black" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Lesotho fatse la bo ntat'a rona\" (Lesotho, Land of Our Fathers)", "lyrics_music": "Francois COILLARD/Ferdinand-Samuel LAUR", "note": "adopted 1967; music derives from an 1823 Swiss songbook" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Small, mountainous, and completely landlocked by South Africa, Lesotho depends on a narrow economic base of textile manufacturing, agriculture, remittances, and regional customs revenue. About three-fourths of the people live in rural areas and engage in animal herding and subsistence agriculture, although Lesotho produces less than 20% of the nation's demand for food. Agriculture is vulnerable to weather and climate variability.\n\nLesotho relies on South Africa for much of its economic activity; Lesotho imports 90% of the goods it consumes from South Africa, including most agricultural inputs. Households depend heavily on remittances from family members working in South Africa in mines, on farms, and as domestic workers, though mining employment has declined substantially since the 1990s. Lesotho is a member of the Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU), and revenues from SACU accounted for roughly 44% of total government revenue in 2014. Lesotho also gains royalties from the South African Government for water transferred to South Africa from a dam and reservoir system in Lesotho. However, the government continues to strengthen its tax system to reduce dependency on customs duties and other transfers.\n\nThe government maintains a large presence in the economy - government consumption accounted for 27% of GDP in 2016. The government remains Lesotho's largest employer; in 2014-15, the government wage bill rose to 21% of GDP – the largest in sub-Saharan Africa. Lesotho's largest private employer is the textile and garment industry - approximately 36,000 Basotho, mainly women, work in factories producing garments for export to South Africa and the US. Diamond mining in Lesotho has grown in recent years and accounts for nearly 9% GDP. Lesotho managed steady GDP growth at an average of 4.5% from 2010 to 2014 but poverty remains widespread around 57% of the total population.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6019000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 5878000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 5717000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 168, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 1806000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.4, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2.8, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 3.4, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 115 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3100, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 3000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 190, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 70.4, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 27.2, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 30.2, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": -1.6, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 40.9, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -67.1, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 7.3, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 31.1, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 61.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 27.8, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 24.1, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 23.4, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 35 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "corn", "wheat", "pulses", "sorghum", "barley", "livestock" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "food", "beverages", "textiles", "apparel assembly", "handicrafts", "construction", "tourism" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 0.7, "global_rank": 157, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 919900, "global_rank": 148, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 86, "units": "%" }, "industry_and_services": { "value": 14, "units": "%" } }, "note": "most of the resident population is engaged in subsistence agriculture; roughly 35% of the active male wage earners work in South Africa", "date": "2002" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 28.1, "units": "%", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 25, "units": "%", "date": "2008" } ], "global_rank": 190 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 57, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 1, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 39.4, "units": "%" }, "date": "2003" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 63.2, "units": "gini_index", "date": "1995" }, { "value": 56, "units": "gini_index" } ], "global_rank": 1 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 835900000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 978300000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 46.3, "global_rank": 20, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -7.9, "global_rank": 192, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 53.4, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 47.8, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 84 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 April", "end": "31 March" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.9, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3.2, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 162 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6.75, "units": "%", "date": "2016-02-02" }, { "value": 6.25, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 50 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 12.3, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 10.59, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 66 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 342300000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 340600000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 173 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 535400000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" }, { "value": 569100000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 181 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 71010000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 47800000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 186 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -176000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -189000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 84 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 851600000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 844100000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 165 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "manufactures (clothing", "footwear)", "wool", "mohair", "food", "live animals", "electricity", "water", "diamonds" ] } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1688000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1737000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 167 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "food", "building materials", "vehicles", "machinery", "medicines", "petroleum products" ] } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 812500000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 904200000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 129 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 948800000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 866700000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 168 }, "stock_of_direct_foreign_investment": { "at_home": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 438200000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 376200000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 120 } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 16.15, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 12.76, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 12.76, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 10.85, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 8.2, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "maloti (LSL) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 1700000, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 17, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 43, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 8, "units": "%" }, "date": "2013" }, "production": { "kWh": 500000000, "global_rank": 168, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 800000000, "global_rank": 161, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 165, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "kWh": 300000000, "global_rank": 88, "date": "2014" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 80000, "global_rank": 184, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 213, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 130, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 100, "global_rank": 1, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 195, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 159, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 153, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 90, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 0, "global_rank": 159, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 164, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 5000, "global_rank": 178, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 199, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 5121, "global_rank": 166, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 211, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 165, "date": "2013" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 137, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 90, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 163, "date": "2014-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 300000, "global_rank": 193, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 45364, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 2, "global_rank": 161, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 2237000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 115, "global_rank": 151, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "rudimentary system consisting of a modest number of landlines, a small microwave radio relay system, and a small radiotelephone communication system; mobile-cellular telephone system is expanding", "domestic": "privatized in 2001, Telecom Lesotho was tasked with providing an additional 50,000 fixed-line connections within five years, a target not met; mobile-cellular service dominates the market and is expanding with a subscribership now over 110 per 100 persons", "international": "country code - 266; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "1 state-owned TV station and 2 state-owned radio stations; government controls most private broadcast media; satellite TV subscription service available; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters obtainable (2008)", "internet": { "country_code": ".ls", "users": { "total": 313000, "percent_of_population": 16.1, "global_rank": 169, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "7P", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 24, "global_rank": 132, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 3, "over_3047_metres": 1, "914_to_1523_metres": 1, "under_914_metres": 1, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 21, "914_to_1523_metres": 5, "under_914_metres": 16, "date": "2013" } } }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 5940, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 1069, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 4871, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 150, "date": "2011" } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.06, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2.14, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.88, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1.92, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 2, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 43 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Lesotho Defense Force (LDF)", "Army (includes Air Wing)" ], "date": "2012" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18-24 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription; women serve as commissioned officers", "date": "2012" }, "note": "Lesotho's declared policy for its military is the maintenance of the country's sovereignty and the preservation of internal security; in practice, external security is guaranteed by South Africa" }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "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": "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; in Lesotho and South Africa, Basotho women and children are subjected to domestic servitude, and Basotho children increasingly endure commercial sexual exploitation; 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; foreign nationals continue to traffic fellow citizens in Lesotho", "tier_rating": "Tier 2 Watch List – Lesotho does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; in 2014, Lesotho was granted a waiver from an otherwise required downgrade to Tier 3 because its government has a written plan that, if implemented would constitute making significant efforts to bring itself into compliance with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; the government failed to initiate any prosecutions against alleged traffickers and has not convicted any offenders under the 2011 anti-trafficking act, which remains unimplemented for a fifth year; authorities did not develop formal victim identification and referral procedures, did not establish victim care centers, as required under the 2011 anti-trafficking act, and did not support NGOs offering victims protective services (2015)" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-24", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624100356/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/lt.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/lt.html" } }, "liberia": { "data": { "name": "Liberia", "introduction": { "background": "Settlement of freed slaves from the US in what is today Liberia began in 1822; by 1847, the Americo-Liberians were able to establish a republic. William TUBMAN, president from 1944-71, did much to promote foreign investment and to bridge the economic, social, and political gaps between the descendants of the original settlers and the inhabitants of the interior. In 1980, a military coup led by Samuel DOE ushered in a decade of authoritarian rule. In December 1989, Charles TAYLOR launched a rebellion against DOE's regime that led to a prolonged civil war in which DOE was killed. A period of relative peace in 1997 allowed for an election that brought TAYLOR to power, but major fighting resumed in 2000. An August 2003 peace agreement ended the war and prompted the resignation of former president Charles TAYLOR, who was convicted by the UN-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone in The Hague for his involvement in Sierra Leone's civil war. After two years of rule by a transitional government, democratic elections in late 2005 brought President Ellen JOHNSON SIRLEAF to power. She subsequently won reelection in 2011 and remains challenged to rebuild Liberia's economy, particularly following the 2014-15 Ebola epidemic, and to reconcile a nation still recovering from 14 years of fighting. The UN Security Council in September 2015 passed Resolution 2239, which renewed the mandate for the UN Mission in Liberia for another year. In July 2016, the UN handed over peacekeeping responsibility to Liberia and reduced the UN troop presence, which now serves a support role. Liberia is scheduled to hold presidential and legislative elections in October 2017. Constitutional term limits bar" }, "geography": { "location": "Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Cote d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 6, "minutes": 30, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 9, "minutes": 30, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "Africa", "area": { "total": { "value": 111369, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 96320, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 15049, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 104, "comparative": "slightly larger than Tennessee" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 1667, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Guinea", "border_length": { "value": 590, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Cote d'Ivoire", "border_length": { "value": 778, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Sierra Leone", "border_length": { "value": 299, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 579, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "tropical; hot, humid; dry winters with hot days and cool to cold nights; wet, cloudy summers with frequent heavy showers", "terrain": "mostly flat to rolling coastal plains rising to rolling plateau and low mountains in northeast", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 243, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Atlantic Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Mount Wuteve", "elevation": { "value": 1380, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "iron ore", "timber", "diamonds", "gold", "hydropower" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 28.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 5.2, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 2.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 20.8, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 44.6, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 27.3, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 30, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "dust-laden harmattan winds blow from the Sahara (December to March)", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "tropical rain forest deforestation", "soil erosion", "loss of biodiversity", "pollution of coastal waters from oil residue and raw sewage" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Tropical Timber 83", "Tropical Timber 94", "Wetlands" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [ "Environmental Modification", "Marine Life Conservation" ] } }, "note": "facing the Atlantic Ocean, the coastline is characterized by lagoons, mangrove swamps, and river-deposited sandbars; the inland grassy plateau supports limited agriculture" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 4299944, "global_rank": 128, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Liberian(s)", "adjective": "Liberian" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Kpelle", "percent": 20.3 }, { "name": "Bassa", "percent": 13.4 }, { "name": "Grebo", "percent": 10 }, { "name": "Gio", "percent": 8 }, { "name": "Mano", "percent": 7.9 }, { "name": "Kru", "percent": 6 }, { "name": "Lorma", "percent": 5.1 }, { "name": "Kissi", "percent": 4.8 }, { "name": "Gola", "percent": 4.4 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 20.1, "note": "2008 Census" } ] }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "English", "percent": 20, "note": "official" }, { "name": "some ethnic group languages few of which can be written or used in correspondence", "percent": 20 } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Christian", "percent": 85.6 }, { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 12.2 }, { "name": "Traditional", "percent": 0.6 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 0.2 }, { "name": "none", "percent": 1.4, "note": "2008 Census" } ] }, "demographic_profile": "Liberia’s high fertility rate of nearly 5 children per woman and large youth cohort – more than 60% of the population is under the age of 25 – will sustain a high dependency ratio for many years to come. Significant progress has been made in preventing child deaths, despite a lack of health care workers and infrastructure. Infant and child mortality have dropped nearly 70% since 1990; the annual reduction rate of about 5.4% is the highest in Africa.\nNevertheless, Liberia’s high maternal mortality rate remains among the world’s worst; it reflects a high unmet need for family planning services, frequency of early childbearing, lack of quality obstetric care, high adolescent fertility, and a low proportion of births attended by a medical professional. Female mortality is also increased by the prevalence of female genital cutting (FGC), which is practiced by 10 of Liberia’s 16 tribes and affects more than two-thirds of women and girls. FGC is an initiation ritual performed in rural bush schools, which teach traditional beliefs on marriage and motherhood and are an obstacle to formal classroom education for Liberian girls.\nLiberia has been both a source and a destination for refugees. During Liberia’s 14-year civil war (1989-2003), more than 250,000 people became refugees and another half million were internally displaced. Between 2004 and the cessation of refugee status for Liberians in June 2012, the UNHCR helped more than 155,000 Liberians to voluntarily repatriate, while others returned home on their own. Some Liberian refugees spent more than two decades living in other West African countries. Liberia hosted more than 125,000 Ivoirian refugees escaping post-election violence in 2010-11; as of mid-2017, about 15,000 Ivoirian refugees were still living in Liberia because of instability.", "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 42.3, "males": 917354, "females": 901627 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 18.9, "males": 400013, "females": 412869 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 31.32, "males": 669630, "females": 677321 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 4.3, "males": 89264, "females": 95519 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 3.17, "males": 66658, "females": 69689 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 82.9, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 77.4, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 5.5, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 18.2, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 18.3, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 18.1, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 18.5, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 211, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 2.44, "global_rank": 25, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 33.9, "global_rank": 26, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 9.5, "global_rank": 54, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": 0, "global_rank": 88, "date": "2016" }, "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 49.7, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 3.36, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Monrovia", "population": 1264000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.02, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 0.97, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 0.99, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.93, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.97, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.99, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 19.2, "date": "2013" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 725, "global_rank": 8, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 65.8, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 69.9, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 61.5, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 15, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 59, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 57.3, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 60.8, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 202, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 4.6, "global_rank": 22, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 20.2, "units": "%", "date": "2013" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 10, "global_rank": 3, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 0.01, "date": "2008" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 0.8, "date": "2010" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 88.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 62.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 75.6, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 11.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 37.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 24.4, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 28, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 5.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 16.9, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 72, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 94.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 83.1, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 1.09, "global_rank": 39, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 30200, "global_rank": 66, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 1900, "global_rank": 56, "date": "2015" } }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "degree_of_risk": "very high", "food_or_waterborne_diseases": [ "bacterial diarrhea", "protozoal diarrhea", "hepatitis A", "typhoid fever" ], "vectorborne_diseases": [ "malaria", "dengue fever", "yellow fever" ], "water_contact_diseases": [ "schistosomiasis" ], "aerosolized_dust_or_soil_contact_diseases": "Lassa fever", "animal_contact_diseases": [ "rabies" ], "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 5.8, "global_rank": 161, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 15.3, "global_rank": 28, "date": "2013" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 2.8, "global_rank": 144, "date": "2012" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 47.6, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 62.4, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 32.8, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "child_labor": { "total_number": 177160, "percentage": { "value": 21, "units": "%" }, "date": "2007" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 5.1, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 3.4, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 6.6, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 126, "date": "2010" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Republic of Liberia", "conventional_short_form": "Liberia", "etymology": "name derives from the Latin word \"liber\" meaning \"free\"; so named because the nation was created as a homeland for liberated African-American slaves" }, "government_type": "presidential republic", "capital": { "name": "Monrovia", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 6, "minutes": 18, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 10, "minutes": 48, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 0, "note": "5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "administrative_divisions": [ { "name": "Bomi", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Bong", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Gbarpolu", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Grand Bassa", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Grand Cape Mount", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Grand Gedeh", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Grand Kru", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Lofa", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Margibi", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Maryland", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Montserrado", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Nimba", "type": "country" }, { "name": "River Cess", "type": "country" }, { "name": "River Gee", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Sinoe", "type": "country" } ], "independence": { "date": "1847-07-26" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "26 July", "original_year": "1847" } ], "constitution": { "history": "previous 1847 (at independence); latest drafted 19 October 1983, revised version adopted by referendum 3 July 1984, effective 6 January 1986; amended 2011", "note": "a series of amendment proposals approved by the Constitution Review Conference in early 2015 are pending government review (2016)" }, "legal_system": "mixed legal system of common law (based on Anglo-American law) and customary law", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Liberia", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "2 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Ellen JOHNSON SIRLEAF (since 16 January 2006); Vice President Joseph BOAKAI (since 16 January 2006); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government", "head_of_government": "President Ellen JOHNSON SIRLEAF (since 16 January 2006); Vice President Joseph BOAKAI (since 16 January 2006)", "cabinet": "Cabinet appointed by the president, confirmed by the Senate", "elections_appointments": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 6-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 11 October and 8 November 2011 (next to be held on 10 October 2017)", "election_results": "Ellen JOHNSON SIRLEAF reelected president; percent of vote in second round - Ellen JOHNSON SIRLEAF (UP) 90.7%, Winston TUBMAN (NDPL) 9.3%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "bicameral National Assembly consists of the Senate (30 seats; members directly elected in 15 two-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 9-year staggered terms with half the membership renewed at 3- and 6-year intervals; eligible for a second term; and the House of Representatives (73 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 6-year terms; eligible for a second term)", "elections": "Senate - last held on 20 December 2014 (originally scheduled for 14 October 2014, but postponed due to Ebola-virus epidemic; next to be held in fall 2020); House of Representatives - last held on 11 October 2011 (next to be held on 10 October 2017)", "election_results": "Senate - percent of vote by party - CDC 29.8%, LP 11.5%, NPP 6.1%, PUP 4.9%, NDC 1.3%, other parties 11.8%, independent 24.3%; seats by party - UP 4, CDC 2, LP 2, ANC 1, NDC 1, NPP 1, PUP 1, independent 3; House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - UP 17.8%, CDC 12.8%, LP 9.2%, NDC 5.7%, LTP 4.5%, PUP 3.9%, NPP 3.3%, MPC 2.4%, LDP 1.0%, NRP 0.8%, other parties 16.8% independent 19.7% ; seats by party - UP 24, CDC 11, LP 7, PUP 6, NDC 5, APD 3, NPP 3, MPC 2, LDP 1, LTP 1, NRP 1, independent 9" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court (consists of a chief justice and 4 associate justices); note - the Supreme Court has jurisdiction for all constitutional cases", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "chief justice and associate justices appointed by the president of Liberia with consent of the Senate; judges can serve until age 70", "subordinate_courts": "judicial circuit courts; special courts including criminal, civil, labor, traffic; magistrate and traditional or customary courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Alliance for Peace and Democracy", "name_alternative": "APD", "leaders": [ "Marcus S. G. DAHN" ] }, { "name": "Alternative National Congress", "name_alternative": "ANC", "leaders": [ "Orishil GOULD" ] }, { "name": "Congress for Democratic Change", "name_alternative": "CDC", "leaders": [ "George WEAH" ] }, { "name": "Liberia Destiny Party", "name_alternative": "LDP", "leaders": [ "Nathaniel BARNES" ] }, { "name": "Liberia Transformation Party", "name_alternative": "LTP", "leaders": [ "Julius SUKU" ] }, { "name": "Liberty Party", "name_alternative": "LP", "leaders": [ "J. Fonati KOFFA" ] }, { "name": "Movement for Progressive Change", "name_alternative": "MPC", "leaders": [ "Simeon FREEMAN" ] }, { "name": "National Democratic Coalition", "name_alternative": "NDC", "leaders": [ "Dew MAYSON" ] }, { "name": "National Democratic Party of Liberia", "name_alternative": "NDPL", "leaders": [ "D. Nyandeh SIEH" ] }, { "name": "National Patriotic Party", "name_alternative": "NPP" }, { "name": "National Reformist Party", "name_alternative": "NRP", "leaders": [ "Maximillian T. W. DIABE" ] }, { "name": "National Union for Democratic Progress", "name_alternative": "NUDP", "leaders": [ "Victor BARNEY" ] }, { "name": "People's Unification Party", "leaders": [ "Isobe GBORKORKOLLIE" ] }, { "name": "Unity Party", "name_alternative": "UP", "leaders": [ "Varney SHERMAN" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "demobilized former military officers" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ACP" }, { "organization": "AfDB" }, { "organization": "AU" }, { "organization": "ECOWAS" }, { "organization": "EITI ", "note": "compliant country" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "ISO ", "note": "correspondent" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "MINUSMA" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO ", "note": "observer" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Jeff Gongoer DOWANA (since 12 April 2017)", "chancery": "5201 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20011", "telephone": "[1] (202) 723-0437", "fax": "[1] (202) 723-0436", "consulates_general": "New York" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Christine A. ELDER (since 23 June 2016)", "embassy": "U.S. Embassy, 502 Benson Street, Monrovia", "mailing_address": "P.O. Box 98, Monrovia", "telephone": "[231] 77-677-7000", "fax": "[231] 77-677-7370" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "11 equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white; a white five-pointed star appears on a blue square in the upper hoist-side corner; the stripes symbolize the signatories of the Liberian Declaration of Independence; the blue square represents the African mainland, and the star represents the freedom granted to the ex-slaves; according to the constitution, the blue color signifies liberty, justice, and fidelity, the white color purity, cleanliness, and guilelessness, and the red color steadfastness, valor, and fervor", "note": "the design is based on the US flag" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "white star" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "white" }, { "color": "blue" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"All Hail, Liberia Hail!\"", "lyrics_music": "Daniel Bashiel WARNER/Olmstead LUCA", "note": "lyrics adopted 1847, music adopted 1860; the anthem's author later became the third president of Liberia", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/LI.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Liberia is a low income country that relies heavily on foreign assistance and remittances from the diaspora. It is richly endowed with water, mineral resources, forests, and a climate favorable to agriculture. Its principal exports are iron ore, rubber, diamonds, and gold. Palm oil and cocoa are emerging as new export products. The government has attempted to revive raw timber extraction and is encouraging oil exploration.\n\nIn the 1990s and early 2000s, civil war and government mismanagement destroyed much of Liberia's economy, especially infrastructure in and around the capital. Much of the conflict was fueled by control over Liberia’s natural resources. With the conclusion of fighting and the installation of a democratically elected government in 2006, businesses that had fled the country began to return. The country achieved high growth during 2010-13 due to favorable world prices for its commodities. However, during the 2014-2015 Ebola crisis, the economy declined and many foreign-owned businesses departed, taking capital and expertise with them. The epidemic forced the government to divert scarce resources to combat the spread of the virus, reducing funds available for needed public investment. The cost of addressing the Ebola epidemic coincided with decreased economic activity reducing government revenue, although higher donor support significantly offset this loss. During the same period, global commodities prices for key exports fell and have yet to recover to pre-Ebola levels.\n\nIn 2017, gold is expected to be a key driver of growth, as a new mining project begins its first full year of production, and iron ore exports are also expected to improve as Arcelor Mittal opens new mines at Mount Gangra. The completion of the rehabilitation of the Mount Coffee Hydroelectric Dam in 2017 will increase electricity production to support ongoing and future economic activity, although electricity tariffs remain high relative to other countries in the region and transmission infrastructure is limited. Scheduled presidential and legislative elections in October 2017 will generate election-related spending pressures. Revitalizing the economy in the future will depend on economic diversification, increasing investment and trade, higher global commodity prices, sustained foreign aid and remittances, development of infrastructure and institutions, combating corruption, and maintaining political stability and security.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3787000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3806000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 3806000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 178, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 2112000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -0.5, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 0.7, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 132 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 900, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 900, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 900, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 226, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 128.8, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 16.7, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 19.5, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 6.7, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 17.5, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -89.2, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 44.7, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 6.8, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 48.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -41, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": -2.3, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" } ] }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "rubber", "coffee", "cocoa", "rice", "cassava", "manioc", "tapioca", "palm oil", "sugarcane", "bananas", "sheep", "goats", "timber" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "mining", "iron ore", "gold", "rubber processing", "palm oil processing", "diamonds" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": -4.7, "global_rank": 96, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 1654000, "global_rank": 127, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 70, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 8, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 22, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2000" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.8, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 207 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 54.1, "units": "%", "date": "2014" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 2.4, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 30.1, "units": "%" }, "date": "2007" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 32, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 38.2, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2007" } ] }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 560200000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 600200000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 26.5, "global_rank": 87, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -1.9, "global_rank": 174, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 36.4, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 32.1, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 180 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 8.8, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 7.8, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 186 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.2, "units": "%", "date": "2016" } ] }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 13.59, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 13.61, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 53 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 398400000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-11-30" }, { "value": 463700000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 166 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 609800000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-11-30" }, { "value": 685100000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 175 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 622400000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-11-30" }, { "value": 564300000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 166 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -530000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -718000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 102 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 370400000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 499400000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 180 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "rubber", "timber", "iron", "diamonds", "cocoa", "coffee" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Poland", "percent": 32.9 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 20.7 }, { "name": "India", "percent": 9.4 }, { "name": "US", "percent": 5 }, { "name": "Greece", "percent": 4.6 }, { "name": "France", "percent": 4.3 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1885000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2541000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 177 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "fuels", "chemicals", "machinery", "transportation equipment", "manufactured goods", "foodstuffs" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Singapore", "percent": 28.8 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 16 }, { "name": "South Korea", "percent": 15.3 }, { "name": "Japan", "percent": 10.3 }, { "name": "Philippines", "percent": 6.7 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 501400000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-11-30" }, { "value": 383800000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-11-30" } ], "global_rank": 166 }, "stock_of_direct_foreign_investment": { "at_home": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 17010000000.000002, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" }, { "value": 16559999999.999998, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 84 }, "abroad": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 201000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" }, { "value": 201000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2012-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 99 } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 92.33, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 85.3, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 85.3, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 83.893, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 73.52, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Liberian dollars (LRD) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 3900000, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 10, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 17, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 3, "units": "%" }, "date": "2013" }, "production": { "kWh": 70070000, "global_rank": 182, "date": "2016" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 39000000, "global_rank": 184, "date": "2016" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 163, "date": "2016" }, "imports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 170, "date": "2016" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 60000, "global_rank": 203, "date": "2016" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 63.3, "global_rank": 17, "date": "2016" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 129, "date": "2016" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 36.7, "global_rank": 182, "date": "2016" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 194, "date": "2016" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 158, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 152, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 89, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 0, "global_rank": 158, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 163, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 6600, "global_rank": 166, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 200, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 6611, "global_rank": 155, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 210, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 164, "date": "2013" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 136, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 89, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 162, "date": "2014-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 600000, "global_rank": 174, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 9000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 1, "global_rank": 198, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 3652000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 87, "global_rank": 136, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "the limited services available are found almost exclusively in the capital, Monrovia; fixed-line service stagnant and extremely limited; telephone coverage extended to a number of other towns and rural areas by 4 mobile-cellular network operators", "domestic": "mobile-cellular subscription base growing and teledensity reached 85 per 100 persons in 2015", "international": "country code - 231; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "8 private and 1 government-owned TV station; satellite TV service available; 1 state-owned radio station; 19 independent radio stations broadcasting in Monrovia, with another 77 local stations operating in other areas; transmissions of 4 international broadcasters are available (2017)", "internet": { "country_code": ".lr", "users": { "total": 248000, "percent_of_population": 5.9, "global_rank": 158, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "A8", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 29, "global_rank": 117, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 2, "over_3047_metres": 1, "1524_to_2437_metres": 1, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 27, "1524_to_2437_metres": 5, "914_to_1523_metres": 8, "under_914_metres": 14, "date": "2013" } } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "oil", "length": 4, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 429, "units": "km" }, "standard_gauge": { "length": 345, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.435-m" }, "narrow_gauge": { "length": 84, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.067-m" }, "note": "most sections of the railways inoperable due to damage sustained during the civil wars from 1980 to 2003, but many are being rebuilt", "global_rank": 119, "date": "2008" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 10600, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 657, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 9943, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 134, "date": "2000" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 2771, "by_type": [ { "type": "barge carrier", "count": 5 }, { "type": "bulk carrier", "count": 662 }, { "type": "cargo", "count": 143 }, { "type": "carrier", "count": 2 }, { "type": "chemical tanker", "count": 248 }, { "type": "combination ore/oil", "count": 8 }, { "type": "container", "count": 937 }, { "type": "liquefied gas", "count": 92 }, { "type": "passenger", "count": 2 }, { "type": "passenger/cargo", "count": 2 }, { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 526 }, { "type": "refrigerated cargo", "count": 102 }, { "type": "roll on/roll off", "count": 5 }, { "type": "specialized tanker", "count": 10 }, { "type": "vehicle carrier", "count": 27 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 2559, "by_country": [ { "country": "Angola", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Argentina", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Australia", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Belgium", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Bermuda", "count": 4 }, { "country": "Brazil", "count": 20 }, { "country": "Canada", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Chile", "count": 9 }, { "country": "China", "count": 4 }, { "country": "Croatia", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Cyprus", "count": 9 }, { "country": "Denmark", "count": 8 }, { "country": "Egypt", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Germany", "count": 1185 }, { "country": "Gibraltar", "count": 5 }, { "country": "Greece", "count": 505 }, { "country": "Hong Kong", "count": 48 }, { "country": "India", "count": 8 }, { "country": "Indonesia", "count": 4 }, { "country": "Israel", "count": 34 }, { "country": "Italy", "count": 47 }, { "country": "Japan", "count": 110 }, { "country": "Latvia", "count": 5 }, { "country": "Lebanon", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Monaco", "count": 8 }, { "country": "Netherlands", "count": 31 }, { "country": "Nigeria", "count": 4 }, { "country": "Norway", "count": 38 }, { "country": "Poland", "count": 13 }, { "country": "Qatar", "count": 5 }, { "country": "Romania", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Russia", "count": 109 }, { "country": "Saudi Arabia", "count": 20 }, { "country": "Singapore", "count": 22 }, { "country": "Slovenia", "count": 7 }, { "country": "South Korea", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Sweden", "count": 12 }, { "country": "Switzerland", "count": 25 }, { "country": "Syria", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Taiwan", "count": 94 }, { "country": "Turkey", "count": 16 }, { "country": "UAE", "count": 37 }, { "country": "UK", "count": 32 }, { "country": "Ukraine", "count": 10 }, { "country": "Uruguay", "count": 1 }, { "country": "US", "count": 53 } ] }, "global_rank": 2, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Buchanan", "Monrovia" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.62, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0.66, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 0.71, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 0.78, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 0.87, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 114 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL)", "Army", "Navy", "Air Force" ], "date": "2014" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription", "date": "2012" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "as the UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) continues to drawdown prior to the 1 March 2018 closure date, the peacekeeping force is being reduced to 434 soldiers and two police units", "some Liberian refugees still remain in Guinea, Cote d'Ivoire, Sierra Leone, and Ghana", "Liberia shelters almost 15,000 Ivoirian refugees, as of May 2017", "in 2017, Liberia's 3 refugee camps will be converted into \"settlements\" and remaining Ivoirian refugees will be integrated into local communities" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "refugees": { "by_country": [ { "people": 14683, "country_of_origin": "Cote d'Ivoire" } ], "date": "2017" }, "internally_displaced_persons": { "people": 23000, "note": "civil war from 1990-2004; post-election violence in March and April 2011; many dwell in slums in Monrovia", "date": "2014" } }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "transshipment point for Southeast and Southwest Asian heroin and South American cocaine for the European and US markets; corruption, criminal activity, arms-dealing, and diamond trade provide significant potential for money laundering, but the lack of well-developed financial system limits the country's utility as a major money-laundering center" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-24", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624100357/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/li.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/li.html" } }, "libya": { "data": { "name": "Libya", "introduction": { "background": "The Italians supplanted the Ottoman Turks in the area around Tripoli in 1911 and did not relinquish their hold until 1943 when they were defeated in World War II. Libya then passed to UN administration and achieved independence in 1951. Following a 1969 military coup, Col. Muammar al-QADHAFI assumed leadership and began to espouse his political system at home, which was a combination of socialism and Islam. During the 1970s, QADHAFI used oil revenues to promote his ideology outside Libya, supporting subversive and terrorist activities that included the downing of two airliners - one over Scotland, another in Northern Africa - and a discotheque bombing in Berlin. UN sanctions in 1992 isolated QADHAFI politically and economically following the attacks; sanctions were lifted in 2003 following Libyan acceptance of responsibility for the bombings and agreement to claimant compensation. QADHAFI also agreed to end Libya's program to develop weapons of mass destruction, and he made significant strides in normalizing relations with Western nations.\nUnrest that began in several Middle Eastern and North African countries in late 2010 erupted in Libyan cities in early 2011. QADHAFI's brutal crackdown on protesters spawned a civil war that triggered UN authorization of air and naval intervention by the international community. After months of seesaw fighting between government and opposition forces, the QADHAFI regime was toppled in mid-2011 and replaced by a transitional government known as the National Transitional Council (NTC). In 2012, the NTC handed power to an elected parliament, the General National Congress (GNC). Voters chose a new parliament to replace the GNC in June 2014 - the House of Representatives (HoR), which relocated to the eastern city of Tobruk after fighting broke out in Tripoli.\nIn October 2015, the UN Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) to Libya, Bernardino LEON, brokered an agreement among a broad array of Libyan political parties and social groups - known as the Libyan Political Agreement (LPA). Members of the Libyan Political Dialogue, including representatives of the HoR and ex-GNC, signed the LPA in December 2015. The LPA called for the formation of an interim Government of National Accord or GNA, with a nine-member Presidency Council, the HoR, and an advisory High Council of State that most ex-GNC members joined. The LPA’s roadmap for a two-year transition to a new constitution and elected government was subsequently endorsed by UN Security Council Resolution 2259, which also called upon member states to cease official contact with parallel institutions. In January 2016, the HoR voted to approve the LPA, including the Presidency Council, while voting against a controversial provision on security leadership positions. In March 2016, the GNA Presidency Council seated itself in Tripoli. In 2016, the GNA twice announced a slate of ministers who operate de facto, but the HoR did not endorse the ministerial list. HoR and ex-GNC-affiliated hardliners continued to oppose the GNA and hampered the LPA’s implementation." }, "geography": { "location": "Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt, Tunisia, and Algeria", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 25, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 17, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Africa", "area": { "total": { "value": 1759540, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 1759540, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 17, "comparative": "about 2.5 times the size of Texas; slightly larger than Alaska" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 4339, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Algeria", "border_length": { "value": 989, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Chad", "border_length": { "value": 1050, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Egypt", "border_length": { "value": 1115, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Niger", "border_length": { "value": 342, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Sudan", "border_length": { "value": 382, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Tunisia", "border_length": { "value": 461, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 1770, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "note": "Gulf of Sidra closing line - 32 degrees, 30 minutes north", "exclusive_fishing_zone": { "value": 62, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "Mediterranean along coast; dry, extreme desert interior", "terrain": "mostly barren, flat to undulating plains, plateaus, depressions", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 423, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Sabkhat Ghuzayyil", "elevation": { "value": -47, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Bikku Bitti", "elevation": { "value": 2267, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "petroleum", "natural gas", "gypsum" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 8.8, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0.2, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 7.6, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 0.1, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 91.1, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 4700, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "well over 90% of the population lives along the Mediterranean coast in and between the western city of Az Zawiyah (just west of Tripoli) and the eastern city of Darnah; the interior remains vastly underpopulated due to the Sahara and lack of surface water", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "hot, dry, dust-laden ghibli is a southern wind lasting one to four days in spring and fall", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "dust storms, sandstorms", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "desertification", "limited natural freshwater resources", "the Great Manmade River Project", "the largest water development scheme in the world", "brings water from large aquifers under the Sahara to coastal cities" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Hazardous Wastes", "Marine Dumping", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Wetlands" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [ "Law of the Sea" ] } }, "note": "more than 90% of the country is desert or semidesert" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 6541948, "global_rank": 107, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Libyan(s)", "adjective": "Libyan" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Berber and Arab", "percent": 97 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 3, "note": "includes Greeks, Maltese, Italians, Egyptians, Pakistanis, Turks, Indians, and Tunisians" } ] }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Arabic", "note": "official" }, { "name": "Italian" }, { "name": "English ; Berber", "note": "all widely understood in the major cities; Nafusi, Ghadamis, Suknah, Awjilah, Tamasheq" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 96.6, "note": "official; virtually all Sunni" }, { "name": "Christian", "percent": 2.7 }, { "name": "Buddhist", "percent": 0.3 }, { "name": "Hindu", "percent": 0.1 }, { "name": "Jewish", "percent": 0.1 }, { "name": "folk religion", "percent": 0.1 }, { "name": "unafilliated", "percent": 0.2 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 0.1 } ], "note": "non-Sunni Muslims include native Ibadhi Muslims (\u003c1% of the population) and foreign Muslims", "africa": ":LIBYA", "date": "2010" }, "demographic_profile": "Despite continuing unrest, Libya remains a destination country for economic migrants. It is also a hub for transit migration to Europe because of its proximity to southern Europe and its lax border controls. Labor migrants have been drawn to Libya since the development of its oil sector in the 1960s. Until the latter part of the 1990s, most migrants to Libya were Arab (primarily Egyptians and Sudanese). However, international isolation stemming from Libya’s involvement in international terrorism and a perceived lack of support from Arab countries led QADHAFI in 1998 to adopt a decade-long pan-African policy that enabled large numbers of sub-Saharan migrants to enter Libya without visas to work in the construction and agricultural industries. Although sub-Saharan Africans provided a cheap labor source, they were poorly treated and were subjected to periodic mass expulsions.\nBy the mid-2000s, domestic animosity toward African migrants and a desire to reintegrate into the international community motivated QADHAFI to impose entry visas on Arab and African immigrants and to agree to joint maritime patrols and migrant repatriations with Italy, the main recipient of illegal migrants departing Libya. As his regime neared collapse in 2011, QADHAFI reversed his policy of cooperating with Italy to curb illegal migration and sent boats loaded with migrants and asylum seekers to strain European resources. Libya’s 2011 revolution decreased inmigration drastically and prompted nearly 800,000 migrants to flee to third countries, mainly Tunisia and Egypt, or to their countries of origin. The inflow of migrants declined in 2012 but returned to normal levels by 2013, despite continued hostility toward sub-Saharan Africans and a less-inviting job market.\nWhile Libya is not an appealing destination for migrants, since 2014, transiting migrants – primarily from East and West Africa – continue to exploit its political instability and weak border controls and use it as a primary departure area to migrate across the central Mediterranean to Europe in growing numbers. In addition, almost 350,000 people were displaced internally as of August 2016 by fighting between armed groups in eastern and western Libya and, to a lesser extent, by inter-tribal clashes in the country’s south.", "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 26.17, "males": 875430, "females": 836272 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 17.41, "males": 586713, "females": 552531 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 46.99, "males": 1613168, "females": 1460987 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 5.21, "males": 174023, "females": 167072 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 4.22, "males": 137409, "females": 138343 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 52.4, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 45.5, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 6.9, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 14.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 28.5, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 28.6, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 28.3, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 129, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 1.8, "global_rank": 61, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 17.8, "global_rank": 104, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 3.6, "global_rank": 216, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": 3.8, "global_rank": 34, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "well over 90% of the population lives along the Mediterranean coast in and between the western city of Az Zawiyah (just west of Tripoli) and the eastern city of Darnah; the interior remains vastly underpopulated due to the Sahara and lack of surface water", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 78.6, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 1.13, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Tripoli", "population": 1126000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.1, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 1.01, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 1.07, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 9, "global_rank": 102, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 11.1, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 12, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 10.2, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 126, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 76.5, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 74.7, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 78.3, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 87, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 2.04, "global_rank": 114, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 41.9, "units": "%", "date": "2007" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 5, "global_rank": 162, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 2.09, "date": "2014" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 3.7, "date": "2012" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 54.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 54.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 54.4, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 45.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 45.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 45.6, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2001" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 96.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 95.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 96.6, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 3.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 4.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 3.4, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 31.9, "global_rank": 35, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 5.6, "global_rank": 86, "date": "2007" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 91, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 96.7, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 85.6, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 48.7, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 40.8, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 67.8, "units": "%" }, "date": "2012" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "none", "conventional_short_form": "Libya", "local_long_form": "none", "local_short_form": "Libiya", "etymology": "name derives from the Libu, an ancient Libyan tribe first mentioned in texts from the 13th century B.C." }, "government_type": "in transition", "capital": { "name": "Tripoli (Tarabulus)", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 32, "minutes": 53, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 13, "minutes": 10, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 2, "note": "7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "independence": { "date": "1951-12-24", "note": "from UN trusteeship" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Liberation Day", "day": "23 October", "original_year": "2011" } ], "constitution": { "history": "previous 1951,1977; drafting of a new constitution by the Constitution Drafting Assembly continued into 2017 (2017)" }, "legal_system": "Libya's post-revolution legal system is in flux and driven by state and non-state entities", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "non-party state to the ICCt" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent or grandparent must be a citizen of Libya", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "varies from 3 to 5 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "Chairman, Presidential Council, Fayiz al-SARAJ (since December 2015)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Fayiz al-SARAJ (since December 2015)", "cabinet": "new cabinet awaiting approval by the House of Representatives", "elections_appointments": "NA", "election_results": "NA" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral Council of Deputies or Majlis Al Nuwab (200 seats including 32 reserved for women; members elected by direct popular vote; member term NA)", "elections": "election last held in June 2014; note - the Libyan Supreme Court in November 2014 declared the House election unconstitutional, but the Council rejected the ruling", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - independent 200; note - not all 200 seats were filled in the June election because of boycotts and lack of security at some polling stations; some elected members of the Council also boycotted the election" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "NA; note - government is in transition" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "NA" } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "NA" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ABEDA" }, { "organization": "AfDB" }, { "organization": "AFESD" }, { "organization": "AMF" }, { "organization": "AMU" }, { "organization": "AU" }, { "organization": "BDEAC" }, { "organization": "CAEU" }, { "organization": "COMESA" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IDB" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "LAS" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OAPEC" }, { "organization": "OIC" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "OPEC" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO ", "note": "observer" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Wafa M.T. BUGHAIGHIS (since 5 December 2014)", "chancery": "2600 Virginia Avenue NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20037", "telephone": "[1] (202) 944-9601", "fax": "[1] (202) 944-9606" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Peter William BODDE (since 21 December 2015)", "note": "the embassy was closed in July 2014 due to major fighting near the embassy related to the Libyan civil war; embassy staff and operations were temporarily moved to Tunis, Tunisia", "embassy": "Sidi Slim Area/Walie Al-Ahed Road, Tripoli", "mailing_address": "US Embassy, 8850 Tripoli Place, Washington, DC 20521-8850", "telephone": "[218] (0) 91-220-3239" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "three horizontal bands of red (top), black (double width), and green with a white crescent and star centered on the black stripe; the National Transitional Council reintroduced this flag design of the former Kingdom of Libya (1951-1969) on 27 February 2011; it replaced the former all-green banner promulgated by the QADHAFI regime in 1977; the colors represent the three major regions of the country: red stands for Fezzan, black symbolizes Cyrenaica, and green denotes Tripolitania; the crescent and star represent Islam, the main religion of the country" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "star and crescent" }, { "symbol": "hawk" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "black" }, { "color": "green" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Libya, Libya, Libya\"", "lyrics_music": "Al Bashir AL AREBI/Mohamad Abdel WAHAB", "note": "also known as \"Ya Beladi\" or \"Oh, My Country!\"; adopted 1951; readopted 2011 with some modification to the lyrics; during the QADHAFI years between 1969 and 2011, the anthem was \"Allahu Akbar,\" (God is Great) a marching song of the Egyptian Army in the 1956 Suez War" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Libya's economy, almost entirely dependent on oil and gas exports, has struggled since 2014 as the country plunged into civil war and world oil prices dropped to seven-year lows. In early 2015, armed conflict between rival forces for control of the country’s largest oil terminals caused a decline in Libyan crude oil production, which never recovered to more than one-third of the average pre-Revolution highs of 1.6 million barrels per day. The Central Bank of Libya continued to pay government salaries to a majority of the Libyan workforce and to fund subsidies for fuel and food, resulting in an estimated budget deficit of about 20% of GDP in 2016. \n\nLibya’s economic transition away from QADHAFI’s notionally socialist model has completely stalled as political chaos persists and security continues to deteriorate. Libya’s leaders have hindered economic development by failing to use its financial resources to invest in national infrastructure. The country suffers from widespread power outages in its largest cities, caused by shortages of fuel for power generation. Living conditions, including access to clean drinking water, medical services, and safe housing, have all declined as the civil war has caused more people to become internally displaced, further straining local resources.\n\nExtremists affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) attacked Libyan oilfields in the first half of 2015; ISIL has a presence in many cities across Libya including near oil infrastructure, threatening future government revenues from oil and gas.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 90890000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 94010000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 100400000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 87, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 39390000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -3.3, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -6.4, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": -24, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 213 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 14200, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 14900, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 16000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 115, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 84.3, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 21.7, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 3.4, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 1.4, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 32.3, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -43.1, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 1.9, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 43.2, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 54.9, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -17.9, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -34, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 5.6, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 181 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "wheat", "barley", "olives", "dates", "citrus", "vegetables", "peanuts", "soybeans", "cattle" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "petroleum", "petrochemicals", "aluminum", "iron", "steel", "food processing", "textiles", "handicrafts", "cement" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": -6.7, "global_rank": 198, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 1153000, "global_rank": 142, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 17, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 23, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 59, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2004" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 30, 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"commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 6, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 124 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 46700000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 51230000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 52 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 54660000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" }, { "value": 53340000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 66 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 554600000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 767300000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 170 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -13490000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -18370000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 185 }, "exports": { "total_value": { 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"percent": 13.4 }, { "name": "Turkey", "percent": 11.5 }, { "name": "France", "percent": 6.4 }, { "name": "Spain", "percent": 4.8 }, { "name": "Syria", "percent": 4.7 }, { "name": "Egypt", "percent": 4.5 }, { "name": "South Korea", "percent": 4.4 }, { "name": "Tunisia", "percent": 4.4 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 56150000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 73830000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 35 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3531000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 3985000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 140 }, "stock_of_direct_foreign_investment": { "at_home": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 18960000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 18830000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 78 }, "abroad": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 22190000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 21590000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 53 } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.69, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1.379, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.379, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1.2724, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 1.26, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Libyan dinars (LYD) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 13083, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 99.8, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 100, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 99.1, "units": "%" }, "date": "2013" }, "production": { "kWh": 35000000000, "global_rank": 61, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 9300000000, "global_rank": 97, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 1000000, "global_rank": 98, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "kWh": 88000000, "global_rank": 100, "date": "2014" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 8900000, "global_rank": 64, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 99.2, "global_rank": 48, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 132, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 183, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0.8, "global_rank": 103, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 404000, "global_rank": 30, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 834100, "global_rank": 19, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 92, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 48360000000, "global_rank": 9, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 158300, "global_rank": 60, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 255000, "global_rank": 51, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 50890, "global_rank": 54, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 144000, "global_rank": 43, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 11800000000, "global_rank": 40, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 5804000000, "global_rank": 56, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 6000000000, "global_rank": 30, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 91, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 1505000000000, "global_rank": 21, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 57000000, "global_rank": 56, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 632000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 10, "global_rank": 89, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 9918000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 155, "global_rank": 85, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "Libya's civil war has disrupted its telecommunications sector, but much of its infrastructure remains superior to that in most other African countries", "domestic": "combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular service generally adequate, but pressure to rebuild damaged infrastructure growing", "international": "country code - 218; satellite earth stations - 4 Intelsat, NA Arabsat, and NA Intersputnik; submarine cable to France and Italy; microwave radio relay to Tunisia and Egypt; tropospheric scatter to Greece; participant in Medarabtel (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "state-funded and private TV stations; some provinces operate local TV stations; pan-Arab satellite TV stations are available; state-funded radio (2012)", "internet": { "country_code": ".ly", "users": { "total": 1219000, "percent_of_population": 19, "global_rank": 114, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 8, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 23, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 2566465, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 3833542, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "5A", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 146, "global_rank": 41, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 68, "over_3047_metres": 23, "2438_to_3047_metres": 7, "1524_to_2437_metres": 30, "914_to_1523_metres": 7, "under_914_metres": 1, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 78, "over_3047_metres": 2, "2438_to_3047_metres": 5, "1524_to_2437_metres": 14, "914_to_1523_metres": 37, "under_914_metres": 20, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 2, "date": "2013" } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "condensate", "length": 882, "units": "km" }, { "type": "gas", "length": 3743, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil", "length": 7005, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 100024, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 57214, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 42810, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 47, "date": "2003" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 23, "by_type": [ { "type": "cargo", "count": 2 }, { "type": "chemical tanker", "count": 4 }, { "type": "liquefied gas", "count": 3 }, { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 13 }, { "type": "roll on/roll off", "count": 1 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 2, "by_country": [ { "country": "Kuwait", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Norway", "count": 1 } ] }, "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 6, "by_country": [ { "country": "Hong Kong", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Malta", "count": 5 } ] }, "global_rank": 91, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Marsa al Burayqah (Marsa el Brega)", "Tripoli" ], "oil_terminals": [ "Az Zawiyah", "Ra's Lanuf" ], "liquid_natural_gas_terminals_export": [ "Marsa el Brega" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "branches": { "by_name": [ "note - in transition", "government has affiliated Army", "Air Force", "Navy", "Coast Guard forces" ], "date": "2016" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18 years of age for mandatory or voluntary service", "date": "2012" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "dormant disputes include Libyan claims of about 32,000 sq km still reflected on its maps of southeastern Algeria and the FLN's assertions of a claim to Chirac Pastures in southeastern Morocco", "various Chadian rebels from the Aozou region reside in southern Libya" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "refugees": { "by_country": [ { "people": 5379, "country_of_origin": "West Bank and Gaza Strip" } ], "date": "2016" }, "internally_displaced_persons": { "people": 240188, "note": "conflict between pro-Qadhafi and anti-Qadhafi forces in 2011; post-Qadhafi tribal clashes 2014", "date": "2017" } }, "trafficking_in_persons": { "current_situation": "Libya is a destination and transit country for men and women from sub-Saharan Africa and Asia subjected to forced labor and forced prostitution; migrants who seek employment in Libya as laborers and domestic workers or who transit Libya en route to Europe are vulnerable to forced labor; private employers also exploit migrants from detention centers as forced laborers on farms and construction sites, returning them to detention when they are no longer needed; some sub-Saharan women are reportedly forced to work in Libyan brothels, particularly in the country’s south; since 2013, militia groups and other informal armed groups, including some affiliated with the government, are reported to conscript Libyan children under the age of 18; large-scale violence driven by militias, civil unrest, and increased lawlessness increased in 2014, making it more difficult to obtain information on human trafficking", "tier_rating": "Tier 3 - the Libyan Government does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so; in 2014, the government’s capacity to address human trafficking was hampered by the ongoing power struggle and violence; the judicial system was not functioning, preventing any efforts to investigate, prosecute, or convict traffickers, complicit detention camp guards or government officials, or militias or armed groups that used child soldiers; the government failed to identify or provide protection to trafficking victims, including child conscripts, and continued to punish victims for unlawful acts committed as a direct result of being trafficked; no public anti-trafficking awareness campaigns were conducted (2015)" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-24", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624100626/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ly.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ly.html" } }, "liechtenstein": { "data": { "name": "Liechtenstein", "introduction": { "background": "The Principality of Liechtenstein was established within the Holy Roman Empire in 1719. Occupied by both French and Russian troops during the Napoleonic Wars, it became a sovereign state in 1806 and joined the Germanic Confederation in 1815. Liechtenstein became fully independent in 1866 when the Confederation dissolved. Until the end of World War I, it was closely tied to Austria, but the economic devastation caused by that conflict forced Liechtenstein to enter into a customs and monetary union with Switzerland. Since World War II (in which Liechtenstein remained neutral), the country's low taxes have spurred outstanding economic growth. In 2000, shortcomings in banking regulatory oversight resulted in concerns about the use of financial institutions for money laundering. However, Liechtenstein implemented anti-money laundering legislation and a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty with the US that went into effect in 2003." }, "geography": { "location": "Central Europe, between Austria and Switzerland", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 47, "minutes": 16, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 9, "minutes": 32, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Europe", "area": { "total": { "value": 160, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 160, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 219, "comparative": "about 0.9 times the size of Washington, DC" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 75, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Austria", "border_length": { "value": 34, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Switzerland", "border_length": { "value": 41, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 0, "units": "km", "note": "doubly landlocked" }, "climate": "continental; cold, cloudy winters with frequent snow or rain; cool to moderately warm, cloudy, humid summers", "terrain": "mostly mountainous (Alps) with Rhine Valley in western third", "elevation": { "lowest_point": { "name": "Ruggeller Riet", "elevation": { "value": 430, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Vorder-Grauspitz", "elevation": { "value": 2599, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "hydroelectric potential", "arable land" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 37.6, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 18.8, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 18.8, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 43.1, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 19.3, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "most of the population is found in the western half of the country along the Rhine River", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "NA", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "NA" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Air Pollution", "Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides", "Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants", "Air Pollution-Sulfur 85", "Air Pollution-Sulfur 94", "Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds", "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Hazardous Wastes", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Wetlands" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [ "Law of the Sea" ] } }, "note": "along with Uzbekistan, one of only two doubly landlocked countries in the world; variety of microclimatic variations based on elevation" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 37937, "global_rank": 214, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Liechtensteiner(s)", "adjective": "Liechtenstein" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Liechtensteiner", "percent": 66 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 34 } ], "date": "2013" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "German", "percent": 94.5, "note": "official; Alemannic is the main dialect" }, { "name": "Italian", "percent": 1.1 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 4.3 } ], "date": "2010" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 75.9, "note": "official" }, { "name": "Protestant Reformed", "percent": 6.5 }, { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 5.4 }, { "name": "Lutheran", "percent": 1.3 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 2.9 }, { "name": "none", "percent": 5.4 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 2.6 } ], "date": "2010" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 15.38, "males": 3141, "females": 2694 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 11.71, "males": 2214, "females": 2229 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 42.13, "males": 7983, "females": 8001 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 13.82, "males": 2553, "females": 2690 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 16.95, "males": 2954, "females": 3478 }, "date": "2016" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 42.9, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 41.7, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 44.1, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 19, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 0.82, "global_rank": 133, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 10.4, "global_rank": 189, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 7.3, "global_rank": 123, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": 5, "global_rank": 25, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "most of the population is found in the western half of the country along the Rhine River", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 14.3, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 0.48, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Vaduz", "population": 5000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2014" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.26, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.17, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 0.99, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.95, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.84, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.99, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 4.3, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 4.6, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 3.9, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 189, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 81.9, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 79.7, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 84.6, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 17, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.69, "global_rank": 174, "date": "2016" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 2.6, "global_rank": 166, "date": "2011" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 15, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 16, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 13, "units": "years" }, "date": "2015" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Principality of Liechtenstein", "conventional_short_form": "Liechtenstein", "local_long_form": "Fuerstentum Liechtenstein", "local_short_form": "Liechtenstein", "etymology": "named after the Liechtenstein dynasty that purchased and united the counties of Schellenburg and Vaduz and that was allowed by the Holy Roman Emperor in 1719 to rename the new property after their family; the name in German means \"light (bright) stone\"" }, "government_type": "constitutional monarchy", "capital": { "name": "Vaduz", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 47, "minutes": 8, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 9, "minutes": 31, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 1, "note": "6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" }, "daylight_saving_time": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" }, "independence": { "date": "1719-01-23", "note": "Principality of Liechtenstein established; 12 July 1806 (independence from the Holy Roman Empire); 24 August 1866 (independence from the German Confederation)" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "National Day", "day": "15 August", "original_year": "1940", "note": "a National Day was originally established in 1940 to combine celebrations for the Feast of the Assumption with those honoring the birthday of former Prince Franz Josef II whose birth fell on 16 August; 15 August; 1906-1989" }, { "name": "after the prince's death", "day": "National Day became the official national holiday by law in 1990" } ], "constitution": { "history": "previous 1862; latest adopted 5 October 1921", "amendments": "proposed by Parliament, by the reigning prince (in the form of “Government” proposals), by petition of at least 1,500 qualified voters, or by at least four communes; passage requires unanimous approval of Parliament members in one sitting or three-quarters majority vote in two successive sittings; referendum required only if petitioned by at least 1,500 voters or by at least four communes; passage by referendum requires absolute majority of votes cast; amended several times, last in 2011 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "civil law system influenced by Swiss, Austrian, and German law", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "the father must be a citizen of Liechtenstein; in the case of a child born out of wedlock, the mother must be a citizen", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "5 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "Prince HANS-ADAM II (since 13 November 1989, assumed executive powers on 26 August 1984); Heir Apparent Prince ALOIS, son of the monarch (born 11 June 1968); note - on 15 August 2004, HANS-ADAM II transferred the official duties of the ruling prince to ALOIS, but HANS-ADAM II retains status of chief of state", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Adrian HASLER (since 27 March 2013)", "cabinet": "Cabinet elected by the Parliament, confirmed by the monarch", "elections_appointments": "the monarchy is hereditary; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party in the Parliament usually appointed the head of government by the monarch, and the leader of the largest minority party in the Landtag usually appointed the deputy head of government by the monarch if there is a coalition government" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral Parliament or Landtag (25 seats; members directly elected in two multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 5 February 2017 (next to be held on February 2021)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - FBP 35.2%, VU 33.7%, DU 18.4% FL 12.6%; seats by party - FBP 9, VU 8, DU 5, FL 3" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court or Oberster Gerichtshof (consists of 5 judges); Constitutional Court or Verfassungsgericht (consists of 5 judges and 5 alternates)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "judges of both courts elected by the Landtag and appointed by the monarch; Supreme Court judges serve 4-year renewable terms; Constitutional Court judges appointed for renewable 5-year terms", "subordinate_courts": "Court of Appeal or Obergericht (second instance), Court of Justice (first instance), Administrative Court, county courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Fatherland Union", "name_alternative": "VU", "leaders": [ "Guenther FRITZ" ], "note": "Vaterlaendische Union" }, { "name": "Progressive Citizens' Party", "name_alternative": "FBP", "leaders": [ "Thomas BANZER" ], "note": "Fortschrittliche Buergerpartei" }, { "name": "The Free List", "name_alternative": "FL", "leaders": [ "Pepo FRICK" ], "note": "Die Freie Liste" }, { "name": "The Independents", "name_alternative": "DU", "leaders": [ "Harry QUADERER" ], "note": "Die Unabhaengigen" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CE" }, { "organization": "EBRD" }, { "organization": "EFTA" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "OAS ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "OSCE" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "Schengen Convention" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Kurt JAEGER (since 16 December 2016)", "chancery": "2900 K Street, NW, Suite 602B, Washington, DC 20007", "telephone": "[1] (202) 331-0590", "fax": "[1] (202) 331-3221" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "two equal horizontal bands of blue (top) and red with a gold crown on the hoist side of the blue band; the colors may derive from the blue and red livery design used in the principality's household in the 18th century; the prince's crown was introduced in 1937 to distinguish the flag from that of Haiti" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "princely hat ", "note": "crown" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "blue" }, { "color": "red" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Oben am jungen Rhein\" (High Above the Young Rhine)", "lyrics_music": "Jakob Joseph JAUCH/Josef FROMMELT", "note": "adopted 1850, revised 1963; uses the tune of \"God Save the Queen\"", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/LS.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Despite its small size and lack of natural resources, Liechtenstein has developed into a prosperous, highly industrialized, free-enterprise economy with a vital financial service sector and the third highest per capita income in the world, after Qatar and Luxembourg. The Liechtenstein economy is widely diversified with a large number of small businesses. Low business taxes - a flat tax of 12.5% on the income is applied - and easy incorporation rules have induced many holding companies to establish nominal offices in Liechtenstein, providing 30% of state revenues.\n\nThe country participates in a customs union with Switzerland and uses the Swiss franc as its national currency. It imports more than 90% of its energy requirements. Liechtenstein has been a member of the European Economic Area (an organization serving as a bridge between the European Free Trade Association and the EU) since May 1995. The government is working to harmonize its economic policies with those of an integrated Europe.\n\nSince 2008, Liechtenstein has faced renewed international pressure - particularly from Germany and the US - to improve transparency in its banking and tax systems. In December 2008, Liechtenstein signed a Tax Information Exchange Agreement with the US. Upon Liechtenstein's conclusion of 12 bilateral information-sharing agreements, the OECD in October 2009 removed the principality from its \"grey list\" of countries that had yet to implement the organization's Model Tax Convention. By the end of 2010, Liechtenstein had signed 25 Tax Information Exchange Agreements or Double Tax Agreements. In 2011, Liechtenstein joined the Schengen area, which allows passport-free travel across 26 European countries.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4978000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 3200000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2009" }, { "value": 3216000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2008" } ], "global_rank": 173 }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 6672000000, "date": "2010" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.8, "units": "%", "date": "2012" }, { "value": -0.5, "units": "%", "date": "2011" }, { "value": 3.1, "units": "%", "date": "2007" } ], "global_rank": 147 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 139100, "units": "USD", "date": "2009" }, { "value": 90100, "units": "USD", "date": "2008" }, { "value": 91300, "units": "USD", "date": "2007" } ], "global_rank": 1 }, "composition": { "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 7, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 41, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 52, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2014" } } }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "wheat", "barley", "corn", "potatoes", "livestock", "dairy products" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "electronics", "metal manufacturing", "dental products", "ceramics", "pharmaceuticals", "food products", "precision instruments", "tourism", "optical instruments" ] }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 38520, "global_rank": 199, "date": "2012" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 0.8, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 36.9, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 62.3, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.4, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 2.4, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 14 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 995300000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 890400000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2011" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 14.9, "global_rank": 187, "date": "2012" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": 1.6, "global_rank": 16, "date": "2012" }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -0.4, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -0.2, "units": "%", "date": "2013" } ], "global_rank": 20 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3217000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 3774000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 121, "note": "trade data exclude trade with Switzerland" }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "small specialty machinery", "connectors for audio", "video", "parts for motor vehicles", "dental products", "hardware", "prepared foodstuffs", "electronic equipment", "optical products" ] } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1989000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 2230000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 158, "note": "trade data exclude trade with Switzerland" }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "agricultural products", "raw materials", "energy products", "machinery", "metal goods", "textiles", "foodstuffs", "motor vehicles" ] } }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 206, "note": "public external debt only; private external debt unavailable" }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.9992, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0.9627, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 0.9627, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 0.9152, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 0.9377, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Swiss francs (CHF) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "total_electrification": { "value": 100, "units": "%" }, "date": "2016" }, "production": { "kWh": 68430000, "global_rank": 206, "date": "2015" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 393600000, "global_rank": 176, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 164, "date": "2015" }, "imports": { "kWh": 325200000, "global_rank": 87, "date": "2015" } } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 17184, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 46, "global_rank": 187, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 41000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 108, "global_rank": 204, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "automatic telephone system", "domestic": "fixed-line and mobile-cellular services widely available; combined telephone service subscribership exceeds 150 per 100 persons", "international": "country code - 423; linked to Swiss networks by cable and microwave radio relay (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "relies on foreign terrestrial and satellite broadcasters for most broadcast media services; first Liechtenstein-based TV station established August 2008; Radio Liechtenstein operates multiple radio stations; a Swiss-based broadcaster operates several radio stations in Liechtenstein (2008)", "internet": { "country_code": ".li", "users": { "total": 36000, "percent_of_population": 96.6, "global_rank": 193, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "HB", "date": "2016" } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "gas", "length": 20, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 9, "units": "km" }, "standard_gauge": { "length": 9, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.435-m" }, "note": "belongs to the Austrian Railway System connecting Austria and Switzerland", "global_rank": 136, "date": "2008" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 380, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 380, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 203, "date": "2012" }, "waterways": { "value": 28, "units": "km", "global_rank": 105, "date": "2010" } }, "military_and_security": { "branches": { "by_name": [ "no regular military forces", "National Police maintain close relations with neighboring forces" ], "date": "2016" }, "note": "Liechtenstein has no military forces, but the modern National Police maintain close relations with neighboring forces (2013)" }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "none" ], "illicit_drugs": { "note": "has strengthened money laundering controls, but money laundering remains a concern due to Liechtenstein's sophisticated offshore financial services sector" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-01", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701102654/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ls.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ls.html" } }, "lithuania": { "data": { "name": "Lithuania", "introduction": { "background": "Lithuanian lands were united under MINDAUGAS in 1236; over the next century, through alliances and conquest, Lithuania extended its territory to include most of present-day Belarus and Ukraine. By the end of the 14th century Lithuania was the largest state in Europe. An alliance with Poland in 1386 led the two countries into a union through the person of a common ruler. In 1569, Lithuania and Poland formally united into a single dual state, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. This entity survived until 1795 when its remnants were partitioned by surrounding countries. Lithuania regained its independence following World War I but was annexed by the USSR in 1940 - an action never recognized by the US and many other countries. On 11 March 1990, Lithuania became the first of the Soviet republics to declare its independence, but Moscow did not recognize this proclamation until September of 1991 (following the abortive coup in Moscow). The last Russian troops withdrew in 1993. Lithuania subsequently restructured its economy for integration into Western European institutions; it joined both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004. In January 2014, Lithuania assumed a nonpermanent seat on the UN Security Council for the 2014-15 term; in January 2015, Lithuania joined the euro zone." }, "geography": { "location": "Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Latvia and Russia, west of Belarus", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 56, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 24, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Europe", "area": { "total": { "value": 65300, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 62680, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 2620, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 123, "comparative": "slightly larger than West Virginia" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 1549, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Belarus", "border_length": { "value": 640, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Latvia", "border_length": { "value": 544, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Poland", "border_length": { "value": 104, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Russia (Kaliningrad)", "border_length": { "value": 261, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 90, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "transitional, between maritime and continental; wet, moderate winters and summers", "terrain": "lowland, many scattered small lakes, fertile soil", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 110, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Baltic Sea", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Aukstojas", "elevation": { "value": 294, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "peat", "arable land", "amber" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 44.8, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 34.9, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0.5, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 9.4, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 34.6, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 20.6, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 44, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "fairly even population distribution throughout the country, but somewhat greater concentrations in the southern cities of Vilnius and Kaunas, and the western port of Klaipeda", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "NA", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "contamination of soil and groundwater with petroleum products and chemicals at military bases" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Air Pollution", "Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides", "Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants", "Air Pollution-Sulphur 85", "Air Pollution-Sulphur 94", "Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds", "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Environmental Modification", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Ozone Layer 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"potential_support_ratio": { "value": 3.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 43.4, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 39.5, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 46.7, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 16, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": -1.06, "global_rank": 232, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 10, "global_rank": 196, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 14.5, "global_rank": 3, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -6.2, "global_rank": 201, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "fairly even population distribution throughout the country, but somewhat greater concentrations in the southern cities of Vilnius and Kaunas, and the western port of Klaipeda", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 66.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": -0.53, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Vilnius", "population": 517000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.07, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 0.97, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.79, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.51, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.86, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 26.8, "date": "2013" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 10, "global_rank": 163, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 3.8, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 4.3, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 3.4, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 195, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 74.9, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 69.5, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 80.6, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 113, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.59, "global_rank": 185, "date": "2016" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 6.6, "global_rank": 90, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 4.33, "date": "2014" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 7, "date": "2011" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 99.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 90.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 96.6, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 9.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 3.4, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 97.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 82.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 92.4, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 2.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 17.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 7.6, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "degree_of_risk": "intermediate", "vectorborne_diseases": [ "tickborne encephalitis" ], "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 27.5, "global_rank": 38, "date": "2014" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 4.6, "global_rank": 61, "date": "2013" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 99.8, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 99.8, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 99.8, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 17, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 16, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 17, "units": "years" }, "date": "2014" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 19.3, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 19.6, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 18.7, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 35, "date": "2014" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Republic of Lithuania", "conventional_short_form": "Lithuania", "local_long_form": "Lietuvos Respublika", "local_short_form": "Lietuva", "former": "Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic", "etymology": "meaning of the name \"Lietuva\" remains unclear; it may derive from the Lietava, a stream in east central Lithuania" }, "government_type": "semi-presidential republic", "capital": { "name": "Vilnius", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 54, "minutes": 41, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 25, "minutes": 19, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 2, "note": "7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" }, "daylight_saving_time": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" }, "independence": { "date": "1990-03-11", "note": "declared independence from the Soviet Union; 6 September 1991 (recognized by the Soviet Union); notable earlier dates: 6 July 1253 (coronation of MINDAUGAS, traditional founding date), 1 July 1569 (Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth created), 16 February 1918 (independence from Soviet Russia)" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "16 February", "original_year": "1918", "note": "16 February 1918 was the date Lithuania established its statehood and its concomitant independence from Soviet Russia and Germany; or National Day" } ], "constitution": { "history": "several previous; latest adopted by referendum 25 October 1992, entered into force 2 November 1992", "amendments": "proposed by at least one-fourth of all Parliament members or by petition of at least 300,000 voters; passage requires two-thirds majority vote of Parliament in each of two readings three months apart and a presidential signature; amendments to constitutional articles on national sovereignty and constitutional amendment procedure also require three-fourths voter approval in a referendum; amended 1996, 2003, 2006 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "civil law system; legislative acts can be appealed to the constitutional court", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Lithuania", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "10 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Dalia GRYBAUSKAITE (since 12 July 2009)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Saulius SKVERNELIS (since 13 December 2016)", "cabinet": "Council of Ministers nominated by the prime minister, appointed by the president, and approved by Parliament", "elections_appointments": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 11 and 25 May 2014 (next to be held in May 2019); prime minister appointed by the president, approved by Parliament", "election_results": "Dalia GRYBAUSKAITE reelected president; percent of vote - Dalia GRYBAUSKAITE (independent) 59%, Zigmantas BALCYTIS (LSDP) 41%; Saulius SKVERNELIS (LVZS) approved as prime minister by Parliament vote - 90 to 4" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral Parliament or Seimas (141 seats; 71 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by absolute majority vote and 70 directly elected in a single nationwide constituency by proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 9 and 23 October 2016 (next to be held in October 2020)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - LVLS 22.5%, TS-LKD 22.6%, LSDP 15%, LS 9.5%, LCP-LPP 6.3%, LLRA 5.7%, TT 5.6%, DP 4.9%, LZP 2%, Lithuanian List 1.8%, other 4.1%; seats by party - LVLS 54, TS-LKD 31, LSDP 17, LS 14, LLRA 8, TT 8, DP 2, LCP-LPP 1, LZP 1, Lithuanian List 1, independent 4" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court (consists of 37 judges); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 judges)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Supreme Court judges nominated by the president and appointed by the Seimas; judges serve 5-year renewable terms; Constitutional Court judges selected by the Seimas from among nominations by the president, by the Seimas chairperson, and Supreme Court chairperson; judges serve 9-year, nonrenewable terms; one-third of membership reconstituted every 3 years", "subordinate_courts": "Court of Appeals; district and local courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Anti-Corruption Coalition", "name_alternative": "LCP-LPP", "leaders": [ "Naglis PUTEIKIS" ] }, { "name": "Electoral Action of Lithuanian Poles", "name_alternative": "LLRA", "leaders": [ "Valdemar TOMASEVSKI" ] }, { "name": "Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats", "name_alternative": "TS-LKD", "leaders": [ "Gabrielius LANDSBERGIS" ] }, { "name": "Labor Party", "name_alternative": "DP", "leaders": [ "Valentinas MAZURONIS" ] }, { "name": "Liberal Movement or LS or LRLS", "name_alternative": "", "leaders": [ "Eligijus MASIULIS" ] }, { "name": "Lithuanian Green Party", "name_alternative": "LZP", "leaders": [ "Linas BALSYS" ] }, { "name": "Lithuanian List", "leaders": [ "Darius KUOLYS" ] }, { "name": "Lithuanian Social Democratic Party", "name_alternative": "LSDP", "leaders": [ "Algirdas BUTKEVICIUS" ] }, { "name": "Order and Justice Party", "name_alternative": "TT", "leaders": [ "Remigijus ZEMAITAITIS" ] }, { "name": "Peasant and Greens Union", "name_alternative": "LVZS", "leaders": [ "Ramunas KARBAUSKIS" ] }, { "name": "Way of Courage", "name_alternative": "DK", "leaders": [ "Jonas VARKALA" ] } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "Australia Group" }, { "organization": "BA" }, { "organization": "BIS" }, { "organization": "CBSS" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CE" }, { "organization": "EAPC" }, { "organization": "EBRD" }, { "organization": "ECB" }, { "organization": "EIB" }, { "organization": "EU" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NATO" }, { "organization": "NIB" }, { "organization": "NSG" }, { "organization": "OAS ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OIF ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "OSCE" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "Schengen Convention" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UN Security Council ", "note": "non-permanent" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Rolandas KRISCIUNAS (since 17 September 2015)", "chancery": "2622 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20009", "telephone": "[1] (202) 234-5860", "fax": "[1] (202) 328-0466", "consulates_general": "Chicago, Los Angeles, New York" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Anne HALL (since 16 September 2016)", "embassy": "Akmenu gatve 6, Vilnius, LT-03106", "mailing_address": "American Embassy, Akmenu Gatve 6, Vilnius LT-03106", "telephone": "[370] (5) 266-5500", "fax": "[370] (5) 266-5510" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "three equal horizontal bands of yellow (top), green, and red; yellow symbolizes golden fields, as well as the sun, light, and goodness; green represents the forests of the countryside, in addition to nature, freedom, and hope; red stands for courage and the blood spilled in defense of the homeland" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "mounted knight known as Vytis ", "note": "the Chaser" }, { "symbol": "white stork" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "yellow" }, { "color": "green" }, { "color": "red" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Tautiska giesme\" (The National Song)", "lyrics_music": "Vincas KUDIRKA", "note": "adopted 1918, restored 1990; written in 1898 while Lithuania was a part of Russia; banned during the Soviet occupation from 1940 to 1990", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/LH.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "After the country declared independence from the Soviet Union in 1990, Lithuania faced an initial dislocation that is typical during transitions from a planned economy to a free-market economy. Macroeconomic stabilization policies, including privatization of most state-owned enterprises, and a strong commitment to a currency board arrangement led to an open and rapidly growing economy and rising consumer demand. Foreign investment and EU funding aided in the transition. Lithuania joined the WTO in May 2001, the EU in May 2004, and the Eurozone in January 2015, and is now working to complete the OECD accession roadmap it received in July 2015.\n\nThe Lithuanian economy was severely hit by the 2008-09 global financial crisis, but it has rebounded and become one of the fastest growing in the EU. In 2015, Russia was Lithuania’s largest trading partner, followed by Poland, Germany, and Latvia; goods and services trade between the United States and Lithuania totaled $2.2 billion.\n\nLithuania’s ongoing recovery hinges on improving the business environment, especially by liberalizing labor laws, and improving competitiveness and export growth, the latter of which has been hampered by economic slowdowns in the EU and Russia. In addition, a steady outflow of young and highly educated people is causing a shortage of skilled labor. Lithuania opened a self-financed liquefied natural gas terminal in January 2015, providing the first non-Russian supply of natural gas to the Baltic States and reducing Lithuania’s dependence on Russian gas from 100% to approximately 30% in 2016.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 85620000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 83780000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 82290000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 90, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 42780000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.2, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1.8, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 2.9, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 124 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 29900, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 28800, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 28100, 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operates 3 radio networks; many privately owned commercial broadcasters, with repeater stations in various regions throughout the country (2007)", "internet": { "country_code": ".lt", "users": { "total": 2059000.0000000002, "percent_of_population": 71.4, "global_rank": 97, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 2, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 52, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 1363950, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 565642, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "LY", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 61, "global_rank": 79, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 22, "over_3047_metres": 3, "2438_to_3047_metres": 1, "1524_to_2437_metres": 7, "914_to_1523_metres": 2, "under_914_metres": 9, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 39, "over_3047_metres": 1, 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"refrigerated cargo", "count": 9 }, { "type": "roll on/roll off", "count": 2 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 8, "by_country": [ { "country": "Denmark", "count": 8 } ] }, "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 22, "by_country": [ { "country": "Antigua and Barbuda", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Belize", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Comoros", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Cook Islands", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Norway", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Panama", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Saint Vincent and the Grenadines", "count": 9 }, { "country": "unknown", "count": 3 } ] }, "global_rank": 77, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Klaipeda" ], "oil_terminals": [ "Butinge oil terminal" ], "liquid_natural_gas_terminals_import": [ "Klaipeda" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.8, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2017" }, { "value": 1.49, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1.14, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 0.88, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 0.76, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" } ], "global_rank": 103 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Lithuanian Armed Forces (Lietuvos Ginkluotosios Pajegos)", "Land Forces (Sausumos Pajegos)", "Naval Forces (Karines Juru Pajegos)", "Air Forces (Karines Oro Pajegos)", "Special Forces (Specialiuju Operaciju Pajegos)", "Volunteer Forces (Savanoriu Pajegos)" ], "date": "2016" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18 years of age for military service; 9-month service obligation; in 2015, Lithuania reinstated conscription after having converted to a professional military in the fall of 2008", "date": "2016" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "Lithuania and Russia committed to demarcating their boundary in 2006 in accordance with the land and maritime treaty ratified by Russia in May 2003 and by Lithuania in 1999", "Lithuania operates a simplified transit regime for Russian nationals traveling from the Kaliningrad coastal exclave into Russia, while still conforming, as a EU member state having an external border with a non-EU member, to strict Schengen border rules", "boundary demarcated with Latvia and Lithuania", "as of January 2007, ground demarcation of the boundary with Belarus was complete and mapped with final ratification documents in preparation" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "stateless_persons": { "people": 3466, "date": "2016" } }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "transshipment and destination point for cannabis, cocaine, ecstasy, and opiates from Southwest Asia, Latin America, Western Europe, and neighboring Baltic countries; growing production of high-quality amphetamines, but limited production of cannabis, methamphetamines; susceptible to money laundering despite changes to banking legislation" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-01", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701102655/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/lh.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/lh.html" } }, "luxembourg": { "data": { "name": "Luxembourg", "introduction": { "background": "Founded in 963, Luxembourg became a grand duchy in 1815 and an independent state under the Netherlands. It lost more than half of its territory to Belgium in 1839 but gained a larger measure of autonomy. In 1867, Luxembourg attained full independence under the condition that it promise perpetual neutrality. Overrun by Germany in both world wars, it ended its neutrality in 1948 when it entered into the Benelux Customs Union and when it joined NATO the following year. In 1957, Luxembourg became one of the six founding countries of the EEC (later the EU), and in 1999 it joined the euro currency zone." }, "geography": { "location": "Western Europe, between France and Germany", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 49, "minutes": 45, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 6, "minutes": 10, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Europe", "area": { "total": { "value": 2586, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 2586, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 179, "comparative": "slightly smaller than Rhode Island" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 327, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Belgium", "border_length": { "value": 130, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "France", "border_length": { "value": 69, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Germany", "border_length": { "value": 128, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 0, "units": "km", "note": "landlocked" }, "climate": "modified continental with mild winters, cool summers", "terrain": "mostly gently rolling uplands with broad, shallow valleys; uplands to slightly mountainous in the north; steep slope down to Moselle flood plain in the southeast", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 325, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Moselle River", "elevation": { "value": 133, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Buurgplaatz", "elevation": { "value": 559, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "iron ore; no longer exploited", "arable land" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 50.7, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 24, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0.6, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 26.1, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 33.5, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 15.8, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "most people live in the south, on or near the border with France", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "NA", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "air and water pollution in urban areas", "soil pollution of farmland" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Air Pollution", "Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides", "Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants", "Air Pollution-Sulfur 85", "Air Pollution-Sulfur 94", "Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds", "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Marine Dumping", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Tropical Timber 83", "Tropical Timber 94", "Wetlands" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [ "Environmental Modification" ] } }, "note": "landlocked; the only grand duchy in the world" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 582291, "global_rank": 173, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Luxembourger(s)", "adjective": "Luxembourg" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Luxembourger", "percent": 53.3 }, { "name": "Portuguese", "percent": 16.2 }, { "name": "French", "percent": 7.2 }, { "name": "Italian", "percent": 3.5 }, { "name": "Belgian", "percent": 3.4 }, { "name": "German", "percent": 2.2 }, { "name": "British", "percent": 1.1 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 13.2 } ], "note": "data represent population by nationality", "date": "2016" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Luxembourgish", "percent": 88.8, "note": "official administrative and judicial language and national language (spoken vernacular; " }, { "name": "French", "percent": 4.2, "note": "official administrative, judicial, and legislative language" }, { "name": "Portuguese", "percent": 2.3 }, { "name": "German", "percent": 1.1, "note": "official administrative and judicial language" }, { "name": "other", "percent": 3.5, "note": "2011 est." } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 87 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 13, "note": "includes Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim" } ], "date": "2000" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 16.82, "males": 50445, "females": 47525 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 12.26, "males": 36578, "females": 34788 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 44.34, "males": 132434, "females": 125748 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 11.63, "males": 34321, "females": 33379 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 14.95, "males": 38614, "females": 48459 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 43.7, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 23.6, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 20.1, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 39.2, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 38.6, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 39.9, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 54, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 2.05, "global_rank": 47, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 11.4, "global_rank": 172, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 7.3, "global_rank": 122, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": 16.3, "global_rank": 3, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "most people live in the south, on or near the border with France", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 90.2, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 1.71, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Luxembourg", "population": 107000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2014" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.05, "units": 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"units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 1.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 2.4, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 24.8, "global_rank": 50, "date": "2014" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 4.1, "global_rank": 118, "date": "2012" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 14, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 14, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 14, "units": "years" }, "date": "2012" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 22.6, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 26.1, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 18.1, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 59, "date": "2014" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Grand Duchy of Luxembourg", "conventional_short_form": "Luxembourg", "local_long_form": "Grand Duchee de Luxembourg", "local_short_form": "Luxembourg", "etymology": "from the Celtic \"lucilem\" (little) and the German \"burg\" (castle or fortress) to produce the meaning of the \"little castle\"" }, "government_type": "constitutional monarchy", "capital": { "name": "Luxembourg", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 49, "minutes": 36, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 6, "minutes": 7, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 1, "note": "6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" }, "daylight_saving_time": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" }, "independence": { "note": "from the Netherlands" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "National Day", "day": "23 June", "note": "this date of birth is not the true date of birth for any of the Royals, but the national festivities were shifted in 1962 to allow observance during a more favorable time of year; Birthday of Grand Duke HENRI" } ], "constitution": { "history": "previous 1842 (heavily amended 1848, 1856); latest effective 17 October 1868", "amendments": "proposed by the Chamber of Deputies or by the monarch to the Chamber; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote by the Chamber in two successive readings three months apart; a referendum can be substituted for the second reading if approved by more than one-quarter of the Chamber members or by 25,000 valid voters; adoption by referendum requires a majority of all valid voters; amended many times, last in 2009 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "civil law system", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "limited to situations where the parents are either unknown, stateless, or when the nationality law of the parents' state of origin does not permit acquisition of citizenship by descent when the birth occurs outside of national territory", "citizenship_by_descent": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Luxembourg", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "yes", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "7 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": true }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "Grand Duke HENRI (since 7 October 2000); Heir Apparent Prince GUILLAUME (son of the monarch, born 11 November 1981)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Xavier BETTEL (since 4 December 2013); Deputy Prime Minister Etienne SCHNEIDER (since 4 December 2013)", "cabinet": "Council of Ministers recommended by the prime minister, appointed by the monarch", "elections_appointments": "the monarchy is hereditary; following elections to the Chamber of Deputies, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually appointed prime minister by the monarch; deputy prime minister appointed by the monarch; prime minister and deputy prime minister are responsible to the Chamber of Deputies" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral Chamber of Deputies or Chambre des Deputes (60 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms); note - a 21-member Council of State appointed by the Grand Duke on the advice of the prime minister serves as an advisory body to the Chamber of Deputies", "elections": "last held on 20 October 2013 (next to be held by October 2018)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - CSV 33.7%, LSAP 20.3%, DP 18.3%, Green Party 10.1%, ADR 6.6%, The Left 4.9%, other 6.1%; seats by party - CSV 23, LSAP 13, DP 13, Green Party 6, ADR 3, The Left 2" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Superior Court of Justice includes Court of Appeal and Court of Cassation (consists of 27 judges on 9 benches); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 members)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "judges of both courts appointed by the monarch for life", "subordinate_courts": "Court of Accounts; district and local tribunals and courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Alternative Democratic Reform Party", "name_alternative": "ADR", "leaders": [ "Jean SCHOOS" ] }, { "name": "Christian Social People's Party", "name_alternative": "CSV", "leaders": [ "Marc SPAUTZ" ] }, { "name": "Democratic Party", "name_alternative": "DP", "leaders": [ "Corinne CAHEN" ] }, { "name": "Green Party", "leaders": [ "Francoise FOLMER and Christian KMIOTEK" ] }, { "name": "Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party", "name_alternative": "LSAP", "leaders": [ "Claude HAAGEN" ] }, { "name": "The Left ", "leaders": [ "Central Committee" ], "note": "dei Lenk/la Gauche" }, { "name": "Other minor parties" } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Business Federation Luxembourg", "name_alternative": "FEDIL", "leaders": [ "Nicolas BUCK", "chairman" ] }, { "name": "Centrale Paysanne ", "leaders": [ "Marc FISCH" ], "note": "federation of agricultural producers" }, { "name": "Chamber of Artisans ", "leaders": [ "Roland KUHN" ], "note": "Chambre des Metiers" }, { "name": "Chamber of Commerce ", "leaders": [ "Carlo THELEN" ], "note": "Chambre de Commerce" }, { "name": "Chambre des Salaries", "name_alternative": "CSL", "leaders": [ "Jean-Claude REDING" ] }, { "name": "General Association of Officials ", "note": "Confederation Generale de la Fonction Publique or CGFP [Romain WOLFF] (trade union representing civil service" }, { "name": "Greenpeace", "leaders": [ "Kumi NAIDOO" ] }, { "name": "LCGP ", "leaders": [ "Patrick DURY" ], "note": "center-right trade union" }, { "name": "Luxembourg Association of Bankers and Insurance Employees", "name_alternative": "ALEBA", "leaders": [ "Roberto SCOLATI" ] }, { "name": "Luxembourg Bankers Association", "name_alternative": "ABBL", "leaders": [ "Yves MAAS" ] }, { "name": "Mouvement Ecologique ", "leaders": [ "Blanche WEBER" ], "note": "environment protection" }, { "name": "OGB-L ", "leaders": [ "Andre ROELTGEN" ], "note": "center-left trade union" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ADB ", "note": "nonregional member" }, { "organization": "Australia Group" }, { "organization": "Benelux" }, { "organization": "BIS" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CE" }, { "organization": "EAPC" }, { "organization": "EBRD" }, { "organization": "ECB" }, { "organization": "EIB" }, { "organization": "EMU" }, { "organization": "ESA" }, { "organization": "EU" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "FATF" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IEA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NATO" }, { "organization": "NEA" }, { "organization": "NSG" }, { "organization": "OAS ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OECD" }, { "organization": "OIF" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "OSCE" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "Schengen Convention" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNRWA" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" }, { "organization": "ZC" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Sylvie LUCAS (since 16 September 2016)", "chancery": "2200 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 265-4171 through 72", "fax": "[1] (202) 328-8270", "consulates_general": "New York, San Francisco" }, "from_united_states": { "u_s_chief_of_mission": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Alison SHORTER-LAWRENCE (since 20 January 2017)", "embassy": "22 Boulevard Emmanuel Servais, L-2535 Luxembourg City", "mailing_address": "Unit 3560, APO-AE 09126-3560 (official mail)", "telephone": "[352] 46-01-23 00", "fax": "[352] 46-14-01" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and light blue; similar to the flag of the Netherlands, which uses a darker blue and is shorter; the coloring is derived from the Grand Duke's coat of arms (a red lion on a white and blue striped field)" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "lion" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "white" }, { "color": "light blue" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Ons Heemecht\" (Our Motherland); \"De Wilhelmus\" (The William)", "lyrics_music": "Michel LENTZ/Jean-Antoine ZINNEN; Nikolaus WELTER/unknown", "note": "\"Ons Heemecht,\" adopted 1864, is the national anthem, while \"De Wilhelmus,\" adopted 1919, serves as a royal anthem for use when members of the grand ducal family enter or exit a ceremony in Luxembourg", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/LU.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "This small, stable, high-income economy has historically featured solid growth, low inflation, and low unemployment. Luxembourg, the only Grand Duchy in the world, is a landlocked country in northwestern Europe surrounded by Belgium, France, and Germany. Despite its small landmass and small population, Luxembourg is the second-wealthiest country in the world when measured on a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita basis. Luxembourg has one of the highest current account surpluses as a share of GDP in the euro zone, and it maintains a healthy budgetary position and the lowest public debt level in the region.\n\nSince 2002, the Luxembourg government has proactively implemented policies and programs to support economic diversification and to attract foreign direct investment. The government focused on key innovative industries that showed promise for supporting economic growth: logistics, information and communications technology (ICT); health technologies, including biotechnology and biomedical research; clean energy technologies;, and most recently, space technology and financial services technologies. The economy has evolved and flourished, posting a strong GDP growth rate – projected at 4.5% in 2017-2018, far outpacing the European average of 1.8%.\n\nLuxembourg remains a financial powerhouse – the financial sector accounts for more than 35% of GDP - due to the exponential growth of the investment fund sector through the launch and development of cross-border funds (UCITS) in the 1990s. Luxembourg is the world’s second-largest investment fund asset domicile, after the United States, with $4 trillion of assets in custody in financial institutions.\n\nLuxembourg has lost some of its advantage as a favorable tax location because of OECD and EU pressure, as well as the “LuxLeaks” scandal, which revealed advantageous tax treatments offered to foreign corporations. In 2015, the government’s compliance with EU requirements to implement automatic exchange of tax information on savings accounts - thus ending banking secrecy - has constricted banking activity. Likewise, changes to the way EU members collect taxes from e-commerce has cut Luxembourg’s sales tax revenues, requiring the government to raise additional levies and to reduce some direct social benefits as part of the tax reform package of 2017.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 58740000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 56750000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 54130000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 107, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 60980000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.5, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 4.8, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 4.1, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 77 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 102000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 100800, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 98400, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 4, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 27.9, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 16.4, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 17.5, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 0.2, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 210.3, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -172.3, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 0.2, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 11.1, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 88.7, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 23, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 23.3, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 24.8, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 62 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "grapes", "barley", "oats", "potatoes", "wheat", "fruits", "dairy", "livestock products" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "banking", "financial services", "construction", "real estate services", "iron", "metals", "steel", "information technology", "telecommunications", "cargo transportation", "logistics", "chemicals", "engineering", "tires", "glass", "aluminum", "tourism", "biotechnology" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 1.7, "global_rank": 119, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 272000, "global_rank": 164, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 1.1, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 20, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 78.9, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2013" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6.7, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 6.9, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 83 }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 3.5, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 23.8, "units": "%" }, "date": "2000" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 30.4, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 26, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2005" } ], "global_rank": 122 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 25850000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 25520000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 42.4, "global_rank": 32, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": 0.5, "global_rank": 26, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 21.4, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 21.4, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 166, "note": "data cover general government debt, and includes debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intra-governmental debt; intra-governmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment; debt instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions" }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -0.1, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0.1, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 33 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.25, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 0.3, "units": "%", "date": "2010-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 141, "note": "this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area" }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 232600000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 218400000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 19, "note": "see entry for the EU for money supply for the entire euro area; the European Central Bank (ECB) controls monetary policy for the 18 members of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU); individual members of the EMU do not control the quantity of money circulating within their own borders" }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 281400000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 271000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 37 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 110500000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 108500000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 52 }, "market_value_of_publicly_traded_shares": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 47130000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" }, { "value": 63170000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" }, { "value": 78640000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 53 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2854000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2978000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 31 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 17100000000.000002, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 17810000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 69 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "machinery", "equipment", "steel products", "chemicals", "rubber products", "glass" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Germany", "percent": 22.1 }, { "name": "Belgium", "percent": 16.7 }, { "name": "France", "percent": 16.6 }, { "name": "UK", "percent": 4.7 }, { "name": "Italy", "percent": 4.6 }, { "name": "Netherlands", "percent": 4 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 18330000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 20220000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 74 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "commercial aircraft", "minerals", "chemicals", "metals", "foodstuffs", "luxury consumer goods" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Belgium", "percent": 27.6 }, { "name": "Germany", "percent": 22.9 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 11.7 }, { "name": "France", "percent": 9.5 }, { "name": "US", "percent": 8.4 }, { "name": "Netherlands", "percent": 4.2 }, { "name": "Mexico", "percent": 4.1 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 771000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 127 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3781000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-03-31" }, { "value": 3806000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-03-31" } ], "global_rank": 7 }, "stock_of_direct_foreign_investment": { "at_home": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 11210000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2008-12-31" } ] } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.9214, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0.885, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 0.885, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 0.7634, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 0.78, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "euros (EUR) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "total_electrification": { "value": 100, "units": "%" }, "date": "2016" }, "production": { "kWh": 1400000000, "global_rank": 147, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 6200000000, "global_rank": 112, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 2100000000, "global_rank": 45, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "kWh": 7000000000, "global_rank": 34, "date": "2014" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 2000000, "global_rank": 113, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 27.5, "global_rank": 185, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 131, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 1.9, "global_rank": 137, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 9.1, "global_rank": 43, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 160, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 154, "date": "2015" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 91, "date": "2015" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 0, "global_rank": 160, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 165, "date": "2015" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 56030, "global_rank": 100, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 201, "date": "2015" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 55040, "global_rank": 78, "date": "2015" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 5000000, "global_rank": 95, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 978000000, "global_rank": 86, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 138, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 973000000, "global_rank": 59, "date": "2014" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 164, "date": "2014-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 11000000, "global_rank": 100, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 276900, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 49, "global_rank": 119, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 807000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 141, "global_rank": 162, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "highly developed, completely automated and efficient system, mainly buried cables", "domestic": "fixed-line teledensity about 50 per 100 persons; nationwide mobile-cellular telephone system with market for mobile-cellular phones virtually saturated", "international": "country code - 352 (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "Luxembourg has a long tradition of operating radio and TV services for pan-European audiences and is home to Europe's largest privately owned broadcast media group, the RTL Group, which operates 46 TV stations and 29 radio stations in Europe; also home to Europe's largest satellite operator, Societe Europeenne des Satellites (SES); domestically, the RTL Group operates TV and radio networks; other domestic private radio and TV operators and French and German stations available; satellite and cable TV services available (2016)", "internet": { "country_code": ".lu", "users": { "total": 555000, "percent_of_population": 97.3, "global_rank": 130, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 3, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 119, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 1830972, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 6309473324, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "LX", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 2, "global_rank": 202, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 1, "over_3047_metres": 1, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 1, "under_914_metres": 1, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 1, "date": "2013" } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "gas", "length": 142, "units": "km" }, { "type": "refined products", "length": 27, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 275, "units": "km" }, "standard_gauge": { "length": 275, "electrified": 275, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.435-m" }, "global_rank": 125, "date": "2014" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 2899, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 2899, "units": "km", "note": "includes 152 km of expressways" }, "global_rank": 167, "date": "2011" }, "waterways": { "value": 37, "units": "km", "note": "on Moselle River", "global_rank": 104, "date": "2010" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 49, "by_type": [ { "type": "bulk carrier", "count": 2 }, { "type": "cargo", "count": 3 }, { "type": "chemical tanker", "count": 20 }, { "type": "container", "count": 10 }, { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 2 }, { "type": "roll on/roll off", "count": 12 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 48, "by_country": [ { "country": "Belgium", "count": 11 }, { "country": "Denmark", "count": 1 }, { "country": "France", "count": 15 }, { "country": "Germany", "count": 9 }, { "country": "Japan", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Netherlands", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Switzerland", "count": 1 }, { "country": "UK", "count": 5 } ] }, "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 18, "by_country": [ { "country": "Italy", "count": 14 }, { "country": "Malta", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Panama", "count": 1 } ] }, "global_rank": 71, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "river_ports": [ "Mertert (Moselle)" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.44, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0.43, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 0.39, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 0.38, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 0.38, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 123 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Luxembourg Army (Armee Luxembourgeoise)" ], "date": "2015" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18-24 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; no conscription; Luxembourg citizen or EU citizen with 3-year residence in Luxembourg", "date": "2012" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "none" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "stateless_persons": { "people": 83, "date": "2016" } } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-01", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701102656/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/lu.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/lu.html" } }, "macau": { "data": { "name": "Macau", "introduction": { "background": "Colonized by the Portuguese in the 16th century, Macau was the first European settlement in the Far East. Pursuant to an agreement signed by China and Portugal on 13 April 1987, Macau became the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China on 20 December 1999. In this agreement, China promised that, under its \"one country, two systems\" formula, China's political and economic system would not be imposed on Macau, and that Macau would enjoy a \"high degree of autonomy\" in all matters except foreign affairs and defense for the subsequent 50 years." }, "geography": { "location": "Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 22, "minutes": 10, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 113, "minutes": 33, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Southeast Asia", "area": { "total": { "value": 28.2, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 28.2, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 237, "comparative": "less than one-sixth the size of Washington, DC" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 3, "units": "km" }, "regional_borders_1": "China 3 km" }, "coastline": { "value": 41, "units": "km" }, "climate": "subtropical; marine with cool winters, warm summers", "terrain": "generally flat", "elevation": { "lowest_point": { "name": "South China Sea", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Coloane Alto", "elevation": { "value": 172, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "NEGL" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 100, "units": "%", "note": "urban area" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "population fairly equally distributed", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "typhoons", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "NA" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Marine Dumping (associate member)", "Ship Pollution (associate member)" ] } }, "note": "essentially urban; an area of land reclaimed from the sea measuring 5.2 sq km and known as Cotai now connects the islands of Coloane and Taipa; the island area is connected to the mainland peninsula by three bridges" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 597425, "global_rank": 170, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Chinese", "adjective": "Chinese" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Chinese", "percent": 92.4 }, { "name": "Portuguese", "percent": 0.6 }, { "name": "mixed", "percent": 1.1 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 5.9, "note": "includes Macanese - mixed Portuguese and Asian ancestry" } ], "date": "2011" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Cantonese", "percent": 83.3 }, { "name": "Mandarin", "percent": 5 }, { "name": "Hokkien", "percent": 3.7 }, { "name": "English", "percent": 2.3 }, { "name": "other Chinese dialects", "percent": 2 }, { "name": "Tagalog", "percent": 1.7 }, { "name": "Portuguese", "percent": 0.7 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 1.3 } ], "note": "Chinese and Portuguese are official languages", "date": "2011" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Buddhist", "percent": 50 }, { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 15 }, { "name": "none or other", "percent": 35 } ], "date": "1997" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 14.22, "males": 44295, "females": 40679 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 12.36, "males": 38772, "females": 35052 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 50.41, "males": 134113, "females": 167022 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 12.97, "males": 39020, "females": 38486 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 10.04, "males": 28048, "females": 31938 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 28.2, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 16.7, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 11.5, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 8.7, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 38.7, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 39.1, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 38.5, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 57, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 0.77, "global_rank": 143, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 8.8, "global_rank": 214, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 4.4, "global_rank": 204, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": 3.4, "global_rank": 36, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "population fairly equally distributed", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 100, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 1.78, "units": "%" } }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.09, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.11, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 0.8, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 1.01, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.88, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.91, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 3.1, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 3.3, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 2.9, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 214, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 84.5, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 81.6, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 87.6, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 4, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 0.94, "global_rank": 223, "date": "2016" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 3.11, "date": "2010" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 2, "global_rank": 148, "date": "2014" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 96.2, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 98, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 94.6, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 15, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 14, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 15, "units": "years" }, "date": "2015" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 5.3, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 5.9, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 4.5, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 123, "date": "2014" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Macau Special Administrative Region", "conventional_short_form": "Macau", "official_long_form": "Aomen Tebie Xingzhengqu (Chinese); Regiao Administrativa Especial de Macau (Portuguese)", "official_short_form": "Aomen (Chinese); Macau (Portuguese)", "etymology": "name is thought to derive from the A-Ma Temple - built in 1488 and dedicated to Mazu, the goddess of seafarers and fishermen - which is referred to locally as \"Maa Gok\" - and in Portuguese became \"Macau\"; the Chinese name Aomen means \"inlet gates\"" }, "government_type": "presidential limited democracy; a special administrative region of the PRC", "independence": { "note": "special administrative region of China" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "National Day", "day": "1 October", "original_year": "1999", "note": "20 December is celebrated as Macau Special Administrative Region Establishment Day; anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China" } ], "constitution": { "history": "previous 1976 (Organic Statute of Macau, under Portuguese authority); latest adopted 31 March 1993, effective 20 December 1999 (Basic Law of the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China serves as Macau's constitution); amended 2005, 2012 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "civil law system based on the Portuguese model", "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false, "note": "18 years of age in direct elections for some legislative positions, universal for permanent residents living in Macau for the past seven years; note - indirect elections are limited to organizations registered as \"corporate voters\" (973 were registered in the 2009 legislative elections) and a 400-member Election Committee for the Chief Executive drawn from broad regional groupings, municipal organizations, central government bodies, and elected Macau officials" }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President of China XI Jinping (since 14 March 2013)", "head_of_government": "Chief Executive Fernando CHUI Sai On (since 20 December 2009)", "cabinet": "Executive Council appointed by the chief executive", "elections_appointments": "president indirectly elected by National People's Congress for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); chief executive chosen by a 400-member Election Committee for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 29 August 2014 (next to be held in 2019); note - the Legislative Assembly in August 2012 voted to expand the Election Committee to 400 from 300 seats for the 2014 election", "election_results": "Fernando CHUI Sai On reelected chief executive; Election Committee vote count - 380 of 396" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral Legislative Council or Regiao Administrativa Especial de Macau (33 seats; 14 members directly elected by proportional representation vote, 12 indirectly elected by an electoral college of professional and commercial interest groups, and 7 appointed by the chief executive; members serve 4-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 15 September 2013 (next to be held in September 2017)", "election_results": "percent of vote - ACUM 18.0%, UMG 11.1%, UPP 10.8%, NE 9.0%, NUDM 8.9%, UPD 8.2%, APMD 7.5%, ANMD 6.0%, APM 6.0%, other 14.5%; seats by political group - ACUM 3, UMG 2, UPP 2, NE 2, NUDM 1, UPD 1, APMD 1, ANMD 1, APM 1; 12 seats filled by professional and business groups; 7 members appointed by the chief executive" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Court of Final Appeal of Macau Special Administrative Region (consists of the court president and 2 associate justices)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "justices appointed by the Macau chief executive upon the recommendation of an independent commission of judges, lawyers, and \"eminent\" persons; judge tenure NA", "subordinate_courts": "Court of Second Instance; Court of First instance; Lower Court; Administrative Court" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Alliance for Change", "name_alternative": "APM", "leaders": [ "Melinda CHAN Mei-yi" ] }, { "name": "Macau-Guangdong Union", "name_alternative": "UMG", "leaders": [ "MAK Soi-kun" ] }, { "name": "New Democratic Macau Association", "name_alternative": "ANMD", "note": "an electoral list of the New Macau Association" }, { "name": "New Hope", "name_alternative": "NE", "leaders": [ "Jose Maria Pereira COUTINHO" ] }, { "name": "New Macau Association", "name_alternative": "ANM", "leaders": [ "Sulu SOU Ka-hou" ] }, { "name": "New Union for Macau's Development", "name_alternative": "NUDM", "leaders": [ "Angela LEONG On-kei" ] }, { "name": "Prosperous Democratic Macau Association", "name_alternative": "APMD", "note": "an electoral list of the New Macau Association" }, { "name": "Union for Development", "name_alternative": "UPD", "leaders": [ "KWAN Tsui-hang" ] }, { "name": "Union for Promoting Progress", "name_alternative": "UPP", "leaders": [ "HO Ion-sang" ] }, { "name": "United Citizens Association of Macau", "name_alternative": "ACUM", "leaders": [ "CHAN Meng-kam" ] } ], "note": "there is no political party ordinance, so there are no registered political parties; politically active groups register as societies or companies" }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Bar-Bending Workers' Association", "leaders": [ "WONG Wai-Man" ] }, { "name": "Civic Power", "leaders": [ "Agnes LAM lok-fong" ] }, { "name": "Democratic Action", "leaders": [ "LEE Kin-yun" ] }, { "name": "Macau New Chinese Youth Association", "leaders": [ "LEONG Sin-man" ] }, { "name": "Macau Worker's Union", "leaders": [ "HO Heng-kuok" ] }, { "name": "New Macau Association", "leaders": [ "Antonio NG Kuok-cheong" ] }, { "name": "Workers' Self-Help Union", "leaders": [ "CHEONG Weng-fat" ] } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "IHO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO ", "note": "associate" }, { "organization": "Interpol ", "note": "subbureau" }, { "organization": "ISO ", "note": "correspondent" }, { "organization": "UNESCO ", "note": "associate" }, { "organization": "UNWTO ", "note": "associate" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "flag_description": { "description": "green with a lotus flower above a stylized bridge and water in white, beneath an arc of five gold, five-pointed stars: one large in the center of the arc and two smaller on either side; the lotus is the floral emblem of Macau, the three petals represent the peninsula and two islands that make up Macau; the five stars echo those on the flag of China" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "lotus blossom" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "green" }, { "color": "white" }, { "color": "yellow" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "note": "as a Special Administrative Region of China, \"Yiyongjun Jinxingqu\" is the official anthem (see China)", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/MC.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Since opening up its locally-controlled casino industry to foreign competition in 2001, Macau has attracted tens of billions of dollars in foreign investment, transforming the territory into one of the world's largest gaming centers. Macau's gaming and tourism businesses were fueled by China's decision to relax travel restrictions on Chinese citizens wishing to visit Macau. In 2016, Macau's gaming-related taxes accounted for more than 76% of total government revenue.\n\nMacau's economy slowed dramatically in 2009 as a result of the global economic slowdown, but strong growth resumed in 2010-13, largely on the back of tourism from mainland China and the gaming sectors. In 2015, this city of 646,800 hosted nearly 30.7 million visitors. Almost 67% came from mainland China. Macau's traditional manufacturing industry has slowed greatly since the termination of the Multi-Fiber Agreement in 2005. Services export — primarily gaming — increasingly has driven Macau’s economic performance. Mainland China’s ongoing anti-corruption campaign has brought Macau’s gambling boom to a halt, with spending in casinos contracting 34.3% in 2015. As a result, Macau's inflation-adjusted GDP contracted 20.3% in 2015, down from double-digit expansion rates in 2010-13, and another 4.7% in 2016.\n\nMacau continues to face the challenges of managing its growing casino industry, risks from money-laundering activities, and the need to diversify the economy away from heavy dependence on gaming revenues. Macau's currency, the pataca, is closely tied to the Hong Kong dollar, which is also freely accepted in the territory.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 63220000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 66379999999.99999, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 83330000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 105, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 44070000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -4.7, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -20.3, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": -0.9, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 217 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 96100, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 102600, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 131000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 6 }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 28.7, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 11, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 21, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": -0.1, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 73.7, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -34.3, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 11.2, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 88.8, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "fishing" ], "note": "only 2% of land area is cultivated; mainly by vegetable growers" }, "industries": { "industries": [ "tourism", "gambling", "clothing", "textiles", "electronics", "footwear", "toys" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 3, "global_rank": 81, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 400000, "global_rank": 160, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "manufacturing": { "value": 2.5, "units": "%" }, "construction": { "value": 9.8, "units": "%" }, "transport_and_communications": { "value": 4.4, "units": "%" }, "wholesale_and_retail_trade": { "value": 12.4, "units": "%" }, "restaurants_and_hotels": { "value": 15, "units": "%" }, "gambling": { "value": 25.9, "units": "%" }, "public_sector": { "value": 7.1, "units": "%" }, "financial_services": { "value": 2.6, "units": "%" }, "other_services": { "value": 20.3, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2013" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.9, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1.8, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 11 }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 35, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 38, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2008" } ], "global_rank": 94 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 12120000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 7004000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 27.5, "global_rank": 93, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": 11.6, "global_rank": 4, "date": "2016" }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.3, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 4.6, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 145 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5.4, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 5.25, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 134 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6960000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 7623000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 89 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 64670000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" }, { "value": 55290000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 63 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 18080000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 10090000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 88 }, "market_value_of_publicly_traded_shares": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 85500000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2012-03-02" }, { "value": 46100000000, "units": "USD" }, { "value": 2300000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2008-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 44 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 11950000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 11560000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 20 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1137000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 1903000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 156, "note": "includes reexports" }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "clothing", "textiles", "footwear", "toys", "electronics", "machinery", "parts" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Hong Kong", "percent": 63.4 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 18.2 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 14200000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 10130000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" } ], "global_rank": 84 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "raw materials", "semi-manufactured goods", "consumer goods (foodstuffs", "beverages", "tobacco", "garments", "footwear", "motor vehicles)", "capital goods", "mineral fuels", "oils" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "China", "percent": 33.8 }, { "name": "Hong Kong", "percent": 8.8 }, { "name": "Japan", "percent": 8.5 }, { "name": "Switzerland", "percent": 8 }, { "name": "France", "percent": 6.9 }, { "name": "Italy", "percent": 6.7 }, { "name": "US", "percent": 6.7 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 18890000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" }, { "value": 16440000000.000002, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 60, "note": "the Fiscal Reserves Act that came into force on 1 January 2012 requires the fiscal reserves to be separated from the foreign exchange reserves and to be managed separately; 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fixed-line subscribership appears to have peaked and is now in decline", "international": "country code - 853; landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-3 submarine cable network that provides links to Asia, the Middle East, and Europe; HF radiotelephone communication facility; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "local government dominates broadcast media; 2 television stations operated by the government with one broadcasting in Portuguese and the other in Cantonese and Mandarin; 1 cable TV and 4 satellite TV services available; 3 radio stations broadcasting, of which 2 are government-operated (2015)", "internet": { "country_code": ".mo", "users": { "total": 460000, "percent_of_population": 77.6, "global_rank": 150, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 1, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 17, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 2276436, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 25435000, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "B-M", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 1, "global_rank": 224, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 1, "over_3047_metres": 1, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 2, "date": "2013" } }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 424, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 424, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 200, "date": "2014" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Macau" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "branches": { "by_name": [ "no regular indigenous military forces" ] }, "note": "defense is the responsibility of China" }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "none" ], "illicit_drugs": { "note": "transshipment point for drugs going into mainland China; consumer of opiates and amphetamines" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-24", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624183404/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mc.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mc.html" } }, "macedonia": { "data": { "name": "Macedonia", "introduction": { "background": "Macedonia gained its independence peacefully from Yugoslavia in 1991. Greek objection to Macedonia’s name, insisting it implies territorial pretensions to the northern Greek province of the same name, and democratic backsliding have stalled the country’s movement toward Euro-Atlantic integration. Immediately after Macedonia declared independence, Greece sought to block Macedonian efforts to gain UN membership if the name “Macedonia” was used. Macedonia was eventually admitted to the UN in 1993 as “The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,” and at the same time it agreed to UN-sponsored negotiations on the name dispute. In 1995, Greece lifted a 20-month trade embargo and the two countries agreed to normalize relations, but the issue of the name remained unresolved and negotiations for a solution are ongoing. Since 2004, the US and over 130 other nations have recognized Macedonia by its constitutional name, Republic of Macedonia. Ethnic Albanian grievances over perceived political and economic inequities escalated into an insurgency in 2001 that eventually led to the internationally brokered Ohrid Framework Agreement (OFA), which ended the fighting and established guidelines for constitutional amendments and the creation of new laws that enhanced the rights of minorities. Relations between Macedonians and ethnic Albanians remain fragile, however.\nMacedonia has been engulfed in a political crisis that began after the 2014 legislative and presidential election, and which escalated in 2015 when the opposition party began releasing wiretap content that it alleged showed widespread government corruption. Although Macedonia became an EU candidate in 2005, the country still faces challenges, including overcoming the political crisis, fully implementing the OFA, resolving the outstanding name dispute with Greece, improving relations with Bulgaria, halting democratic backsliding, and stimulating economic growth and development. At the 2008 NATO Summit in Bucharest, Romania, the Allies agreed that Macedonia would be invited to join the Alliance as soon as a mutually acceptable resolution to the name dispute was reached with Greece." }, "geography": { "location": "Southeastern Europe, north of Greece", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 41, "minutes": 50, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 22, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Europe", "area": { "total": { "value": 25713, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 25433, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 280, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 150, "comparative": "slightly larger than Vermont" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 838, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Albania", "border_length": { "value": 181, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Bulgaria", "border_length": { "value": 162, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Greece", "border_length": { "value": 234, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Kosovo", "border_length": { "value": 160, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Serbia", "border_length": { "value": 101, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 0, "units": "km", "note": "landlocked" }, "climate": "warm, dry summers and autumns; relatively cold winters with heavy snowfall", "terrain": "mountainous with deep basins and valleys; three large lakes, each divided by a frontier line; country bisected by the Vardar River", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 741, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Vardar River", "elevation": { "value": 50, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Golem Korab (Maja e Korabit)", "elevation": { "value": 2764, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "low-grade iron ore", "copper", "lead", "zinc", "chromite", "manganese", "nickel", "tungsten", "gold", "silver", "asbestos", "gypsum", "timber", "arable land" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 44.3, "units": 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"females": 157069 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 41.4, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 24, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 17.4, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 5.7, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 37.5, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 36.4, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 38.6, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 65, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 0.18, "global_rank": 188, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 11.5, "global_rank": 170, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 9.1, "global_rank": 66, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -0.5, "global_rank": 129, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting 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"units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 7.8, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 7.2, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 158, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 76.2, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 73.6, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 79, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 89, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.6, "global_rank": 181, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 40.2, "units": "%", "date": "2011" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 6.5, "global_rank": 79, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 2.8, "date": "2013" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 4.5, "date": "2011" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 99.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 98.9, "units": "percent of 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"2013" } }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 20.8, "global_rank": 92, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 1.3, "global_rank": 128, "date": "2011" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 97.8, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 98.8, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 96.8, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 13, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 13, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 13, "units": "years" }, "date": "2014" }, "child_labor": { "total_number": 16782, "percentage": { "value": 6, "units": "%" }, "date": "2005" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 53.1, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 52, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 55, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 4, "date": "2014" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Republic of Macedonia", "conventional_short_form": "Macedonia", "local_long_form": "Republika Makedonija", "local_short_form": "Makedonija", "note": "the provisional designation used by the UN, EU, and NATO is the \"former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia\" (FYROM)", "former": "People's Republic of Macedonia, Socialist Republic of Macedonia", "etymology": "the country name derives from the ancient kingdom of Macedon (7th to 2nd centuries B.C.)" }, "government_type": "parliamentary republic", "capital": { "name": "Skopje", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 42, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 21, "minutes": 26, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 1, "note": "6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" }, "daylight_saving_time": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" }, "independence": { "date": "1991-09-08", "note": "referendum by registered voters endorsed independence from Yugoslavia" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "8 September", "original_year": "1991" } ], "constitution": { "history": "several previous; latest adopted 17 November 1991, effective 20 November 1991", "amendments": "proposed by the president of the republic, by the government, by at least 30 members of the Assembly, or by petition of at least 150,000 citizens; draft amendments require approval by majority vote of Assembly members, followed by public debate; final passage requires two-thirds majority vote of the Assembly; amended several times, last in 2015 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "civil law system; judicial review of legislative acts", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Macedonia", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "8 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Gjorge IVANOV (since 12 May 2009)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Zoran ZAEV (since 31 May 2017)", "cabinet": "Council of Ministers elected by the Assembly by simple majority vote; note - the 2014 cabinet formed by the government coalition parties VMRO-DPMNE, DUI, and several small parties; as a result of an agreement reached in July 2015 between the largest parties to resolve a 16-month opposition boycott of the Assembly, several minister and deputy minister positions were also given to the opposition SDSM from November 2015 though May 2016 in preparation for elections originally scheduled for 24 April 2016, and then pushed back to 5 June 2016, and then again from September through December 2016", "elections_appointments": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 13 and 27 April 2014 (next to be held in 2019); following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coaliton is usually elected prime minister by the Assembly", "election_results": "Gjorge IVANOV reelected president in second round; percent of vote - Gjorge IVANOV (independent) 55.3%, Stevo PENDAROVSKI (SDSM) 41.1%, other 3.6%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral Assembly or Sobranie (123 seats; 120 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote and 3 directly elected in diaspora constituencies worldwide by simple majority vote, provided candidates meet a specified minimum vote count; members serve 4-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 11 December 2016, with a second round held in one polling station on 25 December 2016 (next to be held in 2020)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - VMRO-DPMNE 38.1%, SDSM coalition 36.7%, BDI 7.3%, Besa Movement 4.9%, Alliance for Albanians 3.1%, PDSh 2.7%, other 7.2%; seats by party - VMRO-DPMNE 51, SDSM coalition 49, BDI 10, Besa Movement 5, Alliance for Albanians 3, PDSh 2" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court (consists of 22 judges); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 judges)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Supreme Court judges nominated by the Judicial Council, a 7-member body of legal professionals, and appointed by the Assembly; judge tenure NA; Constitutional Court judges appointed by the Assembly for nonrenewable, 9-year terms", "subordinate_courts": "Courts of Appeal; Basic Courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Alliance for Albanians", "leaders": [ "Ziadin SELA" ] }, { "name": "Besa Movement", "leaders": [ "Bilal KASAMI" ] }, { "name": "Democratic Party of Albanians", "name_alternative": "PDSh", "leaders": [ "Menduh THACI" ] }, { "name": "Democratic Union for Integration", "name_alternative": "BDI", "leaders": [ "Ali AHMETI" ] }, { "name": "Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization - Democratic Party for Macedonian National Unity", "name_alternative": "VMRO-DPMNE", "leaders": [ "Nikola GRUEVSKI" ] }, { "name": "Social Democratic Union of Macedonia", "name_alternative": "SDSM", "leaders": [ "Zoran ZAEV" ] } ], "note": "during the 2016 parliamentary elections VMRO-DPMNE and SDSM each led coalitions" }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Confederation of Free Trade Unions", "leaders": [ "Blagoja RALPOVSKI" ] }, { "name": "Federation of Trade Unions of Macedonia", "name_alternative": "SSM", "leaders": [ "Zivko MITREVSKI" ] }, { "name": "Trade Union of Education, Science and Culture", "name_alternative": "SONK", "leaders": [ "Jakim NEDELKOV" ] }, { "name": "Student Plenum" }, { "name": "Eco Guerilla", "leaders": [ "Arianit XHAFERI" ] } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "BIS" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CE" }, { "organization": "CEI" }, { "organization": "EAPC" }, { "organization": "EBRD" }, { "organization": "EU ", "note": "candidate country" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "OAS ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OIF" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "OSCE" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "PFP" }, { "organization": "SELEC" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNIFIL" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Vasko NAUMOVSKI (since 18 November 2014)", "chancery": "2129 Wyoming Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 667-0501", "fax": "[1] (202) 667-2131", "consulates_general": "Chicago, Detroit, New York" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Jess L. BAILY (since 12 February 2015)", "embassy": "Str. Samolilova, Nr. 21, 1000 Skopje", "mailing_address": "American Embassy Skopje, US Department of State, 7120 Skopje Place, Washington, DC 20521-7120 (pouch)", "telephone": "[389] (2) 310-2000", "fax": "[389] (2) 310-2499" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "a yellow sun (the Sun of Liberty) with eight broadening rays extending to the edges of the red field; the red and yellow colors have long been associated with Macedonia" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "eight-rayed sun" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "yellow" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Denes nad Makedonija\" (Today Over Macedonia)", "lyrics_music": "Vlado MALESKI/Todor SKALOVSKI", "note": "written in 1943 and adopted in 1991 , the song previously served as the anthem of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia while part of Yugoslavia", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/MK.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Since its independence in 1991, Macedonia has made progress in liberalizing its economy and improving its business environment. Its low tax rates and free economic zones have helped to attract foreign investment, which is still low relative to the rest of Europe. Corruption and weak rule of law remain significant problems. Some businesses complain of opaque regulations and unequal enforcement of the law.\n\nMacedonia’s economy is closely linked to Europe as a customer for exports and source of investment, and has suffered as a result of prolonged weakness in the euro zone. Unemployment has remained consistently high at about 23%, but may be overstated based on the existence of an extensive gray market, estimated to be between 20% and 45% of GDP, which is not captured by official statistics.\n\nMacedonia is working to build a country-wide natural gas pipeline and distribution network. Currently, Macedonia receives its small natural gas supplies from Russia via Bulgaria. In 2016, Macedonia signed a memorandum of understanding with Greece to build an interconnector that could connect to the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline that will traverse the region once complete, or to an LNG import terminal in Greece.\n\nMacedonia maintained macroeconomic stability through the global financial crisis by conducting prudent monetary policy, which keeps the domestic currency pegged to the euro, and inflation at a low level. However, in the last two years, the internal political crisis has hampered economic performance, with GDP slowing in 2016, and both domestic private and public investments declining. Fiscal policies were lax, with unproductive public expenditures, including subsidies and pension increases, and rising guarantees for the debt of state owned enterprises, and fiscal targets were consistently missed. In 2016, public debt reached 50.5% of GDP before being revised down to 47.8% of GDP by year’s end, still relatively low compared to its Western Balkan neighbors and the rest of Europe. In 2016, Macedonia issued a Eurobond worth approximately $495 million to finance 2016 and part of 2017 budget needs.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 29520000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 28820000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 27770000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 131, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars; Macedonia has a large informal sector that may not be reflected in these data" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 10490000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.4, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3.8, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 3.6, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 117 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 14500, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 14000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 13400, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 113, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 68, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 15.7, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 18, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 12.8, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 49.3, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -63.8, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 8.4, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 25.2, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 66.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 30.6, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 30.5, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 29.7, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 24 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "grapes", "tobacco", "vegetables", "fruits", "milk", "eggs" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "food processing", "beverages", "textiles", "chemicals", "iron", "steel", "cement", "energy", "pharmaceuticals", "automotive parts" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 3.4, "global_rank": 80, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 950300, "global_rank": 146, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 16.6, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 29.6, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 53.8, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 23.1, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 24.6, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 181 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 21.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 2.2, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 34.5, "units": "%" }, "date": "2009" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 33.7, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 35.2, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 103 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 3041000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 3330000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 29, "global_rank": 81, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -2.8, "global_rank": 98, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 47.8, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 46.7, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 97, "note": "official data from Ministry of Finance; data cover central government debt; this data excludes debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; includes treasury debt held by foreign entitites; excludes debt issued by sub-national entities, as well as intra-governmental debt; there are no debt instruments sold for social funds" }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -0.2, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -0.3, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 28 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.25, "units": "%", "date": "2017-03-31" }, { "value": 3.75, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 103, "note": "series discontinued in January 2010; the discount rate has been replaced by a referent rate for calculating the penalty rate" }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 4.3, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 155 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 1825000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 132 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6308000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 5964000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 124 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5073000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 5043000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 123 }, "market_value_of_publicly_traded_shares": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2077999999.9999998, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 1853000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" }, { "value": 2269000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 100 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -336000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -207000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 94 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4787000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 4490000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 107 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "foodstuffs", "beverages", "tobacco", "textiles", "miscellaneous manufactures", "iron", "steel", "automotive parts" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Germany", "percent": 33.2 }, { "name": "Kosovo", "percent": 11.5 }, { "name": "Bulgaria", "percent": 5.1 }, { "name": "Greece", "percent": 4.5 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6757000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 6400000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 112 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "machinery", "equipment", "automobiles", "chemicals", "fuels", "food products" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Germany", "percent": 15.9 }, { "name": "UK", "percent": 13.6 }, { "name": "Greece", "percent": 10.9 }, { "name": "Serbia", "percent": 8.7 }, { "name": "Bulgaria", "percent": 6.7 }, { "name": "Turkey", "percent": 5.5 }, { "name": "Italy", "percent": 4.7 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2732000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 2471000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 108 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 7646000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 6873000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 121 }, "stock_of_direct_foreign_investment": { "at_home": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5628000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 5232000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 101 }, "abroad": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 749600000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 599600000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 86 } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 56.82, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 55.537, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 55.537, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 46.437, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" }, { "value": 47.89, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Macedonian denars (MKD) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "total_electrification": { "value": 100, "units": "%" }, "date": "2016" }, "production": { "kWh": 5303000000, "global_rank": 118, "date": "2016" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 6455000000, "global_rank": 110, "date": "2016" }, "exports": { "kWh": 58500000, "global_rank": 86, "date": "2016" }, "imports": { "kWh": 2191000000, "global_rank": 53, "date": "2016" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 2057000, "global_rank": 112, "date": "2016" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 64.3, "global_rank": 121, "date": "2016" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 140, "date": "2016" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 32.8, "global_rank": 70, "date": "2016" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 2.9, "global_rank": 73, "date": "2016" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 167, "date": "2016" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 161, "date": "2016" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 99, "date": "2016" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 2551, "global_rank": 101 } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 172, "date": "2016" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 20700, "global_rank": 133, "date": "2016" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 3900, "global_rank": 100, "date": "2016" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 23400, "global_rank": 111, "date": "2016" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 101, "date": "2016" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 213400000, "global_rank": 105, "date": "2016" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 146, "date": "2016" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 213400000, "global_rank": 72, "date": "2016" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 171 } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 7900000, "global_rank": 110, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 372557, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 18, "global_rank": 105, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 2223000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 106, "global_rank": 147, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "competition from the mobile-cellular segment of the telecommunications market has led to a drop in fixed-line telephone subscriptions", "domestic": "combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular telephone subscribership about 120 per 100 persons", "international": "country code - 389 (2017)" } }, "broadcast_media": "public service TV broadcaster Macedonian Radio and Television operates 3 national terrestrial TV channels and 2 satellite TV channels; additionally, there are 5 privately owned TV channels that broadcast nationally using terrestrial transmitters, 4 TV channels with concession for cable TV, 5 satellite TV channels broadcasting on a national level, 47 local commercial TV channels, and a large number of cable operators that offer domestic and international programming; the public radio broadcaster operates over multiple stations; there are 3 privately owned radio stations that broadcast nationally and about 75 local commercial radio stations (2017)", "internet": { "country_code": ".mk", "users": { "global_rank": 121, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "Z3", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 10, "global_rank": 155, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 8, "2438_to_3047_metres": 2, "under_914_metres": 6, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 2, "914_to_1523_metres": 1, "under_914_metres": 1, "date": "2013" } } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "gas", "length": 262, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil", "length": 120, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2017" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 699, "units": "km" }, "standard_gauge": { "length": 699, "electrified": 223, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.435-m" }, "global_rank": 100, "date": "2017" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 14182, "units": "km", "note": "includes 242 km of expressways" }, "paved": { "value": 9633, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 4549, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 126, "date": "2014" } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.07, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.09, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1.17, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 1.23, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 1.26, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 92 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Army of the Republic of Macedonia (ARM", "includes General Staff", "subordinate Joint Operational Command", "Training", "Doctrine Command", "Special Operations Regiment)" ], "date": "2012" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription abolished in 2008", "date": "2013" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "Kosovo and Macedonia completed demarcation of their boundary in September 2008", "Greece continues to reject the use of the name Macedonia or Republic of Macedonia" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "stateless_persons": { "people": 600, "date": "2016" }, "note": "478,090 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015 - June 2017)" }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "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" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-01", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701102656/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mk.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mk.html" } }, "madagascar": { "data": { "name": "Madagascar", "introduction": { "background": "Madagascar was one of the last major landmasses on earth to be colonized by humans. The earliest settlers from present-day Indonesia arrived between A.D. 350 and 550. The island attracted Arab and Persian traders as early as the 7th century, and migrants from Africa arrived around A.D. 1000. Madagascar was a pirate stronghold during the late 17th and early 18th centuries, and served as a slave trading center into the 19th century. From the 16th to the late 19th century, a native Merina Kingdom dominated much of Madagascar. The island was conquered by the French in 1896 who made it a colony; independence was regained in 1960. During 1992-93, free presidential and National Assembly elections were held ending 17 years of single-party rule. In 1997, in the second presidential race, Didier RATSIRAKA, the leader during the 1970s and 1980s, was returned to the presidency. The 2001 presidential election was contested between the followers of Didier RATSIRAKA and Marc RAVALOMANANA, nearly causing secession of half of the country. In April 2002, the High Constitutional Court announced RAVALOMANANA the winner. RAVALOMANANA won a second term in 2006 but, following protests in 2009, handed over power to the military, which then conferred the presidency on the mayor of Antananarivo, Andry RAJOELINA, in what amounted to a coup d'etat. Following a lengthy mediation process led by the Southern African Development Community, Madagascar held UN-supported presidential and parliamentary elections in 2013. Former de facto finance minister Hery RAJAONARIMAMPIANINA won a runoff election in December 2013 and was inaugurated in January 2014." }, "geography": { "location": "Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Mozambique", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 20, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 47, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Africa", "area": { "total": { "value": 587041, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 581540, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 5501, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 47, "comparative": "almost four times the size of Georgia; slightly less than twice the size of Arizona" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 0, "units": "km" } }, "coastline": { "value": 4828, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "contiguous_zone": { "value": 24, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" }, "continental_shelf": { "value": 200, "units": "nm", "note": "or 100 nm from the 2,500 m isobath" } }, "climate": "tropical along coast, temperate inland, arid in south", "terrain": "narrow coastal plain, high plateau and mountains in center", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 615, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Indian Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Maromokotro", "elevation": { "value": 2876, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "graphite", "chromite", "coal", "bauxite", "rare earth elements", "salt", "quartz", "tar sands", "semiprecious stones", "mica", "fish", "hydropower" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 71.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 6, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 64.1, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 21.5, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 7.4, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 10860, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "periodic cyclones", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "drought", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "and locust infestation", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "Madagascar's volcanoes have not erupted in historical times", "type": "volcanism" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "soil erosion results from deforestation and overgrazing", "desertification", "surface water contaminated with raw sewage and other organic wastes", "several endangered species of flora and fauna unique to the island" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Marine Life Conservation", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Wetlands" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "world's fourth-largest island; strategic location along Mozambique Channel" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 24430325, "global_rank": 52, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Malagasy (singular and plural)", "adjective": "Malagasy" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Malayo-Indonesian", "note": "Merina and related Betsileo" }, { "name": "Cotiers", "note": "mixed African, Malayo-Indonesian, and Arab ancestry - Betsimisaraka, Tsimihety, Antaisaka, Sakalava" }, { "name": "French" }, { "name": "Indian" }, { "name": "Creole" }, { "name": "Comoran" } ] }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "French", "note": "official" }, { "name": "Malagasy", "note": "official" }, { "name": "English" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Christian" }, { "name": "indigenous religionist" }, { "name": "Muslim" } ] }, "demographic_profile": "Madagascar’s youthful population – just over 60% are under the age of 25 – and high total fertility rate of more than 4 children per women ensures that the Malagasy population will continue its rapid growth trajectory for the foreseeable future. The population is predominantly rural and poor; chronic malnutrition is prevalent, and large families are the norm. Many young Malagasy girls are withdrawn from school, marry early (often pressured to do so by their parents), and soon begin having children. Early childbearing, coupled with Madagascar’s widespread poverty and lack of access to skilled health care providers during delivery, increases the risk of death and serious health problems for young mothers and their babies.\nChild marriage perpetuates gender inequality and is prevalent among the poor, the uneducated, and rural households – as of 2013, of Malagasy women aged 20 to 24, more than 40% were married and more than a third had given birth by the age of 18. Although the legal age for marriage is 18, parental consent is often given for earlier marriages or the law is flouted, especially in rural areas that make up nearly 65% of the country. Forms of arranged marriage whereby young girls are married to older men in exchange for oxen or money are traditional. If a union does not work out, a girl can be placed in another marriage, but the dowry paid to her family diminishes with each unsuccessful marriage.\nMadagascar’s population consists of 18 main ethnic groups, all of whom speak the same Malagasy language. Most Malagasy are multi-ethnic, however, reflecting the island’s diversity of settlers and historical contacts (see Background). Madagascar’s legacy of hierarchical societies practicing domestic slavery (most notably the Merina Kingdom of the 16th to the 19th century) is evident today in persistent class tension, with some ethnic groups maintaining a caste system. Slave descendants are vulnerable to unequal access to education and jobs, despite Madagascar’s constitutional guarantee of free compulsory primary education and its being party to several international conventions on human rights. Historical distinctions also remain between central highlanders and coastal people.", "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 40.17, "males": 4947260, "females": 4865379 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 20.44, "males": 2503395, "females": 2489482 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 31.83, "males": 3889063, "females": 3887633 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 4.31, "males": 511336, "females": 540868 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 3.26, "males": 360520, "females": 435389 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 80.3, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 75.2, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 5.1, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 19.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 19.5, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 19.3, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 19.7, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 198, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 2.54, "global_rank": 19, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 32.1, "global_rank": 34, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 6.7, "global_rank": 139, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": 0, "global_rank": 89, "date": "2016" }, "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 35.1, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 4.69, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Antananarivo", "population": 2610000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.02, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.01, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.95, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.83, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 1, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 19.5, "date": "2008" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 353, "global_rank": 48, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 42.4, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 46.3, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 38.5, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 46, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 65.9, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 64.4, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 67.4, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 175, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 4.12, "global_rank": 34, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 39.9, "units": "%", "date": "2008" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 3, "global_rank": 158, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 0.14, "date": "2012" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 0.2, "date": "2010" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 81.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 35.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 51.5, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 18.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 64.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 48.5, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 18, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 8.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 12, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 82, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 91.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 88, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 0.36, "global_rank": 82, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 47900, "global_rank": 62, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 3200, "global_rank": 43, "date": "2015" } }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "degree_of_risk": "very high", "food_or_waterborne_diseases": [ "bacterial diarrhea", "hepatitis A", "typhoid fever" ], "vectorborne_diseases": [ "malaria", "dengue fever" ], "water_contact_diseases": [ "schistosomiasis" ], "animal_contact_diseases": [ "rabies" ], "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 4.6, "global_rank": 187, "date": "2014" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 2.1, "global_rank": 150, "date": "2013" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 64.7, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 66.7, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 62.6, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 11, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 11, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 10, "units": "years" }, "date": "2014" }, "child_labor": { "total_number": 1827423, "percentage": { "value": 28, "units": "%" }, "note": "data represent children ages 5-17", "date": "2007" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 2.6, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 2.2, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 3, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 133, "date": "2012" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Republic of Madagascar", "conventional_short_form": "Madagascar", "local_long_form": "Republique de Madagascar/Repoblikan'i Madagasikara", "local_short_form": "Madagascar/Madagasikara", "former": "Malagasy Republic", "etymology": "the name \"Madageiscar\" was first used by the 13th-century Venetian explorer Marco POLO, as a corrupted transliteration of Mogadishu, the Somali port with which POLO confused the island" }, "government_type": "semi-presidential republic", "capital": { "name": "Antananarivo", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 18, "minutes": 55, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 47, "minutes": 31, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 3, "note": "8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "administrative_divisions": [ { "name": "Antananarivo", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Antsiranana", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Fianarantsoa", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Mahajanga", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Toamasina", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Toliara", "type": "province" } ], "independence": { "date": "1960-06-26", "note": "from France" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "26 June", "original_year": "1960" } ], "constitution": { "history": "previous 1992; latest passed by referendum 17 November 2010, promulgated 11 December 2010 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "civil law system based on the old French civil code and customary law in matters of marriage, family, and obligation", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "the father must be a citizen of Madagascar; in the case of a child born out of wedlock, the mother must be a citizen", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "unknown" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Hery Martial RAJAONARIMAMPIANINA Rakotoarimana (since 25 January 2014)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Olivier Mahafaly SOLONANDRASANA (since 13 April 2016); Prime Minister Jean RAVELONARIVO (since 17 January 2015) resigned 8 April 2016", "cabinet": "Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister", "elections_appointments": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 20 December 2013 (next to be held in 2018); prime minister nominated by the National Assembly, appointed by the president", "election_results": "Hery Martial RAJAONARIMAMPIANINA elected president; percent of vote in second round - Hery Martial RAJAONARIMAMPIANINA (FIDO) 53.5%, Jean Louis ROBINSON (AVANA) 46.5%", "note": "on 17 March 2009, democratically elected President Marc RAVALOMANANA stepped down, handing the government over to the military, which in turn conferred the presidency on opposition leader and Antananarivo mayor Andry RAJOELINA; a power-sharing agreement established a 15-month transition period to conclude with a general election in 2010, which failed to occur; a subsequent agreement aimed for an early 2013 election - the first round was held on 25 October 2013 and the second on 20 December 2013" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "bicameral; consists of the Senate or Antenimieran-Doholona (dissolved following the 2009 coup and reestablished in December 2015) (63 seats; 42 members indirectly elected by an electoral college of municipal, communal, regional, and provincial leaders and 21 appointed by the president of the republic; members serve 6-year terms)and the National Assembly or Antenimierampirenena (151 seats; 87 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 64 directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by closed-list proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms)", "elections": "National Assembly - last held on 20 December 2013 (next to be held in 2017); Senate - last held 29 December 2015 (next to be held in 2021)", "election_results": "National Assembly - percent of vote by party - MAPAR 17.3%, MR 10.8%, VPM MMM 8.2%, PHI 3.8%, AMHM 3.5%, LF 2.8%, FFF 1.6%, AIM 1.0%, SFN 0.3%, independent and other 50.6%; seats by party - MAPAR 49, MR 20, VPM MMM 13, PHI 5, AMHM 2, LF 5, FFF 2, AIM 2, SFN 2, other 22, independent 25, seats with delayed elections 4; Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - TIM 3, MAPAR 2, LEADER-FANILO 1, independents 2; appointed by the President 21" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court or Cour Supreme (consists of 11 members; addresses judicial administration issues only); High Constitutional Court or Haute Cour Constitutionnelle (consists of 9 members); note - the judiciary includes a High Court of Justice responsible for adjudicating crimes and misdemeanors by government officials including the president", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Supreme Court heads elected by the president and judiciary officials to serve single-renewable, 3-year terms; High Constitutional Court members appointed - 3 each by the president, by both legislative bodies, and by the Council of Magistrates; members serve single, 6-year terms", "subordinate_courts": "Courts of Appeal; provincial and city tribunals" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "AVANA Party", "leaders": [ "Jean-Louis ROBINSON" ] }, { "name": "Economic Liberalism and Democratic Action for National Recovery/LEADER Fanilo", "leaders": [ "Manasse ESOAVELOMANDROSO" ] }, { "name": "Green Party/Parti Vert", "name_alternative": "AMHM", "leaders": [ "Sarah Georget RABEHARISOA" ] }, { "name": "National Unity, Freedom, Development", "name_alternative": "FFF", "leaders": [ "Benjamin RADAVIDSON Andriamparany" ] }, { "name": "New Forces for Madagascar", "name_alternative": "Hery Vaovao ho an'i Madagaskara", "leaders": [ "Hery RAJAONARIMAMPIANINA" ], "note": "HVM" }, { "name": "Parti Hiaraka Isika", "name_alternative": "PHI", "leaders": [ "Albert Camille VITAL" ] }, { "name": "With the President Andry RAJOELIN", "name_alternative": "Miaraka Amin'ny Prezida Andry Rajoelina" }, { "name": "Pillar of Madagascar", "name_alternative": "AIM", "leaders": [ "Andry RAKOTOVAO" ] }, { "name": "I Love Madagascar", "name_alternative": "Tiako I Madagaskara", "leaders": [ "Marc RAVALOMANANA" ], "note": "TIM" }, { "name": "Sambo Fiaran'i Noe", "name_alternative": "SFN" }, { "name": "Union Party", "name_alternative": "Tambatra", "leaders": [ "Pety RAKOTONIAINA" ] }, { "name": "Vondrona Politika Miara dia Malagasy Miara Miainga", "name_alternative": "VPM MMM", "leaders": [ "Milavonjy ANDRIASY" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Committee for the Defense of Truth and Justice", "name_alternative": "KMMR" }, { "name": "Committee for National Reconciliation", "name_alternative": "CRN", "leaders": [ "Albert ZAFY" ] }, { "name": "National Council of Christian Churches", "name_alternative": "FFKM" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ACP" }, { "organization": "AfDB" }, { "organization": "AU" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "COMESA" }, { "organization": "EITI ", "note": "candidate country" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "InOC" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO ", "note": "correspondent" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OIF" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "SADC" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Velotiana Rakotoanosy RAOBELINA (since 20 June 2011)", "chancery": "2374 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 265-5525 through 5526", "fax": "[1] (202) 265-3034", "consulates_general": "New York" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Robert T. YAMATE (since 13 January 2015); note - also accredited to Comoros", "embassy": "Lot 207A, Point Liberty, Andranoro, Antehiroka, 105 Antananarivo", "mailing_address": "B.P. 620, Antsahavola, Antananarivo", "telephone": "[261] 20 23 480 00", "fax": "[261] 20 23 480 35 or [261] 33 44 328 17" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and green with a vertical white band of the same width on hoist side; by tradition, red stands for sovereignty, green for hope, white for purity" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "traveller's palm" }, { "symbol": "zebu" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "green" }, { "color": "white" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Ry Tanindraza nay malala o\" (Oh, Our Beloved Fatherland)", "lyrics_music": "Pasteur RAHAJASON/Norbert RAHARISOA", "note": "adopted 1959", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/MA.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Madagascar is a free market economy with many untapped natural resources, but no capital markets, a weak judicial system, poorly enforced contracts, and rampant government corruption. The economy faces long-term challenges to improve education, healthcare, and the environment. Agriculture, including fishing and forestry, is a mainstay of the economy, accounting for more than one-fourth of GDP and employing roughly 80% of the population. Deforestation and erosion, aggravated by bushfire and the use of firewood as the primary source of fuel, are serious concerns.\n\nAfter discarding socialist economic policies in the mid-1990s, Madagascar followed a World Bank- and IMF-led policy of privatization and liberalization until the onset of a political crisis, which lasted from 2009 to 2013. The free market strategy had placed the country on a slow and steady growth path from an extremely low starting point. Exports of apparel boomed after gaining duty-free access to the US in 2000; however, Madagascar's failure to comply with the requirements of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) led to the termination of the country's duty-free access in January 2010, a sharp fall in textile production, and a loss of more than 100,000 jobs.\n\nMadagascar regained AGOA access in January 2015 following the democratic election of a new president the previous year. In November 2015, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a Rapid Credit Facility to Madagascar worth about $42.1 million to help the government meet its balance of payments needs. The IMF judged that Madagascar had demonstrated satisfactory performance on macroeconomic performance and structural reforms, and in mid-2016 approved another $304 million extended credit facility for the country. GDP growth is expected around 2.8% per year in 2016-17, due to underperformance in agriculture.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 37480000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 36000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 34910000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 120, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 9740000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4.1, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3.1, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 3.3, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 119 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1500, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1500, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1500, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 218, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 77.5, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 10.1, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 15.3, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 30.9, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -33.9, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 24.8, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 16.3, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 58.9, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 13, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 11.2, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 15.3, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 134 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "coffee", "vanilla", "sugarcane", "cloves", "cocoa", "rice", "cassava", "manioc", "tapioca", "beans", "bananas", "peanuts", "livestock products" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "meat processing", "seafood", "soap", "beer", "leather", "sugar", "textiles", "glassware", "cement", "automobile assembly plant", "paper", "petroleum", "tourism", "mining" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 2.4, "global_rank": 60, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 12980000, "global_rank": 44, "date": "2016" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.6, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ] }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 70.7, "units": "%", "date": "2012" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 2.2, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 34.7, "units": "%" }, "date": "2010" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 41, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 46.9, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2001" } ], "global_rank": 26 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 1519000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 1649000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 15.6, "global_rank": 208, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -1.3, "global_rank": 152, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 34.9, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 37.4, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 118 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6.7, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 7.4, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 203 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 8.3, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 8.7, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 81 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 62, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 60, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 1 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1078000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 960000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 139 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2699000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 2341000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 146 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1206000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 1255000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 140 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -223000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -186000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 89 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3096000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3124000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 136 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "coffee", "vanilla", "shellfish", "sugar", "cotton cloth", "clothing", "chromite", "petroleum products" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "France", "percent": 15.2 }, { "name": "US", "percent": 12.7 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 7.1 }, { "name": "South Africa", "percent": 5.6 }, { "name": "Japan", "percent": 5.5 }, { "name": "Netherlands", "percent": 5.3 }, { "name": "India", "percent": 5.1 }, { "name": "Germany", "percent": 5.1 }, { "name": "Belgium", "percent": 5 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3386000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3462000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 146 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "capital goods", "petroleum", "consumer goods", "food" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "China", "percent": 24.8 }, { "name": "France", "percent": 10.4 }, { "name": "Bahrain", "percent": 5.6 }, { "name": "India", "percent": 5.6 }, { "name": "Kuwait", "percent": 4.5 }, { "name": "Mauritius", "percent": 4.5 }, { "name": "South Africa", "percent": 4 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1076000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 814900000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 130 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2563000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-06-30" }, { "value": 2526000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 136 }, "stock_of_direct_foreign_investment": { "at_home": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6461000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 6462000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" } ] } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3243.4, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2933.5, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 2933.5, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 2414.8, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 2195, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Malagasy ariary (MGA) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 19500000, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 15, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 37, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 4, "units": "%" }, "date": "2013" }, "production": { "kWh": 1542000000, "global_rank": 146, "date": "2015" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 1024999999.9999999, "global_rank": 149, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 166, "date": "2015" }, "imports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 171, "date": "2015" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 500000, "global_rank": 147, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 60.7, "global_rank": 108, "date": "2015" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 133, "date": "2015" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 39.1, "global_rank": 76, "date": "2015" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0.2, "global_rank": 113, "date": "2015" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 161, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 155, "date": "2015" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 93, "date": "2015" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 0, "global_rank": 161, "date": "2016-07-07" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 166, "date": "2016" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 16400, "global_rank": 150, "date": "2016" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 203, "date": "2016" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 16700, "global_rank": 131, "date": "2016" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 212, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 166, "date": "2013" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 139, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 92, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 2009999999.9999998, "global_rank": 101, "date": "2012-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 3000000, "global_rank": 143, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 253000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 1, "global_rank": 121, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 11152000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 47, "global_rank": 91, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "system is above average for the region; competition among the three mobile service providers has spurred recent growth in the mobile market", "domestic": "combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity about 45 per 100 persons", "international": "country code - 261; landing point for the EASSy, SEACOM, and LION fiber-optic submarine cable systems; satellite earth stations - 2 (1 Intelsat - Indian Ocean, 1 Intersputnik - Atlantic Ocean region) (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "state-owned Radio Nationale Malagasy (RNM) and Television Malagasy (TVM) have an extensive national network reach; privately owned radio and TV broadcasters in cities and major towns; state-run radio dominates in rural areas; relays of 2 international broadcasters are available in Antananarivo (2007)", "internet": { "country_code": ".mg", "users": { "total": 994000, "percent_of_population": 4.2, "global_rank": 31, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 3, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 11, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 546946, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 30512607, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "5R", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 83, "global_rank": 65, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 26, "over_3047_metres": 1, "2438_to_3047_metres": 2, "1524_to_2437_metres": 6, "914_to_1523_metres": 16, "under_914_metres": 1, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 57, "1524_to_2437_metres": 1, "914_to_1523_metres": 38, "under_914_metres": 18, "date": "2013" } } }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 836, "units": "km" }, "narrow_gauge": { "length": 836, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.000-m" }, "global_rank": 95, "date": "2014" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 37476, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 6103, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 31373, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 92, "date": "2010" }, "waterways": { "value": 600, "units": "km", "note": "432 km navigable", "global_rank": 79, "date": "2011" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 1, "by_type": [ { "type": "cargo", "count": 1 } ], "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 1, "by_country": [ { "country": "unknown", "count": 1 } ] }, "global_rank": 152, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Antsiranana (Diego Suarez)", "Mahajanga", "Toamasina", "Toliara (Tulear)" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.59, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0.6, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 0.65, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 0.68, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 0.69, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 119 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "People's Armed Forces", "Intervention Force", "Development Force", "Navy", "Air Force" ], "date": "2014" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18-25 years of age for male-only mix of voluntary and conscripted military service; women are not conscripted but can volunteer for all services except the Navy; service obligation is 18 months for military or equivalent civil service; 20-30 years of age for National Gendarmerie recruits and 35 years of age for those with military experience", "date": "2017" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "claims Bassas da India, Europa Island, Glorioso Islands, and Juan de Nova Island (all administered by France)", "the vegetated drying cays of Banc du Geyser, which were claimed by Madagascar in 1976, also fall within the EEZ claims of the Comoros and France (Glorioso Islands, part of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands)" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "internally_displaced_persons": { "people": 246842, "note": "cyclone in 2017", "date": "2017" } }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "illicit producer of cannabis (cultivated and wild varieties) used mostly for domestic consumption; transshipment point for heroin" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-01", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701102529/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ma.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ma.html" } }, "malawi": { "data": { "name": "Malawi", "introduction": { "background": "Established in 1891, the British protectorate of Nyasaland became the independent nation of Malawi in 1964. After three decades of one-party rule under President Hastings Kamuzu BANDA, the country held multiparty presidential and parliamentary elections in 1994, under a provisional constitution that came into full effect the following year. President Bingu wa MUTHARIKA, elected in 2004 after a failed attempt by the previous president to amend the constitution to permit another term, struggled to assert his authority against his predecessor and subsequently started his own party, the Democratic Progressive Party in 2005. MUTHARIKA was reelected to a second term in 2009. He oversaw some economic improvement in his first term, but was accused of economic mismanagement and poor governance in his second term. He died abruptly in 2012 and was succeeded by vice president, Joyce BANDA, who had earlier started her own party, the People's Party. MUTHARIKA's brother, Peter MUTHARIKA, defeated BANDA in the 2014 election. Population growth, increasing pressure on agricultural lands, corruption, and the scourge of HIV/AIDS pose major problems for Malawi." }, "geography": { "location": "Southern Africa, east of Zambia, west and north of Mozambique", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 13, "minutes": 30, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 34, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Africa", "area": { "total": { "value": 118484, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 94080, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 24404, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 100, "comparative": "slightly smaller than Pennsylvania" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 2857, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Mozambique", "border_length": { "value": 1498, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Tanzania", "border_length": { "value": 512, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Zambia", "border_length": { "value": 847, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 0, "units": "km", "note": "landlocked" }, "climate": "sub-tropical; rainy season (November to May); dry season (May to November)", "terrain": "narrow elongated plateau with rolling plains, rounded hills, some mountains", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 779, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "junction of the Shire River and international boundary with Mozambique", "elevation": { "value": 37, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Sapitwa (Mount Mlanje)", "elevation": { "value": 3002, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "limestone", "arable land", "hydropower", "uranium; unexploited", "coal; unexploited", "bauxite; unexploited" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 59.2, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 38.2, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 1.4, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 19.6, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 34, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 6.8, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 740, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "NA", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "deforestation", "land degradation", "water pollution from agricultural runoff", "sewage", "industrial wastes", "siltation of spawning grounds endangers fish populations" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Environmental Modification", "Hazardous Wastes", "Marine Life Conservation", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Wetlands" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [ "Law of the Sea" ] } }, "note": "landlocked; Lake Nyasa, some 580 km long, is the country's most prominent physical feature; it contains more fish species than any other lake on earth" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 18570321, "global_rank": 62, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Malawian(s)", "adjective": "Malawian" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Chewa", "percent": 34.7 }, { "name": "Lomwe", "percent": 19.1 }, { "name": "Yao", "percent": 13.4 }, { "name": "Ngoni", "percent": 11.8 }, { "name": "Tumbuka", "percent": 9.4 }, { "name": "Sena", "percent": 3.6 }, { "name": "Tonga", "percent": 1.8 }, { "name": "Nyanja", "percent": 1.1 }, { "name": "Nkhonde", "percent": 0.8 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 1.8 } ], "date": "2015" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "English", "note": "official" }, { "name": "Chichewa", "note": "common" }, { "name": "Chinyanja" }, { "name": "Chiyao" }, { "name": "Chitumbuka" }, { "name": "Chilomwe" }, { "name": "Chinkhonde" }, { "name": "Chingoni" }, { "name": "Chisena" }, { "name": "Chitonga" }, { "name": "Chinyakyusa" }, { "name": "Chilambya" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Protestant", "percent": 26.9 }, { "name": "Catholic", "percent": 18.1 }, { "name": "other Christian", "percent": 41.9 }, { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 12.5 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 0.1 }, { "name": "none", "percent": 0.5 } ], "date": "2015" }, "demographic_profile": "Malawi has made great improvements in maternal and child health, but has made less progress in reducing its high fertility rate. In both rural and urban areas, very high proportions of mothers are receiving prenatal care and skilled birth assistance, and most children are being vaccinated. Malawi’s fertility rate, however, has only declined slowly, decreasing from more than 7 children per woman in the 1980s to about 5.5 today. Nonetheless, Malawians prefer smaller families than in the past, and women are increasingly using contraceptives to prevent or space pregnancies. Rapid population growth and high population density is putting pressure on Malawi’s land, water, and forest resources. Reduced plot sizes and increasing vulnerability to climate change, further threaten the sustainability of Malawi’s agriculturally based economy and will worsen food shortages. About 80% of the population is employed in agriculture.\nHistorically, Malawians migrated abroad in search of work, primarily to South Africa and present-day Zimbabwe, but international migration became uncommon after the 1970s, and most migration in recent years has been internal. During the colonial period, Malawians regularly migrated to southern Africa as contract farm laborers, miners, and domestic servants. In the decade and a half after independence in 1964, the Malawian Government sought to transform its economy from one dependent on small-scale farms to one based on estate agriculture. The resulting demand for wage labor induced more than 300,000 Malawians to return home between the mid-1960s and the mid-1970s. In recent times, internal migration has generally been local, motivated more by marriage than economic reasons.", "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 46.53, "males": 4299076, "females": 4341129 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 20.49, "males": 1889240, "females": 1915843 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 27.26, "males": 2512247, "females": 2549766 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 3.03, "males": 268691, "females": 294713 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 2.69, "males": 220608, "females": 279008 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 94.5, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 87.9, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 6.7, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 14.9, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 16.5, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 16.3, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 16.6, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 226, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 3.32, "global_rank": 2, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 41.3, "global_rank": 7, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 8.1, "global_rank": 94, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": 0, "global_rank": 91, "date": "2016" }, "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 16.3, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 3.77, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Lilongwe", "population": 905000, "is_capital": true }, { "place": "Blantyre-Limbe" } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.02, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 0.99, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 0.99, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 0.99, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.91, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.79, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.98, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 18.9, "date": "2010" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 634, "global_rank": 24, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 44.8, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 51.5, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 38, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 44, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 61.2, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 59.2, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 63.2, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 197, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 5.54, "global_rank": 8, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 58.6, "units": "%", "date": "2013" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 11.4, "global_rank": 35, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 0.02, "date": "2009" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 1.3, "date": "2011" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 95.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 89.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 90.2, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 4.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 10.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 9.8, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 47.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 39.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 41, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 52.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 60.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 59, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 9.11, "global_rank": 9, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 976300, "global_rank": 10, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 26700, "global_rank": 11, "date": "2015" } }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "degree_of_risk": "very high", "food_or_waterborne_diseases": [ "bacterial diarrhea", "protozoal diarrhea", "hepatitis A", "typhoid fever" ], "vectorborne_diseases": [ "malaria", "dengue fever" ], "water_contact_diseases": [ "schistosomiasis" ], "animal_contact_diseases": [ "rabies" ], "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 4.3, "global_rank": 168, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 16.7, "global_rank": 52, "date": "2014" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 5.6, "global_rank": 60, "date": "2015" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 65.8, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 73, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 58.6, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 11, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 11, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 11, "units": "years" }, "date": "2011" }, "child_labor": { "total_number": 993318, "percentage": { "value": 26, "units": "%" }, "date": "2006" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 8.6, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 9.1, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 8.2, "units": "%" }, "date": "2013" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Republic of Malawi", "conventional_short_form": "Malawi", "local_long_form": "Dziko la Malawi", "local_short_form": "Malawi", "former": "British Central African Protectorate, Nyasaland Protectorate, Nyasaland", "etymology": "named for the East African Maravi Kingdom of the 16th century; the word \"maravi\" means \"fire flames\"" }, "government_type": "presidential republic", "capital": { "name": "Lilongwe", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 13, "minutes": 58, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 33, "minutes": 47, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 2, "note": "7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "administrative_divisions": [ { "name": "Balaka", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Blantyre", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Chikwawa", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Chiradzulu", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Chitipa", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Dedza", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Dowa", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Karonga", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Kasungu", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Likoma", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Lilongwe", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Machinga", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Mangochi", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Mchinji", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Mulanje", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Mwanza", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Mzimba", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Neno", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Ntcheu", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Nkhata Bay", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Nkhotakota", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Nsanje", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Ntchisi", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Phalombe", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Rumphi", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Salima", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Thyolo", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Zomba", "type": "district" } ], "independence": { "date": "1964-07-06", "note": "from the UK" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "6 July", "original_year": "1964", "note": "Republic Day" } ], "constitution": { "history": "previous 1953 (preindependence), 1966; latest drafted January to May 1994, approved 16 May 1994, entered into force 18 May 1995; amended several times, last in 2013 (2017)" }, "legal_system": "mixed legal system of English common law and customary law; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court of Appeal", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Malawi", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "7 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Arthur Peter MUTHARIKA (since 31 May 2014); Vice President Saulos CHILIMA (since 31 May 2014); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government", "head_of_government": "President Arthur Peter MUTHARIKA (since 31 May 2014); Vice President Saulos CHILIMA (since 31 May 2014)", "cabinet": "Cabinet named by the president", "elections_appointments": "president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 20 May 2014 (next to be held in May 2019)", "election_results": "Peter MUTHARIKA elected president; percent of vote - Peter MUTHARIKA (DPP) 36.4%, Lazarus CHAKWERA (MCP) 27.8%, Joyce BANDA (PP) 20.2%, Atupele MULUZI (UDF) 13.7%, other 1.9%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral National Assembly (193 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 5-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 20-22 May 2014 (next to be held in May 2019)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - DPP 22.0%, MCP 17.4%, PP 18.5%, UDF 9.6%, other 2.8%, independent 29.7%; seats by party - DPP 51, MCP 48, PP 26, UDF 14, other 2, independent 52" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court of Appeal (consists of the chief justice and at least 3 judges)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Supreme Court chief justice appointed by the president and confirmed by the National Assembly; other judges appointed by the president upon recommendation of the Judicial Service Commission, which regulates judicial officers; judges serve until age 65", "subordinate_courts": "High Court; magistrate courts; Industrial Relations Court; district and city traditional or local courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Alliance for Democracy", "name_alternative": "AFORD", "leaders": [ "Godfrey SHAWA" ] }, { "name": "Democratic Progressive Party", "name_alternative": "DPP", "leaders": [ "Peter MUTHARIKA" ] }, { "name": "Malawi Congress Party", "name_alternative": "MCP", "leaders": [ "Lazarus CHAKWERA" ] }, { "name": "People's Party", "name_alternative": "PP", "leaders": [ "Joyce BANDA" ] }, { "name": "United Democratic Front", "name_alternative": "UDF", "leaders": [ "Atupele MULUZI" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Council for NGOs in Malawi", "name_alternative": "CONGOMA", "note": "human rights, democracy, development" }, { "name": "Human Rights Consultative Committee", "name_alternative": "HRCC", "note": "human rights" }, { "name": "Malawi Economic Justice Network", "name_alternative": "MEJN", "note": "pro economic growth, development, government accountability" }, { "name": "Malawi Law Society ", "note": "an umbrella organization of all lawyers in Malawi" }, { "name": "Public Affairs Committee", "name_alternative": "PAC", "note": "promotes democracy, development, peace and unity" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ACP" }, { "organization": "AfDB" }, { "organization": "AU" }, { "organization": "C" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "COMESA" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO ", "note": "correspondent" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "MINURSO" }, { "organization": "MONUSCO" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "SADC" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNISFA" }, { "organization": "UNOCI" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Edward Yakobe SAWERENGERA (since 16 September 2016)", "chancery": "2408 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 721-0270", "fax": "[1] (202) 721-0288" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Virginia E. PALMER (since 5 February 2015)", "embassy": "16 Jomo Kenyatta Road, Lilongwe 3", "mailing_address": "P.O. Box 30016, Lilongwe 3, Malawi", "telephone": "[265] (1) 773-166", "fax": "[265] (1) 770-471" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "three equal horizontal bands of black (top), red, and green with a radiant, rising, red sun centered on the black band; black represents the native peoples, red the blood shed in their struggle for freedom, and green the color of nature; the rising sun represents the hope of freedom for the continent of Africa" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "lion" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "black" }, { "color": "red" }, { "color": "green" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Mulungu dalitsa Malawi\" (Oh God Bless Our Land of Malawi)", "lyrics_music": "Michael-Fredrick Paul SAUKA", "note": "adopted 1964", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/MI.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Landlocked Malawi ranks among the world's most densely populated and least developed countries. The country’s economic performance has historically been constrained by policy inconsistency, macroeconomic instability, limited connectivity to the region and the world, poor infrastructure, rampant corruption, high population growth, and poor health and education outcomes that limit labor productivity. The economy is predominately agricultural with about 80% of the population living in rural areas. Agriculture accounts for about one-third of GDP and 80% of export revenues. The performance of the tobacco sector is key to short-term growth as tobacco accounts for more than half of exports.\n\nThe economy depends on substantial inflows of economic assistance from the IMF, the World Bank, and individual donor nations. In 2006, Malawi was approved for relief under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) program but recent increases in domestic borrowing mean that debt servicing in 2016 exceeded the levels prior to HIPC debt relief. President MUTHARIKA launched the Public Financial Management and Public Sector reform programs upon taking office in 2014 to increase accountability following the 2013 “Cashgate” scandal.\n\nHeavily dependent on rain-fed agriculture, with corn being the staple crop, Malawi’s economy was hit hard by the El Nino-driven drought in 2015-16. The drought also slowed economic activity, led to two consecutive years of declining economic growth, and contributed to high inflation rates. Following a successful humanitarian response in 2016-2017 providing food assistance to 6.7 million people - 40% of the population - and increased transparency by agricultural parastatals, the economy has stabilized and inflation is dropping.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 21200000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 20650000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 20080000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 143, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 5474000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.7, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2.8, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 5.7, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 106 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1100, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1100, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1100, "units": 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"date": "2016-11-25" }, { "value": 27, "units": "%", "date": "2016-07-01" } ], "global_rank": 2 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 42.88, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-01" }, { "value": 44.9, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 3 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 550800000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 512299999.99999994, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 163 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1481000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" }, { "value": 1200000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 165 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 711200000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 724500000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 167 }, "market_value_of_publicly_traded_shares": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 796200000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 936300000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" }, { "value": 1341000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 109 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -849000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -605000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 119 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1277000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1278000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 150 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "tobacco", "dried legumes (8.8%)", "sugar (6.7%)", "tea (5.7%)", "cotton (2%)", "peanuts", "coffee", "soy" ], "date": "2015" }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Belgium", "percent": 16.1 }, { "name": "Zimbabwe", "percent": 12.2 }, { "name": "India", "percent": 6.7 }, { "name": "US", "percent": 6.1 }, { "name": "South Africa", "percent": 6.1 }, { "name": "Russia", "percent": 5.7 }, { "name": "Germany", "percent": 4.7 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"exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 671.6, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 499.6, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 499.6, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 424.9, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 249.11, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Malawian kwachas (MWK) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 14900000, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 9, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 32, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 4, "units": "%" }, "date": "2013" }, "production": { "kWh": 2100000000, "global_rank": 139, "date": "2016" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 2100000000, "global_rank": 140, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 170, "date": "2016" }, "imports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 173, "date": "2016" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 353100, "global_rank": 153, "date": "2017" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 0.7, "global_rank": 209, "date": "2017" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 138, "date": "2017" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 99.3, "global_rank": 6, "date": "2017" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 198, "date": "2017" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 165, "date": "2017" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 159, "date": "2017" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 97, "date": "2017" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 0, "global_rank": 166, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 170, "date": "2017" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 7000, "global_rank": 164, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 204, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 6843, "global_rank": 153, "date": "2017" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 99, "date": "2017" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 169, "date": "2017" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 144, "date": "2017" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 95, "date": "2017" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 169, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 1900000, "global_rank": 150, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 45678, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 1, "global_rank": 153, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 6116000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 34, "global_rank": 117, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "rudimentary; one fixed-line and two mobile-cellular operators govern the market", "domestic": "limited fixed-line subscribership of about 1 per 100 households; mobile-cellular services are expanding but network coverage is limited and is based around the main urban areas; mobile-cellular subscribership about 45 per 100 households", "international": "country code - 265; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean, 1 Atlantic Ocean) (2016)" } }, "broadcast_media": "radio is the main broadcast medium; privately owned Zodiak radio has the widest national broadcasting reach, followed by state-run radio; numerous private and community radio stations broadcast in cities and towns around the country; the largest TV network is government-owned, but at least 4 private TV networks broadcast in urban areas; relays of multiple international broadcasters are available (2017)", "internet": { "country_code": ".mw", "users": { "total": 1670000, "percent_of_population": 9.3, "global_rank": 135, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 1, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 2, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 6010, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 5467, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "7Q", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 32, "global_rank": 113, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 7, "over_3047_metres": 1, "1524_to_2437_metres": 2, "914_to_1523_metres": 4, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 25, "1524_to_2437_metres": 1, "914_to_1523_metres": 11, "under_914_metres": 13, "date": "2013" } } }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 767, "units": "km" }, "narrow_gauge": { "length": 767, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.067-m" }, "global_rank": 98, "date": "2014" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 15450, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 6951, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 8499, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 121, "date": "2011" }, "waterways": { "value": 700, "units": "km", "note": "on Lake Nyasa [Lake Malawi] and Shire River", "global_rank": 75, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "lake_ports": [ "Chipoka", "Monkey Bay", "Nkhata Bay", "Nkhotakota", "Chilumba (Lake Nyasa)" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.66, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 0.89, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1.24, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 0.82, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 0.66, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 104 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Malawi Defense Forces (MDF)", "Army (includes Air Wing", "Marine Unit)" ], "date": "2012" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18 years of age for voluntary military service; high school equivalent required for enlisted recruits and college equivalent for officer recruits; initial engagement is 7 years for enlisted personnel and 10 years for officers", "date": "2014" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "dispute with Tanzania over the boundary in Lake Nyasa (Lake Malawi) and the meandering Songwe River", "Malawi contends that the entire lake up to the Tanzanian shoreline is its territory, while Tanzania claims the border is in the center of the lake", "the conflict was reignited in 2012 when Malawi awarded a license to a British company for oil exploration in the lake" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "refugees": { "by_country": [ { "people": 5444, "country_of_origin": "Democratic Republic of the Congo" } ], "date": "2016" }, "internally_displaced_persons": { "people": 8463, "note": "floods in 2015", "date": "2016" } } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-24", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624100401/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mi.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mi.html" } }, "malaysia": { "data": { "name": "Malaysia", "introduction": { "background": "During the late 18th and 19th centuries, Great Britain established colonies and protectorates in the area of current Malaysia; these were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. In 1948, the British-ruled territories on the Malay Peninsula except Singapore formed the Federation of Malaya, which became independent in 1957. Malaysia was formed in 1963 when the former British colonies of Singapore, as well as Sabah and Sarawak on the northern coast of Borneo, joined the Federation. The first several years of the country's independence were marred by a communist insurgency, Indonesian confrontation with Malaysia, Philippine claims to Sabah, and Singapore's withdrawal in 1965. During the 22-year term of Prime Minister MAHATHIR bin Mohamad (1981-2003), Malaysia was successful in diversifying its economy from dependence on exports of raw materials to the development of manufacturing, services, and tourism. Prime Minister Mohamed NAJIB bin Abdul Razak (in office since April 2009) has continued these pro-business policies." }, "geography": { "location": "Southeastern Asia, peninsula bordering Thailand and northern one-third of the island of Borneo, bordering Indonesia, Brunei, and the South China Sea, south of Vietnam", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 2, "minutes": 30, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 112, "minutes": 30, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Southeast Asia", "area": { "total": { "value": 329847, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 328657, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 1190, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 67, "comparative": "slightly larger than New Mexico" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 2742, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Brunei", "border_length": { "value": 266, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Indonesia", "border_length": { "value": 1881, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Thailand", "border_length": { "value": 595, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 4675, "units": "km", "note": "Peninsular Malaysia 2,068 km, East Malaysia 2,607 km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" }, "continental_shelf": { "value": 200, "units": "m", "note": "depth or to the depth of exploitation; specified boundary in the South China Sea" } }, "climate": "tropical; annual southwest (April to October) and northeast (October to February) monsoons", "terrain": "coastal plains rising to hills and mountains", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 419, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Indian Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Gunung Kinabalu", "elevation": { "value": 4100, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "tin", "petroleum", "timber", "copper", "iron ore", "natural gas", "bauxite" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 23.2, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 2.9, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 19.4, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 0.9, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 62, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 14.8, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 3800, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "a highly uneven distribution with over 80% of the population residing on the Malay Peninsula", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "flooding", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "landslides", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "forest fires", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "air pollution from industrial and vehicular emissions", "water pollution from raw sewage", "deforestation", "smoke/haze from Indonesian forest fires" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Marine Life Conservation", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Tropical Timber 83", "Tropical Timber 94", "Wetlands" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "strategic location along Strait of Malacca and southern South China Sea" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 30949962, "global_rank": 42, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Malaysian(s)", "adjective": "Malaysian" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Malay", "percent": 50.1 }, { "name": "Chinese", "percent": 22.6 }, { "name": "indigenous", "percent": 11.8 }, { "name": "Indian", "percent": 6.7 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 0.7 }, { "name": "non-citizens", "percent": 8.2 } ], "date": "2010" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Bahasa Malaysia", "note": "official" }, { "name": "English" }, { "name": "Chinese", "note": "Cantonese, Mandarin, Hokkien, Hakka, Hainan, Foochow" }, { "name": "Tamil" }, { "name": "Telugu" }, { "name": "Malayalam" }, { "name": "Panjabi" }, { "name": "Thai" } ], "note": "in East Malaysia there are several indigenous languages; most widely spoken are Iban and Kadazan" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 61.3, "note": "official" }, { "name": "Buddhist", "percent": 19.8 }, { "name": "Christian", "percent": 9.2 }, { "name": "Hindu", "percent": 6.3 }, { "name": "Confucianism" }, { "name": "Taoism" }, { "name": "other traditional Chinese religions", "percent": 1.3 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 0.4 }, { "name": "none", "percent": 0.8 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 1 } ], "date": "2010" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 28.16, "males": 4484188, "females": 4231557 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 16.86, "males": 2647105, "females": 2571883 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 41.06, "males": 6430455, "females": 6276427 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 8.06, "males": 1266415, "females": 1227690 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 5.86, "males": 861151, "females": 953091 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 43.6, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 35.2, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 8.4, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 11.9, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 28.2, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 28, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 28.5, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 130, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 1.4, "global_rank": 83, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 19.4, "global_rank": 85, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 5.1, "global_rank": 186, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -0.3, "global_rank": 121, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "a highly uneven distribution with over 80% of the population residing on the Malay Peninsula", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 74.7, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 2.66, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Kuala Lumpur", "population": 6837000, "is_capital": true }, { "place": "Johor Bahru", "population": 912000 } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.07, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.02, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.9, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 40, "global_rank": 125, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 12.9, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 14.9, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 10.8, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 113, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 75, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 72.2, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 78, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 110, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 2.53, "global_rank": 77, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 52.2, "units": "%", "date": "2014" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 4.2, "global_rank": 161, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 1.28, "date": "2011" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 1.9, "date": "2012" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of 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"deaths": { "total": 7200, "global_rank": 27, "date": "2015" } }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "degree_of_risk": "intermediate", "food_or_waterborne_diseases": [ "bacterial diarrhea" ], "vectorborne_diseases": [ "dengue fever" ], "water_contact_diseases": [ "leptospirosis" ], "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 12.9, "global_rank": 123, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 12.9, "global_rank": 58, "date": "2006" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 5, "global_rank": 46, "date": "2015" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 94.6, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 96.2, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 93.2, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 13, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 12, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 13, "units": "years" }, "date": "2015" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 10.2, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 9.3, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 11.6, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 100, "date": "2014" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "none", "conventional_short_form": "Malaysia", "local_long_form": "none", "local_short_form": "Malaysia", "former": "Federation of Malaya", "etymology": "the name means \"Land of the Malays\"" }, "government_type": "federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy\nnote: all Peninsular Malaysian states have hereditary rulers (commonly referred to as sultans) except Melaka (Malacca) and Pulau Pinang (Penang); those two states along with Sabah and Sarawak in East Malaysia have governors appointed by government; powers of state governments are limited by federal constitution; under terms of federation, Sabah and Sarawak retain certain constitutional prerogatives (e.g., right to maintain their own immigration controls)", "capital": { "name": "Kuala Lumpur; note - nearby Putrajaya is referred to as a federal government administrative center but not the capital; Parliament meets in Kuala Lumpur", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 3, "minutes": 10, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 101, "minutes": 42, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 8, "note": "13 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "independence": { "date": "1957-08-31", "note": "from the UK" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "31 August", "original_year": "1957", "note": "or Merdeka Day; independence of Malaya" }, { "name": "Malaysia Day", "day": "16 September", "original_year": "1963", "note": "formation of Malaysia" } ], "constitution": { "history": "previous 1948; latest drafted 21 February 1957, effective 27 August 1957; amended many times, last in 2010 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "mixed legal system of English common law, Islamic law, and customary law; judicial review of legislative acts in the Federal Court at request of supreme head of the federation", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "non-party state to the ICCt" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Malaysia", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "10 out 12 years preceding application" }, "suffrage": { "age": 21, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "King MUHAMMAD V (formerly known as Tuanku Muhammad Faris Petra) (selected on 14 October 2016; installed on 13 December 2016); the position of the king is primarily ceremonial but he is the final arbiter on the appointment of the prime minister", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Mohamed NAJIB bin Abdul Najib Razak (since 3 April 2009); Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad ZAHID Hamidi (since 29 July 2015)", "cabinet": "Cabinet appointed by the prime minister from among members of Parliament with the consent of the king", "elections_appointments": "king elected by and from the hereditary rulers of 9 states for a 5-year term; election is on a rotational basis among rulers of the 9 states; election last held on 14 October 2016 (next to be held in 2021); prime minister designated from among members of the House of Representatives; following legislative elections, the leader who commands support of the majority of members in the House becomes prime minister", "election_results": "Mohamed NAJIB bin Abdul Najib Razak (UMNO) sworn in as prime minister for second term on 3 April 2009" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "bicameral Parliament or Parlimen consists of the Senate or Dewan Negara (70 seats; 44 members appointed by the king and 26 indirectly elected by 13 state legislatures; members serve 3-year terms) and the House of Representatives or Dewan Rakyat (222 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 5-year terms)", "elections": "House of Representatives - last held on 5 May 2013 (next to be held by May 2018)", "election_results": "House of Representatives - percent of vote by party/coalition - BN 47.4%, People's Alliance (DAP, PAS, PKR) 50.9%, other 1.7%; seats by party/coalition - BN 133, People's Alliance (DAP, PAS, PKR) 89", "note": "seats by party/coalition as of October 2016 - BN 132, PH 72 (DAP 37, PKR 28, AMANAH 6, PPBM 1), PAS 14, WARISAN 2, PSM 1, independent 1" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Federal Court (consists of the chief justice, president of the Court of Appeal, chief justice of the High Court of Malaya, chief judge of the High Court of Sabah and Sarawak and 7 judges); note - Malaysia has a dual judicial hierarchy of civil and religious (sharia) courts", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Federal Court justices appointed by the monarch on advice of the prime minister; judges serve until mandatory retirement at age 65", "subordinate_courts": "Court of Appeal; High Court; Sessions Court; Magistrates' Court" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "National Front", "name_alternative": "BN::", "note": "Barisan Nasional" }, { "name": "Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia Party", "name_alternative": "GERAKAN", "leaders": [ "MAH Siew Keong" ] }, { "name": "Liberal Democratic Party", "name_alternative": "LDP", "leaders": [ "TEO Chee Kang" ], "note": "Parti Liberal Demokratik - Sabah" }, { "name": "Malaysian Chinese Association", "name_alternative": "MCA", "leaders": [ "LIOW Tiong Lai" ], "note": "Persatuan China Malaysia" }, { "name": "Malaysian Indian Congress", "name_alternative": "MIC", "leaders": [ "S. SUBRAMANIAM" ], "note": "Kongres India Malaysia" }, { "name": "Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah", "name_alternative": "PBRS", "leaders": [ "Joseph KURUP" ] }, { "name": "Parti Bersatu Sabah", "name_alternative": "PBS", "leaders": [ "Joseph PAIRIN Kitingan" ] }, { "name": "Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu", "name_alternative": "PBB", "leaders": [ "Adenan SATEM" ] }, { "name": "Parti Rakyat Sarawak", "name_alternative": "PRS", "leaders": [ "James MASING" ] }, { "name": "Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party", "name_alternative": "SPDP", "leaders": [ "TIONG King Sing" ] }, { "name": "Sarawak United People's Party", "name_alternative": "SUPP", "leaders": [ "Dr. SIM Kui Hian" ], "note": "Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sarawak" }, { "name": "United Malays National Organization", "name_alternative": "UMNO", "leaders": [ "NAJIB bin Abdul Razak" ] }, { "name": "United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organization", "name_alternative": "UPKO", "leaders": [ "Wilfred Madius TANGAU" ], "note": "Pertubuhan Pasko Momogun Kadazan Dusun Bersatu" }, { "name": "People's Progressive Party", "name_alternative": "PPP", "leaders": [ "M. Kayveas" ], "note": "Parti Progresif Penduduk Malaysia" }, { "name": "Coalition of Hope", "name_alternative": "PH::", "note": "Pakatan Harapan" }, { "name": "Democratic Action Party", "name_alternative": "DAP", "leaders": [ "TAN Kok Wai", "Acting National Chairman" ], "note": "Parti Tindakan Demokratik" }, { "name": "National Trust Party", "name_alternative": "Amanah", "leaders": [ "Mohamad SABU" ], "note": "Parti Amanah Negara" }, { "name": "People's Justice Party", "name_alternative": "PKR", "leaders": [ "WAN AZIZAH Wan Ismail" ], "note": "Parti Keadilan Rakyat" }, { "name": "Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia", "name_alternative": "PPBM", "leaders": [ "MAHATHIR Mohamad" ] }, { "name": "Other::" }, { "name": "Islamic Party of Malaysia", "name_alternative": "PAS", "leaders": [ "Abdul HADI Awang" ], "note": "Parti Islam se Malaysia" }, { "name": "Sabah Heritage Party", "name_alternative": "WARISAN", "leaders": [ "Shafie APDAL" ] }, { "name": "Socialist Party of Malaysia", "name_alternative": "PSM", "leaders": [ "Mohd Nasir HASHIM" ], "note": "Parti Sosialis Malaysia" } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Bar Council" }, { "name": "BERSIH ", "note": "electoral reform coalition" }, { "name": "ISMA ", "note": "Muslim NGO" }, { "name": "PERKASA ", "note": "defense of Malay rights" }, { "name": "religious groups" }, { "name": "women's groups" }, { "name": "youth groups" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ADB" }, { "organization": "APEC" }, { "organization": "ARF" }, { "organization": "ASEAN" }, { "organization": "BIS" }, { "organization": "C" }, { "organization": "CICA ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "CP" }, { "organization": "D-8" }, { "organization": "EAS" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-15" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IDB" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IHO" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "MINURSO" }, { "organization": "MONUSCO" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OIC" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "PIF ", "note": "partner" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UN Security Council ", "note": "temporary" }, { "organization": "UNAMID" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNIFIL" }, { "organization": "UNISFA" }, { "organization": "UNMIL" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador ZULHASNAN Rafique (since 9 January 2017)", "chancery": "3516 International Court NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 572-9700", "fax": "[1] (202) 572-9882", "consulates_general": "Los Angeles, New York" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Joseph Y. YUN (since 2 October 2013)", "embassy": "376 Jalan Tun Razak, 50400 Kuala Lumpur", "mailing_address": "US Embassy Kuala Lumpur, APO AP 96535-8152", "telephone": "[60] (3) 2168-5000", "fax": "[60] (3) 2142-2207" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "14 equal horizontal stripes of red (top) alternating with white (bottom); there is a dark blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing a yellow crescent and a yellow 14-pointed star; the flag is often referred to as Jalur Gemilang (Stripes of Glory); the 14 stripes stand for the equal status in the federation of the 13 member states and the federal government; the 14 points on the star represent the unity between these entities; the crescent is a traditional symbol of Islam; blue symbolizes the unity of the Malay people and yellow is the royal color of Malay rulers", "note": "the design is based on the flag of the US" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "tiger" }, { "symbol": "hibiscus" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "white" }, { "color": "blue" }, { "color": "yellow" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Negaraku\" (My Country)", "lyrics_music": "collective, led by Tunku ABDUL RAHMAN/Pierre Jean DE BERANGER", "note": "adopted 1957; full version only performed in the presence of the king; the tune, which was adopted from a popular French melody titled \"La Rosalie,\" was originally the anthem of Perak, one of Malaysia's 13 states", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/MY.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Malaysia, an upper middle-income country, has transformed itself since the 1970s from a producer of raw materials into a multi-sector economy. Under current Prime Minister NAJIB, Malaysia is attempting to achieve high-income status by 2020 and to move farther up the value-added production chain by attracting investments in high technology, knowledge-based industries and services. NAJIB's Economic Transformation Program is a series of projects and policy measures intended to accelerate the country's economic growth. The government has also taken steps to liberalize some services sub-sectors. Malaysia is vulnerable to a fall in world commodity prices or a general slowdown in global economic activity.\n\nThe NAJIB administration is continuing efforts to boost domestic demand and reduce the economy's dependence on exports. Domestic demand continues to anchor economic growth, supported mainly by private consumption, which accounts for 53% of GDP. Nevertheless, exports - particularly of electronics, oil and gas, and palm oil - remain a significant driver of the economy. In 2015, gross exports of goods and services were equivalent to 73% of GDP. The oil and gas sector supplied about 22% of government revenue in 2015, down significantly from prior years amid a decline in commodity prices and diversification of government revenues. Malaysia has embarked on a fiscal reform program with the aim of achieving a balanced budget by 2020, including rationalization of subsidies and the 2015 introduction of a 6% value added tax. Sustained low commodity prices throughout the period not only strained government finances, but also shrunk Malaysia’s current account surplus and weighed heavily on the Malaysian ringgit, which was among the region’s worst performing currencies during 2015. The ringgit rebounded in early 2016, but hit new lows following U.S. presidential elections amid a broader selloff of emerging market assets.\n\nBank Negara Malaysia (the central bank) maintains adequate foreign exchange reserves; a well-developed regulatory regime has limited Malaysia's exposure to riskier financial instruments, although it remains vulnerable to volatile global capital flows. In order to increase Malaysia’s competitiveness, NAJIB raised possible revisions to the special economic and social preferences accorded to ethnic Malays under the New Economic Policy of 1970, but retreated in 2013 after he encountered significant opposition from Malay nationalists and other vested interests. In September 2013 NAJIB launched the new Bumiputra Economic Empowerment Program, policies that favor and advance the economic condition of ethnic Malays.\n\nMalaysia signed the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade agreement in February 2016, although the future of the TPP remains unclear following the US withdrawal from the agreement. Along with nine other ASEAN members, Malaysia established the ASEAN Economic Community in 2015, which aims to advance regional economic integration.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 863000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 828200000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 789000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 29, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 302700000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4.2, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 5, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 6, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 53 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 27200, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 26600, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 25700, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 69, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 55.2, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 12.9, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 26, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 0.1, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 66.5, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -60.7, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 8.2, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 37.8, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 54, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 27.4, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 28.1, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 29.4, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 37 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "palm oil", "rubber", "cocoa", "rice", "palm oil", "subsistence crops", "rubber", "timber", "palm oil", "rubber", "timber", "pepper" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "rubber", "oil palm processing", "manufacturing", "petroleum", "natural gas", "light manufacturing", "pharmaceuticals", "medical technology", "electronics", "semiconductors", "timber processing", "logging", "petroleum", "natural gas production", "agriculture processing", "petroleum", "natural gas production", "logging" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 4.2, "global_rank": 52, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 14770000, "global_rank": 40, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 11, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 36, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 53, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2012" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.3, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3.2, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 27 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 3.8, "units": "%", "date": "2009" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 1.8, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 34.7, "units": "%" }, "date": "2009" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 46.2, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2009" }, { "value": 49.2, "units": "gini_index", "date": "1997" } ], "global_rank": 33 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 52660000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 63010000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 17.4, "global_rank": 171, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -3.4, "global_rank": 119, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 55.1, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 54.5, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 80, "note": "this figure is based on the amount of federal government debt, RM501.6 billion ($167.2 billion) in 2012; this includes Malaysian Treasury bills and other government securities, as well as loans raised externally and bonds and notes issued overseas; this figure excludes debt issued by non-financial public enterprises and guaranteed by the federal government, which was an additional $47.7 billion in 2012" }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2.1, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 30, "units": "%" } ], "global_rank": 108 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3, "units": "%", "date": "2011-12-31" }, { "value": 2.83, "units": "%", "date": "2010-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 106 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4.4, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 4.57, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 150 }, 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8874000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 25 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 167300000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 175700000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 27 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "semiconductors", "electronic equipment", "palm oil", "petroleum", "liquefied natural gas", "wood", "wood products", "palm oil", "rubber", "textiles", "chemicals", "solar panels" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Singapore", "percent": 13.9 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 13 }, { "name": "Japan", "percent": 9.5 }, { "name": "US", "percent": 9.4 }, { "name": "Thailand", "percent": 5.7 }, { "name": "Hong Kong", "percent": 4.7 }, { "name": "India", "percent": 4.1 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 139500000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 147700000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 28 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "electronics", "machinery", "petroleum products", "plastics", "vehicles", "iron", "steel products", "chemicals" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "China", "percent": 18.8 }, { "name": "Singapore", "percent": 12 }, { "name": "US", "percent": 8.1 }, { "name": "Japan", "percent": 7.8 }, { "name": "Thailand", "percent": 6.1 }, { "name": "South Korea", "percent": 4.5 }, { "name": "Indonesia", "percent": 4.5 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 97380000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 95290000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 24 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 187500000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 186500000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 36 }, "stock_of_direct_foreign_investment": { "at_home": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 154700000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 144700000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 34 }, "abroad": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 155600000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 145600000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 28 } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4.079, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3.91, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 3.91, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 3.27, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 3.09, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "ringgits (MYR) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 100000, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 99.5, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 99.8, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 98.7, "units": "%" }, "date": "2013" }, "production": { "kWh": 139000000000, "global_rank": 28, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 131000000000, "global_rank": 27, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 12000000, "global_rank": 93, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "kWh": 23000000, "global_rank": 110, "date": "2014" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 30000000, "global_rank": 33, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 87.6, "global_rank": 80, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 148, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 11.6, "global_rank": 113, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0.8, "global_rank": 101, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 654200, "global_rank": 26, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 299100, "global_rank": 26, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 180200, "global_rank": 32, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 3600000000, "global_rank": 30, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 544900, "global_rank": 33, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 745000, "global_rank": 29, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 243300, "global_rank": 29, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 410200, "global_rank": 21, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 65420000000, "global_rank": 13, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 35180000000, "global_rank": 29, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 34870000000, "global_rank": 10, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 4630000000, "global_rank": 34, "date": "2014" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 1183000000000, "global_rank": 24, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 208000000, "global_rank": 26, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 4394559, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 14, "global_rank": 37, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 44111000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 145, "global_rank": 31, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "modern system featuring good intercity service on Peninsular Malaysia provided mainly by microwave radio relay and an adequate intercity microwave radio relay network between Sabah and Sarawak via Brunei; international service excellent", "domestic": "domestic satellite system with 2 earth stations; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity roughly 160 per 100 persons", "international": "country code - 60; landing point for several major international submarine cable networks that provide connectivity to Asia, Middle East, and Europe; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean, 1 Pacific Ocean) (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "state-owned TV broadcaster operates 2 TV networks with relays throughout the country, and the leading private commercial media group operates 4 TV stations with numerous relays throughout the country; satellite TV subscription service is available; state-owned radio broadcaster operates multiple national networks, as well as regional and local stations; many private commercial radio broadcasters and some subscription satellite radio services are available; about 55 radio stations overall (2012)", "internet": { "country_code": ".my", "users": { "total": 21684000, "percent_of_population": 71.1, "global_rank": 40, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 12, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 263, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 50347149, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 2005979379, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "9M", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 114, "global_rank": 51, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 39, "over_3047_metres": 8, "2438_to_3047_metres": 8, "1524_to_2437_metres": 7, "914_to_1523_metres": 8, "under_914_metres": 8, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 75, "914_to_1523_metres": 6, "under_914_metres": 69, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 4, "date": "2013" } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "condensate", "length": 354, "units": "km" }, { "type": "gas", "length": 6439, "units": "km" }, { "type": "liquid petroleum gas", "length": 155, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil", "length": 1937, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil/gas/water", "length": 43, "units": "km" }, { "type": "refined products", "length": 114, "units": "km" }, { "type": "water", "length": 26, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 1849, "units": "km" }, "standard_gauge": { "length": 59, "electrified": 59, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.435-m" }, "narrow_gauge": { "length": 1792, "electrified": 339, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.000-m" }, "global_rank": 75, "date": "2014" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 144403, "units": "km", "note": "excludes local roads" }, "paved": { "value": 116169, "units": "km", "note": "includes 1,821 km of expressways" }, "unpaved": { "value": 28234, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 35, "date": "2010" }, "waterways": { "value": 7200, "units": "km", "note": "Peninsular Malaysia 3,200 km; Sabah 1,500 km; Sarawak 2,500 km", "global_rank": 19, "date": "2011" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 315, "by_type": [ { "type": "bulk carrier", "count": 11 }, { "type": "cargo", "count": 83 }, { "type": "carrier", "count": 2 }, { "type": "chemical tanker", "count": 47 }, { "type": "container", "count": 41 }, { "type": "liquefied gas", "count": 34 }, { "type": "passenger/cargo", "count": 4 }, { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 86 }, { "type": "roll on/roll off", "count": 2 }, { "type": "vehicle carrier", "count": 5 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 26, "by_country": [ { "country": "Denmark", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Hong Kong", "count": 8 }, { "country": "Japan", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Russia", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Singapore", "count": 13 } ] }, "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 82, "by_country": [ { "country": "Bahamas", "count": 13 }, { "country": "India", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Indonesia", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Isle of Man", "count": 6 }, { "country": "Malta", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Marshall Islands", "count": 11 }, { "country": "Panama", "count": 12 }, { "country": "Papua New Guinea", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Philippines", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Saint Kitts and Nevis", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Singapore", "count": 27 }, { "country": "Thailand", "count": 3 }, { "country": "US", "count": 2 }, { "country": "unknown", "count": 2 } ] }, "global_rank": 31, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Bintulu", "Johor Bahru", "George Town (Penang)", "Port Kelang (Port Klang)", "Tanjung Pelepas" ], "container_ports": [ { "place": "George Town", "twenty_foot_equivalent_units": 1202180 }, { "place": "Port Kelang", "twenty_foot_equivalent_units": 9435403 }, { "place": "Tanjung Pelepas", "twenty_foot_equivalent_units": 7302461 } ], "liquid_natural_gas_terminals_export": [ "Bintulu (Sarawak)" ], "liquid_natural_gas_terminals_import": [ "Sungei Udang" ] }, "note": "the International Maritime Bureau reports that the territorial and offshore waters in the Strait of Malacca and South China Sea remain high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships; in the past, commercial vessels have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; hijacked vessels are often disguised and cargo diverted to ports in East Asia; crews have been murdered or cast adrift; 24 attacks were reported in 2014" }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.54, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.46, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1.52, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 1.43, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 1.57, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 58 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Malaysian Armed Forces (Angkatan Tentera Malaysia", "ATM)", "Malaysian Army (Tentera Darat Malaysia)", "Royal Malaysian Navy (Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia", "TLDM)", "Royal Malaysian Air Force (Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia", "TUDM)" ], "date": "2013" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 17, "note": "17 years 6 months of age for voluntary military service (younger with parental consent and proof of age); mandatory retirement age 60; women serve in the Malaysian Armed Forces; no conscription", "date": "2013" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "while the 2002 \"Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea\" has eased tensions over the Spratly Islands, it is not the legally binding \"code of conduct\" sought by some parties", "Malaysia was not party to the March 2005 joint accord among the national oil companies of China, the Philippines, and Vietnam on conducting marine seismic activities in the Spratly Islands", "disputes continue over deliveries of fresh water to Singapore, Singapore's land reclamation, bridge construction, and maritime boundaries in the Johor and Singapore Straits", "in 2008, ICJ awarded sovereignty of Pedra Branca (Pulau Batu Puteh/Horsburgh Island) to Singapore, and Middle Rocks to Malaysia, but did not rule on maritime regimes, boundaries, or disposition of South Ledge", "land and maritime negotiations with Indonesia are ongoing, and disputed areas include the controversial Tanjung Datu and Camar Wulan border area in Borneo and the maritime boundary in the Ambalat oil block in the Celebes Sea", "separatist violence in Thailand's predominantly Muslim southern provinces prompts measures to close and monitor border with Malaysia to stem terrorist activities", "Philippines retains a dormant claim to Malaysia's Sabah State in northern Borneo", "per Letters of Exchange signed in 2009, Malaysia in 2010 ceded two hydrocarbon concession blocks to Brunei in exchange for Brunei's sultan dropping claims to the Limbang corridor, which divides Brunei", "piracy remains a problem in the Malacca Strait" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "refugees": { "by_country": [ { "people": 87036, "country_of_origin": "Burma" } ], "date": "2016" }, "stateless_persons": { "people": 10931, "date": "2016" } }, "trafficking_in_persons": { "current_situation": "Malaysia is a destination and, to a lesser extent, a source and transit country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labor and women and children subjected to sex trafficking; Malaysia is mainly a destination country for foreign workers who migrate willingly from countries, including Indonesia, Bangladesh, the Philippines, Nepal, Burma, and other Southeast Asian countries, but subsequently encounter forced labor or debt bondage in agriculture, construction, factories, and domestic service at the hands of employers, employment agents, and labor recruiters; women from Southeast Asia and, to a much lesser extent, Africa, are recruited for legal work in restaurants, hotels, and salons but are forced into prostitution; refugees, including Rohingya adults and children, are not legally permitted to work and are vulnerable to trafficking; a small number of Malaysians are trafficked internally and subjected to sex trafficking abroad", "tier_rating": "Tier 2 Watch list - Malaysia does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; in 2014, amendments to strengthen existing anti-trafficking laws, including enabling victims to move freely and to work and for NGOs to run protective facilities, were drafted by the government and are pending approval from Parliament; authorities more than doubled investigations and prosecutions but convicted only three traffickers for forced labor and none for sex trafficking, a decline from 2013 and a disproportionately small number compared to the scale of the country’s trafficking problem; NGOs provided the majority of victim rehabilitation and counseling services with no financial support from the government (2015)" }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "drug trafficking prosecuted vigorously, including enforcement of the death penalty; heroin still primary drug of abuse, but synthetic drug demand remains strong; continued ecstasy and methamphetamine producer for domestic users and, to a lesser extent, the regional drug market" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-03", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170703000701/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/my.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170703000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/my.html" } }, "maldives": { "data": { "name": "Maldives", "introduction": { "background": "A sultanate since the 12th century, the Maldives became a British protectorate in 1887. It became a republic in 1968, three years after independence. President Maumoon Abdul GAYOOM dominated the islands' political scene for 30 years, elected to six successive terms by single-party referendums. Following political demonstrations in the capital Male in August 2003, GAYOOM and his government pledged to embark upon a process of liberalization and democratic reforms, including a more representative political system and expanded political freedoms. Political parties were legalized in 2005.\nIn June 2008, a constituent assembly - termed the \"Special Majlis\" - finalized a new constitution ratified by GAYOOM in August 2008. The first-ever presidential elections under a multi-candidate, multi-party system were held in October 2008. GAYOOM was defeated in a runoff poll by Mohamed NASHEED, a political activist who had been jailed several years earlier by the GAYOOM regime. NASHEED faced a number of challenges including strengthening democracy and combating poverty and drug abuse. In early February 2012, after several weeks of street protests in response to his ordering the arrest of a top judge, NASHEED resigned the presidency and handed over power to Vice President Mohammed WAHEED Hassan Maniku. In mid-2012, a Commission of National Inquiry was established by the government to probe events leading up to NASHEED's resignation. Though the commission found no evidence of a coup, the report recommended strengthening the country's democratic institutions to avert similar events in the future, and to investigate alleged police misconduct during the crisis. NASHEED, WAHEED, and Abdulla YAMEEN ran in the 2013 elections with YAMEEN ultimately winning the presidency after three rounds of voting. Maldivian officials have played a prominent role in international climate change discussions (due to the islands' vulnerability to rising sea-level)." }, "geography": { "location": "Southern Asia, group of atolls in the Indian Ocean, south-southwest of India", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 3, "minutes": 15, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 73, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Asia", "area": { "total": { "value": 298, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 298, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 210, "comparative": "about 1.7 times the size of Washington, DC" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 0, "units": "km" } }, "coastline": { "value": 644, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "contiguous_zone": { "value": 24, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "tropical; hot, humid; dry, northeast monsoon (November to March); rainy, southwest monsoon (June to August)", "terrain": "flat, with white sandy beaches", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 1.8, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Indian Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "unnamed location on Viligili in the Addu Atholhu", "elevation": { "value": 2.4, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "fish" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 23.3, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 10, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 10, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 3.3, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 3, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 73.7, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "NA", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "tsunamis", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "low elevation of islands makes them sensitive to sea level rise", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "depletion of freshwater aquifers threatens water supplies", "coral reef bleaching" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "smallest Asian country; archipelago of 1,190 coral islands grouped into 26 atolls (200 inhabited islands, plus 80 islands with tourist resorts); strategic location astride and along major sea lanes in Indian Ocean" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 392960, "global_rank": 177, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Maldivian(s)", "adjective": "Maldivian" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "South Indians" }, { "name": "Sinhalese" }, { "name": "Arabs" } ] }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Dhivehi", "note": "official, dialect of Sinhala, script derived from Arabic" }, { "name": "English", "note": "spoken by most government officials" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Sunni Muslim", "note": "official" } ] }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 21.21, "males": 42513, "females": 40824 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 21.29, "males": 48319, "females": 35360 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 47.63, "males": 107152, "females": 80031 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 5.48, "males": 10749, "females": 10799 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 4.38, "males": 8012, "females": 9201 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 47.4, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 40.5, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 6.9, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 14.4, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 27.8, 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"males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.34, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 1, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.89, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 1.23, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 23.9, "date": "2009" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 68, "global_rank": 100, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 22.9, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 25.2, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 20.4, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 74, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 75.6, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 73.3, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 78, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 99, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.73, 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"units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 25.4, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 29.1, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 21.4, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 48, "date": "2010" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Republic of Maldives", "conventional_short_form": "Maldives", "local_long_form": "Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa", "local_short_form": "Dhivehi Raajje", "etymology": "archipelago apparently named after the main island (and capital) of Male; the word \"Maldives\" means \"the islands (dives) of Male\"; alternatively, the name may derive from the Sanskrit word \"maladvipa\" meaning \"garland of islands\"; Dhivehi Raajje in Maldivian means \"Kingdom of the Dhivehi people\"" }, "government_type": "presidential republic", "capital": { "name": "Male", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 4, "minutes": 10, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 73, "minutes": 30, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 5, "note": "10 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "independence": { "date": "1965-07-26", "note": "from the UK" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "26 July", "original_year": "1965" } ], "constitution": { "history": "many previous; latest ratified 7 August 2008", "amendments": "proposed by Parliament; passage requires at least three-quarters majority vote by its membership and the signature of the president of the republic; passage of amendments to constitutional articles on rights and freedoms and the terms of office of Parliament and of the president also requires a majority vote in a referendum; amended 2015 (2017)" }, "legal_system": "Islamic religious legal system with English common law influences, primarily in commercial matters", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of the Maldives", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "yes", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "unknown" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Abdulla YAMEEN Abdul Gayoom (since 17 November 2013); Vice President Abdulla JIHAD (since 21 June 2016); the president is both chief of state and head of government; note - Vice President Mohamed JAMEEL was removed from office 22 July 2015 and Vice President Ahmed ADHEEB Abdul Ghafoor was removed from office 5 November 2015", "head_of_government": "President Abdulla YAMEEN Abdul Gayoom (since 17 November 2013); Vice President Abdulla JIHAD (since 21 June 2016); note - Vice President Mohamed JAMEEL was removed from office 22 July 2015 and Vice President Ahmed ADHEEB Abdul Ghafoor was removed from office 5 November 2015", "cabinet": "Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the president, approved by Parliament", "elections_appointments": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); the election held on 7 September 2013 was annulled by the Supreme Court; rerun of first round held on 9 November 2013 and a runoff held on 16 November (next election to be held in 2018)", "election_results": "first round - percent of vote - Mohamed NASHEED (MDP) 46.9%, Abdulla YAMEEN Abdul Gayoom (PPM) 29.7%, Qasim IBRAHIM (JP) 23.3%; runoff second round - percent of vote - Abdulla YAMEEN Abdul Gayoom elected president 51.4%, Mohamed NASHEED 48.6%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral Parliament or People's Majlis (85 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 5-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 22 March 2014 (next to be held in 2019)", "election_results": "percent of vote - MDP 40.8%, MDP 27.7%, JP 13.6%, MDA 4.0%, AP 2.7% other 0.3%, independent 10.9%; seats by party - PPM 33, MDP 26, JP 15, MDA 5, AP 1, independent 5" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice and 4 judges)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Supreme Court judges appointed by the president in consultation with the Judicial Service Commission - a separate 10-member body of selected high government officials and the public - and upon confirmation by voting members of the People's Majlis; judges serve until mandatory retirement at age 70", "subordinate_courts": "High Court; Criminal, Civil, Family, Juvenile, and Drug Courts; Magistrate Courts (on each of the inhabited islands)" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Adhaalath Party", "name_alternative": "AP", "leaders": [ "Sheikh Imran ABDULLA" ], "note": "Justice" }, { "name": "Maldives Development Alliance", "name_alternative": "MDA", "leaders": [ "Ahmed Shiyam Mohamed" ] }, { "name": "Maldivian Democratic Party", "name_alternative": "MDP", "leaders": [ "Hassan LATHEEF" ] }, { "name": "Progressive Party of Maldives", "name_alternative": "PPM" }, { "name": "Republican Party", "name_alternative": "JP", "leaders": [ "Qasim IBRAHIM" ], "note": "Jumhooree" } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "various unregistered political parties" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ADB" }, { "organization": "AOSIS" }, { "organization": "C" }, { "organization": "CP" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IDB" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OIC" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "SAARC" }, { "organization": "SACEP" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Ahmed SAREER (since 11 January 2013)", "chancery": "801 Second Avenue, Suite 400E, New York, NY 10017", "telephone": "[1] (212) 599-6194 and 599-6195", "fax": "[1] (212) 661-6405" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "red with a large green rectangle in the center bearing a vertical white crescent moon; the closed side of the crescent is on the hoist side of the flag; red recalls those who have sacrificed their lives in defense of their country, the green rectangle represents peace and prosperity, and the white crescent signifies Islam" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "coconut palm" }, { "symbol": "yellowfin tuna" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "green" }, { "color": "white" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Gaumee Salaam\" (National Salute)", "lyrics_music": "Mohamed Jameel DIDI/Wannakuwattawaduge DON AMARADEVA", "note": "lyrics adopted 1948, music adopted 1972; between 1948 and 1972, the lyrics were sung to the tune of \"Auld Lang Syne\"", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/MV.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Maldives has quickly become a middle-income country, driven by the rapid growth of its tourism and fisheries sectors, but the country still contends with a large and growing fiscal deficit. Economic growth slowed to 2.8% in 2015, mainly because of a decline in tourists from China and Russia. Despite lower growth, tourism-related tax receipts increased by 13% in 2015 because of higher tax rates. This increase in tax receipts led to higher usable foreign exchange reserves that helped partially fund increases in construction related imports.\n\nIn 2015, Maldives’ Parliament passed a constitutional amendment legalizing foreign ownership of land; foreign land-buyers must reclaim at least 70% of the desired land from the ocean and invest at least $1 billion in a construction project approved by Parliament.\n\nDiversifying the economy beyond tourism and fishing, reforming public finance, increasing employment opportunities, and combating corruption, cronyism, and a growing drug problem are near-term challenges facing the government. Over the longer term Maldivian authorities worry about the impact of erosion and possible global warming on their low-lying country; 80% of the area is 1 meter or less above sea level.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5407000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 5249000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 5171000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 170, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 3270000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 6.5, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 96 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 15300, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 15100, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 15100, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 104, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 108.2, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 89.3, "units": "%" } }, "household_consumption": "NA%", "government_consumption": "NA%", "investment_in_fixed_capital": "NA%", "investment_in_inventories": "NA%", "date": "2014" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 3, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 16, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 81, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 8.1, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 10.5, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 16.1, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 160 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "coconuts", "corn", "sweet potatoes", "fish" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "tourism", "fish processing", "shipping", "boat building", "coconut 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"value": 37.4, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2004" } ], "global_rank": 71 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 1481000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 1700000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 45.3, "global_rank": 22, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -6.7, "global_rank": 181, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 72.8, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 66.7, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" } ], "global_rank": 42 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.1, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1.4, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 116 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 7, "units": "%", "date": "2013-12-31" }, { "value": 6.96, "units": "%", "date": "2011-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 46 }, 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"units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -326000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 106 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 239700000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 300900000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 185 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "fish" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Thailand", "percent": 17.4 }, { "name": "France", "percent": 11.7 }, { "name": "Germany", "percent": 10.3 }, { "name": "US", "percent": 9.3 }, { "name": "Sri Lanka", "percent": 8.5 }, { "name": "Italy", "percent": 6.6 }, { "name": "UK", "percent": 6.2 }, { "name": "Japan", "percent": 4.5 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1896000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1993000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 163 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "petroleum products", "clothing", "intermediate", "capital goods" ] }, 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"exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 166, "date": "2016" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 104, "date": "2016" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 0, "global_rank": 171, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 177, "date": "2016" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 7000, "global_rank": 163, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 205, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 10760, "global_rank": 144, "date": "2016" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 106, "date": "2016" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 175, "date": "2016" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 152, "date": "2016" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 101, "date": "2016" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 175, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 1200000, "global_rank": 163, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 21911, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 6, "global_rank": 183, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 740000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 188, "global_rank": 164, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "telephone services have improved; inter-atoll communication through microwave links; all inhabited islands and resorts are connected with telephone and fax service", "domestic": "each island now has at least 1 public telephone, and there are mobile-cellular networks with a rapidly expanding subscribership that has reached over 180 per 100 persons", "international": "country code - 960; linked to international submarine cable Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG); satellite earth station - 3 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "state-owned radio and TV monopoly until recently; state-owned TV operates 2 channels; 3 privately owned TV stations; state owns Voice of Maldives and operates both an entertainment and a music-based station; 5 privately owned radio stations (2012)", "internet": { "country_code": ".mv", "users": { "total": 214000, "percent_of_population": 54.5, "global_rank": 201, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 3, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 15, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "8Q", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 9, "global_rank": 159, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 7, "over_3047_metres": 1, "2438_to_3047_metres": 1, "1524_to_2437_metres": 1, "914_to_1523_metres": 4, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 2, "914_to_1523_metres": 2, "date": "2013" } } }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 88, "units": "km" }, "paved_roads": { "value": 88, "units": "km", "note": "- 60 km in Male; 14 km on Addu Atolis; 14 km on Laamu" }, "note": "island roads are mainly compacted coral", "global_rank": 216, "date": "2013" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 18, "by_type": [ { "type": "bulk carrier", "count": 1 }, { "type": "cargo", "count": 14 }, { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 1 }, { "type": "refrigerated cargo", "count": 2 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 4, "by_country": [ { "country": "Singapore", "count": 4 } ] }, "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 4, "by_country": [ { "country": "Panama", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Tuvalu", "count": 1 }, { "country": "unknown", "count": 1 } ] }, "global_rank": 97, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Male" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "branches": { "by_name": [ "Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF)", "Marine Corps", "Security Protection Group", "Coast Guard" ], "date": "2010" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18-28 years of age for voluntary service; no conscription; 10th grade or equivalent education required; must not be a member of a political party", "date": "2012" }, "note": "the Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF), with its small size and with little serviceable equipment, is inadequate to prevent external aggression and is primarily tasked to reinforce the Maldives Police Service (MPS) and ensure security in the exclusive economic zone (2008)" }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "none" ], "trafficking_in_persons": { "current_situation": "Maldives is a destination country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking and a source country for women and children subjected to labor and sex trafficking; primarily 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 and withholding of wages, and debt bondage; a small number of women from Asia, Eastern Europe, and former Soviet states are trafficked to Maldives for sexual exploitation; Maldivian women may be subjected to sex trafficking domestically or in Sri Lanka; some Maldivian children are transported to the capital for domestic service, where they may also be victims of sexual abuse and forced labor", "tier_rating": "Tier 2 Watch List – Maldives does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; the government adopted a national action plan for 2015-2019 and is continuing to develop victim identification, protection, and referral procedures, but overall its anti-trafficking efforts did not increase; only five trafficking investigations were conducted, no new prosecutions were initiated for the second consecutive year, and no convictions were made, down from one in 2013; some officials warned businesses in advanced of planned raids for suspected trafficking offenses; victim protection deteriorated when the state-run shelter for female victims barred access to victims shortly after opening in January 2014, in part because of bureaucratic disputes, which dissuaded victims from pursuing charges against perpetrators; the government did not prosecute or hold accountable any employers or government officials for withholding passports (2015)" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-17", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170617101513/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mv.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170617000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mv.html" } }, "mali": { "data": { "name": "Mali", "introduction": { "background": "The Sudanese Republic and Senegal became independent of France in 1960 as the Mali Federation. When Senegal withdrew after only a few months, what formerly made up the Sudanese Republic was renamed Mali. Rule by dictatorship was brought to a close in 1991 by a military coup that ushered in a period of democratic rule. President Alpha KONARE won Mali's first two democratic presidential elections in 1992 and 1997. In keeping with Mali's two-term constitutional limit, he stepped down in 2002 and was succeeded by Amadou Toumani TOURE, who was elected to a second term in a 2007 election that was widely judged to be free and fair. Malian returnees from Libya in 2011 exacerbated tensions in northern Mali, and Tuareg ethnic militias rebelled in January 2012. Low- and mid-level soldiers, frustrated with the poor handling of the rebellion, overthrew TOURE on 22 March. Intensive mediation efforts led by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) returned power to a civilian administration in April with the appointment of Interim President Dioncounda TRAORE. The post-coup chaos led to rebels expelling the Malian military from the country's three northern regions and allowed Islamic militants to set up strongholds. Hundreds of thousands of northern Malians fled the violence to southern Mali and neighboring countries, exacerbating regional food shortages in host communities. An international military intervention to retake the three northern regions began in January 2013 and within a month most of the north had been retaken. In a democratic presidential election conducted in July and August of 2013, Ibrahim Boubacar KEITA was elected president. The Malian Government and northern armed groups signed an internationally-mediated peace accord in June 2015." }, "geography": { "location": "interior Western Africa, southwest of Algeria, north of Guinea, Cote d'Ivoire, and Burkina Faso, west of Niger", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 17, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 4, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "Africa", "area": { "total": { "value": 1240192, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 1220190, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 20002, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 24, "comparative": "slightly less than twice the size of Texas" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 7908, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Algeria", "border_length": { "value": 1359, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Burkina Faso", "border_length": { "value": 1325, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Cote d'Ivoire", "border_length": { "value": 599, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Guinea", "border_length": { "value": 1062, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Mauritania", "border_length": { "value": 2236, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Niger", "border_length": { "value": 838, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Senegal", "border_length": { "value": 489, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 0, "units": "km", "note": "landlocked" }, "climate": "subtropical to arid; hot and dry (February to June); rainy, humid, and mild (June to November); cool and dry (November to February)", "terrain": "mostly flat to rolling northern plains covered by sand; savanna in south, rugged hills in northeast", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 343, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Senegal River", "elevation": { "value": 23, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Hombori Tondo", "elevation": { "value": 1155, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "gold", "phosphates", "kaolin", "salt", "limestone", "uranium", "gypsum", "granite", "hydropower", "bauxite; unexploited", "iron ore; unexploited", "manganese; unexploited", "tin; unexploited", "copper deposits; unexploited" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 34.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 5.6, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 28.4, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 10.2, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 55.7, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 3780, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "the overwhelming majority of the population lives in the southern half of the country, with greater density along the border with Burkina Faso", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "hot, dust-laden harmattan haze common during dry seasons", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "recurring droughts", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "occasional Niger River flooding", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "deforestation", "soil erosion", "desertification", "inadequate supplies of potable water", "poaching" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Wetlands", "Whaling" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "landlocked; divided into three natural zones: the southern, cultivated Sudanese; the central, semiarid Sahelian; and the northern, arid Saharan" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 17467108, "global_rank": 65, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Malian(s)", "adjective": "Malian" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Bambara", "percent": 34.1 }, { "name": "Fulani", "percent": 14.7, "note": "Peul" }, { "name": "Sarakole", "percent": 10.8 }, { "name": "Senufo", "percent": 10.5 }, { "name": "Dogon", "percent": 8.9 }, { "name": "Malinke", "percent": 8.7 }, { "name": "Bobo", "percent": 2.9 }, { "name": "Songhai", "percent": 1.6 }, { "name": "Tuareg", "percent": 0.9 }, { "name": "other Malian", "percent": 6.1 }, { "name": "from member of Economic Community of West African States", "percent": 0.3 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 0.4, "note": "2012-13 est." } ] }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "French", "note": "official" }, { "name": "Bambara", "percent": 46.3 }, { "name": "Peul/Foulfoulbe", "percent": 9.4 }, { "name": "Dogon", "percent": 7.2 }, { "name": "Maraka/Soninke", "percent": 6.4 }, { "name": "Malinke", "percent": 5.6 }, { "name": "Sonrhai/Djerma", "percent": 5.6 }, { "name": "Minianka", "percent": 4.3 }, { "name": "Tamacheq", "percent": 3.5 }, { "name": "Senoufo", "percent": 2.6 }, { "name": "Bobo", "percent": 2.1 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 0.7 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 6.3 } ], "note": "Mali has 13 national languages in addition to its official language", "date": "2009" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 94.8 }, { "name": "Christian", "percent": 2.4 }, { "name": "Animist", "percent": 2 }, { "name": "none", "percent": 0.5 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 0.3 } ], "date": "2009" }, "demographic_profile": "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.\nMali’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.\nMali 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.\nBetween 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_to_14": { "percent": 47.27, "males": 4145290, "females": 4110642 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 19.19, "males": 1601474, "females": 1751161 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 26.82, "males": 2173415, "females": 2511844 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 3.76, "males": 327923, "females": 329296 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 2.95, "males": 257519, "females": 258544 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 100.2, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 95.1, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 5, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 19.8, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 16.2, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 15.5, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 16.8, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 227, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 2.96, "global_rank": 7, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 44.4, "global_rank": 2, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 12.6, "global_rank": 20, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -2.2, "global_rank": 171, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "the overwhelming majority of the population lives in the southern half of the country, with greater density along the border with Burkina Faso", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 39.9, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 5.08, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Bamako", "population": 2515000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.01, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 0.91, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 0.87, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 1, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 1, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.95, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 18.8, "date": "2012" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 587, "global_rank": 18, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 100, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 106.6, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 93.2, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 2, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 55.8, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 53.9, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 57.7, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 209, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 5.95, "global_rank": 3, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 10.3, "units": "%", "date": "2012" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 6.9, "global_rank": 119, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 0.09, "date": "2010" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 0.1, "date": "2010" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 96.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 64.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 77, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 3.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 35.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 23, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 37.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 16.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 24.7, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 62.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 83.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 75.3, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 1.25, "global_rank": 35, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 124200, "global_rank": 35, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 6500, "global_rank": 29, "date": "2015" } }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "degree_of_risk": "very high", "food_or_waterborne_diseases": [ "bacterial diarrhea", "protozoal diarrhea", "hepatitis A", "typhoid fever" ], "vectorborne_diseases": [ "malaria", "dengue fever" ], "water_contact_diseases": [ "schistosomiasis" ], "respiratory_diseases": [ "meningococcal meningitis" ], "animal_contact_diseases": [ "rabies" ], "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 5.7, "global_rank": 166, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 27.9, "global_rank": 20, "date": "2006" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 3.6, "global_rank": 83, "date": "2014" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 38.7, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 48.2, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 29.2, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 8, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 9, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 7, "units": "years" }, "date": "2011" }, "child_labor": { "total_number": 1485027, "percentage": { "value": 36, "units": "%" }, "date": "2010" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 11.1, "units": "%" }, "date": "2014" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Republic of Mali", "conventional_short_form": "Mali", "local_long_form": "Republique de Mali", "local_short_form": "Mali", "former": "French Sudan and Sudanese Republic", "etymology": "name derives from the West African Mali Empire of the 13th to 16th centuries A.D." }, "government_type": "semi-presidential republic", "capital": { "name": "Bamako", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 12, "minutes": 39, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 8, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 0, "note": "5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "independence": { "date": "1960-09-22", "note": "from France" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "22 September", "original_year": "1960" } ], "constitution": { "history": "several previous; latest drafted August 1991, approved by referendum 12 January 1992, effective 25 February 1992; amended 1999, suspended briefly in 2012 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "civil law system based on the French civil law model and influenced by customary law; judicial review of legislative acts in Constitutional Court", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Mali", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "yes", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "5 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Ibrahim Boubacar KEITA (since 4 September 2013)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Abdoulaye Idrissa MAIGA (since 8 April 2017)", "cabinet": "Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister", "elections_appointments": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 28 July 2013 with a runoff on 11 August 2013 (election delayed from April 2012 due to a coup in March 2012); prime minister appointed by the president", "election_results": "Ibrahim Boubacar KEITA elected president in runoff; percent of vote - Ibrahim Boubacar KEITA (RPM) 77.6%, Soumaila CISSE (URD) 22.4%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (147 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by absolute majority vote in two rounds if needed; members serve 5-year terms)", "elections": "last held in two rounds on 24 November and 15 December 2013 (next to be held in 2018); note - the scheduled July 2012 election was canceled due to a coup d'etat and the Tuareg Rebellion", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - FDR coalition 69 (RPM 66, PARENA 3), ADP coalition 37 (ADEMA-PASG 16, URD 17, CNID 4), FARE 6, CODEM 5, SADI 5, ASMA-CFP 3, PDES 3, MPR 3, independent 4, other 12; note - 13 seats were from voters abroad" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court or Cour Supreme (consists of 19 members organized into 3 civil chambers and a criminal chamber); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 members)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Supreme Court members appointed by the Ministry of Justice to serve 5-year terms; Constitutional Court members selected - 3 each by the president, the National Assembly, and the Supreme Council of the Magistracy; members serve single renewable 7-year terms", "subordinate_courts": "subordinate courts: Court of Appeal; High Court of Justice (jurisdiction limited to cases of high treason or criminal offenses by the president or ministers while in office); magistrate courts; first instance courts; labor dispute courts; special court of state security" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "African Solidarity for Democracy and Independence", "name_alternative": "SADI", "leaders": [ "Oumar MARIKO" ] }, { "name": "Alliance for Democracy in Mali-Pan-African Party for Liberty, Solidarity, Justice", "name_alternative": "ADEMA-PASJ", "leaders": [ "Dionconda TRAORE" ] }, { "name": "Alliance for Democracy and Progress", "name_alternative": "ADP", "note": "coalition including ADEMA and URD formed in December 2006 to support the presidential candidacy of Amadou TOURE" }, { "name": "Alliance for the Solidarity of Mali-Convergence of Patriotic Forces", "name_alternative": "ASMA-CFP", "leaders": [ "Soumeylou Boubeye MAIGA" ] }, { "name": "Alternative Forces for Renewal and Emergence", "name_alternative": "FARE", "leaders": [ "Modibo SIDIBE" ] }, { "name": "Convergence for the Development of Mali", "name_alternative": "CODEM", "leaders": [ "Housseyni Amion GUINDO" ] }, { "name": "Economic and Social Development Party", "name_alternative": "PDES", "leaders": [ "Jamille BITTAR" ] }, { "name": "Front for Democracy and the Republic", "name_alternative": "FDR", "note": "coalition including RPM and PARENA formed to oppose the presidential candidacy of Amadou TOURE" }, { "name": "National Congress for Democratic Initiative", "name_alternative": "CNID", "leaders": [ "Mountaga TALL" ] }, { "name": "Party for National Renewal", "name_alternative": "PARENA", "leaders": [ "Tiebile DRAME" ] }, { "name": "Patriotic Movement for Renewal", "name_alternative": "MPR", "leaders": [ "Choguel Kokalla MAIGA" ] }, { "name": "Rally for Mali", "name_alternative": "RPM", "leaders": [ "Ibrahim Boubacar KEITA" ], "note": "ruling party" }, { "name": "Union for Republic and Democracy", "name_alternative": "URD", "leaders": [ "Younoussi TOURE" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "the army" }, { "name": "Islamic authorities" }, { "name": "state-run cotton company CMDT" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ACP" }, { "organization": "AfDB" }, { "organization": "AU" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "ECOWAS" }, { "organization": "EITI ", "note": "compliant country" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "FZ" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IDB" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "MONUSCO" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OIC" }, { "organization": "OIF" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNAMID" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNISFA" }, { "organization": "UNMISS" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WADB ", "note": "regional" }, { "organization": "WAEMU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador (vacant)", "chancery": "2130 R Street NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 332-2249, 939-8950", "fax": "[1] (202) 332-6603" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Paul A. FOLMSBEE (since 2015)", "embassy": "located just off the Roi Bin Fahad Aziz Bridge just west of the Bamako central district", "mailing_address": "ACI 2000, Rue 243, Porte 297, Bamako", "telephone": "[223] 2070-2300", "fax": "[223] 2070-2479" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), yellow, and red", "note": "uses the popular Pan-African colors of Ethiopia; the colors from left to right are the same as those of neighboring Senegal (which has an additional green central star) and the reverse of those on the flag of neighboring Guinea" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "Great Mosque of Djenne" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "green" }, { "color": "yellow" }, { "color": "red" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Le Mali\" (Mali)", "lyrics_music": "Seydou Badian KOUYATE/Banzoumana SISSOKO", "note": "adopted 1962; also known as \"Pour L'Afrique et pour toi, Mali\" (For Africa and for You, Mali) and \"A ton appel Mali\" (At Your Call, Mali)" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Among the 25 poorest countries in the world, Mali is a landlocked country that depends on gold mining and agricultural exports for revenue. The country's fiscal status fluctuates with gold and agricultural commodity prices and the harvest; cotton and gold exports make up around 80% of export earnings. Mali remains dependent on foreign aid.\n\nEconomic activity is largely confined to the riverine area irrigated by the Niger River; about 65% of Mali’s land area is desert or semidesert. About 10% of the population is nomadic and about 80% of the labor force is engaged in farming and fishing. Industrial activity is concentrated on processing farm commodities. The government subsidizes the production of cereals to decrease the country’s dependence on imported foodstuffs and to reduce its vulnerability to food price shocks.\n\nMali is developing its iron ore extraction industry to diversify foreign exchange earnings away from gold, but the pace will depend on global price trends. Although the political coup in 2012 slowed Mali’s growth, the economy has since bounced back, with GDP growth above 5% in 2014-16, although physical insecurity, high population growth, corruption, weak infrastructure, and low levels of human capital continue to constrain economic development. Higher rainfall should help boost cotton output in 2017, and the country’s 2017 budget calls for a more than 10% increase in spending, much of which will be devoted to infrastructure and agriculture. However, strong downside risks exist in the form of renewed political turmoil. Corruption is endemic.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 38090000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 36160000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 34130000000.000004, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 117, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 14100000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5.3, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 6, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 7, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 28 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2300, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2200, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 2200, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 201, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 71.1, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 17.6, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 17.3, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 0.1, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 23.5, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -29.6, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 41, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 18.6, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 40.4, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 13.4, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 20.8, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 19.7, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 130 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "cotton", "millet", "rice", "corn", "vegetables", "peanuts", "cattle", "sheep", "goats" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "food processing", "construction", "phosphate", "gold mining" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 1.5, "global_rank": 125, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 6283000, "global_rank": 70, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 80, "units": "%" }, "industry_and_services": { "value": 20, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2005" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 30, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 8.1, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 194 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 36.1, "units": "%", "date": "2005" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 3.5, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 25.8, "units": "%" }, "date": "2010" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 40.1, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2001" }, { "value": 50.5, "units": "gini_index", "date": "1994" } ], "global_rank": 61 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 2571000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 3112000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 18.2, "global_rank": 166, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -3.8, "global_rank": 128, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 27.3, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 25.9, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 155 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -0.3, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1.4, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 21 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 16, "units": "%", "date": "2010-12-31" }, { "value": 4.25, "units": "%", "date": "2009-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 10 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 9.3, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 9.3, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 89 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2755000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 2573000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 118 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4131999999.9999995, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 3715000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 138 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3267000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 2822000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 133 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -1120000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -955000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 127 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2790000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2513000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 128 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "cotton", "gold", "livestock" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Switzerland", "percent": 45.5 }, { "name": "India", "percent": 14.4 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 8.8 }, { "name": "Bangladesh", "percent": 7.5 }, { "name": "Thailand", "percent": 4.3 }, { "name": "Indonesia", "percent": 4.1 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2904000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2744000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 144 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "petroleum", "machinery", "equipment", "construction materials", "foodstuffs", "textiles" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Cote dIvoire", "percent": 10 }, { "name": "France", "percent": 9.6 }, { "name": "Senegal", "percent": 7.7 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 7 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3626000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 3334000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 137 }, "stock_of_direct_foreign_investment": { "at_home": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2645000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 2480000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 109 }, "abroad": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 57480000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 49480000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 105 } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 605.7, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 591.16, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 591.16, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 494.42, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 510.53, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 11400000, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 26, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 53, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 9, "units": "%" }, "date": "2013" }, "production": { "kWh": 1500000000, "global_rank": 144, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 1400000000, "global_rank": 148, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 171, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 174, "date": "2013" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 600000, "global_rank": 137, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 48.4, "global_rank": 149, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 141, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 51.6, "global_rank": 48, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 200, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 168, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 162, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 100, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 0, "global_rank": 168, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 173, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 7500, "global_rank": 162, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 206, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 7486, "global_rank": 151, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 102, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 171, "date": "2013" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 147, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 97, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 172, "date": "2014-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 800000, "global_rank": 170, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 169006, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 1, "global_rank": 136, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 22699000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 134, "global_rank": 50, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "domestic system improving; increasing use of local radio loops to extend network coverage to remote areas", "domestic": "fixed-line subscribership remains less than 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular subscribership has increased sharply to over 130 per 100 persons", "international": "country code - 223; satellite communications center and fiber-optic links to neighboring countries; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean, 1 Indian Ocean) (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "national public TV broadcaster; 2 privately owned companies provide subscription services to foreign multi-channel TV packages; national public radio broadcaster supplemented by a large number of privately owned and community broadcast stations; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters are available (2007)", "internet": { "country_code": ".ml", "users": { "total": 1753000, "percent_of_population": 10.3, "global_rank": 38, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 1, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 2, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "TZ, TT", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 25, "global_rank": 129, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 8, "over_3047_metres": 1, "2438_to_3047_metres": 4, "1524_to_2437_metres": 2, "914_to_1523_metres": 1, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 17, "1524_to_2437_metres": 3, "914_to_1523_metres": 9, "under_914_metres": 5, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 2, "date": "2013" } }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 593, "units": "km" }, "narrow_gauge": { "length": 593, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.000-m" }, "global_rank": 111, "date": "2014" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 22474, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 5522, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 16952, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 103, "date": "2009" }, "waterways": { "value": 1800, "units": "km", "note": "downstream of Koulikoro; low water levels on the River Niger cause problems in dry years; in the months before the rainy season the river is not navigable by commercial vessels", "global_rank": 43, "date": "2011" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "river_ports": [ "Koulikoro (Niger)" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.43, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.56, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1.2, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 1.2, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 1.24, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 68 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Malian Armed Forces", "Army (Armee de Terre)", "Republic of Mali Air Force (Force Aerienne de la Republique du Mali", "FARM)", "National Guard (Garde National du Mali)" ], "date": "2013" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18 years of age for selective compulsory and voluntary military service; 2-year conscript service obligation", "date": "2012" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "demarcation is underway with Burkina Faso" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "refugees": { "by_country": [ { "people": 15298, "country_of_origin": "Mauritania" } ], "date": "2016" }, "internally_displaced_persons": { "people": 58985, "note": "Tuareg rebellion since 2012", "date": "2017" } }, "trafficking_in_persons": { "current_situation": "Mali is a source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking; internal trafficking is more prevalent than transnational trafficking, but foreign women and girls are forced into domestic servitude, agricultural labor, and support roles in gold mines, as well as subjected to sex trafficking; Malian boys are forced to work in agricultural settings, gold mines, the informal commercial sector and to beg within Mali and neighboring countries; Malians and other Africans who travel through Mali to Mauritania, Algeria, or Libya in hopes of reaching Europe are particularly at risk of becoming victims of human trafficking; men and boys, primarily of Songhai ethnicity, are subjected to debt bondage in the salt mines of Taoudenni in northern Mali; some members of Mali's Tamachek community are subjected to hereditary slavery-related practices; Malian women and girls are victims of sex trafficking in Gabon, Libya, Lebanon, and Tunisia; the recruitment of child soldiers by armed groups in northern Mali decreased", "tier_rating": "Tier 2 Watch List - Mali does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; in 2014, Mali was granted a waiver from an otherwise required downgrade to Tier 3 because its government has a written plan that, if implemented would constitute making significant efforts to bring itself into compliance with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; officials failed to distribute the 2012 anti-trafficking law to judicial and law enforcement personnel, perpetuating a lack of understanding and awareness of the legislation; anti-trafficking law enforcement efforts decreased in 2014, with only one case investigated and no prosecutions or convictions; fewer victims were identified, and the government did not support the privately funded NGOs and international organizations it relied upon to provide victims with services; the government did not conduct any awareness-raising campaigns, workshops, or training sessions (2015)" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-24", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624100403/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ml.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ml.html" } }, "malta": { "data": { "name": "Malta", "introduction": { "background": "With a civilization that dates back thousands of years, Malta boasts some of the oldest megalithic sites in the world. Situated in the center of the Mediterranean, Malta’s islands have long served as a strategic military asset, with the islands at various times having come under control of the Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Greeks, Romans," }, "geography": { "location": "Southern Europe, islands in the Mediterranean Sea, south of Sicily (Italy)", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 35, "minutes": 50, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 14, "minutes": 35, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Europe", "area": { "total": { "value": 316, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 316, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 208, "comparative": "slightly less than twice the size of Washington, DC" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 0, "units": "km" } }, "coastline": { "value": 196.8, "units": "km", "note": "excludes 56 km for the island of Gozo" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "contiguous_zone": { "value": 24, "units": "nm" }, "continental_shelf": { "value": 200, "units": "m", "note": "depth or to the depth of exploitation" }, "exclusive_fishing_zone": { "value": 25, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "Mediterranean; mild, rainy winters; hot, dry summers", "terrain": "mostly low, rocky, flat to dissected plains; many coastal cliffs", "elevation": { "lowest_point": { "name": "Mediterranean Sea", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Ta'Dmejrek", "elevation": { "value": 253, "units": "m" }, "note": "near Dingli" } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "limestone", "salt", "arable land" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 32.3, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 28.4, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 3.9, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 0.9, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 66.8, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 35, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "most of the population lives on the eastern half of Malta, the largest of the three inhabited islands", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "NA", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "limited natural freshwater resources", "increasing reliance on desalination" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Air Pollution", "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Marine Dumping", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Wetlands" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "the country comprises an archipelago, with only the three largest islands (Malta, Ghawdex or Gozo, and Kemmuna or Comino) inhabited; numerous bays provide good harbors; Malta and Tunisia are discussing the commercial exploitation of the continental shelf between their countries, particularly for oil exploration" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 415196, "global_rank": 176, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Maltese (singular and plural)", "adjective": "Maltese" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Maltese", "note": "descendants of ancient Carthaginians and Phoenicians with strong elements of Italian and other Mediterranean stock" } ] }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Maltese", "percent": 90.1, "note": "official" }, { "name": "English", "percent": 6, "note": "official" }, { "name": "multilingual", "percent": 3 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 0.9 } ], "date": "2005" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Roman Catholic more than", "percent": 90, "note": "official" } ], "date": "2006" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 15.01, "males": 31978, "females": 30361 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 11.84, "males": 25276, "females": 23890 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 40.1, "males": 85151, "females": 81346 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 13.98, "males": 28797, "females": 29251 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 19.06, "males": 35614, "females": 43532 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 50.8, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 21.8, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 29, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 3.4, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 41.5, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 40.4, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 42.7, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 36, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 0.29, "global_rank": 178, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 10.1, "global_rank": 195, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 9.2, "global_rank": 64, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": 2, "global_rank": 49, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "most of the population lives on the eastern half of Malta, the largest of the three inhabited islands", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 95.4, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 0.46, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Valletta", "population": 197000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2014" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.98, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.81, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.99, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 26.9, "date": "2010" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 9, "global_rank": 161, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 3.5, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 3.9, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 3.1, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 203, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 80.4, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 78, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 82.8, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 37, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.55, "global_rank": 191, "date": "2016" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 9.7, "global_rank": 36, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 3.91, "date": "2015" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 4.8, "date": "2012" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 28.7, "global_rank": 32, "date": "2014" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 8.3, "global_rank": 23, "date": "2013" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 94.4, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 93.1, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 95.8, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 15, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 15, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 15, "units": "years" }, "date": "2015" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 11.8, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 13.8, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 9.6, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 82, "date": "2014" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Republic of Malta", "conventional_short_form": "Malta", "local_long_form": "Repubblika ta' Malta", "local_short_form": "Malta", "etymology": "the ancient Greeks called the island \"Melite\" meaning \"honey-sweet\" from the Greek word \"meli\" meaning \"honey\" and referring to the island's honey production" }, "government_type": "parliamentary republic", "capital": { "name": "Valletta", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 35, "minutes": 53, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 14, "minutes": 30, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 1, "note": "6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" }, "daylight_saving_time": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" }, "administrative_divisions": [ { "name": "Attard", "type": "locality" }, { "name": "Balzan", "type": "locality" }, { "name": "Birgu", "type": "locality" }, { "name": "Birkirkara", "type": "locality" }, { "name": "Birzebbuga", "type": "locality" }, { "name": "Bormla", "type": "locality" }, { "name": "Dingli", "type": "locality" }, { "name": "Fgura", "type": "locality" }, { "name": "Floriana", "type": "locality" }, { "name": "Fontana", "type": "locality" }, { "name": "Ghajnsielem", "type": "locality" }, { "name": "Gharb", "type": "locality" }, { "name": "Gharghur", "type": "locality" }, { "name": "Ghasri", "type": "locality" }, { "name": "Ghaxaq", "type": "locality" }, { "name": "Gudja", "type": "locality" }, { "name": "Gzira", "type": "locality" }, { "name": "Hamrun", "type": "locality" }, { "name": "Iklin", "type": "locality" }, { "name": "Imdina", "type": "locality" }, { "name": "Imgarr", "type": "locality" }, { "name": "Imqabba", "type": "locality" }, { "name": "Imsida", "type": "locality" }, { "name": "Imtarfa", "type": "locality" }, { "name": "Isla", "type": "locality" }, { "name": "Kalkara", "type": "locality" }, { "name": "Kercem", "type": "locality" }, { "name": "Kirkop", "type": "locality" }, { "name": "Lija", "type": "locality" }, { "name": "Luqa", "type": "locality" }, { "name": "Marsa", "type": "locality" }, { "name": "Marsaskala", "type": "locality" }, { "name": "Marsaxlokk", "type": "locality" }, { "name": "Mellieha", "type": "locality" }, { "name": "Mosta", "type": "locality" }, { "name": "Munxar", "type": "locality" }, { "name": "Nadur", "type": "locality" }, { "name": "Naxxar", "type": "locality" }, { "name": "Paola", "type": "locality" }, { "name": "Pembroke", "type": "locality" }, { "name": "Pieta", "type": "locality" }, { "name": "Qala", "type": "locality" }, { "name": "Qormi", "type": "locality" }, { "name": "Qrendi", "type": "locality" }, { "name": "Rabat", "type": "locality" }, { "name": "Rabat (Ghawdex)", "type": "locality" }, { "name": "Safi", "type": "locality" }, { "name": "San Giljan/Saint Julian", "type": "locality" }, { "name": "San Gwann/Saint John", "type": "locality" }, { "name": "San Lawrenz/Saint Lawrence", "type": "locality" }, { "name": "Sannat", "type": "locality" }, { "name": "San Pawl il-Bahar/Saint Paul's Bay", "type": "locality" }, { "name": "Santa Lucija/Saint Lucia", "type": "locality" }, { "name": "Santa Venera/Saint Venera", "type": "locality" }, { "name": "Siggiewi", "type": "locality" }, { "name": "Sliema", "type": "locality" }, { "name": "Swieqi", "type": "locality" }, { "name": "Tarxien", "type": "locality" }, { "name": "Ta' Xbiex", "type": "locality" }, { "name": "Valletta", "type": "locality" }, { "name": "Xaghra", "type": "locality" }, { "name": "Xewkija", "type": "locality" }, { "name": "Xghajra", "type": "locality" }, { "name": "Zabbar", "type": "locality" }, { "name": "Zebbug", "type": "locality" }, { "name": "Zebbug (Ghawdex)", "type": "locality" }, { "name": "Zejtun", "type": "locality" }, { "name": "Zurrieq", "type": "locality" } ], "independence": { "date": "1964-09-21", "note": "from the UK" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "21 September", "original_year": "1964" }, { "name": "Republic Day", "day": "13 December", "original_year": "1974" } ], "constitution": { "history": "many previous; latest adopted 21 September 1964", "amendments": "proposals (Acts of Parliament) require at least two-thirds majority vote by the House of Representatives; passage of \"Acts\" requires majority vote by referendum, followed by final majority vote by the House and assent by the president of the republic; amended many times, last in 2016 (2017)" }, "legal_system": "mixed legal system of English common law and civil law (based on the Roman and Napoleonic civil codes)", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Malta", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "5 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false, "note": "18 years of age (16 in local council elections); universal" }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Marie-Louise Coleiro PRECA (since 4 April 2014)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Joseph MUSCAT (since 11 March 2013)", "cabinet": "Cabinet appointed by the president on the advice of the prime minister", "elections_appointments": "president indirectly elected by the House of Representatives for a 5-year term (1-term limit); election last held on 4 April 2014 (next to be held by April 2019); following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually appointed prime minister by the president for a 5-year term; deputy prime minister appointed by the president on the advice of the prime minister", "election_results": "Marie-Louise Coleiro PRECA (PL) elected president; House of Representatives vote - unanimous; Joseph MUSCAT (PL) appointed prime minister" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral House of Representatives or Il-Kamra Tad-Deputati, a component of the Parliament of Malta (normally 65 seats, but can include at-large members; members directly elected in 5 multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms); note - the parliament elected in 2013 had 69 seats; an additional two seats were added in 2016 by the Constitutional Court to correct for mistakes made in the 2013 vote-counting process", "elections": "last held on 3 June 2017 (next to be held in June 2022); note - Prime Minister MUSCAT called for early elections amid corruption allegations", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - PL 55%, PN 43.7%, other 1.3%; seats by party - PL 37 PN 30; note - PN was awarded two additional seats for a total of 30 in accordance with the proportionality provisions specified in the constitution; PD candidates ran under the PN list" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Court of Appeal (consists of either 1 or 3 judges); Constitutional Court (consists of 3 judges); Court of Criminal Appeal (consists of either 1 or 3 judges)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Court of Appeal and Constitutional Court judges appointed by the president, usually upon the advice of the prime minister; judges of both courts serve until age 65", "subordinate_courts": "Civil Court (divided into the General Jurisdiction Section, Family Section, and Voluntary Section); Criminal Court; Court of Magistrates; Gozo Courts (for the islands of Gozo and Comino}" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Alternattiva Demokratika", "name_alternative": "AD", "leaders": [ "Arnold CASSOLA" ], "note": "Green Party" }, { "name": "Democratic Party", "name_alternative": "PD", "leaders": [ "Marlene FARRUGIA" ] }, { "name": "Labor Party", "name_alternative": "PL", "leaders": [ "Joseph MUSCAT" ] }, { "name": "Moviment Patriojetti Malti ", "leaders": [ "Henry BATTISTINO" ], "note": "Maltese Patriots Movement" }, { "name": "Nationalist Party", "name_alternative": "PN", "leaders": [ "Simon BUSUTTIL" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Alliance of Liberal Democrats Malta", "name_alternative": "ALDM", "note": "Alleanza Liberali-Demokratika Malta; for divorce, abortion, gay marriage, women's rights" }, { "name": "Alliance for Change ", "note": "Alleanza Bidla; Euro-skeptic" }, { "name": "Together for a Better Environment", "name_alternative": "FAA", "note": "Flimkien Ghal-Ambjent Ahjar; pro-environment" }, { "name": "environmentalists" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "Australia Group" }, { "organization": "C" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CE" }, { "organization": "EAPC" }, { "organization": "EBRD" }, { "organization": "ECB" }, { "organization": "EIB" }, { "organization": "EMU" }, { "organization": "EU" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NSG" }, { "organization": "OAS ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "OSCE" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "PFP" }, { "organization": "Schengen Convention" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "Union Latina ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Pierre Clive AGIUS (since 2 March 2016)", "chancery": "2017 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 462-3611 through 3612", "fax": "[1] (202) 387-5470" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador G. Kathleen HILL (since 25 February 2016)", "embassy": "Ta' Qali National Park, Attard, ATD 4000", "mailing_address": "5800 Valletta Place, Dulles, VA 20189", "telephone": "[356] 2561 4000", "fax": "[356] 2124 3229" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "two equal vertical bands of white (hoist side) and red; in the upper hoist-side corner is a representation of the George Cross, edged in red; according to legend, the colors are taken from the red and white checkered banner of Count Roger of Sicily who removed a bi-colored corner and granted it to Malta in 1091; an uncontested explanation is that the colors are those of the Knights of Saint John who ruled Malta from 1530 to 1798; in 1942, King George VI of the UK awarded the George Cross to the islanders for their exceptional bravery and gallantry in World War II; since independence in 1964, the George Cross bordered in red has appeared directly on the white field" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "Maltese eight-pointed cross" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "white" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"L-Innu Malti\" (The Maltese Anthem)", "lyrics_music": "Dun Karm PSAILA/Robert SAMMUT", "note": "adopted 1945; written in the form of a prayer", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/MT.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Malta’s free market economy – the smallest economy in the euro zone – relies heavily on trade in both goods and services, principally with Europe. Malta produces less than a quarter of its food needs, has limited fresh water supplies, and has few domestic energy sources. Malta's economy is dependent on foreign trade, manufacturing, and tourism. Malta joined the EU in 2004 and adopted the euro on 1 January 2008.\n\nMalta has weathered the euro-zone crisis better than most EU member states due to a low debt-to-GDP ratio and financially sound banking sector. It maintains one of the lowest unemployment rates in Europe, and growth has fully recovered since the 2009 recession. In 2014 through 2016, Malta led the euro zone in growth, expanding more than 4.5% per year.\n\nMalta’s services sector continues to grow, with sustained growth in the financial services and online gaming sectors. Advantageous tax schemes remained attractive to foreign investors, though EU discussions of anti-tax avoidance measures have raised concerns among Malta’s financial services and insurance providers, as the measures could have a significant impact on those sectors. The tourism sector also continued to grow, with 2016 showing record-breaking numbers of both air and cruise passenger arrivals.\n\nMalta’s GDP growth remains strong and is supported by a strong labor market. The government has implemented new programs, including free childcare, to encourage increased labor participation. The high cost of borrowing and small labor market remain potential constraints to future economic growth. Increasingly, other EU and European migrants are relocating to Malta for employment, though wages have remained low compared to other European countries. Inflation remains low.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 16320000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 15540000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 14470000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 151, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 10490000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 7.4, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 8.3, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 34 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 37900, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 36000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 33900, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 47, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 47.7, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 16.8, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 23.4, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": -1.1, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 141.4, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -128.2, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 1.4, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 15.5, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 83.1, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 31.8, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 34.7, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 21.8, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 21 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "potatoes", "cauliflower", "grapes", "wheat", "barley", "tomatoes", "citrus", "cut flowers", "green peppers", "pork", "milk", "poultry", "eggs" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "tourism", "electronics", "ship building", "repair", "construction", "food", "beverages", "pharmaceuticals", "footwear", "clothing", "tobacco", "aviation services", "financial services", "information technology services" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": -3.3, "global_rank": 30, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 192800, "global_rank": 175, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 1.6, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 20, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 77.7, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4.8, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 5.2, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 55 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 16.3, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 28.1, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 27.7, "units": 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"global_rank": 75, "note": "see entry for the EU for money supply for the entire euro area; the European Central Bank controls monetary policy for the 18 members of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU); individual members of the EMU do not control the quantity of money circulating within their own borders" }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 18900000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 16850000000.000002, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 91 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 15580000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 12420000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 94 }, "market_value_of_publicly_traded_shares": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4632000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 4468000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" }, { "value": 3353000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 87 }, 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"global_rank": 160, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 9, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 28, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 1583046, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 3352000, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "9H", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 1, "global_rank": 225, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 1, "over_3047_metres": 1, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 2, "date": "2013" } }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 3096, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 2704, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 392, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 164, "date": "2008" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 1650, "by_type": [ { "type": "bulk carrier", "count": 544 }, { "type": "cargo", "count": 351 }, { "type": "carrier", "count": 1 }, { "type": "chemical 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{ "country": "Germany", "count": 135 }, { "country": "Greece", "count": 469 }, { "country": "Hong Kong", "count": 4 }, { "country": "India", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Iran", "count": 48 }, { "country": "Ireland", "count": 4 }, { "country": "Israel", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Italy", "count": 45 }, { "country": "Japan", "count": 5 }, { "country": "Kuwait", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Latvia", "count": 8 }, { "country": "Lebanon", "count": 6 }, { "country": "Libya", "count": 5 }, { "country": "Luxembourg", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Malaysia", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Monaco", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Netherlands", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Norway", "count": 96 }, { "country": "Oman", "count": 5 }, { "country": "Poland", "count": 21 }, { "country": "Portugal", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Romania", "count": 7 }, { "country": "Russia", "count": 45 }, { "country": "Saudi Arabia", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Singapore", "count": 4 }, { "country": "Slovenia", "count": 4 }, { "country": "South Korea", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Spain", "count": 8 }, { "country": "Sweden", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Switzerland", "count": 20 }, { "country": "Syria", "count": 4 }, { "country": "Turkey", "count": 233 }, { "country": "UAE", "count": 1 }, { "country": "UK", "count": 21 }, { "country": "Ukraine", "count": 29 }, { "country": "US", "count": 34 } ] }, "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 2, "by_country": [ { "country": "Panama", "count": 2 } ] }, "global_rank": 4, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Marsaxlokk (Malta Freeport)", "Valletta" ], "container_ports": [ { "place": "Marsaxlokk", "twenty_foot_equivalent_units": 2360000 } ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.57, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 0.53, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 0.53, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 0.54, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 0.58, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 122 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Armed Forces of Malta (AFM", "includes land", "maritime", "air elements)" ], "date": "2017" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription", "date": "2017" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "none" ], "illicit_drugs": { "note": "minor transshipment point for hashish from North Africa to Western Europe" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-01", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701102657/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mt.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mt.html" } }, "marshall_islands": { "data": { "name": "Marshall Islands", "introduction": { "background": "After almost four decades under US administration as the easternmost part of the UN Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, the Marshall Islands attained independence in 1986 under a Compact of Free Association. Compensation claims continue as a result of US nuclear testing on some of the atolls between 1947 and 1962. The Marshall Islands hosts the US Army Kwajalein Atoll Reagan Missile Test Site, a key installation in the US missile defense network. Kwajalein also hosts one of four dedicated ground antennas (the others are on Ascension (Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha), Diego Garcia (British Indian Ocean Territory), and at Cape Canaveral, Florida (US)) that assist in the operation of the Global Positioning System (GPS) navigation system." }, "geography": { "location": "Oceania, two archipelagic island chains of 29 atolls, each made up of many small islets, and five single islands in the North Pacific Ocean, about halfway between Hawaii and Australia", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 9, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 168, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Oceania", "area": { "total": { "value": 181, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 181, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "note": "the archipelago includes 11,673 sq km of lagoon waters and encompasses the atolls of Bikini, Enewetak, Kwajalein, Majuro, Rongelap, and Utirik", "global_rank": 217, "comparative": "about the size of Washington, DC" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 0, "units": "km" } }, "coastline": { "value": 370.4, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "contiguous_zone": { "value": 24, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "tropical; hot and humid; wet season May to November; islands border typhoon belt", "terrain": "low coral limestone and sand islands", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 2, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Pacific Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "unnamed location on Likiep", "elevation": { "value": 10, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "coconut products", "marine products", "deep seabed minerals" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 50.7, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 7.8, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 31.2, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 11.7, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 49.3, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 0, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "infrequent typhoons", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "inadequate supplies of potable water", "pollution of Majuro lagoon from household waste and discharges from fishing vessels" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Wetlands", "Whaling" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "the islands of Bikini and Enewetak are former US nuclear test sites; Kwajalein atoll, famous as a World War II battleground, surrounds the world's largest lagoon and is used as a US missile test range; the island city of Ebeye is the second largest settlement in the Marshall Islands, after the capital of Majuro, and one of the most densely populated locations in the Pacific" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 73376, "global_rank": 203, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Marshallese (singular and plural)", "adjective": "Marshallese" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Marshallese", "percent": 92.1 }, { "name": "mixed Marshallese", "percent": 5.9 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 2 } ], "date": "2006" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Marshallese", "percent": 98.2, "note": "official" }, { "name": "other languages", "percent": 1.8, "note": "1999 census" } ], "note": "English (official), widely spoken as a second language" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Protestant", "percent": 54.8 }, { "name": "Assembly of God", "percent": 25.8 }, { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 8.4 }, { "name": "Bukot nan Jesus", "percent": 2.8 }, { "name": "Mormon", "percent": 2.1 }, { "name": "other Christian", "percent": 3.6 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 1 }, { "name": "none", "percent": 1.5, "note": "1999 census" } ] }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 35.48, "males": 13273, "females": 12758 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 17.54, "males": 6545, "females": 6326 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 37.4, "males": 13966, "females": 13475 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 5.79, "males": 2160, "females": 2086 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 3.8, "males": 1370, "females": 1417 }, "date": "2016" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 22.7, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 22.6, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 22.8, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 171, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 1.6, "global_rank": 71, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 25, "global_rank": 53, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 4.2, "global_rank": 207, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -4.8, "global_rank": 190, "date": "2016" }, "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 72.7, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 0.59, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Majuro", "population": 31000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2014" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.97, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 20.7, "date": "2007" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 20, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 22.5, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 17.3, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 84, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 73.1, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 70.9, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 75.4, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 136, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 3.09, "global_rank": 55, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 44.6, "units": "%", "date": "2007" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 17.1, "global_rank": 2, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 0.46, "date": "2012" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 2.7, "date": "2010" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 93.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 97.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 94.6, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 6.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 2.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 5.4, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 84.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 56.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 76.9, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 15.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 43.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 23.1, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "note": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus", "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 42.3, "global_rank": 9, "date": "2014" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 11, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 12.2, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 8.7, "units": "%" }, "date": "2010" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Republic of the Marshall Islands", "conventional_short_form": "Marshall Islands", "local_long_form": "Republic of the Marshall Islands", "local_short_form": "Marshall Islands", "abbreviation": "RMI", "former": "Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, Marshall Islands District", "etymology": "named after British Captain John MARSHALL, who charted many of the islands in 1788" }, "government_type": "presidential republic in free association with the US", "capital": { "name": "Majuro; note - the capital is an atoll of 64 islands; governmental buildings are housed on three fused islands: Djarrit, Uliga, and Delap", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 7, "minutes": 6, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 171, "minutes": 23, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 12, "note": "17 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "administrative_divisions": [ { "name": "Ailinglaplap", "type": "municipality" }, { "name": "Ailuk", "type": "municipality" }, { "name": "Arno", "type": "municipality" }, { "name": "Aur", "type": "municipality" }, { "name": "Bikini \u0026 Kili", "type": "municipality" }, { "name": "Ebon", "type": "municipality" }, { "name": "Enewetak \u0026 Ujelang", "type": "municipality" }, { "name": "Jabat", "type": "municipality" }, { "name": "Jaluit", "type": "municipality" }, { "name": "Kwajalein", "type": "municipality" }, { "name": "Lae", "type": "municipality" }, { "name": "Lib", "type": "municipality" }, { "name": "Likiep", "type": "municipality" }, { "name": "Majuro", "type": "municipality" }, { "name": "Maloelap", "type": "municipality" }, { "name": "Mejit", "type": "municipality" }, { "name": "Mili", "type": "municipality" }, { "name": "Namdrik", "type": "municipality" }, { "name": "Namu", "type": "municipality" }, { "name": "Rongelap", "type": "municipality" }, { "name": "Ujae", "type": "municipality" }, { "name": "Utrik", "type": "municipality" }, { "name": "Wotho", "type": "municipality" }, { "name": "Wotje", "type": "municipality" } ], "independence": { "date": "1986-10-21", "note": "from the US-administered UN trusteeship" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Constitution Day", "day": "1 May", "original_year": "1979" } ], "constitution": { "history": "effective 1 May 1979; amended several times, last in 1995 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "mixed legal system of US and English common law, customary law, and local statutes", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of the Marshall Islands", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "5 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Hilda C. HEINE (since 28 January 2016); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government", "head_of_government": "President Hilda C. HEINE (since 28 January 2016)", "cabinet": "Cabinet nominated by the president from among members of the Nitijela, appointed by Nitijela speaker", "elections_appointments": "president indirectly elected by the Nitijela from among its members for a 4-year term (no term limits); election last held on 27 January 2016 (next to be held in 2020)", "election_results": "Hilda C. HEINE elected president on 27 January 2016; Parliament vote - Hilda C. HEINE 24, she was the only candidate" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "bicameral legislature consists of the Council of Iroij (12 seats; consists of tribal chiefs chosen by holders of the chieftainship among the constituent islands) and the National Parliament or Nitijela (33 seats; members directly elected by simple majority vote to serve 4-year terms); note - the Council of Iroij advises the Presidential Cabinet and reviews legislation affecting customary law or any traditional practice)", "elections": "last held on 21 November 2011 (next to be held by November 2015)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - independents 33" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice and other judges as prescribed by law)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "judges appointed by the Cabinet on the recommendation of the Judicial Service Commission and upon the approval of the Nitijela; judges appointed until retirement, normally at age 72", "subordinate_courts": "High Court; District Courts; Traditional Rights Court; Community Courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "note": "traditionally there have been no formally organized political parties; what has existed more closely resembles factions or interest groups because they do not have party headquarters, formal platforms, or party structures; the following two \"groupings\" have competed in legislative balloting in recent years - Aelon Kein Ad Party [Michael KABUA] and United Democratic Party or UDP [Litokwa TOMEING]" }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "NA" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ACP" }, { "organization": "ADB" }, { "organization": "AOSIS" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "PIF" }, { "organization": "Sparteca" }, { "organization": "SPC" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "WHO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Gerald M. ZACKIOS (since 16 September 2016)", "chancery": "2433 Massachusetts Avenue NW, 1st Floor, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 234-5414", "fax": "[1] (202) 232-3236", "consulates_general": "Honolulu, Springdale (AR)", "consulates": "Agana (Guam)" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Thomas H. ARMBRUSTER (since 16 August 2012)", "embassy": "Oceanside, Mejen Weto, Long Island, Majuro", "mailing_address": "P. O. Box 1379, Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Islands 96960-1379", "telephone": "[692] 247-4011", "fax": "[692] 247-4012" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "blue with two stripes radiating from the lower hoist-side corner - orange (top) and white; a white star with four large rays and 20 small rays appears on the hoist side above the two stripes; blue represents the Pacific Ocean, the orange stripe signifies the Ralik Chain or sunset and courage, while the white stripe signifies the Ratak Chain or sunrise and peace; the star symbolizes the cross of Christianity, each of the 24 rays designates one of the electoral districts in the country and the four larger rays highlight the principal cultural centers of Majuro, Jaluit, Wotje, and Ebeye; the rising diagonal band can also be interpreted as representing the equator, with the star showing the archipelago's position just to the north" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "a 24-rayed star" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "blue" }, { "color": "white" }, { "color": "orange" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Forever Marshall Islands\"", "lyrics_music": "Amata KABUA", "note": "adopted 1981", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/RM.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "US assistance and lease payments for the use of Kwajalein Atoll as a US military base are the mainstay of this small island country. Agricultural production, primarily subsistence, is concentrated on small farms; the most important commercial crops are coconuts and breadfruit. Industry is limited to handicrafts, tuna processing, and copra. Tourism holds some potential. The islands and atolls have few natural resources, and imports exceed exports.\n\nThe Marshall Islands received roughly $1 billion in aid from the US during 1986-2001 under the original Compact of Free Association (Compact). In 2002 and 2003, the US and the Marshall Islands renegotiated the Compact's financial package for a 20-year period, from 2004 to 2024. Under the amended Compact, the Marshall Islands will receive roughly $1.5 billion in direct US assistance. Under the amended Compact, the US and Marshall Islands are also jointly funding a Trust Fund for the people of the Marshall Islands that will provide an income stream beyond 2024, when direct Compact aid ends.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 180000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 176900000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 174500000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 221, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 188000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.7, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1.4, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 0.4, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 154 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3300, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3200, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 3200, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 188, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 4.4, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 9.9, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 85.7, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2013" } } }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "coconuts", "tomatoes", "melons", "taro", "breadfruit", "fruits", "pigs", "chickens" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "copra", "tuna processing", "tourism", "craft items", "from seashells", "wood", "pearls" ] }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 10670, "global_rank": 216, "date": "2013" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 11, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 16.3, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 72.7, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 36, "units": "%", "date": "2006" }, { "value": 30.9, "units": "%", "date": "2000" } ], "global_rank": 199 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 116700000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 113900000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2013" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 62.1, "global_rank": 7, "date": "2013" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": 1.5, "global_rank": 18, "date": "2013" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 51.3, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" } ], "global_rank": 90 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 October", "end": "30 September" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.7, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -2.2, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 60 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 25000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 32000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 59 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 53700000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 58100000, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 202 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "copra cake", "coconut oil", "handicrafts", "fish" ] } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 133699999.99999999, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 120900000, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 213 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "foodstuffs", "machinery", "equipment", "fuels", "beverages", "tobacco" ] } }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 97960000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 87000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2008" } ], "global_rank": 194 }, "exchange_rates": { "note": "the US dollar is used" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 30084, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 59, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 65, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 45, "units": "%" }, "date": "2012" }, "production": { "kWh": 700000000, "global_rank": 160, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 600000000, "global_rank": 166, "date": "2014" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 52000, "global_rank": 189, "date": "2014" } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 183, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 181, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 119, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 0, "global_rank": 183, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 188, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 2000, "global_rank": 194, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 207, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 2060, "global_rank": 190, "date": "2013" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 300000, "global_rank": 191, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 2361, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 3, "global_rank": 213, "date": "2014-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 16000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 21, "global_rank": 212, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "digital switching equipment; modern services include telex, cellular, Internet, international calling, caller ID, and leased data circuits", "domestic": "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", "international": "country code - 692; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean); US Government satellite communications system on Kwajalein (2005)" } }, "broadcast_media": "no TV broadcast station; a cable network is available on Majuro with programming via videotape replay and satellite relays; 4 radio broadcast stations; American Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS) provides satellite radio and television service to Kwajalein Atoll (2009)", "internet": { "country_code": ".mh", "users": { "total": 14000, "percent_of_population": 19.3, "global_rank": 210, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 1, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 1, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 86868, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 0, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "V7", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 15, "global_rank": 146, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 4, "1524_to_2437_metres": 3, "914_to_1523_metres": 1, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 11, "914_to_1523_metres": 10, "under_914_metres": 1, "date": "2013" } } }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 2028, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 75, "units": "km" }, "note": "roads are mostly unimproved", "global_rank": 175, "date": "2007" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 1593, "by_type": [ { "type": "barge carrier", "count": 1 }, { "type": "bulk carrier", "count": 524 }, { "type": "cargo", "count": 65 }, { "type": "carrier", "count": 1 }, { "type": "chemical tanker", "count": 351 }, { "type": "container", "count": 226 }, { "type": "liquefied gas", "count": 88 }, { "type": "passenger", "count": 7 }, { "type": "passenger/cargo", "count": 1 }, { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 297 }, { "type": "refrigerated cargo", "count": 13 }, { "type": "roll on/roll off", "count": 9 }, { "type": "vehicle carrier", "count": 10 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 1465, "by_country": [ { "country": "Belgium", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Bermuda", "count": 35 }, { "country": "Brazil", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Canada", "count": 8 }, { "country": "China", "count": 14 }, { "country": "Croatia", "count": 12 }, { "country": "Cyprus", "count": 40 }, { "country": "Denmark", "count": 7 }, { "country": "Egypt", "count": 1 }, { "country": "France", "count": 7 }, { "country": "Germany", "count": 248 }, { "country": "Greece", "count": 408 }, { "country": "Hong Kong", "count": 3 }, { "country": "India", "count": 10 }, { "country": "Indonesia", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Iraq", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Ireland", "count": 6 }, { "country": "Italy", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Japan", "count": 59 }, { "country": "Jersey", "count": 11 }, { "country": "Kuwait", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Latvia", "count": 19 }, { "country": "Malaysia", "count": 11 }, { "country": "Mexico", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Monaco", "count": 30 }, { "country": "Netherlands", "count": 21 }, { "country": "Norway", "count": 75 }, { "country": "Pakistan", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Qatar", "count": 29 }, { "country": "Romania", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Russia", "count": 5 }, { "country": "Singapore", "count": 30 }, { "country": "Slovenia", "count": 6 }, { "country": "South Korea", "count": 41 }, { "country": "Sweden", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Switzerland", "count": 12 }, { "country": "Taiwan", "count": 8 }, { "country": "Turkey", "count": 70 }, { "country": "UAE", "count": 12 }, { "country": "UK", "count": 12 }, { "country": "Ukraine", "count": 1 }, { "country": "US", "count": 200 } ] }, "global_rank": 7, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Enitwetak Island", "Kwajalein", "Majuro" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "branches": { "by_name": [ "no regular military forces", "Marshall Islands Police" ], "date": "2012" }, "note": "defense is the responsibility of the US" }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "claims US territory of Wake Island" ], "trafficking_in_persons": { "current_situation": "The Marshall Islands is a source and destination country for Marshallese women and girls and women from East Asia subjected to sex trafficking; Marshallese and foreign women are forced into prostitution in businesses frequented by crew members of fishing and transshipping vessels that dock in Majuro; some Chinese women are recruited to the Marshall Islands with promises of legitimate work and are subsequently forced into prostitution", "tier_rating": "Tier 3 – The Marshall Islands do not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so; the government made no anti-trafficking law enforcement efforts, including developing a written plan to combat trafficking; no new trafficking investigations were opened in 2014, and no prosecutions or convictions were made for the fourth consecutive year; no efforts were made to identify trafficking victims, especially among women in prostitution or men working on foreign fishing vessels in Marshallese waters, and no attempt was made to ensure their access to protective services; limited awareness-raising events were conducted by an international organization (2015)" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-01", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701044259/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/rm.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/rm.html" } }, "mauritania": { "data": { "name": "Mauritania", "introduction": { "background": "Independent from France in 1960, Mauritania annexed the southern third of the former Spanish Sahara (now Western Sahara) in 1976 but relinquished it after three years of raids by the Polisario guerrilla front seeking independence for the territory. Maaouya Ould Sid Ahmed TAYA seized power in a coup in 1984 and ruled Mauritania with a heavy hand for more than two decades. A series of presidential elections that he held were widely seen as flawed. A bloodless coup in August 2005 deposed President TAYA and ushered in a military council that oversaw a transition to democratic rule. Independent candidate Sidi Ould Cheikh ABDALLAHI was inaugurated in April 2007 as Mauritania's first freely and fairly elected president. His term ended prematurely in August 2008 when a military junta led by General Mohamed Ould Abdel AZIZ deposed him and installed a military council government. AZIZ was subsequently elected president in July 2009 and sworn in the following month. AZIZ sustained injuries from an accidental shooting by his own troops in October 2012 but has continued to maintain his authority. He was reelected in 2014 to a second and final term as president (according to the present constitution). The country continues to experience ethnic tensions among three major groups: Arabic-speaking descendants of slaves (Haratines), Arabic-speaking \"White Moors\" (Bidhan), and members of Sub-Saharan ethnic groups mostly originating in the Senegal River valley (Halpulaar, Soninke, and Wolof). Mauritania confronts a terrorism threat by al-Qa'ida in the Islamic Maghreb, which launched successful attacks between 2005 and 2011.\n\nThe activities of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), and similar groups, pose a severe security threat to Mauritanians and foreign visitors. AQIM launched a series of attacks in Mauritania between 2005 and 2011, murdering American and foreign tourists and aid workers, attacking diplomatic and government facilities, and ambushing Mauritanian soldiers and gendarmes. A successful strategy against terrorism that combines dialogue with the terrorists and military actions has prevented the country from further terrorist attacks since 2011." }, "geography": { "location": "Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Senegal and Western Sahara", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 20, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 12, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "Africa", "area": { "total": { "value": 1030700, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 1030700, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 29, "comparative": "slightly larger than three times the size of New Mexico" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 5002, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Algeria", "border_length": { "value": 460, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Mali", "border_length": { "value": 2236, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Senegal", "border_length": { "value": 742, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Western Sahara", "border_length": { "value": 1564, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 754, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "contiguous_zone": { "value": 24, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" }, "continental_shelf": { "value": 200, "units": "nm", "note": "or to the edge of the continental margin" } }, "climate": "desert; constantly hot, dry, dusty", "terrain": "mostly barren, flat plains of the Sahara; some central hills", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 276, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Sebkhet Te-n-Dghamcha", "elevation": { "value": -5, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Kediet Ijill", "elevation": { "value": 915, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "iron ore", "gypsum", "copper", "phosphate", "diamonds", "gold", "oil", "fish" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 38.5, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 0.4, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 38.1, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 0.2, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 61.3, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 450, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "with most of the country being a desert, vast areas of the country, particularly in the central, northern, and eastern areas, are without sizeable population clusters; half the population lives in or around the coastal capital of Nouakchott; smaller clusters are found near the southern border with Mali and Senegal", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "hot, dry, dust/sand-laden sirocco wind primarily in March and April", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "periodic droughts", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "overgrazing", "deforestation", "and soil erosion aggravated by drought are contributing to desertification", "limited natural freshwater resources away from the Senegal", "which is the only perennial river", "locust infestation" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Wetlands", "Whaling" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "Mauritania is considered both a part of North Africa's Maghreb region and West Africa's Sahel region; most of the population is concentrated in the cities of Nouakchott and Nouadhibou and along the Senegal River in the southern part of the country" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 3677293, "global_rank": 131, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Mauritanian(s)", "adjective": "Mauritanian" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "black Moors", "percent": 40, "note": "Haratines - Arab-speaking slaves, former slaves, and their descendants of African origin, enslaved by white Moors" }, { "name": "white Moors", "percent": 30, "note": "of Arab-Berber descent, known as Bidhan" }, { "name": "Sub-Saharan Mauritanians", "percent": 30, "note": "non-Arabic speaking, Halpulaar, Soninke, Wolof, and Bamara ethnic groups" } ] }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Arabic", "note": "official and national" }, { "name": "Pular" }, { "name": "Soninke" }, { "name": "Wolof", "note": "all national languages" }, { "name": "French" } ], "note": "the spoken Arabic in Mauritania differs considerably from the modern standard Arabic used for official written purposes or in the media; the Mauritanian dialect, which incorporates many Berber words, is referred to as Hassaniya" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 100, "note": "official" } ] }, "demographic_profile": "With a sustained total fertility rate of about 4 children per woman and almost 60% of the population under the age of 25, Mauritania’s population is likely to continue growing for the foreseeable future. Mauritania’s large youth cohort is vital to its development prospects, but available schooling does not adequately prepare students for the workplace. Girls continue to be underrepresented in the classroom, educational quality remains poor, and the dropout rate is high. The literacy rate is only about 50%, even though access to primary education has improved since the mid-2000s. Women’s restricted access to education and discriminatory laws maintain gender inequality – worsened by early and forced marriages and female genital cutting.\nThe denial of education to black Moors also helps to perpetuate slavery. Although Mauritania abolished slavery in 1981 (the last country in the world to do so) and made it a criminal offense in 2007, the millenniums-old practice persists largely because anti-slavery laws are rarely enforced and the custom is so ingrained. Up to 20% of Mauritania’s population is estimated to be enslaved, the highest rate worldwide.\nDrought, poverty, and unemployment have driven outmigration from Mauritania since the 1970s. Early flows were directed toward other West African countries, including Senegal, Mali, Cote d’Ivoire, and Gambia. The 1989 Mauritania-Senegal conflict forced thousands of black Mauritanians to take refuge in Senegal and pushed labor migrants toward the Gulf, Libya, and Europe in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Mauritania has accepted migrants from neighboring countries to fill labor shortages since its independence in 1960 and more recently has received refugees escaping civil wars, including tens of thousands of Tuaregs who fled Mali in 2012.\nMauritania was an important transit point for sub-Saharan migrants moving illegally to North Africa and Europe. In the mid-2000s, as border patrols increased in the Strait of Gibraltar, security increased around Spain’s North African enclaves (Ceuta and Melilla), and Moroccan border controls intensified, illegal migration flows shifted from the Western Mediterranean to Spain’s Canary Islands. In 2006, departure points moved southward along the West African coast from Morocco and Western Sahara to Mauritania’s two key ports (Nouadhibou and the capital Nouakchott), and illegal migration to the Canaries peaked at almost 32,000. The numbers fell dramatically in the following years because of joint patrolling off the West African coast by Frontex (the EU’s border protection agency), Spain, Mauritania, and Senegal; the expansion of Spain’s border surveillance system; and the 2008 European economic downturn.", "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 38.87, "males": 717790, "females": 711694 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 19.86, "males": 357460, "females": 372744 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 32.96, "males": 561341, "females": 650580 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 4.61, "males": 76372, "females": 93065 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 3.71, "males": 57814, "females": 78433 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 76.1, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 70.5, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 5.7, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 17.7, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 20.3, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 19.3, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 21.2, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 189, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 2.2, "global_rank": 38, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 30.9, "global_rank": 37, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 8.1, "global_rank": 92, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -0.8, "global_rank": 137, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "with most of the country being a desert, vast areas of the country, particularly in the central, northern, and eastern areas, are without sizeable population clusters; half the population lives in or around the coastal capital of Nouakchott; smaller clusters are found near the southern border with Mali and Senegal", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 59.9, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 3.54, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Nouakchott", "population": 968000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.01, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 0.96, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 0.86, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.82, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.74, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.93, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 602, "global_rank": 19, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 53.3, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 58.1, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 48.2, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 28, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 63, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 60.7, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 65.4, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 192, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 3.93, "global_rank": 39, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 11.4, "units": "%", "date": "2011" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 3.8, "global_rank": 100, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 0.13, "date": "2009" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 0.4, "date": "2006" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 58.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 57.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 57.9, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 41.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 42.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 42.1, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 57.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 13.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 40, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 42.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 86.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 60, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 0.57, "global_rank": 57, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 13700, "global_rank": 87, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 1000, "global_rank": 66, "date": "2015" } }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "degree_of_risk": "very high", "food_or_waterborne_diseases": [ "bacterial diarrhea", "protozoal diarrhea", "hepatitis A", "typhoid fever" ], "vectorborne_diseases": [ "malaria", "dengue fever" ], "respiratory_diseases": [ "meningococcal meningitis" ], "animal_contact_diseases": [ "rabies" ], "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 8.6, "global_rank": 127, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 19.5, "global_rank": 32, "date": "2012" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 2.9, "global_rank": 120, "date": "2013" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 52.1, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 62.6, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 41.6, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 9, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 9, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 9, "units": "years" }, "date": "2015" }, "child_labor": { "total_number": 127251, "percentage": { "value": 16, "units": "%" }, "date": "2007" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Islamic Republic of Mauritania", "conventional_short_form": "Mauritania", "local_long_form": "Al Jumhuriyah al Islamiyah al Muritaniyah", "local_short_form": "Muritaniyah", "etymology": "named for the ancient kingdom of Mauretania (3rd century B.C. to 1st century A.D.), which existed further north in present-day Morocco; the name derives from the Mauri (Moors), the Berber-speaking peoples of northwest Africa" }, "government_type": "presidential republic", "capital": { "name": "Nouakchott", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 18, "minutes": 4, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 15, "minutes": 58, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 0, "note": "5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "independence": { "date": "1960-11-28", "note": "from France" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "28 November", "original_year": "1960" } ], "constitution": { "history": "previous 1964; latest adopted 12 July 1991; amended 2004, 2006, 2012 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "mixed legal system of Islamic and French civil law", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "non-party state to the ICCt" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Mauritania", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "5 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Mohamed Ould Abdel AZIZ (since 5 August 2009); note - AZIZ deposed President Sidi Ould Cheikh ABDELLAHI in a coup and installed himself as president in August 2008; he subsequently retired from the military, stepped down from the appropriated presidency in April 2009 to run for the legitimate presidency; he was elected president in July 2009 and reelected in June 2014", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Yahya Ould HADEMINE (since 21 August 2014)", "cabinet": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president", "elections_appointments": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 21 June 2014 (next to be held by 2019); prime minister appointed by the president", "election_results": "Mohamed Ould Abdel AZIZ elected president; percent of vote - Mohamed Ould Abdel AZIZ (UPR) 81.9%, Biram Dah ABEID (independent) 8.7%, Boidiel Ould HOUMEIT (El Wiam) 4.5%, Ibrahima Moctar SARR (SJD/MR) 4.4%, other 0.5%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "bicameral Parliament or Barlamane consists of the Senate or Majlis al-Shuyukh (56 seats; 53 members indirectly elected by municipal leaders by simple majority vote and 3 directly elected by Mauritanians abroad; members serve a 6-year term with one-third of membership renewed every 2 years) and the National Assembly or Al Jamiya Al Wataniya (146 seats; 106 members directly elected in single- and two-seat constituencies by absolute majority vote in two rounds if needed and 40 directly elected in constituencies with three or more seats by proportional representation vote; members serve a 5-year term)", "elections": "Senate - last held on 23 November 2013 (next election scheduled for 2015 but delayed because of opposition party threats to boycott election); National Assembly - first round last held on 23 November and second round on 21 December 2013 (next to be held in 2018)", "election_results": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; National Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - UPR 75, RNRD-TAWASSOUL 16, El Wiam 10, APP 7, El Karama Party 6, UDP 6, AJD/MR 4, Burst of Youth for the Nation 4, El Vadila Party 3, PRDR 3, PUD 3, Ravah Party 3, other 6; note - parties winning fewer than 3 seats sit as independents unless they join a coalition" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court or Cour Supreme (subdivided into 1 criminal and 2 civil chambers, each with a president and 5 counselors); Constitutional Council (consists of 6 members)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Supreme Court president appointed by the president of the republic to serve a 5-year renewable term; Constitutional Council members appointed - 3 by the president of the republic, 2 by the president of the National Assembly, and 1 by the president of the Senate; members serve single, 9-year terms with one-third of membership renewed every 3 years", "subordinate_courts": "High Court of Justice (cases involving treason and criminal acts of high government officials, including the president); courts of appeal; wilaya (regional) courts (located at the headquarters of each of the 13 regions); commercial and labor courts; criminal courts; moughataa (district) courts; informal/customary courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Alliance for Justice and Democracy/Movement for Renewal", "name_alternative": "AJD/MR", "leaders": [ "Ibrahima Moctar SARR" ] }, { "name": "Burst of Youth for the Nation", "leaders": [ "Lalla CHERIVA" ] }, { "name": "Coalition for Pacific Alternation", "name_alternative": "CAP", "note": "coalition of opposition parties, including APP, El Wiam" }, { "name": "Coalition of Majority Parties", "name_alternative": "CPM", "note": "including UPR, UDP" }, { "name": "Coordination of Democratic Opposition", "name_alternative": "COD", "leaders": [ "Ahmed Ould DADDAH" ], "note": "coalition including RNRD-TAWASSOUL" }, { "name": "El Karama Party", "leaders": [ "Cheikhna Ould Mohamed Ould HAJBOU" ] }, { "name": "El Vadila Party", "leaders": [ "Ethmane Ould Ahmed ABOULMAALY" ] }, { "name": "El Wiam", "leaders": [ "Boidiel Ould HOUMEIT" ] }, { "name": "National Rally for Reform and Development", "name_alternative": "RNRD-TAWASSOUL", "leaders": [ "Mohamed Jamil Ould MANSOUR" ] }, { "name": "Party for Liberty, Equality and Justice", "leaders": [ "Ba ALASSANE" ] }, { "name": "Party of Unity and Development", "name_alternative": "PUD", "leaders": [ "Mohamed BARO" ] }, { "name": "Popular Progressive Alliance", "name_alternative": "APP", "leaders": [ "Messaoud Ould BOULKHEIR" ] }, { "name": "Ravah Party" }, { "name": "Republican Party for Democracy and Renewal", "name_alternative": "PRDR", "leaders": [ "Sidi Mohamed Ould Mohamed VALL" ] }, { "name": "Union for Democracy and Progress", "name_alternative": "UDP", "leaders": [ "Naha Mint MOUKNASS" ] }, { "name": "Union for Progress", "leaders": [ "Mohamed Ould MAOULOUD" ] }, { "name": "Union for the Republic", "name_alternative": "UPR", "leaders": [ "Sidi Mohamed Ould MAHAM" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Association of Women Heads of Family", "leaders": [ "Aminetou Mint El-MOCTAR" ] }, { "name": "General Confederation of Mauritanian Workers", "name_alternative": "CGTM", "leaders": [ "Abdallahi Ould MOHAMED", "secretary general" ] }, { "name": "Independent Confederation of Mauritanian Workers", "name_alternative": "CLTM and El Hor", "leaders": [ "Samory Ould BEYE" ], "note": "civil society organization" }, { "name": "Mauritanian Workers Union", "name_alternative": "UTM", "leaders": [ "Mohamed Ely Ould BRAHIM", "secretary general" ] }, { "name": "SOS-Esclaves ", "leaders": [ "Boubacar MESSAOUD" ], "note": "anti-slavery group" }, { "name": "The Mauritanian Human Rights Association", "leaders": [ "Fatimata M'BAYE" ] }, { "name": "The National Forum for Democracy and Unity", "leaders": [ "Mohamed Jamil Ould MANSOUR" ] }, { "name": "The Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement ", "leaders": [ "Biram Dah ABEID" ], "note": "IRA-Mauritania; anti-slavery group" }, { "name": "Arab nationalists" }, { "name": "Ba'athists" }, { "name": "Islamists" }, { "name": "Nasserists" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ABEDA" }, { "organization": "ACP" }, { "organization": "AfDB" }, { "organization": "AFESD" }, { "organization": "AMF" }, { "organization": "AMU" }, { "organization": "AU" }, { "organization": "CAEU ", "note": "candidate" }, { "organization": "EITI ", "note": "compliant country" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IDB" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IHO ", "note": "pending member" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO ", "note": "correspondent" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "LAS" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "MIUSMA" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OIC" }, { "organization": "OIF" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Mohamedoun DADDAH (since 27 June 2016)", "chancery": "2129 Leroy Place NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 232-5700 through 5701", "fax": "[1] (202) 319-2623" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Larry Edward ANDRE, Jr. (since 25 September 2014)", "embassy": "288, rue 42-100 (rue Abdallaye), Nouakchott", "mailing_address": "B.P. 222, Nouakchott", "telephone": "[222] 4525-2660 or [222] 2660-2663", "fax": "[222] 4525-1592" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "green with a yellow five-pointed star above a yellow, horizontal crescent; the closed side of the crescent is down; the crescent, star, and color green are traditional symbols of Islam; green also represents hope for a bright future; the yellow color stands for the sands of the Sahara" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "star and crescent" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "green" }, { "color": "yellow" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Hymne National de la Republique Islamique de Mauritanie\" (National Anthem of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania)", "lyrics_music": "Baba Ould CHEIKH/traditional, arranged by Tolia NIKIPROWETZKY", "note": "adopted 1960; the unique rhythm of the Mauritanian anthem makes it particularly challenging to sing", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/MR.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Mauritania's economy is dominated by extractive industries (oil and mines), fisheries and agriculture. Half the population still depends on farming and raising livestock, even though many nomads and subsistence farmers were forced into the cities by recurrent droughts in the 1970s, 1980s and 2000s. Recently, GDP growth has been driven largely by foreign investment in the mining and oil sectors.\n\nMauritania's extensive mineral resources include iron ore, gold, copper, gypsum, and phosphate rock, and exploration is ongoing for Tantalum, uranium, crude oil, and natural gas. Extractive commodities make up about three-quarters of Mauritania's total exports, subjecting the economy to price swings in world commodity markets. Mining is also a growing source of government revenue, rising from 13% to 30% of total revenue from 2006 to 2016. The nation's coastal waters are among the richest fishing areas in the world, and fishing accounts for about 20% of budget revenues, 45% of foreign currency earnings. Mauritania processes a total of 1,800,000 tons of fish per year, but overexploitation by foreign and national fleets threaten the sustainability of this key source of revenue.\n\nThe economy is highly sensitive to international food price and extractive commodity prices. Other risks to Mauritania's economy include its recurring droughts, dependence on foreign aid and investment, and insecurity in neighboring Mali, as well as significant shortages of infrastructure, institutional capacity, and human capital. Mauritania has sought additional IMF support by focusing efforts on poverty reduction. Investment in agriculture and infrastructure are the largest components of the country’s public expenditures.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 16710000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 16190000000.000002, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 15990000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 150, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 4718000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.2, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1.2, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 5.4, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 83 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4400, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 4400, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 4400, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 173, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 72.5, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 23.8, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 47, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": -7.2, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 25.7, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -61.8, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 24.1, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 34.8, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 41.1, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 22.2, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 18.8, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 25.2, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 67 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "dates", "millet", "sorghum", "rice", "corn", "cattle", "camel", "sheep" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "fish processing", "oil production", "mining", "iron ore", "gold", "copper" ], "note": "gypsum deposits have never been exploited" }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": -1.2, "global_rank": 184, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 1356000, "global_rank": 134, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 50, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 1.9, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 48.1, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2014" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 12.8, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 31, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 144 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 31, "units": "%", "date": "2014" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 2.5, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 29.5, "units": "%" }, "date": "2000" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 37, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 39, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2006" } ], "global_rank": 80 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 1143000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 1430000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 24.2, "global_rank": 119, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -6.1, "global_rank": 175, "date": "2016" }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.5, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 152 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 9, "units": "%", "date": "2009-12-31" }, { "value": 12, "units": "%", "date": "2007-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 31 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 17, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 17, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 28 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1753000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 1800000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 146 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -765000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -956000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 113 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1212000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1385000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 152 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "iron ore", "fish", "fish products", "livestock", "gold", "copper", "crude oil" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "China", "percent": 32.7 }, { "name": "Switzerland", "percent": 11.1 }, { "name": "Spain", "percent": 8.6 }, { "name": "Italy", "percent": 6.7 }, { "name": "Cote dIvoire", "percent": 6.6 }, { "name": "Japan", "percent": 5.7 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1643000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1930000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 169 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "machinery", "equipment", "petroleum products", "capital goods", "foodstuffs", "consumer goods" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "China", "percent": 27.8 }, { "name": "France", "percent": 6.9 }, { "name": "Morocco", "percent": 5.6 }, { "name": "Spain", "percent": 5.2 }, { "name": "Brazil", "percent": 4.9 }, { "name": "US", "percent": 4.4 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3585000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 3415000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 138 }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 341.6, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 319.7, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 319.7, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 299.5, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 296.6, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "ouguiyas (MRO) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 2800000, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 28, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 47, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 2, "units": "%" }, "date": "2013" }, "production": { "kWh": 800000000, "global_rank": 158, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 800000000, "global_rank": 158, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 173, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 176, "date": "2013" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 518600, "global_rank": 144, "date": "2015" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 66.9, "global_rank": 118, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 144, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 33.1, "global_rank": 68, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 201, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 4000, "global_rank": 84, "date": "2016" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 11250, "global_rank": 66, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 102, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 20000000, "global_rank": 85, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 175, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 16000, "global_rank": 146, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 208, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 16390, "global_rank": 125, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 104, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 173, "date": "2013" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 150, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 99, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 28320000000, "global_rank": 71, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 2400000, "global_rank": 147, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 51294, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 1, "global_rank": 160, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 3644000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 101, "global_rank": 126, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "limited system of cable and open-wire lines, minor microwave radio relay links, and radiotelephone communications stations; mobile-cellular services expanding rapidly", "domestic": "fixed-line teledensity 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular network coverage extends mainly to urban areas with a teledensity of roughly 100 per 100 persons; mostly cable and open-wire lines; a domestic satellite telecommunications system links Nouakchott with regional capitals", "international": "country code - 222; satellite earth stations - 3 (1 Intelsat - Atlantic Ocean, 2 Arabsat); fiber-optic and asymmetric digital subscriber line cables for Internet access (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "1 state-run TV (Television de Mauritanie) and one state-run radio network (Radio de Mauritanie); Television de Mauritanie has three channels, Al Mahadra station (for Islamic content) and Channels 1 and 2, which cover news, sports, and other programming; Radio de Mauritanie runs 12 regional stations, as well as a radio station for youth and the Holy Quran station; five private TV channels and five private radio stations also broadcast from Mauritania; six private international radio stations broadcast in Mauritania on the FM band; with satellite connections, Mauritanians also have access to hundreds of foreign TV channels (2013)", "internet": { "country_code": ".mr", "users": { "total": 547000, "percent_of_population": 15.2, "global_rank": 134, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 1, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 4, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 248158, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 0, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "5T", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 30, "global_rank": 116, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 9, "2438_to_3047_metres": 5, "1524_to_2437_metres": 4, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 21, "2438_to_3047_metres": 1, "1524_to_2437_metres": 10, "914_to_1523_metres": 8, "under_914_metres": 2, "date": "2013" } } }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 728, "units": "km" }, "standard_gauge": { "length": 728, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.435-m" }, "global_rank": 99, "date": "2014" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 10628, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 3158, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 7470, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 133, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Nouadhibou", "Nouakchott" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.67, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 2.56, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 2.72, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" } ] }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Mauritanian Armed Forces", "Army", "Mauritanian Navy (Marine Mauritanienne", "includes naval infantry)", "Islamic Republic of Mauritania Air Group (Groupement Aerienne Islamique de Mauritanie", "GAIM)" ], "date": "2013" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; no conscription", "date": "2012" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "Mauritanian claims to Western Sahara remain dormant" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "refugees": { "by_country": [ { "people": 26001, "country_of_origin": "Western Saharan - Sahrawis; Mali; 2017" } ], "date": "2016" } }, "trafficking_in_persons": { "current_situation": "Mauritania is a source and destination country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking; adults and children from traditional slave castes are subjected to slavery-related practices rooted in ancestral master-slave relationships; Mauritanian boy students called talibes are trafficked within the country by religious teachers for forced begging; Mauritanian girls, as well as girls from Mali, Senegal, The Gambia, and other West African countries, are forced into domestic servitude; Mauritanian women and girls are forced into prostitution domestically or transported to countries in the Middle East for the same purpose, sometimes through forced marriages", "tier_rating": "Tier 3 - Mauritania does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so; anti-trafficking law enforcement efforts were negligible; one slavery case identified by an NGO was investigated, but no prosecutions or convictions were made, including among the 4,000 child labor cases NGOs referred to the police; the 2007 anti-slavery law remains ineffective because it requires slaves, most of whom are illiterate, to file their own legal complaint, and the government agency that can submit claims on them did not file any in 2014; authorities arrested, prosecuted, and convicted several anti-slavery activists; NGOs continued to provide the majority of protective services to trafficking victims without support from the government; some steps were taken to raise public awareness about human trafficking (2015)" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-24", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624100404/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mr.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mr.html" } }, "mauritius": { "data": { "name": "Mauritius", "introduction": { "background": "Although known to Arab and Malay sailors as early as the 10th century, Mauritius was first explored by the Portuguese in the 16th century and subsequently settled by the Dutch - who named it in honor of Prince Maurits van NASSAU - in the 17th century. The French assumed control in 1715, developing the island into an important naval base overseeing Indian Ocean trade, and establishing a plantation economy of sugar cane. The British captured the island in 1810, during the Napoleonic Wars. Mauritius remained a strategically important British naval base, and later an air station, playing an important role during World War II for anti-submarine and convoy operations, as well as the collection of signals intelligence. Independence from the UK was attained in 1968. A stable democracy with regular free elections and a positive human rights record, the country has attracted considerable foreign investment and has one of Africa's highest per capita incomes." }, "geography": { "location": "Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, about 800 km (500 mi) east of Madagascar", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 20, "minutes": 17, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 57, "minutes": 33, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Africa", "area": { "total": { "value": 2040, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 2030, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 10, "units": "sq km" }, "note": "includes Agalega Islands, Cargados Carajos Shoals (Saint Brandon), and Rodrigues", "global_rank": 181, "comparative": "almost 11 times the size of Washington, DC" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 0, "units": "km" } }, "coastline": { "value": 177, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" }, "continental_shelf": { "value": 200, "units": "nm", "note": "or to the edge of the continental margin" } }, "climate": "tropical, modified by southeast trade winds; warm, dry winter (May to November); hot, wet, humid summer (November to May)", "terrain": "small coastal plain rising to discontinuous mountains encircling central plateau", "elevation": { "lowest_point": { "name": "Indian Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Mont Piton", "elevation": { "value": 828, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "arable land", "fish" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 43.8, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 38.4, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 2, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 3.4, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 17.3, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 38.9, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 190, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "cyclones (November to April)", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "almost completely surrounded by reefs that may pose maritime hazards", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "water pollution", "degradation of coral reefs" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Antarctic-Marine Living Resources", "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Environmental Modification", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Marine Life Conservation", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Wetlands" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "the main island, from which the country derives its name, is of volcanic origin and is almost entirely surrounded by coral reefs; former home of the dodo, a large flightless bird related to pigeons, driven to extinction by the end of the 17th century through a combination of hunting and the introduction of predatory species" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 1348242, "global_rank": 157, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Mauritian(s)", "adjective": "Mauritian" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Indo-Mauritian", "note": "compose approximately two thirds of the total population" }, { "name": "Creole" }, { "name": "Sino-Mauritian" }, { "name": "Franco-Mauritian" } ], "note": "Mauritius has not had a question on ethnicity on its national census since 1972" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Creole", "percent": 86.5 }, { "name": "Bhojpuri", "percent": 5.3 }, { "name": "French", "percent": 4.1 }, { "name": "two languages", "percent": 1.4 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 2.6, "breakdown": [ { "name": "includes English" }, { "name": "the official language of the National Assembly" }, { "name": "which is spoken by less than of the population", "percent": 1 } ] }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 0.1 } ], "date": "2011" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Hindu", "percent": 48.5 }, { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 26.3 }, { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 17.3 }, { "name": "other Christian", "percent": 6.4 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 0.6 }, { "name": "none", "percent": 0.7 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 0.1 } ], "date": "2011" }, "demographic_profile": "Mauritius has transitioned from a country of high fertility and high mortality rates in the 1950s and mid-1960s to one with among the lowest population growth rates in the developing world today. After World War II, Mauritius’ population began to expand quickly due to increased fertility and a dramatic drop in mortality rates as a result of improved health care and the eradication of malaria. This period of heightened population growth – reaching about 3% a year – was followed by one of the world’s most rapid birth rate declines.\nThe total fertility rate fell from 6.2 children per women in 1963 to 3.2 in 1972 – largely the result of improved educational attainment, especially among young women, accompanied by later marriage and the adoption of family planning methods. The family planning programs’ success was due to support from the government and eventually the traditionally pronatalist religious communities, which both recognized that controlling population growth was necessary because of Mauritius’ small size and limited resources. Mauritius’ fertility rate has consistently been below replacement level since the late 1990s, a rate that is substantially lower than nearby countries in southern Africa.\nWith no indigenous population, Mauritius’ ethnic mix is a product of more than two centuries of European colonialism and continued international labor migration. Sugar production relied on slave labor mainly from Madagascar, Mozambique, and East Africa from the early 18th century until its abolition in 1835, when slaves were replaced with indentured Indians. Most of the influx of indentured labor – peaking between the late 1830s and early 1860 – settled permanently creating massive population growth of more than 7% a year and reshaping the island’s social and cultural composition. While Indians represented about 12% of Mauritius’ population in 1837, they and their descendants accounted for roughly two-thirds by the end of the 19th century. Most were Hindus, but the majority of the free Indian traders were Muslims.\nMauritius again turned to overseas labor when its success in clothing and textile exports led to a labor shortage in the mid-1980s. Clothing manufacturers brought in contract workers (increasingly women) from China, India, and, to a lesser extent Bangladesh and Madagascar, who worked longer hours for lower wages under poor conditions and were viewed as more productive than locals. Downturns in the sugar and textile industries in the mid-2000s and a lack of highly qualified domestic workers for Mauritius’ growing services sector led to the emigration of low-skilled workers and a reliance on skilled foreign labor. Since 2007, Mauritius has pursued a circular migration program to enable citizens to acquire new skills and savings abroad and then return home to start businesses and to invest in the country’s development.", "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 20.44, "males": 140808, "females": 134826 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 15.06, "males": 102593, "females": 100465 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 43.87, "males": 295794, "females": 295719 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 11.37, "males": 72733, "females": 80621 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 9.25, "males": 50888, "females": 73795 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 40.6, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 27.2, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 13.4, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 7.4, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 34.8, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 33.9, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 35.8, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 77, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 0.61, "global_rank": 153, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 13.1, "global_rank": 151, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 7, "global_rank": 134, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": 0, "global_rank": 92, "date": "2016" }, "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 39.7, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": -0.08, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Port Louis", "population": 135000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2014" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.02, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { 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"global_rank": 145, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 1.93, "date": "2014" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 3.4, "date": "2011" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 99.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 99.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 99.9, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 0.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 0.1, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 93.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 92.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 93.1, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 6.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 7.4, "units": "percent 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"value": 20.1, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 32.6, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 41, "date": "2014" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Republic of Mauritius", "conventional_short_form": "Mauritius", "local_long_form": "Republic of Mauritius", "local_short_form": "Mauritius", "etymology": "island named after Prince Maurice VAN NASSAU, stadtholder of the Dutch Republic, in 1598" }, "government_type": "parliamentary republic", "capital": { "name": "Port Louis", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 20, "minutes": 9, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 57, "minutes": 29, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 4, "note": "9 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "administrative_divisions": [ { "name": "Agalega Islands", "type": "dependency" }, { "name": "Black River", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Cargados Carajos Shoals", "type": "dependency" }, { "name": "Flacq", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Grand Port", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Moka", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Pamplemousses", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Plaines Wilhems", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Port Louis", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Riviere du Rempart", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Rodrigues", "type": "dependency" }, { "name": "Savanne", "type": "district" } ], "independence": { "date": "1968-03-12", "note": "from the UK" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence and Republic Day", "day": "12 March", "note": "became independent and a republic on the same date in 1968 and 1992 respectively; 1968 \u0026 1992" } ], "constitution": { "history": "several previous; latest adopted 12 March 1968; amended many times, last in 2015 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "civil legal system based on French civil law with some elements of English common law", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "yes", "citizenship_by_descent": "yes", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "yes", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "5 out of the previous 7 years including the last 12 months" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Ameenah GURIB-FAKIM (since 5 June 2015); Vice President Paramaslyum (aka Barlen) Pillay VYAPOORY (since 4 April 2016)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Pravind JUGNAUTH (since 23 January 2017); note - Prime Minister Sir Anerood JUGNAUTH (since 17 December 2014) stepped down on 23 January 2017 in favor of his son, Pravind Kumar JUGNAUTH who was then appointed prime minister", "cabinet": "Cabinet of Ministers (Council of Ministers) appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister", "elections_appointments": "president and vice president indirectly elected by the National Assembly for a 5-year term (eligible for re-election); election of the president of the republic last held on 4 June 2015 (next to be held in 2020); prime minister and deputy prime minister appointed by the president, responsible to the National Assembly", "election_results": "Ameenah GURIB-FAKIM (independent) elected president by the National Assembly - unanimous vote" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (70 seats maximum; 62 members directly elected in single- and multi-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and up to 8 seats allocated to non-elected party candidates by the Electoral Commissioner's Office to ensure fair and adequate representation of each community based on the 1971 census in the Assembly, as outlined in the Constitution; members serve 5-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 10 December 2014 (next to be held by 2019); note - the National Assembly was dissolved on 6 October 2014, resulting in early elections", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - Alliance Lepep 49.8%, PTR-MMM 38.5%, FSM 2.1%, OPR 1.1%, other 8.5%; elected seats by party - Alliance Lepep 47, PTR-MMM 13, OPR 2; appointed seats Alliance Lepep 4, PTR-MMM 3" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court of Mauritius (consists of the chief justice, a senior puisne judge, and 17 puisne judges); note - the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London) serves as the final court of appeal", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "chief justice appointed by the president after consultation with the prime minister; senior puisne judge appointed by the president with the advice of the chief justice; other puisne judges appointed by the president with the advice of the Judicial and Legal Commission, a 4-member body of judicial officials including the chief justice; all judges serve until retirement at age 67", "subordinate_courts": "lower regional courts known as District Courts, Court of Civil Appeal; Court of Criminal Appeal; Public Bodies Appeal Tribunal" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Alliance Lepep ", "leaders": [ "Pravind JUGNAUTH" ], "note": "Alliance of the People; coalition including MSM, PMSD, ML" }, { "name": "Labor Party or PTR or MLP", "name_alternative": "", "leaders": [ "Navinchandra RAMGOOLAM" ], "note": "Parti Travailliste" }, { "name": "Mauritian Militant Movement", "name_alternative": "MMM", "leaders": [ "Paul BERENGER" ], "note": "Mouvement Militant Mauricien" }, { "name": "Mauritian Social Democratic Party", "name_alternative": "PMSD", "leaders": [ "Xavier Luc DUVAL" ], "note": "Parti Mauricien Social Democrate" }, { "name": "Mauritian Solidarity Front", "name_alternative": "FSM", "leaders": [ "Cehl FAKEERMEEAH", "known as Cehl MEEAH" ], "note": "Front Solidarite Mauricienne" }, { "name": "Militant Socialist Movement", "name_alternative": "MSM", "leaders": [ "Pravind JUGNAUTH" ], "note": "Mouvement Socialist Mauricien" }, { "name": "Muvman Liberater", "name_alternative": "ML", "leaders": [ "Ivan COLLENDAVELLOO" ] }, { "name": "Rodrigues Peoples Organization", "name_alternative": "OPR", "leaders": [ "Serge CLAIR" ], "note": "Organisation du Peuple Rodriguais" } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Lalit Political Party" }, { "name": "Rezistans ek Alternativ ", "note": "Resistance and Alternative" }, { "name": "Say No to Coal!" }, { "name": "various labor unions" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ACP" }, { "organization": "AfDB" }, { "organization": "AOSIS" }, { "organization": "AU" }, { "organization": "C" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "COMESA" }, { "organization": "CPLP ", "note": "associate" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IHO" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "InOC" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OIF" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "SAARC ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "SADC" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Sooroojdev PHOKEER (since 3 August 2015)", "chancery": "1709 N Street NW, Washington, DC 20036; administrative offices at 3201 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 441, Washington, DC 20036", "telephone": "[1] (202) 244-1491 through 1492", "fax": "[1] (202) 966-0983" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Melanie ZIMMERMAN (since 2016); note - also accredited to Seychelles", "embassy": "4th Floor, Rogers House, John Kennedy Avenue, Port Louis", "mailing_address": "international mail: P.O. Box 544, Port Louis; US mail: American Embassy, Port Louis, US Department of State, Washington, DC 20521-2450", "telephone": "[230] 202-4400", "fax": "[230] 208-9534" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "four equal horizontal bands of red (top), blue, yellow, and green; red represents self-determination and independence, blue the Indian Ocean surrounding the island, yellow has been interpreted as the new light of independence, golden sunshine, or the bright future, and green can symbolize either agriculture or the lush vegetation of the island" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "dodo bird" }, { "symbol": "Trochetia Boutoniana flower" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "blue" }, { "color": "yellow" }, { "color": "green" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Motherland\"", "lyrics_music": "Jean Georges PROSPER/Philippe GENTIL", "note": "adopted 1968", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/MP.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Since independence in 1968, Mauritius has undergone a remarkable economic transformation from a low-income, agriculturally based economy to a diversified, upper middle-income economy with growing industrial, financial, and tourist sectors. Mauritius has achieved steady growth over the last several decades, resulting in more equitable income distribution, increased life expectancy, lowered infant mortality, and a much-improved infrastructure.\n\nThe economy currently rests on sugar, tourism, textiles and apparel, and financial services, but is expanding into fish processing, information and communications technology, and hospitality and property development. Sugarcane is grown on about 90% of the cultivated land area and accounts for 15% of export earnings. The government's development strategy centers on creating vertical and horizontal clusters of development in these sectors. Mauritius has attracted more than 32,000 offshore entities, many aimed at commerce in India, South Africa, and China. Investment in the banking sector alone has reached over $1 billion. Mauritius’ textile sector has taken advantage of the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act, a preferential trade program that allows duty free access to the US market, with Mauritian exports to the US growing by 40% from 2000 to 2014.\n\nMauritius' sound economic policies and prudent banking practices helped mitigate negative effects of the global financial crisis in 2008-09. GDP grew in the 3-4% per year range in 2010-16, and the country continues to expand its trade and investment outreach around the globe. Growth in the US and Europe fostered goods and services exports, including tourism, while lower oil prices kept inflation low in 2016. Mauritius continues to rank first in sub-Saharan Africa on the World Bank’s Doing Business Report.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 25850000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 24970000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 24120000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 137, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 11740000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.5, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 3.6, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 75 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 20500, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 19800, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 19200, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 84, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 74, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 14.4, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 17.3, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 3.4, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 50.7, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -59.8, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 4, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 22.1, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 73.9, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 15.8, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 16.3, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 17, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 116 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "sugarcane", "tea", "corn", "potatoes", "bananas", "pulses", "cattle", "goats", "fish" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "food processing", "largely sugar milling", "textiles", "clothing", "mining", "chemicals", "metal products", "transport equipment", "nonelectrical machinery", "tourism" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 2.8, "global_rank": 84, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 624700, "global_rank": 155, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture_and_fishing": { "value": 8, "units": "%" }, "construction_and_industry": { "value": 29.8, "units": "%" }, "transportation_and_communication": { "value": 63.5, "units": "%" }, "trade_restaurants_hotels": { "value": 22, "units": "%" }, "finance": { "value": 6, "units": "%" }, "other_services": { "value": 25, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2014" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 7.8, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 8, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 91 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 8, "units": "%", "date": "2006" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 35.9, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 39, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2006" } ], "global_rank": 91 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 2478000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 2950000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 21.1, "global_rank": 143, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -4, "global_rank": 139, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 66, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 63.7, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 55 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 July", "end": "30 June" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.4, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1.3, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 87 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 9, "units": "%", "date": "2010-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 32 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 8.3, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 8.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 100 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2743000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 2547000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 119 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 12600000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" }, { "value": 12150000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 103 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 13960000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 13280000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 95 }, "market_value_of_publicly_traded_shares": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 7239000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" }, { "value": 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"stock_of_direct_foreign_investment": { "at_home": { "note": "NA" } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 35.56, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 35.057, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 35.057, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 30.622, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 30.05, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Mauritian rupees (MUR) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "total_electrification": { "value": 100, "units": "%" }, "date": "2016" }, "production": { "kWh": 2800000000, "global_rank": 133, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 2600000000, "global_rank": 138, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 172, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 175, "date": "2013" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 1100000, "global_rank": 126, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 96.5, "global_rank": 61, "date": "2013" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 143, "date": "2013" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 3.3, "global_rank": 132, "date": "2013" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0.2, "global_rank": 111, "date": "2013" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 169, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 164, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 101, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 0, "global_rank": 169, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 174, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 25000, "global_rank": 127, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 209, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 25960, "global_rank": 106, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 103, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 172, "date": "2013" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 149, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 98, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 173, "date": "2014-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 5400000, "global_rank": 124, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 380000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 28, "global_rank": 110, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 1762000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 132, "global_rank": 153, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "small system with good service", "domestic": "monopoly over fixed-line services terminated in 2005; fixed-line teledensity roughly 30 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular services launched in 1989 with teledensity approaching 140 per 100 persons in 2016", "international": "country code - 230; landing point for the SAFE submarine cable that provides links to Asia and South Africa where it connects to the SAT-3/WASC submarine cable that provides further links to parts of East Africa, and Europe; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean); new microwave link to Reunion; HF radiotelephone links to several countries (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "the government maintains control over TV broadcasting through the Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation (MBC), which only operates digital TV stations since June 2015; MBC is a shareholder in a local company that operates 2 pay-TV stations; the state retains the largest radio broadcast network with multiple stations; several private radio broadcasters have entered the market since 2001; transmissions of at least 2 international broadcasters are available (2017)", "internet": { "country_code": ".mu", "users": { "total": 672000, "percent_of_population": 50.1, "global_rank": 175, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 1, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 13, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 1466527, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 168773000, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "3B", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 5, "global_rank": 182, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 2, "over_3047_metres": 1, "914_to_1523_metres": 1, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 3, "914_to_1523_metres": 2, "under_914_metres": 1, "date": "2013" } } }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 2428, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 2379, "units": "km", "note": "includes 99 km of expressways" }, "global_rank": 173, "date": "2015" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 4, "by_type": [ { "type": "passenger/cargo", "count": 2 }, { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 1 }, { "type": "refrigerated cargo", "count": 1 } ], "global_rank": 132, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Port Louis" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.26, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 0.19, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 0.14, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 0.15, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 130 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "no regular military forces", "Mauritius Police Force", "Special Mobile Force", "National Coast Guard" ], "date": "2014" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "Mauritius and Seychelles claim the Chagos Islands", "claims French-administered Tromelin Island" ], "trafficking_in_persons": { "current_situation": "Mauritius is a source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking; Mauritian girls are induced or sold into prostitution, often by peers, family members, or businessmen offering other forms of employment; Mauritian adults have been identified as labor trafficking victims in the UK, Belgium, and Canada, while Mauritian women from Rodrigues Island are also subject to domestic servitude in Mauritius; Malagasy women transit Mauritius en route to the Middle East for jobs as domestic servants and subsequently are subjected to forced labor; Cambodian men are victims of forced labor on foreign fishing vessels in Mauritius’ territorial waters; other migrant workers from East and South Asia and Madagascar are also subject to forced labor in Mauritius’ manufacturing and construction sectors", "tier_rating": "Tier 2 Watch List – Mauritius does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; in 2014, the government made modest efforts to address child sex trafficking but none related to adult forced labor; law enforcement lacks an understanding of trafficking crimes outside of child sex trafficking, despite increasing evidence of other forms of human trafficking; authorities made no trafficking prosecutions or convictions and made modest efforts to assist a couple of child sex trafficking victims; officials sustained an extensive public awareness campaign to prevent child sex trafficking, but no efforts were made to raise awareness or reduce demand for forced adult or child labor (2015)" }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "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, but corruption levels are relatively low and the government appears generally to be committed to regulating its banking industry" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-01", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701102533/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mp.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mp.html" } }, "mexico": { "data": { "name": "Mexico", "introduction": { "background": "The site of several advanced Amerindian civilizations - including the Olmec, Toltec, Teotihuacan, Zapotec, Maya, and Aztec - Mexico was conquered and colonized by Spain in the early 16th century. Administered as the Viceroyalty of New Spain for three centuries, it achieved independence early in the 19th century. Elections held in 2000 marked the first time since the 1910 Mexican Revolution that an opposition candidate - Vicente FOX of the National Action Party (PAN) - defeated the party in government, the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). He was succeeded in 2006 by another PAN candidate Felipe CALDERON, but Enrique PENA NIETO regained the presidency for the PRI in 2012. The global financial crisis in late 2008 caused a massive economic downturn in Mexico the following year, although growth returned quickly in 2010. Ongoing economic and social concerns include low real wages, high underemployment, inequitable income distribution, and few advancement opportunities for the largely indigenous population in the impoverished southern states. Since 2007, Mexico's powerful drug-trafficking organizations have engaged in bloody feuding, resulting in tens of thousands of drug-related homicides." }, "geography": { "location": "North America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, between Belize and the United States and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and the United States", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 23, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 102, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "North America", "area": { "total": { "value": 1964375, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 1943945, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 20430, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 14, "comparative": "slightly less than three times the size of Texas" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 4389, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Belize", "border_length": { "value": 276, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Guatemala", "border_length": { "value": 958, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "US", "border_length": { "value": 3155, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 9330, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "contiguous_zone": { "value": 24, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" }, "continental_shelf": { "value": 200, "units": "nm", "note": "or to the edge of the continental margin" } }, "climate": "varies from tropical to desert", "terrain": "high, rugged mountains; low coastal plains; high plateaus; desert", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 1111, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Laguna Salada", "elevation": { "value": -10, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Volcan Pico de Orizaba", "elevation": { "value": 5675, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "petroleum", "silver", "copper", "gold", "lead", "zinc", "natural gas", "timber" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 54.9, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 11.8, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 1.4, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 41.7, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 33.3, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 11.8, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 65000, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "most of the population is found in the middle of the country between the states of Jalisco and Veracruz; approximately a quarter of the population lives in and around Mexico City", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "tsunamis along the Pacific coast, volcanoes and destructive earthquakes in the center and south, and hurricanes on the Pacific, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean coasts", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "volcanic activity in the central-southern part of the country; the volcanoes in Baja California are mostly dormant; Colima (elev. 3,850 m), which erupted in 2010, is Mexico's most active volcano and is responsible for causing periodic evacuations of nearby villagers; it 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; Popocatepetl (elev. 5,426 m) poses a threat to Mexico City; other historically active volcanoes include Barcena, Ceboruco, El Chichon, Michoacan-Guanajuato, Pico de Orizaba, San Martin, Socorro, and Tacana", "type": "volcanism" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "scarcity of hazardous waste disposal facilities", "rural to urban migration", "natural freshwater resources scarce and polluted in north", "inaccessible and poor quality in center and extreme southeast", "raw sewage and industrial effluents polluting rivers in urban areas", "deforestation", "widespread erosion", "desertification", "deteriorating agricultural lands", "serious air and water pollution in the national capital and urban centers along US-Mexico border", "land subsidence in Valley of Mexico caused by groundwater depletion\nnote: the government considers the lack of clean water and deforestation national security issues" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Marine Dumping", "Marine Life Conservation", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Wetlands", "Whaling" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "strategic location on southern border of US; corn (maize), one of the world's major grain crops, is thought to have originated in Mexico" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 123166749, "global_rank": 12, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Mexican(s)", "adjective": "Mexican" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "mestizo", "percent": 62, "note": "Amerindian-Spanish" }, { "name": "predominantly Amerindian", "percent": 21 }, { "name": "Amerindian", "percent": 7 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 10, "note": "mostly European" } ], "note": "Mexico does not collect census data on ethnicity", "date": "2012" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Spanish only", "percent": 92.7 }, { "name": "Spanish and indigenous languages", "percent": 5.7 }, { "name": "indigenous only", "percent": 0.8 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 0.8 } ], "note": "indigenous languages include various Mayan, Nahuatl, and other regional languages", "date": "2005" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 82.7 }, { "name": "Pentecostal", "percent": 1.6 }, { "name": "Jehovah's Witness", "percent": 1.4 }, { "name": "other Evangelical Churches", "percent": 5 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 1.9 }, { "name": "none", "percent": 4.7 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 2.7 } ], "date": "2010" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 27.26, "males": 17167636, "females": 16402301 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 17.72, "males": 11049818, "females": 10770843 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 40.69, "males": 24174900, "females": 25938909 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 7.41, "males": 4187644, "females": 4944802 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 6.93, "males": 3827870, "females": 4702026 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 51.7, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 41.9, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 9.8, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 10.2, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 28, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 26.9, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 29.1, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 133, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 1.15, "global_rank": 102, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 18.5, "global_rank": 93, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 5.3, "global_rank": 177, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -1.7, "global_rank": 155, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "most of the population is found in the middle of the country between the states of Jalisco and Veracruz; approximately a quarter of the population lives in and around Mexico City", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 79.2, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 1.57, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Mexico City", "population": 20999000, "is_capital": true }, { "place": "Guadalajara", "population": 4843000 }, { "place": "Monterrey", "population": 4513000 }, { "place": "Puebla", "population": 2984000 }, { "place": "Toluca De Lerdo", "population": 2164000 }, { "place": "Tijuana", "population": 1987000 } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 0.93, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.85, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.82, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.96, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 21.3, "date": "2008" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 38, "global_rank": 108, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 11.9, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 13.3, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 10.4, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 122, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 75.9, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 73.1, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 78.8, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 93, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 2.25, "global_rank": 95, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 72.3, "units": "%", "date": "2014" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 6.3, "global_rank": 108, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 2.07, "date": "2013" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 1.5, "date": "2011" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 97.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 92.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 96.1, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 2.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 7.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 3.9, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 88, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 74.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 85.2, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 12, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 25.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 14.8, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 0.24, "global_rank": 95, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 198200, "global_rank": 30, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 4000, "global_rank": 28, "date": "2015" } }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "degree_of_risk": "intermediate", "food_or_waterborne_diseases": [ "bacterial diarrhea", "hepatitis A" ], "vectorborne_diseases": [ "dengue fever" ], "note": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus", "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 27.6, "global_rank": 23, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 2.8, "global_rank": 117, "date": "2012" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 5.2, "global_rank": 72, "date": "2012" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 95.1, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 96.2, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 94.2, "units": "%" }, "date": "2012" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 13, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 13, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 13, "units": "years" }, "date": "2014" }, "child_labor": { "total_number": 1105617, "percentage": { "value": 5, "units": "%" }, "date": "2009" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 9.6, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 9.2, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 10.3, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 104, "date": "2014" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "United Mexican States", "conventional_short_form": "Mexico", "local_long_form": "Estados Unidos Mexicanos", "local_short_form": "Mexico", "etymology": "named after the Mexica, the largest and most powerful branch of the Aztecs; the meaning of the name is uncertain" }, "government_type": "federal presidential republic", "capital": { "name": "Mexico City (Ciudad de Mexico)", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 19, "minutes": 26, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 99, "minutes": 8, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": -6, "note": "1 hour behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time" }, "daylight_saving_time": "+1hr, begins first Sunday in April; ends last Sunday in October", "note": "Mexico has four time zones" }, "independence": { "date": "1810-09-16", "note": "declared independence from Spain; 27 September 1821 (recognized by Spain)" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "16 September", "original_year": "1810" } ], "constitution": { "history": "several previous; latest approved 5 February 1917; amended many times, last in 2015 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "civil law system with US constitutional law influence; judicial review of legislative acts", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "yes", "citizenship_by_descent": "yes", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "not specified", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "5 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": true }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Enrique PENA NIETO (since 1 December 2012); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government", "head_of_government": "President Enrique PENA NIETO (since 1 December 2012)", "cabinet": "Cabinet appointed by the president; note - appointment of attorney general, the head of the Bank of Mexico, and senior treasury officials require consent of the Senate", "elections_appointments": "president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a single 6-year term; election last held on 1 July 2012 (next to be held in July 2018)", "election_results": "Enrique PENA NIETO elected president; percent of vote - Enrique PENA NIETO (PRI) 38.2%, Andres Manuel LOPEZ OBRADOR (PRD) 31.6%, Josefina Eugenia VAZQUEZ Mota (PAN) 25.4%, other 4.8%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "bicameral National Congress or Congreso de la Union consists of the Senate or Camara de Senadores (128 seats; 96 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 32 directly elected in a single, nationwide constituency by proportional representation vote; members serve 6-year terms) and the Chamber of Deputies or Camara de Diputados (500 seats; 300 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 200 directly elected in a single, nationwide constituency by proportional representation vote; members serve 3-year terms)", "elections": "Senate - last held on 1 July 2012 for all of the seats (next to be held 1 July 2018); Chamber of Deputies - last held on 7 June 2015 (next to be held on 1 July 2018)", "election_results": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PRI 52, PAN 38, PRD 22, PVEM 9, PT 4, Movimiento Ciudadano 2, PANAL 1; Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PRI 203, PAN 108, PRD 56, PVEM 47, MORENA 35, MC 26, PNA/PANAL 10, PES 8, PT 6, independent 1" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court of Justice or Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nacion (consists of the chief justice and 11 justices and organized into civil, criminal, administrative, and labor panels) and the Electoral Tribunal of the Federal Judiciary (organized into the superior court, with 7 judges including the court president and 5 regional courts, each with 3 judges)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Supreme Court justices nominated by the president of the republic and approved by two-thirds vote of the members present in the Senate; justices serve for life; Electoral Tribunal superior and regional court judges nominated by the Supreme Court and elected by two-thirds vote of members present in the Senate; superior court president elected from among its members to hold office for a 4-year term; other judges of the superior and regional courts serve staggered, 9-year terms", "subordinate_courts": "federal level includes circuit, collegiate, and unitary courts; state and district level courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Citizen's Movement", "name_alternative": "MC", "leaders": [ "Dante DELGADO Rannaoro" ], "note": "Movimiento Ciudadano" }, { "name": "Institutional Revolutionary Party", "name_alternative": "PRI", "leaders": [ "Enrique OCHOA Reza" ], "note": "Partido Revolucionario Institucional" }, { "name": "Labor Party", "name_alternative": "PT", "leaders": [ "Alberto ANAYA Gutierrez" ], "note": "Partido del Trabajo" }, { "name": "Mexican Green Ecological Party", "name_alternative": "PVEM", "leaders": [ "Carlos Alberto PUENTE Salas" ], "note": "Partido Verde Ecologista de Mexico" }, { "name": "Movement for National Regeneration", "name_alternative": "MORENA", "leaders": [ "Andres Manuel LOPEZ Obrador" ], "note": "Movimiento Regeneracion Nacional" }, { "name": "National Action Party", "name_alternative": "PAN", "leaders": [ "Ricardo ANAYA Cortes" ], "note": "Partido Accion Nacional" }, { "name": "New Alliance Party", "name_alternative": "PNA/PANAL", "leaders": [ "Luis CASTRO Obregon" ], "note": "Partido Nueva Alianza" }, { "name": "Party of the Democratic Revolution", "name_alternative": "PRD", "leaders": [ "Alejandra BARRALES Magdaleno" ], "note": "Partido de la Revolucion Democratica" }, { "name": "Social Encounter Party", "name_alternative": "PES", "leaders": [ "Hugo Eric FLORES Cervantes" ], "note": "Partido Encuentro Social" } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Businessmen's Coordinating Council", "name_alternative": "CCE" }, { "name": "Confederation of Employers of the Mexican Republic", "name_alternative": "COPARMEX" }, { "name": "Confederation of Industrial Chambers", "name_alternative": "CONCAMIN" }, { "name": "Confederation of Mexican Workers", "name_alternative": "CTM" }, { "name": "Confederation of National Chambers of Commerce", "name_alternative": "CONCANACO" }, { "name": "Coordinator for Foreign Trade Business Organizations", "name_alternative": "COECE" }, { "name": "Federation of Unions Providing Goods and Services", "name_alternative": "FESEBES" }, { "name": "National Chamber of Transformation Industries", "name_alternative": "CANACINTRA" }, { "name": "National Confederation of Popular Organizations", "name_alternative": "CNOP" }, { "name": "National Coordinator for Education Workers", "name_alternative": "CNTE" }, { "name": "National Peasant Confederation", "name_alternative": "CNC" }, { "name": "National Small Business Chamber", "name_alternative": "CANACOPE" }, { "name": "National Syndicate of Education Workers", "name_alternative": "SNTE" }, { "name": "National Union of Workers", "name_alternative": "UNT" }, { "name": "Popular Assembly of the People of Oaxaca", "name_alternative": "APPO" }, { "name": "Roman Catholic Church" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "APEC" }, { "organization": "Australia Group" }, { "organization": "BCIE" }, { "organization": "BIS" }, { "organization": "CAN ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "Caricom ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CDB" }, { "organization": "CE ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "CELAC" }, { "organization": "CSN ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "EBRD" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "FATF" }, { "organization": "G-3" }, { "organization": "G-15" }, { "organization": "G-20" }, { "organization": "G-24" }, { "organization": "G-5" }, { "organization": "IADB" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IHO" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "LAES" }, { "organization": "LAIA" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NAFTA" }, { "organization": "NAM ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "NEA" }, { "organization": "NSG" }, { "organization": "OAS" }, { "organization": "OECD" }, { "organization": "OPANAL" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "Pacific Alliance" }, { "organization": "Paris Club ", "note": "associate" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "SICA ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNASUR ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "Union Latina ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Geronimo GUTIERREZ Fernandez (since 23 April 2017)", "chancery": "1911 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20006", "telephone": "[1] (202) 728-1600", "fax": "[1] (202) 728-1698", "consulates_general": "Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, El Paso (TX), Houston, Laredo (TX), Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Nogales (AZ), Phoenix, Sacramento (CA), San Antonio (TX), San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose (CA), San Juan (Puerto Rico), Saint Paul (MN)", "consulates": "Albuquerque (NM), Anchorage (AK), Boise (ID), Brownsville (TX), Calexico (CA), Del Rio (TX), Detroit, Douglas (AZ), Eagle Pass (TX), Fresno (CA), Indianapolis (IN), Kansas City (MO), Las Vegas (NV), Little Rock (AR), McAllen (TX), Minneapolis (MN), New Orleans, Omaha (NE), Orlando (FL), Oxnard (CA), Philadelphia, Portland (OR), Presidio (TX), Raleigh (NC), Salt Lake City, San Bernardino (CA), Santa Ana (CA), Seattle, Tucson (AZ), Yuma (AZ); note - Washington DC Consular Section is located in a separate building from the Mexican Embassy and has jurisdiction over DC, parts of Virginia, Maryland, and West Virginia" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Roberta JACOBSON (since 20 June 2016)", "embassy": "Paseo de la Reforma 305, Colonia Cuauhtemoc, 06500 Mexico, Distrito Federal", "mailing_address": "P. O. Box 9000, Brownsville, TX 78520-9000", "telephone": "(01-55) 5080-2000", "fax": "(01-55) 5080-2005", "consulates_general": "Ciudad Juarez, Guadalajara, Hermosillo, Matamoros, Merida, Monterrey, Nogales, Nuevo Laredo, Tijuana" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), white, and red; Mexico's coat of arms (an eagle with a snake in its beak perched on a cactus) is centered in the white band; green signifies hope, joy, and love; white represents peace and honesty; red stands for hardiness, bravery, strength, and valor; the coat of arms is derived from a legend that the wandering Aztec people were to settle at a location where they would see an eagle on a cactus eating a snake; the city they founded, Tenochtitlan, is now Mexico City", "note": "similar to the flag of Italy, which is shorter, uses lighter shades of red and green, and does not display anything in its white band" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "golden eagle" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "green" }, { "color": "white" }, { "color": "red" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Himno Nacional Mexicano\" (National Anthem of Mexico)", "lyrics_music": "Francisco Gonzalez BOCANEGRA/Jaime Nuno ROCA", "note": "adopted 1943, in use since 1854; also known as \"Mexicanos, al grito de Guerra\" (Mexicans, to the War Cry); according to tradition, Francisco Gonzalez BOCANEGRA, an accomplished poet, was uninterested in submitting lyrics to a national anthem contest; his fiancee locked him in a room and refused to release him until the lyrics were completed", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/MX.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Mexico's $2.2 trillion economy has become increasingly oriented toward manufacturing since the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) entered into force in 1994. Per capita income is roughly one-third that of the US; income distribution remains highly unequal.\n\nMexico has become the US' second-largest export market and third-largest source of imports. In 2016, two-way trade in goods and services exceeded $579 billion. Mexico has free trade agreements with 46 countries, putting more than 90% of trade under free trade agreements. In 2012, Mexico formed the Pacific Alliance with Peru, Colombia, and Chile.\n\nMexico's current government, led by President Enrique PENA NIETO, has emphasized economic reforms, passing and implementing sweeping energy, financial, fiscal, and telecommunications reform legislation, among others, with the long-term aim to improve competitiveness and economic growth across the Mexican economy. Mexico began holding public auctions of exploration and development rights to select oil and gas resources in 2015 as a part of reforms that allow for private investment in the oil, gas, and electricity sectors. Mexico held its fourth auction in December 2016 and allocated 8 of 10 deep water fields, demonstrating Mexico’s capacity to attract investment amid low oil prices. The government will allocate additional fields in 2017.\n\nSince 2013, Mexico’s economic growth has averaged 2% annually, falling short of private-sector expectations that President Pena Nieto’s sweeping reforms would bolster economic prospects. Growth is predicted to remain below potential given falling oil production, weak oil prices, structural issues such as low productivity, high inequality, a large informal sector employing over half of the workforce, weak rule of law, and corruption. Over the medium-term, the economy is vulnerable to global economic pressures, such as lower external demand, rising interest rates, and low oil prices - approximately 10% of government revenue comes from the state-owned oil company, PEMEX.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2307000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2259000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 2205000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 12, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 1064000000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.1, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 2.2, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 130 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 18900, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 18700, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 18400, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 90, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 69.6, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 12.3, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 22.6, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": -1.8, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 36.1, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -38.8, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 3.7, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 33.1, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 63.2, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 20.3, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 19.9, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 19.5, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 84 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "corn", "wheat", "soybeans", "rice", "beans", "cotton", "coffee", "fruit", "tomatoes", "beef", "poultry", "dairy products", "wood products" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "food", "beverages", "tobacco", "chemicals", "iron", "steel", "petroleum", "mining", "textiles", "clothing", "motor vehicles", "consumer durables", "tourism" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 3.3, "global_rank": 70, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 53740000, "global_rank": 13, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 13.4, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 24.1, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 61.9, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.6, "units": "%", "date": "2017" }, { "value": 4.4, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 25, "units": "%" } ], "global_rank": 30 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 46.2, "units": "%", "note": "based on food-based definition of poverty; asset-based poverty amounted to more than 47%", "date": "2014" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 2, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 40, "units": "%" }, "date": "2014" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 48.2, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 48.3, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2008" } ], "global_rank": 25 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 224300000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 255900000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 21.1, "global_rank": 144, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -3, "global_rank": 105, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 56.3, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 54.1, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 77 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.8, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2.7, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 133 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6.25, "units": "%", "date": "2017-02-28" }, { "value": 5.25, "units": "%", "date": "2016-02-28" } ], "global_rank": 65 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4.3, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 3.42, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 152 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 192300000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 194800000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 25 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 826700000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" }, { "value": 727000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 20 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 400300000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 398900000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 29 }, "market_value_of_publicly_traded_shares": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 402300000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" }, { "value": 480200000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" }, { "value": 526000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 24 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -27860000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -33350000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 194 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 373700000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 380900000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 12 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "manufactured goods", "oil", "oil products", "silver", "fruits", "vegetables", "coffee", "cotton" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "US", "percent": 81.2 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 387000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 395300000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 11 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "metalworking machines", "steel mill products", "agricultural machinery", "electrical equipment", "automobile parts for assembly", "repair", "aircraft", "aircraft parts" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "US", "percent": 47.3 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 17.7 }, { "name": "Japan", "percent": 4.4 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 176400000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 178000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 14, "note": "Mexico also maintains access to an $88 million Flexible Credit Line with the IMF" }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 484600000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 441600000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 26 }, "stock_of_direct_foreign_investment": { "at_home": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 384300000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 356900000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 20 }, "abroad": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 153300000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 142900000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 29 } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 18.34, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 15.848, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 15.848, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 13.292, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 13.17, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Mexican pesos (MXN) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 1231667, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 99, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 100, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 97, "units": "%" }, "date": "2012" }, "production": { "kWh": 310000000000, "global_rank": 12, "date": "2015" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 238000000000, "global_rank": 15, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 7100000000, "global_rank": 27, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "kWh": 400000000, "global_rank": 85, "date": "2014" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 65450000, "global_rank": 19, "date": "2016" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 74.2, "global_rank": 102, "date": "2016" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 2.1, "global_rank": 29, "date": "2016" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 19, "global_rank": 96, "date": "2016" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 4.7, "global_rank": 60, "date": "2016" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 2154000, "global_rank": 13, "date": "2016" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 1193000, "global_rank": 13, "date": "2016" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 11110, "global_rank": 74, "date": "2015" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 9700000000, "global_rank": 17, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 1119000, "global_rank": 20, "date": "2016" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 2007000.0000000002, "global_rank": 13, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 195000, "global_rank": 35, "date": "2015" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 713500, "global_rank": 11, "date": "2016" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 44370000000, "global_rank": 19, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 72770000000, "global_rank": 10, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 52000000, "global_rank": 49, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 28840000000, "global_rank": 14, "date": "2014" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 432900000000, "global_rank": 33, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 455000000, "global_rank": 15, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 19886949, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 16, "global_rank": 14, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 106831000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 88, "global_rank": 14, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "adequate telephone service for business and government; improving quality and increasing mobile cellular availability, with mobile subscribers far outnumbering fixed-line subscribers; domestic satellite system with 120 earth stations; extensive microwave radio relay network; considerable use of fiber-optic cable and coaxial cable", "domestic": "competition has spurred the mobile-cellular market; fixed-line teledensity is less than 20 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity is about 90 per 100 persons", "international": "country code - 52; Columbus-2 fiber-optic submarine cable with access to the US, Virgin Islands, Canary Islands, Spain, and Italy; the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1) and the MAYA-1 submarine cable system together provide access to Central America, parts of South America and the Caribbean, and the US; satellite earth stations - 120 (32 Intelsat, 2 Solidaridad (giving Mexico improved access to South America, Central America, and much of the US as well as enhancing domestic communications), 1 Panamsat, numerous Inmarsat mobile earth stations); linked to Central American Microwave System of trunk connections (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "many TV stations and more than 1,400 radio stations with most privately owned; the Televisa group once had a virtual monopoly in TV broadcasting, but new broadcasting groups and foreign satellite and cable operators are now available (2012)", "internet": { "country_code": ".mx", "users": { "total": 69915000, "percent_of_population": 57.4, "global_rank": 12, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 21, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 357, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 45560063, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 713985467, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "XA", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 1714, "global_rank": 3, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 243, "over_3047_metres": 12, "2438_to_3047_metres": 32, "1524_to_2437_metres": 80, "914_to_1523_metres": 86, "under_914_metres": 33, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 1471, "over_3047_metres": 1, "2438_to_3047_metres": 1, "1524_to_2437_metres": 42, "914_to_1523_metres": 281, "under_914_metres": 1146, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 1, "date": "2013" } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "gas", "length": 18074, "units": "km" }, { "type": "liquid petroleum", "length": 2102, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil", "length": 8775, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil/gas/water", "length": 369, "units": "km" }, { "type": "refined products", "length": 7565, "units": "km" }, { "type": "water", "length": 123, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 15389, "units": "km" }, "standard_gauge": { "length": 15389, "electrified": 27, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.435-m" }, "global_rank": 18, "date": "2014" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 377660, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 137544, "units": "km", "note": "includes 7,176 km of expressways" }, "unpaved": { "value": 240116, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 20, "date": "2012" }, "waterways": { "value": 2900, "units": "km", "note": "navigable rivers and coastal canals mostly connected with ports on the country's east coast", "global_rank": 33, "date": "2012" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 52, "by_type": [ { "type": "bulk carrier", "count": 5 }, { "type": "cargo", "count": 3 }, { "type": "chemical tanker", "count": 11 }, { "type": "liquefied gas", "count": 3 }, { "type": "passenger/cargo", "count": 10 }, { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 17 }, { "type": "roll on/roll off", "count": 3 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 5, "by_country": [ { "country": "France", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Greece", "count": 2 }, { "country": "South Africa", "count": 1 }, { "country": "UAE", "count": 1 } ] }, "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 12, "by_country": [ { "country": "Antigua and Barbuda", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Marshall Islands", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Panama", "count": 5 }, { "country": "Portugal", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Spain", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Venezuela", "count": 1 }, { "country": "unknown", "count": 1 } ] }, "global_rank": 70, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Altamira", "Coatzacoalcos", "Lazaro Cardenas", "Manzanillo", "Veracruz" ], "container_ports": [ { "place": "Manzanillo", "twenty_foot_equivalent_units": 1992176 }, { "place": "Lazaro Cardenas", "twenty_foot_equivalent_units": 1242777 } ], "oil_terminals": [ "Cayo Arcas terminal", "Dos Bocas terminal" ], "liquid_natural_gas_terminals_import": [ "Altamira", "Ensenada" ], "cruise_ports": [ "Cancun", "Cozumel", "Ensenada" ], "date": "2012" } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.68, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 0.67, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 0.62, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 0.59, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 0.55, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 124 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Secretariat of National Defense (Secretaria de Defensa Nacional", "Sedena)", "Army (Ejercito)", "Mexican Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Mexicana", "FAM)", "Secretariat of the Navy (Secretaria de Marina", "Semar)", "Mexican Navy (Armada de Mexico (ARM)", "includes Naval Air Force (FAN)", "Mexican Naval Infantry Corps (Cuerpo de Infanteria de Marina", "Mexmar or CIM)) (2013)" ] }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18 years of age for compulsory military service, conscript service obligation is 12 months; 16 years of age with consent for voluntary enlistment; conscripts serve only in the Army; Navy and Air Force service is all voluntary; women are eligible for voluntary military service; cadets enrolled in military schools from the age of 15 are considered members of the armed forces", "date": "2012" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "abundant rainfall in recent years along much of the Mexico-US border region has ameliorated periodically strained water-sharing arrangements", "the US has intensified security measures to monitor and control legal and illegal personnel, transport, and commodities across its border with Mexico", "Mexico must deal with thousands of impoverished Guatemalans and other Central Americans who cross the porous border looking for work in Mexico and the US", "Belize and Mexico are working to solve minor border demarcation discrepancies arising from inaccuracies in the 1898 border treaty" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "internally_displaced_persons": { "people": 311000, "note": "government's quashing of Zapatista uprising in 1994 in eastern Chiapas Region; drug cartel violence and government's military response since 2007; violence between and within indigenous groups", "date": "2016" }, "stateless_persons": { "people": 13, "date": "2016" } }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "major drug-producing and transit nation; world's second largest opium poppy cultivator; opium poppy cultivation in 2009 rose 31% over 2008 to 19,500 hectares yielding a potential production of 50 metric tons of pure heroin, or 125 metric tons of \"black tar\" heroin, the dominant form of Mexican heroin in the western United States; marijuana cultivation increased 45% to 17,500 hectares in 2009; government conducts the largest independent illicit-crop eradication program in the world; continues as the primary transshipment country for US-bound cocaine from South America, with an estimated 95% of annual cocaine movements toward the US stopping in Mexico; major drug syndicates control the majority of drug trafficking throughout the country; producer and distributor of ecstasy; significant money-laundering center; major supplier of heroin and largest foreign supplier of marijuana and methamphetamine to the US market (2007)" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-01", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701102819/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mx.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mx.html" } }, "micronesia_federated_states_of": { "data": { "name": "Micronesia, Federated States Of", "introduction": { "background": "The Caroline Islands are a widely scattered archipelago in the western Pacific Ocean; they became part of a UN Trust Territory under US administration following World War II. The eastern four island groups adopted a constitution in 1979 and chose to become the Federated States of Micronesia. (The westernmost island group became Palau.) Independence came in 1986 under a Compact of Free Association with the US, which was amended and renewed in 2004. Present concerns include large-scale unemployment, overfishing, overdependence on US foreign aid, and state perception of inequitable allocation of US aid." }, "geography": { "location": "Oceania, island group in the North Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to Indonesia", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 6, "minutes": 55, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 158, "minutes": 15, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Oceania", "area": { "total": { "value": 702, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 702, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km", "note": "fresh water only" }, "note": "includes Pohnpei (Ponape), Chuuk (Truk) Islands, Yap Islands, and Kosrae (Kosaie)", "global_rank": 191, "comparative": "four times the size of Washington, DC (land area only)" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 0, "units": "km" } }, "coastline": { "value": 6112, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "tropical; heavy year-round rainfall, especially in the eastern islands; located on southern edge of the typhoon belt with occasionally severe damage", "terrain": "islands vary geologically from high mountainous islands to low, coral atolls; volcanic outcroppings on Pohnpei, Kosrae, and Chuuk", "elevation": { "lowest_point": { "name": "Pacific Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Dolohmwar (Totolom)", "elevation": { "value": 791, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "timber", "marine products", "deep-seabed minerals", "phosphate" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 25.5, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 2.3, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 19.7, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 3.5, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 74.5, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 0, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km", "note": "NA", "date": "2012" }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "typhoons (June to December)", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "overfishing", "climate change", "pollution" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Ozone Layer Protection" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "composed of four major island groups totaling 607 islands" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 104719, "global_rank": 194, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Micronesian(s)", "adjective": "Micronesian; Chuukese, Kosraen(s), Pohnpeian(s), Yapese" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Chuukese/Mortlockese", "percent": 49.3 }, { "name": "Pohnpeian", "percent": 29.8 }, { "name": "Kosraean", "percent": 6.3 }, { "name": "Yapese", "percent": 5.7 }, { "name": "Yap outer islanders", "percent": 5.1 }, { "name": "Polynesian", "percent": 1.6 }, { "name": "Asian", "percent": 1.4 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 0.8 } ], "date": "2010" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "English", "note": "official and common language" }, { "name": "Chuukese" }, { "name": "Kosrean" }, { "name": "Pohnpeian" }, { "name": "Yapese" }, { "name": "Ulithian" }, { "name": "Woleaian" }, { "name": "Nukuoro" }, { "name": "Kapingamarangi" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 54.7 }, { "name": "Protestant", "percent": 41.1, "breakdown": [ { "name": "includes Congregational", "percent": 38.5 }, { "name": "Baptist", "percent": 1.1 }, { "name": "Seventh Day Adventist", "percent": 0.8 }, { "name": "Assembly of God", "percent": 0.7 } ] }, { "name": "Mormon", "percent": 1.5 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 1.9 }, { "name": "none", "percent": 0.7 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 0.1 } ], "date": "2010" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 30.81, "males": 16401, "females": 15863 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 19.8, "males": 10406, "females": 10326 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 38.8, "males": 19667, "females": 20966 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 6.87, "males": 3532, "females": 3659 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 3.72, "males": 1753, "females": 2146 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 62.4, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 55.3, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 7.1, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 14.1, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "24total": { "value": 24.7, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 24, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 25.3, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 157, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": -0.49, "global_rank": 225, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 20.3, "global_rank": 80, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 4.2, "global_rank": 206, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -20.9, "global_rank": 222, "date": "2016" }, "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 22.4, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 0.27, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Palikir", "population": 7000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2014" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.01, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 0.94, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.97, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.81, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.98, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 100, "global_rank": 71, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 20.5, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 22.7, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 18.1, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 81, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 72.9, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 70.8, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 75, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 137, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 2.45, "global_rank": 79, "date": "2016" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 13.7, "global_rank": 6, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 0.19, "date": "2009" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 3.2, "date": "2009" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 94.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 87.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 89, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 5.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 12.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 11, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 85.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 49, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 57.1, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 14.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 51, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 42.9, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "note": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus", "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 33.2, "global_rank": 12, "date": "2014" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Federated States of Micronesia", "conventional_short_form": "none", "local_long_form": "Federated States of Micronesia", "local_short_form": "none", "former": "Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, Ponape, Truk, and Yap Districts", "abbreviation": "FSM", "etymology": "the term \"Micronesia\" is a 19th-century construct of two Greek words, \"micro\" (small) and \"nesoi\" (islands), and refers to thousands of small islands in the western Pacific Ocean" }, "government_type": "federal republic in free association with the US", "capital": { "name": "Palikir", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 6, "minutes": 55, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 158, "minutes": 9, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 11, "note": "16 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "administrative_divisions": [ { "name": "Chuuk (Truk)", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Kosrae (Kosaie)", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Pohnpei (Ponape)", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Yap", "type": "state" } ], "independence": { "date": "1986-11-03", "note": "from the US-administered UN trusteeship" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Constitution Day", "day": "10 May", "original_year": "1979" } ], "constitution": { "history": "drafted June 1975, ratified 1 October 1978, entered into force 10 May 1979; amended 1990", "note": "in 2001, all 26 amendments proposed by the FSM constitutional convention were defeated in a national referendum (2016)" }, "legal_system": "mixed legal system of common and customary law", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "non-party state to the ICCt" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of FSM", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "5 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Peter M. CHRISTIAN (since 12 May 2015); Vice President Yosiwo P. GEORGE (since 12 May 2015); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government", "head_of_government": "President Peter M. CHRISTIAN (since 12 May 2015); Vice President Yosiwo P. GEORGE (since 12 May 2015)", "cabinet": "Cabinet includes the vice president and the heads of the 8 executive departments", "elections_appointments": "president and vice president indirectly elected by Congress from among the 4 'at large' senators for a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 11 May 2011 (next to be held in May 2015)", "election_results": "Peter M. CHRISTIAN elected president by Congress; Yosiwo P. GEORGE elected vice president" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral Congress (14 seats; 10 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 2-year terms and 4 directly elected from each of the 4 states by proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 7 March 2017 (next to be held in March 2019)", "election_results": "percent of vote - NA; seats - independent 14" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice and not more than 5 associate justices and organized into appellate and criminal divisions)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "justices appointed by the president of the Federated States of Micronesia with the approval of two-thirds of Congress; justices appointed for life", "subordinate_courts": "the highest state-level courts are: Chuuk Supreme Court; Korsae State Court; Pohnpei State Court; Yap State Court" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "note": "no formal parties" }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "NA" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ACP" }, { "organization": "ADB" }, { "organization": "AOSIS" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "PIF" }, { "organization": "Sparteca" }, { "organization": "SPC" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WMO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Akillino Harris SUSAIA (since 24 April 2017)", "chancery": "1725 N Street NW, Washington, DC 20036", "telephone": "[1] (202) 223-4383", "fax": "[1] (202) 223-4391", "consulates_general": "Honolulu, Tamuning (Guam)" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Robert Annan RILEY III (since 16 August 2016)", "embassy": "101 Upper Pics Road, Kolonia", "mailing_address": "P. O. Box 1286, Kolonia, Pohnpei, 96941; U.S. Embassy in Micronesia, 4120 Kolonia Place, Washington, D.C. 20521-4120", "telephone": "[691] 320-2187", "fax": "[691] 320-2186" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "light blue with four white five-pointed stars centered; the stars are arranged in a diamond pattern; blue symbolizes the Pacific Ocean, the stars represent the four island groups of Chuuk, Kosrae, Pohnpei, and Yap" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "four, five-pointed" }, { "symbol": "white stars on a light blue field" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "light blue" }, { "color": "white" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Patriots of Micronesia\"", "lyrics_music": "unknown", "note": "adopted 1991; also known as \"Across All Micronesia\"; the music is based on the 1820 German patriotic song \"Ich hab mich ergeben\", which was the West German national anthem from 1949-1950; variants of this tune are used in Johannes Brahms' \"Festival Overture\" and Gustav Mahler's \"Third Symphony\"", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/FM.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Economic activity consists largely of subsistence farming and fishing, and government, which employs two-thirds of the adult working population and receives funding largely - 58% in 2013 – from Compact of Free Association assistance provided by the US. The islands have few commercially valuable mineral deposits. The potential for tourism is limited by isolation, lack of adequate facilities, and limited internal air and water transportation.\n\nUnder the terms of the original Compact, the US provided $1.3 billion in grants and aid from 1986 to 2001. The US and the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) negotiated a second (amended) Compact agreement in 2002-03 that took effect in 2004. The amended Compact runs for a 20-year period to 2023; during which the US will provide roughly $2.1 billion to the FSM. The amended Compact also develops a Trust Fund for the FSM that will provide a comparable income stream beyond 2024 when Compact grants end.\n\nThe country's medium-term economic outlook appears fragile because of dependence on US assistance and lackluster performance of its small and stagnant private sector.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 314000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 310700000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 311200000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 215, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 325000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.1, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -0.2, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": -3.4, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 173 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 3000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 192, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 83.5, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 41.8, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_assets": { "value": 24.3, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 26.6, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -76.2, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2013" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 26.3, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 18.9, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 54.8, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2013" } } }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "taro", "yams", "coconuts", "bananas", "cassava", "manioc", "tapioca", "sakau", "kava", "Kosraen citrus", "betel nuts", "black pepper", "fish", "pigs", "chickens" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "tourism", "construction", "specialized aquaculture", "craft items", "shell", "wood" ] }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 37920, "global_rank": 200, "date": "2010" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 0.9, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 5.2, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 93.9, "units": "%" } }, "note": "two-thirds of the labor force are government employees", "date": "2013" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 16.2, "units": "%", "date": "2010" } ], "global_rank": 168 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 26.7, "units": "%", "date": "2000" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 61.1, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2013" } ], "global_rank": 4 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 213800000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 192100000, "units": "USD", "note": "FY12/13 est." } }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 65.8, "global_rank": 6 }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": 6.7, "global_rank": 7 }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 28, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 27, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 152 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 October", "end": "30 September" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.9, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -1, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 107 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 7.1, "units": "%", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 6.4, "units": "%", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 113 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 196000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 184 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 225200000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 190 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 56980000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 56770000, "units": "USD", "date": "2011-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 187 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 26000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 27000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 58 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 88300000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 95700000, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 195 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "fish", "sakau (kava)", "betel nuts", "black pepper" ] } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 258500000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 263399999.99999997, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 203 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "food", "beverages", "clothing", "computers", "household electronics", "appliances", "manufactured goods", "automobiles", "machinery", "equipment", "furniture", "tools" ] } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 75060000, "units": "USD", "date": "2011-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 169 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 93600000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 93500000, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 195 }, "stock_of_direct_foreign_investment": { "at_home": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 15800000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 34400000, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 128 } }, "exchange_rates": { "note": "the US dollar is used" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 42934, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 59, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 100, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 45, "units": "%" }, "date": "2012" }, "production": { "kWh": 192000000, "global_rank": 195, "date": "2002" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 178600000, "global_rank": 196, "date": "2002" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 140, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 151, "date": "2013" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 18000, "global_rank": 206, "date": "2015" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 96, "global_rank": 64, "date": "2015" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 92, "date": "2015" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 1, "global_rank": 143, "date": "2013" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 3, "global_rank": 70, "date": "2013" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 135, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 126, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 194, "date": "2014" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 0, "global_rank": 135, "date": "2014-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 144, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 210 } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 186, "date": "2014" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 140 } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 105, "global_rank": 214, "date": "2010" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 6808, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 6, "global_rank": 204, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 31400, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 30, "global_rank": 208, "date": "2013-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "adequate system", "domestic": "islands interconnected by shortwave radiotelephone (used mostly for government purposes), satellite (Intelsat) ground stations, and some coaxial and fiber-optic cable; mobile-cellular service available on the major islands", "international": "country code - 691; satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean); in 2015, Fiber Optic was launched and is the primary communication path to the outside world (2016)" } }, "broadcast_media": "no TV broadcast stations; each state has a multi-channel cable service with TV transmissions carrying roughly 95% imported programming and 5% local programming; about a half-dozen radio stations (2009)", "internet": { "country_code": ".fm", "users": { "total": 33000, "percent_of_population": 31.5, "global_rank": 196, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "V6", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 6, "global_rank": 173, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 6, "1524_to_2437_metres": 4, "914_to_1523_metres": 2, "date": "2013" } } }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 388, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 184, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 204, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 201, "date": "2015" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 3, "by_type": [ { "type": "cargo", "count": 1 }, { "type": "passenger/cargo", "count": 2 } ], "global_rank": 139, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Colonia (Tamil Harbor)", "Molsron Lele Harbor", "Pohnepi Harbor" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "branches": { "by_name": [ "no regular military forces" ], "date": "2012" }, "note": "defense is the responsibility of the US" }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "none" ], "illicit_drugs": { "note": "major consumer of cannabis" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-17", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170617101325/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/fm.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170617000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/fm.html" } }, "moldova": { "data": { "name": "Moldova", "introduction": { "background": "Part of Romania during the interwar period, Moldova was incorporated into the Soviet Union at the close of World War II. Although the country has been independent from the USSR since 1991, Russian forces have remained on Moldovan territory east of the Nistru River supporting the breakaway region of Transnistria, composed of a Slavic majority population (mostly Ukrainians and Russians), but with a sizable ethnic Moldovan minority. Years of Communist Party rule post-independence ultimately ended with election-related violent protests and a rerun of parliamentary elections in 2009. Since then, a series of pro-European ruling coalitions have governed Moldova. As a result of the country's most recent legislative election in November 2014, the three pro-European parties that entered Parliament won a total of 55 of the body's 101 seats. Infighting among coalition members led to prolonged legislative gridlock and political instability, as well as the collapse of two governments, all ruled by pro-European coalitions centered around the Liberal Democratic Party (PLDM) and the Democratic Party (PDM). A political impasse ended in January 2016 when a new parliamentary majority led by PDM, joined by defectors from the Communists and PLDM, supported Pavel FILIP as prime minister. Moldova remains Europe's poorest economy; the country signed and ratified an Association Agreement with the EU in 2014, which fully entered into force in July 2016 after ratification by all EU member states." }, "geography": { "location": "Eastern Europe, northeast of Romania", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 47, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 29, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Europe", "area": { "total": { "value": 33851, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 32891, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 960, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 140, "comparative": "slightly larger than Maryland" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 1885, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Romania", "border_length": { "value": 683, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Ukraine", "border_length": { "value": 1202, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 0, "units": "km", "note": "landlocked" }, "climate": "moderate winters, warm summers", "terrain": "rolling steppe, gradual slope south to Black Sea", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 139, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Dniester (Nistru)", "elevation": { "value": 2, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Dealul Balanesti", "elevation": { "value": 430, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "lignite", "phosphorites", "gypsum", "limestone", "arable land" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 74.9, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 55.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 9.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 10.7, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 11.9, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 13.2, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 2283, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "pockets of agglomeration exist throughout the country, the largest being in the center of the country around the capital of Chisinau, followed by Tiraspol and Balti", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "landslides", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "heavy use of agricultural chemicals", "including banned pesticides such as DDT", "has contaminated soil and groundwater", "extensive soil erosion from poor farming methods" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Air Pollution", "Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants", "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Hazardous Wastes", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Wetlands" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "landlocked; well endowed with various sedimentary rocks and minerals including sand, gravel, gypsum, and limestone" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 3510485, "global_rank": 133, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Moldovan(s)", "adjective": "Moldovan" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Moldovan", "percent": 75.1 }, { "name": "Romanian", "percent": 7 }, { "name": "Ukrainian", "percent": 6.6 }, { "name": "Gagauz", "percent": 4.6 }, { "name": "Russian", "percent": 4.1 }, { "name": "Bulgarian", "percent": 1.9 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 0.8 } ], "date": "2014" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Romanian", "percent": 80.2, "breakdown": [ { "name": "identify their mother tongue as Moldovan", "percent": 56.7 }, { "name": "which is virtually the same as Romanian; identify Romanian as their mother tongue", "percent": 23.5 } ], "note": "official" }, { "name": "Russian", "percent": 9.7 }, { "name": "Gagauz", "percent": 4.2, "note": "a Turkish language" }, { "name": "Ukrainian", "percent": 3.9 }, { "name": "Bulgarian", "percent": 1.5 }, { "name": "Romani", "percent": 0.3 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 0.2 } ], "note": "data represent mother tongue", "date": "2014" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Orthodox", "percent": 90.1 }, { "name": "other Christian", "percent": 2.6 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 0.1 }, { "name": "agnostic \u003c.1%" }, { "name": "atheist", "percent": 0.2 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 6.9 } ], "date": "2014" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 18.03, "males": 326244, "females": 306543 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 12.87, "males": 233694, "females": 218189 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 43.55, "males": 768933, "females": 760002 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 13.36, "males": 214852, "females": 254224 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 12.19, "males": 165811, "females": 261993 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 34.6, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 21.2, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 13.4, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 7.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 36.3, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 34.5, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 38.3, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 71, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": -1.04, "global_rank": 231, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 11.8, "global_rank": 169, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 12.6, "global_rank": 19, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -9.5, "global_rank": 215, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "pockets of agglomeration exist throughout the country, the largest being in the center of the country around the capital of Chisinau, followed by Tiraspol and Balti", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 45, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": -0.73, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Chisinau", "population": 725000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.07, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.01, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.85, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.62, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.95, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 24, "date": "2013" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 23, "global_rank": 114, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 12.3, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 14.1, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 10.3, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 118, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 70.7, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 66.9, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 74.8, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 154, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.56, "global_rank": 188, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 59.5, "units": "%", "date": "2012" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 10.3, "global_rank": 8, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 2.54, "date": "2014" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 6.2, "date": "2012" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 96.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 81.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 88.4, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 3.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 18.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 11.6, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 87.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 67.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 76.4, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 12.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 32.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 23.6, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 0.64, "global_rank": 60, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 18000, "global_rank": 81, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 800, "global_rank": 72, "date": "2015" } }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 15.7, "global_rank": 91, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 2.2, "global_rank": 111, "date": "2012" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 7.5, "global_rank": 10, "date": "2014" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 99.4, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 99.7, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 99.1, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 12, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 11, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 12, "units": "years" }, "date": "2015" }, "child_labor": { "total_number": 72364, "percentage": { "value": 16, "units": "%" }, "date": "2009" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 9.8, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 9.6, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 10.2, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 87, "date": "2014" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Republic of Moldova", "conventional_short_form": "Moldova", "local_long_form": "Republica Moldova", "local_short_form": "Moldova", "former": "Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic, Moldovan Soviet Socialist Republic", "etymology": "named for the Moldova River in neighboring eastern Romania" }, "government_type": "parliamentary republic", "capital": { "name": "Chisinau in Romanian (Kishinev in Russian)", "note": "pronounced KEE-shee-now (KIH-shi-nyov)", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 47, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 28, "minutes": 51, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 2, "note": "7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" }, "daylight_saving_time": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" }, "administrative_divisions": [ { "name": "Anenii Noi", "type": "raion" }, { "name": "Basarabeasca", "type": "raion" }, { "name": "Briceni", "type": "raion" }, { "name": "Cahul", "type": "raion" }, { "name": "Cantemir", "type": "raion" }, { "name": "Calarasi", "type": "raion" }, { "name": "Causeni", "type": "raion" }, { "name": "Cimislia", "type": "raion" }, { "name": "Criuleni", "type": "raion" }, { "name": "Donduseni", "type": "raion" }, { "name": "Drochia", "type": "raion" }, { "name": "Dubasari", "type": "raion" }, { "name": "Edinet", "type": "raion" }, { "name": "Falesti", "type": "raion" }, { "name": "Floresti", "type": "raion" }, { "name": "Glodeni", "type": "raion" }, { "name": "Hincesti", "type": "raion" }, { "name": "Ialoveni", "type": "raion" }, { "name": "Leova", "type": "raion" }, { "name": "Nisporeni", "type": "raion" }, { "name": "Ocnita", "type": "raion" }, { "name": "Orhei", "type": "raion" }, { "name": "Rezina", "type": "raion" }, { "name": "Riscani", "type": "raion" }, { "name": "Singerei", "type": "raion" }, { "name": "Soldanesti", "type": "raion" }, { "name": "Soroca", "type": "raion" }, { "name": "Stefan Voda", "type": "raion" }, { "name": "Straseni", "type": "raion" }, { "name": "Taraclia", "type": "raion" }, { "name": "Telenesti", "type": "raion" }, { "name": "Ungheni", "type": "raion" }, { "name": "Balti", "type": "municipality" }, { "name": "Bender", "type": "municipality" }, { "name": "Chisinau", "type": "municipality" }, { "name": "Gagauzia", "type": "autonomous territorial unit" }, { "name": "Stinga Nistrului ", "type": "territorial unit" } ], "independence": { "date": "1991-08-27", "note": "from the Soviet Union" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "27 August", "original_year": "1991" } ], "constitution": { "history": "previous 1978; latest adopted 29 July 1994, effective 27 August 1994", "amendments": "proposed by voter petition (at least 200,000 eligible voters), by one-third of Parliament members, or by the government; passage requires two-thirds majority vote of Parliament within one year of initial proposal; revisions to constitutional articles on sovereignty, independence, and neutrality require majority vote by referendum; articles on fundamental rights and freedoms cannot be amended; amended several times, last in 2010; note – in early 2016, the Moldovan Constitutional Court decision returned the country to direct presidential elections, reversing a 2000 constitutional amendment that allowed Parliament to select the president (2016)" }, "legal_system": "civil law system with Germanic law influences; Constitutional Court review of legislative acts", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Moldova", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "10 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Igor DODON (since 23 December 2016)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Pavel FILIP (since 20 January 2016)", "cabinet": "Cabinet proposed by the prime minister-designate, nominated by the president, approved through a vote of confidence in Parliament", "elections_appointments": "president directly elected for a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 13 November 2016 (next to be held in fall 2020); prime minister designated by the president upon consultation with Parliament; within 15 days from designation, the prime minister-designate must request a vote of confidence for his/her proposed work program from the Parliament", "election_results": "Igor DODON elected president; percent of vote - Igor DODON (Socialist Party) 52.2%, Maia SANDU (Action and Solidarity Party) 47.8%; Pavel FILIP (Democratic Party) designated prime minister; Parliament vote - 57 of 101" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral Parliament (101 seats; members directly elected in a single, nationwide constituency by proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 30 November 2014 (next to be held in November 2018)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - PSRM 20.5%, PLDM 20.2%, PCRM 17.5%, PDM 15.8%, PL 9.7%, other 16.3%; seats by party - PSRM 25, PLDM 23, PCRM 21, PDM 19, PL 13" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court of Justice (consists of the chief judge, 3 deputy-chief judges, 45 judges, and 7 assistant judges); Constitutional Court (consists of the court president and 6 judges); note - the Constitutional Court is autonomous to the other branches of government; the Court interprets the Constitution and reviews the constitutionality of parliamentary laws and decisions, decrees of the president, and acts of the government", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Supreme Court of Justice judges appointed by the president of the republic upon the recommendation of the Superior Council of Magistracy (an 11-member body of judicial officials); all judges serve 4-year renewable terms; Constitutional Court judges appointed 2 each by Parliament, the Moldovan president, and the Higher Council of Magistracy; court president elected by other court judges for a 3-year term; other judges appointed for 6-year terms", "subordinate_courts": "Courts of Appeal; Court of Business Audit; municipal courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Communist Party of the Republic of Moldova", "name_alternative": "PCRM", "leaders": [ "Vladimir VORONIN" ] }, { "name": "Democratic Party of Moldova", "name_alternative": "PDM", "leaders": [ "Vladimir PLAHOTNIUC" ] }, { "name": "Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova", "name_alternative": "PLDM", "leaders": [ "Viorel CIBOTARU" ] }, { "name": "Liberal Party", "name_alternative": "PL", "leaders": [ "Mihai GHIMPU" ] }, { "name": "Socialist Party of the Republic of Moldova", "name_alternative": "PSRM", "leaders": [ "Zinaida GRECEANII" ] }, { "name": "Action and Solidarity Party", "name_alternative": "PAS", "leaders": [ "Maia SANDU" ] }, { "name": "Anti-Mafia Movement", "name_alternative": "MPA", "leaders": [ "Sergiu MOCANU" ] }, { "name": "Centrist Union of Moldova", "name_alternative": "UCM", "leaders": [ "Mihai PETRACHE" ] }, { "name": "Christian Democratic People's Party", "name_alternative": "PPCD", "leaders": [ "Iurie ROSCA" ] }, { "name": "Conservative Party", "name_alternative": "PC", "leaders": [ "Natalia NIRCA" ] }, { "name": "Democracy at Home Party", "name_alternative": "PPDA", "leaders": [ "Vasile COSTIUC" ] }, { "name": "Democratic Action Party", "name_alternative": "PAD", "leaders": [ "Mihai GODEA" ] }, { "name": "Dignity and Truth Platform", "name_alternative": "PDA", "leaders": [ "Andrei NASTASE" ] }, { "name": "Ecologist Green Party", "name_alternative": "PVE", "leaders": [ "Anatolie PROHNITCHI" ] }, { "name": "European People’s Party of Moldova", "name_alternative": "EPPM", "leaders": [ "Iurie LEANCA" ] }, { "name": "Law and Justice Party", "name_alternative": "PLD", "leaders": [ "Nicolae ALEXEI" ] }, { "name": "Motherland Party", "name_alternative": "PP", "leaders": [ "Emilian CIOTU" ] }, { "name": "National Liberal Party", "name_alternative": "PNL", "leaders": [ "Vitalia PAVLICENKO" ] }, { "name": "Our Home Moldova", "name_alternative": "PCNM", "leaders": [ "Grigore PETRENCO" ] }, { "name": "Our Party", "name_alternative": "PN", "leaders": [ "Renato USATII" ] }, { "name": "People’s Party of Moldova", "name_alternative": "PPRM", "leaders": [ "Alexandru OLEINIC" ] }, { "name": "Regions Party of Moldova", "name_alternative": "PRM", "leaders": [ "Alexandr KALININ" ] }, { "name": "Right Party", "name_alternative": "PD", "leaders": [ "Ana GUTU" ] }, { "name": "Shor Party", "name_alternative": "PS", "leaders": [ "Ilan SHOR" ] }, { "name": "Socialist People’s Party of Moldova", "name_alternative": "PPSM", "leaders": [ "Victor STEPANIUC" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "NA" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "BSEC" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CE" }, { "organization": "CEI" }, { "organization": "CIS" }, { "organization": "EAEC ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "EAPC" }, { "organization": "EBRD" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "GCTU" }, { "organization": "GUAM" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO ", "note": "correspondent" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "OIF" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "OSCE" }, { "organization": "PFP" }, { "organization": "SELEC" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "Union Latina" }, { "organization": "UNMIL" }, { "organization": "UNMISS" }, { "organization": "UNOCI" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Tatiana SOLOMON (since 9 September 2016)", "chancery": "2101 S Street NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 667-1130", "fax": "[1] (202) 667-1204" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador James D. PETTIT (since 29 January 2015)", "embassy": "103 Mateevici Street, Chisinau MD-2009", "mailing_address": "use embassy street address", "telephone": "[373] (22) 40-8300", "fax": "[373] (22) 23-3044" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "three equal vertical bands of Prussian blue (hoist side), chrome yellow, and vermilion red; emblem in center of flag is of a Roman eagle of dark gold (brown) outlined in black with a red beak and talons carrying a yellow cross in its beak and a green olive branch in its right talons and a yellow scepter in its left talons; on its breast is a shield divided horizontally red over blue with a stylized aurochs head, star, rose, and crescent all in black-outlined yellow; based on the color scheme of the flag of Romania - with which Moldova shares a history and culture - but Moldova's blue band is lighter; the reverse of the flag displays a mirrored image of the coat of arms", "note": "one of only three national flags that differ on their obverse and reverse sides - the others are Paraguay and Saudi Arabia" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "aurochs ", "note": "a type of wild cattle" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "blue" }, { "color": "yellow" }, { "color": "red" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Limba noastra\" (Our Language)", "lyrics_music": "Alexei MATEEVICI/Alexandru CRISTEA", "note": "adopted 1994", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/MD.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Despite recent progress, Moldova remains one of the poorest countries in Europe. With a moderate climate and productive farmland, Moldova's economy relies heavily on its agriculture sector, featuring fruits, vegetables, wine, and tobacco. Moldova also depends on annual remittances of about $1.12 billion from the roughly one million Moldovans working in Europe, Russia, and other former Soviet Bloc countries.\n\nWith few natural energy resources, Moldova imports almost all of its energy supplies from Russia and Ukraine. Moldova's dependence on Russian energy is underscored by a more than $5 billion debt to Russian natural gas supplier Gazprom, largely the result of unreimbursed natural gas consumption in the breakaway region of Transnistria. Moldova and Romania inaugurated the Ungheni-Iasi natural gas interconnector project in August 2014. The 43-kilometer pipeline between Moldova and Romania, allows for both the import and export of natural gas. Several technical and regulatory delays kept gas from flowing into Moldova until March 2015. Romanian gas exports to Moldova are largely symbolic. Moldova hopes to build a pipeline connecting Ungheni to Chisinau, bringing the gas to Moldovan population centers.\n\nThe government's stated goal of EU integration has resulted in some market-oriented progress. Moldova experienced better than expected economic growth in 2014 due to increased agriculture production, to economic policies adopted by the Moldovan government since 2009, and to the receipt of EU trade preferences. Moldova signed an Association Agreement and a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement with the EU during fall 2014, connecting Moldovan products to the world’s largest market. Still, a $1 billion asset-stripping heist of Moldovan banks in late 2014 delivered a significant shock to the economy in 2015; a subsequent bank bailout increased inflationary pressures and contributed to the depreciation of the leu. Moldova’s growth has also been hampered by endemic corruption and a Russian import ban on Moldova’s agricultural products. The government’s push to restor stability and implement meaningful reform lead to the approval of a $179 million three-year IMF program focused on improving the banking and fiscal environments.\n\nOver the longer term, Moldova's economy remains vulnerable to corruption, political uncertainty, weak administrative capacity, vested bureaucratic interests, higher fuel prices, Russian political and economic pressure, and unresolved separatism in Moldova's Transnistria region.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 18540000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 18180000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 18260000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 148, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 6650000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -0.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 4.8, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 137 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5200, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 5100, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 5100, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 170, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 86.7, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 19, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 22.3, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 0.1, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 43.6, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -71.7, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 14.1, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 21.2, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 64.7, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 18.2, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 18, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 22.3, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 100 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "vegetables", "fruits", "grapes", "grain", "sugar beets", "sunflower seeds", "tobacco", "beef", "milk", "wine" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "sugar", "vegetable oil", "food processing", "agricultural machinery", "foundry equipment", "refrigerators", "freezers", "washing machines", "hosiery", "shoes", "textiles" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 0.9, "global_rank": 62, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 1220000, "global_rank": 136, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 33.7, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 12.1, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 54.2, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } }, "unemployment_rate": { 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"value": 12.11, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Moldovan lei (MDL) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "total_electrification": { "value": 100, "units": "%" }, "date": "2016" }, "production": { "kWh": 3350000000, "global_rank": 125, "date": "2015" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 3368000000, "global_rank": 130, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 168, "date": "2015" }, "imports": { "kWh": 18000000, "global_rank": 112, "date": "2015" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 433700, "global_rank": 150, "date": "2015" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 95, "global_rank": 69, "date": "2016" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 135, "date": "2015" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 3.7, "global_rank": 131, "date": "2015" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 1.2, "global_rank": 95, "date": "2015" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 163, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 157, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 20, "global_rank": 83, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 0, "global_rank": 163, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 262, "global_rank": 110, "date": "2016" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 15570, "global_rank": 149, "date": "2016" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 261, "global_rank": 119, "date": "2016" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 15560, "global_rank": 130, "date": "2016" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 214, "date": "2015" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 927600000, "global_rank": 88, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 141, "date": "2015" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 1008999999.9999999, "global_rank": 58, "date": "2015" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 166, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 4976000, "global_rank": 127, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 1202466, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 34, "global_rank": 69, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 3713000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 105, "global_rank": 127, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "the mobile market has extended the reach of service to outside the cities and across most of the country", "domestic": "competition among mobile telephone providers has spurred subscriptions; little interest in expanding fixed-line service; mobile-cellular teledensity exceeds 100 per 100 persons", "international": "country code - 373; service through Romania and Russia via landline; satellite earth stations - at least 3 (Intelsat, Eutelsat, and Intersputnik) (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "state-owned national radio-TV broadcaster operates 1 TV and 1 radio station; a total of nearly 70 terrestrial TV channels and some 50 radio stations are in operation; Russian and Romanian channels also are available (2017)", "internet": { "country_code": ".md", "users": { "total": 1768000, "percent_of_population": 49.8, "global_rank": 106, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 3, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 12, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 1005942, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 489630, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "ER", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 7, "global_rank": 169, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 5, "over_3047_metres": 1, "2438_to_3047_metres": 2, "1524_to_2437_metres": 2, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 2, "1524_to_2437_metres": 1, "under_914_metres": 1, "date": "2013" } } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "gas", "length": 1916, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2014" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 1171, "units": "km" }, "broad_gauge": { "length": 1157, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.520-m" }, "standard_gauge": { "length": 14, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.435-m" }, "global_rank": 87, "date": "2014" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 9352, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 8835, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 517, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 138, "date": "2012" }, "waterways": { "value": 558, "units": "km", "note": "in public use on Danube, Dniester and Prut rivers", "global_rank": 82, "date": "2011" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 121, "by_type": [ { "type": "bulk carrier", "count": 7 }, { "type": "cargo", "count": 88 }, { "type": "carrier", "count": 1 }, { "type": "chemical tanker", "count": 3 }, { "type": "passenger/cargo", "count": 7 }, { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 2 }, { "type": "refrigerated cargo", "count": 1 }, { "type": "roll on/roll off", "count": 11 }, { "type": "specialized tanker", "count": 1 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 63, "by_country": [ { "country": "Bulgaria", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Denmark", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Egypt", "count": 5 }, { "country": "Greece", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Israel", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Lebanon", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Pakistan", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Romania", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Russia", "count": 5 }, { "country": "Syria", "count": 5 }, { "country": "Turkey", "count": 18 }, { "country": "UK", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Ukraine", "count": 14 }, { "country": "Yemen", "count": 4 } ] }, "global_rank": 45, "date": "2010" } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.36, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0.35, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 0.33, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 0.33, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 0.33, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 128 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "National Army", "Land Forces Command", "Air Forces Command (includes air defense unit)", "Carabinieri Troops", "a component of the Ministry of Internal Affairs that also has official status as a service of the Armed Forces" ], "date": "2016" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18 years of age for compulsory or voluntary military service; male registration required at age 16; 1-year service obligation", "date": "2016" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "Moldova and Ukraine operate joint customs posts to monitor the transit of people and commodities through Moldova's break-away Transnistria region, which remains under the auspices of an Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe-mandated peacekeeping mission comprised of Moldovan, Transnistrian, Russian, and Ukrainian troops" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "refugees": { "by_country": [ { "people": 6779, "country_of_origin": "Ukraine" } ], "date": "2015" }, "stateless_persons": { "people": 4776, "date": "2016" } }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "limited cultivation of opium poppy and cannabis, mostly for CIS consumption; transshipment point for illicit drugs from Southwest Asia via Central Asia to Russia, Western Europe, and possibly the US; widespread crime and underground economic activity" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-24", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624100549/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/md.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/md.html" } }, "monaco": { "data": { "name": "Monaco", "introduction": { "background": "The Genoese built a fortress on the site of present day Monaco in 1215. The current ruling GRIMALDI family first seized temporary control in 1297, and again in 1331, but was not able to permanently secure its holding until 1419. Economic development was spurred in the late 19th century with a railroad linkup to France and the opening of a casino. Since then, the principality's mild climate, splendid scenery, and gambling facilities have made Monaco world famous as a tourist and recreation center." }, "geography": { "location": "Western Europe, bordering the Mediterranean Sea on the southern coast of France, near the border with Italy", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 43, "minutes": 44, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 7, "minutes": 24, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Europe", "area": { "total": { "value": 2, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 2, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 254, "comparative": "about three times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 6, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "France", "border_length": { "value": 6, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 4.1, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "Mediterranean with mild, wet winters and hot, dry summers", "terrain": "hilly, rugged, rocky", "elevation": { "lowest_point": { "name": "Mediterranean Sea", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Mont Agel", "elevation": { "value": 140, "units": "m" } } }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 99, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "the most densely populated country in the world; its entire population living on 2 square km", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "NA", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "NA" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Air Pollution", "Air Pollution-Sulfur 94", "Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds", "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Marine Dumping", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Wetlands", "Whaling" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "second-smallest independent state in the world (after the Holy See); smallest country with a coastline; almost entirely urban" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 30581, "global_rank": 218, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Monegasque(s) or Monacan(s)", "adjective": "Monegasque or Monacan" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "French", "percent": 47, "note": "official" }, { "name": "Monegasque", "percent": 16 }, { "name": "Italian", "percent": 16 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 21 } ] }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "French", "note": "official" }, { "name": "English" }, { "name": "Italian" }, { "name": "Monegasque" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 90, "note": "official" }, { "name": "other", "percent": 10 } ] }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 11.08, "males": 1744, "females": 1644 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 9.13, "males": 1439, "females": 1352 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 33.68, "males": 5162, "females": 5137 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 14.79, "males": 2253, "females": 2270 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 31.33, "males": 4269, "females": 5311 }, "date": "2016" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 52.4, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 51.1, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 53.7, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 1, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 0.18, "global_rank": 189, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 6.6, "global_rank": 226, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 9.6, "global_rank": 50, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": 4.7, "global_rank": 26, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "the most densely populated country in the world; its entire population living on 2 square km", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 100, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 0.79, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Monaco", "population": 38000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2014" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.99, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.81, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.95, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 1.8, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 2.1, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 1.6, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 225, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 89.5, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 85.6, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 93.5, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 1, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.53, "global_rank": 193, "date": "2016" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 4.3, "global_rank": 155, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 6.65, "date": "2014" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 13.8, "date": "2012" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 1, "global_rank": 169, "date": "2014" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Principality of Monaco", "conventional_short_form": "Monaco", "local_long_form": "Principaute de Monaco", "local_short_form": "Monaco", "etymology": "founded as a Greek colony in the 6th century B.C., the name derives from two Greek words \"monos\" (single, alone) and \"oikos\" (house) to convey the sense of a people \"living apart\" or in a \"single habitation\"" }, "government_type": "constitutional monarchy", "capital": { "name": "Monaco", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 43, "minutes": 44, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 7, "minutes": 25, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 1, "note": "6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" }, "daylight_saving_time": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" }, "independence": { "note": "beginning of permanent rule by the House of GRIMALDI" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "National Day", "day": "19 November", "original_year": "1857", "note": "Saint Rainier's Day" } ], "constitution": { "history": "previous 1911 (suspended 1959); latest adopted 17 December 1962", "amendments": "proposed by joint agreement of the chief of state (the prince) and the National Council; passage requires two-thirds majority vote of National Council members; amended 2002 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "civil law system influenced by French legal tradition", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "non-party state to the ICCt" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "the father must be a citizen of Monaco; in the case of a child born out of wedlock, the mother must be a citizen and father unknown", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "10 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "Prince ALBERT II (since 6 April 2005)", "head_of_government": "Minister of State Serge TELLE (since 1 February 2016)", "cabinet": "Council of Government under the authority of the monarch", "elections_appointments": "the monarchy is hereditary; minister of state appointed by the monarch from a list of three French national candidates presented by the French Government" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral National Council or Conseil National (24 seats; 16 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 8 directly elected by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 10 February 2013 (next to be held in February 2018)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - Horizon Monaco 50.3%, Union Monegasque 39%, Renaissance 10.7%; seats by party - Horizon Monaco 20, Union Monegasque 3, Renaissance 1" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court (consists of 5 permanent members and 2 substitutes)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Supreme Court members appointed by the monarch upon the proposals of the National Council, State Council, Crown Council, Court of Appeal, and Trial Court", "subordinate_courts": "Court of Appeal; Civil Court of First Instance" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Horizon Monaco", "leaders": [ "Laurent NOUVION" ] }, { "name": "Renaissance", "leaders": [ "SBM " ], "note": "public corporation" }, { "name": "Union Monegasque", "leaders": [ "Jean-Francois ROBILLON" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "NA" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CE" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IHO" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "OAS ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OIF" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "OSCE" }, { "organization": "Schengen Convention ", "note": "de facto member" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "Union Latina" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Maguy MACCARIO-DOYLE (since 3 December 2013)", "chancery": "3400 International Drive NW, Suite 2K-100, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "(202) 234-1530", "fax": "(202) 244-7656", "consulates_general": "New York" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and white; the colors are those of the ruling House of Grimaldi and have been in use since 1339, making the flag one of the world's oldest national banners", "note": "similar to the flag of Indonesia which is longer and the flag of Poland which is white (top) and red" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "red and white lozenges ", "note": "diamond shapes" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "white" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"A Marcia de Muneghu\" (The March of Monaco)", "lyrics_music": "Louis NOTARI/Charles ALBRECHT", "note": "music adopted 1867, lyrics adopted 1931; although French is commonly spoken, only the Monegasque lyrics are official; the French version is known as \"Hymne Monegasque\" (Monegasque Anthem); the words are generally only sung on official occasions", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/MN.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Monaco, bordering France on the Mediterranean coast, is a popular resort, attracting tourists to its casino and pleasant climate. The principality also is a banking center and has successfully sought to diversify into services and small, high-value-added, nonpolluting industries. The state retains monopolies in a number of sectors, including tobacco, the telephone network, and the postal service. Living standards are high, roughly comparable to those in prosperous French metropolitan areas.\n\nThe state has no income tax and low business taxes and thrives as a tax haven both for individuals who have established residence and for foreign companies that have set up businesses and offices. Monaco, however, is not a tax-free shelter; it charges nearly 20% value-added tax, collects stamp duties, and companies face a 33% tax on profits unless they can show that three-quarters of profits are generated within the principality. Monaco was formally removed from the OECD's \"grey list\" of uncooperative tax jurisdictions in late 2009, but continues to face international pressure to abandon its banking secrecy laws and help combat tax evasion. In October 2014, Monaco officially became the 84th jurisdiction participating in the OECD’s Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters, an effort to combat offshore tax avoidance and evasion.\n\nMonaco's reliance on tourism and banking for its economic growth has left it vulnerable to a downturn in France and other European economies which are the principality's main trade partners. In 2009, Monaco's GDP fell by 11.5% as the euro-zone crisis precipitated a sharp drop in tourism and retail activity and home sales. A modest recovery ensued in 2010 and intensified in 2013, with GDP growth of more than 9%, but Monaco's economic prospects remain uncertain, and tied to future euro-zone growth.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 7672000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 7279000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 6790000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" } ], "global_rank": 164, "note": "data are in 2012 US dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 6006000000, "date": "2013" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5.4, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 7.2, "units": "%", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 9.6, "units": "%", "date": "2013" } ], "global_rank": 26 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 115700, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 109200, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 101900, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" } ], "global_rank": 3 }, "composition": { "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 14, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 86, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2013" } } }, "industries": { "industries": [ "banking", "insurance", "tourism", "construction", "small-scale industrial", "consumer products" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 6.8, "global_rank": 1, "date": "2015" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 52000, "global_rank": 190, "date": "2014" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 16.1, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 83.9, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2012" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2, "units": "%", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 12 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 914500000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 973000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2011" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 15.2, "global_rank": 185, "date": "2011" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -1, "global_rank": 55, "date": "2011" }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.5, "units": "%", "date": "2010" } ], "global_rank": 93 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 964600000, "units": "USD", "date": "2017" }, { "value": 1115000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 159, "note": "full customs integration with France, which collects and rebates Monegasque trade duties; also participates in EU market system through customs union with France" }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Europe", "percent": 73.2 }, { "name": "Africa", "percent": 14.6 }, { "name": "America", "percent": 5.2 }, { "name": "Asia", "percent": 4.9 } ], "date": "2013" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1371000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2017" }, { "value": 1162000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 172, "note": "full customs integration with France, which collects and rebates Monegasque trade duties; also participates in EU market system through customs union with France" }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Europe", "percent": 70.4 }, { "name": "Asia", "percent": 20.8 }, { "name": "America", "percent": 4.4 }, { "name": "Africa", "percent": 4.1 } ], "date": "2013" } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.9214, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0.885, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 0.885, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 0.7634, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 0.78, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "euros (EUR) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "total_electrification": { "value": 100, "units": "%" }, "date": "2016" } } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 49085, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 130, "global_rank": 162, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 34000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 90, "global_rank": 207, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "modern automatic telephone system; the country's sole fixed-line operator offers a full range of services to residential and business customers", "domestic": "combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity exceeds 200 per 100 persons", "international": "country code - 377; no satellite earth stations; connected by cable into the French communications system (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "TV Monte-Carlo operates a TV network; cable TV available; Radio Monte-Carlo has extensive radio networks in France and Italy with French-language broadcasts to France beginning in the 1960s and Italian-language broadcasts to Italy beginning in the 1970s; other radio stations include Riviera Radio and Radio Monaco (2012)", "internet": { "country_code": ".mc", "users": { "total": 35000, "percent_of_population": 93.4, "global_rank": 199, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "3A", "date": "2016" }, "heliports": { "total": 1, "date": "2012" } }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 77, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 77, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 218, "date": "2010" }, "merchant_marine": { "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 64, "by_country": [ { "country": "Bahamas", "count": 8 }, { "country": "Bermuda", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Liberia", "count": 8 }, { "country": "Malta", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Marshall Islands", "count": 30 }, { "country": "Panama", "count": 11 }, { "country": "Saint Vincent and the Grenadines", "count": 2 } ] }, "global_rank": 63, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Monaco" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "branches": { "by_name": [ "no regular military forces", "Directorate of Public Security" ], "date": "2012" }, "note": "defense is the responsibility of France" }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "none" ] } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-17", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170617101419/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mn.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170617000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mn.html" } }, "mongolia": { "data": { "name": "Mongolia", "introduction": { "background": "The Mongols gained fame in the 13th century when under Chinggis KHAAN they established a huge Eurasian empire through conquest. After his death the empire was divided into several powerful Mongol states, but these broke apart in the 14th century. The Mongols eventually retired to their original steppe homelands and in the late 17th century came under Chinese rule. Mongolia declared its independence from the Manchu-led Qing Empire in 1911 and achieved limited autonomy until 1919, when it again came under Chinese control. The Mongolian Revolution of 1921 ended Chinese dominance, and a communist regime, the Mongolian People’s Republic, took power in 1924.\nThe modern country of Mongolia, however, represents only part of the Mongols' historical homeland; today, more ethnic Mongolians live in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in the People's Republic of China than in Mongolia. Since the country's peaceful democratic revolution in 1990, the ex-communist Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (MPRP) - which took the name Mongolian People’s Party (MPP) in 2010 - has competed for political power with the Democratic Party (DP) and several other smaller parties, including a new party formed by former President ENKHBAYAR, which confusingly adopted for itself the MPRP name. In the country's most recent parliamentary elections in June 2016, Mongolians handed the MPP overwhelming control of Parliament, largely pushing out the DP, which had overseen a sharp decline in Mongolia’s economy during its control of Parliament in the preceding years. President ELBEGDORJ, a DP member, will finish his second term as president in 2017, and is not eligible to run for re-election." }, "geography": { "location": "Northern Asia, between China and Russia", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 46, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 105, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Asia", "area": { "total": { "value": 1564116, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 1553556, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 10560, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 19, "comparative": "slightly smaller than Alaska; more than twice the size of Texas" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 8082, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "China", "border_length": { "value": 4630, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Russia", "border_length": { "value": 3452, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 0, "units": "km", "note": "landlocked" }, "climate": "desert; continental (large daily and seasonal temperature ranges)", "terrain": "vast semidesert and desert plains, grassy steppe, mountains in west and southwest; Gobi Desert in south-central", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 1528, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Hoh Nuur", "elevation": { "value": 560, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Nayramadlin Orgil (Huyten Orgil)", "elevation": { "value": 4374, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "oil", "coal", "copper", "molybdenum", "tungsten", "phosphates", "tin", "nickel", "zinc", "fluorspar", "gold", "silver", "iron" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 73, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 0.4, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 72.6, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 7, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 20, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 840, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "sparsely distributed population throughout the country; the capital of Ulaanbaatar and the northern city of Darhan support the highest population densities", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "dust storms", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "grassland and forest fires", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "drought", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "\"zud,\" which is harsh winter conditions", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "limited natural freshwater resources in some areas", "the policies of former Communist regimes promoted rapid urbanization and industrial growth that had negative effects on the environment", "the burning of soft coal in power plants and the lack of enforcement of environmental laws severely polluted the air in Ulaanbaatar", "deforestation", "overgrazing", "and the converting of virgin land to agricultural production increased soil erosion from wind and rain", "desertification and mining activities had a deleterious effect on the environment" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Environmental Modification", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Wetlands", "Whaling" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "landlocked; strategic location between China and Russia" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 3031330, "global_rank": 138, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Mongolian(s)", "adjective": "Mongolian" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Khalkh", "percent": 81.9 }, { "name": "Kazak", "percent": 3.8 }, { "name": "Dorvod", "percent": 2.7 }, { "name": "Bayad", "percent": 2.1 }, { "name": "Buryat-Bouriates", "percent": 1.7 }, { "name": "Zakhchin", "percent": 1.2 }, { "name": "Dariganga", "percent": 1 }, { "name": "Uriankhai", "percent": 1 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 4.6 } ], "date": "2010" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Mongolian", "percent": 90, "note": "official; Khalkha dialect is predominant" }, { "name": "Turkic" }, { "name": "Russian" } ], "date": "1999" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Buddhist", "percent": 53 }, { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 3 }, { "name": "Shamanist", "percent": 2.9 }, { "name": "Christian", "percent": 2.2 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 0.4 }, { "name": "none", "percent": 38.6 } ], "date": "2010" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 26.92, "males": 416053, "females": 399954 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 16.76, "males": 256897, "females": 251160 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 45.45, "males": 667509, "females": 710116 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 6.68, "males": 92781, "females": 109768 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 4.19, "males": 51691, "females": 75401 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 47.6, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 41.7, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 6, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 16.7, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 27.9, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 27.1, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 28.7, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 134, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 1.25, "global_rank": 91, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 19.6, "global_rank": 84, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 6.3, "global_rank": 150, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -0.8, "global_rank": 138, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "sparsely distributed population throughout the country; the capital of Ulaanbaatar and the northern city of Darhan support the highest population densities", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 72, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 2.78, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Ulaanbaatar", "population": 1377000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.02, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 0.94, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.85, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.69, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.96, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 20.5, "date": "2008" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 44, "global_rank": 96, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 21.8, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 24.9, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 18.5, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 79, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 69.6, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 65.4, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 74.1, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 160, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 2.13, "global_rank": 103, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 54.6, "units": "%", "date": "2013" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 4.7, "global_rank": 105, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 2.88, "date": "2011" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 6.8, "date": "2012" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 66.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 59.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 64.4, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 33.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 40.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 35.6, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 66.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 42.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 59.7, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 33.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 57.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 40.3, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 0.02, "global_rank": 124, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 400, "global_rank": 124, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 100, "global_rank": 115, "date": "2015" } }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 15.7, "global_rank": 122, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 1.6, "global_rank": 92, "date": "2013" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 4.6, "global_rank": 58, "date": "2011" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 98.4, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 98.2, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 98.6, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 15, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 14, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 16, "units": "years" }, "date": "2015" }, "child_labor": { "total_number": 106203, "percentage": { "value": 18, "units": "%" }, "date": "2005" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 16.6, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 14.7, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 19.1, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 92, "date": "2013" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "none", "conventional_short_form": "Mongolia", "local_long_form": "none", "local_short_form": "Mongol Uls", "former": "Outer Mongolia", "etymology": "the name means \"Land of the Mongols\" in Latin; the Mongolian name Mongol Uls translates as \"Mongol State\"" }, "government_type": "semi-presidential republic", "capital": { "name": "Ulaanbaatar", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 47, "minutes": 55, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 106, "minutes": 55, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 8, "note": "13 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" }, "daylight_saving_time": "+1hr, begins last Saturday in March; ends last Saturday in September", "note": "Mongolia has two time zones - Ulaanbaatar Time (8 hours in advance of UTC) and Hovd Time (7 hours in advance of UTC)" }, "independence": { "date": "1911-12-29" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Naadam holiday", "day": "11-15 July", "note": "games; commemorates independence from China in the 1921 Revolution" }, { "name": "Constitution Day", "day": "26 November", "original_year": "1924", "note": "marks the date that the Mongolian People's Republic was created under a new constitution" } ], "constitution": { "history": "several previous; latest adopted 13 January 1992, effective 12 February 1992", "amendments": "proposed by the State Great Hural, by the president of the republic, by the government, or by petition submitted to the State Great Hural by the Consitutional Court; conducting referenda on proposed amendments requires at least two-thirds majority vote of the State Great Hural; passage of amendments by the State Great Hural requires at least three-quarters majority vote; passage by referendum requires majority participation of qualified voters and a majority of votes; amended 1999, 2001 (2017)" }, "legal_system": "civil law system influenced by Soviet and Romano-Germanic legal systems; constitution ambiguous on judicial review of legislative acts", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "both parents must be citizens of Mongolia; one parent if born within Mongolia", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "5 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Tsakhia ELBEGDORJ (since 18 June 2009)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Jargaltulga ERDENEBAT (since 8 July 2016); Deputy Prime Minister Ukhnaa KHURELSUKH (since 25 July 2016)", "cabinet": "Cabinet nominated by the prime minister in consultation with the president, confirmed by the State Great Hural (parliament)", "elections_appointments": "presidential candidates nominated by political parties represented in the State Great Hural and directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 26 June 2017, with second round to be held on 9 July 2017; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually elected prime minister by the State Great Hural", "election_results": "percent of vote in first round - Khaltmaa BATTULGA (DP) 38.1%, Miyegombo ENKHBOLD (MPP) 30.3%, Sainkhuu GANBAATAR (MPRP) 30.2%, invalid 1.4%; percent of vote in second round (to be held 9 July 2017)" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral State Great Hural or Ulsyn Ikh Khural (76 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote; each constituency requires at least 50% voter participation for the poll to be valid; members serve 4-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 29 June 2016 (next to be held in June 2020)", "election_results": "MPP 65, DP 9, MPRP 1, independent 1" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court (consists of the Chief Justice and 24 judges organized into civil, criminal, and administrative chambers); Constitutional Court or Tsets (consists of a chairman and 8 members)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Supreme Court chief justice and judges appointed by the president upon recommendation to the State Great Hural by the General Council of Courts, a 14-member body of judges and judicial officials; term of appointment is for life; chairman of the Constitutional Court elected from among its members; members appointed by the State Great Hural upon nominations - 3 each by the president, the State Great Hural, and the Supreme Court; term of appointment is 6 years; chairmanship limited to a single renewable 3-year term", "subordinate_courts": "aimag (provincial) and capital city appellate courts; soum, inter-soum, and district courts; Administrative Cases Courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Civil Will-Green Party", "name_alternative": "CWGP", "leaders": [ "Sanjaasuren OYUN and Tserendorj GANKHUYAG" ] }, { "name": "Democratic Party", "name_alternative": "DP", "leaders": [ "Sodnomzundui ERDENE" ] }, { "name": "Mongolian National Democratic Party", "name_alternative": "MNDP", "leaders": [ "Mendsaikhan ENKHSAIKHAN" ] }, { "name": "Mongolian People's Party", "name_alternative": "MPP", "leaders": [ "Miyegombo ENKHBOLD" ] }, { "name": "Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party", "name_alternative": "MPRP", "leaders": [ "Nambar ENKHBAYAR" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "human rights groups" }, { "name": "women's rights groups" }, { "name": "disability rights groups" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ADB" }, { "organization": "ARF" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CICA" }, { "organization": "CP" }, { "organization": "EBRD" }, { "organization": "EITI ", "note": "compliant country" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "MINURSO" }, { "organization": "MONUSCO" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "OSCE" }, { "organization": "SCO ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNAMID" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNISFA" }, { "organization": "UNMISS" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Bulgaa ALTANGEREL (since 8 January 2013)", "chancery": "2833 M Street NW, Washington, DC 20007", "telephone": "[1] (202) 333-7117", "fax": "[1] (202) 298-9227", "consulates_general": "New York, San Francisco" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Jennifer Zimdahl GALT (since 5 October 2015)", "embassy": "Denver Street", "mailing_address": "P.O.Box 341, Ulaanbaatar 14192", "telephone": "[976] 7007-6001", "fax": "[976] 7007-6016" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "three, equal vertical bands of red (hoist side), blue, and red; centered on the hoist-side red band in yellow is the national emblem (\"soyombo\" - a columnar arrangement of abstract and geometric representation for fire, sun, moon, earth, water, and the yin-yang symbol); blue represents the sky, red symbolizes progress and prosperity" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "soyombo emblem" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "blue" }, { "color": "yellow" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Mongol ulsyn toriin duulal\" (National Anthem of Mongolia)", "lyrics_music": "Tsendiin DAMDINSUREN/Bilegiin DAMDINSUREN and Luvsanjamts MURJORJ", "note": "music adopted 1950, lyrics adopted 2006; lyrics altered on numerous occasions" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Foreign direct investment in Mongolia's extractive industries – which are based on extensive deposits of copper, gold, coal, molybdenum, fluorspar, uranium, tin, and tungsten - has transformed Mongolia's landlocked economy from its traditional dependence on herding and agriculture. Exports now account for more than 40% of GDP. Mongolia depends on China for more than 60% of its external trade - China receives some 90% of Mongolia's exports and supplies Mongolia with more than one-third of its imports. Mongolia also relies on Russia for 90% of its energy supplies, leaving it vulnerable to price increases. Remittances from Mongolians working abroad, particularly in South Korea, are significant.\n\nSoviet assistance, at its height one-third of GDP, disappeared almost overnight in 1990 and 1991 at the time of the dismantlement of the USSR. The following decade saw Mongolia endure both deep recession, because of political inaction, and natural disasters, as well as strong economic growth, because of market reforms and extensive privatization of the formerly state-run economy. The country opened a fledgling stock exchange in 1991. Mongolia joined the WTO in 1997 and seeks to expand its participation in regional economic and trade regimes.\n\nGrowth averaged nearly 9% per year in 2004-08 largely because of high copper prices globally and new gold production. By late 2008, Mongolia was hit by the global financial crisis and Mongolia's real economy contracted 1.3% in 2009. In early 2009, the IMF reached a $236 million Stand-by Arrangement with Mongolia and it emerged from the crisis with a stronger banking sector and better fiscal management. In October 2009, Mongolia passed long-awaited legislation on an investment agreement to develop the Oyu Tolgoi (OT) mine, among the world's largest untapped copper-gold deposits. However, a dispute with foreign investors developing OT called into question the attractiveness of Mongolia as a destination for foreign investment. This caused a severe drop in FDI, and a slowing economy, leading to the dismissal of Prime Minister ALTANKHUYAG in November 2014. The economy had grown more than 10% per year between 2011 and 2013 - largely on the strength of commodity exports and high government spending - before slowing to 7.8% in 2014, 2.3% in 2015, and 1% in 2016.\n\nThe May 2015 agreement with Rio Tinto to restart the OT mine and the subsequent $4.4 billion finance package signing in December 2015 stemmed the loss of investor confidence. The current government has made restoring investor trust and reviving the economy its top priority, but has failed to invigorate the economy in the face of the large drop off in foreign direct investment, mounting external debt, and a sizeable budget deficit. However, Mongolia reached staff-level agreement with the IMF in February 2017 on an Extended Fund Facility program, and once approved by the IMF Board, the program is expected to improve Mongolia’s long-term fiscal and economic stability.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 37000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 36640000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 35790000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 119, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 11160000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2.4, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 7.9, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 176 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 12200, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 12300, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 12200, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 123, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 57.6, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 12.1, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 19.9, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 7.4, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 40.1, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -37.1, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 14.6, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 35.1, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 50.3, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 21.2, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 21.1, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 23.4, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 78 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "wheat", "barley", "vegetables", "forage crops", "sheep", "goats", "cattle", "camels", "horses" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "construction", "construction materials", "mining", "coal", "copper", "molybdenum", "fluorspar", "tin", "tungsten", "gold", "oil", "food", "beverages", "processing of animal products", "cashmere", "natural fiber manufacturing" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 4.9, "global_rank": 36, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 1240000, "global_rank": 140, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 31.1, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 18.5, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 50.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 8.6, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 8.3, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 102 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 21.6, "units": "%", "date": "2014" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 13.8, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 8.8, "units": "%" }, "date": "2016" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 36.5, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2008" }, { "value": 32.8, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2002" } ], "global_rank": 85 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 2868000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 4035000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 25.7, "global_rank": 112, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -10.5, "global_rank": 202, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 60, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" } ], "global_rank": 70 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.4, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 5.8, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 122 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 12, "units": "%", "date": "2016-01-14" }, { "value": 13, "units": "%", "date": "2015-01-15" } ], "global_rank": 15 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 19.3, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 19.56, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 20 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 935000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 844400000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 155 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5822000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 5035000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 126 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 7354000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 8048000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 111 }, "market_value_of_publicly_traded_shares": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 632600000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" }, { "value": 766100000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" }, { "value": 1095000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 110 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -449000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -469000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 99 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4319000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 4619000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 111 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "copper", "apparel", "livestock", "animal products", "cashmere", "wool", "hides", "fluorspar", "other nonferrous metals", "coal", "crude oil" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "China", "percent": 84 }, { "name": "Switzerland", "percent": 9 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3003000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3512000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 141 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "machinery", "equipment", "fuel", "cars", "food products", "industrial consumer goods", "chemicals", "building materials", "cigarettes", "tobacco", "appliances", "soap", "detergent" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "China", "percent": 39.9 }, { "name": "Russia", "percent": 28.4 }, { "name": "Japan", "percent": 6.4 }, { "name": "South Korea", "percent": 6.2 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 18670000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 18160000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 93 }, "stock_of_direct_foreign_investment": { "at_home": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 17620000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 16890000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 82 }, "abroad": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 379400000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 367400000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 89 } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2011, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1970.3, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1970.3, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1817.9, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 1357.6, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "togrog/tugriks (MNT) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 300000, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 90, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 98, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 73, "units": "%" }, "date": "2013" }, "production": { "kWh": 5100000000, "global_rank": 119, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 5600000000, "global_rank": 115, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 33000000, "global_rank": 89, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "kWh": 1300000000, "global_rank": 59, "date": "2014" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 1000000, "global_rank": 129, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 99.8, "global_rank": 40, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 136, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 185, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0.2, "global_rank": 112, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 23180, "global_rank": 68, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 14360, "global_rank": 62, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 95, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 0, "global_rank": 164 } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 168, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 28000, "global_rank": 122, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 211, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 25620, "global_rank": 108, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 215, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 167, "date": "2013" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 142, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 93, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 167, "date": "2014-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 14000000, "global_rank": 94, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 255634, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 9, "global_rank": 125, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 3068000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 103, "global_rank": 139, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "network is improving with international direct dialing available in many areas; a fiber-optic network has been installed that is improving broadband and communication services between major urban centers with multiple companies providing inter-city fiber-optic cable services", "domestic": "very low fixed-line teledensity; there are 3 mobile-cellular providers and subscribership is increasing", "international": "country code - 976; satellite earth stations - 7 (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "following a law passed in 2005, Mongolia's state-run radio and TV provider converted to a public service provider; also available are 69 radio and 131 TV stations, including multi-channel satellite and cable TV providers; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters are available (2017)", "internet": { "country_code": ".mn", "users": { "total": 642000, "percent_of_population": 21.4, "global_rank": 131, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 3, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 12, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 541129, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 7130148, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "JU", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 44, "global_rank": 98, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 15, "over_3047_metres": 2, "2438_to_3047_metres": 10, "1524_to_2437_metres": 3, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 29, "over_3047_metres": 2, "2438_to_3047_metres": 2, "1524_to_2437_metres": 24, "under_914_metres": 1, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 1, "date": "2013" } }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 1815, "units": "km" }, "broad_gauge": { "length": 1815, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.520-m" }, "note": "national operator Ulaanbaatar Railway is jointly owned by the Mongolian Government and by the Russian State Railway", "global_rank": 76, "date": "2016" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 49249, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 4800, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 44449, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 79, "date": "2013" }, "waterways": { "value": 580, "units": "km", "note": "the only waterway in operation is Lake Hovsgol; 135 km; 270 km; 175 km; ; ", "global_rank": 81 }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 57, "by_type": [ { "type": "bulk carrier", "count": 21 }, { "type": "cargo", "count": 25 }, { "type": "chemical tanker", "count": 1 }, { "type": "container", "count": 2 }, { "type": "liquefied gas", "count": 2 }, { "type": "passenger/cargo", "count": 2 }, { "type": "roll on/roll off", "count": 3 }, { "type": "vehicle carrier", "count": 1 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 44, "by_country": [ { "country": "Indonesia", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Japan", "count": 2 }, { "country": "North Korea", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Russia", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Singapore", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Ukraine", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Vietnam", "count": 33 } ] }, "global_rank": 68, "date": "2010" } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.87, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 0.86, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 0.85, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 0.96, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 0.84, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 90 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Mongolian Armed Forces (Mongol ulsyn zevsegt huchin)", "Mongolian Army", "Mongolian Air Force" ], "date": "2016" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18-27 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; 1-year conscript service obligation in land or air forces or police for males only; after conscription, soldiers can contract into military service for 2 or 4 years; citizens can also voluntarily join the armed forces", "date": "2015" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "none" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "stateless_persons": { "people": 14, "date": "2016" } } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-01", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701102611/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mg.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mg.html" } }, "montenegro": { "data": { "name": "Montenegro", "introduction": { "background": "The use of the name Crna Gora or Black Mountain (Montenegro) began in the 13th century in reference to a highland region in the Serbian province of Zeta. The later medieval state of Zeta maintained its existence until 1496 when Montenegro finally fell under Ottoman rule. Over subsequent centuries, Montenegro managed to maintain a level of autonomy within the Ottoman Empire. From the 16th to 19th centuries, Montenegro was a theocracy ruled by a series of bishop princes; in 1852, it transformed into a secular principality. Montenegro was recognized as an independent sovereign principality at the Congress of Berlin in 1878. After World War I, during which Montenegro fought on the side of the Allies, Montenegro was absorbed by the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes, which became the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in 1929; at the conclusion of World War II, it became a constituent republic of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. When the latter dissolved in 1992, Montenegro federated with Serbia, creating the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and, after 2003, shifting to a looser State Union of Serbia and Montenegro. In May 2006, Montenegro invoked its right under the Constitutional Charter of Serbia and Montenegro to hold a referendum on independence from the state union. The vote for severing ties with Serbia barely exceeded 55% - the threshold set by the EU - allowing Montenegro to formally restore its independence on 3 June 2006." }, "geography": { "location": "Southeastern Europe, between the Adriatic Sea and Serbia", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 42, "minutes": 30, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 19, "minutes": 18, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Europe", "area": { "total": { "value": 13812, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 13452, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 360, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 162, "comparative": "slightly smaller than Connecticut" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 680, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Albania", "border_length": { "value": 186, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Bosnia and Herzegovina", "border_length": { "value": 242, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Croatia", "border_length": { "value": 19, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Kosovo", "border_length": { "value": 76, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Serbia", "border_length": { "value": 157, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 293.5, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "continental_shelf": "defined by treaty" }, "climate": "Mediterranean climate, hot dry summers and autumns and relatively cold winters with heavy snowfalls inland", "terrain": "highly indented coastline with narrow coastal plain backed by rugged high limestone mountains and plateaus", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 1086, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Adriatic Sea", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Bobotov Kuk", "elevation": { "value": 2522, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "bauxite", "hydroelectricity" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 38.2, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 12.9, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 1.2, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 24.1, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 40.4, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 21.4, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 24, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "highest population density is concentrated in the south, southwest; 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note - Cetinje retains the status of \"Old Royal Capital\"", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 42, "minutes": 26, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 19, "minutes": 16, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 1, "note": "6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" }, "daylight_saving_time": "+1 hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" }, "independence": { "date": "2006-06-03", "note": "from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "National Day", "day": "13 July", "note": "1878, the day the Berlin Congress recognized Montenegro as the 27th independent state in the world, and 1941, the day the Montenegrins staged an uprising against fascist occupiers and sided with the partisan communist movement" } ], "constitution": { "history": "several previous; latest adopted 22 October 2007", "amendments": "proposed by the president of Montenegro, by the government, or by at least 25 members of the Assembly; passage of draft proposals requires two-thirds majority vote of the Assembly, followed by a public hearing; passage of draft amendments requires two-thirds majority vote of the Assembly; changes to certain constitutional articles such as sovereignty, state symbols, citizenship, and constitutional change procedures require three-fifths majority vote in a referendum; amended 2013, 2014 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "civil law", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "accepts ICC jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Montenegro", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "10 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Filip VUJANOVIC (since 6 April 2008)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Dusko MARKOVIC (since 28 November 2016); note - Prime Minister Milo DJUKANOVIC resigned 26 October 2016", "cabinet": "Ministers act as cabinet", "elections_appointments": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 7 April 2013 (next to be held in 2018); prime minister nominated by the president, approved by the Assembly", "election_results": "Filip VUJANOVIC reelected president; percent of vote - Filip VUJANOVIC (DPS) 51.2%, Miodrag LEKIC (independent) 48.8%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral Assembly or Skupstina (81 seats; members directly elected in a single nationwide constituency by proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 16 October 2016 (next to be held by October 2020)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party/coalition - DPS 41.4%, DF 20.3%, Key Coalition, 11.1%, DCG 10.0%, SDP 5.2%, SD 3.3%, BS, 3.2%, Albanians Decisively 1.3%, HGI .5%, other 3.7%; seats by party/coalition - DPS 36, DF 18, Key Coalition 9, DCG 8, SDP 4, SD 2, BS 2, Albanians Decisively 1, HGI 1" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court or Vrhovni Sud (consists of the court president, deputy president, and 15 judges); Constitutional Court or Ustavni Sud (consists of the court president and 7 judges)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Supreme Court president proposed by general session of the Supreme Court and elected by the Judicial Council, a 9-member body consisting of judges, lawyers designated by the Assembly, and the minister of judicial affairs; Supreme Court president elected for a single renewable, 5-year term; other judges elected by the Judicial Council for life; Constitutional Court judges - 2 proposed by the president of Montenegro and 5 by the Assembly, and elected by the Assembly; court president elected from among the court members; court president elected for 3 years, other judges 9 years", "subordinate_courts": "Administrative Courts; Appellate Court; Commercial Courts; High Courts; basic courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Albanians Decisively ", "leaders": [ "Genci NIMANBEGU" ], "note": "includes FORCA, AA, DUA" }, { "name": "Albanian Alternative", "name_alternative": "AA", "leaders": [ "Nik DJELOSAJ" ] }, { "name": "Bosniak Party", "name_alternative": "BS", "leaders": [ "Rafet HUSOVIC" ] }, { "name": "Croatian Civic Initiative", "name_alternative": "HGI", "leaders": [ "Marija VUCINOVIC" ] }, { "name": "Democratic Alliance", "name_alternative": "DEMOS", "leaders": [ "Miodrag LEKIC" ] }, { "name": "Democratic Front", "name_alternative": "DF", "leaders": [ "collective leadership" ], "note": "includes NOVA, PZP, DNP, RP" }, { "name": "Democratic Montenegro", "name_alternative": "DCG", "leaders": [ "Aleksa BECIC" ] }, { "name": "Democratic Party of Socialists", "name_alternative": "DPS", "leaders": [ "Milo DJUKANOVIC" ] }, { "name": "Democratic People's Party", "name_alternative": "DNP", "leaders": [ "Milan KNEZEVIC" ] }, { "name": "Democratic Union of Albanians", "name_alternative": "DUA", "leaders": [ "Mehmet ZENKA" ] }, { "name": "Key Coalition ", "leaders": [ "Miodrag LEKIC" ] }, { "name": "Liberal Party", "name_alternative": "LP", "leaders": [ "Andrija POPOVIC" ] }, { "name": "Movement for Change", "name_alternative": "PZP", "leaders": [ "Nebojsa MEDOJEVIC" ] }, { "name": "New Democratic Power", "name_alternative": "FORCA", "leaders": [ "Nazif CUNGU" ] }, { "name": "New Serb Democracy", "name_alternative": "NOVA", "leaders": [ "Andrija MANDIC" ] }, { "name": "Social Democratic Party", "name_alternative": "SDP", "leaders": [ "Ranko KRIVOKAPIC" ] }, { "name": "Social Democrats", "name_alternative": "SD", "leaders": [ "Ivan BRAJOVIC" ] }, { "name": "Socialist People's Party", "name_alternative": "SNP", "leaders": [ "Srdjan MILIC" ] }, { "name": "United Reform Action", "name_alternative": "URA", "leaders": [ "Zarko RAKCEVIC" ] }, { "name": "Workers' Party", "name_alternative": "RP", "leaders": [ "Janko VUCINIC" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "NA" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "CE" }, { "organization": "CEI" }, { "organization": "EAPC" }, { "organization": "EBRD" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IHO" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO ", "note": "correspondent" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "OAS ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OIF ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "OSCE" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "PFP" }, { "organization": "SELEC" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Nebojsa KALUDEROVIC (since 18 January 2017)", "chancery": "1610 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC, 20009", "telephone": "[1] (202) 234-6108", "fax": "[1] (202) 234-6109", "consulates_general": "New York" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Margaret UYEHARA (since 19 February 2015)", "embassy": "Dzona Dzeksona 2, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro", "mailing_address": "use embassy street address", "telephone": "[382] (0) 20 410 500", "fax": "[382] (0) 20 241 358" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "a red field bordered by a narrow golden-yellow stripe with the Montenegrin coat of arms centered; the arms consist of a double-headed golden eagle - symbolizing the unity of church and state - surmounted by a crown; the eagle holds a golden scepter in its right claw and a blue orb in its left; the breast shield over the eagle shows a golden lion passant on a green field in front of a blue sky; the lion is a symbol of episcopal authority and harkens back to the three and a half centuries when Montenegro was ruled as a theocracy" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "double-headed eagle" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "gold" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Oj, svijetla majska zoro\" (Oh, Bright Dawn of May)", "lyrics_music": "Sekula DRLJEVIC/unknown, arranged by Zarko MIKOVIC", "note": "adopted 2004; music based on a Montenegrin folk song", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/MJ.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Montenegro's economy is transitioning to a market system. As of 2015, around 90% of Montenegrin state-owned companies have been privatized, including 100% of banking, telecommunications, and oil distribution. Tourism, which accounts for roughly 20% of Montenegro’s GDP, brings in three times as many visitors as Montenegro’s total population every year. Several new luxury tourism complexes are in various stages of development along the coast, and a number are being offered in connection with nearby boating and yachting facilities. In addition to tourism, energy and agriculture are considered two distinct pillars of the economy. Only 20% of Montenegro’s hydro potential is utilized. Montenegro plans to become a net energy exporter, and the construction of an underwater cable to Italy, which will be completed by 2018, will help meet its goal.\n\nMontenegro uses the euro as its domestic currency, though it is not an official member of the euro zone. In January 2007, Montenegro joined the World Bank and IMF, and in December 2011, the WTO. Montenegro began negotiations to join the EU in 2012, having met the conditions set down by the European Council, which called on Montenegro to take steps to fight corruption and organized crime.\n\nThe government recognizes the need to remove impediments in order to remain competitive and open the economy to foreign investors. The biggest foreign investors in Montenegro are Russia, Italy, Cyprus, Denmark, Hungary and Serbia. Net foreign direct investment in 2016 reached $755 million and investment per capita is one of the highest in Europe.\n\nMontenegro is currently planning major overhauls of its road and rail networks, and possible expansions of its air transportation system. In 2014, the Government of Montenegro selected two Chinese companies to construct a 41 km-long section of the country’s highway system. Construction will cost around $1.1 billion. Cheaper borrowing costs have stimulated Montenegro’s growing debt, which currently sits at 65.9% of GDP. Montenegro first instituted a value-added tax (VAT) in April 2003, and introduced differentiated VAT rates of 17% and 7% (for tourism) in January 2006. 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Montserrat in 1632; the first African slaves arrived three decades later. The British and French fought for possession of the island for most of the 18th century, but it finally was confirmed as a British possession in 1783. The island's sugar plantation economy was converted to small farm landholdings in the mid-19th century. Much of this island was devastated and two-thirds of the population fled abroad because of the eruption of the Soufriere Hills Volcano that began on 18 July 1995. Montserrat has endured volcanic activity since, with the last eruption occurring in July 2003." }, "geography": { "location": "Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, southeast of Puerto Rico", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 16, "minutes": 45, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 62, "minutes": 12, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "Central America and the Caribbean", "area": { "total": { "value": 102, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 102, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 226, "comparative": "about 0.6 times the size of Washington, DC" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 0, "units": "km" } }, "coastline": { "value": 40, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 3, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_fishing_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "tropical; little daily or seasonal temperature variation", "terrain": "volcanic island, mostly mountainous, with small coastal lowland", "elevation": { "lowest_point": { "name": "Caribbean Sea", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Soufriere Hills volcano pre-eruption height was", "elevation": { "value": 915 }, "note": "m; current lava dome is subject to periodic build up and collapse; estimated dome height was 1050 m in 2015" } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "NEGL" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 30, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 20, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 10, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 25, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 45, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "only the northern half of the island is populated, the southern portion is uninhabitable due to volcanic activity", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "volcanic eruptions", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "severe hurricanes (June to November)", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "Soufriere Hills volcano (elev. 915 m), has erupted continuously since 1995; a massive eruption in 1997 destroyed most of the capital, Plymouth, and resulted in approximately half of the island becoming uninhabitable", "type": "volcanism" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "land erosion occurs on slopes that have been cleared for cultivation" ] }, "note": "the island is entirely volcanic in origin and comprised of three major volcanic centers of differing ages" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 5267, "global_rank": 229, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Montserratian(s)", "adjective": "Montserratian" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "African/black", "percent": 88.4 }, { "name": "mixed", "percent": 3.7 }, { "name": "hispanic/Spanish", "percent": 3 }, { "name": 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"males": 188, "females": 227 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 6.11, "males": 193, "females": 129 }, "date": "2016" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 32.6, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 32.1, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 33.1, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 94, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 0.48, "global_rank": 161, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 11, "global_rank": 180, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 6.3, "global_rank": 152, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": 0, "global_rank": 90, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "only the northern half of the island is populated, the southern portion is uninhabitable due to volcanic activity", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 9, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 0.65, "units": "%" } }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.07, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.08, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 0.92, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.83, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 1.6, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 1, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 12.7, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 9.9, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 15.6, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 114, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 74.4, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 75.8, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 72.9, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 123, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.31, "global_rank": 217, "date": "2016" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 99, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 99, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 99, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 1, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 1, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 1, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 82.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 82.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 82.9, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 17.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 17.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 17.1, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2007" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 5.1, "date": "2009" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 15, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 14, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 17, "units": "years" }, "date": "2007" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "none", "conventional_short_form": "Montserrat", "etymology": "island named by explorer Christopher COLUMBUS in 1493 after the Benedictine abbey Santa Maria de Montserrat, near Barcelona, Spain" }, "government_type": "parliamentary democracy (Legislative Council); self-governing overseas territory of the UK", "capital": { "name": "Plymouth; note - Plymouth was abandoned in 1997 because of volcanic activity; interim government buildings have been built at Brades Estate in the Carr's Bay/Little Bay vicinity at the northwest end of Montserrat", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 16, "minutes": 42, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 62, "minutes": 13, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": -4, "note": "1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "administrative_divisions": [ { "name": "Saint Anthony", "type": "parish" }, { "name": "Saint Georges", "type": "parish" }, { "name": "Saint Peter", "type": "parish" } ], "independence": { "note": "overseas territory of the UK" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "birthday of Queen ELIZABETH II", "day": "second Saturday in June", "original_year": "1926" } ], "constitution": { "history": "previous 1960; latest effective 1 September 2010; amended 2011 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "English common law", "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor Elizabeth CARRIERE (since 5 August 2015)", "head_of_government": "Premier Donaldson ROMERO (since 12 September 2014); note - effective with the new Constitution Order of October 2010, the office of premier replaced the office of chief minister", "cabinet": "Executive Council consists of the governor, the premier, 3 other ministers, the attorney general, and the finance secretary", "elections_appointments": "the monarchy is hereditary; governor appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party usually becomes premier" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral Legislative Council (11 seats; 9 members directly elected in a single constituency by absolute majority vote in two rounds to serve 5-year terms and 2 ex-officio members - the attorney general and financial secretary)", "elections": "last held on 11 September 2014 (next to be held by 2019)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - PDM 50%, MCAP 35.4%, other 14.6%; seats by party - PDM 7, MCAP 2" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) is the itinerant superior court of record for the 9-member Organization of Eastern Caribbean States to include Montserrat; the ECSC - with its headquarters on St. Lucia - is headed by the chief justice and is comprised of the Court of Appeal with 3 justices and the High Court with 16 judges; sittings of the Court of Appeal and High Court rotate among the 9 member states; 1 judge of the Supreme Court is a resident of Montserrat and presides over the High Court; note - Montserrat is also a member of the Caribbean Court of Justice", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "chief justice of Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court appointed by the Her Majesty, Queen ELIZABETH II; other justices and judges appointed by the Judicial and Legal Services Commission, and independent body of judicial officials; Court of Appeal justices appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 65; High Court judges appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 62", "subordinate_courts": "magistrate's court" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Movement for Change and Prosperity", "name_alternative": "MCAP", "leaders": [ "Reuben MEADE" ] }, { "name": "People's Democratic Movement", "name_alternative": "PDM", "leaders": [ "Shirley OSBORNE" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "NA" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "Caricom" }, { "organization": "CDB" }, { "organization": "Interpol ", "note": "subbureau" }, { "organization": "OECS" }, { "organization": "UPU" } ], "flag_description": { "description": "blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Montserratian coat of arms centered in the outer half of the flag; the arms feature a woman in green dress, Erin, the female personification of Ireland, standing beside a yellow harp and embracing a large dark cross with her right arm; Erin and the harp are symbols of Ireland reflecting the territory's Irish ancestry; blue represents awareness, trustworthiness, determination, and righteousness" }, "national_anthem": { "note": "as a territory of the UK, \"God Save the Queen\" is official (see United Kingdom)", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/MH.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Severe volcanic activity, which began in July 1995, has put a damper on this small, open economy. A catastrophic eruption in June 1997 closed the airport and seaports, causing further economic and social dislocation. Two-thirds of the 12,000 inhabitants fled the island. Some began to return in 1998 but lack of housing limited the number. The agriculture sector continued to be affected by the lack of suitable land for farming and the destruction of crops.\n\nProspects for the economy depend largely on developments in relation to the volcanic activity and on public sector construction activity. Half of the island remains uninhabitable. In January 2013, the EU announced the disbursement of a $55.2 million aid package to Montserrat in order to boost the country's economic recovery, with a specific focus on public finance management, public sector reform, and prudent economic management.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 43780000, "units": "USD", "date": "2006" } ], "global_rank": 225 }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.5, "units": "%", "date": "2008" } ], "global_rank": 78 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 8500, "units": "USD", "date": "2006" } ], "global_rank": 146 }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 88.7, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 50.2, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 20.3, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": -0.1, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 19.9, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -79, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 1.6, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 21.8, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 76.6, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "cabbages", "carrots", "cucumbers", "tomatoes", "onions", "peppers", "livestock products" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "tourism", "rum", "textiles", "electronic appliances" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 2, "global_rank": 109, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 4521, "global_rank": 222, "date": "2012" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6, "units": "%", "date": "1998" } ], "global_rank": 73 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 37040000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 37040000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 April", "end": "31 March" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.5, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -1.1, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 54 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 10.99, "units": "%", "date": "2010-12-31" }, { "value": 6.5, "units": "%", "date": "2009-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 20 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 8.2, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 7.82, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 102 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 18910000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 17640000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 192 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 97440000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" }, { "value": 88590000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 194 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5185000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" }, { "value": 5185000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 189 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3400000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 219 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "electronic components", "plastic bags", "apparel", "hot peppers", "limes", "live plants", "cattle" ] } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 31750000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 30760000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 220 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "machinery", "transportation equipment", "foodstuffs", "manufactured goods", "fuels", "lubricants" ] } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 51470000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" }, { "value": 45100000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 171 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 8900000, "units": "USD", "date": "1997" } ], "global_rank": 200 }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.7, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2.7, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 2.7, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 2.7, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 2.7, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "East Caribbean dollars (XCD) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "production": { "kWh": 23000000, "global_rank": 215, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 21390000, "global_rank": 215, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 169, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 172, "date": "2013" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 5000, "global_rank": 213, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 100, "global_rank": 19, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 137, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 186, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 197, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 164, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 158, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 96, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 0, "global_rank": 165, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 169, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 570, "global_rank": 209, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 212, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 416, "global_rank": 209, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 216, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 168, "date": "2013" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 143, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 94, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 168, "date": "2014-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 88010, "global_rank": 209, "date": "2012" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 3000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 57, "global_rank": 210, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 5000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 95, "global_rank": 215, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "modern and fully digitalized", "domestic": "combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity exceeds 150 per 100 persons", "international": "country code - 1-664; landing point for the East Caribbean Fiber System (ECFS) optic submarine cable with links to 13 other islands in the eastern Caribbean extending from the British Virgin Islands to Trinidad (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "Radio Montserrat, a public radio broadcaster, transmits on 1 station and has a repeater transmission to a second station; repeater transmissions from the GEM Radio Network of Trinidad and Tobago provide another 2 radio stations; cable and satellite TV available (2007)", "internet": { "country_code": ".ms", "users": { "total": 2860, "percent_of_population": 54.6, "global_rank": 212, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 1, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 3, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "VP-M", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 1, "global_rank": 226, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 1, "under_914_metres": 1, "date": "2013" } } }, "roadways": { "note": "volcanic eruptions that began in 1995 destroyed most of the 227 km road system; a new road infrastructure has been built on the north end of the island", "date": "2008" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Little Bay", "Plymouth" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "branches": { "by_name": [ "no regular military forces", "Royal Montserrat Police Force" ], "date": "2011" }, "note": "defense is the responsibility of the UK" }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "none" ], "illicit_drugs": { "note": "transshipment point for South American narcotics destined for the US and Europe" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-24", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624185645/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mh.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mh.html" } }, "morocco": { "data": { "name": "Morocco", "introduction": { "background": "In 788, about a century after the Arab conquest of North Africa, a series of Moroccan Muslim dynasties began to rule in Morocco. In the 16th century, the Sa'adi monarchy, particularly under Ahmad al-MANSUR (1578-1603), repelled foreign invaders and inaugurated a golden age. The Alaouite Dynasty, to which the current Moroccan royal family belongs, dates from the 17th century. In 1860, Spain occupied northern Morocco and ushered in a half century of trade rivalry among European powers that saw Morocco's sovereignty steadily erode; in 1912, the French imposed a protectorate over the country. A protracted independence struggle with France ended successfully in 1956. The internationalized city of Tangier and most Spanish possessions were turned over to the new country that same year. Sultan MOHAMMED V, the current monarch's grandfather, organized the new state as a constitutional monarchy and in 1957 assumed the title of king. Since Spain's 1976 withdrawal from what is today called Western Sahara, Morocco has extended its de facto administrative control to roughly 80% of this territory; however, the UN does not recognize Morocco as the administering power for Western Sahara. The UN since 1991 has monitored a cease-fire between Morocco and the Polisario Front - Western Sahara's liberation movement - and leads ongoing negotiations over the status of the territory.\nKing MOHAMMED VI in early 2011 responded to the spread of pro-democracy protests in the region by implementing a reform program that included a new constitution, passed by popular referendum in July 2011, under which some new powers were extended to parliament and the prime minister but ultimate authority remains in the hands of the monarch. In November 2011, the Justice and Development Party (PJD) - a moderate Islamist party - won the largest number of seats in parliamentary elections, becoming the first Islamist party to lead the Moroccan Government. In September 2015, Morocco held its first ever direct elections for regional councils, one of the reforms included in the 2011 constitution. The PJD again won the largest number of seats in nationwide parliamentary elections in October 2016." }, "geography": { "location": "Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Western Sahara", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 32, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 5, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "Africa", "area": { "total": { "value": 446550, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 446300, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 250, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 58, "comparative": "slightly more than three times the size of New York; slightly larger than California" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 2362.5, "units": "km" }, "note": "an additional 75-meter border segment exists between Morocco and the Spanish exclave of Penon de Velez de la Gomera", "border_countries": [ { "country": "Algeria", "border_length": { "value": 1900, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Western Sahara", "border_length": { "value": 444, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Spain (Ceuta)", "border_length": { "value": 8, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Spain (Melilla)", "border_length": { "value": 10.5, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 1835, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "contiguous_zone": { "value": 24, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" }, "continental_shelf": { "value": 200, "units": "m", "note": "depth or to the depth of exploitation" } }, "climate": "Mediterranean, becoming more extreme in the interior", "terrain": "mountainous northern coast (Rif Mountains) and interior (Atlas Mountains) bordered by large plateaus with intermontane valleys, and fertile coastal plains", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 909, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Sebkha Tah", "elevation": { "value": -55, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Jebel Toubkal", "elevation": { "value": 4165, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "phosphates", "iron ore", "manganese", "lead", "zinc", "fish", "salt" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 67.5, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 17.5, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 2.9, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 47.1, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 11.5, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 21, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 14850, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "the highest population density is found along the Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts; a number of densely populated agglomerations are found scattered through the Atlas Mountains", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "northern mountains geologically unstable and subject to earthquakes", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "periodic droughts", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "land degradation/desertification (soil erosion resulting from farming of marginal areas", "overgrazing", "destruction of vegetation)", "water supplies contaminated by raw sewage", "siltation of reservoirs", "oil pollution of coastal waters" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Marine Dumping", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Wetlands", "Whaling" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [ "Environmental Modification" ] } }, "note": "strategic location along Strait of Gibraltar; the only African nation to have both Atlantic and Mediterranean coastlines" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 33655786, "global_rank": 40, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Moroccan(s)", "adjective": "Moroccan" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Arab-Berber", "percent": 99 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 1 } ] }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Arabic", "note": "official" }, { "name": "Berber languages , Tachelhit, Tarifit", "note": "Tamazight (official; " }, { "name": "French", "note": "often the language of business, government, and diplomacy" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 99, "breakdown": [ { "name": "official; virtually all Sunni" }, { "name": "Shia", "percent": 0.1 } ] }, { "name": "other ; note - Jewish about", "percent": 6, "note": "includes Christian, Jewish, and Baha'i" }, { "percent": 0 } ], "africa": ":MOROCCO", "date": "2010" }, "demographic_profile": "Morocco is undergoing a demographic transition. Its population is growing but at a declining rate, as people live longer and women have fewer children. Infant, child, and maternal mortality rates have been reduced through better health care, nutrition, hygiene, and vaccination coverage, although disparities between urban and rural and rich and poor households persist. Morocco’s shrinking child cohort reflects the decline of its total fertility rate from 5 in mid-1980s to 2.2 in 2010, which is a result of increased female educational attainment, higher contraceptive use, delayed marriage, and the desire for smaller families. Young adults (persons aged 15-29) make up almost 26% of the total population and represent a potential economic asset if they can be gainfully employed. Currently, however, many youths are unemployed because Morocco’s job creation rate has not kept pace with the growth of its working-age population. Most youths who have jobs work in the informal sector with little security or benefits.\nDuring the second half of the 20th century, Morocco became one of the world’s top emigration countries, creating large, widely dispersed migrant communities in Western Europe. The Moroccan Government has encouraged emigration since its independence in 1956, both to secure remittances for funding national development and as an outlet to prevent unrest in rebellious (often Berber) areas. Although Moroccan labor migrants earlier targeted Algeria and France, the flood of Moroccan “guest workers” from the mid-1960s to the early 1970s spread widely across northwestern Europe to fill unskilled jobs in the booming manufacturing, mining, construction, and agriculture industries. Host societies and most Moroccan migrants expected this migration to be temporary, but deteriorating economic conditions in Morocco related to the 1973 oil crisis and tighter European immigration policies resulted in these stays becoming permanent.\nA wave of family migration followed in the 1970s and 1980s, with a growing number of second generation Moroccans opting to become naturalized citizens of their host countries. Spain and Italy emerged as new destination countries in the mid-1980s, but their introduction of visa restrictions in the early 1990s pushed Moroccans increasingly to migrate either legally by marrying Moroccans already in Europe or illegally to work in the underground economy. Women began to make up a growing share of these labor migrants. At the same time, some higher-skilled Moroccans went to the US and Quebec, Canada.\nIn the mid-1990s, Morocco developed into a transit country for asylum seekers from sub-Saharan Africa and illegal labor migrants from sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia trying to reach Europe via southern Spain, Spain’s Canary Islands, or Spain’s North African enclaves, Ceuta and Melilla. Forcible expulsions by Moroccan and Spanish security forces have not deterred these illegal migrants or calmed Europe’s security concerns. Rabat remains unlikely to adopt an EU agreement to take back third-country nationals who have entered the EU illegally via Morocco. Thousands of other illegal migrants have chosen to stay in Morocco until they earn enough money for further travel or permanently as a “second-best” option. The launching of a regularization program in 2014 legalized the status of some migrants and granted them equal access to education, health care, and work, but xenophobia and racism remain obstacles.", "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 26.08, "males": 4459511, "females": 4319538 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 17.22, "males": 2882145, "females": 2913917 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 42.24, "males": 6874144, "females": 7341892 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 7.89, "males": 1318302, "females": 1337192 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 6.56, "males": 995620, "females": 1213525 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 50.1, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 40.9, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 9.3, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 10.8, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 28.9, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 28.3, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 29.5, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 124, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 0.99, "global_rank": 118, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 18, "global_rank": 100, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 4.8, "global_rank": 197, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -3.3, "global_rank": 185, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "the highest population density is found along the Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts; a number of densely populated agglomerations are found scattered through the Atlas Mountains", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 60.2, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 2.26, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Casablanca", "population": 3515000 }, { "place": "Rabat", "population": 1967000, "is_capital": true }, { "place": "Fes", "population": 1172000 }, { "place": "Marrakech", "population": 1134000 }, { "place": "Tangier", "population": 982000 } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 0.99, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 0.94, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.99, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.82, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.97, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 121, "global_rank": 70, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 22.7, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 26.9, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 18.3, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 75, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 76.9, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 73.8, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 80.1, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 79, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 2.12, "global_rank": 104, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 67.4, "units": "%", "date": "2010" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 5.9, "global_rank": 101, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 0.62, "date": "2014" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 0.9, "date": "2012" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 98.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 65.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 85.4, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 1.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 34.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 14.6, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 84.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 65.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 76.7, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 15.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 34.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 23.3, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 0.12, "global_rank": 107, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 24300, "global_rank": 73, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 900, "global_rank": 65, "date": "2015" } }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 21.7, "global_rank": 114, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 3.1, "global_rank": 113, "date": "2011" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 5.3, "global_rank": 59, "date": "2009" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 68.5, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 78.6, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 58.8, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 12, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 13, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 12, "units": "years" }, "date": "2012" }, "child_labor": { "total_number": 500960, "percentage": { "value": 8, "units": "%" }, "date": "2007" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 20, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 20.3, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 19.1, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 60, "date": "2014" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Kingdom of Morocco", "conventional_short_form": "Morocco", "local_long_form": "Al Mamlakah al Maghribiyah", "local_short_form": "Al Maghrib", "etymology": "the English name \"Morocco\" derives from, respectively, the Spanish and Portuguese names \"Marruecos\" and \"Marrocos,\" which stem from \"Marrakesh\" the Latin name for the former capital of ancient Morocco; the Arabic name \"Al Maghrib\" translates as \"The West\"" }, "government_type": "parliamentary constitutional monarchy", "capital": { "name": "Rabat", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 34, "minutes": 1, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 6, "minutes": 49, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 0, "note": "5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" }, "daylight_saving_time": "+1 hr, begins last Sunday in April; ends last Sunday in September" }, "administrative_divisions": [ { "name": "Beni Mellal-Khenifra", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Casablanca-Settat", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Draa-Tafilalet", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Fes-Meknes", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Guelmim-Oued Noun", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Laayoune-Sakia al Hamra", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Oriental", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Marrakech-Safi", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Rabat-Sale-Kenitra", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Souss-Massa", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima", "type": "region" } ], "independence": { "date": "1956-03-02", "note": "from France" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Throne Day", "day": "30 July", "original_year": "1999", "note": "accession of King MOHAMMED VI to the throne" } ], "constitution": { "history": "several previous; latest drafted 17 June 2011, approved by referendum 1 July 2011", "note": "sources disagree on whether the 2011 referendum was for a new constitution or for reforms to the previous constitution", "amendments": "proposed by the king, by the prime minister, or by members in either chamber of Parliament; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote by both chambers and approval in a referendum; the king can opt to submit self-initiated proposals directly to a referendum (2016)" }, "legal_system": "mixed legal system of civil law based on French law and Islamic law; judicial review of legislative acts by Constitutional Court", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "non-party state to the ICCt" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "the father must be a citizen of Morocco; if the father is unknown or stateless, the mother must be a citizen", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "yes", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "5 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "King MOHAMMED VI (since 30 July 1999)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Saad-Eddine al-OTHMANI (since 17 March 2017)", "cabinet": "Council of Ministers chosen by the prime minister in consultation with Parliament and appointed by the monarch", "elections_appointments": "the monarchy is hereditary; prime minister appointed by the monarch from the majority party following legislative elections" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "bicameral Parliament consists of the Chamber of Advisors (120 seats; members indirectly elected by an electoral college of local councils, professional organizations, and labor unions; members serve 6-year terms) and the Chamber of Representatives (395 seats; 305 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote and 90 directly elected in a single nationwide constituency by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms); note - in the national constituency, 60 seats are reserved for women and 30 reserved for those under age 40", "elections": "Chamber of Advisors - last held on 2 October 2015 (next to be held in fall 2021); Chamber of Representatives - last held on 7 October 2016 (next to be held in fall 2021)", "election_results": "Chamber of Advisors- percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; Chamber of Representatives - percent of vote by party - JDP 31.7%, PAM 25.8%, PI 11.7%, RNI 9.4%, MP 6.8%, USFP 5.1%, UC 4.8%, PPS 3.0%, MDS 0.8%, other 1.0%; seats by party - PJD 125, PAM 102, PI 46, RNI 37, MP 27, USFP 20, UC 19, PPS 12, MDS 3, other 4" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court or Court of Cassation (consists of 5-judge panels organized into civil, family matters, commercial, administrative, social, and criminal sections); Constitutional Court (consists of 12 members)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Supreme Court judges appointed by the Superior Council of Judicial Power, a 20-member body presided by the monarch and including the Supreme Court president, the prosecutor general, representatives of the appeals and first instance courts - among them 1 woman magistrate, the president of the National Council of the Rights of Man, and 5 \"notable persons\" appointed by the monarch; judges appointed for life; Constitutional Court members - 6 designated by the monarch and 6 elected by Parliament; court president appointed by the monarch from among the court members; members serve 9-year non-renewable terms", "subordinate_courts": "courts of appeal; High Court of Justice; administrative and commercial courts; regional and sadad courts (for religious, civil and administrative, and penal adjudication); first instance courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Action Party", "name_alternative": "PA", "leaders": [ "Mohammed EL IDRISSI" ] }, { "name": "Amal Party", "leaders": [ "Mohamed BANI" ], "note": "hope" }, { "name": "An-Nahj Ad-Dimocrati", "name_alternative": "An-Nahj", "leaders": [ "Mustapha BRAHMA" ] }, { "name": "Authenticity and Modernity Party", "name_alternative": "PAM", "leaders": [ "Ilyas EL OMARI" ] }, { "name": "Constitutional Union Party", "name_alternative": "UC", "leaders": [ "Mohamed SAJID" ] }, { "name": "Democratic and Social Movement", "name_alternative": "MDS", "leaders": [ "Abdessamad ARCHANE" ] }, { "name": "Democratic Forces Front", "name_alternative": "FFD", "leaders": [ "Mustapha BENALI" ] }, { "name": "Democratic Oath Party", "name_alternative": "SD" }, { "name": "Democratic Socialist Vanguard Party", "name_alternative": "PADS", "leaders": [ "Abderrahman BENAMROU" ] }, { "name": "Democratic Society Party", "leaders": [ "Zhour CHAKKAFI" ] }, { "name": "Environment and Development Party", "name_alternative": "PED", "leaders": [ "Karim HRITAN" ] }, { "name": "Green Left Party", "leaders": [ "Mohamed FARES" ] }, { "name": "Istiqlal Party", "name_alternative": "PI", "leaders": [ "Hamid CHABAT" ], "note": "Independence" }, { "name": "Ittihadi National Congress", "name_alternative": "CNI", "leaders": [ "Abdesalam EL AZIZ" ] }, { "name": "Labor Party", "name_alternative": "PT" }, { "name": "Moroccan Liberal Party", "name_alternative": "PML", "leaders": [ "Mohammed ZIANE" ] }, { "name": "Moroccan Union for Democracy", "name_alternative": "UMD", "leaders": [ "Jamal MANDRI" ] }, { "name": "National Rally of Independents", "name_alternative": "RNI", "leaders": [ "Aziz AKHANNOUCH" ] }, { "name": "Neo-Democrats Party", "leaders": [ "Mohamed DARIF" ] }, { "name": "Party of Development Reform", "name_alternative": "PRD", "leaders": [ "Abderrahmane EL KOHEN" ] }, { "name": "Party of Justice and Development", "name_alternative": "PJD", "leaders": [ "Abdelillah BENKIRANE" ] }, { "name": "Party of Liberty and Social Justice", "leaders": [ "Miloud MOUSSAOUI" ] }, { "name": "Popular Movement", "name_alternative": "MP", "leaders": [ "Mohand LAENSER" ] }, { "name": "Progress and Socialism Party", "name_alternative": "PPS", "leaders": [ "Nabil BENABDELLAH" ] }, { "name": "Renaissance and Virtue Party", "leaders": [ "Mohamed KHALIDI" ] }, { "name": "Renaissance Party", "leaders": [ "Said EL GHENNIOUI" ] }, { "name": "Renewal and Equity Party", "name_alternative": "PRE", "leaders": [ "Chakir ACHEHABAR" ] }, { "name": "Shoura and Istiqlal Party", "leaders": [ "Ahmed BELGHAZI" ], "note": "consultation" }, { "name": "Social Center Party", "name_alternative": "PCS", "leaders": [ "Lahcen MADIH" ] }, { "name": "Socialist Party", "leaders": [ "Abdelmajid BOUZOUBAA" ] }, { "name": "Socialist Union of Popular Forces", "name_alternative": "USFP", "leaders": [ "Driss LACHGAR" ] }, { "name": "Unified Socialist Party", "name_alternative": "GSU", "leaders": [ "Nabila MOUNIB" ] }, { "name": "Unity and Democracy Party", "leaders": [ "Ahmed FITRI" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Democratic Confederation of Labor", "name_alternative": "CDT", "leaders": [ "Noubir EL AMAOUI" ] }, { "name": "General Union of Moroccan Workers", "name_alternative": "UGTM", "leaders": [ "Mohamed KAFI CHERRAT" ] }, { "name": "Justice and Charity Organization", "name_alternative": "JCO", "leaders": [ "Mohammed ben Abdesslam ABBADI" ] }, { "name": "Moroccan Employers Association", "name_alternative": "CGEM", "leaders": [ "Miriem BENSALAH-CHAQROUN" ] }, { "name": "National Labor Union of Morocco", "name_alternative": "UNMT", "leaders": [ "Mohamed YATIM" ] }, { "name": "Union of Moroccan Workers", "name_alternative": "UMT", "leaders": [ "Miloudi EL MOUKHARIK" ] } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ABEDA" }, { "organization": "AfDB" }, { "organization": "AFESD" }, { "organization": "AMF" }, { "organization": "AMU" }, { "organization": "CAEU" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "EBRD" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-11" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IDB" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IHO" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "LAS" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "MONUSCO" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OAS ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OIC" }, { "organization": "OIF" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "OSCE ", "note": "partner" }, { "organization": "Pacific Alliance ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "Paris Club ", "note": "associate" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "SICA ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNOCI" }, { "organization": "UNSC ", "note": "temporary" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Lalla JOUMALA Alaoui (since 24 April 2017)", "chancery": "1601 21st Street NW, Washington, DC 20009", "telephone": "[1] (202) 462-7979", "fax": "[1] (202) 462-7643", "consulates_general": "New York" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Stephanie MILEY (since 20 January 2017)", "embassy": "Km 5.7 Avenue Mohammed VI, Souissi, Rabat 10170", "mailing_address": "Unit 9400, Box Front Office, DPO, AE 09718", "telephone": "[212] 537 637 200", "fax": "[212] 537 637 201", "consulates_general": "Casablanca" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "red with a green pentacle (five-pointed, linear star) known as Sulayman's (Solomon's) seal in the center of the flag; red and green are traditional colors in Arab flags, although the use of red is more commonly associated with the Arab states of the Persian Gulf; the pentacle represents the five pillars of Islam and signifies the association between God and the nation; design dates to 1912" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "pentacle symbol" }, { "symbol": "lion" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "green" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Hymne Cherifien\" (Hymn of the Sharif)", "lyrics_music": "Ali Squalli HOUSSAINI/Leo MORGAN", "note": "music adopted 1956, lyrics adopted 1970", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/MO.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Morocco has capitalized on its proximity to Europe and relatively low labor costs to work towards building a diverse, open, market-oriented economy. Key sectors of the economy include agriculture, tourism, aerospace, automotive, phosphates, textiles, apparel, and subcomponents. Morocco has increased investment in its port, transportation, and industrial infrastructure to position itself as a center and broker for business throughout Africa. Industrial development strategies and infrastructure improvements - most visibly illustrated by a new port and free trade zone near Tangier - are improving Morocco's competitiveness.\n\nIn the 1980s, Morocco was a heavily indebted country before pursuing austerity measures and pro-market reforms, overseen by the IMF. Since taking the throne in 1999, King MOHAMMED VI has presided over a stable economy marked by steady growth, low inflation, and gradually falling unemployment, although poor harvests and economic difficulties in Europe contributed to an economic slowdown. To boost exports, Morocco entered into a bilateral Free Trade Agreement with the US in 2006 and an Advanced Status agreement with the EU in 2008. In late 2014, Morocco eliminated subsidies for gasoline, diesel, and fuel oil, dramatically reducing outlays that weighted on the country’s budget and current account. Subsidies on butane gas and certain food products remain in place. Morocco also seeks to expand its renewable energy capacity with a goal of making renewable more than 50% of installed electricity generation capacity by 2030.\n\nDespite Morocco's economic progress, the country suffers from high unemployment, poverty, and illiteracy, particularly in rural areas. Key economic challenges for Morocco include reforming the education system and the judiciary.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 282800000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 277700000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 265700000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 59, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 104900000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.8, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 4.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 2.6, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 144 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 8400, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 8300, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 8000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 147, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 58.5, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 19.4, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 28.6, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 1.6, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 34.4, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -42.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 13.1, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 29.8, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 57.2, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 29, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 28.3, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 26.6, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 28 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "barley", "wheat", "citrus fruits", "grapes", "vegetables", "olives", "livestock", "wine" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "automotive parts", "phosphate mining", "processing", "aerospace", "food processing", "leather goods", "textiles", "construction", "energy", "tourism" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 1.6, "global_rank": 120, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 12230000, "global_rank": 46, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 39.1, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 20.3, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 40.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2014" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 9.9, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 9.7, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 122 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 15, "units": "%", "date": "2007" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 2.7, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 33.2, "units": "%" }, "date": "2007" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 40.9, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2007" }, { "value": 39.5, "units": "gini_index", "date": "1999" } ], "global_rank": 57 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 25220000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 29430000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 24, "global_rank": 124, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -4, "global_rank": 138, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 77, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 75.7, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 36 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.8, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1.6, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 104 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6.5, "units": "%", "date": "2010-12-31" }, { "value": 3.31, "units": "%", "date": "2009-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 62 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5.9, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 6, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 129 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 76060000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 71580000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 43 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 92720000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" }, { "value": 92200000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 56 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 107400000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 106500000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 53 }, "market_value_of_publicly_traded_shares": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 45930000000, "units": "USD", "date": 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"percent": 4.3 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 33150000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 32740000000.000004, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 60 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "crude petroleum", "textile fabric", "telecommunications equipment", "wheat", "gas", "electricity", "transistors", "plastics" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Spain", "percent": 13.9 }, { "name": "France", "percent": 12.4 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 8.5 }, { "name": "US", "percent": 6.5 }, { "name": "Germany", "percent": 5.8 }, { "name": "Italy", "percent": 5.5 }, { "name": "Russia", "percent": 4.4 }, { "name": "Turkey", "percent": 4.3 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 24670000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 23010000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 54 }, "external_debt": { 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"population_without_electricity": { "value": 400000, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 98.9, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 100, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 97.4, "units": "%" }, "date": "2013" }, "production": { "kWh": 27000000000, "global_rank": 68, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 29000000000, "global_rank": 63, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 100000000, "global_rank": 78, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "kWh": 6100000000, "global_rank": 37, "date": "2014" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 7700000, "global_rank": 71, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 69, "global_rank": 111, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 142, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 19.3, "global_rank": 95, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 4.8, "global_rank": 58, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 160, "global_rank": 98, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 163, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 145000, "global_rank": 36, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 680000, "global_rank": 99, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 149400, "global_rank": 61, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 296000, "global_rank": 44, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 28510, "global_rank": 67, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 186400, "global_rank": 34, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 97000000, "global_rank": 80, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 597000000, "global_rank": 93, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 148, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 500000000, "global_rank": 66, "date": "2014" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 1444000000, "global_rank": 102, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 39000000, "global_rank": 69, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 2222370, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 7, "global_rank": 54, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 43080000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 129, "global_rank": 32, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "good system composed of open-wire lines, cables, and microwave radio relay links; principal switching centers are Casablanca and Rabat; national network nearly 100% digital using fiber-optic links; improved rural service employs microwave radio relay; Internet available but expensive", "domestic": "fixed-line teledensity is below 10 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular subscribership exceeds 120 per 100 persons", "international": "country code - 212; landing point for the Atlas Offshore, Estepona-Tetouan, Euroafrica, Spain-Morocco, and SEA-ME-WE-3 fiber-optic telecommunications undersea cables that provide connectivity to Asia, the Middle East, and Europe; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) and 1 Arabsat; microwave radio relay to Gibraltar, Spain, and Western Sahara; coaxial cable and microwave radio relay to Algeria; participant in Medarabtel; fiber-optic cable link from Agadir to Algeria and Tunisia (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "2 TV broadcast networks with state-run Radio-Television Marocaine (RTM) operating one network and the state partially owning the other; foreign TV broadcasts are available via satellite dish; 3 radio broadcast networks with RTM operating one; the government-owned network includes 10 regional radio channels in addition to its national service (2007)", "internet": { "country_code": ".ma", "users": { "total": 19021000, "percent_of_population": 57.1, "global_rank": 29, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 4, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 65, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 6786850, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 47828227, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "CN", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 55, "global_rank": 86, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 31, "over_3047_metres": 11, "2438_to_3047_metres": 9, "1524_to_2437_metres": 7, "914_to_1523_metres": 4, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 24, "2438_to_3047_metres": 1, "1524_to_2437_metres": 7, "914_to_1523_metres": 11, "under_914_metres": 5, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 1, "date": "2013" } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "gas", "length": 944, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil", "length": 270, "units": "km" }, { "type": "refined products", "length": 175, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 2067, "units": "km" }, "standard_gauge": { "length": 2067, "electrified": 1022, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.435-m" }, "global_rank": 72, "date": "2014" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 58395, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 41116, "units": "km", "note": "includes 1,080 km of expressways" }, "unpaved": { "value": 17279, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 74, "date": "2010" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 26, "by_type": [ { "type": "cargo", "count": 1 }, { "type": "chemical tanker", "count": 3 }, { "type": "container", "count": 6 }, { "type": "passenger/cargo", "count": 14 }, { "type": "roll on/roll off", "count": 2 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 14, "by_country": [ { "country": "France", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Germany", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Italy", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Spain", "count": 9 } ] }, "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 4, "by_country": [ { "country": "Gibraltar", "count": 4 } ] }, "global_rank": 88, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Casablanca", "Jorf Lasfar", "Mohammedia", "Safi", "Tangier" ], "container_ports": [ { "place": "Tangier", "twenty_foot_equivalent_units": 2093408 } ], "liquid_natural_gas_terminals_import": [ "Jorf Lasfar" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.25, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 3.68, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 3.81, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 3.46, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 3.3, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 14 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Royal Armed Forces (Forces Armees Royales", "FAR)", "Royal Moroccan Army (includes Air Defense)", "Royal Moroccan Navy (includes Coast Guard", "Marines)", "Royal Moroccan Air Force (Al Quwwat al Jawyiya al Malakiya Marakishiya", "Force Aerienne Royale Marocaine)" ], "date": "2010" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 20, "note": "20 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription; service obligation - 18 months", "date": "2012" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "claims and administers Western Sahara whose sovereignty remains unresolved", "Morocco protests Spain's control over the coastal enclaves of Ceuta, Melilla, and Penon de Velez de la Gomera, the islands of Penon de Alhucemas and Islas Chafarinas, and surrounding waters", "both countries claim Isla Perejil (Leila Island)", "discussions have not progressed on a comprehensive maritime delimitation, setting limits on resource exploration and refugee interdiction, since Morocco's 2002 rejection of Spain's unilateral designation of a median line from the Canary Islands", "Morocco serves as one of the primary launching areas of illegal migration into Spain from North Africa", "Algeria's border with Morocco remains an irritant to bilateral relations, each nation accusing the other of harboring militants and arms smuggling", "the National Liberation Front's assertions of a claim to Chirac Pastures in southeastern Morocco is a dormant dispute" ], "illicit_drugs": { "note": "one of the world's largest producers of illicit hashish; shipments of hashish mostly directed to Western Europe; transit point for cocaine from South America destined for Western Europe; significant consumer of cannabis" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-03", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170703110931/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mo.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170703000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mo.html" } }, "mozambique": { "data": { "name": "Mozambique", "introduction": { "background": "Almost five centuries as a Portuguese colony came to a close with independence in 1975. Large-scale emigration, economic dependence on South Africa, a severe drought, and a prolonged civil war hindered the country's development until the mid-1990s. The ruling Front for the Liberation of Mozambique (FRELIMO) party formally abandoned Marxism in 1989, and a new constitution the following year provided for multiparty elections and a free market economy. A UN-negotiated peace agreement between FRELIMO and rebel Mozambique National Resistance (RENAMO) forces ended the fighting in 1992. In 2004, Mozambique underwent a delicate transition as Joaquim CHISSANO stepped down after 18 years in office. His elected successor, Armando GUEBUZA, served two terms and then passed executive power to Filipe NYUSI in 2014. RENAMO’s residual armed forces have continued to engage in a low-level insurgency since 2012." }, "geography": { "location": "Southeastern Africa, bordering the Mozambique Channel, between South Africa and Tanzania", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 18, "minutes": 15, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 35, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Africa", "area": { "total": { "value": 799380, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 786380, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 13000, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 35, "comparative": "slightly more than five times the size of Georgia; slightly less than twice the size of California" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 4783, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Malawi", "border_length": { "value": 1498, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "South Africa", "border_length": { "value": 496, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Swaziland", "border_length": { "value": 108, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Tanzania", "border_length": { "value": 840, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Zambia", "border_length": { "value": 439, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Zimbabwe", "border_length": { "value": 1402, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 2470, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "tropical to subtropical", "terrain": "mostly coastal lowlands, uplands in center, high plateaus in northwest, mountains in west", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 345, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Indian Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Monte Binga", "elevation": { "value": 2436, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "coal", "titanium", "natural gas", "hydropower", "tantalum", "graphite" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 56.3, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 6.4, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0.3, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 49.6, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 43.7, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 0, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 1180, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "severe droughts", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "devastating cyclones and floods in central and southern provinces", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "increased migration of the population to urban and coastal areas with adverse environmental consequences", "desertification", "pollution of surface and coastal waters", "elephant poaching for ivory is a problem" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Wetlands" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "the Zambezi River flows through the north-central and most fertile part of the country" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 25930150, "global_rank": 50, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Mozambican(s)", "adjective": "Mozambican" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "African", "percent": 99.66, "note": "Makhuwa, Tsonga, Lomwe, Sena, and others" }, { "name": "Europeans", "percent": 0.06 }, { "name": "Euro-Africans", "percent": 0.2 }, { "name": "Indians", "percent": 0.08 } ] }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Emakhuwa", "percent": 25.3 }, { "name": "Portuguese", "percent": 10.7, "note": "official" }, { "name": "Xichangana", "percent": 10.3 }, { "name": "Cisena", "percent": 7.5 }, { "name": "Elomwe", "percent": 7 }, { "name": "Echuwabo", "percent": 5.1 }, { "name": "other Mozambican languages", "percent": 30.1 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 0.3 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 3.7 } ], "date": "2007" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 28.4 }, { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 17.9 }, { "name": "Zionist Christian", "percent": 15.5 }, { "name": "Protestant", "percent": 12.2, "breakdown": [ { "name": "includes Pentecostal and Anglican", "percent": 1.3 } ] }, { "name": "other", "percent": 6.7 }, { "name": "none", "percent": 18.7 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 0.7 } ], "date": "2007" }, "demographic_profile": "Mozambique is a poor, sparsely populated country with high fertility and mortality rates and a rapidly growing youthful population – 45% of the population is younger than 15. Mozambique’s high poverty rate is sustained by natural disasters, disease, high population growth, low agricultural productivity, and the unequal distribution of wealth. The country’s birth rate is among the world’s highest, averaging around more than 5 children per woman (and higher in rural areas) for at least the last three decades. The sustained high level of fertility reflects gender inequality, low contraceptive use, early marriages and childbearing, and a lack of education, particularly among women. The high population growth rate is somewhat restrained by the country’s high HIV/AIDS and overall mortality rates. Mozambique ranks among the worst in the world for HIV/AIDS prevalence, HIV/AIDS deaths, and life expectancy at birth.\nMozambique is predominantly a country of emigration, but internal, rural-urban migration has begun to grow. Mozambicans, primarily from the country’s southern region, have been migrating to South Africa for work for more than a century. Additionally, approximately 1.7 million Mozambicans fled to Malawi, South Africa, and other neighboring countries between 1979 and 1992 to escape from civil war. Labor migrants have usually been men from rural areas whose crops have failed or who are unemployed and have headed to South Africa to work as miners; multiple generations of the same family often become miners. Since the abolition of apartheid in South Africa in 1991, other job opportunities have opened to Mozambicans, including in the informal and manufacturing sectors, but mining remains their main source of employment.", "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 44.92, "males": 5856623, "females": 5791519 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 21.51, "males": 2741474, "females": 2835474 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 27.24, "males": 3301883, "females": 3762626 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 3.42, "males": 425312, "females": 462125 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 2.9, "males": 345408, "females": 407706 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 94.8, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 88.2, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 6.5, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 15.3, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 17.1, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 16.5, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 17.7, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 222, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 2.45, "global_rank": 24, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 38.3, "global_rank": 10, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 11.9, "global_rank": 25, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -1.9, "global_rank": 164, "date": "2016" }, "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 32.2, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 3.27, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Maputo", "population": 1187000, "is_capital": true }, { "place": "Matola", "population": 937000 } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.02, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.01, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 0.97, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 0.88, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.92, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.85, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.96, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 18.9, "date": "2011" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 489, "global_rank": 20, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 67.9, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 70, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 65.9, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 13, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 53.3, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 52.6, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 54.1, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 215, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 5.15, "global_rank": 12, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 11.6, "units": "%", "date": "2011" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 7, "global_rank": 99, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 0.06, "date": "2013" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 0.7, "date": "2011" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 80.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 37, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 51.1, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 19.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 63, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 48.9, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 42.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 10.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 20.5, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 57.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 89.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 79.5, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 10.55, "global_rank": 8, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 1505900, "global_rank": 5, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 39000, "global_rank": 5, "date": "2015" } }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "degree_of_risk": "very high", "food_or_waterborne_diseases": [ "bacterial diarrhea", "protozoal diarrhea", "hepatitis A", "typhoid fever" ], "vectorborne_diseases": [ "malaria", "dengue fever" ], "water_contact_diseases": [ "schistosomiasis" ], "animal_contact_diseases": [ "rabies" ], "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 4.5, "global_rank": 158, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 15.6, "global_rank": 44, "date": "2011" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 6.5, "global_rank": 78, "date": "2013" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 58.8, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 73.3, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 45.4, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 10, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 10, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 9, "units": "years" }, "date": "2014" }, "child_labor": { "total_number": 1369080, "percentage": { "value": 22, "units": "%" }, "date": "2008" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 39.4, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 40.2, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 38.7, "units": "%" }, "date": "2012" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Republic of Mozambique", "conventional_short_form": "Mozambique", "local_long_form": "Republica de Mocambique", "local_short_form": "Mocambique", "former": "Portuguese East Africa", "etymology": "named for the offshore island of Mozambique; the island was apparently named after Mussa al-BIK, an influential Arab slave trader who set himself up as sultan on the island in the 15th century" }, "government_type": "presidential republic", "capital": { "name": "Maputo", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 25, "minutes": 57, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 32, "minutes": 35, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 2, "note": "7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "independence": { "date": "1975-06-25", "note": "from Portugal" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "25 June", "original_year": "1975" } ], "constitution": { "history": "previous 1975, 1990; latest adopted 16 November 2004, effective 21 December 2004; amended 2007", "note": "amendments drafted in late 2013 were rejected by parliament in late 2015 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "mixed legal system of Portuguese civil law, and customary law; note - in rural, predominately Muslim villages with no formal legal system, Islamic law may be applied", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "non-party state to the ICCt" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Mozambique", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "5 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Filipe Jacinto NYUSI (since 15 January 2015)", "head_of_government": "President Filipe Jacinto NYUSI (since 15 January 2015); Prime Minister Carlos Agostinho DO ROSARIO (since 17 January 2015); Alberto Clementino Antonio VAQUINA removed from office 9 January 2015", "cabinet": "Cabinet appointed by the president", "elections_appointments": "president elected directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for 2 consecutive terms); election last held on 15 October 2014 (next to be held in October 2019); prime minister appointed by the president", "election_results": "Filipe NYUSI elected president; percent of vote - Filipe NYUSI (FRELIMO) 57.0%, Afonso DHLAKAMA (RENAMO) 36.6%, Daviz SIMANGO (MDM) 6.4%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral Assembly of the Republic or Assembleia da Republica (250 seats; members directly elected in single- and multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote and 2 members representing Mozambicans abroad who are appointed by the elected party; members serve 5-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 15 October 2014 (next to be held in October 2019)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - FRELIMO 55.9%, RENAMO 32.5%, MDM 8.4%, other 3.3%; seats by party - FRELIMO 144, RENAMO 89, MDM 17" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court (consists of the court president, vice president, and 5 judges); Constitutional Council (consists of 7 judges); note - the Higher Council of the Judiciary is responsible for judiciary management and discipline", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Supreme Court president and vice president appointed by Mozambique president in consultation with the Higher Council of the Judiciary (CSMJ) and with ratification by the legislature; other judges elected by the legislature; judges serve 5-year renewable terms; Constitutional Council judges appointed - 1 by the president, 5 by the legislature, and 1 by the CSMJ; judges serve 5-year nonrenewable terms", "subordinate_courts": "Administrative Court (capital city only); provincial courts or Tribunais Judicias de Provincia; District Courts or Tribunais Judicias de Districto; customs courts; maritime courts; courts marshal; labor courts; community courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Democratic Movement of Mozambique", "name_alternative": "MDM", "leaders": [ "Daviz SIMANGO" ], "note": "Movimento Democratico de Mocambique" }, { "name": "Front for the Liberation of Mozambique", "name_alternative": "FRELIMO", "leaders": [ "Filipe NYUS" ], "note": "Frente de Liberatacao de Mocambique" }, { "name": "Mozambique National Resistance", "name_alternative": "RENAMO", "leaders": [ "Afonso DHLAKAMA" ], "note": "Resistencia Nacional Mocambicana" } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Mozambican League of Human Rights", "name_alternative": "LDH", "leaders": [ "Alice MABOTA", "president" ], "note": "Liga Mocambicana dos Direitos Humanos" }, { "name": "Youth Parliament ", "leaders": [ "Salomao MUCHANGA" ], "note": "parlamento Juvenil" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ACP" }, { "organization": "AfDB" }, { "organization": "AU" }, { "organization": "C" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CPLP" }, { "organization": "EITI ", "note": "compliant country" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IDB" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IHO" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO ", "note": "correspondent" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OIC" }, { "organization": "OIF ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "SADC" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "Union Latina" }, { "organization": "UNISFA" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Carlos dos SANTOS (since 28 January 2016)", "chancery": "1525 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036", "telephone": "[1] (202) 293-7146", "fax": "[1] (202) 835-0245" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador H. Dean PITTMAN (since 18 February 2016)", "embassy": "Avenida Kenneth Kuanda 193, Maputo", "mailing_address": "P.O. Box 783, Maputo", "telephone": "[258] (21) 49 2797", "fax": "[258] (21) 49 0114" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "three equal horizontal bands of green (top), black, and yellow with a red isosceles triangle based on the hoist side; the black band is edged in white; centered in the triangle is a yellow five-pointed star bearing a crossed rifle and hoe in black superimposed on an open white book; green represents the riches of the land, white peace, black the African continent, yellow the country's minerals, and red the struggle for independence; the rifle symbolizes defense and vigilance, the hoe refers to the country's agriculture, the open book stresses the importance of education, and the star represents Marxism and internationalism", "note": "one of only two national flags featuring a firearm, the other is Guatemala" }, "national_symbol": { "colors": [ { "color": "green" }, { "color": "black" }, { "color": "yellow" }, { "color": "white" }, { "color": "red" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Patria Amada\" (Lovely Fatherland)", "lyrics_music": "Salomao J. MANHICA/unknown", "note": "adopted 2002", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/MZ.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "At independence in 1975, Mozambique was one of the world's poorest countries. Socialist policies, economic mismanagement, and a brutal civil war from 1977 to 1992 further impoverished the country. In 1987, the government embarked on a series of macroeconomic reforms designed to stabilize the economy. These steps, combined with donor assistance and with political stability since the multi-party elections in 1994, propelled the country’s GDP from $4 billion in 1993, following the war, to about $35 billion in 2016. Fiscal reforms, including the introduction of a value-added tax and reform of the customs service, have improved the government's revenue collection abilities.\n\nIn spite of these gains, more than half the population remains below the poverty line. Subsistence agriculture continues to employ the vast majority of the country's work force. Citizens rioted in September 2010 after fuel, water, electricity, and bread price increases were announced. In an attempt to lessen the negative impact on the population, the government implemented subsidies, decreased taxes and tariffs, and instituted other fiscal measures.\n\nA substantial trade imbalance persists, although aluminum production from the Mozal Aluminum Smelter has significantly boosted export earnings in recent years. In 2012, the Mozambican Government took over Portugal's last remaining share in the Cahora Bassa Hydroelectricity Company, a significant contributor to the Southern African Power Pool. The government has plans to expand the Cahora Bassa Dam and build additional dams to increase its electricity exports and fulfill the needs of its burgeoning domestic industries.\n\nMozambique's once substantial foreign debt was reduced through forgiveness and rescheduling under the IMF's Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) and Enhanced HIPC initiatives. However, in 2016, information surfaced revealing that the Mozambican Government was responsible for over $2 billion in government-backed loans originally secured between 2012-2014 by state-owned defense and security companies without parliamentary approval or national budget inclusion, which prompted the IMF and international donors to halt direct budget support to the Government of Mozambique. This sizable external debt burden, donor withdrawal, elevated inflation, and currency depreciation contributed to weak growth in 2016 and forebode weaker economic growth in the next few years.\n\nMozambique grew at an average annual rate of 6%-8% in the decade leading up to 2015, one of Africa's strongest performances, but growth slowed in 2016 to about 3.5% as low commodity prices reduced export earnings. However, many forecasts predict an increase in growth in 2017 as coal exports grow. Two major international consortiums are seeking approval to develop massive natural gas deposits off the coast of Cabo Delgado province, in what has the potential to become the largest infrastructure project in Africa. The government predicts sales of liquefied natural gas from these projects could generate several billion dollars in revenues annually sometime after 2022.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 35010000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 33790000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 31700000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 123, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 12050000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.6, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 6.6, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 7.4, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 72 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1200, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1200, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1100, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 222, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, 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"tapioca", "corn", "coconuts", "sisal", "citrus", "tropical fruits", "potatoes", "sunflowers", "beef", "poultry" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "aluminum", "petroleum products", "chemicals", "fertilizer", "soap", "paints", "textiles", "cement", "glass", "asbestos", "tobacco", "food", "beverages" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 2.1, "global_rank": 101, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 13310000, "global_rank": 43, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 81, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 6, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 13, "units": "%" } }, "date": "1997" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 22.4, "units": "%", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 17, "units": "%", "date": "2007" } ], "global_rank": 178 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 46.1, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 1.9, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 36.7, "units": "%" }, "date": "2008" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 45.6, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2008" }, { "value": 47.3, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2002" } ], "global_rank": 40 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 2554000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 3609000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 21.2, "global_rank": 140, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -8.8, "global_rank": 197, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 100.3, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 75.8, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 14 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 17.1, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3.6, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 216 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 9.5, "units": "%", "date": "2013-01-17" }, { "value": 3.25, "units": "%", "date": "2010-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 26 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 24.9, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 14.87, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 11 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3961000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 4758000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 108 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 7480000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" }, { "value": 7871000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 119 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4702000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 5565000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 127 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -4386000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -5833000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 171 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3132000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3413000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 122 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "aluminum", "prawns", "cashews", "cotton", "sugar", "citrus", "timber", "bulk electricity" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "South Africa", "percent": 21.2 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 10.6 }, { "name": "Italy", "percent": 9.4 }, { "name": "India", "percent": 8.8 }, { "name": "Belgium", "percent": 8.2 }, { "name": "Spain", "percent": 4.6 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5151000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 7577000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 121 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "machinery", "equipment", "vehicles", "fuel", "chemicals", "metal products", "foodstuffs", "textiles" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "South Africa", "percent": 23.6 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 19.7 }, { "name": "India", "percent": 14.2 }, { "name": "Portugal", "percent": 4 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1541000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 2582000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 123 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 9554000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 9743000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 111 }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 62.07, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 39.983, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 39.983, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 31.367, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 28.38, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "meticais (MZM) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 15700000, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 39, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 66, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 27, "units": "%" }, "date": "2013" }, "production": { "kWh": 17000000000, "global_rank": 83, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 12000000000, "global_rank": 85, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 10000000000, "global_rank": 21, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "kWh": 7700000000, "global_rank": 32, "date": "2014" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 2600000, "global_rank": 102, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 10.2, "global_rank": 198, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 149, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 89.8, "global_rank": 13, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 204, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 172, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 167, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 105, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 0, "global_rank": 172, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 178, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 19000, "global_rank": 136, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 213, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 19920, "global_rank": 118, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 5600000000, "global_rank": 49, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 1800000000, "global_rank": 81, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 3800000000, "global_rank": 35, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 102, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 2832000000000, "global_rank": 13, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 3900000, "global_rank": 135, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 89292, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 1, "global_rank": 151, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 20135000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 80, "global_rank": 59, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "a fair telecommunications system that is shackled with a heavy state presence, lack of competition, and high operating costs and charges", "domestic": "extremely low fixed-line teledensity contrasts with rapid growth in the mobile-cellular network; 3 mobile-cellular operators provide coverage that now includes all the main cities and key roads; mobile-cellular teledensity now about 80 per 100 persons", "international": "country code - 258; landing point for the EASSy and SEACOM fiber-optic submarine cable systems; satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 3 Indian Ocean) (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "1 state-run TV station supplemented by private TV station; Portuguese state TV's African service, RTP Africa, and Brazilian-owned TV Miramar are available; state-run radio provides nearly 100% territorial coverage and broadcasts in multiple languages; a number of privately owned and community-operated stations; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters are available (2007)", "internet": { "country_code": ".mz", "users": { "total": 2277000, "percent_of_population": 9, "global_rank": 111, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 3, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 16, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 686892, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 5138916, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "C9", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 98, "global_rank": 57, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 21, "over_3047_metres": 1, "2438_to_3047_metres": 2, "1524_to_2437_metres": 9, "914_to_1523_metres": 5, "under_914_metres": 4, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 77, "2438_to_3047_metres": 1, "1524_to_2437_metres": 9, "914_to_1523_metres": 29, "under_914_metres": 38, "date": "2013" } } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "gas", "length": 972, "units": "km" }, { "type": "refined products", "length": 278, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 4787, "units": "km" }, "narrow_gauge": { "length": 4787, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.067-m" }, "global_rank": 39, "date": "2014" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 31083, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 7365, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 23718, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 96, "date": "2015" }, "waterways": { "value": 460, "units": "km", "note": "Zambezi River navigable to Tete and along Cahora Bassa Lake", "global_rank": 85, "date": "2010" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 2, "by_type": [ { "type": "cargo", "count": 2 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 2, "by_country": [ { "country": "Belgium", "count": 2 } ] }, "global_rank": 144, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Beira", "Maputo", "Nacala" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.99, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.02, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 0.99, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 0.91, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 0.91, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ] }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Mozambique Armed Defense Forces (Forcas Armadas de Defesa de Mocambique", "FADM)", "Mozambique Army", "Mozambique Navy (Marinha de Guerra de Mocambique", "MGM)", "Mozambique Air Force (Forca Aerea de Mocambique", "FAM)" ], "date": "2012" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "note": "registration for military service is mandatory for all males and females at 18 years of age; 18-35 years of age for selective compulsory military service; 18 years of age for voluntary service; 2-year service obligation; women may serve as officers or enlisted", "date": "2012" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "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" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "internally_displaced_persons": { "people": 15000, "date": "2016" } }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "southern African transit point for South Asian hashish and heroin, and South American cocaine probably destined for the European and South African markets; producer of cannabis (for local consumption) and methaqualone (for export to South Africa); corruption and poor regulatory capability make the banking system vulnerable to money laundering, but the lack of a well-developed financial infrastructure limits the country's utility as a money-laundering center" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-24", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624100407/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mz.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mz.html" } }, "namibia": { "data": { "name": "Namibia", "introduction": { "background": "South Africa occupied the German colony of South-West Africa during World War I and administered it as a mandate until after World War II, when it annexed the territory. In 1966, the Marxist South-West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) guerrilla group launched a war of independence for the area that became Namibia, but it was not until 1988 that South Africa agreed to end its administration in accordance with a UN peace plan for the entire region. Namibia has been governed by SWAPO since the country won independence in 1990, though the party has dropped much of its Marxist ideology. Prime Minister Hage GEINGOB was elected president in 2014 in a landslide victory, replacing Hifikepunye POHAMBA who stepped down after serving two terms. SWAPO retained its parliamentary super majority in the 2014 elections and established a system of gender parity in parliamentary positions." }, "geography": { "location": "Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and South Africa", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 22, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 17, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Africa", "area": { "total": { "value": 824292, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 823290, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 1002, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 34, "comparative": "slightly more than half the size of Alaska" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 4220, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Angola", "border_length": { "value": 1427, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Botswana", "border_length": { "value": 1544, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "South Africa", "border_length": { "value": 1005, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Zambia", "border_length": { "value": 244, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 1572, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "contiguous_zone": { "value": 24, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "desert; hot, dry; rainfall sparse and erratic", "terrain": "mostly high plateau; Namib Desert along coast; Kalahari Desert in east", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 1141, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Atlantic Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Konigstein", "elevation": { "value": 2606, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "diamonds", "copper", "uranium", "gold", "silver", "lead", "tin", "lithium", "cadmium", "tungsten", "zinc", "salt", "hydropower", "fish" ], "note": "suspected deposits of oil, coal, and iron ore" }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 47.2, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 46.2, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 8.8, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 44, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 80, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "prolonged periods of drought", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "limited natural freshwater resources", "desertification", "wildlife poaching", "land degradation has led to few conservation areas" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Antarctic-Marine Living Resources", "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Wetlands" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "first country in the world to incorporate the protection of the environment into its constitution; some 14% of the land is protected, including virtually the entire Namib Desert coastal strip" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 2436469, "global_rank": 143, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Namibian(s)", "adjective": "Namibian" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "black", "percent": 87.5 }, { "name": "white", "percent": 6 }, { "name": "mixed", "percent": 6.5 } ], "note": "about 50% of the population belong to the Ovambo tribe and 9% to the Kavangos tribe; other indigenous ethnic groups include Herero 7%, Damara 7%, Nama 5%, Caprivian 4%, San 3%, Baster 2%, Tswana 0.5%" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Oshivambo languages", "percent": 48.9 }, { "name": "Nama/Damara", "percent": 11.3 }, { "name": "Afrikaans", "percent": 10.4, "breakdown": [ { "name": "common language of most of the population and about of the white population", "percent": 60 } ] }, { "name": "Otjiherero languages", "percent": 8.6 }, { "name": "Kavango languages", "percent": 8.5 }, { "name": "Caprivi languages", "percent": 4.8 }, { "name": "English", "percent": 3.4, "note": "official" }, { "name": "other African languages", "percent": 2.3 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 1.7 } ], "note": "Namibia has 13 recognized national languages, including 10 indigenous African languages and 3 Indo-European languages", "date": "2011" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Christian to", "percent": 90, "breakdown": [ { "name": "at least Lutheran", "percent": 50 } ] }, { "name": "indigenous beliefs to", "percent": 20 } ] }, "demographic_profile": "Planning officials view Namibia’s reduced population growth rate as sustainable based on the country’s economic growth over the past decade. Prior to independence in 1990, Namibia’s relatively small population grew at about 3% annually, but declining fertility and the impact of HIV/AIDS slowed this growth to 1.4% by 2011, rebounding to close to 2% by 2016. Namibia’s fertility rate has fallen over the last two decades – from about 4.5 children per woman in 1996 to 3.4 in 2016 – due to increased contraceptive use, higher educational attainment among women, and greater female participation in the labor force. The average age at first birth has stayed fairly constant, but the age at first marriage continues to increase, indicating a rising incidence of premarital childbearing.\nThe majority of Namibians are rural dwellers (about 55%) and live in the better-watered north and northeast parts of the country. Migration, historically male-dominated, generally flows from northern communal areas – non-agricultural lands where blacks were sequestered under the apartheid system – to agricultural, mining, and manufacturing centers in the center and south. After independence from South Africa, restrictions on internal movement eased, and rural-urban migration increased, bolstering urban growth.\nSome Namibians – usually persons who are better-educated, more affluent, and from urban areas – continue to legally migrate to South Africa temporarily to visit family and friends and, much less frequently, to pursue tertiary education or better economic opportunities. Namibians concentrated along the country’s other borders make unauthorized visits to Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe, or Botswana, to visit family and to trade agricultural goods. Few Namibians express interest in permanently settling in other countries; they prefer the safety of their homeland, have a strong national identity, and enjoy a well-supplied retail sector. Although Namibia is receptive to foreign investment and cross-border trade, intolerance toward non-citizens is widespread.", "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 37.39, "males": 460016, "females": 451058 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 20.35, "males": 246266, "females": 249570 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 34, "males": 395417, "females": 432994 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 4.25, "males": 46769, "females": 56798 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 4.01, "males": 41518, "females": 56063 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 67.3, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 61.4, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 5.9, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 17, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 21, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 20.2, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 21.7, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 183, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 1.98, "global_rank": 49, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 27.9, "global_rank": 46, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 8.1, "global_rank": 95, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": 0, "global_rank": 101, "date": "2016" }, "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 46.7, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 4.16, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Windhoek", "population": 368000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.02, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 0.99, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 0.91, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.82, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.75, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.96, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 21.5, "date": "2013" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 265, "global_rank": 53, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 36.4, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 38.7, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 34.1, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 54, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 63.6, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 62.1, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 65.1, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 188, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 3.36, "global_rank": 47, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 56.1, "units": "%", "date": "2013" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 8.9, "global_rank": 54, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 0.37, "date": "2007" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 2.7, "date": "2009" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 98.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 84.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 91, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 1.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 15.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 9, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 54.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 16.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 34.4, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 45.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 83.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 65.6, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 13.34, "global_rank": 6, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 210800, "global_rank": 24, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 3100, "global_rank": 31, "date": "2015" } }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "degree_of_risk": "high", "food_or_waterborne_diseases": [ "bacterial diarrhea", "hepatitis A", "typhoid fever" ], "vectorborne_diseases": [ "malaria" ], "water_contact_diseases": [ "schistosomiasis" ], "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 16.8, "global_rank": 133, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 13.2, "global_rank": 37, "date": "2013" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 8.3, "global_rank": 9, "date": "2010" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 81.9, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 79.2, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 84.5, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 56.2, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 49.4, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 62.2, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 19, "date": "2013" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Republic of Namibia", "conventional_short_form": "Namibia", "local_long_form": "Republic of Namibia", "local_short_form": "Namibia", "former": "German South-West Africa (Deutsch Suedwest Afrika), South-West Africa", "etymology": "named for the coastal Namib Desert; the name \"namib\" means \"vast place\" in the Nama/Damara language" }, "government_type": "presidential republic", "capital": { "name": "Windhoek", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 22, "minutes": 34, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 17, "minutes": 5, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 1, "note": "6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" }, "daylight_saving_time": "+1hr, begins first Sunday in September; ends first Sunday in April" }, "independence": { "date": "1990-03-21", "note": "from South African mandate" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "21 March", "original_year": "1990" } ], "constitution": { "history": "drafted 9 February 1990, signed 16 March 1990, entered into force 21 March 1990; amended 1998, 2010, 2014 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "mixed legal system of uncodified civil law based on Roman-Dutch law and customary law", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Namibia", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "5 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Hage GEINGOB (since 21 March 2015); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government", "head_of_government": "President Hage GEINGOB (since 21 March 2015); Prime Minister Saara KUUGONGELWA-AMADHILA (since 21 March 2015)", "cabinet": "Cabinet appointed by the president from among members of the National Assembly", "elections_appointments": "president elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 28 November 2014 (next to be held in November 2019)", "election_results": "Hage GEINGOB elected president; percent of vote - Hage GEINGOB (SWAPO) 86.7%, McHenry VENAANI (DTA) 5.0%, Hidipo HAMUTENYA (RDP) 3.4%, Asser MBAI (NUDO)1.9%, Henk MUDGE (RP) 1.0%, other 2.0%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "bicameral Parliament consists of the National Assembly (104 seats; 96 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms and 8 nonvoting members appointed by the president) and the National Council, which primarily reviews legislation passed and referred by the National Assembly (42 seats); members indirectly elected 3 each by the 14 regional councils to serve 5-year terms)", "elections": "National Council - elections for regional councils to determine members of the National Council held on 27 November 2015 (next to be held in November 2020); National Assembly - last held on 28 November 2014 (next to be held in November 2019)", "election_results": "National Council - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - SWAPO 40, NUDO 1, DTA 1; National Assembly - percent of vote by party - SWAPO 80.0%, DTA 4.8%, RDP 3.5%, APP 2.3%, UDF 2.1%, NUDO 2.0%, CPN 1.5%, other 3.8%; seats by party - SWAPO 77, DTA 5, RDP 3, APP 2, UDF 2, NUDO 2, CPN 2, SWANU 1, UPM 1, RP 1" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice and at least 3 judges in quorum sessions)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "judges appointed by the president of Namibia upon the recommendation of the Judicial Service Commission; judges serve until age 65 but can be extended by the president until age 70", "subordinate_courts": "High Court; Labor Court; regional and district magistrates' courts; community courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "All People's Party", "name_alternative": "APP", "leaders": [ "Ignatius SHIXWAMENI" ] }, { "name": "Communist Party of Namibia", "name_alternative": "CPN", "leaders": [ "Attie BEUKES and Harry BOESAK" ], "note": "formerly known as Workers' Revolutionary Party or WRP" }, { "name": "Democratic Turnhalle Alliance of Namibia", "name_alternative": "DTA", "leaders": [ "McHenry VENAANI" ] }, { "name": "National Unity Democratic Organization", "name_alternative": "NUDO", "leaders": [ "Asser MBAI" ] }, { "name": "Rally for Democracy and Progress", "name_alternative": "RDP", "leaders": [ "Jeremiah NAMBINGA" ] }, { "name": "Republican Party", "name_alternative": "RP", "leaders": [ "Henk MUDGE" ] }, { "name": "South West Africa National Union", "name_alternative": "SWANU", "leaders": [ "Usutuaije MAAMBERUA" ] }, { "name": "South West Africa People's Organization", "name_alternative": "SWAPO", "leaders": [ "Hage GEINGOB", "acting president" ] }, { "name": "United Democratic Front", "name_alternative": "UDF", "leaders": [ "Apius AUCHAB" ] }, { "name": "United People's Movement", "name_alternative": "UPM", "leaders": [ "Jan J. VAN WYK" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "National Society for Human Rights", "name_alternative": "NAMRIGHTS" } ], "note": "various labor unions" }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ACP" }, { "organization": "AfDB" }, { "organization": "AU" }, { "organization": "C" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CPLP ", "note": "associate observer" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "SACU" }, { "organization": "SADC" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNAMID" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNISFA" }, { "organization": "UNMIL" }, { "organization": "UNMISS" }, { "organization": "UNOCI" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Martin ANDJABA (since 3 September 2010)", "chancery": "1605 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20009", "telephone": "[1] (202) 986-0540", "fax": "[1] (202) 986-0443" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Thomas Frederick DAUGHTON (since 6 October 2014)", "embassy": "14 Lossen Street, Windhoek", "mailing_address": "Private Bag 12029 Ausspannplatz, Windhoek", "telephone": "[264] (61) 295-8500", "fax": "[264] (61) 295-8603" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "a wide red stripe edged by narrow white stripes divides the flag diagonally from lower hoist corner to upper fly corner; the upper hoist-side triangle is blue and charged with a golden-yellow, 12-rayed sunburst; the lower fly-side triangle is green; red signifies the heroism of the people and their determination to build a future of equal opportunity for all; white stands for peace, unity, tranquility, and harmony; blue represents the Namibian sky and the Atlantic Ocean, the country's precious water resources and rain; the golden-yellow sun denotes power and existence; green symbolizes vegetation and agricultural resources" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "oryx ", "note": "antelope" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "blue" }, { "color": "red" }, { "color": "green" }, { "color": "white" }, { "color": "yellow" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Namibia, Land of the Brave\"", "lyrics_music": "Axali DOESEB", "note": "adopted 1991", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/WA.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Namibia’s economy is heavily dependent on the extraction and processing of minerals for export. Mining accounts for 11.5% of GDP, but provides more than 50% of foreign exchange earnings. Rich alluvial diamond deposits make Namibia a primary source for gem-quality diamonds. Marine diamond mining is increasingly important as the terrestrial diamond supply has dwindled. The rising cost of mining diamonds, especially from the sea, combined with increased diamond production in Russia and China, has reduced profit margins. Namibian authorities have emphasized the need to add value to raw materials, do more in-country manufacturing, and exploit the services market, especially in the logistics and transportation sectors.\n\nNamibia is the world's fifth-largest producer of uranium. The Chinese owned Husab uranium mine is expected to start producing uranium ore in 2017. Once the Husab mine reaches full production, Namibia is expected to become the world’s second-largest producer of uranium. Namibia also produces large quantities of zinc and is a smaller producer of gold and copper. Namibia's economy remains vulnerable to world commodity price fluctuations and drought.\n\nNamibia normally imports about 50% of its cereal requirements; in drought years, food shortages are problematic in rural areas. A high per capita GDP, relative to the region, obscures one of the world's most unequal income distributions. A priority of the current government is poverty eradication. Despite a drought, real GDP growth remained strong in 2015 around 5.3% because of construction in the mining and housing sectors coupled with expansionary fiscal policy. GDP growth in 2016 slowed to 1%, however, due to contractions in both construction and mining sectors, as well as the ongoing drought. Growth is expected to recover modestly in 2017 and 2018.\n\nA five-year, Millennium Challenge Corporation compact ended in September 2014. As an upper middle income country, Namibia is ineligible for a second compact. The Namibian economy is closely linked to South Africa with the Namibian dollar pegged one-to-one to the South African rand. Namibia receives 30%-40% of its revenues from the Southern African Customs Union (SACU); volatility in the size of Namibia's annual SACU allotment and global mineral prices complicates budget planning.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 25990000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 25940000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 24630000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 136, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 10180000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.2, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 5.3, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 6.5, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 192 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 11800, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 11400, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 11000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 129, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 63.5, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 26.5, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 36.9, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": -1.6, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 45.8, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -71.1, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 5.5, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 29, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 65.6, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 16.8, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 21.2, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 22.3, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 109 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "millet", "sorghum", "peanuts", "grapes", "livestock", "fish" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "meatpacking", "fish processing", "dairy products", "pasta", "beverages", "mining", "diamonds", "lead", "zinc", "tin", "silver", "tungsten", "uranium", "copper" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 4.6, "global_rank": 41, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 1210000, "global_rank": 137, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 31, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 14, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 54, "units": "%" } }, "note": "about half of Namibia's people are unemployed while about two-thirds live in rural areas; roughly two-thirds of rural dwellers rely on subsistence agriculture", "date": "2013" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 28.1, "units": "%", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 29.6, "units": "%", "date": "2013" } ], "global_rank": 191 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 28.7, "units": "%", "date": "2010" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 2.4, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 42, "units": "%" }, "date": "2010" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 59.7, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2010" }, { "value": 70.7, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2003" } ], "global_rank": 7 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 3818000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 4408000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 37.5, "global_rank": 47, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -5.8, "global_rank": 173, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 43.1, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 39.8, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 114 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 April", "end": "31 March" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6.8, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3.4, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 192 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 7, "units": "%", "date": "2017-04-12" }, { "value": 6.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 44 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 10.75, "units": "%", "date": "2017-04-12" }, { "value": 7.41, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 75 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2507000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 2583000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 122 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 7496000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" }, { "value": 6574000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 118 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4837000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 4904000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 125 }, "market_value_of_publicly_traded_shares": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1305000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2012-12-31" }, { "value": 1152000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2011-12-31" }, { "value": 1176000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2010-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 105 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -1189000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -1460000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 131 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4184999999.9999995, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 4014999999.9999995, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 112 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "diamonds", "copper", "gold", "zinc", "lead", "uranium", "cattle", "white fish", "mollusks" ] } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6888000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 6914000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 109 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "foodstuffs", "petroleum products", "fuel", "machinery", "equipment", "chemicals" ] } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1762000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 1690000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 119 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6515000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 6124000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 125 }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 16.15, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 12.7589, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 12.7589, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 10.8526, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 8.2, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Namibian dollars (NAD) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 1600000, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 32, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 50, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 17, "units": "%" }, "date": "2013" }, "production": { "kWh": 1500000000, "global_rank": 145, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 3700000000, "global_rank": 129, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 84000000, "global_rank": 80, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "kWh": 2900000000, "global_rank": 50, "date": "2014" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 500000, "global_rank": 145, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 31.8, "global_rank": 176, "date": "2013" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 207, "date": "2013" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 68.2, "global_rank": 26, "date": "2013" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 142, "date": "2013" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 210, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 209, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 149, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 0, "global_rank": 211, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 211, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 24000, "global_rank": 129, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 80, "global_rank": 123, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 23400, "global_rank": 112, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 146, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 209, "date": "2013" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 208, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 150, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 62290000000, "global_rank": 60, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 4000000, "global_rank": 133, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 182507, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 8, "global_rank": 128, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 2443000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 110, "global_rank": 143, "date": "2012-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "good system; core fiber-optic network links most centers with digital connections", "domestic": "multiple mobile-cellular providers with a combined subscribership of about 110 telephones per 100 persons", "international": "country code - 264; fiber-optic cable to South Africa, microwave radio relay link to Botswana, direct links to other neighboring countries; connected to the South African Far East submarine cable through South Africa; connected to the West Africa Cable System, an ultra-high capacity fiber-optic submarine cable linking southern and western African countries to Europe; satellite earth stations - 4 Intelsat (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "1 private and 1 state-run TV station; satellite and cable TV service available; state-run radio service broadcasts in multiple languages; about a dozen private radio stations; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters available (2007)", "internet": { "country_code": ".na", "users": { "total": 493000, "percent_of_population": 22.3, "global_rank": 140, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 2, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 12, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 553322, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 30302405, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "V5", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 112, "global_rank": 52, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 19, "over_3047_metres": 4, "2438_to_3047_metres": 2, "1524_to_2437_metres": 12, "914_to_1523_metres": 1, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 93, "1524_to_2437_metres": 25, "914_to_1523_metres": 52, "under_914_metres": 16, "date": "2013" } } }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 2628, "units": "km" }, "narrow_gauge": { "length": 2628, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.067-m" }, "global_rank": 63, "date": "2014" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 44138, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 6387, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 37751, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 83, "date": "2010" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 1, "by_type": [ { "type": "cargo", "count": 1 } ], "global_rank": 153, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Luderitz", "Walvis Bay" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4.82, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 4.25, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 3.07, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 3.17, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 3.57, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 20 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Namibian Defense Force (NDF)", "Army", "Navy", "Air Force" ], "date": "2013" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription", "date": "2012" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "concerns from international experts and local populations over the Okavango Delta ecology in Botswana and human displacement scuttled Namibian plans to construct a hydroelectric dam on Popa Falls along the Angola-Namibia border", "the governments of South Africa and Namibia have not signed or ratified the text of the 1994 Surveyor's General agreement placing the boundary in the middle of the Orange River", "Namibia has supported, and in 2004 Zimbabwe dropped objections to, plans between Botswana and Zambia to build a bridge over the Zambezi River, thereby de facto recognizing a short, but not clearly delimited, Botswana-Zambia boundary in the river" ], "trafficking_in_persons": { "current_situation": "Namibia is a country of origin and destination for children and, to a lesser extent, women subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking; victims, lured by promises of legitimate jobs, are forced to work in urban centers and on commercial farms; traffickers exploit Namibian children, as well as children from Angola, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, for forced labor in agriculture, cattle herding, domestic service, fishing, and street vending; children are also forced into prostitution, often catering to tourists from southern Africa and Europe; San and Zemba children are particularly vulnerable; foreign adults and Namibian adults and children are reportedly subjected to forced labor in Chinese-owned retail, construction, and fishing operations", "tier_rating": "Tier 2 Watch List – Namibia does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; Namibia was granted a waiver from an otherwise required downgrade to Tier 3 because its government has a written plan that, if implemented would constitute making significant efforts to bring itself into compliance with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; in 2015, the Child Care and Protection Bill passed, criminalizing child trafficking; the government’s first sex trafficking prosecution remained pending; no new prosecutions were initiated and no trafficking offenders have ever been convicted; accusations of forced labor at Chinese construction and mining companies continue to go uninvestigated; authorities failed to fully implement victim identification and referral processes, which led to the deportation of possible victims (2015)" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-19", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170619061612/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/wa.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170619000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/wa.html" } }, "nauru": { "data": { "name": "Nauru", "introduction": { "background": "The exact origins of the Nauruans are unclear since their language does not resemble any other in the Pacific region. Germany annexed the island in 1888. A German-British consortium began mining the island's phosphate deposits early in the 20th century. Australian forces occupied Nauru in World War I; it subsequently became a League of Nations mandate. After the Second World War - and a brutal occupation by Japan - Nauru became a UN trust territory. It achieved independence in 1968 and joined the UN in 1999 as the world's smallest independent republic." }, "geography": { "location": "Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, south of the Marshall Islands", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 0, "minutes": 32, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 166, "minutes": 55, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Oceania", "area": { "total": { "value": 21, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 21, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 240, "comparative": "about 0.1 times the size of Washington, DC" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 0, "units": "km" } }, "coastline": { "value": 30, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "contiguous_zone": { "value": 24, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "tropical with a monsoonal pattern; rainy season (November to February)", "terrain": "sandy beach rises to fertile ring around raised coral reefs with phosphate plateau in center", "elevation": { "lowest_point": { "name": "Pacific Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "unnamed elevation along plateau rim", "elevation": { "value": 61, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "phosphates", "fish" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 20, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 20, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 80, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "periodic droughts", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "limited natural freshwater resources", "roof storage tanks collect rainwater but mostly dependent on a single", "aging desalination plant", "a century of intensive phosphate mining beginning in 1906 - mainly by a UK", "Australia", "and NZ consortium - left the central 90% of Nauru a wasteland and threatens limited remaining land resources" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Marine Dumping", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Whaling" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "world's smallest island country; situated just 53 km south of the Equator; Nauru is one of the three great phosphate rock islands in the Pacific Ocean - the others are Banaba (Ocean Island) in Kiribati and Makatea in French Polynesia" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 9591, "global_rank": 224, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Nauruan(s)", "adjective": "Nauruan" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Nauruan", "percent": 58 }, { "name": "other Pacific Islander", "percent": 26 }, { "name": "Chinese", "percent": 8 }, { "name": "European", "percent": 8 } ] }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Nauruan", "percent": 93, "note": "official, a distinct Pacific Island language" }, { "name": "English", "percent": 2, "note": "widely understood, spoken, and used for most government and commercial purposes" }, { "name": "other", "percent": 5, "breakdown": [ { "name": "includes I-Kiribati and Chinese", "percent": 2 } ] } ], "note": "percentages represent main language spoken at home; Nauruan is spoken by 95% of the population, English by 66%, and other languages by 12%", "date": "2011" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Protestant", "percent": 60.4, "breakdown": [ { "name": "includes Nauru Congregational", "percent": 35.7 }, { "name": "Assembly of God", "percent": 13 }, { "name": "Nauru Independent Church", "percent": 9.5 }, { "name": "Baptist", "percent": 1.5 }, { "name": "and Seventh Day Adventist", "percent": 0.7 } ] }, { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 33 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 3.7 }, { "name": "none", "percent": 1.8 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 1.1 } ], "date": "2011" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 31.93, "males": 1336, "females": 1726 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 16.09, "males": 779, "females": 764 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 43.33, "males": 2085, "females": 2071 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 6.29, "males": 236, "females": 367 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 2.37, "males": 89, "females": 138 }, "date": "2016" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 26.1, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 26.5, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 25.5, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 149, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 0.52, "global_rank": 159, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 24.4, "global_rank": 56, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 5.9, "global_rank": 167, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -13.2, "global_rank": 217, "date": "2016" }, "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 100, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 0.19, "units": "%" } }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 0.83, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 0.77, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.02, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.01, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.64, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.63, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.89, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 22.1, "date": "2007" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 7.9, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 10.2, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 6.1, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 155, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 67.1, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 63, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 70.5, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 170, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 2.84, "global_rank": 60, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 35.6, "units": "%", "date": "2007" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 3.3, "global_rank": 67, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 1, "date": "2010" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 5, "date": "2010" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 96.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 96.5, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 3.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 3.5, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 65.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 65.6, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 34.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 34.4, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 45.1, "global_rank": 2, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 4.8, "global_rank": 91, "date": "2007" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 9, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 9, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 10, "units": "years" }, "date": "2008" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Republic of Nauru", "conventional_short_form": "Nauru", "local_long_form": "Republic of Nauru", "local_short_form": "Nauru", "former": "Pleasant Island", "etymology": "the island name may derive from the Nauruan word \"anaoero\" meaning \"I go to the beach\"" }, "government_type": "parliamentary republic", "capital": { "time_difference": { "timezone": 12, "note": "17 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "administrative_divisions": [ { "name": "Aiwo", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Anabar", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Anetan", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Anibare", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Baiti", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Boe", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Buada", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Denigomodu", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Ewa", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Ijuw", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Meneng", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Nibok", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Uaboe", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Yaren", "type": "district" } ], "independence": { "date": "1968-01-31", "note": "from the Australia-, NZ-, and UK-administered UN trusteeship" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "31 January", "original_year": "1968" } ], "constitution": { "history": "effective 29 January 1968; amended 1968, 2009, 2014 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "mixed legal system of common law based on the English model and customary law", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "suffrage": { "age": 20, "universal": true, "compulsory": true }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Baron WAQA (since 11 June 2013); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government", "head_of_government": "President Baron WAQA (since 11 June 2013)", "cabinet": "Cabinet appointed by the president from among members of Parliament", "elections_appointments": "president indirectly elected by Parliament for a 3-year renewable term; election last held on 11 June 2013 (next to be held in 2016)", "election_results": "Baron WAQA reelected president on 11 June 2013; Parliament vote - Baron WAQA (independent) 13, Roland KUN (Nauru First) 5" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral parliament (19 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by majority vote; members serve 3-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 9 July 2016 (next to be held in 2019)", "election_results": "percent of vote - NA; seats - independent 19" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court (consists of a chief justice and 1 judge)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "judges appointed by the president to serve until age 65", "subordinate_courts": "District Court, Family Court" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Democratic Party", "leaders": [ "Kennan ADEANG" ] }, { "name": "Nauru First Party", "note": "Naoero Amo" }, { "name": "Nauru Party ", "note": "informal" } ], "note": "loose multiparty system" }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Woman Information and News Agency ", "note": "women's issues" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ACP" }, { "organization": "ADB" }, { "organization": "AOSIS" }, { "organization": "C" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "PIF" }, { "organization": "Sparteca" }, { "organization": "SPC" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WHO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Marlene Inemwin MOSES (since 10 February 2006)", "chancery": "800 2nd Avenue, Suite 400 D, New York, NY 10017", "telephone": "[1] (212) 937-0074", "fax": "[1] (212) 937-0079" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "blue with a narrow, horizontal, gold stripe across the center and a large white 12-pointed star below the stripe on the hoist side; blue stands for the Pacific Ocean, the star indicates the country's location in relation to the Equator (the gold stripe) and the 12 points symbolize the 12 original tribes of Nauru; the white star color represents phosphate, the basis of the island's wealth" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "frigatebird" }, { "symbol": "calophyllum flower" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "blue" }, { "color": "yellow" }, { "color": "white" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Nauru Bwiema\" (Song of Nauru)", "lyrics_music": "Margaret HENDRIE/Laurence Henry HICKS", "note": "adopted 1968" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Revenues of this tiny island - a coral atoll with a land area of 21 square kilometers - traditionally have come from exports of phosphates. Few other resources exist, with most necessities being imported, mainly from Australia, its former occupier and later major source of support. Primary reserves of phosphates were exhausted and mining ceased in 2006, but mining of a deeper layer of \"secondary phosphate\" in the interior of the island began the following year. The secondary phosphate deposits may last another 30 years. Earnings from Nauru’s export of phosphate remains an important source of income. Few comprehensive statistics on the Nauru economy exist; estimates of Nauru's GDP vary widely.\n\nThe rehabilitation of mined land and the replacement of income from phosphates are serious long-term problems. In anticipation of the exhaustion of Nauru's phosphate deposits, substantial amounts of phosphate income were invested in trust funds to help cushion the transition and provide for Nauru's economic future.\n\nAlthough revenue sources for government are limited, the opening of the Australian Regional Processing Center for asylum seekers since 2012 has sparked growth in the economy. Revenue derived from fishing licenses under the \"vessel day scheme\" has also boosted government income. Housing, hospitals, and other capital plant are deteriorating. The cost to Australia of keeping the government and economy afloat continues to climb.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 150800000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 139700000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 127000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" } ], "global_rank": 223 }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 150800000, "date": "2015" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 8, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 10, "units": "%", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 4.5, "units": "%", "date": "2013" } ], "global_rank": 4 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 14800, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 13700, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 12500, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" } ], "global_rank": 110, "note": "data are in 2015 US dollars" }, "composition": { "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 6.1, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 33, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 60.8, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2009" } } }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "coconuts" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "phosphate mining", "offshore banking", "coconut products" ] }, "labor_force": { "by_occupation": { "note": "most of the labor force is employed in phosphate mining, public administration, education, and transportation" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 23, "units": "%", "date": "2011" }, { "value": 90, "units": "%", "date": "2004" } ], "global_rank": 180 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 57800000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 51800000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2010" }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 July", "end": "30 June" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 8, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 5, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 200 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 125000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 110300000, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 192 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "phosphates" ] } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 143100000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 41200000, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 211 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "food", "fuel", "manufactures", "building materials", "machinery" ] } }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 33299999.999999996, "units": "USD", "date": "2004" } ], "global_rank": 198 }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.352, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1.3291, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.3291, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1.0358, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 0.97, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "production": { "kWh": 25000000, "global_rank": 214, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 23250000, "global_rank": 214, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 181, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 184, "date": "2013" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 5000, "global_rank": 214, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 100, "global_rank": 24, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 157, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 193, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 208, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 177, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 173, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 112, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 0, "global_rank": 177, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 183, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 400, "global_rank": 211, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 214, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 395, "global_rank": 210, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 112, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 181, "date": "2013" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 158, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 110, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 181, "date": "2014-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 200000, "global_rank": 200, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 1900, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 14, "global_rank": 218, "date": "2009-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 6800, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 73, "global_rank": 214, "date": "2012-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "adequate local and international radiotelephone communication provided via Australian facilities", "international": "country code - 674; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)" } }, "broadcast_media": "1 government-owned TV station broadcasting programs from New Zealand sent via satellite or on videotape; 1 government-owned radio station, broadcasting on AM and FM, utilizes Australian and British programs (2009)", "internet": { "country_code": ".nr", "users": { "total": 5100, "percent_of_population": 53.5, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 1, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 5, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 38858, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 7793474, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "C2", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 1, "global_rank": 227, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 1, "1524_to_2437_metres": 1, "date": "2013" } } }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 30, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 24, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 6, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 220, "date": "2002" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Nauru" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "branches": { "by_name": [ "no regular military forces" ], "date": "2012" }, "note": "Nauru maintains no defense forces; under an informal agreement, defense is the responsibility of Australia" }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "none" ] } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-20", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170620072546/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/nr.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170620000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/nr.html" } }, "navassa_island": { "data": { "name": "Navassa Island", "introduction": { "background": "This uninhabited island was claimed by the US in 1857 for its guano. Mining took place between 1865 and 1898. The lighthouse, built in 1917, was shut down in 1996 and administration of Navassa Island transferred from the US Coast Guard to the Department of the Interior, Office of Insular Affairs. A 1998 scientific expedition to the island described it as a \"unique preserve of Caribbean biodiversity.\" The following year it became a National Wildlife Refuge and annual scientific expeditions have continued." }, "geography": { "location": "Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, 30 nm west of Tiburon Peninsula of Haiti", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 18, "minutes": 25, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 75, "minutes": 2, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "Central America and the Caribbean", "area": { "total": { "value": 5.4, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 5.4, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 248, "comparative": "about nine times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 0, "units": "km" } }, "coastline": { "value": 8, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "marine, tropical", "terrain": "raised flat to undulating coral and limestone plateau; ringed by vertical white cliffs (9 to 15 m high)", "elevation": { "lowest_point": { "name": "Caribbean Sea", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "unnamed elevation on southwest side", "elevation": { "value": 77, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "guano" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 100, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "hurricanes", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "NA" ] }, "note": "strategic location 160 km south of the US Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; mostly exposed rock with numerous solution holes (limestone sinkholes) but with enough grassland to support goat herds; dense stands of fig trees, scattered cactus" }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "none", "conventional_short_form": "Navassa Island", "etymology": "the flat island was named \"Navaza\" by some of Christopher COLUMBUS' sailers in 1504; the name derives from the Spanish term \"nava\" meaning \"flat land, plain, or field\"" }, "legal_system": "the laws of the US, where applicable, apply", "flag_description": { "description": "the flag of the US is used" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Subsistence fishing and commercial trawling occur within refuge waters." }, "military_and_security": { "note": "defense is the responsibility of the US" }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "claimed by Haiti, source of subsistence fishing" ] } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-05-25", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170525213335/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/bq.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170525000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/bq.html" } }, "nepal": { "data": { "name": "Nepal", "introduction": { "background": "During the late 18th-early 19th centuries, the principality of Gorkha united many of the other principalities and states of the sub-Himalayan region into a Nepalese Kingdom. Nepal retained its independence following the Anglo-Nepalese War of 1814-16 and the subsequent peace treaty laid the foundations for two centuries of amicable relations between Britain and Nepal. (The Brigade of Gurkhas continues to serve in the British Army to the present day.) In 1951, the Nepali monarch ended the century-old system of rule by hereditary premiers and instituted a cabinet system that brought political parties into the government. That arrangement lasted until 1960, when political parties were again banned, but was reinstated in 1990 with the establishment of a multiparty democracy within the framework of a constitutional monarchy.\nAn insurgency led by Maoists broke out in 1996. The ensuing 10-year civil war between Maoist and government forces witnessed the dissolution of the cabinet and parliament and the re-assumption of absolute power by the king in 2002. A peace accord in 2006 led to the promulgation of an interim constitution in 2007. Following a nationwide Constituent Assembly (CA) election in 2008, the newly formed CA declared Nepal a federal democratic republic, abolished the monarchy, and elected the country's first president. After the CA failed to draft a constitution by a May 2012 deadline set by the Supreme Court, then-Prime Minister Baburam BHATTARAI dissolved the CA. Months of negotiations ensued until March 2013 when the major political parties agreed to create an interim government headed by then-Chief Justice Khil Raj REGMI with a mandate to hold elections for a new CA. Elections were held in November 2013, in which the Nepali Congress won the largest share of seats in the CA and in February 2014 formed a coalition government with the second place Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist-Leninist and with Nepali Congress President Sushil KOIRALA as prime minister. Nepal's new constitution came into effect in September 2015, at which point the CA became the Legislature Parliament. Khagda Prasad Sharma OLI served as the first post-constitution prime minister from October 2015-August 2016, when a new coalition led by Maoist leader Pushpa Kamal DAHAL (aka “Prachanda”) took over the premiership. The constitution provides for a transitional period during which three sets of elections – local, provincial, and national – must take place before 21 January 2018. The government scheduled local elections, the first in 20 years, for May 2017." }, "geography": { "location": "Southern Asia, between China and India", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 28, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 84, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Asia", "area": { "total": { "value": 147181, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 143351, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 3830, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 94, "comparative": "slightly larger than New York state" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 3159, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "China", "border_length": { "value": 1389, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "India", "border_length": { "value": 1770, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 0, "units": "km", "note": "landlocked" }, "climate": "varies from cool summers and severe winters in north to subtropical summers and mild winters in south", "terrain": "Tarai or flat river plain of the Ganges in south; central hill region with rugged Himalayas in north", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 2565, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Kanchan Kalan", "elevation": { "value": 70, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Mount Everest", "elevation": { "value": 8850, "units": "m" }, "note": "highest peak in Asia and highest point on earth above sea level" } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "quartz", "water", "timber", "hydropower", "scenic beauty", "lignite", "copper", "cobalt", "iron ore" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 28.8, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 15.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 1.2, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 12.5, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 25.4, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 45.8, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 13320, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "most of the population is divided nearly equally between a concentration in the southern-most plains of the Tarai region and the central hilly region; overall density is quite low", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "severe thunderstorms", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "flooding", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "landslides", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "drought and famine depending on the timing, intensity, and duration of the summer monsoons", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "deforestation (overuse of wood for fuel and lack of alternatives)", "contaminated water (with human and animal wastes", "agricultural runoff", "and industrial effluents)", "wildlife conservation", "vehicular emissions" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Tropical Timber 83", "Tropical Timber 94", "Wetlands" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [ "Marine Life Conservation" ] } }, "note": "landlocked; strategic location between China and India; contains eight of world's 10 highest peaks, including Mount Everest and Kanchenjunga - the world's tallest and third tallest mountains - on the borders with China and India respectively" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 29033914, "global_rank": 46, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Nepali (singular and plural)", "adjective": "Nepali" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Chhettri", "percent": 16.6 }, { "name": "Brahman-Hill", "percent": 12.2 }, { "name": "Magar", "percent": 7.1 }, { "name": "Tharu", "percent": 6.6 }, { "name": "Tamang", "percent": 5.8 }, { "name": "Newar", "percent": 5 }, { "name": "Kami", "percent": 4.8 }, { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 4.4 }, { "name": "Yadav", "percent": 4 }, { "name": "Rai", "percent": 2.3 }, { "name": "Gurung", "percent": 2 }, { "name": "Damai/Dholii", "percent": 1.8 }, { "name": "Thakuri", "percent": 1.6 }, { "name": "Limbu", "percent": 1.5 }, { "name": "Sarki", "percent": 1.4 }, { "name": "Teli", "percent": 1.4 }, { "name": "Chamar/Harijan/Ram", "percent": 1.3 }, { "name": "Koiri/Kushwaha", "percent": 1.2 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 19 } ], "note": "125 caste/ethnic groups were reported in the 2011 national census", "date": "2011" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Nepali", "percent": 44.6, "note": "official" }, { "name": "Maithali", "percent": 11.7 }, { "name": "Bhojpuri", "percent": 6 }, { "name": "Tharu", "percent": 5.8 }, { "name": "Tamang", "percent": 5.1 }, { "name": "Newar", "percent": 3.2 }, { "name": "Magar", "percent": 3 }, { "name": "Bajjika", "percent": 3 }, { "name": "Urdu", "percent": 2.6 }, { "name": "Avadhi", "percent": 1.9 }, { "name": "Limbu", "percent": 1.3 }, { "name": "Gurung", "percent": 1.2 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 10.4 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 0.2 } ], "note": "123 languages reported as mother tongue in 2011 national census; many in government and business also speak English", "date": "2011" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Hindu", "percent": 81.3 }, { "name": "Buddhist", "percent": 9 }, { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 4.4 }, { "name": "Kirant", "percent": 3.1 }, { "name": "Christian", "percent": 1.4 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 0.5 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 0.2 } ], "date": "2011" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 30.93, "males": 4646048, "females": 4333105 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 21.86, "males": 3176158, "females": 3169721 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 35.99, "males": 4707264, "females": 5740985 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 6.22, "males": 877288, "females": 927202 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 5.02, "males": 723523, "females": 732620 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 61.8, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 52.9, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 9, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 11.1, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 23.6, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 22.4, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 24.8, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 165, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 1.24, "global_rank": 92, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 19.9, "global_rank": 82, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 5.7, "global_rank": 174, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -1.9, "global_rank": 163, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "most of the population is divided nearly equally between a concentration in the southern-most plains of the Tarai region and the central hilly region; overall density is quite low", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 18.6, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 3.18, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Kathmandu", "population": 1183000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.07, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 0.82, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.95, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.86, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.95, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 20.1, "date": "2011" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 258, "global_rank": 60, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 28.9, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 30.2, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 27.5, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 66, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 70.7, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 70.1, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 71.3, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 155, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 2.18, "global_rank": 99, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 49.6, "units": "%", "date": "2014" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 5.8, "global_rank": 125, "date": "2014" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 90.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 91.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 91.6, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 9.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 8.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 8.4, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 56, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 43.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 45.8, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 44, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 56.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 54.2, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 0.21, "global_rank": 97, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 39400, "global_rank": 63, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 2300, "global_rank": 50, "date": "2015" } }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "degree_of_risk": "high", "food_or_waterborne_diseases": [ "bacterial diarrhea", "hepatitis A", "hepatitis E", "typhoid fever" ], "vectorborne_diseases": [ "Japanese encephalitis", "malaria", "dengue fever" ], "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 2.9, "global_rank": 189, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 30.1, "global_rank": 17, "date": "2014" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 3.7, "global_rank": 87, "date": "2015" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 63.9, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 76.4, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 53.1, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 12, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 12, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 13, "units": "years" }, "date": "2015" }, "child_labor": { "total_number": 2467549, "percentage": { "value": 34, "units": "%" }, "date": "2008" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 3.5, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 4.2, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 2.9, "units": "%" }, "date": "2008" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal", "conventional_short_form": "Nepal", "local_long_form": "Sanghiya Loktantrik Ganatantra Nepal", "local_short_form": "Nepal", "etymology": "the Newar people of the Kathmandu Valley and surrounding areas apparently gave their name to the country; the terms \"Nepal,\" \"Newar,\" \"Nepar,\" and \"Newal\" are phonetically different forms of the same word" }, "government_type": "federal parliamentary republic", "capital": { "name": "Kathmandu", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 27, "minutes": 43, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 85, "minutes": 19, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 5.75, "note": "10.75 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "administrative_divisions": [ { "name": "Bagmati", "type": "zone" }, { "name": "Bheri", "type": "zone" }, { "name": "Dhawalagiri", "type": "zone" }, { "name": "Gandaki", "type": "zone" }, { "name": "Janakpur", "type": "zone" }, { "name": "Karnali", "type": "zone" }, { "name": "Kosi", "type": "zone" }, { "name": "Lumbini", "type": "zone" }, { "name": "Mahakali", "type": "zone" }, { "name": "Mechi", "type": "zone" }, { "name": "Narayani", "type": "zone" }, { "name": "Rapti", "type": "zone" }, { "name": "Sagarmatha", "type": "zone" }, { "name": "Seti", "type": "zone" } ], "independence": { "note": "unified by Prithvi Narayan SHAH" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Republic Day", "day": "28 May", "original_year": "2008", "note": "marks the abdication of Gyanendra SHAH, the last Nepalese monarch, and the establishment of a federal republic" } ], "constitution": { "history": "several previous; latest adopted 20 September 2015", "amendments": "proposed as a “bill” by either house of the Federal Parliament; bills affecting a state border or powers delegated to a state must be submitted to the affected state assembly; passage of such bills requires a majority vote of that state assembly membership; bills not requiring state assembly consent require at least two-thirds majority vote by the membership of both houses of the Federal Parliament; parts of the constitution on the sovereignty, territorial integrity, independence, and sovereignty vested in the people cannot be amended; amended January 2016 (2017)" }, "legal_system": "English common law and Hindu legal concepts", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "non-party state to the ICCt" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "yes", "citizenship_by_descent": "yes", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "15 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "head_of_state": "President Bidhya Devi BHANDARI (since 29 October 2015); Vice President Nanda Bahadar PUN (since 31 October 2015)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Sher Bahadur DEUBA (since 7 June 2017); note - Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal DAHAL resigned on 25 May 2017 as part of a rotational power-sharing arrangement between the CPN-MC and NC", "cabinet": "Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister; cabinet dominated by the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Center) and the Nepali Congress", "elections_appointments": "president indirectly elected by an electoral college of the Federal Parliament and of the state assemblies for a 5-year term (elgible for a second term); prime minister indirectly elected by the Federal Parliament", "election_results": "Bidhya Devi BHANDARI elected president; Constituent Assembly vote count - Bidhya Devi BHANDARI (CPN-UML) 327, Kul Bahadur GURUNG (NC) 214; BHANDARI is Nepal's first woman president" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "bicameral Federal Parliament (per the new constitution but not implemented as of March 2017) consists of the National Assembly (59 seats; 56 members, including at least 3 women, 1 Dalit, 1 member with disabilities, or 1 minority indirectly elected by an electoral college of state and municipal government leaders, and 3 members, including 1 woman nominated by the president of Nepal on the recommendation of the Government; members serve 6-year terms with renewal of one-third of the membership every 2 years) and the House of Representatives (275 seats; 165 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 110 members directly elected in a single nationwide constituency by party-list proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms)", "elections": "last held for the second Constituent Assembly on 19 November 2013 (first election for the Federal Parliament NA)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NC 196, CPN-UML 175, CPN-MC 80, Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal 24, Madhesi parties 35, NDP 13, Sadhavanna Party 6, CPN-ML 5, Federal Socialist Party 5, Nepal Workers and Peasanrs Party 4, other 32" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice and up to 20 judges)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "the Supreme Court chief justice appointed by the presdient on the recommendation of the Constitutional Council, a 5-member,high-level advisory body headed by the prime minister; other judges appointed by the president on the recommendation of the Judicial Council, a 5-member advisory body headed by the chief justice; the chief justice term of office is 6 years; judges serve until age 65", "subordinate_courts": "High Court; Court of Appeal; district courts", "note": "Nepal's judiciary was restructured under its 2007 Interim Constitution" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Akhanda Nepal Party", "leaders": [ "Kumar KHADKA" ] }, { "name": "Bahujan Shakti Party", "leaders": [ "Bishwendra PASHWAN" ] }, { "name": "Communist Party of Nepal", "name_alternative": "CPN-MC", "leaders": [ "Pushpa Kamal DAHAL", "also known as Comrade PRACHANDA" ], "note": "Maoist Centre" }, { "name": "Communist Party of Nepal-Marxist Leninist", "name_alternative": "CPN-ML", "leaders": [ "C.P. MAINALI" ] }, { "name": "Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist-Leninist", "name_alternative": "CPN-UML", "leaders": [ "Khadga Prasad Sharma OLI" ] }, { "name": "Communist Party of Nepal", "name_alternative": "CPN", "leaders": [ "Jaydev JOSHI" ], "note": "United; United" }, { "name": "Dalit Janajati Party Nepal", "leaders": [ "Yashoda Kumari LAMA" ] }, { "name": "Federal Socialist Forum-Nepal", "leaders": [ "Upendra YADAV" ] }, { "name": "Federal Socialist Party", "leaders": [ "Ashok RAI" ] }, { "name": "Jana Jagaran Party Nepal ", "leaders": [ "Lok Mani DHAKAL" ], "note": "Awareness Party Nepal" }, { "name": "Khambuwan Rastriya Morcha-Nepal", "leaders": [ "Ram Kumar RAI" ] }, { "name": "Madhesi People's Rights Forum-Democratic", "leaders": [ "Bijay Kumar GACHCHADAR" ] }, { "name": "Madhesi People's Rights Forum-Republican", "leaders": [ "Raj Kishore YADAV" ] }, { "name": "Madhesh Samata Party Nepal", "leaders": [ "Meghraj SAHANI" ] }, { "name": "National Madhes Socialist Party", "leaders": [ "Sharat Singh BHANDARI" ] }, { "name": "Nepal Rastriya Party", "leaders": [ "Prem Bahadur SINGH" ] }, { "name": "Nepal Pariwar Dal", "leaders": [ "Ek Nath DHAKAL" ] }, { "name": "Nepal Workers and Peasants Party", "leaders": [ "Narayan Man BIJUKCHHE" ] }, { "name": "Nepali Congress", "name_alternative": "NC", "leaders": [ "Bahadur DEUBA" ] }, { "name": "Nepali Janata Dal", "leaders": [ "Hari Charan SHAH" ] }, { "name": "Rastriya Janamorcha Nepal", "leaders": [ "Chitra Bahadur K.C." ] }, { "name": "Rastriya Janamukti Party", "leaders": [ "Malwar Singh THAPA" ] }, { "name": "Rastriya Prajatantra Party", "leaders": [ "Kamal THAPA" ] }, { "name": "Sadbhavana Party", "leaders": [ "Rajendra MAHATO" ] }, { "name": "Samajbadi Janata Party", "leaders": [ "Prem Bahadur SINGH" ] }, { "name": "Sanghiya Sadbhavana Party", "leaders": [ "Anil Kumar JHA" ] }, { "name": "Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch", "leaders": [ "Rukmini CHAUDHARY" ] }, { "name": "Terai Madhesh Democratic Party", "leaders": [ "Mahantha THAKUR" ] }, { "name": "Terai-Madhesh Sadbhavana Party-Nepal", "leaders": [ "Mahendra YADAV" ] }, { "name": "Tharuhat Terai Party Nepal", "leaders": [ "Bhanuram CHAUDARY" ] } ], "note": "164 political parties are registered with the Election Commission of Nepal as of early 2017; 122 political parties participated in the 19 November 2013 election and the 30 parties listed below were elected to serve in the Constituent Assembly; however only 26 of the 30 are considered \"national\" parties" }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "various groups advocate regional autonomy such as the Federal State Limbuwan Council in far eastern Nepal" }, { "name": "others have called for an independent Madhesh" }, { "name": "the National Federation of Indigenous Nationalities advocates for the rights of indigenous nationalities in Nepal" }, { "name": "Tharu Kalyankari Sabha advocates for the rights of Tharus" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ADB" }, { "organization": "BIMSTEC" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CP" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "MINURSO" }, { "organization": "MINUSMA" }, { "organization": "MINUSTAH" }, { "organization": "MONUSCO" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "SAARC" }, { "organization": "SACEP" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNAMID" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNDOF" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNIFIL" }, { "organization": "UNMIL" }, { "organization": "UNMISS" }, { "organization": "UNOCI" }, { "organization": "UNTSO" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Arjun Kumar KARKI (since 18 May 2015)", "chancery": "2131 Leroy Place NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 667-4550", "fax": "[1] (202) 667-5534", "consulates_general": "Cleveland (OH), New York" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Alaina B. TEPLITZ (since 7 October 2015)", "embassy": "Maharajgunj, Kathmandu", "mailing_address": "use embassy street address", "telephone": "[977] (1) 423-4000", "fax": "[977] (1) 400-7272" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "crimson red with a blue border around the unique shape of two overlapping right triangles; the smaller, upper triangle bears a white stylized moon and the larger, lower triangle displays a white 12-pointed sun; the color red represents the rhododendron (Nepal's national flower) and is a sign of victory and bravery, the blue border signifies peace and harmony; the two right triangles are a combination of two single pennons (pennants) that originally symbolized the Himalaya Mountains while their charges represented the families of the king (upper) and the prime minister, but today they are understood to denote Hinduism and Buddhism, the country's two main religions; the moon represents the serenity of the Nepalese people and the shade and cool weather in the Himalayas, while the sun depicts the heat and higher temperatures of the lower parts of Nepal; the moon and the sun are also said to express the hope that the nation will endure as long as these heavenly bodies", "note": "Nepal is the only country in the world whose flag is not rectangular or square" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "rhododendron blossom" }, { "symbol": "national color: red" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Sayaun Thunga Phool Ka\" (Hundreds of Flowers)", "lyrics_music": "Pradeep Kumar RAI/Ambar GURUNG", "note": "adopted 2007; after the abolition of the monarchy in 2006, a new anthem was required because of the previous anthem's praise for the king", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/NP.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Nepal is among the poorest and least developed countries in the world, with about one-quarter of its population living below the poverty line. Nepal is heavily dependent on remittances, which amount to as much as 30% of GDP. Agriculture is the mainstay of the economy, providing a livelihood for almost two-thirds of the population but accounting for only one-third of GDP. Industrial activity mainly involves the processing of agricultural products, including pulses, jute, sugarcane, tobacco, and grain.\n\nNepal has considerable scope for exploiting its potential in hydropower, with an estimated 42,000 MW of commercially feasible capacity. Nepal and India signed trade and investment agreements in 2014 that increase Nepal’s hydropower potential, but political uncertainty and a difficult business climate have hampered foreign investment.\n\nNepal was hit by massive earthquakes in early 2015, which damaged or destroyed infrastructure and homes and set back economic development. Political gridlock in the past several years and recent public protests, predominantly in the southern Tarai region, have hindered post-earthquake recovery and prevented much-needed economic reform. Additional challenges to Nepal's growth include its landlocked geographic location, persistent power shortages, and underdeveloped transportation infrastructure.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 71520000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 71120000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 69240000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 98, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 21150000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.6, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2.7, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 6, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 185 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2500, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2500, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 2500, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 199, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 82, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 10.9, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 25, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 8.9, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 10.7, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -37.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 32, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 14, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 54, "units": "%", "note": "FY 2016 est." } } } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 42.9, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 43.9, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 45.7, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 5 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "pulses", "rice", "corn", "wheat", "sugarcane", "jute", "root crops", "milk", "water buffalo meat" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "tourism", "carpets", "textiles", "small rice", "jute", "sugar", "oilseed mills", "cigarettes", "cement", "brick production" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": -6.3, "global_rank": 197, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 15600000, "global_rank": 39, "date": "2014" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 69, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 12, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 19, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2014" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.3, "units": "%", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 2.7, "units": "%", "date": "2008" } ], "global_rank": 28 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 25.2, "units": "%", "date": "2011" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 3.2, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 29.5, "units": "%" }, "date": "2011" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 32.8, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2010" }, { "value": 47.2, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2008" } ], "global_rank": 108 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 4976000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 5596000000, "units": "USD", "note": "FY 2016 est." } }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 23.5, "global_rank": 126 }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -2.9, "global_rank": 103 }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 27.6, "units": "percent_of_gdp" }, { "value": 25.7, "units": "percent_of_gdp" } ], "global_rank": 153 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "16 July", "end": "15 July" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 9.9, "units": "%" }, { "value": 7.2, "units": "%" } ], "global_rank": 205 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 7, "units": "%", "date": "2016-10-30" }, { "value": 7, "units": "%", "date": "2015-10-30" } ], "global_rank": 45 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 8.6, "units": "%", "date": "2016-10-30" }, { "value": 9.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015-10-30" } ], "global_rank": 98 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5051000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-10-30" }, { "value": 4348000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-10-30" } ], "global_rank": 99 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 22160000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-10-30" }, { "value": 18720000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-10-30" } ], "global_rank": 86 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 16870000000.000002, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-10-30" }, { "value": 14360000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-10-30" } ], "global_rank": 92 }, "market_value_of_publicly_traded_shares": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 14030000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-04-30" }, { "value": 11810000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-10-31" }, { "value": 9574000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-10-31" } ], "global_rank": 69 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1339000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1067000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 40 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 604700000, "units": "USD" }, { "value": 866500000, "units": "USD" } ], "global_rank": 170 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "clothing", "pulses", "carpets", "textiles", "juice", "jute goods" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "India", "percent": 58.6 }, { "name": "US", "percent": 10 }, { "name": "Germany", "percent": 4 } ] } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6667000000, "units": "USD" }, { "value": 7886000000, "units": "USD" } ], "global_rank": 114 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "petroleum products", "machinery", "equipment", "gold", "electrical goods", "medicine" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "India", "percent": 61.5 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 15.4 } ] } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 10170000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-10-30" }, { "value": 8880000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-10-30" } ], "global_rank": 75 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3578000000, "units": "USD" }, { "value": 3273000000, "units": "USD" } ], "global_rank": 139 }, "stock_of_direct_foreign_investment": { "at_home": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 103000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-07-31" } ], "global_rank": 127 } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 108.8, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 102.41, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 102.41, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 99.53, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 85.2, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Nepalese rupees (NPR) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 6600000, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 76, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 97, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 72, "units": "%" }, "date": "2013" }, "production": { "kWh": 3342000000, "global_rank": 126 }, "consumption": { "kWh": 3746000000, "global_rank": 127 }, "exports": { "kWh": 3250000, "global_rank": 94 }, "imports": { "kWh": 1758000000, "global_rank": 56 }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 855900, "global_rank": 133 }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 6.2, "global_rank": 202 }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 156 }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 93.8, "global_rank": 10 }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 207 } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 176, "date": "2016" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 172, "date": "2016" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 111, "date": "2016" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 0, "global_rank": 176, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 182, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 27000, "global_rank": 126, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 215, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 25870, "global_rank": 107, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 111, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 180, "date": "2013" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 157, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 109, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 180, "date": "2014-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 4200000, "global_rank": 131, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 846940, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 3, "global_rank": 85, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 27516000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 87, "global_rank": 52, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "fair radiotelephone communication service and mobile-cellular telephone network", "domestic": "mobile service has been extended to all 75 districts covering 90% of Nepal’s land area", "international": "country code - 977; radiotelephone communications; microwave and fiber landlines to India; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) (2016)" } }, "broadcast_media": "state operates 3 TV stations, as well as national and regional radio stations; 88 independent TV channels are registered with only 25 in regular operation; 672 FM radio stations are licensed with 588 operational (2016)", "internet": { "country_code": ".np", "users": { "total": 12293000, "percent_of_population": 42.3, "global_rank": 80, "date": "2016" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 4, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 15, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 510341, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 4536371, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "9N", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 47, "global_rank": 95, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 11, "over_3047_metres": 1, "1524_to_2437_metres": 3, "914_to_1523_metres": 6, "under_914_metres": 1, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 36, "1524_to_2437_metres": 1, "914_to_1523_metres": 6, "under_914_metres": 29, "date": "2013" } } }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 53, "units": "km" }, "narrow_gauge": { "length": 53, "units": "km", "gauge": "0.762-m" }, "global_rank": 131, "date": "2014" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 27990, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 11890, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 16100, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 132, "date": "2016" } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.59, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1.51, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.59, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1.54, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 1.43, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" } ] }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Nepal Army" ], "date": "2012" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription", "date": "2014" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "joint border commission continues to work on contested sections of boundary with India, including the 400 sq km dispute over the source of the Kalapani River", "India has instituted a stricter border regime to restrict transit of illegal cross-border activities" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "refugees": { "by_country": [ { "people": 13509, "country_of_origin": 2017 } ], "date": "2016" }, "internally_displaced_persons": { "people": 50000, "note": "remaining from ten-year Maoist insurgency that officially ended in 2006; figure does not include people displaced since 2007 by inter-communal violence and insecurity in the Terai region; 2015 earthquakes", "date": "2016" }, "stateless_persons": { "note": "undetermined ; note - the UNHCR is working with the Nepali Government to address the large number of individuals lacking citizenship certificates in Nepal; smaller numbers of Bhutanese Hindu refugees of Nepali origin (the Lhotshampa) who were stripped of Bhutanese nationality and forced to flee their country in the late 1980s and early 1990s - and undocumented Tibetan refugees who arrived in Nepal prior to the 1990s - are considered stateless", "date": "2016" } }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "illicit producer of cannabis and hashish for the domestic and international drug markets; transit point for opiates from Southeast Asia to the West" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-01", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701102748/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/np.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/np.html" } }, "netherlands": { "data": { "name": "Netherlands", "introduction": { "background": "The Dutch United Provinces declared their independence from Spain in 1579; during the 17th century, they became a leading seafaring and commercial power, with settlements and colonies around the world. After a 20-year French occupation, a Kingdom of the Netherlands was formed in 1815. In 1830, Belgium seceded and formed a separate kingdom. The Netherlands remained neutral in World War I, but suffered German invasion and occupation in World War II. A modern, industrialized nation, the Netherlands is also a large exporter of agricultural products. The country was a founding member of NATO and the EEC (now the EU) and participated in the introduction of the euro in 1999. In October 2010, the former Netherlands Antilles was dissolved and the three smallest islands - Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba - became special municipalities in the Netherlands administrative structure. The larger islands of Sint Maarten and Curacao joined the Netherlands and Aruba as constituent countries forming the Kingdom of the Netherlands." }, "geography": { "location": "Western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between Belgium and Germany", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 52, "minutes": 30, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 5, "minutes": 45, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Europe", "area": { "total": { "value": 41543, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 33893, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 7650, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 135, "comparative": "slightly less than twice the size of New Jersey" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 1053, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Belgium", "border_length": { "value": 478, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Germany", "border_length": { "value": 575, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 451, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "contiguous_zone": { "value": 24, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_fishing_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "temperate; marine; cool summers and mild winters", "terrain": "mostly coastal lowland and reclaimed land (polders); some hills in southeast", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 30, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Zuidplaspolder", "elevation": { "value": -7, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Mount Scenery", "elevation": { "value": 862, "units": "m" }, "note": "on the island of Saba in the Caribbean, now considered an integral part of the Netherlands following the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles" }, "note": "the highest point on continental Netherlands is Vaalserberg at 322 m" }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "natural gas", "petroleum", "peat", "limestone", "salt", "sand", "gravel", "arable land" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 55.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 29.8, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 1.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 24.2, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 10.8, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 34.1, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 4860, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "an area known as the Randstad, anchored by the cities of Amsterdam, Rotterdam, the Hague, and Utrecht, is the most densely populated region; the north tends to be less dense, though sizeable communities can be found throughout the entire country", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "flooding", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "water pollution in the form of heavy metals", "organic compounds", "and nutrients such as nitrates and phosphates", "air pollution from vehicles and refining activities", "acid rain" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Air Pollution", "Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides", "Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants", "Air Pollution-Sulfur 85", "Air Pollution-Sulfur 94", "Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds", "Antarctic-Environmental Protocol", "Antarctic-Marine Living Resources", "Antarctic Treaty", "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Environmental Modification", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Marine Dumping", "Marine Life Conservation", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Tropical Timber 83", "Tropical Timber 94", "Wetlands", "Whaling" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "located at mouths of three major European rivers (Rhine, Maas or Meuse, and Schelde)" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 17016967, "global_rank": 67, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Dutchman(men), Dutchwoman(women)", "adjective": "Dutch" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Dutch", "percent": 78.6 }, { "name": "EU", "percent": 5.8 }, { "name": "Turkish", "percent": 2.4 }, { "name": "Indonesian", "percent": 2.2 }, { "name": "Moroccan", "percent": 2.2 }, { "name": "Surinamese", "percent": 2.1 }, { "name": "Bonairian" }, { "name": "Saba Islander" }, { "name": "Sint Eustatian", "percent": 0.8 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 5.9 } ], "date": "2014" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Dutch", "note": "official" } ], "note": "Frisian is an official language in Fryslan province; Frisian, Low Saxon, Limburgish, Romani, and Yiddish have protected status under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages; Dutch is the official language of the three special municipalities of the Caribbean Netherlands, while English is a recognized regional language on Sint Eustatius and Saba and Papiamento is a recognized regional language on Bonaire" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 28 }, { "name": "Protestant", "percent": 19, "breakdown": [ { "name": "includes Dutch Reformed", "percent": 9 }, { "name": "Protestant Church of The Netherlands" }, { "percent": 7 }, { "name": "Calvinist", "percent": 3 } ] }, { "name": "other", "percent": 11, "breakdown": [ { "name": "includes about Muslim and fewer numbers of Hindu", "percent": 5 }, { "name": "Buddhist" }, { "name": "Jehovah's Witness" }, { "name": "and Orthodox" } ] }, { "name": "none", "percent": 42 } ], "date": "2009" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 16.56, "males": 1442059, "females": 1375479 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 12.11, "males": 1050889, "females": 1010596 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 39.83, "males": 3400998, "females": 3377311 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 13.14, "males": 1113587, "females": 1123165 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 18.35, "males": 1411830, "females": 1711053 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 53.3, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 25.3, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 27.9, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 3.6, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 42.5, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 41.4, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 43.4, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 22, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 0.4, "global_rank": 167, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 10.9, "global_rank": 181, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 8.8, "global_rank": 71, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": 1.9, "global_rank": 50, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "an area known as the Randstad, anchored by the cities of Amsterdam, Rotterdam, the Hague, and Utrecht, is the most densely populated region; the north tends to be less dense, though sizeable communities can be found throughout the entire country", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 90.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 1.05, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Amsterdam", "population": 1091000, "is_capital": true }, { "place": "Rotterdam", "population": 993000 }, { "place": "The Hague", "population": 650000, "note": "seat of government" } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.01, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.99, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.82, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.98, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 29.4, "date": "2011" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 7, "global_rank": 171, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 3.6, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 3.9, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 3.3, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 202, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 81.3, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 79.2, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 83.6, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 25, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.78, "global_rank": 155, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 73, "units": "%", "note": "percent of women aged 18-45", "date": "2013" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 10.9, "global_rank": 7, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 3.35, "date": "2014" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 4.7, "date": "2009" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 97.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 99.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 97.7, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 2.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 0.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 2.3, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 21.9, "global_rank": 103, "date": "2014" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 5.6, "global_rank": 45, "date": "2013" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 18, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 18, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 18, "units": "years" }, "date": "2012" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 10.5, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 9.7, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 11.3, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 102, "date": "2014" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Kingdom of the Netherlands", "conventional_short_form": "Netherlands", "local_long_form": "Koninkrijk der Nederlanden", "local_short_form": "Nederland", "etymology": "the country name literally means \"the lowlands\" and refers to the geographic features of the land being both flat and down river from higher areas (i.e., at the estuaries of the Scheldt, Meuse, and Rhine Rivers; only about half of the Netherlands is more than 1 meter above sea level)" }, "government_type": "parliamentary constitutional monarchy; part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands", "capital": { "name": "Amsterdam; note - The Hague is the seat of government", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 52, "minutes": 21, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 4, "minutes": 55, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 1, "note": "6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" }, "daylight_saving_time": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October", "note": "time descriptions apply to the continental Netherlands only, not to the Caribbean components" }, "dependent_areas": { "areas": [ "Aruba", "Curacao", "Sint Maarten" ] }, "independence": { "date": "1579-01-23" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "King's Day", "day": "27 April", "original_year": "1967", "note": "King's or Queen's Day are observed on the ruling monarch's birthday; birthday of King WILLEM-ALEXANDER" } ], "constitution": { "history": "previous 1597, 1798; latest adopted 24 August 1815 (substantially revised in 1848)", "amendments": "proposed as an “Act of Parliament” by or on behalf of the king or by the Second Chamber of the States General; the Second Chamber is dissolved after its first reading of the “Act”; passage requires a second reading by both the First Chamber and newly elected Second Chamber, followed by at least two-thirds majority vote of both chambers, and ratification by the king; amended many times, last in 2010 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "civil law system based on the French system; constitution does not permit judicial review of acts of the States General", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of the Netherlands", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "5 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "King WILLEM-ALEXANDER (since 30 April 2013); Heir Apparent Princess Catharina-Amalia (since 30 April 2013)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Mark RUTTE (since 14 October 2010); Deputy Prime Minister Lodewijk ASSCHER (since 5 November 2012); note - Mark RUTTE heads his second cabinet since 5 November 2012", "cabinet": "Council of Ministers appointed by the monarch; note - following general elections on 15 March 2017, the cabinet has caretaker status until a new cabinet has been formed", "elections_appointments": "the monarchy is hereditary; following Second Chamber elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually appointed prime minister by the monarch; deputy prime ministers appointed by the monarch" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "bicameral States General or Staten Generaal consists of the First Chamber or Eerste Kamer (75 seats; members indirectly elected by the country's 12 provincial council members by proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms) and the Second Chamber or Tweede Kamer (150 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve up to 4-year terms)", "elections": "First Chamber - last held on 26 May 2015 (next to be held in May 2019); Second Chamber - last held on 15 March 2017 (next to be held 15 March 2021)", "election_results": "First Chamber - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - VVD 13, CDA 12, D66 10, PVV 9, SP 9, PvdA 8, GL 4, CU 3, other 7; Second Chamber - percent of vote by party - VVD 22.0%, PVV 13.3%, CDA 12.6%, D66 12.6%, GL 9.3%, SP 9.3%, PvdA 6.0%, CU 3.3%, PvdD 3.3%, 50 Plus 2.7%, other 5.6%; seats by party - VVD 33, PVV 20, CDA 19, D66 19, GL 14, SP 14, PvdA 9, CU 5, PvdD 5, 50 Plus 4, other 8" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court or Hoge Raad (consists of 41 judges: the president, 6 vice-presidents, 31 justices or raadsheren, and 3 justices in exceptional service, referred to as buitengewone dienst); the court is divided into criminal, civil, tax, and ombuds chambers", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "justices appointed by the monarch from a list provided by the Second Chamber of the States General; justices appointed for life or until mandatory retirement at age 70", "subordinate_courts": "courts of appeal; district courts, each with up to 5 subdistrict courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Christian Democratic Appeal", "name_alternative": "CDA", "leaders": [ "Sybrand VAN HAERSMA BUMA" ] }, { "name": "Christian Union", "name_alternative": "CU", "leaders": [ "Gert-Jan SEGERS" ] }, { "name": "Democrats 66", "name_alternative": "D66", "leaders": [ "Alexander PECHTOLD" ] }, { "name": "Denk", "leaders": [ "Tunahan KUZU" ] }, { "name": "50 Plus", "leaders": [ "Henk KROL" ] }, { "name": "For the Netherlands", "name_alternative": "VNL", "leaders": [ "Jan ROOS" ] }, { "name": "Forum for Democracy", "name_alternative": "FvD", "leaders": [ "Thierry BAUDET" ] }, { "name": "Green Left", "name_alternative": "GL", "leaders": [ "Jesse KLAVER" ] }, { "name": "Labor Party", "name_alternative": "PvdA", "leaders": [ "Lodewik ASSCHER" ] }, { "name": "Party for Freedom", "name_alternative": "PVV", "leaders": [ "Geert WILDERS" ] }, { "name": "Party for the Animals", "name_alternative": "PvdD", "leaders": [ "Marianne THIEME" ] }, { "name": "People's Party for Freedom and Democracy", "name_alternative": "VVD", "leaders": [ "Mark RUTTE" ] }, { "name": "Reformed Political Party", "name_alternative": "SGP", "leaders": [ "Kees VAN DER STAAIJ" ] }, { "name": "Socialist Party", "name_alternative": "SP", "leaders": [ "Emile ROEMER" ] } ], "note": "plus a few minor parties" }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Christian Trade Union Federation", "name_alternative": "CNV", "leaders": [ "Maurice LIMMEN" ] }, { "name": "Confederation of Netherlands Industry and Employers", "name_alternative": "VNO-NCW", "leaders": [ "Hans DE BOER" ] }, { "name": "Federation for Small and Medium-sized Businesses", "name_alternative": "MKB", "leaders": [ "Michael VAN STRAALEN" ] }, { "name": "Netherlands Trade Union Federation", "name_alternative": "FNV", "leaders": [ "Han BUSKER" ] }, { "name": "Social Economic Council", "name_alternative": "SER", "leaders": [ "Mariette HAMER" ] }, { "name": "Trade Union Professionals", "name_alternative": "VDP", "leaders": [ "Nic VAN HOLSTEIN" ] } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ADB ", "note": "nonregional member" }, { "organization": "AfDB ", "note": "nonregional member" }, { "organization": "Arctic Council ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "Australia Group" }, { "organization": "Benelux" }, { "organization": "BIS" }, { "organization": "CBSS ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CE" }, { "organization": "CERN" }, { "organization": "EAPC" }, { "organization": "EBRD" }, { "organization": "ECB" }, { "organization": "EIB" }, { "organization": "EITI ", "note": "implementing country" }, { "organization": "EMU" }, { "organization": "ESA" }, { "organization": "EU" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "FATF" }, { "organization": "G-10" }, { "organization": "IADB" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IEA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IGAD ", "note": "partners" }, { "organization": "IHO" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "MINUSMA" }, { "organization": "NATO" }, { "organization": "NEA" }, { "organization": "NSG" }, { "organization": "OAS ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OECD" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "OSCE" }, { "organization": "Pacific Alliance ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "Paris Club" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "Schengen Convention" }, { "organization": "SELEC ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNDOF" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNMISS" }, { "organization": "UNRWA" }, { "organization": "UNTSO" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" }, { "organization": "ZC" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Hendrik SCHUWER (since 17 September 2015)", "chancery": "4200 Linnean Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 244-5300, [1] 877-388-2443", "fax": "[1] (202) 362-3430", "consulates_general": "Chicago, Miami, New York, San Francisco" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Shawn CROWLEY (since July 2016)", "embassy": "Lange Voorhout 102, 2514 EJ, The Hague", "mailing_address": "PSC 71, Box 1000, APO AE 09715", "telephone": "[31] (70) 310-2209", "fax": "[31] (70) 310-2207", "consulates_general": "Amsterdam" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "three equal horizontal bands of red (bright vermilion; top), white, and blue (cobalt); similar to the flag of Luxembourg, which uses a lighter blue and is longer; the colors were derived from those of WILLIAM I, Prince of Orange, who led the Dutch Revolt against Spanish sovereignty in the latter half of the 16th century; originally the upper band was orange, but because its dye tended to turn red over time, the red shade was eventually made the permanent color; the banner is perhaps the oldest tricolor in continuous use" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "lion" }, { "symbol": "tulip" }, { "symbol": "national color: orange" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Het Wilhelmus\" (The William)", "lyrics_music": "Philips VAN MARNIX van Sint Aldegonde (presumed)/unknown", "note": "adopted 1932, in use since the 17th century, making it the oldest national anthem in the world; also known as \"Wilhelmus van Nassouwe\" (William of Nassau), it is in the form of an acrostic, where the first letter of each stanza spells the name of the leader of the Dutch Revolt", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/NL.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "The Netherlands, the sixth-largest economy in the European Union, plays an important role as a European transportation hub, with a persistently high trade surplus, stable industrial relations, and low unemployment. Industry focuses on food processing, chemicals, petroleum refining, and electrical machinery. A highly mechanized agricultural sector employs only 2% of the labor force but provides large surpluses for food-processing and underpins the country’s status as the world’s second largest agricultural exporter.\n\nThe Netherlands is part of the euro zone, and as such, its monetary policy is controlled by the European Central Bank. The Dutch financial sector is highly concentrated, with four commercial banks possessing over 80% of banking assets, and is four times the size of Dutch GDP.\n\nIn 2008, during the financial crisis, the government budget deficit hit 5.3% of GDP. Following a protracted recession from 2009 to 2013, during which unemployment doubled to 7.4% and household consumption contracted for four consecutive years, economic growth began inching forward in 2014. Since 2010, Prime Minister Mark RUTTE’s government has implemented significant austerity measures to improve public finances and has instituted broad structural reforms in key policy areas, including the labor market, the housing sector, the energy market, and the pension system. In 2016, the government budget returned to a surplus of 0.3% of GDP, with economic growth of 2.1%, and GDP per capita finally surpassed pre-crisis levels. The Dutch government projects steady but modest economic growth of 2.1% in 2017 and unemployment decreasing to 4.9%.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 870800000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 852900000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 836200000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 28, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 773900000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.1, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.4, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 129 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 50800, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 50300, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 49500, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 23, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { 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"years" }, "global_rank": 101, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 1.35, "global_rank": 86, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 15.2, "global_rank": 129, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 5.6, "global_rank": 175, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": 4, "global_rank": 31, "date": "2016" }, "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 70.2, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 2.17, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Noumea", "population": 181000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2014" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.01, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.94, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.8, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 1, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 5.3, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 6.2, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 4.3, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 174, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 77.7, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 73.7, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 81.9, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 68, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.95, "global_rank": 127, "date": "2016" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 2.22, "date": "2009" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 98.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 98.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 98.5, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 1.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 1.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 1.5, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "note": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus", "date": "2016" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 96.9, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 97.3, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 96.5, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies", "conventional_short_form": "New Caledonia", "local_long_form": "Territoire des Nouvelle-Caledonie et Dependances", "local_short_form": "Nouvelle-Caledonie", "etymology": "British explorer Captain James COOK discovered and named New Caledonia in 1774; he used the appellation because the northeast of the island reminded him of Scotland (Caledonia is the Latin designation for Scotland)" }, "government_type": "parliamentary democracy (Territorial Congress); an overseas collectivity of France", "capital": { "name": "Noumea", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 22, "minutes": 16, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 166, "minutes": 27, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 11, "note": "16 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time" } }, "administrative_divisions": [ { "name": "Province Iles (Islands Province)", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Province Nord (North Province)", "type": "province" }, { "name": "and Province Sud (South Province)", "type": "province" } ], "independence": { "note": "overseas territory of France; note - a referendum on independence was held in 1998 but was rejected; a new referendum must be held before 2019" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Fete de la Federation", "day": "14 July", "original_year": "1853", "note": "the local holiday is New Caledonia Day, 24 September" } ], "constitution": { "history": "4 October 1958 (French Constitution with changes as reflected in Noumea Accord of 5 May 1998) (2016)" }, "legal_system": "civil law system based on French law; the 1988 Matignon Accords (signed in the Matignon Hotel) set up a 10-year period of development during which the Kanak community received substantial autonomy but agreed not to raise the independence issue", "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Emmanuel MACRON (since 14 May 2017); represented by High Commissioner Thierry LATASTE (since 20 June 2016)", "head_of_government": "President of the Government Philippe GERMAINE (since 1 April 2015); Vice President Jean-Louis D'ANGLEBERME (since 1 April 2015)", "cabinet": "Cabinet elected from and by the Territorial Congress", "elections_appointments": "French president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); high commissioner appointed by the French president on the advice of the French Ministry of Interior; president of New Caledonia elected by Territorial Congress for a 5-year term (no term limits); election last held on 10 June 2011 (next to be held in June 2016)", "election_results": "Philippe GERMAINE (Caledonia Together) elected president by Territorial Congress; vote NA" }, "legislative_branch": { "note": "the Customary Senate is the assembly of the various traditional councils of the Kanaks, the indigenous population, which rules on laws affecting the indigenous population; New Caledonia holds two seats in the French Senate; elections last held on 28 September 2014 (next to be held not later than September 2017); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - UMP 2; New Caledonia also elects two seats to the French National Assembly; elections last held on 17 June 2012 (next to be held by June 2017); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - UMP 2", "elections": "last held on 11 May 2014 (next to be held on May 2019); note - the government that was elected on 11 May 2014 collapsed within 6 months leading to a new election on 31 December 2015 which re-elected the same government", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Caledonia Together 13, FLNKS 9, UMP 7, Union for Caledonia in France 6, Build Our Rainbow Nation 6, National Union for Independence 6, other 7" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_resident_courts": "Court of Appeal in Noumea or Cour d'Appel; organized into civil, commercial, social, and pre-trial investigation chambers; court bench normally includes the court president and 2 counsilors); Administrative Court (number of judges NA); note - final appeals beyond the Court of Appeal are referred to the Court of Cassation or Cour de Cassation in Paris; final appeals beyond the Administrative Court are referred to the Administrative Court of Appeal in Paris", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "judge appointment and tenure based on France's judicial system", "subordinate_courts": "Courts of First Instance include: civil, juvenile, commercial, labor, police, criminal, assizes, and also a pre-trial investigation chamber; Joint Commerce Tribunal; administrative courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Build Our Rainbow Nation" }, { "name": "Caledonia Together", "leaders": [ "Philippe GERMAIN" ] }, { "name": "Caledonian Union", "name_alternative": "UC", "leaders": [ "Daniel GOA" ] }, { "name": "Future Together ", "leaders": [ "Harold MARTIN" ], "note": "l'Avenir Ensemble" }, { "name": "Kanak Socialist Front for National Liberation", "name_alternative": "FLNKS", "leaders": [ "Roch WAMYTAN" ], "note": "alliance includes PALIKA, UNI, UC, UPM" }, { "name": "Labor Party", "name_alternative": "PT", "leaders": [ "Louis Kotra UREGEI" ], "note": "Parti Travailliste" }, { "name": "National Union for Independence", "name_alternative": "UNI", "note": "Union Nationale pour l'Independance" }, { "name": "Party of Kanak Liberation", "name_alternative": "PALIKA", "leaders": [ "Paul NEAOUTYINE" ], "note": "Parti de Liberation Kanak" }, { "name": "Socialist Kanak Liberation", "name_alternative": "LKS", "leaders": [ "Nidoish NAISSELINE" ] }, { "name": "The Republicans ", "leaders": [ "Pierre FROGIER" ], "note": "formerly The Rally or UMP" }, { "name": "Union for Caledonia in France", "note": "dissolved in July 2014" } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "NA" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "PIF ", "note": "associate member" }, { "organization": "SPC" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WMO" } ], "flag_description": { "description": "New Caledonia has two official flags; alongside the flag of France, the Kanak (indigenous Melanesian) flag has equal status; the latter consists of three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), red, and green; a large yellow disk - diameter two-thirds the height of the flag - shifted slightly to the hoist side is edged in black and displays a black fleche faitiere symbol, a native rooftop adornment" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "fleche faitiere ", "note": "native rooftop adornment" }, { "symbol": "kagu bird" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "blue" }, { "color": "red" }, { "color": "green" }, { "color": "yellow" }, { "color": "black" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Soyons unis, devenons freres\" (Let Us Be United, Let Us Become Brothers)", "lyrics_music": "Chorale Melodia (a local choir)", "note": "adopted 2008; contains a mixture of lyrics in both French and Nengone (an indigenous language); as a self-governing territory of France, in addition to the local anthem, \"La Marseillaise\" is official (see France)" } }, "economy": { "overview": "New Caledonia has 11% of the world's nickel reserves, representing the second largest reserves on the planet. Only a small amount of the land is suitable for cultivation, and food accounts for about 20% of imports. In addition to nickel, substantial financial support from France - equal to more than 15% of GDP - and tourism are keys to the health of the economy.\n\nDuring 2009-10, France sent more development assistance to New Caledonia than to any of its other overseas territories. In October 2014, French Prime Minister Manuel VALLS confirmed financial support to New Caledonia totaling $500 million for the period 2016-20. The new government, which inherited a $112 million deficit in 2013, is expected to focus on bringing the territory’s budget back into balance.\n\nWith the gradual increase in the production of two new nickel plants in 2015, average production of metallurgical goods stood at a record level of 94 thousand tons. However, the sector is exposed to the high volatility of nickel prices. In April 2016, PM VALLS committed $180 million to support New Caledonia’s main nickel company, SLN.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 10770000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 10620000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 10330000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" } ], "global_rank": 156 }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 15540000000, "date": "2014" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.4, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.3, "units": "%", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 2.2, "units": "%", "date": "2013" } ], "global_rank": 166 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 31100, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 32100, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 29800, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 61 }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 64.8, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 24.1, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 39, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 18.7, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -46.6, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 1.5, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 25.1, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 73.4, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "vegetables", "beef", "venison", "livestock products", "fish" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "nickel mining", "smelting" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 1.6, "global_rank": 122, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 119500, "global_rank": 181, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 2.7, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 22.4, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 74.9, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2010" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 14.7, "units": "%", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 14, "units": "%", "date": "2009" } ], "global_rank": 160 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 1995000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 1993000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2015" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 12.8, "global_rank": 205, "date": "2015" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6.5, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 6.5, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 188 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 68 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 9522000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 106 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -1469000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": -1861000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" } ], "global_rank": 139 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2207000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1903000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" } ], "global_rank": 137 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "ferronickels", "nickel ore", "fish" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "China", "percent": 31.7 }, { "name": "Japan", "percent": 15.1 }, { "name": "South Korea", "percent": 10.6 }, { "name": "Australia", "percent": 8 }, { "name": "France", "percent": 7.1 }, { "name": "Belgium", "percent": 5.1 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4400000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 4470000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" } ], "global_rank": 127 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "machinery", "equipment", "fuels", "chemicals", "foodstuffs" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "France", "percent": 35 }, { "name": "Australia", "percent": 11.3 }, { "name": "South Korea", "percent": 8.5 }, { "name": "Singapore", "percent": 5.3 }, { "name": "Malaysia", "percent": 5.2 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 4.4 }, { "name": "NZ", "percent": 4.4 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 112000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" }, { "value": 79000000, "units": "USD", "date": "1998-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 193 }, "stock_of_direct_foreign_investment": { "at_home": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 16430000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 85, "note": "(2014 est.)" }, "abroad": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 658200000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 593800000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 87 } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 107.54, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 89.8, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "note": "Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique francs (XPF) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 112895, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 59, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 68, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 45, "units": "%" }, "date": "2012" }, "production": { "kWh": 2416000000, "global_rank": 134, "date": "2015" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 2000000000, "global_rank": 143, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 177, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 180, "date": "2013" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 600000, "global_rank": 138, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 76.7, "global_rank": 98, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 150, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 15.6, "global_rank": 101, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 7.7, "global_rank": 48, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 173, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 168, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 106, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 0, "global_rank": 173, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 179, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 17000, "global_rank": 141, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 117, "global_rank": 121, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 17370, "global_rank": 122, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 107, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 176, "date": "2013" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 153, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 103, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 176, "date": "2014-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 2500000, "global_rank": 145, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 92000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 34, "global_rank": 146, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 246000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 91, "global_rank": 179, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "a submarine cable network connection between New Caledonia and Australia, completed in 2007, increased network capacity and improved high-speed connectivity and access to international networks", "domestic": "combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular telephone subscribership exceeds 120 per 100 persons", "international": "country code - 687; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "the publicly owned French Overseas Network (RFO), which operates in France's overseas departments and territories, broadcasts over the RFO Nouvelle Caledonie TV and radio stations; a small number of privately owned radio stations also broadcast (2008)", "internet": { "country_code": ".nc", "users": { "total": 201000, "percent_of_population": 74, "global_rank": 159, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 2, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 10, "date": "2015" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 25, "global_rank": 128, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 12, "over_3047_metres": 1, "914_to_1523_metres": 10, "under_914_metres": 1, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 13, "914_to_1523_metres": 5, "under_914_metres": 8, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 8, "date": "2013" } }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 5622, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 151, "date": "2006" }, "merchant_marine": { "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 3, "by_country": [ { "country": "France", "count": 3 } ] }, "global_rank": 137, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Noumea" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "branches": { "by_name": [ "no regular military forces", "French military", "police", "gendarmerie" ], "date": "2012" }, "note": "defense is the responsibility of France" }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "Matthew and Hunter Islands east of New Caledonia claimed by France and Vanuatu" ] } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-24", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624182342/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/nc.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/nc.html" } }, "new_zealand": { "data": { "name": "New Zealand", "introduction": { "background": "The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. That same year, the British began the first organized colonial settlement. A series of land wars between 1843 and 1872 ended with the defeat of the native peoples. The British colony of New Zealand became an independent dominion in 1907 and supported the UK militarily in both world wars. New Zealand's full participation in a number of defense alliances lapsed by the 1980s. In recent years, the government has sought to address longstanding Maori grievances. New Zealand assumed a nonpermanent seat on the UN Security Council for the 2015-16 term." }, "geography": { "location": "Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of Australia", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 41, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 174, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Oceania", "area": { "total": { "value": 268838, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 264537, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 4301, "units": "sq km" }, "note": "includes Antipodes Islands, Auckland Islands, Bounty Islands, Campbell Island, Chatham Islands, and Kermadec Islands", "global_rank": 76, "comparative": "almost twice the size of North Carolina; about the size of Colorado" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 0, "units": "km" } }, "coastline": { "value": 15134, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "contiguous_zone": { "value": 24, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" }, "continental_shelf": { "value": 200, "units": "nm", "note": "or to the edge of the continental margin" } }, "climate": "temperate with sharp regional contrasts", "terrain": "predominately mountainous with large coastal plains", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 388, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Pacific Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Aoraki-Mount Cook", "elevation": { "value": 3754, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "natural gas", "iron ore", "sand", "coal", "timber", "hydropower", "gold", "limestone" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 43.2, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 1.8, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0.3, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 41.1, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 31.4, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 25.4, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 7210, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "earthquakes are common, though usually not severe", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "volcanic activity", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "significant volcanism on North Island; Ruapehu (elev. 2,797 m), which last erupted in 2007, has a history of large eruptions in the past century; Taranaki has the potential to produce dangerous avalanches and lahars; other historically active volcanoes include Okataina, Raoul Island, Tongariro, and White Island", "type": "volcanism" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "deforestation", "soil erosion", "native flora and fauna hard-hit by invasive species" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Antarctic-Environmental Protocol", "Antarctic-Marine Living Resources", "Antarctic Treaty", "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Environmental Modification", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Marine Dumping", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Tropical Timber 83", "Tropical Timber 94", "Wetlands", "Whaling" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [ "Antarctic Seals", "Marine Life Conservation" ] } }, "note": "almost 90% of the population lives in cities; Wellington is the southernmost national capital in the world" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 4474549, "global_rank": 126, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "New Zealander(s)", "adjective": "New Zealand" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "European", "percent": 71.2 }, { "name": "Maori", "percent": 14.1 }, { "name": "Asian", "percent": 11.3 }, { "name": "Pacific peoples", "percent": 7.6 }, { "name": "Middle Eastern" }, { "name": "Latin American" }, { "name": "African", "percent": 1.1 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 1.6 }, { "name": "not stated or unidentified", "percent": 5.4 } ], "note": "based on the 2013 census of the usually resident population; percentages add up to more than 100% because respondents were able to identify more than one ethnic group", "date": "2013" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "English", "percent": 89.8, "note": "de facto official" }, { "name": "Maori", "percent": 3.5, "note": "de jure official" }, { "name": "Samoan", "percent": 2 }, { "name": "Hindi", "percent": 1.6 }, { "name": "French", "percent": 1.2 }, { "name": "Northern Chinese", "percent": 1.2 }, { "name": "Yue", "percent": 1 }, { "name": "other or not stated", "percent": 20.5 }, { "name": "New Zealand Sign Language", "note": "de jure official" } ], "note": "shares sum to 120.8% due to multiple responses on census", "date": "2013" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Christian", "percent": 44.3, "breakdown": [ { "name": "Catholic", "percent": 11.6 }, { "name": "Anglican", "percent": 10.8 }, { "name": "Presbyterian and Congregational", "percent": 7.8 }, { "name": "Methodist" }, { "percent": 2.4 }, { "name": "Pentecostal", "percent": 1.8 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 9.9 } ] }, { "name": "Hindu", "percent": 2.1 }, { "name": "Buddhist", "percent": 1.4 }, { "name": "Maori Christian", "percent": 1.3 }, { "name": "Islam", "percent": 1.1 }, { "name": "other religion", "percent": 1.4, "note": "includes Judaism, Spiritualism and New Age religions, Baha'i, Asian religions other than Buddhism" }, { "name": "no religion", "percent": 38.5 }, { "name": "not stated or unidentified", "percent": 8.2 }, { "name": "objected to answering", "percent": 4.1 } ], "note": "based on the 2013 census of the usually resident population; percentages add up to more than 100% because people were able to identify more than one religion", "date": "2013" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 19.76, "males": 452810, "females": 431198 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 13.56, "males": 312032, "females": 294662 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 40.05, "males": 897549, "females": 894394 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 11.7, "males": 255381, "females": 268012 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 14.94, "males": 308949, "females": 359562 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 54, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 31.1, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 22.9, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 4.4, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 37.8, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 36.9, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 38.7, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 63, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 0.8, "global_rank": 137, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 13.3, "global_rank": 148, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 7.4, "global_rank": 115, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": 2.2, "global_rank": 44, "date": "2016" }, "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 86.3, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 1.05, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Auckland", "population": 1344000 }, { "place": "Wellington", "population": 383000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.95, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.86, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.99, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 27.8, "date": "2009" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 11, "global_rank": 144, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 4.5, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 5, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 3.9, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 183, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 81.2, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 79.1, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 83.3, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 28, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 2.03, "global_rank": 116, "date": "2016" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 11, "global_rank": 20, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 2.85, "date": "2014" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 2.3, "date": "2011" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 30.6, "global_rank": 34, "date": "2014" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 6.3, "global_rank": 16, "date": "2014" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 19, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 18, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 20, "units": "years" }, "date": "2014" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 15, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 14.3, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 15.8, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 64, "date": "2014" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "none", "conventional_short_form": "New Zealand", "abbreviation": "NZ", "etymology": "Dutch explorer Abel TASMAN was the first European to reach New Zealand in 1642; he named it Staten Landt, but Dutch cartographers renamed it Nova Zeelandia in 1645 after the Dutch province of Zeeland; British explorer Captain James COOK subsequently anglicized the name to New Zealand when he mapped the islands in 1769" }, "government_type": "parliamentary democracy (New Zealand Parliament) under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm", "capital": { "name": "Wellington", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 41, "minutes": 18, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 174, "minutes": 47, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 12, "note": "17 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" }, "daylight_saving_time": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in September; ends first Sunday in April", "note": "New Zealand has two time zones - New Zealand standard time (12 hours in advance of UTC), and Chatham Islands time (45 minutes in advance of New Zealand standard time)" }, "administrative_divisions": [ { "name": "Auckland", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Bay of Plenty", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Canterbury", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Chatham Islands", "type": "territory" }, { "name": "Gisborne", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Hawke's Bay", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Manawatu-Wanganui", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Marlborough", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Nelson", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Northland", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Otago", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Southland", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Taranaki", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Tasman", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Waikato", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Wellington", "type": "region" }, { "name": "West Coast", "type": "region" } ], "dependent_areas": { "areas": [ "Cook Islands", "Niue", "Tokelau" ] }, "independence": { "date": "1907-09-26", "note": "from the UK" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Waitangi Day", "day": "6 February", "original_year": "1840", "note": "Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand" }, { "name": "ANZAC Day", "day": "25 April", "original_year": "1915", "note": "commemorated as the anniversary of the landing of troops of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps during World War I at Gallipoli, Turkey" } ], "constitution": { "history": "Constitution Act 1986 (the principal formal charter) adopted and effective 1 January 1987; amended 1999, 2005, 2014 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "common law system, based on English model, with special legislation and land courts for the Maori", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of New Zealand", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "yes", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "3 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Dame Patricia Lee REDDY (since 28 September 2016)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Simon William \"Bill\" ENGLISH (since 12 December 2016); December 2016; Deputy Prime Minister Paula BENNETT (since 12 December 2016); note - Prime Minister John KEY (since 19 November 2008) resigned effective 12 December 2016", "cabinet": "Executive Council appointed by the governor general on the recommendation of the prime minister", "elections_appointments": "the monarchy is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually appointed prime minister by the governor general; deputy prime minister appointed by the governor general" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral House of Representatives - commonly called Parliament (usually 120 seats; 70 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies, including 7 Maori constituencies, by simple majority vote and 50 directly elected by proportional representation vote; members serve 3-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 20 September 2014 (next to be held by September 2017)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - National Party 47%, Labor Party 25.1%, Green Party 10.7%, NZ First 8.7%, Maori 1.3%, ACT Party .7%, United Future .2%, other 6.3%; seats by party - National Party 60, Labor Party 32, Green Party 14, NZ First 11, Maori 2, ACT Party 1, United Future 1" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court (consists of 5 justices including the chief justice); note - the Supreme Court in 2004 replaced the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in London as the final appeals court", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "justices appointed by the governor-general on the recommendation of the attorney-general; justices appointed for life", "subordinate_courts": "Court of Appeal; High Court; tribunals and authorities; district courts; specialized courts for issues related to employment, environment, Maori lands, and military" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "ACT New Zealand", "leaders": [ "David SEYMOUR" ] }, { "name": "Green Party", "leaders": [ "Russel NORMAN and Metiria TUREI" ] }, { "name": "Jim Anderton's Progressive Party", "leaders": [ "James ANDERTON" ], "note": "Jim" }, { "name": "Mana Party", "leaders": [ "Hone HARAWIRA" ] }, { "name": "Maori Party", "leaders": [ "Te Ururoa FLAVELL and Marama FOX" ] }, { "name": "New Zealand First Party", "name_alternative": "NZ First", "leaders": [ "Winston PETERS" ] }, { "name": "New Zealand Labor Party", "leaders": [ "Andrew LITTLE" ] }, { "name": "New Zealand National Party", "leaders": [ "Bill ENGLISH" ] }, { "name": "United Future New Zealand", "leaders": [ "Peter DUNNE" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Women's Electoral Lobby", "name_alternative": "WEL" }, { "name": "apartheid groups" }, { "name": "civil rights groups" }, { "name": "farmers groups" }, { "name": "Maori" }, { "name": "nuclear weapons groups" }, { "name": "women's rights groups" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ADB" }, { "organization": "ANZUS ", "note": "US suspended security obligations to NZ on 11 August 1986" }, { "organization": "APEC" }, { "organization": "ARF" }, { "organization": "ASEAN ", "note": "dialogue partner" }, { "organization": "Australia Group" }, { "organization": "BIS" }, { "organization": "C" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CP" }, { "organization": "EAS" }, { "organization": "EBRD" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "FATF" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IEA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IHO" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NSG" }, { "organization": "OECD" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "Pacific Alliance ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "Paris Club ", "note": "associate" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "PIF" }, { "organization": "SICA ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "Sparteca" }, { "organization": "SPC" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UN Security Council ", "note": "temporary" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNMISS" }, { "organization": "UNTSO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Timothy John GROSER (since 28 January 2016)", "chancery": "37 Observatory Circle NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 328-4800", "fax": "[1] (202) 667-5227[1] (202) 667-5227", "consulates_general": "Honolulu (HI), Los Angeles, New York" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Candy GREEN (since 20 January 2017) note - also accredited to Samoa", "embassy": "29 Fitzherbert Terrace, Thorndon, Wellington", "mailing_address": "P. O. Box 1190, Wellington; PSC 467, Box 1, APO AP 96531-1034", "telephone": "[64] (4) 462-6000", "fax": "[64] (4) 499-0490", "consulates_general": "Auckland" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant with four red five-pointed stars edged in white centered in the outer half of the flag; the stars represent the Southern Cross constellation" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "Southern Cross constellation ", "note": "four, five-pointed stars" }, { "symbol": "kiwi ", "note": "bird" }, { "symbol": "silver fern" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "black" }, { "color": "white" }, { "color": "red ", "note": "ochre" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"God Defend New Zealand\"", "lyrics_music": "Thomas BRACKEN [English], Thomas Henry SMITH [Maori]/John Joseph WOODS", "note": "adopted 1940 as national song, adopted 1977 as co-national anthem; New Zealand has two national anthems with equal status; as a commonwealth realm, in addition to \"God Defend New Zealand,\" \"God Save the Queen\" serves as a national anthem (see United Kingdom); \"God Save the Queen\" normally played only when a member of the royal family or the governor-general is present; in all other cases, \"God Defend New Zealand\" is played", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/NZ.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Over the past 40 years, the government has transformed New Zealand from an agrarian economy, dependent on concessionary British market access, to a more industrialized, free market economy that can compete globally. This dynamic growth has boosted real incomes - but left behind some at the bottom of the ladder - and broadened and deepened the technological capabilities of the industrial sector.\n\nPer capita income rose for ten consecutive years until 2007 in purchasing power parity terms, but fell in 2008-09. Debt-driven consumer spending drove robust growth in the first half of the decade, fueling a large balance of payments deficit that posed a challenge for policymakers. Inflationary pressures caused the central bank to raise its key rate steadily from January 2004 until it was among the highest in the OECD in 2007-08. The higher rate attracted international capital inflows, which strengthened the currency and housing market while aggravating the current account deficit. Rising house prices, especially in Auckland, have become a political issue in recent years, as well as a policy challenge in 2016 and 2017, as the ability to afford housing has declined for many.\n\nThe economy fell into recession before the start of the global financial crisis and contracted for five consecutive quarters in 2008-09. In line with global peers, the central bank cut interest rates aggressively and the government developed fiscal stimulus measures. The economy pulled out of recession in 2009, and achieved 2%-3% growth from 2011 to 2016. Nevertheless, key trade sectors remain vulnerable to weak external demand and lower commodity prices. In the aftermath of the 2010 Canterbury earthquakes, the government has continued programs to expand export markets, develop capital markets, invest in innovation, raise productivity growth, and develop infrastructure, while easing its fiscal austerity. Expanding New Zealand’s network of free trade agreements remains a top foreign policy priority.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 174800000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 170100000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 165200000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 68, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 179400000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.8, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 3, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 101 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 37100, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 36600, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 36300, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 50, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { 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"date": "2014" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 161, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 113, "date": "2014" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 36900000000, "global_rank": 65, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 37000000, "global_rank": 72, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 1850000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 42, "global_rank": 62, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 5600000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 126, "global_rank": 116, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "excellent domestic and international systems", "domestic": "combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular telephone subscribership exceeds 160 per 100 persons", "international": "country code - 64; the Southern Cross submarine cable system provides links to Australia, Fiji, and the US; satellite earth stations - 8 (1 Inmarsat - Pacific Ocean, 7 other) (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "state-owned Television New Zealand operates multiple TV networks and state-owned Radio New Zealand operates 3 radio networks and an external shortwave radio service to the South Pacific region; a small number of national commercial TV and radio stations and many regional commercial television and radio stations are available; cable and satellite TV systems are available (2008)", "internet": { "country_code": ".nz", "users": { "total": 3916000, "percent_of_population": 88.2, "global_rank": 77, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 6, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 123, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 15304409, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 999384961, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "ZK", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 123, "global_rank": 48, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 39, "over_3047_metres": 2, "2438_to_3047_metres": 1, "1524_to_2437_metres": 12, "914_to_1523_metres": 23, "under_914_metres": 1, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 84, "1524_to_2437_metres": 3, "914_to_1523_metres": 33, "under_914_metres": 48, "date": "2013" } } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "condensate", "length": 331, "units": "km" }, { "type": "gas", "length": 1936, "units": "km" }, { "type": "liquid petroleum gas", "length": 172, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil", "length": 288, "units": "km" }, { "type": "refined products", "length": 198, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 4128, "units": "km" }, "narrow_gauge": { "length": 4128, "electrified": 503, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.067-m" }, "global_rank": 42, "date": "2014" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 94902, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 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"transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "asserts a territorial claim in Antarctica (Ross Dependency)" ], "illicit_drugs": { "note": "significant consumer of amphetamines" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-17", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170617101329/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/nz.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170617000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/nz.html" } }, "nicaragua": { "data": { "name": "Nicaragua", "introduction": { "background": "The Pacific coast of Nicaragua was settled as a Spanish colony from Panama in the early 16th century. Independence from Spain was declared in 1821 and the country became an independent republic in 1838. Britain occupied the Caribbean Coast in the first half of the 19th century, but gradually ceded control of the region in subsequent decades. Violent opposition to governmental manipulation and corruption spread to all classes by 1978 and resulted in a short-lived civil war that brought the Marxist Sandinista guerrillas led by Daniel ORTEGA Saavedra to power in 1979. Nicaraguan aid to leftist rebels in El Salvador prompted the US to sponsor anti-Sandinista contra guerrillas through much of the 1980s. After losing free and fair elections in 1990, 1996, and 2001, former Sandinista President Daniel ORTEGA was elected president in 2006, 2011, and most recently in 2016. Municipal, regional, and national-level elections since 2008 have been marred by widespread irregularities. Nicaragua's infrastructure and economy - hard hit by the earlier civil war and by Hurricane Mitch in 1998 - are being rebuilt, but democratic institutions have weakened under the ORTEGA administration as the president has garnered full control over all four branches of government: the presidency, the judicial, the National Assembly, and the Supreme Electoral Council." }, "geography": { "location": "Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Costa Rica and Honduras", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 13, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 85, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "Central America and the Caribbean", "area": { "total": { "value": 130370, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 119990, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 10380, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 98, "comparative": "slightly larger than Pennsylvania; slightly smaller than New York state" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 1253, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Costa Rica", "border_length": { "value": 313, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Honduras", "border_length": { "value": 940, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 910, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "contiguous_zone": { "value": 24, "units": "nm" }, "continental_shelf": "natural prolongation" }, "climate": "tropical in lowlands, cooler in highlands", "terrain": "extensive Atlantic coastal plains rising to central interior mountains; narrow Pacific coastal plain interrupted by volcanoes", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 298, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Pacific Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Mogoton", "elevation": { "value": 2438, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "gold", "silver", "copper", "tungsten", "lead", "zinc", "timber", "fish" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 42.2, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 12.5, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 2.5, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 27.2, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 25.3, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 32.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 1990, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "the overwhelming majority of the population resides in the western half of the country, with much of the urban growth centered in the capital city of Managua; coastal areas also show large population clusters", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "destructive earthquakes", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "volcanoes", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "landslides", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "extremely susceptible to hurricanes", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "significant volcanic activity; Cerro Negro (elev. 728 m), which last erupted in 1999, is one of Nicaragua's most active volcanoes; its lava flows and ash have been known to cause significant damage to farmland and buildings; other historically active volcanoes include Concepcion, Cosiguina, Las Pilas, Masaya, Momotombo, San Cristobal, and Telica", "type": "volcanism" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "deforestation", "soil erosion", "water pollution" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Environmental Modification", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Wetlands", "Whaling" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "largest country in Central America; contains the largest freshwater body in Central America, Lago de Nicaragua" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 5966798, "global_rank": 111, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Nicaraguan(s)", "adjective": "Nicaraguan" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "mestizo", "percent": 69, "note": "mixed Amerindian and white" }, { "name": "white", "percent": 17 }, { "name": "black", "percent": 9 }, { "name": "Amerindian", "percent": 5 } ] }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Spanish", "percent": 95.3, "note": "official" }, { "name": "Miskito", "percent": 2.2 }, { "name": "Mestizo of the Caribbean coast", "percent": 2 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 0.5 } ], "note": "English and indigenous languages found on the Caribbean coast", "date": "2005" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 51.6 }, { "name": "Evangelical", "percent": 33.9 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 1.5 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 12.9 }, { "name": "none", "percent": 0.2 } ], "date": "2016" }, "demographic_profile": "Despite being one of the poorest countries in Latin America, Nicaragua has improved its access to potable water and sanitation and has ameliorated its life expectancy, infant and child mortality, and immunization rates. However, income distribution is very uneven, and the poor, agriculturalists, and indigenous people continue to have less access to healthcare services. Nicaragua's total fertility rate has fallen from around 6 children per woman in 1980 to just above replacement level today, but the high birth rate among adolescents perpetuates a cycle of poverty and low educational attainment.\nNicaraguans emigrate primarily to Costa Rica and to a lesser extent the United States. Nicaraguan men have been migrating seasonally to Costa Rica to harvest bananas and coffee since the early 20th century. Political turmoil, civil war, and natural disasters from the 1970s through the 1990s dramatically increased the flow of refugees and permanent migrants seeking jobs, higher wages, and better social and healthcare benefits. Since 2000, Nicaraguan emigration to Costa Rica has slowed and stabilized. Today roughly 300,000 Nicaraguans are permanent residents of Costa Rica - about 75% of the foreign population - and thousands more migrate seasonally for work, many illegally.", "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 27.88, "males": 848537, "females": 815032 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 21.78, "males": 653113, "females": 646497 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 39.42, "males": 1113772, "females": 1238550 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 5.79, "males": 160165, "females": 185385 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 5.12, "males": 136661, "females": 169086 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 54.1, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 46.3, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 7.8, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 12.8, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 25.2, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 24.3, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 26, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 154, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 0.99, "global_rank": 117, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 17.9, "global_rank": 102, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 5.1, "global_rank": 190, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -2.9, "global_rank": 178, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "the overwhelming majority of the population resides in the western half of the country, with much of the urban growth centered in the capital city of Managua; coastal areas also show large population clusters", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 58.8, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 1.96, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Managua", "population": 956000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.01, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 0.9, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.86, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.81, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.95, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 19.2, "date": "2011" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 150, "global_rank": 76, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 19, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 21.8, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 16, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 89, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 73.2, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 71.1, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 75.5, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 134, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.92, "global_rank": 132, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 80.4, "units": "%", "date": "2011" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 9, "global_rank": 55, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 0.91, "date": "2014" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 0.9, "date": "2012" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 99.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 69.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 87, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 30.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 13, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 76.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 55.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 67.9, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 23.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 44.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 32.1, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 0.27, "global_rank": 88, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 9900, "global_rank": 107, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 300, "global_rank": 91, "date": "2015" } }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "degree_of_risk": "high", "food_or_waterborne_diseases": [ "bacterial diarrhea", "hepatitis A", "typhoid fever" ], "vectorborne_diseases": [ "dengue fever", "malaria" ], "note": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus", "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 15.5, "global_rank": 81, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 5.7, "global_rank": 85, "date": "2007" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 4.5, "global_rank": 88, "date": "2010" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 82.8, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 82.4, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 83.2, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "child_labor": { "total_number": 223992, "percentage": { "value": 14, "units": "%" }, "note": "data represent children ages 5-17", "date": "2005" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 11.9, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 9.8, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 15.6, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 110, "date": "2010" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Republic of Nicaragua", "conventional_short_form": "Nicaragua", "local_long_form": "Republica de Nicaragua", "local_short_form": "Nicaragua", "etymology": "Nicarao was the name of the largest indigenous settlement at the time of Spanish arrival; conquistador Gil GONZALEZ Davila, who explored the area (1622-23), combined the name of the community with the Spanish word \"agua\" (water), referring to the two large lakes in the west of the country (Lake Managua and Lake Nicaragua)" }, "government_type": "presidential republic", "capital": { "name": "Managua", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 12, "minutes": 8, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 86, "minutes": 15, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": -6, "note": "1 hour behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "independence": { "date": "1821-09-15", "note": "from Spain" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "15 September", "original_year": "1821" } ], "constitution": { "history": "several previous; latest adopted 19 November 1986, effective 9 January 1987; amended several times, last in 2014 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "civil law system; Supreme Court may review administrative acts", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations", "non-party state to the ICCt" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "yes", "citizenship_by_descent": "yes", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no, except in cases where bilateral agreements exist", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "4 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 16, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Jose Daniel ORTEGA Saavedra (since 10 January 2007); Vice President Rosario MURILLO Zambrana (since 10 January 2017); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government", "head_of_government": "President Jose Daniel ORTEGA Saavedra (since 10 January 2007); Vice President Rosario MURILLO Zambrana (since 10 January 2017)", "cabinet": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president", "elections_appointments": "president and vice president directly elected on the same ballot by simple majority popular vote for a 5-year term (no term limits); election last held on 6 November 2016 (next to be held by November 2021)", "election_results": "Jose Daniel ORTEGA Saavedra reelected president; percent of vote - Jose Daniel ORTEGA Saavedra (FSLN) 72.4%, Maximino RODRIGUEZ (PLC) 15%, Jose del Carmen ALVARADO (PLI) 4.5%, Saturnino CERRATO Hodgson (ALN) 4.3%, other 3.7%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral National Assembly or Asamblea Nacional (92 seats; 70 members in multi-seat constituencies and 20 members in a single nationwide constituency directly elected by proportional representation vote; 2 seats reserved for the previous president and the runner-up candidate in the previous presidential election; members serve 5-year terms;)", "elections": "last held on 6 November 2016 (next to be held by November 2021)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - FSLN 71, PLC 14, ALN 2, PLI 2, APRE 1, PC 1, YATAMA 1" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court or Corte Suprema de Justicia (consists of 16 judges organized into administrative, civil, criminal, and constitutional chambers)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Supreme Court judges elected by the National Assembly to serve 5-year staggered terms", "subordinate_courts": "Appeals Court; first instance civil, criminal, and military courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Alliance for the Republic", "name_alternative": "APRE", "leaders": [ "Carlos CANALES" ] }, { "name": "Conservative Party", "name_alternative": "PC", "leaders": [ "Erick CABEZAS and Alfredo CESAR" ] }, { "name": "Independent Liberal Party", "name_alternative": "PLI", "leaders": [ "vacant" ] }, { "name": "Liberal Constitutionalist Party", "name_alternative": "PLC", "leaders": [ "Maria Haydee OSUNA" ] }, { "name": "Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance", "name_alternative": "ALN", "leaders": [ "Alejandro MEJIA Ferreti" ] }, { "name": "Sandinista National Liberation Front", "name_alternative": "FSLN", "leaders": [ "Jose Daniel ORTEGA Saavedra" ] }, { "name": "Sandinista Renovation Movement", "name_alternative": "MRS", "leaders": [ "Ana Margarita VIJIL" ] }, { "name": "Sons of Mother Earth", "name_alternative": "YATAMA", "leaders": [ "Brooklin RIVERA" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "National Workers Front", "name_alternative": "FNT", "note": "a Sandinista umbrella group of eight labor unions including: Farm Workers Association or ATC, Health Workers Federation or FETASALUD, Heroes and Martyrs Confederation of Professional Associations or CONAPRO, National Association of Educators of Nicaragua or ANDEN, National Union of Employees or UNE, National Union of Farmers and Ranchers or UNAG, Sandinista Workers Central or CST, Union of Journalists of Nicaragua or UPN" }, { "name": "Nicaraguan Workers' Central", "name_alternative": "CTN", "note": "an independent labor union" }, { "name": "Permanent Congress of Workers", "name_alternative": "CPT", "note": "an umbrella group of four non-Sandinista labor unions including: Autonomous Nicaraguan Workers Central or CTN-A, Confederation of Labor Unification or CUS, Independent General Confederation of Labor or CGT-I, Labor Action and Unity Central or CAUS" }, { "name": "Superior Council of Private Enterprise", "name_alternative": "COSEP", "note": "a confederation of business groups" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "BCIE" }, { "organization": "CACM" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CELAC" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IADB" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO ", "note": "correspondent" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "LAES" }, { "organization": "LAIA ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OAS" }, { "organization": "OPANAL" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "Petrocaribe" }, { "organization": "SICA" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "Union Latina" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "hief_of_mission": "Ambassador Francisco Obadiah CAMPBELL Hooker (since 23 June 2010)", "chancery": "1627 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20009", "telephone": "[1] (202) 939-6570, 6573", "fax": "[1] (202) 939-6545", "consulates_general": "Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, San Francisco" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Laura F. DOGU (since 2 September 2015)", "embassy": "Kilometer 5.5 Carretera Sur, Managua", "mailing_address": "American Embassy Managua, APO AA 34021", "telephone": "[505] 2252-7100, 2252-7888; 2252-7634 (after hours)", "fax": "[505] 2252-7250" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), white, and blue with the national coat of arms centered in the white band; the coat of arms features a triangle encircled by the words REPUBLICA DE NICARAGUA on the top and AMERICA CENTRAL on the bottom; the banner is based on the former blue-white-blue flag of the Federal Republic of Central America; the blue bands symbolize the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, while the white band represents the land between the two bodies of water", "note": "similar to the flag of El Salvador, which features a round emblem encircled by the words REPUBLICA DE EL SALVADOR EN LA AMERICA CENTRAL centered in the white band; also similar to the flag of Honduras, which has five blue stars arranged in an X pattern centered in the white band" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "turquoise-browed motmot ", "note": "bird" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "blue" }, { "color": "white" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Salve a ti, Nicaragua\" (Hail to Thee, Nicaragua)", "lyrics_music": "Salomon Ibarra MAYORGA/traditional, arranged by Luis Abraham DELGADILLO", "note": "although only officially adopted in 1971, the music was approved in 1918 and the lyrics in 1939; the tune, originally from Spain, was used as an anthem for Nicaragua from the 1830s until 1876", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/NU.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Nicaragua, the poorest country in Central America and the second poorest in the Western Hemisphere, has widespread underemployment and poverty. GDP growth of 4.7% in 2016 was insufficient to make a significant difference. Textiles and agriculture combined account for nearly 50% of Nicaragua's exports. Beef, coffee, and gold are Nicaragua’s top three export commodities.\n\nThe Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) has been in effect since April 2006 and has expanded export opportunities for many Nicaraguan agricultural and manufactured goods.\n\nIn 2013, the government granted a 50-year concession with the option for an additional 50 years to a newly formed Chinese-run company to finance and build an inter-oceanic canal and related projects, at an estimated cost of $50 billion. The canal construction has not started.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 33549999999.999996, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 32040000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 30540000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 126, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 13410000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4.7, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 4.9, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 4.6, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 43 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5300, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 5100, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 4900, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 168, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 79.4, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 7.2, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 32.1, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 1.6, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 36.2, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -54.9, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 14.2, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 19.3, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 66.7, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 22.8, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 23.6, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 19.7, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 65 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "coffee", "bananas", "sugarcane", "rice", "corn", "tobacco", "cotton", "sesame", "soya", "beans", "beef", "veal", "pork", "poultry", "dairy products", "shrimp", "lobsters", "peanuts" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "food processing", "chemicals", "machinery", "metal products", "knit", "woven apparel", "petroleum refining", "distribution", "beverages", "footwear", "wood", "electric wire harness manufacturing", "mining" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 3.5, "global_rank": 34, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 3013000, "global_rank": 105, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 31, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 18, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 50, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 6.1, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 46.5, "units": "%" } ], "global_rank": 70 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 29.6, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 1.8, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 47.1, "units": "%" }, "date": "2014" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 47.1, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 45.8, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2009" } ], "global_rank": 27 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 3661000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 3442000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 27.3, "global_rank": 95, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": 1.6, "global_rank": 15, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 45, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 45.3, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 106, "note": "official data; data cover general Government Debt, and includes debt instruments issued (or owned) by Government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities, as well as intra-governmental debt; intra-governmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as retirement, medical care, and unemployment, debt instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions; Nicaragua rebased its GDP figures in 2012, which reduced the figures for debt as a percentage of GDP" }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.1, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3.1, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 141 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3, "units": "%", "date": "2010-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 105 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 15, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 12.05, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 43 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1228000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 1093000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 146 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5528000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 5311000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 130 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5732000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 5677000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 118 }, "market_value_of_publicly_traded_shares": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1568000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 1209000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" }, { "value": 995000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 104 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -1240000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -1044999999.9999999, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 134 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3108000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3341000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 123 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "coffee", "beef", "gold", "sugar", "peanuts", "shrimp", "lobster", "tobacco", "cigars", "automobile wiring harnesses", "textiles", "apparel" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "US", "percent": 54.1 }, { "name": "Mexico", "percent": 11 }, { "name": "Venezuela", "percent": 6.2 }, { "name": "El Salvador", "percent": 5.5 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6039000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 6083000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 117 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "consumer goods", "machinery", "equipment", "raw materials", "petroleum products" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "US", "percent": 18.1 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 14.4 }, { "name": "Mexico", "percent": 10.4 }, { "name": "Costa Rica", "percent": 8.2 }, { "name": "Guatemala", "percent": 6.9 }, { "name": "Netherlands Antilles", "percent": 6.1 }, { "name": "El Salvador", "percent": 5.2 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2442000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 2492000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 110 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 11100000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 10640000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 107 }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 28.68, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 27.257, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 27.257, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 26.01, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 23.55, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "cordobas (NIO) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 1400000, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 78, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 100, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 43, "units": "%" }, "date": "2013" }, "production": { "kWh": 3218000000, "global_rank": 127, "date": "2016" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 3177000000, "global_rank": 131, "date": "2016" }, "exports": { "kWh": 17870000, "global_rank": 91, "date": "2016" }, "imports": { "kWh": 109000000, "global_rank": 94, "date": "2016" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 1395000, "global_rank": 123, "date": "2016" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 48.8, "global_rank": 148, "date": "2016" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 159, "date": "2016" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 7.8, "global_rank": 122, "date": "2016" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 43.4, "global_rank": 1, "date": "2016" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 178, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 175, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 13440, "global_rank": 71, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 0, "global_rank": 178, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 14260, "global_rank": 98, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 30000, "global_rank": 119, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 396, "global_rank": 118, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 16500, "global_rank": 124, "date": "2014" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 114, "date": "2016" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 183, "date": "2016" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 160, "date": "2016" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 112, "date": "2016" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 183, "date": "2015-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 5200000, "global_rank": 125, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 354017, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 6, "global_rank": 111, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 7264000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 123, "global_rank": 105, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "system being upgraded by foreign investment; nearly all installed telecommunications capacity now uses digital technology, owing to investments since privatization of the formerly state-owned telecommunications company", "domestic": "since privatization, access to fixed-line and mobile-cellular services has improved; fixed-line teledensity roughly 6 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular telephone subscribership has increased to about 125 per 100 persons", "international": "country code - 505; the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1) fiber-optic submarine cable provides connectivity to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and the US; satellite earth stations - 1 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region) and 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "multiple terrestrial TV stations, supplemented by cable TV in most urban areas; nearly all are government-owned or affiliated; more than 300 radio stations, both government-affiliated and privately owned (2016)", "internet": { "country_code": ".ni", "users": { "total": 1164000, "percent_of_population": 19.7, "global_rank": 123, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 1, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 2, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 61031, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 0, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "YN", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 147, "global_rank": 40, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 12, "2438_to_3047_metres": 3, "1524_to_2437_metres": 2, "914_to_1523_metres": 3, "under_914_metres": 4, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 135, "1524_to_2437_metres": 1, "914_to_1523_metres": 15, "under_914_metres": 119, "date": "2013" } } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "oil", "length": 54, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 23897, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 3346, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 20551, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 101, "date": "2014" }, "waterways": { "value": 2220, "units": "km", "note": "navigable waterways as well as the use of the large Lake Managua and Lake Nicaragua; rivers serve only the sparsely populated eastern part of the country", "global_rank": 39, "date": "2011" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Bluefields", "Corinto" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.65, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0.78, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 0.69, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 0.69, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 0.67, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 120 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "National Army of Nicaragua (Ejercito Nacional de Nicaragua", "ENN", "includes Navy", "Air Force)" ], "date": "2013" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18-30 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription; tour of duty 18-36 months; requires Nicaraguan nationality and 6th-grade education", "date": "2012" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "the 1992 ICJ ruling for El Salvador and Honduras advised a tripartite resolution to establish a maritime boundary in the Gulf of Fonseca, which considers Honduran access to the Pacific", "Nicaragua and Costa Rica regularly file border dispute cases over the delimitations of the San Juan River and the northern tip of Calero Island to the ICJ", "there is an ongoing case in the ICJ to determine Pacific and Atlantic ocean maritime borders as well as land borders", "in 2009, the ICJ ruled that Costa Rican vessels carrying out police activities could not use the river, but official Costa Rican vessels providing essential services to riverside inhabitants and Costa Rican tourists could travel freely on the river", "in 2011, the ICJ provisionally ruled that both countries must remove personnel from the disputed area", "in 2013, the ICJ rejected Nicaragua's 2012 suit to halt Costa Rica's construction of a highway paralleling the river on the grounds of irreparable environmental damage", "in 2013, the ICJ, regarding the disputed territory, ordered that Nicaragua should refrain from dredging or canal construction and refill and repair damage caused by trenches connecting the river to the Caribbean and upheld its 2010 ruling that Nicaragua must remove all personnel", "in early 2014, Costa Rica brought Nicaragua to the ICJ over offshore oil concessions in the disputed region", "Nicaragua filed a case against Colombia in 2013 over the delimitation of the Continental shelf beyond the 200 nautical miles from the Nicaraguan coast, as well as over the alleged violation by Colombia of Nicaraguan maritime space in the Caribbean Sea" ], "illicit_drugs": { "note": "transshipment point for cocaine destined for the US and transshipment point for arms-for-drugs dealing" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-24", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624100723/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/nu.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/nu.html" } }, "niger": { "data": { "name": "Niger", "introduction": { "background": "Niger became independent from France in 1960 and experienced single-party and military rule until 1991, when Gen. Ali SAIBOU was forced by public pressure to allow multiparty elections, which resulted in a democratic government in 1993. Political infighting brought the government to a standstill and in 1996 led to a coup by Col. Ibrahim BARE. In 1999, BARE was killed in a counter coup by military officers who restored democratic rule and held elections that brought Mamadou TANDJA to power in December of that year. TANDJA was reelected in 2004 and in 2009 spearheaded a constitutional amendment allowing him to extend his term as president. In February 2010, military officers led a coup that deposed TANDJA and suspended the constitution. ISSOUFOU Mahamadou was elected in April 2011 following the coup and reelected to a second term in early 2016. Niger is one of the poorest countries in the world with minimal government services and insufficient funds to develop its resource base. The largely agrarian and subsistence-based economy is frequently disrupted by extended droughts common to the Sahel region of Africa. A Tuareg rebellion emerged in 2007 and ended in 2009. Niger is facing increased security concerns on its borders from various external threats including insecurity in Libya, spillover from the conflict in Mali, and violent extremism in northeastern Nigeria." }, "geography": { "location": "Western Africa, southeast of Algeria", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 16, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 8, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Africa", "area": { "total": { "value": 1267000, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 1266700, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 300, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 22, "comparative": "slightly less than twice the size of Texas" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 5834, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Algeria", "border_length": { "value": 951, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Benin", "border_length": { "value": 277, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Burkina Faso", "border_length": { "value": 622, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Chad", "border_length": { "value": 1196, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Libya", "border_length": { "value": 342, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Mali", "border_length": { "value": 838, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Nigeria", "border_length": { "value": 1608, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 0, "units": "km", "note": "landlocked" }, "climate": "desert; mostly hot, dry, dusty; tropical in extreme south", "terrain": "predominately desert plains and sand dunes; flat to rolling plains in south; hills in north", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 474, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Niger River", "elevation": { "value": 200, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Idoukal-n-Taghes", "elevation": { "value": 2022, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "uranium", "coal", "iron ore", "tin", "phosphates", "gold", "molybdenum", "gypsum", "salt", "petroleum" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 35.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 12.3, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 22.7, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 1, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 63.9, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 1000, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "majority of the populace is located in the southernmost extreme of the country along the border with Nigeria and Benin", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "recurring droughts", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "overgrazing", "soil erosion", "deforestation", "desertification", "wildlife populations (such as elephant", "hippopotamus", "giraffe", "and lion) threatened because of poaching and habitat destruction" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Environmental Modification", "Hazardous Wastes", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Wetlands" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [ "Law of the Sea" ] } }, "note": "landlocked; one of the hottest countries in the world; northern four-fifths is desert, southern one-fifth is savanna, suitable for livestock and limited agriculture" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 18638600, "global_rank": 61, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Nigerien(s)", "adjective": "Nigerien" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Hausa", "percent": 53.1 }, { "name": "Zarma/Songhai", "percent": 21.2 }, { "name": "Tuareg", "percent": 11 }, { "name": "Fulani", "percent": 6.5, "note": "Peul" }, { "name": "Kanuri", "percent": 5.9 }, { "name": "Gurma", "percent": 0.8 }, { "name": "Arab", "percent": 0.4 }, { "name": "Tubu", "percent": 0.4 }, { "name": "other/unavailable", "percent": 0.9 } ], "date": "2006" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "French", "note": "official" }, { "name": "Hausa" }, { "name": "Djerma" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 80 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 20, "note": "includes indigenous beliefs and Christian" } ] }, "demographic_profile": "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.\nBecause 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.\nFor 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.\nMore 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.", "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 49.31, "males": 4635901, "females": 4554010 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 18.85, "males": 1734887, "females": 1777896 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 25.94, "males": 2414668, "females": 2419725 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 3.27, "males": 316655, "females": 293570 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 2.64, "males": 250314, "females": 240974 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 113, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 107.5, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 5.5, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 18.2, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 15.3, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 15.2, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 15.4, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 229, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 3.22, "global_rank": 4, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 44.8, "global_rank": 1, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 12.1, "global_rank": 23, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -0.5, "global_rank": 131, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "majority of the populace is located in the southernmost extreme of the country along the border with Nigeria and Benin", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 18.7, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 5.14, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Niamey", "population": 1090000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.02, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 0.98, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 1.08, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 1.01, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 18.1, "date": "2012" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 553, "global_rank": 14, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 82.8, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 87.3, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 78.2, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 7, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 55.5, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 54.3, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 56.8, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 211, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 6.62, "global_rank": 1, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 13.9, "units": "%", "date": "2012" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 5.8, "global_rank": 74, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 0.02, "date": "2008" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 48.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 58.2, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 51.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 41.8, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 37.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 4.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 10.9, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 62.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 95.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 89.1, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 0.46, "global_rank": 68, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 49000, "global_rank": 60, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 3600, "global_rank": 42, "date": "2015" } }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "degree_of_risk": "very high", "food_or_waterborne_diseases": [ "bacterial diarrhea", "protozoal diarrhea", "hepatitis A", "typhoid fever" ], "vectorborne_diseases": [ "malaria", "dengue fever" ], "water_contact_diseases": [ "schistosomiasis" ], "respiratory_diseases": [ "meningococcal meningitis" ], "animal_contact_diseases": [ "rabies" ], "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 3.7, "global_rank": 180, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 37.9, "global_rank": 4, "date": "2012" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 6.7, "global_rank": 101, "date": "2014" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 19.1, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 27.3, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 11, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 5, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 6, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 5, "units": "years" }, "date": "2012" }, "child_labor": { "total_number": 1557913, "percentage": { "value": 43, "units": "%" }, "date": "2006" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 2.3, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 4.4, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 0.8, "units": "%" }, "date": "2007" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Republic of Niger", "conventional_short_form": "Niger", "local_long_form": "Republique du Niger", "local_short_form": "Niger", "etymology": "named for the Niger River that passes through the southwest of the country; from a native term \"Ni Gir\" meaning \"River Gir\"" }, "government_type": "semi-presidential republic", "capital": { "name": "Niamey", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 13, "minutes": 31, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 2, "minutes": 7, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 1, "note": "6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "independence": { "date": "1960-08-03", "note": "from France" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Republic Day", "day": "18 December", "original_year": "1958", "note": "commemorates the founding of the Republic of Niger which predated independence from France in 1960" } ], "constitution": { "history": "several previous; passed by referendum 31 October 2010, entered into force 25 November 2010 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "mixed legal system of civil law (based on French civil law), Islamic law, and customary law", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Niger", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "yes", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "unknown" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President ISSOUFOU Mahamadou (since 7 April 2011)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Brigi RAFINI (since 7 April 2011)", "cabinet": "Cabinet appointed by the president", "elections_appointments": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 21 February 2016 and 20 March 2016 (next to be held in 2021); prime minister appointed by the president, authorized by the National Assembly", "election_results": "ISSOUFOU Mahamadou reelected president; percent of vote in first round - ISSOUFOU Mahamadou (PNDS-Tarrayya) 48.6%, Hama AMADOU (MODEN/FA Lumana Africa) 17.8%, Seini OUMAROU (MNSD-Nassara) 11.3%, other 22.3%; percent of vote in second round - ISSOUFOU Mahamadou 92%, Hama AMADOU 8%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (171 seats; 158 members directly elected from 8 multi-member constituencies in 7 regions and Niamey by party-list proportional representation, 8 reserved for minorities elected in special single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote, 5 seats reserved for Nigeriens living abroad - l seat per continent - elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote; members serve 5-year terms); note - the number of National Assembly seats increased from 113 to 171 in the February 2016 legislative election", "elections": "last held on 21 February 2016 (next to be held in 2021)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - PNDS-Tarrayya 44.1%, MODEN/FA-Lumana 14.7%, MNSD-Nassara 11.8%, MPR-Jamhuriya 7.1%, MNRD Hankuri-PSDN Alheri 3.5%, MPN-Kishin Kassa 2.9%, ANDP-Zaman Lahiya 2.4%, RSD-Gaskiya 2.4%, CDS-Rahama 1.8%, CPR-Inganci 1.8%, RDP-Jama'a 1.8%, AMEN AMIN 3.0%, other 1.4%; seats by party - PNDS-Tarrayya 75, MODEN/FA-Lumana 25, MNSD-Nassara 20, MPR-Jamhuriya 12, MNRD Hankuri-PSDN Alheri 6, MPN-Kishin Kassa 5, ANDP-Zaman Lahiya 4, RSD-Gaskiya 4, CDS-Rahama 3, CPR-Inganci 3, RDP-Jama'a 3, RDP-Jama'a 3, AMEN AMIN 3, other 8" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Constitutional Court (consists of 7 judges); High Court of Justice (consists of 7 members)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Constitutional Court judges nominated/elected - 1 by the president of the Republic, 1 by the president of the National Assembly, 2 by peer judges, 2 by peer lawyers, 1 law professor by peers, and 1 from within Nigerien society; all appointed by the president; judges serve 6-year nonrenewable terms with one-third of membership renewed every 2 years; High Judicial Court members selected from among the legislature and judiciary; members serve 5-year terms", "subordinate_courts": "Court of Cassation; Council of State; Court of Finances; various specialized tribunals and customary courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Alliance of Movements for the Emergence of Niger", "name_alternative": "AMEN AMIN", "leaders": [ "Omar Hamidou TCHIANA" ] }, { "name": "Congress for the Republic", "name_alternative": "CPR-Inganci", "leaders": [ "Kassoum MOCTAR" ] }, { "name": "Democratic Alliance for Niger", "name_alternative": "ADN-Fusaha", "leaders": [ "Habi Mahamadou SALISSOU" ] }, { "name": "Democratic and Social Convention-Rahama", "name_alternative": "CDS-Rahama", "leaders": [ "Abdou LABO" ] }, { "name": "National Movement for the Development of Society-Nassara", "name_alternative": "MNSD-Nassara", "leaders": [ "Seini OUMAROU" ] }, { "name": "Nigerien Alliance for Democracy and Progress-Zaman Lahiya", "name_alternative": "ANDP-Zaman Lahiya", "leaders": [ "Moussa Moumouni DJERMAKOYE" ] }, { "name": "Nigerien Democratic Movement for an African Federation", "name_alternative": "MODEN/FA Lumana", "leaders": [ "Hama AMADOU" ] }, { "name": "Nigerien Movement for Democratic Renewal", "name_alternative": "MNRD-Hankuri", "leaders": [ "Mahamane OUSMANE" ] }, { "name": "Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism", "name_alternative": "PNDS-Tarrayya", "leaders": [ "Mahamadou ISSOUFOU" ] }, { "name": "Nigerien Patriotic Movement", "name_alternative": "MPN-Kishin Kassa", "leaders": [ "Ibrahim YACOUBA" ] }, { "name": "Party for Socialism and Democracy in Niger", "name_alternative": "PSDN-Alheri" }, { "name": "Patriotic Movement for the Republic", "name_alternative": "MPR-Jamhuriya", "leaders": [ "Albade ABOUBA" ] }, { "name": "Rally for Democracy and Progress-Jama'a", "name_alternative": "RDP-Jama'a", "leaders": [ "Hamid ALGABID" ] }, { "name": "Social and Democratic Rally", "name_alternative": "RSD-Gaskiyya", "leaders": [ "Amadou CHEIFFOU" ] }, { "name": "Social Democratic Party", "name_alternative": "PSD-Bassira", "leaders": [ "Mohamed BEN OMAR" ] }, { "name": "Union for Democracy and the Republic-Tabbat", "name_alternative": "UDR-Tabbat", "leaders": [ "Amadou Boubacar CISSE" ] } ], "note": "the SPLM and SPLM-DC are banned political parties" }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ACP" }, { "organization": "AfDB" }, { "organization": "AU" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "ECOWAS" }, { "organization": "EITI ", "note": "compliant country" }, { "organization": "Entente" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "FZ" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IDB" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO ", "note": "correspondent" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "MINUSMA" }, { "organization": "MONUSCO" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OIC" }, { "organization": "OIF" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNMIL" }, { "organization": "UNOCI" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WADB ", "note": "regional" }, { "organization": "WAEMU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Hassana ALIDOU (since 23 February 2015)", "chancery": "2204 R Street NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 483-4224 through 4227", "fax": "[1] (202) 483-3169" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Eunice S. REDDICK (since 12 September 2014)", "embassy": "BP 11201, Rue Des Ambassades, Niamey", "mailing_address": "2420 Niamey Place, Washington DC 20521-2420", "telephone": "[227] 20-73-31-69 or [227] 20-72-39-41", "fax": "[227] 20-73-55-60" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "three equal horizontal bands of orange (top), white, and green with a small orange disk centered in the white band; the orange band denotes the drier northern regions of the Sahara; white stands for purity and innocence; green symbolizes hope and the fertile and productive southern and western areas, as well as the Niger River; the orange disc represents the sun and the sacrifices made by the people", "note": "similar to the flag of India, which has a blue spoked wheel centered in the white band" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "zebu" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "orange" }, { "color": "white" }, { "color": "green" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"La Nigerienne\" (The Nigerien)", "lyrics_music": "Maurice Albert THIRIET/Robert JACQUET and Nicolas Abel Francois FRIONNET", "note": "adopted 1961" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Niger is a landlocked, sub-Saharan nation, whose economy centers on subsistence crops, livestock, and some of the world's largest uranium deposits. Agriculture contributes approximately 25% of GDP and provides livelihood for 87% of the population. The UN ranked Niger as the second least developed country in the world in 2016 due to multiple factors such as food insecurity, lack of industry, high population growth, a weak educational sector, and few prospects for work outside of subsistence farming and herding.\n\nSince 2011 public debt has increased due to efforts to scale-up public investment, particularly that related to infrastructure, as well as due to increased security spending. The government relies on foreign donor resources for a large portion of its fiscal budget. The economy in recent years has been hurt by terrorist activity and kidnappings near its uranium mines and by instability in Mali and in the Diffa region of the country; concerns about security have resulted in increased support from regional and international partners on defense. Low uranium prices, demographics, and security expenditures may continue to put pressure on the government’s finances.\n\nFuture growth may be sustained by exploitation of oil, gold, coal, and other mineral resources. Although Niger has sizable reserves of oil, the prolonged drop in oil prices has reduced profitability. Food insecurity and drought remain perennial problems for Niger, and the government plans to invest more in irrigation. Niger’s three-year $131 million IMF Extended Credit Facility (ECF) agreement for years 2012-15 was extended until the end of 2016. In February 2017, the IMF approved a new 3-year $134 million ECF. A $437 million Millennium Challenge Account compact for Niger, commencing in FY17, will focus on large-scale irrigation infrastructure development and community-based, climate-resilient agriculture, while promoting sustainable increases in agricultural productivity and sales.\n\nFormal private sector investment needed for economic diversification and growth remains a challenge, given the country’s limited domestic markets, access to credit, and competitiveness. Although President ISSOUFOU is courting foreign investors, including those from the United States, as of April 2017, there were no U.S. firms operating in Niger.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 20150000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 19260000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 18600000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 146, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 7566000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4.6, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 6.9, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 45 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1100, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1100, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1100, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 223, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 66.6, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 15.5, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 39.6, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 0.1, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 16.7, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -38.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 36.5, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 18.5, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 45, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 24.7, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 24.3, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 24.2, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 53 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "cowpeas", "cotton", "peanuts", "millet", "sorghum", "cassava", "manioc", "tapioca", "rice", "cattle", "sheep", "goats", "camels", "donkeys", "horses", "poultry" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "uranium mining", "petroleum", "cement", "brick", "soap", "textiles", "food processing", "chemicals", "slaughterhouses" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 4.8, "global_rank": 38, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 6500000, "global_rank": 69, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 87, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 4, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 9, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5.1, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 5.1, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 62 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 45.4, "units": "%", "date": "2014" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 3.7, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 28.5, "units": "%" }, "date": "2007" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 34, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2007" }, { "value": 50.5, "units": "gini_index", "date": "1995" } ], "global_rank": 101 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 1715000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 2250000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 22.7, "global_rank": 131, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -7.1, "global_rank": 186, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 48.9, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 45.1, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 96 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.1, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 72 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4.25, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" }, { "value": 4.25, "units": "%", "date": "2014-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 94 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.5, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 3.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 160 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1553000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 1508000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 138 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2027000000.0000002, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" }, { "value": 2047000000.0000002, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 156 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1155000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 1145000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 160 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -1154000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -1298000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 128 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1100000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1099000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 157 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "uranium ore", "livestock", "cowpeas", "onions" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "France", "percent": 52.7 }, { "name": "Nigeria", "percent": 20.2 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 13.7 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1916000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1888000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 161 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "foodstuffs", "machinery", "vehicles", "parts", "petroleum", "cereals" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "France", "percent": 12.1 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 10.6 }, { "name": "Nigeria", "percent": 9.6 }, { "name": "French Polynesia", "percent": 9.1 }, { "name": "Togo", "percent": 6.2 }, { "name": "Belgium", "percent": 5.4 }, { "name": "Cote dIvoire", "percent": 5.3 }, { "name": "US", "percent": 4.3 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2729000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 2611000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 142 }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 605.7, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 591.45, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 591.45, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 494.42, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 510.53, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 15200000, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 15, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 62, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 4, "units": "%" }, "date": "2013" }, "production": { "kWh": 936100000, "global_rank": 152, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 1200000000, "global_rank": 150, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 3000000, "global_rank": 95, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "kWh": 727000000, "global_rank": 74, "date": "2014" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 102000, "global_rank": 167, "date": "2016" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 100, "global_rank": 23, "date": "2016" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 152, "date": "2016" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 191, "date": "2016" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 206, "date": "2016" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 20000, "global_rank": 70, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 170, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 108, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 150000000, "global_rank": 65, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 16000, "global_rank": 95, "date": "2016" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 6000, "global_rank": 171, "date": "2016" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 10000, "global_rank": 85, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 2417, "global_rank": 185, "date": "2016" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 109, "date": "2016" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 178, "date": "2016" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 155, "date": "2016" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 105, "date": "2016" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 178, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 900000, "global_rank": 167, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 110000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 1, "global_rank": 142, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 8959000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 50, "global_rank": 95, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "inadequate; small system of wire, radio telephone communications, and microwave radio relay links concentrated in southwestern Niger", "domestic": "combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity remains only about 50 per 100 persons despite a rapidly increasing cellular subscribership base; domestic satellite system with 3 earth stations and 1 planned", "international": "country code - 227; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean) (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "state-run TV station; 3 private TV stations provide a mix of local and foreign programming; state-run radio has only radio station with national coverage; about 30 private radio stations operate locally; as many as 100 community radio stations broadcast; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters are available (2007)", "internet": { "country_code": ".ne", "users": { "total": 401000, "percent_of_population": 2.2, "global_rank": 145, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 2, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 2, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 15242, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 0, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "5U", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 30, "global_rank": 115, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 10, "2438_to_3047_metres": 3, "1524_to_2437_metres": 6, "914_to_1523_metres": 1, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 20, "1524_to_2437_metres": 3, "914_to_1523_metres": 15, "under_914_metres": 2, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 1, "date": "2013" } }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 18949, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 3912, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 15037, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 114, "date": "2010" }, "waterways": { "value": 300, "units": "km", "note": "the Niger, the only major river, is navigable to Gaya between September and March", "global_rank": 93, "date": "2012" } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 5.46, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 3.45, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1.06, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 1.31, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 95 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Nigerien Armed Forces (Forces Armees Nigeriennes", "FAN)", "Army", "Nigerien Air Force (Force Aerienne du Niger)" ], "date": "2012" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18 is the legal minimum age for compulsory or voluntary military service; enlistees must be Nigerien citizens and unmarried; 2-year service term; women may serve in health care", "date": "2017" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "Libya claims about 25,000 sq km in a currently dormant dispute in the Tommo region", "location of Benin-Niger-Nigeria tripoint is unresolved", "only Nigeria and Cameroon have heeded the Lake Chad Commission's admonition to ratify the delimitation treaty that also includes the Chad-Niger and Niger-Nigeria boundaries", "the dispute with Burkina Faso was referred to the ICJ in 2010" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "refugees": { "by_country": [ { "people": 60154, "country_of_origin": 2017 } ], "date": "2016" }, "internally_displaced_persons": { "people": 136000, "note": "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", "date": "2016" } } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-01", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701181657/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ng.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ng.html" } }, "nigeria": { "data": { "name": "Nigeria", "introduction": { "background": "British influence and control over what would become Nigeria and Africa's most populous country grew through the 19th century. A series of constitutions after World War II granted Nigeria greater autonomy. After independence in 1960, politics were marked by coups and mostly military rule, until the death of a military head of state in 1998 allowed for a political transition. In 1999, a new constitution was adopted and a peaceful transition to civilian government was completed. The government continues to face the daunting task of institutionalizing democracy and reforming a petroleum-based economy, whose revenues have been squandered through corruption and mismanagement. In addition, Nigeria continues to experience longstanding ethnic and religious tensions. Although both the 2003 and 2007 presidential elections were marred by significant irregularities and violence, Nigeria is currently experiencing its longest period of civilian rule since independence. The general elections of April 2007 marked the first civilian-to-civilian transfer of power in the country's history and the elections of 2011 were generally regarded as credible. The 2015 election is considered the most well run in Nigeria since the return to civilian rule, with the umbrella opposition party, the All Progressives Congress, defeating the long-ruling People's Democratic Party that had governed since 1999." }, "geography": { "location": "Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Benin and Cameroon", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 10, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 8, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Africa", "area": { "total": { "value": 923768, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 910768, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 13000, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 32, "comparative": "about six times the size of Georgia; slightly more than twice the size of California" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 4477, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Benin", "border_length": { "value": 809, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Cameroon", "border_length": { "value": 1975, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Chad", "border_length": { "value": 85, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Niger", "border_length": { "value": 1608, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 853, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" }, "continental_shelf": { "value": 200, "units": "m", "note": "depth or to the depth of exploitation" } }, "climate": "varies; equatorial in south, tropical in center, arid in north", "terrain": "southern lowlands merge into central hills and plateaus; mountains in southeast, plains in north", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 380, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Atlantic Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Chappal Waddi", "elevation": { "value": 2419, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "natural gas", "petroleum", "tin", "iron ore", "coal", "limestone", "niobium", "lead", "zinc", "arable land" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 78, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 37.3, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 7.4, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 33.3, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 9.5, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 12.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 2930, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "periodic droughts", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "flooding", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "soil degradation", "rapid deforestation", "urban air and water pollution", "desertification", "oil pollution - water", "air", "and soil", "has suffered serious damage from oil spills", "loss of arable land", "rapid urbanization" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Marine Dumping", "Marine Life Conservation", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Wetlands" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "the Niger River enters the country in the northwest and flows southward through tropical rain forests and swamps to its delta in the Gulf of Guinea" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 186053386, "global_rank": 8, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Nigerian(s)", "adjective": "Nigerian" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Nigeria" }, { "name": "Africa's most populous country" }, { "name": "is composed of more than ethnic groups; the most populous and politically influential are: Hausa and the Fulani", "percent": 29 }, { "name": "Yoruba", "percent": 21 }, { "name": "Igbo", "percent": 18, "note": "Ibo" }, { "name": "Ijaw", "percent": 10 }, { "name": "Kanuri", "percent": 4 }, { "name": "Ibibio", "percent": 3.5 }, { "name": "Tiv", "percent": 2.5 } ] }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "English", "note": "official" }, { "name": "Hausa" }, { "name": "Yoruba" }, { "name": "Igbo", "note": "Ibo" }, { "name": "Fulani" }, { "name": "over additional indigenous languages", "percent": 500 } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 50 }, { "name": "Christian", "percent": 40 }, { "name": "indigenous beliefs", "percent": 10 } ] }, "demographic_profile": "Nigeria’s population is projected to grow from more than 186 million people in 2016 to 392 million in 2050, becoming the world’s fourth most populous country. Nigeria’s sustained high population growth rate will continue for the foreseeable future because of population momentum and its high birth rate. Abuja has not successfully implemented family planning programs to reduce and space births because of a lack of political will, government financing, and the availability and affordability of services and products, as well as a cultural preference for large families. Increased educational attainment, especially among women, and improvements in health care are needed to encourage and to better enable parents to opt for smaller families.\nNigeria needs to harness the potential of its burgeoning youth population in order to boost economic development, reduce widespread poverty, and channel large numbers of unemployed youth into productive activities and away from ongoing religious and ethnic violence. While most movement of Nigerians is internal, significant emigration regionally and to the West provides an outlet for Nigerians looking for economic opportunities, seeking asylum, and increasingly pursuing higher education. Immigration largely of West Africans continues to be insufficient to offset emigration and the loss of highly skilled workers. Nigeria also is a major source, transit, and destination country for forced labor and sex trafficking.", "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 42.79, "males": 40744956, "females": 38870303 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 19.48, "males": 18514466, "females": 17729351 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 30.65, "males": 29259621, "females": 27768368 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 3.96, "males": 3595293, "females": 3769986 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 3.12, "males": 2754040, "females": 3047002 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 87.7, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 82.6, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 5.1, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 19.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 18.3, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 18.2, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 18.4, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 212, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 2.44, "global_rank": 26, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 37.3, "global_rank": 12, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 12.7, "global_rank": 18, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -0.2, "global_rank": 113, "date": "2016" }, "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 47.8, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 4.66, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Lagos", "population": 13123000 }, { "place": "Kano", "population": 3587000 }, { "place": "Ibadan", "population": 3160000 }, { "place": "Abuja", "population": 2440000, "is_capital": true }, { "place": "Port Harcourt", "population": 2343000 }, { "place": "Benin City", "population": 1496000 } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.95, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.91, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 20.3, "date": "2013" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 814, "global_rank": 11, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 71.2, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 76, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 66.2, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 10, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 53.4, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 52.4, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 54.5, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 214, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 5.13, "global_rank": 13, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 15.1, "units": "%", "date": "2013" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 3.7, "global_rank": 109, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 0.38, "date": "2009" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 80.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 57.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 68.5, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 19.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 42.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 31.5, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 32.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 25.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 29, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 67.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 74.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 71, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 3.17, "global_rank": 20, "date": "2014" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 3391600, "global_rank": 2, "date": "2014" }, "deaths": { "total": 174300, "global_rank": 1, "date": "2014" } }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "degree_of_risk": "very high", "food_or_waterborne_diseases": [ "bacterial diarrhea", "protozoal diarrhea", "hepatitis A", "hepatitis E", "typhoid fever" ], "vectorborne_diseases": [ "malaria", "dengue fever", "yellow fever" ], "water_contact_diseases": [ "leptospirosis", "schistosomiasis" ], "respiratory_diseases": [ "meningococcal meningitis" ], "aerosolized_dust_or_soil_contact_diseases": "Lassa fever", "animal_contact_diseases": [ "rabies" ], "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 9.7, "global_rank": 146, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 19.8, "global_rank": 12, "date": "2014" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 59.6, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 69.2, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 49.7, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 9, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 9, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 8, "units": "years" }, "date": "2011" }, "child_labor": { "total_number": 11396823, "percentage": { "value": 29, "units": "%" }, "date": "2007" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 8.1, "units": "%" }, "date": "2014" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Federal Republic of Nigeria", "conventional_short_form": "Nigeria", "etymology": "named for the Niger River that flows through the west of the country to the Atlantic Ocean; from a native term \"Ni Gir\" meaning \"River Gir\"" }, "government_type": "federal presidential republic", "capital": { "name": "Abuja", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 9, "minutes": 5, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 7, "minutes": 32, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 1, "note": "6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "administrative_divisions": [ { "name": "Abia", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Adamawa", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Akwa Ibom", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Anambra", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Bauchi", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Bayelsa", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Benue", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Borno", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Cross River", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Delta", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Ebonyi", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Edo", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Ekiti", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Enugu", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Federal Capital Territory", "type": "territory" }, { "name": "Gombe", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Imo", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Jigawa", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Kaduna", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Kano", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Katsina", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Kebbi", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Kogi", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Kwara", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Lagos", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Nasarawa", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Niger", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Ogun", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Ondo", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Osun", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Oyo", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Plateau", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Rivers", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Sokoto", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Taraba", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Yobe", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Zamfara", "type": "state" } ], "independence": { "date": "1960-10-01", "note": "from the UK" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "1 October", "original_year": "1960", "note": "National Day" } ], "constitution": { "history": "several previous; latest adopted 5 May 1999, effective 29 May 1999; amended several times, last in 2012 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "mixed legal system of English common law, Islamic law (in 12 northern states), and traditional law", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Nigeria", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "yes", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "15 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Maj. Gen. (ret.) Muhammadu BUHARI (since 29 May 2015); Vice President Oluyemi \"Yemi\" OSINBAJO (since 29 May 2015); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government", "head_of_government": "President Maj.Gen. (ret.) Muhammadu BUHARI (since 29 May 2015); Vice President Oluyemi \"Yemi\" OSINBAJO (since 29 May 2015)", "cabinet": "Federal Executive Council appointed by the president", "elections_appointments": "president directly elected by 'qualified' majority popular vote and at least 25% of the votes cast in 24 of Nigeria's 36 states; president elected for a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 28-29 March 2015 (next to be held in February 2019)", "election_results": "Muhammadu BUHARI elected president; percent of vote - Muhammadu BUHARI (APC) 54%, Goodluck JONATHAN (PDP) 45%, other 1%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "bicameral National Assembly consists of the Senate (109 seats - 3 each for the 36 states and 1 for Abuja; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 4-year terms) and the House of Representatives (360 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 4-year terms)", "elections": "Senate - last held on 28-29 March 2015 (next to be held in February 2019); House of Representatives - last held on 28-29 March 2015 (next to be held in 2019)", "election_results": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - APC 60, PDP 49; House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - APC 225, PDP 125, other 10l; note - in the Senate seats by party as of 19 April 2017: APC 66, PDB 43; with continuing defections to the ruling APC, this is a moving target in the House of Represenatives" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice and 15 justices)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "judges appointed by the president on the recommendation of the National Judicial Council, a 23-member independent body of federal and state judicial officials; judge appointments confirmed by the Senate; judges serve until age 70", "subordinate_courts": "Court of Appeal; Federal High Court; High Court of the Federal Capital Territory; Sharia Court of Appeal of the Federal Capital Territory; Customary Court of Appeal of the Federal Capital Territory; state court system similar in structure to federal system" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Accord Party", "name_alternative": "ACC", "leaders": [ "Mohammad Lawal MALADO" ] }, { "name": "All Progressives Congress", "name_alternative": "APC", "leaders": [ "John Odigie OYEGUN" ] }, { "name": "All Progressives Grand Alliance", "name_alternative": "APGA", "leaders": [ "Victor C. UMEH" ] }, { "name": "Democratic Peoples Party", "name_alternative": "DPP", "leaders": [ "Biodun OGUNBIYI" ] }, { "name": "Labor Party", "name_alternative": "LP", "leaders": [ "Alhai Abdulkadir ABDULSALAM" ] }, { "name": "Peoples Democratic Party", "name_alternative": "PDP", "leaders": [ "Ali Modu SHERIFF" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Academic Staff Union for Universities", "name_alternative": "ASUU" }, { "name": "Campaign for Democracy", "name_alternative": "CD" }, { "name": "Civil Liberties Organization", "name_alternative": "CLO" }, { "name": "Committee for the Defense of Human Rights", "name_alternative": "CDHR" }, { "name": "Constitutional Right Project", "name_alternative": "CRP" }, { "name": "Human Right Africa" }, { "name": "National Association of Democratic Lawyers", "name_alternative": "NADL" }, { "name": "National Association of Nigerian Students", "name_alternative": "NANS" }, { "name": "Nigerian Bar Association", "name_alternative": "NBA" }, { "name": "Nigerian Labor Congress", "name_alternative": "NLC" }, { "name": "Nigerian Medical Association", "name_alternative": "NMA" }, { "name": "Universal Defenders of Democracy", "name_alternative": "UDD" }, { "name": "the press" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ACP" }, { "organization": "AfDB" }, { "organization": "AU" }, { "organization": "C" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "D-8" }, { "organization": "ECOWAS" }, { "organization": "EITI ", "note": "compliant country" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-15" }, { "organization": "G-24" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IDB" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IHO" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "MINURSO" }, { "organization": "MINUSMA" }, { "organization": "MONUSCO" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OAS ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OIC" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "OPEC" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UN Security Council ", "note": "temporary" }, { "organization": "UNAMID" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNIFIL" }, { "organization": "UNISFA" }, { "organization": "UNITAR" }, { "organization": "UNMIL" }, { "organization": "UNMISS" }, { "organization": "UNOCI" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Hakeem Toyin BALOGUN (since 27 August 2015)", "chancery": "3519 International Court NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 986-8400", "fax": "[1] (202) 362-6541", "consulates_general": "Atlanta, New York" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Stuart SYMINGTON (since 1 December 2016)", "embassy": "Plot 1075 Diplomatic Drive, Central District Area, Abuja", "mailing_address": "P. O. Box 5760, Garki, Abuja", "telephone": "[234] (9) 461-4000", "fax": "[234] (9) 461-4036", "consulates": "Lagos" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), white, and green; the color green represents the forests and abundant natural wealth of the country, white stands for peace and unity" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "eagle" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "green" }, { "color": "white" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Arise Oh Compatriots, Nigeria's Call Obey\"", "lyrics_music": "John A. ILECHUKWU, Eme Etim AKPAN, B. A. OGUNNAIKE, Sotu OMOIGUI and P. O. ADERIBIGBE/Benedict Elide ODIASE", "note": "adopted 1978; lyrics are a mixture of the five top entries in a national contest", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/NI.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Nigeria is one of Sub Saharan Africa’s largest economies and relies heavily on oil as its main source of foreign exchange earnings and government revenues. Following the 2008-9 global financial crises, the banking sector was effectively recapitalized and regulation enhanced. Since then, Nigeria’s economic growth has been driven by growth in agriculture, telecommunications, and services. Economic diversification and strong growth have not translated into a significant decline in poverty levels, however - over 62% of Nigeria's 170 million people still live in extreme poverty.\n\nDespite its strong fundamentals, oil-rich Nigeria has been hobbled by inadequate power supply, lack of infrastructure, delays in the passage of legislative reforms, an inefficient property registration system, restrictive trade policies, an inconsistent regulatory environment, a slow and ineffective judicial system, unreliable dispute resolution mechanisms, insecurity, and pervasive corruption. Regulatory constraints and security risks have limited new investment in oil and natural gas, and Nigeria's oil production has contracted every year since 2012.\n\nPresident BUHARI, elected in March 2015, has established a cabinet of economic ministers that includes several technocrats, and he has announced plans to increase transparency, diversify the economy away from oil, and improve fiscal management, but his reliance on the Central Bank governor has led to overwhelmingly protectionist policies aimed at defending the naira from further devaluation. President BUHARI ran on an anti-corruption platform, and has made some headway in alleviating corruption, such as an implementation of a Treasury Single Account that allows the government to better manage its resources. The government also is working to develop stronger public-private partnerships for roads, agriculture, and power.\n\nPartly because of lower oil prices, Nigeria entered a recession in 2016. However, the medium-term outlook for Nigeria is positive, assuming oil output stabilizes and oil prices recover.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1089000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1108000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1080000000000.0001, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 24, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 415100000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -1.7, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2.7, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 6.3, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 205 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5900, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 6200, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 6200, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 163, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 79, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 7.2, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 14.2, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 0.7, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 9, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -10.1, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 21.1, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 19.4, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 59.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 13.1, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 12.4, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 16, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 132 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "cocoa", "peanuts", "cotton", "palm oil", "corn", "rice", "sorghum", "millet", "cassava", "manioc", 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"household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 1.8, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 38.2, "units": "%" }, "date": "2010" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 48.8, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 50.6, "units": "gini_index", "date": "1997" } ], "global_rank": 21 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 11400000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 21210000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 2.7, "global_rank": 218, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -2.4, "global_rank": 82, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 13.2, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 11.5, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 176 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 15.3, "units": 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"population_without_electricity": { "value": 95500000, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 45, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 55, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 37, "units": "%" }, "date": "2013" }, "production": { "kWh": 29000000000, "global_rank": 63, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 24000000000, "global_rank": 68, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 180, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 183, "date": "2013" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 12520000, "global_rank": 56, "date": "2015" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 83.5, "global_rank": 91, "date": "2015" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 154, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 15, "global_rank": 102, "date": "2015" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 1.5, "global_rank": 90, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 2317000, "global_rank": 12, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 2231000, "global_rank": 6, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 110, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 37000000000, "global_rank": 10, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 110200, "global_rank": 69, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 277000, "global_rank": 47, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 22480, "global_rank": 69, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 187400, "global_rank": 33, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 43840000000, "global_rank": 20, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 18840000000, "global_rank": 39, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 25000000000, "global_rank": 13, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 107, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 5111000000000, "global_rank": 9, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 97000000, "global_rank": 40, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 187155, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 1, "global_rank": 130, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 150830000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 83, "global_rank": 9, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "further expansion and modernization of the fixed-line telephone network is needed; network quality remains a problem", "domestic": "fixed-line subscribership remains only about 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular services growing rapidly, in part responding to the shortcomings of the fixed-line network; multiple cellular providers operate nationally with subscribership base over 80 per 100 persons", "international": "country code - 234; landing point for the SAT-3/WASC fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe and Asia; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean) (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "nearly 70 federal government-controlled national and regional TV stations; all 36 states operate TV stations; several private TV stations operational; cable and satellite TV subscription services are available; network of federal government-controlled national, regional, and state radio stations; roughly 40 state government-owned radio stations typically carry their own programs except for news broadcasts; about 20 private radio stations; transmissions of international broadcasters are available (2007)", "internet": { "country_code": ".ng", "users": { "total": 86138000, "percent_of_population": 47.4, "global_rank": 9, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 16, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 73, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 3223459, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 22400657, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "5N", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 54, "global_rank": 88, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 40, "over_3047_metres": 10, "2438_to_3047_metres": 12, "1524_to_2437_metres": 9, "914_to_1523_metres": 6, "under_914_metres": 3, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 14, "1524_to_2437_metres": 2, "914_to_1523_metres": 9, "under_914_metres": 3, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 5, "date": "2013" } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "condensate", "length": 124, "units": "km" }, { "type": "gas", "length": 4045, "units": "km" }, { "type": "liquid petroleum gas", "length": 164, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil", "length": 4441, "units": "km" }, { "type": "refined products", "length": 3940, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 3798, "units": "km" }, "standard_gauge": { "length": 293, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.435-m" }, "narrow_gauge": { "length": 3505, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.067-m" }, "global_rank": 47, "date": "2014" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 193200, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 28980, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 164220, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 29, "date": "2004" }, "waterways": { "value": 8600, "units": "km", "note": "Niger and Benue Rivers and smaller rivers and creeks", "global_rank": 15, "date": "2011" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 89, "by_type": [ { "type": "cargo", "count": 2 }, { "type": "chemical tanker", "count": 28 }, { "type": "liquefied gas", "count": 1 }, { "type": "passenger/cargo", "count": 1 }, { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 56 }, { "type": "specialized tanker", "count": 1 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 3, "by_country": [ { "country": "India", "count": 1 }, { "country": "UK", "count": 2 } ] }, "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 33, "by_country": [ { "country": "Bahamas", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Bermuda", "count": 11 }, { "country": "Comoros", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Italy", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Liberia", "count": 4 }, { "country": "North Korea", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Panama", "count": 6 }, { "country": "Seychelles", "count": 1 }, { "country": "unknown", "count": 6 } ] }, "global_rank": 54, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Bonny Inshore Terminal", "Calabar", "Lagos" ], "liquid_natural_gas_terminals_export": [ "Bonny Island" ] }, "note": "the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial and offshore waters in the Niger Delta and Gulf of Guinea as high risk for piracy and armed robbery of ships; in 2014, 18 commercial vessels were boarded or attacked compared with 31 attacks in 2013; crews were robbed and stores or cargoes stolen; Nigerian pirates have extended the range of their attacks to as far away as Cote d'Ivoire" }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.42, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 0.41, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 0.47, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 0.5, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 0.58, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 108 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Nigerian Armed Forces", "Army", "Navy", "Air Force" ], "date": "2013" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription", "date": "2012" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "Joint Border Commission with Cameroon reviewed 2002 ICJ ruling on the entire boundary and bilaterally resolved differences, including June 2006 Greentree Agreement that immediately cedes sovereignty of the Bakassi Peninsula to Cameroon with a phaseout of Nigerian control within two years while resolving patriation issues", "the ICJ ruled on an equidistance settlement of Cameroon-Equatorial Guinea-Nigeria maritime boundary in the Gulf of Guinea, but imprecisely defined coordinates in the ICJ decision and a sovereignty dispute between Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon over an island at the mouth of the Ntem River all contribute to the delay in implementation", "only Nigeria and Cameroon have heeded the Lake Chad Commission's admonition to ratify the delimitation treaty which also includes the Chad-Niger and Niger-Nigeria boundaries", "location of Benin-Niger-Nigeria tripoint is unresolved" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "internally_displaced_persons": { "people": 1884331, "note": "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", "date": "2017" } }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "a transit point for heroin and cocaine intended for European, East Asian, and North American markets; consumer of amphetamines; safe haven for Nigerian narcotraffickers operating worldwide; major money-laundering center; massive corruption and criminal activity; Nigeria has improved some anti-money-laundering controls, resulting in its removal from the Financial Action Task Force's (FATF's) Noncooperative Countries and Territories List in June 2006; Nigeria's anti-money-laundering regime continues to be monitored by FATF" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-02", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170702220505/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ni.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170702000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ni.html" } }, "niue": { "data": { "name": "Niue", "introduction": { "background": "Niue's remoteness, as well as cultural and linguistic differences between its Polynesian inhabitants and those of the adjacent Cook Islands, has caused it to be separately administered by New Zealand. The population of the island continues to drop (from a peak of 5,200 in 1966 to an estimated 1,190 in 2014) with substantial emigration to New Zealand 2,400 km to the southwest." }, "geography": { "location": "Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Tonga", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 19, "minutes": 2, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 169, "minutes": 52, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "Oceania", "area": { "total": { "value": 260, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 260, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 213, "comparative": "1.5 times the size of Washington, DC" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 0, "units": "km" } }, "coastline": { "value": 64, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "tropical; modified by southeast trade winds", "terrain": "steep limestone cliffs along coast, central plateau", "elevation": { "lowest_point": { "name": "Pacific Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "unnamed elevation near Mutalau settlement", "elevation": { "value": 68, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "fish", "arable land" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 19.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 3.8, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 11.5, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 3.8, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 71.2, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 9.7, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "typhoons", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "increasing attention to conservationist practices to counter loss of soil fertility from traditional slash and burn agriculture" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Law of the Sea", "Ozone Layer Protection" ] } }, "note": "one of world's largest coral islands" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 1190, "global_rank": 235, "date": "2014-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Niuean(s)", "adjective": "Niuean" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Niuen", "percent": 66.5 }, { "name": "part-Niuen", "percent": 13.4 }, { "name": "non-Niuen", "percent": 20.1, "breakdown": [ { "name": "includes European and Asian and Pacific Islanders", "percent": 8 } ] } ], "date": "2011" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Niuean", "percent": 46, "note": "official; a Polynesian language closely related to Tongan and Samoan" }, { "name": "Niuean and English", "percent": 32 }, { "name": "English", "percent": 11, "note": "official" }, { "name": "Niuean and others", "percent": 5 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 6 } ], "date": "2011" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Ekalesia Niue", "percent": 67, "note": "Congregational Christian Church of Niue - a Protestant church founded by missionaries from the London Missionary Society" }, { "name": "other Protestant", "percent": 3, "breakdown": [ { "name": "includes Seventh Day Adventist", "percent": 1 }, { "name": "Presbyterian", "percent": 1 }, { "name": "and Methodist", "percent": 1 } ] }, { "name": "Mormon", "percent": 10 }, { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 10 }, { "name": "Jehovah's Witnesses", "percent": 2 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 6 }, { "name": "none", "percent": 2 } ], "date": "2011" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": -0.03, "global_rank": 205, "date": "2014" }, "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 42.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": -0.94, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Alofi", "population": 1000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2014" }, "infant_mortality_rate": {}, "life_expectancy_at_birth": {}, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 7.4, "global_rank": 87, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 1.84, "date": "2008" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 98.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 98.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 98.5, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 1.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 1.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 1.5, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 42.5, "date": "2014" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "none", "conventional_short_form": "Niue", "note": "pronunciation falls between nyu-way and new-way, but not like new-wee", "former": "Savage Island", "etymology": "the origin of the name is obscure; in Niuean, the word supposedly translates as \"behold the coconut\"" }, "government_type": "self-governing parliamentary democracy (Fouo Ekepule) in free association with New Zealand", "capital": { "name": "Alofi", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 19, "minutes": 1, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 169, "minutes": 55, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": -11, "note": "6 hours behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "independence": { "date": "1974-10-19", "note": "Niue became a self-governing parliamentary government in free association with New Zealand" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Waitangi Day", "day": "6 February", "original_year": "1840", "note": "Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand" } ], "constitution": { "history": "several previous (New Zealand colonial statutes); latest 19 October 1974 (Niue Constitution Act 1974); amended 1992, 2007 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "English common law", "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General of New Zealand Governor General Dame Patricia Lee REDDY (since 28 September 2016); the UK and New Zealand are represented by New Zealand High Commissioner Ross ARDEN (since February 2014)", "head_of_government": "Premier Toke TALAGI (since 18 June 2008)", "cabinet": "Cabinet chosen by the premier", "elections_appointments": "the monarchy is hereditary; premier indirectly elected by the Legislative Assembly for a 3-year term; election last held on 12 May 2017 (next to be held in 2020)", "election_results": "Toke TALAGI reelected premier; Legislative Assembly vote - Toke TALAGI (independent) 15, O'Love JACOBSEN 5" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral Assembly or Fono Ekepule (20 seats; 14 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 6 directly elected from the National Register or \"common roll\" by majority vote; members serve 3-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 6 May 2017 (next to be held in 2020)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - 20 independents" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_resident_courts": "Court of Appeal (consists of the chief justice and up to 3 judges); note - the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London) is the final appeal court beyond the Niue Court of Appeal", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Niue chief justice appointed by the governor-general on the advice of the Cabinet and tendered by the premier; other judges appointed by the governor-general on the advice of the Cabinet and tendered by the chief justice and the minister of justice; judges serve until age 68", "subordinate_courts": "High Court", "note": "Niue is a participant in the Pacific Judicial Development Program, which is designed to build governance and the rule of law in 15 Pacific island countries" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Alliance of Independents", "name_alternative": "AI" }, { "name": "Niue People's Action Party", "name_alternative": "NPP", "leaders": [ "Young VIVIAN" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "NA" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ACP" }, { "organization": "AOSIS" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "PIF" }, { "organization": "Sparteca" }, { "organization": "SPC" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" } ], "flag_description": { "description": "yellow with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant; the flag of the UK bears five yellow five-pointed stars - a large star on a blue disk in the center and a smaller star on each arm of the bold red cross; the larger star stands for Niue, the smaller stars recall the Southern Cross constellation on the New Zealand flag and symbolize links with that country; yellow represents the bright sunshine of Niue and the warmth and friendship between Niue and New Zealand" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "yellow" }, { "symbol": "five-pointed star" }, { "symbol": "national color: yellow" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Ko e Iki he Lagi\" (The Lord in Heaven)", "lyrics_music": "unknown/unknown, prepared by Sioeli FUSIKATA", "note": "adopted 1974" } }, "economy": { "overview": "The economy suffers from the typical Pacific island problems of geographic isolation, few resources, and a small population. The agricultural sector consists mainly of subsistence gardening, although some cash crops are grown for export. Industry consists primarily of small factories for processing passion fruit, lime oil, honey, and coconut cream. The sale of postage stamps to foreign collectors is an important source of revenue.\n\nGovernment expenditures regularly exceed revenues, and the shortfall is made up by critically needed grants from New Zealand that are used to pay wages to public employees. Economic aid allocation from New Zealand in FY13/14 was US$10.1 million. Niue has cut government expenditures by reducing the public service by almost half.\n\nThe island in recent years has suffered a serious loss of population because of emigration to New Zealand. Efforts to increase GDP include the promotion of tourism and financial services, although the International Banking Repeal Act of 2002 resulted in the termination of all offshore banking licenses.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 10010000, "units": "USD", "date": "2003" } ], "global_rank": 228 }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 10010000, "date": "2003" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6.2, "units": "%", "date": "2003" } ], "global_rank": 17 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5800, "units": "USD", "date": "2003" } ], "global_rank": 164 }, "composition": { "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 23.5, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 26.9, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 49.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2003" } } }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "coconuts", "passion fruit", "honey", "limes", "taro", "yams", "cassava", "manioc", "tapioca", "sweet potatoes", "pigs", "poultry", "beef cattle" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "handicrafts", "food processing" ] }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 663, "global_rank": 230, "date": "2001" }, "by_occupation": { "note": "most work on family plantations; paid work exists only in government service, small industry, and the Niue Development Board" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 12, "units": "%", "date": "2001" } ], "global_rank": 140 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 15070000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 16329999.999999998, "units": "USD", "note": "FY04/05" } }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -12.6, "global_rank": 206 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 April", "end": "31 March" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4, "units": "%", "date": "2005" } ], "global_rank": 163 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 201400, "units": "USD", "date": "2004" } ], "global_rank": 222 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "canned coconut cream", "copra", "honey", "vanilla", "passion fruit products", "pawpaws", "root crops", "limes", "footballs", "stamps", "handicrafts" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Germany", "percent": 25 }, { "name": "Belgium", "percent": 11 }, { "name": "United Kingdom", "percent": 8 }, { "name": "France", "percent": 8 }, { "name": "Italy", "percent": 4 }, { "name": "United States", "percent": 4 } ], "date": "2014" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 9038000, "units": "USD", "date": "2004" } ], "global_rank": 222 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "food", "live animals", "manufactured goods", "machinery", "fuels", "lubricants", "chemicals", "drugs" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Germany", "percent": 16 }, { "name": "Belgium", "percent": 10 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 9 }, { "name": "United States", "percent": 7 }, { "name": "United Kingdom", "percent": 7 }, { "name": "Russia", "percent": 5 }, { "name": "France", "percent": 4 }, { "name": "Norway", "percent": 4 } ], "date": "2014" } }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 418000, "units": "USD", "date": "2002" } ], "global_rank": 203 }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.441, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1.4279, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.2039, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1.2039, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 1.23, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "New Zealand dollars (NZD) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "production": { "kWh": 4000000, "global_rank": 219, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 3720000, "global_rank": 218, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 178, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 181, "date": "2013" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 1000, "global_rank": 215, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 100, "global_rank": 22, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 151, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 190, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 205, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 174, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 169, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 107, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 0, "global_rank": 174, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 180, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 60, "global_rank": 215, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 216, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 64, "global_rank": 213, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 108, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 177, "date": "2013" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 154, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 104, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 177, "date": "2014-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 3520, "global_rank": 213, "date": "2012" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "system": { "domestic": "single-line (fixed line) telephone system connects all villages (and virtually all households) on island", "international": "country code - 683 (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "1 government-owned TV station with many of the programs supplied by Television New Zealand; 1 government-owned radio station broadcasting in AM and FM (2009)", "internet": { "country_code": ".nu", "users": { "total": 1090, "percent_of_population": 91.6, "global_rank": 213, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "airports": { "total": { "airports": 1, "global_rank": 228, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 1, "1524_to_2437_metres": 1, "date": "2012" }, "unpaved": { "total": 1, "1524_to_2437_metres": 1, "date": "2013" } } }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 120, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 120, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 214, "date": "2011" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Alofi" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "branches": { "by_name": [ "no regular indigenous military forces", "Police Force" ] }, "note": "defense is the responsibility of New Zealand" }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "none" ] } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-24", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624191732/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ne.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ne.html" } }, "norfolk_island": { "data": { "name": "Norfolk Island", "introduction": { "background": "Two British attempts at establishing the island as a penal colony (1788-1814 and 1825-55) were ultimately abandoned. In 1856, the island was resettled by Pitcairn Islanders, descendants of the Bounty mutineers and their Tahitian companions." }, "geography": { "location": "Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 29, "minutes": 2, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 167, "minutes": 57, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Oceania", "area": { "total": { "value": 36, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 36, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 235, "comparative": "about 0.2 times the size of Washington, DC" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 0, "units": "km" } }, "coastline": { "value": 32, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_fishing_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "subtropical; mild, little seasonal temperature variation", "terrain": "volcanic island with mostly rolling plains", "elevation": { "lowest_point": { "name": "Pacific Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Mount Bates", "elevation": { "value": 319, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "fish" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 25, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 25, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 11.5, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 63.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "typhoons (especially May to July)", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "NA" ] }, "note": "most of the 32 km coastline consists of almost inaccessible cliffs, but the land slopes down to the sea in one small southern area on Sydney Bay, where the capital of Kingston is situated" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 2210, "global_rank": 231, "date": "2014-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Norfolk Islander(s)", "adjective": "Norfolk Islander(s)" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Australian", "percent": 79.5 }, { "name": "New Zealander", "percent": 13.3 }, { "name": "Fijian", "percent": 2.5 }, { "name": "Filipino", "percent": 1.1 }, { "name": "English", "percent": 1 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 1.8 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 0.8 } ], "date": "2011" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "English", "percent": 67.6, "note": "official" }, { "name": "other", "percent": 32.4, "breakdown": [ { "name": "includes Norfolk Island", "percent": 23.7 }, { "name": "which is a mixture of 18th century English and ancient Tahitian" } ] } ], "date": "2011" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Protestant", "percent": 49.6, "breakdown": [ { "name": "Anglican", "percent": 31.8 }, { "name": "Uniting Church in Australia", "percent": 10.6 }, { "name": "Seventh Day Adventist", "percent": 3.2 } ] }, { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 11.7 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 8.6 }, { "name": "none", "percent": 23.5 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 6.6 } ], "date": "2011" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 0.01, "global_rank": 196, "date": "2014" }, "infant_mortality_rate": {}, "life_expectancy_at_birth": {} }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Territory of Norfolk Island", "conventional_short_form": "Norfolk Island", "etymology": "named by British explorer Captain James COOK after Mary HOWARD, Duchess of Norfolk, in 1774" }, "government_type": "parliamentary democracy (formerly the Legislative Assembly); overseas territory of Australia; note - in May 2015, the Australian Parliament passed the Norfolk Island Legislation Amendment Bill 2015 which abolished Norfolk Island self-government and replaced it with an interim Advisory Council effective 1 July 2015", "capital": { "name": "Kingston", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 29, "minutes": 3, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 167, "minutes": 58, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 11, "note": "16 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "independence": { "note": "territory of Australia" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Bounty Day", "day": "8 June", "original_year": "1856", "note": "commemorates the arrival of Pitcairn Islanders" } ], "constitution": { "history": "previous 1913, 1957; latest effective 7 August 1979; amended many times, last in 2015 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "English common law and the laws of Australia", "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by the Australian governor general", "head_of_government": "Administrator Gary HARDGRAVE (since 1 July 2014)", "cabinet": "Executive Council consists of 4 Legislative Assembly members", "elections_appointments": "the monarchy is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch; administrator appointed by the governor general of Australia for a 2-year term and represents the monarch and Australia" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral Norfolk Island Regional Council (5 seats; members directly elected by simple majority vote to serve 4-year terms)", "elections": "elections last held 28 May 2016; next to be held 2020", "election_results": "party by seats - independents 5", "note": "following an administrative restructuring of local government, the Legislative Assembly was dissolved on 18 June 2015 to be replaced by an interim Norfolk Island Advisory Council effective 1 July 2015; the Advisory Council consisted of 5 members appointed by the Norfolk Island administrator based on nominations from the community; following elections on 28 May 2016, the new Norfolk Island Regional Council commenced operations on 1 July 2016" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court of Norfolk Island (consists of the chief justice and several justices); note - appeals beyond the Supreme Court of Norfolk Island are heard by the Federal Court and the High Court of Australia", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "justices appointed by the governor general of Australia from among justices of the Federal Court of Australia; justices serve until mandatory retirement at age 70", "subordinate_courts": "Petty Court of Sessions; specialized courts including a Coroner's Court and the Employment Tribunal" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Norfolk Island Labor Party", "leaders": [ "Mike KELLY" ] }, { "name": "Norfolk Liberals", "leaders": [ "John BROWN" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "note": "none" }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "UPU" } ], "flag_description": { "description": "three vertical bands of green (hoist side), white, and green with a large green Norfolk Island pine tree centered in the slightly wider white band; green stands for the rich vegetation on the island, and the pine tree - endemic to the island - is a symbol of Norfolk Island", "note": "somewhat reminiscent of the flag of Canada with its use of only two colors and depiction of a prominent local floral symbol in the central white band; also resembles the green and white triband of Nigeria" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "Norfolk Island pine" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Come Ye Blessed\"", "lyrics_music": "New Testament/John Prindle SCOTT", "note": "the local anthem, whose lyrics consist of the words from Matthew 25:34-36, 40, is also known as \"The Pitcairn Anthem;\" as a territory of Australia, \"God Save the Queen\" is official (see Australia); however, the island does not recognize \"Advance Australia Fair\"" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Norfolk Island is suffering from a severe economic downturn. Tourism, the primary economic activity, is the main driver of economic growth. The agricultural sector has become self-sufficient in the production of beef, poultry, and eggs.", "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "Norfolk Island pine seed", "Kentia palm seed", "cereals", "vegetables", "fruit", "cattle", "poultry" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "tourism", "light industry", "ready mixed concrete" ] }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 978, "global_rank": 229, "date": "2006" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 6, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 14, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 80, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2006" } }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 4600000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 4800000, "units": "USD", "note": "FY99/00" } }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 July", "end": "30 June" }, "exports": { "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "postage stamps", "seeds of the Norfolk Island pine", "Kentia palm", "small quantities of avocados" ] } }, "imports": { "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "NA" ] } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.352, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1.3291, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.3291, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 1.0358, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 0.97, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "system": { "general_assessment": "adequate", "domestic": "free local calls", "international": "country code - 672; submarine cable links with Australia and New Zealand; satellite earth station - 1" } }, "broadcast_media": "1 local radio station; broadcasts of several Australian radio and TV stations available via satellite (2009)", "internet": { "country_code": ".nf", "users": { "total": 765, "percent_of_population": 34.6, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "airports": { "total": { "airports": 1, "global_rank": 229, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 1, "1524_to_2437_metres": 1, "date": "2013" } } }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 80, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 53, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 27, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 217, "date": "2008" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Kingston" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "note": "defense is the responsibility of Australia" }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "none" ] } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-05-15", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170515153603/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/nf.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170515000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/nf.html" } }, "northern_mariana_islands": { "data": { "name": "Northern Mariana Islands", "introduction": { "background": "Under US administration as part of the UN Trust Territory of the Pacific, the people of the Northern Mariana Islands decided in the 1970s not to seek independence but instead to forge closer links with the US. Negotiations for territorial status began in 1972. A covenant to establish a commonwealth in political union with the US was approved in 1975, and came into force on 24 March 1976. A new government and constitution went into effect in 1978." }, "geography": { "location": "Oceania, islands in the North Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the Philippines", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 15, "minutes": 12, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 145, "minutes": 45, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Oceania", "area": { "total": { "value": 464, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 464, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "note": "consists of 14 islands including Saipan, Rota, and Tinian", "global_rank": 197, "comparative": "2.5 times the size of Washington, DC" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 0, "units": "km" } }, "coastline": { "value": 1482, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "tropical marine; moderated by northeast trade winds, little seasonal temperature variation; dry season December to June, rainy season July to October", "terrain": "the southern islands in this north-south trending archipelago are limestone, with fringing coral reefs; the northern islands are volcanic, with active volcanoes on several islands", "elevation": { "lowest_point": { "name": "Pacific Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "unnamed elevation on Agrihan", "elevation": { "value": 965, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "arable land", "fish" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 6.6, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 2.2, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 2.2, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 2.2, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 65.5, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 27.9, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 1, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "active volcanoes on Pagan and Agrihan", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "typhoons (especially August to November)", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "contamination of groundwater on Saipan may contribute to disease", "clean-up of landfill", "protection of endangered species conflicts with development" ] }, "note": "strategic location in the North Pacific Ocean" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 53467, "global_rank": 209, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "NA (US citizens)", "adjective": "NA" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Asian", "percent": 50, "breakdown": [ { "name": "includes Filipino", "percent": 35.3 }, { "name": "Chinese", "percent": 6.8 }, { "name": "Korean", "percent": 4.2 }, { "name": "and other Asian", "percent": 3.7 } ] }, { "name": "Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander", "percent": 34.9, "breakdown": [ { "name": "includes Chamorro", "percent": 23.9 }, { "name": "Carolinian", "percent": 4.6 }, { "name": "and other Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander", "percent": 6.4 } ] }, { "name": "other", "percent": 2.5 }, { "name": "two or more ethnicities or races", "percent": 12.7 } ], "date": "2010" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Philippine languages", "percent": 32.8 }, { "name": "Chamorro", "percent": 24.1, "note": "official" }, { "name": "English", "percent": 17, "note": "official" }, { "name": "other Pacific island languages", "percent": 10.1 }, { "name": "Chinese", "percent": 6.8 }, { "name": "other Asian languages", "percent": 7.3 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 1.9 } ], "date": "2010" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Christian", "note": "Roman Catholic majority, although traditional beliefs and taboos may still be found" } ] }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 25.54, "males": 7041, "females": 6614 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 13.59, "males": 4073, "females": 3194 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 44.32, "males": 10035, "females": 13663 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 11.26, "males": 3210, "females": 2811 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 5.29, "males": 1388, "females": 1438 }, "date": "2016" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 32.7, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 30, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 33.7, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 93, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 2.07, "global_rank": 43, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 17.2, "global_rank": 107, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 3.8, "global_rank": 213, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": 7.4, "global_rank": 15, "date": "2016" }, "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 89.2, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 0.39, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Saipan", "population": 49000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2014" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.28, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 0.73, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 1.14, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.92, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.93, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 5.3, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 5.7, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 4.9, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 175, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 78, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 75.3, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 80.8, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 65, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.96, "global_rank": 124, "date": "2016" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 0.36, "date": "2008" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 97.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 97.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 97.5, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 2.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 2.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 2.5, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 79.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 79.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 79.7, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 20.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 20.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 20.3, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands", "conventional_short_form": "Northern Mariana Islands", "abbreviation": "CNMI", "former": "Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, Mariana Islands District", "etymology": "formally claimed and named by Spain in 1667 in honor of the Spanish Queen, MARIANA of Austria" }, "government_type": "presidential democracy; a commonwealth in political union with the US", "capital": { "name": "Saipan", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 15, "minutes": 12, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 145, "minutes": 45, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 10, "note": "15 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "independence": { "note": "commonwealth in political union with the US" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Commonwealth Day", "day": "8 January", "original_year": "1978" } ], "constitution": { "history": "partially effective 9 January 1978 (Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands); fully effective 4 November 1986 (Covenant Agreement); amended several times, last in 2012 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "US system applies, except for customs, wages, immigration laws, and taxation", "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false, "note": "18 years of age; universal; note - indigenous inhabitants are US citizens but do not vote in US presidential elections" }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Donald J. TRUMP (since 20 January 2017); Vice President Michael R. PENCE (since 20 January 2017)", "head_of_government": "Governor Eloy S. INOS (since 20 February 2013); Lieutenant Governor Ralph TORRES (since 20 February 2013)", "cabinet": "Cabinet appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the Senate", "elections_appointments": "president and vice president indirectly elected on the same ballot by an Electoral College of 'electors' chosen from each state; president and vice president serve a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); under the US Constitution, residents of the Northern Mariana Islands do not vote in elections for US president and vice president; however, they may vote in Democratic and Republican party presidential primary elections; governor directly elected by absolute majority vote in 2 rounds if needed; election last held on 4 November 2014 with a runoff on 21 November 2014 (next to be held in 2018)", "election_results": "Eloy S. INOS reelected governor; percent of vote in runoff - Eloy S. INOS (Republican) 57%, Heinz HOFSCHNEIDER (Republican) 43%; Ralph TORRES reelected lieutenant governor", "note": "Benigno R. FITIAL was impeached by House of Representatives on 11-12 February 2013 and resigned on 20 February 2013; Eloy INOS (Republican) sworn in as governor the same day" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "bicameral Northern Mariana Commonwealth Legislature consists of the Senate (9 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 4-year terms) and the House of Representatives (20 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 2-year terms)", "elections": "Senate - last held on 8 November 2016 (next to be held on November 2020); House of Representatives - last held on 8 November 2016 (next to be held on November 2018)", "election_results": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Covenant Party 3, Republican Party 3, Democratic Party 1, independent 2; House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Republican Party 14, independents 6", "note": "the Northern Mariana Islands directly elects 1 member by simple majority vote to serve a 2-year term as a delegate to the US House of Representatives; the delegate can vote when serving on a committee and when the House meets as the Committee of the Whole House, but not when legislation is submitted for a “full floor” House vote; election of delegate last held on 4 November 2014 (next to be held on 8 November 2016)" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands or CNMI (consists of the chief justice and 2 associate justices); US Federal District Court (consists of 1 judge); note - US Federal District Court jurisdiction limited to US federal laws; appeals beyond the Northern Mariana Islands Supreme Court are referred to the US Supreme Court", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "judges of the Supreme Court of the CNMI appointed by the governor and confirmed by the CNMI Senate; judges appointed for 8-year terms and can serve another term if approved through voter election; US Federal District Court judges appointed by the US president and confirmed by the US Senate; judges appointed for renewable 10-year terms", "subordinate_courts": "Superior Court" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Covenant Party", "leaders": [ "Benigno R. FITIAL" ] }, { "name": "Democratic Party", "leaders": [ "Dr. Carlos S. CAMACHO" ] }, { "name": "Republican Party", "leaders": [ "Juan S. REYES" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "NA" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "PIF ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "SPC" }, { "organization": "UPU" } ], "flag_description": { "description": "blue with a white, five-pointed star superimposed on a gray latte stone (the traditional foundation stone used in building) in the center, surrounded by a wreath; blue symbolizes the Pacific Ocean, the star represents the Commonwealth; the latte stone and the floral head wreath display elements of the native Chamorro culture" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "latte stone" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "blue" }, { "color": "white" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Gi Talo Gi Halom Tasi\" (In the Middle of the Sea)", "lyrics_music": "Jose S. PANGELINAN [Chamoru], David PETER [Carolinian]/Wilhelm GANZHORN", "note": "adopted 1996; the Carolinian version of the song is known as \"Satil Matawal Pacifico;\" as a commonwealth of the US, in addition to the local anthem, \"The Star-Spangled Banner\" is official (see United States)", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/CQ.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "The Northern Mariana Islands' economy benefits substantially from financial assistance from the US. In fiscal year 2013, federal grants accounted for 35.4% of the Commonwealth’s total revenues. A small agriculture sector is made up of cattle ranches and small farms producing coconuts, breadfruit, tomatoes, and melons.\n\nThe Commonwealth’s economy continued to recover in 2013. Real GDP increased 4.4%, following a 2.1% gain in 2012. Economic growth in 2013 reflected increases in consumer spending and exports of services, mainly spending by foreign tourists.\n\nTourism continued to grow in 2013, after posting double-digit growth in 2012. The tourist industry employs approximately a quarter of the work force and accounts for roughly one-fourth of GDP. The Commonwealth is making a concerted effort to broaden its tourism by extending casino gambling from the small Islands of Tinian and Rota to the main Island of Saipan, its political and commercial center.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 682000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 665000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 649000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 209, "note": "GDP estimate includes US subsidy" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 1232000000, "date": "2013" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4.5, "units": "%", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 2.1, "units": "%", "date": "2012" }, { "value": -6.8, "units": "%", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 48 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 13300, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 12900, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 12400, "units": "USD", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 119 }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 91.3, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 51.5, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_assets": { "value": 3.8, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 42.2, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -88.9, "units": "%" } }, "investements_in_inventories": "NA%", "date": "2013" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 1.7, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 2.9, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 95.4, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2012" } } }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "vegetables", "melons", "fruits", "nuts", "ornamental plants", "livestock", "poultry", "eggs", "fish", "aquaculture products" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "tourism", "banking", "construction", "fishing", "handicrafts", "other services" ] }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 27970, "global_rank": 206, "date": "2010" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 1.9, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 10, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 88.1, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2010" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 11.2, "units": "%", "date": "2010" }, { "value": 8, "units": "%", "date": "2005" } ], "global_rank": 134 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 246400000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 249800000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2013" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 20, "global_rank": 153, "date": "2013" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -0.3, "global_rank": 41, "date": "2013" }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 October", "end": "30 September" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -2.5, "units": "%", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 1.1, "units": "%", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 1 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 288000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 268000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 183 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "garments" ] } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 606000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 531000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 189 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "food", "construction equipment", "materials", "petroleum products" ] } }, "exchange_rates": { "note": "the US dollar is used" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "production": { "kWh": 60600, "global_rank": 220, "date": "2009-01-01" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 48300, "global_rank": 220, "date": "2009-01-01" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 127, "date": "2009-01-01" }, "imports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 137, "date": "2009-01-01" } } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "system": { "general_assessment": "digital fiber-optic cables and satellites connect the islands to worldwide networks", "domestic": "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", "international": "country code - 1-670; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "1 TV broadcast station on Saipan; multi-channel cable TV services are available on Saipan; 9 licensed radio broadcast stations (2009)", "internet": { "country_code": ".mp", "users": { "total": 16000, "percent_of_population": 30.6, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "airports": { "total": { "airports": 5, "global_rank": 180, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 3, "2438_to_3047_metres": 2, "1524_to_2437_metres": 1, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 2, "2438_to_3047_metres": 1, "under_914_metres": 1, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 1, "date": "2013" } }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 536, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 195, "date": "2008" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Saipan", "Tinian", "Rota" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "note": "defense is the responsibility of the US" }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "none" ] } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-24", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624202315/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cq.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cq.html" } }, "norway": { "data": { "name": "Norway", "introduction": { "background": "Two centuries of Viking raids into Europe tapered off following the adoption of Christianity by King Olav TRYGGVASON in 994; conversion of the Norwegian kingdom occurred over the next several decades. In 1397, Norway was absorbed into a union with Denmark that lasted more than four centuries. In 1814, Norwegians resisted the cession of their country to Sweden and adopted a new constitution. Sweden then invaded Norway but agreed to let Norway keep its constitution in return for accepting the union under a Swedish king. Rising nationalism throughout the 19th century led to a 1905 referendum granting Norway independence. Although Norway remained neutral in World War I, it suffered heavy losses to its shipping. Norway proclaimed its neutrality at the outset of World War II, but was nonetheless occupied for five years by Nazi Germany (1940-45). In 1949, Norway abandoned neutrality and became a member of NATO. Discovery of oil and gas in adjacent waters in the late 1960s boosted Norway's economic fortunes. In referenda held in 1972 and 1994, Norway rejected joining the EU. Key domestic issues include immigration and integration of ethnic minorities, maintaining the country's extensive social safety net with an aging population, and preserving economic competitiveness." }, "geography": { "location": "Northern Europe, bordering the North Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Sweden", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 62, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 10, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Europe", "area": { "total": { "value": 323802, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 304282, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 19520, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 68, "comparative": "slightly larger than twice the size of Georgia; slightly larger than New Mexico" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 2566, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Finland", "border_length": { "value": 709, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Sweden", "border_length": { "value": 1666, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Russia", "border_length": { "value": 191, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 25148, "units": "km", "note": "includes mainland 2,650 km, as well as long fjords, numerous small islands, and minor indentations 22,498 km; length of island coastlines 58,133 km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "contiguous_zone": { "value": 10, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" }, "continental_shelf": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "temperate along coast, modified by North Atlantic Current; colder interior with increased precipitation and colder summers; rainy year-round on west coast", "terrain": "glaciated; mostly high plateaus and rugged mountains broken by fertile valleys; small, scattered plains; coastline deeply indented by fjords; arctic tundra in north", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 460, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Norwegian Sea", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Galdhopiggen", "elevation": { "value": 2469, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "petroleum", "natural gas", "iron ore", "copper", "lead", "zinc", "titanium", "pyrites", "nickel", "fish", "timber", "hydropower" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 2.7, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 2.2, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 0.5, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 27.8, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 69.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 900, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "most Norweigans live in the south where the climate is more mild and there is better connectivity to mainland Europe; population clusters are found all along the North Sea coast in the southwest, and Skaggerak in the southeast; the interior areas of the north remain sparsely populated", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "rockslides, avalanches", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "Beerenberg (elev. 2,227 m) on Jan Mayen Island in the Norwegian Sea is the country's only active volcano", "type": "volcanism" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "water pollution", "acid rain damaging forests and adversely affecting lakes", "threatening fish stocks", "air pollution from vehicle emissions" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Air Pollution", "Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides", "Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants", "Air Pollution-Sulfur 85", "Air Pollution-Sulfur 94", "Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds", "Antarctic-Environmental Protocol", "Antarctic-Marine Living Resources", "Antarctic Seals", "Antarctic Treaty", "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Environmental Modification", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Marine Dumping", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Tropical Timber 83", "Tropical Timber 94", "Wetlands", "Whaling" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "about two-thirds mountains; some 50,000 islands off its much-indented coastline; strategic location adjacent to sea lanes and air routes in North Atlantic; one of the most rugged and longest coastlines in the world" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 5265158, "global_rank": 121, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Norwegian(s)", "adjective": "Norwegian" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Norwegian", "percent": 94.4, "note": "includes Sami, about 60,000" }, { "name": "other European", "percent": 3.6 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 2 } ], "date": "2007" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Bokmal Norwegian", "note": "official" }, { "name": "Nynorsk Norwegian", "note": "official" }, { "name": "small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities" } ], "note": "Sami is an official language in nine municipalities" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Church of Norway", "percent": 82.1, "note": "Evangelical Lutheran - official" }, { "name": "other Christian", "percent": 3.9 }, { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 2.3 }, { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 1.8 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 2.4 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 7.5 } ], "date": "2011" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 18.02, "males": 486408, "females": 462178 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 12.8, "males": 345785, "females": 327969 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 40.98, "males": 1112006, "females": 1045791 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 11.7, "males": 311528, "females": 304267 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 16.51, "males": 398203, "females": 471023 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 52.2, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 27.3, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 24.9, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 4, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 39.1, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 38.4, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 40, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 55, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 1.07, "global_rank": 110, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 12.2, "global_rank": 162, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 8.1, "global_rank": 91, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": 6.6, "global_rank": 16, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "most Norweigans live in the south where the climate is more mild and there is better connectivity to mainland Europe; population clusters are found all along the North Sea coast in the southwest, and Skaggerak in the southeast; the interior areas of the north remain sparsely populated", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 80.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 1.35, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Oslo", "population": 986000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 1.02, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.84, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 1.02, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 28.5, "date": "2012" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 5, "global_rank": 167, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 2.5, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 2.8, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 2.2, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 221, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 81.8, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 79.8, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 83.9, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 21, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.86, "global_rank": 143, "date": "2016" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 9.7, "global_rank": 40, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 4.42, "date": "2014" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 3.85, "date": "2014" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 98, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 98.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 98.1, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 2, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 1.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 1.9, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 0.15, "global_rank": 105, "date": "2014" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 5800, "date": "2014" }, "deaths": { "total": 100, "global_rank": 112, "date": "2014" } }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 24.8, "global_rank": 84, "date": "2014" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 7.4, "global_rank": 21, "date": "2013" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 18, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 17, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 18, "units": "years" }, "date": "2015" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 7.9, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 9.1, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 6.6, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 109, "date": "2014" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Kingdom of Norway", "conventional_short_form": "Norway", "local_long_form": "Kongeriket Norge", "local_short_form": "Norge", "etymology": "derives from the Old Norse words \"nordr\" and \"vegr\" meaning \"northern way\" and refers to the long coastline of western Norway" }, "government_type": "parliamentary constitutional monarchy", "capital": { "name": "Oslo", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 59, "minutes": 55, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 10, "minutes": 45, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 1, "note": "6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" }, "daylight_saving_time": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" }, "dependent_areas": { "areas": [ "Bouvet Island", "Jan Mayen", "Svalbard" ] }, "independence": { "date": "1905-06-07", "note": "declared the union with Sweden dissolved; 26 October 1905 (Sweden agreed to the repeal of the union)" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Constitution Day", "day": "17 May", "original_year": "1814" } ], "constitution": { "history": "drafted spring 1814, adopted 16 May 1814, signed by Constituent Assembly 17 May 1814", "amendments": "proposals submitted by members of Parliament or by the government within the first three years of Parliament's four-year term; passage requires two-thirds majority vote of a two-thirds quorum in the next elected Parliament; amended over 400 times, last in 2015" }, "legal_system": "mixed legal system of civil, common, and customary law; Supreme Court can advise on legislative acts", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Norway", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "7 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "King HARALD V (since 17 January 1991); Heir Apparent Crown Prince HAAKON MAGNUS, son of the monarch (born 20 July 1973)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Erna SOLBERG (since 16 October 2013)", "cabinet": "State Council appointed by the monarch, approved by Parliament", "elections_appointments": "the monarchy is hereditary; following parliamentary elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually appointed prime minister by the monarch with the approval of the parliament" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral Parliament or Storting (169 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 9 September 2013 (next to be held in September 2017)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - informal center-right bloc 54.0% (H 26.3%, FrP 16.3%, KrF 5.6%, V 5.2%), informal Red-Green blod 40.6% (Ap 30.8%, SP 5.5%, SV 4.1%), MDG 2.8, other 2.7%; seats by party - informal center-right bloc 96 (H 48, FrP 29, KrF 10, V 9), informal Red-Green bloc 72 (Ap 55, Sp 10, SV 7), MDG 1" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court or Hoyesterett (consists of the chief justice and 18 associate justices)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "justices appointed by the monarch (King in Council) upon the recommendation of the Judicial Appointments Board; justice retirement mandatory at age 70", "subordinate_courts": "Courts of Appeal or Lagmensrett; regional and district courts; Conciliation Boards; ordinary and special courts; note - in addition to professionally trained judges, elected lay judges sit on the bench with professional judges in the Courts of Appeal and district courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Center Party", "name_alternative": "Sp", "leaders": [ "Trygve Slagsvold VEDUM" ] }, { "name": "Christian Democratic Party", "name_alternative": "KrF", "leaders": [ "Knut Arild HAREIDE" ] }, { "name": "Conservative Party", "name_alternative": "H", "leaders": [ "Erna SOLBERG" ] }, { "name": "Green Party", "name_alternative": "MDG", "leaders": [ "Rasmus HANSSON and Hilde OPOKU" ] }, { "name": "Labor Party", "name_alternative": "Ap", "leaders": [ "Jonas Gahr STORE" ] }, { "name": "Liberal Party", "name_alternative": "V", "leaders": [ "Trine SKEI GRANDE" ] }, { "name": "Progress Party", "name_alternative": "FrP", "leaders": [ "Siv JENSEN" ] }, { "name": "Socialist Left Party", "name_alternative": "SV", "leaders": [ "Audun LYSBAKKEN" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise", "name_alternative": "NHO", "leaders": [ "President Tore ULSTEIN; CEO Kristin SKOGEN LUND" ] }, { "name": "Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions", "name_alternative": "LO", "leaders": [ "Gerd KRISTIANSEN" ] }, { "name": "environmental groups" }, { "name": "media" }, { "name": "digital privacy movements" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ADB ", "note": "nonregional member" }, { "organization": "AfDB ", "note": "nonregional member" }, { "organization": "Arctic Council" }, { "organization": "Australia Group" }, { "organization": "BIS" }, { "organization": "CBSS" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CE" }, { "organization": "CERN" }, { "organization": "EAPC" }, { "organization": "EBRD" }, { "organization": "EFTA" }, { "organization": "EITI ", "note": "implementing country" }, { "organization": "ESA" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "FATF" }, { "organization": "IADB" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IEA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IGAD ", "note": "partners" }, { "organization": "IHO" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "MINUSMA" }, { "organization": "NATO" }, { "organization": "NC" }, { "organization": "NEA" }, { "organization": "NIB" }, { "organization": "NSG" }, { "organization": "OAS ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OECD" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "OSCE" }, { "organization": "Paris Club" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "Schengen Convention" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNITAR" }, { "organization": "UNMISS" }, { "organization": "UNRWA" }, { "organization": "UNTSO" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" }, { "organization": "ZC" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Kare Reidar AAS (since 22 August 2013)", "chancery": "2720 34th Street NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 333-6000", "fax": "[1] (202) 459-3990", "consulates_general": "Houston, New York, San Francisco" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires James P. DEHART (since 21 January 2017)", "embassy": "Henrik Ibsens gate 48, 0244 Oslo; note - the embassy will move to Huseby in the near future", "mailing_address": "PSC 69, Box 1000, APO AE 09707", "telephone": "[47] 21-30-85-40", "fax": "[47] 22-44-33-63, 22-56-27-51" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "red with a blue cross outlined in white that extends to the edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side in the style of the Dannebrog (Danish flag); the colors recall Norway's past political unions with Denmark (red and white) and Sweden (blue)" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "lion" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "white" }, { "color": "blue" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Ja, vi elsker dette landet\" (Yes, We Love This Country)", "lyrics_music": "lyrics/music: Bjornstjerne BJORNSON/Rikard NORDRAAK", "note": "adopted 1864; in addition to the national anthem, \"Kongesangen\" (Song of the King), which uses the tune of \"God Save the Queen,\" serves as the royal anthem", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/NO.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Norway has a stable economy with a vibrant private sector, a large state sector, and an extensive social safety net. Norway opted out of the EU during a referendum in November 1994; nonetheless, as a member of the European Economic Area, it contributes sizably to the EU budget.\n\nThe country is richly endowed with natural resources in addition to oil and gas, including hydropower, fish, forests, and minerals. Norway is a leading producer of seafood and the world’s second largest exporter, after China. The government manages the country’s petroleum resources through extensive regulation. The petroleum sector provides about 9% of jobs, 12% of GDP, 13% of the state’s revenue, and 37% of exports, according to official national estimates. Norway is one of the world's leading petroleum exporters, though oil production in 2016 was close to 50% below its peak in 2000; annual gas production, conversely, more than doubled over the same time period. After a continual decline from 2001 to 2013, oil production rose in 2016 for the third year running, due to the higher production of existing oil fields and to new fields coming on stream.\n\nIn anticipation of eventual declines in oil and gas production, Norway saves state revenue from petroleum sector activities in the world's largest sovereign wealth fund, valued at almost $900 billion as of early 2017. To help balance the federal budget each year, the government follows a “fiscal rule,” which states that spending of revenues from petroleum and Fund investments shall correspond to the expected real rate of return on the fund, an amount it estimates is sustainable over time. In February 2017 the Government revised the expected rate of return for the Fund downward from 4% to 3%.\n\nAfter solid GDP growth in 2004-07, the economy slowed in 2008, and contracted in 2009, before returning to modest, positive growth from 2010 to 2016. Lower oil prices in 2015 and 2016 caused growth to slow, increased unemployment, and weakened the Norwegian krone. The latter trend has mitigated the negative impact of lower oil and gas prices by making Norwegian exports cheaper for foreign buyers. The government has expressed willingness to increase public spending from the sovereign wealth fund to help prevent a recession.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 364700000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 361700000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 356000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 49, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 376300000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.8, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1.6, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 2.2, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 181 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 69300, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 69500, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 69100, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 13, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { 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and Europe; satellite earth stations - NA Eutelsat, NA Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean), and 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions); note - Norway shares the Inmarsat earth station with the other Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, and Sweden) (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "state-owned public radio-TV broadcaster operates 3 nationwide TV stations, 3 nationwide radio stations, and 16 regional radio stations; roughly a dozen privately owned TV stations broadcast nationally and roughly another 25 local TV stations broadcasting; nearly 75% of households have access to multi-channel cable or satellite TV; 2 privately owned radio stations broadcast nationwide and another 240 stations operate locally; Norway is the first country in the world to phase out FM radio in favor of Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB), a process scheduled for completion in late 2017 (2017)", "internet": { "country_code": ".no", "users": { "total": 5042000, "percent_of_population": 96.8, "global_rank": 70, 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"count": 14 }, { "country": "Denmark", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Dominica", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Equatorial Guinea", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Estonia", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Faroe Islands", "count": 13 }, { "country": "Gibraltar", "count": 46 }, { "country": "Hong Kong", "count": 48 }, { "country": "Indonesia", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Isle of Man", "count": 30 }, { "country": "Italy", "count": 6 }, { "country": "Liberia", "count": 38 }, { "country": "Libya", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Malta", "count": 96 }, { "country": "Marshall Islands", "count": 75 }, { "country": "Netherlands", "count": 19 }, { "country": "Panama", "count": 81 }, { "country": "Portugal", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Saint Kitts and Nevis", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Saint Vincent and the Grenadines", "count": 13 }, { "country": "Singapore", "count": 153 }, { "country": "Spain", "count": 10 }, { "country": "Sweden", "count": 3 }, { "country": "UK", "count": 32 }, { "country": "US", "count": 17 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{ "date": "2017-07-01", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701102703/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/no.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/no.html" } }, "oman": { "data": { "name": "Oman", "introduction": { "background": "The inhabitants of the area of Oman have long prospered from Indian Ocean trade. In the late 18th century, the nascent sultanate in Muscat signed the first in a series of friendship treaties with Britain. Over time, Oman's dependence on British political and military advisors increased, although the Sultanate never became a British colony. In 1970, QABOOS bin Said Al-Said overthrew his father, and has since ruled as sultan, but he has not designated a successor. His extensive modernization program has opened the country to the outside world, while preserving the longstanding close ties with the UK and US. Oman's moderate, independent foreign policy has sought to maintain good relations with its neighbors and to avoid external entanglements. Inspired by the popular uprisings that swept the Middle East and North Africa beginning in January 2011, some Omanis staged demonstrations, calling for more jobs and economic benefits and an end to corruption. In response to those protester demands, QABOOS in 2011 pledged to implement economic and political reforms, such as granting legislative and regulatory powers to the Majlis al-Shura and increasing unemployment benefits. Additionally, in August 2012, the Sultan announced a royal directive mandating the speedy implementation of a national job creation plan for thousands of public and private sector Omani jobs. As part of the government's efforts to decentralize authority and allow greater citizen participation in local governance, Oman successfully conducted its first municipal council elections in December 2012. Announced by the Sultan in 2011, the municipal councils have the power to advise the Royal Court on the needs of local districts across Oman's 11 governorates. The Sultan returned to Oman in March 2015 after eight months in Germany, where he received medical treatment. He has since appeared publicly on a few occasions." }, "geography": { "location": "Middle East, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman, and Persian Gulf, between Yemen and the UAE", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 21, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 57, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Middle East", "area": { "total": { "value": 309500, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 309500, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 71, "comparative": "twice the size of Georgia; slightly smaller than Kansas" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 1561, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Saudi Arabia", "border_length": { "value": 658, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "UAE", "border_length": { "value": 609, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Yemen", "border_length": { "value": 294, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 2092, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "contiguous_zone": { "value": 24, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "dry desert; hot, humid along coast; hot, dry interior; strong southwest summer monsoon (May to September) in far south", "terrain": "central desert plain, rugged mountains in north and south", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 310, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Arabian Sea", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Jabal Shams", "elevation": { "value": 2980, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "petroleum", "copper", "asbestos", "some marble", "limestone", "chromium", "gypsum", "natural gas" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 4.7, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 0.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 4.5, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 95.3, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 590, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "the vast majority of the population is located in and around the Al Hagar Mountains in the north of the country; another smaller cluster is found around the city of Salalah in the far south; most of the country remains sparsely poplulated", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "summer winds often raise large sandstorms and dust storms in interior", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "periodic droughts", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "rising soil salinity", "beach pollution from oil spills", "limited natural freshwater resources" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Marine Dumping", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Whaling" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "consists of Oman proper and two northern exclaves, Musandam and Al Madhah; the former is a peninsula that occupies a strategic location adjacent to the Strait of Hormuz, a vital transit point for world crude oil" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 3355262, "global_rank": 134, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Omani(s)", "adjective": "Omani" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Arab" }, { "name": "Baluchi" }, { "name": "South Asian", "note": "Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Bangladeshi" }, { "name": "African" } ] }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Arabic", "note": "official" }, { "name": "English" }, { "name": "Baluchi" }, { "name": "Urdu" }, { "name": "Indian dialects" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 85.9 }, { "name": "Christian", "percent": 6.5 }, { "name": "Hindu", "percent": 5.5 }, { "name": "Buddhist", "percent": 0.8 }, { "name": "Jewish", "percent": 0.1 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 1 }, { "name": "unaffiliated", "percent": 0.2 } ], "note": "Omani citizens represent approximately 60% of the population and are overwhelming Muslim (Ibadhi and Sunni sects each constitute about 45% and Shia about 5%); Christians, Hindus, and Buddhists accounting for roughly 5% of Omani citizens", "middle_east": ":OMAN", "date": "2010" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 30.14, "males": 518600, "females": 492782 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 19.11, "males": 336310, "females": 304871 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 43.41, "males": 843531, "females": 613004 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 3.91, "males": 69904, "females": 61248 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 3.43, "males": 56816, "females": 58196 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 30, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 26.7, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 3.4, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 29.8, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 25.4, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 26.5, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 24, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 153, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 2.05, "global_rank": 46, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 24.3, "global_rank": 57, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 3.3, "global_rank": 219, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -0.4, "global_rank": 124, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "the vast majority of the population is located in and around the Al Hagar Mountains in the north of the country; another smaller cluster is found around the city of Salalah in the far south; most of the country remains sparsely poplulated", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 77.6, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 8.54, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Muscat", "population": 838000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.1, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.38, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 1.14, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.99, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 1.19, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 17, "global_rank": 122, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 13.2, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 13.5, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 12.8, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 110, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 75.5, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 73.5, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 77.5, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 102, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 2.84, "global_rank": 61, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 29.7, "units": "%", "date": "2014" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 3.6, "global_rank": 185, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 1.54, "date": "2014" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 1.7, "date": "2012" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 95.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 86.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 93.4, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 4.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 13.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 6.6, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 97.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 94.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 96.7, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 2.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 5.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 3.3, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 0.16, "global_rank": 101, "date": "2014" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 2400, "date": "2014" }, "deaths": { "total": 100, "global_rank": 114, "date": "2014" } }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 26.5, "global_rank": 94, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 9.7, "global_rank": 73, "date": "2014" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 5, "global_rank": 100, "date": "2013" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 91.1, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 93.6, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 85.6, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 14, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 13, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 15, "units": "years" }, "date": "2015" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Sultanate of Oman", "conventional_short_form": "Oman", "local_long_form": "Saltanat Uman", "local_short_form": "Uman", "former": "Sultanate of Muscat and Oman", "etymology": "the origin of the name is uncertain, but it apparently dates back at least 2,000 years since an \"Omana\" is mentioned by Pliny the Elder (1st century A.D.) and an \"Omanon\" by Ptolemy (2nd century A.D.)" }, "government_type": "absolute monarchy", "capital": { "name": "Muscat", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 23, "minutes": 37, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 58, "minutes": 35, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 4, "note": "9 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "independence": { "note": "expulsion of the Portuguese" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "National Day", "day": "18 November", "original_year": "1940", "note": "coincides with the birthday of Sultan QABOOS, 18 November" } ], "constitution": { "history": "promulgated by royal decree 6 November 1996 (the Basic Law of the Sultanate of Oman serves as the constitution); amended by royal decree in 2011", "amendments": "promulgated by the sultan or proposed by the Council of Oman and drafted by a technical committee as stipulated by royal decree and then promulgated through royal decree; amended in 2011 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "mixed legal system of Anglo-Saxon law and Islamic law", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "non-party state to the ICCt" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "the father must be a citizen of Oman", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "unknown" }, "suffrage": { "age": 21, "universal": true, "compulsory": false, "note": "21 years of age; universal; note - members of the military and security forces by law cannot vote" }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "Sultan and Prime Minister QABOOS bin Said Al-Said (sultan since 23 July 1970 and prime minister since 23 July 1972); note - the monarch is both chief of state and head of government", "head_of_government": "Sultan and Prime Minister QABOOS bin Said Al-Said (sultan since 23 July 1970 and prime minister since 23 July 1972)", "cabinet": "Cabinet appointed by the monarch", "elections_appointments": "members of the Ruling Family Council determine a successor from the sultan's extended family; if the Council cannot form a consensus within 3 days of the sultan's death or incapacitation, the Defense Council will relay a predetermined heir as chosen by the sultan" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "bicameral Council of Oman or Majlis Oman consists of the Council of State or Majlis al-Dawla (85 seats including the chairman; members appointed by the sultan from among former government officials and prominent educators, businessmen, and citizens) and the Consultative Council or Majlis al-Shura (85 seats; members directly elected in single- and two-seat constituencies by simple majority popular vote to serve renewable 4-year terms); note - since political reforms in 2011, legislation from the Consultative Council is submitted to the Council of State for review by the Royal Court", "elections": "Consultative Assembly - last held on 25 October 2015 (next to be held in October 2019)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; note - organized political parties in Oman are legally banned" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court (consists of 5 judges)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "judges nominated by the 9-member Supreme Judicial Council (chaired by the monarch) and appointed by the monarch; judges appointed for life", "subordinate_courts": "Courts of Appeal; Administrative Court; Courts of First Instance; sharia courts; magistrates' courts; military courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "note": "none; note - organized political parties are legally banned in Oman, loyalties tend to form around tribal affiliations" }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "note": "none" }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ABEDA" }, { "organization": "AFESD" }, { "organization": "AMF" }, { "organization": "CAEU" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "GCC" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IDB" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IHO" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "LAS" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OIC" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Hunaina bint Sultan bin Ahmad al-MUGHAIRI (since 9 November 2005)", "chancery": "2535 Belmont Road, NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 387-1980", "fax": "[1] (202) 745-4933" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Marc J. SIEVERS (since 7 January 2016)", "embassy": "Jamait Ad Duwal Al Arabiyya Street, Al Khuwair area, Muscat", "mailing_address": "P.O. Box 202, P.C. 115, Madinat Al Sultan Qaboos, Muscat", "telephone": "[968] 24-643-400", "fax": "[968] 24-643-740" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "three horizontal bands of white, red, and green of equal width with a broad, vertical, red band on the hoist side; the national emblem (a khanjar dagger in its sheath superimposed on two crossed swords in scabbards) in white is centered near the top of the vertical band; white represents peace and prosperity, red recalls battles against foreign invaders, and green symbolizes the Jebel al Akhdar (Green Mountains) and fertility" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "khanjar dagger superimposed on two crossed swords" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "white" }, { "color": "green" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Nashid as-Salaam as-Sultani\" (The Sultan's Anthem)", "lyrics_music": "Rashid bin Uzayyiz al KHUSAIDI/James Frederick MILLS, arranged by Bernard EBBINGHAUS", "note": "adopted 1932; new lyrics written after QABOOS bin Said al Said gained power in 1970; first performed by the band of a British ship as a salute to the Sultan during a 1932 visit to Muscat; the bandmaster of the HMS Hawkins was asked to write a salutation to the Sultan on the occasion of his ship visit", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/MU.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Oman is heavily dependent on its dwindling oil resources, which generate 84% of government revenue. In 2016, low global oil prices drove Oman’s budget deficit to $11.5 billion, or approximately 19% of GDP. Oman has limited foreign assets and is issuing debt to cover its deficit.\n\nOman is using enhanced oil recovery techniques to boost production, but has simultaneously pursued a development plan that focuses on diversification, industrialization, and privatization, with the objective of reducing the oil sector's contribution to GDP from 46% at present to 9% by 2020 in accordance with Oman’s ninth five-year development plan. Tourism and gas-based industries are key components of the government's diversification strategy.\n\nMuscat also has notably focused on creating more Omani jobs to employ the rising number of nationals entering the workforce. However, high social welfare benefits — that had increased in the wake of the 2011 Arab Spring — have challenged the government's ability to effectively balance its budget in light of low export oil prices. In response, Omani officials imposed austerity measures to its gasoline and diesel subsidies in 2016, with further subsidy cuts planned for electricity and liquid petroleum gas. The spending cuts have faced some public opposition, which could hinder their implementation.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 173100000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 170000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 164600000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 70, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 59680000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.8, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3.3, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 2.9, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 143 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 43700, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 44300, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 44300, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 37, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 41, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 28.4, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 37, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": -4.7, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 49.4, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -51.1, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 1.7, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 45.4, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 52.9, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 9.7, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 11.5, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 27.7, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 155 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "dates", "limes", "bananas", "alfalfa", "vegetables", "camels", "cattle", "fish" ] }, "industries": { 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"2016" }, { "value": 8.3, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 171 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0.1, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 110 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2, "units": "%", "date": "2010-12-31" }, { "value": 0.05, "units": "%", "date": "2009-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 115 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 4.76, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 142 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 14240000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 13960000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 74 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 40940000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 39390000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 75 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 48490000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 45100000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 66 }, "market_value_of_publicly_traded_shares": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 41120000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" }, { "value": 37830000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" }, { "value": 36770000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 58 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -9783000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -10810000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 182 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 30390000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 34430000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 58 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "petroleum", "reexports", "fish", "metals", "textiles" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "China", "percent": 42.4 }, { "name": "UAE", "percent": 12 }, { "name": "South Korea", "percent": 7.4 }, { "name": "Saudi Arabia", "percent": 5.2 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 25780000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 28270000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 64 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "machinery", "transport equipment", "manufactured goods", "food", "livestock", "lubricants" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "UAE", "percent": 38.3 }, { "name": "Japan", "percent": 6 }, { "name": "India", "percent": 5.6 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 5.2 }, { "name": "US", "percent": 5 }, { "name": "Saudi Arabia", "percent": 4.1 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 14540000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 17540000000, "units": 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25000000000, "global_rank": 66, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 175, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 178, "date": "2013" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 8199999.999999999, "global_rank": 69, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 100, "global_rank": 20, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 146, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 188, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 202, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 982000, "global_rank": 21, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 806000, "global_rank": 20, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 7060, "global_rank": 76, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 5300000000, "global_rank": 23, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 158600, "global_rank": 59, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 160000, "global_rank": 64, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 33450, "global_rank": 64, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 14810, "global_rank": 133, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 30900000000, "global_rank": 26, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 22600000000, "global_rank": 36, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 10270000000, "global_rank": 21, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 1970000000, "global_rank": 51, "date": "2014" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 688100000000, "global_rank": 29, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 69000000, "global_rank": 51, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 434932, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 13, "global_rank": 108, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 6647000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 202, "global_rank": 109, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "modern system consisting of open-wire, microwave, and radiotelephone communication stations; limited coaxial cable; domestic satellite system with 8 earth stations", "domestic": "fixed-line and mobile-cellular subscribership both increasing with fixed-line phone service gradually being introduced to remote villages using wireless local loop systems", "international": "country code - 968; the Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG) and the SEA-ME-WE-3 submarine cable provide connectivity to Asia, the Middle East, and Europe; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Indian Ocean), 1 Arabsat (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "1 state-run TV broadcaster; TV stations transmitting from Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Yemen available via satellite TV; state-run radio operates multiple stations; first private radio station began operating in 2007 and 2 additional stations now operating (2007)", "internet": { "country_code": ".om", "users": { "total": 2438000, "percent_of_population": 74.2, "global_rank": 96, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 1, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 45, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 6365784, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 412234008, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "A4O", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 132, "global_rank": 44, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 13, "over_3047_metres": 7, "2438_to_3047_metres": 5, "914_to_1523_metres": 1, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 119, "over_3047_metres": 2, "2438_to_3047_metres": 7, "1524_to_2437_metres": 51, "914_to_1523_metres": 33, "under_914_metres": 26, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 3, "date": "2013" } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "condensate", "length": 106, "units": "km" }, { "type": "gas", "length": 4224, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil", "length": 3558, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil/gas/water", "length": 33, "units": "km" }, { "type": "refined products", "length": 264, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 60230, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 29685, "units": "km", "note": "includes 1,943 km of expressways" }, "unpaved": { "value": 30545, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 70, "date": "2012" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 5, "by_type": [ { "type": "chemical tanker", "count": 1 }, { "type": "passenger", "count": 1 }, { "type": "passenger/cargo", "count": 3 } ], "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 15, "by_country": [ { "country": "Malta", "count": 5 }, { "country": "Panama", "count": 10 } ] }, "global_rank": 128, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Mina' Qabus", "Salalah", "Suhar" ], "container_ports": [ { "place": "Salalah", "twenty_foot_equivalent_units": 3200000 } ], "liquid_natural_gas_terminals_export": [ "Qalhat" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 12.75, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 14.58, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 11.8, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 15, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 8.61, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 3 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF)", "Royal Army of Oman", "Royal Navy of Oman", "Royal Air Force of Oman (al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Sultanat Oman)" ], "date": "2013" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18-30 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription", "date": "2012" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "boundary agreement reportedly signed and ratified with UAE in 2003 for entire border, including Oman's Musandam Peninsula and Al Madhah exclave, but details of the alignment have not been made public" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "refugees": { "by_country": [ { "people": 5000, "country_of_origin": "Yemen" } ], "date": "2017" } } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-24", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624100629/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mu.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mu.html" } }, "pacific_ocean": { "data": { "name": "Pacific Ocean", "introduction": { "background": "The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the world's five oceans (followed by the Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Southern Ocean, and Arctic Ocean). Strategically important access waterways include the La Perouse, Tsugaru, Tsushima, Taiwan, Singapore, and Torres Straits. The decision by the International Hydrographic Organization in the spring of 2000 to delimit a fifth ocean, the Southern Ocean, removed the portion of the Pacific Ocean south of 60 degrees south." }, "geography": { "location": "body of water between the Southern Ocean, Asia, Australia, and the Western Hemisphere", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 0, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 160, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "Political Map of the World", "area": { "total": { "value": 155557000, "units": "sq km" }, "note": "includes Bali Sea, Bering Sea, Bering Strait, Coral Sea, East China Sea, Gulf of Alaska, Gulf of Tonkin, Philippine Sea, Sea of Japan, Sea of Okhotsk, South China Sea, Tasman Sea, and other tributary water bodies", "comparative": "about 15 times the size of the US; covers about 28% of the global surface; almost equal to the total land area of the world" }, "coastline": { "value": 135663, "units": "km" }, "climate": "planetary air pressure systems and resultant wind patterns exhibit remarkable uniformity in the south and east; trade winds and westerly winds are well-developed patterns, modified by seasonal fluctuations; tropical cyclones (hurricanes) may form south of Mexico from June to October and affect Mexico and Central America; continental influences cause climatic uniformity to be much less pronounced in the eastern and western regions at the same latitude in the North Pacific Ocean; the western Pacific is monsoonal - a rainy season occurs during the summer months, when moisture-laden winds blow from the ocean over the land, and a dry season during the winter months, when dry winds blow from the Asian landmass back to the ocean; tropical cyclones (typhoons) may strike southeast and east Asia from May to December", "terrain": "surface currents in the northern Pacific are dominated by a clockwise, warm-water gyre (broad circular system of currents) and in the southern Pacific by a counterclockwise, cool-water gyre; in the northern Pacific, sea ice forms in the Bering Sea and Sea of Okhotsk in winter; in the southern Pacific, sea ice from Antarctica reaches its northernmost extent in October; the ocean floor in the eastern Pacific is dominated by the East Pacific Rise, while the western Pacific is dissected by deep trenches, including the Mariana Trench, which is the world's deepest at 10,924 m", "elevation": { "mean_depth": { "value": -3970, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench", "elevation": { "value": -10924, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "sea level", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "oil", "gas fields", "polymetallic nodules", "sand", "gravel aggregates", "placer deposits", "fish" ] }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "surrounded by a zone of violent volcanic and earthquake activity sometimes referred to as the \"Pacific Ring of Fire\"", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "subject to tropical cyclones (typhoons) in southeast and east Asia from May to December (most frequent from July to October)", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "tropical cyclones (hurricanes) may form south of Mexico and strike Central America and Mexico from June to October (most common in August and September)", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "cyclical El Nino/La Nina phenomenon occurs in the equatorial Pacific, influencing weather in the Western Hemisphere and the western Pacific", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "ships subject to superstructure icing in extreme north from October to May", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "persistent fog in the northern Pacific can be a maritime hazard from June to December", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "endangered marine species include the dugong", "sea lion", "sea otter", "seals", "turtles", "and whales", "oil pollution in Philippine Sea and South China Sea" ] }, "note": "the major chokepoints are the Bering Strait, Panama Canal, Luzon Strait, and the Singapore Strait; the Equator divides the Pacific Ocean into the North Pacific Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean; dotted with low coral islands and rugged volcanic islands in the southwestern Pacific Ocean" }, "government": { "country_name": { "etymology": "named by Portuguese explorer Ferdinand MAGELLAN during the Spanish circumnavigation of the world in 1521; encountering favorable winds upon reaching the ocean, he called it \"Mar Pacifico,\" which means \"peaceful sea\" in both Portuguese and Spanish" } }, "economy": { "overview": "The Pacific Ocean is a major contributor to the world economy and particularly to those nations its waters directly touch. It provides low-cost sea transportation between East and West, extensive fishing grounds, offshore oil and gas fields, minerals, and sand and gravel for the construction industry. In 1996, over 60% of the world's fish catch came from the Pacific Ocean. Exploitation of offshore oil and gas reserves is playing an ever-increasing role in the energy supplies of the US, Australia, NZ, China, and Peru. The high cost of recovering offshore oil and gas, combined with the wide swings in world prices for oil since 1985, has led to fluctuations in new drillings." }, "transportation": { "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Bangkok (Thailand)", "Hong Kong (China)", "Kao-hsiung (Taiwan)", "Los Angeles (US)", "Manila (Philippines)", "Pusan (South Korea)", "San Francisco (US)", "Seattle (US)", "Shanghai (China)", "Singapore", "Sydney (Australia)", "Vladivostok (Russia)", "Wellington (NZ)", "Yokohama (Japan)" ] }, "note": "the Inside Passage offers protected waters from southeast Alaska to Puget Sound (Washington state); the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial waters of littoral states and offshore waters in the South China Sea as high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships accounting for 55% of all attacks in 2014; numerous commercial vessels have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; hijacked vessels are often disguised and cargoes stolen; crew and passengers are often held for ransom, murdered, or cast adrift" }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "some maritime disputes (see littoral states)" ] } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-03", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170703021933/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/zn.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170703000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/zn.html" } }, "pakistan": { "data": { "name": "Pakistan", "introduction": { "background": "The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world and dating back at least 5,000 years, spread over much of what is presently Pakistan. During the second millennium B.C., remnants of this culture fused with the migrating Indo-Aryan peoples. The area underwent successive invasions in subsequent centuries from the Persians, Greeks, Scythians, Arabs (who brought Islam), Afghans, and Turks. The Mughal Empire flourished in the 16th and 17th centuries; the British came to dominate the region in the 18th century. The separation in 1947 of British India into the Muslim state of Pakistan (with West and East sections) and largely Hindu India was never satisfactorily resolved, and India and Pakistan fought two wars and a limited conflict - in 1947-48, 1965, and 1999 respectively - over the disputed Kashmir territory. A third war between these countries in 1971 - in which India capitalized on Islamabad's marginalization of Bengalis in Pakistani politics - resulted in East Pakistan becoming the separate nation of Bangladesh. In response to Indian nuclear weapons testing, Pakistan conducted its own tests in mid-1998. India-Pakistan relations improved in the mid-2000s but have been rocky since the November 2008 Mumbai attacks and have been further strained by attacks in India by militants suspected of being based in Pakistan. Nawaz SHARIF took office as prime minister in 2013, marking the first time in Pakistani history that a democratically elected government completed a full term and transitioned to a successive democratically elected government. Pakistan has been engaged in a decades-long armed conflict with militant groups that target government institutions and civilians, including the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and other militant networks." }, "geography": { "location": "Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea, between India on the east and Iran and Afghanistan on the west and China in the north", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 30, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 70, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Asia", "area": { "total": { "value": 796095, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 770875, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 25220, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 36, "comparative": "slightly more than five times the size of Georgia; slightly less than twice the size of California" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 7257, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Afghanistan", "border_length": { "value": 2670, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "China", "border_length": { "value": 438, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "India", "border_length": { "value": 3190, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Iran", "border_length": { "value": 959, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 1046, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "contiguous_zone": { "value": 24, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" }, "continental_shelf": { "value": 200, "units": "nm", "note": "or to the edge of the continental margin" } }, "climate": "mostly hot, dry desert; temperate in northwest; arctic in north", "terrain": "divided into three major geographic areas: the northern highlands, the Indus River plain in the center and east, and the Balochistan Plateau in the south and west", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 900, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Indian Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "K2 (Mt. Godwin-Austen)", "elevation": { "value": 8611, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "arable land", "extensive natural gas reserves", "limited petroleum", "poor quality coal", "iron ore", "copper", "salt", "limestone" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 35.2, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 27.6, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 1.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 6.5, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 2.1, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 62.7, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 202000, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "the Indus River and its tributaries attract most of the settlement, with Punjab province the most densely populated", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "frequent earthquakes, occasionally severe especially in north and west", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "flooding along the Indus after heavy rains (July and August)", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "water pollution from raw sewage", "industrial wastes", "and agricultural runoff", "limited natural freshwater resources", "most of the population does not have access to potable water", "deforestation", "soil erosion", "desertification" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Environmental Modification", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Marine Dumping", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Wetlands" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [ "Marine Life Conservation" ] } }, "note": "controls Khyber Pass and Bolan Pass, traditional invasion routes between Central Asia and the Indian Subcontinent" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 201995540, "global_rank": 7, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Pakistani(s)", "adjective": "Pakistani" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Punjabi", "percent": 44.7 }, { "name": "Pashtun", "percent": 15.4, "note": "Pathan" }, { "name": "Sindhi", "percent": 14.1 }, { "name": "Sariaki", "percent": 8.4 }, { "name": "Muhajirs", "percent": 7.6 }, { "name": "Balochi", "percent": 3.6 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 6.3 } ] }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Punjabi", "percent": 48 }, { "name": "Sindhi", "percent": 12 }, { "name": "Saraiki", "percent": 10, "note": "a Punjabi variant" }, { "name": "Pashto", "percent": 8, "note": "alternate name, Pashtu" }, { "name": "Urdu", "percent": 8, "note": "official" }, { "name": "Balochi", "percent": 3 }, { "name": "Hindko", "percent": 2 }, { "name": "Brahui", "percent": 1 }, { "name": "English", "note": "official; lingua franca of Pakistani elite and most government ministries" }, { "name": "Burushaski" }, { "name": "and other", "percent": 8 } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 96.4, "breakdown": [ { "name": "Sunni", "percent": 85 }, { "name": "Shia", "percent": 10 } ], "note": "official" }, { "name": "other", "percent": 3.6, "note": "includes Christian and Hindu" } ], "date": "2010" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 31.99, "males": 33195073, "females": 31429440 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 21.31, "males": 22194064, "females": 20845816 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 36.87, "males": 38680978, "females": 35794333 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 5.43, "males": 5498126, "females": 5463453 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 4.4, "males": 4139899, "females": 4754358 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 65.3, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 57.9, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 7.4, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 13.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 23.4, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 23.3, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 23.4, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 167, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 1.45, "global_rank": 81, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 22.3, "global_rank": 74, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 6.4, "global_rank": 148, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -1.4, "global_rank": 152, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "the Indus River and its tributaries attract most of the settlement, with Punjab province the most densely populated", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 38.8, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 2.81, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Karachi", "population": 16617999.999999998 }, { "place": "Lahore", "population": 8741000 }, { "place": "Faisalabad", "population": 3567000 }, { "place": "Rawalpindi", "population": 2506000 }, { "place": "Multan", "population": 1921000 }, { "place": "Islamabad", "population": 1365000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.08, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 1.01, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.88, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 23.4, "date": "2012" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 178, "global_rank": 44, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 53.9, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 57, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 50.6, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 26, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 67.7, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 65.8, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 69.8, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 167, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 2.68, "global_rank": 71, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 35.4, "units": "%", "date": "2012" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 2.6, "global_rank": 183, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 0.81, "date": "2014" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 0.6, "date": "2012" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 93.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 89.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 91.4, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 6.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 10.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 8.6, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 83.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 51.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 63.5, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 16.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 48.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 36.5, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 0.09, "global_rank": 113, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 102000, "global_rank": 53, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 3600, "global_rank": 47, "date": "2015" } }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "degree_of_risk": "high", "food_or_waterborne_diseases": [ "bacterial diarrhea", "hepatitis A", "hepatitis E", "typhoid fever" ], "vectorborne_diseases": [ "dengue fever", "malaria" ], "animal_contact_diseases": [ "rabies" ], "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 4.8, "global_rank": 153, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 31.6, "global_rank": 11, "date": "2013" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 2.7, "global_rank": 164, "date": "2015" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 57.9, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 69.5, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 45.8, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 8, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 9, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 7, "units": "years" }, "date": "2015" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 10.4, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 9.4, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 12.9, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 115, "date": "2014" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Islamic Republic of Pakistan", "conventional_short_form": "Pakistan", "local_long_form": "Jamhuryat Islami Pakistan", "local_short_form": "Pakistan", "former": "West Pakistan", "etymology": "the word \"pak\" means \"pure\" in Persian or Pashto, while the Persian suffix \"-stan\" means \"place of\" or \"country,\" so the word Pakistan literally means \"Land of the Pure\"" }, "government_type": "federal parliamentary republic", "capital": { "name": "Islamabad", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 33, "minutes": 41, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 73, "minutes": 3, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 5, "note": "10 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "administrative_divisions": [ { "name": "Balochistan", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Federally Administered Tribal Areas", "type": "territory" }, { "name": "Islamabad Capital Territory", "type": "capital territory" }, { "name": "Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly North-West Frontier Province)", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Punjab", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Sindh", "type": "province" } ], "independence": { "date": "1947-08-14", "note": "from British India" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Pakistan Day", "day": "23 March", "original_year": "1940", "note": "commemorates both the adoption of the Lahore Resolution by the All-India Muslim League during its 22-24 March 1940 session, which called for the creation of independent Muslim states, and the adoption of the first constitution of Pakistan on 23 March 1956 during the transition to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan; also referred to as Pakistan Resolution Day or Republic Day" } ], "constitution": { "history": "several previous; latest endorsed 12 April 1973, passed 19 April 1973, entered into force 14 August 1973 (suspended and restored several times)", "amendments": "proposed by the Senate or by the National Assembly; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote of the membership of both houses; amended many times, last in 2015 (2017)" }, "legal_system": "common law system with Islamic law influence", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations", "non-party state to the ICCt" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "yes", "citizenship_by_descent": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Pakistan", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "yes, but limited to select countries", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "4 out of the previous 7 years and including the 12 months preceding application" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false, "note": "18 years of age; universal; note - there are joint electorates and reserved parliamentary seats for women and non-Muslims" }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Mamnoon HUSSAIN (since 9 September 2013)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Mohammad Nawaz SHARIF (since 5 June 2013)", "cabinet": "Cabinet appointed by the president upon the advice of the prime minister", "elections_appointments": "president indirectly elected by the Electoral College consisting of members of the Senate, National Assembly, and provincial assemblies for a 5-year term (eligible for reelection); election last held on 9 September 2013 (next to be held in 2018); prime minister selected by the National Assembly", "election_results": "Mamnoon HUSSAIN elected president; Mamnoon HUSSAIN (PML-N) 432 votes, Wajihuddin AHMED (PTI) 77 votes" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "bicameral Parliament or Majlis-e-Shoora consists of the Senate (104 seats; members indirectly elected by the 4 provincial assemblies and the territories' representatives by proportional representation vote; members serve 6-year terms with one-half of the membership renewed every 3 years) and the National Assembly (342 seats; 272 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 70 members - 60 women and 10 non-Muslims - directly elected by proportional representation vote; all members serve 5-year terms)", "elections": "Senate - last held on 5 March 2015 (next to be held in March 2018); National Assembly - last held on 11 May 2013 (next to be held by 2018)", "election_results": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PPPP 27, PML-N 26, MQM 8, ANP 6, PTI 7, JUI-F 5, PML-Q 4, BNP-A 2, NP 1, PML-F 1, other 7, independent 10; National Assembly - percent of votes by party - NA; seats by party - PML-N 126, PPPP 31, PTI 28, MQM 18, JUI-F 10, PML-F 5, other 22, independent 25, unfilled seats 7; 60 seats reserved for women, 10 seats reserved for non-Muslims; seats by party as of July 2016 (includes women and non-Muslim seats) - PML-N 188, PPPP 46, PTI 33, MQM 24, JUI-F 13, PML-F 5, other 21, independent 12" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court of Pakistan (consists of the chief justice and 16 judges)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "justices nominated by an 8-member parliamentary committee upon the recommendation of the Judicial Commission (a 9-member body of judges and other judicial professionals), and appointed by the president of Pakistan; justices can serve until age 65", "subordinate_courts": "High Courts; Federal Shariat Court; provincial and district civil and criminal courts; specialized courts for issues such as taxation, banking, customs, etc." }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Awami National Party", "name_alternative": "ANP", "leaders": [ "Mian Iftikhar HUSSAIN" ] }, { "name": "Balochistan National Party-Awami", "name_alternative": "BNP-A", "leaders": [ "Mir Israr Ullah ZEHRI" ] }, { "name": "Balochistan National Party-Mengal", "name_alternative": "BNP-M", "leaders": [ "Sardar Akhtar Jan MENGAL" ] }, { "name": "Jamaat-i Islami", "name_alternative": "JI", "leaders": [ "Sirajul HAQ" ] }, { "name": "Jamiat-i Ulema-i Islam Fazl-ur Rehman", "name_alternative": "JUI-F", "leaders": [ "Fazlur REHMAN" ] }, { "name": "Muttahida Qaumi Movement", "name_alternative": "MQM", "leaders": [ "Farooq SATTAR" ] }, { "name": "Muttahida Qaumi Movement-London", "name_alternative": "MQM-L", "leaders": [ "Nadeem NUSRAT" ] }, { "name": "Pakhtun khwa Milli Awami Party", "name_alternative": "PkMAP", "leaders": [ "Mahmood Khan ACHAKZAI" ] }, { "name": "Pakistan Muslim League-Functional", "name_alternative": "PML-F", "leaders": [ "Pir PAGARO or Syed Shah Mardan SHAH-II" ] }, { "name": "Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz", "name_alternative": "PML-N", "leaders": [ "Nawaz SHARIF" ] }, { "name": "Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians", "name_alternative": "PPPP", "leaders": [ "Bilawal Bhutto ZARDARI and Asif Ali ZARDARI" ] }, { "name": "Pakistan Tehrik-e Insaaf", "name_alternative": "PTI", "leaders": [ "Imran KHAN" ] }, { "name": "Pak Sarzameen Party", "name_alternative": "PSP", "leaders": [ "Mustafa KAMAL" ] }, { "name": "Quami Watan Party", "name_alternative": "QWP", "leaders": [ "Aftab Ahmed Khan SHERPAO" ] } ], "note": "political alliances in Pakistan shift frequently" }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "military" }, { "name": "ulema", "note": "clergy" }, { "name": "landowners" }, { "name": "industrialists" }, { "name": "small merchants" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ADB" }, { "organization": "ARF" }, { "organization": "ASEAN ", "note": "dialogue partner" }, { "organization": "C" }, { "organization": "CICA" }, { "organization": "CP" }, { "organization": "D-8" }, { "organization": "ECO" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-11" }, { "organization": "G-24" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IDB" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IHO" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "MINURSO" }, { "organization": "MONUSCO" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OAS ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OIC" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "SAARC" }, { "organization": "SACEP" }, { "organization": "SCO ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNAMID" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNMIL" }, { "organization": "UNOCI" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Aizaz Ahmad CHAUDHRY (since 24 April 2017)", "chancery": "3517 International Court NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 243-6500", "fax": "[1] (202) 686-1534", "consulates_general": "Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York", "consulates": "Louisville (KY), San Francisco" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador David M. HALE (since 3 December 2015)", "embassy": "Diplomatic Enclave, Ramna 5, Islamabad", "mailing_address": "8100 Islamabad Place, Washington, DC 20521-8100", "telephone": "[92] (51) 208-0000/[92] (51) 201-4000", "fax": "[92] (51) 233-8071", "consulates_general": "Karachi, Lahore", "consulates": "Peshawar" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "green with a vertical white band (symbolizing the role of religious minorities) on the hoist side; a large white crescent and star are centered in the green field; the crescent, star, and color green are traditional symbols of Islam" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "star and crescent" }, { "symbol": "jasmine" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "green" }, { "color": "white" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Qaumi Tarana\" (National Anthem)", "lyrics_music": "Abu-Al-Asar Hafeez JULLANDHURI/Ahmed Ghulamali CHAGLA", "note": "adopted 1954; also known as \"Pak sarzamin shad bad\" (Blessed Be the Sacred Land)", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/PK.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Decades of internal political disputes and low levels of foreign investment have led to slow growth and underdevelopment in Pakistan. Pakistan has a large English-speaking population. Nevertheless, a challenging security environment, electricity shortages, and a burdensome investment climate have deterred investors. Agriculture accounts for one-fifth of output and two-fifths of employment. Textiles and apparel account for most of Pakistan's export earnings, and Pakistan's failure to diversify its exports has left the country vulnerable to shifts in world demand. Pakistan’s GDP growth has gradually increased since 2012. Official unemployment was 6.1% in 2016, but this fails to capture the true picture, because much of the economy is informal and underemployment remains high. Human development continues to lag behind most of the region.\n\nIn 2013, Pakistan embarked on a $6.3 billion IMF Extended Fund Facility, which focused on reducing energy shortages, stabilizing public finances, increasing revenue collection, and improving its balance of payments position. The program concluded in September 2016. Although Pakistan missed several structural reform criteria, it restored macroeconomic stability, improved its credit rating, and boosted growth. The Pakistani rupee, after heavy depreciation in 2013, remained relatively stable against the US dollar in 2016. Low global oil prices in 2016 contributed to a narrowing current account deficit and lower inflation. Remittances from overseas workers continued to be a key revenue source, also mitigating the impact of the lack of foreign investment and a growing trade deficit on the country’s current account.\n\nPakistan must continue to address several long-standing issues, including expanding investment in education and healthcare, adapting to the effects of climate change and natural disasters, improving the country’s business environment, reducing dependence on foreign donors, and widening the country’s tax base. Given demographic challenges, Pakistan’s leadership will be pressed to implement economic reforms, promote further development of the energy sector, and attract foreign investment to support sufficient economic growth necessary to employ its growing and rapidly urbanizing population, much of which is under the age of 25.\n\nIn an effort to boost development, Pakistan and China are implementing the “China-Pakistan Economic Corridor”, a $46 billion investment program targeted towards the energy sector and other infrastructure projects that Islamabad and Beijing had agreed on in early 2013.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 988200000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 943900000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 905800000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 26, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars; data are for fiscal years" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 298100000000, "date": "2015" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4.7, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 4.2, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 4.1, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 44, "note": "data are for fiscal years" }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5100, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 4900, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 4800, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 171, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars; data are for fiscal years" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 80.1, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 11.8, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 13.6, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 1.6, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 8.7, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -15.8, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 25.2, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 19.2, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 55.6, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 14.3, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 14.5, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 13.4, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 121, "note": "data are for fiscal years" }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "cotton", "wheat", "rice", "sugarcane", "fruits", "vegetables", "milk", "beef", "mutton", "eggs" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "textiles", "apparel", "food processing", "pharmaceuticals", "construction materials", "paper products", "fertilizer", "shrimp" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 6.8, "global_rank": 19, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 65099999.99999999, "global_rank": 10, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 42.3, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 22.6, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 35.1, "units": "%", "note": "FY2015 est." } } } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6.1, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 6.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 75, "note": "substantial underemployment exists" }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 29.5, "units": "%", "note": "FY2013 est." }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 4, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 26.1, "units": "%", "note": "FY2013" } }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 30.7, "units": "gini_index" }, { "value": 30.9, "units": "gini_index" } ], "global_rank": 121 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 42300000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 54630000000, "units": "USD" }, "note": "data are for fiscal years", "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 14.2, "global_rank": 195, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -4.1, "global_rank": 142, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 69.8, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016-09-30" }, { "value": 69.9, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015-09-30" } ], "global_rank": 48 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 July", "end": "30 June" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.9, "units": "%" }, { "value": 4.5, "units": "%" } ], "global_rank": 138 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5.75, "units": "%", "date": "2016-11-15" }, { "value": 6, "units": "%", "date": "2015-11-15" } ], "global_rank": 72 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6.46, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-10" }, { "value": 9.74, "units": "%", "date": "2014-12-10" } ], "global_rank": 119 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 100200000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 89300000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 35 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 122300000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 109800000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 52 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 142200000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 127500000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 48 }, "market_value_of_publicly_traded_shares": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 43680000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2012-12-31" }, { "value": 32759999999.999996, "units": "USD", "date": "2011-12-31" }, { "value": 38170000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2010-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 56 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -3262000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -2709000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 161 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 20960000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 28510000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 66 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "textiles (garments", "bed linen", "cotton cloth", "yarn)", "rice", "leather goods", "sporting goods", "chemicals", "manufactures", "carpets", "rugs" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "US", "percent": 13 }, { "name": "UAE", "percent": 9 }, { "name": "Afghanistan", "percent": 9 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 8.7 }, { "name": "UK", "percent": 5.3 }, { "name": "Germany", "percent": 4.9 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 38250000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 47530000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 55 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "petroleum", "petroleum products", "machinery", "plastics", "transportation equipment", "edible oils", "paper", "paperboard", "iron", "steel", "tea" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "China", "percent": 28.3 }, { "name": "Saudi Arabia", "percent": 11 }, { "name": "UAE", "percent": 10.9 }, { "name": "Kuwait", "percent": 5.7 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 20530000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 20050000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 57 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 64040000000.00001, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 62180000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 59 }, "stock_of_direct_foreign_investment": { "at_home": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 33820000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 31820000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 63 }, "abroad": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2059000000.0000002, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 2009000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 78 } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 103.768, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 101.89, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 102.769, "units": "USD" }, { "value": 101.1, "units": "USD" }, { "value": 93.4, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Pakistani rupees (PKR) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 49500000, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 73, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 91, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 62, "units": "%" }, "date": "2013" }, "production": { "kWh": 100000000000, "global_rank": 34, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 82000000000, "global_rank": 35, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 185, "date": "2016" }, "imports": { "kWh": 400000000, "global_rank": 84, "date": "2014" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 24820000, "global_rank": 36 }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 67.7, "global_rank": 117 }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 3.2, "global_rank": 27 }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 28.6, "global_rank": 81 }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0.4, "global_rank": 106 } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 90210, "global_rank": 46, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 177, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 150800, "global_rank": 35, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 370000000, "global_rank": 56, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 235300, "global_rank": 48, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 450000, "global_rank": 36, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 17120, "global_rank": 73, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 228000, "global_rank": 30, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 42020000000, "global_rank": 22, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 42020000000, "global_rank": 21, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 164, "date": "2016" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 4125000000, "global_rank": 36, "date": "2016" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 669400000000, "global_rank": 30, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 145000000, "global_rank": 33, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 2990954, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 2, "global_rank": 31, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 125900000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 63, "global_rank": 11, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "the telecommunications infrastructure is improving, with investments in mobile-cellular networks increasing, but fixed-line subscriptions declining; system consists of microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, fiber-optic cable, cellular, and satellite networks; 3G and 4G mobile services introduced", "domestic": "mobile-cellular subscribership has skyrocketed; more than 90% of Pakistanis live within areas that have cell phone coverage; fiber-optic networks are being constructed throughout the country to increase broadband access, though broadband penetration in Pakistan is still relatively low", "international": "country code - 92; landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-3 and SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cable systems that provide links to Asia, the Middle East, and Europe; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean); 3 operational international gateway exchanges (1 at Karachi and 2 at Islamabad); microwave radio relay to neighboring countries (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "media is government regulated; 1 dominant state-owned TV broadcaster, Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV), operates a network consisting of 8 channels; private TV broadcasters are permitted; to date 69 foreign satellite channels are operational; the state-owned radio network operates more than 30 stations; nearly 200 commercially licensed, privately owned radio stations provide programming mostly limited to music and talk shows (2017)", "internet": { "country_code": ".pk", "users": { "total": 35835000, "percent_of_population": 18, "global_rank": 27, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 4, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 67, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 8467827, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 183177313, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "AP", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 151, "global_rank": 37, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 108, "over_3047_metres": 15, "2438_to_3047_metres": 20, "1524_to_2437_metres": 43, "914_to_1523_metres": 20, "under_914_metres": 10, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 43, "2438_to_3047_metres": 1, "1524_to_2437_metres": 9, "914_to_1523_metres": 9, "under_914_metres": 24, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 23, "date": "2013" } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "gas", "length": 12646, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil", "length": 2576, "units": "km" }, { "type": "refined products", "length": 1087, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 11881, "units": "km" }, "broad_gauge": { "length": 11492, "electrified": 293, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.676-m" }, "narrow_gauge": { "length": 389, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.000-m" }, "global_rank": 22, "date": "2015" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 263942, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 185063, "units": "km", "note": "includes 708 km of expressways" }, "unpaved": { "value": 78879, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 21, "date": "2014" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 11, "by_type": [ { "type": "bulk carrier", "count": 5 }, { "type": "cargo", "count": 3 }, { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 3 } ], "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 11, "by_country": [ { "country": "Comoros", "count": 5 }, { "country": "Marshall Islands", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Moldova", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Panama", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Saint Kitts and Nevis", "count": 1 } ] }, "global_rank": 111, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Karachi", "Port Muhammad Bin Qasim" ], "container_ports": [ { "place": "Karachi", "twenty_foot_equivalent_units": 1545434 } ], "liquid_natural_gas_terminals_import": [ "Port Qasim" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.55, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 3.48, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 3.47, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 3.48, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 3.29, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 21 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Pakistan Army (includes National Guard)", "Pakistan Navy (includes Maritime Security Agency)", "Pakistan Air Force (Pakistan Fiza'ya)" ], "date": "2015" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 16, "note": "16-23 years of age for voluntary military service; soldiers cannot be deployed for combat until age 18; women serve in all three armed forces; reserve obligation to age 45 for enlisted men, age 50 for officers", "date": "2017" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "various talks and confidence-building measures cautiously have begun to defuse tensions over Kashmir, particularly since the October 2005 earthquake in the region", "Kashmir nevertheless remains the site of the world's largest and most militarized territorial dispute with portions under the de facto administration of China (Aksai Chin), India (Jammu and Kashmir), and Pakistan (Azad Kashmir and Northern Areas)", "UN Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan has maintained a small group of peacekeepers since 1949", "India does not recognize Pakistan's ceding historic Kashmir lands to China in 1964", "India and Pakistan have maintained their 2004 cease-fire in Kashmir and initiated discussions on defusing the armed standoff in the Siachen glacier region", "Pakistan protests India's fencing the highly militarized Line of Control and construction of the Baglihar Dam on the Chenab River in Jammu and Kashmir, which is part of the larger dispute on water sharing of the Indus River and its tributaries", "to defuse tensions and prepare for discussions on a maritime boundary, India and Pakistan seek technical resolution of the disputed boundary in Sir Creek estuary at the mouth of the Rann of Kutch in the Arabian Sea", "Pakistani maps continue to show the Junagadh claim in India's Gujarat State", "since 2002, with UN assistance, Pakistan has repatriated 3.8 million Afghan refugees, leaving about 2.6 million", "Pakistan has sent troops across and built fences along some remote tribal areas of its treaty-defined Durand Line border with Afghanistan, which serve as bases for foreign terrorists and other illegal activities", "Afghan, Coalition, and Pakistan military meet periodically to clarify the alignment of the boundary on the ground and on maps" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "refugees": { "by_country": [ { "people": 2600000 }, { "people": 1000000, "country_of_origin": "; " } ], "date": "2015" }, "internally_displaced_persons": { "people": 847368, "note": "primarily those who remain displaced by counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency operations and violent conflict between armed non-state groups in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas and Khyber-Paktunkwa Province; more than 1 million displaced in northern Waziristan in 2014; individuals also have been displaced by repeated monsoon floods", "date": "2016" } }, "trafficking_in_persons": { "current_situation": "Pakistan is a source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking; the largest human trafficking problem is bonded labor in agriculture, brickmaking and, to a lesser extent, fishing, mining and carpet-making; children are bought, sold, rented, and placed in forced begging rings, domestic service, small shops, brick kilns, or prostitution; militant groups also force children to spy, fight, or die as suicide bombers, kidnapping the children or getting them from poor parents through sale or coercion; women and girls are forced into prostitution or marriages; Pakistani adults migrate to the Gulf States and African and European states for low-skilled jobs and sometimes become victims of forced labor, debt bondage, or prostitution; foreign adults and children, particularly from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka, may be subject to forced labor, and foreign women may be sex trafficked in Pakistan, with refugees and ethnic minorities being most vulnerable", "tier_rating": "Tier 2 Watch List – Pakistan does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; the government lacks political will and capacity to fully address human trafficking, as evidenced by ineffective law enforcement efforts, official complicity, penalization of victims, and the continued conflation of migrant smuggling and human trafficking by many officials; not all forms of trafficking are prohibited; an anti-trafficking bill drafted in 2013 to address gaps in existing legislation remains pending, and a national action plan drafted in 2014 is not finalized; feudal landlords and brick kiln owners use their political influence to protect their involvement in bonded labor, while some police personnel have taken bribes to ignore prostitution that may have included sex trafficking; authorities began to use standard procedures for the identification and referral of trafficking victims, but it is not clear how widely these methods were practiced; in other instances, police were reluctant to assist NGOs with rescues and even punished victims for crimes committed as a direct result of being trafficked (2015)" }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "significant transit area for Afghan drugs, including heroin, opium, morphine, and hashish, bound for Iran, Western markets, the Gulf States, Africa, and Asia; financial crimes related to drug trafficking, terrorism, corruption, and smuggling remain problems; opium poppy cultivation estimated to be 2,300 hectares in 2007 with 600 of those hectares eradicated; federal and provincial authorities continue to conduct anti-poppy campaigns that utilizes forced eradication, fines, and arrests" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-29", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170629193818/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/pk.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170629000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/pk.html" } }, "palau": { "data": { "name": "Palau", "introduction": { "background": "After three decades as part of the UN Trust Territory of the Pacific under US administration, this westernmost cluster of the Caroline Islands opted for independence in 1978 rather than join the Federated States of Micronesia. A Compact of Free Association with the US was approved in 1986 but not ratified until 1993. It entered into force the following year when the islands gained independence." }, "geography": { "location": "Oceania, group of islands in the North Pacific Ocean, southeast of the Philippines", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 7, "minutes": 30, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 134, "minutes": 30, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Oceania", "area": { "total": { "value": 459, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 459, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 198, "comparative": "slightly more than 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 0, "units": "km" } }, "coastline": { "value": 1519, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 3, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_fishing_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "tropical; hot and humid; wet season May to November", "terrain": "varying topography from the high, mountainous main island of Babelthuap to low, coral islands usually fringed by large barrier reefs", "elevation": { "lowest_point": { "name": "Pacific Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Mount Ngerchelchuus", "elevation": { "value": 242, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "forests", "minerals", "gold", "marine products", "deep-seabed minerals" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 10.8, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 2.2, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 4.3, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 4.3, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 87.6, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 1.6, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "typhoons (June to December)", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "inadequate facilities for disposal of solid waste", "threats to the marine ecosystem from sand and coral dredging", "illegal fishing practices", "and overfishing" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Law of the Sea", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Wetlands", "Whaling" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "westernmost archipelago in the Caroline chain, consists of six island groups totaling more than 300 islands; includes World War II battleground of Beliliou (Peleliu) and world-famous rock islands" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 21347, "global_rank": 220, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Palauan(s)", "adjective": "Palauan" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Palauan", "percent": 73, "note": "Micronesian with Malayan and Melanesian admixtures" }, { "name": "Carolinian", "percent": 2 }, { "name": "Asian", "percent": 21.7 }, { "name": "caucasian", "percent": 1.2 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 2.1 } ], "date": "2015" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Palauan", "percent": 65.2, "note": "official on most islands" }, { "name": "other Micronesian", "percent": 1.9 }, { "name": "English", "percent": 19.1, "note": "official" }, { "name": "Filipino", "percent": 9.9 }, { "name": "Chinese", "percent": 1.2 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 2.8 } ], "note": "Sonsoralese is official in Sonsoral; Tobian is official in Tobi; Angaur and Japanese are official in Angaur", "date": "2015" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 45.3 }, { "name": "Protestant", "percent": 34.9, "breakdown": [ { "name": "includes Evangelical", "percent": 26.4 }, { "name": "Seventh Day Adventist", "percent": 6.9 }, { "name": "Assembly of God .9%" }, { "name": "Baptist .7%" } ] }, { "name": "Modekngei", "percent": 5.7, "note": "indigenous to Palau" }, { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 3 }, { "name": "Mormon", "percent": 1.5 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 9.7 } ], "date": "2015" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 19.93, "males": 2196, "females": 2059 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 17.02, "males": 1814, "females": 1819 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 46.03, "males": 5997, "females": 3829 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 9.35, "males": 697, "females": 1299 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 7.67, "males": 429, "females": 1208 }, "date": "2016" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 33.3, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 32.7, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 34.7, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 88, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 0.39, "global_rank": 168, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 11.2, "global_rank": 176, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 8, "global_rank": 99, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": 0.7, "global_rank": 65, "date": "2016" }, "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 87.1, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 1.66, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Melekeok", "population": 299, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2012" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.07, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.57, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.54, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.37, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 1.09, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 10.9, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 12.4, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 9.3, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 129, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 73.1, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 69.9, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 76.5, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 135, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.71, "global_rank": 171, "date": "2016" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 9, "global_rank": 28, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 1.42, "date": "2010" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 4.8, "date": "2010" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 97, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 86, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 95.3, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 3, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 14, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 4.7, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2011" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 47.1, "global_rank": 7, "date": "2014" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 99.5, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 99.5, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 99.6, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 17, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 16, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 18, "units": "years" }, "date": "2013" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Republic of Palau", "conventional_short_form": "Palau", "local_long_form": "Beluu er a Belau", "local_short_form": "Belau", "former": "Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, Palau District", "etymology": "from the Palauan name for the islands, Belau, which likely derives from the Palauan word \"beluu\" meaning \"village\"" }, "government_type": "presidential republic in free association with the US", "capital": { "name": "Ngerulmud", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 7, "minutes": 30, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 134, "minutes": 37, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 9, "note": "14 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "administrative_divisions": [ { "name": "Aimeliik", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Airai", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Angaur", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Hatohobei", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Kayangel", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Koror", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Melekeok", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Ngaraard", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Ngarchelong", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Ngardmau", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Ngatpang", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Ngchesar", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Ngeremlengui", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Ngiwal", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Peleliu", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Sonsorol", "type": "state" } ], "independence": { "date": "1994-10-01", "note": "from the US-administered UN trusteeship" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Constitution Day", "day": "9 July", "original_year": "1981", "note": ", day of a national referendum to pass the new constitution" }, { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "1 October", "original_year": "1994" } ], "constitution": { "history": "ratified 9 July 1980, effective 1 January 1981; amended 1992, 2004, 2008 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "mixed legal system of civil, common, and customary law", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "non-party state to the ICCt" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Palau", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "note - no procedure for naturalization" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Tommy REMENGESAU (since 17 January 2013); Vice President Antonio BELLS (since 17 January 2013); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government", "head_of_government": "President Tommy REMENGESAU (since 17 January 2013); Vice President Antonio BELLS (since 17 January 2013)", "cabinet": "Cabinet appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate; also includes the vice president; the Council of Chiefs consists of chiefs from each of the states who advise the president on issues concerning traditional laws, customs, and their relationship to the constitution and laws of Palau", "elections_appointments": "president and vice president directly elected on separate ballots by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 1 November 2016 (next to be held in November 2020)", "election_results": "Tommy REMENGESAU elected president; percent of vote - Tommy REMENGESAU 51.3%, Surangel WHIPPS, Jr. 48.7%; Antonio BELLS elected vice president" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "bicameral National Congress or Olbiil Era Kelulau consists of the Senate (9 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by majority vote to serve 4-year terms) and the House of Delegates (16 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 4-year terms)", "elections": "Senate - last held on 6 November 2012 (next to be held in November 2016); House of Delegates - last held on 6 November 2012 (next to be held in November 2016)", "election_results": "Senate - percent of vote - NA; seats - independent 9; House of Delegates - percent of vote - NA; seats - independent 16" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice and 3 associate justices organized into appellate trial divisions; also within the Supreme Court organization are the Common Pleas and Land Courts)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "justices nominated by a 7-member independent body consisting of judges, presidential appointees, and lawyers, and appointed by the president; judges appointed until mandatory retirement at age 65", "subordinate_courts": "National Court and other 'inferior' courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "note": "none" }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "NA" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ACP" }, { "organization": "ADB" }, { "organization": "AOSIS" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "PIF" }, { "organization": "Sparteca" }, { "organization": "SPC" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNAMID" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "WHO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Hersey KYOTA (since 12 November 1997)", "chancery": "1701 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20036", "telephone": "[1] (202) 452-6814", "fax": "[1] (202) 452-6281", "consulates": "Tamuning (Guam)" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Helen P. REED-ROWE (since 27 September 2013)", "embassy": "Koror (no street address)", "mailing_address": "P. O. Box 6028, Koror, Republic of Palau 96940", "telephone": "[680] 587-2920", "fax": "[680] 587-2911" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "light blue with a large yellow disk shifted slightly to the hoist side; the blue color represents the ocean, the disk represents the moon; Palauans consider the full moon to be the optimum time for human activity; it is also considered a symbol of peace, love, and tranquility" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "bai ", "note": "native meeting house" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "blue" }, { "color": "yellow" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Belau rekid\" (Our Palau)", "lyrics_music": "multiple/Ymesei O. EZEKIEL", "note": "adopted 1980", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/PS.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "The economy is dominated by tourism, fishing and subsistence agriculture. Government is a major employer of the work force relying on financial assistance from the US under the Compact of Free Association (Compact) with the US that took effect after the end of the UN trusteeship on 1 October 1994. The US provided Palau with roughly $700 million in aid for the first 15 years following commencement of the Compact in 1994 in return for unrestricted access to its land and waterways for strategic purposes. The population enjoys a per capita income roughly double that of the Philippines and much of Micronesia.\n\nBusiness and leisure tourist arrivals reached a record 167,966 in 2015, a 14.4% increase over the previous year, but fell to 138,408 in 2016. Long-run prospects for tourism have been bolstered by the expansion of air travel in the Pacific, the rising prosperity of industrial East Asia, and the willingness of foreigners to finance infrastructure development. Proximity to Guam, the region's major destination for tourists from East Asia, and a regionally competitive tourist infrastructure enhance Palau's advantage as a destination.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 283500000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 279100000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 252300000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 217, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 296000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.6, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 10.6, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 6.9, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 195 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 15300, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 15300, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 14000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 105, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 3, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 19, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 78, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "coconuts", "cassava", "manioc", "tapioca", "sweet potatoes", "fish", "pigs", "chickens", "eggs", "banana", "papaya", "breadfruit", "calamansi", "soursop", "Polynesian chestnut", "Polynesian almond", "mango", "taro", "guava", "beans", "cucumber", "squash", "pumpkin", "various", "eggplant", "green onion", "kangkong", "watercress", "cabbage", "various", "radish", "betel nut", "melon", "peppers", "noni", "okra" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "tourism", "fishing", "subsistence agriculture" ] }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 11610, "global_rank": 217, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 1.2, "units": "%" } }, "industry": "NA%", "services": "NA%", "date": "2016" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.7, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 4.1, "units": "%", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 43 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 195700000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 169600000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2012" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 66.1, "global_rank": 35, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": 8.8, "global_rank": 6, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 24.1, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 21.6, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ] }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 October", "end": "30 September" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2.2, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 111 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -18000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -10000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 64 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 117500000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 124900000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 212 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "shellfish", "tuna", "other fish (many species)" ] } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 179300000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 176900000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 210 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "machinery", "equipment", "fuels", "metals", "foodstuffs" ] } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 580900000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 145 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 18380000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" }, { "value": 16469999999.999998, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 94 }, "exchange_rates": { "note": "the US dollar is used" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 8752, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 59, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 62, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 45, "units": "%" }, "date": "2012" } } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 7204, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 34, "global_rank": 203, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 24000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 112, "global_rank": 210, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "domestic": "fixed-line and mobile-cellular services available with a combined subscribership of over 140 per 100 persons", "international": "country code - 680; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "no broadcast TV stations; a cable TV network covers the major islands and provides access to 4 local cable stations, rebroadcasts (on a delayed basis) of a number of US stations, as well as access to a number of real-time satellite TV channels; about a half dozen radio stations (1 government-owned) (2017)", "internet": { "country_code": ".pw", "users": { "total": 7650, "percent_of_population": 36, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 1, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 1, "date": "2015" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 3, "global_rank": 194, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 1, "1524_to_2437_metres": 1, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 2, "1524_to_2437_metres": 2, "date": "2013" } } }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Koror" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "branches": { "by_name": [ "no regular military forces", "Palau National Police" ], "date": "2009" }, "note": "defense is the responsibility of the US; under a Compact of Free Association between Palau and the US, the US military is granted access to the islands for 50 years, but it has not stationed any military forces there (2008)" }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "maritime delineation negotiations continue with Philippines, Indonesia" ] } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-17", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170617101330/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ps.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170617000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ps.html" } }, "panama": { "data": { "name": "Panama", "introduction": { "background": "Explored and settled by the Spanish in the 16th century, Panama broke with Spain in 1821 and joined a union of Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela - named the Republic of Gran Colombia. When the latter dissolved in 1830, Panama remained part of Colombia. With US backing, Panama seceded from Colombia in 1903 and promptly signed a treaty with the US allowing for the construction of a canal and US sovereignty over a strip of land on either side of the structure (the Panama Canal Zone). The Panama Canal was built by the US Army Corps of Engineers between 1904 and 1914. In 1977, an agreement was signed for the complete transfer of the Canal from the US to Panama by the end of the century. Certain portions of the Zone and increasing responsibility over the Canal were turned over in the subsequent decades. With US help, dictator Manuel NORIEGA was deposed in 1989. The entire Panama Canal, the area supporting the Canal, and remaining US military bases were transferred to Panama by the end of 1999. An ambitious expansion project to more than double the Canal's capacity - by allowing for more Canal transits and larger ships - was carried out between 2007 and 2016." }, "geography": { "location": "Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Colombia and Costa Rica", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 9, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 80, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "Central America and the Caribbean", "area": { "total": { "value": 75420, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 74340, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 1080, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 118, "comparative": "slightly smaller than South Carolina" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 687, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Colombia", "border_length": { "value": 339, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Costa Rica", "border_length": { "value": 348, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 2490, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "contiguous_zone": { "value": 24, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm", "note": "or edge of continental margin" } }, "climate": "tropical maritime; hot, humid, cloudy; prolonged rainy season (May to January), short dry season (January to May)", "terrain": "interior mostly steep, rugged mountains with dissected, upland plains; coastal plains with rolling hills", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 360, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Pacific Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Volcan Baru", "elevation": { "value": 3475, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "copper", "mahogany forests", "shrimp", "hydropower" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 30.5, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 7.3, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 2.5, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 20.7, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 43.6, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 25.9, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 321, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "population is concentrated towards the center of the country, particularly around the Canal, but a sizeable segment of the populace also lives in the far west around David; the eastern third of the country is sparsely inhabited", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "occasional severe storms and forest fires in the Darien area", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "water pollution from agricultural runoff threatens fishery resources", "deforestation of tropical rain forest", "land degradation and soil erosion threatens siltation of Panama Canal", "air pollution in urban areas", "mining threatens natural resources" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Environmental Modification", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Marine Dumping", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Tropical Timber 83", "Tropical Timber 94", "Wetlands", "Whaling" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [ "Marine Life Conservation" ] } }, "note": "strategic location on eastern end of isthmus forming land bridge connecting North and South America; controls Panama Canal that links North Atlantic Ocean via Caribbean Sea with North Pacific Ocean" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 3705246, "global_rank": 130, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Panamanian(s)", "adjective": "Panamanian" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "mestizo", "percent": 65, "note": "mixed Amerindian and white" }, { "name": "Native American", "percent": 12.3, "breakdown": [ { "name": "Ngabe", "percent": 7.6 }, { "name": "Kuna", "percent": 2.4 }, { "name": "Embera", "percent": 0.9 }, { "name": "Bugle", "percent": 0.8 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 0.4 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 0.2 } ] }, { "name": "black or African descent", "percent": 9.2 }, { "name": "mulatto", "percent": 6.8 }, { "name": "white", "percent": 6.7 } ], "date": "2010" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Spanish", "note": "official" }, { "name": "indigenous languages , Buglere, Kuna, Embera, Wounaan, Naso , and Bri Bri", "note": "including Ngabere (or Guaymi; or Teribe; " }, { "name": "Panamanian English Creole", "note": "similar to Jamaican English Creole; a mixture of English and Spanish with elements of Ngabere; also known as Guari Guari and Colon Creole" }, { "name": "English" }, { "name": "Chinese", "note": "Yue and Hakka" }, { "name": "Arabic" }, { "name": "French Creole" }, { "name": "other", "note": "Yiddish, Hebrew, Korean, Japanese" } ], "note": "many Panamanians are bilingual" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 85 }, { "name": "Protestant", "percent": 15 } ] }, "demographic_profile": "Panama is a country of demographic and economic contrasts. It is in the midst of a demographic transition, characterized by steadily declining rates of fertility, mortality, and population growth, but disparities persist based on wealth, geography, and ethnicity. Panama has one of the fastest growing economies in Latin America and dedicates substantial funding to social programs, yet poverty and inequality remain prevalent. The indigenous population accounts for a growing share of Panama's poor and extreme poor, while the non-indigenous rural poor have been more successful at rising out of poverty through rural-to-urban labor migration. The government's large expenditures on untargeted, indirect subsidies for water, electricity, and fuel have been ineffective, but its conditional cash transfer program has shown some promise in helping to decrease extreme poverty among the indigenous population.\nPanama has expanded access to education and clean water, but the availability of sanitation and, to a lesser extent, electricity remains poor. The increase in secondary schooling - led by female enrollment - is spreading to rural and indigenous areas, which probably will help to alleviate poverty if educational quality and the availability of skilled jobs improve. Inadequate access to sanitation contributes to a high incidence of diarrhea in Panama's children, which is one of the main causes of Panama's elevated chronic malnutrition rate, especially among indigenous communities.", "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 26.7, "males": 504990, "females": 484338 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 17.11, "males": 323034, "females": 311099 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 40.31, "males": 756400, "females": 737205 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 7.72, "males": 141582, "females": 144414 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 8.16, "males": 138922, "females": 163262 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 53.4, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 41.7, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 11.7, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 8.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 28.9, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 28.5, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 29.3, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 125, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 1.3, "global_rank": 89, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 18.1, "global_rank": 98, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 4.9, "global_rank": 195, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -0.3, "global_rank": 122, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "population is concentrated towards the center of the country, particularly around the Canal, but a sizeable segment of the populace also lives in the far west around David; the eastern third of the country is sparsely inhabited", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 66.6, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 2.07, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Panama City", "population": 1673000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.98, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.85, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 1.01, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 94, "global_rank": 78, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 10.1, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 10.9, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 9.4, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 135, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 78.6, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 75.8, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 81.6, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 57, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 2.33, "global_rank": 87, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 62.8, "units": "%", "date": "2013" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 8, "global_rank": 64, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 1.59, "date": "2013" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 2.2, "date": "2011" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 97.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 86.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 94.7, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 2.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 11.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 5.3, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 83.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 58, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 75, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 16.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 42, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 25, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 0.69, "global_rank": 58, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 17100, "global_rank": 88, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 500, "global_rank": 81, "date": "2015" } }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "degree_of_risk": "intermediate", "food_or_waterborne_diseases": [ "bacterial diarrhea" ], "vectorborne_diseases": [ "dengue fever" ], "note": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus", "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 26.5, "global_rank": 55, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 3.9, "global_rank": 99, "date": "2008" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 3.3, "global_rank": 122, "date": "2011" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 95, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 95.7, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 94.4, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 13, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 12, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 13, "units": "years" }, "date": "2013" }, "child_labor": { "total_number": 59294, "percentage": { "value": 7, "units": "%" }, "note": "data represent children ages 5-17", "date": "2010" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 12.6, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 11.2, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 14.9, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 99, "date": "2014" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Republic of Panama", "conventional_short_form": "Panama", "local_long_form": "Republica de Panama", "local_short_form": "Panama", "etymology": "according to tradition, the name derives from a former indigenous fishing village and its nearby beach that were called \"Panama\" meaning \"an abundance of fish\"" }, "government_type": "presidential republic", "capital": { "name": "Panama City", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 8, "minutes": 58, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 79, "minutes": 32, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": -5, "note": "same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "independence": { "date": "1903-11-03" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "3 November", "original_year": "1903", "note": "Separation Day" } ], "constitution": { "history": "several previous; latest effective 11 October 1972; amended several times, last in 2004 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "civil law system; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court of Justice", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "yes", "citizenship_by_descent": "yes", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "5 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Juan Carlos VARELA (since 1 July 2014); Vice President Isabel de SAINT MALO de Alvarado (since 1 July 2014); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government", "head_of_government": "President Juan Carlos VARELA (since 1 July 2014); Vice President Isabel de SAINT MALO de Alvarado (since 1 July 2014)", "cabinet": "Cabinet appointed by the president", "elections_appointments": "president and vice president directly elected on the same ballot by simple majority popular vote for a 5-year term (president eligible for a single non-consecutive term); election last held on 4 May 2014; next to be held in 2019)", "election_results": "Juan Carlos VARELA elected president; percent of vote - Juan Carlos VARELA (PP) 39.1%, Jose Domingo ARIAS (CD) 31.4%, Juan Carlos NAVARRO (PRD) 28.2%, other 1.3%", "note": "an alliance between the Panamenista Party and Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD) fractured after the 2014 election, but a loose coalition composed of Panamenista and moderate PRD and CD legislators generally work together to support the president’s agenda" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral National Assembly or Asamblea Nacional (71 seats; 45 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies - populous towns and cities - by proportional representation vote and 26 directly elected in single-seat constituencies - outlying rural districts - by plurality vote; members serve 5-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 4 May 2014 (next to be held in May 2019)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PRD 26, CD 25, Panamenista 16, MOLIRENA 2, PP 1, independent 1" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court of Justice or Corte Suprema de Justicia (consists of 9 magistrates and 9 alternates and divided into civil, criminal, administrative, and general business chambers)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "magistrates appointed by the president for staggered 10-year terms", "subordinate_courts": "appellate courts or Tribunal Superior; Labor Supreme Courts; Court of Audit; circuit courts or Tribunal Circuital (2 each in 9 of the 10 provinces); municipal courts; electoral, family, maritime, and adolescent courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Democratic Change", "name_alternative": "CD", "leaders": [ "Ricardo MARTINELLI Berrocal" ] }, { "name": "Democratic Revolutionary Party", "name_alternative": "PRD", "leaders": [ "Benicio ROBINSON" ] }, { "name": "Nationalist Republican Liberal Movement", "name_alternative": "MOLIRENA", "leaders": [ "Francisco \"Pancho\" ALEMAN" ] }, { "name": "Panamenista Party ", "leaders": [ "Jose Luis \"Popi\" VARELA Rodriguez" ], "note": "formerly the Arnulfista Party" }, { "name": "Popular Party", "name_alternative": "PP", "leaders": [ "Milton C. HENRIQUEZ" ], "note": "formerly Christian Democratic Party or PDC" } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Chamber of Commerce" }, { "name": "Concertacion Nacional ", "note": "mechanism for Government of Panama to formally dialogue with representatives of civil society" }, { "name": "National Council of Organized Workers", "name_alternative": "CONATO" }, { "name": "National Council of Private Enterprise", "name_alternative": "CONEP" }, { "name": "National Union of Construction and Similar Workers ", "note": "SUNTRACS" }, { "name": "Panamanian Association of Business Executives", "name_alternative": "APEDE" }, { "name": "Panamanian Industrialists Society", "name_alternative": "SIP" }, { "name": "Workers Confederation of the Republic of Panama", "name_alternative": "CTRP" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "BCIE" }, { "organization": "CAN ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CELAC" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IADB" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "LAES" }, { "organization": "LAIA" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OAS" }, { "organization": "OPANAL" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "Pacific Alliance ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "SICA" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNASUR ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "Union Latina" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Emanuel Arturo GONZALEZ-REVILLA Lince (since 18 September 2014)", "chancery": "2862 McGill Terrace NW, Washington, DC 20007", "telephone": "[1] (202) 483-1407", "fax": "[1] (202) 483-8413", "consulates_general": "Atlanta, Houston, Miami, New Orleans, New York, Philadelphia, Tampa, Washington DC" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador John D. FEELEY (since 15 February 2015)", "embassy": "Edificio 783, Avenida Demetrio Basilio Lakas Panama, Apartado Postal 0816-02561, Zona 5, Panama City", "mailing_address": "American Embassy Panama, Unit 0945, APO AA 34002; American Embassy Panama, 9100 Panama City PL, Washington, DC 20521-9100", "telephone": "[507] 317-5000", "fax": "[507] 317-5568" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "divided into four, equal rectangles; the top quadrants are white (hoist side) with a blue five-pointed star in the center and plain red; the bottom quadrants are plain blue (hoist side) and white with a red five-pointed star in the center; the blue and red colors are those of the main political parties (Conservatives and Liberals respectively) and the white denotes peace between them; the blue star stands for the civic virtues of purity and honesty, the red star signifies authority and law" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "harpy eagle" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "blue" }, { "color": "white" }, { "color": "red" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Himno Istmeno\" (Isthmus Hymn)", "lyrics_music": "Jeronimo DE LA OSSA/Santos A. JORGE", "note": "adopted 1925", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/PM.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Panama's dollar-based economy rests primarily on a well-developed services sector that accounts for more than three-quarters of GDP. Services include operating the Panama Canal, logistics, banking, the Colon Free Trade Zone, insurance, container ports, flagship registry, and tourism and Panama is a center for offshore banking. Panama's transportation and logistics services sectors, along with infrastructure development projects, have boosted economic growth; however, public debt surpassed $37 billion in 2016 because of excessive government spending and public works projects. The US-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement was approved by Congress and signed into law in October 2011, and entered into force in October 2012.\n\nFuture growth will be bolstered by the Panama Canal expansion project that began in 2007 and was completed in 2016 at a cost of $5.3 billion - about 10-15% of current GDP. The expansion project will more than double the Canal's capacity, enabling it to accommodate high-capacity vessels such as tankers and neopanamax vessels that are too large to traverse the existing canal. The US and China are the top users of the Canal.\n\nStrong economic performance has not translated into broadly shared prosperity, as Panama has the second worst income distribution in Latin America. About one-fourth of the population lives in poverty; however, from 2006 to 2012 poverty was reduced by 10 percentage points.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 93120000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 88520000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 83690000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 86, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 55230000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5.2, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 5.8, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 6.1, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 32 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 22800, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 22100, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 21300, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 80, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { 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Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1), the MAYA-1, and PAN-AM submarine cable systems that together provide links to the US and parts of the Caribbean, Central America, and South America; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean); connected to the Central American Microwave System (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "multiple privately owned TV networks and a government-owned educational TV station; multi-channel cable and satellite TV subscription services are available; more than 100 commercial radio stations (2007)", "internet": { "country_code": ".pa", "users": { "total": 1873000, "percent_of_population": 51.2, "global_rank": 105, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 4, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 103, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 12018103, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 121567075, "date": "2015" 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"country": "Ireland", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Israel", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Italy", "count": 25 }, { "country": "Japan", "count": 2372 }, { "country": "Jordan", "count": 11 }, { "country": "Kuwait", "count": 12 }, { "country": "Lebanon", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Lithuania", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Luxembourg", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Malaysia", "count": 12 }, { "country": "Maldives", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Malta", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Mexico", "count": 5 }, { "country": "Monaco", "count": 11 }, { "country": "Netherlands", "count": 6 }, { "country": "Nigeria", "count": 6 }, { "country": "Norway", "count": 81 }, { "country": "Oman", "count": 10 }, { "country": "Pakistan", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Peru", "count": 9 }, { "country": "Philippines", "count": 5 }, { "country": "Portugal", "count": 10 }, { "country": "Qatar", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Romania", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Russia", "count": 49 }, { "country": "Saudi Arabia", "count": 11 }, { "country": "Singapore", "count": 92 }, { "country": "South Korea", "count": 373 }, { "country": "Spain", "count": 30 }, { "country": "Sweden", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Switzerland", "count": 15 }, { "country": "Syria", "count": 34 }, { "country": "Taiwan", "count": 328 }, { "country": "Tanzania", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Thailand", "count": 6 }, { "country": "Turkey", "count": 62 }, { "country": "UAE", "count": 83 }, { "country": "UK", "count": 37 }, { "country": "Ukraine", "count": 8 }, { "country": "US", "count": 90 }, { "country": "Venezuela", "count": 13 }, { "country": "Vietnam", "count": 43 }, { "country": "Yemen", "count": 4 } ] }, "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 1, "by_country": [ { "country": "Honduras", "count": 1 } ] }, "global_rank": 1, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Balboa", "Colon", "Cristobal" ], "container_ports": [ { "place": "Balboa", "twenty_foot_equivalent_units": 3232265 }, { "place": "Colon", "twenty_foot_equivalent_units": 2390976 }, { "place": "Manzanillo", "twenty_foot_equivalent_units": 2391066 } ] } }, "military_and_security": { "branches": { "by_name": [ "no regular military forces", "Panamanian Public Security Forces (subordinate to the Ministry of Public Security)", "comprising the National Police (PNP)", "National Air-Naval Service (SENAN)", "National Border Service (SENAFRONT)" ], "date": "2013" }, "note": "on 10 February 1990, the government of then President ENDARA abolished Panama's military and reformed the security apparatus by creating the Panamanian Public Forces; in October 1994, Panama's Legislative Assembly approved a constitutional amendment prohibiting the creation of a standing military force but allowing the temporary establishment of special police units to counter acts of \"external aggression\"" }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "organized illegal narcotics operations in Colombia operate within the remote border region with Panama" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "refugees": { "by_country": [ { "people": 15614, "country_of_origin": "Colombia" } ], "date": "2016" } }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "major cocaine transshipment point and primary money-laundering center for narcotics revenue; money-laundering activity is especially heavy in the Colon Free Zone; offshore financial center; negligible signs of coca cultivation; monitoring of financial transactions is improving; official corruption remains a major problem" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-24", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624100724/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/pm.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/pm.html" } }, "papua_new_guinea": { "data": { "name": "Papua New Guinea", "introduction": { "background": "The eastern half of the island of New Guinea - second largest in the world - was divided between Germany (north) and the UK (south) in 1885. The latter area was transferred to Australia in 1902, which occupied the northern portion during World War I and continued to administer the combined areas until independence in 1975. A nine-year secessionist revolt on the island of Bougainville ended in 1997 after claiming some 20,000 lives. Since 2001, Bougainville has experienced autonomy. Under the terms of a peace accord, 2015 is the year that a five-year window opens for a referendum on the question of independence." }, "geography": { "location": "Oceania, group of islands including the eastern half of the island of New Guinea between the Coral Sea and the South Pacific Ocean, east of Indonesia", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 6, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 147, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Oceania", "area": { "total": { "value": 462840, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 452860, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 9980, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 55, "comparative": "slightly larger than California" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 824, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Indonesia", "border_length": { "value": 824, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 5152, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "continental_shelf": { "value": 200, "units": "m", "note": "depth or to the depth of exploitation" }, "exclusive_fishing_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "tropical; northwest monsoon (December to March), southeast monsoon (May to October); slight seasonal temperature variation", "terrain": "mostly mountains with coastal lowlands and rolling foothills", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 667, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Pacific Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Mount Wilhelm", "elevation": { "value": 4509, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "gold", "copper", "silver", "natural gas", "timber", "oil", "fisheries" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 2.6, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 0.7, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 1.5, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 0.4, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 63.1, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 34.3, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "active volcanism", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "situated along the Pacific \"Ring of Fire\"", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "the country is subject to frequent and sometimes severe earthquakes", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "mud slides", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "tsunamis", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "severe volcanic activity; Ulawun (elev. 2,334 m), one of Papua New Guinea's potentially most dangerous volcanoes, 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; Rabaul (elev. 688 m) destroyed the city of Rabaul in 1937 and 1994; Lamington erupted in 1951 killing 3,000 people; Manam's 2004 eruption forced the island's abandonment; other historically active volcanoes include Bam, Bagana, Garbuna, Karkar, Langila, Lolobau, Long Island, Pago, St. Andrew Strait, Victory, and Waiowa", "type": "volcanism" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "rain forest subject to deforestation as a result of growing commercial demand for tropical timber", "pollution from mining projects", "severe drought" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Antarctic Treaty", "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Environmental Modification", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Marine Dumping", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Tropical Timber 83", "Tropical Timber 94", "Wetlands" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "shares island of New Guinea with Indonesia; generally east-west trending highlands break up New Guinea into diverse ecoregions; one of world's largest swamps along southwest coast" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 6791317, "global_rank": 106, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Papua New Guinean(s)", "adjective": "Papua New Guinean" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Melanesian" }, { "name": "Papuan" }, { "name": "Negrito" }, { "name": "Micronesian" }, { "name": "Polynesian" } ] }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Tok Pisin", "note": "official" }, { "name": "English", "note": "official" }, { "name": "Hiri Motu", "note": "official" }, { "name": "some indigenous languages spoken ; many languages have fewer than", "percent": 1, "breakdown": [ { "name": "about of the world's total", "percent": 12 } ] }, { "name": "speakers", "percent": 0 } ], "note": "Tok Pisin, a creole language, is widely used and understood; English is spoken by 1%-2%; Hiri Motu is spoken by less than 2%" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 27 }, { "name": "Protestant", "percent": 69.4, "breakdown": [ { "name": "Evangelical Lutheran", "percent": 19.5 }, { "name": "United Church", "percent": 11.5 }, { "name": "Seventh-Day Adventist", "percent": 10 }, { "name": "Pentecostal", "percent": 8.6 }, { "name": "Evangelical Alliance", "percent": 5.2 }, { "name": "Anglican", "percent": 3.2 }, { "name": "Baptist", "percent": 2.5 }, { "name": "other Protestant", "percent": 8.9 } ] }, { "name": "Baha'i", "percent": 0.3 }, { "name": "indigenous beliefs and other", "percent": 3.3, "note": "2000 census" } ] }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 33.93, "males": 1173034, "females": 1131387 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 19.86, "males": 683474, "females": 665245 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 36.65, "males": 1281641, "females": 1207658 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 5.39, "males": 185846, "females": 180255 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 4.16, "males": 143851, "females": 138926 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { 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Moresby", "population": 345000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 215, "global_rank": 51, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 37.4, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 40.9, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 33.8, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 52, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 67.2, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 65, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 69.5, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 169, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 3.1, "global_rank": 54, "date": "2016" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 4.3, "global_rank": 137, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 0.06, "date": "2010" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 88, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 32.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 40, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 12, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 67.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 60, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 56.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 13.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 18.9, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 43.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 86.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 81.1, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 0.79, "global_rank": 53, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 40100, "global_rank": 69, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 900, "global_rank": 69, "date": "2015" } }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "degree_of_risk": "very high", "food_or_waterborne_diseases": [ "bacterial diarrhea", "hepatitis A", "typhoid fever" ], "vectorborne_diseases": [ "dengue fever", "malaria" ], "note": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus", "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 25.5, "global_rank": 115, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 27.9, "global_rank": 19, "date": "2011" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 64.2, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 65.6, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 62.8, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "note": "the indigenous population of Papua New Guinea (PNG) is one of the most heterogeneous in the world; PNG has several thousand separate communities, most with only a few hundred people; divided by language, customs, and tradition, some of these communities have engaged in low-scale tribal conflict with their neighbors for millennia; the advent of modern weapons and modern migrants into urban areas has greatly magnified the impact of this lawlessness" }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Independent State of Papua New Guinea", "conventional_short_form": "Papua New Guinea", "local_short_form": "Papuaniugini", "former": "Territory of Papua and New Guinea", "abbreviation": "PNG", "etymology": "the word \"papua\" derives from the Malay \"papuah\" describing the frizzy hair of the Melanesians; Spanish explorer Ynigo ORTIZ de RETEZ applied the term \"Nueva Guinea\" to the island of New Guinea in 1545 after noting the resemblance of the locals to the peoples of the Guinea coast of Africa" }, "government_type": "parliamentary democracy (National Parliament) under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm", "capital": { "name": "Port Moresby", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 9, "minutes": 27, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 147, "minutes": 11, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 10, "note": "15 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "administrative_divisions": [ { "name": "Bougainville", "type": "autonomous region" }, { "name": "Central", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Chimbu", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Eastern Highlands", "type": "province" }, { "name": "East New Britain", "type": "province" }, { "name": "East Sepik", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Enga", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Gulf", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Hela", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Jiwaka", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Madang", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Manus", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Milne Bay", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Morobe", "type": "province" }, { "name": "National Capital", "type": "district" }, { "name": "New Ireland", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Northern", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Southern Highlands", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Western", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Western Highlands", "type": "province" }, { "name": "West New Britain", "type": "province" }, { "name": "West Sepik", "type": "province" } ], "independence": { "date": "1975-09-16", "note": "from the Australia-administered UN trusteeship" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "16 September", "original_year": "1975" } ], "constitution": { "history": "adopted 15 August 1975, effective at independence 16 September 1975; amended many times, last in 2013", "note": "in September 2015, the Supreme Court nullified the 2013 constitutional amendment that increased the grace period on motions of no confidence (2016)" }, "legal_system": "mixed legal system of English common law and customary law", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "non-party state to the ICCt" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Papua New Guinea", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "8 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor Bob DADAE (since 28 February 2017)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Peter Paire O'NEILL (since 2 August 2011); Deputy Prime Minister Leo DION (since 9 August 2012)", "cabinet": "National Executive Council appointed by the governor general on the recommendation of the prime minister", "elections_appointments": "the monarchy is hereditary; governor general nominated by the National Parliament and appointed by the chief of state; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually appointed prime minister by the governor general pending the outcome of a National Parliament vote", "election_results": "Peter Paire O'NEILL (PNC) elected prime minister; National Parliament vote - 94 to 12" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral National Parliament (111 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies - 91 local and 20 provincial - by majority preferential vote; members serve 5-year terms); note - the constitution allows up to 126 seats", "note": "14 other parties won 3 or fewer seats; association with political parties is fluid", "elections": "last held from 23 June 2012 to 27 July 2012 (next to be held in June 2017)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - People's National Congress Party 27, Triumph Heritage Empowerment Party 12, PNG Party 8, National Alliance Party 7, United Resources Party 7, People's Party 6, People's Progress Party 6, other 22, independent 16" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice, deputy chief justice, and 28 judges); National Courts (13 courts located in the province capitals, with a total of 19 resident judges)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Supreme Court chief justice appointed by the governor-general upon advice of the National Executive Council (cabinet) after consultation with the National Justice Administration Minister; deputy chief justice and other justices appointed by the Judicial and Legal Services Commission, a 5-member body to include the Supreme Court chief and deputy chief justices, the chief ombudsman, and a member of the National Parliament; full time citizen judges appointed for 10-year renewable terms; non-citizen judges initially appointed for 3-year renewable terms and after first renewal until age 70; appointment and tenure of National Court resident judges NA", "subordinate_courts": "district, village, and juvenile courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "National Alliance Party", "name_alternative": "NA", "leaders": [ "Patrick PRUAITCHI" ] }, { "name": "Papua New Guinea Party", "name_alternative": "PNGP", "leaders": [ "Beldan NAMAH" ] }, { "name": "People's National Congress Party", "name_alternative": "PNC", "leaders": [ "Peter Paire O'NEILL" ] }, { "name": "People's Party", "name_alternative": "PP", "note": "merged with PNC" }, { "name": "People's Progress Party", "name_alternative": "PPP", "leaders": [ "Sir Julius CHAN" ] }, { "name": "Triumph Heritage Empowerment Party", "name_alternative": "THE" }, { "name": "United Resources Party", "name_alternative": "URP", "leaders": [ "William DUMA" ] } ], "note": "as of 13 March 2012, 41 political parties were registered" }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Centre for Environment Law and Community Rights", "name_alternative": "Celcor", "leaders": [ "Damien ASE" ] }, { "name": "Community Coalition Against Corruption" }, { "name": "National Council of Women" }, { "name": "Transparency International Papau New Guinea", "name_alternative": "TI PNG", "note": "chapter of Transparency International" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ACP" }, { "organization": "ADB" }, { "organization": "AOSIS" }, { "organization": "APEC" }, { "organization": "ARF" }, { "organization": "ASEAN ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "C" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CP" }, { "organization": "EITI ", "note": "candidate country" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IHO" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO ", "note": "correspondent" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "PIF" }, { "organization": "Sparteca" }, { "organization": "SPC" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNMISS" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Rupa Abraham MALINA (since 10 March 2014)", "chancery": "1779 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Suite 805, Washington, DC 20036", "telephone": "[1] (202) 745-3680", "fax": "[1] (202) 745-3679" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Catherine EBERT-GRAY (since 23 February 2016); note - also accredited to the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu", "embassy": "P.O.Box 1492, Port Moresby", "mailing_address": "4240 Port Moresby Place, US Department of State, Washington DC 20521-4240", "telephone": "[675] 321-1455", "fax": "[675] 321-3423" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "divided diagonally from upper hoist-side corner; the upper triangle is red with a soaring yellow bird of paradise centered; the lower triangle is black with five, white, five-pointed stars of the Southern Cross constellation centered; red, black, and yellow are traditional colors of Papua New Guinea; the bird of paradise - endemic to the island of New Guinea - is an emblem of regional tribal culture and represents the emergence of Papua New Guinea as a nation; the Southern Cross, visible in the night sky, symbolizes Papua New Guinea's connection with Australia and several other countries in the South Pacific" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "bird of paradise" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "black" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"O Arise All You Sons\"", "lyrics_music": "Thomas SHACKLADY", "note": "adopted 1975", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/PP.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Papua New Guinea (PNG) is richly endowed with natural resources, but exploitation has been hampered by rugged terrain, land tenure issues, and the high cost of developing infrastructure. The economy has a small formal sector, focused mainly on the export of those natural resources, and an informal sector, employing the majority of the population. Agriculture provides a subsistence livelihood for 85% of the people. The global financial crisis had little impact because of continued foreign demand for PNG's commodities.\n\nMineral deposits, including copper, gold, and oil, account for nearly two-thirds of export earnings. Natural gas reserves amount to an estimated 155 billion cubic meters. Following construction of a $19 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, PNG LNG, a consortium led by ExxonMobil, began exporting liquefied natural gas to Asian markets in May 2014. The project was delivered on time and only slightly above budget. The success of the project has encouraged other companies to look at similar LNG projects. French supermajor Total is expected to begin construction on the Papua LNG project by 2020. Due to lower global commodity prices, resource revenues of all types have fallen dramatically. PNG’s government has recently been forced to adjust spending levels downward.\n\nNumerous challenges still face the government of Peter O'NEILL, including providing physical security for foreign investors, regaining investor confidence, restoring integrity to state institutions, promoting economic efficiency by privatizing moribund state institutions, and maintaining good relations with Australia, its former colonial ruler. Other socio-cultural challenges could upend the economy including chronic law and order and land tenure issues.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 28020000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 27330000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 25630000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 134, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 19920000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.5, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 6.6, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 7.4, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 112 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3500, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3500, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 3400, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 183, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 49.4, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 7.8, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 9.9, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 0.4, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 68.7, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -36.2, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 22.3, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 37.6, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 40.1, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 38.1, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 24, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": -11.7, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 8 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "coffee", "cocoa", "copra", "palm kernels", "tea", "sugar", "rubber", "sweet potatoes", "fruit", "vegetables", "vanilla", "poultry", "pork", "shellfish" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "copra crushing", "palm oil processing", "plywood production", "wood chip production", "mining", "gold", "silver", "copper", "crude oil", "petroleum products", "construction", "tourism" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 4.8, "global_rank": 39, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 4365000, "global_rank": 90, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 85, "units": "%" } }, "industry": "NA%", "services": "NA%", "date": "2005" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.5, "units": "%", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 2.5, "units": "%", "date": "2013" } ], "global_rank": 17 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 37, "units": "%", "date": "2002" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 1.7, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 40.5, "units": "%" }, "date": "1996" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 50.9, "units": "gini_index", "date": "1996" } ], "global_rank": 13 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 3169000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 4295000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 15.9, "global_rank": 179, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -5.7, "global_rank": 171, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 39.4, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 36.9, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 124 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6.3, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 6, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 187 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 14, "units": "%", "date": "2010-12-31" }, { "value": 6.92, "units": "%", "date": "2009-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 13 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 8.3, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 8.73, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 101 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5282000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 4936000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 97 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 8085000000.000001, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" }, { "value": 7477000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 115 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6360000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 6118000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 117 }, "market_value_of_publicly_traded_shares": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 10710000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2012-12-31" }, { "value": 8999000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2011-12-31" }, { "value": 9742000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2010-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 73 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3051000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 4147999999.9999995, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 28 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 7886000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 8377000000.000001, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 94 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "oil", "gold", "copper ore", "logs", "palm oil", "coffee", "cocoa", "crayfish", "prawns" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Japan", "percent": 17.4 }, { "name": "Australia", "percent": 15.9 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 12.1 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1830000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2267000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 165 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "machinery", "transport equipment", "manufactured goods", "food", "fuels", "chemicals" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Australia", "percent": 25.9 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 20 }, { "name": "Singapore", "percent": 12.6 }, { "name": "Malaysia", "percent": 7.2 }, { "name": "US", "percent": 4.2 }, { "name": "Indonesia", "percent": 4.1 }, { "name": "South Korea", "percent": 4 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1629000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 1738000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 121 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 22040000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 20410000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 85 }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.156, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2.7684, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 2.7684, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 2.4614, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 2.08, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "kina (PGK) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 5568879, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 18, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 72, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 10, "units": "%" }, "date": "2012" }, "production": { "kWh": 3200000000, "global_rank": 128, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 3000000000, "global_rank": 133, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 186, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 189, "date": "2013" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 900000, "global_rank": 130, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 61.1, "global_rank": 128, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 167, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 30.9, "global_rank": 75, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 8, "global_rank": 47, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 52600, "global_rank": 55, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 25400, "global_rank": 54, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 14880, "global_rank": 70, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 200000000, "global_rank": 62, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 28340, "global_rank": 87, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 42000, "global_rank": 109, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 8062, "global_rank": 86, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 21180, "global_rank": 115, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 4750000000, "global_rank": 53, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 100000000, "global_rank": 109, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 4650000000, "global_rank": 33, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 118, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 151300000000, "global_rank": 47, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 3700000, "global_rank": 137, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 150000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 2, "global_rank": 137, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 3560000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 53, "global_rank": 132, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "services are minimal; facilities provide radiotelephone and telegraph, coastal radio, aeronautical radio, and international radio communication services", "domestic": "access to telephone services is not widely available although combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity has increased to roughly 55 per 100 persons", "international": "country code - 675; submarine cables to Australia and Guam; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean); international radio communication service (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "2 TV stations, 1 commercial station operating since the late 1980s, and 1 state-run station launched in 2008; satellite and cable TV services are available; state-run National Broadcasting Corporation operates 3 radio networks with multiple repeaters and about 20 provincial stations; several commercial radio stations with multiple transmission points as well as several community stations; transmissions of several international broadcasters are accessible (2009)", "internet": { "country_code": ".pg", "users": { "total": 527000, "percent_of_population": 7.9, "global_rank": 162, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 6, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 47, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 2062584, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 34827034, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "P2", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 561, "global_rank": 12, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 21, "over_3047_metres": 1, "2438_to_3047_metres": 2, "1524_to_2437_metres": 12, "914_to_1523_metres": 5, "under_914_metres": 1, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 540, "1524_to_2437_metres": 11, "914_to_1523_metres": 53, "under_914_metres": 476, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 2, "date": "2013" } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "oil", "length": 264, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 9349, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 3000, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 6349, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 139, "date": "2011" }, "waterways": { "value": 11000, "units": "km", "global_rank": 11, "date": "2011" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 31, "by_type": [ { "type": "bulk carrier", "count": 7 }, { "type": "cargo", "count": 22 }, { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 2 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 8, "by_country": [ { "country": "Germany", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Malaysia", "count": 1 }, { "country": "UAE", "count": 6 } ] }, "global_rank": 83, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Kimbe", "Lae", "Madang", "Rabaul", "Wewak" ], "liquid_natural_gas_terminals_export": [ "Port Moresby" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.66, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 0.68, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 0.72, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 0.5, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 127 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Papua New Guinea Defense Force (PNGDF", "includes Maritime Operations Element", "Air Operations Element)" ], "date": "2013" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 16, "note": "16 years of age for voluntary military service (with parental consent); no conscription; graduation from grade 12 required", "date": "2013" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "relies on assistance from Australia to keep out illegal cross-border activities from primarily Indonesia, including goods smuggling, illegal narcotics trafficking, and squatters and secessionists" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "refugees": { "by_country": [ { "people": 9368, "country_of_origin": "Indonesia" } ], "date": "2016" }, "internally_displaced_persons": { "people": 8400, "note": "natural disasters, tribal conflict, inter-communal violence, development projects", "date": "2016" } }, "trafficking_in_persons": { "current_situation": "Papua New Guinea is a source and destination country for men, women, and children subjected to sex trafficking and forced labor; foreign and Papua New Guinean women and children are subjected to sex trafficking, domestic servitude, forced begging, and street vending; parents may sell girls into forced marriages to settle debts or as peace offerings or trade them to another tribe to forge a political alliance, leaving them vulnerable to forced domestic service, or, in urban areas, they may prostitute their children for income or to pay school fees; Chinese, Malaysian, and local men are forced to labor in logging and mining camps through debt bondage schemes; migrant women from Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, China, and the Philippines are subjected to sex trafficking and domestic servitude at logging and mining camps, fisheries, and entertainment sites", "tier_rating": "Tier 2 Watch List - Papua New Guinea does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; the Criminal Code Amendment of 2013, which prohibits all forms of trafficking was brought into force in 2014; the government also formed an anti-trafficking committee, which drafted a national action plan; despite corruption problems, trafficking-related crimes were prosecuted in village courts rather than criminal courts, resulting in restitution to the victim but no prison time for offenders; the government did not investigate, prosecute, or convict any officials or law enforcement personnel complicit in trafficking offenses; the government made no efforts to proactively identify trafficking victims, has no formal victim identification and referral mechanism, and does not provide care facilities to victims or funding to shelters run by NGOs or international organizations (2015)" }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "major consumer of cannabis" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-01", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701102615/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/pp.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/pp.html" } }, "paracel_islands": { "data": { "name": "Paracel Islands", "introduction": { "background": "The Paracel Islands are surrounded by productive fishing grounds and by potential oil and gas reserves. In 1932, French Indochina annexed the islands and set up a weather station on Pattle Island; maintenance was continued by its successor, Vietnam. China has occupied all the Paracel Islands since 1974, when its troops seized a South Vietnamese garrison occupying the western islands. China built a military installation on Woody Island with an airfield and artificial harbor. The islands also are claimed by Taiwan and Vietnam." }, "geography": { "location": "Southeastern Asia, group of small islands and reefs in the South China Sea, about one-third of the way from central Vietnam to the northern Philippines", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 16, "minutes": 30, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 112, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Southeast Asia", "area": { "total": { "value": 7.75, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 7.75, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "comparative": "land area is about 13 times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 0, "units": "km" } }, "coastline": { "value": 518, "units": "km" }, "climate": "tropical", "terrain": "mostly low and flat", "elevation": { "lowest_point": { "name": "South China Sea", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "unnamed location on Rocky Island", "elevation": { "value": 14, "units": "m" } } }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 100, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "NA", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "typhoons", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "NA" ] }, "note": "composed of 130 small coral islands and reefs divided into the northeast Amphitrite Group and the western Crescent Group" }, "people": { "population_distribution": "NA" }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "none", "conventional_short_form": "Paracel Islands", "etymology": "Portuguese navigators began to refer to the \"Ilhas do Pracel\" in the 16th century as a designation of low lying islets, sandbanks, and reefs scattered over a wide area; over time the name changed to \"parcel\" and then \"paracel\"" } }, "economy": { "overview": "The islands have the potential for oil and gas development. Waters around the islands support commercial fishing, but the islands themselves are not populated on a permanent basis." }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "airports": { "total": { "airports": 1, "global_rank": 230, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 1, "1524_to_2437_metres": 1, "date": "2013" } } } }, "military_and_security": { "note": "occupied by China" }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "occupied by China, also claimed by Taiwan and Vietnam" ] } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-01", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701051351/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/pf.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/pf.html" } }, "paraguay": { "data": { "name": "Paraguay", "introduction": { "background": "Paraguay achieved its independence from Spain in 1811. In the disastrous War of the Triple Alliance (1865-70) - between Paraguay and Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay - Paraguay lost two-thirds of its adult males and much of its territory. The country stagnated economically for the next half century. Following the Chaco War of 1932-35 with Bolivia, Paraguay gained a large part of the Chaco lowland region. The 35-year military dictatorship of Alfredo STROESSNER ended in 1989, and, despite a marked increase in political infighting in recent years, Paraguay has held relatively free and regular presidential elections since the country's return to democracy." }, "geography": { "location": "Central South America, northeast of Argentina, southwest of Brazil", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 23, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 58, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "South America", "area": { "total": { "value": 406752, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 397302, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 9450, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 60, "comparative": "about three times the size of New York state; slightly smaller than California" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 4655, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Argentina", "border_length": { "value": 2531, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Bolivia", "border_length": { "value": 753, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Brazil", "border_length": { "value": 1371, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 0, "units": "km", "note": "landlocked" }, "climate": "subtropical to temperate; substantial rainfall in the eastern portions, becoming semiarid in the far west", "terrain": "grassy plains and wooded hills east of Rio Paraguay; Gran Chaco region west of Rio Paraguay mostly low, marshy plain near the river, and dry forest and thorny scrub elsewhere", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 178, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "junction of Rio Paraguay and Rio Parana", "elevation": { "value": 46, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Cerro Pero", "elevation": { "value": 842, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "hydropower", "timber", "iron ore", "manganese", "limestone" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 53.8, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 10.8, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0.2, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 42.8, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 43.8, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 2.4, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 1362, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "most of the population resides in the eastern half of the country; to the west lies the Gran Chaco, which accounts for 60% of the land territory, but only 2% of the overall population", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "local flooding in southeast (early September to June)", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "poorly drained plains may become boggy (early October to June)", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "deforestation", "water pollution", "inadequate means for waste disposal pose health risks for many urban residents", "loss of wetlands" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Wetlands" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "landlocked; lies between Argentina, Bolivia, and Brazil; population concentrated in southern part of country" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 6862812, "global_rank": 105, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Paraguayan(s)", "adjective": "Paraguayan" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "mestizo", "percent": 95, "note": "mixed Spanish and Amerindian" }, { "name": "other", "percent": 5 } ] }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Spanish", "note": "official" }, { "name": "Guarani", "note": "official" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 89.6 }, { "name": "Protestant", "percent": 6.2 }, { "name": "other Christian", "percent": 1.1 }, { "name": "other or unspecified", "percent": 1.9 }, { "name": "none", "percent": 1.1, "note": "2002 census" } ] }, "demographic_profile": "Paraguay falls below the Latin American average in several socioeconomic categories, including immunization rates, potable water, sanitation, and secondary school enrollment, and has greater rates of income inequality and child and maternal mortality. Paraguay's poverty rate has declined in recent years but remains high, especially in rural areas, with more than a third of the population below the poverty line. However, the well-being of the poor in many regions has improved in terms of housing quality and access to clean water, telephone service, and electricity. The fertility rate continues to drop, declining sharply from an average 4.3 births per woman in the late 1990s to about 2 in 2013, as a result of the greater educational attainment of women, increased use of contraception, and a desire for smaller families among young women.\nParaguay is a country of emigration; it has not attracted large numbers of immigrants because of political instability, civil wars, years of dictatorship, and the greater appeal of neighboring countries. Paraguay first tried to encourage immigration in 1870 in order to rebound from the heavy death toll it suffered during the War of the Triple Alliance, but it received few European and Middle Eastern immigrants. In the 20th century, limited numbers of immigrants arrived from Lebanon, Japan, South Korea, and China, as well as Mennonites from Canada, Russia, and Mexico. Large flows of Brazilian immigrants have been arriving since the 1960s, mainly to work in agriculture. Paraguayans continue to emigrate to Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, the United States, Italy, Spain, and France.", "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 25.04, "males": 874541, "females": 844212 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 19.74, "males": 680998, "females": 673534 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 40.56, "males": 1392814, "females": 1390655 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 7.74, "males": 270769, "females": 260300 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 6.92, "males": 222435, "females": 252554 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 56.6, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 47.2, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 9.4, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 10.6, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 27.8, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 27.5, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 28, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 136, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 1.17, "global_rank": 100, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 16.5, "global_rank": 111, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 4.7, "global_rank": 200, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -0.1, "global_rank": 106, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "most of the population resides in the eastern half of the country; to the west lies the Gran Chaco, which accounts for 60% of the land territory, but only 2% of the overall population", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 59.7, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 2.1, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Asuncion", "population": 2356000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.01, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.88, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 1.01, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 22.9, "date": "2008" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 132, "global_rank": 73, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 19.4, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 22.8, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 15.7, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 86, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 77.2, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 74.5, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 80, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 74, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.91, "global_rank": 134, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 79.4, "units": "%", "note": "percent of women aged 15-44", "date": "2008" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 9.8, "global_rank": 21, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 1.29, "date": "2012" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 1.3, "date": "2011" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 94.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 98, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 5.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 2, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 95.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 78.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 88.6, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 4.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 21.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 11.4, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 0.43, "global_rank": 75, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 17500, "global_rank": 83, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 800, "global_rank": 90, "date": "2015" } }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "degree_of_risk": "intermediate", "food_or_waterborne_diseases": [ "bacterial diarrhea", "hepatitis A", "typhoid fever" ], "vectorborne_diseases": [ "dengue fever" ], "note": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus", "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 15.1, "global_rank": 110, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 2.6, "global_rank": 105, "date": "2012" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 5, "global_rank": 84, "date": "2012" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 93.9, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 94.8, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 92.9, "units": "%" }, "date": "2010" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 12, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 12, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 13, "units": "years" }, "date": "2010" }, "child_labor": { "total_number": 205297, "percentage": { "value": 15, "units": "%" }, "date": "2004" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 13, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 10, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 17.8, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 95, "date": "2014" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Republic of Paraguay", "conventional_short_form": "Paraguay", "local_long_form": "Republica del Paraguay", "local_short_form": "Paraguay", "etymology": "the precise meaning of the name Paraguay is unclear, but it seems to derive from the river of the same name; one explanation has the name meaning \"water of the Payagua\" (an indigenous tribe that lived along the river)" }, "government_type": "presidential republic", "capital": { "name": "Asuncion", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 25, "minutes": 16, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 57, "minutes": 40, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": -4, "note": "1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" }, "daylight_saving_time": "+1hr, begins first Sunday in October; ends fourth Sunday in March" }, "independence": { "date": "1811-05-14", "note": "from Spain" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "14-15 May", "original_year": "1811", "note": "observed 15 May" } ], "constitution": { "history": "several previous; latest approved and promulgated 20 June 1992; amended 2011, 2014 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "civil law system with influences from Argentine, Spanish, Roman, and French civil law models; judicial review of legislative acts in Supreme Court of Justice", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "yes", "citizenship_by_descent": "at least one parent must be a native-born citizen of Paraguay", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "yes", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "3 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": true, "note": "18 years of age; universal and compulsory until the age of 75" }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Horacio CARTES Jara (since 15 August 2013); Vice President Juan AFARA Maciel (since 15 August 2013); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government", "head_of_government": "President Horacio CARTES Jara (since 15 August 2013); Vice President Juan AFARA Maciel (since 15 August 2013)", "cabinet": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president", "elections_appointments": "president and vice president directly elected on the same ballot by simple majority popular vote for a single 5-year term; election last held on 21 April 2013 (next to be held in April 2018)", "election_results": "Horacio CARTES elected president; percent of vote - Horacio CARTES (ANR) 45.8%, Efrain ALEGRE (PLRA) 36.9%, Mario FERREIRO (AP) 5.9%, Anibal CARRILLO (FG) 3.3%, other 8%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "bicameral National Congress or Congreso Nacional consists of the Chamber of Senators or Camara de Senadores (45 seats; members directly elected in a single nationwide constituency by proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms) and the Chamber of Deputies or Camara de Diputados (80 seats; members directly elected in 18 multi-seat constituencies - corresponding to the country's 17 departments and capital city - by proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms)", "elections": "Chamber of Senators - last held on 21 April 2013 (next to be held in April 2018); Chamber of Deputies - last held on 21 April 2013 (next to be held in April 2018)", "election_results": "Chamber of Senators - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - ANR 19, PLRA 12, FG 5, PDP 3, Avanza Pais 2, UNACE 2, PEN 1, PPQ 1; Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - ANR 44, PLRA 27, Avanza Pais 2, PEN 2, UNACE 2, FG 1, PPQ 1, other 1" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court of Justice or Corte Suprema de Justicia (consists of 9 justices divided 3 each into the Constitutional Court, Civil and Commercial Chamber, and Criminal Division", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "justices proposed by the Council of Magistrates or Consejo de la Magistratura, a 6-member independent body, and appointed by the Chamber of Senators with presidential concurrence; judges appointed until mandatory retirement at age 75", "subordinate_courts": "appellate courts; first instance courts; minor courts, including justices of the peace" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Asociacion Nacional Republicana - Colorado Party", "name_alternative": "ANR", "leaders": [ "Pedro ALLIANA" ] }, { "name": "Avanza Pais coalition", "leaders": [ "Adolfo FERREIRO" ] }, { "name": "Broad Front coalition", "name_alternative": "FG", "leaders": [ "Esperanza MARTINEZ" ], "note": "Frente Guasu" }, { "name": "Movimiento Union Nacional de Ciudadanos Eticos", "name_alternative": "UNACE", "leaders": [ "Jorge OVIEDO MATTO" ] }, { "name": "Partido del Movimiento al Socialismo", "name_alternative": "P-MAS", "leaders": [ "Camilo Ernesto SOARES Machado" ] }, { "name": "Partido Democratica Progresista", "name_alternative": "PDP", "leaders": [ "Desiree MASI" ] }, { "name": "Partido Encuentro Nacional", "name_alternative": "PEN", "leaders": [ "Fernando CAMACHO Paredes" ] }, { "name": "Partido Liberal Radical Autentico", "name_alternative": "PLRA", "leaders": [ "Miguel ABDON SAGUIER" ] }, { "name": "Partido Pais Solidario", "name_alternative": "PPS", "leaders": [ "Carlos Alberto FILIZZOLA Pallares" ] }, { "name": "Partido Popular Tekojoja", "leaders": [ "Sixto PEREIRA" ] }, { "name": "Patria Querida", "name_alternative": "PPQ", "leaders": [ "Sebastian ACHA" ], "note": "Beloved Fatherland Party" } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Ahorristas Estafados", "name_alternative": "AE" }, { "name": "National Coordinating Board of Campesino Organizations", "name_alternative": "MCNOC", "leaders": [ "Luis AGUAYO" ] }, { "name": "National Federation of Campesinos", "name_alternative": "FNC", "leaders": [ "Odilon ESPINOLA" ] }, { "name": "National Workers Central", "name_alternative": "CNT", "leaders": [ "Secretary General Juan TORRALES" ] }, { "name": "Paraguayan Workers Confederation", "name_alternative": "CPT" }, { "name": "Roman Catholic Church" }, { "name": "Unitary Workers Central", "name_alternative": "CUT", "leaders": [ "Jorge Guzman ALVARENGA Malgarejo" ] } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "CAN ", "note": "associate" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CELAC" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-11" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IADB" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO ", "note": "correspondent" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "LAES" }, { "organization": "LAIA" }, { "organization": "Mercosur" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "MINURSO" }, { "organization": "MINUSTAH" }, { "organization": "MONUSCO" }, { "organization": "NAM ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OAS" }, { "organization": "OPANAL" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "Pacific Alliance ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNASUR" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNFICYP" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "Union Latina" }, { "organization": "UNISFA" }, { "organization": "UNMIL" }, { "organization": "UNMISS" }, { "organization": "UNOCI" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador German Hugo ROJAS Irigoyen (since 28 December 2016)", "chancery": "2400 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 483-6960 through 6962", "fax": "[1] (202) 234-4508", "consulates_general": "Los Angeles, Miami, New York" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Hugo F. RODRIGUES, Jr. (since 20 January 2017)", "embassy": "1776 Avenida Mariscal Lopez, Casilla Postal 402, Asuncion", "mailing_address": "Unit 4711, DPO AA 34036-0001", "telephone": "[595] (21) 213-715", "fax": "[595] (21) 213-728" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "three equal, horizontal bands of red (top), white, and blue with an emblem centered in the white band; unusual flag in that the emblem is different on each side; the obverse (hoist side at the left) bears the national coat of arms (a yellow five-pointed star within a green wreath capped by the words REPUBLICA DEL PARAGUAY, all within two circles); the reverse (hoist side at the right) bears a circular seal of the treasury (a yellow lion below a red Cap of Liberty and the words PAZ Y JUSTICIA (Peace and Justice)); red symbolizes bravery and patriotism, white represents integrity and peace, and blue denotes liberty and generosity", "note": "the three color bands resemble those on the flag of the Netherlands; one of only three national flags that differ on their obverse and reverse sides - the others are Moldova and Saudi Arabia" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "lion" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "white" }, { "color": "blue" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Paraguayos, Republica o muerte!\" (Paraguayans, The Republic or Death!)", "lyrics_music": "Francisco Esteban ACUNA de Figueroa/disputed", "note": "adopted 1934, in use since 1846; officially adopted following its re-arrangement in 1934", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/PA.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Landlocked Paraguay has a market economy distinguished by a large informal sector, featuring re-export of imported consumer goods to neighboring countries, as well as the activities of thousands of microenterprises and urban street vendors. A large percentage of the population, especially in rural areas, derives its living from agricultural activity, often on a subsistence basis. Because of the importance of the informal sector, accurate economic measures are difficult to obtain.\n\nOn a per capita basis, real income has grown steadily over the past decade. The economy grew rapidly between 2003 and 2008 as strong world demand for commodities, combined with high prices and favorable weather, supported Paraguay's commodity-based export expansion. Paraguay is the sixth largest soy producer in the world. Drought hit in 2008, reducing agricultural exports and slowing the economy even before the onset of the global recession. The economy fell 3.8% in 2009, as lower world demand and commodity prices caused exports to contract. Severe drought and outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease in 2012 led to a brief drop in beef and other agricultural exports. Since 2014, however, Paraguay’s economy has grown at a 4% average annual rate due to strong production and high global prices, at a time when other countries in the region have contracted.\n\nThe Paraguayan Government recognizes the need to diversify its economy and has taken steps in recent years to do so. In addition to looking for new commodity markets in the Middle East and Europe, Paraguayan officials have promoted the country’s low labor costs, cheap energy from its massive Itaipu hydroelectric dam, and single-digit tax rate on foreign firms. As a result, the number of factories operating in the country – mostly transplants from Brazil - has tripled since 2014.\n\nPolitical uncertainty, corruption, limited progress on structural reform, and deficient infrastructure are the main obstacles to long-term growth. Paraguay has been adverse to public debt throughout its history, but has recently changed its anti-debt policies to finance infrastructure improvements to attract foreign investment. Judicial corruption is endemic and is seen as the greatest barrier to attracting more foreign investment.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 64670000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 62480000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 60610000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 103, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 32189999999.999996, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.5, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3.1, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 4.7, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 76 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 9500, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 9200, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 9200, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 141, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 67.4, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 12.9, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 15.3, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 0.3, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 43.3, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -39.2, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 17.1, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 27.3, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 55.6, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 15, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 14.9, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 15.8, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 119 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "cotton", "sugarcane", "soybeans", "corn", "wheat", "tobacco", "cassava", "manioc", "tapioca", "fruits", "vegetables", "beef", "pork", "eggs", "milk", "timber" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "sugar", "cement", "textiles", "beverages", "wood products", "steel", "base metals", "electric power" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 6.5, "global_rank": 22, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 3291000, "global_rank": 101, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 26.5, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 18.5, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 55, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2008" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5.9, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 6.1, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 69 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 22.2, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 1.5, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 37.6, "units": "%" }, "date": "2013" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 51.7, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 53.2, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2009" } ], "global_rank": 12 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 5231000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 5231000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 16.2, "global_rank": 177, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": 0, "global_rank": 35, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 25.5, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 24.2, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 161 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.8, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3.1, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 159 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5.5, "units": "%", "date": "2012-12-31" }, { "value": 6, "units": "%", "date": "2011-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 75 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 21, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 19.74, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 16 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4390000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 3974000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 103 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 9483000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" }, { "value": 8545999999.999999, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 108 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 13940000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 12060000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 96 }, "market_value_of_publicly_traded_shares": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 962300000, "units": "USD", "date": "2012-12-31" }, { "value": 958100000, "units": "USD", "date": "2011-12-31" }, { "value": 42000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2010-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 108 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 158000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -287000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 54 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 8594000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 8356999999.999999, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 92 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "soybeans", "livestock feed", "cotton", "meat", "edible oils", "wood", "leather", "gold" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Brazil", "percent": 31.7 }, { "name": "Russia", "percent": 9.1 }, { "name": "Chile", "percent": 7.1 }, { "name": "Argentina", "percent": 7 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 8571999999.999999, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" 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"value": 6410000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 99 }, "abroad": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 309000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 259000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 94 } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5689.1, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 5160.4, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 5160.4, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 4462.2, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 4424.9, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "guarani (PYG) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 100000, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 98, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 99, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 96, "units": "%" }, "date": "2013" }, "production": { "kWh": 55000000000, "global_rank": 50, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 9700000000, "global_rank": 95, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 41000000000, "global_rank": 5, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 188, "date": "2013" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 8800000, "global_rank": 66, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 0.1, "global_rank": 212, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 162, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 99.9, "global_rank": 3, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 209, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 179, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 176, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 115, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 0, "global_rank": 179, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 185, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 36000, "global_rank": 115, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 217, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 33270, "global_rank": 96, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 116, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 185, "date": "2013" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 163, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 115, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 184, "date": "2014-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 3900000, "global_rank": 134, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 384135, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 6, "global_rank": 109, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 7412000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 109, "global_rank": 102, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "the fixed-line market is a state monopoly and fixed-line telephone service is meager; principal switching center is in Asuncion", "domestic": "deficiencies in provision of fixed-line service have resulted in a rapid expansion of mobile-cellular services fostered by competition among multiple providers", "international": "country code - 595; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "6 privately owned TV stations; about 75 commercial and community radio stations; 1 state-owned radio network (2010)", "internet": { "country_code": ".py", "users": { "total": 3011000, "percent_of_population": 44.4, "global_rank": 101, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 1, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 5, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 452004, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 1641624, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "ZP", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 799, "global_rank": 9, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 15, "over_3047_metres": 3, "1524_to_2437_metres": 7, "914_to_1523_metres": 5, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 784, "1524_to_2437_metres": 23, "914_to_1523_metres": 290, "under_914_metres": 471, "date": "2013" } } }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 30, "units": "km" }, "standard_gauge": { "length": 30, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.435-m" }, "global_rank": 133, "date": "2014" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 32059, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 4860, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 27199, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 95, "date": "2010" }, "waterways": { "value": 3100, "units": "km", "note": "primarily on the Paraguay and Paran� River systems", "global_rank": 32, "date": "2012" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 19, "by_type": [ { "type": "cargo", "count": 13 }, { "type": "container", "count": 3 }, { "type": "passenger", "count": 1 }, { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 1 }, { "type": "roll on/roll off", "count": 1 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 6, "by_country": [ { "country": "Argentina", "count": 5 }, { "country": "Netherlands", "count": 1 } ] }, "global_rank": 96, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "river_ports": [ "Asuncion", "Villeta", "San Antonio", "Encarnacion (Parana)" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.71, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.4, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1.36, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 1.38, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 1.2, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 54 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Armed Forces Command (Commando de las Fuerzas Militares)", "Army", "National Navy (Armada Nacional", "includes Marine Corps", "Naval Aviation", "Coast Guard)", "Paraguayan Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Paraguay", "FAP)", "Logistics Command", "War Materiel Directorate" ], "date": "2012" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; conscript service obligation is 12 months for Army, 24 months for Navy; volunteers for the Air Force must be younger than 22 years of age with a secondary school diploma", "date": "2012" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "unruly region at convergence of Argentina-Brazil-Paraguay borders is locus of money laundering, smuggling, arms and illegal narcotics trafficking, and fundraising for violent extremist organizations" ], "illicit_drugs": { "note": "major illicit producer of cannabis, most or all of which is consumed in Brazil, Argentina, and Chile; transshipment country for Andean cocaine headed for Brazil, other Southern Cone markets, and Europe; weak border controls, extensive corruption and money-laundering activity, especially in the Tri-Border Area; weak anti-money-laundering laws and enforcement" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-01", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701102823/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/pa.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/pa.html" } }, "peru": { "data": { "name": "Peru", "introduction": { "background": "Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose empire was captured by Spanish conquistadors in 1533. Peru declared its independence in 1821, and remaining Spanish forces were defeated in 1824. After a dozen years of military rule, Peru returned to democratic leadership in 1980, but experienced economic problems and the growth of a violent insurgency. President Alberto FUJIMORI's election in 1990 ushered in a decade that saw a dramatic turnaround in the economy and significant progress in curtailing guerrilla activity. Nevertheless, the president's increasing reliance on authoritarian measures and an economic slump in the late 1990s generated mounting dissatisfaction with his regime, which led to his resignation in 2000. A caretaker government oversaw a new election in the spring of 2001, which installed Alejandro TOLEDO Manrique as the new head of government - Peru's first democratically elected president of indigenous ethnicity. The presidential election of 2006 saw the return of Alan GARCIA Perez who, after a disappointing presidential term from 1985 to 1990, oversaw a robust economic rebound. Former army officer Ollanta HUMALA Tasso was elected president in June 2011, and carried on the sound, market-oriented economic policies of the three preceding administrations. Poverty and unemployment levels have fallen dramatically in the last decade, and today Peru boasts one of the best performing economies in Latin America. Pedro Pablo KUCZYNSKI Godard won a very narrow presidential runoff election in June 2016." }, "geography": { "location": "Western South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean, between Chile and Ecuador", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 10, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 76, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "South America", "area": { "total": { "value": 1285216, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 1279996, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 5220, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 20, "comparative": "almost twice the size of Texas; slightly smaller than Alaska" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 7062, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Bolivia", "border_length": { "value": 1212, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Brazil", "border_length": { "value": 2659, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Chile", "border_length": { "value": 168, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Colombia", "border_length": { "value": 1494, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Ecuador", "border_length": { "value": 1529, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 2414, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" }, "continental_shelf": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "varies from tropical in east to dry desert in west; temperate to frigid in Andes", "terrain": "western coastal plain (costa), high and rugged Andes in center (sierra), eastern lowland jungle of Amazon Basin (selva)", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 1555, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Pacific Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Nevado Huascaran", "elevation": { "value": 6768, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "copper", "silver", "gold", "petroleum", "timber", "fish", "iron ore", "coal", "phosphate", "potash", "hydropower", "natural gas" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 18.8, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 3.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 1.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 14.6, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 53, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 28.2, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 25800, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "approximately one-third of the population resides along the desert coastal belt in the west, with a strong focus on the capital city of Lima; the Andean highlands, or sierra, which is strongly identified with the country's Amerindian population, contains roughly half of the overall population; the eastern slopes of the Andes, and adjoining rainforest, are sparsely populated", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "earthquakes, tsunamis, flooding, landslides, mild volcanic activity", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "volcanic activity in the Andes Mountains; Ubinas (elev. 5,672 m), which last erupted in 2009, is the country's most active volcano; other historically active volcanoes include El Misti, Huaynaputina, Sabancaya, and Yucamane", "type": "volcanism" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "deforestation (some the result of illegal logging)", "overgrazing of the slopes of the costa and sierra leading to soil erosion", "desertification", "air pollution in Lima", "pollution of rivers and coastal waters from municipal and mining wastes" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Antarctic-Environmental Protocol", "Antarctic-Marine Living Resources", "Antarctic Treaty", "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Hazardous Wastes", "Marine Dumping", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Tropical Timber 83", "Tropical Timber 94", "Wetlands", "Whaling" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "shares control of Lago Titicaca, world's highest navigable lake, with Bolivia; a remote slope of Nevado Mismi, a 5,316 m peak, is the ultimate source of the Amazon River" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 30741062, "global_rank": 44, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Peruvian(s)", "adjective": "Peruvian" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Amerindian", "percent": 45 }, { "name": "mestizo", "percent": 37, "note": "mixed Amerindian and white" }, { "name": "white", "percent": 15 }, { "name": "black" }, { "name": "Japanese" }, { "name": "Chinese" }, { "name": "and other", "percent": 3 } ] }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Spanish", "percent": 84.1, "note": "official" }, { "name": "Quechua", "percent": 13, "note": "official" }, { "name": "Aymara", "percent": 1.7, "note": "official" }, { "name": "Ashaninka", "percent": 0.3 }, { "name": "other native languages", "percent": 0.7, "note": "includes a large number of minor Amazonian languages" }, { "name": "other", "percent": 0.2, "note": "includes foreign languages and sign language" } ], "date": "2007" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 81.3 }, { "name": "Evangelical", "percent": 12.5 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 3.3 }, { "name": "none", "percent": 2.9 } ], "date": "2007" }, "demographic_profile": "Peru's urban and coastal communities have benefited much more from recent economic growth than rural, Afro-Peruvian, indigenous, and poor populations of the Amazon and mountain regions. The poverty rate has dropped substantially during the last decade but remains stubbornly high at about 30% (more than 55% in rural areas). After remaining almost static for about a decade, Peru's malnutrition rate began falling in 2005, when the government introduced a coordinated strategy focusing on hygiene, sanitation, and clean water. School enrollment has improved, but achievement scores reflect ongoing problems with educational quality. Many poor children temporarily or permanently drop out of school to help support their families. About a quarter to a third of Peruvian children aged 6 to 14 work, often putting in long hours at hazardous mining or construction sites.\nPeru was a country of immigration in the 19th and early 20th centuries, but has become a country of emigration in the last few decades. Beginning in the 19th century, Peru brought in Asian contract laborers mainly to work on coastal plantations. Populations of Chinese and Japanese descent - among the largest in Latin America - are economically and culturally influential in Peru today. Peruvian emigration began rising in the 1980s due to an economic crisis and a violent internal conflict, but outflows have stabilized in the last few years as economic conditions have improved. Nonetheless, more than 2 million Peruvians have emigrated in the last decade, principally to the US, Spain, and Argentina.", "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 26.62, "males": 4164681, "females": 4019436 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 18.63, "males": 2868743, "females": 2859476 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 39.91, "males": 5892065, "females": 6377681 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 7.62, "males": 1135938, "females": 1205579 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 7.21, "males": 1049409, "females": 1168054 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 53.2, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 42.7, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 10.5, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 9.6, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 27.7, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 26.9, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 28.4, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 139, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 0.96, "global_rank": 119, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 18, "global_rank": 101, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 6, "global_rank": 165, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -2.4, "global_rank": 174, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "approximately one-third of the population resides along the desert coastal belt in the west, with a strong focus on the capital city of Lima; the Andean highlands, or sierra, which is strongly identified with the country's Amerindian population, contains roughly half of the overall population; the eastern slopes of the Andes, and adjoining rainforest, are sparsely populated", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 78.6, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 1.69, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Lima", "population": 9897000, "is_capital": true }, { "place": "Arequipa", "population": 850000 }, { "place": "Trujillo", "population": 798000 } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 0.92, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.94, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.9, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.97, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 22.2, "date": "2013" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 68, "global_rank": 90, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 19, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 21.1, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 16.7, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 90, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 73.7, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 71.7, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 75.9, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 129, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 2.15, "global_rank": 100, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 74.6, "units": "%", "date": "2014" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 5.5, "global_rank": 140, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 1.12, "date": "2012" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 1.5, "date": "2012" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 91.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 69.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 86.7, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 8.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 30.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 13.3, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 82.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 53.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 76.2, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 17.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 46.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 23.8, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 0.33, "global_rank": 77, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 66200, "global_rank": 51, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 1600, "global_rank": 51, "date": "2015" } }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "degree_of_risk": "very high", "food_or_waterborne_diseases": [ "bacterial diarrhea", "hepatitis A", "typhoid fever" ], "vectorborne_diseases": [ "dengue fever", "malaria", "Bartonellosis (Oroya fever)" ], "note": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus", "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 20.4, "global_rank": 117, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 3.1, "global_rank": 103, "date": "2014" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 3.9, "global_rank": 145, "date": "2015" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 94.5, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 97.3, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 91.7, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 13, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 13, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 14, "units": "years" }, "date": "2010" }, "child_labor": { "total_number": 2545855, "percentage": { "value": 34, "units": "%" }, "note": "data represents children ages 5-17", "date": "2007" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 8.8, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 8.3, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 9.3, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 101, "date": "2013" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Republic of Peru", "conventional_short_form": "Peru", "local_long_form": "Republica del Peru", "local_short_form": "Peru", "etymology": "exact meaning is obscure, but the name may derive from a native word \"biru\" meaning \"river\"" }, "government_type": "presidential republic", "capital": { "name": "Lima", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 12, "minutes": 3, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 77, "minutes": 3, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": -5, "note": "same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "independence": { "date": "1821-07-28", "note": "from Spain" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "28-29 July", "original_year": "1821" } ], "constitution": { "history": "several previous; latest promulgated 29 December 1993, enacted 31 December 1993; amended several times, last in 2015 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "civil law system", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "yes", "citizenship_by_descent": "yes", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "yes", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "2 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": true, "note": "18 years of age; universal and compulsory until the age of 70" }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Pedro Pablo KUCZYNSKI Godard (since 28 July 2016); First Vice President Martin Alberto VIZCARRA Cornejo (since 28 July 2016); Second Vice President Mercedes Rosalba ARAOZ Fernandez (since 28 July 2016); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government", "head_of_government": "President Pedro Pablo KUCZYNSKI Godard (since 28 July 2016); First Vice President Martin Alberto VIZCARRA Cornejo (since 28 July 2016); Second Vice President Mercedes Rosalba ARAOZ Fernandez (since 28 July 2016)", "cabinet": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president", "elections_appointments": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for nonconsecutive terms); election last held on 10 April 2016 with runoff on 5 June 2016 (next to be held in April 2021)", "election_results": "Pedro Pablo KUCZYNSKI Godard elected president; first round election results from 10 April 2016: percent of vote - Keiko FUJIMORI Higuchi 39.85%, Pedro Pablo KUCZYNSKI Godard 21%, Veronika MENDOZA 18.82%, Alfredo BARNECHEA 6.97%, Alan GARCIA 5.82%; second round election results from 5 June 2016: percent of vote - Pedro Pablo KUCZYNSKI Godard (Peruanos Por el Kambio) 50.1%, Keiko FUJIMORI Higuchi (Fuerza Popular) 49.9%", "note": "Prime Minister Fernando ZAVALA Lombardi (since 28 July 2016) does not exercise executive power; this power rests with the president" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral Congress of the Republic of Peru or Congreso de la Republica del Peru (130 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by closed party list proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 10 April 2016 with run-off election on 6 June 2016 (next to be held in April 2021)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - Fuerza Popular 36.34%, PPK 16.47%, Frente Amplio 13.94%, APP 9.23%; APRA 8.31%; AP 7.20%, other 8.51%; seats by party - Fuerza Popular 71, PPK 20, Frente Amplio 20, APP 9; APRA 5; AP 5" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court (consists of 16 judges and divided into civil, criminal, and constitutional-social sectors)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "justices proposed by the National Council of the Judiciary or National Judicial Council (a 7-member independent body), nominated by the president, and confirmed by the Congress (all appointments reviewed by the Council every 7 years); justices appointed for life or until age 70", "subordinate_courts": "Court of Constitutional Guarantees; Superior Courts or Cortes Superiores; specialized civil, criminal, and mixed courts; 2 types of peace courts in which professional judges and selected members of the local communities preside" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Alliance for Progress", "name_alternative": "APP", "leaders": [ "Cesar ACUNA Peralta" ], "note": "Alianza para el Progreso" }, { "name": "Broad Front , a coalition of left-of-center parties including Nuevo Peru, Tierra y Libertad [Marco ARANA Zegarra], Fuerza Social [Susana VILLARAN de la Puente]", "leaders": [ "Veronika Mendoza" ], "note": "Frente Amplio; also known as El Frente Amplio por Justicia, Vida y Libertad" }, { "name": "Fuerza Popular ", "leaders": [ "Keiko FUJIMORI Higuchi" ], "note": "formerly Fuerza 2011" }, { "name": "National Solidarity", "name_alternative": "SN", "leaders": [ "Luis CASTANEDA Lossio" ], "note": "Solidaridad Nacional" }, { "name": "Peru Posible", "name_alternative": "PP", "leaders": [ "Alejandro TOLEDO Manrique" ], "note": "a coalition of Accion Popular and Somos Peru" }, { "name": "Peruvian Aprista Party", "name_alternative": "PAP", "leaders": [ "Javier VELASQUEZ Quesquen" ], "note": "Partido Aprista Peruano; also referred to by its original name Alianza Popular Revolucionaria Americana or APRA" }, { "name": "Peruvian Nationalist Party", "leaders": [ "Ollanta HUMALA" ] }, { "name": "Peruvians for Change", "name_alternative": "PPK", "leaders": [ "Pedro Pablo KUCZYNSKI" ], "note": "Peruanos Por el Kambio" }, { "name": "Popular Action", "name_alternative": "AP", "leaders": [ "Mesias GUEVARA Amasifuen" ], "note": "Accion Popular" }, { "name": "Popular Christian Party", "name_alternative": "PPC", "leaders": [ "Lourdes FLORES Nano" ], "note": "Partido Popular Cristiano" } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "General Workers Confederation of Peru", "name_alternative": "CGTP", "leaders": [ "Mario HUAMAN" ], "note": "Confederacion General de Trabajadores del Peru" }, { "name": "Shining Path", "name_alternative": "SL", "leaders": [ "Abimael GUZMAN Reynoso ", "Victor QUISPE Palomino " ], "note": "Sendero Luminoso; imprisoned; top leader at-large; leftist guerrilla group" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "APEC" }, { "organization": "BIS" }, { "organization": "CAN" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CELAC" }, { "organization": "EITI ", "note": "compliant country" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-24" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IADB" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IHO" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "LAES" }, { "organization": "LAIA" }, { "organization": "Mercosur ", "note": "associate" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "MINUSTAH" }, { "organization": "MONUSCO" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OAS" }, { "organization": "OPANAL" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "Pacific Alliance" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "SICA ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNAMID" }, { "organization": "UNASUR" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "Union Latina" }, { "organization": "UNISFA" }, { "organization": "UNMISS" }, { "organization": "UNOCI" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Carlos Jose PAREJA Rios (since 16 September 2016)", "chancery": "1700 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036", "telephone": "[1] (202) 833-9860 through 9869", "fax": "[1] (202) 659-8124", "consulates_general": "Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Hartford (CT), Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Paterson (NJ), San Francisco, Washington DC" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Brian A. NICHOLS (since 30 June 2014)", "embassy": "Avenida La Encalada, Cuadra 17 s/n, Surco, Lima 33", "mailing_address": "P. O. Box 1995, Lima 1; American Embassy (Lima), APO AA 34031-5000", "telephone": "[51] (1) 618-2000", "fax": "[51] (1) 618-2397" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "three equal, vertical bands of red (hoist side), white, and red with the coat of arms centered in the white band; the coat of arms features a shield bearing a vicuna (representing fauna), a cinchona tree (the source of quinine, signifying flora), and a yellow cornucopia spilling out coins (denoting mineral wealth); red recalls blood shed for independence, white symbolizes peace" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "vicuna ", "note": "a camelid related to the llama" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "white" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Himno Nacional del Peru\" (National Anthem of Peru)", "lyrics_music": "Jose DE LA TORRE Ugarte/Jose Bernardo ALZEDO", "note": "adopted 1822; the song won a national anthem contest", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/PE.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Peru's economy reflects its varied topography - an arid lowland coastal region, the central high sierra of the Andes, and the dense forest of the Amazon. A wide range of important mineral resources are found in the mountainous and coastal areas, and Peru's coastal waters provide excellent fishing grounds. Peru is the world's second largest producer of silver and copper.\n\nThe Peruvian economy grew by an average of 5.6% per year from 2009-13 with a stable exchange rate and low inflation, which in 2013 was just below the upper limit of the Central Bank target range of 1% to 3%. This growth was due partly to high international prices for Peru's metals and minerals exports, which account for 55% of the country's total exports. Growth slipped from 2014 to 2016, due to weaker world prices for these resources. Despite Peru's strong macroeconomic performance, dependence on minerals and metals exports and imported foodstuffs makes the economy vulnerable to fluctuations in world prices.\n\nPeru's rapid expansion coupled with cash transfers and other programs have helped to reduce the national poverty rate by over 35 percentage points since 2004, but inequality persists and continued to pose a challenge for the Ollanta HUMALA administration, which championed a policy of social inclusion and a more equitable distribution of income. Poor infrastructure hinders the spread of growth to Peru's non-coastal areas. The HUMALA administration passed several economic stimulus packages in 2014 to bolster growth, including reforms to environmental regulations in order to spur investment in Peru’s lucrative mining sector, a move that was opposed by some environmental groups. However, in 2015, mining investment fell as global commodity prices remained low and social conflicts plagued the sector.\n\nPeru's free trade policy continued under the HUMALA administration; since 2006, Peru has signed trade deals with the US, Canada, Singapore, China, Korea, Mexico, Japan, the EU, the European Free Trade Association, Chile, Thailand, Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela, Honduras, concluded negotiations with Guatemala and the Trans-Pacific Partnership, and begun trade talks with El Salvador, India, and Turkey. Peru also has signed a trade pact with Chile, Colombia, and Mexico, called the Pacific Alliance, that seeks integration of services, capital, investment and movement of people. Since the US-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement entered into force in February 2009, total trade between Peru and the US has doubled. President Pedro Pablo KUCZYNSKI succeeded HUMALA in July 2016 and is focusing on economic reforms and free market policies aimed at boosting investment in Peru. Mining output increased significantly in 2016, which helped Peru attain one of the highest GDP growth rates in Latin America, and Peru should maintain strong growth in 2017. However, 2016 economic performance fell short of initial projections depressed by delays in infrastructure mega-projects and the start of a corruption scandal associated with a Brazilian firm, which have lowered 2017 growth estimates. Massive flooding in early 2017 may also be a drag on growth, offset somewhat by additional public spending aimed at recovery efforts.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 410400000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 395000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 382500000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 48, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 180300000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.9, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3.3, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 2.4, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 59 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 13000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 12700, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 12400, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 120, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { 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"cotton", "sugarcane", "rice", "potatoes", "corn", "plantains", "grapes", "oranges", "pineapples", "guavas", "bananas", "apples", "lemons", "pears", "coca", "tomatoes", "mangoes", "barley", "medicinal plants", "quinoa", "palm oil", "marigold", "onion", "wheat", "dry beans", "poultry", "beef", "pork", "dairy products", "guinea pigs", "fish" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "mining", "refining of minerals", "steel", "metal fabrication", "petroleum extraction", "refining", "natural gas", "natural gas liquefaction", "fishing", "fish processing", "cement", "glass", "textiles", "clothing", "food processing", "beer", "soft drinks", "rubber", "machinery", "electrical machinery", "chemicals", "furniture" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 3.2, "global_rank": 78, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 17120000, "global_rank": 38, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 25.8, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 17.4, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 56.8, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 6, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 71, "note": "data are for metropolitan Lima; widespread underemployment" }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 22.7, "units": "%", "date": "2014" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 1.4, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 36.1, "units": "%" }, "date": "2010" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 45.3, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 51, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2005" } ], "global_rank": 42 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 60840000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 66459999999.99999, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 33.7, "global_rank": 63, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -3.1, "global_rank": 110, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 26.3, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 23.3, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 158, "note": "data cover general government debt, and includes debt instruments issued by government entities other than the treasury; the data exclude treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities" }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.6, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 154, "note": "data are for metropolitan Lima, annual average" }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4.25, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 5.05, "units": "%", "date": "2012-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 93 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 16.1, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 16.1, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 31, "note": "domestic currency lending rate, 90 day maturity" }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 32720000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 29860000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 60 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 91260000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" }, { "value": 84100000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 57 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 57600000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 49920000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 64 }, "market_value_of_publicly_traded_shares": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 56560000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" }, { "value": 78840000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" }, { "value": 80980000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 47 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -5463000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -9402000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 174 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 36840000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 34240000000.000004, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 51 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "copper", "gold", "lead", "zinc", "tin", "iron ore", "molybdenum", "silver", "crude petroleum", "petroleum products", "natural gas", "coffee", "asparagus", "other vegetables", "fruit", "apparel", "textiles", "fishmeal", "fish", "chemicals", "fabricated metal products", "machinery", "alloys" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "China", "percent": 22.1 }, { "name": "US", "percent": 15.2 }, { "name": "Switzerland", "percent": 8.1 }, { "name": "Canada", "percent": 7 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 35110000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 37390000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 57 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "petroleum", "petroleum products", "chemicals", "plastics", "machinery", "vehicles", "TV sets", "power shovels", "front-end loaders", "telephones", "telecommunication equipment", "iron", "steel", "wheat", "corn", "soybean products", "paper", "cotton", "vaccines", "medicines" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "China", "percent": 22.7 }, { "name": "US", "percent": 20.7 }, { "name": "Brazil", "percent": 5.1 }, { "name": "Mexico", "percent": 4.5 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 60410000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 61590000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 32 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 69780000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 67870000000.00001, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 57 }, "stock_of_direct_foreign_investment": { "at_home": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 94260000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 86110000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 48 }, "abroad": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2914000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 2815000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 75 } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.363, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3.185, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 3.185, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 2.8383, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 2.64, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "nuevo sol (PEN) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 2900000, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 91, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 98, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 73, "units": "%" }, "date": "2013" }, "production": { "kWh": 44000000000, "global_rank": 56, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 39000000000, "global_rank": 56, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 13000000, "global_rank": 92, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "kWh": 5000000, "global_rank": 115, "date": "2013" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 12000000, "global_rank": 58, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 63.2, "global_rank": 124, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 163, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 35.9, "global_rank": 63, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0.9, "global_rank": 100, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 58010, "global_rank": 53, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 14770, "global_rank": 61, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 84280, "global_rank": 47, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 700000000, "global_rank": 44, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 208400, "global_rank": 50, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 229000, "global_rank": 55, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 103400, "global_rank": 46, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 75330, "global_rank": 66, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 12900000000, "global_rank": 38, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 7660000000, "global_rank": 53, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 5240000000, "global_rank": 31, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 116, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 414100000000, "global_rank": 34, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 41000000, "global_rank": 68, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 2912316, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 10, "global_rank": 48, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 34236000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 112, "global_rank": 38, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "adequate for most requirements; nationwide microwave radio relay system and a domestic satellite system with 12 earth stations", "domestic": "fixed-line teledensity is only about 10 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity, spurred by competition among multiple providers, exceeds 110 telephones per 100 persons", "international": "country code - 51; the South America-1 (SAM-1) and Pan American (PAN-AM) submarine cable systems provide links to parts of Central and South America, the Caribbean, and US; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "10 major TV networks of which only one, Television Nacional de Peru, is state owned; multi-channel cable TV services are available; in excess of 2,000 radio stations including a substantial number of indigenous language stations (2010)", "internet": { "country_code": ".pe", "users": { "total": 12452000, "percent_of_population": 40.9, "global_rank": 39, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 7, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 35, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 13907948, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 223643434, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "OB", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 191, "global_rank": 30, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 59, "over_3047_metres": 5, "2438_to_3047_metres": 21, "1524_to_2437_metres": 16, "914_to_1523_metres": 12, "under_914_metres": 5, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 132, "2438_to_3047_metres": 1, "1524_to_2437_metres": 19, "914_to_1523_metres": 30, "under_914_metres": 82, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 5, "date": "2013" } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "extra heavy crude", "length": 786, "units": "km" }, { "type": "gas", "length": 1526, "units": "km" }, { "type": "liquid petroleum gas", "length": 679, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil", "length": 1033, "units": "km" }, { "type": "refined products", "length": 15, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 1854.4, "units": "km" }, "standard_gauge": { "length": 1730.4, "electrified": 34, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.435-m" }, "narrow_gauge": { "length": 124, "units": "km", "gauge": "0.914-m" }, "global_rank": 74, "date": "2014" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 140672, "units": "km", "note": "18,699 km paved" }, "note": "includes 24,593 km of national roads (14,748 km paved), 24,235 km of departmental roads (2,340 km paved), and 91,844 km of local roads (1,611 km paved)", "global_rank": 36, "date": "2012" }, "waterways": { "value": 8808, "units": "km", "note": "8,600 km of navigable tributaries on the Amazon system and 208 km on Lago Titicaca", "global_rank": 14, "date": "2011" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 22, "by_type": [ { "type": "cargo", "count": 2 }, { "type": "chemical tanker", "count": 5 }, { "type": "liquefied gas", "count": 2 }, { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 13 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 8, "by_country": [ { "country": "Chile", "count": 6 }, { "country": "Ecuador", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Spain", "count": 1 } ] }, "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 9, "by_country": [ { "country": "Panama", "count": 9 } ] }, "global_rank": 92, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Callao", "Matarani", "Paita" ], "river_ports": [ "Iquitos", "Pucallpa", "Yurimaguas (Amazon)" ], "oil_terminals": [ "Conchan oil terminal", "La Pampilla oil terminal" ], "container_ports": [ { "place": "Callao", "twenty_foot_equivalent_units": 1616365 } ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.18, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1.17, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.48, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1.54, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 1.28, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 78 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Peruvian Army (Ejercito Peruano)", "Peruvian Navy (Marina de Guerra del Peru", "MGP", "includes naval air", "naval infantry", "Coast Guard)", "Air Force of Peru (Fuerza Aerea del Peru", "FAP)" ], "date": "2013" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18-50 years of age for male and 18-45 years of age for female voluntary military service; no conscription", "date": "2012" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "Chile and Ecuador rejected Peru's November 2005 unilateral legislation to shift the axis of their joint treaty-defined maritime boundaries along the parallels of latitude to equidistance lines which favor Peru", "organized illegal narcotics operations in Colombia have penetrated Peru's shared border", "Peru rejects Bolivia's claim to restore maritime access through a sovereign corridor through Chile along the Peruvian border" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "internally_displaced_persons": { "people": 62000, "note": "civil war from 1980-2000; most internally_displaced_persons are indigenous peasants in Andean and Amazonian regions; as of 2011, no new information on the situation of these internally_displaced_persons", "date": "2016" } }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "until 1996 the world's largest coca leaf producer, Peru is now the world's second largest producer of coca leaf, though it lags far behind Colombia; cultivation of coca in Peru was estimated at 40,000 hectares in 2009, a slight decrease over 2008; second largest producer of cocaine, estimated at 225 metric tons of potential pure cocaine in 2009; finished cocaine is shipped out from Pacific ports to the international drug market; increasing amounts of base and finished cocaine, however, are being moved to Brazil, Chile, Argentina, and Bolivia for use in the Southern Cone or transshipment to Europe and Africa; increasing domestic drug consumption" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-17", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170617101552/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/pe.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170617000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/pe.html" } }, "philippines": { "data": { "name": "Philippines", "introduction": { "background": "The Philippine Islands became a Spanish colony during the 16th century; they were ceded to the US in 1898 following the Spanish-American War. In 1935 the Philippines became a self-governing commonwealth. Manuel QUEZON was elected president and was tasked with preparing the country for independence after a 10-year transition. In 1942 the islands fell under Japanese occupation during World War II, and US forces and Filipinos fought together during 1944-45 to regain control. On 4 July 1946 the Republic of the Philippines attained its independence. A 20-year rule by Ferdinand MARCOS ended in 1986, when a \"people power\" movement in Manila (\"EDSA 1\") forced him into exile and installed Corazon AQUINO as president. Her presidency was hampered by several coup attempts that prevented a return to full political stability and economic development. Fidel RAMOS was elected president in 1992. His administration was marked by increased stability and by progress on economic reforms. In 1992, the US closed its last military bases on the islands. Joseph ESTRADA was elected president in 1998. He was succeeded by his vice-president, Gloria MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, in January 2001 after ESTRADA's stormy impeachment trial on corruption charges broke down and another \"people power\" movement (\"EDSA 2\") demanded his resignation. MACAPAGAL-ARROYO was elected to a six-year term as president in May 2004. Her presidency was marred by several corruption allegations but the Philippine economy was one of the few to avoid contraction following the 2008 global financial crisis, expanding each year of her administration. Benigno AQUINO III was elected to a six-year term as president in May 2010 and was succeeded by Rodrigo DUTERTE in May 2016.\nThe Philippine Government faces threats from several groups, some of which are on the US Government's Foreign Terrorist Organization list. Manila has waged a decades-long struggle against ethnic Moro insurgencies in the southern Philippines, which has led to a peace accord with the Moro National Liberation Front and ongoing peace talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front. The decades-long Maoist-inspired New People's Army insurgency also operates through much of the country. The Philippines faces increased tension with China over disputed territorial and maritime claims in the South China Sea." }, "geography": { "location": "Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Philippine Sea and the South China Sea, east of Vietnam", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 13, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 122, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Southeast Asia", "area": { "total": { "value": 300000, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 298170, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 1830, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 73, "comparative": "slightly less than twice the size of Georgia; slightly larger than Arizona" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 0, "units": "km" } }, "coastline": { "value": 36289, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 100, "units": "nm", "note": "from coastline as defined by 1898 treaty; since late 1970s has also claimed polygonal-shaped 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"forest": { "value": 25.9, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 33.1, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 16270, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "population concentrated where good farmlands lie; highest concentrations are northwest and south-central Luzon, the southeastern extension of Luzon, and the islands of the Visayan Sea, particularly Cebu and Negros; Manila is home to one-eighth of the entire national population", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "astride typhoon belt, usually affected by 15 and struck by five to six cyclonic storms each year", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "landslides", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "active volcanoes", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "destructive earthquakes", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "tsunamis", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "significant volcanic activity; Taal (elev. 311 m), which has shown recent unrest and may erupt in the near future, 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; Mayon (elev. 2,462 m), the country's most active volcano, erupted in 2009 forcing over 33,000 to be evacuated; other historically active volcanoes include Biliran, Babuyan Claro, Bulusan, Camiguin, Camiguin de Babuyanes, Didicas, Iraya, Jolo, Kanlaon, Makaturing, Musuan, Parker, Pinatubo, and Ragang", "type": "volcanism" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "uncontrolled deforestation especially in watershed areas", "soil erosion", "air and water pollution in major urban centers", "coral reef degradation", "increasing pollution of coastal mangrove swamps that are important fish breeding grounds" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Marine Dumping", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Tropical Timber 83", "Tropical Timber 94", "Wetlands", "Whaling" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [ "Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants" ] } }, "note": "the Philippine archipelago is made up of 7,107 islands; favorably located in relation to many of Southeast Asia's main water bodies: the South China Sea, Philippine Sea, Sulu Sea, Celebes Sea, and Luzon Strait" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 102624209, "global_rank": 13, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Filipino(s)", "adjective": "Philippine" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Tagalog", "percent": 28.1 }, { "name": "Cebuano", "percent": 13.1 }, { "name": "Ilocano", "percent": 9 }, { "name": "Bisaya/Binisaya", "percent": 7.6 }, { "name": "Hiligaynon Ilonggo", "percent": 7.5 }, { "name": "Bikol", "percent": 6 }, { "name": "Waray", "percent": 3.4 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 25.3, "note": "2000 census" } ] }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Filipino and English ; eight major dialects - Tagalog", "note": "official; based on Tagalog; official" }, { "name": "Cebuano" }, { "name": "Ilocano" }, { "name": "Hiligaynon or Ilonggo" }, { "name": "Bicol" }, { "name": "Waray" }, { "name": "Pampango" }, { "name": "and Pangasinan" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Catholic", "percent": 82.9, "breakdown": [ { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 80.9 }, { "name": "Aglipayan", "percent": 2 } ] }, { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 5 }, { "name": "Evangelical", "percent": 2.8 }, { "name": "Iglesia ni Kristo", "percent": 2.3 }, { "name": "other Christian", "percent": 4.5 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 1.8 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 0.6 }, { "name": "none", "percent": 0.1, "note": "2000 census" } ] }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 33.71, "males": 17652419, "females": 16943261 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 19.17, "males": 10042520, "females": 9629762 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 36.86, "males": 19204977, "females": 18618333 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 5.89, "males": 2758867, "females": 3282416 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 4.38, "males": 1863339, "females": 2628315 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 57.6, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 50.3, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 7.2, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 13.9, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 23.4, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 22.9, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 23.8, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 168, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 1.59, "global_rank": 73, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 24, "global_rank": 61, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 6.1, "global_rank": 161, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -2, "global_rank": 168, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "population concentrated where good farmlands lie; highest concentrations are northwest and south-central Luzon, the southeastern extension of Luzon, and the islands of the Visayan Sea, particularly Cebu and Negros; Manila is home to one-eighth of the entire national population", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 44.4, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 1.32, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Manila", "population": 12946000, "is_capital": true }, { "place": "Davao", "population": 1630000 }, { "place": "Cebu City", "population": 951000 }, { "place": "Zamboanga", "population": 936000 } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.84, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.72, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 1.01, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 23, "date": "2013" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 114, "global_rank": 74, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 21.9, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 24.8, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 18.8, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 78, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 69.2, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 65.7, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 72.9, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 161, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 3.06, "global_rank": 56, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 55.1, "units": "%", "date": "2013" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 4.7, "global_rank": 150, "date": "2014" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 1, "date": "2011" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 93.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 90.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 91.8, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 6.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 9.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 8.2, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 77.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 70.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 73.9, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 22.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 29.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 26.1, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 0.08, "global_rank": 118, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 42500, "global_rank": 64, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 600, "global_rank": 83, "date": "2015" } }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "degree_of_risk": "high", "food_or_waterborne_diseases": [ "bacterial diarrhea", "hepatitis A", "typhoid fever" ], "vectorborne_diseases": [ "dengue fever", "malaria" ], "water_contact_diseases": [ "leptospirosis" ], "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 4.7, "global_rank": 148, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 19.9, "global_rank": 29, "date": "2014" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 2.7, "global_rank": 149, "date": "2009" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 96.3, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 95.8, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 96.8, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 13, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 12, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 13, "units": "years" }, "date": "2013" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 16.2, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 15.1, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 17.8, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 74, "date": "2013" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Republic of the Philippines", "conventional_short_form": "Philippines", "local_long_form": "Republika ng Pilipinas", "local_short_form": "Pilipinas", "etymology": "named in honor of King PHILLIP II of Spain by Spanish explorer Ruy LOPEZ de VILLALOBOS, who visited some of the islands in 1543" }, "government_type": "presidential republic", "capital": { "name": "Manila", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 14, "minutes": 36, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 120, "minutes": 58, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 8, "note": "13 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "independence": { "date": "1946-07-04", "note": "from the US" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "12 June", "original_year": "1898", "note": "12 June 1898 was date of declaration of independence from Spain" } ], "constitution": { "history": "several previous; latest ratified 2 February 1987, effective 11 February 1987 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "mixed legal system of civil, common, Islamic, and customary law", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of the Philippines", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "10 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Rodrigo DUTERTE (since 30 June 2016); Vice President Leni ROBREDO (since 30 June 2016); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government", "head_of_government": "President Rodrigo DUTERTE (since 30 June 2016)", "cabinet": "Cabinet appointed by the president with the consent of the Commission of Appointments, an independent body of 25 Congressional members including the Senate president (ex officio chairman), appointed by the president", "elections_appointments": "president and vice president directly elected on separate ballots by simple majority popular vote for a single 6-year term; election last held on 9 May 2016 (next to be held on May 2022)", "election_results": "Rodrigo DUTERTE elected president; percent of vote - Rodrigo DUTERTE (PDP-Laban) 39%, Manuel \"Mar\" ROXAS (LP) 23.4%, Grace POE (independent) 21.4%, Jejomar BINAY (UNA) 12.7%, Miriam Defensor SANTIAGO (PRP) 3%; Leni ROBREDO elected vice president; percent of vote Leni ROBREDO (LP) 35.1%, Bongbong MARCOS (independent) 34.5%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "bicameral Congress or Kongreso consists of the Senate or Senado (24 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by majority vote; members serve 6-year terms with one-half of the membership renewed every 3 years) and the House of Representatives or Kapulungan Ng Mga Kinatawan (292 seats; 234 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 58 representing minorities directly elected by proportional representation vote; members serve 3-year terms)", "elections": "Senate - elections last held on 13 May 2013 (next to be held in May 2016); House of Representatives - elections last held on 13 May 2013 (next to be held in May 2016)", "election_results": "Senate - percent of vote by party for 2013 election - UNA 26.94%, NP 15.3%, LP 11.32%, NPC 10.15%, LDP 5.38%, PDP-Laban 4.95%, others 9.72%, independents 16.24%; seats by party after 2013 election - UNA 5, NP 5, LP 4, Lakas 2, NPC 2, LDP 1, PDP-Laban 1, PRP 1, independents 3; House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - LP 38.3%, NPC 17.4%, UNA 11.4%, NUP 8.7%, NP 8.5%, Lakas 5.3%, independents 6.0%, others 4.4%; seats by party - LP 110, NPC 43, NUP 24, NP 17, Lakas 14, UNA 8, independents 6, others 12; party-list 57" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court (consists of a chief justice and 14 associate justices)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "justices are appointed by the president on the recommendation of the Judicial and Bar Council, a constitutionally-created, 6-member body that recommends Supreme Court nominees; justices serve until age 70", "subordinate_courts": "Court of Appeals; Sandiganbayan (special court for corruption cases of government officials); Court of Tax Appeals; regional, metropolitan, and municipal trial courts; sharia courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino", "name_alternative": "LDP", "leaders": [ "Edgardo ANGARA" ], "note": "Struggle of Filipino Democrats" }, { "name": "Lakas ng EDSA-Christian Muslim Democrats", "name_alternative": "Lakas-CMD", "leaders": [ "Ferdinand Martin ROMUALDEZ", "president" ] }, { "name": "Liberal Party", "name_alternative": "LP", "leaders": [ "Joseph Emilio ABAYA", "president" ] }, { "name": "Nacionalista Party", "name_alternative": "NP", "leaders": [ "Manuel \"Manny\" VILLAR" ] }, { "name": "Nationalist People's Coalition", "name_alternative": "NPC", "leaders": [ "Eduardo COJUNGCO", "Jr." ] }, { "name": "PDP-Laban", "leaders": [ "Aquilino PIMENTEL III" ] }, { "name": "People's Reform Party", "name_alternative": "PRP", "leaders": [ "Miriam Defensor SANTIAGO" ] }, { "name": "Puwersa ng Masang Pilipino", "name_alternative": "PMP", "leaders": [ "Joseph ESTRADA" ], "note": "Force of the Philippine Masses" }, { "name": "United Nationalist Alliance", "name_alternative": "UNA - PDP-Laban and PMP coalition for the 2013 election", "leaders": [ "Toby TIANGCO " ], "note": "acting" } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Black and White Movement", "leaders": [ "Vicente ROMANO" ] }, { "name": "Kilosbayan", "leaders": [ "Jovito SALONGA" ] } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ADB" }, { "organization": "APEC" }, { "organization": "ARF" }, { "organization": "ASEAN" }, { "organization": "BIS" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CICA ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "CP" }, { "organization": "EAS" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-24" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IHO" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "MINUSTAH" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OAS ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "PIF ", "note": "partner" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "Union Latina" }, { "organization": "UNMIL" }, { "organization": "UNMOGIP" }, { "organization": "UNOCI" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Ad interim Patrick A. CHUASOTO", "chancery": "1600 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036", "telephone": "[1] (202) 467-9300", "fax": "[1] (202) 328-7614", "consulates_general": "Chicago, Honolulu, Los Angeles, New Yoek, Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands), San Francisco, Tamuning (Guam)" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Sung KIM (since 6 December 2016)", "embassy": "1201 Roxas Boulevard, Manila 1000", "mailing_address": "PSC 500, FPO AP 96515-1000", "telephone": "[63] (2) 301-2000", "fax": "[63] (2) 301-2017" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "two equal horizontal bands of blue (top) and red; a white equilateral triangle is based on the hoist side; the center of the triangle displays a yellow sun with eight primary rays; each corner of the triangle contains a small, yellow, five-pointed star; blue stands for peace and justice, red symbolizes courage, the white equal-sided triangle represents equality; the rays recall the first eight provinces that sought independence from Spain, while the stars represent the three major geographical divisions of the country: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao; the design of the flag dates to 1897", "note": "in wartime the flag is flown upside down with the red band at the top" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "three stars and sun" }, { "symbol": "Philippine eagle" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "white" }, { "color": "blue" }, { "color": "yellow" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Lupang Hinirang\" (Chosen Land)", "lyrics_music": "Jose PALMA (revised by Felipe PADILLA de Leon)/Julian FELIPE", "note": "music adopted 1898, original Spanish lyrics adopted 1899, Filipino (Tagalog) lyrics adopted 1956; although the original lyrics were written in Spanish, later English and Filipino versions were created; today, only the Filipino version is used", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/RP.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "The economy has been relatively resilient to global economic shocks due to less exposure to troubled international securities, lower dependence on exports, relatively resilient domestic consumption, large remittances from about 10 million overseas Filipino workers and migrants, and a rapidly expanding outsourcing industry. During 2016 the current account balance narrowed to its lowest level since the 2008 global financial crisis, but nevertheless mustered a surplus for a fourteenth consecutive year. International reserves remain at comfortable levels and the banking system is stable.\n\nEfforts to improve tax administration and expenditures management have helped ease the Philippines' debt burden and tight fiscal situation. The Philippines received investment-grade credit ratings on its sovereign debt under the former AQUINO administration and has had little difficulty financing its budget deficits. However, weak absorptive capacity and implementation bottlenecks have prevented the government from maximizing its expenditure plans. Although it has improved, the low tax-to-GDP ratio remains a constraint to supporting increasingly higher spending levels and sustaining high and inclusive growth over the longer term.\n\nEconomic growth has accelerated, averaging 6.1% per year from 2011 to 2016, compared with 4.5% under the MACAPAGAL-ARROYO government; and competitiveness rankings have improved. Although 2016 saw a record year for net foreign direct investment inflows, FDI to the Philippines has continued to lag regional peers, in part because the Philippine Constitution and other laws restrict foreign ownership in important activities/sectors - such as land ownership and public utilities.\n\nAlthough the economy grew at a faster pace under the AQUINO government, challenges to achieving more inclusive growth remain. Wealth is concentrated in the hands of the rich. The unemployment rate declined from 7.3% to 5.5% between 2010 and 2016 but the jobs are low paying and tedious. Underemployment hovers at around 18% to 19% of the employed. At least 40% of the employed work in the informal sector. Poverty afflicts more than a fifth of the population. More than 60% of the poor reside in rural areas, where the incidence of poverty (about 30%) is more severe - a challenge to raising rural farm and non-farm incomes. Continued efforts are needed to improve governance, the judicial system, the regulatory environment, the weak state of infrastructure, and the overall ease of doing business.\n\n2016 saw the election of President Rodrigo DUTERTE, who has pledged to make inclusive growth and poverty reduction his top priority. DUTERTE believes that illegal drug use, crime and corruption are key barriers to economic development among the lower income class. This administration wants to reduce the poverty rate to 14% and graduate the economy to upper-middle income status by the end of President DUTERTE’s term in 2022. Key themes under the government’s Ten-Point Socioeconomic Agenda include continuity of macroeconomic policy, tax reform, higher investments in infrastructure and human capital development, and improving competitiveness and the overall ease of doing business. The administration has vowed to address spending bottlenecks and is pushing for congressional passage of a Comprehensive Tax Reform Program to help finance more aggressive infrastructure and social spending, starting in 2018. The government also supports relaxing restrictions on foreign ownership, except for land.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 807100000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 755000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 711600000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 30, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 311700000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6.9, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 6.1, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 6.1, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 16 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 7700, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 7400, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 7100, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 154, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 73.6, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 11.1, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 24.6, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": -0.4, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 28, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -36.9, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 9.7, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 30.8, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 59.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 25.5, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 23.4, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 24.3, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 46 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "rice", "fish", "livestock", "poultry", "bananas", "coconut", "copra", "corn", "sugarcane", "mangoes", "pineapple", "cassava" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "semiconductors", "electronics assembly", "food", "beverage manufacturing", "construction", "electric/gas/water supply", "chemical products", "radio/television/communications equipment", "apparatus", "petroleum", "fuel", "textile", "garments", "non-metallic minerals", "basic metal industries", "transport equipment" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 8.4, "global_rank": 20, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 43190000, "global_rank": 16, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 26.9, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 17.5, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 55.6, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5.5, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 6.3, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 81 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 21.6, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 3.2, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 29.5, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 44.4, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 46, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 36 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 46200000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 53680000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 14.8, "global_rank": 192, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -2.4, "global_rank": 58, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 42.1, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 44.8, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 116, "note": "data cover debt issued by the national government, and excludes debt instruments issued by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data exclude debt issued by social security institutions, government-owned and controlled corporations, the Central Bank, and local government units" }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.8, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1.4, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 102 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.56, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 6.19, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 68 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4.09, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 4.4, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 126 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 61740000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 56690000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 46 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 191000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 179100000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 42 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 184900000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 167000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 47 }, "market_value_of_publicly_traded_shares": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 290400000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 286100000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" }, { "value": 318000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 31 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 601000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 7266000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 47 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 43440000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 43200000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 50 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "semiconductors", "electronic products", "machinery", "transport equipment", "wood manufactures", "chemicals", "processed food", "beverages", "garments", "coconut oil", "copper concentrates", "seafood", "bananas/fruits" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Japan", "percent": 21.1 }, { "name": "US", "percent": 15 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 10.9 }, { "name": "Hong Kong", "percent": 10.6 }, { "name": "Singapore", "percent": 6.2 }, { "name": "Germany", "percent": 4.5 }, { "name": "South Korea", "percent": 4.3 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 77520000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 66510000000.00001, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 42 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "electronic products", "mineral fuels", "machinery", "transport equipment", "iron", "steel", "textile fabrics", "grains", "chemicals", "plastic" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "China", "percent": 16.2 }, { "name": "US", "percent": 10.8 }, { "name": "Japan", "percent": 9.6 }, { "name": "Singapore", "percent": 7 }, { "name": "South Korea", "percent": 6.5 }, { "name": "Thailand", "percent": 6.4 }, { "name": "Malaysia", "percent": 4.8 }, { "name": "Indonesia", "percent": 4.4 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 80690000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 80670000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 29 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 77470000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 74760000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 55 }, "stock_of_direct_foreign_investment": { "at_home": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 64250000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 58520000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 54 }, "abroad": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 45380000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 41020000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 45 } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 47.08, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 45.503, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 45.503, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 44.395, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 42.23, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Philippine pesos (PHP) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 20600000, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 88, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 94, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 82, "units": "%" }, "date": "2013" }, "production": { "kWh": 90800000000, "global_rank": 38, "date": "2016" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 74150000000, "global_rank": 39, "date": "2016" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 189, "date": "2016" }, "imports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 192, "date": "2016" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 21420000, "global_rank": 45, "date": "2016" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 67.5, "global_rank": 115, "date": "2016" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 171, "date": "2016" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 16.9, "global_rank": 91, "date": "2016" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 15.6, "global_rank": 33, "date": "2016" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 5502, "global_rank": 67, "date": "2016" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 4942, "global_rank": 64, "date": "2016" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 215800, "global_rank": 8, "date": "2016" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 100000000, "global_rank": 69, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 1373000, "global_rank": 15, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 329000, "global_rank": 41, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 219800, "global_rank": 33, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 1577000, "global_rank": 5, "date": "2014" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 3979000000, "global_rank": 56, "date": "2016" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 3827000000, "global_rank": 67, "date": "2016" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 169, "date": "2016" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 121, "date": "2016" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 98540000000, "global_rank": 52, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 88000000, "global_rank": 44, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 3039000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 3, "global_rank": 47, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 120255000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 119, "global_rank": 13, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "good international radiotelephone and submarine cable services; domestic and interisland service adequate", "domestic": "telecommunications infrastructure includes the following platforms: fixed line, mobile cellular, cable TV, over-the-air TV, radio and Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT), fiber-optic cable, and satellite for redundant international connectivity", "international": "country code - 63; a series of submarine cables together provide connectivity to the US, and to countries like Hong Kong, Guam, Singapore, Taiwan, Japan, Brunei, and Malaysia, among others; multiple international gateways (2016)" } }, "broadcast_media": "multiple national private TV and radio networks; multi-channel satellite and cable TV systems available; more than 400 TV stations; about 1,500 cable TV providers with more than 2 million subscribers, and some 1,400 radio stations; the Philippines adopted Japan’s Integrated Service Digital Broadcast – Terrestrial standard for digital terrestrial television in November 2013 and is scheduled to complete the switch from analog to digital broadcasting by the end of 2023 (2016)", "internet": { "country_code": ".ph", "users": { "total": 41106000, "percent_of_population": 40.7, "global_rank": 17, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 11, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 158, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 32230986, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 484190968, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "RP", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 247, "global_rank": 24, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 89, "over_3047_metres": 4, "2438_to_3047_metres": 8, "1524_to_2437_metres": 33, "914_to_1523_metres": 34, "under_914_metres": 10, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 158, "1524_to_2437_metres": 3, "914_to_1523_metres": 56, "under_914_metres": 99, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 2, "date": "2013" } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "gas", "length": 530, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil", "length": 138, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2014" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 995, "units": "km" }, "narrow_gauge": { "length": 995, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.067-m" }, "global_rank": 88, "date": "2015" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 216387, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 61093, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 155294, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 24, "date": "2014" }, "waterways": { "value": 3219, "units": "km", "note": "limited to vessels with draft less than 1.5 m", "global_rank": 30, "date": "2011" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 446, "by_type": [ { "type": "bulk carrier", "count": 76 }, { "type": "cargo", "count": 152 }, { "type": "carrier", "count": 12 }, { "type": "chemical tanker", "count": 27 }, { "type": "container", "count": 17 }, { "type": "liquefied gas", "count": 5 }, { "type": "passenger", "count": 7 }, { "type": "passenger/cargo", "count": 65 }, { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 44 }, { "type": "refrigerated cargo", "count": 20 }, { "type": "roll on/roll off", "count": 11 }, { "type": "vehicle carrier", "count": 10 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 159, "by_country": [ { "country": "Bermuda", "count": 47 }, { "country": "China", "count": 4 }, { "country": "Denmark", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Germany", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Greece", "count": 5 }, { "country": "Japan", "count": 77 }, { "country": "Malaysia", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Netherlands", "count": 17 }, { "country": "Singapore", "count": 1 }, { "country": "South Korea", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Taiwan", "count": 1 }, { "country": "UAE", "count": 1 } ] }, "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 7, "by_country": [ { "country": "Cyprus", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Panama", "count": 5 }, { "country": "unknown", "count": 1 } ] }, "global_rank": 23, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Batangas", "Cagayan de Oro", "Cebu", "Davao", "Liman", "Manila" ], "container_ports": [ { "place": "Manila", "twenty_foot_equivalent_units": 3342200 } ] }, "note": "the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial and offshore waters in the South China Sea as high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships; numerous commercial vessels have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; hijacked vessels are often disguised and cargo diverted to ports in East Asia; crews have been murdered or cast adrift" }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.32, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.09, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1.24, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 1.16, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 1.21, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 83 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)", "Army", "Navy (includes Marine Corps)", "Air Force" ], "date": "2013" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 17, "note": "17-23 years of age (officers 20-24) for voluntary military service; no conscription; applicants must be single male or female Philippine citizens with either 72 college credit hours (enlisted) or a baccalaureate degree (officers)", "date": "2013" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "Philippines claims sovereignty over Scarborough Reef (also claimed by China together with Taiwan) and over certain of the Spratly Islands, known locally as the Kalayaan (Freedom) Islands, also claimed by China, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Vietnam", "the 2002 \"Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea,\" has eased tensions in the Spratly Islands but falls short of a legally binding \"code of conduct\" desired by several of the disputants", "in March 2005, the national oil companies of China, the Philippines, and Vietnam signed a joint accord to conduct marine seismic activities in the Spratly Islands", "Philippines retains a dormant claim to Malaysia's Sabah State in northern Borneo based on the Sultanate of Sulu's granting the Philippines Government power of attorney to pursue a sovereignty claim on his behalf", "maritime delimitation negotiations continue with Palau" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "internally_displaced_persons": { "people": 87000, "note": "government troops fighting the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, the Abu Sayyaf Group, and the New People's Army; clan feuds; natural disasters", "date": "2016" }, "stateless_persons": { "people": 4636, "date": "2016" } }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "domestic methamphetamine production has been a growing problem in recent years despite government crackdowns; major consumer of amphetamines; longstanding marijuana producer mainly in rural areas where Manila's control is limited" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-24", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624100458/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html" } }, "pitcairn_islands": { "data": { "name": "Pitcairn Islands", "introduction": { "background": "Pitcairn Island was discovered in 1767 by the British and settled in 1790 by the Bounty mutineers and their Tahitian companions. Pitcairn was the first Pacific island to become a British colony (in 1838) and today remains the last vestige of that empire in the South Pacific. Outmigration, primarily to New Zealand, has thinned the population from a peak of 233 in 1937 to less than 50 today." }, "geography": { "location": "Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about midway between Peru and New Zealand", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 25, "minutes": 4, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 130, "minutes": 6, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "Oceania", "area": { "total": { "value": 47, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 47, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 234, "comparative": "about three-tenths the size of Washington, DC" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 0, "units": "km" } }, "coastline": { "value": 51, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 3, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "tropical; hot and humid; modified by southeast trade winds; rainy season (November to March)", "terrain": "rugged volcanic formation; rocky coastline with cliffs", "elevation": { "lowest_point": { "name": "Pacific Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Big Ridge", "elevation": { "value": 347, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "miro trees; used for handicrafts", "fish" ], "note": "manganese, iron, copper, gold, silver, and zinc have been discovered offshore" }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 74.5, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 25.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "typhoons (especially November to March)", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "deforestation (only a small portion of the original forest remains because of burning and clearing for settlement)" ] }, "note": "Britain's most isolated dependency; only the larger island of Pitcairn is inhabited but it has no port or natural harbor; supplies must be transported by rowed longboat from larger ships stationed offshore" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 54, "global_rank": 238, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Pitcairn Islander(s)", "adjective": "Pitcairn Islander" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "descendants of the Bounty mutineers and their Tahitian wives" } ] }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "English", "note": "official" }, { "name": "Pitkern", "note": "mixture of an 18th century English dialect and a Tahitian dialect" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Seventh-Day Adventist", "percent": 100 } ] }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 0, "global_rank": 198, "date": "2014" }, "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 0, "units": "%", "date": "2012" }, "rate_of_urbanization": "NA" }, "infant_mortality_rate": {}, "life_expectancy_at_birth": {} }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie, and Oeno Islands", "conventional_short_form": "Pitcairn Islands", "etymology": "named after Midshipman Robert PITCAIRN who first sighted the island in 1767" }, "government_type": "parliamentary democracy (Island Council); overseas territory of the UK", "capital": { "name": "Adamstown", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 25, "minutes": 4, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 130, "minutes": 5, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": -9, "note": "4 hours behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "independence": { "note": "overseas territory of the UK" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Birthday of Queen ELIZABETH II", "day": "second Saturday in June", "original_year": "1926" }, { "name": "Discovery Day", "day": "2 July", "original_year": "1767" } ], "constitution": { "history": "several previous; latest drafted 10 February 2010, presented 17 February 2010, effective 4 March 2010 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "local island by-laws", "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false, "note": "18 years of age; universal with three years residency" }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by UK High Commissioner to New Zealand and Governor (nonresident) of the Pitcairn Islands Jonathan SINCLAIR (since August 2014); Commissioner (nonresident) Leslie JAQUES (since September 2003) serves as liaison between the governor and the Island Council", "head_of_government": "Mayor and Chairman of the Island Council Shawn CHRISTIAN (since 13 November 2013)", "cabinet": "none", "elections_appointments": "the monarchy is hereditary; governor and commissioner appointed by the monarch; island mayor directly elected by majority popular vote for a 3-year term; election last held on 12 November 2013 (next to be held not later than December 2016)", "election_results": "Shawn CHRISTIAN elected mayor and chairman of the Island Council; Island Council vote count in third round - Shawn CHRISTIAN 20, Simon YOUNG 19" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral Island Council (10 seats; 4 members directly elected by proportional representation vote, 1 nominated by the elected Council members, 2 appointed by the governor, and 3 ex-officio members - the governor, deputy governor, and commissioner; elected members serve 1-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 13 November 2013 (next to be held not later than December 2015)", "election_results": "percent of vote - NA; seats - 5 independent" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_resident_courts": "Pitcairn Court of Appeal (consists of the court president, 2 judges, and the Supreme Court chief justice (ex-officio member); Pitcairn Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice and 2 judges); note - appeals beyond the Pitcairn Court of Appeal are referred to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "all judges of both courts appointed by the governor of the Pitcairn Islands on the instructions of the Queen of England through the Secretary of State; all judges appointed until retirement, normally at age 75", "subordinate_courts": "Magistrate's Court" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "note": "none" }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "note": "none" }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "SPC" }, { "organization": "UPU" } ], "flag_description": { "description": "blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Pitcairn Islander coat of arms centered on the outer half of the flag; the green, yellow, and blue of the shield represents the island rising from the ocean; the green field features a yellow anchor surmounted by a bible (both the anchor and the bible were items found on the HMS Bounty); sitting on the crest is a Pitcairn Island wheelbarrow from which springs a slip of miro (a local plant)" }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"We From Pitcairn Island\"", "lyrics_music": "unknown/Frederick M. LEHMAN", "note": "serves as a local anthem; as a territory of the UK, \"God Save the Queen\" is official (see United Kingdom)" } }, "economy": { "overview": "The inhabitants of this tiny isolated economy exist on fishing, subsistence farming, handicrafts, and postage stamps. The fertile soil of the valleys produces a wide variety of fruits and vegetables, including citrus, sugarcane, watermelons, bananas, yams, and beans. Bartering is an important part of the economy. The major sources of revenue are the sale of postage stamps to collectors and the sale of handicrafts to passing ships.", "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "honey", "fruits", "vegetables", "goats", "chickens", "fish" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "postage stamps", "handicrafts", "beekeeping", "honey" ] }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 15, "global_rank": 233, "date": "2004" }, "by_occupation": { "note": "no business community in the usual sense; some public works; subsistence farming and fishing" } }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 746000 }, "expenditures": { "value": 1028000, "units": "USD", "note": "FY04/05" } }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 April", "end": "31 March" }, "exports": { "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "fruits", "vegetables", "curios", "postage stamps" ] } }, "imports": { "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "fuel oil", "machinery", "building materials", "flour", "sugar", "other foodstuffs" ] } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.441, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1.4279, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.2039, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1.2039, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 1.23, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "New Zealand dollars (NZD) per US dollar" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "system": { "general_assessment": "satellite-based phone services", "domestic": "local phone service with international connections via Internet", "international": "country code - 872; satellite earth station - 1 (Inmarsat)" } }, "broadcast_media": "satellite TV from Fiji-based Sky Pacific offering a wide range of international channels", "internet": { "country_code": ".pn", "users": { "total": 54, "percent_of_population": 100, "date": "2015-07-01" } }, "note": "satellite-based local phone service and broadband Internet connections available in all homes" }, "transportation": { "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Adamstown (on Bounty Bay)" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "note": "defense is the responsibility of the UK" }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "none" ] } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-05-15", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170515154353/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/pc.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170515000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/pc.html" } }, "poland": { "data": { "name": "Poland", "introduction": { "background": "Poland's history as a state began near the middle of the 10th century. By the mid-16th century, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth ruled a vast tract of land in Central and Eastern Europe. During the 18th century, internal disorders weakened the nation, and in a series of agreements between 1772 and 1795, Russia, Prussia, and Austria partitioned Poland among themselves. Poland regained its independence in 1918 only to be overrun by Germany and the Soviet Union in World War II. It became a Soviet satellite state following the war, but its government was comparatively tolerant and progressive. Labor turmoil in 1980 led to the formation of the independent trade union \"Solidarity\" that over time became a political force with over 10 million members. Free elections in 1989 and 1990 won Solidarity control of the parliament and the presidency, bringing the communist era to a close. A \"shock therapy\" program during the early 1990s enabled the country to transform its economy into one of the most robust in Central Europe. Poland joined NATO in 1999 and the EU in 2004. With its transformation to a democratic, market-oriented country largely completed and with large investments in defense, energy, and other infrastructure, Poland is an increasingly active member of Euro-Atlantic organizations." }, "geography": { "location": "Central Europe, east of Germany", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 52, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 20, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Europe", "area": { "total": { "value": 312685, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 304255, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 8430, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 70, "comparative": "about twice the size of Georgia; slightly smaller than New Mexico" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 3071, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Belarus", "border_length": { "value": 418, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Czech Republic", "border_length": { "value": 796, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Germany", "border_length": { "value": 467, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Lithuania", "border_length": { "value": 104, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast)", "border_length": { "value": 210, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Slovakia", "border_length": { "value": 541, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Ukraine", "border_length": { "value": 535, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 440, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": "defined by international treaties" }, "climate": "temperate with cold, cloudy, moderately severe winters with frequent precipitation; mild summers with frequent showers and thundershowers", "terrain": "mostly flat plain; mountains along southern border", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 173, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "near Raczki Elblaskie", "elevation": { "value": -2, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Rysy", "elevation": { "value": 2499, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "coal", "sulfur", "copper", "natural gas", "silver", "lead", "salt", "amber", "arable land" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 48.2, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 36.2, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 1.3, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 10.7, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 30.6, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 21.2, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 970, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "population concentrated in the southern (Krakow) and central (Warsaw, Lodz) areas, with an extension to the northern coastal city of Gdansk", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "flooding", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "decreased emphasis on heavy industry and increased environmental concern by post-communist governments has improved environment", "air pollution remains serious because of emissions from coal-fired power plants and the resulting acid rain has caused forest damage", "water pollution from industrial and municipal sources is also a problem", "as is disposal of hazardous wastes" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Air Pollution", "Antarctic-Environmental Protocol", "Antarctic-Marine Living Resources", "Antarctic Seals", "Antarctic Treaty", "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Environmental Modification", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Marine Dumping", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Wetlands" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [ "Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides", "Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants", "Air Pollution-Sulfur 94" ] } }, "note": "historically, an area of conflict because of flat terrain and the lack of natural barriers on the North European Plain" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 38523261, "global_rank": 35, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Pole(s)", "adjective": "Polish" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Polish", "percent": 96.9 }, { "name": "Silesian", "percent": 1.1 }, { "name": "German", "percent": 0.2 }, { "name": "Ukrainian", "percent": 0.1 }, { "name": "other and unspecified", "percent": 1.7 } ], "note": "represents ethnicity declared first", "date": "2011" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Polish", "percent": 98.2, "note": "official" }, { "name": "Silesian", "percent": 1.4 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 1.1 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 1.3 } ], "note": "data represents the language spoken at home; shares sum to more than 100% because some respondents gave more than one answer on the census; Poland ratified the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages in 2009 recognizing Kashub as a regional language, Czech, Hebrew, Yiddish, Belarusian, Lithuanian, German, Armenian, Russian, Slovak, and Ukrainian as national minority languages, and Karaim, Lemko, Romani (Polska Roma and Bergitka Roma), and Tatar as ethnic minority languages", "date": "2011" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Catholic", "percent": 87.2, "breakdown": [ { "name": "includes Roman Catholic and Greek Catholic", "percent": 86.9 }, { "name": "Armenian Catholic" }, { "name": "and Byzantine-Slavic Catholic .3%" } ] }, { "name": "Orthodox", "percent": 1.3, "note": "almost all are Polish Autocephalous Orthodox" }, { "name": "Protestant", "percent": 0.4, "note": "mainly Augsburg Evangelical and Pentacostal" }, { "name": "other", "percent": 0.4, "note": "includes Jehovah's Witness, Buddhist, Hare Krishna, Gaudiya Vaishnavism, Muslim, Jewish, Mormon" }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 10.8 } ], "date": "2012" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 14.72, "males": 2915840, "females": 2754098 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 11.11, "males": 2195587, "females": 2082634 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 43.5, "males": 8456789, "females": 8301167 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 14.42, "males": 2623838, "females": 2931215 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 16.26, "males": 2460648, "females": 3801445 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 43.8, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 21.5, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 22.3, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 4.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 40.3, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 38.6, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 42, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 46, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": -0.11, "global_rank": 209, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 9.6, "global_rank": 202, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 10.3, "global_rank": 39, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -0.4, "global_rank": 123, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "population concentrated in the southern (Krakow) and central (Warsaw, Lodz) areas, with an extension to the northern coastal city of Gdansk", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 60.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": -0.1, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Warsaw", "population": 1722000, "is_capital": true }, { "place": "Krakow", "population": 760000 } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.02, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.9, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.64, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.94, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 27.2, "date": "2013" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 3, "global_rank": 175, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 4.5, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 4.8, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 4, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 182, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 77.6, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 73.7, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 81.7, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 70, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.34, "global_rank": 215, "date": "2016" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 6.4, "global_rank": 89, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 2.27, "date": "2014" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 6.5, "date": "2011" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 99.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 96.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 98.3, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 3.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 1.7, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 97.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 96.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 97.2, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 2.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 3.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 2.8, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 0.07, "global_rank": 115, "date": "2014" } }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "degree_of_risk": "intermediate", "vectorborne_diseases": [ "tickborne encephalitis" ], "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 27, "global_rank": 56, "date": "2014" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 4.9, "global_rank": 65, "date": "2013" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 99.8, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 99.9, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 99.7, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 16, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 16, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 17, "units": "years" }, "date": "2013" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 23.9, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 22.7, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 25.5, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 34, "date": "2014" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Republic of Poland", "conventional_short_form": "Poland", "local_long_form": "Rzeczpospolita Polska", "local_short_form": "Polska", "etymology": "name derives from the Polanians, a west Slavic tribe that united several surrounding Slavic groups (9th-10th centuries A.D.) and who passed on their name to the country; the name of the tribe likely comes from the Slavic \"pole\" (field or plain), indicating the flat nature of their country" }, "government_type": "parliamentary republic", "capital": { "name": "Warsaw", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 52, "minutes": 15, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 21, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 1, "note": "6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" }, "daylight_saving_time": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" }, "independence": { "date": "1918-11-11", "note": "republic proclaimed; notable earlier dates: 966 (adoption of Christianity, traditional founding date), 1 July 1569 (Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth created)" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Constitution Day", "day": "3 May", "original_year": "1791" } ], "constitution": { "history": "several previous; latest adopted 2 April 1997, approved by referendum 25 May 1997, effective 17 October 1997", "amendments": "proposed by at least one-fifth of Sejm deputies, by the Senate, or by the president of the republic; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote in the Sejm and absolute majority vote in the Senate; amendments to articles relating to sovereignty, personal freedoms, and constitutional amendment procedures also require passage by majority vote in a referendum; amended 2006, 2009, 2015 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "civil law system; judicial review of legislative, administrative, and other governmental acts; constitutional law rulings of the Constitutional Tribunal are final", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "both parents must be citizens of Poland", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "5 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Andrzej DUDA (since 6 August 2015)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Beata SZYDLO (since 16 November 2015); Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Culture and National Heritage Piotr GLINSKI (since 16 November 2015), Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Science and Higher Education Jaroslaw GOWIN (since 16 November 2015), and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Development Mateusz MORAWIECKI (since 16 November 2015)", "cabinet": "Council of Ministers proposed by the prime minister, appointed by the president, and approved by the Sejm", "elections_appointments": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 10 and 24 May 2015 (next to be held in 2020); prime minister, deputy prime ministers, and Council of Ministers appointed by the president and confirmed by the Sejm", "election_results": "Andrzej DUDA elected president; percent of vote in runoff - Andrzej DUDA 51.5%, Bronislaw KOMOROWSKI (independent) 48.5%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "bicameral legislature consists of the Senate or Senat (100 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 4-year terms) and the Sejm (460 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms); note - the designation National Assembly or Zgromadzenie Narodowe is only used on those rare occasions when the two houses meet jointly", "note": "the German minority is exempt from the 5% threshold requirement for seats to the Sejm", "elections": "Senate - last held on 25 October 2015 (next to be held in October 2019); Sejm - last held on 25 October 2015 (next to be held in October 2019)", "election_results": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PiS 62, PO 33, PSL 1, independents 4; Sejm - percent of vote by party - PiS 37.6%, PO 24.1%, K15 8.8%, N 7.6%, PSL 5.1% other 16.8%; seats by party - PiS 234, PO 138, K15 40, N 29, PSL 16, independent 2, German minority 1" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court or Sad Najwyzszy (consists of the president of the Supreme Court and 116 judges organized in criminal, civil, labor and social insurance, and military chambers)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "president of the Supreme Court nominated by the General Assembly of the Supreme Court and selected by the president of Poland; other judges nominated by the 25-member National Judiciary Council, and appointed by the president of Poland; judges appointed until retirement, usually at age 65, but tenure can be extended", "subordinate_courts": "Constitutional Tribunal; State Tribunal, administrative courts; regional and appellate courts subdivided into military, civil, criminal, labor, and family courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Civic Platform", "name_alternative": "PO", "leaders": [ "Grzegorz SCHETYNA", "chairperson; Slawomir NEUMANN", "parliamentary caucus leader" ] }, { "name": "Coalition for the Renewal of the Republic-Liberty and Hope", "name_alternative": "KORWiN", "leaders": [ "Janusz KORWIN-MIKKE", "chairman" ] }, { "name": "Democratic Left Alliance", "name_alternative": "SLD", "leaders": [ "Wlodzimierz CZARZASTY", "chairman" ] }, { "name": "German Minority of Lower Silesia", "name_alternative": "MNSO", "leaders": [ "Ryszard GALLA", "representative" ] }, { "name": "Kukiz 15", "leaders": [ "Pawel KUKIZ; chairman", "parliamentary caucus leader" ] }, { "name": "Law and Justice", "name_alternative": "PiS", "leaders": [ "Jaroslaw KACZYNSKI", "chairman; Ryszard TERLECKI", "parliamentary caucus leader" ] }, { "name": "Nowoczesna", "name_alternative": "N", "leaders": [ "Ryszard PETRU; chairman", "parliamentary caucus leader" ], "note": "\"Modern\"" }, { "name": "Polish People's Party", "name_alternative": "PSL", "leaders": [ "Wladyslaw KOSINIAK-KAMYSZ; chairman", "parliamentary caucus leader" ] }, { "name": "Razem ", "leaders": [ "no party chair", "led by nine-member management board" ], "note": "Together" } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "All Poland Trade Union Alliance", "name_alternative": "OPZZ", "leaders": [ "Jan GUZ" ], "note": "trade union" }, { "name": "Independent Self-Governing Trade Union \"Solidarity\"", "leaders": [ "Piotr DUDA" ] }, { "name": "Roman Catholic Church", "leaders": [ "Archbishop Wojciech POLAK", "Archbishop Stanislaw GADECKI" ] } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "Arctic Council ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "Australia Group" }, { "organization": "BIS" }, { "organization": "BSEC ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "CBSS" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CE" }, { "organization": "CEI" }, { "organization": "CERN" }, { "organization": "EAPC" }, { "organization": "EBRD" }, { "organization": "ECB" }, { "organization": "EIB" }, { "organization": "ESA" }, { "organization": "EU" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IEA" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IHO" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "MONUSCO" }, { "organization": "NATO" }, { "organization": "NEA" }, { "organization": "NSG" }, { "organization": "OAS ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OECD" }, { "organization": "OIF ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "OSCE" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "Schengen Convention" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNMIL" }, { "organization": "UNMISS" }, { "organization": "UNOCI" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" }, { "organization": "ZC" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Piotr WILCZEK (since October 2016)", "chancery": "2640 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20009", "telephone": "[1] (202) 499-1700", "fax": "[1] (202) 328-6271", "consulates_general": "Chicago, Los Angeles, New York" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Paul JONES (since 7 October 2015)", "embassy": "Aleje Ujazdowskie 29/31 00-540 Warsaw", "mailing_address": "American Embassy Warsaw, US Department of State, Washington, DC 20521-5010 (pouch)", "telephone": "[48] (22) 504-2000", "fax": "[48] (22) 504-2688", "consulates_general": "Krakow" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "two equal horizontal bands of white (top) and red; colors derive from the Polish emblem - a white eagle on a red field", "note": "similar to the flags of Indonesia and Monaco which are red (top) and white" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "white eagle" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "white" }, { "color": "red" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Mazurek Dabrowskiego\" (Dabrowski's Mazurka)", "lyrics_music": "Jozef WYBICKI/traditional", "note": "adopted 1927; the anthem, commonly known as \"Jeszcze Polska nie zginela\" (Poland Has Not Yet Perished), was written in 1797; the lyrics resonate strongly with Poles because they reflect the numerous occasions in which the nation's lands have been occupied", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/PL.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Poland has the sixth-largest economy in the EU and has long had a reputation as a business-friendly country with largely sound macroeconomic policies. Since 1990, Poland has pursued a policy of economic liberalization. During the 2008-09 economic slowdown Poland was the only EU country to avoid a recession, in part because of the government’s loose fiscal policy combined with a commitment to rein in spending in the medium-term. However, since 2015 Warsaw’s prioritization of spending on social welfare programs has prompted investors to decrease Poland’s economic growth projections for the next few years.\n\nThe Polish economy performed well during 2014-16, with the real GDP growth rate exceeding 3%, in part because of the government’s fiscal prudence. Poland’s economic growth in 2017 is projected by some credit rating agencies to slow, however, because of Poland’s government’s increase in social spending since 2015, including the provision of cash transfers for low income families, families with more than one child, and the reduction of the retirement age which will take effect in October 2017. The government has tried to introduce new taxes and boost tax compliance to offset the costs of the social spending programs and relieve upward pressure on the budget deficit. Some credit ratings agencies estimate that Poland will exceed the EU’s 3%-of-GDP limit on budget deficits, possibly impacting its access to future EU funds.\n\nPoland faces several systemic challenges, which include addressing some of the remaining deficiencies in its road and rail infrastructure, business environment, rigid labor code, commercial court system, government red tape, and burdensome tax system, especially for entrepreneurs. Additional long-term challenges include diversifying Poland’s energy mix, strengthening investments in innovation, research, and development, as well as stemming the outflow of educated young Poles to other EU member states, especially in light of a coming demographic contraction due to emigration, persistently low fertility rates, and the aging of the Solidarity-era baby boom generation.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1052000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1020000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 984400000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 25, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 467400000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.1, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3.7, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 3.3, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 89 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 27700, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 26800, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 25900, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 68, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 57.4, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 17.8, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 19.8, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 0.8, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 50.5, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -46.3, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 2.7, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 38.5, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 58.9, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 20.3, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 20.3, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 18.3, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 82 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "potatoes", "fruits", "vegetables", "wheat", "poultry", "eggs", "pork", "dairy" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "machine building", "iron", "steel", "coal mining", "chemicals", "shipbuilding", "food processing", "glass", "beverages", "textiles" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 4.2, "global_rank": 49, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 17780000, "global_rank": 36, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 11.5, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 30.4, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 57.6, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 9.6, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 10.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 117 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 17.6, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 3, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 23.9, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 30.8, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 33.7, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2008" } ], "global_rank": 120 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 73400000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 86560000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 15.7, "global_rank": 181, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -2.8, "global_rank": 97, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 44.7, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 45, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 107, "note": "data cover general government debt, and includes debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities, the data include subnational entities, as well as intra-governmental debt; intra-governmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment; debt instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions" }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -0.8, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -1, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 13 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.5, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 2, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 120 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5.1, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 4.92, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 137 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 186600000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 177400000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 26 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 306700000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" }, { "value": 318800000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 34 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 344800000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 337400000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 34 }, "market_value_of_publicly_traded_shares": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 261500000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 277400000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" }, { "value": 351700000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 29 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -1395000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -2932000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 136 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 188300000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 190800000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 24 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "machinery", "transport equipment", "intermediate manufactured goods", "miscellaneous manufactured goods", "food", "live animals" ], "date": "2012" }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Germany", "percent": 27.1 }, { "name": "UK", "percent": 6.8 }, { "name": "Czech Republic", "percent": 6.6 }, { "name": "France", "percent": 5.5 }, { "name": "Italy", "percent": 4.8 }, { "name": "Netherlands", "percent": 4.4 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 189500000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 188400000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 22 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "machinery", "transport equipment", "intermediate manufactured goods", "chemicals", "minerals", "fuels", "lubricants", "related materials" ], "date": "2011" }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Germany", "percent": 27.6 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 7.5 }, { "name": "Russia", "percent": 7.2 }, { "name": "Netherlands", "percent": 5.9 }, { "name": "Italy", "percent": 5.2 }, { "name": "France", "percent": 4.1 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 90210000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 94910000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 26 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 344800000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 332200000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 32 }, "stock_of_direct_foreign_investment": { "at_home": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 228800000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 221800000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 26 }, "abroad": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 64620000000.00001, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 62120000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 39 } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4.056, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3.7721, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 3.7721, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 3.1538, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 3.26, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "zlotych (PLN) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "total_electrification": { "value": 100, "units": "%" }, "date": "2016" }, "production": { "kWh": 150000000000, "global_rank": 26, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 142000000000, "global_rank": 25, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 11000000000, "global_rank": 18, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "kWh": 14000000000, "global_rank": 14, "date": "2014" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 40340000, "global_rank": 24, "date": "2015" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 87.1, "global_rank": 83, "date": "2014" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 164, "date": "2014" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 1.7, "global_rank": 140, "date": "2014" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 11.1, "global_rank": 32, "date": "2014" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 17140, "global_rank": 72, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 4761, "global_rank": 71, "date": "2015" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 532300, "global_rank": 19, "date": "2015" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 100000000, "global_rank": 70, "date": "2010-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 568200, "global_rank": 31, "date": "2015" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 536700, "global_rank": 34, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 160100, "global_rank": 38, "date": "2015" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 128800, "global_rank": 45, "date": "2015" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 3954000000, "global_rank": 55, "date": "2015" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 14790000000, "global_rank": 44, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 76000000, "global_rank": 47, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 11820000000, "global_rank": 24, "date": "2014" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 81660000000, "global_rank": 56, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 296000000, "global_rank": 22, "date": "2015" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 4245000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 11, "global_rank": 30, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 56838000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 147, "global_rank": 26, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "modernization of the telecommunications network has accelerated with market-based competition; fixed-line service, dominated by the former state-owned company, is dwarfed by the growth in mobile-cellular services", "domestic": "several nation-wide networks provide mobile-cellular service; coverage is generally good; fixed-line service lags in rural areas", "international": "country code - 48; international direct dialing with automated exchanges; satellite earth station - 1 with access to Intelsat, Eutelsat, Inmarsat, and Intersputnik (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "state-run public TV operates 2 national channels supplemented by 16 regional channels and several niche channels; privately owned entities operate several national TV networks and a number of special interest channels; many privately owned channels broadcasting locally; roughly half of all households are linked to either satellite or cable TV systems providing access to foreign television networks; state-run public radio operates 5 national networks and 17 regional radio stations; 2 privately owned national radio networks, several commercial stations broadcasting to multiple cities, and many privately owned local radio stations (2007)", "internet": { "country_code": ".pl", "users": { "total": 26221000, "percent_of_population": 68, "global_rank": 22, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 6, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 92, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 4841128, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 120016466, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "SP", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 126, "global_rank": 47, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 87, "over_3047_metres": 5, "2438_to_3047_metres": 30, "1524_to_2437_metres": 36, "914_to_1523_metres": 10, "under_914_metres": 6, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 39, "1524_to_2437_metres": 1, "914_to_1523_metres": 17, "under_914_metres": 21, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 6, "date": "2013" } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "gas", "length": 14198, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil", "length": 1374, "units": "km" }, { "type": "refined products", "length": 777, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 19231, "units": "km" }, "broad_gauge": { "length": 395, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.524-m" }, "standard_gauge": { "length": 18836, "electrified": 11865, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.435-m" }, "global_rank": 15, "date": "2015" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 417026, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 287650, "units": "km", "note": "includes 1,492 km of expressways" }, "unpaved": { "value": 129376, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 17, "date": "2014" }, "waterways": { "value": 3997, "units": "km", "note": "navigable rivers and canals", "global_rank": 27, "date": "2009" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 9, "by_type": [ { "type": "cargo", "count": 7 }, { "type": "chemical tanker", "count": 1 }, { "type": "passenger/cargo", "count": 1 } ], "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 106, "by_country": [ { "country": "Antigua and Barbuda", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Bahamas", "count": 34 }, { "country": "Cyprus", "count": 24 }, { "country": "Liberia", "count": 13 }, { "country": "Malta", "count": 21 }, { "country": "Saint Vincent and the Grenadines", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Vanuatu", "count": 9 } ] }, "global_rank": 118, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Gdansk", "Gdynia", "Swinoujscie" ], "river_ports": [ "Szczecin (River Oder)" ], "liquid_natural_gas_terminals_import": [ "Swinoujscie" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2.23, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.85, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1.72, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 1.74, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 44 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Polish Armed Forces", "Land Forces", "Navy", "Air Force", "Special Forces", "Territorial Defense Force \nnote", "Territorial Defense Force only began recruitment in winter 2016" ], "date": "2017" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18-28 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; conscription phased out in 2009-12; service obligation shortened from 12 to 9 months in 2005; women only allowed to serve as officers and noncommissioned officers", "date": "2013" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "as a member state that forms part of the EU's external border, Poland has implemented the strict Schengen border rules to restrict illegal immigration and trade along its eastern borders with Belarus and Ukraine" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "refugees": { "by_country": [ { "people": 71302, "country_of_origin": 2016 } ], "date": "2015" }, "stateless_persons": { "people": 10825, "date": "2016" } }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "despite diligent counternarcotics measures and international information sharing on cross-border crimes, a major illicit producer of synthetic drugs for the international market; minor transshipment point for Southwest Asian heroin and Latin American cocaine to Western Europe" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-30", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170630042428/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/pl.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170630000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/pl.html" } }, "portugal": { "data": { "name": "Portugal", "introduction": { "background": "Following its heyday as a global maritime power during the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal lost much of its wealth and status with the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence of Brazil, its wealthiest colony, in 1822. A 1910 revolution deposed the monarchy; for most of the next six decades, repressive governments ran the country. In 1974, a left-wing military coup installed broad democratic reforms. The following year, Portugal granted independence to all of its African colonies. Portugal is a founding member of NATO and entered the EC (now the EU) in 1986." }, "geography": { "location": "Southwestern Europe, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Spain", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 39, "minutes": 30, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 8, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "Europe", "area": { "total": { "value": 92090, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 91470, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 620, "units": "sq km" }, "note": "includes Azores and Madeira Islands", "global_rank": 111, "comparative": "slightly smaller than Virginia" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 1224, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Spain", "border_length": { "value": 1224, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 1793, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "contiguous_zone": { "value": 24, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" }, "continental_shelf": { "value": 200, "units": "m", "note": "depth or to the depth of exploitation" } }, "climate": "maritime temperate; cool and rainy in north, warmer and drier in south", "terrain": "the west-flowing Tagus River divides the country: the north is mountainous toward the interior, while the south is characterized by rolling plains", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 372, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Atlantic Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Ponta do Pico (Pico or Pico Alto) on Ilha do Pico in the Azores", "elevation": { "value": 2351, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "fish", "forests", "cork", "iron ore", "copper", "zinc", "tin", "tungsten", "silver", "gold", "uranium", "marble", "clay", "gypsum", "salt", "arable land", "hydropower" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 39.7, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 11.9, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 7.8, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 20, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 37.8, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 22.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 5400, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "concentrations are primarily along or near the Atlantic coast; 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both Lisbon and the second largest city, Porto, are coastal cities", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 63.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 0.97, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Lisbon", "population": 2884000, "is_capital": true }, { "place": "Porto", "population": 1299000 } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.07, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.09, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.13, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.88, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.69, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.96, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 29.5, "date": "2012" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 10, "global_rank": 162, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 4.4, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 4.8, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 3.9, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 185, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 79.3, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 76.1, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 82.8, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 49, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.53, "global_rank": 194, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 73.9, "units": "%", "date": "2014" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 9.5, "global_rank": 29, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 4.43, "date": "2014" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 3.4, "date": "2011" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 99.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 99.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 99.7, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 0.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 0.3, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 22.1, "global_rank": 69, "date": "2014" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 5.3, "global_rank": 55, "date": "2013" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 95.7, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 97.1, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 94.4, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 17, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 17, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 17, "units": "years" }, "date": "2014" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 34.8, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 34.2, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 35.4, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 16, "date": "2014" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Portuguese Republic", "conventional_short_form": "Portugal", "local_long_form": "Republica Portuguesa", "local_short_form": "Portugal", "etymology": "name derives from the Roman designation \"Portus Cale\" meaning \"Port of Cale\"; Cale was an ancient Celtic town and port in present-day northern Portugal" }, "government_type": "semi-presidential republic", "capital": { "name": "Lisbon", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 38, "minutes": 43, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 9, "minutes": 8, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 0, "note": "5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" }, "daylight_saving_time": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" }, "independence": { "note": "Kingdom of Portugal recognized; 5 October 1910 (republic proclaimed)" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Portugal Day", "day": "10 June", "original_year": "1580", "note": "also called Camoes Day, the day that revered national poet Luis de Camoes died; Dia de Portugal; 1524-80" } ], "constitution": { "history": "several previous; latest adopted 2 April 1976, effective 25 April 1976", "amendments": "proposed by the Assembly of the Republic; adoption requires two-thirds majority vote of Assembly members; amended several times, last in 2005 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "civil law system; Constitutional Court review of legislative acts", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Portugal", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "yes", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "10 years; 6 years if from a Portuguese speaking country" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Marcelo REBELO DE SOUSA (since 9 March 2016)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Antonio Luis Santos da COSTA (since 24 November 2015)", "cabinet": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister", "elections_appointments": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 24 January 2016 (next to be held in January 2021); following legislative elections last held in October 2015, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition was appointed prime minister by the president", "election_results": "Marcelo REBELO DE SOUSA elected president; percent of vote - Marcelo REBELO DE SOUSA (PSD) 52%, Antonio Sampaio da NOVA (independent) 22.9%, Marisa MATISA (BE) 10.1%, Maria de BELEM (independent) 4.2%, other 10.8%", "note": "there is also a Council of State that acts as a consultative body to the president" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral Assembly of the Republic or Assembleia da Republica (230 seats; 226 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote and 4 members - 2 each in 2 constituencies representing Portuguese living abroad - directly elected by proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 4 October 2015 (next to be held by October 2019)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - Portugal Ahead Coalition (PAF) 36.9%, PS 32.3%, B.E. 10.2%, CDU 8.2%, PPD/PSD (Azores and Madeira) 1.5%, PAN 1.4%, other 9.5%; seats by party - PAF 102, PS 86, B.E. 19, CDU 17, PPD/PSD (Azores and Madeira) 5, PAN 1" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court or Supremo Tribunal de Justica (consists of 12 justices); Constitutional Court or Tribunal Constitucional (consists of 13 judges)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Supreme Court justices nominated by the president and appointed by the Assembly of the Republic; judges appointed for life; Constitutional Court judges - 10 elected by the Assembly and 3 elected by the other Constitutional Court judges; judges elected for 6-year non-renewable terms", "subordinate_courts": "Supreme Administrative Court (Supremo Tribunal Administrativo); Audit Court (Tribunal de Contas); appellate, district, and municipal courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Democratic and Social Center/Popular Party", "name_alternative": "CDS/PP", "leaders": [ "Assuncao CRISTAS" ] }, { "name": "People_Animals_Nature Party", "name_alternative": "PAN", "leaders": [ "Andre SILVA" ] }, { "name": "Portuguese Communist Party", "name_alternative": "PCP", "leaders": [ "Jeronimo DE SOUSA" ] }, { "name": "Social Democratic Party", "name_alternative": "PSD", "leaders": [ "Pedro Passos COELHO" ] }, { "name": "Socialist Party", "name_alternative": "PS", "leaders": [ "Antonio COSTA" ] }, { "name": "The Left Bloc", "name_alternative": "BE", "leaders": [ "Catarina MARTINS" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Armed Forces Officers' Association", "name_alternative": "AOFA", "leaders": [ "Lieutenant Colonel Antonio SILVA" ] }, { "name": "General Workers Union or General Confederation of Portuguese Workers or UGT", "name_alternative": "", "leaders": [ "Carlos SILVA" ] }, { "name": "Portuguese National Workers' Conference", "name_alternative": "CGTP", "leaders": [ "Armenio CARLOS" ] }, { "name": "TugaLeaks ", "note": "a website that has become a mouthpiece for publicizing diverse protest action" }, { "name": "the media" }, { "name": "labor unions" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ADB ", "note": "nonregional member" }, { "organization": "AfDB ", "note": "nonregional member" }, { "organization": "Australia Group" }, { "organization": "BIS" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CE" }, { "organization": "CERN" }, { "organization": "CPLP" }, { "organization": "EAPC" }, { "organization": "EBRD" }, { "organization": "ECB" }, { "organization": "EIB" }, { "organization": "EMU" }, { "organization": "ESA" }, { "organization": "EU" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "FATF" }, { "organization": "IADB" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IEA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IHO" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "LAIA ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "MINUSMA" }, { "organization": "NATO" }, { "organization": "NEA" }, { "organization": "NSG" }, { "organization": "OAS ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OECD" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "OSCE" }, { "organization": "Pacific Alliance ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "Paris Club ", "note": "associate" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "Schengen Convention" }, { "organization": "SELEC ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "Union Latina" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" }, { "organization": "ZC" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Domingos T?eixeira de Abreu Fezas VITAL (since 28 January 2016)", "chancery": "2012 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036", "telephone": "[1] (202) 328-8610", "fax": "[1] (202) 462-3726", "consulates_general": "Boston, New York, San Francisco", "consulates": "New Bedford (MA), Newark (NJ), Providence (RI)" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Herro MUSTAFA (since 20 January 2017)", "embassy": "Avenida das Forcas Armadas, 1600-081 Lisbon", "mailing_address": "Apartado 43033, 1601-301 Lisboa; PSC 83, APO AE 09726", "telephone": "[351] (21) 727-3300", "fax": "[351] (21) 726-9109", "consulates": "Ponta Delgada (Azores)" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "two vertical bands of green (hoist side, two-fifths) and red (three-fifths) with the national coat of arms (armillary sphere and Portuguese shield) centered on the dividing line; explanations for the color meanings are ambiguous, but a popular interpretation has green symbolizing hope and red the blood of those defending the nation" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "armillary sphere ", "note": "a spherical astrolabe modeling objects in the sky and representing the Republic" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "green" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"A Portugesa\" (The Song of the Portuguese)", "lyrics_music": "Henrique LOPES DE MENDOCA/Alfredo KEIL", "note": "adopted 1910; \"A Portuguesa\" was originally written to protest the Portuguese monarchy's acquiescence to the 1890 British ultimatum forcing Portugal to give up areas of Africa; the lyrics refer to the \"insult\" that resulted from the event", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/PO.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Portugal has become a diversified and increasingly service-based economy since joining the European Community - the EU's predecessor - in 1986. Over the following two decades, successive governments privatized many state-controlled firms and liberalized key areas of the economy, including the financial and telecommunications sectors. The country joined the Economic and Monetary Union in 1999 and began circulating the euro on 1 January 2002 along with 11 other EU members.\n\nThe economy grew by more than the EU average for much of the 1990s, but the rate of growth slowed in 2001-08. The economy contracted in 2009, and fell again from 2011 to 2013, as the government implemented spending cuts and tax increases to comply with conditions of an EU-IMF financial rescue package, signed in May 2011. Portugal successfully exited its EU-IMF program in May 2014. A modest recovery gathered steam in 2015 due to strong export performance and a rebound in private consumption. Growth slowed slightly in the first half of 2016, but rebounded in the last two quarters of the year to register at 1.4 percent for the year. Unemployment remains high, at 10.2%, at the end of 2016, but has improved steadily since peaking at 18% in 2013.\n\nThe center-left minority Socialist government has unwound some unpopular austerity measures while managing to remain within most EU fiscal targets. The budget deficit fell from 11.2% of GDP in 2010 to 2.0% in 2016, the country’s lowest since democracy was restored in 1974, and surpassing the EU and-IMF projections of 3%. Portugal is expected to exit the EU’s excessive deficit procedure by mid-2017.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 297100000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 294100000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 289900000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 56, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 205900000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 0.9, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 178 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 28500, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 28300, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 27900, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 66, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 66.3, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 18.1, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 14.7, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": -0.1, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 39.9, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -38.9, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 2.4, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 21.9, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 75.9, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 15, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 15.7, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 15.3, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 118 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "grain", "potatoes", "tomatoes", "olives", "grapes", "sheep", "cattle", "goats", "pigs", "poultry", "dairy products", "fish" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "textiles", "clothing", "footwear", "wood", "cork", "paper", "pulp", "chemicals", "fuels", "lubricants", "automobiles", "auto parts", "base metals", "minerals", "porcelain", "ceramics", "glassware", "technology", "telecommunications", "dairy products", "wine", "other foodstuffs", "ship construction", "refurbishment", "tourism", "plastics", "financial services", "optics" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 0.9, "global_rank": 150, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 5167000, "global_rank": 78, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 8.6, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 23.9, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 67.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2014" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 10.2, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 12.4, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 135 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 19, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 2.6, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 25.9, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 33.9, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 34, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 99 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 87260000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 92250000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 42.4, "global_rank": 33, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -2.4, "global_rank": 80, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 126.2, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 129, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 7, "note": "data cover general government debt, and includes debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intra-governmental debt; intra-governmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment; debt instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions" }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.8, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 64 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0.05, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 147, "note": "this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area" }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4.1, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 4.49, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 154 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 87600000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 72290000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 40, "note": "see entry for the European Union for money supply for the entire euro area; the European Central Bank (ECB) controls monetary policy for the 18 members of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU); individual members of the EMU do not control the quantity of money circulating within their own borders" }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 296100000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" }, { "value": 316200000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 36 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 321800000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 326200000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 35 }, "market_value_of_publicly_traded_shares": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 59840000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" }, { "value": 57770000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" }, { "value": 79180000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 46 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1722000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 138000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 38 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 52200000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 54330000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 46 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "agricultural products", "foodstuffs", "wine", "oil products", "chemical products", "plastics", "rubber", "hides", "leather", "wood", "cork", "wood pulp", "paper", "textile materials", "clothing", "footwear", "machinery", "tools", "base metals" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Spain", "percent": 25 }, { "name": "France", "percent": 12.1 }, { "name": "Germany", "percent": 11.8 }, { "name": "UK", "percent": 6.7 }, { "name": "US", "percent": 5.2 }, { "name": "Angola", "percent": 4.2 }, { "name": "Netherlands", "percent": 4 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 61700000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 64489999999.99999, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 41 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "agricultural products", "chemical products", "vehicles", "other transport material", "optical", "precision instruments", "computer accessories", "parts", "semiconductors", "related devices", "oil products", "base metals", "food products", "textile materials" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Spain", "percent": 32.9 }, { "name": "Germany", "percent": 12.9 }, { "name": "France", "percent": 7.4 }, { "name": "Italy", "percent": 5.4 }, { "name": "Netherlands", "percent": 5.1 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 19400000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" }, { "value": 19620000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 59 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 449000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-03-31" }, { "value": 447000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-03-31" } ], "global_rank": 28 }, "stock_of_direct_foreign_investment": { "at_home": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 138200000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 138100000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 39 }, "abroad": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 88270000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 87440000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 36 } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.9214, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0.885, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 0.7525, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 0.7634, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 0.78, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "euros (EUR) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "total_electrification": { "value": 100, "units": "%" }, "date": "2016" }, "production": { "kWh": 50000000000, "global_rank": 52, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 46000000000, "global_rank": 52, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 6300000000, "global_rank": 30, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "kWh": 7200000000, "global_rank": 33, "date": "2014" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 19000000, "global_rank": 44, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 38.7, "global_rank": 161, "date": "2014" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 166, "date": "2014" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 30, "global_rank": 83, "date": "2014" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 30.7, "global_rank": 5, "date": "2014" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 181, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 912.3, "global_rank": 81, "date": "2015" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 308000, "global_rank": 27, "date": "2015" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 0, "global_rank": 181, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 320200, "global_rank": 42, "date": "2015" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 244500, "global_rank": 52, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 138400, "global_rank": 42, "date": "2015" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 60010, "global_rank": 73, "date": "2015" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 118, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 4078999999.9999995, "global_rank": 64, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 166, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 4070000000.0000005, "global_rank": 37, "date": "2014" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 186, "date": "2014-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 43980000, "global_rank": 60, "date": "2014" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 4682997, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 43, "global_rank": 34, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 11715000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 108, "global_rank": 76, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "Portugal's telephone system has a state-of-the-art network with broadband, high-speed capabilities", "domestic": "integrated network of coaxial cables, open-wire, microwave radio relay, and domestic satellite earth stations", "international": "country code - 351; a combination of submarine cables provide connectivity to Europe, North and East Africa, South Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and the US; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean), NA Eutelsat; tropospheric scatter to Azores (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "Radio e Televisao de Portugal (RTP), the publicly owned TV broadcaster, operates 4 domestic channels and external service channels to Africa; overall, roughly 40 domestic TV stations; viewers have widespread access to international broadcasters with more than half of all households connected to multi-channel cable or satellite TV systems; publicly owned radio operates 3 national networks and provides regional and external services; several privately owned national radio stations and some 300 regional and local commercial radio stations (2014)", "internet": { "country_code": ".pt", "users": { "total": 7430000, "percent_of_population": 68.6, "global_rank": 52, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 12, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 122, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 12635233, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 343971094, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "CR, CS", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 64, "global_rank": 77, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 43, "over_3047_metres": 5, "2438_to_3047_metres": 7, "1524_to_2437_metres": 8, "914_to_1523_metres": 15, "under_914_metres": 8, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 21, "914_to_1523_metres": 1, "under_914_metres": 20, "date": "2013" } } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "gas", "length": 1344, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil", "length": 11, "units": "km" }, { "type": "refined products", "length": 188, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 3075.1, "units": "km" }, "broad_gauge": { "length": 2439, "electrified": 1633.4, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.668-m" }, "narrow_gauge": { "length": 108.1, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.000-m" }, "other": { "length": 528, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 58, "date": "2014" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 82900, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 71294, "units": "km", "note": "includes 2,613 km of expressways" }, "unpaved": { "value": 11606, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 59, "date": "2008" }, "waterways": { "value": 210, "units": "km", "note": "on Douro River from Porto", "global_rank": 95, "date": "2011" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 109, "by_type": [ { "type": "bulk carrier", "count": 8 }, { "type": "cargo", "count": 35 }, { "type": "carrier", "count": 1 }, { "type": "chemical tanker", "count": 21 }, { "type": "container", "count": 7 }, { "type": "liquefied gas", "count": 6 }, { "type": "passenger", "count": 13 }, { "type": "passenger/cargo", "count": 5 }, { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 3 }, { "type": "roll on/roll off", "count": 1 }, { "type": "vehicle carrier", "count": 9 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 81, "by_country": [ { "country": "Belgium", "count": 8 }, { "country": "Colombia", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Denmark", "count": 4 }, { "country": "Germany", "count": 14 }, { "country": "Greece", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Italy", "count": 12 }, { "country": "Japan", "count": 9 }, { "country": "Mexico", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Norway", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Spain", "count": 18 }, { "country": "Sweden", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Switzerland", "count": 3 }, { "country": "US", "count": 4 } ] }, "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 15, "by_country": [ { "country": "Cyprus", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Malta", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Panama", "count": 10 } ] }, "global_rank": 48, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Leixoes", "Lisbon", "Setubal", "Sines" ], "liquid_natural_gas_terminals_import": [ "Sines" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.85, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.79, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 2.09, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 1.91, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 2, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 77 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Portuguese Army (Exercito Portuguesa)", "Portuguese Navy (Marinha Portuguesa", "includes Marine Corps)", "Portuguese Air Force (Forca Aerea Portuguesa", "FAP)" ], "date": "2013" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18-30 years of age for voluntary military service; no compulsory military service, but conscription possible if insufficient volunteers available; women serve in the armed forces, on naval ships since 1993, but are prohibited from serving in some combatant specialties; reserve obligation to age 35", "date": "2012" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "Portugal does not recognize Spanish sovereignty over the territory of Olivenza based on a difference of interpretation of the 1815 Congress of Vienna and the 1801 Treaty of Badajoz" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "stateless_persons": { "people": 14, "date": "2016" } }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "seizing record amounts of Latin American cocaine destined for Europe; a European gateway for Southwest Asian heroin; transshipment point for hashish from North Africa to Europe; consumer of Southwest Asian heroin" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-24", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624100559/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/po.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/po.html" } }, "puerto_rico": { "data": { "name": "Puerto Rico", "introduction": { "background": "Populated for centuries by aboriginal peoples, the island was claimed by the Spanish Crown in 1493 following Christopher COLUMBUS' second voyage to the Americas. In 1898, after 400 years of colonial rule that saw the indigenous population nearly exterminated and African slave labor introduced, Puerto Rico was ceded to the US as a result of the Spanish-American War. Puerto Ricans were granted US citizenship in 1917. Popularly elected governors have served since 1948. In 1952, a constitution was enacted providing for internal self-government. In plebiscites held in 1967, 1993, and 1998, voters chose not to alter the existing political status with the US, but the results of a 2012 vote left open the possibility of American statehood. Economic recession on the island has led to a net population loss since about 2005, as large numbers of residents moved to the US mainland. The trend has accelerated since 2010; in 2014, Puerto Rico experienced a net population loss to the mainland of 64,000, more than double the net loss of 26,000 in 2010." }, "geography": { "location": "Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of the Dominican Republic", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 18, "minutes": 15, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 66, "minutes": 30, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "Central America and the Caribbean", "area": { "total": { "value": 13791, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 8870, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 4921, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 163, "comparative": "slightly less than three times the size of Rhode Island" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 0, "units": "km" } }, "coastline": { "value": 501, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "tropical marine, mild; little seasonal temperature variation", "terrain": "mostly mountains with coastal plain in north; precipitous mountains to the sea on west coast; sandy beaches along most coastal areas", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 261, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Caribbean Sea", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Cerro de Punta", "elevation": { "value": 1338, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "copper", "nickel", "onshore oil; unexploited", "offshore oil; unexploited" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 22, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 6.6, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 5.6, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 9.8, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 63.2, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 14.8, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 220, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "population clusters tend to be found along the coast, the largest of these is found in and around San Juan; an exception to this is a sizeable population located in the interior of the island immediately south of the capital around Caguas; most of the interior, particularly in the western half of the island, is dominated by the Cordillera Central mountains, where population density is light", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "periodic droughts", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "hurricanes", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "soil erosion", "occasional drought causing water shortages" ] }, "note": "important location along the Mona Passage - a key shipping lane to the Panama Canal; San Juan is one of the biggest and best natural harbors in the Caribbean; many small rivers and high central mountains ensure land is well watered; south coast relatively dry; fertile coastal plain belt in north" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 3578056, "global_rank": 132, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Puerto Rican(s) (US citizens)", "adjective": "Puerto Rican" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "white", "percent": 75.8 }, { "name": "black/African American", "percent": 12.4 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 8.5, "note": "includes American Indian, Alaskan Native, Native Hawaiian, other Pacific Islander, and others" }, { "name": "mixed", "percent": 3.3 } ], "note": "99% of the population is Latino", "date": "2010" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Spanish" }, { "name": "English" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 85 }, { "name": "Protestant and other", "percent": 15 } ] }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 17.4, "males": 317875, "females": 304601 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 14.11, "males": 258956, "females": 245801 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 38.32, "males": 657713, "females": 713511 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 12.19, "males": 197379, "females": 238725 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 17.98, "males": 276608, "females": 366887 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 50, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 28.3, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 21.7, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 4.6, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 39.5, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 37.5, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 41.4, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 52, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": -0.54, "global_rank": 227, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 10.8, "global_rank": 184, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 8.8, "global_rank": 72, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -7.4, "global_rank": 207, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "population clusters tend to be found along the coast, the largest of these is found in and around San Juan; an exception to this is a sizeable population located in the interior of the island immediately south of the capital around Caguas; most of the interior, particularly in the western half of the island, is dominated by the Cordillera Central mountains, where population density is light", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 93.6, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": -0.21, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "San Juan", "population": 2463000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.02, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 0.92, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.83, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.76, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.91, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 14, "global_rank": 140, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 7.4, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 8.2, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 6.6, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 159, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 79.4, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 75.8, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 83.1, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 48, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.64, "global_rank": 178, "date": "2016" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 93.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 93.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 93.6, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 6.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 6.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 6.4, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2001" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 99.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 99.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 99.3, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 0.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 0.7, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "note": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus", "date": "2016" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 6.4, "date": "2013" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 93.3, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 92.8, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 93.8, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 14, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 13, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 15, "units": "years" }, "date": "2014" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 26.6, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 28.9, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 23.1, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 33, "date": "2012" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Commonwealth of Puerto Rico", "conventional_short_form": "Puerto Rico", "etymology": "Christopher COLUMBUS named the island San Juan Bautista (Saint John the Baptist) and the capital city and main port Cuidad de Puerto Rico (Rich Port City); over time, however, the names were shortened and transposed and the island came to be called Puerto Rico and its capital San Juan" }, "government_type": "presidential democracy; a self-governing commonwealth in political association with the US", "capital": { "name": "San Juan", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 18, "minutes": 28, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 66, "minutes": 7, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": -4, "note": "1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "independence": { "note": "territory of the US with commonwealth status" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "US Independence Day", "day": "4 July", "original_year": "1776" }, { "name": "Puerto Rico Constitution Day", "day": "25 July", "original_year": "1952" } ], "constitution": { "history": "previous 1900 (Organic Act, or Foraker Act); latest ratified 3 March 1952, approved 3 July 1952, effective 25 July 1952 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "civil law system based on the Spanish civil code and within the framework of the US federal system", "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false, "note": "18 years of age; universal; note - island residents are US citizens but do not vote in US presidential elections" }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Donald J. TRUMP (since 20 January 2017); Vice President Michael R. PENCE (since 20 January 2017)", "head_of_government": "Governor Ricardo ROSSELLO (since 2 January 2017)", "cabinet": "Cabinet appointed by governor with the consent of the Legislative Assembly", "elections_appointments": "president and vice president indirectly elected on the same ballot by an Electoral College of 'electors' chosen from each state; president and vice president serve a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); under the US Constitution, residents of Puerto Rico do not vote in elections for US president and vice president; however, they may vote in Democratic and Republican party presidential primary elections; governor directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 4-year term (no term limits); election last held on 8 November 2016 (next to be held in November 2020)", "election_results": "Ricardo ROSSELLO elected governor; percent of vote - Ricardo ROSSELLO (PNP) 41.8%, David BERNIER (PPD) 38.9%, Alexandra LUGARO (independent) 11.1%, Manuel CIDRE (independent) 5.7%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "bicameral Legislative Assembly or Asamblea Legislativa consists of the Senate or Senado (27 seats; 16 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 11 at-large members directly elected by simple majority vote to serve 4-year terms); the House of Representatives or Camara de Representantes (51 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 4-year terms)", "elections": "Senate - last held on 6 November 2012 (next to be held on 8 November 2016); House of Representatives - last held on 6 November 2012 (next to be held on 8 November 2016)", "election_results": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PPD 18, PNP 8, PIP 1; House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PPD 28, PNP 23", "note": "Puerto Rico directly elects 1 member by simple majority vote to serve a 4-year term as a commissioner to the US House of Representatives; the commissioner can vote when serving on a committee and when the House meets as the Committee of the Whole House, but not when legislation is submitted for a “full floor” House vote; election of commissioner last held on 6 November 2012 (next to be held on 8 November 2016)" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice and 8 associate justices)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "justices appointed by the governor and confirmed by majority Senate vote; judges serve until compulsory retirement at age 70", "subordinate_courts": "Court of Appeals; First Instance Court comprised of superior and municipal courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "National Democratic Party", "leaders": [ "Roberto PRATS" ] }, { "name": "National Republican Party of Puerto Rico", "leaders": [ "Carlos MENDEZ" ] }, { "name": "New Progressive Party", "name_alternative": "PNP", "leaders": [ "Pedro PIERLUISI" ], "note": "pro-US statehood" }, { "name": "Popular Democratic Party", "name_alternative": "PPD", "leaders": [ "Alejandro Garcia PADILLA" ], "note": "pro-commonwealth" }, { "name": "Puerto Rican Independence Party", "name_alternative": "PIP", "leaders": [ "Ruben BERRIOS Martinez" ], "note": "pro-independence" } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Boricua Popular Army", "name_alternative": "EPB", "note": "a revolutionary group also known as Los Macheteros" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "AOSIS ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "Caricom ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "Interpol ", "note": "subbureau" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "UNWTO ", "note": "associate" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" } ], "flag_description": { "description": "five equal horizontal bands of red (top, center, and bottom) alternating with white; a blue isosceles triangle based on the hoist side bears a large, white, five-pointed star in the center; the white star symbolizes Puerto Rico; the three sides of the triangle signify the executive, legislative and judicial parts of the government; blue stands for the sky and the coastal waters; red symbolizes the blood shed by warriors, while white represents liberty, victory, and peace", "note": "design initially influenced by the US flag, but similar to the Cuban flag, with the colors of the bands and triangle reversed" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "Puerto Rican spindalis ", "note": "bird" }, { "symbol": "coqui ", "note": "frog" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "white" }, { "color": "blue" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"La Borinquena\" (The Puerto Rican)", "lyrics_music": "Manuel Fernandez JUNCOS/Felix Astol ARTES", "note": "music adopted 1952, lyrics adopted 1977; the local anthem's name is a reference to the indigenous name of the island, Borinquen; the music was originally composed as a dance in 1867 and gained popularity in the early 20th century; there is some evidence that the music was written by Francisco RAMIREZ; as a commonwealth of the US, \"The Star-Spangled Banner\" is official (see United States)", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/RQ.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Puerto Rico had one of the most dynamic economies in the Caribbean region until 2006; however, growth has been negative for each of the last ten years. The downturn coincided with the phaseout of tax preferences that had led US firms to invest heavily in the Commonwealth since the 1950s, and a steep rise in the price of oil, which generates most of the island's electricity.\n\nDiminished job opportunities prompted a sharp rise in outmigration, as many Puerto Ricans sought jobs on the US mainland. Unemployment reached 16% in 2011, but declined to 13.7% in December 2014. US minimum wage laws apply in Puerto Rico, hampering job expansion. Per capita income is about two-thirds that of the US mainland.\n\nThe industrial sector greatly exceeds agriculture as the locus of economic activity and income. Tourism has traditionally been an important source of income with estimated arrivals of more than 3.6 million tourists in 2008. Puerto Rico's merchandise trade surplus is exceptionally strong, with exports nearly 50% greater than imports, and its current account surplus about 10% of GDP.\n\nClosing the budget deficit while restoring economic growth and employment remain the central concerns of the government. The gap between revenues and expenditures amounted to 0.6% of GDP in 2016, although analysts believe that not all expenditures have been accounted for in the budget and a better accounting of costs would yield an overall deficit of roughly 5% of GDP. Public debt declined to 92.5% of GDP in 2016, about $17,000 per person, or nearly three times the per capita debt of the State of Connecticut, the highest in the US. Much of that debt was issued by state-run schools and public corporations, including water and electric utilities. In June 2015, Governor Alejandro GARCIA Padilla announced that the island could not pay back at least $73 billion in debt and that it would seek a deal with its creditors.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 131000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 133400000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 133400000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 80, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 100900000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -1.8, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": -1.4, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 207 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 37700, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 38400, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 37700, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 48, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 89.7, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 13.2, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 12.4, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 0.5, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 116, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -131.8, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 0.8, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 50.1, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 49.1, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "sugarcane", "coffee", "pineapples", "plantains", "bananas", "livestock products", "chickens" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "pharmaceuticals", "electronics", "apparel", "food products", "tourism" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": -0.9, "global_rank": 178, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 1139000, "global_rank": 143 }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 2.1, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 19, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 79, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2005" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 13.7, "units": "%", "date": "2014-12-01" }, { "value": 15, "units": "%", "date": "2013-12-01" } ], "global_rank": 152 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 9086000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 9684000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 9, "global_rank": 215, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -0.6, "global_rank": 47, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 92.5, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 96.6, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 19 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 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"fish", "petroleum products" ] } }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 56820000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2010-12-31" }, { "value": 52980000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2009-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 60 }, "exchange_rates": { "note": "the US dollar is used" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 357805, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 91, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 91, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 80, "units": "%" }, "date": "2012" }, "production": { "kWh": 20000000000, "global_rank": 76, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 19000000000, "global_rank": 71, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 190, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 193, "date": "2013" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 6100000, "global_rank": 76, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 96.4, "global_rank": 62, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 172, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 1.8, "global_rank": 139, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 1.8, "global_rank": 84, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 184, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 182, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 120, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 0, "global_rank": 184, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 189, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 133700, "global_rank": 74, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 6060, "global_rank": 91, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 150000, "global_rank": 42, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 120, "date": "2014" }, 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- 1-787, 939; submarine cables provide connectivity to the US, Caribbean, Central and South America; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "more than 30 TV stations operating; cable TV subscription services are available; roughly 125 radio stations (2007)", "internet": { "country_code": ".pr", "users": { "total": 2860000, "percent_of_population": 79.5, "global_rank": 98, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "airports": { "total": { "airports": 29, "global_rank": 119, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 17, "over_3047_metres": 2, "2438_to_3047_metres": 1, "1524_to_2437_metres": 2, "914_to_1523_metres": 7, "under_914_metres": 5, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 12, "1524_to_2437_metres": 1, "914_to_1523_metres": 1, "under_914_metres": 10, "date": "2013" } } }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 26862, "units": "km", "note": "includes 454 km of expressways" }, "global_rank": 99, "date": "2012" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Ensenada Honda", "Mayaguez", "Playa de Guayanilla", "Playa de Ponce", "San Juan" ], "container_ports": [ { "place": "San Juan", "twenty_foot_equivalent_units": 1484595 } ], "liquid_natural_gas_terminals_import": [ "Guayanilla Bay" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "branches": { "by_name": [ "no regular indigenous military forces", "paramilitary National Guard", "Police Force" ] }, "note": "defense is the responsibility of the US" }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "increasing numbers of illegal migrants from the Dominican Republic cross the Mona Passage to Puerto Rico each year looking for work" ] } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-24", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624191659/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/rq.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/rq.html" } }, "qatar": { "data": { "name": "Qatar", "introduction": { "background": "Ruled by the Al Thani family since the mid-1800s, Qatar within the last 60 years transformed itself from a poor British protectorate noted mainly for pearling into an independent state with significant oil and natural gas revenues. The continuous siphoning off of petroleum revenue through the mid-1990s by Qatari amirs permanently residing in Europe had stunted Qatar’s economic growth. Former amir HAMAD bin Khalifa Al Thani, who overthrew his father in a bloodless coup in 1995, ushered in wide-sweeping political and media reforms, unprecedented economic investment, and a growing Qatari regional leadership role, in part through the creation of the pan-Arab satellite news network Al-Jazeera and Qatar's mediation of some regional conflicts. In the 2000s, Qatar resolved its longstanding border disputes with both Bahrain and Saudi Arabia and by 2007 had attained the highest per capita income in the world. Qatar did not experience domestic unrest or violence like that seen in other Near Eastern and North African countries in 2010-11, due in part to its immense wealth. Since the outbreak of regional unrest, however, Doha has prided itself on its support for many of these popular revolutions, particularly in Libya and Syria, although to the detriment of Qatar’s relations with Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which temporarily recalled their respective ambassadors from Qatar. In mid-2013, HAMAD transferred power to his 33 year-old son, the current Amir TAMIM bin Hamad - a peaceful abdication rare in the history of Arab Gulf states. TAMIM oversaw a warming of Qatar’s relations with Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE by later in 2014 and prioritized improving the domestic welfare of Qataris, including establishing advanced healthcare and education systems and expanding the country's infrastructure in anticipation of Doha's hosting of the 2022 World Cup." }, "geography": { "location": "Middle East, peninsula bordering the Persian Gulf and Saudi Arabia", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 25, "minutes": 30, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 51, "minutes": 15, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Middle East", "area": { "total": { "value": 11586, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 11586, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 166, "comparative": "almost twice the size of Delaware; slightly smaller than Connecticut" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 87, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Saudi Arabia", "border_length": { "value": 87, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 563, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "contiguous_zone": { "value": 24, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": "as determined by bilateral agreements or the median line" }, "climate": "arid; mild, pleasant winters; very hot, humid summers", "terrain": "mostly flat and barren desert", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 28, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Persian Gulf", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Tuwayyir al Hamir", "elevation": { "value": 103, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "petroleum", "natural gas", "fish" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 5.6, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 1.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0.2, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 4.3, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 94.4, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 130, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "most of the population is clustered in or around the capital of Doha on the eastern side of the peninsula", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "haze, dust storms, sandstorms common", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "limited natural freshwater resources are increasing dependence on large-scale desalination facilities" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "the peninsula occupies a strategic location in the central Persian Gulf near major petroleum deposits" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 2258283, "global_rank": 144, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Qatari(s)", "adjective": "Qatari" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "non-Qatari", "percent": 88.4 }, { "name": "Qatari", "percent": 11.6 } ], "date": "2015" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Arabic", "note": "official" }, { "name": "English commonly used as a second language" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 67.7 }, { "name": "Christian", "percent": 13.8 }, { "name": "Hindu", "percent": 13.8 }, { "name": "Buddhist", "percent": 3.1 }, { "name": "folk religion \u003c.1%" }, { "name": "Jewish \u003c.1%" }, { "name": "other", "percent": 0.7 }, { "name": "unaffiliated", "percent": 0.9 } ], "middle_east": ":QATAR", "date": "2010" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 12.57, "males": 143859, "females": 140027 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 12.62, "males": 206775, "females": 78271 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 70.45, "males": 1321973, "females": 269072 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 3.41, "males": 59418, "females": 17578 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 0.94, "males": 13610, "females": 7700 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 20.1, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 18.6, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 1.4, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 70.4, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 33, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 24.1, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 28.1, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 90, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 2.64, "global_rank": 16, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 9.7, "global_rank": 201, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 1.5, "global_rank": 226, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": 18.2, "global_rank": 1, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "most of the population is clustered in or around the capital of Doha on the eastern side of the peninsula", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 99.2, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 6.02, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Doha", "population": 718000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.02, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 2.64, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 4.91, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 3.38, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 1.71, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 3.41, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 13, "global_rank": 166, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 6.2, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 6.4, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 6, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 165, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 78.7, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 76.7, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 80.8, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 54, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.9, "global_rank": 135, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 37.5, "units": "%", "date": "2012" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 2.2, "global_rank": 189, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 1.96, "date": "2014" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 1.2, "date": "2012" }, "drinking_water_source": 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"global_rank": 154, "date": "2014" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 97.3, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 97.4, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 96.8, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 13, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 13, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 14, "units": "years" }, "date": "2011" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 1.1, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 0.4, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 6.2, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 134, "date": "2013" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "State of Qatar", "conventional_short_form": "Qatar", "local_long_form": "Dawlat Qatar", "local_short_form": "Qatar", "note": "closest approximation of the native pronunciation is gattar or cottar", "etymology": "the origin of the name is uncertain, but it dates back at least 2,000 years since a term \"Catharrei\" was used to describe the inhabitants of the peninsula by Pliny the Elder (1st century A.D.), and a \"Catara\" peninsula is depicted on a map by Ptolemy (2nd century A.D.)" }, "government_type": "absolute monarchy", "capital": { "name": "Doha", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 25, "minutes": 17, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 51, "minutes": 32, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 3, "note": "8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "independence": { "date": "1971-09-03", "note": "from the UK" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "National Day", "day": "18 December", "original_year": "1878", "note": ", anniversary of Al Thani family accession to the throne" }, { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "3 September", "original_year": "1971" } ], "constitution": { "history": "previous 1972 (provisional); latest drafted 2 July 2002, approved by referendum 29 April 2003, endorsed 8 June 2004, effective 9 June 2005", "amendments": "proposed by the emir or by one-third of Advisory Council members; passage requires two-thirds majority vote of Advisory Council members and approval and promulgation by the emir; articles pertaining to the rule of state and its inheritance, functions of the emir, and citizen rights and liberties cannot be amended (2016)" }, "legal_system": "mixed legal system of civil law and Islamic law (in family and personal matters)", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "non-party state to the ICCt" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "the father must be a citizen of Qatar", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "20 years; 15 years if an Arab national" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "Amir TAMIM bin Hamad Al Thani (since 25 June 2013)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister ABDALLAH bin Nasir bin Khalifa Al Thani (since 26 June 2013); Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad bin Abdallah al-MAHMUD (since 20 September 2011)", "cabinet": "Council of Ministers appointed by the amir", "elections_appointments": "the monarchy is hereditary; prime minister and deputy prime minister appointed by the amir" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral Advisory Council or Majlis al-Shura (35 seats; members appointed by the monarch)", "note": "the 2003 constitution calls for a 45-member council with 30 members directly elected by popular vote for 4-year re-electable terms and 15 appointed by the monarch to serve until resignation or until relieved; election for the new Council was initially scheduled for 2007, but has been extended several times, the latest to June 2019" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court or Court of Cassation (consists of the court president and several judges); Supreme Constitutional Court (consists of the chief justice and 6 members)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Supreme Court judges nominated by the Supreme Judiciary Council, a 9-member independent body consisting of judiciary heads appointed by the Amir; judges appointed for 3-year renewable terms; Supreme Constitutional Court members nominated by the Supreme Judiciary Council and appointed by the monarch; term of appointment NA", "subordinate_courts": "Courts of Appeal; Administrative Court; courts of first instance; sharia courts; Courts of Justice; Qatar International Court and Dispute Resolution Center, established in 2009, provides dispute services for institutions and bodies in Qatar, as well as internationally" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "note": "political parties are banned" }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "note": "none" }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ABEDA" }, { "organization": "AFESD" }, { "organization": "AMF" }, { "organization": "CAEU" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CICA ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "EITI ", "note": "implementing country" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "GCC" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IDB" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IHO" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "LAS" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OAPEC" }, { "organization": "OAS ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OIC" }, { "organization": "OIF" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "OPEC" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNIFIL" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador MISHAL bin Hamad bin Muhammad Al Thani (since 24 April 2017)", "chancery": "2555 M Street NW, Washington, DC 20037", "telephone": "[1] (202) 274-1600", "fax": "[1] (202) 237-0682", "consulates_general": "Houston, Los Angeles" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Dana Shell SMITH (since 8 September 2014)", "embassy": "22 February Street, Al Luqta District, Doha", "mailing_address": "P. O. Box 2399, Doha", "telephone": "[974] 4496-6000", "fax": "[974] 4488-4298" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "maroon with a broad white serrated band (nine white points) on the hoist side; maroon represents the blood shed in Qatari wars, white stands for peace; the nine-pointed serrated edge signifies Qatar as the ninth member of the \"reconciled emirates\" in the wake of the Qatari-British treaty of 1916", "note": "the other eight emirates are the seven that compose the UAE and Bahrain; according to some sources, the dominant color was formerly red, but this darkened to maroon upon exposure to the sun and the new shade was eventually adopted" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "a maroon field surmounted by a white serrated band with nine white points" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "maroon" }, { "color": "white" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Al-Salam Al-Amiri\" (The Amiri Salute)", "lyrics_music": "Sheikh MUBARAK bin Saif al-Thani/Abdul Aziz Nasser OBAIDAN", "note": "adopted 1996; anthem first performed that year at a meeting of the Gulf Cooperative Council hosted by Qatar", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/QA.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Qatar’s oil and natural gas resources are the country’s main economic engine and government revenue source, driving Qatar’s high economic growth and per capita income levels, robust state spending on public entitlements, and booming construction spending, particularly as Qatar prepares to host the World Cup in 2022. Although the government has maintained high capital spending levels for ongoing infrastructure projects, low oil and natural gas prices in recent years have led the Qatari Government to tighten some spending to help stem a $12 billion budget deficit in 2016 - 7.8% of GDP.\n\nQatar’s reliance on oil and natural gas is likely to persist for the foreseeable future. Proved natural gas reserves exceed 25 trillion cubic meters - 13% of the world total and, among countries, third largest in the world - and proved oil reserves exceed 25 billion barrels, allowing production to continue at current levels for about 56 years. Despite the dominance of oil and natural gas, Qatar has made significant gains in strengthening non-oil sectors, such as manufacturing, construction, and financial services, leading non-oil GDP to steadily rise in recent years to just over half of the total.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 334500000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 325900000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 314400000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 52, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 156600000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.6, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3.7, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 4, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 108 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 129700, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 134600, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 140700, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 2, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 25.7, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 22.6, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 44.8, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 1.7, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 46.5, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -41.3, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 0.1, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 51.1, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 48.8, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 42.3, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 47, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 57.6, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 6 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "fruits", "vegetables", "poultry", "dairy products", "beef", "fish" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "liquefied natural gas", "crude oil production", "refining", "ammonia", "fertilizers", "petrochemicals", "steel reinforcing bars", "cement", "commercial ship repair" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 1.5, "global_rank": 128, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 1691000, "global_rank": 126, "date": "2016" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.7, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0.4, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 3 }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 1.3, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 35.9, "units": "%" }, "date": "2007" }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 41710000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 53950000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 26.6, "global_rank": 100, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -7.8, "global_rank": 191, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 55.6, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 41.6, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 79 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 April", "end": "31 March" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.8, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1.7, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 158 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4.5, "units": "%", "date": "2012-12-31" }, { "value": 4.93, "units": "%", "date": "2011-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 82 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 4.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 141 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": 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{ "name": "US", "percent": 11.3 }, { "name": "UAE", "percent": 9 }, { "name": "Germany", "percent": 7.7 }, { "name": "Japan", "percent": 6.7 }, { "name": "UK", "percent": 5.9 }, { "name": "Italy", "percent": 4.6 }, { "name": "Saudi Arabia", "percent": 4.4 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 36030000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 37260000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 45 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 159200000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 141600000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 39 }, "stock_of_direct_foreign_investment": { "at_home": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 35380000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 34530000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 62 }, "abroad": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 52660000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 49730000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 42 } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.64, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3.64, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 3.64, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 3.64, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 3.64, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Qatari rials (QAR) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 45165, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 98, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 98, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 93, "units": "%" }, "date": "2012" }, "production": { "kWh": 36000000000, "global_rank": 60, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 34000000000, "global_rank": 58, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 188, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 191, "date": "2013" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 8800000, "global_rank": 65, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 98.5, "global_rank": 53, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 169, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 195, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 1.5, "global_rank": 89, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 1532000, "global_rank": 17, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 1303000, "global_rank": 11, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 118, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 25000000000, "global_rank": 13, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 286800, "global_rank": 45, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 238000, "global_rank": 53, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 542900, "global_rank": 11, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 2555, "global_rank": 183, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 160000000000, "global_rank": 4, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 41070000000, "global_rank": 23, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 118900000000, "global_rank": 2, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 120, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 24530000000000, "global_rank": 3, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 92000000, "global_rank": 42, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 428858, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 20, "global_rank": 101, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 3610000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 164, "global_rank": 134, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "modern system centered in Doha", "domestic": "combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular telephone subscribership exceeds 180 telephones per 100 persons", "international": "country code - 974; landing point for the Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG) submarine cable network that provides links to Asia, Middle East, Europe, and the US; tropospheric scatter to Bahrain; microwave radio relay to Saudi Arabia and the UAE; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean) and 1 Arabsat (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "TV and radio broadcast licensing and access to local media markets are state controlled; home of the satellite TV channel Al-Jazeera, which was originally owned and financed by the Qatari government but has evolved to independent corporate status; Al-Jazeera claims editorial independence in broadcasting; local radio transmissions include state, private, and international broadcasters on FM frequencies in Doha; in August 2013, Qatar's satellite company Es'hailSat launched its first communications satellite Es'hail 1 (manufactured in the US), which entered commercial service in December 2013 to provide improved television broadcasting capability and expand availability of voice and Internet; Es'hailSat expects to launch its second satellite in 2018 (2014)", "internet": { "country_code": ".qa", "users": { "total": 2039000.0000000002, "percent_of_population": 92.9, "global_rank": 95, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 2, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 199, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 25263224, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 7563307390, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "A7", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 6, "global_rank": 178, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 4, "over_3047_metres": 3, "1524_to_2437_metres": 1, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 2, "914_to_1523_metres": 1, "under_914_metres": 1, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 1, "date": "2013" } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "condensate", "length": 288, "units": "km" }, { "type": "condensate/gas", "length": 221, "units": "km" }, { "type": "gas", "length": 2383, "units": "km" }, { "type": "liquid petroleum gas", "length": 90, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil", "length": 745, "units": "km" }, { "type": "refined products", "length": 103, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 9830, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 136, "date": "2010" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 28, "by_type": [ { "type": "bulk carrier", "count": 3 }, { "type": "chemical tanker", "count": 2 }, { "type": "container", "count": 13 }, { "type": "liquefied gas", "count": 6 }, { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 4 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 6, "by_country": [ { "country": "Kuwait", "count": 6 } ] }, "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 35, "by_country": [ { "country": "Liberia", "count": 5 }, { "country": "Marshall Islands", "count": 29 }, { "country": "Panama", "count": 1 } ] }, "global_rank": 87, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Doha", "Mesaieed (Umaieed)", "Ra's Laffan" ], "liquid_natural_gas_terminals_export": [ "Ras Laffan" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "branches": { "by_name": [ "Qatari Emiri Land Force (QELF)", "Qatari Emiri Navy (QEN)", "Qatari Emiri Air Force (QEAF)" ], "date": "2013" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "note": "conscription for males aged 18-35; 4-month general obligation, 3 months for graduates", "date": "2014" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "none" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "stateless_persons": { "people": 1200, "date": "2016" } }, "trafficking_in_persons": { "current_situation": "Qatar is a destination country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labor, and, to a much lesser extent, forced prostitution; the predominantly foreign workforce migrates to Qatar legally for low- and semi-skilled work but often experiences situations of forced labor, including debt bondage, delayed or nonpayment of salaries, confiscation of passports, abuse, hazardous working conditions, and squalid living arrangements; foreign female domestic workers are particularly vulnerable to trafficking because of their isolation in private homes and lack of protection under Qatari labor laws; some women who migrate for work are also forced into prostitution", "tier_rating": "Tier 2 Watch List – Qatar does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; the government investigated 11 trafficking cases but did not prosecute or convict any offenders, including exploitative employers and recruitment agencies; the primary solution for resolving labor violations was to transfer a worker’s sponsorship to a new employer with minimal effort to investigate whether a forced labor violation had occurred; authorities increased their efforts to protect some trafficking victims, although many victims of forced labor, particularly domestic workers, remained unidentified and unprotected and were sometimes punished for immigration violations or running away from an employer or sponsor; authorities visited worksites throughout the country to meet and educate workers and employers on trafficking regulations, but the government failed to abolish or reform the sponsorship system, perpetuating Qatar’s forced labor problem (2015)" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-29", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170629222511/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/qa.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170629000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/qa.html" } }, "romania": { "data": { "name": "Romania", "introduction": { "background": "The principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia - for centuries under the suzerainty of the Turkish Ottoman Empire - secured their autonomy in 1856; they were de facto linked in 1859 and formally united in 1862 under the new name of Romania. The country gained recognition of its independence in 1878. It joined the Allied Powers in World War I and acquired new territories - most notably Transylvania - following the conflict. In 1940, Romania allied with the Axis powers and participated in the 1941 German invasion of the USSR. Three years later, overrun by the Soviets, Romania signed an armistice. The post-war Soviet occupation led to the formation of a communist \"people's republic\" in 1947 and the abdication of the king. The decades-long rule of dictator Nicolae CEAUSESCU, who took power in 1965, and his Securitate police state became increasingly oppressive and draconian through the 1980s. CEAUSESCU was overthrown and executed in late 1989. Former communists dominated the government until 1996 when they were swept from power. Romania joined NATO in 2004 and the EU in 2007." }, "geography": { "location": "Southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Ukraine", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 46, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 25, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Europe", "area": { "total": { "value": 238391, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 229891, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 8500, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 83, "comparative": "twice the size of Pennsylvania; slightly smaller than Oregon" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 2844, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Bulgaria", "border_length": { "value": 605, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Hungary", "border_length": { "value": 424, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Moldova", "border_length": { "value": 683, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Serbia", "border_length": { "value": 531, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Ukraine", "border_length": { "value": 601, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 225, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "contiguous_zone": { "value": 24, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" }, "continental_shelf": { "value": 200, "units": "m", "note": "depth or to the depth of exploitation" } }, "climate": "temperate; cold, cloudy winters with frequent snow and fog; sunny summers with frequent showers and thunderstorms", "terrain": "central Transylvanian Basin is separated from the Moldavian Plateau on the east by the Eastern Carpathian Mountains and separated from the Walachian Plain on the south by the Transylvanian Alps", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 414, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Black Sea", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Moldoveanu", "elevation": { "value": 2544, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "petroleum", "reserves declining", "timber", "natural gas", "coal", "iron ore", "salt", "arable land", "hydropower" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 60.7, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 39.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 1.9, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 19.7, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 28.7, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 10.6, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 31490, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "urbanization is not particularly high, and a fairly even population distribution can be found throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations; Hungarians, the country's largest minority, have a particularly strong presence in eastern Transylvania", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "earthquakes, most severe in south and southwest", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "geologic structure and climate promote landslides", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "soil erosion and degradation", "water pollution", "air pollution in south from industrial effluents", "contamination of Danube delta wetlands" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Air Pollution", "Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants", "Antarctic-Environmental Protocol", "Antarctic Treaty", "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Environmental Modification", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Wetlands" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "controls the most easily traversable land route between the Balkans, Moldova, and Ukraine; the Carpathian Mountains dominate the center of the country, while the Danube River forms much of the southern boundary with Serbia and Bulgaria" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 21599736, "global_rank": 58, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Romanian(s)", "adjective": "Romanian" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Romanian", "percent": 83.4 }, { "name": "Hungarian", "percent": 6.1 }, { "name": "Romani", "percent": 3.1 }, { "name": "Ukrainian", "percent": 0.3 }, { "name": "German", "percent": 0.2 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 0.7 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 6.1 } ], "note": "Romani populations are usually underestimated in official statistics and may represent 5–11% of Romania's population", "date": "2011" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Romanian", "percent": 85.4, "note": "official" }, { "name": "Hungarian", "percent": 6.3 }, { "name": "Romani", "percent": 1.2 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 1 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 6.1 } ], "date": "2011" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Eastern Orthodox", "percent": 81.9, "note": "including all sub-denominations" }, { "name": "Protestant", "percent": 6.4, "note": "various denominations including Reformed and Pentecostal" }, { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 4.3 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 0.9, "note": "includes Muslim" }, { "name": "none or atheist", "percent": 0.2 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 6.3 } ], "date": "2011" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 14.4, "males": 1597470, "females": 1512701 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 10.76, "males": 1192310, "females": 1131655 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 45.97, "males": 5023060, "females": 4905559 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 12.8, "males": 1293423, "females": 1471480 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 16.07, "males": 1403211, "females": 2068867 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 48.9, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 23.1, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 25.8, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 3.9, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 40.7, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 39.3, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 42.1, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 42, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": -0.32, "global_rank": 221, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 9, "global_rank": 209, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 11.9, "global_rank": 26, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -0.2, "global_rank": 115, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "urbanization is not particularly high, and a fairly even population distribution can be found throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations; 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ends last Sunday in October" }, "independence": { "date": "1877-05-09" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Unification Day", "day": "1 December", "original_year": "1918", "note": "unification of Romania and Transylvania" } ], "constitution": { "history": "several previous; latest adopted 21 November 1991, approved by referendum and effective 8 December 1991", "amendments": "initiated by the president of Romania through a proposal by the government, by at least one-fourth of deputies or senators in Parliament, or by petition of eligible voters representing at least one-half of Romania’s counties; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote by both chambers or – if mediation is required - by three-fourths majority vote in a joint session, followed by approval in a referendum; articles including those on national sovereignty, form of government, political pluralism, and fundamental rights and freedoms cannot be amended; amended 2003 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "civil law system", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Romania", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "yes", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "5 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Klaus Werner IOHANNIS (since 21 December 2014)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Sorin GRINDEANU (since 4 January 2017); Deputy Prime Minister Sevil SHHAIDEH and Deputy Premier Gratiela GAVRILESCU (since 3 April 2017); note - Sorin GRINDEANU lost a no confidence vote on 21 June 2017, he remains as Acting Prime Minister until a new cabinet is sworn in", "cabinet": "Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister", "elections_appointments": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 2 November 2014 with a runoff on 16 November 2014 (next to be held around 16 November 2019); prime minister appointed by the president with consent of Parliament", "election_results": "Klaus IOHANNIS elected president; percent of vote in runoff - Klaus IOHANNIS (PNL) 54.4%, Victor PONTA (PSD) 45.6%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "bicameral Parliament or Parlament consists of the Senate or Senat (136 seats, 2 reserved for the diaspora; members serve 4-year terms) and the Chamber of Deputies or Camera Deputatilor (329 seats, 17 reserved for non-Hungarian national minorities and 4 for the diaspora; members serve 4-year terms); in 2016, the elections returned to a party list vote-proportional representation voting system", "elections": "Senate - last held on 11 December 2016 (next to be held by December 2020); Chamber of Deputies - last held on 11 December 2016 (next to be held by December 2020)", "election_results": "Senate - percent of vote by party - PSD 45.7%, PNL 20.4%, USR 8.9%, UDMR 6.2%, ALDE 6%, PMP 5.7%, other 7.1%; seats by party - PSD 67, PNL 30, USR 13, UDMR 9, ALDE 9, PMP 8; Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party - PSD 45.5%, PNL 20%, USR 8.9%, UDMR 6.2%, ALDE 5.6%, PMP 5.3%, other 8.5%; seats by party - PSD 154, PNL 69, USR 30, UDMR 21, ALDE 20, PMP 18, minorities 17" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "High Court of Cassation and Justice (consists of 111 judges organized into civil, penal, commercial, contentious administrative and fiscal business, and joint sections); Supreme Constitutional Court (consists of 9 members)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "High Court of Cassation and Justice judges appointed by the president upon nomination by the Superior Council of Magistracy, a 19-member body of judges, prosecutors, and law specialists; judges appointed for 6-year renewable terms; Constitutional Court members - 6 elected by Parliament and 3 appointed by the president; members serve 9-year, non-renewable terms", "subordinate_courts": "Courts of Appeal; regional tribunals; first instance courts; military and arbitration courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Christian-Democratic National Peasants' Party", "name_alternative": "PNT-CD", "leaders": [ "Aurelian PAVELESCU" ] }, { "name": "Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania", "name_alternative": "UDMR", "leaders": [ "Hunor KELEMEN" ] }, { "name": "Ecologist Party of Romania", "leaders": [ "Danut POP" ] }, { "name": "Greater Romania Party", "leaders": [ "Adrian POPESCU" ] }, { "name": "M10 Party", "leaders": [ "Monica MACOVEI" ] }, { "name": "National Liberal Party", "name_alternative": "PNL", "leaders": [ "Raluca TURCAN" ] }, { "name": "New Republic Party", "name_alternative": "NR", "leaders": [ "Alin Ioan BOTA" ] }, { "name": "Our Romania Alliance", "leaders": [ "Marian MUNTEANU" ] }, { "name": "Popular Movement Party", "name_alternative": "PMP", "leaders": [ "Traian BASESCU" ] }, { "name": "Party of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats", "name_alternative": "ALDE", "leaders": [ "Calin POPESCU TARICEANU", "Daniel CONSTANTIN" ] }, { "name": "Romanian Social Party", "name_alternative": "PSRo", "leaders": [ "Mircea GEOANA" ] }, { "name": "Save Romania Union Party", "name_alternative": "USR", "leaders": [ "Nicusor DAN" ] }, { "name": "Social Democratic Party", "name_alternative": "PSD", "leaders": [ "Liviu DRAGNEA" ] }, { "name": "United Romania Party", "name_alternative": "PRU", "leaders": [ "vacant", "previously Bogdan DIACONU" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "various human rights and professional associations" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "Australia Group" }, { "organization": "BIS" }, { "organization": "BSEC" }, { "organization": "CBSS ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CE" }, { "organization": "CEI" }, { "organization": "EAPC" }, { "organization": "EBRD" }, { "organization": "ECB" }, { "organization": "EIB" }, { "organization": "ESA" }, { "organization": "EU" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-9" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IHO" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "LAIA ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "MONUSCO" }, { "organization": "NATO" }, { "organization": "NSG" }, { "organization": "OAS ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OIF" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "OSCE" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "SELEC" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "Union Latina" }, { "organization": "UNMIL" }, { "organization": "UNMISS" }, { "organization": "UNOCI" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" }, { "organization": "ZC" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador George Cristian MAIOR (since 17 September 2015)", "chancery": "1607 23rd Street NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 332-4846, 4848, 4851, 4852", "fax": "[1] (202) 232-4748", "consulates_general": "Chicago, Los Angeles, New York" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Hans G. KLEMM (since 21 September 2015)", "embassy": "4-6, Dr. Liviu Librescu Blvd., District 1, Bucharest, 015118", "mailing_address": "American Embassy Bucharest, US Department of State, 5260 Bucharest Place, Washington, DC 20521-5260 (pouch)", "telephone": "[40] (21) 200-3300", "fax": "[40] (21) 200-3442" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "three equal vertical bands of cobalt blue (hoist side), chrome yellow, and vermilion red; modeled after the flag of France, the colors are those of the principalities of Walachia (red and yellow) and Moldavia (red and blue), which united in 1862 to form Romania; the national coat of arms that used to be centered in the yellow band has been removed", "note": "now similar to the flag of Chad, whose blue band is darker; also resembles the flags of Andorra and Moldova" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "golden eagle" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "blue" }, { "color": "yellow" }, { "color": "red" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Desteapta-te romane!\" (Wake up, Romanian!)", "lyrics_music": "Andrei MURESIANU/Anton PANN", "note": "adopted 1990; the anthem was written during the 1848 Revolution", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/RO.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Romania, which joined the EU on 1 January 2007, began the transition from communism in 1989 with a largely obsolete industrial base and a pattern of output unsuited to the country's needs. Romania's macroeconomic gains have only recently started to spur creation of a middle class and to address Romania's widespread poverty. Corruption and red tape continue to permeate the business environment.\n\nIn the aftermath of the global financial crisis, Romania signed a $26 billion emergency assistance package from the IMF, the EU, and other international lenders, but GDP contracted until 2011. In March 2011, Romania and the IMF/EU/World Bank signed a 24-month precautionary standby agreement, worth $6.6 billion, to promote fiscal discipline, encourage progress on structural reforms, and strengthen financial sector stability; no funds were drawn. In September 2013, Romanian authorities and the IMF/EU agreed to a follow-on standby agreement, worth $5.4 billion, to continue with reforms. This agreement expired in September 2015, and no funds were drawn. Progress on structural reforms has been uneven, and the economy still is vulnerable to external shocks.\n\nEconomic growth rebounded in 2013-16, driven by strong industrial exports and excellent agricultural harvests, and the fiscal deficit was reduced substantially. Industry outperformed other sectors of the economy in 2016. Exports remained an engine of economic growth, led by trade with the EU, which accounts for roughly 70% of Romania trade. Domestic demand was a second driver, due to the mid-2015 cut, from 24% to 9%, of the VAT levied upon foodstuffs. In 2015, the government of Romania succeeded in meeting its annual target for the budget deficit, the external deficit remained low, even if it rose due to increasing imports. For the first time since 1989, inflation turned into deflation, allowing for a gradual loosening of monetary policy throughout the period.\n\nAn aging population, significant tax evasion, insufficient health care, and an aggressive loosening of the fiscal package jeopardize the low fiscal deficit and public debt and are the economy's top vulnerabilities.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 441000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 420200000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 405000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 44, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 186500000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3.8, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 3, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 36 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 22300, 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"global_rank": 52, "date": "2014" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 24000000, "global_rank": 38, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 44.3, "global_rank": 156, "date": "2014" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 6.1, "global_rank": 24, "date": "2014" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 30, "global_rank": 79, "date": "2014" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 19.6, "global_rank": 15, "date": "2014" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 82650, "global_rank": 47, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 1234, "global_rank": 80, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 111200, "global_rank": 42, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 600000000, "global_rank": 50, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 216400, "global_rank": 49, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 192000, "global_rank": 60, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 79250, "global_rank": 51, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 50280, "global_rank": 82, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 11260000000, "global_rank": 41, "date": "2015" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 11540000000, "global_rank": 45, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 1078000, "global_rank": 53, "date": "2015" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 277100000, "global_rank": 70, "date": "2015" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 105500000000, "global_rank": 51, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 76000000, "global_rank": 48, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 4270000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 20, "global_rank": 33, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 23120000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 107, "global_rank": 53, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "the telecommunications sector is being expanded and modernized; domestic and international service improving rapidly, especially mobile-cellular services", "domestic": "more than 90% of telephone network is automatic; fixed-line teledensity is about 20 telephones per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity over 100 telephones per 100 persons", "international": "country code - 40; the Black Sea Fiber-Optic Cable System provides connectivity to Bulgaria and Turkey; satellite earth stations - 10; digital, international, direct-dial exchanges operate in Bucharest (2014)" } }, "broadcast_media": "a mixture of public and private TV stations; there are 7 public TV stations (2 national, 5 regional) using terrestrial broadcasting and 187 private TV stations (out of which 171 offer local coverage) using terrestrial broadcasting, plus 11 public TV stations using satellite broadcasting and 86 private TV stations using satellite broadcasting; state-owned public radio broadcaster operates 4 national networks and regional and local stations, having in total 20 public radio stations by terrestrial broadcasting plus 4 public radio stations by satellite broadcasting; there are 502 operational private radio stations using terrestrial broadcasting and 26 private radio stations using satellite broadcasting (2014)", "internet": { "country_code": ".ro", "users": { "total": 12082000, "percent_of_population": 55.8, "global_rank": 44, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 5, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 51, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 3636642, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 4691280, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "YR", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 45, "global_rank": 96, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 26, "over_3047_metres": 4, "2438_to_3047_metres": 10, "1524_to_2437_metres": 11, "under_914_metres": 1, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 19, "914_to_1523_metres": 5, "under_914_metres": 14, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 2, "date": "2013" } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "gas", "length": 3726, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil", "length": 2451, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 11268, "units": "km" }, "broad_gauge": { "length": 60, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.524-m" }, "standard_gauge": { "length": 10781, "electrified": 3292, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.435-m" }, "narrow_gauge": { "length": 427, "units": "km", "gauge": "0.760-m" }, "global_rank": 23, "date": "2014" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 84185, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 49873, "units": "km", "note": "includes 337 km of expressways" }, "unpaved": { "value": 34312, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 57, "date": "2012" }, "waterways": { "value": 1731, "units": "km", "note": "includes 1,075 km on the Danube River, 524 km on secondary branches, and 132 km on canals", "global_rank": 45, "date": "2010" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 5, "by_type": [ { "type": "cargo", "count": 1 }, { "type": "passenger/cargo", "count": 2 }, { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 1 }, { "type": "roll on/roll off", "count": 1 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 1, "by_country": [ { "country": "Russia", "count": 1 } ] }, "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 31, "by_country": [ { "country": "Georgia", "count": 7 }, { "country": "Liberia", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Malta", "count": 7 }, { "country": "Marshall Islands", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Moldova", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Panama", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Russia", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Saint Vincent and the Grenadines", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Sierra Leone", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Tanzania", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Togo", "count": 1 }, { "country": "unknown", "count": 1 } ] }, "global_rank": 127, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Constanta", "Midia" ], "river_ports": [ "Braila", "Galati (Galatz)", "Mancanului (Giurgiu)", "Tulcea (Danube River)" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.42, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1.45, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.35, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1.28, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 1.22, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 69 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Ground Forces", "Navy", "Air Force" ], "date": "2016" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "note": "conscription ended 2006; 18 years of age for male and female voluntary service; all military inductees (including women) contract for an initial 5-year term of service, with subsequent successive 3-year terms until age 36", "date": "2015" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "the ICJ ruled largely in favor of Romania in its dispute submitted in 2004 over Ukrainian-administered Zmiyinyy/Serpilor (Snake) Island and Black Sea maritime boundary delimitation", "Romania opposes Ukraine's reopening of a navigation canal from the Danube border through Ukraine to the Black Sea" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "stateless_persons": { "people": 249, "date": "2016" } }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "major transshipment point for Southwest Asian heroin transiting the Balkan route and small amounts of Latin American cocaine bound for Western Europe; although not a significant financial center, role as a narcotics conduit leaves it vulnerable to laundering, which occurs via the banking system, currency exchange houses, and casinos" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-01", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701102706/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ro.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ro.html" } }, "russia": { "data": { "name": "Russia", "introduction": { "background": "Founded in the 12th century, the Principality of Muscovy was able to emerge from over 200 years of Mongol domination (13th-15th centuries) and to gradually conquer and absorb surrounding principalities. In the early 17th century, a new ROMANOV Dynasty continued this policy of expansion across Siberia to the Pacific. Under PETER I (ruled 1682-1725), hegemony was extended to the Baltic Sea and the country was renamed the Russian Empire. During the 19th century, more territorial acquisitions were made in Europe and Asia. Defeat in the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-05 contributed to the Revolution of 1905, which resulted in the formation of a parliament and other reforms. Repeated devastating defeats of the Russian army in World War I led to widespread rioting in the major cities of the Russian Empire and to the overthrow in 1917 of the imperial household. The communists under Vladimir LENIN seized power soon after and formed the USSR. The brutal rule of Iosif STALIN (1928-53) strengthened communist rule and Russian dominance of the Soviet Union at a cost of tens of millions of lives. After defeating Germany in World War II as part of an alliance with the US (1939-1945), the USSR expanded its territory and influence in Eastern Europe and emerged as a global power. The USSR was the principal adversary of the US during the Cold War (1947-1991). The Soviet economy and society stagnated in the decades following Stalin’s rule, until General Secretary Mikhail GORBACHEV (1985-91) introduced glasnost (openness) and perestroika (restructuring) in an attempt to modernize communism, but his initiatives inadvertently released forces that by December 1991 splintered the USSR into Russia and 14 other independent republics.\nFollowing economic and political turmoil during President Boris YELTSIN's term (1991-99), Russia shifted toward a centralized authoritarian state under the leadership of President Vladimir PUTIN (2000-2008, 2012-present) in which the regime seeks to legitimize its rule through managed elections, populist appeals, a foreign policy focused on enhancing the country's geopolitical influence, and commodity-based economic growth. Russia faces a largely subdued rebel movement in Chechnya and some other surrounding regions, although violence still occurs throughout the North Caucasus." }, "geography": { "location": "North Asia bordering the Arctic Ocean, extending from Europe (the portion west of the Urals) to the North Pacific Ocean", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 60, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 100, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Asia", "area": { "total": { "value": 17098242, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 16377742, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 720500, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 1, "comparative": "approximately 1.8 times the size of the US" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 22408, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Azerbaijan", "border_length": { "value": 338, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Belarus", "border_length": { "value": 1312, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "China (southeast)", "border_length": { "value": 4133, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "China (south)", "border_length": { "value": 46, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Estonia", "border_length": { "value": 324, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Finland", "border_length": { "value": 1309, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Georgia", "border_length": { "value": 894, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Kazakhstan", "border_length": { "value": 7644, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "North Korea", "border_length": { "value": 18, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Latvia", "border_length": { "value": 332, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Lithuania (Kaliningrad Oblast)", "border_length": { "value": 261, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Mongolia", "border_length": { "value": 3452, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Norway", "border_length": { "value": 191, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Poland (Kaliningrad Oblast)", "border_length": { "value": 210, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Ukraine", "border_length": { "value": 1944, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 37653, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "contiguous_zone": { "value": 24, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" }, "continental_shelf": { "value": 200, "units": "m", "note": "depth or to the depth of exploitation" } }, "climate": "ranges from steppes in the south through humid continental in much of European Russia; subarctic in Siberia to tundra climate in the polar north; winters vary from cool along Black Sea coast to frigid in Siberia; summers vary from warm in the steppes to cool along Arctic coast", "terrain": "broad plain with low hills west of Urals; vast coniferous forest and tundra in Siberia; uplands and mountains along southern border regions", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 600, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Caspian Sea", "elevation": { "value": -28, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Gora El'brus", "elevation": { "value": 5633, "units": "m" }, "note": "highest point in Europe" } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "oil", "natural gas", "coal", "many strategic minerals", "reserves of rare earth elements", "timber" ], "note": "formidable obstacles of climate, terrain, and distance hinder exploitation of natural resources" }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 13.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 7.3, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 5.7, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 49.4, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 37.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 43000, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "population is heavily concentrated in the westernmost fifth of the country extending from the Baltic Sea, south to the Caspian Sea, and eastward parallel to the Kazakh border; elsewhere, sizeable pockets are isolated and generally found in the south", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "permafrost over much of Siberia is a major impediment to development", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "volcanic activity in the Kuril Islands", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "volcanoes and earthquakes on the Kamchatka Peninsula", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "spring floods and summer/autumn forest fires throughout Siberia and parts of European Russia", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "significant volcanic activity on the Kamchatka Peninsula and Kuril Islands; the peninsula alone is home to some 29 historically active volcanoes, with dozens more in the Kuril Islands; Kliuchevskoi (elev. 4,835 m), which erupted in 2007 and 2010, is Kamchatka's most active volcano; Avachinsky and Koryaksky volcanoes, which pose a threat to the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, 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; other notable historically active volcanoes include Bezymianny, Chikurachki, Ebeko, Gorely, Grozny, Karymsky, Ketoi, Kronotsky, Ksudach, Medvezhia, Mutnovsky, Sarychev Peak, Shiveluch, Tiatia, Tolbachik, and Zheltovsky", "type": "volcanism" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "air pollution from heavy industry", "emissions of coal-fired electric plants", "and transportation in major cities", "industrial", "municipal", "and agricultural pollution of inland waterways and seacoasts", "deforestation", "soil erosion", "soil contamination from improper application of agricultural chemicals", "scattered areas of sometimes intense radioactive contamination", "groundwater contamination from toxic waste", "urban solid waste management", "abandoned stocks of obsolete pesticides" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Air Pollution", "Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides", "Air Pollution-Sulfur 85", "Antarctic-Environmental Protocol", "Antarctic-Marine Living Resources", "Antarctic Seals", "Antarctic Treaty", "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Environmental Modification", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Marine Dumping", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Tropical Timber 83", "Wetlands", "Whaling" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [ "Air Pollution-Sulfur 94" ] } }, "note": "largest country in the world in terms of area but unfavorably located in relation to major sea lanes of the world; despite its size, much of the country lacks proper soils and climates (either too cold or too dry) for agriculture; Mount El'brus is Europe's tallest peak; Lake Baikal, the deepest lake in the world, is estimated to hold one fifth of the world's fresh water" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 142355415, "global_rank": 10, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Russian(s)", "adjective": "Russian" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Russian", "percent": 77.7 }, { "name": "Tatar", "percent": 3.7 }, { "name": "Ukrainian", "percent": 1.4 }, { "name": "Bashkir", "percent": 1.1 }, { "name": "Chuvash", "percent": 1 }, { "name": "Chechen", "percent": 1 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 10.2 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 3.9 } ], "note": "nearly 200 national and/or ethnic groups are represented in Russia's 2010 census", "date": "2010" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Russian", "percent": 85.7, "note": "official" }, { "name": "Tatar", "percent": 3.2 }, { "name": "Chechen", "percent": 1 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 10.1 } ], "note": "data represent native language spoken", "date": "2010" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Russian Orthodox", "percent": 15 }, { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 10 }, { "name": "other Christian", "percent": 2 } ], "note": "estimates are of practicing worshipers; Russia has large populations of non-practicing believers and non-believers, a legacy of over seven decades of Soviet rule; Russia officially recognizes Orthodox Christianity, Islam, Judaism, and Buddhism as traditional religions", "date": "2006" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 16.94, "males": 12385281, "females": 11726473 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 9.71, "males": 7071489, "females": 6754928 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 45.16, "males": 31528258, "females": 32753350 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 14.27, "males": 8727233, "females": 11591221 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 13.92, "males": 6152252, "females": 13664930 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 43.1, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 24, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 19.1, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 5.2, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 39.3, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 36.4, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 42.3, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 53, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": -0.06, "global_rank": 207, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 11.3, "global_rank": 174, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 13.6, "global_rank": 10, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": 1.7, "global_rank": 52, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "population is heavily concentrated in the westernmost fifth of the country extending from the Baltic Sea, south to the Caspian Sea, and eastward parallel to the Kazakh border; elsewhere, sizeable pockets are isolated and generally found in the south", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 74, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": -0.13, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Moscow", "population": 12166000, "is_capital": true }, { "place": "Saint Petersburg", "population": 4993000 }, { "place": "Novosibirsk", "population": 1497000 }, { "place": "Yekaterinburg", "population": 1379000 }, { "place": "Nizhniy Novgorod", "population": 1212000 }, { "place": "Samara", "population": 1164000 } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 0.96, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.75, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.45, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.86, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 24.6, "date": "2009" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 25, "global_rank": 119, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 6.9, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 7.7, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 6, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 161, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 70.8, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 65, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 76.8, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 153, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.61, "global_rank": 179, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 68, "units": "%", "note": "percent of women aged 15-44", "date": "2011" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 7.1, "global_rank": 106, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 3.31, "date": "2014" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 9.7, "date": "2006" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 98.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 91.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 96.9, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 1.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 8.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 3.1, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 77, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 58.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 72.2, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 23, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 41.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 27.8, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "degree_of_risk": "intermediate", "food_or_waterborne_diseases": [ "bacterial diarrhea" ], "vectorborne_diseases": [ "tickborne encephalitis" ], "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 26.2, "global_rank": 46, "date": "2014" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 3.9, "global_rank": 110, "date": "2012" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 99.7, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 99.7, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 99.6, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 15, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 15, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 15, "units": "years" }, "date": "2014" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 13.7, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 13.3, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 14.1, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 78, "date": "2014" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Russian Federation", "conventional_short_form": "Russia", "local_long_form": "Rossiyskaya Federatsiya", "local_short_form": "Rossiya", "former": "Russian Empire, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic", "etymology": "Russian lands were generally referred to as Muscovy until PETER I officially declared the Russian Empire in 1721; the new name sought to invoke the patrimony of the medieval eastern European Rus state centered on Kyiv in present-day Ukraine; the Rus were a Varangian (eastern Viking) elite that imposed their rule and eventually their name on their Slavic subjects" }, "government_type": "semi-presidential federation", "capital": { "name": "Moscow", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 55, "minutes": 45, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 37, "minutes": 36, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 3, "note": "8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" }, "note": "Russia has 11 time zones, the largest number of contiguous time zones of any country in the world; in 2014, two time zones were added and DST was dropped" }, "administrative_divisions": [ { "name": "oblast)", "type": "province" }, { "name": "21 republics (respublik", "type": "province" }, { "name": "singular - respublika)", "type": "province" }, { "name": "4 autonomous okrugs (avtonomnykh okrugov", "type": "province" }, { "name": "singular - avtonomnyy okrug)", "type": "province" }, { "name": "9 krays (krayev", "type": "province" }, { "name": "singular - kray)", "type": "province" }, { "name": "2 federal cities (goroda", "type": "province" }, { "name": "singular - gorod)", "type": "province" }, { "name": "and 1 autonomous oblast (avtonomnaya oblast')", "type": "province" } ], "independence": { "date": "1991-08-24", "note": "from the Soviet Union; notable earlier dates: 1157 (Principality of Vladimir-Suzdal created); 16 January 1547 (Tsardom of Muscovy established); 22 October 1721 (Russian Empire proclaimed); 30 December 1922 (Soviet Union established)" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Russia Day", "day": "12 June", "original_year": "1990" } ], "constitution": { "history": "several previous (during Russian Empire and Soviet eras); latest drafted 12 July 1993, adopted by referendum 12 December 1993, effective 25 December 1993", "amendments": "proposed by the president of the Russian Federation, by either house of the Federal Assembly, by the government of the Russian Federation, or by legislative (representative) bodies of the Federation's constituent entities; proposals to amend the government’s constitutional system, human and civil rights and freedoms, and procedures for amending or drafting a new constitution require formation of a Constitutional Assembly; passage of such amendments requires two-thirds majority vote of its total membership; passage in a referendum requires participation of an absolute majority of eligible voters and an absolute majority of valid votes; approval of proposed amendments to the government structure, authorities, and procedures requires approval by the legislative bodies of at least two-thirds of the Russian Federation's constituent entities; amended 2008, 2014 (2017)" }, "legal_system": "civil law system; judicial review of legislative acts", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "non-party state to the ICCt" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Russia", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "yes", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "3-5 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Vladimir Vladimirovich PUTIN (since 7 May 2012)", "head_of_government": "Premier Dmitriy Anatolyevich MEDVEDEV (since 8 May 2012); First Deputy Premier Igor Ivanovich SHUVALOV (since 12 May 2008); Deputy Premiers Arkadiy Vladimirovich DVORKOVICH (since 21 May 2012), Olga Yuryevna GOLODETS (since 21 May 2012), Aleksandr Gennadiyevich KHLOPONIN (since 19 January 2010), Dmitriy Nikolayevich KOZAK (since 14 October 2008), Vitaliy Leontyevich MUTKO (since 19 October 2016), Dmitriy Olegovich ROGOZIN (since 23 December 2011), Sergey Eduardovich PRIKHODKO (since 22 May 2013), Yuriy Petrovich TRUTNEV (since 31 August 2013)", "cabinet": "the \"Government\" is composed of the premier, his deputies, and ministers, all appointed by the president; the premier is also confirmed by the Duma", "elections_appointments": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 6-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 4 March 2012 (next to be held in March 2018); note - term length extended to 6 years from 4 years in late 2008, effective after the 2012 election; there is no vice president; premier appointed by the president with the approval of the Duma", "election_results": "Vladimir PUTIN elected president; percent of vote - Vladimir PUTIN (United Russia) 63.6%, Gennadiy ZYUGANOV (CPRF) 17.2%, Mikhail PROKHOROV(Civic Platform) 8%, Vladimir ZHIRINOVSKIY (LDPR) 6.2%, Sergey MIRONOV (A Just Russia) 3.9%, other 1.1%; Dmitriy MEDVEDEV (United Russia) approved as premier by Duma; vote - 299 to 144", "note": "there is also a Presidential Administration that provides staff and policy support to the president, drafts presidential decrees, and coordinates policy among government agencies; a Security Council also reports directly to the president" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "bicameral Federal Assembly or Federalnoye Sobraniye consists of the Federation Council or Sovet Federatsii (166 seats; 2 members in each of the 83 federal administrative units (see note below) - oblasts, krays, republics, autonomous okrugs and oblasts, and the federal cities of Moscow and Saint Petersburg - appointed by the top executive and legislative officials; members serve 4-year terms) and the State Duma or Gosudarstvennaya Duma (450 seats; as of February 2014, the electoral system reverted to a mixed electoral system for the 2016 election in which one-half of the members are directly elected by simple majority vote and one-half directly elected by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms)", "elections": "State Duma - last held on 18 September 2016 (next to be held in fall 2021)", "election_results": "State Duma - United Russia 76.5%, CPRF 9.3%, LDPR 8.7%, A Just Russia 5.1%, Rodina 0.2%, CP 0.2%; seats by party - United Russia 344, CPRF 42, LDPR 39, A Just Russia 23, Rodina 1, CP 1", "note": "the State Duma now includes 3 representatives and the Federation Council 2 each from the Republic of Crimea and the Federal City of Sevastopol, two regions that Russia occupied and attempted to annex from Ukraine and that the US does not recognize as part of Russia" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court of the Russian Federation (consists of 170 members organized into the Judicial Panel for Civil Affairs, the Judicial Panel for Criminal Affairs, and the Military Panel); Constitutional Court (consists of 19 members); note - in February 2014, Russia’s Superior Court of Arbitration was abolished and its former authorities transferred to the Supreme Court, which in addition to being the country’s highest judicial authority for appeals, civil, criminal, administrative cases, and military cases, and the disciplinary judicial board, now has jurisdiction over economic disputes", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "all members of Russia's 3 highest courts nominated by the president and appointed by the Federation Council (the upper house of the legislature); members of all 3 courts appointed for life", "subordinate_courts": "Higher Arbitration Court; regional (kray) and provincial (oblast) courts; Moscow and St. Petersburg city courts; autonomous province and district courts; note - the 14 Russian Republics have court systems specified by their own constitutions" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "A Just Russia", "leaders": [ "Sergey MIRONOV" ] }, { "name": "Civic Platform", "name_alternative": "CP", "leaders": [ "Rifat SHAYKHUTDINOV" ] }, { "name": "Communist Party of the Russian Federation", "name_alternative": "CPRF", "leaders": [ "Gennadiy ZYUGANOV" ] }, { "name": "Liberal Democratic Party of Russia", "name_alternative": "LDPR", "leaders": [ "Vladimir ZHIRINOVSKIY" ] }, { "name": "Rodina", "leaders": [ "Aleksei ZHURAVLYOV" ] }, { "name": "United Russia", "leaders": [ "Dmitriy MEDVEDEV" ] } ], "note": "78 political parties are registered with Russia's Ministry of Justice (as of October 2015), but only six parties maintain representation in Russia's national legislature, two of these only have one deputy apiece" }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Committees of Soldiers' Mothers" }, { "name": "Confederation of Labor of Russia", "name_alternative": "KTR" }, { "name": "Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia" }, { "name": "Golos Association in Defense of Voters' Rights" }, { "name": "Memorial" }, { "name": "Movement Against Illegal Migration" }, { "name": "Russkiye" }, { "name": "Solidarnost" }, { "name": "The World Russian People's Congress" }, { "name": "Union of Russian Writers" }, { "name": "business associations" }, { "name": "environmental organizations" }, { "name": "religious groups", "note": "especially those with Orthodox or Muslim affiliation" }, { "name": "veterans groups" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "APEC" }, { "organization": "Arctic Council" }, { "organization": "ARF" }, { "organization": "ASEAN ", "note": "dialogue partner" }, { "organization": "BIS" }, { "organization": "BRICS" }, { "organization": "BSEC" }, { "organization": "CBSS" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CE" }, { "organization": "CERN ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "CICA" }, { "organization": "CIS" }, { "organization": "CSTO" }, { "organization": "EAEC" }, { "organization": "EAEU" }, { "organization": "EAPC" }, { "organization": "EAS" }, { "organization": "EBRD" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "FATF" }, { "organization": "G-20" }, { "organization": "GCTU" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IHO" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "LAIA ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "MINURSO" }, { "organization": "MONUSCO" }, { "organization": "NEA" }, { "organization": "NSG" }, { "organization": "OAS ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OIC ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "OSCE" }, { "organization": "Paris Club" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "PFP" }, { "organization": "SCO" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNISFA" }, { "organization": "UNMIL" }, { "organization": "UNMISS" }, { "organization": "UNOCI" }, { "organization": "UNSC ", "note": "permanent" }, { "organization": "UNTSO" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" }, { "organization": "ZC" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Sergey Ivanovich KISLYAK (since 16 September 2008)", "chancery": "2650 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20007", "telephone": "[1] (202) 298-5700, 5701, 5704, 5708", "fax": "[1] (202) 298-5735", "consulates_general": "Houston, New York, San Francisco, Seattle" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador John Francis TEFFT (since 19 November 2014)", "embassy": "Bolshoy Deviatinskiy Pereulok No. 8, 121099 Moscow", "mailing_address": "PSC-77, APO AE 09721", "telephone": "[7] (495) 728-5000", "fax": "[7] (495) 728-5090", "consulates_general": "Saint Petersburg, Vladivostok, Yekaterinburg" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "three equal horizontal bands of white (top), blue, and red", "note": "the colors may have been based on those of the Dutch flag; despite many popular interpretations, there is no official meaning assigned to the colors of the Russian flag; this flag inspired several other Slav countries to adopt horizontal tricolors of the same colors but in different arrangements, and so red, blue, and white became the Pan-Slav colors" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "bear" }, { "symbol": "double-headed eagle" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "white" }, { "color": "blue" }, { "color": "red" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Gimn Rossiyskoy Federatsii\" (National Anthem of the Russian Federation)", "lyrics_music": "Sergey Vladimirovich MIKHALKOV/Aleksandr Vasilyevich ALEKSANDROV", "note": "in 2000, Russia adopted the tune of the anthem of the former Soviet Union (composed in 1939); the lyrics, also adopted in 2000, were written by the same person who authored the Soviet lyrics in 1943", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/RS.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Russia has undergone significant changes since the collapse of the Soviet Union, moving from a centrally planned economy towards a more market-based system. Both economic growth and reform have stalled in recent years, however, and Russia remains a predominantly statist economy with a high concentration of wealth in officials' hands. Economic reforms in the 1990s privatized most industry, with notable exceptions in the energy, transportation, banking, and defense-related sectors. The protection of property rights is still weak, and the state continues to interfere in the free operation of the private sector.\n\nRussia is one of the world's leading producers of oil and natural gas, and is also a top exporter of metals such as steel and primary aluminum. Russia's reliance on commodity exports makes it vulnerable to boom and bust cycles that follow the volatile swings in global prices.\n\nThe economy, which had averaged 7% growth during 1998-2008 as oil prices rose rapidly, has seen diminishing growth rates since then due to the exhaustion of Russia’s commodity-based growth model.\n\nA combination of falling oil prices, international sanctions, and structural limitations pushed Russia into a deep recession in 2015, with the GDP falling by close to 4%. The downturn continued through 2016, with GDP contracting by 0.6%. Government support for import substitution has increased recently in an effort to diversify the economy away from extractive industries. Russia is heavily dependent on the movement of world commodity prices and the Central Bank of Russia estimates that if oil prices remain below $40 per barrel in 2017, the resulting shock would cause GDP to fall by up to 5%.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3751000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3774000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 3920000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 7, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 1268000000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -0.6, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -3.7, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 0.7, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 200 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 26100, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 26300, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 27300, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 72, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 55.8, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 19.9, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 21.6, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": -3.2, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 25.8, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -19.9, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 4.7, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 33.1, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 62.2, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 24.7, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 23.8, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 23.7, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 54 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "grain", "sugar beets", "sunflower seeds", "vegetables", "fruits", "beef", "milk" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "complete range of mining", "extractive industries producing coal", "oil", "gas", "chemicals", "metals", "all forms of machine building from rolling mills to high-performance aircraft", "space vehicles", "defense industries including radar", "missile production", "advanced electronic components", "shipbuilding", "road", "rail transportation equipment", "communications equipment", "agricultural machinery", "tractors", "construction equipment", "electric power generating", "transmitting equipment", "medical", "scientific instruments", "consumer durables", "textiles", "foodstuffs", "handicrafts" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 0.7, "global_rank": 159, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 76900000, "global_rank": 8, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 9.4, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 27.6, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 63, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5.3, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 5.8, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 99 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 13.3, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 2.3, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 32.2, "units": "%" }, "date": "2012" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 41.2, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 41.9, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2013" } ], "global_rank": 53 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 186500000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 230200000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 14.7, "global_rank": 189, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -3.5, "global_rank": 136, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 13.7, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 9.4, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 175, "note": "data cover general government debt, and includes debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intra-governmental debt; intra-governmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment, debt instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions" }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5.8, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 15.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 195 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 10, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 11, "units": "%", "date": "2015-08-03" } ], "global_rank": 19, "note": "this is the so-called refinancing rate, but in Russia banks do not get refinancing at this rate; this is a reference rate used primarily for fiscal purposes" }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 12.7, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 15.73, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 61 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 199700000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 151500000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 23 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 177200000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 926800000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-10-31" } ], "global_rank": 19 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 818500000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 603900000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 17 }, "market_value_of_publicly_traded_shares": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 635900000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 393200000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" }, { "value": 385900000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 25 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 22200000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 69000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 16 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 285500000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 343500000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 19 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "petroleum", "petroleum products", "natural gas", "metals", "wood", "wood products", "chemicals", "a wide variety of civilian", "military manufactures" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Netherlands", "percent": 11.9 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 8.3 }, { "name": "Germany", "percent": 7.4 }, { "name": "Italy", "percent": 6.5 }, { "name": "Turkey", "percent": 5.6 }, { "name": "Belarus", "percent": 4.4 }, { "name": "Japan", "percent": 4.2 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 182300000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 182700000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 24 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "machinery", "vehicles", "pharmaceutical products", "plastic", "semi-finished metal products", "meat", "fruits", "nuts", "optical", "medical instruments", "iron", "steel" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "China", "percent": 19.2 }, { "name": "Germany", "percent": 11.2 }, { "name": "US", "percent": 6.4 }, { "name": "Belarus", "percent": 4.8 }, { "name": "Italy", "percent": 4.6 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 365500000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 368400000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 9 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 514799999999.99994, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 520200000000.00006, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 22 }, "stock_of_direct_foreign_investment": { "at_home": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 348000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 342900000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 21 }, "abroad": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 359300000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 336300000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 20 } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 68.06, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 60.938, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 60.938, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 38.378, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 30.84, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Russian rubles (RUB) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "total_electrification": { "value": 100, "units": "%" }, "date": "2016" }, "production": { "kWh": 1062000000000, "global_rank": 5, "date": "2015" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 1065000000000, "global_rank": 4, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 14670000000, "global_rank": 26, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "kWh": 6623000000, "global_rank": 26, "date": "2014" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 248000000, "global_rank": 6, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 68.8, "global_rank": 113, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 10.1, "global_rank": 18, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 20.2, "global_rank": 93, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0.4, "global_rank": 108, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 10830000, "global_rank": 1, "date": "2016" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 5116000, "global_rank": 2, "date": "2016" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 15110, "global_rank": 61, "date": "2016" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 80000000000, "global_rank": 8, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 6053000, "global_rank": 4, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 3693000, "global_rank": 7, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 3133000, "global_rank": 2, "date": "2016" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 13350, "global_rank": 89, "date": "2016" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 635500000000, "global_rank": 2, "date": "2015" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 453300000000, "global_rank": 2, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 222900000000, "global_rank": 1, "date": "2016" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 8900000000, "global_rank": 13, "date": "2016" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 47800000000000, "global_rank": 1, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 1756000000, "global_rank": 5, "date": "2014" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 36524978, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 26, "global_rank": 7, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 227288000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 160, "global_rank": 7, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "the telephone system is experiencing significant changes; more than 1,000 companies licensed to offer communication services; access to digital lines has improved, particularly in urban centers; progress made toward building the telecommunications infrastructure necessary for a market economy; the estimated number of mobile subscribers jumped from fewer than 1 million in 1998 to 255 million in 2016; fixed-line service has improved but a large demand remains", "domestic": "cross-country digital trunk lines run from Saint Petersburg to Khabarovsk, and from Moscow to Novorossiysk; the telephone systems in 60 regional capitals have modern digital infrastructures; cellular services, both analog and digital, are available in many areas; in rural areas, telephone services are still outdated, inadequate, and low-density", "international": "country code - 7; connected internationally by undersea fiber -optic cables; satellite earth stations provide access to Intelsat, Intersputnik, Eutelsat, Inmarsat, and Orbita systems (2016)" } }, "broadcast_media": "13 national TV stations with the federal government owning 1 and holding a controlling interest in a second; state-owned Gazprom maintains a controlling interest in 2 of the national channels; government-affiliated Bank Rossiya owns controlling interest in a fourth and fifth, while a sixth national channel is owned by the Moscow city administration; the Russian Orthodox Church and the Russian military, respectively, own 2 additional national channels; roughly 3,300 national, regional, and local TV stations with over two-thirds completely or partially controlled by the federal or local governments; satellite TV services are available; 2 state-run national radio networks with a third majority-owned by Gazprom; roughly 2,400 public and commercial radio stations (2016)", "internet": { "country_code": ".ru; note - Russia also has responsibility for a legacy domain \".su\" that was allocated to the Soviet Union and is being phased out", "users": { "total": 104553000, "percent_of_population": 73.4, "global_rank": 7, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 32, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 661, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 76846126, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 4761047070, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "RA", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 1218, "global_rank": 5, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 594, "over_3047_metres": 54, "2438_to_3047_metres": 197, "1524_to_2437_metres": 123, "914_to_1523_metres": 95, "under_914_metres": 125, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 624, "over_3047_metres": 4, "2438_to_3047_metres": 13, "1524_to_2437_metres": 69, "914_to_1523_metres": 81, "under_914_metres": 457, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 49, "date": "2013" } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "gas", "length": 177700, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil", "length": 54800, "units": "km" }, { "type": "refined products", "length": 19300, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2016" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 87157, "units": "km" }, "broad_gauge": { "length": 86200, "electrified": 40300, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.520-m" }, "narrow_gauge": { "length": 957, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.067-m" }, "note": "an additional 30,000 km of non-common carrier lines serve industries", "global_rank": 3, "date": "2014" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 1283387, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 927721, "units": "km", "note": "includes 39,143 km of expressways" }, "unpaved": { "value": 355666, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 5, "date": "2012" }, "waterways": { "value": 102000, "units": "km", "note": "including 48,000 km with guaranteed depth; the 72,000-km system in European Russia links Baltic Sea, White Sea, Caspian Sea, Sea of Azov, and Black Sea", "global_rank": 2, "date": "2009" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 1143, "by_type": [ { "type": "bulk carrier", "count": 20 }, { "type": "cargo", "count": 642 }, { "type": "carrier", "count": 3 }, { "type": "chemical tanker", "count": 57 }, { "type": "combination ore/oil", "count": 42 }, { "type": "container", "count": 13 }, { "type": "passenger", "count": 15 }, { "type": "passenger/cargo", "count": 7 }, { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 244 }, { "type": "refrigerated cargo", "count": 84 }, { "type": "roll on/roll off", "count": 13 }, { "type": "specialized tanker", "count": 3 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 155, "by_country": [ { "country": "Belgium", "count": 4 }, { "country": "Cyprus", "count": 13 }, { "country": "Estonia", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Ireland", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Italy", "count": 14 }, { "country": "Latvia", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Netherlands", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Romania", "count": 1 }, { "country": "South Korea", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Switzerland", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Turkey", "count": 101 }, { "country": "Ukraine", "count": 12 } ] }, "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 439, "by_country": [ { "country": "Antigua and Barbuda", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Belgium", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Belize", "count": 30 }, { "country": "Bulgaria", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Cambodia", "count": 50 }, { "country": "Comoros", "count": 12 }, { "country": "Cook Islands", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Cyprus", "count": 46 }, { "country": "Dominica", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Georgia", "count": 6 }, { "country": "Hong Kong", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Kiribati", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Liberia", "count": 109 }, { "country": "Malaysia", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Malta", "count": 45 }, { "country": "Marshall Islands", "count": 5 }, { "country": "Moldova", "count": 5 }, { "country": "Mongolia", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Panama", "count": 49 }, { "country": "Romania", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Saint Kitts and Nevis", "count": 13 }, { "country": "Saint Vincent and the Grenadines", "count": 11 }, { "country": "Sierra Leone", "count": 7 }, { "country": "Singapore", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Spain", "count": 6 }, { "country": "Vanuatu", "count": 7 }, { "country": "unknown", "count": 19 } ] }, "global_rank": 11, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Kaliningrad", "Nakhodka", "Novorossiysk", "Primorsk", "Vostochnyy" ], "river_ports": [ "Saint Petersburg (Neva River)" ], "oil_terminals": [ "Kavkaz oil terminal" ], "container_ports": [ { "place": "Saint Petersburg", "twenty_foot_equivalent_units": 2365174 } ], "liquid_natural_gas_terminals_export": [ "Sakhalin Island" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5.01, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 4.17, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 3.96, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 3.75, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 3.46, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 16 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Ground Troops (Sukhoputnyye Voyskia", "SV)", "Navy (Voyenno-Morskoy Flot", "VMF)", "Air Forces (Voyenno-Vozdushniye Sily", "VVS)", "Airborne Troops (Vozdushno-Desantnyye Voyska", "VDV)", "Missile Troops of Strategic Purpose (Raketnyye Voyska Strategicheskogo Naznacheniya", "RVSN) referred to commonly as Strategic Rocket Forces", "Aerospace Defense Troops (Voyska Vozdushno-Kosmicheskoy Oborony or Voyska VKO) are independent \"combat arms", "\" not subordinate to any of the three branches", "Russian Ground Troops include the following combat arms", "motorized-rifle troops", "tank troops", "missile", "artillery troops", "air defense of the Ground Troops" ], "date": "2014" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18-27 years of age for compulsory or voluntary military service; males are registered for the draft at 17 years of age; 1-year service obligation (conscripts can only be sent to combat zones after 6 months of training); reserve obligation for non-officers to age 50; enrollment in military schools from the age of 16, cadets classified as members of the armed forces\nnote: the chief of the General Staff Mobilization Directorate announced in March 2015 that for health reasons, only 76% of draftees called up during the spring 2015 draft campaign were fit for military service", "date": "2015" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "Russia remains concerned about the smuggling of poppy derivatives from Afghanistan through Central Asian countries", "China and Russia have demarcated the once disputed islands at the Amur and Ussuri confluence and in the Argun River in accordance with the 2004 Agreement, ending their centuries-long border disputes", "the sovereignty dispute over the islands of Etorofu, Kunashiri, Shikotan, and the Habomai group, known in Japan as the \"Northern Territories\" and in Russia as the \"Southern Kurils,\" occupied by the Soviet Union in 1945, now administered by Russia, and claimed by Japan, remains the primary sticking point to signing a peace treaty formally ending World War II hostilities", "Russia's military support and subsequent recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia independence in 2008 continue to sour relations with Georgia", "Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Russia ratified Caspian seabed delimitation treaties based on equidistance, while Iran continues to insist on a one-fifth slice of the sea", "Norway and Russia signed a comprehensive maritime boundary agreement in 2010", "various groups in Finland advocate restoration of Karelia (Kareliya) and other areas ceded to the Soviet Union following World War II but the Finnish Government asserts no territorial demands", "Russia and Estonia signed a technical border agreement in May 2005, but Russia recalled its signature in June 2005 after the Estonian parliament added to its domestic ratification act a historical preamble referencing the Soviet occupation and Estonia's pre-war borders under the 1920 Treaty of Tartu", "Russia contends that the preamble allows Estonia to make territorial claims on Russia in the future, while Estonian officials deny that the preamble has any legal impact on the treaty text", "Russia demands better treatment of the Russian-speaking population in Estonia and Latvia", "Russia remains involved in the conflict in eastern Ukraine while also occupying Ukraine’s territory of Crimea\nLithuania and Russia committed to demarcating their boundary in 2006 in accordance with the land and maritime treaty ratified by Russia in May 2003 and by Lithuania in 1999", "Lithuania operates a simplified transit regime for Russian nationals traveling from the Kaliningrad coastal exclave into Russia, while still conforming, as an EU member state with an EU external border, where strict Schengen border rules apply", "preparations for the demarcation delimitation of land boundary with Ukraine have commenced", "the dispute over the boundary between Russia and Ukraine through the Kerch Strait and Sea of Azov is suspended due to the occupation of Crimea by Russia", "Kazakhstan and Russia boundary delimitation was ratified on November 2005 and field demarcation should commence in 2007", "Russian Duma has not yet ratified 1990 Bering Sea Maritime Boundary Agreement with the US", "Denmark (Greenland) and Norway have made submissions to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) and Russia is collecting additional data to augment its 2001 CLCS submission" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "refugees": { "by_country": [ { "people": 226232, "country_of_origin": "Ukraine" } ], "date": "2016" }, "internally_displaced_persons": { "people": 19000, "note": "armed conflict, human rights violations, generalized violence in North Caucasus, particularly Chechnya and North Ossetia", "date": "2016" }, "stateless_persons": { "people": 90771, "date": "2016" } }, "trafficking_in_persons": { "current_situation": "Russia is a source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children who are subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking; with millions of foreign workers, forced labor is Russia’s predominant human trafficking problem and sometimes involves organized crime syndicates; workers from Russia, other European countries, Central Asia, and East and Southeast Asia, including North Korea and Vietnam, are subjected to forced labor in the construction, manufacturing, agricultural, textile, grocery store, maritime, and domestic service industries, as well as in forced begging, waste sorting, and street sweeping; women and children from Europe, Southeast Asia, Africa, and Central Asia are subject to sex trafficking in Russia; Russian women and children are victims of sex trafficking domestically and in Northeast Asia, Europe, Central Asia, Africa, the US, and the Middle East", "tier_rating": "Tier 3 - Russia does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is not making a significant effort to do so; prosecutions of trafficking offenders remained low in comparison to the scope of Russia’s trafficking problem; the government did not develop or employ a formal system for identifying trafficking victims or referring them to protective services, although authorities reportedly assisted a limited number of victims on an ad hoc basis; foreign victims, the largest group in Russia, were not entitled to state-provided rehabilitative services and were routinely detained and deported; the government has not reported investigating reports of slave-like conditions among North Korean workers in Russia; authorities have made no effort to reduce the demand for forced labor or to develop public awareness of forced labor or sex trafficking (2015)" }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "limited cultivation of illicit cannabis and opium poppy and producer of methamphetamine, mostly for domestic consumption; government has active illicit crop eradication program; used as transshipment point for Asian opiates, cannabis, and Latin American cocaine bound for growing domestic markets, to a lesser extent Western and Central Europe, and occasionally to the US; major source of heroin precursor chemicals; corruption and organized crime are key concerns; major consumer of opiates" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-24", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624082440/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/rs.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/rs.html" } }, "rwanda": { "data": { "name": "Rwanda", "introduction": { "background": "In 1959, three years before independence from Belgium, the majority ethnic group, the Hutus, overthrew the ruling Tutsi king. Over the next several years, thousands of Tutsis were killed, and some 150,000 driven into exile in neighboring countries. The children of these exiles later formed a rebel group, the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), and began a civil war in 1990. The war, along with several political and economic upheavals, exacerbated ethnic tensions, culminating in April 1994 in a state-orchestrated genocide, in which Rwandans killed up to a million of their fellow citizens, including approximately three-quarters of the Tutsi population. The genocide ended later that same year when the predominantly Tutsi RPF, operating out of Uganda and northern Rwanda, defeated the national army and Hutu militias, and established an RPF-led government of national unity. Approximately 2 million Hutu refugees - many fearing Tutsi retribution - fled to neighboring Burundi, Tanzania, Uganda, and former Zaire. Since then, most of the refugees have returned to Rwanda, but several thousand remained in the neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC, the former Zaire) and formed an extremist insurgency bent on retaking Rwanda, much as the RPF did in 1990. Rwanda held its first local elections in 1999 and its first post-genocide presidential and legislative elections in 2003. Rwanda in 2009 staged a joint military operation with the Congolese Army in DRC to rout out the Hutu extremist insurgency there, and Kigali and Kinshasa restored diplomatic relations. Rwanda also joined the Commonwealth in late 2009 and assumed a nonpermanent seat on the UN Security Council for the 2013-14 term." }, "geography": { "location": "Central Africa, east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, north of Burundi", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 2, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 30, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Africa", "area": { "total": { "value": 26338, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 24668, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 1670, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 149, "comparative": "slightly smaller than Maryland" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 930, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Burundi", "border_length": { "value": 315, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Democratic Republic of the Congo", "border_length": { "value": 221, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Tanzania", "border_length": { "value": 222, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Uganda", "border_length": { "value": 172, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 0, "units": "km", "note": "landlocked" }, "climate": "temperate; two rainy seasons (February to April, November to January); mild in mountains with frost and snow possible", "terrain": "mostly grassy uplands and hills; relief is mountainous with altitude declining from west to east", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 1598, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Rusizi River", "elevation": { "value": 950, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Volcan Karisimbi", "elevation": { "value": 4519, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "gold", "cassiterite", "tin ore", "wolframite", "tungsten ore", "methane", "hydropower", "arable land" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 74.5, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 47, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 10.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 17.4, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 18, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 7.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 96, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "periodic droughts", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "the volcanic Virunga Mountains are in the northwest along the border with Democratic Republic of the Congo", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "Visoke (elev. 3,711 m), located on the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is the country's only historically active volcano", "type": "volcanism" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "deforestation results from uncontrolled cutting of trees for fuel", "overgrazing", "soil exhaustion", "soil erosion", "widespread poaching" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Hazardous Wastes", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Wetlands" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [ "Law of the Sea" ] } }, "note": "landlocked; most of the country is savanna grassland with the population predominantly rural" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 12988423, "global_rank": 74, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Rwandan(s)", "adjective": "Rwandan" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Hutu", "note": "Bantu" }, { "name": "Tutsi", "note": "Hamitic" }, { "name": "Twa", "note": "Pygmy" } ] }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Kinyarwanda only", "percent": 93.2, "note": "official, universal Bantu vernacular" }, { "name": "Kinyarwanda and other language", "percent": 6.2, "note": "s" }, { "name": "French and other language", "percent": 0.1, "note": "official; s" }, { "name": "English and other language", "percent": 0.1, "note": "official; s" }, { "name": "Swahili", "percent": 0.02, "note": "or Kiswahili, used in commercial centers" }, { "name": "other", "percent": 0.03 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 0.3 } ], "date": "2002" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 49.5 }, { "name": "Protestant", "percent": 39.4, "breakdown": [ { "name": "includes Adventist and other Protestant", "percent": 27.2 } ] }, { "name": "other Christian", "percent": 4.5 }, { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 1.8 }, { "name": "animist", "percent": 0.1 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 0.6 }, { "name": "none", "percent": 3.6 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 0.5, "note": "2002 est." } ], "date": "2001" }, "demographic_profile": "Rwanda’s fertility rate declined sharply during the last decade, as a result of the government’s commitment to family planning, the increased use of contraceptives, and a downward trend in ideal family size. Increases in educational attainment, particularly among girls, and exposure to social media also contributed to the reduction in the birth rate. The average number of births per woman decreased from a 5.6 in 2005 to 4.5 in 2016. Despite these significant strides in reducing fertility, Rwanda’s birth rate remains very high and will continue to for an extended period of time because of its large population entering reproductive age. Because Rwanda is one of the most densely populated countries in Africa, its persistent high population growth and increasingly small agricultural landholdings will put additional strain on families’ ability to raise foodstuffs and access potable water. These conditions will also hinder the government’s efforts to reduce poverty and prevent environmental degradation.\nThe UNHCR recommended that effective 30 June 2013 countries invoke a cessation of refugee status for those Rwandans who fled their homeland between 1959 and 1998, including the 1994 genocide, on the grounds that the conditions that drove them to seek protection abroad no longer exist. The UNHCR’s decision is controversial because many Rwandan refugees still fear persecution if they return home, concerns that are supported by the number of Rwandans granted asylum since 1998 and by the number exempted from the cessation. Rwandan refugees can still seek an exemption or local integration, but host countries are anxious to send the refugees back to Rwanda and are likely to avoid options that enable them to stay. Conversely, Rwanda itself hosts almost 160,000 refugees as of 2017; virtually all of them fleeing conflict in neighboring Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.", "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 41.53, "males": 2719248, "females": 2674688 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 18.87, "males": 1226141, "females": 1225009 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 32.93, "males": 2142936, "females": 2134064 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 4.09, "males": 249447, "females": 282225 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 2.58, "males": 138834, "females": 195831 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 78.1, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 73.1, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 5, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 20.1, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 19, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 18.7, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 19.2, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 203, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 2.53, "global_rank": 20, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 33.3, "global_rank": 30, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 8.8, "global_rank": 70, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": 0.8, "global_rank": 63, "date": "2016" }, "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 28.8, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 6.43, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Kigali", "population": 1257000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.02, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.88, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.7, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 1, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 23, "date": "2014" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 290, "global_rank": 35, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 56.8, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 60.2, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 53.2, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 23, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 60.1, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 58.5, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 61.7, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 200, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 4.46, "global_rank": 25, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 53.2, "units": "%", "date": "2014" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 7.5, "global_rank": 18, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 0.06, "date": "2010" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 1.6, "date": "2007" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 86.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 71.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 76.1, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 13.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 28.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 23.9, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 58.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 62.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 61.6, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 41.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 37.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 38.4, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 2.89, "global_rank": 21, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 201900, "global_rank": 29, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 2900, "global_rank": 45, "date": "2015" } }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "degree_of_risk": "very high", "food_or_waterborne_diseases": [ "bacterial diarrhea", "hepatitis A", "typhoid fever" ], "vectorborne_diseases": [ "malaria", "dengue fever" ], "animal_contact_diseases": [ "rabies" ], "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 3.3, "global_rank": 170, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 11.7, "global_rank": 63, "date": "2011" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 5, "global_rank": 73, "date": "2013" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 70.5, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 73.2, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 68, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 11, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 11, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 11, "units": "years" }, "date": "2013" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 4.5, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 3.6, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 5.2, "units": "%" }, "date": "2012" }, "note": "Rwanda is the most densely populated country in Africa" }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Republic of Rwanda", "conventional_short_form": "Rwanda", "local_long_form": "Republika y'u Rwanda", "local_short_form": "Rwanda", "former": "Ruanda, German East Africa", "etymology": "the name translates as \"domain\" in the native Kinyarwanda language" }, "government_type": "presidential republic", "capital": { "name": "Kigali", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 1, "minutes": 57, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 30, "minutes": 3, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 2, "note": "7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "independence": { "date": "1962-07-01", "note": "from Belgium-administered UN trusteeship" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "1 July", "original_year": "1962" } ], "constitution": { "history": "several previous; latest adopted by referendum 26 May 2003, effective 4 June 2003; amended several times, last in 2016 (2017)" }, "legal_system": "mixed legal system of civil law, based on German and Belgian models, and customary law; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "non-party state to the ICCt" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "the father must be a citizen of Rwanda; if the father is stateless or unknown, the mother must be a citizen", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "10 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Paul KAGAME (since 22 April 2000)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Anastase MUREKEZI (since 24 July 2014)", "cabinet": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president", "elections_appointments": "president directly elected by simple majority vote for a 7-year term (eligible for a second term); note - constitutional amendments approved in December 2016, included one that reduces the presidential term from 7 to 5 years, but includes an exception that allows President KAGAME to serve another 7-year term in 2017, potentially followed by two additional 5-year terms; election last held on 9 August 2010 (next to be held in 2017); prime minister appointed by the president", "election_results": "Paul KAGAME reelected president; Paul KAGAME (RPF) 93.1%, Jean NTAWUKURIRYAYO (PSD) 5.1%, other 1.8%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate or Senat (26 seats; 12 members indirectly elected by local councils, 8 appointed by the president, 4 appointed by the Political Organizations Forum - a body of registered political parties, and 2 selected by institutions of higher learning; members serve 8-year terms) and the Chamber of Deputies or Chambre des Deputes (80 seats; 53 members directly elected by proportional representation vote, 24 women elected by special interest groups, and 3 selected by youth and disability organizations; members serve 5-year terms)", "elections": "Senate - NA; Chamber of Deputies - last held on 16-18 September 2013 (next to be held in 2018)", "election_results": "Chamber of Deputies percent of vote by party - Rwndan Front Coalition 76.2%, PSD 13%, PL 9.3%, other 1.5%; seats by party - Rwandan Front Coalition 41, PSD 7, PL 5, 27 members indirectly elected" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court (consists of the chief and deputy chief justices and 15 judges; normally organized into 3-judge panels); High Court (consists of the court president, vice-president, and a minimum of 24 judges and organized into 5 chambers", "note": "Supreme Court judges nominated by the president of the republic after consultation with the Cabinet and the Superior Council of the Judiciary or SCJ (a 27-member body of judges, other judicial officials, and legal professionals), and approved by the Senate; chief and deputy chief justices appointed for 8-year nonrenewable terms; tenure of judges NA; High Court president and vice-president appointed by the president of the republic upon approval by the Senate; judges appointed by the Supreme Court chief justice upon approval of the SCJ; judge tenure NA", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "High Court of the Republic; commercial courts including the High Commercial Court; intermediate courts; primary courts; Gacaca and military specialized courts", "subordinate_courts": "High Court of the Republic; commercial courts including the High Commercial Court; intermediate courts; primary courts; Gacaca and military specialized courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Liberal Party", "name_alternative": "PL", "leaders": [ "Protais MITALI" ] }, { "name": "Party for Progress and Concord", "name_alternative": "PPC", "leaders": [ "Christian MARARA" ] }, { "name": "Rwandan Patriotic Front", "name_alternative": "RPF", "leaders": [ "Prosper HIGIRO" ] }, { "name": "Social Democratic Party", "name_alternative": "PSD", "leaders": [ "Vincent BIRUTA" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "IBUKA ", "note": "association of genocide survivors" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ACP" }, { "organization": "AfDB" }, { "organization": "AU" }, { "organization": "C" }, { "organization": "CEPGL" }, { "organization": "COMESA" }, { "organization": "EAC" }, { "organization": "EADB" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "MINUSMA" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OIF" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNAMID" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNISFA" }, { "organization": "UNMISS" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Mathilde MUKANTABANA (since 5 July 2013)", "chancery": "1875 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 418, Washington, DC, 2000", "telephone": "[1] (202) 232-2882", "fax": "[1] (202) 232-4544" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Erica BARKS-RUGGLES (since 26 January 2015)", "embassy": "2657 Avenue de la Gendarmerie, Kigali", "mailing_address": "B.P. 28, Kigali", "telephone": "[250] 252 596-400", "fax": "[250] 252 580 325" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "three horizontal bands of sky blue (top, double width), yellow, and green, with a golden sun with 24 rays near the fly end of the blue band; blue represents happiness and peace, yellow economic development and mineral wealth, green hope of prosperity and natural resources; the sun symbolizes unity, as well as enlightenment and transparency from ignorance" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "traditional woven basket with peaked lid" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "blue" }, { "color": "yellow" }, { "color": "green" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Rwanda nziza\" (Rwanda, Our Beautiful Country)", "lyrics_music": "Faustin MURIGO/Jean-Bosco HASHAKAIMANA", "note": "adopted 2001", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/RW.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Rwanda is a rural, agrarian country with about 35% of the population engaged in subsistence agriculture, and with some mineral and agro-processing. Population density is high but not concentrated in large metropolises – its 13 million people are spread out on a small amount of land (about the size of Vermont and New Hampshire combined). Tourism, minerals, coffee and tea are Rwanda's main sources of foreign exchange. Despite Rwanda's fertile ecosystem, food production often does not keep pace with demand, requiring food imports. Energy shortages, instability in neighboring states, and lack of adequate transportation linkages to other countries continue to handicap private sector growth.\n\nThe 1994 genocide decimated Rwanda's fragile economic base, severely impoverished the population, particularly women, and temporarily stalled the country's ability to attract private and external investment. However, Rwanda has made substantial progress in stabilizing and rehabilitating its economy beyond pre-1994 levels. GDP has rebounded with an average annual growth of 6%-8% since 2003 and inflation has been reduced to single digits. In 2015, 39% of the population lived below the poverty line, according to government statistics, compared to 57% in 2006. Mining profits in 2015 were reduced by almost half, owing to the drop in global demand for minerals.\n\nAfrica's most densely populated country is trying to overcome the limitations of its small, landlocked economy by leveraging regional trade; Rwanda joined the East African Community and is aligning its budget, trade, and immigration policies with its regional partners. The government has embraced an expansionary fiscal policy to reduce poverty by improving education, infrastructure, and foreign and domestic investment. In recognition of Rwanda's successful management of its macro economy, in 2010, the IMF graduated Rwanda to a Policy Support Instrument.\n\nThe Rwandan Government is seeking to become a regional leader in information and communication technologies. In 2012, Rwanda completed the first modern Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Kigali. The SEZ seeks to attract investment in all sectors, but specifically in agribusiness, information and communications, trade and logistics, mining, and construction. In 2016, the government launched an online system to give investors information about public land and its suitability for agricultural development.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 21970000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 20730000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 19390000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 141, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 8340999999.999999, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 6.9, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 7, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 21 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1900, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1800, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1700, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 206, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, 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"name": "Uganda", "percent": 15.8 }, { "name": "Kenya", "percent": 11.8 }, { "name": "India", "percent": 8.7 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 8.7 }, { "name": "UAE", "percent": 8.6 }, { "name": "Russia", "percent": 6.6 }, { "name": "Tanzania", "percent": 5.1 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 756300000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 1030000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 133 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2442000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 2178000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 144 }, "stock_of_direct_foreign_investment": { "at_home": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1779000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 1484000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 112 }, "abroad": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 25600000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 25600000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 107 } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 787.9, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 720.54, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 720.54, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 680.95, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 616.6, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Rwandan francs (RWF) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 9300000, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 21, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 67, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 5, "units": "%" }, "date": "2013" }, "production": { "kWh": 500000000, "global_rank": 167, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 500000000, "global_rank": 171, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 3000000, "global_rank": 97, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "kWh": 95000000, "global_rank": 98, "date": "2014" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 100000, "global_rank": 175, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 34.3, "global_rank": 170, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 173, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 65.7, "global_rank": 32, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 211, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 185, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 183, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 121, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 0, "global_rank": 185, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 190, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 6000, "global_rank": 173, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 127, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 5979, "global_rank": 159, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 121, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 188, "date": "2013" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 171, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 122, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 56630000000, "global_rank": 61, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 800000, "global_rank": 172, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 16983, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 1, "global_rank": 163, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 8760000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 69, "global_rank": 98, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "small, inadequate telephone system primarily serves business, education, and government", "domestic": "the capital, Kigali, is connected to provincial centers by microwave radio relay and, recently, by cellular telephone service; much of the network depends on wire and HF radiotelephone; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular telephone density has increased and now exceeds 65 telephones per 100 persons", "international": "country code - 250; international connections employ microwave radio relay to neighboring countries and satellite communications to more distant countries; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) in Kigali (includes telex and telefax service) (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "government owns and operates the only TV station; government-owned and operated Radio Rwanda has a national reach; 9 private radio stations; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters are available (2007)", "internet": { "country_code": ".rw", "users": { "total": 2279000, "percent_of_population": 18, "global_rank": 120, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 1, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 9, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 645815, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 21382897, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "9XR", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 7, "global_rank": 167, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 4, "over_3047_metres": 1, "914_to_1523_metres": 2, "under_914_metres": 1, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 3, "914_to_1523_metres": 2, "under_914_metres": 1, "date": "2013" } } }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 4700, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 1207, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 3493, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 152, "date": "2012" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "lake_ports": [ "Cyangugu", "Gisenyi", "Kibuye (Lake Kivu)" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.16, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.15, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1.1, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 1.11, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 1.18, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 91 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Rwanda Defense Force (RDF)", "Rwanda Army (Rwanda Land Force)", "Rwanda Air Force (Force Aerienne Rwandaise", "FAR)" ], "date": "2013" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription; Rwandan citizenship is required, as is a 9th-grade education for enlisted recruits and an A-level certificate for officer candidates; enlistment is either as contract (5-years, renewable twice) or career; retirement (for officers and senior NCOs) after 20 years of service or at 40-60 years of age", "date": "2012" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "Burundi and Rwanda dispute two sq km (0.8 sq mi) of Sabanerwa, a farmed area in the Rukurazi Valley where the Akanyaru/Kanyaru River shifted its course southward after heavy rains in 1965", "fighting among ethnic groups - loosely associated political rebels, armed gangs, and various government forces in Great Lakes region transcending the boundaries of Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DROC), Rwanda, and Uganda - abated substantially from a decade ago due largely to UN peacekeeping, international mediation, and efforts by local governments to create civil societies", "nonetheless, 57,000 Rwandan refugees still reside in 21 African states, including Zambia, Gabon, and 20,000 who fled to Burundi in 2005 and 2006 to escape drought and recriminations from traditional courts investigating the 1994 massacres", "the 2005 DROC and Rwanda border verification mechanism to stem rebel actions on both sides of the border remains in place" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "refugees": { "by_country": [ { "people": 86464, "country_of_origin": "Burundi; Democratic Republic of the Congo" } ], "date": "2017" }, "internally_displaced_persons": { "note": "undetermined; fighting between government and insurgency in 1998-99; returning refugees", "date": "2012" } } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-01", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701102538/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/rw.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/rw.html" } }, "saint_barthelemy": { "data": { "name": "Saint Barthelemy", "introduction": { "background": "Discovered in 1493 by Christopher COLUMBUS who named it for his brother Bartolomeo, Saint Barthelemy was first settled by the French in 1648. In 1784, the French sold the island to Sweden, which renamed the largest town Gustavia, after the Swedish King GUSTAV III, and made it a free port; the island prospered as a trade and supply center during the colonial wars of the 18th century. France repurchased the island in 1877 and took control the following year. It was placed under the administration of Guadeloupe. Saint Barthelemy retained its free port status along with various Swedish appellations such as Swedish street and town names, and the three-crown symbol on the coat of arms. In 2003 the islanders voted to secede from Guadeloupe, and in 2007 the island became a French overseas collectivity. In 2012, it became an overseas territory of the EU, allowing it to exert local control over the permanent and temporary immigration of foreign workers including non-French European citizens." }, "geography": { "location": "Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean; located in the Leeward Islands (northern) group; Saint Barthelemy lies east of the US Virgin Islands", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 17, "minutes": 90, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 62, "minutes": 85, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "Central America and the Caribbean", "area": { "total": { "value": 25, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 25, "units": "sq km" }, "water": "NEGL", "comparative": "less than one-eighth the size of Washington, DC" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 0, "units": "km" } }, "climate": "tropical, with practically no variation in temperature; has two seasons (dry and humid)", "terrain": "hilly, almost completely surrounded by shallow-water reefs, with plentiful beaches", "elevation": { "lowest_point": { "name": "Caribbean Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Morne du Vitet", "elevation": { "value": 286, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "few natural resources", "beaches foster tourism" ] }, "population_distribution": "most of the populace concentrated in and around the capital of Gustavia, but scattered settlements exist around the island periphery", "environment": { "current_issues": [ "with no natural rivers or streams", "fresh water is in short supply", "especially in summer", "and provided by desalination of sea water", "collection of rain water", "or imported via water tanker" ] }, "note": "a 1,200-hectare marine nature reserve, the Reserve Naturelle, is made up of five zones around the island that form a network to protect the island's coral reefs, seagrass, and endangered marine species" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 7209, "global_rank": 227, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "white" }, { "name": "Creole", "note": "mulatto" }, { "name": "black" }, { "name": "Guadeloupe Mestizo", "note": "French-East Asia" } ] }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "French", "note": "primary" }, { "name": "English" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Roman Catholic" }, { "name": "Protestant" }, { "name": "Jehovah's Witnesses" } ] }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 16.9, "males": 626, "females": 592 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 7.09, "males": 268, "females": 243 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 44.57, "males": 1748, "females": 1465 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 15.52, "males": 607, "females": 512 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 15.92, "males": 575, "females": 573 }, "date": "2016" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 43.6, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 43.5, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 43.6, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 14, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "most of the populace concentrated in and around the capital of Gustavia, but scattered settlements exist around the island periphery", "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.1, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.19, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 1.19, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 1, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 1.13, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "note": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus", "date": "2016" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Overseas Collectivity of Saint Barthelemy", "conventional_short_form": "Saint Barthelemy", "local_long_form": "Collectivite d'outre mer de Saint-Barthelemy", "local_short_form": "Saint-Barthelemy", "abbreviation": "Saint-Barth (French); St. Barts or St. Barths (English)", "etymology": "explorer Christopher COLUMBUS named the island in honor of his brother Bartolomeo's namesake saint in 1493" }, "capital": { "name": "Gustavia", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 17, "minutes": 53, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 62, "minutes": 51, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": -4, "note": "1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "independence": { "note": "overseas collectivity of France" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Fete de la Federation", "day": "14 July", "original_year": "1572", "note": "local holiday is St. Barthelemy Day, 24 August" } ], "constitution": { "history": "a4 October 1958 (French Constitution)" }, "legal_system": "French civil law", "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Emmanuel MACRON (since 145 May 2017), represented by Prefect Anne LAUBIES (since 8 June 2015)", "head_of_government": "President of Territorial Council Bruno MAGRAS (since 16 July 2007)", "cabinet": "Executive Council elected by the Territorial Council; note - there is also an advisory, economic, social, and cultural council", "elections_appointments": "French president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); prefect appointed by the French president on the advice of French Ministry of Interior; president of Territorial Council indirectly elected by its members for a 5-year term; election last held in July 2012 (next to be held in 2017)", "election_results": "Bruno MAGRAS (SBA) reelected president; Territorial Council vote NA" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral Territorial Council (19 seats; members elected by absolute majority vote in the first round vote and proportional representation vote in the second round; members serve 5-year terms)", "note": "Saint Barthelemy holds 1 seat in the French Senate; elections last held on 28 September 2014 (next to be held not later than September 2017); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats by party UMP 1; Saint Barthelemy elects 1 seat to the French National Assembly; elections last held on 17 June 2012 (next to be held by June 2017); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats by party UMP 1", "elections": "last held on 19 March 2017 (next to be held in 2022)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - SBA 53.7%, United for Saint Barth 20.6%, Saint Barth Essential 18.1%, All for Saint Barth 7.7%; seats by party - SBA 14, United for Saint Barth 2, Saint Barth Essential 2, All for Saint Barth 1" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "All for Saint Barth ", "leaders": [ "Bettina COINTRE" ], "note": "Tous pour Saint-Barth" }, { "name": "Saint Barth Essential ", "leaders": [ "Marie-Helene BERNIER" ], "note": "Saint-Barth Autrement" }, { "name": "Saint Barth First!", "name_alternative": "SBA", "leaders": [ "Bruno MAGRAS" ], "note": "Saint-Barth d'Abord!" }, { "name": "Saint Barth United ", "leaders": [ "Xavier LEDEE" ], "note": "Unis pour Saint-Barthelemy" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "UPU" } ], "flag_description": { "description": "the flag of France is used" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "pelican" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"L'Hymne a St. Barthelemy\" (Hymn to St. Barthelemy)", "lyrics_music": "Isabelle Massart DERAVIN/Michael VALENTI", "note": "local anthem in use since 1999; as a collectivity of France, \"La Marseillaise\" is official (see France)" } }, "economy": { "overview": "The economy of Saint Barthelemy is based upon high-end tourism and duty-free luxury commerce, serving visitors primarily from North America. The luxury hotels and villas host 70,000 visitors each year with another 130,000 arriving by boat. The relative isolation and high cost of living inhibits mass tourism. The construction and public sectors also enjoy significant investment in support of tourism. With limited fresh water resources, all food must be imported, as must all energy resources and most manufactured goods. The tourism sector creates a strong employment demand and attracts labor from Brazil and Portugal. The country’s currency is the Euro.", "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.9214, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0.885, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 0.7489, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 0.7634, "units": "USD" }, { "value": 0.7752, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "euros (EUR) per US dollar" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "system": { "general_assessment": "fully integrated access", "domestic": "direct dial capability with both fixed and wireless systems", "international": "country code - 590; undersea fiber-optic cable provides voice and data connectivity to Puerto Rico and Guadeloupe (2008)" } }, "broadcast_media": "no local TV broadcasters; 3 FM radio channels (2 via repeater)", "internet": { "country_code": ".bl; note - .gp, the Internet country code for Guadeloupe, and .fr, the Internet country code for France, might also be encountered" } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "airports": { "total": { "airports": 1, "global_rank": 231, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 1, "under_914_metres": 1, "date": "2013" } } }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Gustavia" ] }, "note": "nearest airport for international flights is Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) located on Sint Maarten" }, "military_and_security": { "note": "defense is the responsibility of France" } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-01", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701025507/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/tb.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/tb.html" } }, "saint_helena_ascension_and_tristan_da_cunha": { "data": { "name": "Saint Helena, Ascension, And Tristan Da Cunha", "introduction": { "background": "Saint Helena is a British Overseas Territory consisting of Saint Helena and Ascension Islands, and the island group of Tristan da Cunha.\nSaint Helena: Uninhabited when first discovered by the Portuguese in 1502, Saint Helena was garrisoned by the British during the 17th century. It acquired fame as the place of Napoleon BONAPARTE's exile from 1815 until his death in 1821, but its importance as a port of call declined after the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869. During the Anglo-Boer War in South Africa, several thousand Boer prisoners were confined on the island between 1900 and 1903.\nAscension Island: This barren and uninhabited island was discovered and named by the Portuguese in 1503. The British garrisoned the island in 1815 to prevent a rescue of Napoleon from Saint Helena. It served as a provisioning station for the Royal Navy's West Africa Squadron on anti-slavery patrol. The island remained under Admiralty control until 1922, when it became a dependency of Saint Helena. During World War II, the UK permitted the US to construct an airfield on Ascension in support of transatlantic flights to Africa and anti-submarine operations in the South Atlantic. In the 1960s the island became an important space tracking station for the US. In 1982, Ascension was an essential staging area for British forces during the Falklands War. It remains a critical refueling point in the air-bridge from the UK to the South Atlantic. The island hosts one of four dedicated ground antennas (the others are on Diego Garcia (British Indian Ocean Territory), Kwajalein (Marshall Islands), and at Cape Canaveral, Florida (US)) that assist in the operation of the Global Positioning System (GPS) navigation system. NASA and the US Air Force also operate a Meter-Class Autonomous Telescope (MCAT) on Ascension as part of the deep space surveillance system for tracking orbital debris, which can be a hazard to spacecraft and astronauts.\nTristan da Cunha: The island group consists of Tristan da Cunha, Nightingale, Inaccessible, and Gough Islands. Tristan da Cunha is named after its Portuguese discoverer (1506); it was garrisoned by the British in 1816 to prevent any attempt to rescue Napoleon from Saint Helena. Gough and Inaccessible Islands have been designated World Heritage Sites. South Africa leases a site for a meteorological station on Gough Island." }, "geography": { "location": "islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, about midway between South America and Africa; Ascension Island lies 1,300 km (800 mi) northwest of Saint Helena; Tristan da Cunha lies 4,300 km (2,700 mi) southwest of Saint Helena", "map_references": "Africa", "area": { "total": { "value": 308, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 122, "units": "sq", "note": "km; Ascension Island 88 sq km; Tristan da Cunha island group 98 sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 209, "comparative": "slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 0, "units": "km" } }, "coastline": { "value": 60, "units": "km", "ascension_island": "NA", "tristan_da_cunha": "40 km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_fishing_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "Saint Helena: tropical marine; mild, tempered by trade winds\nAscension Island: tropical marine; mild, semi-arid\nTristan da Cunha: temperate marine; mild, tempered by trade winds (tends to be cooler than Saint Helena)", "terrain": "the islands of this group are of volcanic origin associated with the Atlantic Mid-Ocean Ridge\nSaint Helena: rugged, volcanic; small scattered plateaus and plains\nAscension: surface covered by lava flows and cinder cones of 44 dormant volcanoes; terrain rises to the east\nTristan da Cunha: sheer cliffs line the coastline of the nearly circular island; the flanks of the central volcanic peak are deeply dissected; narrow coastal plain lies between The Peak and the coastal cliffs", "elevation": { "lowest_point": { "name": "Atlantic Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Queen Mary's Peak on Tristan da Cunha", "elevation": { "value": 2060 }, "note": "m; Green Mountain on Ascension Island 859 m; Mount Actaeon on Saint Helena Island 818 m" } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "fish", "lobster" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 30.8, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 10.3, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 20.5, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 5.1, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 64.1, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "active volcanism on Tristan da Cunha", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "the island volcanoes of Tristan da Cunha (elev. 2,060 m) and Nightingale Island (elev. 365 m) experience volcanic activity; Tristan da Cunha erupted in 1962 and Nightingale in 2004", "type": "volcanism" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "NA" ] }, "note": "Saint Helena harbors at least 40 species of plants unknown elsewhere in the world; Ascension is a breeding ground for sea turtles and sooty terns; Queen Mary's Peak on Tristan da Cunha is the highest island mountain in the South Atlantic and a prominent landmark on the sea lanes around southern Africa" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 7795, "global_rank": 226, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Saint Helenian(s)", "adjective": "Saint Helenian", "note": "referred to locally as \"Saints\"" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "African descent", "percent": 50 }, { "name": "white", "percent": 25 }, { "name": "Chinese", "percent": 25 } ] }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "English" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Protestant", "percent": 75.9, "breakdown": [ { "name": "includes Anglican", "percent": 68.9 }, { "name": "Baptist", "percent": 2.1 }, { "name": "Seventh Day Adventist", "percent": 1.8 }, { "name": "Salvation Army", "percent": 1.7 }, { "name": "New Apostolic", "percent": 1.4 } ] }, { "name": "Jehovah's Witness", "percent": 4.1 }, { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 1.2 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 2.5, "note": "includes Baha'i" }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 0.8 }, { "name": "none", "percent": 6.1 }, { "name": "no response", "percent": 9.4 } ], "note": "data represent Saint Helena only", "date": "2016" }, "demographic_profile": "The vast majority of the population of Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha live on Saint Helena. Ascension has no indigenous or permanent residents and is inhabited only by persons contracted to work on the island (mainly with the UK and US military or in the space and communications industries) or their dependents, while Tristan da Cunha – the main island in a small archipelago – has fewer than 300 residents. The population of Saint Helena consists of the descendants of 17th century British sailors and settlers from the East India Company, African slaves, and indentured servants and laborers from India, Indonesia, and China. Most of the population of Ascension are Saint Helenians, Britons, and Americans, while that of Tristan da Cunha descends from shipwrecked sailors and Saint Helenians.\nChange in Saint Helena’s population size is driven by net outward migration. Since the 1980s, Saint Helena’s population steadily has shrunk and aged as the birth rate has decreased and many working-age residents left for better opportunities elsewhere. The restoration of British citizenship in 2002 accelerated family emigration; from 1998 to 2008 alone, population declined by about 20%.\nIn the last few years, population has experienced some temporary growth, as foreigners and returning Saint Helenians, have come to build an international airport, but numbers are beginning to fade as the project reaches completion and workers depart. In the long term, once the airport is fully operational, increased access to the remote island has the potential to boost tourism and fishing, provide more jobs for Saint Helenians domestically, and could encourage some ex-patriots to return home. In the meantime, however, Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha have to contend with the needs of an aging population. The elderly population of the islands has risen from an estimated 9.4% in 1998 to 20.4% in 2016.", "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 16.27, "males": 647, "females": 624 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 12.12, "males": 484, "females": 463 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 44.27, "males": 1709, "females": 1750 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 12.72, "males": 519, "females": 475 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 14.62, "males": 582, "females": 560 }, "date": "2016" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 41.5, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 41.5, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 41.4, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 35, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 0.21, "global_rank": 185, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 9.7, "global_rank": 200, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 7.7, "global_rank": 108, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": 0, "global_rank": 96, "date": "2016" }, "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 39.4, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": -0.59, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Jamestown", "population": 1000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2014" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 0.98, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 1.09, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 1.02, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 13.7, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 16.2, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 11.1, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 107, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 79.5, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 76.6, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 82.6, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 45, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.58, "global_rank": 186, "date": "2016" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha", "conventional_short_form": "none", "etymology": "Saint Helena was discovered in 1502 by Galician navigator Joao da NOVA, sailing in the service of the Kingdom of Portugal, who named it \"Santa Helena\"; Ascension was named in 1503 by Portuguese navigator Afonso de ALBUQUERQUE who sighted the island on the Feast Day of the Ascension; Tristan da Cunha was discovered in 1506 by Portuguese explorer Tristao da CUNHA who christened the main island after himself (the name was subsequently anglicized)" }, "government_type": "parliamentary democracy (Legislative Council); limited self-governing overseas territory of the UK", "capital": { "name": "Jamestown", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 15, "minutes": 56, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 5, "minutes": 43, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 0, "note": "5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "administrative_divisions": [ { "name": "Ascension", "type": "administrative area" }, { "name": "Saint Helena", "type": "administrative area" }, { "name": "Tristan da Cunha", "type": "administrative area" } ], "independence": { "note": "overseas territory of the UK" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Birthday of Queen ELIZABETH II", "day": "third Monday in April", "original_year": "1926" } ], "constitution": { "history": "several previous; latest effective 1 September 2009 (The St. Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Constitution Order 2009) (2016)" }, "legal_system": "English common law and local statutes", "suffrage": { "age": 18 }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952)", "head_of_government": "Governor Lisa PHILLIPS (since 25 April 2016)", "cabinet": "Executive Council consists of the governor, 3 ex-officio officers, and 5 elected members of the Legislative Council", "elections_appointments": "none; the monarchy is hereditary; governor appointed by the monarch", "note": "the constitution order provides for an administrator for Ascension and Tristan da Cunha appointed by the governor" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral Legislative Council (17 seats including the speaker and deputy speaker; 12 members directly elected in a single countrywide constituency by simple majority vote and 3 ex-officio members - the chief secretary, financial secretary, and attorney general; members serve 4-year terms)", "note": "each voter can vote for up to 12 candidates; the Constitution Order provides for separate Island Councils for both Ascension and Tristan da Cunha", "elections": "last held on 17 July 2013 (next to be held in 2017)", "election_results": "percent of vote - NA; seats - independents 12" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_resident_courts": "Court of Appeal (consists of the court president and 2 justices); Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice - a non-resident - and NA judges); note - appeals beyond the Court of Appeal are heard by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Court of Appeal and Supreme Court justices appointed by the governor acting upon the instructions from a secretary of state acting on behalf of Queen ELIZABETH II; justices of both courts appointed until retirement at age 70, but can be extended", "subordinate_courts": "Magistrate's Court; Small Claims Court; Juvenile Court" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "note": "none" }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "private sector" }, { "name": "unions" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "UPU" } ], "flag_description": { "description": "blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Saint Helenian shield centered on the outer half of the flag; the upper third of the shield depicts a white plover (wire bird) on a yellow field; the remainder of the shield depicts a rocky coastline on the left, offshore is a three-masted sailing ship with sails furled but flying an English flag" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "Saint Helena plover ", "note": "bird" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "note": "as a territory of the UK, \"God Save the Queen\" is official (see United Kingdom)", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/SH.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "The economy depends largely on financial assistance from the UK, which amounted to about $27 million in FY06/07 or more than twice the level of annual budgetary revenues. The local population earns income from fishing, raising livestock, and sales of handicrafts. Because there are few jobs, 25% of the work force has left to seek employment on Ascension Island, on the Falklands, and in the UK.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 31100000, "units": "USD" } ], "global_rank": 227 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 7800, "units": "USD" } ], "global_rank": 153 }, "composition": { "by_sector_of_origin": { "agriculture": "NA%", "industry": "NA%", "services": "NA%" } } }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "coffee", "corn", "potatoes", "vegetables", "fish", "lobster", "livestock", "timber" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "construction", "crafts", "furniture", "lacework", "fancy woodwork", "fishing", "collectible postage stamps" ] }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 2486, "global_rank": 226, "date": "1998" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 6, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 48, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 46, "units": "%" } }, "date": "1987" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 14, "units": "%", "date": "1998" } ], "global_rank": 158 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 8845000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 21730000, "units": "USD" }, "note": "revenue data reflect locally raised revenues only; the budget deficit is resolved by grant aid from the UK (FY06/07 est.)" }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 April", "end": "31 March" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4, "units": "%", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 166 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 19000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2004" } ], "global_rank": 214 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "fish (frozen", "canned", "salt-dried skipjack", "tuna)", "coffee", "handicrafts" ] } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 20530000, "units": "USD", "date": "2010" } ], "global_rank": 221 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "food", "beverages", "tobacco", "fuel oils", "animal feed", "building materials", "motor vehicles", "parts", "machinery", "parts" ] } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.7391, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0.6542, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 0.607, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 0.6391, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 0.63, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Saint Helenian pounds (SHP) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "production": { "kWh": 10000000, "global_rank": 218, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 9300000, "global_rank": 217, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 196, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 199, "date": "2013" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 8000, "global_rank": 210, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 100, "global_rank": 26, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 179, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 201, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 125, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 190, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 189, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 126, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 0, "global_rank": 190, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 194, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 80, "global_rank": 214, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 128, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 85, "global_rank": 212, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 125, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 192, "date": "2013" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 178, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 128, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 192, "date": "2014-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 12080, "global_rank": 212, "date": "2012" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total": 2728, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 35, "global_rank": 211, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 1267, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "can communicate worldwide", "domestic": "automatic digital network", "international": "country code (Saint Helena) - 290, (Ascension Island) - 247; international direct dialing; satellite voice and data communications; satellite earth stations - 5 (Ascension Island - 4, Saint Helena - 1) (2010)" } }, "broadcast_media": "Saint Helena has no local TV station; 2 local radio stations, one of which is relayed to Ascension Island; satellite TV stations rebroadcast terrestrially; Ascension Island has no local TV station but has 1 local radio station and receives relays of broadcasts from 1 radio station on Saint Helena; broadcasts from the British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) are available, as well as TV services for the US military; Tristan da Cunha has 1 local radio station and receives BFBS TV and radio broadcasts (2007)", "internet": { "country_code": ".sh; note - Ascension Island assigned .ac", "users": { "total": 1800, "percent_of_population": 23.1, "global_rank": 214, "date": "2015-07-01" } }, "note": "South Africa maintains a meteorological station on Gough Island" }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "VQ-H", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 2, "global_rank": 232, "date": "2015" }, "paved": { "total": 2, "over_3047_metres": 1, "1524_to_2437_metres": 1, "date": "2016" } } }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 198, "units": "km", "note": "Saint Helena 138 km, Ascension 40 km, Tristan da Cunha 20 km" }, "paved": { "value": 168, "units": "km", "note": "Saint Helena 118 km, Ascension 40 km, Tristan da Cunha 10 km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 30, "units": "km", "note": "Saint Helena 20 km, Tristan da Cunha 10 km" }, "global_rank": 210, "date": "2002" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "saint_helena": "Jamestown", "ascension_island": "Georgetown", "tristan_da_cunha": "Calshot Harbor (Edinburgh)" }, "note": "the new airport on Saint Helena opened for limited operations in July 2016 with the goal of providing regular commercial traffic via South Africa in the near term; the military airport on Ascension Island is closed to civilian traffic; there is no air connection to Tristan da Cunha and very limited sea connections making it one of the most isolated communities on the planet" }, "military_and_security": { "note": "defense is the responsibility of the UK" }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "none" ] } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-22", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170622231236/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sh.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170622000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sh.html" } }, "saint_kitts_and_nevis": { "data": { "name": "Saint Kitts And Nevis", "introduction": { "background": "Carib Indians occupied the islands of the West Indies for hundreds of years before the British began settlement in 1623. In 1967, the island territory of Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla became an associated state of the UK with full internal autonomy. The island of Anguilla rebelled and was allowed to secede in 1971. The remaining islands achieved independence in 1983 as Saint Kitts and Nevis. In 1998, a referendum on Nevis to separate from Saint Kitts fell short of the two-thirds majority vote needed. Nevis continues in its efforts to separate from Saint Kitts." }, "geography": { "location": "Caribbean, islands in the Caribbean Sea, about one-third of the way from Puerto Rico to Trinidad and Tobago", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 17, "minutes": 20, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 62, "minutes": 45, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "Central America and the Caribbean", "area": { "total": { "value": 261, "units": "sq km", "note": "Saint Kitts 168 sq km; Nevis 93 sq km" }, "land": { "value": 261, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 212, "comparative": "1.5 times the size of Washington, DC" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 0, "units": "km" } }, "coastline": { "value": 135, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "contiguous_zone": { "value": 24, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" }, "continental_shelf": { "value": 200, "units": "nm", "note": "or to the edge of the continental margin" } }, "climate": "tropical, tempered by constant sea breezes; little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season (May to November)", "terrain": "volcanic with mountainous interiors", "elevation": { "lowest_point": { "name": "Caribbean Sea", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Mount Liamuiga", "elevation": { "value": 1156, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "arable land" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 23.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 19.2, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0.4, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 3.5, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 42.3, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 34.6, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 8, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "population clusters are found in the small towns located on the periphery of both islands", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "hurricanes (July to October)", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "NA" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Marine Dumping", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Whaling" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "smallest country in the Americas and Western Hemisphere; with coastlines in the shape of a baseball bat and ball, the two volcanic islands are separated by a 3-km-wide channel called The Narrows; on the southern tip of long, baseball bat-shaped Saint Kitts lies the Great Salt Pond; Nevis Peak sits in the center of its almost circular namesake island and its ball shape complements that of its sister island" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 52329, "global_rank": 210, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Kittitian(s), Nevisian(s)", "adjective": "Kittitian, Nevisian" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "predominantly black; some British" }, { "name": "Portuguese" }, { "name": "and Lebanese" } ] }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "English", "note": "official" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Anglican" }, { "name": "other Protestant" }, { "name": "Roman Catholic" } ] }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 20.61, "males": 5408, "females": 5379 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 14.82, "males": 3767, "females": 3987 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 44.85, "males": 12028, "females": 11443 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 11.38, "males": 2972, "females": 2983 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 8.34, "males": 2000, "females": 2362 }, "date": "2016" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 34.5, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 34.7, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 34.3, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 82, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 0.75, "global_rank": 144, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 13.3, "global_rank": 147, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 7.1, "global_rank": 127, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": 1.2, "global_rank": 58, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "population clusters are found in the small towns located on the periphery of both islands", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 32, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 1.27, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Basseterre", "population": 14000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2014" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.02, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.01, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 0.94, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 1, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.83, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 1, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 8.6, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 6, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 11.2, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 147, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 75.7, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 73.3, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 78.2, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 97, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.78, "global_rank": 156, "date": "2016" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 5.1, "global_rank": 117, "date": "2014" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 2.3, "date": "2012" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 98.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 98.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 98.3, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 1.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 1.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 1.7, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 87.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 87.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 87.3, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 12.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 12.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 12.7, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2007" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 28.4, "global_rank": 11, "date": "2014" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 4.2, "global_rank": 105, "date": "2007" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 14, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 13, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 16, "units": "years" }, "date": "2015" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis", "conventional_short_form": "Saint Kitts and Nevis", "former": "Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis", "etymology": "Saint Kitts was, and still is, referred to as Saint Christopher and this name was well established by the 17th century (although who first applied the name is unclear); in the 17th century a common nickname for Christopher was Kit or Kitt, so the island began to be referred to as \"Saint Kitt's Island\" or just \"Saint Kitts\"; Nevis is derived from the original Spanish name \"Nuestra Senora de las Nieves\" (Our Lady of the Snows) and refers to the white halo of clouds that generally wreathes Nevis Peak" }, "government_type": "federal parliamentary democracy (National Assembly) under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm", "capital": { "name": "Basseterre", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 17, "minutes": 18, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 62, "minutes": 43, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": -4, "note": "1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "administrative_divisions": [ { "name": "Christ Church Nichola Town", "type": "parish" }, { "name": "Saint Anne Sandy Point", "type": "parish" }, { "name": "Saint George Basseterre", "type": "parish" }, { "name": "Saint George Gingerland", "type": "parish" }, { "name": "Saint James Windward", "type": "parish" }, { "name": "Saint John Capesterre", "type": "parish" }, { "name": "Saint John Figtree", "type": "parish" }, { "name": "Saint Mary Cayon", "type": "parish" }, { "name": "Saint Paul Capesterre", "type": "parish" }, { "name": "Saint Paul Charlestown", "type": "parish" }, { "name": "Saint Peter Basseterre", "type": "parish" }, { "name": "Saint Thomas Lowland", "type": "parish" }, { "name": "Saint Thomas Middle Island", "type": "parish" }, { "name": "Trinity Palmetto Point", "type": "parish" } ], "independence": { "date": "1983-09-19", "note": "from the UK" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "19 September", "original_year": "1983" } ], "constitution": { "history": "several previous (preindependence); latest presented 22 June 1983, effective 23 June 1983 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "English common law", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "yes", "citizenship_by_descent": "yes", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "yes", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "14 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Samuel W.T. SEATON (since 2 September 2015); note - SEATON was acting Governor General from 20 May to 2 September 2015", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Timothy HARRIS (since 18 February 2015); Deputy Prime Minister Shawn RICHARDS (since 22 February 2015)", "cabinet": "Cabinet appointed by governor general in consultation with prime minister", "elections_appointments": "the monarchy is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually appointed prime minister by governor general; deputy prime minister appointed by governor general" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral National Assembly (14 seats; 11 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 3 appointed by the governor general; members serve 5-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 16 February 2015 (next to be held by 2020)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PAM 4, SKNLP 3, CCM 2, PLP 1, NRP 1" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) is the itinerant superior court of record for the 9-member Organization of Eastern Caribbean States, which includes Saint Kitts and Nevis; the ECSC - with its headquarters on St. Lucia - is headed by the chief justice and comprised of the Court of Appeal with 3 justices and the High Court with 16 judges; sittings of the Court of Appeal and High Court rotate among the member states; 2 High Court judges reside on Saint Kitts and Nevis; note - the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court in 2003 replaced the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London) as the final court of appeal on Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Kitts and Nevis is also a member of the Caribbean Court of Justice", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "chief justice of Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court appointed by the Her Majesty, Queen ELIZABETH II; other justices and judges appointed by the Judicial and Legal Services Commission, an independent body of judicial officials; Court of Appeal justices appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 65; High Court judges appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 62", "subordinate_courts": "magistrates' courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Concerned Citizens Movement", "name_alternative": "CCM", "leaders": [ "Vance AMORY" ] }, { "name": "Nevis Reformation Party", "name_alternative": "NRP", "leaders": [ "Joseph PARRY" ] }, { "name": "People's Action Movement", "name_alternative": "PAM", "leaders": [ "Shawn RICHARDS" ] }, { "name": "People's Labour Party", "name_alternative": "PLP", "leaders": [ "Timothy HARRIS" ] }, { "name": "Saint Kitts and Nevis Labor Party", "name_alternative": "SKNLP", "leaders": [ "Dr. Denzil DOUGLAS" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "NA" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ACP" }, { "organization": "AOSIS" }, { "organization": "C" }, { "organization": "Caricom" }, { "organization": "CDB" }, { "organization": "CELAC" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "OAS" }, { "organization": "OECS" }, { "organization": "OPANAL" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "Petrocaribe" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Thelma Patricia PHILLIP-BROWNE (since 28 January 2016)", "chancery": "3216 New Mexico Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20016", "telephone": "[1] (202) 686-2636", "fax": "[1] (202) 686-5740", "consulates_general": "Los Angeles, New York" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "divided diagonally from the lower hoist side by a broad black band bearing two white, five-pointed stars; the black band is edged in yellow; the upper triangle is green, the lower triangle is red; green signifies the island's fertility, red symbolizes the struggles of the people from slavery, yellow denotes year-round sunshine, and black represents the African heritage of the people; the white stars stand for the islands of Saint Kitts and Nevis, but can also express hope and liberty, or independence and optimism" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "brown pelican", "region": "Flamboyant" }, { "symbol": "Royal Poinciana tree", "region": "Flamboyant" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "green" }, { "color": "yellow" }, { "color": "red" }, { "color": "black" }, { "color": "white" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Oh Land of Beauty!\"", "lyrics_music": "Kenrick Anderson GEORGES", "note": "adopted 1983", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/SC.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "The economy of Saint Kitts and Nevis depends on tourism; since the 1970s, tourism has replaced sugar as the economy’s traditional mainstay. Roughly 200,000 tourists visited the islands in 2009, but reduced tourism arrivals and foreign investment led to an economic contraction in 2009-2013, and the economy returned to growth only in 2014. Like other tourist destinations in the Caribbean, Saint Kitts and Nevis is vulnerable to damage from natural disasters and shifts in tourism demand.\n\nFollowing the 2005 harvest, the government closed the sugar industry after several decades of losses. To compensate for lost jobs, the government has embarked on a program to diversify the agricultural sector and to stimulate other sectors of the economy, such as export-oriented manufacturing and offshore banking. The government has made notable progress in reducing its public debt, from 154% of GDP in 2011 to 83% in 2013, although it still faces one of the highest levels in the world, largely attributable to public enterprise losses. Saint Kitts and Nevis is among other countries in the Caribbean that supplement their economic activity through economic citizenship programs, whereby foreigners can obtain citizenship from Saint Kitts and Nevis by investing there.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1427000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1378000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1313000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 199, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 955000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.5, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 5, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 6.1, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 74 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 25500, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 24600, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 23900, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 75, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 58.7, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 20.4, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 29.8, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 34, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -42.9, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 1.3, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 27.2, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 71.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 12.8, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 12.8, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 13.2, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 139 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": 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"date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 190, "date": "2014-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 300000, "global_rank": 190, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 19748, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 38, "global_rank": 185, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 73000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 141, "global_rank": 196, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "good interisland and international connections", "domestic": "interisland links via ECFS; construction of enhanced wireless infrastructure launched in November 2004; fixed-line teledensity about 40 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity is roughly 140 per 100 persons", "international": "country code - 1-869; connected internationally by the East ECFS and Southern Caribbean Fiber submarine cables (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "the government operates a national TV network that broadcasts on 2 channels; cable subscription services provide access to local and international channels; the government operates a national radio network; a mix of government-owned and privately owned broadcasters operate roughly 15 radio stations (2007)", "internet": { "country_code": ".kn", "users": { "total": 39000, "percent_of_population": 75.7, "global_rank": 203, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "V4", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 2, "global_rank": 209, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 2, "1524_to_2437_metres": 1, "914_to_1523_metres": 1, "date": "2013" } } }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 50, "units": "km" }, "narrow_gauge": { "length": 50, "units": "km", "gauge": "0.762-m" }, "global_rank": 132, "date": "2008" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 383, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 163, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 220, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 202, "date": "2002" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 152, "by_type": [ { "type": "bulk carrier", "count": 16 }, { "type": "cargo", "count": 81 }, { "type": "chemical tanker", "count": 4 }, { "type": "combination ore/oil", "count": 1 }, { "type": "container", "count": 2 }, { "type": "liquefied gas", "count": 3 }, { "type": "passenger", "count": 2 }, { "type": "passenger/cargo", "count": 7 }, { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 27 }, { "type": "refrigerated cargo", "count": 4 }, { "type": "roll on/roll off", "count": 4 }, { "type": "specialized tanker", "count": 1 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 73, "by_country": [ { "country": "Belgium", "count": 1 }, { "country": "China", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Egypt", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Greece", "count": 2 }, { "country": "India", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Japan", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Malaysia", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Norway", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Pakistan", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Russia", "count": 13 }, { "country": "Singapore", "count": 10 }, { "country": "Turkey", "count": 18 }, { "country": "UAE", "count": 8 }, { "country": "UK", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Ukraine", "count": 8 }, { "country": "US", "count": 1 } ] }, "global_rank": 38, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Basseterre", "Charlestown" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "branches": { "by_name": [ "Ministry of Foreign Affairs", "National Security", "Labour", "Immigration", "Social Security", "Royal Saint Kitts", "Nevis Defense Force (includes Coast Guard)", "Royal Saint Kitts", "Nevis Police Force" ], "date": "2013" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription", "date": "2012" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "joins other Caribbean states to counter Venezuela's claim that Aves Island sustains human habitation, a criterion under UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, which permits Venezuela to extend its EEZ/continental shelf over a large portion of the eastern Caribbean Sea" ], "illicit_drugs": { "note": "transshipment point for South American drugs destined for the US and Europe; some money-laundering activity" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-17", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170617101555/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sc.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170617000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sc.html" } }, "saint_lucia": { "data": { "name": "Saint Lucia", "introduction": { "background": "The island, with its fine natural harbor at Castries, was contested between England and France throughout the 17th and early 18th centuries (changing possession 14 times); it was finally ceded to the UK in 1814. Even after the abolition of slavery on its plantations in 1834, Saint Lucia remained an agricultural island, dedicated to producing tropical commodity crops. Self-government was granted in 1967 and independence in 1979." }, "geography": { "location": "Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 13, "minutes": 53, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 60, "minutes": 58, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "Central America and the Caribbean", "area": { "total": { "value": 616, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 606, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 10, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 193, "comparative": "three and a half times the size of Washington, DC" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 0, "units": "km" } }, "coastline": { "value": 158, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "contiguous_zone": { "value": 24, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" }, "continental_shelf": { "value": 200, "units": "nm", "note": "or to the edge of the continental margin" } }, "climate": "tropical, moderated by northeast trade winds; dry season January to April, rainy season May to August", "terrain": "volcanic and mountainous with broad, fertile valleys", "elevation": { "lowest_point": { "name": "Caribbean Sea", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Mount Gimie", "elevation": { "value": 950, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "forests", "sandy beaches", "minerals", "pumice", "mineral springs", "geothermal potential" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 17.4, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 4.9, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 11.5, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 1, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 77, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 5.6, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 30, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "most of the population is found on the periphery of the island, with a larger concentration in the north around the capital of Castries", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "hurricanes", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "volcanic activity", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "deforestation", "soil erosion", "particularly in the northern region" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Environmental Modification", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Marine Dumping", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Wetlands", "Whaling" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "the twin Pitons (Gros Piton and Petit Piton), striking cone-shaped peaks south of Soufriere, are one of the scenic natural highlights of the Caribbean" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 164464, "global_rank": 187, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Saint Lucian(s)", "adjective": "Saint Lucian" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "black/African descent", "percent": 85.3 }, { "name": "mixed", "percent": 10.9 }, { "name": "East Indian", "percent": 2.2 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 1.6 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 0.1 } ], "date": "2010" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "English", "note": "official" }, { "name": "French patois" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 61.5 }, { "name": "Protestant", "percent": 25.5, "breakdown": [ { "name": "includes Seventh Day Adventist", "percent": 10.4 }, { "name": "Pentecostal", "percent": 8.9 }, { "name": "Baptist", "percent": 2.2 }, { "name": "Anglican", "percent": 1.6 }, { "name": "Church of God", "percent": 1.5 }, { "name": "other Protestant", "percent": 0.9 } ] }, { "name": "other Christian", "percent": 3.4, "breakdown": [ { "name": "includes Evangelical and Jehovah's Witness", "percent": 1.1 } ] }, { "name": "Rastafarian", "percent": 1.9 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 0.4 }, { "name": "none", "percent": 5.9 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 1.4 } ], "date": "2010" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 20.35, "males": 17225, "females": 16237 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 15.88, "males": 13257, "females": 12867 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 42.97, "males": 33974, "females": 36697 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 9.58, "males": 7278, "females": 8478 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 11.22, "males": 8352, "females": 10099 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 47.3, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 34.1, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 13.3, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 7.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 34.2, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 33, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 35.3, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 84, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 0.33, "global_rank": 171, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 13.5, "global_rank": 145, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 7.6, "global_rank": 110, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -2.7, "global_rank": 176, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "most of the population is found on the periphery of the island, with a larger concentration in the north around the capital of Castries", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 18.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 0.89, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Castries", "population": 22000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2014" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 0.93, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.86, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.83, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.95, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 48, "global_rank": 117, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 11.2, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 10.7, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 11.7, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 125, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 77.8, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 75, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 80.7, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 67, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.75, "global_rank": 161, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 55.5, "units": "%", "date": "2011" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 6.7, "global_rank": 51, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 0.1, "date": "2009" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 1.6, "date": "2011" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 99.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 95.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 96.3, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 4.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 3.7, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 84.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 91.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 90.5, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 15.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 8.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 9.5, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "note": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus", "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 27, "global_rank": 87, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 2.8, "global_rank": 116, "date": "2012" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 4.8, "global_rank": 107, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 13, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 12, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 13, "units": "years" }, "date": "2007" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 27.5, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 21.5, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 35.2, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 12, "date": "2007" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "none", "conventional_short_form": "Saint Lucia", "etymology": "named after Saint LUCY of Syracuse by French sailors who were shipwrecked on the island on 13 December 1502, the saint's feast day" }, "government_type": "parliamentary democracy (Parliament) under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm", "capital": { "name": "Castries", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 14, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 61, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": -4, "note": "1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "administrative_divisions": [ { "name": "Anse-la-Raye", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Canaries", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Castries", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Choiseul", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Dennery", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Gros-Islet", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Laborie", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Micoud", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Soufriere", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Vieux-Fort", "type": "district" } ], "independence": { "date": "1979-02-22", "note": "from the UK" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "22 February", "original_year": "1979" } ], "constitution": { "history": "previous 1958, 1960 (preindependence); latest presented 20 December 1978, effective 22 February 1979", "note": "in mid-2015, an amendment was proposed to replace the London-based Privy Council with the Caribbean Court of Justice as the country's highest appellate court (2016)" }, "legal_system": "English common law", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "yes", "citizenship_by_descent": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Saint Lucia", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "yes", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "8 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Dame Pearlette LOUISY (since September 1997)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Allen CHASTANET (since 7 June 2016)", "cabinet": "Cabinet appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister", "elections_appointments": "the monarchy is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually appointed prime minister by governor general; deputy prime minister appointed by governor general" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (11 seats; 6 members appointed on the advice of the prime minister, 3 on the advice of the leader of the opposition, and 2 upon consultation with religious, economic, and social groups; members serve 5-year terms) and the House of Assembly (17 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 5-year terms)", "elections": "House of Assembly - last held on 6 June 2016 (next to be held in 2021)", "election_results": "House of Assembly - percent of vote by party - UWP 54.8%, SLP 44.1%; seats by party - UWP 11, SLP 6" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) is the itinerant superior court of record for the 9-member Organization of Eastern Caribbean States; the ECSC - with its headquarters on St. Lucia - is headed by the chief justice and is comprised of the Court of Appeal with 3 justices and the High Court with 16 judges; sittings of the Court of Appeal and High Court rotate among the member states; 3 High Court judges reside on Saint Lucia; note - Saint Lucia is a member of the Caribbean Court of Justice", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "chief justice of Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court appointed by the Her Majesty, Queen ELIZABETH II; other justices and judges appointed by the Judicial and Legal Services Commission, an independent body of judicial officials; Court of Appeal justices appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 65; High Court judges appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 62", "subordinate_courts": "magistrate's court" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Lucian People's Movement", "name_alternative": "LPM", "leaders": [ "Therold PRUDENT" ] }, { "name": "Saint Lucia Labor Party", "name_alternative": "SLP", "leaders": [ "Kenny ANTHONY" ] }, { "name": "United Workers Party", "name_alternative": "UWP", "leaders": [ "Allen CHASTANET" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "NA" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ACP" }, { "organization": "AOSIS" }, { "organization": "C" }, { "organization": "Caricom" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CDB" }, { "organization": "CELAC" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OAS" }, { "organization": "OECS" }, { "organization": "OIF" }, { "organization": "OPANAL" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "Petrocaribe" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Elizabeth Darius CLARKE (since 3 August 2015)", "chancery": "3216 New Mexico Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20016", "telephone": "[1] (202) 364-6792 through 6795", "fax": "[1] (202) 364-6723", "consulates_general": "New York" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "cerulean blue with a gold isosceles triangle below a black arrowhead; the upper edges of the arrowhead have a white border; the blue color represents the sky and sea, gold stands for sunshine and prosperity, and white and black the racial composition of the island (with the latter being dominant); the two major triangles invoke the twin Pitons (Gros Piton and Petit Piton), cone-shaped volcanic plugs that are a symbol of the island" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "twin pitons ", "note": "volcanic peaks" }, { "symbol": "Saint Lucia parrot" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "cerulean blue" }, { "color": "gold" }, { "color": "black" }, { "color": "white" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Sons and Daughters of St. Lucia\"", "lyrics_music": "Charles JESSE/Leton Felix THOMAS", "note": "adopted 1967" } }, "economy": { "overview": "The island nation has been able to attract foreign business and investment, especially in its offshore banking and tourism industries. Tourism is Saint Lucia's main source of jobs and income - accounting for 65% of GDP - and the island's main source of foreign exchange earnings. The manufacturing sector is the most diverse in the Eastern Caribbean area. Crops such as bananas, mangos, and avocados continue to be grown for export, but St. Lucia's once solid banana industry has been devastated by strong competition.\n\nSaint Lucia is vulnerable to a variety of external shocks, including volatile tourism receipts, natural disasters, and dependence on foreign oil. Furthermore, high public debt - 77% of GDP in 2012 - and high debt servicing obligations constrain the ANTHONY administration's ability to respond to adverse external shocks.\n\nSt. Lucia has experienced anemic growth since the onset of the global financial crisis in 2008, largely because of a slowdown in tourism - airlines cut back on their routes to St. Lucia in 2012. Also, St. Lucia introduced a value added tax in 2012 of 15%, becoming the last country in the Eastern Caribbean to do so. In 2013, the government introduced a National Competitiveness and Productivity Council to address St. Lucia's high public wages and lack of productivity.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2083000000.0000002, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2052000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 2004000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 194, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 1439000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.5, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2.4, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 0.4, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 162 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 12000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 11900, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 11700, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 126, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, 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] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "tourism", "clothing", "assembly of electronic components", "beverages", "corrugated cardboard boxes", "lime processing", "coconut processing" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 4, "global_rank": 58, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 79700, "global_rank": 183, "date": "2012" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 21.7, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 24.7, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 53.6, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2002" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 20, "units": "%", "date": "2003" } ], "global_rank": 176 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 185200000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 222200000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2011" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 12.9, "global_rank": 204, "date": "2011" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -2.6, "global_rank": 92, "date": "2011" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 77, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 77, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2010" } ], "global_rank": 35 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 April", "end": "31 March" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.1, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -1, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 37 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6.5, "units": "%", "date": "2010-12-31" }, { "value": 6.5, "units": "%", "date": "2009-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 60 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 8.8, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 8.86, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 96 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 287300000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 284800000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 177 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1165000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 1131000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 171 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1431000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 1399000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 156 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -93000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -37000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 73 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 205200000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 207000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 186 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "bananas", "clothing", "cocoa", "avocados", "mangoes", "coconut oil" ], "date": "2010" }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Dominican Republic", "percent": 24.6 }, { "name": "US", "percent": 15.6 }, { "name": "Suriname", "percent": 8.9 }, { "name": "Antigua and Barbuda", "percent": 6.9 }, { "name": "Dominica", "percent": 6.7 }, { "name": "Trinidad and Tobago", "percent": 6.1 }, { "name": "Barbados", "percent": 6 }, { "name": "UK", "percent": 4.7 }, { "name": "Grenada", "percent": 4.5 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 532000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 540600000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 193 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "food", "manufactured goods", "machinery", "transportation equipment", "chemicals", "fuels" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Brazil", "percent": 35.2 }, { "name": "US", "percent": 25.9 }, { "name": "Trinidad and Tobago", "percent": 14.6 }, { "name": "Colombia", "percent": 11 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 523200000.00000006, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 517000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 177 }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.7, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2.7, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 2.7, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 2.7, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 2.7, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "East Caribbean dollars (XCD) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 16446, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 91, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 100, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 80, "units": "%" }, "date": "2012" }, "production": { "kWh": 400000000, "global_rank": 172, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 300000000, "global_rank": 182, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 200, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 203, "date": "2013" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 88000, "global_rank": 179, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 100, "global_rank": 28, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 183, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 204, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 128, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 195, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 193, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 130, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 0, "global_rank": 195, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 198, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 3100, "global_rank": 187, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 130, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 3058, "global_rank": 179, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 129, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 195, "date": "2013" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 183, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 131, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 196, "date": "2014-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 400000, "global_rank": 187, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 34874, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 21, "global_rank": 171, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 188000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 115, "global_rank": 181, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "an adequate system that is automatically switched", "domestic": "fixed-line teledensity is 20 per 100 persons and mobile-cellular teledensity is roughly 115 per 100 persons", "international": "country code - 1-758; the East Caribbean Fiber System and Southern Caribbean Fiber submarine cables, along with Intelsat from Martinique, carry calls internationally; direct microwave radio relay link with Martinique and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; tropospheric scatter to Barbados (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "3 privately owned TV stations; 1 public TV station operating on a cable network; multi-channel cable TV service available; a mix of state-owned and privately owned broadcasters operate nearly 25 radio stations including repeater transmission stations (2007)", "internet": { "country_code": ".lc", "users": { "total": 86000, "percent_of_population": 52.4, "global_rank": 166, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "J6", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 2, "global_rank": 204, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 2, "2438_to_3047_metres": 1, "1524_to_2437_metres": 1, "date": "2013" } } }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 1210, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 847, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 363, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 182, "date": "2011" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Castries", "Cul-de-Sac", "Vieux-Fort" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "branches": { "by_name": [ "no regular military forces", "Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (includes Special Service Unit", "Marine Unit)" ], "date": "2012" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18 years of age for voluntary security service; no national army", "date": "2012" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "joins other Caribbean states to counter Venezuela's claim that Aves Island sustains human habitation, a criterion under UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, which permits Venezuela to extend its EEZ/continental shelf over a large portion of the eastern Caribbean Sea" ], "illicit_drugs": { "note": "transit point for South American drugs destined for the US and Europe" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-17", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170617101557/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/st.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170617000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/st.html" } }, "saint_martin": { "data": { "name": "Saint Martin", "introduction": { "background": "Although sighted by Christopher COLUMBUS in 1493 and claimed for Spain, it was the Dutch who occupied the island in 1631 and set about exploiting its salt deposits. The Spanish retook the island in 1633, but continued to be harassed by the Dutch. The Spanish finally relinquished Saint Martin to the French and Dutch, who divided it between themselves in 1648. Friction between the two sides caused the border to frequently fluctuate over the next two centuries, with the French eventually holding the greater portion of the island (about 57%). The cultivation of sugar cane introduced African slavery to the island in the late 18th century; the practice was not abolished until 1848. The island became a free port in 1939; the tourism industry was dramatically expanded during the 1970s and 1980s. In 2003, the populace of Saint Martin voted to secede from Guadeloupe and in 2007, the northern portion of the island became a French overseas collectivity. In 2010, the southern Dutch portion of the island became the independent nation of Sint Maarten within the Kingdom of the Netherlands." }, "geography": { "location": "Caribbean, located in the Leeward Islands (northern) group; French part of the island of Saint Martin in the Caribbean Sea; Saint Martin lies east of the US Virgin Islands", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 18, "minutes": 5, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 63, "minutes": 57, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "Central America and the Caribbean", "area": { "total": { "value": 54.4, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 54.4, "units": "sq km" }, "water": "NEGL", "global_rank": 231, "comparative": "more than one-third the size of Washington, DC" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 16, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Sint Maarten", "border_length": { "value": 16, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 58.9, "units": "km", "note": "for entire island" }, "climate": "temperature averages 27-29 degrees Celsius all year long; low humidity, gentle trade winds, brief, intense rain showers; hurricane season stretches from July to November", "elevation": { "lowest_point": { "name": "Caribbean Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Pic du Paradis", "elevation": { "value": 424, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "salt" ] }, "population_distribution": "most of the population is found along the coast, with a largest concentrations around Marigot, Orleans, and Grand-Case", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "subject to hurricanes from July to November", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "freshwater supply is dependent on desalination of sea water" ] }, "note": "the island of Saint Martin is the smallest landmass in the world shared by two independent states, the French territory of Saint Martin and the Dutch territory of Sint Maarten" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 31949, "global_rank": 217, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Creole", "note": "mulatto" }, { "name": "black" }, { "name": "Guadeloupe Mestizo", "note": "French-East Asia" }, { "name": "white" }, { "name": "East Indian" } ] }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "French", "note": "official" }, { "name": "English" }, { "name": "Dutch" }, { "name": "French Patois" }, { "name": "Spanish" }, { "name": "Papiamento", "note": "dialect of Netherlands Antilles" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Roman Catholic" }, { "name": "Jehovah's Witness" }, { "name": "Protestant" }, { "name": "Hindu" } ] }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 26.38, "males": 4197, "females": 4232 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 10.43, "males": 1656, "females": 1676 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 46.87, "males": 7139, "females": 7836 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 8.67, "males": 1287, "females": 1483 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 7.65, "males": 1085, "females": 1358 }, "date": "2016" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 32.3, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 31.3, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 33.2, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 98, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "most of the population is found along the coast, with a largest concentrations around Marigot, Orleans, and Grand-Case", "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 0.99, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 0.99, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 0.91, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.87, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.81, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.93, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "note": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus", "date": "2016" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Overseas Collectivity of Saint Martin", "conventional_short_form": "Saint Martin", "local_long_form": "Collectivite d'outre mer de Saint-Martin", "local_short_form": "Saint-Martin", "etymology": "explorer Christopher COLUMBUS named the island after Saint MARTIN of Tours because the 11 November 1493 day of discovery was the saint's feast day" }, "capital": { "name": "Marigot", "geographical_coordinates": "18 04 N, 63 05 W", "time_difference": { "timezone": -4, "note": "1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "independence": { "note": "overseas collectivity of France" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Fete de la Federation", "day": "14 July", "original_year": "1848", "note": "local holiday is Schoalcher Day 12 July; Slavery Abolition Day" } ], "constitution": { "history": "4 October 1958 (French Constitution)" }, "legal_system": "French civil law", "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Emmanuel MACRON (since 14 May 2017); represented by Prefect Anne LAUBIES (since 8 June 2015)", "head_of_government": "President of Territorial Council Daniel GIBBS (since 2 April 2017)", "cabinet": "Executive Council; note - there is also an advisory economic, social, and cultural council", "elections_appointments": "French president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); prefect appointed by French president on the advice of French Ministry of Interior; president of Territorial Council elected by its members for a 5-year term; election last held on 17 April 2013 (next to be held in 2018)", "election_results": "Aline HANSON elected president by the Territorial Council" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral Territorial Council (23 seats; members directly elected by absolute majority vote to serve 5-year terms)", "note": "Saint Martin elects 1 member to the French Senate; election last held on 28 September 2014 (next to be held not later than September 2017); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - UMP 1; one seat (shared with Saint Barthelemy) was elected to the French National Assembly on 17 June 2012 (next to be held by June 2017); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - UMP 1", "elections": "last held on 18 and 25 March 2012 (next to be held in March 2022)", "election_results": "percent of seats by party - Team Daniel Gibbs 2017 49%, MJP 13.7%, MVP 12.3%, HOPE 8.7%, Continuons pour Saint-Martin 6.4%, other 9.9%; seats by party - NA; second round, percent of seats by party - Team Daniel Gibbs 2017 64.3%, MJP 24.1%, MVP 22.5%; seats by party - Team Daniel Gibbs 2017 18, MJP 4, MVP 1" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Continuons pour St. Martin" }, { "name": "En marche vers le progres", "name_alternative": "MVP", "leaders": [ "Alain RICHARDSON" ] }, { "name": "Gereration Hope", "name_alternative": "HOPE", "leaders": [ "Jules CHARVILLE" ] }, { "name": "Movement for Justice and Prosperity", "name_alternative": "MJP", "leaders": [ "Louis MUSSINGTON" ] }, { "name": "Rally Responsibility Success " }, { "name": "Team Daniel Gibbs 2017", "name_alternative": "TDG", "leaders": [ "Daniel GIBBS" ] }, { "name": "Union for Progress ; affiliated with UMP", "leaders": [ "Louis-Constant FLEMING" ], "note": "Union Pour le Progres or UPP" } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "NA" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "UPU" } ], "flag_description": { "description": "the flag of France is used" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "brown pelican" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"O Sweet Saint Martin's Land\"", "lyrics_music": "Gerard KEMPS", "note": "the song, written in 1958, is used as an unofficial anthem for the entire island (both French and Dutch sides); as a collectivity of France, in addition to the local anthem, \"La Marseillaise\" remains official on the French side (see France); as a constituent part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, in addition to the local anthem, \"Het Wilhelmus\" remains official on the Dutch side (see Netherlands)" } }, "economy": { "overview": "The economy of Saint Martin centers on tourism with 85% of the labor force engaged in this sector. Over one million visitors come to the island each year with most arriving through the Princess Juliana International Airport in Sint Maarten. The financial sector is also important to Saint Martin’s economy as it facilitates financial mediation for its thriving tourism sector. No significant agriculture and limited local fishing means that almost all food must be imported. Energy resources and manufactured goods are also imported, primarily from Mexico and the US. Saint Martin is reported to have one of the highest per capita income in the Caribbean. As with the rest of the Caribbean, Saint Martin’s financial sector is having to deal with losing correspondent banking relationships.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 561500000, "units": "USD", "date": "2005" } ], "global_rank": 211 }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 561500000, "date": "2005" }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 19300, "units": "USD", "date": "2005" } ], "global_rank": 89 }, "composition": { "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 1, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 15, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 84, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2000" } } }, "industries": { "industries": [ "tourism", "light industry", "manufacturing", "heavy industry" ] }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 17300, "global_rank": 213, "date": "2008" } }, "imports": { "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "crude petroleum", "food", "manufactured items" ] } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.9214, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0.885, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 0.7489, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 0.7634, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 0.7752, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "euros (EUR) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 3194, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 91, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 100, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 80, "units": "%" }, "date": "2012" } } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "system": { "general_assessment": "fully integrated access", "domestic": "direct dial capability with both fixed and wireless systems", "international": "country code - 590; undersea fiber-optic cable provides voice and data connectivity to Puerto Rico and Guadeloupe (2009)" } }, "broadcast_media": "1 local TV station; access to about 20 radio stations, including RFO Guadeloupe radio broadcasts via repeater (2008)", "internet": { "country_code": ".mf; note - .gp, the Internet country code for Guadeloupe, and .fr, the Internet country code for France, might also be encountered", "users": { "total": 1100, "percent_of_population": 3.5, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "airports": { "total": { "airports": 1, "global_rank": 233, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 1, "914_to_1523_metres": 1, "date": "2013" } } }, "note": "nearest airport for international flights is Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) located on Sint Maarten" }, "military_and_security": { "note": "defense is the responsibility of France" } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-24", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624181836/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/rn.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/rn.html" } }, "saint_pierre_and_miquelon": { "data": { "name": "Saint Pierre And Miquelon", "introduction": { "background": "First settled by the French in the early 17th century, the islands represent the sole remaining vestige of France's once vast North American possessions." }, "geography": { "location": "Northern North America, islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, south of Newfoundland (Canada)", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 46, "minutes": 50, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 56, "minutes": 20, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "North America", "area": { "total": { "value": 242, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 242, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "note": "includes eight small islands in the Saint Pierre and the Miquelon groups", "global_rank": 214, "comparative": "one and half times the size of Washington, DC" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 0, "units": "km" } }, "coastline": { "value": 120, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "cold and wet, with considerable mist and fog; spring and autumn are often windy", "terrain": "mostly barren rock", "elevation": { "lowest_point": { "name": "Atlantic Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Morne de la Grande Montagne", "elevation": { "value": 240, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "fish", "deepwater ports" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 8.7, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 8.7, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 12.5, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 78.8, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "most of the population is found on Saint Pierre Island; a small settlement is located on the north end of Miquelon Island", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "persistent fog throughout the year can be a maritime hazard", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "recent test drilling for oil in waters around Saint Pierre and Miquelon may bring future development that would impact the environment" ] }, "note": "vegetation scanty; the islands are actually part of the northern Appalachians along with Newfoundland" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 5595, "global_rank": 228, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Frenchman(men), Frenchwoman(women)", "adjective": "French" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Basques and Bretons", "note": "French fishermen" } ] }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "French", "note": "official" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 99 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 1 } ] }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 15.57, "males": 449, "females": 422 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 9.06, "males": 263, "females": 244 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 42.29, "males": 1165, "females": 1201 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 13.6, "males": 399, "females": 362 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 19.48, "males": 456, "females": 634 }, "date": "2016" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 45.9, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 45.4, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 46.3, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 4, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": -1.09, "global_rank": 234, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 7.2, "global_rank": 225, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 9.8, "global_rank": 45, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -8.2, "global_rank": 211, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "most of the population is found on Saint Pierre Island; a small settlement is located on the north end of Miquelon Island", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 90.4, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 0.1, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Saint-Pierre", "population": 5000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2014" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.08, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 0.97, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 1.1, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.72, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.95, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 6.6, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 7.7, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 5.5, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 163, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 80.5, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 78.2, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 83, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 36, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.57, "global_rank": 187, "date": "2016" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Territorial Collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon", "conventional_short_form": "Saint Pierre and Miquelon", "local_long_form": "Departement de Saint-Pierre et Miquelon", "local_short_form": "Saint-Pierre et Miquelon", "etymology": "Saint-Pierre is named after Saint PETER, the patron saint of fishermen; Miquelon may be a corruption of the Basque name Mikelon" }, "government_type": "parliamentary democracy (Territorial Council); overseas collectivity of France", "capital": { "name": "Saint-Pierre", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 46, "minutes": 46, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 56, "minutes": 11, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": -3, "note": "2 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" }, "daylight_saving_time": "+1hr, begins second Sunday in March; ends first Sunday in November" }, "independence": {}, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Fete de la Federation", "day": "14 July", "original_year": "1789" } ], "constitution": { "history": "4 October 1958 (French Constitution)" }, "legal_system": "French civil law", "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Emmanuel MACRON (since 14 May 2017); represented by Prefect Jean-Regis BORIUS (since 2016)", "head_of_government": "President of Territorial Council Stephane ARTANO (since 21 February 2007)", "cabinet": "Le Cabinet du Prefet", "elections_appointments": "French president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 6 May 2012 (next to be held in 2017); prefect appointed by French president on the advice of French Ministry of Interior" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral Territorial Council or Conseil Territorial (19 seats - 15 from Saint Pierre and 4 from Miquelon; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by absolute majority vote to serve 6-year terms)", "note": "Saint Pierre and Miquelon elect 1 member to the French Senate; elections last held on 28 September 2014 (next to be held not later than September 2017); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - AD 1 (affiliated with UMP); Saint Pierre and Miquelon also elects 1 member to the French National Assembly; elections last held on 17 June 2012 (next to be held by June 2017); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Ensemble pour l'Avenir 1 (affiliated with PRG)", "elections": "elections last held on 19 March 2017 (next to be held in March 2023)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - AD 70.2%, Cap sur l'Avenir 29.8%; seats by party - AD 17, Cap sur l'Avenir 2" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Superior Tribunal of Appeals or Tribunal Superieur d'Appel (composition NA)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "judge selection and tenure NA", "subordinate_courts": "NA" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Archipelago Tomorrow", "name_alternative": "AD", "note": "affiliated with UMP" }, { "name": "Cap sur l'Avenir ", "note": "affiliated with Left Radical Party" }, { "name": "Togerther for the Future ", "note": "Ensemble pour l'Avenir; affiliated with PRG" } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "NA" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" } ], "flag_description": { "description": "a yellow three-masted sailing ship facing the hoist side rides on a blue background with scattered, white, wavy lines under the ship; a continuous black-over-white wavy line divides the ship from the white wavy lines; on the hoist side, a vertical band is divided into three parts: the top part (called ikkurina) is red with a green diagonal cross extending to the corners overlaid by a white cross dividing the rectangle into four sections; the middle part has a white background with an ermine pattern; the third part has a red background with two stylized yellow lions outlined in black, one above the other; these three heraldic arms represent settlement by colonists from the Basque Country (top), Brittany, and Normandy; the blue on the main portion of the flag symbolizes the Atlantic Ocean and the stylized ship represents the Grande Hermine in which Jacques Cartier \"discovered\" the islands in 1536", "note": "the flag of France used for official occasions" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "16th-century sailing ship" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "note": "as a collectivity of France, \"La Marseillaise\" is official (see France)", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/SB.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "The inhabitants have traditionally earned their livelihood by fishing and by servicing fishing fleets operating off the coast of Newfoundland. The economy has been declining, however, because of disputes with Canada over fishing quotas and a steady decline in the number of ships stopping at Saint Pierre.\n\nIn 1992, an arbitration panel awarded the islands an exclusive economic zone of 12,348 sq km to settle a longstanding territorial dispute with Canada, although it represents only 25% of what France had sought. France heavily subsidizes the islands to the great betterment of living standards.\n\nThe government hopes an expansion of tourism will boost economic prospects. Fish farming, crab fishing, and agriculture are being developed to diversify the local economy. Recent test drilling for oil may pave the way for development of the energy sector.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 215300000, "units": "USD", "date": "2006" } ], "global_rank": 219, "note": "supplemented by annual payments from France of about $60 million" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 215300000, "date": "2006" }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 34900, "units": "USD", "date": "2006" } ], "global_rank": 54 }, "composition": { "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 2, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 15, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 83, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2006" } } }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "vegetables", "poultry", "cattle", "sheep", "pigs", "fish" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "fish processing", "supply base for fishing fleets", "tourism" ] }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 3194, "global_rank": 224, "date": "2006" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 18, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 41, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 41, "units": "%" } }, "date": "1996" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 9.9, "units": "%", "date": "2008" } ], "global_rank": 121 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 70000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 60000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "1996" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 32.5, "global_rank": 66, "date": "1996" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": 4.6, "global_rank": 9, "date": "1996" }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4.5, "units": "%", "date": "2010" }, { "value": 8.1, "units": "%", "date": "2005" } ], "global_rank": 173 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6641000, "units": "USD", "date": "2010" }, { "value": 5500000, "units": "USD", "date": "2005" } ], "global_rank": 217 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "fish", "fish products", "soybeans", "animal feed", "mollusks", "crustaceans", "fox", "mink pelts" ] } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 95350000, "units": "USD", "date": "2010" }, { "value": 68200000, "units": "USD", "date": "2005" } ], "global_rank": 217 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "meat", "clothing", "fuel", "electrical equipment", "machinery", "building materials" ] } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.9214, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0.885, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 0.885, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 0.7634, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 0.7752, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "euros (EUR) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "production": { "kWh": 45000000, "global_rank": 209, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 41850000, "global_rank": 209, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 192, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 195, "date": "2013" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 27600, "global_rank": 202, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 97.7, "global_rank": 57, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 175, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 197, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 2.3, "global_rank": 79, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 186, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 184, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 123, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 0, "global_rank": 186, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 191, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 630, "global_rank": 208, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 131, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 625, "global_rank": 206, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 122, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 189, "date": "2013" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 173, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 124, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 189, "date": "2014-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 200000, "global_rank": 199, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 4800, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 80, "global_rank": 209, "date": "2010-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "adequate", "international": "country code - 508; radiotelephone communication with most countries in the world; satellite earth station - 1 in French domestic satellite system" } }, "broadcast_media": "2 TV stations with a third repeater station, all part of the French Overseas Network; radio stations on St. Pierre and on Miquelon are part of the French Overseas Network (2007)", "internet": { "country_code": ".pm", "users": { "total": 4500, "percent_of_population": 79.5, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "airports": { "total": { "airports": 2, "global_rank": 205, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 2, "1524_to_2437_metres": 1, "914_to_1523_metres": 1, "date": "2013" } } }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 117, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 80, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 37, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 215, "date": "2009" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Saint-Pierre" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "note": "defense is the responsibility of France" }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "none" ] } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-24", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624184753/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sb.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sb.html" } }, "saint_vincent_and_the_grenadines": { "data": { "name": "Saint Vincent And The Grenadines", "introduction": { "background": "Resistance by native Caribs prevented colonization on Saint Vincent until 1719. Disputed between France and the UK for most of the 18th century, the island was ceded to the latter in 1783. Between 1960 and 1962, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was a separate administrative unit of the Federation of the West Indies. Autonomy was granted in 1969 and independence in 1979." }, "geography": { "location": "Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 13, "minutes": 15, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 61, "minutes": 12, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "Central America and the Caribbean", "area": { "total": { "value": 389, "units": "sq km", "note": "Saint Vincent 344 sq km" }, "land": { "value": 389, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 204, "comparative": "twice the size of Washington, DC" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 0, "units": "km" } }, "coastline": { "value": 84, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "contiguous_zone": { "value": 24, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" }, "continental_shelf": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "tropical; little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season (May to November)", "terrain": "volcanic, mountainous", "elevation": { "lowest_point": { "name": "Caribbean Sea", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "La Soufriere", "elevation": { "value": 1234, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "hydropower", "arable land" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 25.6, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 12.8, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 7.7, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 5.1, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 68.7, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 5.7, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 10, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "most of the population is concentrated in and around Kingstown", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "hurricanes", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "Soufriere volcano on the island of Saint Vincent is a constant threat", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "pollution of coastal waters and shorelines from discharges by pleasure yachts and other effluents", "in some areas", "pollution is severe enough to make swimming prohibitive" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Environmental Modification", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Marine Dumping", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Whaling" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "the administration of the islands of the Grenadines group is divided between Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is comprised of 32 islands and cays" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 102350, "global_rank": 196, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Saint Vincentian(s) or Vincentian(s)", "adjective": "Saint Vincentian or Vincentian" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "black", "percent": 66 }, { "name": "mixed", "percent": 19 }, { "name": "East Indian", "percent": 6 }, { "name": "European", "percent": 4 }, { "name": "Carib Amerindian", "percent": 2 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 3 } ] }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "English" }, { "name": "French patois" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Protestant", "percent": 75, "breakdown": [ { "name": "Anglican", "percent": 47 }, { "name": "Methodist", "percent": 28 } ] }, { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 13 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 12, "note": "includes Hindu, Seventh-Day Adventist, other Protestant" } ] }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 21.78, "males": 11246, "females": 11050 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 16.28, "males": 8407, "females": 8258 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 42.64, "males": 22668, "females": 20975 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 10.2, "males": 5363, "females": 5076 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 9.09, "males": 4347, "females": 4960 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 46.8, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 36, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 10.8, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 9.3, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 33, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 33.2, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 32.9, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 89, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": -0.26, "global_rank": 218, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 13.4, "global_rank": 146, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 7.3, "global_rank": 118, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -8.8, "global_rank": 213, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "most of the population is concentrated in and around Kingstown", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 50.6, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 0.72, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Kingstown", "population": 27000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2014" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.02, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.02, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.08, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.87, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 45, "global_rank": 109, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 12.3, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 13.5, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 11.2, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 119, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 75.3, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 73.3, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 77.4, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 107, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.81, "global_rank": 151, "date": "2016" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 8.6, "global_rank": 136, "date": "2014" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 5.2, "date": "2012" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 95.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 95.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 95.1, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 4.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 4.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 4.9, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 76.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 76.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 76.1, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 23.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 23.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 23.9, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2007" }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "note": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus", "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 24.1, "global_rank": 75, "date": "2014" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 5.1, "global_rank": 69, "date": "2010" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 33.8, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 27.8, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 41.4, "units": "%" }, "date": "2008" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "none", "conventional_short_form": "Saint Vincent and the Grenadines", "etymology": "Saint Vincent was named by explorer Christopher COLUMBUS after Saint VINCENT of Saragossa because the 22 January 1498 day of discovery was the saint's feast day" }, "government_type": "parliamentary democracy (House of Assembly) under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm", "capital": { "name": "Kingstown", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 13, "minutes": 8, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 61, "minutes": 13, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": -4, "note": "1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "administrative_divisions": [ { "name": "Charlotte", "type": "parish" }, { "name": "Grenadines", "type": "parish" }, { "name": "Saint Andrew", "type": "parish" }, { "name": "Saint David", "type": "parish" }, { "name": "Saint George", "type": "parish" }, { "name": "Saint Patrick", "type": "parish" } ], "independence": { "date": "1979-10-27", "note": "from the UK" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "27 October", "original_year": "1979" } ], "constitution": { "history": "several previous; latest passed by the House of Assembly 3 September 2009 (The Saint Vincent and The Grenadines Constitution Act, 2009) (2016)" }, "legal_system": "English common law", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "yes", "citizenship_by_descent": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "yes", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "7 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Sir Fredrick Nathaniel BALLANTYNE (since 2 September 2002)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Ralph E. GONSALVES (since 29 March 2001)", "cabinet": "Cabinet appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister", "elections_appointments": "the monarchy is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party usually appointed prime minister by the governor general; deputy prime minister appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral House of Assembly (21 seats; 15 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 6 appointed by the governor general; members serve 5-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 9 December 2015 (next to be held in 2020)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - ULP 52.3%, NDP 47.4%, other 0.3%; seats by party - ULP 8, NDP 7" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) is the itinerant superior court of record for the 9-member Organization of Eastern Caribbean States to include Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; the ECSC - with its headquarters on Saint Lucia - is headed by the chief justice and is comprised of the Court of Appeal with 3 justices and the High Court with 16 judges; sittings of the Court of Appeal and High Court rotate among the member states; 2 High Court judges reside on Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; note - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is a member of the Caribbean Court of Justice", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "chief justice of Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court appointed by the Her Majesty, Queen ELIZABETH II; other justices and judges appointed by the Judicial and Legal Services Commission, an independent body of judicial officials; Court of Appeal justices appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 65; High Court judges appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 62", "subordinate_courts": "magistrates' courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Democratic Republican Party", "name_alternative": "DRP", "leaders": [ "Anesia BAPTISTE" ] }, { "name": "New Democratic Party", "name_alternative": "NDP", "leaders": [ "Arnhim EUSTACE" ] }, { "name": "Unity Labor Party", "name_alternative": "ULP", "leaders": [ "Ralph GONSALVES" ], "note": "formed by the coalition of Saint Vincent Labor Party or SVLP and the Movement for National Unity or MNU" }, { "name": "SVG Green Party", "name_alternative": "SVGP", "leaders": [ "Ivan O'NEAL" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "NA" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ACP" }, { "organization": "AOSIS" }, { "organization": "C" }, { "organization": "Caricom" }, { "organization": "CDB" }, { "organization": "CELAC" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "ISO ", "note": "subscriber" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OAS" }, { "organization": "OECS" }, { "organization": "OPANAL" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "Petrocaribe" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Ad interim Omari WILLIAMS", "chancery": "3216 New Mexico Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20016", "telephone": "[1] (202) 364-6730", "fax": "[1] (202) 364-6736", "consulates_general": "New York" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "three vertical bands of blue (hoist side), gold (double width), and green; the gold band bears three green diamonds arranged in a V pattern, which stands for Vincent; the diamonds recall the islands as \"the Gems of the Antilles\" and are set slightly lowered in the gold band to reflect the nation's position in the Antilles; blue conveys the colors of a tropical sky and crystal waters, yellow signifies the golden Grenadine sands, and green represents lush vegetation" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "Saint Vincent parrot" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "blue" }, { "color": "gold" }, { "color": "green" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"St. Vincent! Land So Beautiful!\"", "lyrics_music": "Phyllis Joyce MCCLEAN PUNNETT/Joel Bertram MIGUEL", "note": "adopted 1967" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Success of the economy hinges upon seasonal variations in agriculture, tourism, and construction activity, as well as remittances. Much of the workforce is employed in banana production and tourism. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is home to a small offshore banking sector and continues to fully adopt international regulatory standards.\n\nThis lower-middle-income country remains vulnerable to natural and external shocks. The economy has shown some signs of recovery due to increased tourist arrivals, falling oil prices and renewed growth in the construction sector. The much anticipated international airport opened in early 2017 with hopes for increased airlift and tourism activity. The government's ability to invest in social programs and respond to external shocks is constrained by its high public debt burden, which was 67% of GDP at the end of 2013.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1241000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1219000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1212000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 201, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 766000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.8, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0.6, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 0.2, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 146 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 11300, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 11100, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 11000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 133, "note": "data are in 2016 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"percent": 12.3 }, { "name": "Dominica", "percent": 9.7 }, { "name": "Grenada", "percent": 9.3 }, { "name": "Antigua and Barbuda", "percent": 8.4 }, { "name": "Poland", "percent": 7.1 }, { "name": "St. Kitts and Nevis", "percent": 4.1 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 327100000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 320700000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 199 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "foodstuffs", "machinery", "equipment", "chemicals", "fertilizers", "minerals", "fuels" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Trinidad and Tobago", "percent": 29.4 }, { "name": "US", "percent": 17.2 }, { "name": "Singapore", "percent": 8.7 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 8 }, { "name": "Barbados", "percent": 6.1 }, { "name": "Poland", "percent": 5.5 }, { "name": "Turkey", "percent": 4.4 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 165000000, "units": 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"bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 208, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 1600, "global_rank": 198, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 132, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 1519, "global_rank": 196, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 143, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 206, "date": "2013" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 203, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 146, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 204, "date": "2014-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 300000, "global_rank": 189, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 24865, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 24, "global_rank": 175, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 113000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 110, "global_rank": 188, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "adequate islandwide, fully automatic telephone system", "domestic": "fixed-line teledensity exceeds 20 per 100 persons and mobile-cellular teledensity is about 110 per 100 persons", "international": "country code - 1-784; the East Caribbean Fiber System and Southern Caribbean Fiber submarine cables carry international calls; connectivity also provided by VHF/UHF radiotelephone from Saint Vincent to Barbados; SHF radiotelephone to Grenada and Saint Lucia; access to Intelsat earth station in Martinique through Saint Lucia (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "St. Vincent and the Grenadines Broadcasting Corporation operates 1 TV station and 5 repeater stations that provide near total coverage to the multi-island state; multi-channel cable TV service available; a partially government-funded national radio service broadcasts on 1 station and has 2 repeater stations; about a dozen privately owned radio stations and repeater stations (2007)", "internet": { "country_code": ".vc", "users": { "total": 53000, "percent_of_population": 51.8, "global_rank": 177, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 2, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 11, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "J8", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 6, "global_rank": 175, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 5, "1524_to_2437_metres": 1, "914_to_1523_metres": 3, "under_914_metres": 1, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 1, "under_914_metres": 1, "date": "2013" } } }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 829, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 580, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 249, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 189, "date": "2003" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 412, "by_type": [ { "type": "bulk carrier", "count": 64 }, { "type": "cargo", "count": 263 }, { "type": "carrier", "count": 14 }, { "type": "chemical tanker", "count": 4 }, { "type": "container", "count": 18 }, { "type": "liquefied gas", "count": 3 }, { "type": "passenger", "count": 2 }, { "type": "passenger/cargo", "count": 7 }, { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 9 }, { "type": "refrigerated cargo", "count": 12 }, { "type": "roll on/roll off", "count": 15 }, { "type": "specialized tanker", "count": 1 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 325, "by_country": [ { "country": "Austria", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Azerbaijan", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Bangladesh", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Belgium", "count": 7 }, { "country": "Bermuda", "count": 1 }, { "country": " Bulgaria", "count": 9 }, { "country": "China", "count": 65 }, { "country": "Croatia", "count": 8 }, { "country": "Cyprus", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Czech Republic", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Denmark", "count": 9 }, { "country": "Dominica", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Egypt", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Estonia", "count": 8 }, { "country": "France", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Germany", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Greece", "count": 42 }, { "country": "Guyana", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Hong Kong", "count": 5 }, { "country": "Israel", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Italy", "count": 4 }, { "country": "Japan", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Kenya", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Latvia", "count": 15 }, { "country": "Lebanon", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Lithuania", "count": 9 }, { "country": "Monaco", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Netherlands", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Norway", "count": 13 }, { "country": "Poland", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Romania", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Russia", "count": 11 }, { "country": "Singapore", "count": 5 }, { "country": "Slovenia", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Sweden", "count": 10 }, { "country": "Switzerland", "count": 7 }, { "country": "Syria", "count": 9 }, { "country": "Turkey", "count": 13 }, { "country": "UAE", "count": 3 }, { "country": "UK", "count": 6 }, { "country": "Ukraine", "count": 12 }, { "country": "US", "count": 18 }, { "country": "Venezuela", "count": 1 } ] }, "global_rank": 25, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Kingstown" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "branches": { "by_name": [ "no regular military forces", "Royal Saint Vincent", "the Grenadines Police Force (RSVPF)" ], "date": "2013" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "joins other Caribbean states to counter Venezuela's claim that Aves Island sustains human habitation, a criterion under UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, which permits Venezuela to extend its EEZ/continental shelf over a large portion of the eastern Caribbean Sea" ], "trafficking_in_persons": { "current_situation": "Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is a source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking; some children under 18 are pressured to engage in sex acts in exchange for money or gifts; foreign workers may experience forced labor and are particularly vulnerable when employed by small, foreign-owned companies; adults and children are vulnerable to forced labor domestically, especially in the agriculture sector", "tier_rating": "Tier 2 Watch List – Saint Vincent and the Grenadines does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; the government for the first time acknowledged a trafficking problem, launched an anti-trafficking public awareness campaign, and conducted anti-trafficking training for law enforcement, immigration, and labor officials; in 2014, authorities initiated three trafficking investigations, two of which were ultimately determined not to be trafficking cases, and did not prosecute or convict any trafficking offenders; the government did not identify or refer any potential trafficking victims to care (2015)" }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "transshipment point for South American drugs destined for the US and Europe; small-scale cannabis cultivation" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-17", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170617101558/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/vc.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170617000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/vc.html" } }, "samoa": { "data": { "name": "Samoa", "introduction": { "background": "New Zealand occupied the German protectorate of Western Samoa at the outbreak of World War I in 1914. It continued to administer the islands as a mandate and then as a trust territory until 1962, when the islands became the first Polynesian nation to reestablish independence in the 20th century. The country dropped the \"Western\" from its name in 1997." }, "geography": { "location": "Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about halfway between Hawaii and New Zealand", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 13, "minutes": 35, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 172, "minutes": 20, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "Oceania", "area": { "total": { "value": 2831, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 2821, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 10, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 178, "comparative": "slightly smaller than Rhode Island" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 0, "units": "km" } }, "coastline": { "value": 403, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "contiguous_zone": { "value": 24, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "tropical; rainy season (November to April), dry season (May to October)", "terrain": "two main islands (Savaii, Upolu) and several smaller islands and uninhabited islets; narrow coastal plain with volcanic, rugged mountains in interior", "elevation": { "lowest_point": { "name": "Pacific Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Mount Silisili", "elevation": { "value": 1857, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "hardwood forests", "fish", "hydropower" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 12.4, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 2.8, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 7.8, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 1.8, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 60.4, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 27.2, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "occasional typhoons", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "active volcanism", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "Savai'I Island (elev. 1,858 m), which last erupted in 1911, is historically active", "type": "volcanism" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "soil erosion", "deforestation", "invasive species", "overfishing" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Wetlands" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "occupies an almost central position within Polynesia" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 198926, "global_rank": 185, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Samoan(s)", "adjective": "Samoan" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Samoan", "percent": 92.6 }, { "name": "Euronesians", "percent": 7, "note": "persons of European and Polynesian blood" }, { "name": "Europeans", "percent": 0.4, "note": "2001 census" } ] }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Samoan", "note": "Polynesian; official" }, { "name": "English" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Protestant", "percent": 57.4, "breakdown": [ { "name": "Congregationalist", "percent": 31.8 }, { "name": "Methodist", "percent": 13.7 }, { "name": "Assembly of God", "percent": 8 }, { "name": "Seventh-Day Adventist", "percent": 3.9 } ] }, { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 19.4 }, { "name": "Mormon", "percent": 15.2 }, { "name": "Worship Centre", "percent": 1.7 }, { "name": "other Christian", "percent": 5.5 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 0.7 }, { "name": "none", "percent": 0.1 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 0.1 } ], "date": "2011" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 32.04, "males": 32893, "females": 30847 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 19.89, "males": 20302, "females": 19258 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 35.95, "males": 36889, "females": 34631 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 6.52, "males": 6602, "females": 6364 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 5.6, "males": 4843, "females": 6297 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 74, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 64.9, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 9.1, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 11, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 23.9, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 23.7, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 24.2, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 163, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 0.59, "global_rank": 154, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 20.6, "global_rank": 78, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 5.3, "global_rank": 178, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -9.5, "global_rank": 214, "date": "2016" }, "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 19.1, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": -0.24, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Apia", "population": 37000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2014" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.07, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.07, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.77, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 23.6, "date": "2009" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 51, "global_rank": 72, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 19, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 22.4, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 15.5, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 88, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 73.7, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 70.8, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 76.8, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 128, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 2.77, "global_rank": 64, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 26.9, "units": "%", "date": "2014" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 7.2, "global_rank": 83, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 0.46, "date": "2008" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 97.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 99.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 99, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 2.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 0.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 1, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 93.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 91.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 91.5, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 6.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 8.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 8.5, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "note": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus", "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 41.6, "global_rank": 6, "date": "2014" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 5.1, "global_rank": 48, "date": "2008" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 99, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 99.1, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 98.8, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 19.1, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 15.6, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 25.3, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 75, "date": "2012" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Independent State of Samoa", "conventional_short_form": "Samoa", "local_long_form": "Malo Sa'oloto Tuto'atasi o Samoa", "local_short_form": "Samoa", "former": "Western Samoa", "etymology": "the name \"Samoa\" is composed of two parts, \"sa\" meaning sacred and \"moa\" meaning center, so the name can mean Holy Center; alternatively, it can mean \"place of the sacred moa bird\" of Polynesian mythology" }, "government_type": "parliamentary republic", "capital": { "name": "Apia", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 13, "minutes": 49, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 171, "minutes": 46, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "time_difference": "UTC+13 (18 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)\n+1hr, begins last Sunday in September; ends first Sunday in April" }, "administrative_divisions": [ { "name": "A'ana", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Aiga-i-le-Tai", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Atua", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Fa'asaleleaga", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Gaga'emauga", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Gagaifomauga", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Palauli", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Satupa'itea", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Tuamasaga", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Va'a-o-Fonoti", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Vaisigano", "type": "district" } ], "independence": { "date": "1962-01-01", "note": "from New Zealand-administered UN trusteeship" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day Celebration", "day": "1 June", "original_year": "1962", "note": "1 January 1962 is the date of independence from the New Zealand-administered UN trusteeship, but it is observed in June" } ], "constitution": { "history": "several previous (preindependence); latest 1 January 1962; amended several times, last in 2015 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "mixed legal system of English common law and customary law; judicial review of legislative acts with respect to fundamental rights of the citizen", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Samoa", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "5 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 21, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "TUI ATUA Tupua Tamasese Efi (since 20 June 2007)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister TUILA'EPA Lupesoliai Sailele Malielegaoi (since 1998); Deputy Prime Minister FONOTOE Pierre Lauofo (since 2011)", "cabinet": "Cabinet appointed by the chief of state on the prime minister's advice", "elections_appointments": "chief of state indirectly elected by the Legislative Assembly to serve a 5-year term (no term limits); election last held on 20 July 2012 (next to be held in 2017); following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party usually appointed prime minister by the chief of state, approved by the Legislative Assembly", "election_results": "TUI ATUA Tupua Tamasese Efi unanimously elected by the Legislative Assembly" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral Legislative Assembly or Fono (49 seats; 47 members - traditional family chiefs or matai and 2 members - part-Samoan or non-Samoan - directly elected by simple majority vote; members serve 5-year terms)", "elections": "election last held on 4 March 2016 (next election to be held no later than March 2021)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - HRPP 44, Tautua Samoa 3, independents 2" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Court of Appeal (consists of the chief justice and 2 Supreme Court judges and meets once or twice a year); Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice and several judges)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "chief justice appointed by the head of state upon the advice of the prime minister; other Supreme Court judges appointed by the Judicial Service Commission, a 3-member body chaired by the chief justice and includes the attorney general and an appointee of the Minister of Justice; judges normally appointed until retirement at age 68", "subordinate_courts": "District Court; Magistrates' Courts; Land and Titles Courts; village fono or village chief councils" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Human Rights Protection Party", "name_alternative": "HRPP", "leaders": [ "Sailele Malielegaoi TUILA'EPA" ] }, { "name": "Samoa Christian Party", "name_alternative": "TCP", "leaders": [ "Tuala Tiresa MALIETOA" ] }, { "name": "Samoa Progressive Political Party", "name_alternative": "SPPP", "leaders": [ "Toalepaiali'i Toesulusulu S'iueva POSE II" ] }, { "name": "Tautua Samoa", "leaders": [ "Leatinu'u Salole LESA" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "NA" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ACP" }, { "organization": "ADB" }, { "organization": "AOSIS" }, { "organization": "C" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "PIF" }, { "organization": "Sparteca" }, { "organization": "SPC" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Aliioaiga Feturi ELISAIA (since 4 December 2003)", "chancery": "800 Second Avenue, Suite 400J, New York, NY 10017", "telephone": "[1] (212) 599-6196 through 6197", "fax": "[1] (212) 599-0797", "consulates_general": "Pago Pago (American Samoa)" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "the US Ambassador to New Zealand is accredited to Samoa; ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Angelina M. WILKINSON (since January 2017)", "embassy": "Accident Corporation Building, 5th Floor, Matafele, Apia", "mailing_address": "P. O. Box 3430, Matafele, Apia", "telephone": "[685] 21436/21631/21452/22696", "fax": "[685] 22030" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "red with a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side quadrant bearing five white five-pointed stars representing the Southern Cross constellation; red stands for courage, blue represents freedom, and white signifies purity", "note": "similar to the flag of Taiwan" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "Southern Cross constellation ", "note": "five, five-pointed stars" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "white" }, { "color": "blue" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"O le Fu'a o le Sa'olotoga o Samoa\" (The Banner of Freedom)", "lyrics_music": "Sauni Liga KURESA", "note": "adopted 1962; also known as \"Samoa Tula'i\" (Samoa Arise)" } }, "economy": { "overview": "The economy of Samoa has traditionally been dependent on development aid, family remittances from overseas, tourism, agriculture, and fishing. It has a nominal GDP of $830 million. Agriculture, including fishing, employs roughly two-thirds of the labor force and furnishes 90% of exports, featuring fish, coconut oil, nonu products, and taro. The manufacturing sector mainly processes agricultural products. One factory in the Foreign Trade Zone employs over 700 people to make automobile electrical harnesses for an assembly plant in Australia, and accounts for 65% of total exports, but it is set to close by year-end 2017. Industry accounts for nearly 24% of GDP while employing less than 6% of the work force. The service sector accounts for nearly three-quarters of GDP and employs approximately 50% of the labor force. Tourism is an expanding sector accounting for 25% of GDP; 132,000 tourists visited the islands in 2013.\n\nThe country is vulnerable to devastating storms. In September 2009, an earthquake and the resulting tsunami severely damaged Samoa and nearby American Samoa, disrupting transportation and power generation, and resulting in about 200 deaths. In December 2012, extensive flooding and wind damage from Tropical Cyclone Evan killed four people, displaced over 6,000, and damaged or destroyed an estimated 1,500 homes on Samoa's Upolu Island.\n\nThe Samoan Government has called for deregulation of the country's financial sector, encouragement of investment, and continued fiscal discipline, while at the same time protecting the environment. Foreign reserves are relatively healthy and inflation is low, but external debt is approximately 45% of GDP. Samoa became the 155th member of the WTO in May 2012, and graduated from least developed country (LDC) status in January 2014.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1046000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1014999999.9999999, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 999100000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 203, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 876000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1.6, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.2, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 95 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5400, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 5300, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 5200, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 166, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 10.7, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 24, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 65.4, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "coconuts", "nonu", "bananas", "taro", "yams", "coffee", "cocoa" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "food processing", "building materials", "auto parts" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 6.4, "global_rank": 24, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 49180, "global_rank": 193, "date": "2013" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 65, "units": "%" } }, "industry": "NA%", "services": "NA%", "date": "2015" } }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 233000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 271800000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 26.6, "global_rank": 101, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -4.4, "global_rank": 148, "date": "2016" }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "June 1", "end": "May 31" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0.7, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 112 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 9.4, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 9.39, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 86 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 129600000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 116500000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 186 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 352000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 334400000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 188 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 382400000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 360800000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 179 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -48000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -24000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 68 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 24000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 27500000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 209 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "fish", "coconut oil", "cream", "nonu", "copra", "taro", "automotive parts", "garments", "beer" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "American Samoa", "percent": 56.8 }, { "name": "Australia", "percent": 17.1 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 325300000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 341300000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 200 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "machinery", "equipment", "industrial supplies", "foodstuffs" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Fiji", "percent": 22.6 }, { "name": "NZ", "percent": 18.8 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 15.8 }, { "name": "South Korea", "percent": 7.9 }, { "name": "Australia", "percent": 6 }, { "name": "US", "percent": 5.6 }, { "name": "Singapore", "percent": 5.2 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 139400000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" }, { "value": 140700000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 165 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 447200000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" }, { "value": 450200000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 181 }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.575, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2.5609, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 2.5609, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 2.3318, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 2.29, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "tala (SAT) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 10942, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 94, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 100, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 93, "units": "%" }, "date": "2012" }, "production": { "kWh": 100000000, "global_rank": 197, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 100000000, "global_rank": 199, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 217, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 218, "date": "2013" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 45000, "global_rank": 192, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 71.4, "global_rank": 105, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 210, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 28.6, "global_rank": 82, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 145, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 213, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 212, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 84, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 0, "global_rank": 214, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 214, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 1700, "global_rank": 196, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 133, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 1688, "global_rank": 193, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 149, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 212, "date": "2013" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 211, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 82, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 209, "date": "2014-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 200000, "global_rank": 198, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 10886, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 6, "global_rank": 196, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 113000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 57, "global_rank": 190, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "most households have at least one mobile phone; all businesses in the greater Apia area have access to broadband and Wi-Fi, which is reasonably reliable and fast, but relatively expensive; in rural Upolu and on Savaii Island there is limited availability of high speed Internet and Wi-Fi; Samoa recently completed the installation of a National Broadband Highway that will provide fiber optic data services and 4G LTE cellular data speeds to the entire country; 4G LTE data speeds are operative and commercially available to limited areas; 3G Internet accessibility from cellular devices is currently available nationwide (2017)", "domestic": "combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity roughly 65 telephones per 100 persons (2015)", "international": "country code - 685; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "state-owned TV station privatized in 2008; 4 privately owned television broadcast stations; about a half-dozen privately owned radio stations and one state-owned radio station; TV and radio broadcasts of several stations from American Samoa are available (2009)", "internet": { "country_code": ".ws", "users": { "total": 50000, "percent_of_population": 25.4, "global_rank": 198, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 1, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 1, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 270908, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 0, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "5W", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 4, "global_rank": 188, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 1, "2438_to_3047_metres": 1, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 3, "under_914_metres": 3, "date": "2013" } } }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 1105, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 1200, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 95, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 172, "date": "2017" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 2, "by_type": [ { "type": "cargo", "count": 1 }, { "type": "passenger/cargo", "count": 1 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 1, "by_country": [ { "country": "NZ", "count": 1 } ] }, "global_rank": 145, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Apia" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "branches": { "by_name": [ "no regular military forces", "Samoa Police Force" ] }, "note": "Samoa has no formal defense structure or regular armed forces; informal defense ties exist with NZ, which is required to consider any Samoan request for assistance under the 1962 Treaty of Friendship" }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "none" ] } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-17", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170617101334/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ws.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170617000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ws.html" } }, "san_marino": { "data": { "name": "San Marino", "introduction": { "background": "Geographically the third smallest state in Europe (after the Holy See and Monaco), San Marino also claims to be the world's oldest republic. According to tradition, it was founded by a Christian stonemason named MARINUS in A.D. 301. San Marino's foreign policy is aligned with that of the EU, although it is not a member; social and political trends in the republic track closely with those of its larger neighbor, Italy." }, "geography": { "location": "Southern Europe, an enclave in central Italy", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 43, "minutes": 46, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 12, "minutes": 25, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Europe", "area": { "total": { "value": 61, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 61, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 229, "comparative": "about one-third the size of Washington, DC" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 37, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Italy", "border_length": { "value": 37, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 0, "units": "km", "note": "landlocked" }, "climate": "Mediterranean; mild to cool winters; warm, sunny summers", "terrain": "rugged mountains", "elevation": { "lowest_point": { "name": "Torrente Ausa", "elevation": { "value": 55, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Monte Titano", "elevation": { "value": 755, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "building stone" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 16.7, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 16.7, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 83.3, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "NA", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "air pollution", "urbanization decreasing rural farmlands" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Desertification", "Whaling" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [ "Air Pollution" ] } }, "note": "landlocked; smallest independent state in Europe after the Holy See and Monaco; dominated by the Apennine Mountains" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 33285, "global_rank": 216, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Sammarinese (singular and plural)", "adjective": "Sammarinese" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Sammarinese" }, { "name": "Italian" } ] }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Italian" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Roman Catholic" } ] }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 15.46, "males": 2736, "females": 2410 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 11.34, "males": 1944, "females": 1832 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 41.34, "males": 6480, "females": 7280 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 12.52, "males": 2075, "females": 2092 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 19.34, "males": 2883, "females": 3553 }, "date": "2016" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 44.2, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 43.1, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 45.1, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 8, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 0.78, "global_rank": 142, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 8.6, "global_rank": 216, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 8.6, "global_rank": 76, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": 7.7, "global_rank": 14, "date": "2016" }, "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 94.2, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 0.62, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "San Marino", "population": 4000 } ], "date": "2014" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.1, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.14, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 0.89, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.99, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.81, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.94, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 4.4, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 4.6, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 4.2, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 187, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 83.3, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 80.7, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 86.1, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 5, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.5, "global_rank": 198, "date": "2016" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 6.1, "global_rank": 94, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 6.36, "date": "2014" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 3.8, "date": "2012" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 2.4, "date": "2011" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 15, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 15, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 16, "units": "years" }, "date": "2012" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Republic of San Marino", "conventional_short_form": "San Marino", "local_long_form": "Repubblica di San Marino", "local_short_form": "San Marino", "etymology": "named after Saint MARINUS, the traditional founder of the country" }, "government_type": "parliamentary republic", "capital": { "name": "San Marino (city)", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 43, "minutes": 56, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 12, "minutes": 25, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 1, "note": "6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" }, "daylight_saving_time": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Founding of the Republic", "day": "3 September", "note": "or Feast of Saint Marinus; A.D. 301" } ], "constitution": { "history": "consists of several legislative instruments, chief among them the Statutes (Leges Statuti) of 1600 and the Declaration of Citizen Rights of 1974", "amendments": "proposed by the Great and General Council; passage requires two-thirds majority Council vote; Council passage by absolute majority vote also requires passage in a referendum; Declaration of Civil Rights amended several times, last in 2012 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "civil law system with Italian civil law influences", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of San Marino", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "30 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "co-chiefs of state Captain Regent Mimma ZIVOLI and Captain Regent Vanessa D'AMBROSIO (for the period 1 April 2017 - 1 October 2017)", "head_of_government": "Secretary of State for Foreign and Political Affairs Nicola RENZI (since 27 December 2016)", "cabinet": "Congress of State elected by the Grand and General Council", "elections_appointments": "co-chiefs of state (captains regent) indirectly elected by the Grand and General Council for a single 6-month term; election last held in March 2017 (next to be held in September 2017); secretary of state for foreign and political affairs indirectly elected by the Grand and General Council for a single 5-year term; election last held on 11 November 2012 (next to be held by November 2017)", "election_results": "Mimma ZIVOLI (Civic 10) and Vanessa D'AMBROSIO (SU) elected captains regent; percent of Grand and General Council vote - NA; Pasquale VALENTINI (PDCS) elected secretary of state for foreign and political affairs; percent of Grand and General Council vote - NA", "note": "the directly elected parliament (Grand and General Council) selects 2 of its members to serve as the captains regent (co-chiefs of state) for a 6-month period; they preside over meetings of the Grand and General Council and its cabinet (Congress of State), which has 9 other members, all are selected by the Grand and General Council; assisting the captains regent are 9 secretaries of state; the secretary of state for Foreign Affairs has some prime ministerial roles" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral Grand and General Council or Consiglio Grande e Generale (60 seats; members directly elected by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 20 November 2016 (next to be held by November 2021)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - San Marino First 39.4% (including PDCS 24.5%, PS 7.7%, PSD 7.2%), Adesso, sm 31.0% (including Democratic Socialist Left 12.1%, Repubblica Futura 9.6%, Civic 10 9.3%), Democracy in Action 22.8% (including RETE Movement 18.3%, Democratic Movement-San Marino Together 4.5%); seats by party - San Marino First 25 (PDCS 16, PS 5, PSD 4), Adesso, sm 20 (Democratic Socialist Left 8, Repubblica Futura 6, Civic 10 6), Democracy in Action 15 (including RETE Movement 12, Democratic Movement-San Marino Together 3)" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Council of Twelve or Consiglio dei XII (consists of 12 members); note - the College of Guarantors for the Constitutionality and General Norms functions as San Marino's constitutional court", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "judges elected by the Grand and General Council from among its own to serve 5-year terms", "subordinate_courts": "first instance and first appeal criminal, administrative, and civil courts; justices of the peace or conciliatory judges" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "San Marino Common Good ", "note": "includes Sammarinese Christian Democratic Party or PDCS [Marco GATTI], We Sammarinese or NS [Marco ARZILLI], Party of Socialists and Democrats or PSD [Paride ANDREOLI], Popular Alliance or AP [Gabriele GATTI]" }, { "name": "Entente for the Country ", "note": "Intesa per il Paese; includes Socialist Party or PS [Alessandro BEVITORI], Union for the Republic or UPR [Marco PODESCHI" }, { "name": "Active Citizenship ", "note": "includes Civic 10 [Mateo CIACCI], United Left or SU [Gastone PASOLINI]" } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "NA" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "CE" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "LAIA ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "OSCE" }, { "organization": "Schengen Convention ", "note": "de facto member" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "Union Latina" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Paolo RONDELLI (since 16 July 2007)", "chancery": "1711 N Street NW, 2nd floor, Washington, DC 20036", "telephone": "202-250-1535", "fax": "202-223-2748" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "two equal horizontal bands of white (top) and light blue with the national coat of arms superimposed in the center; the main colors derive from the shield of the coat of arms, which features three white towers on three peaks on a blue field; the towers represent three castles built on San Marino's highest feature, Mount Titano: Guaita, Cesta, and Montale; the coat of arms is flanked by a wreath, below a crown and above a scroll bearing the word LIBERTAS (Liberty); the white and blue colors are also said to stand for peace and liberty respectively" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "three peaks each displaying a tower" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "white" }, { "color": "blue" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Inno Nazionale della Repubblica\" (National Anthem of the Republic)", "lyrics_music": "no lyrics/Federico CONSOLO", "note": "adopted 1894; the music for the lyric-less anthem is based on a 10th century chorale piece" } }, "economy": { "overview": "San Marino's economy relies heavily on tourism, banking, and the manufacture and export of ceramics, clothing, fabrics, furniture, paints, spirits, tiles, and wine. The manufacturing and financial sectors account for more than half of San Marino's GDP. The per capita level of output and standard of living are comparable to those of the most prosperous regions of Italy.\n\nSan Marino's economy has been contracting since 2008, largely due to weakened demand from Italy - which accounts for nearly 90% of its export market - and financial sector consolidation. Difficulties in the banking sector, the recent global economic downturn, and the sizable decline in tax revenues have contributed to negative real GDP growth. The government has adopted measures to counter the downturn, including subsidized credit to businesses and is seeking to shift its growth model away from a reliance on bank and tax secrecy. San Marino does not issue public debt securities; when necessary, it finances deficits by drawing down central bank deposits.\n\nThe economy benefits from foreign investment due to its relatively low corporate taxes and low taxes on interest earnings. The income tax rate is also very low, about one-third the average EU level. San Marino continues to work towards harmonizing its fiscal laws with EU and international standards. In September 2009, the OECD removed San Marino from its list of tax havens that have yet to fully adopt global tax standards, and in 2010 San Marino signed Tax Information Exchange Agreements with most major countries. In 2013, the San Marino Government signed a Double Taxation Agreement with Italy, but a referendum on EU membership failed to reach the quorum needed to bring it to a vote.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2023000000.0000002, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2003000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1993000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 196, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 1556000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": -1, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 179 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 65300, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 64600, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 64300, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 16, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 176.6, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -153.3, "units": "%" } }, "household_consumption": "NA%", "government_consumption": "NA%", "investment_in_fixed_capital": "NA%", "investments_in_inventories": "NA%", "date": "2011" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 0.1, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 39.2, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 60.7, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2009" } } }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "wheat", "grapes", "corn", "olives", "cattle", "pigs", "horses", "beef", "cheese", "hides" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "tourism", "banking", "textiles", "electronics", "ceramics", "cement", "wine" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": -1.1, "global_rank": 183, "date": "2012" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 21960, "global_rank": 211, "date": "2013-09-01" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 0.2, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 33.5, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 66.3, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2013-09-01" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 8.7, "units": "%", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 8.1, "units": "%", "date": "2013" } ], "global_rank": 105 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 667700000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 712800000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2011" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 42.9, "global_rank": 30, "date": "2011" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -2.9, "global_rank": 102, "date": "2011" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 25.8, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 20.3, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 160 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.6, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0.1, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 56 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5.92, "units": "%", "date": "2011-12-31" }, { "value": 5.38, "units": "%", "date": "2010-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 127 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1326000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2007-12-31" } ] }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4584000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2007-12-31" } ] }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 8822000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2010-09-30" }, { "value": 8007999999.999999, "units": "USD", "date": "2009-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 108 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3827000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2011" }, { "value": 2576000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2010" } ], "global_rank": 117 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "building stone", "lime", "wood", "chestnuts", "wheat", "wine", "baked goods", "hides", "ceramics" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Italy", "percent": 82.3 } ], "date": "2012" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2551000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2011" }, { "value": 2132000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2010" } ], "global_rank": 152 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "wide variety of consumer manufactures", "food", "energy" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Italy", "percent": 81.8 } ], "date": "2012" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 392000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 539300000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" } ], "global_rank": 155 }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.9214, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0.885, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 0.885, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 0.7634, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 0.7752, "units": "USD" } ], "note": "euros (EUR) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "total_electrification": { "value": 100, "units": "%" }, "date": "2016" } } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 16550, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 50, "global_rank": 186, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 37000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 111, "global_rank": 206, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "automatic telephone system completely integrated into Italian system", "domestic": "combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity over 160 telephones per 100 persons", "international": "country code - 378; connected to Italian international network (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "state-owned public broadcaster operates 1 TV station and 3 radio stations; receives radio and TV broadcasts from Italy (2012)", "internet": { "country_code": ".sm", "users": { "total": 17200, "percent_of_population": 52.6, "global_rank": 202, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "T7", "date": "2016" } }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 292, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 292, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 207, "date": "2006" } }, "military_and_security": { "branches": { "by_name": [ "no regular military forces", "voluntary Military Corps (Corpi Militari) performs ceremonial duties", "limited police support functions" ], "date": "2010" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; no conscription; government has the authority to call up all San Marino citizens from 16-60 years of age to service in the military", "date": "2012" }, "note": "defense is the responsibility of Italy" }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "none" ] } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-17", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170617101427/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sm.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170617000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sm.html" } }, "sao_tome_and_principe": { "data": { "name": "Sao Tome And Principe", "introduction": { "background": "Discovered and claimed by Portugal in the late 15th century, the islands' sugar-based economy gave way to coffee and cocoa in the 19th century - all grown with African plantation slave labor, a form of which lingered into the 20th century. While independence was achieved in 1975, democratic reforms were not instituted until the late 1980s. The country held its first free elections in 1991, but frequent internal wrangling between the various political parties precipitated repeated changes in leadership and four failed, non-violent coup attempts in 1995, 1998, 2003, and 2009. In 2012, three opposition parties combined in a no confidence vote to bring down the majority government of former Prime Minister Patrice TROVOADA, but in 2014, legislative elections returned him to the office. President Evaristo CARVALHO, of the same political party as Prime Minister TROVOADA, was elected in September 2016, marking a rare instance in which the positions of president and prime minister are held by the same party. New oil discoveries in the Gulf of Guinea may attract increased attention to the small island nation." }, "geography": { "location": "Central Africa, islands in the Gulf of Guinea, just north of the Equator, west of Gabon", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 1, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 7, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Africa", "area": { "total": { "value": 964, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 964, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 185, "comparative": "more than five times the size of Washington, DC" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 0, "units": "km" } }, "coastline": { "value": 209, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "tropical; hot, humid; one rainy season (October to May)", "terrain": "volcanic, mountainous", "elevation": { "lowest_point": { "name": "Atlantic Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Pico de Sao Tome", "elevation": { "value": 2024, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "fish", "hydropower" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 50.7, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 9.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 40.6, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 1, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 28.1, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 21.2, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 100, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "NA", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "deforestation", "soil erosion and exhaustion" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Environmental Modification", "Law of the Sea", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Wetlands" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "the smallest country in Africa; the two main islands form part of a chain of extinct volcanoes and both are mountainous" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 197541, "global_rank": 186, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Sao Tomean(s)", "adjective": "Sao Tomean" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "mestico" }, { "name": "angolares", "note": "descendants of Angolan slaves" }, { "name": "forros", "note": "descendants of freed slaves" }, { "name": "servicais", "note": "contract laborers from Angola, Mozambique, and Cabo Verde" }, { "name": "tongas", "note": "children of servicais born on the islands" }, { "name": "Europeans", "note": "primarily Portuguese" }, { "name": "Asians", "note": "mostly Chinese" } ] }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Portuguese", "percent": 98.4, "note": "official" }, { "name": "Forro", "percent": 36.2 }, { "name": "Cabo Verdian", "percent": 8.5 }, { "name": "French", "percent": 6.8 }, { "name": "Angolar", "percent": 6.6 }, { "name": "English", "percent": 4.9 }, { "name": "Lunguie", "percent": 1 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 2.4, "note": "including sign language" } ], "note": "shares sum to more than 100% because some respondents gave more than one answer on the census", "date": "2012" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Catholic", "percent": 55.7 }, { "name": "Adventist", "percent": 4.1 }, { "name": "Assembly of God", "percent": 3.4 }, { "name": "New Apostolic", "percent": 2.9 }, { "name": "Mana", "percent": 2.3 }, { "name": "Universal Kingdom of God", "percent": 2 }, { "name": "Jehovah's Witness", "percent": 1.2 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 6.2 }, { "name": "none", "percent": 21.2 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 1 } ], "date": "2012" }, "demographic_profile": "Sao Tome and Principe’s youthful age structure – more than 60% of the population is under the age of 25 – and high fertility rate ensure future population growth. Although Sao Tome has a net negative international migration rate, emigration is not a sufficient safety valve to reduce already high levels of unemployment and poverty. While literacy and primary school attendance have improved in recent years, Sao Tome still struggles to improve its educational quality and to increase its secondary school completion rate. Despite some improvements in education and access to healthcare, Sao Tome and Principe has much to do to decrease its high poverty rate, create jobs, and increase its economic growth.\nThe population of Sao Tome and Principe descends primarily from the islands’ colonial Portuguese settlers, who first arrived in the late 15th century, and the much larger number of African slaves brought in for sugar production and the slave trade. For about 100 years after the abolition of slavery in 1876, the population was further shaped by the widespread use of imported unskilled contract laborers from Portugal’s other African colonies, who worked on coffee and cocoa plantations. In the first decades after abolition, most workers were brought from Angola under a system similar to slavery. While Angolan laborers were technically free, they were forced or coerced into long contracts that were automatically renewed and extended to their children. Other contract workers from Mozambique and famine-stricken Cape Verde first arrived in the early 20th century under short-term contracts and had the option of repatriation, although some chose to remain in Sao Tome and Principe.\nToday’s Sao Tomean population consists of mesticos (creole descendants of the European immigrants and African slaves that first inhabited the islands), forros (descendants of freed African slaves), angolares (descendants of runaway African slaves that formed a community in the south of Sao Tome Island and today are fishermen), servicais (contract laborers from Angola, Mozambique, and Cape Verde), tongas (locally born children of contract laborers), and lesser numbers of Europeans and Asians.", "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 42.47, "males": 42660, "females": 41234 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 20.33, "males": 20358, "females": 19808 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 30.66, "males": 29728, "females": 30829 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 3.7, "males": 3342, "females": 3959 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 2.85, "males": 2506, "females": 3117 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 84.2, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 78.5, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 5.7, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 17.6, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 18.2, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 17.8, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 18.6, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 214, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 1.78, "global_rank": 63, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 33.3, "global_rank": 29, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 7, "global_rank": 135, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -8.5, "global_rank": 212, "date": "2016" }, "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 65.1, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 3.58, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Sao Tome", "population": 71000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2014" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 0.96, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.84, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.81, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 1, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 19.4, "date": "2008" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 156, "global_rank": 88, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 46.6, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 48.5, "units": 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"rural": { "value": 6.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 2.9, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 40.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 23.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 34.7, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 59.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 76.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 65.3, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 0.78, "global_rank": 52, "date": "2014" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 1000, "global_rank": 119, "date": "2014" }, "deaths": { "total": 100, "global_rank": 129, "date": "2014" } }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "degree_of_risk": "high", "food_or_waterborne_diseases": [ "bacterial diarrhea", "hepatitis A", "typhoid fever" ], 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and Principe", "conventional_short_form": "Sao Tome and Principe", "local_long_form": "Republica Democratica de Sao Tome e Principe", "local_short_form": "Sao Tome e Principe", "etymology": "Sao Tome was named after Saint THOMAS the Apostle by the Portuguese who discovered the island on 21 December 1470 (or 1471), the saint's feast day; Principe is a shortening of the original Portuguese name of \"Ilha do Principe\" (Isle of the Prince) referring to the Prince of Portugal to whom duties on the island's sugar crop were paid" }, "government_type": "semi-presidential republic", "capital": { "name": "Sao Tome", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 0, "minutes": 20, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 6, "minutes": 44, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 0, "note": "5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "administrative_divisions": [ { "name": "Principe", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Sao Tome", "type": "province" } ], "independence": { "date": "1975-07-12", "note": "from Portugal" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "12 July", "original_year": "1975" } ], "constitution": { "history": "approved 5 November 1975; revised several times, last in 2006 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "mixed legal system of civil law base on the Portuguese model and customary law", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "non-party state to the ICCt" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Sao Tome and Principe", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "5 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Evaristo CARVALHO (since 3 September 2016)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Patrice Emery TROVOADA (since 29 November 2014)", "cabinet": "Council of Ministers proposed by the prime minister, appointed by the president", "elections_appointments": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 7 July 2016 and second round held on 7 August 2016 (next to be held in July 2021); prime minister chosen by the National Assembly and approved by the president", "election_results": "Evaristo CARVALHO elected president; percent of vote - Evaristo CARVALHO (ADI) 49.8%, Manuel Pinto DA COSTA (independent) 24.8%, Maria DAS NEVES (MLSTP/PSD) 24.1%; note - first round results for CARVALHO were revised downward from just over 50%, prompting the 7 August runoff; however, on 1 August DA COSTA withdrew from the runoff, citing voting irregularities" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral National Assembly or Assembleia Nacional (55 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 12 October 2014 (next expected in October 2018)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - ADI 33, MLSTP-PSD 16, PCD-GR 5, other 1" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court or Supremo Tribunal Justica (consists of 5 judges); Constitutional Court or Tribunal Constitucional (consists of 5 judges, 3 of whom are from the Supreme Court)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Supreme Court judges appointed by the National Assembly; judge tenure NA; Constitutional Court judges nominated by the president of the republic and elected by the National Assembly for 5-year terms", "subordinate_courts": "Court of First Instance; Audit Court" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Democratic Movement of Forces for Change", "name_alternative": "MDFM", "leaders": [ "Fradigue Bandeira Melo DE MENEZES" ] }, { "name": "Independent Democratic Action", "name_alternative": "ADI", "leaders": [ "Patrice TROVOADA" ] }, { "name": "Movement for the Liberation of Sao Tome and Principe-Social Democratic Party", "name_alternative": "MLSTP-PSD", "leaders": [ "Aurelio MARTINS" ] }, { "name": "Party for Democratic Convergence", "name_alternative": "PCD", "leaders": [ "Leonel Mario D'ALVA" ] }, { "name": "Other small parties" } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Association of Sao Tome and Principe NGOs", "name_alternative": "FONG" }, { "name": "the media" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ACP" }, { "organization": "AfDB" }, { "organization": "AOSIS" }, { "organization": "AU" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CEMAC" }, { "organization": "CPLP" }, { "organization": "EITI ", "note": "candidate country" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OIF" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "Union Latina" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO ", "note": "observer" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Carlos Filomeno Azevedo Agostinho das NEVES (since 3 December 2013)", "chancery": "675 Third Avenue, Suite 1807, New York, NY 10017", "telephone": "[1] (212) 651-8116", "fax": "[1] (212) 651-8117" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "three horizontal bands of green (top), yellow (double width), and green with two black five-pointed stars placed side by side in the center of the yellow band and a red isosceles triangle based on the hoist side; green stands for the country's rich vegetation, red recalls the struggle for independence, and yellow represents cocoa, one of the country's main agricultural products; the two stars symbolize the two main islands", "note": "uses the popular Pan-African colors of Ethiopia" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "palm tree" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "green" }, { "color": "yellow" }, { "color": "red" }, { "color": "black" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Independencia total\" (Total Independence)", "lyrics_music": "Alda Neves DA GRACA do Espirito Santo/Manuel dos Santos Barreto de Sousa e ALMEIDA", "note": "adopted 1975", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/TP.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "This small, poor island economy has become increasingly dependent on cocoa since independence in 1975. Cocoa production has substantially declined in recent years because of drought and mismanagement. Sao Tome and Principe has to import fuels, most manufactured goods, consumer goods, and food, making it vulnerable to fluctuations in global commodity prices. Maintaining control of inflation, fiscal discipline, and increasing flows of foreign direct investment into the nascent oil sector are major economic problems facing the country. The government also has attempted to reduce price controls and subsidies.\n\nOver the years, Sao Tome and Principe has had difficulty servicing its external debt and has relied heavily on concessional aid and debt rescheduling. It benefited from $200 million in debt relief in December 2000 under the Highly Indebted Poor Countries program, which helped bring down the country's $300 million debt burden. In April 2011, the country completed a Threshold Country Program with The Millennium Challenge Corporation to help increase tax revenues, reform customs, and improve the business environment. In 2016, Sao Tome and Portugal signed a five-year cooperation agreement worth approximately $64 million, some of which will be provided as loans.\n\nConsiderable potential exists for development of a tourist industry, and the government has taken steps to expand facilities in recent years. Potential also exists for the development of petroleum resources in Sao Tome and Principe's territorial waters in the oil-rich Gulf of Guinea, which are being jointly developed in a 60-40 split with Nigeria, but any actual production is at least several years off. Volatile aid and investment inflows, even with a growing tourism sector, have kept growth moderate at around 4% annually, which is insufficient to alleviate poverty. The IMF in late 2016 expressed concern about the country’s banking sector vulnerabilities.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 694000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 667300000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 641600000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 208, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 351000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 4, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 4.5, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 55 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3300, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3300, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 3200, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 187, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 85.2, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 14.9, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 48.5, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 0.5, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 9.6, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -58.7, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 22.4, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 10.3, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 67.4, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 19.5, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 16, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 3.7, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 91 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "cocoa", "coconuts", "palm kernels", "copra", "cinnamon", "pepper", "coffee", "bananas", "papayas", "beans", "poultry", "fish" ] }, "industries": { 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"budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -5.3, "global_rank": 166, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 89.5, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 81.8, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 23 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5.1, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 5.3, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 176 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 16, "units": "%", "date": "2009-12-31" }, { "value": 28, "units": "%", "date": "2008-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 8 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 15, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 15, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 39 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 71570000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 63820000, 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}, "rural_electrification": { "value": 40, "units": "%" }, "date": "2013" }, "production": { "kWh": 70000000, "global_rank": 205, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 65099999.99999999, "global_rank": 206, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 206, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 209, "date": "2013" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 20000, "global_rank": 205, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 75, "global_rank": 101, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 192, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 25, "global_rank": 86, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 134, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 201, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 199, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 137, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 0, "global_rank": 202, "date": "2010-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 202, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 1000, "global_rank": 207, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 134, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 1001, "global_rank": 203, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 137, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 201, "date": "2013" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 194, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 138, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 201, "date": "2014-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 100000, "global_rank": 208, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 7000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 4, "global_rank": 205, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 132000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 68, "global_rank": 187, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "local telephone network of adequate quality with most lines connected to digital switches", "domestic": "combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity roughly 70 telephones per 100 persons", "international": "country code - 239; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "1 government-owned TV station; 1 government-owned radio station; 3 independent local radio stations authorized in 2005 with 2 operating at the end of 2006; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters are available (2007)", "internet": { "country_code": ".st", "users": { "total": 50000, "percent_of_population": 25.8, "global_rank": 186, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 1, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 1, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 50716, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 0, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "S9", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 2, "global_rank": 206, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 2, "1524_to_2437_metres": 1, "914_to_1523_metres": 1, "date": "2013" } } }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 320, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 218, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 102, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 206, "date": "2000" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 3, "by_type": [ { "type": "bulk carrier", "count": 1 }, { "type": "cargo", "count": 2 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 2, "by_country": [ { "country": "China", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Greece", "count": 1 } ] }, "global_rank": 138, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Sao Tome" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "branches": { "by_name": [ "Armed Forces of Sao Tome", "Principe (Forcas Armadas de Sao Tome e Principe", "FASTP)", "Army", "Coast Guard of Sao Tome e Principe (Guarda Costeira de Sao Tome e Principe", "GCSTP", "also called \"Navy\")", "Presidential Guard", "National Guard" ], "date": "2015" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18 is the legal minimum age for compulsory military service; 17 is the legal minimum age for voluntary service", "date": "2012" }, "note": "Sao Tome and Principe's army is a tiny force with almost no resources at its disposal and would be wholly ineffective operating unilaterally; infantry equipment is considered simple to operate and maintain but may require refurbishment or replacement after 25 years in tropical climates; poor pay, working conditions, and alleged nepotism in the promotion of officers have been problems in the past, as reflected in the 1995 and 2003 coups; these issues are being addressed with foreign assistance aimed at improving the army and its focus on realistic security concerns; command is exercised from the president, through the Minister of Defense, to the Chief of the Armed Forces (infantry, technical issues) and the Chief of the General Staff (logistics, administration, finances) (2012)" }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "none" ] } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-17", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170617101255/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/tp.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170617000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/tp.html" } }, "saudi_arabia": { "data": { "name": "Saudi Arabia", "introduction": { "background": "Saudi Arabia is the birthplace of Islam and home to Islam's two holiest shrines in Mecca and Medina. The king's official title is the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques. The modern Saudi state was founded in 1932 by ABD AL-AZIZ bin Abd al-Rahman Al SAUD (Ibn Saud) after a 30-year campaign to unify most of the Arabian Peninsula. One of his male descendants rules the country today, as required by the country's 1992 Basic Law. Following Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in 1990, Saudi Arabia accepted the Kuwaiti royal family and 400,000 refugees while allowing Western and Arab troops to deploy on its soil for the liberation of Kuwait the following year. The continuing presence of foreign troops on Saudi soil after the liberation of Kuwait became a source of tension between the royal family and the public until all operational US troops left the country in 2003. Major terrorist attacks in May and November 2003 spurred a strong ongoing campaign against domestic terrorism and extremism.\nFrom 2005 to 2015, King ABDALLAH incrementally modernized the Kingdom. Driven by personal ideology and political pragmatism, he introduced a series of social and economic initiatives, including expanding employment and social opportunities for women, attracting foreign investment, increasing the role of the private sector in the economy, and discouraging businesses from hiring foreign workers. Saudi Arabia saw protests during the 2011 Arab Spring but not the level of bloodshed seen in protests elsewhere in the region. Shia Muslims in the Eastern Province protested primarily against the detention of political prisoners, endemic discrimination, and Bahraini and Saudi Government actions in Bahrain. Riyadh took a cautious but firm approach by arresting some protesters but releasing most of them quickly and by using its state-sponsored clerics to counter political and Islamist activism.\nThe government held its first-ever elections in 2005 and 2011, when Saudis went to the polls to elect municipal councilors. In December 2015, women were allowed to vote and stand as candidates for the first time in municipal council elections, with 19 women winning seats. King SALMAN bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud ascended to the throne in 2015 and placed the first next-generation prince, MUHAMMAD BIN NAIF bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud, in the line of succession as Crown Prince. He designated his son, MUHAMMAD BIN SALMAN bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud, as the Deputy Crown Prince. In March 2015, Saudi Arabia led a coalition of 10 countries in a military campaign to restore the government of Yemen, which had been ousted by Huthi forces allied with former president ALI ABDULLAH al-Salih. The war in Yemen has led to civilian casualties and shortages of basic supplies, which has drawn considerable international criticism. In December 2015, Deputy Crown Prince MUHAMMAD BIN SALMAN announced Saudi Arabia would lead a 34-nation Islamic Coalition to fight terrorism (it has since grown to 41 nations). In January 2016, Saudi Arabia executed 47 people on charges of terrorism, including Shia Muslim cleric NIMR al-Nimr. Iranian protesters overran Saudi diplomatic facilities in Iran to protest al-NIMR’s execution and the Saudi government responded by cutting off diplomatic ties with Iran.\nThe country remains a leading producer of oil and natural gas and holds about 16% of the world's proven oil reserves as of 2015. The government continues to pursue economic reform and diversification, particularly since Saudi Arabia's accession to the WTO in 2005, and promotes foreign investment in the Kingdom. In April 2016, the Saudi government announced a broad set of socio-economic reforms, known as Vision 2030. Low global oil prices throughout 2015 and 2016 significantly lowered Saudi Arabia’s governmental revenue. In response, the government cut subsidies on water, electricity, and gasoline; reduced government employee compensation packages; and announced limited new land taxes. In coordination with OPEC and some key non-OPEC countries, Saudi Arabia agreed cut oil output in early 2017 to regulate supply and help elevate global prices." }, "geography": { "location": "Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea, north of Yemen", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 25, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 45, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Middle East", "area": { "total": { "value": 2149690, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 2149690, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 13, "comparative": "slightly more than one-fifth the size of the US" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 4272, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Iraq", "border_length": { "value": 811, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Jordan", "border_length": { "value": 731, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Kuwait", "border_length": { "value": 221, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Oman", "border_length": { "value": 658, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Qatar", "border_length": { "value": 87, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "UAE", "border_length": { "value": 457, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Yemen", "border_length": { "value": 1307, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 2640, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "contiguous_zone": { "value": 18, "units": "nm" }, "continental_shelf": "not specified" }, "climate": "harsh, dry desert with great temperature extremes", "terrain": "mostly sandy desert", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 665, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Persian Gulf", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Jabal Sawda'", "elevation": { "value": 3133, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "petroleum", "natural gas", "iron ore", "gold", "copper" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 80.7, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 1.5, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 79.1, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 0.5, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 18.8, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 16200, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "historically a population that was mostly nomadic or semi-nomadic, the Saudi population has become more settled since petroleum was discovered in the 1930s; most of the economic activities - and with it the country's population - is concentrated in a wide area across the middle of the peninsula, from Ad Dammam in the east, through Riyadh in the interior, to Mecca-Medina in the west near the Red Sea", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "frequent sand and dust storms", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "despite many volcanic formations, there has been little activity in the past few centuries; volcanoes include Harrat Rahat, Harrat Khaybar, Harrat Lunayyir, and Jabal Yar", "type": "volcanism" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "desertification", "depletion of underground water resources", "the lack of perennial rivers or permanent water bodies has prompted the development of extensive seawater desalination facilities", "coastal pollution from oil spills" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Marine Dumping", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "Saudi Arabia is the largest country in the world without a river; extensive coastlines on the Persian Gulf and Red Sea provide great leverage on shipping (especially crude oil) through the Persian Gulf and Suez Canal" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 28160273, "global_rank": 47, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Saudi(s)", "adjective": "Saudi or Saudi Arabian" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Arab", "percent": 90 }, { "name": "Afro-Asian", "percent": 10 } ] }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Arabic", "note": "official" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Muslim", "breakdown": [ { "name": "official; citizens are Sunni and Shia", "percent": 10 } ] }, { "name": "other", "note": "includes Eastern Orthodox, Protestant, Roman Catholic, Jewish, Hindu, Buddhist, and Sikh" } ], "note": "despite having a large expatriate community of various faiths (more than 30% of the population), most forms of public religious expression inconsistent with the government-sanctioned interpretation of Sunni Islam are restricted; non-Muslims are not allowed to have Saudi citizenship and non-Muslim places of worship are not permitted (2013)", "middle_east": ":SAUDI ARABIA", "date": "2012" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 26.56, "males": 3835472, "females": 3644041 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 18.85, "males": 2843422, "females": 2465027 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 46.4, "males": 7401654, "females": 5663769 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 4.86, "males": 747307, "females": 620100 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 3.34, "males": 478244, "females": 461237 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 45.9, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 41.7, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 4.2, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 24, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 27.2, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 27.9, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 26.2, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 144, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 1.46, "global_rank": 80, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 18.4, "global_rank": 94, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 3.3, "global_rank": 220, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -0.5, "global_rank": 130, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "historically a population that was mostly nomadic or semi-nomadic, the Saudi population has become more settled since petroleum was discovered in the 1930s; most of the economic activities - and with it the country's population - is concentrated in a wide area across the middle of the peninsula, from Ad Dammam in the east, through Riyadh in the interior, to Mecca-Medina in the west near the Red Sea", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 83.1, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 2.1, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Riyadh", "population": 6195000, "is_capital": true }, { "place": "Jeddah", "population": 4075999.9999999995 }, { "place": "Mecca", "population": 1771000 }, { "place": "Medina", "population": 1280000 }, { "place": "Ad Dammam", "population": 1064000 } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.15, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.31, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 1.21, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 1.19, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 12, "global_rank": 133, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 13.6, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 15.6, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 11.5, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 108, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 75.3, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 73.2, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 77.4, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 105, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 2.11, "global_rank": 105, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 23.8, "units": "%", "date": "2007" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 4.7, "global_rank": 178, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 2.57, "date": "2014" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 2.1, "date": "2012" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 97, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 97, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 97, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "rural": { "value": 3, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 3, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 33.7, "global_rank": 19, "date": "2014" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 5.1, "global_rank": 68, "date": "2008" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 94.7, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 97, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 91.1, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 16, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 17, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 15, "units": "years" }, "date": "2014" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 30.4, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 21.4, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 57.9, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 29, "date": "2014" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Kingdom of Saudi Arabia", "conventional_short_form": "Saudi Arabia", "local_long_form": "Al Mamlakah al Arabiyah as Suudiyah", "local_short_form": "Al Arabiyah as Suudiyah", "etymology": "named after the ruling dynasty of the country, the House of Saud; the name \"Arabia\" can be traced back many centuries B.C., the ancient Egyptians referred to the region as \"Ar Rabi\"" }, "government_type": "absolute monarchy", "capital": { "name": "Riyadh", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 24, "minutes": 39, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 46, "minutes": 42, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 3, "note": "8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "independence": { "date": "1932-09-23", "note": "unification of the kingdom" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Saudi National Day", "day": "23 September", "original_year": "1932", "note": "Unification of the Kingdom" } ], "constitution": { "history": "1 March 1992 - Basic Law of Government, issued by royal decree, serves as the constitutional framework and is based on the Qur'an and the life and traditions of the Prophet Muhammad", "amendments": "proposed by the king directly or proposed to the king by the Consultative Assembly or by the Council of Ministers; passage by the king through royal decree; Basic Law amended many times, last in 2005 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "Islamic (sharia) legal system with some elements of Egyptian, French, and customary law; note - several secular codes have been introduced; commercial disputes handled by special committees", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "non-party state to the ICCt" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "the father must be a citizen of Saudi Arabia; a child born out of wedlock in Saudi Arabia to a Saudi mother and unknown father", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "5 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 21, "note": "21 years of age; male; male and female for municipal elections" }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "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); note - the monarch is both chief of state and head of government", "head_of_government": "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)", "cabinet": "Council of Ministers appointed by the monarch every 4 years and includes many royal family members", "elections_appointments": "none; the monarchy is hereditary; note - an Allegiance Council created by royal decree in October 2006 established a committee of Saudi princes for a role in selecting future Saudi kings" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral Consultative Council or Majlis al-Shura (150 seats; members appointed by the monarch to serve 4-year terms); note - in early 2013, the monarch granted women 30 seats on the Council" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "High Court (consists of the court chief and organized into circuits with 3-judge panels except the criminal circuit, which has a 5-judge panel for cases involving major punishments)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "High Court chief and chiefs of the High Court Circuits appointed by royal decree following the recommendation of the Supreme Judiciary Council, a 10-member body of high-level judges and other judicial heads; new judges and assistant judges serve 1- and 2-year probations, respectively, before permanent assignment", "subordinate_courts": "Court of Appeals; Specialized Criminal Court, first-degree courts composed of general, criminal, personal status, and commercial courts; Labor Court; a hierarchy of administrative courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "note": "none" }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "gas companies" }, { "name": "religious groups" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ABEDA" }, { "organization": "AfDB ", "note": "nonregional member" }, { "organization": "AFESD" }, { "organization": "AMF" }, { "organization": "BIS" }, { "organization": "CAEU" }, { "organization": "CP" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-20" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "GCC" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IDB" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IHO" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "LAS" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OAPEC" }, { "organization": "OAS ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OIC" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "OPEC" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNRWA" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador KHALID BIN SALMAN bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud (since April 2017)", "chancery": "601 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20037", "telephone": "[1] (202) 342-3800", "fax": "[1] (202) 944-5983", "consulates_general": "Houston, Los Angeles, New York" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Christopher HENZEL (since 20 January 2017)", "embassy": "P.O.Box 94309, Riyadh 4693", "mailing_address": "American Embassy, Unit 61307, APO AE 09803-1307; International Mail: P. O. Box 94309, Riyadh 11693", "telephone": "[966] (11) 488-3800", "fax": "[966] (11) 488-7360", "consulates_general": "Dhahran, Jiddah (Jeddah)" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "green, a traditional color in Islamic flags, with the Shahada or Muslim creed in large white Arabic script (translated as \"There is no god but God; Muhammad is the Messenger of God\") above a white horizontal saber (the tip points to the hoist side); design dates to the early twentieth century and is closely associated with the Al Saud family which established the kingdom in 1932; the flag is manufactured with differing obverse and reverse sides so that the Shahada reads - and the sword points - correctly from right to left on both sides", "note": "the only national flag to display an inscription as its principal design; one of only three national flags that differ on their obverse and reverse sides - the others are Moldova and Paraguay" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "palm tree surmounting two crossed swords" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "green" }, { "color": "white" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Aash Al Maleek\" (Long Live Our Beloved King)", "lyrics_music": "Ibrahim KHAFAJI/Abdul Rahman al-KHATEEB", "note": "music adopted 1947, lyrics adopted 1984", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/SA.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Saudi Arabia has an oil-based economy with strong government controls over major economic activities. It possesses about 16% of the world's proven petroleum reserves, ranks as the largest exporter of petroleum, and plays a leading role in OPEC. The petroleum sector accounts for roughly 87% of budget revenues, 42% of GDP, and 90% of export earnings.\n\nSaudi Arabia is encouraging the growth of the private sector in order to diversify its economy and to employ more Saudi nationals. Over 6 million foreign workers play an important role in the Saudi economy, particularly in the oil and service sectors; at the same time, however, Riyadh is struggling to reduce unemployment among its own nationals. Saudi officials are particularly focused on employing its large youth population, which generally lacks the education and technical skills the private sector needs.\n\nIn 2016, the Kingdom incurred a budget deficit estimated at 13.6% of GDP, which was financed by bond sales and drawing down reserves. Although the Kingdom can finance high deficits for several years by drawing down its considerable foreign assets or by borrowing, it has cut capital spending. Plans to cut deficits include introducing a value-added tax and reducing subsidies on electricity, water, and petroleum products. In January 2016, Crown Prince and Deputy Prime Minister MUHAMMAD BIN SALMAN announced that Saudi Arabia intends to list shares of its state-owned petroleum company, ARAMCO - another move to increase revenue and outside investment. The government has also looked at privatization and diversification of the economy more closely in the wake of a diminished oil market. Historically, Saudi Arabia has focused diversification efforts on power generation, telecommunications, natural gas exploration, and petrochemical sectors. More recently, the government has approached investors about expanding the role of the private sector in the healthcare, education and tourism industries. While Saudi Arabia has emphasized their goals of diversification for some time, current low oil prices may force the government to make more drastic changes ahead of their long-run timeline.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1731000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1711000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1653000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 15, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 637800000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.2, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 3.6, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 172 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 54100, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 54500, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 53700, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 21, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 42.3, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 29.6, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 29.5, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 5.9, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 30.7, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -38, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 2.4, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 42.9, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 54.7, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 25, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 26.4, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 38.3, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 51 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "wheat", "barley", "tomatoes", 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"commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 7.1, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 6.9, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 112 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 295500000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 305500000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 15 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 513299999999.99994, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" }, { "value": 461200000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 23 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 221300000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 134100000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 42 }, "market_value_of_publicly_traded_shares": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 421100000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" }, { "value": 483100000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" }, { "value": 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"by_commodity": [ "machinery", "equipment", "foodstuffs", "chemicals", "motor vehicles", "textiles" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "China", "percent": 13.8 }, { "name": "US", "percent": 12.5 }, { "name": "Germany", "percent": 7 }, { "name": "South Korea", "percent": 6 }, { "name": "India", "percent": 4.4 }, { "name": "Japan", "percent": 4.3 }, { "name": "UK", "percent": 4.3 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 553700000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 616400000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 5 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 200900000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 169800000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 35 }, "stock_of_direct_foreign_investment": { "at_home": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 258700000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 250700000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 24 }, "abroad": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 42950000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 37980000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 46 } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.75, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3.75, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 3.75, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 3.75, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 3.75, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Saudi riyals (SAR) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 200000, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 98, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 99, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 93, "units": "%" }, "date": "2013" }, "production": { "kWh": 293000000000, "global_rank": 13, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 272000000000, "global_rank": 13, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 191, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 194, "date": "2013" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 66000000, "global_rank": 18, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 99.9, "global_rank": 37, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 174, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 196, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0.1, "global_rank": 123, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 10050000, "global_rank": 2, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 7416000, "global_rank": 1, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 122, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 269000000000, "global_rank": 2, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 1884000, "global_rank": 11, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 3141000, "global_rank": 9, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 1450000, "global_rank": 6, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 497000, "global_rank": 20, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 102400000000, "global_rank": 9, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 102400000000, "global_rank": 8, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 172, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 123, "date": "2014" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 8489000000000.001, "global_rank": 5, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 594000000, "global_rank": 10, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 3746906, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 14, "global_rank": 42, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 52796000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 190, "global_rank": 29, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "modern system including a combination of extensive microwave radio relays, coaxial cables, and fiber-optic cables", "domestic": "mobile-cellular subscribership has been increasing rapidly", "international": "country code - 966; landing point for the international submarine cable Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG) and for both the SEA-ME-WE-3 and SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cable networks providing connectivity to Asia, Middle East, Europe, and US; microwave radio relay to Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, UAE, Yemen, and Sudan; coaxial cable to Kuwait and Jordan; satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (3 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean), 1 Arabsat, and 1 Inmarsat (Indian Ocean region) (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "broadcast media are state-controlled; state-run TV operates 4 networks; Saudi Arabia is a major market for pan-Arab satellite TV broadcasters; state-run radio operates several networks; multiple international broadcasters are available (2007)", "internet": { "country_code": ".sa", "users": { "total": 19320000, "percent_of_population": 69.6, "global_rank": 35, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 12, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 214, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 32778827, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 1783086000, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "HZ", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 214, "global_rank": 26, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 82, "over_3047_metres": 33, "2438_to_3047_metres": 16, "1524_to_2437_metres": 27, "914_to_1523_metres": 2, "under_914_metres": 4, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 132, "2438_to_3047_metres": 7, "1524_to_2437_metres": 72, "914_to_1523_metres": 37, "under_914_metres": 16, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 10, "date": "2013" } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "condensate", "length": 209, "units": "km" }, { "type": "gas", "length": 2940, "units": "km" }, { "type": "liquid petroleum gas", "length": 1183, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil", "length": 5117, "units": "km" }, { "type": "refined products", "length": 1151, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 5410, "units": "km" }, "standard_gauge": { "length": 5410, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.435-m" }, "global_rank": 81, "date": "2016" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 221372, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 47529, "units": "km", "note": "includes 3,891 km of expressways" }, "unpaved": { "value": 173843, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 23, "date": "2006" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 72, "by_type": [ { "type": "cargo", "count": 1 }, { "type": "chemical tanker", "count": 25 }, { "type": "container", "count": 4 }, { "type": "liquefied gas", "count": 2 }, { "type": "passenger/cargo", "count": 10 }, { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 20 }, { "type": "refrigerated cargo", "count": 3 }, { "type": "roll on/roll off", "count": 7 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 15, "by_country": [ { "country": "Egypt", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Greece", "count": 4 }, { "country": "Kuwait", "count": 4 }, { "country": "UAE", "count": 6 } ] }, "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 55, "by_country": [ { "country": "Bahamas", "count": 16 }, { "country": "Dominica", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Liberia", "count": 20 }, { "country": "Malta", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Norway", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Panama", "count": 11 }, { "country": "Tanzania", "count": 1 } ] }, "global_rank": 61, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Ad Dammam", "Al Jubayl", "Jeddah", "Yanbu al Bahr" ], "container_ports": [ { "place": "Ad Dammam", "twenty_foot_equivalent_units": 1492315 }, { "place": "Jeddah", "twenty_foot_equivalent_units": 4010448 } ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 13.5, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 10.7, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 9, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 7.7, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 7.25, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 4 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Ministry of Defense", "Royal Saudi Land Forces", "Royal Saudi Naval Forces (includes Marine Forces", "Special Forces)", "Royal Saudi Air Force (Al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Malakiya as-Sa'udiya)", "Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces", "Royal Saudi Strategic Rocket Forces", "Ministry of the National Guard (SANG)" ], "date": "2015" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 17, "note": "17 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; no conscription", "date": "2012" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "Saudi Arabia has reinforced its concrete-filled security barrier along sections of the now fully demarcated border with Yemen to stem illegal cross-border activities", "Kuwait and Saudi Arabia continue discussions on a maritime boundary with Iran", "Saudi Arabia claims Egyptian-administered islands of Tiran and Sanafir" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "refugees": { "by_country": [ { "people": 30000, "country_of_origin": "Yemen" } ], "date": "2017" }, "stateless_persons": { "people": 70000, "date": "2016" } }, "trafficking_in_persons": { "current_situation": "Saudi Arabia is a destination country for men and women subjected to forced labor and, to a lesser extent, forced prostitution; men and women from South and East Asia, the Middle East, and Africa who voluntarily travel to Saudi Arabia as domestic servants or low-skilled laborers subsequently face conditions of involuntary servitude, including nonpayment and withholding of passports; some migrant workers are forced to work indefinitely beyond the term of their contract because their employers will not grant them a required exit visa; female domestic workers are particularly vulnerable because of their isolation in private homes; women, primarily from Asian and African countries, are believed to be forced into prostitution in Saudi Arabia, while other foreign women were reportedly kidnapped and forced into prostitution after running away from abusive employers; children from South Asia, East Africa, and Yemen are subjected to forced labor as beggars and street vendors in Saudi Arabia, facilitated by criminal gangs", "tier_rating": "Tier 2 Watch List - Saudi Arabia does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; government officials and high-level religious leaders demonstrated greater political will to combat trafficking and publically acknowledged the problem – specifically forced labor; the government reported increased numbers of prosecutions and convictions of trafficking offenders; however, it did not proactively investigate and prosecute employers for potential labor trafficking crimes following their withholding of workers’ wages and passports, which are illegal; authorities did not systematically use formal criteria to proactively identify victims, resulting in some unidentified victims being arrested, detained, deported, and sometimes prosecuted; more victims were identified and referred to protective services in 2014 than the previous year, but victims of sex trafficking and male trafficking victims were not provided with shelter and remained vulnerable to punishment (2015)" }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "regularly enforces the death penalty for drug traffickers, with foreigners being convicted and executed disproportionately; improving anti-money-laundering legislation and enforcement" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-01", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701052416/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sa.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sa.html" } }, "senegal": { "data": { "name": "Senegal", "introduction": { "background": "The French colonies of Senegal and French Sudan were merged in 1959 and granted independence in 1960 as the Mali Federation. The union broke up after only a few months. Senegal joined with The Gambia to form the nominal confederation of Senegambia in 1982. The envisaged integration of the two countries was never implemented, and the union was dissolved in 1989. The Movement of Democratic Forces in the Casamance has led a low-level separatist insurgency in southern Senegal since the 1980s. Several peace deals have failed to resolve the conflict, but an unofficial cease-fire has remained largely in effect since 2012. Senegal remains one of the most stable democracies in Africa and has a long history of participating in international peacekeeping and regional mediation. Senegal was ruled by a Socialist Party for 40 years until Abdoulaye WADE was elected president in 2000. He was reelected in 2007 and during his two terms amended Senegal's constitution over a dozen times to increase executive power and weaken the opposition. His decision to run for a third presidential term sparked a large public backlash that led to his defeat in a March 2012 runoff with Macky SALL, whose term runs until 2019. A 2016 constitutional referendum reduced the term to five years with a maximum of two consecutive terms for future presidents." }, "geography": { "location": "Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 14, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 14, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "Africa", "area": { "total": { "value": 196722, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 192530, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 4192, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 88, "comparative": "slightly smaller than South Dakota" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 2684, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "The Gambia", "border_length": { "value": 749, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Guinea", "border_length": { "value": 363, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Guinea-Bissau", "border_length": { "value": 341, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Mali", "border_length": { "value": 489, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Mauritania", "border_length": { "value": 742, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 531, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "contiguous_zone": { "value": 24, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" }, "continental_shelf": { "value": 200, "units": "nm", "note": "or to the edge of the continental margin" } }, "climate": "tropical; hot, humid; rainy season (May to November) has strong southeast winds; dry season (December to April) dominated by hot, dry, harmattan wind", "terrain": "generally low, rolling, plains rising to foothills in southeast", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 69, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Atlantic Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "unnamed elevation southwest of Kedougou", "elevation": { "value": 581, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "fish", "phosphates", "iron ore" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 46.8, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 17.4, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0.3, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 29.1, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 43.8, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 9.4, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 1200, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "lowlands seasonally flooded", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "periodic droughts", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "wildlife populations threatened by poaching", "deforestation", "overgrazing", "soil erosion", "desertification", "overfishing" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Marine Life Conservation", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Wetlands", "Whaling" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "westernmost country on the African continent; The Gambia is almost an enclave within Senegal" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 14320055, "global_rank": 73, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Senegalese (singular and plural)", "adjective": "Senegalese" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Wolof", "percent": 38.7 }, { "name": "Pular", "percent": 26.5 }, { "name": "Serer", "percent": 15 }, { "name": "Mandinka", "percent": 4.2 }, { "name": "Jola", "percent": 4 }, { "name": "Soninke", "percent": 2.3 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 9.3, "note": "includes Europeans and persons of Lebanese descent; 2010-11 est." } ] }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "French", "note": "official" }, { "name": "Wolof" }, { "name": "Pular" }, { "name": "Jola" }, { "name": "Mandinka" }, { "name": "Serer" }, { "name": "Soninke" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 95.4, "note": "most adhere to one of the four main Sufi brotherhoods" }, { "name": "Christian", "percent": 4.2, "note": "mostly Roman Catholic" }, { "name": "animist", "percent": 0.4, "note": "2010-11 est." } ] }, "demographic_profile": "Senegal has a large and growing youth population but has not been successful in developing its potential human capital. Senegal’s high total fertility rate of almost 4.5 children per woman continues to bolster the country’s large youth cohort – more than 60% of the population is under the age of 25. Fertility remains high because of the continued desire for large families, the low use of family planning, and early childbearing. Because of the country’s high illiteracy rate (more than 40%), high unemployment (even among university graduates), and widespread poverty, Senegalese youths face dim prospects; women are especially disadvantaged.\nSenegal historically was a destination country for economic migrants, but in recent years West African migrants more often use Senegal as a transit point to North Africa – and sometimes illegally onward to Europe. The country also has been host to several thousand black Mauritanian refugees since they were expelled from their homeland during its 1989 border conflict with Senegal. The country’s economic crisis in the 1970s stimulated emigration; departures accelerated in the 1990s. Destinations shifted from neighboring countries, which were experiencing economic decline, civil wars, and increasing xenophobia, to Libya and Mauritania because of their booming oil industries and to developed countries (most notably former colonial ruler France, as well as Italy and Spain). The latter became attractive in the 1990s because of job opportunities and their periodic regularization programs (legalizing the status of illegal migrants).\nAdditionally, about 16,000 Senegalese refugees still remain in The Gambia and Guinea-Bissau as a result of more than 30 years of fighting between government forces and rebel separatists in southern Senegal’s Casamance region.", "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 41.85, "males": 3011233, "females": 2981128 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 20.36, "males": 1452415, "females": 1462989 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 30.93, "males": 2031035, "females": 2398788 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 3.91, "males": 242429, "females": 317439 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 2.95, "males": 189201, "females": 233398 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 87.6, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 82.1, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 5.5, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 18.2, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 18.7, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 17.8, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 19.6, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 206, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 2.42, "global_rank": 27, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 34, "global_rank": 25, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 8.3, "global_rank": 83, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -1.5, "global_rank": 154, "date": "2016" }, "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 43.7, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 3.59, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Dakar", "population": 3520000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.01, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 0.99, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 0.85, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.76, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.82, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.94, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 21.4, "date": "2014" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 315, "global_rank": 28, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 50.3, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 56.3, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 44.2, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 34, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 61.7, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 59.7, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 63.8, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 196, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 4.36, "global_rank": 30, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 23.3, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 4.7, "global_rank": 141, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 0.06, "date": "2008" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 0.3, "date": "2008" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 92.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 67.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 78.5, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 7.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 32.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 21.5, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 65.4, "units": "percent 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"date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 8.3, "global_rank": 145, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 12.8, "global_rank": 40, "date": "2014" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 7.2, "global_rank": 53, "date": "2014" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 57.7, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 69.7, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 46.6, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 9, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 9, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 9, "units": "years" }, "date": "2015" }, "child_labor": { "total_number": 657216, "percentage": { "value": 22, "units": "%" }, "date": "2005" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 12.7, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 8.3, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 19, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 77, "date": "2011" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Republic of Senegal", "conventional_short_form": "Senegal", "local_long_form": "Republique du Senegal", "local_short_form": "Senegal", "former": "Senegambia (along with The Gambia), Mali Federation", "etymology": "named for the Senegal River that forms the northern border of the country; many theories exist for the origin of the river name; perhaps the most widely cited derives the name from \"Azenegue,\" the Portuguese appellation for the Berber Zenaga people who lived north of the river" }, "government_type": "presidential republic", "capital": { "name": "Dakar", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 14, "minutes": 44, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 17, "minutes": 38, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 0, "note": "5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "independence": { "date": "1960-04-04", "note": "from France; note - complete independence achieved upon dissolution of federation with Mali on 20 August 1960" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "4 April", "original_year": "1960" } ], "constitution": { "history": "previous 1959 (preindependence), 1963; latest adopted by referendum 7 January 2001, promulgated 22 January 2001; amended many times, last in 2016 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "civil law system based on French law; judicial review of legislative acts in Constitutional Court", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Senegal", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no, but Senegalese citizens do not automatically lose their citizenship if they acquire citizenship in another state", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "5 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Macky SALL (since 2 April 2012)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Mohammed Abdallah Boun DIONNE (since 4 July 2014)", "cabinet": "Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister in consultation with the president", "elections_appointments": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second consecutive term); election last held on 26 February 2012 with a runoff on 25 March 2012 (next to be held in 2019); prime minister appointed by the president", "election_results": "Macky SALL elected president; percent of vote in runoff - Macky SALL (Alliance for the Republic-Yakaar) 65.8%, Abdoulaye WADE (PDS) 34.2%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (150 seats; 90 members directly elected in single- and multi-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 60 directly elected in single- and multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms); note - following the July 2017 elections, 15 seats will be added for Senegalese diapora", "elections": "National Assembly - last held on 1 July 2012 (next to be held on 2 July 2017)", "election_results": "National Assembly results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Benno Bokk Yakaar coalition 119, PDS 12, Bokk Gis Gis coalition 4, MCRN-Bes Du Nakk 4, PVD 2, MRSD 2, URD 1, AJ/PADS 1, other 5" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court or Cour Supreme (consists of the president and 12 judges and organized into civil and commercial, criminal, administrative, and social chambers); Constitutional Council or Conseil Constitutionel (consists of 7 members including the court president, vice-president, and 5 judges)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Supreme Court judges' appointed by the president of the republic upon recommendation of the Higher Council of the Judiciary, a body chaired by the president; judge tenure NA; Constitutional Council members appointed 5 by the president and 2 by the National Assembly speaker to serve 6-year terms with the renewal of 2 members every 2 years", "subordinate_courts": "High Court of Justice (for crimes of high treason by the president); Courts of Appeal; Court of Auditors; assize courts; regional and district courts, Labor Court; note - in early 2013, the Extraordinary African Chambers were established by agreement of the African Union and the Government of Senegal to try cases of high-level officials involved in crimes committed in Chad during the period 1982-1990" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Alliance for the Republic-Yakaar", "name_alternative": "APR-Yakaar", "leaders": [ "Macky SALL" ] }, { "name": "Alliance of Forces of Progress", "name_alternative": "AFP", "leaders": [ "Moustapha NIASSE" ] }, { "name": "And-Jef/African Party for Democracy and Socialism", "name_alternative": "AJ/PADS", "leaders": [ "Mamadou DIOP" ] }, { "name": "And-Jef/African Party for Democracy and Socialism", "name_alternative": "AJ/PADS-A", "leaders": [ "Landing SAVANE" ] }, { "name": "Bokk Gis Gis coalition", "leaders": [ "Pape DIOP" ] }, { "name": "Citizen Movement for National Reform", "name_alternative": "MCRN-Bes Du Nakk" }, { "name": "Democratic League-Labor Party Movement", "name_alternative": "LD-MPT", "leaders": [ "Mamadou NDOYE" ] }, { "name": "Front for Socialism and Democracy/Benno Jubel", "name_alternative": "FSD/BJ", "leaders": [ "Cheikh Abdoulaye Bamba DIEYE" ] }, { "name": "Gainde Centrist Bloc", "name_alternative": "BGC", "leaders": [ "Jean-Paul DIAS" ] }, { "name": "Grand Party", "name_alternative": "GP", "leaders": [ "Malick GACKOU" ] }, { "name": "Independence and Labor Party", "name_alternative": "PIT", "leaders": [ "Magatte THIAM" ] }, { "name": "Jef-Jel", "leaders": [ "Talla SYLLA" ] }, { "name": "National Democratic Rally", "name_alternative": "RND", "leaders": [ "Madior DIOUF" ] }, { "name": "Party for Truth and Development", "name_alternative": "PVD", "leaders": [ "Cheikh Ahmadou Kara MBAKE" ] }, { "name": "People's Labor Party", "name_alternative": "PTP", "leaders": [ "El Hadji DIOUF" ] }, { "name": "Reform Party", "name_alternative": "PR", "leaders": [ "Abdourahim AGNE" ] }, { "name": "Republican Movement for Socialism and Democracy", "name_alternative": "MRSD" }, { "name": "Rewmi Party", "leaders": [ "Idrissa SECK" ] }, { "name": "Senegalese Democratic Party", "name_alternative": "PDS", "leaders": [ "Abdoulaye WADE" ] }, { "name": "Socialist Party", "name_alternative": "PS", "leaders": [ "Ousmane Tanor DIENG" ] }, { "name": "Union for Democratic Renewal", "name_alternative": "URD", "leaders": [ "Djibo Leyti KA" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Catholic clergy" }, { "name": "labor" }, { "name": "religious groups" }, { "name": "students" }, { "name": "Sufi brotherhoods" }, { "name": "including the Mourides and Tidjanes" }, { "name": "teachers" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ACP" }, { "organization": "AfDB" }, { "organization": "AU" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CPLP ", "note": "associate" }, { "organization": "ECOWAS" }, { "organization": "EITI ", "note": "candidate country" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "FZ" }, { "organization": "G-15" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IDB" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "MINUSMA" }, { "organization": "MONUSCO" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OIC" }, { "organization": "OIF" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNAMID" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNMIL" }, { "organization": "UNMISS" }, { "organization": "UNOCI" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WADB ", "note": "regional" }, { "organization": "WAEMU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Babacar DIAGNE (since 18 November 2014)", "chancery": "2215 M Street, NW, Washington, DC 20007", "telephone": "[1] (202) 234-0540", "fax": "[1] (202) 629-2961", "consulates_general": "Houston, New York" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Martina BOUSTANI (since 28 January 2017); note - also accredited to Guinea-Bissau", "embassy": "Route des Almadies, Dakar", "mailing_address": "B.P. 49, Dakar", "telephone": "[221] 33-879-4000", "fax": "[221] 33-822-2991" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), yellow, and red with a small green five-pointed star centered in the yellow band; green represents Islam, progress, and hope; yellow signifies natural wealth and progress; red symbolizes sacrifice and determination; the star denotes unity and hope", "note": "uses the popular Pan-African colors of Ethiopia; the colors from left to right are the same as those of neighboring Mali and the reverse of those on the flag of neighboring Guinea" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "lion" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "green" }, { "color": "yellow" }, { "color": "red" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Pincez Tous vos Koras, Frappez les Balafons\" (Pluck Your Koras, Strike the Balafons)", "lyrics_music": "Leopold Sedar SENGHOR/Herbert PEPPER", "note": "adopted 1960; lyrics written by Leopold Sedar SENGHOR, Senegal's first president; the anthem sometimes played incorporating the Koras (harp-like stringed instruments) and Balafons (types of xylophones) mentioned in the title", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/SG.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Senegal’s economy is driven by mining, construction, tourism, fisheries and agriculture, which is the primary source of employment in rural areas. The country's key export industries include phosphate mining, fertilizer production, agricultural products and commercial fishing and it is also working on oil exploration projects. Senegal relies heavily on donor assistance, remittances and foreign direct investment. For the first time in the past twelve years, Senegal reached a growth rate of 6.5% in 2015 and surpassed 6.6% in 2016, due in part to a buoyant performance in agriculture because of higher rainfall and productivity in the sector.\n\nPresident Macky SALL, who was elected in March 2012 under a reformist policy agenda, inherited an economy with high energy costs, a challenging business environment, and a culture of overspending. President SALL unveiled an ambitious economic plan, the Emerging Senegal Plan (ESP), which aims to implement priority economic reforms and investment projects to increase economic growth while preserving macroeconomic stability and debt sustainability. Bureaucratic bottlenecks and a challenging business climate are among the perennial challenges that may slow the implementation of this plan.\n\nSenegal is receiving technical support from the IMF from 2015-2017 under a Policy Support Instrument (PSI) to assist with implementation of the ESP. The PSI implementation continues to be satisfactory as concluded by the IMF’s second review mission in March 2016. Investors have signaled confidence in the country through Senegal’s successful Eurobond issuances in recent years, including in 2014.\n\nThe government will focus on 19 projects under the ESP for the 2016 budget to continue the structural transformation of the economy. These 19 projects include the Thies-Touba Highway, including the new airport- Mbour-Thies Highway. Senegal will increase the national family allowances program and the community development emergency program in 2016. Electricity supply is a chief constraint for Senegal’s development. Electricity prices in Senegal are among the highest in the world. Power Africa, a program led by USAID and OPIC, plans to increase the current 500 mW of generating capacity to over 1,000 mW in the next three to five years. Recent gas discoveries on the Senegal-Mauritanian border, as well as just south of Dakar, will help alleviate some of the energy shortages.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 39720000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 37240000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 34980000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 115, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 14870000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6.6, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 6.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 4.3, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 13 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2600, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2500, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 2400, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 195, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { 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and Atlantis-2 provides connectivity to South America; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2017)" } }, "broadcast_media": "state-run Radiodiffusion Television Senegalaise (RTS) broadcasts TV programs from five cities in Senegal; in most regions of the country, viewers can receive TV programming from at least 7 private broadcasters; a wide range of independent TV programming is available via satellite; RTS operates a national radio network and a number of regional FM stations; at least 7 community radio stations and 18 private-broadcast radio stations are available; transmissions of at least 5 international broadcasters are accessible on FM in Dakar (2017)", "internet": { "country_code": ".sn", "users": { "total": 3031000, "percent_of_population": 21.7, "global_rank": 84, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 115355, 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"global_rank": 124, "date": "2017" }, "waterways": { "value": 1000, "units": "km", "note": "primarily on the Senegal, Saloum, and Casamance Rivers", "global_rank": 64, "date": "2012" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 9, "by_type": [ { "type": "passenger", "count": 7 }, { "type": "cargo", "count": 2 } ], "note": "excludes numerous ocean-going pirogues operating in Senegal's coastal waters and rivers", "global_rank": 154, "date": "2017" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Dakar" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.89, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2017" }, { "value": 1.73, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1.58, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.57, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1.6, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" } ] }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Senegalese Armed Forces", "Army", "Senegalese National Navy (Marine Senegalaise", "MNS)", "Senegalese Air Force (Armee de l'Air du Senegal)" ], "date": "2017" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18 years of age for voluntary military service; 20 years of age for selective conscript service; 2-year service obligation; women have been accepted into military service since 2008", "date": "2013" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "cross-border trafficking in persons, timber, wildlife, and cannabis", "rebels from the Movement of Democratic Forces in the Casamance find refuge in Guinea-Bissau" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "refugees": { "by_country": [ { "people": 13683, "country_of_origin": "Mauritania" } ], "date": "2016" }, "internally_displaced_persons": { "people": 24000, "note": "clashes between government troops and separatists in Casamance region", "date": "2016" } }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "transshipment point for Southwest and Southeast Asian heroin and South American cocaine moving to Europe and North America; illicit cultivator of cannabis" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-24", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624100415/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sg.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sg.html" } }, "serbia": { "data": { "name": "Serbia", "introduction": { "background": "The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes was formed in 1918; its name was changed to Yugoslavia in 1929. Communist Partisans resisted the Axis occupation and division of Yugoslavia from 1941 to 1945 and fought nationalist opponents and collaborators as well. The military and political movement headed by Josip Broz \"TITO\" (Partisans) took full control of Yugoslavia when their domestic rivals and the occupiers were defeated in 1945. Although communists, TITO and his successors (Tito died in 1980) managed to steer their own path between the Warsaw Pact nations and the West for the next four and a half decades. In 1989, Slobodan MILOSEVIC became president of the Republic of Serbia and his ultranationalist calls for Serbian domination led to the violent breakup of Yugoslavia along ethnic lines. In 1991, Croatia, Slovenia, and Macedonia declared independence, followed by Bosnia in 1992. The remaining republics of Serbia and Montenegro declared a new Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) in April 1992 and under MILOSEVIC's leadership, Serbia led various military campaigns to unite ethnic Serbs in neighboring republics into a \"Greater Serbia.\" These actions ultimately failed and, after international intervention, led to the signing of the Dayton Peace Accords in 1995.\nMILOSEVIC retained control over Serbia and eventually became president of the FRY in 1997. In 1998, an ethnic Albanian insurgency in the formerly autonomous Serbian province of Kosovo provoked a Serbian counterinsurgency campaign that resulted in massacres and massive expulsions of ethnic Albanians living in Kosovo. The MILOSEVIC government's rejection of a proposed international settlement led to NATO's bombing of Serbia in the spring of 1999. Serbian military and police forces withdrew from Kosovo in June 1999, and the UN Security Council authorized an interim UN administration and a NATO-led security force in Kosovo. FRY elections in late 2000 led to the ouster of MILOSEVIC and the installation of democratic government. In 2003, the FRY became the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro, a loose federation of the two republics. Widespread violence predominantly targeting ethnic Serbs in Kosovo in March 2004 led to more intense calls to address Kosovo's status, and the UN began facilitating status talks in 2006. In June 2006, Montenegro seceded from the federation and declared itself an independent nation. Serbia subsequently gave notice that it was the successor state to the union of Serbia and Montenegro.\nIn February 2008, after nearly two years of inconclusive negotiations, Kosovo declared itself independent of Serbia - an action Serbia refuses to recognize. At Serbia's request, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in October 2008 sought an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on whether Kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence was in accordance with international law. In a ruling considered unfavorable to Serbia, the ICJ issued an advisory opinion in July 2010 stating that international law did not prohibit declarations of independence. In late 2010, Serbia agreed to an EU-drafted UNGA Resolution acknowledging the ICJ's decision and calling for a new round of talks between Serbia and Kosovo, this time on practical issues rather than Kosovo's status. Serbia and Kosovo signed the first agreement of principles governing the normalization of relations between the two countries in April 2013 and are in the process of implementing its provisions. In 2015, Serbia and Kosovo reached four additional agreements within the Brussels Dialogue framework. These included agreements on the Community of Serb-Majority Municipalities; telecommunications; energy production and distribution; and freedom of movement. Prime Minister Aleksandar VUCIC, has promoted an ambitious goal of Serbia joining the EU by 2020. Under his leadership, in January 2014 Serbia opened formal negotiations for accession. 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"value": 97.2, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 15, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 14, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 15, "units": "years" }, "date": "2015" }, "child_labor": { "total_number": 36141, "percentage": { "value": 4, "units": "%" }, "date": "2005" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 49.4, "units": "%" }, "male": "N/A", "female": "N/A", "global_rank": 7, "date": "2013" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Republic of Serbia", "conventional_short_form": "Serbia", "local_long_form": "Republika Srbija", "local_short_form": "Srbija", "former": "People's Republic of Serbia, Socialist Republic of Serbia", "etymology": "the origin of the name in uncertain, but seems to be related to the name of the West Slavic Sorbs who reside in the Lusatian region in present-day eastern Germany; by tradition, the Serbs migrated from that region to the Balkans in about the 6th century A.D." }, "government_type": "parliamentary republic", "capital": { "name": "Belgrade (Beograd)", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 44, "minutes": 50, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 20, "minutes": 30, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 1, "note": "6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" }, "daylight_saving_time": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" }, "administrative_divisions": [ { "name": "opstina) and 26 cities (gradovi", "type": "municipality" }, { "name": "singular - grad)", "type": "municipality" } ], "independence": { "date": "2006-06-05", "note": "from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "National Day", "day": "15 February", "original_year": "1835", "note": ", the day the first constitution of the country was adopted; Statehood Day" } ], "constitution": { "history": "many previous; latest adopted 30 September 2006, approved by referendum 28-29 October 2006, effective 8 November 2006", "amendments": "proposed by at least one-third of deputies in the National Assembly, by the president of the republic, by the government, or by petition of at least 150,000 voters; passage of proposals and draft amendments each requires at least two-thirds majority vote in the Assembly; amendments to constitutional articles including the preamble, constitutional principles, and human and minority rights and freedoms also require a referendum with passage by simple majority vote (2016)" }, "legal_system": "civil law system", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Serbia", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "yes", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "3 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false, "note": "18 years of age, 16 if employed; universal" }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Aleksandar VUCIC (since 31 May 2017)", "head_of_government": "Acting Prime Minister Ivica DACIC (since 31 May 2017)", "cabinet": "Cabinet elected by the National Assembly", "elections_appointments": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 2 April 2017 (next to be held in 2022); prime minister elected by the National Assembly", "election_results": "Aleksandar VUCIC elected president; percent of vote - Aleksandar VUCIC (SNS) 55.1%, Sasa JANKOVIC (independent) 16.4%, Luka MAKSIMOVIC (independent) 9.4%, Vuk JEREMIC (independent) 5.7%, Vojislav SESELJ (SRS) 4.5%, Bosko OBRADOVIC (Dveri) 2.3%, other 5.0%, invalid/blank 1.6%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral National Assembly or Narodna Skupstina (250 seats; members directly elected in a single nationwide constituency by party list proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 24 April 2016 (next to be held by April 2020)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party/coalition - Serbia is Winning 48.2%, SPS-JS-ZS-KP 11.0%, SRS 8.1%, For a Just Serbia 6.0%, Enough is Enough 6.0%, Alliance for a Better Serbia 5.0%, Dveri-DSS 5.0%, SVM 1.5%, other 9.2%; seats by party/coalition Serbia is Winning 131, SPS-JS-ZS-KP 29, SRS 22, For a Just Serbia 16, Enough is Enough 16, Alliance for a Better Serbia 13, Dveri-DSS 13, SVM 4, other 6" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court of Cassation (consists of more than 60 judges organized into 3- and 5-member panels for criminal, civil, and administrative cases); Constitutional Court (consists of 15 judges)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Supreme Court justices proposed by the High Judicial Council (HJC), an 11-member body of which 7 are judges, and elected by the National Assembly; Constitutional Court judges appointed - 5 each by the National Assembly, the president, and the Supreme Court of Cassation; judges of both courts appointed to permanent tenure by the HJC", "subordinate_courts": "appellate courts, higher courts, and municipal and district courts; courts of special jurisdiction include the Administrative Court, Appellate Commercial Court, and 2 levels of misdemeanor courts", "note": "in 2003, specialized panels on war crimes were established within the Serbian court system; the panels have jurisdiction over alleged violations of the Basic Criminal Code and crimes against humanity, international law, and criminal acts as defined by the Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Alliance for a Better Serbia - coalition includes LDP, LSV, SDS" }, { "name": "Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians", "name_alternative": "SVM", "leaders": [ "Istvan PASZTOR" ] }, { "name": "Communist Party", "name_alternative": "KP", "leaders": [ "Josip Joska BROZ" ] }, { "name": "Democratic Alliance of Croats in Vojvodina", "leaders": [ "Petar KUNTIC" ] }, { "name": "Democratic Party", "name_alternative": "DS", "leaders": [ "Dragan SUTANOVAC" ] }, { "name": "Democratic Party of Serbia", "name_alternative": "DSS", "leaders": [ "Milos Jovanovic" ] }, { "name": "Dveri", "leaders": [ "Bosko OBRADOVIC" ] }, { "name": "Enough of Enough", "leaders": [ "Sasa RADULOVIC" ] }, { "name": "For a Just Serbia - coalition includes DS, NS, RS, DSVH, VVS, Together for Sumadija" }, { "name": "Greens of Serbia", "name_alternative": "ZS", "leaders": [ "Ivan KARIC" ] }, { "name": "League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina", "name_alternative": "LSV", "leaders": [ "Nenad CANAK" ] }, { "name": "Liberal Democratic Party", "name_alternative": "LDP", "leaders": [ "Cedomir JOVANOVIC" ] }, { "name": "Movement of Socialists", "name_alternative": "PS", "leaders": [ "Aleksandar VULIN" ] }, { "name": "New Serbia", "name_alternative": "NS", "leaders": [ "Velimir ILIC" ] }, { "name": "Party for Democratic Action", "name_alternative": "PDD", "leaders": [ "Riza HALIMI" ] }, { "name": "Party of Democratic Action of the Sandzak", "name_alternative": "SDA", "leaders": [ "Sulejman UGLJANIN" ] }, { "name": "Party of United Pensioners of Serbia", "name_alternative": "PUPS", "leaders": [ "Milan KRKOBABIC" ] }, { "name": "Reformist Party", "name_alternative": "RS", "leaders": [ "Aleksandar VISNJIC" ] }, { "name": "Serbia is Winning - coalition includes SNS, SDPS, PUPS, NS, SPO, PS, PSS, NDSS, SNP" }, { "name": "Serbian People's Party", "name_alternative": "SNP", "leaders": [ "Nenad POPOVIC" ] }, { "name": "Serbian Progressive Party", "name_alternative": "SNS", "leaders": [ "Aleksandar VUCIC" ] }, { "name": "Serbian Radical Party", "name_alternative": "SRS", "leaders": [ "Vojislav SESELJ" ] }, { "name": "Serbian Renewal Movement", "name_alternative": "SPO", "leaders": [ "Vuk DRASKOVIC" ] }, { "name": "Social Democratic Party", "name_alternative": "SDS", "leaders": [ "Boris TADIC" ] }, { "name": "Social Democratic Party of Serbia", "name_alternative": "SDPS", "leaders": [ "Rasim LJAJIC" ] }, { "name": "Socialist Party of Serbia", "name_alternative": "SPS", "leaders": [ "Ivica DACIC" ] }, { "name": "Strength of Serbia", "name_alternative": "PSS", "leaders": [ "Bogoljub KARIC" ] }, { "name": "Together for Serbia", "name_alternative": "ZZS", "leaders": [ "Dusan PETROVIC" ] }, { "name": "Together for Sumadija", "leaders": [ "Veroljub STEVANOVIC" ] } ], "note": "as of April 2016, Serbia had 111 registered political parties and citizens' associations" }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Independent Association of Journalists of Serbia", "name_alternative": "NUNS" }, { "name": "Journalists Association of Serbia", "name_alternative": "UNS", "note": "Udruzenje novinara Srbije" }, { "name": "Obraz ", "note": "Orthodox clero-fascist organization" }, { "name": "SNP 1389 ", "note": "Serbian nationalist movement" }, { "name": "SNP NASI 1389 ", "note": "Serbian National Movement NASI" }, { "name": "Eastern Alternative ", "note": "pro-Russian association" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "BIS" }, { "organization": "BSEC" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CE" }, { "organization": "CEI" }, { "organization": "EAPC" }, { "organization": "EBRD" }, { "organization": "EU ", "note": "candidate country" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-9" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IHO" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "MONUSCO" }, { "organization": "NAM ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "NSG" }, { "organization": "OAS ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OIF ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "OSCE" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "PFP" }, { "organization": "SELEC" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNFICYP" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNIFIL" }, { "organization": "UNMIL" }, { "organization": "UNOCI" }, { "organization": "UNTSO" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO ", "note": "observer" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Djerdj MATKOVIC (since 23 February 2015)", "chancery": "2233 Wisconsin Ave NW", "telephone": "[1] (202) 332-0333", "fax": "[1] (202) 332-3933", "consulates_general": "Chicago, New York" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Kyle SCOTT (since 4 February 2016)", "embassy": "92 Bulevar kneza Aleksandra Karadjordjevica, 11040 Belgrade, Serbia", "mailing_address": "5070 Belgrade Place, Washington, DC 20521-5070", "telephone": "[381] (11) 706-4000", "fax": "[381] (11) 706-4005" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "three equal horizontal stripes of red (top), blue, and white - the Pan-Slav colors representing freedom and revolutionary ideals; charged with the coat of arms of Serbia shifted slightly to the hoist side; the principal field of the coat of arms represents the Serbian state and displays a white two-headed eagle on a red shield; a smaller red shield on the eagle represents the Serbian nation, and is divided into four quarters by a white cross; interpretations vary as to the meaning and origin of the white, curved symbols resembling firesteels or Cyrillic \"C's\" in each quarter; a royal crown surmounts the coat of arms", "note": "the Pan-Slav colors were inspired by the 19th-century flag of Russia" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "double-headed eagle" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "blue" }, { "color": "white" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Boze pravde\" (God of Justice)", "lyrics_music": "Jovan DORDEVIC/Davorin JENKO", "note": "adopted 1904; song originally written as part of a play in 1872 and has been used as an anthem by the Serbian people throughout the 20th and 21st centuries", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/RI.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Serbia has a transitional economy largely dominated by market forces, but the state sector remains significant in certain areas. The economy relies on manufacturing and exports, driven largely by foreign investment. MILOSEVIC-era mismanagement of the economy, an extended period of international economic sanctions, civil war, and the damage to Yugoslavia's infrastructure and industry during the NATO airstrikes in 1999 left the economy worse off than it was in 1990. In 2015, Serbia’s GDP was 27.5% below where it was in 1989.\n\nAfter former Federal Yugoslav President MILOSEVIC was ousted in September 2000, the Democratic Opposition of Serbia (DOS) coalition government implemented stabilization measures and embarked on a market reform program. Serbia renewed its membership in the IMF in December 2000 and rejoined the World Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. Serbia has made progress in trade liberalization and enterprise restructuring and privatization, but many large enterprises - including the power utilities, telecommunications company, natural gas company, and others - remain state-owned. Serbia has made some progress towards EU membership, signing a Stabilization and Association Agreement with Brussels in May 2008, and with full implementation of the Interim Trade Agreement with the EU in February 2010, gained candidate status in March 2012. In January 2014, Serbia's EU accession talks officially opened, and as of March 2017, Serbia had opened eight negotiating chapters. Serbia's negotiations with the WTO are advanced, with the country's complete ban on the trade and cultivation of agricultural biotechnology products representing the primary remaining obstacle to accession. Serbia maintains a three-year Stand-by Arrangement with the IMF worth approximately $1.3 billion that is scheduled to end in February 2018. The government has shown progress implementing economic reforms, such as fiscal consolidation, privatization, and reducing public spending.\n\nHigh unemployment and stagnant household incomes are ongoing political and economic problems. Serbia is slowly implementing structural economic reforms needed to ensure the country's long-term prosperity. In 2016, Serbia reduced its budget deficit to 1.4% and slowed the rate of growth of its public debt as a percent of GDP, more than doubled between 2008 and 2015. Serbia's concerns about inflation and exchange-rate stability preclude the use of expansionary monetary policy.\n\nMajor economic challenges ahead include: high unemployment rates and the need for private sector job creation; structural reforms of state-owned companies; strategic public sector reforms; and the need for new foreign direct investment. Other serious longer-term challenges include an inefficient judicial system, high levels of corruption, and an aging population. Factors favorable to Serbia's economic growth include the economic reforms it is undergoing as part of its EU accession process and IMF agreement, its strategic location, a relatively inexpensive and skilled labor force, and free trade agreements with the EU, Russia, Turkey, and countries that are members of the Central European Free Trade Agreement.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 101800000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 99050000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 98260000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 83, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 37530000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.8, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0.8, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": -1.8, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 102 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 14200, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 13900, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 13800, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 114, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 73.1, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 16.2, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 17.8, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 0.2, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 50.9, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -58.2, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 9.7, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 42.7, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 47.6, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 25, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 23, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 22.8, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 50 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "wheat", "maize", "sunflower", "sugar beets", "grapes", "wine", "fruits", "raspberries", "apples", "sour cherries", "vegetables", "tomatoes", "peppers", "potatoes", "beef", "pork", "meat products", "milk", "dairy products" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "automobiles", "base metals", "furniture", "food processing", "machinery", "chemicals", "sugar", "tires", "clothes", "pharmaceuticals" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 4.7, "global_rank": 35, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 3141000, "global_rank": 102, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 17.8, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 25.6, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 56.6, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 13.8, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 17.9, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 155 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 8.9, "units": "%", "date": "2014" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 38.7, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 28.2, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2008" } ], "global_rank": 70 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 15750000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 16239999999.999998, "units": "USD" }, "note": "this is the consolidated budget, including both central government and local goverment budgets", "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 42, "global_rank": 34, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -1.3, "global_rank": 64, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 72.9, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 74.7, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 41, "note": "data cover general government debt, and includes debt instruments issued or owned by government entities other than the treasury (for which the Government of Singapore issued guarantees); the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities (for which the GOS also issued guarantees), as well as intra-governmental debt; intra-governmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment, debt instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.6, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 94 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 7.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015-03-12" } ], "global_rank": 96 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { 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Independence came in 1976. Single-party rule was brought to a close with a new constitution and free elections in 1993. President France-Albert RENE, who had served since 1977, was reelected in 2001, but stepped down in 2004. Vice President James Alix MICHEL took over the presidency and in July 2006 was elected to a new five-year term; he was reelected in May 2011 and again in December 2015. 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Seychelles’ modern population is composed of the descendants of French and later British settlers, Africans, and Indian, Chinese, and Middle Eastern traders and is concentrated on three of its 155 islands – the vast majority on Mahe and lesser numbers on Praslin and La Digue. Seychelles’ population grew rapidly during the second half of the 20th century, largely due to natural increase, but the pace has slowed because of fertility decline. The total fertility rate dropped sharply from 4.0 children per woman in 1980 to 1.9 in 2015, mainly as a result of a family planning program, free education and health care, and increased female labor force participation. Life expectancy has increased steadily, but women on average live 9 years longer than men, a difference that is higher than that typical of developed countries.\nThe combination of reduced fertility and increased longevity has resulted in an aging population, which will put pressure on the government’s provision of pensions and health care. Seychelles’ sustained investment in social welfare services, such as free primary health care and education up to the post-secondary level, have enabled the country to achieve a high human development index score – among the highest in Africa. Despite some of its health and education indicators being nearly on par with Western countries, Seychelles has a high level of income inequality.\nAn increasing number of migrant workers – mainly young men – have been coming to Seychelles in recent years to work in the construction and tourism industries. As of 2011, foreign workers made up nearly a quarter of the workforce. Indians are the largest non-Seychellois population – representing half of the country’s foreigners – followed by Malagasy.", "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 20.19, "males": 9650, "females": 9164 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 13.58, "males": 6641, "females": 6016 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 49.36, "males": 24335, "females": 21660 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 9.36, "males": 4483, "females": 4235 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 7.51, "males": 2763, "females": 4239 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 43.5, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 33.6, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 9.9, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 10.1, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 34.9, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 34.4, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 35.5, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 76, "date": "2016" }, 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"note": "from the UK" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Constitution Day", "day": "18 June", "original_year": "1993" }, { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "29 June", "original_year": "1976", "note": "National Day" } ], "constitution": { "history": "previous 1970, 1979; latest drafted May 1993, approved by referendum 18 June 1993, effective 23 June 1993; amended several times, last in 2011 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "mixed legal system of English common law, French civil law, and customary law", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of the Seychelles", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "5 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Danny FAURE (PL) (since 16 October 2016); Vice President Vincent MERITON (since 28 October 2016); note - James Alix MICHEL resigned the presidency effective 16 October 2016; the president is both chief of state and head of government", "head_of_government": "President Danny FAURE (PL) (since 16 October 2016); Vice President Vincent MERITON (since 28 October 2016); note - James Alix MICHEL resigned the presidency effective 16 October 2016", "cabinet": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president", "elections_appointments": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in two rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for 1 additional term); election last held on 3-5 December 2015 with runoff on 16-18 December 2015 (next expected in December 2020)", "election_results": "President James Alix MICHEL reelected president; percent of vote in second round - James Alix MICHEL (PP) 50.2%, Wavel RAMKALAWAN (SNP) 49.8%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral National 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with 1 member appointed by the president of the republic, 1 by the opposition leader in the National Assembly, and 1 by the other 2 appointees; judges appointed until retirement at age 70", "subordinate_courts": "Magistrates' Courts of Seychelles; Family Tribunal for issues such as domestic violence, and child custody and maintenance; Employment Tribunal for labor-related disputes" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Lafors Demokratik Seselwa", "name_alternative": "LSD", "note": "Martin AGLAE" }, { "name": "People's Party", "name_alternative": "PL", "leaders": [ "James Alix MICHEL" ], "note": "Parti Lepep; formerly SPPF" }, { "name": "Seselwa United Party", "name_alternative": "SUP", "leaders": [ "Robert ERNESTA" ], "note": "Seychelles; formerly the New Democratic Party or NDP" }, { "name": "Seychelles National Party", "name_alternative": "SNP", "leaders": [ "Wavel RAMKALAWAN" ], "note": "formerly the United Opposition or UO" }, { "name": "Seychelles Party for Social Justice and Democracy", "name_alternative": "SPSD" }, { "name": "Seychelles Patriotic Movement", "name_alternative": "SPM", "leaders": [ "Regis FRANCOURT" ] }, { "name": "Seychelloise Alliance ", "leaders": [ "Patrick PILLAY" ], "note": "Lalyans Seselwa" }, { "name": "Seychellois Democratic Alliance", "name_alternative": "LDS", "leaders": [ "Roger MANCIENNE" ], "note": "Linyon Demokratik Seselwa; alliance consisting of SNP, Seychelloise Alliance, SPSD, SUP" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ACP" }, { "organization": "AfDB" }, { "organization": "AOSIS" }, { "organization": "AU" }, { "organization": "C" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "COMESA" }, { "organization": "EITI ", "note": "candidate country" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "InOC" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO ", "note": "correspondent" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OIF" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "SADC" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO ", "note": "observer" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador (vacant)", "chancery": "800 Second Avenue, Suite 400C, New York, NY 10017", "telephone": "[1] (212) 972-1785", "fax": "[1] (212) 972-1786", "consulates_general": "New York" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "five oblique bands of blue (hoist side), yellow, red, white, and green (bottom) radiating from the bottom of the hoist side; the oblique bands are meant to symbolize a dynamic new country moving into the future; blue represents sky and sea, yellow the sun giving light and life, red the peoples' determination to work for the future in unity and love, white social justice and harmony, green the land and natural environment" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "coco de mer ", "note": "sea coconut" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "blue" }, { "color": "yellow" }, { "color": "red" }, { "color": "white" }, { "color": "green" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Koste Seselwa\" (Seychellois Unite)", "lyrics_music": "David Francois Marc ANDRE and George Charles Robert PAYET", "note": "adopted 1996", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/SE.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Since independence in 1976, per capita output in this Indian Ocean archipelago has expanded to roughly seven times the pre-independence, near-subsistence level, moving the island into the upper-middle-income group of countries. Growth has been led by the tourist sector, which employs about 30% of the labor force and provides more than 70% of hard currency earnings, and by tuna fishing.\n\nIn recent years, the government has encouraged foreign investment to upgrade hotels and other services. At the same time, the government has moved to reduce the dependence on tourism by promoting the development of farming, fishing, and small-scale manufacturing.\n\nIn 2008, having depleted its foreign exchange reserves, Seychelles defaulted on interest payments due on a $230 million Eurobond, requested assistance from the IMF, and immediately enacted a number of significant structural reforms, including liberalization of the exchange rate, reform of the public sector to include layoffs, and the sale of some state assets. In December 2013, the IMF declared that Seychelles had successfully transitioned to a market-based economy with full employment and a fiscal surplus. Effective 1 January 2017, Seychelles will no longer be eligible for trade benefits under the US African Growth and Opportunities Act after having gained developed country status. Seychelles grew at 4.9% in 2016 because of a strong tourist sector and low commodity prices; its fiscal surplus reached 3% of GDP. The Seychellois government met the IMF’s performance criteria for 2016 but recognizes a need to make additional progress to combat high poverty levels, estimated at 39% in 2013.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2608000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2487000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 2352000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 189, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 1419000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4.9, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 5.7, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 6.2, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 37 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 28000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 27000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 25800, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 67, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 53.9, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 25.2, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 39.5, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 63.4, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -82, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 2.6, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 13.9, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 83.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 13.8, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 15.2, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 14.7, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 127 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "coconuts", "cinnamon", "vanilla", "sweet 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"2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 34.3, "global_rank": 60, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": 2.1, "global_rank": 14, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 59.1, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 63.2, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 71 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -0.5, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 4, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 18 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 11.17, "units": "%", "date": "2010-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 18 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 12.5, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 12.36, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 63 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 546400000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 492700000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 164 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 613800000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 564600000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 177 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 515700000.00000006, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 491600000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 172 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -242000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -256000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 92 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 422300000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 449400000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 176 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "canned tuna", "frozen fish", "petroleum products (reexports)" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "France", "percent": 18 }, { "name": "UK", "percent": 17.7 }, { "name": "Mauritius", "percent": 9.9 }, { "name": "Japan", "percent": 9.1 }, { "name": "Italy", "percent": 7.7 }, { "name": "Spain", "percent": 4.5 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 873700000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 922400000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 184 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "machinery", "equipment", "foodstuffs", "petroleum products", "chemicals", "other manufactured goods" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Saudi Arabia", "percent": 22.2 }, { "name": "Spain", "percent": 11 }, { "name": "Singapore", "percent": 7.3 }, { "name": "South Africa", "percent": 4.6 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 4.4 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 590500000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 536200000.00000006, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 144 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2552000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 2758000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 143 }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 13.34, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 13.314, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 13.314, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 12.747, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 13.7, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Seychelles rupees (SCR) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 2795, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 97, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 97, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 97, "units": "%" }, "date": "2012" }, "production": { "kWh": 400000000, "global_rank": 169, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 300000000, "global_rank": 180, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 194, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 197, "date": "2013" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 100000, "global_rank": 170, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 100, "global_rank": 25, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 177, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 199, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 212, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 188, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 186, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 125, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 0, "global_rank": 188, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 193, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 6500, "global_rank": 167, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 135, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 5956, "global_rank": 160, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 124, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 191, "date": "2013" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 175, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 126, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 191, "date": "2014-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 1400000, "global_rank": 161, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 21341, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 23, "global_rank": 184, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 148000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 160, "global_rank": 184, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "effective system", "domestic": "combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity is approximately 185 telephones per 100 persons; radiotelephone communications between islands in the archipelago", "international": "country code - 248; direct radiotelephone communications with adjacent island countries and African coastal countries; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "the government operates the only terrestrial TV station, which provides local programming and airs broadcasts from international services; multi-channel cable and satellite TV are available through 2 providers; the government operates 1 AM and 1 FM radio station; there is 1 privately operated radio station; transmissions of 2 international broadcasters are accessible in Victoria (2016)", "internet": { "country_code": ".sc", "users": { "total": 54000, "percent_of_population": 58.1, "global_rank": 184, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 1, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 3, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 497496, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 19234992, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "S7", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 14, "global_rank": 150, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 7, "2438_to_3047_metres": 1, "914_to_1523_metres": 5, "under_914_metres": 1, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 7, "914_to_1523_metres": 2, "under_914_metres": 5, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 1, "date": "2013" } }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 526, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 514, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 12, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 196, "date": "2015" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 9, "by_type": [ { "type": "cargo", "count": 1 }, { "type": "carrier", "count": 1 }, { "type": "chemical tanker", "count": 6 }, { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 1 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 3, "by_country": [ { "country": "Hong Kong", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Nigeria", "count": 1 }, { "country": "South Africa", "count": 1 } ] }, "global_rank": 117, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Victoria" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.26, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 2.42, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 0.98, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 0.87, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 0.82, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 109 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Seychelles People's Defense Forces (SPDF)", "Army (includes infantry", "Special Forces (Tazar))", "Coast Guard (includes Naval Wing", "Air Wing) (2015)" ] }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18 years of age for voluntary military service (younger with parental consent); no conscription", "date": "2012" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "Mauritius and Seychelles claim the Chagos Islands (UK-administered British Indian Ocean Territory)" ] } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-17", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170617101257/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/se.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170617000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/se.html" } }, "sierra_leone": { "data": { "name": "Sierra Leone", "introduction": { "background": "The British set up a trading post near present-day Freetown in the 17th century. Originally the trade involved timber and ivory, but later it expanded into slaves. Following the American Revolution, a colony was established in 1787 and Sierra Leone became a destination for resettling black loyalists who had originally been resettled in Nova Scotia. After the abolition of the slave trade in 1807, British crews delivered thousands of Africans liberated from illegal slave ships to Sierra Leone, particularly Freetown. The colony gradually expanded inland during the course of the 19th century; independence was attained in 1961. Democracy is slowly being reestablished after the civil war (1991-2002) that resulted in tens of thousands of deaths and the displacement of more than 2 million people (about one third of the population). The military, which took over full responsibility for security following the departure of UN peacekeepers at the end of 2005, has developed as a guarantor of the country's stability; the armed forces remained on the sideline during the 2007 and 2012 national elections. In March 2014, the closure of the UN Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Sierra Leone marked the end of more than 15 years of peacekeeping and political operations in Sierra Leone. The government's stated priorities include furthering development - including recovering from the Ebola epidemic - creating jobs, and stamping out endemic corruption." }, "geography": { "location": "Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea and Liberia", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 8, "minutes": 30, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 11, "minutes": 30, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "Africa", "area": { "total": { "value": 71740, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 71620, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 120, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 119, "comparative": "slightly smaller than South Carolina" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 1093, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Guinea", "border_length": { "value": 794, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Liberia", "border_length": { "value": 299, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 402, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "contiguous_zone": { "value": 24, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" }, "continental_shelf": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "tropical; hot, humid; summer rainy season (May to December); winter dry season (December to April)", "terrain": "coastal belt of mangrove swamps, wooded hill country, upland plateau, mountains in east", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 279, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Atlantic Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Loma Mansa (Bintimani)", "elevation": { "value": 1948, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "diamonds", "titanium ore", "bauxite", "iron ore", "gold", "chromite" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 56.2, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 23.4, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 2.3, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 30.5, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 37.5, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 6.3, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 300, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "dry, sand-laden harmattan winds blow from the Sahara (December to February)", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "sandstorms, dust storms", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "rapid population growth pressuring the environment", "overharvesting of timber", "expansion of cattle grazing", "and slash-and-burn agriculture have resulted in deforestation and soil exhaustion", "civil war depleted natural resources", "overfishing" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Law of the Sea", "Marine Life Conservation", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Wetlands" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [ "Environmental Modification" ] } }, "note": "rainfall along the coast can reach 495 cm (195 inches) a year, making it one of the wettest places along coastal, western Africa" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 6018888, "global_rank": 110, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Sierra Leonean(s)", "adjective": "Sierra Leonean" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Temne", "percent": 35 }, { "name": "Mende", "percent": 31 }, { "name": "Limba", "percent": 8 }, { "name": "Kono", "percent": 5 }, { "name": "Kriole", "percent": 2, "note": "descendants of freed Jamaican slaves who were settled in the Freetown area in the late-18th century; also known as Krio" }, { "name": "Mandingo", "percent": 2 }, { "name": "Loko", "percent": 2 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 15, "note": "includes refugees from Liberia's recent civil war, and small numbers of Europeans, Lebanese, Pakistanis, and Indians; 2008 census" } ] }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "English", "note": "official, regular use limited to literate minority" }, { "name": "Mende", "note": "principal vernacular in the south" }, { "name": "Temne", "note": "principal vernacular in the north" }, { "name": "Krio", "breakdown": [ { "name": "English-based Creole" }, { "name": "spoken by the descendants of freed Jamaican slaves who were settled in the Freetown area" }, { "name": "a lingua franca and a first language for of the population but understood by", "percent": 95 } ] } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 60 }, { "name": "indigenous beliefs", "percent": 30 }, { "name": "Christian", "percent": 10 } ] }, "demographic_profile": "Sierra Leone’s youthful and growing population is driven by its high total fertility rate (TFR) of almost 5 children per woman, which has declined little over the last two decades. Its elevated TFR is sustained by the continued desire for large families, the low level of contraceptive use, and the early start of childbearing. Despite its high TFR, Sierra Leone’s population growth is somewhat tempered by high infant, child, and maternal mortality rates that are among the world’s highest and are a result of poverty, a lack of potable water and sanitation, poor nutrition, limited access to quality health care services, and the prevalence of female genital cutting.\nSierra Leone’s large youth cohort – about 60% of the population is under the age of 25 – continues to struggle with high levels of unemployment, which was one of the major causes of the country’s 1991-2002 civil war and remains a threat to stability today. Its estimated 60% youth unemployment rate is attributed to high levels of illiteracy and unskilled labor, a lack of private sector jobs, and low pay.\nSierra Leone has been a source of and destination for refugees. Sierra Leone’s civil war internally displaced as many as 2 million people, or almost half the population, and forced almost another half million to seek refuge in neighboring countries (370,000 Sierra Leoneans fled to Guinea and 120,000 to Liberia). The UNHCR has helped almost 180,000 Sierra Leoneans to return home, while more than 90,000 others have repatriated on their own. Of the more than 65,000 Liberians who took refuge in Sierra Leone during their country’s civil war (1989-2003), about 50,000 have been voluntarily repatriated by the UNHCR and others have returned home independently. As of 2015, less than 1,000 Liberians still reside in Sierra Leone.", "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 41.9, "males": 1257997, "females": 1263961 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 18.57, "males": 542975, "females": 574669 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 32.04, "males": 924331, "females": 1003895 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 3.74, "males": 104415, "females": 120953 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 3.75, "males": 94520, "females": 131172 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 81.9, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 77.1, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 4.9, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 20.6, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 19, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 18.4, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 19.6, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 202, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 2.36, "global_rank": 32, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 36.7, "global_rank": 14, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 10.6, "global_rank": 34, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -2.4, "global_rank": 173, "date": "2016" }, "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 39.9, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 2.75, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Freetown", "population": 1006999.9999999999, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 0.94, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 0.92, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.86, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.73, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.95, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 19.2, "date": "2013" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 1360, "global_rank": 5, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 70, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 78.4, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 61.4, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 11, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 58.2, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 55.6, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 60.9, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 205, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 4.76, "global_rank": 19, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 16.6, "units": "%", "date": "2013" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 11.1, "global_rank": 5, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 0.02, "date": "2010" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 0.4, "date": "2006" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 84.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 47.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 62.6, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 15.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 52.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 37.4, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 22.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 6.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 13.3, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 77.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 93.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 86.7, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 1.34, "global_rank": 36, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 51100, "global_rank": 54, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 2500, "global_rank": 48, "date": "2015" } }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "degree_of_risk": "very high", "food_or_waterborne_diseases": [ "bacterial diarrhea", "protozoal diarrhea", "hepatitis A", "typhoid fever" ], "vectorborne_diseases": [ "malaria", "dengue fever", "yellow fever" ], "water_contact_diseases": [ "schistosomiasis" ], "animal_contact_diseases": [ "rabies" ], "aerosolized_dust_or_soil_contact_diseases": "Lassa fever", "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 6.6, "global_rank": 144, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 18.1, "global_rank": 34, "date": "2013" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 2.7, "global_rank": 141, "date": "2014" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write English, Mende, Temne, or Arabic", "total_population": { "value": 48.1, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 58.7, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 37.7, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "child_labor": { "total_number": 573287, "percentage": { "value": 48, "units": "%" }, "date": "2005" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Republic of Sierra Leone", "conventional_short_form": "Sierra Leone", "local_long_form": "Republic of Sierra Leone", "local_short_form": "Sierra Leone", "etymology": "the Portuguese explorer Pedro de SINTRA named the country \"Serra Leoa\" (Lion Mountains) for the impressive mountains he saw while sailing the West African coast in 1462" }, "government_type": "presidential republic", "capital": { "name": "Freetown", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 8, "minutes": 29, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 13, "minutes": 14, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 0, "note": "5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "administrative_divisions": [ { "name": "Eastern", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Northern", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Southern", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Western", "type": "area" } ], "independence": { "date": "1961-04-27", "note": "from the UK" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "27 April", "original_year": "1961" } ], "constitution": { "history": "several previous; latest in effect 1 October 1991; amended several times, last in 2013 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "mixed legal system of English common law and customary law", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent or grandparent must be a citizen of Sierra Leone", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "yes", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "5 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Ernest Bai KOROMA (since 17 September 2007); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government", "head_of_government": "President Ernest Bai KOROMA (since 17 September 2007)", "cabinet": "Ministers of State appointed by the president, approved by Parliament; the cabinet is responsible to the president", "elections_appointments": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 17 November 2012 (next to be on 7 March 2018)", "election_results": "Ernest Bai KOROMA reelected president; percent of vote - Ernest Bai KOROMA (APC) 58.7%, Julius Maada BIO (SLPP) 37.4%, other 3.9%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral Parliament (124 seats; 112 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 12 seats filled in separate elections by non-partisan members of Parliament called \"paramount chiefs;\" members serve 5-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 17 November 2012 (next to be held on 7 March 2018)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - APC 69, SLPP 43" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Superior Court of Judicature (consists of the Supreme Court - at the apex - with the chief justice and 4 other judges, the Court of Appeal with the chief justice and 7 other judges, and the High Court of Justice with the chief justice and 9 other judges; note – the Judicature has jurisdiction in all civil, criminal, and constitutional matters", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Supreme Court chief justice and other judges of the Judicature appointed by the president on the advice of the Judicial and Legal Service Commission (a 7-member independent body of judges, presidential appointees, and the Commission chairman) and subject to the approval of Parliament; all Judicature judges appointed until retirement at age 65", "subordinate_courts": "magistrates' courts; District Appeals Court; local courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "All People's Congress", "name_alternative": "APC", "leaders": [ "Ernest Bai KOROMA" ] }, { "name": "Sierra Leone People's Party", "name_alternative": "SLPP", "leaders": [ "Somano KAPEN" ] }, { "name": "Numerous other parties" } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "student unions" }, { "name": "trade unions" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ACP" }, { "organization": "AfDB" }, { "organization": "AU" }, { "organization": "C" }, { "organization": "ECOWAS" }, { "organization": "EITI ", "note": "compliant country" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IDB" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IHO ", "note": "pending member" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO ", "note": "correspondent" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "MINUSMA" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OIC" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNAMID" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNIFIL" }, { "organization": "UNISFA" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Bockari Kortu STEVENS (since 28 March 2008)", "chancery": "1701 19th Street NW, Washington, DC 20009", "telephone": "[1] (202) 939-9261 through 9263", "fax": "[1] (202) 483-1793" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador John HOOVER (since 4 November 4 December 2014))", "embassy": "Southridge-Hill Station, Freetown", "mailing_address": "use embassy street address", "telephone": "[232] 99 1055 00", "fax": "[232] 99 515 355" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "three equal horizontal bands of light green (top), white, and light blue; green symbolizes agriculture, mountains, and natural resources, white represents unity and justice, and blue the sea and the natural harbor in Freetown" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "lion" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "green" }, { "color": "white" }, { "color": "blue" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"High We Exalt Thee, Realm of the Free\"", "lyrics_music": "Clifford Nelson FYLE/John Joseph AKA", "note": "adopted 1961", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/SL.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Sierra Leone is extremely poor and nearly half of the working-age population engages in subsistence agriculture. The country possesses substantial mineral, agricultural, and fishery resources, but it is still recovering from a civil war that destroyed most institutions before ending in the early 2000s.\n\nIn recent years economic growth has been driven by mining - particularly iron ore. The country’s principal exports are iron ore, diamonds, and rutile, and the economy is vulnerable to fluctuations in international prices. Until 2014, the government had relied on external assistance to support its budget, but it was gradually becoming more independent. The Ebola outbreak of 2014 and 2015, combined with falling global commodities prices, caused a significant contraction of economic activity in all areas. While the World Health Organization declared an end to the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone in November 2015, low commodity prices in 2015-2016 contributed to the country’s biggest fiscal shortfall since 2001. In 2017, increased iron ore exports are expected to support modest economic growth. Non-mining activities will remain constrained by inadequate infrastructure, such as power and roads, even though power sector projects may provide some additional electricity capacity in the near term.\n\nContinued economic growth will depend on rising commodities prices and increased efforts to diversify the sources of growth. Pervasive corruption and undeveloped human capital will continue to deter foreign investors. Sustained international donor support in the near future will partially offset these fiscal constraints.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 10640000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 10200000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 12920000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 157, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 4288999999.9999995, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4.3, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -21.1, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 4.6, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 51 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1700, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1600, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 2100, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 211, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 83.7, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 9.5, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 33.7, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 0.1, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 15.2, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -42.2, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 71.1, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 7.9, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 21, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2.1, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": -7.2, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 174 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "rice", "coffee", "cocoa", "palm kernels", "palm oil", "peanuts", "cashews", "poultry", "cattle", "sheep", "pigs", 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"date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 196, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 7500, "global_rank": 160, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 136, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 7354, "global_rank": 152, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 126, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 193, "date": "2013" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 180, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 129, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 194, "date": "2014-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 1400000, "global_rank": 157, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 17000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 1, 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173, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 50193, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 0, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "9L", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 8, "global_rank": 164, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 1, "over_3047_metres": 1, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 7, "914_to_1523_metres": 7, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 2, "date": "2013" } }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 11300, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 904, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 10396, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 131, "date": "2002" }, "waterways": { "value": 800, "units": "km", "note": "600 km navigable year round", "global_rank": 71, "date": "2011" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 215, "by_type": [ { "type": "bulk carrier", "count": 22 }, { "type": "cargo", "count": 120 }, { "type": "carrier", "count": 2 }, { "type": "chemical tanker", "count": 19 }, { "type": "container", "count": 6 }, { "type": "liquefied gas", "count": 3 }, { "type": "passenger/cargo", "count": 2 }, { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 28 }, { "type": "refrigerated cargo", "count": 7 }, { "type": "roll on/roll off", "count": 4 }, { "type": "specialized tanker", "count": 1 }, { "type": "vehicle carrier", "count": 1 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 98, "by_country": [ { "country": "Bangladesh", "count": 1 }, { "country": "China", "count": 19 }, { "country": "Cyprus", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Egypt", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Estonia", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Hong Kong", "count": 7 }, { "country": "Japan", "count": 4 }, { "country": "Lebanon", "count": 2 }, { "country": "North Korea", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Romania", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Russia", "count": 7 }, { "country": "Singapore", "count": 9 }, { "country": "Syria", "count": 13 }, { "country": "Taiwan", "count": 7 }, { "country": "Turkey", "count": 9 }, { "country": "UAE", "count": 1 }, { "country": "UK", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Ukraine", "count": 5 }, { "country": "Yemen", "count": 2 } ] }, "global_rank": 34, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Freetown", "Pepel", "Sherbro Islands" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.82, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 0.97, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 0.64, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 0.78, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 0.87, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 118 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF)", "Army (includes Maritime Wing", "Air Wing)" ], "date": "2013" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service (younger with parental consent); women are eligible to serve; no conscription; candidates must be HIV negative", "date": "2012" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "Sierra Leone opposes Guinean troops' continued occupation of Yenga, a small village on the Makona River that serves as a border with Guinea", "Guinea's forces came to Yenga in the mid-1990s to help the Sierra Leonean military to suppress rebels and to secure their common border but have remained there even after both countries signed a 2005 agreement acknowledging that Yenga belonged to Sierra Leone", "in 2012, the two sides signed a declaration to demilitarize the area" ] } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-17", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170617101258/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sl.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170617000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sl.html" } }, "singapore": { "data": { "name": "Singapore", "introduction": { "background": "Singapore was founded as a British trading colony in 1819. It joined the Malaysian Federation in 1963 but was ousted two years later and became independent. Singapore subsequently became one of the world's most prosperous countries with strong international trading links (its port is one of the world's busiest in terms of tonnage handled) and with per capita GDP equal to that of the leading nations of Western Europe." }, "geography": { "location": "Southeastern Asia, islands between Malaysia and Indonesia", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 1, "minutes": 22, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 103, "minutes": 48, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Southeast Asia", "area": { "total": { "value": 697, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 687, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 10, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 192, "comparative": "slightly more than 3.5 times the size of Washington, DC" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 0, "units": "km" } }, "coastline": { "value": 193, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 3, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_fishing_zone": "within and beyond territorial sea, as defined in treaties and practice" }, "climate": "tropical; hot, humid, rainy; two distinct monsoon seasons - northeastern monsoon (December to March) and southwestern monsoon (June to September); inter-monsoon - frequent afternoon and early evening thunderstorms", "terrain": "lowlying, gently undulating central plateau", "elevation": { "lowest_point": { "name": "Singapore Strait", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Bukit Timah", "elevation": { "value": 166, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "fish", "deepwater ports" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 0.9, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 3.3, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 95.7, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "most of the urbanization is along the southern coast, with relatively dense population clusters found in the central areas", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "NA", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "industrial pollution", "limited natural freshwater resources", "limited land availability presents waste disposal problems", "seasonal smoke/haze resulting from forest fires in Indonesia" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "focal point for Southeast Asian sea routes" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 5781728, "global_rank": 114, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Singaporean(s)", "adjective": "Singapore" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Chinese", "percent": 74.3 }, { "name": "Malay", "percent": 13.4 }, { "name": "Indian", "percent": 9.1, "note": "includes Sri Lankan" }, { "name": "other", "percent": 3.2 } ], "date": "2016" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Mandarin", "percent": 36.3, "note": "official" }, { "name": "English", "percent": 29.8, "note": "official" }, { "name": "Malay", "percent": 11.9, "note": "official" }, { "name": "Hokkien", "percent": 8.1 }, { "name": "Cantonese", "percent": 4.1 }, { "name": "Tamil", "percent": 3.2, "note": "official" }, { "name": "Teochew", "percent": 3.2 }, { "name": "other Indian languages", "percent": 1.2 }, { "name": "other Chinese dialects", "percent": 1.1 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 1.1 } ], "date": "2010" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Buddhist", "percent": 33.9 }, { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 14.3 }, { "name": "Taoist", "percent": 11.3 }, { "name": "Catholic", "percent": 7.1 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"units": "years" }, "global_rank": 83, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 1.86, "global_rank": 58, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 8.4, "global_rank": 221, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 3.5, "global_rank": 217, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": 13.6, "global_rank": 5, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "most of the urbanization is along the southern coast, with relatively dense population clusters found in the central areas", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 100, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 2.02, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Singapore", "population": 5619000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.07, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 0.97, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 0.95, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 1, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.83, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.96, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 30.5, "date": "2015" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 10, "global_rank": 182, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 2.4, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 2.6, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 2.2, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 222, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 85, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 82.3, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 87.8, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 2, "date": "2016" }, 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"years" }, "date": "2009" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 7, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 5.4, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 9, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 121, "date": "2013" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Republic of Singapore", "conventional_short_form": "Singapore", "local_long_form": "Republic of Singapore", "local_short_form": "Singapore", "etymology": "name derives from the Sanskrit words \"singa\" (lion) and \"pura\" (city) to describe the city-state's leonine symbol" }, "government_type": "parliamentary republic", "capital": { "name": "Singapore", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 1, "minutes": 17, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 103, "minutes": 51, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 8, "note": "13 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "independence": { "date": "1965-08-09", "note": "from Malaysian Federation" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "National Day", "day": "9 August", "original_year": "1965" } ], "constitution": { "history": "several previous; latest adopted 22 December 1965; amended many times, last in 2015 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "English common law", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "non-party state to the ICCt" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Singapore", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "10 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 21, "universal": true, "compulsory": true }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Tony TAN Keng Yam (since 1 September 2011)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister LEE Hsien Loong (since 12 August 2004); Deputy Prime Ministers TEO Chee Hean (since 1 April 2009) and Tharman SHANMUGARATNAM (since 21 May 2011)", "cabinet": "Cabinet appointed by the president on the advice of the prime minister; Cabinet responsible to Parliament", "elections_appointments": "president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a single 6-year term; election last held on 27 August 2011 (next to be held by August 2017); following legislative elections, leader of majority party or majority coalition usually appointed prime minister by president; deputy prime ministers appointed by the president", "election_results": "Tony TAN Keng Yam elected president; percent of vote - Tony TAN Keng Yam (independent) 35.2% , TAN Cheng Bock (independent) 34.9%, TAN Jee Say (independent) 25%, TAN Kin Lian (PP) 4.9%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral Parliament (101 seats; 89 members directly elected by popular vote, 9 nominated by the president, and up to 9 - but currently 3 - non-constituency members from opposition parties to ensure political diversity; members serve 5-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 11 September 2015 (next to be held in 2020)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - PAP 69.9%, WP 12.5%, other 17.6%; seats by party - PAP 83, WP 6" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court (consists of the president or chief justice and 16 justices and organized into an upper tier Appeal Court and a lower tier High Court)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "all judges appointed by the president from candidates recommended by the prime minister after consultation with the chief justice; justices appointed for life", "subordinate_courts": "district, magistrates', juvenile, family, community, and coroners' courts; small claims tribunals" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "National Solidarity Party", "name_alternative": "NSP", "leaders": [ "LIM Tean" ] }, { "name": "People's Action Party", "name_alternative": "PAP", "leaders": [ "LEE Hsien Loong" ] }, { "name": "Singapore Democratic Party", "name_alternative": "SDP", "leaders": [ "CHEE Soon Juan" ] }, { "name": "Workers' Party", "name_alternative": "WP", "leaders": [ "LOW Thia Khiang" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "note": "none" }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ADB" }, { "organization": "AOSIS" }, { "organization": "APEC" }, { "organization": "Arctic Council ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "ARF" }, { "organization": "ASEAN" }, { "organization": "BIS" }, { "organization": "C" }, { "organization": "CP" }, { "organization": "EAS" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "FATF" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IHO" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "Pacific Alliance ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Ashok Kumar MIRPURI (since 24 July 2012)", "chancery": "3501 International Place NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 537-3100", "fax": "[1] (202) 537-0876", "consulates_general": "San Francisco", "consulates": "New York" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Stephanie SYPTAK-RAMNATH (since 20 January 2017)", "embassy": "27 Napier Road, Singapore 258508", "mailing_address": "FPO AP 96507-0001", "telephone": "[65] 6476-9100", "fax": "[65] 6476-9340" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and white; near the hoist side of the red band, there is a vertical, white crescent (closed portion is toward the hoist side) partially enclosing five white five-pointed stars arranged in a circle; red denotes brotherhood and equality; white signifies purity and virtue; the waxing crescent moon symbolizes a young nation on the ascendancy; the five stars represent the nation's ideals of democracy, peace, progress, justice, and equality" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "lion" }, { "symbol": "merlion ", "note": "mythical half lion-half fish creature" }, { "symbol": "orchid" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "white" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Majulah Singapura\" (Onward Singapore)", "lyrics_music": "ZUBIR Said", "note": "adopted 1965; first performed in 1958 at the Victoria Theatre, the anthem is sung only in Malay", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/SN.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Singapore has a highly developed and successful free-market economy. It enjoys a remarkably open and corruption-free environment, stable prices, and a per capita GDP higher than that of most developed countries. Unemployment is very low. The economy depends heavily on exports, particularly of consumer electronics, information technology products, medical and optical devices, pharmaceuticals, and on its vibrant transportation, business, and financial services sectors.\n\nThe economy contracted 0.6% in 2009 as a result of the global financial crisis, but has continued to grow since 2010. Growth in 2014-16 was slower than during the previous decade, at under 3% annually, largely a result of soft demand for exports amid a sluggish global economy and weak growth in Singapore’s manufacturing sector.\n\nThe government is attempting to restructure Singapore’s economy by weaning its dependence on foreign labor, addressing weak productivity growth, and increasing Singaporean wages. Singapore has attracted major investments in advanced manufacturing, pharmaceuticals and medical technology production and will continue efforts to strengthen its position as Southeast Asia's leading financial and technology hub. Singapore is a member of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership negotiations with the nine other ASEAN members plus Australia, China, India, Japan, South Korea, and New Zealand. 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{ "value": 36.1, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 10.8, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 23.4, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 2, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 176.9, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -149.2, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 26.6, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 73.4, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 46, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 46.1, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 46.4, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 2 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "orchids", "vegetables", "poultry", "eggs", "fish", "ornamental fish" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "electronics", "chemicals", 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of SGS are held by the CPF, and are non-tradable; the government has not borrowed to finance deficit expenditures since the 1980s; Singapore has no external public debt" }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 April", "end": "31 March" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -0.8, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -0.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 12 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.17, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1.21, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 124 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5.4, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 5.35, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 133 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 115100000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 113500000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 33 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 409900000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 380700000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 26 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 353700000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 344600000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 33 }, "market_value_of_publicly_traded_shares": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 654800000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 640000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" }, { "value": 752800000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 17 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 56500000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 53760000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 9 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 353300000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 377100000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 13 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "machinery", "equipment (", "electronics", "telecommunications)", "pharmaceuticals", "other chemicals", "refined petroleum products", "foodstuffs", "beverages" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "China", "percent": 13.7 }, { "name": "Hong Kong", "percent": 11.5 }, { "name": "Malaysia", "percent": 10.8 }, { "name": "Indonesia", "percent": 8.2 }, { "name": "US", "percent": 6.9 }, { "name": "Japan", "percent": 4.4 }, { "name": "South Korea", "percent": 4.1 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 271300000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 294500000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 15 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "machinery", "equipment", "mineral fuels", "chemicals", "foodstuffs", "consumer goods" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "China", "percent": 14.2 }, { "name": "US", "percent": 11.2 }, { "name": "Malaysia", 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Australia, the Middle East, Europe, and US; satellite earth stations - 4; supplemented by VSAT coverage (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "state controls broadcast media; 8 domestic TV stations operated by MediaCorp which is wholly owned by a state investment company; broadcasts from Malaysian and Indonesian stations available; satellite dishes banned; multi-channel cable TV service available; a total of 18 domestic radio stations broadcasting with MediaCorp operating more than a dozen and another 4 stations are closely linked to the ruling party or controlled by the Singapore Armed Forces Reservists Association; many Malaysian and Indonesian radio stations are available", "internet": { "country_code": ".sg", "users": { "total": 4659000, "percent_of_population": 82.1, "global_rank": 73, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 5, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 197, 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"country": "Malaysia", "count": 27 }, { "country": "Netherlands", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Norway", "count": 153 }, { "country": "Russia", "count": 2 }, { "country": "South Africa", "count": 13 }, { "country": "South Korea", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Sweden", "count": 11 }, { "country": "Switzerland", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Taiwan", "count": 77 }, { "country": "Thailand", "count": 33 }, { "country": "UAE", "count": 10 }, { "country": "UK", "count": 6 }, { "country": "US", "count": 36 } ] }, "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 344, "by_country": [ { "country": "Australia", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Bahamas", "count": 7 }, { "country": "Bangladesh", "count": 7 }, { "country": "Belize", "count": 4 }, { "country": "Cambodia", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Cyprus", "count": 1 }, { "country": "France", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Honduras", "count": 11 }, { "country": "Hong Kong", "count": 13 }, { "country": "Indonesia", "count": 46 }, { "country": "Italy", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Kiribati", "count": 9 }, { "country": "Liberia", "count": 22 }, { "country": "Malaysia", "count": 13 }, { "country": "Maldives", "count": 4 }, { "country": "Malta", "count": 4 }, { "country": "Marshall Islands", "count": 30 }, { "country": "Mongolia", "count": 3 }, { "country": "North Korea", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Panama", "count": 92 }, { "country": "Philippines", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Saint Kitts and Nevis", "count": 10 }, { "country": "Saint Vincent and the Grenadines", "count": 5 }, { "country": "Sierra Leone", "count": 9 }, { "country": "Thailand", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Tuvalu", "count": 19 }, { "country": "US", "count": 16 }, { "country": "Vanuatu", "count": 2 }, { "country": "unknown", "count": 5 } ] }, "global_rank": 6, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Singapore" ], "container_ports": [ { "place": "Singapore", "twenty_foot_equivalent_units": 30922000 } ], "liquid_natural_gas_terminals_import": [ "Singapore" ], "date": "2015" }, "note": "the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial and offshore waters in the South China Sea as high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships; numerous commercial vessels have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; hijacked vessels are often disguised and cargo diverted to ports in East Asia; crews have been murdered or cast adrift; in 2014, 8 commercial vessels were attacked in the Singapore Straits" }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.22, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 3.16, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 3.11, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 3.17, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 3.24, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 15 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Singapore Armed Forces", "Army", "Navy", "Air Force (includes Air Defense)" ], "date": "2013" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18-21 years of age for male compulsory military service; 16 1/2 years of age for volunteers; 2-year conscript service obligation, with a reserve obligation to age 40 (enlisted) or age 50 (officers)", "date": "2012" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "disputes persist with Malaysia over deliveries of fresh water to Singapore, Singapore's extensive land reclamation works, bridge construction, and maritime boundaries in the Johor and Singapore Straits", "in 2008, ICJ awarded sovereignty of Pedra Branca (Pulau Batu Puteh/Horsburgh Island) to Singapore, and Middle Rocks to Malaysia, but did not rule on maritime regimes, boundaries, or disposition of South Ledge", "Indonesia and Singapore continue to work on finalization of their 1973 maritime boundary agreement by defining unresolved areas north of Indonesia's Batam Island", "piracy remains a problem in the Malacca Strait" ], "illicit_drugs": { "note": "drug abuse limited because of aggressive law enforcement efforts, including carrying out death sentences; as a transportation and financial services hub, Singapore is vulnerable, despite strict laws and enforcement, as a venue for money laundering" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-29", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170629080957/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sn.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170629000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sn.html" } }, "sint_maarten": { "data": { "name": "Sint Maarten", "introduction": { "background": "Although sighted by Christopher COLUMBUS in 1493 and claimed for Spain, it was the Dutch who occupied the island in 1631 and began exploiting its salt deposits. The Spanish retook the island in 1633, but continued to be harassed by the Dutch. The Spanish finally relinquished the island of Saint Martin to the French and Dutch, who divided it amongst themselves in 1648. The establishment of cotton, tobacco, and sugar plantations dramatically expanded African slavery on the island in the 18th and 19th centuries; the practice was not abolished in the Dutch half until 1863. The island's economy declined until 1939 when it became a free port; the tourism industry was dramatically expanded beginning in the 1950s. In 1954, Sint Maarten and several other Dutch Caribbean possessions became part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands as the Netherlands Antilles. In a 2000 referendum, the citizens of Sint Maarten voted to become a self-governing country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The change in status became effective in October of 2010 with the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles." }, "geography": { "location": "Caribbean, located in the Leeward Islands (northern) group; Dutch part of the island of Saint Martin in the Caribbean Sea; Sint Maarten lies east of the US Virgin Islands", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 18, "minutes": 4, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 63, "minutes": 4, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "Central America and the Caribbean", "area": { "total": { "value": 34, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 34, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "note": "Dutch part of the island of Saint Martin", "global_rank": 236, "comparative": "one-fifth the size of Washington, DC" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 16, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Saint Martin (France)", "border_length": { "value": 16, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 58.9, "units": "km", "note": "for entire island" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_fishing_zone": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "tropical marine climate, ameliorated by northeast trade winds, results in moderate temperatures; average rainfall of 150 cm/year; hurricane season stretches from July to November", "terrain": "low, hilly terrain, volcanic origin", "elevation": { "lowest_point": { "name": "Caribbean Sea", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Mount Flagstaff", "elevation": { "value": 386, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "fish", "salt" ] }, "population_distribution": "most populous areas are Lower Prince's Quarter (north of Philipsburg), followed closely by Cul de Sac", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "subject to hurricanes from July to November", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "NA" ] }, "note": "the northern border is shared with the French overseas collectivity of Saint Martin; together, these two entities make up the smallest landmass in the world shared by two self-governing states" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 41486, "global_rank": 213, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "English", "percent": 67.5, "note": "official" }, { "name": "Spanish", "percent": 12.9 }, { "name": "Creole", "percent": 8.2 }, { "name": "Dutch", "percent": 4.2, "note": "official" }, { "name": "Papiamento", "percent": 2.2, "note": "a Spanish-Portuguese-Dutch-English dialect" }, { "name": "French", "percent": 1.5 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 3.5, "note": "2001 census" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Protestant", "percent": 41.9, "breakdown": [ { "name": "Pentecostal", "percent": 14.7 }, { "name": "Methodist", "percent": 10 }, { "name": "Seventh Day Adventist", "percent": 6.6 }, { "name": "Baptist", "percent": 4.7 }, { "name": "Anglican", "percent": 3.1 }, { "name": "other Protestant", "percent": 2.8 } ] }, { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 33.1 }, { "name": "Hindu", "percent": 5.2 }, { "name": "Christian", "percent": 4.1 }, { "name": "Jehovah's Witness", "percent": 1.7 }, { "name": "Evangelical", "percent": 1.4 }, { "name": "Muslim/Jewish", "percent": 1.1 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 1.3, "note": "includes Buddhist, Sikh, Rastafarian" }, { "name": "none", "percent": 7.9 }, { "name": "no response", "percent": 2.4 } ], "date": "2011" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 18.45, "males": 4000, "females": 3655 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 15.26, "males": 3127, "females": 3204 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 42.6, "males": 8628, "females": 9045 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 15.37, "males": 3057, "females": 3319 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 8.32, "males": 1667, "females": 1784 }, "date": "2016" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 40.7, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 39.8, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 41.7, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 43, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 1.44, "global_rank": 82, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 13.1, "global_rank": 154, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 5, "global_rank": 191, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": 6.3, "global_rank": 18, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "most populous areas are Lower Prince's Quarter (north of Philipsburg), followed closely by Cul de Sac", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 100, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 1.97, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Philipsburg", "population": 1327, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2011" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.09, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 0.98, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 0.95, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.92, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.92, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.98, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 8.3, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 9.1, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 7.6, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 152, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 78.1, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 75.8, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 80.6, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 63, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 2.06, "global_rank": 110, "date": "2016" }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "note": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus", "date": "2016" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "none", "conventional_short_form": "Sint Maarten", "local_long_form": "Land Sint Maarten (Dutch); Country of Sint Maarten (English)", "local_short_form": "Sint Maarten (Dutch and English)", "former": "Netherlands Antilles; Curacao and Dependencies", "etymology": "explorer Christopher COLUMBUS named the island after Saint MARTIN of Tours because the 11 November 1493 day of discovery was the saint's feast day" }, "government_type": "", "capital": { "name": "Philipsburg", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 18, "minutes": 1, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 63, "minutes": 2, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": -4, "note": "1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "independence": { "note": "part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "King's Day", "day": "27 April", "original_year": "1967", "note": "birthday of King WILLEM-ALEXANDER" } ], "constitution": { "history": "Staatsregeling, 10 October 2010; revised Kingdom Charter pending previous 1947, 1955; latest adopted 21 July 2010, entered into force 10 October 2010 (regulates governance of Sint Maarten but is subordinate to the Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands)", "note": "in October 2010, with the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles, Sint Maarten became a constituent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands" }, "legal_system": "based on Dutch civil law system with some English common law influence", "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "Queen BEATRIX of the Netherlands (since 30 April 1980); represented by Governor General Eugene HOLIDAY (since 10 October 2010)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister William MARLIN (since 19 November 2015)", "cabinet": "Cabinet nominated by the prime minister and appointed by the governor-general", "elections_appointments": "the monarch is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch for a 6-year term; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party is usually elected prime minister by the legislature" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral Estates of Sint Maarten or Staten (15 seats; members directly elected by proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms)", "elections": "last held 26 September 2016 (next to be held in 2020)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - UPP 28.5%, National Alliance 26.1%, US Party 19.3%, Democratic Party 12.5%; seats by party - National Alliance 5, UPP 5, US Party 3, Democratic Party 2" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Joint Court of Justice of Aruba, Curacao, Sint Maarten, and of Bonaire, Sint Eustatitus, and Saba or \"Joint Court of Justice\" (consists of the presiding judge, other members, and their substitutes); final appeals heard by the Supreme Court, in The Hague, Netherlands; note - prior to 2010, the Joint Court of Justice was the Common Court of Justice of the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Joint Court judges appointed by the monarch for life", "subordinate_courts": "Courts in First Instance" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Concordia Political Alliance", "name_alternative": "CPA", "leaders": [ "Jeffery RICHARDSON" ] }, { "name": "Democratic Party", "name_alternative": "DP", "leaders": [ "Sarah WESCOTT-WILLIAMS" ] }, { "name": "National Alliance", "name_alternative": "NA", "leaders": [ "William MARLIN" ] }, { "name": "United People's Party", "name_alternative": "UPP", "leaders": [ "Theodore HEYLIGER" ] }, { "name": "United Sint Maarten Party", "name_alternative": "US Party", "leaders": [ "Frans RICHARDSON" ] } ] }, "flag_description": { "description": "two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and blue with a white isosceles triangle based on the hoist side; the center of the triangle displays the Sint Maarten coat of arms; the arms consist of an orange-bordered blue shield prominently displaying the white court house in Philipsburg, as well as a bouquet of yellow sage (the national flower) in the upper left, and the silhouette of a Dutch-French friendship monument in the upper right; the shield is surmounted by a yellow rising sun in front of which is a brown pelican in flight; a yellow scroll below the shield bears the motto: SEMPER PROGREDIENS (Always Progressing); the three main colors are identical to those on the Dutch flag", "note": "the flag somewhat resembles that of the Philippines, but with the main red and blue bands reversed; the banner more closely evokes the wartime Philippine flag" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "brown pelican" }, { "symbol": "yellow sage ", "note": "flower" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "white" }, { "color": "blue" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"O Sweet Saint Martin's Land\"", "lyrics_music": "Gerard KEMPS", "note": "the song, written in 1958, is used as an unofficial anthem for the entire island (both French and Dutch sides); as a collectivity of France, in addition to the local anthem, \"La Marseillaise\" is official on the French side (see France); as a constituent part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, in addition to the local anthem, \"Het Wilhelmus\" is official on the Dutch side (see Netherlands)" } }, "economy": { "overview": "The economy of Sint Maarten centers around tourism with nearly four-fifths of the labor force engaged in this sector. Nearly 1.8 million visitors came to the island by cruise ship and roughly 500,000 visitors arrived through Princess Juliana International Airport in 2013. Cruise ships and yachts also call on Sint Maarten's numerous ports and harbors. Limited agriculture and local fishing means that almost all food must be imported. Energy resources and manufactured goods are also imported. Sint Maarten had the highest per capita income among the five islands that formerly comprised the Netherlands Antilles.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 365800000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 353500000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 339600000, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 214, "note": "datar are in 2014 US dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 304100000000, "date": "2014" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.6, "units": "%", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 4.1, "units": "%", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 1.9, "units": "%", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 69 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 66800, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 65500, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 63900, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 15, "note": "data are in 2015 US dollars" }, "composition": { "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 0.4, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 18.3, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 81.3, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2008" } } }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "sugar" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "tourism", "light industry" ] }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 23200, "global_rank": 210, "date": "2008" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 1.1, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 15.2, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 83.7, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2008" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 12, "units": "%", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 10.6, "units": "%", "date": "2008" } ], "global_rank": 141 }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4, "units": "%", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 0.7, "units": "%", "date": "2009" } ], "global_rank": 164 }, "exports": { "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "sugar" ] } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.79, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1.79, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 1.79, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 1.79, "units": "USD", "date": "2011" } ], "note": "Netherlands Antillean guilders (ANG) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "production": { "kWh": 304300000, "global_rank": 175, "date": "2008" } } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "system": { "general_assessment": "generally adequate facilities", "domestic": "extensive interisland microwave radio relay links", "international": "country code - 1-721; the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1) and the Americas-2 submarine cable systems provide connectivity to Central America, parts of South America and the Caribbean, and the US; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2010)" } }, "internet": { "country_code": ".sx; note - IANA has designated .sx for Sint Maarten, but has not yet assigned it to a sponsoring organization" } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "airports": { "total": { "airports": 1, "global_rank": 234, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 1, "1524_to_2437_metres": 1, "date": "2012" } } }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 53, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 219 }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Philipsburg" ], "oil_terminals": [ "Coles Bay oil terminal" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "branches": { "by_name": [ "no regular military forces" ], "date": "2012" }, "note": "defense is the responsibility of the Kingdom of the Netherlands" } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-24", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624193023/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sk.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sk.html" } }, "slovakia": { "data": { "name": "Slovakia", "introduction": { "background": "Slovakia traces its roots to the 9th century state of Great Moravia. Subsequently, the Slovaks became part of the Hungarian Kingdom, where they remained for the next 1,000 years. Following the formation of the dual Austro-Hungarian monarchy in 1867, language and education policies favoring the use of Hungarian (Magyarization) resulted in a strengthening of Slovak nationalism and a cultivation of cultural ties with the closely related Czechs, who were under Austrian rule. After the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire at the close of World War I, the Slovaks joined the Czechs to form Czechoslovakia. During the interwar period, Slovak nationalist leaders pushed for autonomy within Czechoslovakia, and in 1939 Slovakia became an independent state allied with Nazi Germany. Following World War II, Czechoslovakia was reconstituted and came under communist rule within Soviet-dominated Eastern Europe. In 1968, an invasion by Warsaw Pact troops ended the efforts of the country's leaders to liberalize communist rule and create \"socialism with a human face,\" ushering in a period of repression known as \"normalization.\" The peaceful \"Velvet Revolution\" swept the Communist Party from power at the end of 1989 and inaugurated a return to democratic rule and a market economy. On 1 January 1993, the country underwent a nonviolent \"velvet divorce\" into its two national components, Slovakia and the Czech Republic. Slovakia joined both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004 and the euro zone on 1 January 2009." }, "geography": { "location": "Central Europe, south of Poland", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 48, "minutes": 40, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 19, "minutes": 30, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Europe", "area": { "total": { "value": 49035, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 48105, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 930, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 131, "comparative": "about one and a half times the size of Maryland; about twice the size of New Hampshire" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 1611, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Austria", "border_length": { "value": 105, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Czech Republic", "border_length": { "value": 241, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Hungary", "border_length": { "value": 627, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Poland", "border_length": { "value": 541, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Ukraine", "border_length": { "value": 97, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 0, "units": "km", "note": "landlocked" }, "climate": "temperate; cool summers; cold, cloudy, humid winters", "terrain": "rugged mountains in the central and northern part and lowlands in the south", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 458, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Bodrok River", "elevation": { "value": 94, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Gerlachovsky Stit", "elevation": { "value": 2655, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "lignite", "iron ore", "copper", "manganese ore", "salt", "arable land" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 40.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 28.9, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0.4, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 10.8, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 40.2, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 19.7, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 869, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country; 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slightly larger concentration in the west in proximity to the Czech border", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 53.6, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": -0.31, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Bratislava", "population": 401000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.07, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.02, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.9, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.62, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.94, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 27.4, "date": "2013" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 6, "global_rank": 172, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 5.2, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 5.8, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 4.5, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 176, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 77.1, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 73.5, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 80.9, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 76, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.4, "global_rank": 211, "date": "2016" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 8.1, "global_rank": 62, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 3.39, "date": "2013" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 6, "date": "2011" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 99.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 98.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 98.8, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 1.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 1.2, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 0.02, "global_rank": 129, "date": "2014" }, "deaths": { "total": 100, "global_rank": 116, "date": "2014" } }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 27.4, "global_rank": 54, "date": "2014" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 4.1, "global_rank": 103, "date": "2013" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 15, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 14, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 16, "units": "years" }, "date": "2014" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 29.7, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 29.5, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 30.1, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 21, "date": "2014" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Slovak Republic", "conventional_short_form": "Slovakia", "local_long_form": "Slovenska republika", "local_short_form": "Slovensko", "etymology": "related to the Slavic autonym (self-designation) \"Slovenin,\" a derivation from \"slovo\" (word), denoting \"people who speak (the same language)\" (i.e., people who understand each other)" }, "government_type": "parliamentary republic", "capital": { "name": "Bratislava", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 48, "minutes": 9, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 17, "minutes": 7, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 1, "note": "6 hours ahead of Washington, DC,. during Standard Time" }, "daylight_saving_time": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" }, "independence": { "date": "1993-01-01", "note": "Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Constitution Day", "day": "1 September", "original_year": "1992" } ], "constitution": { "history": "several previous (preindependence); latest passed by the National Council 1 September 1992, signed 3 September 1992, effective 1 October 1992", "amendments": "proposed by the National Council; passage requires at least three-fifths majority vote of Council members; amended many times, last in 2017 (2017)" }, "legal_system": "civil law system based on Austro-Hungarian codes; note - legal code modified to comply with the obligations of Organization on Security and Cooperation in Europe", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Slovakia", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "5 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Andrej KISKA (since 15 June 2014)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Robert FICO (since 4 April 2012); Deputy Prime Ministers Robert KALINAK (since 4 April 2012), Lucia ZITNANSKA and Peter PELLEGRINI (since 23 March 2016)", "cabinet": "Cabinet appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister", "elections_appointments": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held in 2 rounds on 15 and 29 March 2014 (next to be held in March 2019); following National Council elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually appointed prime minister by the president", "election_results": "Andrej KISKA elected president; percent of vote in second round - Andrej KISKA (independent) 59.4%, Robert FICO (Smer-SD) 40.6%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral National Council or Narodna Rada (150 seats; members directly elected in a single national constituency by proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 5 March 2016 (next to be held in March 2020)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - Smer-SD 28.3%, SaS 12.1%, OLaNO-NOVA 11%, SNS 8.6%, LSNS 8%, Sme-Rodina 6.6%, Most-Hid 6.5%, Siet 5.6%, other 13.3%; seats by party - Smer-SD 49, SaS 21, OLaNO-NOVA 19, SNS 15, LSNS 14, Sme-Rodina 11, Most-Hid 11, Siet 10" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court of the Slovak Republic (consists of the court president, vice president, and 79 judges organized into criminal, civil, commercial, and administrative divisions with 3- and 5-judge panels); Constitutional Court (consists of 13 judges)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Supreme Court judge candidates proposed by the Judicial Council of the Slovak Republic, an 18-member independent body to include the Supreme Court chief justice and presidential, governmental, parliamentary, and judiciary appointees; judges appointed by the president for life with mandatory retirement at age 65; Constitutional Court judges nominated by the National Council of the Republic and appointed by the president; judges appointed for 12-year terms", "subordinate_courts": "regional and district civil courts; Higher Military Court; military district courts; Court of Audit" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Direction-Social Democracy", "name_alternative": "Smer-SD", "leaders": [ "Robert FICO" ] }, { "name": "Bridge", "name_alternative": "Most-Hid", "leaders": [ "Bela BUGAR" ] }, { "name": "Freedom and Solidarity", "name_alternative": "SaS", "leaders": [ "Richard SULIK" ] }, { "name": "Network", "name_alternative": "Siet", "leaders": [ "Roman BRECELY" ] }, { "name": "Ordinary People and Independent Personalities - New Majority", "name_alternative": "OLaNO-NOVA", "leaders": [ "Igor MATOVIC" ] }, { "name": "People's Party - Our Slovakia", "name_alternative": "LS-NS", "leaders": [ "Marian KOTLEBA" ] }, { "name": "Slovak National Party", "name_alternative": "SNS", "leaders": [ "Andrej DANKO" ] }, { "name": "We Are Family", "name_alternative": "Sme-Rodina", "leaders": [ "Boris KOLLAR" ] }, { "name": "Christian Democratic Movement", "name_alternative": "KDH", "leaders": [ "Alojz HLINA" ] }, { "name": "Party of the Hungarian Coalition", "name_alternative": "SMK", "leaders": [ "Jozsef MENYHART" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Alliance of Companies Employing 500 or More Employees or Klub500", "name_alternative": "" }, { "name": "Association of Towns and Villages", "name_alternative": "ZMOS" }, { "name": "Confederation of Trade Unions", "name_alternative": "KOZ" }, { "name": "Entrepreneurs Association of Slovakia", "name_alternative": "ZPS" }, { "name": "Federation of Employers' Associations of the Slovak Republic", "name_alternative": "AZZZ" }, { "name": "Medical Trade Association", "name_alternative": "LOZ" }, { "name": "National Union of Employers", "name_alternative": "RUZ" }, { "name": "Slovak Chamber of Commerce and Industry", "name_alternative": "SOPK" }, { "name": "The Business Alliance of Slovakia", "name_alternative": "PAS" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "Australia Group" }, { "organization": "BIS" }, { "organization": "BSEC ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "CBSS ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CE" }, { "organization": "CEI" }, { "organization": "CERN" }, { "organization": "EAPC" }, { "organization": "EBRD" }, { "organization": "ECB" }, { "organization": "EIB" }, { "organization": "EMU" }, { "organization": "EU" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IEA" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NATO" }, { "organization": "NEA" }, { "organization": "NSG" }, { "organization": "OAS ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OECD" }, { "organization": "OIF ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "OSCE" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "Schengen Convention" }, { "organization": "SELEC ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNFICYP" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNTSO" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" }, { "organization": "ZC" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Peter KMEC (since 17 September 2012)", "chancery": "3523 International Court NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 237-1054", "fax": "[1] (202) 237-6438", "consulates_general": "Los Angeles, New York" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Adam Sterling (since August 2016)", "embassy": "Hviezdoslavovo Namestie 4, 81102 Bratislava", "mailing_address": "P.O. Box 309, 814 99 Bratislava", "telephone": "[421] (2) 5443-3338", "fax": "[421] (2) 5441-8861" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "three equal horizontal bands of white (top), blue, and red derive from the Pan-Slav colors; the Slovakian coat of arms (consisting of a red shield bordered in white and bearing a white double-barred cross of St. Cyril and St. Methodius surmounting three blue hills) is centered over the bands but offset slightly to the hoist side", "note": "the Pan-Slav colors were inspired by the 19th-century flag of Russia" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "double-barred cross surmounting three peaks", "note": "Cross of St. Cyril and St. Methodius" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "white" }, { "color": "blue" }, { "color": "red" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Nad Tatrou sa blyska\" (Lightning Over the Tatras)", "lyrics_music": "Janko MATUSKA/traditional", "note": "adopted 1993, in use since 1844; music based on the Slovak folk song \"Kopala studienku\"", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/LO.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Slovakia’s economy suffered from a slow start in the first years after its separation from the Czech Republic in 1993, due to the country’s authoritarian leadership and high levels of corruption, but economic reforms implemented after 1998 have placed Slovakia on a path of strong growth. With a population of 5.4 million, the Slovak Republic has a small, open economy driven mainly by automobile and electronics exports, which account for more than 80% of GDP. Slovakia joined the EU in 2004 and the euro zone in 2009. The country’s banking sector is sound and predominantly foreign owned.\n\nSlovakia has been a regional FDI champion for several years, attractive due to a relatively low-cost yet skilled labor force, and a favorable geographic location in the heart of Central Europe. Among the most pressing domestic issues potentially threatening the attractiveness of the Slovak market are shortages in qualified labor force, persistent corruption issues, and an inadequate judiciary, as well as a lack of innovation. The energy sector in particular is characterized by unpredictable regulatory oversight and high costs, in part driven by government interference in regulated tariffs.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 168800000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 163800000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 157800000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 71, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 90260000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.3, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3.8, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 2.5, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 80 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 31200, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 30200, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 29100, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 60, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 55.9, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 18.9, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 22.2, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": -0.2, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 94.8, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -91.6, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 3.6, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 31.6, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 64.8, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 21.8, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 21.6, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 21.1, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 75 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "grains", "potatoes", "sugar beets", "hops", "fruit", "pigs", "cattle", "poultry", "forest products" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "automobiles", "metal", "metal products", "electricity", "gas", "coke", "oil", "nuclear fuel", "chemicals", "synthetic fibers", "wood", "paper products", "machinery", "earthenware", "ceramics", "textiles", "electrical", "optical apparatus", "rubber products", "food", "beverages", "pharmaceutical" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 4.3, "global_rank": 48, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 2724000, "global_rank": 110, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 3.9, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 22.7, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 73.4, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 8.8, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 10.6, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 107 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 12.3, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 3.3, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 19.3, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 23.7, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 26.1, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 147 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 34870000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 37040000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 38.6, "global_rank": 41, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -2.4, "global_rank": 84, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 52.4, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 52.5, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 87, "note": "data cover general Government Gross Debt, and includes debt instruments issued (or owned) by Government entities, including sub-sectors of central government, state government, local government, and social security funds" }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -0.5, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -0.3, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 17 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 0.05, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 156, "note": "this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks from the euro area; Slovakia became a member of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) on 1 January 2009" }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.7, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 2.78, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 167 }, 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public broadcaster, Radio and Television of Slovakia (RTVS), operates 2 national TV stations and multiple national and regional radio networks; roughly 50 privately owned TV stations operating nationally, regionally, and locally; about 40% of households are connected to multi-channel cable or satellite TV; 32 privately owned radio stations (2016)", "internet": { "country_code": ".sk", "users": { "total": 4629000, "percent_of_population": 85, "global_rank": 72, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 4, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 23, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 11100, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 0, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "OM", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 35, "global_rank": 111, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 21, "over_3047_metres": 2, "2438_to_3047_metres": 2, "1524_to_2437_metres": 3, "914_to_1523_metres": 3, "under_914_metres": 11, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 14, "914_to_1523_metres": 9, "under_914_metres": 5, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 1, "date": "2013" } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "gas transmission pipelines", "length": 2270, "units": "km" }, { "type": "high-pressure gas distribution pipelines", "length": 6278, "units": "km" }, { "type": "mid- and low-pressure gas distribution pipelines", "length": 27023, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2016" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 3626, "units": "km" }, "broad_gauge": { "length": 99, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.520-m" }, "standard_gauge": { "length": 3477, "electrified": 1587, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.435-m" }, "narrow_gauge": { "length": 50, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.000-m" }, "global_rank": 49, "date": "2016" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 54869, "units": "km", "note": "includes local roads, national roads, and 420 km of highways" }, "global_rank": 75, "date": "2012" }, "waterways": { "value": 172, "units": "km", "note": "on Danube River", "global_rank": 99, "date": "2012" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 11, "by_type": [ { "type": "cargo", "count": 9 }, { "type": "refrigerated cargo", "count": 2 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 11, "by_country": [ { "country": "Germany", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Ireland", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Italy", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Montenegro", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Slovenia", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Turkey", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Ukraine", "count": 2 } ] }, "global_rank": 112, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "river_ports": [ "Bratislava", "Komarno (Danube)" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.16, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1.15, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.01, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 1.2, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 89 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic (Ozbrojene Sily Slovenskej Republiky)", "Land Forces (Pozemne Sily)", "Air Forces (Vzdusne Sily)" ], "date": "2010" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18-30 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription in peacetime suspended in 2006; women are eligible to serve", "date": "2012" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "bilateral government, legal, technical and economic working group negotiations continued between Slovakia and Hungary over Hungary's completion of its portion of the Gabcikovo-Nagymaros hydroelectric dam project along the Danube", "as a member state that forms part of the EU's external border, Slovakia has implemented strict Schengen border rules" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { 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In 1918, the Slovenes joined the Serbs and Croats in forming a new multinational state, which was named Yugoslavia in 1929. After World War II, Slovenia became a republic of the renewed Yugoslavia, which though communist, distanced itself from Moscow's rule. Dissatisfied with the exercise of power by the majority Serbs, the Slovenes succeeded in establishing their independence in 1991 after a short 10-day war. Historical ties to Western Europe, a strong economy, and a stable democracy have assisted in Slovenia's transformation to a modern state. Slovenia acceded to both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004; it joined the euro zone and the Schengen zone in 2007." }, "geography": { "location": "south Central Europe, Julian Alps between Austria and Croatia", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 46, "minutes": 7, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 14, "minutes": 49, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Europe", "area": { "total": { "value": 20273, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 20151, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 122, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 155, "comparative": "slightly smaller than New Jersey" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 1211, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Austria", "border_length": { "value": 299, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Croatia", "border_length": { "value": 600, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Hungary", "border_length": { "value": 94, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Italy", "border_length": { "value": 218, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 46.6, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "Mediterranean climate on the coast, continental climate with mild to hot summers and cold winters in the plateaus and valleys to the east", "terrain": "a short southwestern coastal strip of Karst topography on the Adriatic; an alpine mountain region lies adjacent to Italy and Austria in the north; mixed mountains and valleys with numerous rivers to the east", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 492, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Adriatic Sea", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Triglav", "elevation": { "value": 2864, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "lignite", "lead", "zinc", "building stone", "hydropower", "forests" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 22.8, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 8.4, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 1.3, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 13.1, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 62.3, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 14.9, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 60, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations; pockets in the mountainous northwest exhibit less density than elsewhere", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "flooding", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "earthquakes", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "Sava River polluted with domestic and industrial waste", "pollution of coastal waters with heavy metals and toxic chemicals", "forest damage from urban air pollution and resulting acid rain" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Air Pollution", "Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides", "Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants", "Air Pollution-Sulfur 94", "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Environmental Modification", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Marine Dumping", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Wetlands", "Whaling" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "despite its small size, this eastern Alpine country controls some of Europe's major transit routes" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 1978029, "global_rank": 148, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Slovene(s)", "adjective": "Slovenian" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Slovene", "percent": 83.1 }, { "name": "Serb", "percent": 2 }, { "name": "Croat", "percent": 1.8 }, { "name": "Bosniak", "percent": 1.1 }, { "name": "other or unspecified", "percent": 12, "note": "2002 census" } ] }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Slovenian", "percent": 91.1, "note": "official" }, { "name": "Serbo-Croatian", "percent": 4.5 }, { "name": "other or unspecified", "percent": 4.4 }, { "name": "Italian", "note": "official, only in municipalities where Italian national communities reside" }, { "name": "Hungarian", "note": "official, only in municipalities where Hungarian national communities reside; 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ends last Sunday in October" }, "administrative_divisions": [ { "name": "obcina) and 11 urban municipalities (mestne obcine", "type": "municipality" }, { "name": "singular - mestna obcina)", "type": "municipality" } ], "independence": { "date": "1991-06-25", "note": "from Yugoslavia" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day/Statehood Day", "day": "25 June", "original_year": "1991" } ], "constitution": { "history": "previous 1974 (preindependence); latest passed by Parliament 23 December 1991", "amendments": "proposed by at least 20 National Assembly members, by the government, or by petition of at least 30,000 voters; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote by the Assembly; referendum required if agreed upon by at least 30 Assembly members; passage in a referendum requires participation of a majority of eligible voters and a simple majority of votes cast; amended several times, last in 2015 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "civil law system", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Slovenia; both parents if the child is born outside of Slovenia", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "yes, for select cases", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "10 years, the last 5 of which have been continuous" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false, "note": "18 years of age, 16 if employed; universal" }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Borut PAHOR (since 22 December 2012)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Miro CERAR (since 18 September 2014)", "cabinet": "Council of Ministers nominated by the prime minister, elected by the National Assembly", "elections_appointments": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 11 November 2012 with a runoff on 2 December 2012 (next to be held in 2017); following National Assembly elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually nominated prime minister by the president and elected by the National Assembly", "election_results": "Borut PAHOR elected president; percent of vote in second round - Borut PAHOR (SD) 67.4%, Danilo TURK (independent) 32.6%; note - a snap election was held in July 2014 following the resignation of Prime Minister Alenka BRATUSEK in May 2014, Miro CERAR (SMC) elected prime minister; National Assembly vote - 57 to 11" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "bicameral Parliament consists of the National Council or Drzavni Svet (40 seats; members indirectly elected by an electoral college to serve 5-year terms) and the National Assembly or Drzavni Zbor (90 seats; 88 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote and 2 directly elected in special constituencies for Italian and Hungarian minorities by simple majority vote; members serve 4-year terms); note - the National Council is primarily an advisory body with limited legislative powers", "elections": "National Assembly - last held on 13 July 2014 (next to be held in 2018)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - SMC 34.6%, SDS 20.7%, DeSUS 10.2%, ZL 6%, SD 6%, NSi 5.6%, ZaAB 4.3%, other 12.6%; seats by party - SMC 36, SDS 21, DeSUS 10, ZL 6, SD 6, NSi, 5, ZaAB 4, Hungarian minority 1, Italian minority 1", "note": "as of January 2017, seats by party SMC 35, SDS 19, DeSUS 11, ZL 6, SD 6, NSi 5, Hungarian minority 1, Italian minority 1, unaffiliated 6" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court (consists of the court president and 37 judges organized into civil, criminal, commercial, labor and social security, administrative, and registry departments); Constitutional Court (consists of the court president, vice president, and 7 judges)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Supreme Court president and vice president appointed by the National Assembly upon the proposal of the Minister of Justice based on the opinions of the Judicial Council, an 11-member independent body elected by the National Assembly from proposals submitted by the president, attorneys, law universities, and sitting judges; other Supreme Court judges elected by the National Assembly from candidates proposed by the Judicial Council; Supreme Court judges appointed for life; Constitutional Court judges appointed by the National Assembly from nominations by the president of the republic; Constitutional Court president selected from among their own for a 3-year term; other judges elected for single 9-year terms", "subordinate_courts": "county, district, regional, and high courts; specialized labor-related and social courts; Court of Audit; Administrative Court" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Alliance of Social Liberal Democrats", "name_alternative": "ZSD", "leaders": [ "Alenka BRATUSEK" ], "note": "formerly Alliance of Alenka Bratusek or ZaAB" }, { "name": "Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia", "name_alternative": "DeSUS", "leaders": [ "Karl ERJAVEC" ] }, { "name": "Modern Center Party", "name_alternative": "SMC", "leaders": [ "Miro CERAR" ] }, { "name": "New Slovenia", "name_alternative": "NSi", "leaders": [ "Ljudmila NOVAK" ] }, { "name": "Slovenian Democratic Party", "name_alternative": "SDS", "leaders": [ "Janez JANSA" ] }, { "name": "Social Democrats", "name_alternative": "SD", "leaders": [ "Dejan ZIDAN" ] }, { "name": "United Left", "name_alternative": "ZL", "note": "collective leadership" } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Catholic Church" }, { "name": "various trade and public sector employee unions" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "Australia Group" }, { "organization": "BIS" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CE" }, { "organization": "CEI" }, { "organization": "EAPC" }, { "organization": "EBRD" }, { "organization": "ECB" }, { "organization": "EIB" }, { "organization": "EMU" }, { "organization": "ESA ", "note": "cooperating state" }, { "organization": "EU" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "IADB" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IHO" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NATO" }, { "organization": "NEA" }, { "organization": "NSG" }, { "organization": "OAS ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OECD" }, { "organization": "OIF ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "OSCE" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "Schengen Convention" }, { "organization": "SELEC" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNIFIL" }, { "organization": "UNTSO" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" }, { "organization": "ZC" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Bozo CERAR (since 6 September 2013)", "chancery": "2410 California Street N.W., Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 386-6601", "fax": "[1] (202) 386-6633", "consulates_general": "Cleveland (OH)" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Brent Robert HARTLEY (since 12 February 2015)", "embassy": "Presernova 31, 1000 Ljubljana", "mailing_address": "American Embassy Ljubljana, US Department of State, 7140 Ljubljana Place, Washington, DC 20521-7140", "telephone": "[386] (1) 200-5500", "fax": "[386] (1) 200-5555" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "three equal horizontal bands of white (top), blue, and red, derive from the medieval coat of arms of the Duchy of Carniola; the Slovenian seal (a shield with the image of Triglav, Slovenia's highest peak, in white against a blue background at the center; beneath it are two wavy blue lines depicting seas and rivers, and above it are three six-pointed stars arranged in an inverted triangle, which are taken from the coat of arms of the Counts of Celje, the prominent Slovene dynastic house of the late 14th and early 15th centuries) appears in the upper hoist side of the flag centered on the white and blue bands" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "Mount Triglav" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "white" }, { "color": "blue" }, { "color": "red" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Zdravljica\" (A Toast)", "lyrics_music": "France PRESEREN/Stanko PREMRL", "note": "adopted 1989; originally written in 1848; the full poem, whose seventh verse is used as the anthem, speaks of pan-Slavic nationalism", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/SI.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "With excellent infrastructure, a well-educated work force, and a strategic location between the Balkans and Western Europe, Slovenia has one of the highest per capita GDPs in Central Europe, despite having suffered a protracted recession in 2008-2009 in the wake of the global financial crisis. Slovenia became the first 2004 EU entrant to adopt the euro (on 1 January 2007) and has experienced one of the most stable political transitions in Central and Southeastern Europe.\n\nIn March 2004, Slovenia became the first transition country to graduate from borrower status to donor partner at the World Bank. In 2007, Slovenia was invited to begin the process for joining the OECD; it became a member in 2012. However, long-delayed privatizations, particularly within Slovenia’s largely state-owned and increasingly indebted banking sector, have fueled investor concerns since 2012 that the country would need EU-IMF financial assistance. In 2013, the European Commission granted Slovenia permission to begin recapitalizing ailing lenders and transferring their nonperforming assets into a “bad bank” established to restore bank balance sheets. From 2014 to 2016, export-led growth, fueled by demand in larger European markets pushed GDP growth to 2.3% per year, while stubbornly-high unemployment fell slightly to below 12%.\n\nPrime Minister CERAR’s government took office in September 2014, pledging to press ahead with commitments to privatize a select group of state-run companies, rationalize public spending, and further stabilize the banking sector.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 68349999999.99999, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 65959999999.99999, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 63910000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 99, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 43990000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.5, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2.3, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 3.1, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 114 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 33100, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 32000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 31000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 58, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 51.7, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 18.9, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 18.4, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 1.3, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 79.1, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -69.4, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 2.3, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 33.6, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 64.1, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 26.5, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 25.2, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 26, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 41 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "hops", "wheat", "coffee", "corn", "apples", "pears", "cattle", "sheep", "poultry" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "ferrous metallurgy", "aluminum products", "lead", "zinc smelting", "electronics including military electronics", "trucks", "automobiles", "electric power equipment", "wood products", "textiles", "chemicals", "machine tools" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 5.6, "global_rank": 111, "date": "2015" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 926600, "global_rank": 147, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 3.7, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 31.7, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 64.6, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 11.2, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 12.3, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 133 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 14.3, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 3.8, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 20.2, "units": "%" }, "date": "2012" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 24.5, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 25, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 146 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 19320000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 20510000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 43.8, "global_rank": 26, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -2.7, "global_rank": 95, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 81.8, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": 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{ "total_electrification": { "value": 100, "units": "%" }, "date": "2016" }, "production": { "kWh": 16530000000.000002, "global_rank": 85, "date": "2016" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 14570000000, "global_rank": 82, "date": "2016" }, "exports": { "kWh": 10280000000, "global_rank": 20, "date": "2016" }, "imports": { "kWh": 8324999999.999999, "global_rank": 28, "date": "2016" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 3370000, "global_rank": 95, "date": "2016" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 31.8, "global_rank": 177, "date": "2016" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 34.4, "global_rank": 4, "date": "2016" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 31.9, "global_rank": 72, "date": "2016" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 1.7, "global_rank": 86, "date": "2016" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 191, "date": "2016" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 190, "date": "2015" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 127, "date": "2014" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 0, "global_rank": 191, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 195, "date": "2016" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 13710, "global_rank": 2, "date": "2016" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 137, "date": "2016" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 13710, "global_rank": 1, "date": "2016" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 4500000, "global_rank": 96, "date": "2016" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 836500000, "global_rank": 91, "date": "2016" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 179, "date": "2016" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 832000000, "global_rank": 61, "date": "2016" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 193, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 14300000, "global_rank": 92, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 753082, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 38, "global_rank": 88, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 2354000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 119, "global_rank": 149, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "well-developed telecommunications infrastructure", "domestic": "combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity roughly 155 telephones per 100 persons", "international": "country code - 386 (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "public TV broadcaster, Radiotelevizija Slovenija (RTV), operates a system of national and regional TV stations; 35 domestic commercial TV stations operating nationally, regionally, and locally; about 60% of households are connected to multi-channel cable TV; public radio broadcaster operates 3 national and 4 regional stations; more than 75 regional and local commercial and non-commercial radio stations (2007)", "internet": { "country_code": ".si", "users": { "total": 1450000, "percent_of_population": 73.1, "global_rank": 115, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 2, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 35, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 1130637, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 1349442, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "S5", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 16, "global_rank": 143, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 7, "over_3047_metres": 1, "2438_to_3047_metres": 1, "1524_to_2437_metres": 1, "914_to_1523_metres": 3, "under_914_metres": 1, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 9, "1524_to_2437_metres": 1, "914_to_1523_metres": 3, "under_914_metres": 5, "date": "2013" } } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "gas", "length": 844, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil", "length": 5, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 1229, "units": "km" }, "standard_gauge": { "length": 1229, "electrified": 503, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.435-m" }, "global_rank": 85, "date": "2014" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 38985, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 38985, "units": "km", "note": "includes 769 km of expressways" }, "global_rank": 91, "date": "2012" }, "merchant_marine": { "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 24, "by_country": [ { "country": "Cyprus", "count": 5 }, { "country": "Liberia", "count": 7 }, { "country": "Malta", "count": 4 }, { "country": "Marshall Islands", "count": 6 }, { "country": "Saint Vincent and the Grenadines", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Slovakia", "count": 1 } ] }, "global_rank": 90, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Koper" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.93, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0.94, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 0.98, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1.06, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 1.17, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 85 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Slovenian Armed Forces (Slovenska Vojska", "SV)", "Forces Command (with ground units", "naval element", "air", "air defense brigade)", "Administration for Civil Protection", "Disaster Relief (ACPDR)" ], "date": "2013" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18-25 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription abolished in 2003", "date": "2012" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "since the breakup of Yugoslavia in the early 1990s, Croatia and Slovenia have each claimed sovereignty over Piranski Bay and four villages, and Slovenia has objected to Croatia's claim of an exclusive economic zone in the Adriatic Sea", "in 2009, however Croatia and Slovenia signed a binding international arbitration agreement to define their disputed land and maritime borders, which led Slovenia to lift its objections to Croatia joining the EU", "as a member state that forms part of the EU's external border, Slovenia has implemented the strict Schengen border rules to curb illegal migration and commerce through southeastern Europe while encouraging close cross-border ties with Croatia", "Slovenia continues to impose a hard border Schengen regime with Croatia, which joined the EU in 2013 but has not yet fulfilled Schengen requirements" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "note": "477,791 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015 - December 2016)" }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "minor transit point for cocaine and Southwest Asian heroin bound for Western Europe, and for precursor chemicals" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-01", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701100318/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/si.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/si.html" } }, "solomon_islands": { "data": { "name": "Solomon Islands", "introduction": { "background": "The UK established a protectorate over the Solomon Islands in the 1890s. Some of the bitterest fighting of World War II occurred on this archipelago. Self-government was achieved in 1976 and independence two years later. Ethnic violence, government malfeasance, endemic crime, and a narrow economic base have undermined stability and civil society. In June 2003, then Prime Minister Sir Allan KEMAKEZA sought the assistance of Australia in reestablishing law and order; the following month, an Australian-led multinational force arrived to restore peace and disarm ethnic militias. The Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands (RAMSI) has generally been effective in restoring law and order and rebuilding government institutions." }, "geography": { "location": "Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Papua New Guinea", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 8, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 159, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Oceania", "area": { "total": { "value": 28896, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 27986, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 910, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 144, "comparative": "slightly smaller than Maryland" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 0, "units": "km" } }, "coastline": { "value": 5313, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" }, "continental_shelf": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "tropical monsoon; few temperature and weather extremes", "terrain": "mostly rugged mountains with some low coral atolls", "elevation": { "lowest_point": { "name": "Pacific Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Mount Popomanaseu", "elevation": { "value": 2310, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "fish", "forests", "gold", "bauxite", "phosphates", "lead", "zinc", "nickel" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 3.9, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 0.7, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 2.9, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 0.3, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 78.9, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 17.2, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km", "note": "NA", "date": "2012" }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "typhoons, but rarely destructive", "type": 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occurred 345 km WNW of the capital Honiara; the resulting tsunami devastated coastal areas of Western and Choiseul provinces with dozens of deaths and thousands dislocated; the provincial capital of Gizo was especially hard hit" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 635027, "global_rank": 169, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Solomon Islander(s)", "adjective": "Solomon Islander" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Melanesian", "percent": 95.3 }, { "name": "Polynesian", "percent": 3.1 }, { "name": "Micronesian", "percent": 1.2 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 0.3 } ], "date": "2009" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Melanesian pidgin", "note": "in much of the country is lingua franca" }, { "name": "English", "breakdown": [ { "name": "official but spoken by only of the population", "percent": 1 } ] }, { "name": "indigenous languages", "percent": 120 } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Protestant", "percent": 73.4, "breakdown": [ { 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}, { "name": "Guadalcanal", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Honiara", "type": "city" }, { "name": "Isabel", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Makira and Ulawa", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Malaita", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Rennell and Bellona", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Temotu", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Western", "type": "province" } ], "independence": { "date": "1978-07-07", "note": "from the UK" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "7 July", "original_year": "1978" } ], "constitution": { "history": "adopted 31 May 1978, effective 7 July 1978; new constitution drafted in 2014 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "mixed legal system of English common law and customary law", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "non-party state to the ICCt" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of the Solomon Islands", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "7 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 21, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Frank KABUI (since 7 July 2009)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Manasseh SOGAVARE (since 9 December 2014)", "cabinet": "Cabinet appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister", "elections_appointments": "the monarchy is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch on the advice of the National Parliament for up to 5 years (eligible for a second term); following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually elected prime minister by the National Parliament; deputy prime minister appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister from among members of the National Parliament", "election_results": "Manasseh SOGAVARE (independent) elected prime minister; National Parliament vote - 31 to 19" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral National Parliament (50 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 4-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 19 November 2014 (next to be held in 2018)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - independents 32, DAP 7, UDP 5, PAP 3, KPSI 1, SIPFP 1, SIPRA 1" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Court of Appeal (consists of the court president, and ex officio members to include the High Court chief justice and its puisne judges); High Court (consists of the chief justice and puisne judges as prescribed by the National Parliament)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Court of Appeal and High Court president, chief justices, and puisne judges appointed by the governor-general upon recommendation of the Judicial and Legal Service Commission, chaired by the chief justice to include 5 members, mostly judicial officials and legal professionals; all judges appointed until retirement at age 60", "subordinate_courts": "Magistrates' Courts; Customary Land Appeal Court; local courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Democratic Alliance Party", "name_alternative": "DAP", "leaders": [ "Steve ABANA" ] }, { "name": "Kadere Party of Solomon Islands", "name_alternative": "KPSI", "leaders": [ "Alfred LEGUA" ] }, { "name": "People's Alliance Party", "name_alternative": "PAP", "leaders": [ "Nathaniel WAENA" ] }, { "name": "Solomon Islands People First Party", "name_alternative": "SIPFP", "leaders": [ "Jimmie RODGERS" ] }, { "name": "Solomon Islands Party for Rural Advancement", "name_alternative": "SIPRA", "leaders": [ "Manasseh MAELANGA" ] }, { "name": "United Democratic Party", "leaders": [ "Thomas Ko CHAN" ] } ], "note": "in general, Solomon Islands politics is characterized by fluid coalitions" }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Isatabu Freedom Movement", "name_alternative": "IFM" }, { "name": "Malaita Eagle Force", "name_alternative": "MEF" } ], "note": "these rival armed ethnic factions crippled the Solomon Islands in a wave of violence from 1999 to 2003" }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ACP" }, { "organization": "ADB" }, { "organization": "AOSIS" }, { "organization": "C" }, { "organization": "EITI ", "note": "candidate country" }, { "organization": "ESCAP" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "PIF" }, { "organization": "Sparteca" }, { "organization": "SPC" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WFTU" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Collin David BECK (since 31 March 2004)", "chancery": "800 Second Avenue, Suite 400L, New York, NY 10017", "telephone": "[1] (212) 599-6192, 6193", "fax": "[1] (212) 661-8925" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "divided diagonally by a thin yellow stripe from the lower hoist-side corner; the upper triangle (hoist side) is blue with five white five-pointed stars arranged in an X pattern; the lower triangle is green; blue represents the ocean; green the land; and yellow sunshine; the five stars stand for the five main island groups of the Solomon Islands" }, "national_symbol": { "colors": [ { "color": "blue" }, { "color": "yellow" }, { "color": "green" }, { "color": "white" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"God Save Our Solomon Islands\"", "lyrics_music": "Panapasa BALEKANA and Matila BALEKANA/Panapasa BALEKANA", "note": "adopted 1978" } }, "economy": { "overview": "The bulk of the population depends on agriculture, fishing, and forestry for at least part of its livelihood. Most manufactured goods and petroleum products must be imported. The islands are rich in undeveloped mineral resources such as lead, zinc, nickel, and gold. Prior to the arrival of The Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands (RAMSI), severe ethnic violence, the closure of key businesses, and an empty government treasury culminated in economic collapse. RAMSI's efforts to restore law and order and economic stability have led to modest growth as the economy rebuilds.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1198000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1163000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1127000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 202, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 1218000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3.3, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 2, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 93 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 2000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 205, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 52.8, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 8, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 39.2, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 18.7, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 17.1, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 14.9, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 95 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "cocoa", "coconuts", "palm kernels", "rice", "fruit", "cattle", "pigs", "fish", "timber" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "fish", "tuna", "mining", "timber" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 3.2, "global_rank": 75, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 202500, "global_rank": 169, "date": "2007" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 75, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 5, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 20, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2000" } }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 421600000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 458800000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 34.6, "global_rank": 59, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -3.1, "global_rank": 112, "date": "2016" }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.4, "units": "%", "date": "2016" } ], "global_rank": 120 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 10.1, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 10.48, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 82 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 445100000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 405700000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 168 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 459600000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 427400000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 186 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 98300000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 84690000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 184 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -20000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -30000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 65 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 419900000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 419900000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 177 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "timber", "fish", "copra", "palm oil", "cocoa" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "China", "percent": 59.8 }, { "name": "India", "percent": 8.9 }, { "name": "Italy", "percent": 5.7 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 425700000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 425700000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 195 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "food", "plant", "equipment", "manufactured goods", "fuels", "chemicals" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Australia", "percent": 25 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 18.6 }, { "name": "Malaysia", "percent": 6.4 }, { "name": "Singapore", "percent": 5.9 }, { "name": "Fiji", "percent": 4.7 }, { "name": "NZ", "percent": 4.7 }, { "name": "Papua New Guinea", "percent": 4.6 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 491500000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" }, { "value": 187300000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 179 }, "stock_of_direct_foreign_investment": { "at_home": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 545600000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 522100000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 118 }, "abroad": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 50100000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 50100000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 106 } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 8.064, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 7.9147, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 7.9147, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 7.3754, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 7.36, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Solomon Islands dollars (SBD) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 495321, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 23, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 62, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 13, "units": "%" }, "date": "2012" }, "production": { "kWh": 85000000, "global_rank": 204, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 79050000, "global_rank": 205, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 116, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 129, "date": "2013" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 37000, "global_rank": 199, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 100, "global_rank": 6, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 58, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 163, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 161, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 112, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 103, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 168, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 0, "global_rank": 112, "date": "2017-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 122, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 1600, "global_rank": 199, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 138, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 1554, "global_rank": 195, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 163, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 124, "date": "2013" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 71, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 167, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 118, "date": "2014-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 300000, "global_rank": 194, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 7438, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 1, "global_rank": 201, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 425000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 68, "global_rank": 174, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "domestic": "mobile-cellular telephone density is about 65 per 100 persons", "international": "country code - 677; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation (SIBC) is the sole TV broadcaster with 1 station; multi-channel pay-TV is available; SIBC operates 2 national radio stations and 2 provincial stations; 2 local commercial radio stations; Radio Australia is available via satellite feed (2009)", "internet": { "country_code": ".sb", "users": { "total": 62000, "percent_of_population": 10, "global_rank": 187, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 1, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 3, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 373738, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 3691584, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "H4", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 36, "global_rank": 109, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 1, "1524_to_2437_metres": 1, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 35, "1524_to_2437_metres": 1, "914_to_1523_metres": 10, "under_914_metres": 24, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 3, "date": "2013" } }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 1390, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 34, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 1356, "units": "km" }, "note": "includes 920 km of private plantation roads", "global_rank": 179, "date": "2011" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Honiara", "Malloco Bay", "Viru Harbor", "Tulaghi" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "branches": { "by_name": [ "no regular military forces", "Royal Solomon Islands Police Force" ], "date": "2013" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "since 2003, the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands, consisting of police, military, and civilian advisors drawn from 15 countries, has assisted in reestablishing and maintaining civil and political order while reinforcing regional stability and security" ], "trafficking_in_persons": { "current_situation": "the Solomon Islands is a source and destination country for local adults and children and Southeast Asian men and women subjected to forced labor and forced prostitution; women from China, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines are recruited for legitimate work and upon arrival are forced into prostitution; men from Indonesia and Malaysia recruited to work in the Solomon Islands’ mining and logging industries may be subjected to forced labor; local children are forced into prostitution near foreign logging camps, on fishing vessels, at hotels, and entertainment venues; some local children are also sold by their parents for marriage to foreign workers or put up for “informal adoption” to pay off debts and then find themselves forced into domestic servitude or forced prostitution", "tier_rating": "Tier 2 Watch List – the Solomon Islands does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; in 2014, the Solomon Islands was granted a waiver from an otherwise required downgrade to Tier 3 because its government has a written plan that, if implemented, would constitute making significant efforts to bring itself into compliance with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; the government gazetted implementing regulations for the 2012 immigration act prohibiting transnational trafficking, but the penalties are not sufficiently stringent because they allow the option of paying a fine; a new draft law to address these weaknesses awaits parliamentary review; no new trafficking investigations were conducted, even after labor inspections at logging and fishing companies, no existing cases led to prosecutions or convictions, and no funding was allocated for national anti-trafficking efforts; authorities did not identify or protect any victims and lack any procedures or shelters to do so; civil society and religious organizations provide most of the limited services available; a lack of understanding of the crime of trafficking remains a serious challenge (2015)" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-17", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170617101336/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/bp.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170617000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/bp.html" } }, "somalia": { "data": { "name": "Somalia", "introduction": { "background": "Britain withdrew from British Somaliland in 1960 to allow its protectorate to join with Italian Somaliland and form the new nation of Somalia. In 1969, a coup headed by Mohamed SIAD Barre ushered in an authoritarian socialist rule characterized by the persecution, jailing, and torture of political opponents and dissidents. After the regime's collapse early in 1991, Somalia descended into turmoil, factional fighting, and anarchy. In May 1991, northern clans declared an independent Republic of Somaliland that now includes the administrative regions of Awdal, Woqooyi Galbeed, Togdheer, Sanaag, and Sool. Although not recognized by any government, this entity has maintained a stable existence and continues efforts to establish a constitutional democracy, including holding municipal, parliamentary, and presidential elections. The regions of Bari, Nugaal, and northern Mudug comprise a neighboring semi-autonomous state of Puntland, which has been self-governing since 1998 but does not aim at independence; it has also made strides toward reconstructing a legitimate, representative government but has suffered some civil strife. Puntland disputes its border with Somaliland as it also claims the regions of Sool and Sanaag, and portions of Togdheer. Beginning in 1993, a two-year UN humanitarian effort (primarily in south-central Somalia) was able to alleviate famine conditions, but when the UN withdrew in 1995, having suffered significant casualties, order still had not been restored. In 2000, the Somalia National Peace Conference (SNPC) held in Djibouti resulted in the formation of an interim government, known as the Transitional National Government (TNG). When the TNG failed to establish adequate security or governing institutions, the Government of Kenya, under the auspices of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), led a subsequent peace process that concluded in October 2004 with the election of Abdullahi YUSUF Ahmed as President of a second interim government, known as the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) of the Somali Republic. The TFG included a 275-member parliamentary body, known as the Transitional Federal Parliament (TFP). President YUSUF resigned late in 2008 while United Nations-sponsored talks between the TFG and the opposition Alliance for the Re-Liberation of Somalia (ARS) were underway in Djibouti. In January 2009, following the creation of a TFG-ARS unity government, Ethiopian military forces, which had entered Somalia in December 2006 to support the TFG in the face of advances by the opposition Islamic Courts Union (ICU), withdrew from the country. The TFP was doubled in size to 550 seats with the addition of 200 ARS and 75 civil society members of parliament. The expanded parliament elected Sheikh SHARIF Sheikh Ahmed, the former ICU and ARS chairman as president in January 2009. The creation of the TFG was based on the Transitional Federal Charter (TFC), which outlined a five-year mandate leading to the establishment of a new Somali constitution and a transition to a representative government following national elections. In 2009, the TFP amended the TFC to extend TFG's mandate until 2011 and in 2011 Somali principals agreed to institute political transition by August 2012. The transition process ended in September 2012 when clan elders replaced the TFP by appointing 275 members to a new parliament who subsequently elected a new president." }, "geography": { "location": "Eastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean, east of Ethiopia", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 10, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 49, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Africa", "area": { "total": { "value": 637657, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 627337, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 10320, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 44, "comparative": "almost five times the size of Alabama; slightly smaller than Texas" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 2385, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Djibouti", "border_length": { "value": 61, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Ethiopia", "border_length": { "value": 1640, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Kenya", "border_length": { "value": 684, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 3025, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "principally desert; northeast monsoon (December to February), moderate temperatures in north and hot in south; southwest monsoon (May to October), torrid in the north and hot in the south, irregular rainfall, hot and humid periods (tangambili) between monsoons", "terrain": "mostly flat to undulating plateau rising to hills in north", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 410, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Indian Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Shimbiris", "elevation": { "value": 2416, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "uranium", "iron ore; largely unexploited", "tin", "gypsum", "bauxite", "copper", "salt", "natural gas", "likely oil reserves" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 70.3, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 1.8, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 68.5, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 10.6, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 19.1, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 2000, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "recurring droughts", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "frequent dust storms over eastern plains in summer", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "floods during rainy season", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "famine", "use of contaminated water contributes to human health problems", "deforestation", "overgrazing", "soil erosion", "desertification" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Law of the Sea", "Ozone Layer Protection" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "strategic location on Horn of Africa along southern approaches to Bab el Mandeb and route through Red Sea and Suez Canal" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 10817354, "global_rank": 84, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Somali(s)", "adjective": "Somali" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Somali", "percent": 85 }, { "name": "Bantu and other non-Somali", "percent": 15, "note": "including 30,000 Arabs" } ] }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Somali", "note": "official, according to the 2012 Transitional Federal Charter" }, { "name": "Arabic", "note": "official, according to the 2012 Transitional Federal Charter" }, { "name": "Italian" }, { "name": "English" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Sunni Muslim", "note": "Islam; official, according to the 2012 Transitional Federal Charter" } ] }, "demographic_profile": "Somalia scores very low for most humanitarian indicators, suffering from poor governance, protracted internal conflict, underdevelopment, economic decline, poverty, social and gender inequality, and environmental degradation. Despite civil war and famine raising its mortality rate, Somalia’s high fertility rate and large proportion of people of reproductive age maintain rapid population growth, with each generation being larger than the prior one. More than 60% of Somalia’s population is younger than 25, and the fertility rate is among the world’s highest at almost 6 children per woman – a rate that has decreased little since the 1970s.\nA lack of educational and job opportunities is a major source of tension for Somalia’s large youth cohort, making them vulnerable to recruitment by extremist and pirate groups. Somalia has one of the world’s lowest primary school enrollment rates – just over 40% of children are in school – and one of world’s highest youth unemployment rates. Life expectancy is low as a result of high infant and maternal mortality rates, the spread of preventable diseases, poor sanitation, chronic malnutrition, and inadequate health services.\nDuring the two decades of conflict that followed the fall of the SIAD regime in 1991, hundreds of thousands of Somalis fled their homes. Today Somalia is the world’s third highest source country for refugees, after Syria and Afghanistan. Insecurity, drought, floods, food shortages, and a lack of economic opportunities are the driving factors.\nAs of 2016, more than 1.1 million Somali refugees were hosted in the region, mainly in Kenya, Yemen, Egypt, Ethiopia, Djibouti, and Uganda, while more than 1.1 million Somalis were internally displaced. Since the implementation of a tripartite voluntary repatriation agreement among Kenya, Somalia, and the UNHCR in 2013, nearly 40,000 Somali refugees have returned home from Kenya’s Dadaab refugee camp – still houses to approximately 260,000 Somalis. The flow sped up rapidly after the Kenyan Government in May 2016 announced its intention to close the camp, worsening security and humanitarian conditions in receiving communities in south-central Somalia. Despite the conflict in Yemen, thousands of Somalis and other refugees and asylum seekers from the Horn of Africa risk their lives crossing the Gulf of Aden to reach Yemen and beyond (often Saudi Arabia). Bossaso in Puntland overtook Obock, Djibouti, as the primary departure point in mid-2014.", "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 43.42, "males": 2345536, "females": 2351886 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 18.87, "males": 1031804, "females": 1009831 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 31.47, "males": 1762093, "females": 1641699 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 4.02, "males": 213259, "females": 221520 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 2.22, "males": 92966, "females": 146760 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 98.1, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 92.5, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 5.6, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 17.9, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 17.9, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 18.1, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 17.8, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 216, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 1.92, "global_rank": 51, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 40, "global_rank": 8, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 13.3, "global_rank": 15, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -7.5, "global_rank": 208, "date": "2016" }, "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 39.6, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 4.06, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Mogadishu", "population": 2138000, "is_capital": true }, { "place": "Hargeysa", "population": 760000 } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.02, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.07, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.96, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.64, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 1.01, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 732, "global_rank": 3, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 96.6, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 105.2, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 87.7, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 3, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 52.4, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 50.3, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 54.5, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 218, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 5.89, "global_rank": 4, "date": "2016" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 0.03, "date": "2014" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 69.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 8.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 31.7, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 30.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 91.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 68.3, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2011" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 52, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 6.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 23.6, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 48, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 93.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 76.4, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2011" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 0.5, "global_rank": 63, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 30200, "global_rank": 65, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 2000, "global_rank": 54, "date": "2015" } }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "degree_of_risk": "very high", "food_or_waterborne_diseases": [ "bacterial diarrhea", "protozoal diarrhea", "hepatitis A", "hepatitis E", "typhoid fever" ], "vectorborne_diseases": [ "dengue fever", "malaria", "Rift Valley fever" ], "water_contact_diseases": [ "schistosomiasis" ], "animal_contact_diseases": [ "rabies" ], "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 3.9, "global_rank": 162, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 23, "global_rank": 9, "date": "2009" }, "child_labor": { "total_number": 1148265, "percentage": { "value": 49, "units": "%" }, "date": "2006" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Federal Republic of Somalia", "conventional_short_form": "Somalia", "local_long_form": "Jamhuuriyadda Federaalkaa Soomaaliya", "local_short_form": "Soomaaliya", "former": "Somali Republic, Somali Democratic Republic", "etymology": "\"Land of the Somali\" (ethnic group)" }, "government_type": "federal parliamentary republic", "capital": { "name": "Mogadishu", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 2, "minutes": 4, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 45, "minutes": 20, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 3, "note": "8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "independence": { "date": "1960-07-01", "note": "from a merger of British Somaliland that became independent from the UK on 26 June 1960 and Italian Somaliland that became independent from the Italian-administered UN trusteeship on 1 July 1960 to form the Somali Republic" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Foundation of the Somali Republic", "day": "1 July", "original_year": "1960", "note": "26 June in Somaliland" } ], "constitution": { "history": "previous 1961, 1979; latest drafted 12 June 2012, approved 1 August 2012 (provisional) (2016)" }, "legal_system": "mixed legal system of civil law, Islamic law, and customary law (referred to as Xeer)", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations", "non-party state to the ICCt" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "the father must be a citizen of Somalia", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "7 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Mohamed ABDULLAHI Mohamed \"Farmaajo\" (since 8 February 2017)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Hassan Ali KHAYRE (since 1 March 2017)", "cabinet": "Cabinet appointed by the prime minister, approved by the House of the People", "elections_appointments": "president indirectly elected by the Federal Parliament by two-thirds majority vote in 2 rounds if needed for a single 4-year term; election last held on 8 February 2017 (previously scheduled for 30 September 2016 but postponed repeatedly); prime minister appointed by the president, approved by the House of the People", "election_results": "Mohamed ABDULLAHI Mohamed \"Farmaajo\" elected president; Federal Parliament second round vote - Mohamed ABDULLAHI Mohamed \"Farmaajo\" (TPP) 184, HASSAN SHEIKH Mohamud (PDP) 97, Sheikh SHARIF Sheikh Ahmed (ARS) 46" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "bicameral Federal Parliament to consist of an Upper House (54 seats; senators elected by state assemblies to serve 4-year terms) and the House of the People (275 seats; members elected by regional delegates to serve 4-year terms)", "note": "the inaugural House of the People was appointed in September 2012 by clan elders; in elections in 2016 and 2017, the Federal Parliament became bicameral with elections scheduled for 10 October 2016 for the Upper House and 23 October to 10 November 2016 for the House of the People; while the elections were delayed, they were eventually held in most regions despite voting irregularites; on 27 December 2016, 41 Upper House senators and 242 House of the People members were sworn in" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "the provisional constitution stipulates the establishment of the Constitutional Court (consists of 5 judges including the chief judge and deputy chief judge); note - under the terms of the 2004 Transitional National Charter, a Supreme Court based in Mogadishu and an Appeal Court were established; yet most regions have reverted to local forms of conflict resolution, either secular, traditional Somali customary law, or sharia Islamic law", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "judges appointed by the president upon proposal of the Judicial Service Commission, a 9-member judicial and administrative body; judge tenure NA", "subordinate_courts": "federal- and federal member state-level courts; military courts; sharia Islamic courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "CADHI", "leaders": [ "Abdirahman IBRAHIM" ] }, { "name": "Cosmopolitan Democratic Party", "leaders": [ "Yarow Sharef ADEN" ] }, { "name": "Daljir Party", "name_alternative": "DP", "leaders": [ "Hassan MOALIM", "chairperson" ] }, { "name": "Democratic Green Party of Somalia", "name_alternative": "DGPS", "leaders": [ "Abdullahi Y. MAHAMOUD" ] }, { "name": "Democratic Party of Somalia", "name_alternative": "DPS", "leaders": [ "Maslah Mohamed SIAD" ] }, { "name": "Green Leaf for Democracy", "name_alternative": "GLED" }, { "name": "Hiil Qaran" }, { "name": "Justice and Communist Party", "leaders": [ "Mohamed NUR" ] }, { "name": "Liberal Party of Somalia" }, { "name": "National Unity Party ", "leaders": [ "Abdurahman BAADIYOW" ], "note": "Xisbiga MIdnimo-Quaran" }, { "name": "Peace and Development Party", "name_alternative": "PDP" }, { "name": "Somali National Party", "name_alternative": "SNP", "leaders": [ "Mohammed Ameen Saeed AHMED" ] }, { "name": "Somali People's Party", "leaders": [ "Mahamud Hassan RAGE" ] }, { "name": "Somali Green Party ", "note": "local chapter of Federation of Green Parties of Africa" }, { "name": "Tayo", "name_alternative": "TPP", "leaders": [ "Mohamed Abdullahi MOHAMED" ] }, { "name": "Tiir Party", "leaders": [ "Fadhil Sheik MOHAMUD" ] }, { "name": "United and Democratic Party", "leaders": [ "Salad Ali JELLE" ] }, { "name": "United Somali Parliamentarians" } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "numerous political associations and clan and sub-clan factions exist in support and against political leaders from each clan" }, { "name": "Federal Member State presidents" }, { "name": "other political leaders including the former and current presidents" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ACP" }, { "organization": "AfDB" }, { "organization": "AFESD" }, { "organization": "AMF" }, { "organization": "AU" }, { "organization": "CAEU ", "note": "candidate" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IDB" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IGAD" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "LAS" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OIC" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "OPCW ", "note": "signatory" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Ahmed Issa AWAD (since 17 September 2015)", "chancery": "425 East 61st Street, Suite 702, New York City, NY 10021", "telephone": "[1] (212) 688-9410, 688-5046", "fax": "[1] (212) 759-0651" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "light blue with a large white five-pointed star in the center; the blue field was originally influenced by the flag of the UN, but today is said to denote the sky and the neighboring Indian Ocean; the five points of the star represent the five regions in the horn of Africa that are inhabited by Somali people: the former British Somaliland and Italian Somaliland (which together make up Somalia), Djibouti, Ogaden (Ethiopia), and the North East Province (Kenya)" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "leopard" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "blue" }, { "color": "white" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Qolobaa Calankeed\" (Every Nation Has its own Flag)", "lyrics_music": "lyrics/music: Abdullahi QARSHE", "note": "adopted 2012; written in 1959" }, "note": "regional and local governing bodies continue to exist and control various areas of the country, including the self-declared Republic of Somaliland in northwestern Somalia" }, "economy": { "overview": "Despite the lack of effective national governance, Somalia maintains an informal economy largely based on livestock, remittance/money transfer companies, and telecommunications. Somalia's government lacks the ability to collect domestic revenue and external debt – mostly in arrears – was estimated at 93% of GDP in 2014.\n\nAgriculture is the most important sector, with livestock normally accounting for about 40% of GDP and more than 50% of export earnings. Nomads and semi-pastoralists, who are dependent upon livestock for their livelihood, make up a large portion of the population. Economic activity is estimated to have increased by 3.7% in 2016 because of growth in the agriculture, construction and telecommunications sector. Somalia's small industrial sector, based on the processing of agricultural products, has largely been looted and the machinery sold as scrap metal.\n\nIn recent years, Somalia's capital city, Mogadishu, has witnessed the development of the city's first gas stations, supermarkets, and airline flights to Turkey since the collapse of central authority in 1991. Mogadishu's main market offers a variety of goods from food to electronic gadgets. Hotels continue to operate and are supported with private-security militias. Formalized economic growth has yet to expand outside of Mogadishu and a few regional capitals, and within the city, security concerns dominate business. Telecommunication firms provide wireless services in most major cities and offer the lowest international call rates on the continent. In the absence of a formal banking sector, money transfer/remittance services have sprouted throughout the country, handling up to $1.6 billion in remittances annually, although international concerns over the money transfers into Somalia continues to threaten these services’ ability to operate in Western nations.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4719000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 4551000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 4431000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 177, "note": "data are in 2010 US dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 5925000000, "date": "2015" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.7, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2.7, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 3.4, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 64 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 400, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 400, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 400, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 230 }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 72.1, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 8.7, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 19.8, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 0.3, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -1.7, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 60.2, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 7.4, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 32.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2013" } } }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "bananas", "sorghum", "corn", "coconuts", "rice", "sugarcane", "mangoes", "sesame seeds", "beans", "cattle", "sheep", "goats", "fish" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "light industries", "including sugar refining", "textiles", "wireless communication" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 3.5, "global_rank": 63, "date": "2014" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 3109000, "global_rank": 103, "date": "2013" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 71, "units": "%" }, "industry_and_services": { "value": 29, "units": "%" } }, "date": "1975" } }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 145300000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 151100000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2014" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 2.5, "global_rank": 219, "date": "2014" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -0.1, "global_rank": 38, "date": "2014" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.5, "units": "%", "date": "2016" } ], "global_rank": 91, "note": "(2014 est.)" }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -644000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 110 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 819000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 779000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" } ], "global_rank": 167 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "livestock", "bananas", "hides", "fish", "charcoal", "scrap metal" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "UAE", "percent": 36.1 }, { "name": "Oman", "percent": 33.4 }, { "name": "Yemen", "percent": 15.5 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3482000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 3322000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" } ], "global_rank": 134 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "manufactures", "petroleum products", "foodstuffs", "construction materials", "qat" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Oman", "percent": 17.1 }, { "name": "Djibouti", "percent": 17 }, { "name": "India", "percent": 15 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 10.7 }, { "name": "Kenya", "percent": 5.5 }, { "name": "Pakistan", "percent": 4 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 30450000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 172 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5300000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" }, { "value": 3054000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 131 }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 20227, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 20227, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" } ], "note": "Somali shillings (SOS) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 8900000, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 15, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 33, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 4, "units": "%" }, "date": "2013" }, "production": { "kWh": 300000000, "global_rank": 184, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 300000000, "global_rank": 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"global_rank": 174, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 139, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 5679, "global_rank": 161, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 128, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 194, "date": "2013" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 182, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 130, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 5663000000, "global_rank": 94, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 900000, "global_rank": 166, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 51000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 1, "global_rank": 157, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 5836000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 55, "global_rank": 113, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "the public telecommunications system was almost completely destroyed or dismantled during the civil war; private companies offer limited local fixed-line service, and private wireless companies offer service in most major cities, while charging the lowest international rates on the continent", "domestic": "local cellular telephone systems have been established in Mogadishu and in several other population centers with one company beginning to provide 3G services in late 2012", "international": "country code - 252; Mogadishu is a landing point for the EASSy fiber-optic submarine cable system linking East Africa with Europe and North America (2012)" } }, "broadcast_media": "2 private TV stations rebroadcast Al-Jazeera and CNN; Somaliland has 1 government-operated TV station and Puntland has 1 private TV station; the transitional government operates Radio Mogadishu; 1 SW and roughly 10 private FM radio stations broadcast in Mogadishu; several radio stations operate in central and southern regions; Somaliland has 1 government-operated radio station; Puntland has roughly a half-dozen private radio stations; transmissions of at least 2 international broadcasters are available (2007)", "internet": { "country_code": ".so", "users": { "total": 187000, "percent_of_population": 1.8, "global_rank": 164, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 1, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 1, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 251652, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 0, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "6O", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 61, "global_rank": 81, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 6, "over_3047_metres": 4, "2438_to_3047_metres": 1, "1524_to_2437_metres": 1, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 55, "over_3047_metres": 1, "2438_to_3047_metres": 5, "1524_to_2437_metres": 20, "914_to_1523_metres": 23, "under_914_metres": 6, "date": "2013" } } }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 22100, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 2608, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 19492, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 105, "date": "2000" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 1, "by_type": [ { "type": "cargo", "count": 1 } ], "global_rank": 155, "date": "2008" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Berbera", "Kismaayo" ] }, "note": "despite a dramatic drop in the number of attacks in 2014, the International Maritime Bureau continues to report the territorial and offshore waters in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean as a region of significant risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships accounting for 4% of all attacks in 2014; 11 vessels were attacked or hijacked in 2014 compared with 237 in 2011; 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, have reduced piracy incidents in that body of water; in response Somali-based pirates, using hijacked fishing trawlers as \"mother ships\" to extend their range, shifted operations as far south as the Mozambique Channel, eastward to the vicinity of the Maldives, and northeastward to the Strait of Hormuz" }, "military_and_security": { "branches": { "by_name": [ "National Security Force (NSF)", "Somali Army" ], "date": "2011" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18 is the legal minimum age for compulsory and voluntary military service", "date": "2012" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "Ethiopian forces invaded southern Somalia and routed Islamist Courts from Mogadishu in January 2007", "\"Somaliland\" secessionists provide port facilities in Berbera to landlocked Ethiopia and have established commercial ties with other regional states", "\"Puntland\" and \"Somaliland\" \"governments\" seek international support in their secessionist aspirations and overlapping border claims", "the undemarcated former British administrative line has little meaning as a political separation to rival clans within Ethiopia's Ogaden and southern Somalia's Oromo region", "Kenya works hard to prevent the clan and militia fighting in Somalia from spreading south across the border, which has long been open to nomadic pastoralists" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "refugees": { "by_country": [ { "people": 9263, "country_of_origin": "Yemen" } ], "date": "2017" }, "internally_displaced_persons": { "people": 1106751, "note": "civil war since 1988, clan-based competition for resources; 2011 famine; insecurity because of fighting between al-Shabaab and the Transitional Federal Government's allied forces", "date": "2017" } } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-17", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170617101259/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/so.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170617000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/so.html" } }, "south_africa": { "data": { "name": "South Africa", "introduction": { "background": "Dutch traders landed at the southern tip of modern day South Africa in 1652 and established a stopover point on the spice route between the Netherlands and the Far East, founding the city of Cape Town. After the British seized the Cape of Good Hope area in 1806, many of the Dutch settlers (Afrikaners, called \"Boers\" (farmers) by the British) trekked north to found their own republics, Transvaal and Orange Free State. The discovery of diamonds (1867) and gold (1886) spurred wealth and immigration and intensified the subjugation of the native inhabitants. The Afrikaners resisted British encroachments but were defeated in the Second South African War (1899-1902); however, the British and the Afrikaners, ruled together beginning in 1910 under the Union of South Africa, which became a republic in 1961 after a whites-only referendum. In 1948, the Afrikaner-dominated National Party was voted into power and instituted a policy of apartheid - the separate development of the races - which favored the white minority at the expense of the black majority. The African National Congress (ANC) led the opposition to apartheid and many top ANC leaders, such as Nelson MANDELA, spent decades in South Africa's prisons. Internal protests and insurgency, as well as boycotts by some Western nations and institutions, led to the regime's eventual willingness to negotiate a peaceful transition to majority rule. The first multi-racial elections in 1994 following the end of apartheid ushered in majority rule under an ANC-led government. South Africa has since struggled to address apartheid-era imbalances in decent housing, education, and health care. ANC infighting came to a head in 2008 when President Thabo MBEKI was recalled by Parliament, and Deputy President Kgalema MOTLANTHE, succeeded him as interim president. Jacob ZUMA became president after the ANC won general elections in 2009; he was reelected in 2014." }, "geography": { "location": "Southern Africa, at the southern tip of the continent of Africa", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 29, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 24, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Africa", "area": { "total": { "value": 1219090, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 1214470, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 4620, "units": "sq km" }, "note": "includes Prince Edward Islands (Marion Island and Prince Edward Island)", "global_rank": 25, "comparative": "slightly less than twice the size of Texas" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 5244, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Botswana", "border_length": { "value": 1969, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Lesotho", "border_length": { "value": 1106, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Mozambique", "border_length": { "value": 496, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Namibia", "border_length": { "value": 1005, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Swaziland", "border_length": { "value": 438, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Zimbabwe", "border_length": { "value": 230, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 2798, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "contiguous_zone": { "value": 24, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" }, "continental_shelf": { "value": 200, "units": "nm", "note": "or to edge of the continental margin" } }, "climate": "mostly semiarid; subtropical along east coast; sunny days, cool nights", "terrain": "vast interior plateau rimmed by rugged hills and narrow coastal plain", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 1034, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Atlantic Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Njesuthi", "elevation": { "value": 3408, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "gold", "chromium", "antimony", "coal", "iron ore", "manganese", "nickel", "phosphates", "tin", "rare earth elements", "uranium", "gem diamonds", "platinum", "copper", "vanadium", "salt", "natural gas" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 79.4, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 9.9, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0.3, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 69.2, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 7.6, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 13, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 16700, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "prolonged droughts", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "the volcano forming Marion Island in the Prince Edward Islands, which last erupted in 2004, is South Africa's only active volcano", "type": "volcanism" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "lack of important arterial rivers or lakes requires extensive water conservation and control measures", "growth in water usage outpacing supply", "pollution of rivers from agricultural runoff and urban discharge", "air pollution resulting in acid rain", "soil erosion", "desertification" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Antarctic-Environmental Protocol", "Antarctic-Marine Living Resources", "Antarctic Seals", "Antarctic Treaty", "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Marine Dumping", "Marine Life Conservation", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Wetlands", "Whaling" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "South Africa completely surrounds Lesotho and almost completely surrounds Swaziland" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 54300704, "global_rank": 26, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "South African(s)", "adjective": "South African" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "black African", "percent": 80.2 }, { "name": "white", "percent": 8.4 }, { "name": "colored", "percent": 8.8 }, { "name": "Indian/Asian", "percent": 2.5 } ], "note": "colored is a term used in South Africa, including on the national census, for persons of mixed race ancestry", "date": "2014" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "IsiZulu", "percent": 22.7, "note": "official" }, { "name": "IsiXhosa", "percent": 16, "note": "official" }, { "name": "Afrikaans", "percent": 13.5, "note": "official" }, { "name": "English", "percent": 9.6, "note": "official" }, { "name": "Sepedi", "percent": 9.1, "note": "official" }, { "name": "Setswana", "percent": 8, "note": "official" }, { "name": "Sesotho", "percent": 7.6, "note": "official" }, { "name": "Xitsonga", "percent": 4.5, "note": "official" }, { "name": "siSwati", "percent": 2.5, "note": "official" }, { "name": "Tshivenda", "percent": 2.4, "note": "official" }, { "name": "isiNdebele", "percent": 2.1, "note": "official" }, { "name": "sign language", "percent": 0.5 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 1.6 } ], "date": "2011" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Protestant", "percent": 36.6, "breakdown": [ { "name": "Zionist Christian", "percent": 11.1 }, { "name": "Pentecostal/Charismatic", "percent": 8.2 }, { "name": "Methodist", "percent": 6.8 }, { "name": "Dutch Reformed", "percent": 6.7 }, { "name": "Anglican", "percent": 3.8 } ] }, { "name": "Catholic", "percent": 7.1 }, { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 1.5 }, { "name": "other Christian", "percent": 36 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 2.3 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 1.4 }, { "name": "none", "percent": 15.1 } ], "date": "2001" }, "demographic_profile": "South Africa’s youthful population is gradually aging, as the country’s total fertility rate (TFR) has declined dramatically from about 6 children per woman in the 1960s to roughly 2.2 in 2014. This pattern is similar to fertility trends in South Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa, and sets South Africa apart from the rest of sub-Saharan Africa, where the average TFR remains higher than other regions of the world. Today, South Africa’s decreasing number of reproductive age women is having fewer children, as women increase their educational attainment, workforce participation, and use of family planning methods; delay marriage; and opt for smaller families.\nAs the proportion of working-age South Africans has grown relative to children and the elderly, South Africa has been unable to achieve a demographic dividend because persistent high unemployment and the prevalence of HIV/AIDs have created a larger-than-normal dependent population. HIV/AIDS was also responsible for South Africa’s average life expectancy plunging to less than 43 years in 2008; it had only rebounded to approximately 50 years as of 2014. HIV/AIDS continues to be a serious public health threat, although awareness-raising campaigns and the wider availability of anti-retroviral drugs is stabilizing the number of new cases, enabling infected individuals to live longer, healthier lives, and reducing mother-child transmissions.\nMigration to South Africa began in the second half of the 17th century when traders from the Dutch East India Company settled in the Cape and started using slaves from South and southeast Asia (mainly from India but also from present-day Indonesia, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Malaysia) and southeast Africa (Madagascar and Mozambique) as farm laborers and, to a lesser extent, as domestic servants. The Indian subcontinent remained the Cape Colony’s main source of slaves in the early 18th century, while slaves were increasingly obtained from southeast Africa in the latter part of the 18th century and into the 19th century under British rule.\nAfter slavery was completely abolished in the British Empire in 1838, South Africa’s colonists turned to temporary African migrants and indentured labor through agreements with India and later China, countries that were anxious to export workers to alleviate domestic poverty and overpopulation. Of the more than 150,000 indentured Indian laborers hired to work in Natal’s sugar plantations between 1860 and 1911, most exercised the right as British subjects to remain permanently (a small number of Indian immigrants came freely as merchants). Because of growing resentment toward Indian workers, the 63,000 indentured Chinese workers who mined gold in Transvaal between 1904 and 1911 were under more restrictive contracts and generally were forced to return to their homeland.\nIn the late 19th century and nearly the entire 20th century, South Africa’s then British colonies’ and Dutch states’ enforced selective immigration policies that welcomed “assimilable” white Europeans as permanent residents but excluded or restricted other immigrants. Following the Union of South Africa’s passage of a law in 1913 prohibiting Asian and other non-white immigrants and its elimination of the indenture system in 1917, temporary African contract laborers from neighboring countries became the dominant source of labor in the burgeoning mining industries. Others worked in agriculture and smaller numbers in manufacturing, domestic service, transportation, and construction. Throughout the 20th century, at least 40% of South Africa’s miners were foreigners; the numbers peaked at over 80% in the late 1960s. Mozambique, Lesotho, Botswana, and Swaziland were the primary sources of miners, and Malawi and Zimbabwe were periodic suppliers.\nUnder apartheid, a “two gates” migration policy focused on policing and deporting illegal migrants rather than on managing migration to meet South Africa’s development needs. The exclusionary 1991 Aliens Control Act limited labor recruitment to the highly skilled as defined by the ruling white minority, while bilateral labor agreements provided exemptions that enabled the influential mining industry and, to a lesser extent, commercial farms, to hire temporary, low-paid workers from neighboring states. Illegal African migrants were often tacitly allowed to work for low pay in other sectors but were always under threat of deportation.\nThe abolishment of apartheid in 1994 led to the development of a new inclusive national identity and the strengthening of the country’s restrictive immigration policy. Despite South Africa’s protectionist approach to immigration, the downsizing and closing of mines, and rising unemployment, migrants from across the continent believed that the country held work opportunities. Fewer African labor migrants were issued temporary work permits and, instead, increasingly entered South Africa with visitors’ permits or came illegally, which drove growth in cross-border trade and the informal job market. A new wave of Asian immigrants has also arrived over the last two decades, many operating small retail businesses.\nIn the post-apartheid period, increasing numbers of highly skilled white workers emigrated, citing dissatisfaction with the political situation, crime, poor services, and a reduced quality of life. The 2002 Immigration Act and later amendments were intended to facilitate the temporary migration of skilled foreign labor to fill labor shortages, but instead the legislation continues to create regulatory obstacles. Although the education system has improved and brain drain has slowed in the wake of the 2008 global financial crisis, South Africa continues to face skills shortages in several key sectors, such as health care and technology.\nSouth Africa’s stability and economic growth has acted as a magnet for refugees and asylum seekers from nearby countries, despite the prevalence of discrimination and xenophobic violence. Refugees have included an estimated 350,000 Mozambicans during its 1980s civil war and, more recently, several thousand Somalis, Congolese, and Ethiopians. Nearly all of the tens of thousands of Zimbabweans who have applied for asylum in South Africa have been categorized as economic migrants and denied refuge.", "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 28.34, "males": 7718511, "females": 7667830 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 18.07, "males": 4865807, "females": 4943707 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 41.44, "males": 11372944, "females": 11130874 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 6.59, "males": 1662874, "females": 1915908 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 5.57, "males": 1269551, "females": 1752698 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 52.1, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 44.5, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 7.7, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 13.1, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 26.8, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 26.5, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 27, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 145, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 0.99, "global_rank": 116, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 20.5, "global_rank": 79, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 9.6, "global_rank": 51, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -0.9, "global_rank": 140, "date": "2016" }, "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 64.8, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 1.59, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Johannesburg", "population": 9399000, "note": "includes Ekurhuleni" }, { "place": "Cape Town", "population": 3660000, "note": "legislative capital" }, { "place": "Durban", "population": 2901000 }, { "place": "Pretoria", "population": 2059000.0000000002, "is_capital": true }, { "place": "Port Elizabeth", "population": 1179000 }, { "place": "Vereeniging", "population": 1155000 } ], "date": "2015" }, 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64.6, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 190, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 2.31, "global_rank": 89, "date": "2016" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 8.8, "global_rank": 42, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 0.77, "date": "2015" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 99.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 81.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 93.2, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 18.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 6.8, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 69.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 60.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 66.4, "units": "percent of 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}, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 94.3, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 95.5, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 93.1, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 13, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 12, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 13, "units": "years" }, "date": "2012" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 51.3, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 48, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 55.3, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 6, "date": "2014" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Republic of South Africa", "conventional_short_form": "South Africa", "former": "Union of South Africa", "abbreviation": "RSA", "etymology": "self-descriptive name from the country's location on the continent; \"Africa\" is derived from the Roman designation of the area corresponding to present-day Tunisia \"Africa terra,\" which meant \"Land of the 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year" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Jacob ZUMA (since 9 May 2009); Deputy President Matamela Cyril RAMAPHOSA (since 26 May 2014) note - the president is both chief of state and head of government", "head_of_government": "President Jacob ZUMA (since 9 May 2009); Deputy President Matamela Cyril RAMAPHOSA (since 26 May 2014)", "cabinet": "Cabinet appointed by the president", "elections_appointments": "president indirectly elected by the National Assembly for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 21 May 2014 (next to be held in May 2019)", "election_results": "Jacob ZUMA (ANC) reelected president by the National Assembly unopposed" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "bicameral Parliament consists of the National Council of Provinces (90 seats; 10-member delegations appointed by each of the 9 provincial legislatures to serve 5-year terms; note - this council has special powers to protect regional interests, including safeguarding cultural and linguistic traditions among ethnic minorities) and the National Assembly (400 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms)", "elections": "National Assembly and National Council of Provinces - last held on 7 May 2014 (next to be held in 2019)", "election_results": "National Council of Provinces - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - ANC 60, DA 20, EFF 7, IFP 1, NFP 1, UDM 1; National Assembly - percent of vote by party - ANC 62.2%, DA 22.2%, EFF 6.4%, IFP 2.4%, NFP 1.6%, UDM 1.0%, other 4.2%; seats by party - ANC 249, DA 89, EFF 25, IFP 10, NFP 6, UDM 4, other 17" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court of Appeals (consists of the court president, deputy president, and 21 judges); Constitutional Court (consists of the chief and deputy chief justices and 9 judges)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Supreme Court of Appeals president and vice-president appointed by the national president after consultation with the Judicial Services Commission (JSC), a 23-member body chaired by the chief justice and includes other judges and judicial executives, members of parliament, practicing lawyers and advocates, a teacher of law, and several members designated by the national president; other Supreme Court judges appointed by the national president on the advice of the JSC and hold office until discharged from active service by terms of an Act of Parliament; Constitutional Court chief and deputy chief justices appointed by the national president after consultation with the JSC and with heads of the National Assembly; other Constitutional Court judges appointed by the national president after consultation with the chief justice and leaders of the National Assembly; Constitutional Court judges appointed for 12-year non-renewable terms or until age 70", "subordinate_courts": "High Courts; Magistrates' Courts; labor courts; land claims courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "African Christian Democratic Party", "name_alternative": "ACDP", "leaders": [ "Kenneth MESHOE" ] }, { "name": "African Independent Congress", "name_alternative": "AIC", "leaders": [ "Mandla GALD" ] }, { "name": "African National Congress", "name_alternative": "ANC", "leaders": [ "Jacob ZUMA" ] }, { "name": "African People's Convention", "name_alternative": "APC", "leaders": [ "Themba GODI" ] }, { "name": "Agang SA", "leaders": [ "Mike Tshishonga" ] }, { "name": "Congress of the People", "name_alternative": "COPE", "leaders": [ "Mosiuoa LEKOTA" ] }, { "name": "Democratic Alliance", "name_alternative": "DA", "leaders": [ "Mmusi MAIMANE" ] }, { "name": "Economic Freedom Fighters", "name_alternative": "EFF", "leaders": [ "Julius MALEMA" ] }, { "name": "Freedom Front Plus", "name_alternative": "FF+", "leaders": [ "Pieter GROENEWALD" ] }, { "name": "Inkatha Freedom Party", "name_alternative": "IFP", "leaders": [ "Mangosuthu BUTHELEZI" ] }, { "name": "National Freedom Party", "name_alternative": "NFP", "leaders": [ "Zanele kaMAGWAZA-MSIBI" ] }, { "name": "Pan-Africanist Congress of Azania", "name_alternative": "PAC", "leaders": [ "Luthanado MBINDA" ] }, { "name": "United Christian Democratic Party", "name_alternative": "UCDP", "leaders": [ "Isaac Sipho MFUNDISI" ] }, { "name": "United Democratic Movement", "name_alternative": "UDM", "leaders": [ "Bantu HOLOMISA" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Congress of South African Trade Unions", "name_alternative": "COSATU", "leaders": [ "Sdumo DLAMINI", "president" ] }, { "name": "South African Communist Party", "name_alternative": "SACP", "leaders": [ "Blade NZIMANDE", "general secretary" ] }, { "name": "South African National Civic Organization", "name_alternative": "SANCO", "leaders": [ "Richard MDAKANE", "national president" ] } ], "note": "COSATU and SACP are in a formal alliance with the African National Congress" }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ACP" }, { "organization": "AfDB" }, { "organization": "AU" }, { "organization": "BIS" }, { "organization": "BRICS" }, { "organization": "C" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "FATF" }, { "organization": "G-20" }, { "organization": "G-24" }, { "organization": "G-5" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IHO" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "MONUSCO" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "NSG" }, { "organization": "OECD " }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "Paris Club ", "note": "associate" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "SACU" }, { "organization": "SADC" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNAMID" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNITAR" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" }, { "organization": "ZC" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Mninwa Johannes MAHLANGU (since 23 February 2015)", "chancery": "3051 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 232-4400 [1] (202) 232-4400", "fax": "[1] (202) 265-1607", "consulates_general": "Chicago, Los Angeles, New York" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Jessica LAPENN (since 20 January 2017)", "embassy": "877 Pretorius Street, Arcadia, Pretoria", "mailing_address": "P.O. Box 9536, Pretoria 0001", "telephone": "[27] (12) 431-4000", "fax": "[27] (12) 342-2299", "consulates_general": "Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "two equal width horizontal bands of red (top) and blue separated by a central green band that splits into a horizontal Y, the arms of which end at the corners of the hoist side; the Y embraces a black isosceles triangle from which the arms are separated by narrow yellow bands; the red and blue bands are separated from the green band and its arms by narrow white stripes; the flag colors do not have any official symbolism, but the Y stands for the \"convergence of diverse elements within South African society, taking the road ahead in unity\"; black, yellow, and green are found on the flag of the African National Congress, while red, white, and blue are the colors in the flags of the Netherlands and the UK, whose settlers ruled South Africa during the colonial era", "note": "the South African flag is one of only two national flags to display six colors as part of its primary design, the other is South Sudan's" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "springbok ", "note": "antelope" }, { "symbol": "king protea flower" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "green" }, { "color": "blue" }, { "color": "yellow" }, { "color": "black" }, { "color": "white" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"National Anthem of South Africa\"", "lyrics_music": "Enoch SONTONGA and Cornelius Jacob LANGENHOVEN/Enoch SONTONGA and Marthinus LOURENS de Villiers", "note": "adopted 1994; a combination of \"N'kosi Sikelel' iAfrica\" (God Bless Africa) and \"Die Stem van Suid Afrika\" (The Call of South Africa), which were respectively the anthems of the non-white and white communities under apartheid; official lyrics contain a mixture of Xhosa, Zulu, Sesotho, Afrikaans, and English (i.e., the five most widely spoken of South Africa's 11 official languages); music incorporates the melody used in the Tanzanian and Zambian anthems", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/SF.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "South Africa is a middle-income emerging market with an abundant supply of natural resources; well-developed financial, legal, communications, energy, and transport sectors; and a stock exchange that is Africa’s largest and among the top 20 in the world.\n\nEconomic growth has decelerated in recent years, slowing to an estimated 0.3% in 2016. Unemployment, poverty, and inequality - among the highest in the world - remain a challenge. Official unemployment is roughly 26% of the workforce, and runs significantly higher among black youth. Even though the country's modern infrastructure supports a relatively efficient distribution of goods to major urban centers throughout the region, unstable electricity supplies retard growth. Eskom, the state-run power company, is building three new power stations and is installing new power demand management programs to improve power grid reliability; in late 2016 they issued a request for bids to revamp South Africa’s nuclear power generating capabilities. Load shedding and resulting rolling blackouts gripped many parts of South Africa in late 2014 and early 2015 because of electricity supply constraints due to technical problems at some generation units, unavoidable planned maintenance, and an accident at a power station.\n\nSouth Africa's economic policy has focused on controlling inflation; however, the country faces structural constraints that also limit economic growth, such as skills shortages, declining global competitiveness, and frequent work stoppages due to strike action. The government faces growing pressure from urban constituencies to improve the delivery of basic services to low-income areas, to increase job growth, and to provide university level-education at affordable prices. Political infighting among South Africa’s ruling party and the volatility of the Rand risks economic growth. International investors are concerned about the country’s long-term economic stability; as of December 2016, most major international credit ratings agencies placed South Africa only one level above junk bond status.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 739100000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 735400000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 726300000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 31, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 280400000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.5, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1.3, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.6, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 186 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 13500, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 13400, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 13400, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 118, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 58, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 19.9, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 20.1, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 0.5, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 34.9, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -33.4, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 2.2, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 29.2, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 68.7, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 16.3, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 16.4, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 15.5, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 110 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ 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"Namibia", "percent": 5.1 }, { "name": "Botswana", "percent": 5.1 }, { "name": "Japan", "percent": 4.9 }, { "name": "UK", "percent": 4.1 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 85030000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 84330000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 35 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "machinery", "equipment", "chemicals", "petroleum products", "scientific instruments", "foodstuffs" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "China", "percent": 18.4 }, { "name": "Germany", "percent": 11.4 }, { "name": "US", "percent": 7.1 }, { "name": "India", "percent": 5 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 44600000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 45910000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 40 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 129699999999.99998, "units": "USD", "date": 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"total_electrification": { "value": 85, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 90, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 77, "units": "%" }, "date": "2013" }, "production": { "kWh": 235000000000, "global_rank": 20, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 212000000000, "global_rank": 19, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 14000000000, "global_rank": 13, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "kWh": 11000000000, "global_rank": 21, "date": "2014" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 46000000, "global_rank": 23, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 90.4, "global_rank": 73, "date": "2013" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 4.4, "global_rank": 25, "date": "2013" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 4.5, "global_rank": 130, "date": "2013" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0.7, "global_rank": 104, "date": "2013" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 3000, "global_rank": 86, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 187, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 466100, "global_rank": 21, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 15000000, "global_rank": 88, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 488200, "global_rank": 36, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 663000, "global_rank": 32, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 131500, "global_rank": 44, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 169900, "global_rank": 37, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 950000000, "global_rank": 65, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 4750000000, "global_rank": 60, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 176, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 3800000000, "global_rank": 38, "date": "2014" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 15010000000, "global_rank": 77, "date": "2012-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 482000000, "global_rank": 14, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 4131055, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 8, "global_rank": 40, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 85197000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 159, "global_rank": 19, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "the system is the best-developed and most modern in Africa", "domestic": "combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity is roughly 165 telephones per 100 persons; consists of carrier-equipped open-wire lines, coaxial cables, microwave radio relay links, fiber-optic cable, radiotelephone communication stations, and wireless local loops; key centers are Bloemfontein, Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth, and Pretoria", "international": "country code - 27; the SAT-3/WASC and SAFE fiber-optic submarine cable systems connect South Africa to Europe and Asia; the EASSy fiber-optic cable system connects with Europe and North America; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 2 Atlantic Ocean) (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) operates 4 TV stations, 3 are free-to-air and 1 is pay TV; e.tv, a private station, is accessible to more than half the population; multiple subscription TV services provide a mix of local and international channels; well-developed mix of public and private radio stations at the national, regional, and local levels; the SABC radio network, state-owned and controlled but nominally independent, operates 18 stations, one for each of the 11 official languages, 4 community stations, and 3 commercial stations; more than 100 community-based stations extend coverage to rural areas (2007)", "internet": { "country_code": ".za", "users": { "total": 27868000, "percent_of_population": 51.9, "global_rank": 24, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 23, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 216, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 17188887, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 885277991, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "ZS", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 566, "global_rank": 11, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 144, "over_3047_metres": 11, "2438_to_3047_metres": 7, "1524_to_2437_metres": 52, "914_to_1523_metres": 65, "under_914_metres": 9, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 422, "2438_to_3047_metres": 1, "1524_to_2437_metres": 31, "914_to_1523_metres": 258, "under_914_metres": 132, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 1, "date": "2013" } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "condensate", "length": 94, "units": "km" }, { "type": "gas", "length": 1293, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil", "length": 992, "units": "km" }, { "type": "refined products", "length": 1460, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 20986, "units": "km" }, "standard_gauge": { "length": 80, "electrified": 80, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.435-m" }, "narrow_gauge": { "length": 19756, "electrified": 8271, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.065-m" }, "other": { "length": 1150, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 13, "date": "2014" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 747014, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 158952, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 588062, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 10, "date": "2014" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 3, "by_type": [ { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 3 } ], "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 19, "by_country": [ { "country": "Australia", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Isle of Man", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Mexico", "count": 1 }, { "country": "NZ", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Seychelles", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Singapore", "count": 13 } ] }, "global_rank": 136, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Cape Town", "Durban", "Port Elizabeth", "Richards Bay", "Saldanha Bay" ], "container_ports": [ { "place": "Durban", "twenty_foot_equivalent_units": 2712975 } ], "liquid_natural_gas_terminals_import": [ "Mossel Bay" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.1, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.11, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1.12, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 1.13, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 1.14, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 100 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "South African National Defense Force (SANDF)", "South African Army", "South African Navy (SAN)", "South African Air Force (SAAF)", "South African Military Health Services" ], "date": "2013" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18 years of age for voluntary military service; women are eligible to serve in noncombat roles; 2-year service obligation", "date": "2012" }, "note": "with the end of apartheid and the establishment of majority rule, former military, black homelands forces, and ex-opposition forces were integrated into the South African National Defense Force (SANDF)" }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "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", "the governments of South Africa and Namibia have not signed or ratified the text of the 1994 Surveyor's General agreement placing the boundary in the middle of the Orange River" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "refugees": { "by_country": [ { "people": 28695, "country_of_origin": "Somalia; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Ethiopia; Republic of the Congo" } ], "date": "2016" } }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "transshipment center for heroin, hashish, and cocaine, as well as a major cultivator of marijuana in its own right; cocaine and heroin consumption on the rise; world's largest market for illicit methaqualone, usually imported illegally from India through various east African countries, but increasingly producing its own synthetic drugs for domestic consumption; attractive venue for money launderers given the increasing level of organized criminal and narcotics activity in the region and the size of the South African economy" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-24", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624100419/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sf.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sf.html" } }, "southern_ocean": { "data": { "name": "Southern Ocean", "introduction": { "background": "A large body of recent oceanographic research has shown that the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC), an ocean current that flows from west to east around Antarctica, plays a crucial role in global ocean circulation. The region where the cold waters of the ACC meet and mingle with the warmer waters of the north defines a distinct border - the Antarctic Convergence - which fluctuates with the seasons, but which encompasses a discrete body of water and a unique ecologic region. The Convergence concentrates nutrients, which promotes marine plant life, and which, in turn, allows for a greater abundance of animal life. In 2000, the International Hydrographic Organization delimited the waters within the Convergence as a fifth world ocean - the Southern Ocean - by combining the southern portions of the Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, and Pacific Ocean. The Southern Ocean extends from the coast of Antarctica north to 60 degrees south latitude, which coincides with the Antarctic Treaty region and which approximates the extent of the Antarctic Convergence. As such, the Southern Ocean is now the fourth largest of the world's five oceans (after the Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, and Indian Ocean, but larger than the Arctic Ocean). It should be noted that inclusion of the Southern Ocean does not imply recognition of this feature as one of the world's primary oceans by the US Government." }, "geography": { "location": "body of water between 60 degrees south latitude and Antarctica", "map_references": "Antarctic Region", "area": { "total": { "value": 20327000, "units": "sq km" }, "note": "includes Amundsen Sea, Bellingshausen Sea, part of the Drake Passage, Ross Sea, a small part of the Scotia Sea, Weddell Sea, and other tributary water bodies", "comparative": "slightly more than twice the size of the US" }, "coastline": { "value": 17968, "units": "km" }, "climate": "sea temperatures vary from about 10 degrees Celsius to -2 degrees Celsius; cyclonic storms travel eastward around the continent and frequently are intense because of the temperature contrast between ice and open ocean; the ocean area from about latitude 40 south to the Antarctic Circle has the strongest average winds found anywhere on Earth; in winter the ocean freezes outward to 65 degrees south latitude in the Pacific sector and 55 degrees south latitude in the Atlantic sector, lowering surface temperatures well below 0 degrees Celsius; at some coastal points intense persistent drainage winds from the interior keep the shoreline ice-free throughout the winter", "terrain": "the Southern Ocean is 4,000 to 5,000-m deep over most of its extent with only limited areas of shallow water; the Antarctic continental shelf is generally narrow and unusually deep, its edge lying at depths of 400 to 800 m (the global mean is 133 m); the Antarctic icepack grows from an average minimum of 2.6 million sq km in March to about 18.8 million sq km in September, better than a sixfold increase in area; the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (21,000 km long) moves perpetually eastward, the world's largest ocean current, it transports 130 million cubic meters of water per second - 100 times the flow of all the world's rivers", "elevation": { "mean_depth": { "value": -3270, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "southern end of the South Sandwich Trench", "elevation": { "value": -7235, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "sea level", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "oil", "gas", "manganese nodules", "possible placer deposits", "sand", "gravel", "fresh water as icebergs", "squid; unexploited", "whales; unexploited", "seals; unexploited", "krill", "fish" ] }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "huge icebergs with drafts up to several hundred meters", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "smaller bergs and iceberg fragments", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "sea ice (generally 0.5 to 1 m thick) with sometimes dynamic short-term variations and with large annual and interannual variations", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "deep continental shelf floored by glacial deposits varying widely over short distances", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "high winds and large waves much of the year", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "ship icing, especially May-October", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "most of region is remote from sources of search and rescue", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "increased solar ultraviolet radiation resulting from the Antarctic ozone hole in recent years", "reducing marine primary productivity (phytoplankton)", "damaging the DNA of some fish", "and causing sun damage to some mammals", "large amount of mortality of seabirds resulting from long-line fishing for toothfish", "ocean acidification\nnote: the now-protected fur seal population is making a strong comeback after severe overexploitation in the 18th and 19th centuries" ], "international_agreements": { "note": [ "many nations (including the US) prohibit mineral resource exploration and exploitation south of the fluctuating Polar Front (Antarctic Convergence)", "which is in the middle of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current and serves as the dividing line between the cold polar surface waters to the south and the warmer waters to the north" ] } }, "note": "the major chokepoint is the Drake Passage between South America and Antarctica; the Polar Front (Antarctic Convergence) is the best natural definition of the northern extent of the Southern Ocean; it is a distinct region at the middle of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current that separates the cold polar surface waters to the south from the warmer waters to the north; the Front and the Current extend entirely around Antarctica, reaching south of 60 degrees south near New Zealand and near 48 degrees south in the far South Atlantic coinciding with the path of the maximum westerly winds" }, "government": { "country_name": { "etymology": "the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) included the ocean and its definition as the waters south of 60 degrees south in its year 2000 revision, but this has not formally been adopted; the 2000 IHO definition, however, was circulated in a draft edition in 2002 and has acquired de facto usage by many nations and organizations, including the CIA" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Fisheries in 2013-14 landed 302,960 metric tons, of which 96% (291,370 tons-the highest reported catch since 1991) was krill and 4% (11,590 tons) Patagonian toothfish (also known as Chilean sea bass), compared to 15,330 tons in 2012-13 (estimated fishing from the area covered by the Convention of the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources, which extends slightly beyond the Southern Ocean area). International agreements were adopted in late 1999 to reduce illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, which in the 2000-01 season landed, by one estimate, 8,376 metric tons of Patagonian and Antarctic toothfish. In the 2014-15 Antarctic summer, 36,702 tourists visited the Southern Ocean, slightly lower than the 37,405 visitors in 2013-14 (estimates provided to the Antarctic Treaty by the International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators, and does not include passengers on overflights and those flying directly in and out of Antarctica)." }, "transportation": { "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "McMurdo", "Palmer", "offshore anchorages in Antarctica" ], "note": "few ports or harbors exist on the southern side of the Southern Ocean; ice conditions limit use of most to short periods in midsummer; even then some cannot be entered without icebreaker escort; most Antarctic ports are operated by government research stations and, except in an emergency, are not open to commercial or private vessels" }, "note": "Drake Passage offers alternative to transit through the Panama Canal" }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "Antarctic Treaty defers claims (see Antarctica entry), but Argentina, Australia, Chile, France, NZ, Norway, and UK assert claims (some overlapping), including the continental shelf in the Southern Ocean", "several states have expressed an interest in extending those continental shelf claims under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea to include undersea ridges", "the US and most other states do not recognize the land or maritime claims of other states and have made no claims themselves (the US and Russia have reserved the right to do so)", "no formal claims exist in the waters in the sector between 90 degrees west and 150 degrees west" ] } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-11", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170611092549/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/oo.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170611000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/oo.html" } }, "south_georgia_and_south_sandwich_islands": { "data": { "name": "South Georgia And South Sandwich Islands", "introduction": { "background": "The islands, with large bird and seal populations, lie approximately 1,000 km east of the Falkland Islands and have been under British administration since 1908 - except for a brief period in 1982 when Argentina occupied them. Grytviken, on South Georgia, was a 19th and early 20th century whaling station. Famed explorer Ernest SHACKLETON stopped there in 1914 en route to his ill-fated attempt to cross Antarctica on foot. He returned some 20 months later with a few companions in a small boat and arranged a successful rescue for the rest of his crew, stranded off the Antarctic Peninsula. He died in 1922 on a subsequent expedition and is buried in Grytviken. Today, the station houses scientists from the British Antarctic Survey. Recognizing the importance of preserving the marine stocks in adjacent waters, the UK, in 1993, extended the exclusive fishing zone from 12 nm to 200 nm around each island." }, "geography": { "location": "Southern South America, islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, east of the tip of South America", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 54, "minutes": 30, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 37, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "Antarctic Region", "area": { "total": { "value": 3903, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 3903, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "note": "includes Shag Rocks, Black Rock, Clerke Rocks, South Georgia Island, Bird Island, and the South Sandwich Islands, which consist of 11 islands", "global_rank": 177, "comparative": "slightly larger than Rhode Island" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 0, "units": "km" } }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_fishing_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "variable, with mostly westerly winds throughout the year interspersed with periods of calm; nearly all precipitation falls as snow", "terrain": "most of the islands are rugged and mountainous rising steeply from the sea; South Georgia is largely barren with steep, glacier-covered mountains; the South Sandwich Islands are of volcanic origin with some active volcanoes", "elevation": { "lowest_point": { "name": "Atlantic Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Mount Paget (South Georgia)", "elevation": { "value": 2934, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "fish" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 100, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km", "date": "2011" }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "the South Sandwich Islands have prevailing weather conditions that generally make them difficult to approach by ship", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "they are also subject to active volcanism", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "reindeer - introduced to the islands on several occasions in the 20th century - devastated the native flora and bird species", "some reindeer were translocated to the Falkland Islands in 2001", "the rest were exterminated (2013-14)" ] }, "note": "the north coast of South Georgia has several large bays, which provide good anchorage" }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands", "conventional_short_form": "South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands", "abbreviation": "SGSSI", "etymology": "South Georgia was named \"the Isle of Georgia\" in 1775 by Captain James COOK in honor of British King GEORGE III; the explorer also discovered the Sandwich Islands Group that year, which he named \"Sandwich Land\" after John MONTAGU, the Earl of Sandwich and First Lord of the Admiralty; the word \"South\" was later added to distinguish these islands from the other Sandwich Islands, now known as the Hawaiian Islands" }, "legal_system": "the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply", "flag_description": { "description": "blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands coat of arms centered on the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms features a shield with a golden lion rampant, holding a torch; the shield is supported by a fur seal on the left and a Macaroni penguin on the right; a reindeer appears above the crest, and below the shield on a scroll is the motto LEO TERRAM PROPRIAM PROTEGAT (Let the Lion Protect its Own Land)); the lion with the torch represents the UK and discovery; the background of the shield, blue and white estoiles, are found in the coat of arms of James Cook, discoverer of the islands; all the outer supporting animals represented are native to the islands" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Some fishing takes place in adjacent waters. Harvesting finfish and krill are potential sources of income. The islands receive income from postage stamps produced in the UK, the sale of fishing licenses, and harbor and landing fees from tourist vessels. Tourism from specialized cruise ships is increasing rapidly." }, "transportation": { "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Grytviken" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "note": "defense is the responsibility of the UK" }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "Argentina, which claims the islands in its constitution and briefly occupied them by force in 1982, agreed in 1995 to no longer seek settlement by force" ] } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-05-15", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170515160501/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sx.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170515000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sx.html" } }, "south_sudan": { "data": { "name": "South Sudan", "introduction": { "background": "Egypt attempted to colonize the region of southern Sudan by establishing the province of Equatoria in the 1870s. Islamic Mahdist revolutionaries overran the region in 1885, but in 1898 a British force was able to overthrow the Mahdist regime. An Anglo-Egyptian Sudan was established the following year with Equatoria being the southernmost of its eight provinces. The isolated region was largely left to itself over the following decades, but Christian missionaries converted much of the population and facilitated the spread of English. When Sudan gained its independence in 1956, it was with the understanding that the southerners would be able to participate fully in the political system. When the Arab Khartoum government reneged on its promises, a mutiny began that led to two prolonged periods of conflict (1955-1972 and 1983-2005) in which perhaps 2.5 million people died - mostly civilians - due to starvation and drought. Ongoing peace talks finally resulted in a Comprehensive Peace Agreement, signed in January 2005. As part of this agreement, the south was granted a six-year period of autonomy to be followed by a referendum on final status. The result of this referendum, held in January 2011, was a vote of 98% in favor of secession.\nSince independence on 9 July 2011, South Sudan has struggled with good governance and nation building and has attempted to control rebel militia groups operating in its territory. Economic conditions have deteriorated since January 2012 when the government decided to shut down oil production following bilateral disagreements with Sudan. In December 2013, conflict between government and opposition forces led to a humanitarian crisis with millions of South Sudanese displaced and food insecure. The warring parties signed a peace agreement in August 2015 that created a transitional government of national unity in April 2016. However, in July 2016, fighting broke out between the two principal signatories plunging the country back into conflict." }, "geography": { "location": "East-Central Africa; south of Sudan, north of Uganda and Kenya, west of Ethiopia", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 8, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 30, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Africa", "area": { "total": { "value": 644329, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 42, "comparative": "more than four times the size of Georgia; slightly smaller than Texas" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 6018, "units": "km" }, "note": "South Sudan-Sudan boundary represents 1 January 1956 alignment; final alignment pending negotiations and demarcation; final sovereignty status of Abyei Area pending negotiations between South Sudan and Sudan", "border_countries": [ { "country": "Central African Republic", "border_length": { "value": 1055, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Democratic Republic of the Congo", "border_length": { "value": 714, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Ethiopia", "border_length": { "value": 1299, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Kenya", "border_length": { "value": 317, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Sudan", "border_length": { "value": 2158, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Uganda", "border_length": { "value": 475, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 0, "units": "km", "note": "landlocked" }, "climate": "hot with seasonal rainfall influenced by the annual shift of the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone; rainfall heaviest in upland areas of the south and diminishes to the north", "terrain": "plains in the north and center rise to southern highlands along the border with Uganda and Kenya; the White Nile, flowing north out of the uplands of Central Africa, is the major geographic feature of the country; The Sudd (a name derived from floating vegetation that hinders navigation) is a large swampy area of more than 100,000 sq km fed by the waters of the White Nile that dominates the center of the country", "elevation": { "lowest_point": "NA", "highest_point": { "name": "Kinyeti", "elevation": { "value": 3187, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "hydropower", "fertile agricultural land", "gold", "diamonds", "petroleum", "hardwoods", "limestone", "iron ore", "copper", "chromium ore", "zinc", "tungsten", "mica", "silver" ] }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 1000, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "note": "The Sudd is a vast swamp in South Sudan, formed by the White Nile, comprising more than 15% of the country's total area; it is one of the world's largest wetlands" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 12530717, "global_rank": 75, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "South Sudanese (singular and plural)", "adjective": "South Sudanese" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Dinka", "percent": 35.8 }, { "name": "Nuer", "percent": 15.6 }, { "name": "Shilluk" }, { "name": "Azande" }, { "name": "Bari" }, { "name": "Kakwa" }, { "name": "Kuku" }, { "name": "Murle" }, { "name": "Mandari" }, { "name": "Didinga" }, { "name": "Ndogo" }, { "name": "Bviri" }, { "name": "Lndi" }, { "name": "Anuak" }, { "name": "Bongo" }, { "name": "Lango" }, { "name": "Dungotona" }, { "name": "Acholi" }, { "name": "Baka" }, { "name": "Fertit" } ], "date": "2011" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "English", "note": "official" }, { "name": "Arabic", "note": "includes Juba and Sudanese variants" }, { "name": "regional languages include Dinka" }, { "name": "Nuer" }, { "name": "Bari" }, { "name": "Zande" }, { "name": "Shilluk" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "animist" }, { "name": "Christian" } ] }, "demographic_profile": "South Sudan, independent from Sudan since July 2011 after decades of civil war, is one of the world’s poorest countries and ranks among the lowest in many socioeconomic categories. Problems are exacerbated by ongoing tensions with Sudan over oil revenues and land borders, fighting between government forces and rebel groups, and inter-communal violence. Most of the population lives off of farming, while smaller numbers rely on animal husbandry; more than 80% of the populace lives in rural areas. The maternal mortality rate is among the world’s highest for a variety of reasons, including a shortage of health care workers, facilities, and supplies; poor roads and a lack of transport; and cultural beliefs that prevent women from seeking obstetric care. Most women marry and start having children early, giving birth at home with the assistance of traditional birth attendants, who are unable to handle complications.\nEducational attainment is extremely poor due to the lack of schools, qualified teachers, and materials. Less than a third of the population is literate (the rate is even lower among women), and half live below the poverty line. Teachers and students are also struggling with the switch from Arabic to English as the language of instruction. Many adults missed out on schooling because of warfare and displacement.\nMore than 900,000 South Sudanese have sought refuge in neighboring countries since the current conflict began in 2013, almost 200,000 alone have fled since the most recent outbreak of violence in early July 2016. Another 1.7 million South Sudanese are internally displaced. Despite South Sudan’s instability and lack of infrastructure and social services, more than 240,000 people have fled to South Sudan to escape fighting in Sudan.", "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 44.86, "males": 2866374, "females": 2755451 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 20.32, "males": 1338548, "females": 1208109 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 29.4, "males": 1783091, "females": 1901553 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 3.31, "males": 222760, "females": 192274 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 2.1, "males": 145687, "females": 116870 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 83.7, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 77.3, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 6.4, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 15.7, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 17.1, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 17, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 17.3, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 221, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 3.92, "global_rank": 1, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 36.2, "global_rank": 15, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 8, "global_rank": 98, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": 11, "global_rank": 9, "date": "2016" }, "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 18.8, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 5.05, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Juba", "population": 321000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2015" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 789, "global_rank": 1, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 64.6, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 69.1, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 59.8, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 16, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 5.19, "global_rank": 11, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 4, "units": "%", "date": "2010" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 2.7, "global_rank": 186, "date": "2014" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 66.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 56.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 58.7, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 33.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 43.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 41.3, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 16.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 4.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 6.7, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 83.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 95.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 93.3, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 2.47, "global_rank": 23, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 179100, "global_rank": 31, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 11600, "global_rank": 19, "date": "2015" } }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "degree_of_risk": "very high", "food_or_waterborne_diseases": [ "bacterial diarrhea", "protozoal diarrhea", "hepatitis A", "hepatitis E", "typhoid fever" ], "vectorborne_diseases": [ "malaria", "dengue fever", "trypanosomiasis-Gambiense (African sleeping sickness)" ], "water_contact_diseases": [ "schistosomiasis" ], "respiratory_diseases": [ "meningococcal meningitis" ], "animal_contact_diseases": [ "rabies" ], "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 6.6, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 27.6, "global_rank": 10, "date": "2010" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 0.8, "date": "2011" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 27, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 40, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 16, "units": "%" }, "date": "2009" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 18.5, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 20, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 17, "units": "%" }, "date": "2008" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Republic of South Sudan", "conventional_short_form": "South Sudan", "etymology": "self-descriptive name from the country's former position within Sudan prior to independence; the name \"Sudan\" derives from the Arabic \"bilad-as-sudan\" meaning \"Land of the Black [peoples]\"" }, "government_type": "presidential republic", "capital": { "name": "Juba", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 4, "minutes": 51, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 31, "minutes": 37, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 3, "note": "8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "administrative_divisions": [ { "name": "Central Equatoria", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Eastern Equatoria", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Jonglei", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Lakes", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Northern Bahr el Ghazal", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Unity", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Upper Nile", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Warrap", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Western Bahr el Ghazal", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Western Equatoria", "type": "state" } ], "independence": { "date": "2011-07-09", "note": "from Sudan" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "9 July", "original_year": "2011" } ], "constitution": { "history": "previous 2005 (preindependence); latest signed 7 July 2011, effective 9 July 2011 (Transitional Constitution of the Republic of South Sudan, 2011); amended 2013, 2015 (2016)" }, "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of South Sudan", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "yes", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "10 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Salva KIIR Mayardit (since 9 July 2011); First Vice President Taban Deng GAI (since 26 July 2016); Second Vice President James Wani IGGA (since 26 April 2016); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government", "head_of_government": "President Salva KIIR Mayardit (since 9 July 2011); First Vice President Taban Deng GAI (since 26 July 2016); Second Vice President James Wani IGGA (since 26 April 2016)", "cabinet": "National Council of Ministers appointed by the president, approved by the Transitional National Legislative Assembly", "elections_appointments": "president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 11-15 April 2010 (the next election has been postponed from 2015 to 2018 due to instability and violence)", "election_results": "Salva KIIR Mayardit elected president; percent of vote - Salva KIIR Mayardit (SPLM) 93%, Lam AKOL (SPLM-DC) 7%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "bicameral National Legislature consists of the Council of States (50 seats; the Council of States, established by presidential decree in August 2011, includes 50 members - 20 former members of the Council of States and 30 appointed representatives ) and the Transitional National Legislative Assembly (400 seats; the National Assembly, also established by presidential decree in August 2011, includes 170 members elected in April 2010, 96 members of the former National Assembly, 66 members appointed after independence, and 68 members added as a result of the Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan)", "elections": "National Legislative Assembly - last held 11-15 April 2010 but did not take office until July 2011; because of political instability, current parliamentary term extended until next election on 9 July 2018); Council of States - established and members appointed 1 August 2011", "election_results": "Council of States - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - SPLM 20, unknown 30; National Legislative Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - SPLM 251, SPLM-DC 6, DCP 4, independent 6, unknown 65" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court of South Sudan (consists of the chief and deputy chief justices, 9 other justices and normally organized into panels of 3 justices except when sitting as a Constitutional panel of all 9 justices chaired by the chief justice)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "justices appointed by the president upon proposal of the Judicial Service Council, a 9-member judicial and administrative body; justice tenure set by the National Legislature", "subordinate_courts": "national level - Courts of Appeal; High Courts; County Courts; state level - High Courts; County Courts; customary courts; other specialized courts and tribunals" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Sudan People's Liberation Movement", "name_alternative": "SPLM", "leaders": [ "Salva KIIR Mayardit" ] }, { "name": "Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-In Opposition", "name_alternative": "SPLM-IO", "leaders": [ "Riek MACHAR Teny Dhurgon" ] }, { "name": "Democratic Change Party", "name_alternative": "DCP", "leaders": [ "Onyoti Adigo NYIKWEC" ] } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "AU" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WMO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Garang Diing AKUONG (since 23 February 2015)", "chancery": "1015 31st St., NW, Third Floor, Washington, DC, 20007", "telephone": "[1] (202) 293-7940", "fax": "[1] (202) 293-7941" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Mary Catherine PHEE (since July 2015)", "embassy": "Kololo Road adjacent to the EU's compound, Juba", "telephone": "[211] (0) 912-105-188" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "three equal horizontal bands of black (top), red, and green; the red band is edged in white; a blue isosceles triangle based on the hoist side contains a gold, five-pointed star; black represents the people of South Sudan, red the blood shed in the struggle for freedom, green the verdant land, and blue the waters of the Nile; the gold star represents the unity of the states making up South Sudan", "note": "resembles the flag of Kenya; one of only two national flags to display six colors as part of its primary design, the other is South Africa's" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "African fish eagle" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "green" }, { "color": "blue" }, { "color": "yellow" }, { "color": "black" }, { "color": "white" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "South Sudan Oyee! (Hooray!)", "lyrics_music": "collective of 49 poets/Juba University students and teachers", "note": "adopted 2011; anthem selected in a national contest" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Following several decades of civil war with Sudan, industry and infrastructure in landlocked South Sudan are severely underdeveloped and poverty is widespread. Subsistence agriculture provides a living for the vast majority of the population. Property rights are insecure and price signals are weak, because markets are not well organized. After independence, South Sudan's central bank issued a new currency, the South Sudanese Pound, allowing a short grace period for turning in the old currency.\n\nSouth Sudan has little infrastructure - approximately 200 kilometers of paved roads. Electricity is produced mostly by costly diesel generators, and indoor plumbing and potable water are scarce. South Sudan depends largely on imports of goods, services, and capital - mainly from Uganda, Kenya and Sudan.\n\nNevertheless, South Sudan does have abundant natural resources. At independence in 2011, South Sudan produced nearly three-fourths of former Sudan's total oil output of nearly a half million barrels per day. The government of South Sudan used to rely on oil for the vast majority of its budget revenues before oil production fell sharply. Oil is exported through a pipeline that runs to refineries and shipping facilities at Port Sudan on the Red Sea. The economy of South Sudan will remain linked to Sudan for some time, given the long lead time and great expense required to build another pipeline, should the government decide to do so. In January 2012, South Sudan suspended production of oil because of its dispute with Sudan over transshipment fees. This suspension lasted 15 months and had a devastating impact on GDP, which declined by 48% in 2012. With the resumption of oil flows the economy rebounded strongly during the second half of calendar year 2013. This occurred in spite of the fact that oil production, at an average level of 222,000 barrels per day, was 40% lower compared with 2011, prior to the shutdown. GDP grew by nearly 30% in 2013. However, the outbreak of conflict on 15 December 2013 combined with a further reduction of oil production and exports, meant that GDP growth fell significantly in 2014 and 2015 as poverty and food insecurity rose. South Sudan holds one of the richest agricultural areas in Africa with fertile soils and abundant water supplies. Currently the region supports 10-20 million head of cattle.\n\nSouth Sudan is currently burdened by considerable debt because of increased military spending and revenue shortfalls due to low oil prices and decreased production. South Sudan has received more than $4 billion in foreign aid since 2005, largely from the UK, the US, Norway, and the Netherlands. Annual inflation peaked at over 800% in October 2016. The government has relied on borrowing from the central bank to fund budget expenses. The decision in December 2015 by the central bank to abandon a fixed exchange rate and allow the South Sudanese Pound to float has not reduced inflation in the short term. Long-term challenges include diversifying the formal economy, alleviating poverty, maintaining macroeconomic stability, improving tax collection and financial management and improving the business environment.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 20880000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 24040000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 24080000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 145, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 2628000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -13.1, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -0.2, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 2.9, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 224 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1700, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 2100, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 212, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 34.9, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 17.1, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 10.4, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 64.9, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -27.2, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 13.6, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 4.4, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 13.6, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 129 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "sorghum", "maize", "rice", "millet", "wheat", "gum arabic", "sugarcane", "mangoes", "papayas", "bananas", "sweet potatoes", "sunflower seeds", "cotton", "sesame seeds", "cassava", "manioc", "tapioca", "beans", "peanuts", "cattle", "sheep" ] }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 50.6, "units": "%", "date": "2009" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 46, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2010" } ], "global_rank": 35 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 437000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 2259000000, "units": "USD", "note": "FY 2013 est." } }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 16.6, "global_rank": 176 }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -69.3, "global_rank": 219 }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 800, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 52.8, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 227 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1873000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" }, { "value": 2032000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2012-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 134 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2194000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" }, { "value": 2230000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2012-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 152 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 181000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -902000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 53 }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.9214, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0.885, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 0.885, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 0.7634, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 0.78, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "South Sudanese pounds (SSP) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 11200000, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 1, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 4, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "date": "2013" }, "production": { "kWh": 881300000, "global_rank": 156, "date": "2012" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 694100000, "global_rank": 164, "date": "2012" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 184, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 187, "date": "2013" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 255200, "global_rank": 159, "date": "2012" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 30.7, "global_rank": 179, "date": "2010" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 161, "date": "2010" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 66.3, "global_rank": 30, "date": "2010" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 3, "global_rank": 71, "date": "2010" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 220000, "global_rank": 37, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 98680, "global_rank": 36, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 114, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 3750000000, "global_rank": 28, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 184, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 11000, "global_rank": 158, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 140, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 10280, "global_rank": 146, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 115, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 184, "date": "2013" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 162, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 114, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 63710000000, "global_rank": 59, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 2016000, "global_rank": 149, "date": "2011" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 150, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 1, "date": "2015" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 2899000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 24, "global_rank": 141, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "international": "country code - 211" } }, "broadcast_media": "TV is controlled by the government; several private FM stations are operational in South Sudan; some foreign radio broadcasts are available", "internet": { "country_code": ".ss" } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "Z8", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 85, "global_rank": 64, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 3, "2438_to_3047_metres": 1, "1524_to_2437_metres": 2, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 82, "2438_to_3047_metres": 1, "1524_to_2437_metres": 12, "914_to_1523_metres": 35, "under_914_metres": 34, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 1, "date": "2013" } }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 248, "units": "km" }, "note": "a narrow gauge, single-track railroad between Babonosa (Sudan) and Wau, the only existing rail system, was repaired in 2010 with $250 million in UN funds", "global_rank": 127, "date": "2014" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 7000, "units": "km" }, "note": "most of the road network is unpaved and much of it is in disrepair; a 192-km paved road between the capital, Juba, and Nimule on the Ugandan border was constructed with USAID funds in 2012", "global_rank": 145, "date": "2012" } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 10.93, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 9.77, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 7.41, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 9.53, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 5.91, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 1 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "South Sudan Defense Force (SSDF)", "ground force", "navy", "air force", "air defense units" ], "date": "2017" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18 is the legal minimum age for compulsory and voluntary military service; the Government of South Sudan signed agreements in March 2012 and August 2015 that included the demobilization of all child soldiers within the armed forces and opposition, but the recruitment of child soldiers by the warring parties continues; as of the end of 2016, UNICEF estimates that more than 17,000 child soldiers had been used in the country's civil war since it began in December 2013", "date": "2016" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "South Sudan-Sudan boundary represents 1 January 1956 alignment, final alignment pending negotiations and demarcation", "final sovereignty status of Abyei Area pending negotiations between South Sudan and Sudan", "periodic violent skirmishes with South Sudanese residents over water and grazing rights persist among related pastoral populations along the border with the Central African Republic", "the boundary that separates Kenya and South Sudan's sovereignty is unclear in the \"Ilemi Triangle,\" which Kenya has administered since colonial times" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "refugees": { "by_country": [ { "people": 247111, "country_of_origin": "Sudan; Democratic Republic of the Congo" } ], "date": "2017" }, "internally_displaced_persons": { "people": 1890000, "note": "alleged coup attempt and ethnic conflict beginning in December 2013; information is lacking on those displaced in earlier years by: fighting in Abyei between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA; ; " } }, "trafficking_in_persons": { "current_situation": "South Sudan is a source and destination country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking; South Sudanese women and girls, particularly those who are internally displaced, orphaned, refugees, or from rural areas, are vulnerable to forced labor and sexual exploitation, often in urban centers; children may be victims of forced labor in construction, market vending, shoe shining, car washing, rock breaking, brick making, delivery cart pulling, and begging; girls are also forced into marriages and subsequently subjected to sexual slavery or domestic servitude; women and girls migrate willingly from Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia, Eritrea, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to South Sudan with the promise of legitimate jobs and are forced into the sex trade; inter-ethnic abductions and abductions by criminal groups continue, with abductees subsequently forced into domestic servitude, herding, or sex trafficking; in 2014, the recruitment and use of child soldiers increased significantly within government security forces and was also prevalent among opposition forces", "tier_rating": "Tier 3 – South Sudan does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so; despite the government’s formal recommitment to an action plan to eliminate the recruitment and use of child soldiers by 2016, the practice expanded during 2014, and the government did not hold any officers criminally responsible; government officials reportedly are complicit in trafficking offenses but these activities continue to go uninvestigated; authorities reportedly identified five trafficking victims but did not transfer them to care facilities; law enforcement continued to arrest and imprison individuals for prostitution, including trafficking victims; no known steps were taken to address the exploitation of South Sudanese nationals working abroad or foreign workers in South Sudan (2015)" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-24", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624100420/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/od.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/od.html" } }, "spain": { "data": { "name": "Spain", "introduction": { "background": "Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in economic and political power. Spain remained neutral in World War I and II but suffered through a devastating civil war (1936-39). A peaceful transition to democracy following the death of dictator Francisco FRANCO in 1975, and rapid economic modernization (Spain joined the EU in 1986) gave Spain a dynamic and rapidly growing economy and made it a global champion of freedom and human rights. More recently Spain has emerged from a severe economic recession that began in mid-2008, posting three straight years of GDP growth above the EU average. Unemployment has fallen, but remains high especially among youth. Spain is the Eurozone’s fourth largest economy." }, "geography": { "location": "Southwestern Europe, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, North Atlantic Ocean, Bay of Biscay, and Pyrenees Mountains; southwest of France", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 40, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 4, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "Europe", "area": { "total": { "value": 505370, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 498980, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 6390, "units": "sq km" }, "note": "there are two autonomous cities - Ceuta and Melilla - and 17 autonomous communities including Balearic Islands and Canary Islands, and three small Spanish possessions off the coast of Morocco - Islas Chafarinas, Penon de Alhucemas, and Penon de Velez de la Gomera", "global_rank": 52, "comparative": "almost five times the size of Kentucky; slightly more than twice the size of Oregon" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 1952.7, "units": "km" }, "note": "an additional 75-meter border segment exists between Morocco and the Spanish exclave of Penon de Velez de la Gomera", "border_countries": [ { "country": "Andorra", "border_length": { "value": 63, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "France", "border_length": { "value": 646, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Gibraltar", "border_length": { "value": 1.2, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Portugal", "border_length": { "value": 1224, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Morocco (Ceuta)", "border_length": { "value": 8, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Morocco (Melilla)", "border_length": { "value": 10.5, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 4964, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "contiguous_zone": { "value": 24, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm", "note": "applies only to the Atlantic Ocean" } }, "climate": "temperate; clear, hot summers in interior, more moderate and cloudy along coast; cloudy, cold winters in interior, partly cloudy and cool along coast", "terrain": "large, flat to dissected plateau surrounded by rugged hills; Pyrenees Mountains in north", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 660, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Atlantic Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Pico de Teide (Tenerife) on Canary Islands", "elevation": { "value": 3718, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "coal", "lignite", "iron ore", "copper", "lead", "zinc", "uranium", "tungsten", "mercury", "pyrites", "magnesite", "fluorspar", "gypsum", "sepiolite", "kaolin", "potash", "hydropower", "arable land" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 54.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 24.9, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 9.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 20.1, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 36.8, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 9.1, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 38000, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "with the notable exception of Madrid, Sevilla, and Zaragoza, the largest urban agglomerations are found along the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts; numerous smaller cities are spread throughout the interior reflecting Spain's agrarian heritage; dense settlement is found around the capital of Madrid, as well as the port city of Barcelona", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "periodic droughts, occasional flooding", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "volcanic activity in the Canary Islands, located off Africa's northwest coast; Teide (elev. 3,715 m) 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; La Palma (elev. 2,426 m), which last erupted in 1971, is the most active of the Canary Islands volcanoes; Lanzarote is the only other historically active volcano", "type": "volcanism" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "pollution of the Mediterranean Sea from raw sewage and effluents from the offshore production of oil and gas", "water quality and quantity nationwide", "air pollution", "deforestation", "desertification" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Air Pollution", "Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides", "Air Pollution-Sulfur 94", "Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds", "Antarctic-Environmental Protocol", "Antarctic-Marine Living Resources", "Antarctic Treaty", "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Environmental Modification", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Marine Dumping", "Marine Life Conservation", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Tropical Timber 83", "Tropical Timber 94", "Wetlands", "Whaling" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [ "Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants" ] } }, "note": "strategic location along approaches to Strait of Gibraltar; Spain controls a number of territories in northern Morocco including the enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla, and the islands of Penon de Velez de la Gomera, Penon de Alhucemas, and Islas Chafarinas" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 48563476, "global_rank": 29, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Spaniard(s)", "adjective": "Spanish" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "composite of Mediterranean and Nordic types" } ] }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Castilian Spanish", "percent": 74, "note": "official nationwide" }, { "name": "Catalan", "percent": 17, "note": "official in Catalonia, the Balearic Islands, and the Valencian Community (where it is known as Valencian; " }, { "name": "Galician", "percent": 7, "note": "official in Galicia" }, { "name": "Basque", "percent": 2, "note": "official in the Basque Country and in the Basque-speaking area of Navarre" }, { "name": "Aranese along with Catalan; speakers", "percent": 5000, "note": "official in the northwest corner of Catalonia (Vall d'Aran; " } ], "note": "Aragonese, Aranese Asturian, Basque, Calo, Catalan, Galician, and Valencian are recognized as regional languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 67.8 }, { "name": "atheist", "percent": 9.1 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 2.2 }, { "name": "non-believer", "percent": 18.4 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 2.5 } ], "date": "2016" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 15.43, "males": 3854687, "females": 3638288 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 9.56, "males": 2400188, "females": 2243311 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 45.24, "males": 11200786, "females": 10771652 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 11.91, "males": 2820933, "females": 2963050 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 17.85, "males": 3700832, "females": 4969749 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 50.8, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 22.4, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 28.3, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 3.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 42.3, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 41.2, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 43.6, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 27, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 0.84, "global_rank": 130, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 9.4, "global_rank": 205, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 9.1, "global_rank": 65, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": 8, "global_rank": 13, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "with the notable exception of Madrid, Sevilla, and Zaragoza, the largest urban agglomerations are found along the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts; numerous smaller cities are spread throughout the interior reflecting Spain's agrarian heritage; dense settlement is found around the capital of Madrid, as well as the port city of Barcelona", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 79.6, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 0.52, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Madrid", "population": 6199000, "is_capital": true }, { "place": "Barcelona", "population": 5258000 }, { "place": "Valencia", "population": 810000 } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.07, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.07, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.95, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.74, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.98, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 29.8, "date": "2010" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 5, "global_rank": 170, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 3.3, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 3.6, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 2.9, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 213, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 81.7, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 78.7, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 84.9, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 22, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.49, "global_rank": 199, "date": "2016" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 9, "global_rank": 26, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 3.82, "date": "2014" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 3.1, "date": "2011" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 99.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 99.9, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 0.1, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 0.39, "global_rank": 73, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 148900, "global_rank": 32, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 1200, "global_rank": 70, "date": "2015" } }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 26.5, "global_rank": 45, "date": "2014" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 4.3, "global_rank": 80, "date": "2013" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 98.1, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 98.7, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 97.5, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 18, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 18, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 18, "units": "years" }, "date": "2015" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 53.2, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 53.4, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 52.9, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 5, "date": "2014" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Kingdom of Spain", "conventional_short_form": "Spain", "local_long_form": "Reino de Espana", "local_short_form": "Espana", "etymology": "derivation of the name \"Espana\" is uncertain, but may come from the Phoenician term \"span,\" related to the word \"spy,\" meaning \"to forge metals,\" so, \"i-spn-ya\" would mean \"place where metals are forged\"; the ancient Phoenicians long exploited the Iberian Peninsula for its mineral wealth" }, "government_type": "parliamentary constitutional monarchy", "capital": { "name": "Madrid", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 40, "minutes": 24, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 3, "minutes": 41, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 1, "note": "6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" }, "daylight_saving_time": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October", "note": "Spain has two time zones including the Canary Islands" }, "independence": {}, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "National Day", "day": "12 October", "original_year": "1492", "note": "commemorates COLUMBUS' arrival in the Americas; Hispanic Day" } ], "constitution": { "history": "previous 1812; latest approved by the General Courts 31 October 1978, passed by referendum 6 December 1978, signed by the king 27 December 1978, effective 29 December 1978", "amendments": "proposed by the government, by the General Courts (the Congress or the Senate), or by the self-governing communities submitted through the government; passage requires three-fifths majority vote by both houses and passage by referendum if requested by one-tenth of members of either house; proposals disapproved by both houses are submitted to a joint committee, which submits an agreed upon text for another vote; passage requires two-thirds vote in Congress and simple majority vote in the Senate; amended 1992, 2007, 2011 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "civil law system with regional variations", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Spain", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "only with select Latin American countries", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "10 years for persons with no ties to Spain" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "King FELIPE VI (since 19 June 2014); Heir Apparent Princess LEONOR, Princess of Asturias, daughter of the monarch, born 31 October 2005", "head_of_government": "President of the Government or Prime Minister Mariano RAJOY (since 20 December 2011); Vice President (and Minister of the President's Office) Soraya SAENZ DE SANTAMARIA (since 22 December 2011)", "cabinet": "Council of Ministers designated by the president", "elections_appointments": "the monarchy is hereditary; following legislative elections, the monarch usually proposes the leader of the party or coalition with the largest majority of seats as president, who is then indirectly elected by the Congress of Deputies; election last held on 26 June 2016; vice president and Council of Ministers appointed by the president", "election_results": "percent of National Assembly vote - NA", "note": "there is also a Council of State that is the supreme consultative organ of the government, but its recommendations are non-binding" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "bicameral General Courts or Las Cortes Generales consists of the Senate or Senado (266 seats as of 2017; 208 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 58 appointed by the regional legislatures; members serve 4-year terms) and the Congress of Deputies or Congreso de los Diputados (350 seats; 348 members directly elected in 50 multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote and 2 directly elected from the North African Ceuta and Melilla enclaves by proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms or until the government is dissolved)", "elections": "Senate - last held on 26 June 2016; Congress of Deputies - last held on 26 June 2016 (next to be held no later than June 2020)", "election_results": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PP 149, PSOE 62, Podemos 20, ERC 12, EAJ/PNV 6, other 17; Congress of Deputies - percent of vote by party - PP 33.0%, PSOE 22.7%, Podemos 21.1%, C's 13.0%, ERC-CatSi 2.6%, CDC 2.0%, EAJ/PNV 1.2%, other 4.4%; seats by party - PP 134, PSOE 84, Podemos 67, C's 32, ERC-CatSi 9, EAJ/PNV 5, other 19" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court or Tribunal Supremo (consists of the court president and organized into the Civil Room with a president and 9 judges, the Penal Room with a president and 14 judges, the Administrative Room with a president and 32 judges, the Social Room with a president and 12 judges, and the Military Room with a president and 7 judges); Constitutional Court or Tribunal Constitucional de Espana (consists of 12 judges)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Supreme Court judges appointed by the monarch from candidates proposed by the General Council of the Judiciary Power, a 20-member governing board chaired by the monarch that includes presidential appointees, and lawyers and jurists confirmed by the National Assembly; judges can serve until age 70; Constitutional Court judges nominated by the National Assembly, executive branch, and the General Council of the Judiciary, and appointed by the monarch for 9-year terms", "subordinate_courts": "National High Court; High Courts of Justice (in each of the autonomous communities); provincial courts; courts of first instance" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Amaiur ", "leaders": [ "Xabier ERREKONDO" ], "note": "a separatist political coalition that advocates Basque independence from Spain" }, { "name": "Asturias Forum", "name_alternative": "FAC", "leaders": [ "Cristina COTO" ] }, { "name": "Basque Country Unite", "name_alternative": "EH Bildu", "leaders": [ "Pello URIZAR" ], "note": "Euskal Herria Bildu; coalition of 4 Basque pro-independence parties" }, { "name": "Basque Nationalist Party or PNV or EAJ", "name_alternative": "", "leaders": [ "Andoni ORTUZAR" ] }, { "name": "Canarian Coalition", "name_alternative": "CC", "leaders": [ "Claudina MORALES Rodriguez" ], "note": "coalition of five parties" }, { "name": "Canarian Nationalist Party", "name_alternative": "PNC", "leaders": [ "Juan Manuel GARCIA Ramos" ] }, { "name": "Catalan Agreement of Progress", "name_alternative": "ECP", "leaders": [ "Carles BONET i Reves" ], "note": "Entesa Catalonia de Progress; Senate coalition of Catalan parties - PSC, ERC, ICV, EUA" }, { "name": "Catalan European Democratic Party", "name_alternative": "PDeCat", "leaders": [ "Artur MAS" ] }, { "name": "Ciudadanos Party", "name_alternative": "C's", "leaders": [ "Albert RIVERA" ] }, { "name": "Compromis", "leaders": [ "Monica Oltra JARQUE" ] }, { "name": "Galician Nationalist Bloc", "name_alternative": "BNG", "leaders": [ "Ana PONTON Mondelo" ] }, { "name": "Gomera Socialist Group", "name_alternative": "ASG" }, { "name": "Initiative for Catalonia Greens", "name_alternative": "ICV", "leaders": [ "Joan HERRERA i Torres and Dolors CAMATS" ] }, { "name": "Podemos", "leaders": [ "Pablo IGLESIAS Turrion" ] }, { "name": "Popular Party", "name_alternative": "PP", "leaders": [ "Mariano RAJOY Brey" ] }, { "name": "Republican Left of Catalonia", "name_alternative": "ERC", "leaders": [ "Oriol JUNQUERAS i Vies" ] }, { "name": "Spanish Socialist Workers Party", "name_alternative": "PSOE", "leaders": [ "Pedro SANCHEZ" ] }, { "name": "Union of People of Navarra", "name_alternative": "UPN", "leaders": [ "Javier ESPARZA" ] }, { "name": "Union, Progress and Democracy", "name_alternative": "UPyD", "leaders": [ "Gorka MAEIRO" ] }, { "name": "United Left", "name_alternative": "IU", "leaders": [ "Alberto GARZON" ], "note": "a coalition of parties including the Communist Party of Spain or PCE and Other small parties; ran as Popular Unity or UP in 2015 election" }, { "name": "Yes to the Future", "name_alternative": "Geroa Bai", "leaders": [ "Koldo MARTINEZ" ], "note": "a coalition of four Navarran parties" } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Association for Victims of Terrorism", "name_alternative": "AVT terrorist organization", "note": "grassroots organization devoted primarily to supporting victims of the Basque Fatherland and Liberty (ETA; " }, { "name": "Catholic Church" }, { "name": "Socialist General Union of Workers", "name_alternative": "UGT", "note": "includes the smaller independent Workers Syndical Union or USO" }, { "name": "Trade Union Confederation of Workers' Commissions", "name_alternative": "CC.OO." }, { "name": "Spanish Confederation of Employers' Organizations", "name_alternative": "CEOE" }, { "name": "business and landowning interests" }, { "name": "free labor unions", "note": "authorized in April 1977" }, { "name": "university students" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ADB ", "note": "nonregional member" }, { "organization": "AfDB ", "note": "nonregional member" }, { "organization": "Arctic Council ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "Australia Group" }, { "organization": "BCIE" }, { "organization": "BIS" }, { "organization": "CAN ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "CBSS ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CE" }, { "organization": "CERN" }, { "organization": "EAPC" }, { "organization": "EBRD" }, { "organization": "ECB" }, { "organization": "EIB" }, { "organization": "EITI ", "note": "implementing country" }, { "organization": "EMU" }, { "organization": "ESA" }, { "organization": "EU" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "FATF" }, { "organization": "IADB" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IEA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IHO" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "LAIA ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NATO" }, { "organization": "NEA" }, { "organization": "NSG" }, { "organization": "OAS ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OECD" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "OSCE" }, { "organization": "Pacific Alliance ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "Paris Club" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "PIF ", "note": "partner" }, { "organization": "Schengen Convention" }, { "organization": "SELEC ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "SICA ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UN Security Council ", "note": "temporary" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNIFIL" }, { "organization": "Union Latina" }, { "organization": "UNOCI" }, { "organization": "UNRWA" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" }, { "organization": "ZC" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Pedro MORENES Eulate (since 24 April 2017)", "chancery": "2375 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20037", "telephone": "[1] (202) 452-0100, 728-2340", "fax": "[1] (202) 833-5670", "consulates_general": "Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, San Francisco, San Juan (Puerto Rico)", "consulates": "Kansas City (MO)" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Kris URS (since January 2017) note - also accredited to Andorra", "embassy": "Serrano 75, 28006 Madrid", "mailing_address": "PSC 61, APO AE 09642", "telephone": "[34] (91) 587-2200", "fax": "[34] (91) 587-2303", "consulates_general": "Barcelona" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "three horizontal bands of red (top), yellow (double width), and red with the national coat of arms on the hoist side of the yellow band; the coat of arms is quartered to display the emblems of the traditional kingdoms of Spain (clockwise from upper left, Castile, Leon, Navarre, and Aragon) while Granada is represented by the stylized pomegranate at the bottom of the shield; the arms are framed by two columns representing the Pillars of Hercules, which are the two promontories (Gibraltar and Ceuta) on either side of the eastern end of the Strait of Gibraltar; the red scroll across the two columns bears the imperial motto of \"Plus Ultra\" (further beyond) referring to Spanish lands beyond Europe; the triband arrangement with the center stripe twice the width of the outer dates to the 18th century", "note": "the red and yellow colors are related to those of the oldest Spanish kingdoms: Aragon, Castile, Leon, and Navarre" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "Pillars of Hercules" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "yellow" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Himno Nacional Espanol\" (National Anthem of Spain)", "lyrics_music": "no lyrics/unknown", "note": "officially in use between 1770 and 1931, restored in 1939; the Spanish anthem is the first anthem to be officially adopted, but it has no lyrics; in the years prior to 1931 it became known as \"Marcha Real\" (The Royal March); it first appeared in a 1761 military bugle call book and was replaced by \"Himno de Riego\" in the years between 1931 and 1939; the long version of the anthem is used for the king, while the short version is used for the prince, prime minister, and occasions such as sporting events", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/SP.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "After experiencing a prolonged recession in the wake of the global financial crisis that began in 2008, in 2016 Spain marked the third full year of positive economic growth in nine years, largely due to increased private consumption. At the onset of the financial crisis, Spain's GDP contracted by 3.7% in 2009, ending a 16-year growth trend, and continued contracting through most of 2013. In 2013, the government successfully shored up struggling banks - exposed to the collapse of Spain's depressed real estate and construction sectors - and in January 2014 completed an EU-funded restructuring and recapitalization program for its financial sector.\n\nUntil 2014, credit contraction in the private sector, fiscal austerity, and high unemployment weighed on domestic consumption and investment. The unemployment rate rose from a low of about 8% in 2007 to more than 26% in 2013, but labor reforms prompted a modest reduction to 19.7% in 2016. High unemployment has strained Spain's public finances, as spending on social benefits increased while tax revenues fell. Spain’s budget deficit peaked at 11.4% of GDP in 2010, but Spain gradually reduced the deficit to about 5% of GDP in 2015, and 4.1% of GDP in 2016. Public debt has increased substantially – from 60.1% of GDP in 2010 to nearly 99.5% in 2016.\n\nExports were resilient throughout the economic downturn and helped to bring Spain's current account into surplus in 2013 for the first time since 1986, where it remained in 2014-16. Rising labor productivity and an internal devaluation resulting from moderating labor costs and lower inflation have helped to improve foreign investor interest in the economy and positive FDI flows have been restored.\n\nPolitical gridlock after the national elections in December 2015 and June 2016 and ensuing government formation process constrained the caretaker government’s ability to implement needed labor, pension, healthcare, tax, and education reforms— in 2016. The European Commission criticized Spain’s 2016 budget for its easing of austerity measures and its alleged overly optimistic growth and deficit projections. Spain’s borrowing costs are dramatically lower since their peak in mid-2012, and despite the recent uptick in economic activity, inflation has dropped sharply, from 1.5% in 2013 to a negative 0.3% in 2016.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1690000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1640000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1589000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 16, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 1252000000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.1, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3.2, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.4, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 88 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 36500, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 35300, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 34200, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 51, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 57.2, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 19, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 20.8, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 0.1, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 32.2, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -29.3, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 2.5, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 22.4, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 75.1, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 22.9, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 22.1, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 20.8, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 63 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "grain", "vegetables", "olives", "wine grapes", "sugar beets", "citrus", "beef", "pork", "poultry", "dairy products", "fish" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "textiles", "apparel including footwear", "food", "beverages", "metals", "metal manufactures", "chemicals", "shipbuilding", "automobiles", "machine tools", "tourism", "clay", "refractory products", "footwear", "pharmaceuticals", "medical equipment" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 2, "global_rank": 112, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 22890000, "global_rank": 29, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 4.2, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 24, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 71.7, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2009" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 19.7, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 22.1, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 174 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 21.1, "units": "%", "date": "2012" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 2.5, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 24, "units": "%" }, "date": "2011" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 35.9, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 32, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2005" } ], "global_rank": 90 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 461300000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 512900000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 36.8, "global_rank": 49, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -4.1, "global_rank": 140, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 99.6, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 99.2, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 15 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -0.3, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -0.6, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 24 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.05, "units": "%", "date": "2014-09-10" }, { "value": 0.25, "units": "%", "date": "2013-11-13" } ], "global_rank": 146, "note": "this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area" }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.4, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 2.74, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 174 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 827300000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 745000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 8, "note": "see entry for the European Union for money supply for the entire euro area; the European Central Bank (ECB) controls monetary policy for the 18 members of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU); individual members of the EMU do not control the quantity of money circulating within their own borders" }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1257000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" }, { "value": 1369000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 16 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2134999999999.9998, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 2279000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 12 }, "market_value_of_publicly_traded_shares": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 787200000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" }, { "value": 992900000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" }, { "value": 1117000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 15 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 24660000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 16340000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 13 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 266300000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 277900000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 17 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "machinery", "motor vehicles", "foodstuffs", "pharmaceuticals", "medicines", "other consumer goods" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "France", "percent": 15.7 }, { "name": "Germany", "percent": 11 }, { "name": "Italy", "percent": 7.4 }, { "name": "UK", "percent": 7.4 }, { "name": "Portugal", "percent": 7.1 }, { "name": "US", "percent": 4.5 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 287900000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 302600000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 14 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "machinery", "equipment", "fuels", "chemicals", "semi-finished goods", "foodstuffs", "consumer goods", "measuring", "medical control instruments" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Germany", "percent": 14.4 }, { "name": "France", "percent": 11.7 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 7.1 }, { "name": "Italy", "percent": 6.5 }, { "name": "Netherlands", "percent": 5 }, { "name": "UK", "percent": 4.9 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 53970000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" }, { "value": 50350000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 37 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2093999999999.9998, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-03-31" }, { "value": 1963000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-03-31" } ], "global_rank": 11 }, "stock_of_direct_foreign_investment": { "at_home": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 781400000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 758700000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 14 }, "abroad": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 770300000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 720600000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 14 } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.9214, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0.885, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 0.7525, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 0.7634, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 0.7752, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "euros (EUR) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "total_electrification": { "value": 100, "units": "%" }, "date": "2016" }, "production": { "kWh": 264000000000, "global_rank": 16, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 234000000000, "global_rank": 16, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 16000000000, "global_rank": 11, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "kWh": 12000000000, "global_rank": 17, "date": "2014" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 102300000, "global_rank": 12, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 43, "global_rank": 159, "date": "2014" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 7.7, "global_rank": 22, "date": "2014" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 19.6, "global_rank": 94, "date": "2014" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 30, "global_rank": 4, "date": "2014" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 4652, "global_rank": 82, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 54230, "global_rank": 44, "date": "2015" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 1349000, "global_rank": 10, "date": "2015" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 150000000, "global_rank": 64, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 1352000, "global_rank": 16, "date": "2015" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 1241000, "global_rank": 20, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 416000, "global_rank": 19, "date": "2015" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 302900, "global_rank": 25, "date": "2015" } }, 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teledensity exceeds 145 telephones per 100 persons", "international": "country code - 34; submarine cables provide connectivity to Europe, Middle East, Asia, and US; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean), NA Eutelsat; tropospheric scatter to adjacent countries (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "a mixture of both publicly operated and privately owned TV and radio stations; overall, hundreds of TV channels are available including national, regional, local, public, and international channels; satellite and cable TV systems available; multiple national radio networks, a large number of regional radio networks, and a larger number of local radio stations; overall, hundreds of radio stations (2008)", "internet": { "country_code": ".es", "users": { "total": 37886000, "percent_of_population": 78.7, "global_rank": 20, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 20, 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"broad_gauge": { "length": 11873, "electrified": 6488, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.668-m" }, "standard_gauge": { "length": 2312, "electrified": 2312, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.435-m" }, "narrow_gauge": { "length": 1884.9, "electrified": 28, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.000-m" }, "global_rank": 17, "date": "2014" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 683175, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 683175, "units": "km", "note": "includes 16,205 km of expressways" }, "global_rank": 11, "date": "2011" }, "waterways": { "value": 1000, "units": "km", "global_rank": 63, "date": "2012" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 132, "by_type": [ { "type": "bulk carrier", "count": 7 }, { "type": "cargo", "count": 19 }, { "type": "chemical tanker", "count": 8 }, { "type": "container", "count": 5 }, { "type": "liquefied gas", "count": 12 }, { "type": "passenger/cargo", "count": 43 }, { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 18 }, { "type": "refrigerated cargo", "count": 4 }, { "type": "roll on/roll off", "count": 9 }, { "type": "vehicle carrier", "count": 7 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 27, "by_country": [ { "country": "Canada", "count": 4 }, { "country": "Germany", "count": 4 }, { "country": "Italy", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Mexico", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Norway", "count": 10 }, { "country": "Russia", "count": 6 }, { "country": "Switzerland", "count": 1 } ] }, "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 103, "by_country": [ { "country": "Angola", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Argentina", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Bahamas", "count": 6 }, { "country": "Brazil", "count": 12 }, { "country": "Cabo Verde", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Cyprus", "count": 6 }, { "country": "Ireland", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Malta", "count": 8 }, { "country": "Morocco", "count": 9 }, { "country": "Panama", "count": 30 }, { "country": "Peru", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Portugal", "count": 18 }, { "country": "Uruguay", "count": 5 }, { "country": "Venezuela", "count": 1 }, { "country": "unknown", "count": 1 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}, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Spanish Armed Forces", "Army (Ejercito de Tierra)", "Spanish Navy (Armada Espanola", "AE", "includes Marine Corps)", "Spanish Air Force (Ejercito del Aire Espanola", "EdA)" ], "date": "2013" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18-26 years of age for voluntary military service by a Spanish citizen or legal immigrant, 2-3 year obligation; women allowed to serve in all SAF branches, including combat units; no conscription, but Spanish Government retains right to mobilize citizens 19-25 years of age in a national emergency; mandatory retirement of non-NCO enlisted personnel at age 45 or 58, depending on service length", "date": "2013" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "in 2002, Gibraltar residents voted overwhelmingly by referendum to reject any \"shared sovereignty\" arrangement", "the Government of Gibraltar insists on equal participation in talks between the UK and Spain", "Spain disapproves of UK plans to grant Gibraltar greater autonomy", "after voters in the UK chose to leave the EU in a June 2016 referendum, Spain again proposed shared sovereignty of Gibraltar", "UK officials rejected Spain’s joint sovereignty proposal", "Morocco protests Spain's control over the coastal enclaves of Ceuta, Melilla, and the islands of Penon de Velez de la Gomera, Penon de Alhucemas, and Islas Chafarinas, and surrounding waters", "both countries claim Isla Perejil (Leila Island)", "Morocco serves as the primary launching site of illegal migration into Spain from North Africa", "Portugal does not recognize Spanish sovereignty over the territory of Olivenza based on a difference of interpretation of the 1815 Congress of Vienna and the 1801 Treaty of Badajoz" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "refugees": { "by_country": [ { "people": 8205, "country_of_origin": "Afghanistan" } ], "date": "2016" }, "stateless_persons": { "people": 1011, "date": "2016" }, "note": "20,968 estimated refugee and 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islands or reefs surrounded by rich fishing grounds - and potentially by gas and oil deposits. They are claimed in their entirety by China, Taiwan, and Vietnam, while portions are claimed by Malaysia and the Philippines. About 45 islands are occupied by relatively small numbers of military forces from China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. Since 1985 Brunei has claimed a continental shelf that overlaps a southern reef but has not made any formal claim to the reef. Brunei claims an exclusive economic zone over this area." }, "geography": { "location": "Southeastern Asia, group of reefs and islands in the South China Sea, about two-thirds of the way from southern Vietnam to the southern Philippines", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 8, "minutes": 38, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 111, "minutes": 55, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Southeast Asia", "area": { "total": { "value": 5, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 5, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "note": "includes 100 or so islets, coral reefs, and sea mounts scattered over an area of nearly 410,000 sq km (158,000 sq mi) of the central South China Sea", "global_rank": 249, "comparative": "land area is about seven times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 0, "units": "km" } }, "coastline": { "value": 926, "units": "km" }, "climate": "tropical", "terrain": "small, flat islands, islets, cays, and reefs", "elevation": { "lowest_point": { "name": "South China Sea", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "unnamed location on Southwest Cay", "elevation": { "value": 4, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "fish", "guano", "undetermined oil", "natural gas potential" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 100, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "typhoons", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "numerous reefs and shoals pose a serious maritime hazard", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "NA" ] }, "note": "strategically located near several primary shipping lanes in the central South China Sea; includes numerous small islands, atolls, shoals, and coral reefs" }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "none", "conventional_short_form": "Spratly Islands", "etymology": "named after a British whaling captain Richard SPRATLY, who sighted Spratly Island in 1843; the name of the island eventually passed to the entire archipelago" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Economic activity is limited to commercial fishing. The proximity to nearby oil- and gas-producing sedimentary basins indicate potential oil and gas deposits, but the region is largely unexplored. No reliable estimates of potential reserves are available. Commercial exploitation has yet to be developed." }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "airports": { "total": { "airports": 4, "global_rank": 189, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 3, "914_to_1523_metres": 2, "under_914_metres": 1, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 1, "914_to_1523_metres": 1, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 3, "date": "2013" } } }, "military_and_security": { "note": "Spratly Islands consist of more than 100 small islands or reefs of which about 45 are claimed and occupied by China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam" }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "all of the Spratly Islands are claimed by China (including Taiwan) and Vietnam", "parts of them are claimed by Brunei, Malaysia and the Philippines", "despite no public territorial claim to Louisa Reef, Brunei implicitly lays claim by including it within the natural prolongation of its continental shelf and basis for a seabed median with Vietnam", "claimants in November 2002 signed the \"Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea,\" which has eased tensions but falls short of a legally binding \"code of conduct\"", "in March 2005, the national oil companies of China, the Philippines, and Vietnam signed a joint accord to conduct marine seismic activities in the Spratly Islands" ] } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-01", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701051352/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/pg.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/pg.html" } }, "sri_lanka": { "data": { "name": "Sri Lanka", "introduction": { "background": "The first Sinhalese arrived in Sri Lanka late in the 6th century B.C., probably from northern India. Buddhism was introduced circa 250 B.C., and the first kingdoms developed at the cities of Anuradhapura (from circa 200 B.C. to circa A.D. 1000) and Polonnaruwa (from about 1070 to 1200). In the 14th century, a south Indian dynasty established a Tamil kingdom in northern Sri Lanka. The Portuguese controlled the coastal areas of the island in the 16th century and the Dutch in the 17th century. The island was ceded to the British in 1796, became a crown colony in 1802, and was formally united under British rule by 1815. As Ceylon, it became independent in 1948; its name was changed to Sri Lanka in 1972. Prevailing tensions between the Sinhalese majority and Tamil separatists erupted into war in 1983. After two decades of fighting, the government and Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) formalized a cease-fire in February 2002 with Norway brokering peace negotiations. Both the LTTE and the government unofficially abrogated the ceasefire and violence between the LTTE and government forces intensified in 2006, but the government regained control of the Eastern Province in 2007. The government officially withdrew from the ceasefire agreement in January 2008 and by May 2009, the remnants of the LTTE had been defeated.\nSince the end of the conflict, the government has enacted an ambitious program of economic development projects, many of which are financed by loans from the Government of China. In addition to efforts at reconstructing its economy, the government has resettled more than 95% of those civilians displaced during the final phase of the conflict and released the vast majority of former LTTE combatants captured by Government Security Forces. Progress continues to be made on more contentious and politically difficult issues such as reaching a political settlement with Tamil elected representatives and holding accountable those alleged to have been involved in human rights violations and other abuses during the conflict." }, "geography": { "location": "Southern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean, south of India", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 7, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 81, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Asia", "area": { "total": { "value": 65610, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 64630, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 980, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 122, "comparative": "slightly larger than West Virginia" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 0, "units": "km" } }, "coastline": { "value": 1340, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "contiguous_zone": { "value": 24, 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"global_rank": 69, "date": "2013" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka", "conventional_short_form": "Sri Lanka", "local_long_form": "Shri Lanka Prajatantrika Samajavadi Janarajaya/Ilankai Jananayaka Choshalichak Kutiyarachu", "local_short_form": "Shri Lanka/Ilankai", "former": "Serendib, Ceylon", "etymology": "the name means \"resplendent island\" in Sanskrit" }, "government_type": "presidential republic", "capital": { "name": "Colombo (commercial capital); Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (administrative capital)", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 6, "minutes": 55, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 79, "minutes": 50, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 5.5, "note": "10.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "administrative_divisions": [ { "name": "Central", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Eastern", "type": "province" }, { "name": "North Central", 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law", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "non-party state to the ICCt" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Sri Lanka", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no, except in cases where the government rules it is to the benefit of Sri Lanka", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "7 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Maithripala SIRISENA (since 9 January 2015); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government; Ranil WICKREMESINGHE (since 9 January 2015) holds the title of prime minister", "head_of_government": "President Maithripala SIRISENA (since 9 January 2015)", "cabinet": "Cabinet appointed by the president in consultation with the prime minister", "elections_appointments": "president directly elected by preferential majority popular vote for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 8 January 2015 (next to be held by January 2021); note - the January 2015 election was held nearly 2 years ahead of schedule", "election_results": "Maithripala SIRISENA elected president; percent of vote - Maithripala SIRISENA (Sri Lanka Freedom Party) 51.3%, Mahinda RAJAPAKSA (Sri Lanka Freedom Party) 47.6%, other 1.1%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral Parliament (225 seats; 196 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote using a preferential method in which voters select 3 candidates in order of preference; remaining 29 seats allocated to other political parties and groups in proportion to share of national vote; members serve 5-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 17 August 2015 following President SIRISENA's dissolution of Parliament in late June in an effort to consolidate power and pass reforms (next to be held in 2020)", "election_results": "percent of vote by alliance/party - EYJP 45.7%, UPFA 42.4%, JVP 4.9%, TNA 4.6%, SLMC 0.4%, EPDP 0.3% other 1.7%; seats by alliance/party EYJP 106, UPFA 95, TNA 16, JVP 6, SLMC 1, EPDP 1" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court of the Republic (consists of the chief justice and 9 justices); note - the court has exclusive jurisdiction to review legislation", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "chief justice nominated by the Constitutional Council (CC), a 9-member high-level advisory body, and appointed by the president; other justices nominated by the CC and appointed by the president on the advice of the chief justice; all justices can serve until age 65", "subordinate_courts": "Court of Appeals; High Courts; Magistrate's Courts; municipal and primary courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Eelam People's Democratic Party", "name_alternative": "EPDP", "leaders": [ "Douglas DEVANANDA" ] }, { "name": "Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna", "name_alternative": "JVP", "leaders": [ "Anura Kumara DISSANAYAKE" ] }, { "name": "Jathika Hela Urumaya", "name_alternative": "JHU]", "leaders": [ "Karunarathna PARANAWITHANA and Ven Hadigalle WIMALASARA THERO" ] }, { "name": "Sri Lanka Freedom Party", "name_alternative": "SLFP", "leaders": [ "Maithripala SIRISENA" ] }, { "name": "Sri Lanka Muslim Congress", "name_alternative": "SLMC", "leaders": [ "Rauff HAKEEM" ] }, { "name": "Tamil National Alliance", "name_alternative": "TNA", "leaders": [ "Rajavarothiam SAMPANTHAN" ] }, { "name": "United National Front for Good Governance", "name_alternative": "EYJP", "note": "coalition includes UNP" }, { "name": "United National Party", "name_alternative": "UNP", "leaders": [ "Ranil WICKREMESINGHE" ] }, { "name": "United People's Freedom Alliance", "name_alternative": "UPFA", "note": "coalition includes SLFP" } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Buddhist clergy" }, { "name": "Sinhalese Buddhist lay groups" }, { "name": "labor unions" }, { "name": "hard-line nationalist Sinhalese groups such as the National Movement Against Terrorism" } ], "note": "diaspora groups" }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ABEDA" }, { "organization": "ADB" }, { "organization": "ARF" }, { "organization": "BIMSTEC" }, { "organization": "C" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CICA ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "CP" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-11" }, { "organization": "G-15" }, { "organization": "G-24" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IHO" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "MINURSO" }, { "organization": "MINUSTAH" }, { "organization": "MONUSCO" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OAS ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "SAARC" }, { "organization": "SACEP" }, { "organization": "SCO ", "note": "dialogue member" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNIFIL" }, { "organization": "UNISFA" }, { "organization": "UNMISS" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Prasad KARIYAWASAM (since 14 July 2014)", "chancery": "3025 Whitehaven Street NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 483-4025 through 4028", "fax": "[1] (202) 232-7181", "consulates_general": "Los Angeles, New York" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Atul KESHAP (since 21 August 2015); note - also accredited to Maldives", "embassy": "210 Galle Road, Colombo 3", "mailing_address": "P. O. Box 106, Colombo", "telephone": "[94] (11) 249-8500", "fax": "[94] (11) 243-7345" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "yellow with two panels; the smaller hoist-side panel has two equal vertical bands of green (hoist side) and orange; the other larger panel depicts a yellow lion holding a sword on a maroon rectangular field that also displays a yellow bo leaf in each corner; the yellow field appears as a border around the entire flag and extends between the two panels; the lion represents Sinhalese ethnicity, the strength of the nation, and bravery; the sword demonstrates the sovereignty of the nation; the four bo leaves - symbolizing Buddhism and its influence on the country - stand for the four virtues of kindness, friendliness, happiness, and equanimity; orange signifies Sri Lankan Tamils, green Sri Lankan Moors, and maroon the Sinhalese majority; yellow denotes other ethnic groups; also referred to as the Lion Flag" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "lion" }, { "symbol": "water lily" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "maroon" }, { "color": "yellow" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Sri Lanka Matha\" (Mother Sri Lanka)", "lyrics_music": "Ananda SAMARKONE", "note": "adopted 1951", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/CE.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Sri Lanka is attempting to sustain economic growth while maintaining macroeconomic stability under an IMF program. The government's high debt payments and bloated civil service cadre, which have contributed to historically high budget deficits and low tax revenues, remain a concern. Government debt is about 77% of GDP and remains among the highest of the emerging markets.\n\nThe new government in 2015 drastically increased wages for public sector employees, which boosted demand for consumer goods but hurt the overall balance of payments and reduced foreign exchange reserves.\n\nTourism has experienced strong growth during recent years following the resolution of the government's 26-year conflict with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. 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"end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 69.4, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 8.7, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 26, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 3.5, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 20.5, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -28.1, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 8.5, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 30.9, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 60.6, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 26.8, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 25.9, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 24.8, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 40 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "rice", "sugarcane", "grains", "pulses", "oilseed", "spices", "vegetables", "fruit", "tea", "rubber", "coconuts", "milk", "eggs", "hides", "beef", "fish" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "processing of rubber", "tea", "coconuts", "tobacco", "other agricultural commodities", "telecommunications", "insurance", "banking", "tourism", "shipping", "clothing", "textiles", "cement", "petroleum refining", "information technology services", "construction" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 5.6, "global_rank": 31, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 9062000, "global_rank": 55, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 28.4, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 25.7, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 45.9, "units": "%", "note": "30 Jun 2015" } } } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4.5, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 4.7, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 52 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 6.7, "units": "%", "date": "2012" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 1.6, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 39.5, "units": "%" }, "date": "2009" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 49, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2010" }, { "value": 46, "units": "gini_index", "date": "1995" } ], "global_rank": 20 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 10980000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 15540000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 13.4, "global_rank": 201, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -5.5, "global_rank": 168, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 77.1, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 76, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 34, "note": "covers central government debt, and excludes debt instruments directly owned by government entities other than the treasury (e.g. commercial bank borrowings of a government corporation); the data includes treasury debt held by foreign entities as well as intra-governmental debt; intra-governmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement; sub-national entities are usually not permitted to sell debt instruments" }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0.9, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 165 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 7, "units": "%", "date": "2016-09-30" }, { "value": 6, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 47 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 12.29, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 7.4, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 67 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5521000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 4963000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 96 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 31840000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 28160000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 78 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 44730000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 39220000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 68 }, "market_value_of_publicly_traded_shares": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 20800000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" }, { "value": 23670000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" }, { "value": 18810000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 66 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -1932000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -2009000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 148 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 10530000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 10500000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 84 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "textiles", "apparel", "tea", "spices", "rubber manufactures", "precious stones", "coconut products", "fish" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "US", "percent": 28.8 }, { "name": "UK", "percent": 10.6 }, { "name": "India", "percent": 6.6 }, { "name": "Germany", "percent": 4.9 }, { "name": "Italy", "percent": 4.5 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 19010000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 18930000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 73 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "petroleum", "textiles", "machinery", "transportation equipment", "building materials", "mineral products", "foodstuffs" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "India", 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1334100, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 94, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 99, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 93, "units": "%" }, "date": "2013" }, "production": { "kWh": 12000000000, "global_rank": 96, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 11000000000, "global_rank": 89, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 122, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 133, "date": "2013" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 3400000, "global_rank": 94, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 51.1, "global_rank": 143, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 64, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 47, "global_rank": 53, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 1.9, "global_rank": 83, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 116, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 108, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 34860, "global_rank": 60, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 0, "global_rank": 117, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 32780, "global_rank": 86, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 98000, "global_rank": 82, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 2682, "global_rank": 106, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 56570, "global_rank": 76, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 169, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 130, "date": "2013" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 78, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 174, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 124, "date": "2014-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 16000000, "global_rank": 88, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 2601196, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 12, "global_rank": 52, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 24385000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 111, "global_rank": 55, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "telephone services have improved significantly and are available in most parts of the country", "domestic": "national trunk network consists mostly of digital microwave radio relay; fiber-optic links now in use in Colombo area and fixed wireless local loops have been installed; competition is strong in mobile cellular systems and mobile cellular subscribership is increasing", "international": "country code - 94; the SEA-ME-WE-3 and SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cables provide connectivity to Asia, Australia, Middle East, Europe, US; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "government operates 5 TV channels and 19 radio channels; multi-channel satellite and cable TV subscription services available; 25 private TV stations and about 43 radio stations; 6 non-profit TV stations and 4 radio stations (2017)", "internet": { "country_code": ".lk", "users": { "total": 6614000, "percent_of_population": 30, "global_rank": 74, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 3, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 25, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 4911730, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 381381300, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "4R", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 19, "global_rank": 137, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 15, "over_3047_metres": 2, "1524_to_2437_metres": 6, "914_to_1523_metres": 7, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 4, "914_to_1523_metres": 1, "under_914_metres": 3, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 1, "date": "2013" } }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 1447, "units": "km" }, "broad_gauge": { "length": 1447, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.676-m" }, "global_rank": 80, "date": "2014" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 114093, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 16977, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 97116, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 42, "date": "2010" }, "waterways": { "value": 160, "units": "km", "note": "primarily on rivers in southwest", "global_rank": 100, "date": "2012" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 21, "by_type": [ { "type": "bulk carrier", "count": 4 }, { "type": "cargo", "count": 13 }, { "type": "chemical tanker", "count": 1 }, { "type": "container", "count": 1 }, { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 2 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 8, "by_country": [ { "country": "Germany", "count": 8 } ] }, "global_rank": 94, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Colombo" ], "container_ports": [ { "place": "Colombo", "twenty_foot_equivalent_units": 3651963 } ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.21, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 2.53, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 2.27, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 2.14, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 2.68, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 29 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Sri Lanka Army", "Sri Lanka Navy (includes Marine Corps)", "Sri Lanka Air Force", "Sri Lanka Coast Guard" ], "date": "2016" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18-22 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription; 5-year service obligation (Air Force)", "date": "2012" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "none" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "internally_displaced_persons": { "people": 44000, "note": "civil war; more than half displaced prior to 2008; many of the more than 480,000 internally_displaced_persons registered as returnees have not reached durable solutions", "date": "2016" } }, "trafficking_in_persons": { "current_situation": "Sri Lanka is primarily a source and, to a lesser extent, a destination country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking; some Sri Lankan adults and children who migrate willingly to the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and Afghanistan to work in the construction, garment, and domestic service sectors are subsequently subjected to forced labor or debt bondage (incurred through high recruitment fees or money advances); some Sri Lankan women are forced into prostitution in Jordan, Maldives, Malaysia, Singapore, and other countries; within Sri Lanka, women and children are subjected to sex trafficking, and children are also forced to beg and work in the agriculture, fireworks, and fish-drying industries; a small number of women from Asia, Central Asia, Europe, and the Middle East have been forced into prostitution in Sri Lanka in recent years", "tier_rating": "Tier 2 Watch List – Sri Lanka does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; in 2014, Sri Lanka was granted a waiver from an otherwise required downgrade to Tier 3 because its government has a written plan that, if implemented, would constitute making significant efforts to bring itself into compliance with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; law enforcement continues to demonstrate a lack of understanding of trafficking crimes and inadequate investigations, relying on trafficking cases to be prosecuted under the procurement statute rather than the trafficking statute, which carries more stringent penalties; authorities convicted only one offender under the procurement statue, a decrease from 2013; the government approved guidelines for the identification of victims and their referral to protective services but failed to ensure that victims were not jailed and charged for crimes committed as a direct result of being trafficked; no government employees were investigated or prosecuted, despite allegations of complicity (2015)" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-17", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170617101516/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ce.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170617000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ce.html" } }, "sudan": { "data": { "name": "Sudan", "introduction": { "background": "Military regimes favoring Islamic-oriented governments have dominated national politics since independence from Anglo-Egyptian co-rule in 1956. Sudan was embroiled in two prolonged civil wars during most of the remainder of the 20th century. These conflicts were rooted in northern economic, political, and social domination of largely non-Muslim, non-Arab southern Sudanese. The first civil war ended in 1972 but another broke out in 1983. Peace talks gained momentum in 2002-04 with the signing of several accords. The final North/South Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), signed in January 2005, granted the southern rebels autonomy for six years followed by a referendum on independence for Southern Sudan. The referendum was held in January 2011 and indicated overwhelming support for independence. South Sudan became independent on 9 July 2011. Sudan and South Sudan have yet to fully implement security and economic agreements signed in September 2012 relating to the normalization of relations between the two countries. The final disposition of the contested Abyei region has also to be decided.\nFollowing South Sudan's independence, conflict broke out between the government and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North in Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile states (together known as the Two Areas), and has resulted in 1.1 million internally displaced persons or severely affected persons needing humanitarian assistance. A separate conflict broke out in the western region of Darfur in 2003, displacing nearly 2 million people and causing thousands of deaths. Fighting in both the Two Areas and Darfur between government forces and opposition has largely subsided, however the civilian populations are affected by low-level violence including inter-tribal conflict and banditry, largely a result of weak rule of law. The UN and the African Union have jointly commanded a Darfur peacekeeping operation (UNAMID) since 2007. Peacekeeping troops have struggled to address insecurity in Darfur and have increasingly become targets for attacks by armed groups. Sudan also has faced refugee influxes from neighboring countries, primarily Ethiopia, Eritrea, Chad, Central African Republic, and South Sudan. Armed conflict, poor transport infrastructure, and denial of access by both the government and armed opposition have impeded the provision of humanitarian assistance to affected populations." }, "geography": { "location": "north-eastern Africa, bordering the Red Sea, between Egypt and Eritrea", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 15, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 30, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Africa", "area": { "total": { "value": 1861484, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 16, "comparative": "slightly less than one-fifth the size of the US" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 6819, "units": "km" }, "note": "Sudan-South Sudan boundary represents 1 January 1956 alignment; final alignment pending negotiations and demarcation; final sovereignty status of Abyei region pending negotiations between Sudan and South Sudan", "border_countries": [ { "country": "Central African Republic", "border_length": { "value": 174, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Chad", "border_length": { "value": 1403, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Egypt", "border_length": { "value": 1276, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Eritrea", "border_length": { "value": 682, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Ethiopia", "border_length": { "value": 744, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Libya", "border_length": { "value": 382, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "South Sudan", "border_length": { "value": 2158, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 853, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "contiguous_zone": { "value": 18, "units": "nm" }, "continental_shelf": { "value": 200, "units": "m", "note": "depth or to the depth of exploitation" } }, "climate": "hot and dry; arid desert; rainy season varies by region (April to November)", "terrain": "generally flat, featureless plain; desert dominates the north", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 568, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Red Sea", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Jabal Marrah", "elevation": { "value": 3071, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "petroleum", "iron ore", "copper", "chromium ore", "zinc", "tungsten", "mica", "silver", "gold", "hydropower" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 100, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 15.7, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0.2, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 84.2, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 0, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 18900, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "with the exception of a ribbon of settlement that corresponds to the banks of the Nile, northern Sudan, which extends into the dry Sahara, is sparsely populated; more abundant vegetation and broader access to water increases population distribution in the south extending habitable range along nearly the entire border with South Sudan; sizeable areas of population are found around Khartoum, southeast between the Blue and White Nile Rivers, and througout South Darfur", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "dust storms and periodic persistent droughts", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "inadequate supplies of potable water", "wildlife populations threatened by excessive hunting", "soil erosion", "desertification", "periodic drought" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Wetlands" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "dominated by the Nile and its tributaries" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 36729501, "global_rank": 38, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Sudanese (singular and plural)", "adjective": "Sudanese" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Sudanese Arab", "breakdown": [ { "name": "approximately", "percent": 70 } ] }, { "name": "Fur" }, { "name": "Beja" }, { "name": "Nuba" }, { "name": "Fallata" } ] }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Arabic", "note": "official" }, { "name": "English", "note": "official" }, { "name": "Nubian" }, { "name": "Ta Bedawie" }, { "name": "Fur" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Sunni Muslim" }, { "name": "small Christian minority" } ] }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 39.43, "males": 7351759, "females": 7130224 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 20.77, "males": 3926374, "females": 3703826 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 32.42, "males": 5779482, "females": 6129213 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 4.12, "males": 793848, "females": 721075 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 3.25, "males": 645876, "females": 547824 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 78, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 72.1, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 5.9, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 16.9, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 19.6, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 19.4, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 19.9, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 197, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 1.69, "global_rank": 68, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 28.5, "global_rank": 44, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 7.5, "global_rank": 112, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -4.2, "global_rank": 187, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "with the exception of a ribbon of settlement that corresponds to the banks of the Nile, northern Sudan, which extends into the dry Sahara, is sparsely populated; more abundant vegetation and broader access to water increases population distribution in the south extending habitable range along nearly the entire border with South Sudan; sizeable areas of population are found around Khartoum, southeast between the Blue and White Nile Rivers, and througout South Darfur", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 33.8, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 2.54, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Khartoum", "population": 5129000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 0.94, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 1.1, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 1.19, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 1.02, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 311, "global_rank": 9, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 50.2, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 55.4, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 44.6, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 35, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 64.1, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 62, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 66.3, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 185, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 3.68, "global_rank": 41, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 12.2, "units": "%", "date": "2014" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 8.4, "global_rank": 75, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 3.06, "date": "2014" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 0.8, "date": "2012" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 66, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 50.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 55.5, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 34, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 49.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 44.5, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2012" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 43.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 13.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 23.6, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 56.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 86.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 76.4, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2012" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 0.25, "global_rank": 93, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 55900, "global_rank": 55, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 3000, "global_rank": 46, "date": "2015" } }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "degree_of_risk": "very high", "food_or_waterborne_diseases": [ "bacterial diarrhea", "protozoal diarrhea", "hepatitis A", "hepatitis E", "typhoid fever" ], "vectorborne_diseases": [ "malaria", "dengue fever", "Rift Valley fever" ], "water_contact_diseases": [ "schistosomiasis" ], "respiratory_diseases": [ "meningococcal meningitis" ], "animal_contact_diseases": [ "rabies" ], "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 6.6, "global_rank": 150, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 33, "global_rank": 21, "date": "2014" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 2.2, "date": "2009" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 75.9, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 83.3, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 68.6, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 7, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 7, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 7, "units": "years" }, "date": "2013" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 20, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 16, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 32, "units": "%" }, "date": "2009" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Republic of the Sudan", "conventional_short_form": "Sudan", "local_long_form": "Jumhuriyat as-Sudan", "local_short_form": "As-Sudan", "former": "Anglo-Egyptian Sudan", "etymology": "the name \"Sudan\" derives from the Arabic \"bilad-as-sudan\" meaning \"Land of the Black [peoples]\"" }, "government_type": "presidential republic", "capital": { "name": "Khartoum", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 15, "minutes": 36, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 32, "minutes": 32, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 3, "note": "8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "independence": { "date": "1956-01-01", "note": "from Egypt and the UK" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "1 January", "original_year": "1956" } ], "constitution": { "history": "previous 1998; latest adopted 6 July 2005, effective 9 July 2005 (interim constitution); amended 2015", "note": "in 2011, the Government of Sudan initiated a national dialogue process with the intention of drafting a new constitution (2017)" }, "legal_system": "mixed legal system of Islamic law and English common law", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations", "withdrew acceptance of ICCt jurisdiction in 2008" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "the father must be a citizen of Sudan", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "10 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 17, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "note": "the position of prime minister was reinstated in December 2016 as a result of the 2015-16 national dialogue process, and President al-BASHIR appointed BAKRI Hassan Salih to the position on 2 March 2017", "chief_of_state": "President Umar Hassan Ahmad al-BASHIR (since 16 October 1993); First Vice President \u0026 Prime Minister BAKRI Hassan Salih (first VP since 3 December 2013 and PM since 2 March 2017), Second Vice President Hasabu Mohamed ABDEL RAHMIN (since 3 December 2013); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government", "head_of_government": "President Umar Hassan Ahmad al-BASHIR (since 16 October 1993); First Vice President \u0026 Prime Minister BAKRI Hassan Salih (first VP since 3 December 2013 and PM since 2 March 2017), Second Vice President Hasabu Mohamed ABDEL RAHMIN (since 3 December 2013))", "cabinet": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president; note - the Natinal Congress Party or NCP, formerly the National Islamic Front or NIF, dominates al-BASHIR's cabinet", "elections_appointments": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed; last held on 13-16 April 2015 (next to be held in 2020); prime minister appointed by the president", "election_results": "Umar Hassan Ahmad al-BASHIR reelected president; percent of vote - Umar Hassan Ahmad al-BASHIR (NCP) 94.1%, other (15 candidates) 5.9%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "bicameral National Legislature consists of the Council of States or Majlis al-Wilayat (50 seats; members indirectly elected - 2 each by the 25 state legislatures to serve 6-year terms) and the National Assembly or Majlis Watani (426 seats; 213 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote, 128 for women only directly elected by proportional representation vote, and 85 directly elected by proportional representation vote; members serve 6-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 13-15 April 2015 (next to be held in 2021)", "election_results": "National Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NCP 323, DUP 25, Democratic Unionist Party 15, other 44, independent 19", "note": "the mandate of the members from the south was terminated upon independence by the Republic of South Sudan effective 9 July 2011 and membership in Sudan's National Assembly was reduced to 354; it is unclear whether this total will be retained for the next election or whether the previous total of 450 will be reconstituted" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "National Supreme Court (consists of 70 judges organized into panels of 3 judges and includes 4 circuits that operate outside the capital); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 justices including the court president); note - the Constitutional Court resides outside the national judiciary", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "National Supreme Court and Constitutional Court judges appointed by the president of the republic upon the recommendation of the National Judicial Service Commission, an independent body chaired by the chief justice of the republic and members including other judges and judicial and legal officials; Supreme Court judge tenure NA; Constitutional Court judges appointed for 7 years", "subordinate_courts": "Court of Appeal; other national courts; public courts; district, town, and rural courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Democratic Unionist Party", "name_alternative": "DUP" }, { "name": "Democratic Unionist Party", "leaders": [ "Muhammad Uthman al-MIRGHANI" ] }, { "name": "Muslim Brotherhood", "name_alternative": "MB" }, { "name": "National Congress Party", "name_alternative": "NCP", "leaders": [ "Umar Hassan al-BASHIR" ] }, { "name": "National Umma Party", "name_alternative": "UP", "leaders": [ "Saddiq al-MAHDI" ] }, { "name": "Popular Congress Party", "name_alternative": "PCP", "leaders": [ "Kamal UMARI" ] }, { "name": "Reform Now Party", "name_alternative": "RNP", "leaders": [ "Dr. Ghazi Salah al-DEEN" ] }, { "name": "Sudan National Front", "leaders": [ "Ali Mahmud HASANAYN" ] }, { "name": "Sudanese Communist Party", "name_alternative": "SCP", "leaders": [ "Mohammed Moktar Al-KHATEEB" ] }, { "name": "Sudanese Congress Party", "leaders": [ "Ibrahim Al-SHEIKH" ] }, { "name": "Unionist Movement Party", "name_alternative": "UMP" } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Darfur rebel groups including the Justice and Equality Movement or JEM, Sudan Liberation Movement or SLM-AW [Abdel Wahid NUR, various factional leaders], Sudan Liberation Movement or SLM-MM [Minni Arkou MINAWI]", "name_alternative": "", "leaders": [ "Gibril Fidail IBRAHIM" ] }, { "name": "National Consensus Front", "name_alternative": "NCF", "leaders": [ "Farouq ABU ISSA" ] }, { "name": "Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North", "name_alternative": "SPLM-N", "leaders": [ "Yasir ARMAN" ] } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ABEDA" }, { "organization": "ACP" }, { "organization": "AfDB" }, { "organization": "AFESD" }, { "organization": "AMF" }, { "organization": "AU" }, { "organization": "CAEU" }, { "organization": "COMESA" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IDB" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IGAD" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "LAS" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OIC" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO ", "note": "observer" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Maowia Osman KHALID (since 31 January 2014)", "chancery": "2210 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 338-8565", "fax": "[1] (202) 667-2406" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Steven KOUTSIS (since 2016)", "embassy": "Sharia Ali Abdul Latif Street, Khartoum", "mailing_address": "P.O. Box 699, Kilo 10, Soba, Khartoum; APO AE 09829", "telephone": "[249] (187)-0-(22000)", "fax": "[249] (183) 774-137" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and black with a green isosceles triangle based on the hoist side; colors and design based on the Arab Revolt flag of World War I, but the meanings of the colors are expressed as follows: red signifies the struggle for freedom, white is the color of peace, light, and love, black represents the people of Sudan (in Arabic 'Sudan' means black), green is the color of Islam, agriculture, and prosperity" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "secretary bird" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "white" }, { "color": "black" }, { "color": "green" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Nahnu Djundulla Djundulwatan\" (We Are the Army of God and of Our Land)", "lyrics_music": "Sayed Ahmad Muhammad SALIH/Ahmad MURJAN", "note": "adopted 1956; originally served as the anthem of the Sudanese military", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/SU.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Sudan has experienced protracted social conflict, civil war, and, in July 2011, the loss of three-quarters of its oil production due to the secession of South Sudan. The oil sector had driven much of Sudan's GDP growth since 1999. For nearly a decade, the economy boomed on the back of rising oil production, high oil prices, and significant inflows of foreign direct investment. Since the economic shock of South Sudan's secession, Sudan has struggled to stabilize its economy and make up for the loss of foreign exchange earnings. The interruption of oil production in South Sudan in 2012 for over a year and the consequent loss of oil transit fees further exacerbated the fragile state of Sudan’s economy. Ongoing conflicts in Southern Kordofan, Darfur, and the Blue Nile states, lack of basic infrastructure in large areas, and reliance by much of the population on subsistence agriculture, keep close to half of the population at or below the poverty line.\n\nSudan is also subject to comprehensive US sanctions. Sudan is attempting to develop non-oil sources of revenues, such as gold mining, while carrying out an austerity program to reduce expenditures. The world’s largest exporter of gum Arabic, Sudan produces 75-80% of the world’s total output. Agriculture continues to employ 80% of the work force.\n\nSudan introduced a new currency, still called the Sudanese pound, following South Sudan's secession, but the value of the currency has fallen since its introduction. Khartoum formally devalued the currency in June 2012, when it passed austerity measures that included gradually repealing fuel subsidies. Sudan also faces high inflation, which reached 47% on an annual basis in November 2012 but subsided to about 20% in 2016-17.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 176300000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 171100000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 163100000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 67, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 94300000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.1, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 4.9, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.6, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 87 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4500, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 4500, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 4400, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 172, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 82.6, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 7.4, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 14.1, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 1.3, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 7.1, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -12.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 27.5, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 20.7, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 51.8, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 10.7, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 9.3, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 10, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 151 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "cotton", "groundnuts", "peanuts", "sorghum", "millet", "wheat", "gum Arabic", "sugarcane", "cassava", "manioc", "tapioca", "mangoes", "papaya", "bananas", "sweet potatoes", "sesame seeds", "animal feed", "sheep", "livestock" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "oil", "cotton ginning", "textiles", "cement", "edible oils", "sugar", "soap distilling", "shoes", "petroleum refining", "pharmaceuticals", "armaments", "automobile/light truck assembly", "milling" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 2.5, "global_rank": 93, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 11920000, "global_rank": 49, "date": "2007" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 80, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 7, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 13, "units": "%" } }, "date": "1998" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 13.6, "units": "%", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 14.8, "units": "%", "date": "2013" } ], "global_rank": 151 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 46.5, "units": "%", "date": "2009" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 2.7, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 26.7, "units": "%" }, "date": "2009" }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 7301000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 11280000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 7.7, "global_rank": 216, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -4.2, "global_rank": 144, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 68.8, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 68.9, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 50 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 20, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 17.3, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 218 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 9711000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 9511000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 83 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 15640000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 15420000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 97 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 17410000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 17340000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 90 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -5468000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -6386000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 175 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3703000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3169000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 118 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "gold", "oil", "petroleum products", "cotton", "sesame", "livestock", "peanuts", "gum Arabic", "sugar" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "UAE", "percent": 23.4 }, { "name": "Macau", "percent": 23.3 }, { "name": "Saudi Arabia", "percent": 20.8 }, { "name": "Egypt", "percent": 9.6 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 9345000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 8368000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 97 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "foodstuffs", "manufactured goods", "refinery", "transport equipment", "medicines", "chemicals", "textiles", "wheat" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Macau", "percent": 22.7 }, { "name": "UAE", "percent": 8.8 }, { "name": "India", "percent": 8.4 }, { "name": "Egypt", "percent": 6 }, { "name": "Saudi Arabia", "percent": 4.6 }, { "name": "Turkey", "percent": 4.3 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 167300000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 173500000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 163 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 51100000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 49420000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 61 }, "stock_of_direct_foreign_investment": { "at_home": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 24410000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" }, { "value": 24410000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 72 } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6.32, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 6.03, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 6.03, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 5.74, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 3.57, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Sudanese pounds (SDG) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 24700000, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 35, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 63, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 21, "units": "%" }, "date": "2013" }, "production": { "kWh": 12000000000, "global_rank": 95, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 9900000000, "global_rank": 92, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 201, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 204, "date": "2013" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 3700000, "global_rank": 92, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 30.7, "global_rank": 178, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 184, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 66.3, "global_rank": 31, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 3, "global_rank": 72, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 64770, "global_rank": 51, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 2060, "global_rank": 75, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 131, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 5000000000, "global_rank": 25, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 88180, "global_rank": 72, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 108000, "global_rank": 80, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 5984, "global_rank": 92, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 24800, "global_rank": 109, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 130, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 196, "date": "2013" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 184, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 132, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 21240000000, "global_rank": 75, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 14000000, "global_rank": 93, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 118954, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 1, "global_rank": 102, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 27939000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 77, "global_rank": 46, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "well-equipped system by regional standards and being upgraded; cellular communications started in 1996 and have expanded substantially with wide coverage of most major cities", "domestic": "consists of microwave radio relay, cable, fiber optic, radiotelephone communications, tropospheric scatter, and a domestic satellite system with 14 earth stations", "international": "country code - 249; linked to the EASSy and FLAG fiber-optic submarine cable systems; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean), 1 Arabsat (2010)" } }, "broadcast_media": "the Sudanese Government directly controls TV and radio, requiring that both media reflect government policies; TV has a permanent military censor; a private radio station is in operation (2007)", "internet": { "country_code": ".sd", "users": { "total": 9610000, "percent_of_population": 26.6, "global_rank": 48, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 6, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 25, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 496178, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 13161592, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "ST", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 74, "global_rank": 71, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 16, "over_3047_metres": 2, "2438_to_3047_metres": 10, "1524_to_2437_metres": 2, "under_914_metres": 2, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 58, "2438_to_3047_metres": 1, "1524_to_2437_metres": 17, "914_to_1523_metres": 28, "under_914_metres": 12, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 6, "date": "2013" } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "gas", "length": 156, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil", "length": 4070, "units": "km" }, { "type": "refined products", "length": 1613, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 7251, "units": "km" }, "narrow_gauge": { "length": 5851, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.067-m" }, "global_rank": 31 }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 11900, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 4320, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 7580, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 129, "date": "2000" }, "waterways": { "value": 4068, "units": "km", "note": "1,723 km open year round on White and Blue Nile Rivers", "global_rank": 24, "date": "2011" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 2, "by_type": [ { "type": "cargo", "count": 2 } ], "global_rank": 143, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Port Sudan" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "branches": { "by_name": [ "Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF)", "Land Forces", "Navy (includes Marines)", "Sudanese Air Force (Sikakh al-Jawwiya as-Sudaniya)", "Rapid Support Forces", "Popular Defense Forces" ], "date": "2016" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18-33 years of age for male and female compulsory or voluntary military service; 1-2 year service obligation; a requirement that completion of national service was mandatory before entering public or private sector employment has been cancelled", "date": "2012" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "the effects of Sudan's ethnic and rebel militia fighting since the mid-20th century have penetrated all of the neighboring states", "Chad wishes to be a helpful mediator in resolving the Darfur conflict, and in 2010 established a joint border monitoring force with Sudan, which has helped to reduce cross-border banditry and violence", "as of April 2017, more than 610,000 Sudanese refugees are being hosted in the Central African Republic, Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, and South Sudan", "Sudan, in turn, is hosting about 507,000 refugees, including more than 375,000 from South Sudan", "Sudan accuses South Sudan of supporting Sudanese rebel groups", "Sudan claims but Egypt de facto administers security and economic development of the Halaib region north of the 22nd parallel boundary", "periodic violent skirmishes with Sudanese residents over water and grazing rights persist among related pastoral populations along the border with the Central African Republic", "South Sudan-Sudan boundary represents 1 January 1956 alignment, final alignment pending negotiations and demarcation", "final sovereignty status of Abyei Area pending negotiations between South Sudan and Sudan" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "refugees": { "by_country": [ { "people": 103176, "country_of_origin": 2017 } ], "date": "2016" }, "internally_displaced_persons": { "people": 3300000, "note": "civil war 1983-2005; ongoing conflict in Darfur region; government and rebel fighting along South Sudan border; inter-tribal clashes", "date": "2016" } }, "trafficking_in_persons": { "current_situation": "Sudan is a source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children who are subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking; Sudanese women and girls, particularly those from rural areas or who are internally displaced, or refugees are vulnerable to domestic servitude in country, as well as domestic servitude and sex trafficking abroad; migrants from East and West Africa, South Sudan, Syria, and Nigeria smuggled into or through Sudan are vulnerable to exploitation; Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Filipina women are subjected to domestic servitude in Sudanese homes, and East African and possibly Thai women are forced into prostitution in Sudan; Sudanese children continue to be recruited and used as combatants by government forces and armed groups", "tier_rating": "Tier 2 Watch List - Sudan does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; the government increased its efforts to publically address and prevent trafficking, established a national anti-trafficking council, and began drafting a national action plan against trafficking; the government acknowledges cross-border trafficking but still denies the existence of forced labor, sex trafficking, and the recruitment of child soldiers domestically; law enforcement and judicial officials struggled to apply the national anti-trafficking law, often relying on other statutes with lesser penalties; authorities did not use systematic procedure to identify victims or refer them to care and relied on international organizations and domestic groups to provide protective services; some foreign victims were penalized for unlawful acts committed as a direct result of being trafficked, such as immigration or prostitution violations (2015)" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-24", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624100421/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/su.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/su.html" } }, "suriname": { "data": { "name": "Suriname", "introduction": { "background": "First explored by the Spaniards in the 16th century and then settled by the English in the mid-17th century, Suriname became a Dutch colony in 1667. With the abolition of African slavery in 1863, workers were brought in from India and Java. The Netherlands granted the colony independence in 1975. Five years later the civilian government was replaced by a military regime that soon declared Suriname a socialist republic. It continued to exert control through a succession of nominally civilian administrations until 1987, when international pressure finally forced a democratic election. In 1990, the military overthrew the civilian leadership, but a democratically elected government - a four-party coalition - returned to power in 1991. The coalition expanded to eight parties in 2005 and ruled until August 2010, when voters returned former military leader Desire BOUTERSE and his opposition coalition to power. President BOUTERSE was reelected unopposed in 2015." }, "geography": { "location": "Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between French Guiana and Guyana", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 4, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 56, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "South America", "area": { "total": { "value": 163820, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 156000, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 7820, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 92, "comparative": "slightly larger than Georgia" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 1907, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Brazil", "border_length": { "value": 515, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "French Guiana", "border_length": { "value": 556, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Guyana", "border_length": { "value": 836, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 386, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "tropical; moderated by trade winds", "terrain": "mostly rolling hills; narrow coastal plain with swamps", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 246, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "unnamed location in the coastal plain", "elevation": { "value": -2, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Juliana Top", "elevation": { "value": 1230, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "timber", "hydropower", "fish", "kaolin", "shrimp", "bauxite", "gold", "nickel", "copper", "platinum", "iron ore" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 0.5, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 0.4, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 0.1, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 94.6, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 4.9, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 570, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "population concentrated along the nothern coastal strip; the remainder of the country is sparsely populated", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "NA", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "deforestation as timber is cut for export", "pollution of inland waterways by small-scale mining activities" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Law of the Sea", "Marine Dumping", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Tropical Timber 94", "Wetlands", "Whaling" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "smallest independent country on South American continent; mostly tropical rain forest; great diversity of flora and fauna that, for the most part, is increasingly threatened by new development; relatively small population, mostly along the coast" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 585824, "global_rank": 172, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Surinamer(s)", "adjective": "Surinamese" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Hindustani", "percent": 27.4, "note": "also known locally as \"East Indians\"; their ancestors emigrated from northern India in the latter part of the 19th century" }, { "name": "\"Maroon\"", "percent": 21.7, "note": "their African ancestors were brought to the country in the 17th and 18th centuries as slaves and escaped to the interior" }, { "name": "Creole", "percent": 15.7, "note": "mixed white and black" }, { "name": "Javanese", "percent": 13.7 }, { "name": "mixed", "percent": 13.4 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 7.6 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 0.6 } ], "date": "2012" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Dutch", "note": "official" }, { "name": "English", "note": "widely spoken" }, { "name": "Sranang Tongo", "note": "Surinamese, sometimes called Taki-Taki, is the native language of Creoles and much of the younger population and is lingua franca among others" }, { "name": "Caribbean Hindustani", "note": "a dialect of Hindi" }, { "name": "Javanese" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Protestant", "percent": 23.6, "breakdown": [ { "name": "includes Evangelical", "percent": 11.2 }, { "name": "Moravian", "percent": 11.2 }, { "name": "Reformed .7%" }, { "name": "Lutheran .5%" } ] }, { "name": "Hindu", "percent": 22.3 }, { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 21.6 }, { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 13.8 }, { "name": "other Christian", "percent": 3.2 }, { "name": "Winti", "percent": 1.8 }, { "name": "Jehovah's Witness", "percent": 1.2 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 1.7 }, { "name": "none", "percent": 7.5 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 3.2 } ], "date": "2012" }, "demographic_profile": "Suriname is a pluralistic society consisting primarily of Creoles (persons of mixed African and European heritage), the descendants of escaped African slaves known as Maroons, and the descendants of Indian and Javanese contract workers. The country overall is in full, post-industrial demographic transition, with a low fertility rate, a moderate mortality rate, and a rising life expectancy. However, the Maroon population of the rural interior lags behind because of lower educational attainment and contraceptive use, higher malnutrition, and significantly less access to electricity, potable water, sanitation, infrastructure, and health care.\nSome 350,000 people of Surinamese descent live in the Netherlands, Suriname's former colonial ruler. In the 19th century, better-educated, largely Dutch-speaking Surinamese began emigrating to the Netherlands. World War II interrupted the outflow, but it resumed after the war when Dutch labor demands grew - emigrants included all segments of the Creole population. Suriname still is strongly influenced by the Netherlands because most Surinamese have relatives living there and it is the largest supplier of development aid. Other emigration destinations include French Guiana and the United States. Suriname's immigration rules are flexible, and the country is easy to enter illegally because rainforests obscure its borders. Since the mid-1980s, Brazilians have settled in Suriname's capital, Paramaribo, or eastern Suriname, where they mine gold. This immigration is likely to slowly re-orient Suriname toward its Latin American roots.", "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 25.15, "males": 75088, "females": 72261 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 17.46, "males": 52129, "females": 50141 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 44.36, "males": 132334, "females": 127562 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 7.16, "males": 20564, "females": 21394 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 5.86, "males": 14848, "females": 19503 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 50.8, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 40.4, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 10.4, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 9.6, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 29.5, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 29.1, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 29.9, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 120, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 1.05, "global_rank": 111, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 16, "global_rank": 118, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 6.1, "global_rank": 154, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": 0.6, "global_rank": 67, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "population concentrated along the nothern coastal strip; the remainder of the country is sparsely populated", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 66, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 0.78, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Paramaribo", "population": 234000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2014" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.96, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.76, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 1.01, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 155, "global_rank": 63, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 25.3, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 29.5, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 20.9, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 69, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 72.2, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 69.8, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 74.8, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 147, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.95, "global_rank": 126, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 47.6, "units": "%", "date": "2010" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 5.7, "global_rank": 115, "date": "2014" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 3.1, "date": "2010" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 98.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 88.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 94.8, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 1.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 11.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 5.2, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 88.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 61.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 79.2, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 11.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 38.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 20.8, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 1.08, "global_rank": 47, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 3800, "global_rank": 110, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 100, "global_rank": 100, "date": "2015" } }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "degree_of_risk": "very high", "food_or_waterborne_diseases": [ "bacterial diarrhea", "protozoal diarrhea", "hepatitis A", "typhoid fever" ], "vectorborne_diseases": [ "dengue fever", "malaria" ], "note": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus", "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 26.1, "global_rank": 60, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 5.8, "global_rank": 83, "date": "2010" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 95.6, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 96.1, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 95, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "child_labor": { "total_number": 6094, "percentage": { "value": 6, "units": "%" }, "date": "2006" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 15.3, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 11.6, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 21.7, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 51, "date": "2013" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Republic of Suriname", "conventional_short_form": "Suriname", "local_long_form": "Republiek Suriname", "local_short_form": "Suriname", "former": "Netherlands Guiana, Dutch Guiana", "etymology": "name may derive from the indigenous \"Surinen\" people who inhabited the area at the time of European contact" }, "government_type": "presidential republic", "capital": { "name": "Paramaribo", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 5, "minutes": 50, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 55, "minutes": 10, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": -3, "note": "2 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "independence": { "date": "1975-11-25", "note": "from the Netherlands" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "25 November", "original_year": "1975" } ], "constitution": { "history": "previous 1975; latest ratified 30 September 1987, effective 30 October 1987; amended 1992 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "civil law system influenced by Dutch civil law; note - the Commissie Nieuw Surinaamse Burgerlijk Wetboek completed drafting a new civil code in February 2009", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Suriname", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "5 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Desire Delano BOUTERSE (since 12 August 2010); Vice President Ashwin ADHIN (since 12 August 2015); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government", "head_of_government": "President Desire Delano BOUTERSE (since 12 August 2010); Vice President Ashwin ADHIN (since 12 August 2015)", "cabinet": "Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the president", "elections_appointments": "president and vice president indirectly elected by the National Assembly; president and vice president serve a 5-year term (no term limits); election last held on 25 May 2015 (next to be held on 25 May 2020)", "election_results": "Desire Delano BOUTERSE reelected president; National Assembly vote - NA" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral National Assembly or Nationale Assemblee (51 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 25 May 2015 (next to be held in May 2020)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - NDP 45.5%, V7 37.2%, A-Com 10.5%, DOE 4.3%, PALU .7%, other 1.7%; seats by party - NDP 26, V7 18, A-Com 5, DOE 1, PALU 1; note - as of 1 April 2017, the current composition of the legislature is as follows: seats by party - NDP 26, VHP 9, Pertjajah Luhur 3, NPS 2, ABOP 5, BEP 2, DOE 1, PALU 1, 2 parliamentarians form an independent faction" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_resident_courts": "High Court of Justice of Suriname (consists of the court president, vice president, and 4 judges); note - appeals beyond the High Court are referred to the Caribbean Court of Justice; human rights violations can be appealed to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights with judgments issued by the Inter-American Court on Human Rights", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "court judges appointed by the national president in consultation with the National Assembly, the State Advisory Council, and the Order of Private Attorneys; judges appointed for life", "subordinate_courts": "cantonal courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Alternative Combination", "name_alternative": "A-Com", "note": "a coalition that includes ABOP, KTPI, PDO" }, { "name": "Brotherhood and Unity in Politics", "name_alternative": "BEP", "leaders": [ "Celsius WATERBERG" ] }, { "name": "Democratic Alternative '91", "name_alternative": "DA91", "leaders": [ "Angelique DEL CASTILLO" ] }, { "name": "General Liberation and Development Party", "name_alternative": "ABOP [Ronnie BRUNSWIJK}" }, { "name": "National Democratic Party", "name_alternative": "NDP", "leaders": [ "Desire Delano BOUTERSE" ] }, { "name": "National Party of Suriname", "name_alternative": "NPS", "leaders": [ "Gregory RUSLAND" ] }, { "name": "Party for Democracy and Development in Unity", "name_alternative": "DOE", "leaders": [ "Carl BREEVELD" ] }, { "name": "Party for National Unity and Solidarity", "name_alternative": "KTPI", "leaders": [ "Willy SOEMITA" ] }, { "name": "People's Alliance, Pertjaja Luhur", "name_alternative": "PL", "leaders": [ "Paul SOMOHARDJO" ] }, { "name": "Progressive Worker and Farmer's Union", "name_alternative": "PALU", "leaders": [ "Jim HOK" ] }, { "name": "Surinamese Labor Party", "name_alternative": "SPA", "leaders": [ "Guno CASTELEN" ] }, { "name": "United Reform Party", "name_alternative": "VHP", "leaders": [ "Chandrikapersad SANTOKHI" ] }, { "name": "Victory 7", "name_alternative": "V7", "leaders": [ "Chandrikapresad SANTOKHI" ], "note": "formerly the New Front for Democracy and Development or NF; a coalition including NPS, VHP, DA91, PL, SPA" } ], "note": "following the 25 May 2015 election, the the Victory 7, or V7 collaboration of parties dissolved and its component parties became separate parties once again" }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Association of Indigenous Village Chiefs", "leaders": [ "Ricardo PANE" ] }, { "name": "Association of Saramaccan Authorities", "name_alternative": "Maroon", "leaders": [ "Head Captain WASE" ] }, { "name": "Women's Parliament Forum", "name_alternative": "PVF", "leaders": [ "Iris GILLIAD" ] } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ACP" }, { "organization": "AOSIS" }, { "organization": "Caricom" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CDB" }, { "organization": "CELAC" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IADB" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IDB" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IHO" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO ", "note": "correspondent" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "LAES" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OAS" }, { "organization": "OIC" }, { "organization": "OPANAL" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "Petrocaribe" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNASUR" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Sylvana Elvira SIMSON (since 1 September 2015)", "chancery": "Suite 460, 4301 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 244-7488", "fax": "[1] (202) 244-5878", "consulates_general": "Miami" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Edwin R. NOLAN (since 11 January 2016)", "embassy": "165 Kristalstraat, Paramaribo", "mailing_address": "US Department of State, PO Box 1821, Paramaribo", "telephone": "[597] 472-900", "fax": "[597] 410-972" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "five horizontal bands of green (top, double width), white, red (quadruple width), white, and green (double width); a large, yellow, five-pointed star is centered in the red band; red stands for progress and love; green symbolizes hope and fertility; white signifies peace, justice, and freedom; the star represents the unity of all ethnic groups; from its yellow light the nation draws strength to bear sacrifices patiently while working toward a golden future" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "royal palm" }, { "symbol": "faya lobi ", "note": "flower" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "green" }, { "color": "white" }, { "color": "red" }, { "color": "yellow" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"God zij met ons Suriname!\" (God Be With Our Suriname)", "lyrics_music": "Cornelis Atses HOEKSTRA and Henry DE ZIEL/Johannes Corstianus DE PUY", "note": "adopted 1959; originally adapted from a Sunday school song written in 1893 and contains lyrics in both Dutch and Sranang Tongo" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Suriname’s economy is dominated by the mining industry, with exports of oil and gold accounting for approximately 85% of exports and 27% of government revenues. This makes the economy highly vulnerable to mineral price volatility. The worldwide drop in international commodity prices and the cessation of alumina mining in Suriname significantly reduced government revenue and national income during the past few years. After 99 years of operations, a major US aluminum company recently discontinued its activities in Suriname. Public sector revenues fell, together with exports, international reserves, employment, and private sector investment.\n\nEconomic growth declined annually from just under 5% in 2012 to -10.4% in 2016. In January 2011, the government devalued the currency by 20% and raised taxes to reduce the budget deficit. Suriname began instituting macro adjustments between September 2015 and 2016; these included another 20% currency devaluation in November 2015 and foreign currency interventions by the Central Bank until March 2016, after which time the Bank allowed the Surinamese Dollar (SRD) to float. By December 2016, the SRD had lost 46% of its value against the dollar. High import price pass-through from depreciation and electricity tariff increases caused inflation to increase 55.5% year-over-year in December 2016.\n\nSuriname's economic prospects for the medium-term will depend on continued commitment to responsible monetary and fiscal policies and on the introduction of structural reforms to liberalize markets and promote competition. The government's over-reliance on revenue from the extractive sector colors Suriname's economic outlook. One credit bureau forecasted that the economy would contract 2% in 2017. Rising international oil prices and higher production by Suriname’s oil company, Staatsolie’s, will lift oil exports. Two new offshore oil exploration wells will draw 100 million dollars in foreign direct investment inflows. Higher gold prices and increased production from the Merian gold mine also will lift exports. However, investment overall is slowing and unemployment is rising, reflecting government spending cuts, weak business confidence, and the completion of large mining infrastructure projects. Fiscal problems, such as a failure to secure sufficient external financing, could result in additional pressure on the exchange rate and inflation.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 8547000000.000001, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 9188000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 9216000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 161, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 3251000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -7, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -0.3, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.8, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 219 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 15200, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 16500, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 16500, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 106, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, 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"peanuts", "beef", "chickens", "shrimp", "forest products" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "bauxite", "gold mining", "alumina production", "oil", "lumbering", "food processing", "fishing" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": -2, "global_rank": 187, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 144000, "global_rank": 176, "date": "2014" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 11.2, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 19.5, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 69.3, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2010" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 8.9, "units": "%", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 8.5, "units": "%", "date": "2013" } ], "global_rank": 110 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 70, "units": "%", "date": "2002" }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 469900000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 664300000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, 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625200000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 154 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1439000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 1150000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 158 }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6.172, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3.4167, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 3.4167, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 3.3, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 3.3, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Surinamese dollars (SRD) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "total_electrification": { "value": 100, "units": "%" }, "date": "2016" }, "production": { "kWh": 2100000000, "global_rank": 138, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 1900000000, "global_rank": 144, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 182, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 185, "date": "2013" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 400000, "global_rank": 151, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 41.7, "global_rank": 163, "date": "2016" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 158, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 56.9, "global_rank": 39, "date": "2016" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 1.4, "global_rank": 92, "date": "2016" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 17000, "global_rank": 73, "date": "2016" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 174, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 113, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 88970000, "global_rank": 74, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 15000, "global_rank": 97, "date": "2016" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 17000, "global_rank": 142, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 12980, "global_rank": 79, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { 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mobile-cellular teledensity is 185 telephones per 100 persons; microwave radio relay network is in place", "international": "country code - 597; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2017)" } }, "broadcast_media": "2 state-owned TV stations; 1 state-owned radio station; multiple private radio and TV stations (2007)", "internet": { "country_code": ".sr", "users": { "total": 248000, "percent_of_population": 42.8, "global_rank": 154, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 2, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 5, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 259682, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 29324319, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "PZ", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 55, "global_rank": 85, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 6, "over_3047_metres": 1, "under_914_metres": 5, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 49, "914_to_1523_metres": 4, "under_914_metres": 45, "date": "2013" } } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "oil", "length": 50, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 4304, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 1130, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 3174, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 154, "date": "2003" }, "waterways": { "value": 1200, "units": "km", "note": "most navigable by ships with drafts up to 7 m", "global_rank": 58, "date": "2011" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Paramaribo", "Wageningen" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "branches": { "by_name": [ "Suriname Army (National Leger", "NL)", "Army", "Coast Guard", "Air Force" ], "date": "2017" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; no conscription; personnel drawn almost exclusively from the Creole community", "date": "2012" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "area claimed by French Guiana between Riviere Litani and Riviere Marouini (both headwaters of the Lawa)", "Suriname claims a triangle of land between the New and Kutari/Koetari rivers in a historic dispute over the headwaters of the Courantyne", "Guyana seeks UN Convention on the Law of the Sea arbitration to resolve the longstanding dispute with Suriname over the axis of the territorial sea boundary in potentially oil-rich waters" ], "trafficking_in_persons": { "current_situation": "Suriname is a source, transit, and destination country for women and children subjected to sex trafficking and men, women, and children subjected to forced labor; women and girls from Suriname, Guyana, Brazil, and the Dominican Republic are subjected to sex trafficking in the country, sometimes in interior mining camps; migrant workers in agriculture and on fishing boats and children working in informal urban sectors and gold mines are vulnerable to forced labor; traffickers from Suriname exploit victims in the Netherlands", "tier_rating": "Tier 2 Watch List – Suriname does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; in 2014, Suriname was granted a waiver from an otherwise required downgrade to Tier 3 because its government has a written plan that, if implemented, would constitute making significant efforts to bring itself into compliance with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; authorities increased the number of trafficking investigations, prosecutions, and convictions as compared to 2013, but resources were insufficient to conduct investigations in the country’s interior; more trafficking victims were identified in 2014 than in 2013, but protective services for adults and children were inadequate, with a proposed government shelter for women and child trafficking victims remaining unopened (2015)" }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "growing transshipment point for South American drugs destined for Europe via the Netherlands and Brazil; transshipment point for arms-for-drugs dealing" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-17", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170617101559/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ns.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170617000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ns.html" } }, "svalbard": { "data": { "name": "Svalbard", "introduction": { "background": "The archipelago may have been first discovered by Norse explorers in the 12th century; the islands served as an international whaling base during the 17th and 18th centuries. Norway's sovereignty was internationally recognized by treaty in 1920, and five years later it officially took over the territory. In the 20th century coal mining started and today a Norwegian and a Russian company are still functioning. Travel between the settlements is accomplished with snowmobiles, aircraft, and boats." }, "geography": { "location": "Northern Europe, islands between the Arctic Ocean, Barents Sea, Greenland Sea, and Norwegian Sea, north of Norway", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 78, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 20, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Arctic Region", "area": { "total": { "value": 62045, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 62045, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "note": "includes Spitsbergen and Bjornoya (Bear Island)", "global_rank": 125, "comparative": "slightly smaller than West Virginia" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 0, "units": "km" } }, "coastline": { "value": 3587, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 4, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_fishing_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm", "note": "unilaterally claimed by Norway but not recognized by Russia" } }, "climate": "arctic, tempered by warm North Atlantic Current; cool summers, cold winters; North Atlantic Current flows along west and north coasts of Spitsbergen, keeping water open and navigable most of the year", "terrain": "rugged mountains; much of the upland areas are ice covered; west coast clear of ice about half the year; fjords along west and north coasts", "elevation": { "lowest_point": { "name": "Arctic Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Newtontoppen", "elevation": { "value": 1717, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "coal", "iron ore", "copper", "zinc", "phosphate", "wildlife", "fish" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 100, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "population_distribution": "the small population is primarily concentrated on the island of Spitsbergen in a handful of settlements on the south side of the Isfjorden, with Longyearbyen being the largest", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "ice floes often block the entrance to Bellsund (a transit point for coal export) on the west coast and occasionally make parts of the northeastern coast inaccessible to maritime traffic", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "NA" ] }, "note": "northernmost part of the Kingdom of Norway; consists of nine main islands; glaciers and snowfields cover 60% of the total area; Spitsbergen Island is the site of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, a seed repository established by the Global Crop Diversity Trust and the Norwegian Government" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 2667, "global_rank": 233, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Norwegian", "percent": 59.8 }, { "name": "Russian and Ukrainian", "percent": 20.4 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 19.4, "note": "primarily Swedish, Thai, and Philippine" } ], "date": "2016" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Norwegian" }, { "name": "Russian" } ] }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": -0.03, "global_rank": 203, "date": "2014" }, "population_distribution": "the small population is primarily concentrated on the island of Spitsbergen in a handful of settlements on the south side of the Isfjorden, with Longyearbyen being the largest", "infant_mortality_rate": {}, "life_expectancy_at_birth": {} }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "none", "conventional_short_form": "Svalbard (sometimes referred to as Spitsbergen, the largest island in the archipelago)", "etymology": "12th century Norse accounts speak of the discovery of a \"Svalbard\" - literally \"cold shores\" - but they may have referred to Jan Mayen Island or eastern Greenland; the archipelago was traditionally known as Spitsbergen, but Norway renamed it Svalbard in the 1920s when it assumed sovereignty of the islands" }, "government_type": "", "capital": { "name": "Longyearbyen", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 78, "minutes": 13, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 15, "minutes": 38, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 1, "note": "6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" }, "daylight_saving_time": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" }, "independence": { "note": "territory of Norway" }, "legal_system": "the laws of Norway where applicable apply; only the laws of Norway made explicitly applicable to Svalbard have effect there; the Svalbard Act and the Svalbard Environmental Protection Act, and certain regulations, apply only to Svalbard; the Spitsbergen Treaty and the Svalbard Treaty grants certain rights to citizens and corporations of signatory nations; as of May 2016, 43 nations had ratified the Svalbard Treaty", "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "King HARALD V of Norway (since 17 January 1991)", "head_of_government": "Governor Kjerstin ASKHOLT (since 1 October 2015); Assistant Governor Berit SAGFOSSEN (since April 2016)", "elections_appointments": "none; the monarchy is hereditary; governor and assistant governor responsible to the Polar Department of the Ministry of Justice" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral Longyearbyen Community Council (15 seats; members elected by direct vote to serve four-year-terms); note = the Council acts very much like a Norwegian municipality", "elections": "last held on 6 October 2015 (next to be held October 2019)", "election_results": "seats by party - Conservatives 5, Green Party 2, Labor Party 5, Liberals 3", "note": "the Council has jurisdiction only over Longyearbyen; its main responsibilities are infrastructure and utilities, including power, land-use and community planning, education, and child welfare; however, healthcare services are provided by the state" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "none; note - Svalbard is subordinate to Norway's Nord-Troms District Court and Halogaland Court of Appeal, both located in Tromso" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Svalbard Conservative Party", "leaders": [ "Torgeir PRYTZ" ] }, { "name": "Svalbard Green Party", "leaders": [ "Helga Bardsdatter KRISTIANSEN and Espen Klungseth ROTEVATN" ] }, { "name": "Svalbard Labor Party", "leaders": [ "Arild OLSEN" ] }, { "name": "Svalbard Liberal Party", "leaders": [ "Erik BERGER" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "NA" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "none" } ], "flag_description": { "description": "the flag of Norway is used" }, "national_anthem": { "note": "as a territory of Norway, \"Ja, vi elsker dette landet\" is official (see Norway)", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/SV.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Coal mining, tourism, and international research are Svalbard's major industries. Coal mining has historically been the dominant economic activity, and the Treaty of 9 February 1920 gives the 45 countries that so far have ratified the treaty equal rights to exploit mineral deposits, subject to Norwegian regulation. Although US, UK, Dutch, and Swedish coal companies have mined in the past, the only companies still engaging in this are Norwegian and Russian. Low coal prices have forced the Norwegian coal company, Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani, to close one of its two mines and to considerably reduce the activity of the other. Since the 1990s, the tourism and hospitality industry has grown rapidly, and Svalbard now receives 60,000 visitors annually.\n\nThe settlements on Svalbard were established as company towns, and at their height in the 1950s, the Norwegian state-owned coal company supported around 1,000 jobs. Today, around 300 people work in the mining industry.\n\nGoods such as alcohol, tobacco, and vehicles, normally highly taxed on mainland Norway, are considerably cheaper in Svalbard in an effort by the Norwegian government to entice more people to live on the Arctic archipelago. By law, Norway collects only enough taxes to pay for the needs of the local government; none of tax proceeds go to the central government.", "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 1590, "global_rank": 228, "date": "2013" } }, "budget": {}, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 8.615, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 8.0646, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 6.3021, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 6.3021, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 5.82, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Norwegian kroner (NOK) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 194300, "global_rank": 39, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 16070, "global_rank": 59, "date": "2012" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 132, "date": "2012" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 80250, "global_rank": 89, "date": "2013" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 4488, "global_rank": 98, "date": "2012" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 18600, "global_rank": 120, "date": "2012" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 131, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 197, "date": "2013" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 185, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 133, "date": "2013" } } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "system": { "general_assessment": "modern, well-developed", "domestic": "the Svalbard Satellite Station - connected to the mainland via the Svalbard Undersea Cable System - is the only Arctic ground station that can see low-altitude, polar-orbiting satellites; it provides ground services to more satellites than any other facility in the world", "international": "country code - 47-790; the Svalbard Undersea Cable System is a twin communications cable that connects Svalbard to mainland Norway; the system is the sole telecommunications link to the archipelago (2017)" } }, "broadcast_media": "the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) began direct TV transmission to Svalbard via satellite in 1984; Longyearbyen households have access to 3 NRK radio and 2 TV stations (2008)", "internet": { "country_code": ".sj" } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "airports": { "total": { "airports": 4, "global_rank": 190, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 1, "2438_to_3047_metres": 1, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 3, "under_914_metres": 3, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 1, "date": "2013" } }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Barentsburg", "Longyearbyen", "Ny-Alesund", "Pyramiden" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "branches": { "by_name": [ "no regular military forces" ] }, "note": "Svalbard is a territory of Norway, demilitarized by treaty on 9 February 1920; Norwegian military activity is limited to fisheries surveillance by the Norwegian Coast Guard" }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "despite recent discussions, Russia and Norway dispute their maritime limits in the Barents Sea and Russia's fishing rights beyond Svalbard's territorial limits within the Svalbard Treaty zone" ] } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-03", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170703070947/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sv.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170703000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sv.html" } }, "swaziland": { "data": { "name": "Swaziland", "introduction": { "background": "Autonomy for the Swazis of southern Africa was guaranteed by the British in the late 19th century; independence was granted in 1968. Student and labor unrest during the 1990s pressured King MSWATI III, Africa's last absolute monarch, to grudgingly allow political reform and greater democracy, although he has backslid on these promises in recent years. A constitution came into effect in 2006, but the legal status of political parties was not defined and their status remains unclear. Swaziland has surpassed Botswana as the country with the world's highest known HIV/AIDS prevalence rate." }, "geography": { "location": "Southern Africa, between Mozambique and South Africa", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 26, "minutes": 30, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 31, "minutes": 30, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Africa", "area": { "total": { "value": 17364, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 17204, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 160, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 159, "comparative": "slightly smaller than New Jersey" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 546, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Mozambique", "border_length": { "value": 108, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "South Africa", "border_length": { "value": 438, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 0, "units": "km", "note": "landlocked" }, "climate": "varies from tropical to near temperate", "terrain": "mostly mountains and hills; some moderately sloping plains", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 305, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Great Usutu River", "elevation": { "value": 21, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Emlembe", "elevation": { "value": 1862, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "asbestos", "coal", "clay", "cassiterite", "hydropower", "forests", "gold", "diamond", "quarry stone", "talc" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 68.3, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 9.8, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0.8, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 57.7, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 31.7, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 0, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 500, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "drought", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "limited supplies of potable water", "wildlife populations being depleted because of excessive hunting", "overgrazing", "soil degradation", "soil erosion" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Hazardous Wastes", "Ozone Layer Protection" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [ "Law of the Sea" ] } }, "note": "landlocked; almost completely surrounded by South Africa" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 1451428, "global_rank": 155, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Swazi(s)", "adjective": "Swazi" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "African", "percent": 97 }, { "name": "European", "percent": 3 } ] }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "English", "note": "official, used for government business" }, { "name": "siSwati", "note": "official" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Christian", "percent": 90, "breakdown": [ { "name": "Zionist-a blend of Christianity and indigenous ancestral worship-40%" }, { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 20 }, { "name": "other Anglican", "percent": 30 }, { "name": "Methodist" }, { "name": "Mormon" }, { "name": "Jehovah's Witness" } ] }, { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 2 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 8, "note": "includes Baha'i, Buddhist, Hindu, indigenous religionist, Jewish" } ], "date": "2015" }, "demographic_profile": "Swaziland, a small, predominantly rural, landlocked country surrounded by South Africa and Mozambique, suffers from severe poverty and the world’s highest HIV/AIDS prevalence rate. A weak and deteriorating economy, high unemployment, rapid population growth, and an uneven distribution of resources all combine to worsen already persistent poverty and food insecurity, especially in rural areas. Erratic weather (frequent droughts and intermittent heavy rains and flooding), overuse of small plots, the overgrazing of cattle, and outdated agricultural practices reduce crop yields and further degrade the environment, exacerbating Swaziland’s poverty and subsistence problems. Swaziland’s extremely high HIV/AIDS prevalence rate – more than 28% of adults have the disease – compounds these issues. Agricultural production has declined due to HIV/AIDS, as the illness causes households to lose manpower and to sell livestock and other assets to pay for medicine and funerals.\nSwazis, mainly men from the country’s rural south, have been migrating to South Africa to work in coal, and later gold, mines since the late 19th century. Although the number of miners abroad has never been high in absolute terms because of Swaziland’s small population, the outflow has had important social and economic repercussions. The peak of mining employment in South Africa occurred during the 1980s. Cross-border movement has accelerated since the 1990s, as increasing unemployment has pushed more Swazis to look for work in South Africa (creating a “brain drain” in the health and educational sectors); southern Swazi men have continued to pursue mining, although the industry has downsized. Women now make up an increasing share of migrants and dominate cross-border trading in handicrafts, using the proceeds to purchase goods back in Swaziland. Much of today’s migration, however, is not work-related but focuses on visits to family and friends, tourism, and shopping.", "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 35.5, "males": 260507, "females": 254811 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 22.19, "males": 162880, "females": 159229 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 34.12, "males": 256696, "females": 238471 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 4.28, "males": 24758, "females": 37399 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 3.9, "males": 21842, "females": 34835 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 69.3, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 63.2, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 6.1, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 16.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 21.4, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 21.2, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 21.7, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 181, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 1.1, "global_rank": 106, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 24.3, "global_rank": 58, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 13.4, "global_rank": 12, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": 0, "global_rank": 102, "date": "2016" }, "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 21.3, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 1.32, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Mbabane", "population": 66000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2014" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.02, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.02, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.08, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.66, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.64, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 1, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 19.5, "date": "2006" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 389, "global_rank": 36, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 50.4, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 54.4, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 46.4, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 33, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 51.6, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 52.2, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 51, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 221, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 2.74, "global_rank": 66, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 66.1, "units": "%", "date": "2014" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 9.3, "global_rank": 49, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 0.15, "date": "2009" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 2.1, "date": "2011" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 93.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 68.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 74.1, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 6.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 31.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 25.9, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 63.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 56, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 57.5, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 36.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 44, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 42.5, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 28.8, "global_rank": 1, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 218600, "global_rank": 26, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 3800, "global_rank": 41, "date": "2015" } }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "degree_of_risk": "intermediate", "food_or_waterborne_diseases": [ "bacterial diarrhea", "hepatitis A", "typhoid fever" ], "vectorborne_diseases": [ "malaria" ], "water_contact_diseases": [ "schistosomiasis" ], "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 14.8, "global_rank": 98, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 5.8, "global_rank": 84, "date": "2014" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 7.1, "global_rank": 12, "date": "2014" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 87.5, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 87.4, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 87.5, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 11, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 12, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 11, "units": "years" }, "date": "2013" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Kingdom of Swaziland", "conventional_short_form": "Swaziland", "local_long_form": "Umbuso weSwatini", "local_short_form": "eSwatini", "etymology": "\"Land of the Swazi\" people; the name \"Swazi\" derives from 19th century King MSWATI II, under whose rule Swazi territory was expanded and unified" }, "government_type": "absolute monarchy", "capital": { "name": "Mbabane (administrative capital); Lobamba (royal and legislative capital)", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 26, "minutes": 19, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 31, "minutes": 8, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 2, "note": "7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "administrative_divisions": [ { "name": "Hhohho", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Lubombo", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Manzini", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Shiselweni", "type": "district" } ], "independence": { "date": "1968-09-06", "note": "from the UK" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "6 September", "original_year": "1968", "note": "Somhlolo Day" } ], "constitution": { "history": "previous 1968, 1978; latest signed by the king 26 July 2005, effective 8 February 2006 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "mixed legal system of civil, common, and customary law", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations", "non-party state to the ICCt" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "both parents must be citizens of Swaziland", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "5 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18 }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "King MSWATI III (since 25 April 1986)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Barnabas Sibusiso DLAMINI (since 23 October 2008); Deputy Prime Minister Paul DLAMINI (since 2013)", "cabinet": "Cabinet recommended by the prime minister, confirmed by the monarch", "elections_appointments": "the monarchy is hereditary; prime minister appointed by the monarch from among elected members of the House of Assembly" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "bicameral Parliament or Libandla consists of the Senate (30 seats; 20 members appointed by the monarch and 10 indirectly elected by simple majority vote by the House of Assembly; members serve 5-year terms) and the House of Assembly (65 seats; 55 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 10 members appointed by the monarch; members serve 5-year terms)", "elections": "House of Assembly - last held on 20 September 2013 (next scheduled for September 2018)", "election_results": "House of Assembly - no results of the election were released; note - balloting is done on a nonparty basis; for each constituency the candidates with the most votes in the first round of voting are narrowed to a single winner by a second round" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "the Supreme Court of the Judicature comprising the Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice and at least 6 justices) and the High Court (consists of the chief justice - ex officio - and at least 12 justices); note - the Supreme Court has jurisdiction in all constitutional matters", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "justices of the Supreme Court of the Judicature appointed by the monarch on the advice of the Judicial Service Commission or JCS, a judicial advisory body consisting of the Supreme Court Chief Justice, 4 members appointed by the monarch, and the JCS head; justices of both courts eligible for retirement at age 65 with mandatory retirement at age 75 for Supreme Court justices and at age 70 for High Court justices", "subordinate_courts": "magistrates' courts; National Swazi Courts for administering customary/traditional laws (jurisdiction restricted to customary law for Swazi citizens)", "note": "the national constitution as amended in 2006 shifted judicial power from the monarch and vested it exclusively in the judiciary" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "African United Democratic Party", "name_alternative": "AUDP", "leaders": [ "Sibusiso DLAMINI" ] }, { "name": "Ngwane National Liberatory Congress", "name_alternative": "NNLC", "leaders": [ "Alvit DLAMINI" ] }, { "name": "People's United Democratic Movement", "name_alternative": "PUDEMO", "leaders": [ "Mario MASUKU" ] }, { "name": "Swaziland Democratic Party", "name_alternative": "SWADEPA", "leaders": [ "Jan SITHOLE" ] } ], "note": "the status of political parties, previously banned, is unclear under the 2006 Constitution; the following are considered political associations:" }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Swaziland United Democratic Front", "name_alternative": "SUDF" }, { "name": "Trade Union Congress of Swaziland", "name_alternative": "TUCOSWA" }, { "name": "Swaziland Solidarity Network", "name_alternative": "SSN" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ACP" }, { "organization": "AfDB" }, { "organization": "AU" }, { "organization": "C" }, { "organization": "COMESA" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "ISO ", "note": "correspondent" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "SACU" }, { "organization": "SADC" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Njabuliso Busisiwe Sikhulile GWEBU (since 24 April 2017)", "chancery": "1712 New Hampshire Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20009", "telephone": "[1] (202) 234-5002", "fax": "[1] (202) 234-8254" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Lisa PETERSON (since January 2016)", "embassy": "corner of MR 103 and Cultural Center Drive, Ezulwini", "mailing_address": "P.O. Box D202, The Gables, H106", "telephone": "[268] 2417-9000", "fax": "[268] 2416-3344" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "three horizontal bands of blue (top), red (triple width), and blue; the red band is edged in yellow; centered in the red band is a large black and white shield covering two spears and a staff decorated with feather tassels, all placed horizontally; blue stands for peace and stability, red represents past struggles, and yellow the mineral resources of the country; the shield, spears, and staff symbolize protection from the country's enemies, while the black and white of the shield are meant to portray black and white people living in peaceful coexistence" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "lion" }, { "symbol": "elephant" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "blue" }, { "color": "yellow" }, { "color": "red" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Nkulunkulu Mnikati wetibusiso temaSwati\" (Oh God, Bestower of the Blessings of the Swazi)", "lyrics_music": "Andrease Enoke Fanyana SIMELANE/David Kenneth RYCROFT", "note": "adopted 1968; uses elements of both ethnic Swazi and Western music styles", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/WZ.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "A small, landlocked kingdom, Swaziland is bordered in the north, west and south by the Republic of South Africa and by Mozambique in the east. Swaziland depends on South Africa for 60% of its exports and for more than 90% of its imports. Swaziland's currency is pegged to the South African rand, effectively relinquishing Swaziland's monetary policy to South Africa. The government is dependent on customs duties from the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) for 49% of revenue; income tax accounts for 27% and a valued added tax for 19% of revenues. Swaziland is a lower middle income country, but its income distribution is highly skewed, with an estimated 20% of the population controlling 80% of the nation’s wealth. As of 2017, more than one-quarter of the adult population was infected by HIV/AIDS; Swaziland has the world’s highest HIV prevalence rate.\n\nSubsistence agriculture employs approximately 70% of the population. The manufacturing sector diversified in the 1980s and 1990s, but manufacturing has grown little in the last decade. Sugar and soft drink concentrate are the largest foreign exchange earners. Mining has declined in importance in recent years. Coal, gold, diamond, and quarry stone mines are small scale, and the only iron ore mine closed in 2014.\n\nWith an estimated 28% unemployment rate, Swaziland's need to increase the number and size of small and medium enterprises and to attract foreign direct investment is acute. On 1 January 2015, Swaziland lost its eligibility for benefits under the US African Growth and Opportunity Act after failing to meet benchmarks relating to workers’ rights.\n\nThe IMF forecasted that Swaziland’s economy will grow at a slower pace in 2017 because of a region-wide drought, which is likely to hurt Swaziland’s revenue from sugar exports and other agricultural products; tourism and transport sectors will also decline. Overgrazing, soil depletion, drought, and floods are persistent problems. Swaziland’s revenue from SACU receipts also are projected to decline in 2017, making it harder for the government to maintain fiscal balance.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 10940000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 11010000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 10810000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 155, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 4218000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -0.6, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1.9, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 2.8, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 188 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 9800, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 9800, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 9800, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 139, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { 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141, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 5029, "global_rank": 167, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 150, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 213, "date": "2013" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 212, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 83, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 210, "date": "2014-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 600000, "global_rank": 176, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 43000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 3, "global_rank": 166, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 941000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 66, "global_rank": 160, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "a somewhat modern but not an advanced system", "domestic": "Swaziland recently awarded a second mobile-cellular service; communication infrastructure has a geographic coverage of about 90% and a rising subscriber base; combined fixed-line and mobile cellular teledensity roughly 70 telephones per 100 persons in 2015; telephone system consists of carrier-equipped, open-wire lines and low-capacity, microwave radio relay", "international": "country code - 268; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2017)" } }, "broadcast_media": "1 state-owned TV station; satellite dishes are able to access South African providers; state-owned radio network with 3 channels; 1 private radio station (2017)", "internet": { "country_code": ".sz", "users": { "total": 436000, "percent_of_population": 30.4, "global_rank": 137, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 1, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 1, 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"percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1.87, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 1.86, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 2.15, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 18 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Umbutfo Swaziland Defense Force (USDF)", "Ground Force (includes Air Wing (no operational aircraft)) (2013)" ] }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18-30 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; no conscription; compulsory HIV testing required, only HIV-negative applicants accepted", "date": "2012" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "in 2006, Swazi king advocated resorting to ICJ to claim parts of Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal from South Africa" ] } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-17", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170617101303/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/wz.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170617000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/wz.html" } }, "sweden": { "data": { "name": "Sweden", "introduction": { "background": "A military power during the 17th century, Sweden has not participated in any war for two centuries. An armed neutrality was preserved in both world wars. Sweden's long-successful economic formula of a capitalist system intermixed with substantial welfare elements was challenged in the 1990s by high unemployment and in 2000-02 and 2009 by the global economic downturns, but fiscal discipline over the past several years has allowed the country to weather economic vagaries. Sweden joined the EU in 1995, but the public rejected the introduction of the euro in a 2003 referendum." }, "geography": { "location": "Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, Kattegat, and Skagerrak, between Finland and Norway", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 62, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 15, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Europe", "area": { "total": { "value": 450295, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 410335, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 39960, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 56, "comparative": "almost three times the size of Georgia; slightly larger than California" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 2211, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Finland", "border_length": { "value": 545, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Norway", "border_length": { "value": 1666, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 3218, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm", "note": "adjustments made to return a portion of straits to high seas" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": "agreed boundaries or midlines", "continental_shelf": { "value": 200, "units": "m", "note": "depth or to the depth of exploitation" } }, "climate": "temperate in south with cold, cloudy winters and cool, partly cloudy summers; subarctic in north", "terrain": "mostly flat or gently rolling lowlands; mountains in west", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 320, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "reclaimed bay of Lake Hammarsjon, near Kristianstad", "elevation": { "value": -2.4, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Kebnekaise", "elevation": { "value": 2111, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "iron ore", "copper", "lead", "zinc", "gold", "silver", "tungsten", "uranium", "arsenic", "feldspar", "timber", "hydropower" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 7.5, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 6.4, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 1.1, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 68.7, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 23.8, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 1640, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "most Swedes live in the south where there the climate is more mild and there is better connectivity to mainland Europe; population clusters are found all along the Baltic coast in the east; the interior areas of the north remain sparsely populated", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "ice floes in the surrounding waters, especially in the Gulf of Bothnia, can interfere with maritime traffic", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "acid rain damage to soils and lakes", "pollution of the North Sea and the Baltic Sea" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Air Pollution", "Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides", "Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants", "Air Pollution-Sulfur 85", "Air Pollution-Sulfur 94", "Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds", "Antarctic-Environmental Protocol", "Antarctic-Marine Living Resources", "Antarctic Treaty", "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Environmental Modification", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Marine Dumping", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Tropical Timber 83", "Tropical Timber 94", "Wetlands", "Whaling" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "strategic location along Danish Straits linking Baltic and North Seas" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 9880604, "global_rank": 90, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Swede(s)", "adjective": "Swedish" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "indigenous population: Swedes with Finnish and Sami minorities; 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population clusters are found all along the Baltic coast in the east; the interior areas of the north remain sparsely populated", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 85.8, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 0.83, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Stockholm", "population": 1486000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 1.01, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.85, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 1, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 28.9, "date": "2010" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 4, "global_rank": 179, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 2.6, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 2.9, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 2.3, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 218, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 82.1, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 80.2, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 84.1, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 16, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.88, "global_rank": 141, "date": "2016" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 11.9, "global_rank": 27, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 4.11, "date": "2013" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 2.54, "date": "2014" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 99.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 99.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 99.3, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 0.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 0.7, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 0.18, "global_rank": 99, "date": "2014" }, "deaths": { "total": 100, "global_rank": 108, "date": "2014" } }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 22, "global_rank": 104, "date": "2014" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 7.7, "global_rank": 20, "date": "2013" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 18, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 17, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 20, "units": "years" }, "date": "2014" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 22.9, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 24.2, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 21.5, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 40, "date": "2014" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Kingdom of Sweden", "conventional_short_form": "Sweden", "local_long_form": "Konungariket Sverige", "local_short_form": "Sverige", "etymology": "name ultimately derives from the North Germanic Svear tribe, which inhabited central Sweden and is first mentioned in the first centuries A.D." }, "government_type": "parliamentary constitutional monarchy", "capital": { "name": "Stockholm", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 59, "minutes": 20, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 18, "minutes": 3, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 1, "note": "6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" }, "daylight_saving_time": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; 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latest adopted 1 January 1975", "amendments": "proposed by Parliament; passage requires simple majority vote in two consecutive parliamentary terms with an intervening general election; passage also requires approval by simple majority vote in a referendum if Parliament approves a motion for a referendum by one-third of its members; amended several times, last in 2014 (changes to the \"Instrument of Government\") (2016)" }, "legal_system": "civil law system influenced by Roman-Germanic law and customary law", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "the father must be a citizen of Sweden; in the case of a child born out of wedlock, the mother must be a citizen of Sweden and the father unknown", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no, unless the other citizenship was acquired involuntarily", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "5 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "King CARL XVI GUSTAF (since 19 September 1973); 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LYRVALL (since 12 September 2013)", "chancery": "The House of Sweden, 2900 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20007", "telephone": "[1] (202) 467-2600", "fax": "[1] (202) 467-2699", "consulates_general": "New York" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires David E. LINDWALL (since 20 January 2017)", "embassy": "Dag Hammarskjolds Vag 31, SE-11589 Stockholm", "mailing_address": "American Embassy Stockholm, US Department of State, 5750 Stockholm Place, Washington, DC 20521-5750", "telephone": "[46] (08) 783 53 00", "fax": "[46] (08) 661 19 64" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "blue with a golden yellow cross extending to the edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side in the style of the Dannebrog (Danish flag); the colors reflect those of the Swedish coat of arms - three gold crowns on a blue field" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "three crowns" }, { "symbol": "lion" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "blue" }, { "color": "yellow" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Du Gamla, Du Fria\" (Thou Ancient, Thou Free)", "lyrics_music": "Richard DYBECK/traditional", "note": "in use since 1844; also known as \"Sang till Norden\" (Song of the North), is based on a Swedish folk tune; it has never been officially adopted by the government; \"Kungssangen\" (The King's Song) serves as the royal anthem and is played in the presence of the royal family and during certain state ceremonies", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/SW.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Sweden has achieved an enviable standard of living with its combination of free-market capitalism and extensive welfare benefits. Sweden remains outside the euro zone largely out of concern that joining the European Economic and Monetary Union would diminish the country’s sovereignty over its welfare system. 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426600, "global_rank": 39, "date": "2015" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 291100, "global_rank": 45, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 298700, "global_rank": 26, "date": "2015" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 174500, "global_rank": 36, "date": "2015" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 132, "date": "2015" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 214200000, "global_rank": 104, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 186, "date": "2015" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 769000000, "global_rank": 62, "date": "2015" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 197, "date": "2014-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 62000000, "global_rank": 55, "date": "2015" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 3554665, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 36, "global_rank": 43, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 12639000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 129, "global_rank": 75, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "highly developed telecommunications infrastructure; ranked among leading countries for fixed-line, mobile-cellular, Internet, and broadband penetration", "domestic": "coaxial and multiconductor cables carry most of the voice traffic; parallel microwave radio relay systems carry some additional telephone channels", "international": "country code - 46; submarine cables provide links to other Nordic countries and Europe; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean), 1 Eutelsat, and 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions); note - Sweden shares the Inmarsat earth station with the other Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, and Norway) (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "publicly owned TV broadcaster operates 2 terrestrial networks plus regional stations; multiple privately owned TV broadcasters operating nationally, regionally, and locally; about 50 local TV stations; widespread access to pan-Nordic and international broadcasters through multi-channel cable and satellite TV; publicly owned radio broadcaster operates 3 national stations and a network of 25 regional channels; roughly 100 privately owned local radio stations with some consolidating into near national networks; an estimated 900 community and neighborhood radio stations broadcast intermittently (2008)", "internet": { "country_code": ".se", "users": { "total": 8881000, "percent_of_population": 90.6, "global_rank": 47, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 8, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 219, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 11623930, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 0, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "SE", "date": "2016" }, 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roads, 433,034 km of private roads, and 41,600 km of municipal roads", "global_rank": 13, "date": "2016" }, "waterways": { "value": 2052, "units": "km", "global_rank": 40, "date": "2010" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 190, "by_type": [ { "type": "bulk carrier", "count": 7 }, { "type": "general dry cargo", "count": 8 }, { "type": "anti-pollution vessel", "count": 1 }, { "type": "cable layer", "count": 2 }, { "type": "dredge", "count": 2 }, { "type": "ice", "count": 6 }, { "type": "inspection", "count": 7 }, { "type": "survey", "count": 6 }, { "type": "training", "count": 4 }, { "type": "tug", "count": 11 }, { "type": "multi-purpose", "count": 1 }, { "type": "passenger/ferry", "count": 26 }, { "type": "ro-pax", "count": 38 }, { "type": "ro-ro", "count": 29 }, { "type": "ro-ro/container", "count": 4 }, { "type": "tanker (ej gas)", "count": 37 }, { "type": "tanker (LNG)", "count": 1 } ], "foreign": "275 (Bahamas 7, Barbados 3, Bermuda 20, Cayman Islands 1, Cook Islands 2, Cyprus 14, 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} ], "global_rank": 84 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Swedish Armed Forces (Forsvarsmakten)", "Army (Armen)", "Royal Swedish Navy (Marinen)", "Swedish Air Force (Svenska Flygvapnet)" ], "date": "2016" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18-47 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; Swedish citizenship required; service obligation: 7.5 months (Army), 7-15 months (Navy), 8-12 months (Air Force); after completing initial service, soldiers have a reserve commitment until age 47; compulsory military service, abolished in 2010, is due to be reinstated in 2018", "date": "2017" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "none" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "refugees": { "by_country": [ { "people": 96914, "country_of_origin": "Syria; Eritrea; Iraq; Somalia; Afghanistan" } ], "date": "2016" }, "stateless_persons": { "people": 36036, "date": "2016" } } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-01", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701102418/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sw.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sw.html" } }, "switzerland": { "data": { "name": "Switzerland", "introduction": { "background": "The Swiss Confederation was founded in 1291 as a defensive alliance among three cantons. In succeeding years, other localities joined the original three. The Swiss Confederation secured its independence from the Holy Roman Empire in 1499. A constitution of 1848, subsequently modified in 1874, replaced the confederation with a centralized federal government. Switzerland's sovereignty and neutrality have long been honored by the major European powers, and the country was not involved in either of the two world wars. The political and economic integration of Europe over the past half century, as well as Switzerland's role in many UN and international organizations, has strengthened Switzerland's ties with its neighbors. However, the country did not officially become a UN member until 2002. Switzerland remains active in many UN and international organizations but retains a strong commitment to neutrality." }, "geography": { "location": "Central Europe, east of France, north of Italy", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 47, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 8, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Europe", "area": { "total": { "value": 41277, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 39997, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 1280, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 136, "comparative": "slightly less than twice the size of New Jersey" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 1770, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Austria", "border_length": { "value": 158, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "France", "border_length": { "value": 525, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Italy", "border_length": { "value": 698, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Liechtenstein", "border_length": { "value": 41, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Germany", "border_length": { "value": 348, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 0, "units": "km", "note": "landlocked" }, "climate": "temperate, but varies with altitude; cold, cloudy, rainy/snowy winters; cool to warm, cloudy, humid summers with occasional showers", "terrain": "mostly mountains (Alps in south, Jura in northwest) with a central plateau of rolling hills, plains, and large lakes", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 1350, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Lake Maggiore", "elevation": { "value": 195, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Dufourspitze", "elevation": { "value": 4634, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "hydropower potential", "timber", "salt" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 38.7, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 10.2, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0.6, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 27.9, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 31.5, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 29.8, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 630, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "population distribution corresponds to elevation with the northern and western areas far more heavily populated; the higher Alps of the south limit settlement", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "avalanches, landslides", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "flash floods", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "air pollution from vehicle emissions and open-air burning", "acid rain", "water pollution from increased use of agricultural fertilizers", "loss of biodiversity" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Air Pollution", "Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides", "Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants", "Air Pollution-Sulfur 85", "Air Pollution-Sulfur 94", "Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds", "Antarctic Treaty", "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Environmental Modification", "Hazardous Wastes", "Marine Dumping", "Marine Life Conservation", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Tropical Timber 83", "Tropical Timber 94", "Wetlands", "Whaling" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [ "Law of the Sea" ] } }, "note": "landlocked; crossroads of northern and southern Europe; along with southeastern France, northern Italy, and southwestern Austria, has the highest elevations in the Alps" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 8179294, "global_rank": 98, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Swiss (singular and plural)", "adjective": "Swiss" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "German", "percent": 65 }, { "name": "French", "percent": 18 }, { "name": "Italian", "percent": 10 }, { "name": "Romansch", "percent": 1 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 6 } ] }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "German", "percent": 63, "note": "or Swiss German; official" }, { "name": "French", "percent": 22.7, "note": "official" }, { "name": "Italian", "percent": 8.1, "note": "official" }, { "name": "English", "percent": 4.9 }, { "name": "Portuguese", "percent": 3.7 }, { "name": "Albanian", "percent": 3 }, { "name": "Serbo-Croatian", "percent": 2.4 }, { "name": "Spanish", "percent": 2.2 }, { "name": "Romansch", "percent": 0.5, "note": "official" }, { "name": "other", "percent": 7.1 } ], "note": "German, French, Italian, and Romansch are all national and official languages; totals more than 100% because some respondents indicated more than one main language", "date": "2015" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 37.3 }, { "name": "Protestant", "percent": 24.9 }, { "name": "other Christian", "percent": 5.8 }, { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 5.1 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 1.4 }, { "name": "Jewish", "percent": 0.2 }, { "name": "none", 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0.7, "global_rank": 149, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 10.5, "global_rank": 188, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 8.2, "global_rank": 87, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": 4.7, "global_rank": 27, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "population distribution corresponds to elevation with the northern and western areas far more heavily populated; the higher Alps of the south limit settlement", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 73.9, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 1.08, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Zurich", "population": 1246000 }, { "place": "Bern", "population": 358000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.01, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 1, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.78, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.97, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 30.4, "date": "2012" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 5, "global_rank": 159, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 3.6, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 4, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 3.3, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 199, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 82.6, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 80.3, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 85, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 9, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.55, "global_rank": 190, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 72.9, "units": "%", "date": "2012" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 11.7, "global_rank": 12, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 4.11, "date": "2014" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 5, "date": "2011" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 99.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 99.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 99.9, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 0.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 0.1, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 0.35, "global_rank": 78, "date": "2013" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 20200, "global_rank": 79, "date": "2013" }, "deaths": { "total": 300, "global_rank": 99, "date": "2013" } }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 21, "global_rank": 111, "date": "2014" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 5.1, "global_rank": 66, "date": "2013" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 16, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 16, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 16, "units": "years" }, "date": "2014" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 8.6, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 8.6, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 8.5, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 111, "date": "2014" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Swiss Confederation", "conventional_short_form": "Switzerland", "local_long_form": "Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft (German); Confederation Suisse (French); Confederazione Svizzera (Italian); Confederaziun Svizra (Romansh)", "local_short_form": "Schweiz (German); Suisse (French); Svizzera (Italian); Svizra (Romansh)", "etymology": "name derives from the canton of Schwyz, one of the founding cantons of the Old Swiss Confederacy that formed in the 14th century" }, "government_type": "federal republic (formally a confederation)", "capital": { "name": "Bern", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 46, "minutes": 55, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 7, "minutes": 28, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 1, "note": "6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" }, "daylight_saving_time": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" }, "independence": { "date": "1291-08-01", "note": "founding of the Swiss Confederation" }, "constitution": { "history": "previous 1848, 1874; latest adopted by referendum 18 April 1999, effective 1 January 2000", "amendments": "proposed by the two houses of the Federal Assembly or by petition of at least one million voters (called the \"federal popular initiative\"); passage of proposals requires majority vote in a referendum; following drafting of an amendment by the Assembly, its passage requires approval by majority vote in a referendum and approval by the majority of cantons; amended many times, last in 2016 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "civil law system; judicial review of legislative acts, except for federal decrees of a general obligatory character", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Switzerland", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "yes", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "12 years including at least 3 of the last 5 years prior to application" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President of the Swiss Confederation Doris LEUTHARD (since 1 January 2017); Vice President Alain BERSET (since 1 January 2017; note - the Federal Council, which is comprised of 7 federal councillors, constitutes the federal government of Switzerland; council members rotate in a 1-year term as federal president (chief of state and head of government)", "head_of_government": "President of the Swiss Confederation Doris LEUTHARD (since 1 January 2017); Vice President Alain BERSET (since 1 January 2017)", "cabinet": "Federal Council or Bundesrat (in German), Conseil Federal (in French), Consiglio Federale (in Italian) indirectly elected usually from among its members by the Federal Assembly for a 4-year term", "elections_appointments": "president and vice president elected by the Federal Assembly from among members of the Federal Council for a 1-year, non-consecutive term; election last held on 7 December 2016 (next to be held in early December 2017)", "election_results": "Doris LEUTHARD elected president; Federal Assembly vote - 188 of 207; Alain BERSET elected vice president" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "bicameral Federal Assembly or Bundesversammlung - in German, Assemblee Federale - in French, Assemblea Federale - in Italian consists of the Council of States or Staenderat - in German, Conseil des Etats - in French, Consiglio degli Stati - in Italian (46 seats; members in multi-seat constituencies representing cantons and single-seat constituencies representing half cantons directly elected by simple majority vote; members serve 4-year terms) and the National Council or Nationalrat - in German, Conseil National - in French, Consiglio Nazionale - in Italian (200 seats; 195 members in cantons directly elected by proportional representation vote and 6 in half cantons directly elected by simple majority vote; members serve 4-year terms)", "elections": "Council of States - last held in most cantons on 18 October 2015 (each canton determines when the next election will be held); National Council - last held on 18 October 2015 (next to be held in October 2019)", "election_results": "Council of States - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party (as of 18 October 2015) - Christian Democratic People's Party 13, Free Democratic Party 13, SDP 12, Swiss People's Party 6, other 2; National Council - percent of vote by party - SVP 29.4%, SPS 18.8%, FDP 16.4%, CVP 11.6%, Green Party 7.1%, GLP 4.6%, BDP 4.1%, other 8.0%; seats by party - SVP 68, SPS 43, FDP 33, CVP 30, Green Party 12, GLP 7, BDP 7" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Federal Supreme Court (consists of 38 judges and 31 substitutes and organized into 5 sections)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "judges elected by the Federal Assembly for 6-year terms; note - judges are affiliated with political parties and are elected according to linguistic and regional criteria in approximate proportion to the level of party representation in the Federal Assembly", "subordinate_courts": "Federal Criminal Court (began in 2004); Federal Administrative Court (began in 2007); note - each of Switzerland's 26 cantons has its own courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Christian Democratic People's Party ", "leaders": [ "Gerhard PFISTER" ], "note": "Christlichdemokratische Volkspartei der Schweiz or CVP, Parti Democrate-Chretien Suisse or PDC, Partito Popolare Democratico Svizzero or PPD, Partida Cristiandemocratica dalla Svizra or PCD" }, { "name": "Conservative Democratic Party ", "leaders": [ "Martin LANDOLT" ], "note": "Buergerlich-Demokratische Partei Schweiz or BDP, Parti Bourgeois Democratique Suisse or PBD, Partito Borghese Democratico Svizzero or PBD, Partido burgais democratica Svizera or PBD" }, { "name": "Free Democratic Party", "name_alternative": "FDP.The Liberals", "leaders": [ "Petra GOESSI" ], "note": "FDP.Die Liberalen, PLR.Les Liberaux-Radicaux, PLR.I Liberali, Ils Liberals" }, { "name": "Green Liberal Party ", "leaders": [ "Martin BAEUMLE" ], "note": "Grunliberale or GLP, Parti vert liberale or PVL, Partito Verde-Liberale or PVL, Partida Verde Liberale or PVL" }, { "name": "Green Party ", "leaders": [ "Regula RYTZ" ], "note": "Gruene Partei der Schweiz or Gruene, Parti Ecologiste Suisse or Les Verts, Partito Ecologista Svizzero or I Verdi, Partida Ecologica Svizra or La Verda" }, { "name": "Social Democratic Party ", "leaders": [ "Christian LEVRAT" ], "note": "Sozialdemokratische Partei der Schweiz or SPS, Parti Socialiste Suisse or PSS, Partito Socialista Svizzero or PSS, Partida Socialdemocratica de la Svizra or PSS" }, { "name": "Swiss People's Party ", "leaders": [ "Albert ROESTI" ], "note": "Schweizerische Volkspartei or SVP, Union Democratique du Centre or UDC, Unione Democratica di Centro or UDC, Uniun Democratica dal Center or UDC" }, { "name": "Other minor parties" } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "NA" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ADB ", "note": "nonregional member" }, { "organization": "AfDB ", "note": "nonregional member" }, { "organization": "Australia Group" }, { "organization": "BIS" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CE" }, { "organization": "CERN" }, { "organization": "EAPC" }, { "organization": "EBRD" }, { "organization": "EFTA" }, { "organization": "EITI ", "note": "implementing country" }, { "organization": "ESA" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "FATF" }, { "organization": "G-10" }, { "organization": "IADB" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IEA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IGAD ", "note": "partners" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "LAIA ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "MINUSMA" }, { "organization": "MONUSCO" }, { "organization": "NEA" }, { "organization": "NSG" }, { "organization": "OAS ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OECD" }, { "organization": "OIF" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "OSCE" }, { "organization": "Pacific Alliance ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "Paris Club" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "PFP" }, { "organization": "Schengen Convention" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNITAR" }, { "organization": "UNMISS" }, { "organization": "UNMOGIP" }, { "organization": "UNRWA" }, { "organization": "UNTSO" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" }, { "organization": "ZC" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Martin DAHINDEN (since 18 November 2014)", "chancery": "2900 Cathedral Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 745-7900", "fax": "[1] (202) 387-2564", "consulates_general": "Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Tara Feret ERATH (since 20 January 2017) note - also accredited to Liechtenstein", "embassy": "Sulgeneckstrasse 19, CH-3007 Bern", "mailing_address": "use embassy street address", "telephone": "[41] (031) 357-70-11", "fax": "[41] (031) 357-73-20" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "red square with a bold, equilateral white cross in the center that does not extend to the edges of the flag; various medieval legends purport to describe the origin of the flag; a white cross used as identification for troops of the Swiss Confederation is first attested at the Battle of Laupen (1339)" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "Swiss cross ", "note": "white cross on red field, arms equal length" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "white" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "the_swiss_anthem_has_four_names": "\"Schweizerpsalm\" [German] \"Cantique Suisse\" [French] \"Salmo svizzero,\" [Italian] \"Psalm svizzer\" [Romansch] (Swiss Psalm)", "lyrics_music": "Leonhard WIDMER [German], Charles CHATELANAT [French], Camillo VALSANGIACOMO [Italian], and Flurin CAMATHIAS [Romansch]/Alberik ZWYSSIG", "note": "unofficially adopted 1961, officially 1981; the anthem has been popular in a number of Swiss cantons since its composition (in German) in 1841; translated into the other three official languages of the country (French, Italian, and Romansch), it is official in each of those languages", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/SZ.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Switzerland, a country that espouses neutrality, is a prosperous and modern market economy with low unemployment, a highly skilled labor force, and a per capita GDP among the highest in the world. Switzerland's economy benefits from a highly developed service sector, led by financial services, and a manufacturing industry that specializes in high-technology, knowledge-based production. Its economic and political stability, transparent legal system, exceptional infrastructure, efficient capital markets, and low corporate tax rates also make Switzerland one of the world's most competitive economies.\n\nThe Swiss have brought their economic practices largely into conformity with the EU's to enhance their international competitiveness, but some trade protectionism remains, particularly for its small agricultural sector. The fate of the Swiss economy is tightly linked to that of its neighbors in the euro zone, which purchases half of Swiss exports. The global financial crisis of 2008 and resulting economic downturn in 2009 stalled demand for Swiss exports and put Switzerland into a recession. During this period, the Swiss National Bank (SNB) implemented a zero-interest rate policy to boost the economy, as well as to prevent appreciation of the franc, and Switzerland's economy began to recover in 2010.\n\nThe sovereign debt crises unfolding in neighboring euro-zone countries, however, coupled with ongoing economic instability in Russia and other eastern European economies continue to pose a significant risk to the Swiss economy, driving up demand for the Swiss franc by investors seeking a safe-haven currency. In January 2015, the SNB abandoned the Swiss franc’s peg to the euro, roiling global currency markets and making active SNB intervention a necessary hallmark of present-day Swiss monetary policy. The independent SNB has upheld its zero interest rate policy and conducted major market interventions to prevent further appreciation of the Swiss franc, but parliamentarians have urged it to do more to weaken the currency. The franc's strength has made Swiss exports less competitive and weakened the country's growth outlook; GDP growth fell below 2% per year from 2011-16.\n\nIn recent years, Switzerland has responded to increasing pressure from neighboring countries and trading partners to reform its banking secrecy laws, by agreeing to conform to OECD regulations on administrative assistance in tax matters, including tax evasion. The Swiss government has also renegotiated its double taxation agreements with numerous countries, including the US, to incorporate OECD standards, and is openly considering the possibility of imposing taxes on bank deposits held by foreigners.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 496300000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 489500000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 485500000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 40, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 662500000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.4, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0.8, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 2, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 165 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 59400, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 59400, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 59600, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 18, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 54, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 11.2, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 23.8, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": -0.9, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 63.8, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -51.9, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 0.7, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 25.9, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 73.4, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 32.3, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 34.7, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 34.9, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 19 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "grains", "fruits", "vegetables", "meat", "eggs", "dairy products" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "machinery", "chemicals", "watches", "textiles", "precision instruments", "tourism", "banking", "insurance", "pharmaceuticals" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 2.1, "global_rank": 100, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 3843000, "global_rank": 95, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 3.3, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 19.8, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 76.9, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.3, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3.2, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 26 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 6.6, "units": "%", "date": "2014" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 7.5, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 19, "units": "%" }, "date": "2007" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 29.5, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 33.1, "units": "gini_index", "date": "1992" } ], "global_rank": 127 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 215900000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 213400000000, "units": "USD" }, "note": "includes federal, cantonal, and municipal budgets", "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 32.6, "global_rank": 65, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": 0.4, "global_rank": 27, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 34.1, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 34.4, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 136, "note": "general government gross debt; gross debt consists of all liabilities that require payment or payments of interest and/or principal by the debtor to the creditor at a date or dates in the future; includes debt liabilities in the form of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), currency and deposits, debt securities, loans, insurance, pensions and standardized guarantee schemes, and other accounts payable; all liabilities in the GFSM 2001 system are debt, except for equity and investment fund shares and financial derivatives and employee stock options" }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -0.4, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -1.1, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 19 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.5, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 0.75, "units": "%", "date": "2009-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 129 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.6, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 2.68, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 170 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 504900000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 508200000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 11 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1347000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" }, { "value": 1301000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 14 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1108000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 1142000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 16 }, "market_value_of_publicly_traded_shares": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1519000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" }, { "value": 1495000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" }, { "value": 1541000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 10 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 78930000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 77290000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 6 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 301100000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 303500000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 16, "note": "trade data exclude trade with Switzerland" }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "machinery", "chemicals", "metals", "watches", "agricultural products" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Germany", "percent": 14.2 }, { "name": "US", "percent": 10.6 }, { "name": "Hong Kong", "percent": 8.7 }, { "name": "India", "percent": 7.3 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 6.9 }, { "name": "France", "percent": 6.1 }, { "name": "Italy", "percent": 5.4 }, { "name": "UK", "percent": 4.8 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 243400000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 247700000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 18 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "machinery", "chemicals", "vehicles", "metals", "agricultural products", "textiles" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Germany", "percent": 20.7 }, { "name": "UK", "percent": 12.8 }, { "name": "US", "percent": 8.1 }, { "name": "Italy", "percent": 7.8 }, { "name": "France", "percent": 6.7 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 5.1 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 602700000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" }, { "value": 545500000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 4 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1664000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-03-31" }, { "value": 1663000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-03-31" } ], "global_rank": 13 }, "stock_of_direct_foreign_investment": { "at_home": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1359000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 1262000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 7 }, "abroad": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1565000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 1498000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 6 } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.9992, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0.9627, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 0.9627, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 0.9152, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 0.9377, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Swiss francs (CHF) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "total_electrification": { "value": 100, "units": "%" }, "date": "2016" }, "production": { "kWh": 63660000000, "global_rank": 43, "date": "2015" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 62630000000, "global_rank": 42, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "kWh": 43340000000, "global_rank": 4, "date": "2015" }, "imports": { "kWh": 42310000000, "global_rank": 4, "date": "2015" }, 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countries for fixed-line teledensity and infrastructure; mobile-cellular subscribership roughly 145 per 100 persons; extensive cable and microwave radio relay networks", "international": "country code - 41; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean) (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "the publicly owned radio and TV broadcaster, Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG/SSR), operates 7 national TV networks, 3 broadcasting in German, 2 in Italian, and 2 in French; private commercial TV stations broadcast regionally and locally; TV broadcasts from stations in Germany, Italy, and France are widely available via multi-channel cable and satellite TV services; SRG/SSR operates 17 radio stations that, along with private broadcasters, provide national to local coverage (2015)", "internet": { "country_code": ".ch", "users": { "total": 7145000, "percent_of_population": 88, "global_rank": 54, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { 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"https://web.archive.org/web/20170701000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sz.html" } }, "syria": { "data": { "name": "Syria", "introduction": { "background": "Following World War I, France acquired a mandate over the northern portion of the former Ottoman Empire province of Syria. The French administered the area as Syria until granting it independence in 1946. The new country lacked political stability and experienced a series of military coups. Syria united with Egypt in February 1958 to form the United Arab Republic. In September 1961, the two entities separated, and the Syrian Arab Republic was reestablished. In the 1967 Arab-Israeli War, Syria lost the Golan Heights region to Israel. During the 1990s, Syria and Israel held occasional, albeit unsuccessful, peace talks over its return. In November 1970, Hafiz al-ASAD, a member of the socialist Ba'th Party and the minority Alawi sect, seized power in a bloodless coup and brought political stability to the country. Following the death of President Hafiz al-ASAD, his son, Bashar al-ASAD, was approved as president by popular referendum in July 2000. Syrian troops - stationed in Lebanon since 1976 in an ostensible peacekeeping role - were withdrawn in April 2005. During the July-August 2006 conflict between Israel and Hizballah, Syria placed its military forces on alert but did not intervene directly on behalf of its ally Hizballah. In May 2007, Bashar al-ASAD's second term as president was approved by popular referendum.\nInfluenced by major uprisings that began elsewhere in the region, and compounded by additional social and economic factors, antigovernment protests broke out first in the southern province of Dar'a in March 2011 with protesters calling for the repeal of the restrictive Emergency Law allowing arrests without charge, the legalization of political parties, and the removal of corrupt local officials. Demonstrations and violent unrest spread across Syria with the size and intensity of protests fluctuating. The government responded to unrest with a mix of concessions - including the repeal of the Emergency Law, new laws permitting new political parties, and liberalizing local and national elections - and with military force and detentions. The government's ongoing violence to quell unrest and widespread armed opposition activity has led to extended clashes between government forces, their allies, and oppositionists. International pressure on the ASAD regime has intensified since late 2011, as the Arab League, the EU, Turkey, and the US expanded economic sanctions against the regime and those entities that support it. In December 2012, the Syrian National Coalition, was recognized by more than 130 countries as the sole legitimate representative of the Syrian people. Political negotiations between the government and opposition delegations at the UN-sponsored Geneva II conference in 2014 and the UN-sponsored Geneva III talks in 2016 failed to produce a resolution of the conflict. Unrest continues in Syria, and according to an April 2016 UN estimate, the death toll among Syrian Government forces, opposition forces, and civilians was over 400,000. As of December 2016, approximately 13.5 million people were in need of humanitarian assistance in Syria, with 6.3 million people displaced internally, and an additional 4.8 million Syrian refugees, making the Syrian situation the largest humanitarian crisis worldwide." }, "geography": { "location": "Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Lebanon and Turkey", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 35, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 38, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Middle East", "area": { "total": { "value": 185180, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 183630, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 1550, "units": "sq km" }, "note": "includes 1,295 sq km of Israeli-occupied territory", "global_rank": 89, "comparative": "slightly more than 1.5 times the size of Pennsylvania" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 2363, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Iraq", "border_length": { "value": 599, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Israel", "border_length": { "value": 83, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Jordan", "border_length": { "value": 379, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Lebanon", "border_length": { "value": 403, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Turkey", "border_length": { "value": 899, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 193, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "contiguous_zone": { "value": 24, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "mostly desert; hot, dry, sunny summers (June to August) and mild, rainy winters (December to February) along coast; cold weather with snow or sleet periodically in Damascus", "terrain": "primarily semiarid and desert plateau; narrow coastal plain; mountains in west", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 514, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "unnamed location near Lake Tiberias", "elevation": { "value": -200, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Mount Hermon", "elevation": { "value": 2814, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "petroleum", "phosphates", "chrome", "manganese ores", "asphalt", "iron ore", "rock salt", "marble", "gypsum", "hydropower" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 75.8, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 25.4, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 5.8, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 44.6, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 2.7, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 21.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 14280, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "significant population density along the Mediterranean coast; larger concentrations found in the major cities of Damascus, Aleppo (the country's largest city), and Hims (Homs); more than half of the population lives in the coastal plain, the province of Aleppo, and the Euphrates River valley", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "dust storms, sandstorms", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "Syria's two historically active volcanoes, Es Safa and an unnamed volcano near the Turkish border have not erupted in centuries", "type": "volcanism" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "deforestation", "overgrazing", "soil erosion", "desertification", "water pollution from raw sewage and petroleum refining wastes", "inadequate potable water" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Hazardous Wastes", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Wetlands" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [ "Environmental Modification" ] } }, "note": "the capital of Damascus - located at an oasis fed by the Barada River - is thought to be one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities; 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following review by a special Assembly committee, passage requires at least three-quarters majority vote by the Assembly and approval by the president (2016)" }, "legal_system": "mixed legal system of civil and Islamic law (for family courts)", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "non-party state to the ICCt" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "the father must be a citizen of Syria; if the father is unknown or stateless, the mother must be a citizen of Syria", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "yes", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "10 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Bashar al-ASAD (since 17 July 2000); Vice President Najah al-ATTAR (since 23 March 2006)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Imad Muhammad Dib KHAMIS (since 22 June 2016); Walid al-MUALEM (since 2006); Deputy Prime Minister Fahd Jasim al-FURAYJ, Lt. 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(since 2012)", "cabinet": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president", "elections_appointments": "president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 7-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 3 June 2014 (next to be held in June 2021); the president appoints the vice presidents, prime minister, and deputy prime ministers", "election_results": "Bashar al-ASAD approved as president; percent of vote - Bashar al-ASAD (Ba'th Party) 88.7%, Hassan al-NOURI (independent) 4.3%, Maher HAJJER (independent) 3.2%, other/invalid 3.8%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral People's Assembly or Majlis al-Shaab (250 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 13 April 2016 (next to be held in 2020)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - NPF 80%, other 20%; seats by party - NPF 200, other 50" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": 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Party [Fadlallah Nasr al-DIN]", "leaders": [ "Bashar al-ASAD", "Suleiman QADDAH" ], "note": "alliance includes Arab Socialist Renaissance (Ba'th" }, { "name": "Syrian Communist Party ", "leaders": [ "Wissal Farha BAKDASH", "Yusuf Rashid FAYSAL" ], "note": "two branches" }, { "name": "Syrian Social Nationalist Party", "name_alternative": "SSNP", "leaders": [ "As'ad HARDAN" ] }, { "name": "Unionist Socialist Party", "leaders": [ "Fayez ISMAIL" ], "note": "" }, { "name": "Kurdish Azadi Party" }, { "name": "Kurdish Democratic Accord Party ", "leaders": [ "Fowzi SHINKALI" ], "note": "al Wifaq" }, { "name": "Kurdish Democratic Left Party", "leaders": [ "Saleh KIDDO" ] }, { "name": "Kurdish Democratic Party ", "leaders": [ "Nasr al-Din IBRAHIM" ], "note": "al Parti-Ibrahim wing" }, { "name": "Kurdish Democratic Party ", "note": "al Parti-Mustafa wing" }, { "name": "Kurdish Democratic Party in Syria", "name_alternative": "KDP-S", "leaders": [ "Saud AL-MALA" ] }, { "name": "Kurdish Democratic Patriotic/National Party" }, { "name": "Kurdish Democratic Peace Party", "leaders": [ "Talal MOHAMMED" ] }, { "name": "Kurdish Democratic Progressive Party", "name_alternative": "KDPP-Darwish" }, { "name": "Kurdish Democratic Progressive Party", "name_alternative": "KDPP-Muhammad" }, { "name": "Kurdish Democratic Union Party", "name_alternative": "PYD", "leaders": [ "Salih Muslim MOHAMMAD" ] }, { "name": "Kurdish Democratic Unity Party", "leaders": [ "Kamiron Haj ABDU" ] }, { "name": "Kurdish Democratic Yekiti Party", "leaders": [ "Mahi al-Din Sheikh ALI" ] }, { "name": "Kurdish Equality Party", "leaders": [ "Namet DAOUD" ] }, { "name": "Kurdish Future Party", "leaders": [ "Rezan HASSAN" ] }, { "name": "Kurdish Green Party", "leaders": [ " Laqman AHMI" ] }, { "name": "Kurdish Left Party", "leaders": [ "Shallal KIDDO" ] }, { "name": "Kurdish National Democratic Rally in Syria" }, { "name": "Kurdish Reform Movement in Syria", "leaders": [ "Amjad OTHMAN" ] }, { "name": "Kurdish Reform Movement Party", "leaders": [ " Feisal AL-YUSSEF" ] }, { "name": "Kurdish Yekiti Party", "note": "Union" }, { "name": "Kurdistan Communist Party", "leaders": [ " Nejm al-Sin MALA’AMIR" ] }, { "name": "Kurdistan Democratic Party in Syria", "leaders": [ "Abdul Karim SAKKO" ] }, { "name": "Kurdistan Liberal Union", "leaders": [ "Farhad TILO" ] }, { "name": "Syrian Kurdish Democratic Party" }, { "name": "Tiyar al-Mustaqbal", "leaders": [ "Narin MATINI" ] }, { "name": "Syrian Democratic Party", "leaders": [ "Mustafa QALAAJI" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Free Syrian Army" }, { "name": "Syrian Muslim Brotherhood", "name_alternative": "SMB", "leaders": [ "Muhammad Riyad al-SHAQFAH" ], "note": "operates in exile in London" }, { "name": "Syrian Opposition Coalition", "name_alternative": "National Coalition of Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces", "leaders": [ "Anas al-ABDAH" ] } ], "note": "there are also hundreds of local and provincial political and armed opposition groups that organize protests, provide civilian services, stage armed attacks" }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ABEDA" }, { "organization": "AFESD" }, { "organization": "AMF" }, { "organization": "CAEU" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-24" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IDB" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IHO" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "LAS" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OAPEC" }, { "organization": "OIC" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNRWA" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO ", "note": "observer" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "note": "Embassy ceased operation and closed on 18 March 2014", "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Mounir KOUDMANI (since 1 June 2012)", "chancery": "2215 Wyoming Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 232-6313", "fax": "[1] (202) 234-9548" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "ambassador (vacant); US Special Envoy for Syria Michael RATNEY (since 27 July 2015); note - on 6 February 2012, the US closed its embassy in Damascus; Czechia serves as protecting power for US interests in Syria", "embassy": "Abou Roumaneh, 2 Al Mansour Street, Damascus", "mailing_address": "P. O. Box 29, Damascus", "telephone": "[963] (11) 3391-4444", "fax": "[963] (11) 3391-3999" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and black; two small, green, five-pointed stars in a horizontal line centered in the white band; the band colors derive from the Arab Liberation flag and represent oppression (black), overcome through bloody struggle (red), to be replaced by a bright future (white); identical to the former flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1961) where the two stars represented the constituent states of Syria and Egypt; the current design dates to 1980", "note": "similar to the flag of Yemen, which has a plain white band, Iraq, which has an Arabic inscription centered in the white band, and that of Egypt, which has a gold Eagle of Saladin centered in the white band" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "hawk" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "white" }, { "color": "black" }, { "color": "green" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Humat ad-Diyar\" (Guardians of the Homeland)", "lyrics_music": "Khalil Mardam BEY/Mohammad Salim FLAYFEL and Ahmad Salim FLAYFEL", "note": "adopted 1936, restored 1961; between 1958 and 1961, while Syria was a member of the United Arab Republic with Egypt, the country had a different anthem", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/SY.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Syria's economy continues to deteriorate amid the ongoing conflict that began in 2011, declining by more than 70% from 2010 to 2016. The government has struggled to address the effects of international sanctions, widespread infrastructure damage, diminished domestic consumption and production, reduced subsidies, and high inflation, which have caused dwindling foreign exchange reserves, rising budget and trade deficits, a decreasing value of the Syrian pound, and falling household purchasing power.\n\nDuring 2014, the ongoing conflict and continued unrest and economic decline worsened the humanitarian crisis and elicited a greater need for international assistance, as the number of people in need inside Syria increased from 9.3 million to 12.2 million, and the number of Syrian refugees increased from 2.2 million to more than 3.3 million.\n\nPrior to the turmoil, Damascus had begun liberalizing economic policies, including cutting lending interest rates, opening private banks, consolidating multiple exchange rates, raising prices on some subsidized items, and establishing the Damascus Stock Exchange, but the economy remains highly regulated. Long-run economic constraints include foreign trade barriers, declining oil production, high unemployment, rising budget deficits, increasing pressure on water supplies caused by heavy use in agriculture, rapid population growth, industrial expansion, water pollution, and widespread infrastructure damage.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 50280000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 55800000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 61900000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" } ], "global_rank": 110, "note": "data are in 2015 US dollars; the war-driven deterioration of the economy resulted in a disappearance of quality national level statistics in the 2012-13 period" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 24600000000, "date": "2014" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -9.9, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": -36.5, "units": "%", "date": "2014" }, { "value": -30.9, "units": "%", "date": "2013" } ], "global_rank": 221 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2900, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 194, "note": "NA (2013 est.); NA (2010 est.); data are in 2015 US dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 63, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 22.6, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 21.2, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 11.1, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 13.9, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -31.8, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 19.5, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 19, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 61.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 20, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 18.5, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 14.9, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" } ], "global_rank": 87 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "wheat", "barley", "cotton", "lentils", "chickpeas", "olives", "sugar beets", "beef", "mutton", "eggs", "poultry", "milk" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "petroleum", "textiles", "food processing", "beverages", "tobacco", "phosphate rock mining", "cement", "oil seeds crushing", "automobile assembly" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": -2.4, "global_rank": 188, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 3370000, "global_rank": 100, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 17, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 16, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 67, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2008" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 50, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 50, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 204 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 82.5, "units": "%", "date": "2014" }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 494500000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 2665000000, "units": "USD" }, "note": "government projections for FY2016", "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 2, "global_rank": 220, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -8.8, "global_rank": 196, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 57.5, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 52, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 73 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 47.7, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 38.1, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 224 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.75, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 5, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 128 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 32, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 27, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 5 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3017000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 5254000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 117 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3712000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 6980000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 142 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2336000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 5285000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 137 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -3148000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": -3667000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 160 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2304000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2140000000.0000002, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 135 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "crude oil", "minerals", "petroleum products", "fruits", "vegetables", "cotton fiber", "textiles", "clothing", "meat", "live animals", "wheat" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Iraq", "percent": 64.7 }, { "name": "Saudi Arabia", "percent": 11.3 }, { "name": "Kuwait", "percent": 7.1 }, { "name": "UAE", "percent": 6.1 }, { "name": "Libya", "percent": 4.6 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5965000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 6663000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 118 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "machinery", "transport equipment", "electric power machinery", "food", "livestock", "metal", "metal products", "chemicals", "chemical products", "plastics", "yarn", "paper" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Saudi Arabia", "percent": 28.4 }, { "name": "UAE", "percent": 13.9 }, { "name": "Iran", "percent": 10.3 }, { "name": "Turkey", "percent": 9.2 }, { "name": "Iraq", "percent": 8.4 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 6.2 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 504600000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 772900000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 149 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5918000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 5300000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 129 }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 497.8, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 236.41, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 236.41, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 153.695, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 64.39, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Syrian pounds (SYP) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 1600000, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 96, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 100, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 81, "units": "%" }, "date": "2013" }, "production": { "kWh": 21000000000, "global_rank": 74, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 17000000000, "global_rank": 74, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 100000000, "global_rank": 77, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "kWh": 1200000000, "global_rank": 61, "date": "2012" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 8199999.999999999, "global_rank": 68, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 82.9, "global_rank": 93, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 185, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 16.8, "global_rank": 100, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0.3, "global_rank": 110, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 30000, "global_rank": 64, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 194, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 58260, "global_rank": 55, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 2500000000, "global_rank": 35, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 111600, "global_rank": 68, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 165000, "global_rank": 62, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 12150, "global_rank": 80, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 76050, "global_rank": 64, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 5205000000, "global_rank": 51, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 5205000000, "global_rank": 58, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 187, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 249200000, "global_rank": 71, "date": "2011" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 240700000000, "global_rank": 41, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 49000000, "global_rank": 62, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 4082000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 24, "global_rank": 41, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 13904000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 81, "global_rank": 66, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "the armed insurgency that began in 2011 has led to major disruptions to the network and has caused telephone and Internet outages throughout the country", "domestic": "the number of fixed-line connections increased markedly prior to the civil war in 2011; mobile-cellular service stands at about 80 per 100 persons", "international": "country code - 963; submarine cable connection to Egypt, Lebanon, and Cyprus; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) and 1 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region); coaxial cable and microwave radio relay to Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey; participant in Medarabtel (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "state-run TV and radio broadcast networks; state operates 2 TV networks and a satellite channel; roughly two-thirds of Syrian homes have a satellite dish providing access to foreign TV broadcasts; 3 state-run radio channels; first private radio station launched in 2005; private radio broadcasters prohibited from transmitting news or political content (2007)", "internet": { "country_code": ".sy", "users": { "total": 5116000, "percent_of_population": 30, "global_rank": 71, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 2, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 11, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 475932, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 1517388, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "YK", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 90, "global_rank": 62, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 29, "over_3047_metres": 5, "2438_to_3047_metres": 16, "914_to_1523_metres": 3, "under_914_metres": 5, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 61, "1524_to_2437_metres": 1, "914_to_1523_metres": 12, "under_914_metres": 48, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 6, "date": "2013" } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "gas", "length": 3170, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil", "length": 2029, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 2052, "units": "km" }, "standard_gauge": { "length": 1801, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.435-m" }, "narrow_gauge": { "length": 251, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.050-m" }, "global_rank": 73, "date": "2014" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 69873, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 63060, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 6813, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 68, "date": "2010" }, "waterways": { "value": 900, "units": "km", "note": "navigable but not economically significant", "global_rank": 68, "date": "2011" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 19, "by_type": [ { "type": "bulk carrier", "count": 4 }, { "type": "cargo", "count": 14 }, { "type": "carrier", "count": 1 } ], "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 166, "by_country": [ { "country": "Barbados", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Belize", "count": 4 }, { "country": "Bolivia", "count": 4 }, { "country": "Cambodia", "count": 22 }, { "country": "Comoros", "count": 5 }, { "country": "Dominica", "count": 4 }, { "country": "Georgia", "count": 24 }, { "country": "Lebanon", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Liberia", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Malta", "count": 4 }, { "country": "Moldova", "count": 5 }, { "country": "North Korea", "count": 4 }, { "country": "Panama", "count": 34 }, { "country": "Saint Vincent and the Grenadines", "count": 9 }, { "country": "Sierra Leone", "count": 13 }, { "country": "Tanzania", "count": 23 }, { "country": "Togo", "count": 6 }, { "country": "unknown", "count": 1 } ] }, "global_rank": 95, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Baniyas", "Latakia", "Tartus" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "branches": { "by_name": [ "Syrian Armed Forces", "Land Forces", "Naval Forces", "Air Forces (includes Air Defense Forces)", "Intelligence Services (Air Force Intelligence", "Military Intelligence)\nMinistry of Interior", "Political Security Directorate", "General Intelligence Directorate", "National Police Force" ], "date": "2017" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; conscript service obligation is 18 months; women are not conscripted but may volunteer to serve", "date": "2017" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "Golan Heights is Israeli-occupied with the almost 1,000-strong UN Disengagement Observer Force patrolling a buffer zone since 1964", "lacking a treaty or other documentation describing the boundary, portions of the Lebanon-Syria boundary are unclear with several sections in dispute", "since 2000, Lebanon has claimed Shab'a Farms in the Golan Heights", "2004 Agreement and pending demarcation would settle border dispute with Jordan" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "refugees": { "by_country": [ { "people": 560000, "country_of_origin": "Palestinian Refugees; Iraq" } ], "date": "2016" }, "note": "the ongoing civil war has created close to 5.1 million Syrian refugees - dispersed in Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey - as of June 2017", "internally_displaced_persons": { "people": 6300000, "note": "ongoing civil war since 2011", "date": "2017" }, "stateless_persons": { "people": 160000, "date": "2016" } }, "trafficking_in_persons": { "current_situation": "as conditions continue to deteriorate due to Syria’s civil war, human trafficking has increased; Syrians remaining in the country and those that are refugees abroad are vulnerable to trafficking; Syria is a source and destination country for men, women and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking; Syrian children continue to be forcibly recruited by government forces, pro-regime militias, armed opposition groups, and terrorist organizations to serve as soldiers, human shields, and executioners; ISIL forces Syrian women and girls and Yazidi women and girls taken from Iraq to marry its fighters, where they experience domestic servitude and sexual violence; Syrian refugee women and girls are forced into exploitive marriages or prostitution in neighboring countries, while displaced children are forced into street begging domestically and abroad", "tier_rating": "Tier 3 - the government does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so; in 2014, Syria’s violent conditions enabled human trafficking to flourish; the government made no effort to investigate, prosecute, or convict trafficking offenders or complicit government officials, including those who forcibly recruited child soldiers; authorities did not identify victims and failed to ensure victims, including child soldiers, were protected from arrest, detention, and severe abuse as a result of being trafficked (2015)" }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "a transit point for opiates, hashish, and cocaine bound for regional and Western markets; weak anti-money-laundering controls and bank privatization may leave it vulnerable to money laundering" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-03", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170703052655/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sy.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170703000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sy.html" } }, "taiwan": { "data": { "name": "Taiwan", "introduction": { "background": "First inhabited by Austronesian people, Taiwan became home to Han immigrants beginning in the late Ming Dynasty (17th century). In 1895, military defeat forced China's Qing Dynasty to cede Taiwan to Japan, which governed Taiwan for 50 years. Taiwan came under Chinese Nationalist control after World War II. In the four years leading to the communist victory on the mainland in 1949, 2 million Nationalists fled to Taiwan and established a government under the 1947 constitution drawn up for all of China. The Nationalist government established authoritarian rule under martial law in 1948. Beginning in the late 1970s, the ruling authorities gradually democratized and incorporated the local population within the governing structure. This process expanded rapidly in the 1980s, with the founding of the first opposition party (the Democratic Progressive Party or DPP) in 1986 and the lifting of martial law in 1987. Taiwan held its first direct presidential election in 1996. In 2000, Taiwan underwent its first peaceful transfer of power from the Nationalist Party (Kuomintang or KMT) to the DPP. Throughout this period, the island prospered and became one of East Asia's economic \"Tigers.\" The dominant political issues continue to be management of sensitive relations between Taiwan and China - specifically the question of Taiwan's sovereignty - as well as domestic priorities for economic reform and growth." }, "geography": { "location": "Eastern Asia, islands bordering the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, South China Sea, and Taiwan Strait, north of the Philippines, off the southeastern coast of China", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 23, "minutes": 30, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 121, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Southeast Asia", "area": { "total": { "value": 35980, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 32260, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 3720, "units": "sq km" }, "note": "includes the Pescadores, Matsu, and Quemoy islands", "global_rank": 139, "comparative": "slightly smaller than Maryland and Delaware combined" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 0, "units": "km" } }, "coastline": { "value": 1566.3, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "tropical; marine; rainy season during southwest monsoon (June to August); persistent and extensive cloudiness all year", "terrain": "eastern two-thirds mostly rugged mountains; flat to gently rolling plains in west", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 1150, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "South China Sea", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Yu Shan", "elevation": { "value": 3952, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "coal", "natural gas", "limestone", "marble", "asbestos", "arable land" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 22.7, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 16.9, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 5.8, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 77.3, "units": "%" } }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": "NA", "forest": "NA", "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 3820, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "distribution exhibits a peripheral settlement pattern, with the largest populations on the north and west coasts", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "earthquakes", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "typhoons", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "Kueishantao Island (elev. 401 m), east of Taiwan, is its only historically active volcano, although it has not erupted in centuries", "type": "volcanism" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "air pollution", "water pollution from industrial emissions", "raw sewage", "contamination of drinking water supplies", "trade in endangered species", "low-level radioactive waste disposal" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "none of the selected agreements because of Taiwan's international status" ] } }, "note": "strategic location adjacent to both the Taiwan Strait and the Luzon Strait" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 23464787, "global_rank": 55, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Taiwan (singular and plural)", "note": "example - he or she is from Taiwan; they are from Taiwan", "adjective": "Taiwan (or Taiwanese)" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "more than Han Chinese", "percent": 95, "breakdown": [ { "name": "including Hoklo" }, { "name": "who compose approximately of Taiwan's population", "percent": 70 }, { "name": "Hakka" }, { "name": "and other groups originating in mainland China" } ] }, { "name": "indigenous Malayo-Polynesian peoples", "percent": 2 } ], "note": "there are 16 officially recognized indigenous groups: Amis, Atayal, Bunun, Hla'alua, Kanakaravu, Kavalan, Paiwan, Puyuma, Rukai, Saisiyat, Sakizaya, Seediq, Thao, Truku, Tsou, and Yami; Amis, Paiwan, and Atayal are the largest and account for roughly 70% of the indigenous population" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Mandarin Chinese", "note": "official" }, { "name": "Taiwanese", "note": "Min" }, { "name": "Hakka dialects" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Buddhist", "percent": 35.3 }, { "name": "Taoist", "percent": 33.2 }, { "name": "Christian", "percent": 3.9 }, { "name": "Taoist or Confucian folk religionist approximately", "percent": 10 }, { "name": "none or unspecified", "percent": 18.2 } ], "date": "2005" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 13.13, "males": 1588679, "females": 1493419 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 13.17, "males": 1585222, "females": 1505004 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 46.74, "males": 5477446, "females": 5490829 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 13.89, "males": 1593024, "females": 1665354 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 13.07, "males": 1408367, "females": 1657443 }, "date": "2016" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 40.2, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 39.5, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 40.9, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 47, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 0.2, "global_rank": 187, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 8.4, "global_rank": 219, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 7.3, "global_rank": 121, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": 0.9, "global_rank": 61, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "distribution exhibits a peripheral settlement pattern, with the largest populations on the north and west coasts", "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Taipei", "population": 2666000, "is_capital": true }, { "place": "Kaohsiung", "population": 1523000 }, { "place": "Taichung", "population": 1225000 }, { "place": "Tainan", "population": 815000 } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.07, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.96, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.86, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.99, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 4.4, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 4.8, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 4, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 186, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 80.1, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 77, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 83.5, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 40, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.12, "global_rank": 222, "date": "2016" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 98.5, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 99.7, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 97.3, "units": "%" }, "date": "2014" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "none", "conventional_short_form": "Taiwan", "local_long_form": "none", "local_short_form": "Taiwan", "former": "Formosa", "etymology": "\"Tayowan\" was the name of the coastal sandbank where the Dutch erected their colonial headquarters on the island in the 17th century; the former name \"Formosa\" means \"beautiful\" in Portuguese" }, "government_type": "semi-presidential republic", "capital": { "name": "Taipei", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 25, "minutes": 2, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 121, "minutes": 31, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 8, "note": "13 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "administrative_divisions": [ { "name": "Changhua", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Chiayi", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Hsinchu", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Hualien", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Kinmen", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Lienchiang", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Miaoli", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Nantou", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Penghu", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Pingtung", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Taitung", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Yilan", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Yunlin", "type": "country" }, { "name": "Chiayi", "type": "city" }, { "name": "Hsinchu", "type": "city" }, { "name": "Keelung", "type": "city" }, { "name": "Kaohsiung ", "type": "special municipalities" }, { "name": "New Taipei ", "type": "special municipalities" }, { "name": "Taichung ", "type": "special municipalities" }, { "name": "Tainan ", "type": "special municipalities" }, { "name": "Taipei ", "type": "special municipalities" }, { "name": "Taoyuan ", "type": "special municipalities" } ], "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Republic Day", "day": "10 October", "original_year": "1911", "note": "celebrates the anniversary of the Chinese Revolution, also known as Double Ten Day; National Day; 10-10" } ], "constitution": { "history": "previous 1912, 1931; latest adopted 25 December 1946, promulgated 1 January 1947, effective 25 December 1947; revised several times, last in 2005 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "civil law system", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "non-party state to the ICCt" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Taiwan", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "yes, except that citizens of Taiwan are not recognized as dual citizens of the People's Republic of China", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "5 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 20, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President TSAI Ing-wen (since 20 May 2016); Vice President CHEN Chien-jen (since 20 May 2016)", "head_of_government": "Premier LIN Chuan (President of the Executive Yuan) (since 20 May 2016); Vice Premier LIN Hsi-yao, Vice President of the Executive Yuan (since 20 May 2016)", "cabinet": "Executive Yuan - ministers appointed by president on recommendation of premier", "elections_appointments": "president and vice president directly elected on the same ballot by simple majority popular vote for a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 16 January 2016 (next to be held in 2020); premier appointed by the president; vice premiers appointed by the president on the recommendation of the premier", "election_results": "TSAI Ing-wen elected president; percent of vote - TSAI Ing-wen (DPP) 56.1%, Eric CHU Li-lun (KMT) 31.0%, James SOONG Chu-yu (PFP) 12.8%; note - TSAI is the first woman elected president of Taiwan" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral Legislative Yuan (113 seats; 73 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote, 34 directly elected in a single island-wide constituency by proportional representation vote, and 6 directly elected in multi-seat aboriginal constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms)", "elections": "Legislative Yuan - last held on 16 January 2016 (next to be held in January 2020)", "election_results": "Legislative Yuan - percent of vote by party - DPP 44.1%, KMT 26.9%, PFP 6.5%, NPP 6.1%, other 16.4%; seats by party - DPP 68, KMT 35, NPP 5, PFP 3, NPSU 1, independent 1" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court (consists of the court president, vice president, and approximately 100 judges organized into 8 civil and 12 criminal divisions, each with a division chief justice and 4 associate justices); Constitutional Court (consists of the court president, vice president, and 13 justices)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Supreme Court justices appointed by the president; Constitutional Court justices appointed by the president with approval of the Legislative Yuan; Supreme Court justices appointed for life; Constitutional Court justices appointed for 8-year terms with half the membership renewed every 4 years", "subordinate_courts": "high courts; district courts; hierarchy of administrative courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Democratic Progressive Party", "name_alternative": "DPP", "leaders": [ "TSAI Ing-wen" ] }, { "name": "Kuomintang", "name_alternative": "KMT", "leaders": [ "HUNG Hsiu-chu" ], "note": "Nationalist Party" }, { "name": "New Power Party", "name_alternative": "NPP", "leaders": [ "HUANG Kuo-chang" ] }, { "name": "Non-Partisan Solidarity Union", "name_alternative": "NPSU", "leaders": [ "LIN Pin-kuan" ] }, { "name": "People First Party", "name_alternative": "PFP", "leaders": [ "James SOONG Chu-yu" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "environmental groups" }, { "name": "independence movement" }, { "name": "various business groups" } ], "note": "public opinion polls consistently show most Taiwanese support maintaining Taiwan's status quo; advocates of Taiwan independence oppose unification with mainland China; most advocates of eventual unification predicate their goal on the democratic transformation of the mainland" }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ADB " }, { "organization": "China", "note": "" }, { "organization": "APEC ", "note": "Chinese Taipei" }, { "organization": "BCIE" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "SICA ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "WTO " }, { "organization": "China", "note": "" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "representative": "KAO Shuo-tai (a.k.a. Stanley KAO) (since 5 June 2016)", "office": "4201 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20016", "telephone": "[1] 202 895-1800", "taipei_economic_and_cultural_offices_branch_offices": "Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Denver (CO), Hagatna (Guam), Houston, Honolulu, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, San Francisco, Seattle" }, "from_united_states": { "telephone": "[1] [886] (02) 2162-2000", "fax": "[1] [886] (02) 2162-2251", "other_offices": "Kaohsiung (Branch Office)" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "red field with a dark blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing a white sun with 12 triangular rays; the blue and white design of the canton (symbolizing the sun of progress) dates to 1895; it was later adopted as the flag of the Kuomintang Party; blue signifies liberty, justice, and democracy; red stands for fraternity, sacrifice, and nationalism, white represents equality, frankness, and the people's livelihood; the 12 rays of the sun are those of the months and the twelve traditional Chinese hours (each ray equals two hours)", "note": "similar to the flag of Samoa" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "white" }, { "symbol": "12-rayed sun on blue field" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "blue" }, { "color": "white" }, { "color": "red" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Zhonghua Minguo guoge\" (National Anthem of the Republic of China)", "lyrics_music": "HU Han-min, TAI Chi-t'ao, and LIAO Chung-k'ai/CHENG Mao-Yun", "note": "adopted 1930; also the song of the Kuomintang Party; it is informally known as \"San Min Chu I\" or \"San Min Zhu Yi\" (Three Principles of the People); because of political pressure from China, \"Guo Qi Ge\" (National Banner Song) is used at international events rather than the official anthem of Taiwan; the \"National Banner Song\" has gained popularity in Taiwan and is commonly used during flag raisings" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Taiwan has a dynamic capitalist economy that is driven largely by industrial manufacturing, and especially exports of electronics, machinery, and petrochemicals. This heavy dependence on exports exposes the economy to fluctuations in global demand. Taiwan's diplomatic isolation, low birth rate, rapidly aging population, and increasing competition from China and other Asia Pacific markets are other major long-term challenges.\n\nFollowing the landmark Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) signed with China in June 2010, Taiwan in July 2013 signed a free trade deal with New Zealand - Taipei’s first-ever with a country with which it does not maintain diplomatic relations - and, in November of that year, inked a trade pact with Singapore. However, follow-on components of the ECFA, including a signed agreement on trade in services and negotiations on trade in goods and dispute resolution, have stalled. In early 2014, the government bowed to public demand and proposed a new law governing the oversight of cross-Strait agreements, before any additional deals with China are implemented; the legislature has yet to vote on such legislation, leaving the future of ECFA up in the air. President TSAI since taking office in May 2016 has promoted greater economic integration with South and Southeast Asia through the New Southbound Policy initiative and has also expressed interest in Taiwan joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership as well as bilateral trade deals with partners such as the US.\n\nTaiwan's total fertility rate of just over one child per woman is among the lowest in the world, raising the prospect of future labor shortages, falling domestic demand, and declining tax revenues. Taiwan's population is aging quickly, with the number of people over 65 expected to account for nearly 20% of the island's total population by 2025.\n\nThe island runs a trade surplus with many economies, including China and the United States, and its foreign reserves are the world's fifth largest, behind those of China, Japan, Saudi Arabia, and Switzerland. In 2006 China overtook the US to become Taiwan's second-largest source of imports after Japan. China is also the island's number one destination for foreign direct investment. Taiwan since 2009 has gradually loosened rules governing Chinese investment and has also secured greater market access for its investors in the mainland. In August 2012, the Taiwan Central Bank signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on cross-Strait currency settlement with its Chinese counterpart. The MOU allows for the direct settlement of Chinese Renminbi (RMB) and the New Taiwan Dollar across the Strait, which has helped Taiwan develop into a local RMB hub.\n\nCloser economic links with the mainland bring opportunities for Taiwan’s economy but also pose challenges as political differences remain unresolved and China’s economic growth is slowing. Domestic economic issues loomed large in public debate ahead of the January 2016 presidential and legislative elections, including concerns about stagnant wages, high housing prices, youth unemployment, job security, and financial security in retirement.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1127000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1110000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1102000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 22, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 519100000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.5, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0.7, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 3.9, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 157 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 49500, "units": "USD", "date": "2017" }, { "value": 47800, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 46800, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 27, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 53, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 14.1, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 21.1, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 64.3, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -52.4, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2017" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 1.8, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 35, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 63.2, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 34, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 34.7, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 34.5, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 14 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "rice", "vegetables", "fruit", "tea", "flowers", "pigs", "poultry", "fish" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "electronics", "communications", "information technology products", "petroleum refining", "chemicals", "textiles", "iron", "steel", "machinery", "cement", "food processing", "vehicles", "consumer products", "pharmaceuticals" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 1.4, "global_rank": 168, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 11730000, "global_rank": 51, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 4.9, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 35.9, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 59.2, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4, "units": "%", "date": "2017" }, { "value": 3.9, "units": "%", "date": "2016" } ], "global_rank": 36 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 1.5, "units": "%", "date": "2012" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 6.4, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 40.3, "units": "%" }, "date": "2010" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 33.6, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 32.6, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2000" } ], "global_rank": 105 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 80800000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 83950000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 15.6, "global_rank": 183, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -0.6, "global_rank": 48, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 33.5, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 32.7, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 139, "note": "data for central government" }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, 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"2016" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "involved in complex dispute with Brunei, China, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Vietnam over the Spratly Islands, and with China and the Philippines over Scarborough Reef", "the 2002 \"Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea\" has eased tensions but falls short of a legally binding \"code of conduct\" desired by several of the disputants", "Paracel Islands are occupied by China, but claimed by Taiwan and Vietnam", "in 2003, China and Taiwan became more vocal in rejecting both Japan's claims to the uninhabited islands of the Senkaku-shoto (Diaoyu Tai) and Japan's unilaterally declared exclusive economic zone in the East China Sea where all parties engage in hydrocarbon prospecting" ], "illicit_drugs": { "note": "regional transit point for heroin, methamphetamine, and precursor chemicals; transshipment point for drugs to Japan; major problem with domestic consumption of methamphetamine and heroin; rising problems with use of ketamine and club drugs" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-17", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170617101337/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/tw.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170617000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/tw.html" } }, "tajikistan": { "data": { "name": "Tajikistan", "introduction": { "background": "The Tajik people came under Russian rule in the 1860s and 1870s, but Russia's hold on Central Asia weakened following the Revolution of 1917. Bands of indigenous guerrillas (called \"basmachi\") fiercely contested Bolshevik control of the area, which was not fully reestablished until 1925. Tajikistan was first created as an autonomous republic within Uzbekistan in 1924, but the USSR designated Tajikistan a separate republic in 1929 and transferred to it much of present-day Sughd province. Ethnic Uzbeks form a substantial minority in Tajikistan, and ethnic Tajiks an even larger minority in Uzbekistan. Tajikistan became independent in 1991 following the breakup of the Soviet Union, and experienced a civil war between regional factions from 1992 to 1997. Tajikistan has endured several domestic security incidents since 2010, including armed conflict between government forces and local strongmen in the Rasht Valley and between government forces and criminal groups in Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast. In September 2015, government security forces rebuffed attacks by the Ministry of Interior led by a former high-ranking official in the Ministry of Defense. President Emomali RAHMON, who came to power during the civil war, used the attacks to ban the main opposition political party in Tajikistan. In May 2016, RAHMON further strengthened his position by having himself designated “Leader of the Nation” with limitless terms and lifelong immunity through constitutional amendments ratified in a referendum. The country remains the poorest in the former Soviet sphere. Tajikistan became a member of the World Trade Organization in March 2013. However, its economy continues to face major challenges, including dependence on remittances from Tajiks working in Russia, pervasive corruption, and the opiate trade in neighboring Afghanistan." }, "geography": { "location": "Central Asia, west of China, south of Kyrgyzstan", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 39, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 71, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Asia", "area": { "total": { "value": 144100, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 141510, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 2590, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 96, "comparative": "slightly smaller than Wisconsin" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 4130, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Afghanistan", "border_length": { "value": 1357, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "China", "border_length": { "value": 477, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Kyrgyzstan", "border_length": { "value": 984, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Uzbekistan", "border_length": { "value": 1312, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 0, "units": "km", "note": "landlocked" }, "climate": "mid-latitude continental, hot summers, mild winters; semiarid to polar in Pamir Mountains", "terrain": "mountainous region dominated by the Trans-Alay Range in the north and the Pamirs in the southeast; western Fergana Valley in north, Kofarnihon and Vakhsh Valleys in southwest", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 3186, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Syr Darya (Sirdaryo)", "elevation": { "value": 300, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Qullai Ismoili Somoni", "elevation": { "value": 7495, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "hydropower", "some petroleum", "uranium", "mercury", "brown coal", "lead", "zinc", "antimony", "tungsten", "silver", "gold" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 34.7, "units": "%" }, 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"date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 23.8, "global_rank": 63, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 6.1, "global_rank": 160, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -1.1, "global_rank": 142, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "the country's population is concentrated at lower elevations, with perhaps as much as 90% of the people living in valleys; overall density increases from east to west", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 26.8, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 2.62, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Dushanbe", "population": 822000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 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population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 6.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 4.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 5, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 0.31, "global_rank": 79, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 16200, "global_rank": 84, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 800, "global_rank": 73, "date": "2015" } }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "degree_of_risk": "high", "food_or_waterborne_diseases": [ "bacterial diarrhea", "hepatitis A", "typhoid fever" ], "vectorborne_diseases": [ "malaria" ], "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 12, "global_rank": 136, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 13.3, "global_rank": 56, "date": "2012" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 5.2, "global_rank": 114, "date": "2015" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 99.8, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 99.8, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 99.7, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 11, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 12, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 11, "units": "years" }, "date": "2013" }, "child_labor": { "total_number": 164432, "percentage": { "value": 10, "units": "%" }, "date": "2005" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 16.7, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 19.2, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 13.7, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 72, "date": "2009" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Republic of Tajikistan", "conventional_short_form": "Tajikistan", "local_long_form": "Jumhurii Tojikiston", "local_short_form": "Tojikiston", "former": "Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic", "etymology": "the Persian suffix \"-stan\" means \"place of\" or \"country,\" so the word Tajikistan literally means \"Land of the Tajik [people]\"" }, "government_type": "presidential republic", "capital": { "name": "Dushanbe", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 38, "minutes": 33, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 68, "minutes": 46, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 5, "note": "10 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "independence": { "date": "1991-09-09", "note": "from the Soviet Union" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "9 September", "original_year": "1991", "note": "or National Day" } ], "constitution": { "history": "several previous; latest adopted 6 November 1994", "amendments": "proposed by the president of the republic or by at least one-third of the total membership of both houses of the Supreme Assembly; adoption of any amendment requires a referendum, which includes approval by the president or approval by at least at least two-thirds of the Assembly of Representatives membership; passage in a referendum requires participation of an absolute majority of eligible voters and an absolute majority of votes; note – constitutional articles including Tajikistan’s form of government, its territory, and its democratic nature cannot be amended; amended several times, last in 2016 (2017)" }, "legal_system": "civil law system", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Tajikistan", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "5 years or 3 years of continuous residence prior to application" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Emomali RAHMON (since 6 November 1994; head of state and Supreme Assembly chairman since 19 November 1992)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Qohir RASULZODA (since 23 November 2013)", "cabinet": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president, approved by the Supreme Assembly", "elections_appointments": "president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 7-year term (eligible for 2 terms); election last held on 6 November 2013 (next to be held in November 2020); prime minister appointed by the president", "election_results": "Emomali RAHMON reelected president; percent of vote - Emomali RAHMON (PDPT) 83.9%, Ismoil TALBAKOV (CPT) 5%, other 11.1%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "bicameral Supreme Assembly or Majlisi Oli consists of the National Assembly or Majlisi Milli (34 seats; 25 members indirectly elected by local representative assemblies or majlisi, 8 appointed by the president, and 1 reserved for the former president; members serve 5-year terms) and the Assembly of Representatives or Majlisi Namoyandagon (63 seats; 41 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by two-round absolute majority vote and 22 directly elected in a single nationwide constituency by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms)", "elections": "National Assembly - last held on 1 March 2015 (next to be held in 2020); Assembly of Representatives - last held on 1 March 2015 (next to be held in 2020)", "election_results": "National Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; Assembly of Representatives - percent of vote by party - PDPT 65.4%, APT 11.7%, PERT 7.5%, SPT 5.5%, CPT 2.2%, DPT 1.7%, other 6%; seats by party - PDPT 51, APT 5, PERT 3, SPT 1, CPT 2, DPT 1" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court (consists of the chairman, deputy chairmen, and 34 judges organized into civil, criminal, and military chambers); Constitutional Court (consists of the court chairman, vice-president, and 5 judges); High Economic Court (consists 16 judicial positions)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Supreme Court, Constitutional Court, and High Economic Court judges nominated by the president of the republic and approved by the National Assembly; judges of all 3 courts appointed for 10-year renewable terms with no limit on terms, but last appointment must occur before the age of 65", "subordinate_courts": "regional and district courts; Dushanbe City Court; viloyat (province level) courts; Court of Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Agrarian Party of Tajikistan", "name_alternative": "APT", "leaders": [ "Rustam LATIFZODA" ] }, { "name": "Communist Party of Tajikistan", "name_alternative": "CPT", "leaders": [ "Miroj NASIMOV" ] }, { "name": "Democratic Party of Tajikistan", "name_alternative": "DPT", "leaders": [ "Saidjafar USMONZODA" ] }, { "name": "Party of Economic Reform of Tajikistan", "name_alternative": "PERT", "leaders": [ "Olimjon BOBOEV" ] }, { "name": "People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan", "name_alternative": "PDPT", "leaders": [ "Emomali RAHMON" ] }, { "name": "Social Democratic Party of Tajikistan", "name_alternative": "SDPT", "leaders": [ "Rahmatullo ZOIROV" ] }, { "name": "Socialist Party of Tajikistan", "name_alternative": "SPT", "leaders": [ "Abduhalim GHAFFOROV" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Group 24 ", "leaders": [ "Sharofiddin GADOEV" ], "note": "banned" }, { "name": "New Tajikistan Party ", "leaders": [ "Zayd SAIDOV " ], "note": "jailed since 2013; unregistered" }, { "name": "Vatandor Movement", "leaders": [ "Dodojon ATOVULLOEV" ], "note": "Patriot" }, { "name": "Youth for the Revival of Tajikistan ", "leaders": [ "Maqsud IBROHIMOV " ], "note": "jailed in 2015; banned" }, { "name": "Youth Party of Tajikistan ", "leaders": [ "Izzat AMON" ], "note": "unregistered" }, { "name": "Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan", "name_alternative": "IRPT", "leaders": [ "Muhiddin KABIRI " ], "note": "in exile; banned" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ADB" }, { "organization": "CICA" }, { "organization": "CIS" }, { "organization": "CSTO" }, { "organization": "EAEC" }, { "organization": "EAPC" }, { "organization": "EBRD" }, { "organization": "ECO" }, { "organization": "EITI ", "note": "candidate country" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "GCTU" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IDB" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO ", "note": "correspondent" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NAM ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OIC" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "OSCE" }, { "organization": "PFP" }, { "organization": "SCO" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Farhod SALIM (since 21 May 2014)", "chancery": "1005 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20037", "telephone": "[1] (202) 223-6090", "fax": "[1] (202) 223-6091" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Elisabeth MILLARD (since 11 March 2016)", "embassy": "109-A Ismoili Somoni Avenue, Dushanbe 734019", "mailing_address": "7090 Dushanbe Place, Dulles, VA 20189", "telephone": "[992] (37) 229-20-00", "fax": "[992] (37) 229-20-50" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "three horizontal stripes of red (top), a wider stripe of white, and green; a gold crown surmounted by seven gold, five-pointed stars is located in the center of the white stripe; red represents the sun, victory, and the unity of the nation, white stands for purity, cotton, and mountain snows, while green is the color of Islam and the bounty of nature; the crown symbolizes the Tajik people; the seven stars signify the Tajik magic number \"seven\" - a symbol of perfection and the embodiment of happiness" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "crown surmounted by an arc of seven" }, { "symbol": "five-pointed stars" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "white" }, { "color": "green" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Surudi milli\" (National Anthem)", "lyrics_music": "Gulnazar KELDI/Sulaimon YUDAKOV", "note": "adopted 1991; after the fall of the Soviet Union, Tajikistan kept the music of the anthem from its time as a Soviet republic but adopted new lyrics", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/TI.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Tajikistan is a poor, mountainous country with an economy dominated by minerals extraction, metals processing, agriculture, and reliance on remittances from citizens working abroad. The 1992-97 civil war severely damaged an already weak economic infrastructure and caused a sharp decline in industrial and agricultural production. Today, Tajikistan has one of the lowest per capita GDPs among the 15 former Soviet republics. Less than 7% of the land area is arable and cotton is the most important crop. Tajikistan imports approximately 70% of its food. Mineral resources include silver, gold, uranium, antimony, and tungsten. Industry consists mainly of small obsolete factories in food processing and light industry, substantial hydropower facilities, and a large aluminum plant - currently operating well below its capacity.\n\nBecause of a lack of employment opportunities in Tajikistan, more than one million Tajik citizens work abroad - roughly 90% in Russia - supporting families back home through remittances that in 2014 were equivalent to nearly 50% of GDP. Some experts estimate the value of narcotics transiting Tajikistan is equivalent to 30-50% of GDP.\n\nSince the end of the civil war, the country has pursued half-hearted reforms and privatizations in the economic sphere, but the poor business climate remains a hurdle to attracting foreign investment. Tajikistan has sought to develop its substantial hydroelectricity potential through partnership with Russian and Iranian investors, and is pursuing completion of the Roghun dam - which, if built according to plan, would be the tallest dam in the world. However, the project is a sensitive issue for downstream neighbors and faces large financing shortfalls. In 2016, Tajikistan officially contracted with Italian firm Salini Impregilo to construct the dam over a 13 year period for $3.9 billion.\n\nRecent slowdowns in the Russian and Chinese economies, low commodity prices, and currency fluctuations are hampering economic growth in Tajikistan. By some estimates, the dollar value of remittances from Russia to Tajikistan dropped by more than 65% in 2015. The government faces challenges financing the public debt, which is equivalent to 35% of GDP, and the National Bank of Tajikistan has aggressively spent its reserves to bolster the weakening somoni, leaving little space for fiscal or monetary measures to counter any additional economic shocks.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 25810000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 24350000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 22970000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 138, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 6612000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 6, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 6.7, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 20 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2900, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 2800, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 193, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 116.1, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 14.5, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 13.8, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 4, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 22.8, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -71.2, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 20.7, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 15.1, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 64.2, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 12.9, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 12.7, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 13, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 136 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "cotton", "grain", "fruits", "grapes", "vegetables", "cattle", "sheep", "goats" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "aluminum", "cement", "vegetable oil" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 16, "global_rank": 153, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 2295000, "global_rank": 119, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 43, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 10.6, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 46.4, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.4, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 15, "note": "official rates; actual unemployment is much higher" }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 31.5, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 32.6, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2006" }, { "value": 34.7, "units": "gini_index", "date": "1998" } ], "global_rank": 109 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 1841000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 1985000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 27.8, "global_rank": 91, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -2.2, "global_rank": 78, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6.5, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" } ], "global_rank": 187 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6.1, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 10.8, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 184 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 16, "units": "%", "date": "2017-03-20" }, { "value": 6.5, "units": "%", "date": "2012-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 9 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 26, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 25.84, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 10 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 653300000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 773000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 161 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2085000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" }, { "value": 1778000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 155 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1241000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 1401000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 159 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -352000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -470000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 95 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 898700000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 572000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 162 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "aluminum", "electricity", "cotton", "fruits", "vegetable oil", "textiles" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Turkey", "percent": 19.8 }, { "name": "Kazakhstan", "percent": 17.6 }, { "name": "Switzerland", "percent": 13.7 }, { "name": "Iran", "percent": 8.7 }, { "name": "Afghanistan", "percent": 7.5 }, { "name": "Russia", "percent": 5.1 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 4.9 }, { "name": "Italy", "percent": 4.8 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3031000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2825000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 139 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "petroleum products", "aluminum oxide", "machinery", "equipment", "foodstuffs" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "China", "percent": 42.3 }, { "name": "Russia", "percent": 18 }, { "name": "Kazakhstan", "percent": 13.1 }, { "name": "Iran", "percent": 4.7 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 416900000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 494300000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 152 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2300000000, "units": "USD" }, { "value": 3938000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 149 }, "stock_of_direct_foreign_investment": { "at_home": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2272000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 111 }, "abroad": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 16300000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2009-12-31" } ] } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 8.364, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 6.1631, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 6.1631, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 4.9348, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 4.76, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Tajikistani somoni (TJS) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "total_electrification": { "value": 100, "units": "%" }, "date": "2016" }, "production": { "kWh": 17200000000, "global_rank": 81, "date": "2016" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 16600000000.000002, "global_rank": 76, "date": "2016" }, "imports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 206, "date": "2016" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 5500000, "global_rank": 77, "date": "2016" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 7, "global_rank": 201, "date": "2016" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 188, "date": "2013" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 93, "global_rank": 11, "date": "2016" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 130, "date": "2013" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 181.6, "global_rank": 97, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 78.6, "global_rank": 87, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 133, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 12000000, "global_rank": 90, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 445, "global_rank": 107, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 14000, "global_rank": 151, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 428, "global_rank": 116, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 12870, "global_rank": 137, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 12000000, "global_rank": 91, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 224000000, "global_rank": 103, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 190, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 212000000, "global_rank": 73, "date": "2014" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 5663000000, "global_rank": 95, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 3700000, "global_rank": 138, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 457000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 6, "global_rank": 98, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 8489000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 104, "global_rank": 96, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "foreign investment in the telephone system has resulted in major improvements; conversion of the existing fixed network from analogue to digital was completed in 2012", "domestic": "fixed line availability has not changed significantly since 1998, while mobile cellular subscribership, aided by competition among multiple operators, has expanded rapidly; coverage now extends to all major cities and towns", "international": "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); satellite earth stations - 3 (2 Intelsat and 1 Orbita); established a single gateway for Internet traffic in December 2015, which is expected to limit the connectivity of nonstate-owned telecom, Internet, and mobile companies (2016)" } }, "broadcast_media": "state-run TV broadcasters transmit nationally on 9 TV and 10 radio stations, and regionally on 4 stations; 31 independent TV and 20 radio stations broadcast locally and regionally; many households are able to receive Russian and other foreign stations via cable and satellite (2016)", "internet": { "country_code": ".tj", "users": { "total": 1555000, "percent_of_population": 19, "global_rank": 118, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 2, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 10, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 802470, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 105376, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "EY", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 24, "global_rank": 131, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 17, "over_3047_metres": 2, "2438_to_3047_metres": 4, "1524_to_2437_metres": 5, "914_to_1523_metres": 3, "under_914_metres": 3, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 7, "1524_to_2437_metres": 1, "914_to_1523_metres": 1, "under_914_metres": 5, "date": "2013" } } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "gas", "length": 549, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil", "length": 38, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 680, "units": "km" }, "broad_gauge": { "length": 680, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.520-m" }, "global_rank": 103, "date": "2014" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 27767, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 97, "date": "2000" }, "waterways": { "value": 200, "units": "km", "note": "along Vakhsh River", "global_rank": 98, "date": "2011" } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.13, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 1.09, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ] }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Ground Forces", "Air", "Air Defense Forces", "Mobile Forces" ], "date": "2013" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18-27 years of age for compulsory or voluntary military service; 2-year conscript service obligation; males required to undergo compulsory military training between ages 16 and 55; males can enroll in military schools from at least age 15", "date": "2012" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "in 2006, China and Tajikistan pledged to commence demarcation of the revised boundary agreed to in the delimitation of 2002", "talks continue with Uzbekistan to delimit border and remove minefields", "disputes in Isfara Valley delay delimitation with Kyrgyzstan" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "stateless_persons": { "people": 17002, "date": "2016" } }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "major transit country for Afghan narcotics bound for Russian and, to a lesser extent, Western European markets; limited illicit cultivation of opium poppy for domestic consumption; Tajikistan seizes roughly 80% of all drugs captured in Central Asia and stands third worldwide in seizures of opiates (heroin and raw opium); significant consumer of opiates" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-03", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170703032409/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ti.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170703000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ti.html" } }, "tanzania": { "data": { "name": "Tanzania", "introduction": { "background": "Shortly after achieving independence from Britain in the early 1960s, Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to form the United Republic of Tanzania in 1964. One-party rule ended in 1995 with the first democratic elections held in the country since the 1970s. Zanzibar's semi-autonomous status and popular opposition led to two contentious elections since 1995, which the ruling party won despite international observers' claims of voting irregularities. The formation of a government of national unity between Zanzibar's two leading parties succeeded in minimizing electoral tension in 2010." }, "geography": { "location": "Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Kenya and Mozambique", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 6, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 35, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Africa", "area": { "total": { "value": 947300, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 885800, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 61500, "units": "sq km" }, "note": "includes the islands of Mafia, Pemba, and Zanzibar", "global_rank": 31, "comparative": "more than six times the size of Georgia; slightly larger than twice the size of California" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 4161, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Burundi", "border_length": { "value": 589, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Democratic Republic of the Congo", "border_length": { "value": 479, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Kenya", "border_length": { "value": 775, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Malawi", "border_length": { "value": 512, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Mozambique", "border_length": { "value": 840, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Rwanda", "border_length": { "value": 222, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Uganda", "border_length": { "value": 391, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Zambia", "border_length": { "value": 353, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 1424, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "varies from tropical along coast to temperate in highlands", "terrain": "plains along coast; central plateau; highlands in north, south", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 1018, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Indian Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Kilimanjaro", "elevation": { "value": 5895, "units": "m" }, "note": "highest point in Africa" } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "hydropower", "tin", "phosphates", "iron ore", "coal", "diamonds", "gemstones", "gold", "natural gas", "nickel" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 43.7, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 14.3, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 2.3, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 27.1, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 37.3, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 19, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 1840, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "flooding on the central plateau during the rainy season", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "drought", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "limited volcanic activity; Ol Doinyo Lengai (elev. 2,962 m) has emitted lava in recent years; other historically active volcanoes include Kieyo and Meru", "type": "volcanism" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "soil degradation", "deforestation", "desertification", "destruction of coral reefs threatens marine habitats", "recent droughts affected marginal agriculture", "wildlife threatened by illegal hunting and trade", "especially for ivory" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Wetlands" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "Kilimanjaro is the highest point in Africa and one of only two mountains on the continent that has glaciers (the other is Mount Kenya); bordered by three of the largest lakes on the continent: Lake Victoria (the world's second-largest freshwater lake) in the north, Lake Tanganyika (the world's second deepest) in the west, and Lake Nyasa (Lake Malawi) in the southwest" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 52482726, "global_rank": 27, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Tanzanian(s)", "adjective": "Tanzanian" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "mainland - African", "percent": 99, "breakdown": [ { "name": "of which are Bantu consisting of more than tribes", "percent": 130 } ] }, { "name": "other ; Zanzibar - Arab", "percent": 1, "note": "consisting of Asian, European, and Arab" }, { "name": "African" }, { "name": "mixed Arab and African" } ] }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Kiswahili or Swahili", "note": "official" }, { "name": "Kiunguja", "note": "name for Swahili in Zanzibar" }, { "name": "English", "note": "official, primary language of commerce, administration, and higher education" }, { "name": "Arabic", "note": "widely spoken in Zanzibar" }, { "name": "many local languages" } ], "note": "Kiswahili (Swahili) is the mother tongue of the Bantu people living in Zanzibar and nearby coastal Tanzania; although Kiswahili is Bantu in structure and origin, its vocabulary draws on a variety of sources including Arabic and English; it has become the lingua franca of central and eastern Africa; the first language of most people is one of the local languages" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Christian", "percent": 61.4 }, { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 35.2 }, { "name": "folk religion", "percent": 1.8 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 0.2 }, { "name": "unaffiliated", "percent": 1.4 } ], "note": "Zanzibar is almost entirely Muslim", "date": "2010" }, "demographic_profile": "Tanzania has the largest population in East Africa and the lowest population density; almost a third of the population is urban. Tanzania’s youthful population – about two-thirds of the population is under 25 – is growing rapidly because of the high total fertility rate of 4.8 children per woman. Progress in reducing the birth rate has stalled, sustaining the country’s nearly 3% annual growth. The maternal mortality rate has improved since 2000, yet it remains very high because of early and frequent pregnancies, inadequate maternal health services, and a lack of skilled birth attendants – problems that are worse among poor and rural women. Tanzania has made strides in reducing under-5 and infant mortality rates, but a recent drop in immunization threatens to undermine gains in child health. Malaria is a leading killer of children under 5, while HIV is the main source of adult mortality\nFor Tanzania, most migration is internal, rural to urban movement, while some temporary labor migration from towns to plantations takes place seasonally for harvests. Tanzania was Africa’s largest refugee-hosting country for decades, hosting hundreds of thousands of refugees from the Great Lakes region, primarily Burundi, over the last fifty years. However, the assisted repatriation and naturalization of tens of thousands of Burundian refugees between 2002 and 2014 dramatically reduced the refugee population. Tanzania is increasingly a transit country for illegal migrants from the Horn of Africa and the Great Lakes region who are heading to southern Africa for security reasons and/or economic opportunities. Some of these migrants choose to settle in Tanzania.", "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 44.06, "males": 11678349, "females": 11444708 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 19.71, "males": 5173239, "females": 5169214 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 29.74, "males": 7840941, "females": 7767797 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 3.5, "males": 802760, "females": 1034151 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 2.99, "males": 668102, "females": 903465 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 93.8, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 87.6, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 6.2, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 16.1, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 17.6, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 17.3, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 17.9, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 219, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 2.77, "global_rank": 11, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 36, "global_rank": 17, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 7.8, "global_rank": 104, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -0.5, "global_rank": 128, "date": "2016" }, "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 31.6, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 5.36, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Dar Es Salaam", "population": 5116000, "is_capital": true }, { "place": "Mwanza", "population": 838000 } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.02, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.01, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.78, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.75, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.99, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 19.6, "date": "2010" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 398, "global_rank": 23, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 41.2, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 43.2, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 39.1, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 48, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 62.2, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 60.8, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 63.6, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 193, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 4.83, "global_rank": 17, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 34.4, "units": "%", "date": "2009" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 5.6, "global_rank": 81, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 0.03, "date": "2012" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 0.7, "date": "2010" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 77.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 45.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 55.6, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 22.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 56, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 46.8, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 31.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 8.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 15.6, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 68.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 91.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 84.4, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 4.69, "global_rank": 12, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 1385800, "global_rank": 6, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 35700, "global_rank": 4, "date": "2015" } }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "degree_of_risk": "very high", "food_or_waterborne_diseases": [ "bacterial diarrhea", "hepatitis A", "typhoid fever" ], "vectorborne_diseases": [ "malaria", "dengue fever", "Rift Valley fever" ], "water_contact_diseases": [ "schistosomiasis", "leptospirosis" ], "animal_contact_diseases": [ "rabies" ], "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 5.9, "global_rank": 156, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 13.6, "global_rank": 53, "date": "2011" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 3.5, "global_rank": 37, "date": "2014" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write Kiswahili (Swahili), English, or Arabic", "total_population": { "value": 70.6, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 75.9, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 65.4, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 8, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 8, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 8, "units": "years" }, "date": "2013" }, "child_labor": { "total_number": 2815085, "percentage": { "value": 21, "units": "%" }, "note": "data represent children ages 5-17 and does not include Zanzibar", "date": "2006" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 5.8, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 4.5, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 7.2, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 120, "date": "2013" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "United Republic of Tanzania", "conventional_short_form": "Tanzania", "local_long_form": "Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania", "local_short_form": "Tanzania", "former": "United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar", "etymology": "the country's name is a combination of the first letters of Tanganyika and Zanzibar, the two states that merged to form Tanzania in 1964" }, "government_type": "presidential republic", "capital": { "name": "Dodoma; note - officially changed in 1996; serves as the meeting place for the National Assembly; de facto the capital remains in Dar es Salaam, the country's largest city and commercial center, and the site of the executive branch offices and diplomatic representation", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 6, "minutes": 48, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 39, "minutes": 17, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 3, "note": "8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "administrative_divisions": [ { "name": "Arusha", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Dar es Salaam", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Dodoma", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Geita", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Iringa", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Kagera", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Kaskazini Pemba (Pemba North)", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Kaskazini Unguja (Zanzibar North)", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Katavi", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Kigoma", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Kilimanjaro", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Kusini Pemba (Pemba South)", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Kusini Unguja (Zanzibar Central/South)", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Lindi", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Manyara", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Mara", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Mbeya", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Mjini Magharibi (Zanzibar Urban/West)", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Morogoro", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Mtwara", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Mwanza", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Njombe", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Pwani (Coast)", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Rukwa", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Ruvuma", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Shinyanga", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Simiyu", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Singida", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Tabora", "type": "region" }, { "name": "Tanga", "type": "region" } ], "independence": { "date": "1964-04-26", "note": "Tanganyika united with Zanzibar to form the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar; 29 October 1964 (renamed United Republic of Tanzania); notable earlier dates: 9 December 1961 (Tanganyika became independent from UK-administered UN trusteeship); 10 December 1963 (Zanzibar became independent from UK)" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Union Day", "day": "26 April", "original_year": "1964", "note": "Tanganyika and Zanzibar" } ], "constitution": { "history": "several previous; latest adopted 25 April 1977; amended many times, last in 2012", "note": "in 2012, the Tanzania Constitutional Review Commission was formed, and in June 2013, completed the first draft of a new constitution and a second version in December; a 640-member Constituent Assembly, formed in February 2014, passed a new constitution draft in October; a national referendum planned for April 2015 has been postponed (2016)" }, "legal_system": "English common law; judicial review of legislative acts limited to matters of interpretation", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Tanzania; if a child is born abroad, the father must be a citizen of Tanzania", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "5 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President John MAGUFULI (since 5 November 2015); Vice President Samia SULUHU (since 5 November 2015); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government", "head_of_government": "President John MAGUFULI, Dr. (since 5 November 2015); Vice President Samia SULUHU (since 5 November 2015); note - Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa MAJALIWA (since 20 November 2015) has authority over the day-to-day functions of the government, is the leader of government business in the National Assembly, and is head of the Cabinet", "cabinet": "Cabinet appointed by the president from among members of the National Assembly", "elections_appointments": "president and vice president directly elected on the same ballot by simple majority popular vote for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 25 October 2015 (next to be held in October 2020); prime minister appointed by the president", "election_results": "John MAGUFULI elected president; percent of vote - John MAGUFULI (CCM) 58.5%, Edward LOWASSA (CHADEMA) 40%, other 1.5%", "note": "Zanzibar elects a president as head of government for matters internal to Zanzibar; election held on 25 October 2015 was annulled by the Zanzibar Electoral Commission and rerun on 20 March 2016; President Ali Mohamed SHEIN reelected; percent of vote - Ali Mohamed SHEIN 91.4%, Hamad Rashid MOHAMED 3%, other 5.6%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral National Assembly or Parliament (Bunge) (357 seats; 239 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote, 102 women directly elected by proportional representation vote, 5 indirectly elected by simple majority vote by the Zanzibar House of Representatives, 10 appointed by the president, and 1 seat reserved for the attorney general; members serve a 5-year term); note - in addition to enacting laws that apply to the entire United Republic of Tanzania, the National Assembly enacts laws that apply only to the mainland; Zanzibar has its own House of Representatives or Baraza La Wawakilishi (81 seats; 50 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote, 15 women directly elected by proportional representation vote, 10 appointed by the Zanzibar president, 5 seats reserved for government appointed regional commissioners, and 1 seat for the attorney general; elected members serve a 5-year term)", "elections": "Tanzania National Assembly and Zanzibar House of Representatives elections last held on 25 October 2015 (next National Assembly election to be held in October 2020; next Zanzibar election NA; note the Zanzibar Electoral Commission annulled the 2015 election; no date for repoll announced as of early November)", "election_results": "National Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA\nZanzibar House of Representatives - election annulled" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Court of Appeal of the United Republic of Tanzania (consists of the chief justice and 14 justices); High Court of the United Republic for Mainland Tanzania (consists of the principal judge and 30 judges organized into commercial, land, and labor courts); High Court of Zanzibar (consists of the chief justice and 10 justices)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Court of Appeal and High Court justices appointed by the national president after consultation with the Judicial Service Commission for Tanzania, a judicial body of high level judges and 2 members appointed by the national president; Court of Appeal and High Court judges appointed until mandatory retirement at age 60 but can be extended; High Court of Zanzibar judges appointed by the national president after consultation with the Judicial Commission of Zanzibar; judges may serve until mandatory retirement at age 65", "subordinate_courts": "Resident Magistrates Courts; Kadhi courts (for Islamic family matters); district and primary courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Civic United Front", "name_alternative": "CUF" }, { "name": "National Convention for Construction and Reform - Mageuzi", "name_alternative": "NCCR-M", "leaders": [ "James Francis MBATCA" ] }, { "name": "Party of Democracy and Development", "name_alternative": "CHADEMA", "leaders": [ "Freeman MBOWE" ], "note": "Chama Cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo" }, { "name": "Revolutionary Party", "name_alternative": "CCM", "leaders": [ "John MAGUFULI" ], "note": "Chama Cha Mapinduzi" }, { "name": "Tanzania Labor Party", "name_alternative": "TLP", "leaders": [ "Augustine MREMA" ] }, { "name": "United Democratic Party", "name_alternative": "UDP", "leaders": [ "John Momose CHEYO" ] }, { "name": "Note: in March 2014, four opposition parties united to form Umoja wa Katiba ya Wananchi", "name_alternative": "UKAWA; during local elections held in October, 2014, UKAWA entered one candidate representing the three parties united in the coalition", "note": "CUF, CHADEMA, NCCR-Mageuzi, the National League for Democracy; Coalition for the People's Constituion" } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Economic and Social Research Foundation", "name_alternative": "ESRF" }, { "name": "Free Zanzibar" }, { "name": "Tanzania Media Women's Association", "name_alternative": "TAMWA" }, { "name": "Tanzania Private Sector Foundation", "name_alternative": "TPSF" }, { "name": "Twaweza" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ACP" }, { "organization": "AfDB" }, { "organization": "AU" }, { "organization": "C" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "EAC" }, { "organization": "EADB" }, { "organization": "EITI" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "MONUSCO" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "SADC" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNAMID" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNIFIL" }, { "organization": "UNISFA" }, { "organization": "UNMISS" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Wilson MASILINGI (since 17 September 2015)", "chancery": "1232 22nd Street NW, Washington, DC 20037", "telephone": "[1] (202) 939-6125", "fax": "[1] (202) 797-7408" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Virginia BLASER (since October 2016)", "embassy": "686 Old Bagamoyo Road, Msasani, Dar es Salaam", "mailing_address": "P.O. Box 9123, Dar es Salaam", "telephone": "[255] (22) 229-4000", "fax": "[255] (22) 229-4970 or 4971" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "divided diagonally by a yellow-edged black band from the lower hoist-side corner; the upper triangle (hoist side) is green and the lower triangle is blue; the banner combines colors found on the flags of Tanganyika and Zanzibar; green represents the natural vegetation of the country, gold its rich mineral deposits, black the native Swahili people, and blue the country's many lakes and rivers, as well as the Indian Ocean" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "Uhuru torch", "region": "Freedom" }, { "symbol": "giraffe", "region": "Freedom" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "green" }, { "color": "yellow" }, { "color": "blue" }, { "color": "black" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Mungu ibariki Afrika\" (God Bless Africa)", "lyrics_music": "collective/Enoch Mankayi SONTONGA", "note": "adopted 1961; the anthem, which is also a popular song in Africa, shares the same melody with that of Zambia, but has different lyrics; the melody is also incorporated into South Africa's anthem", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/TZ.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Tanzania is one of the world's poorest economies in terms of per capita income, but has achieved high growth rates based on its vast natural resource wealth and tourism. GDP growth in 2009-16 averaged 6-7% per year. Dar es Salaam used fiscal stimulus measures and easier monetary policies to lessen the impact of the global recession. Tanzania has largely completed its transition to a market economy, though the government retains a presence in sectors such as telecommunications, banking, energy, and mining.\n\nThe economy depends on agriculture, which accounts for more than one-quarter of GDP, provides 85% of exports, and employs about 65% of the work force. All land in Tanzania is owned by the government, which can lease land for up to 99 years. Proposed reforms to allow for land ownership, particularly foreign land ownership, remain unpopular.\n\nThe financial sector in Tanzania has expanded in recent years and foreign-owned banks account for about 48% of the banking industry's total assets. Competition among foreign commercial banks has resulted in significant improvements in the efficiency and quality of financial services, though interest rates are still relatively high, reflecting high fraud risk. Recent banking reforms have helped increase private-sector growth and investment.\n\nThe World Bank, the IMF, and bilateral donors have provided funds to rehabilitate Tanzania's aging infrastructure, including rail and port, which provide important trade links for inland countries. In 2013, Tanzania completed the world's largest Millennium Challenge Compact (MCC) grant, worth $698 million, but in late 2015, the MCC Board of Directors deferred a decision to renew Tanzania’s eligibility because of irregularities in voting in Zanzibar and concerns over the governments use of a controversial cybercrime bill.\n\nUnder the new government elected in 2015, Tanzania has developed an ambitious development agenda focused on creating a better business environment through improved infrastructure, access to financing, and education progress, but implementing budgets remains challenging for the government.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 150600000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 140600000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 131400000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 76, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 46700000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 7.2, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 7, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 7, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 8 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3100, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2900, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 2800, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 191, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 62.3, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 13.4, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 36.5, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": -5.9, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 22.9, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -29.2, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 25.1, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 27.6, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 47.3, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 21.9, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 22, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 21.9, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 70 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "coffee", "sisal", "tea", "cotton", "pyrethrum", "insecticide made from chrysanthemums", "cashew nuts", "tobacco", "cloves", "corn", "wheat", "cassava", "manioc", "tapioca", "bananas", "fruits", "vegetables", "cattle", "sheep", "goats" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "agricultural processing", "sugar", "beer", "cigarettes", "sisal twine", "mining", "diamonds", "gold", "iron", "salt", "soda ash", "cement", "oil refining", "shoes", "apparel", "wood products", "fertilizer" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 6, "global_rank": 27, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 26960000, "global_rank": 26, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 66.9, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 6.4, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 26.6, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2014" } }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 22.8, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 2.8, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 29.6, "units": "%" }, "date": "2007" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 37.6, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2007" }, { "value": 34.6, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2000" } ], "global_rank": 77 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 6257000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 8084000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 13.4, "global_rank": 200, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -3.9, "global_rank": 132, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 36.6, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 34.7, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 132 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 July", "end": "30 June" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5.2, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 5.6, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 177 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 8.25, "units": "%", "date": "2010-12-31" }, { "value": 3.7, "units": "%", "date": "2009-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 37 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 14.2, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 16.1, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 47 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4957000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 4457000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 101 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 8071999999.999999, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" }, { "value": 7533000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 116 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 11150000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 9484000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 105 }, "market_value_of_publicly_traded_shares": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1803000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2012-12-31" }, { "value": 1539000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2011-12-31" }, { "value": 1264000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2010-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 103 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -2980000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -3637000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 159 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5985000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 5709000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 102 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "gold", "coffee", "cashew nuts", "manufactures", "cotton" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "India", "percent": 21.8 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 8.2 }, { "name": "Japan", "percent": 5.1 }, { "name": "Kenya", "percent": 4.6 }, { "name": "Belgium", "percent": 4.3 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 9976000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 9843000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 94 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "consumer goods", "machinery", "transportation equipment", "industrial raw materials", "crude oil" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "China", "percent": 35.2 }, { "name": "India", "percent": 13.7 }, { "name": "South Africa", "percent": 4.5 }, { "name": "UAE", "percent": 4.4 }, { "name": "Kenya", "percent": 4.1 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3771000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 4073000000.0000005, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 100, "note": "excludes gold" }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 15890000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 15300000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 98 }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2182.3, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1989.7, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1989.7, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1654, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 1583, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Tanzanian shillings (TZS) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 37400000, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 24, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 71, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 4, "units": "%" }, "date": "2013" }, "production": { "kWh": 6100000000, "global_rank": 115, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 5000000000, "global_rank": 120, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 210, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "kWh": 60000000, "global_rank": 103, "date": "2014" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 1200000, "global_rank": 124, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 33.5, "global_rank": 171, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 197, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 66.5, "global_rank": 29, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 136, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 203, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 202, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 141, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 0, "global_rank": 205, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 205, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 58000, "global_rank": 99, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 142, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 55380, "global_rank": 77, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 550000000, "global_rank": 70, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 550000000, "global_rank": 95, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 198, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 142, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 6513000000, "global_rank": 88, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 10000000, "global_rank": 104, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 142819, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 1, "global_rank": 139, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 39666000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 78, "global_rank": 37, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "telecommunications services are marginal; system operating below capacity and being modernized for better service", "domestic": "fixed-line telephone network inadequate with less than 1 connection per 100 persons; mobile-cellular service, aided by multiple providers, is increasing rapidly and exceeds 75 telephones per 100 persons; trunk service provided by open-wire, microwave radio relay, tropospheric scatter, and fiber-optic cable; some links being made digital", "international": "country code - 255; landing point for the EASSy fiber-optic submarine cable system linking East Africa with Europe and North America; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean, 1 Atlantic Ocean) (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "a state-owned TV station and multiple privately owned TV stations; state-owned national radio station supplemented by more than 40 privately owned radio stations; transmissions of several international broadcasters are available (2007)", "internet": { "country_code": ".tz", "users": { "total": 2734000, "percent_of_population": 5.4, "global_rank": 51, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 5, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 17, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 1239707, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 2337440, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "5H", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 166, "global_rank": 34, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 10, "over_3047_metres": 2, "2438_to_3047_metres": 2, "1524_to_2437_metres": 4, "914_to_1523_metres": 2, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 156, "over_3047_metres": 1, "1524_to_2437_metres": 24, "914_to_1523_metres": 98, "under_914_metres": 33, "date": "2013" } } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "gas", "length": 311, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil", "length": 891, "units": "km" }, { "type": "refined products", "length": 8, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 4567, "units": "km" }, "narrow_gauge": { "length": 1860, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.067-m" }, "global_rank": 40, "date": "2014" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 86472, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 7092, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 79380, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 55, "date": "2010" }, "waterways": { "value": 2011, "note": "Lake Tanganyika, Lake Victoria, and Lake Nyasa (Lake Malawi; ; " }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 94, "by_type": [ { "type": "bulk carrier", "count": 6 }, { "type": "cargo", "count": 66 }, { "type": "carrier", "count": 4 }, { "type": "chemical tanker", "count": 1 }, { "type": "container", "count": 1 }, { "type": "passenger/cargo", "count": 2 }, { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 10 }, { "type": "refrigerated cargo", "count": 1 }, { "type": "roll on/roll off", "count": 3 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 42, "by_country": [ { "country": "Japan", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Romania", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Saudi Arabia", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Syria", "count": 23 }, { "country": "Turkey", "count": 13 }, { "country": "UAE", "count": 3 } ] }, "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 3, "by_country": [ { "country": "Panama", "count": 2 }, { "country": "UK", "count": 1 } ] }, "global_rank": 52, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Dar es Salaam", "Zanzibar" ] }, "note": "the International Maritime Bureau reports that shipping in territorial and offshore waters in the Indian Ocean remain at risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships, especially as Somali-based pirates extend their activities south; numerous commercial vessels have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; crews have been robbed and stores or cargoes stolen" }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.12, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.03, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 0.93, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 0.92, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 88 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Tanzania People's Defense Force (Jeshi la Wananchi la Tanzania", "JWTZ)", "Army", "Naval Wing (includes Coast Guard)", "Air Defense Command (includes Air Wing)", "National Service" ], "date": "2007" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription", "date": "2012" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "dispute with Tanzania over the boundary in Lake Nyasa (Lake Malawi) and the meandering Songwe River", "Malawi contends that the entire lake up to the Tanzanian shoreline is its territory, while Tanzania claims the border is in the center of the lake", "the conflict was reignited in 2012 when Malawi awarded a license to a British company for oil exploration in the lake" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "refugees": { "by_country": [ { "people": 50324, "country_of_origin": 2017 } ], "date": "2016" } }, "trafficking_in_persons": { "current_situation": "Tanzania is a source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking; the exploitation of young girls in domestic servitude continues to be Tanzania’s largest human trafficking problem; Tanzanian boys are subject to forced labor mainly on farms but also in mines and quarries, in the informal commercial sector, in factories, in the sex trade, and possibly on small fishing boats; Tanzanian children and adults are subjected to domestic servitude, other forms of forced labor, and sex trafficking in other African countries, the Middle East, Europe, and the US; internal trafficking is more prevalent than transnational trafficking and is usually facilitated by friends, family members, or intermediaries with false offers of education or legitimate jobs; trafficking victims from Burundi, Kenya, South Asia, and Yemen are forced to work in Tanzania’s agricultural, mining, and domestic service sectors or may be sex trafficked", "tier_rating": "Tier 2 Watch List – Tanzania does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; in 2014, Tanzania was granted a waiver from an otherwise required downgrade to Tier 3 because its government has a written plan that, if implemented, would constitute making significant efforts to bring itself into compliance with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; the government adopted a three-year national action plan and implementing regulations for the 2008 anti-trafficking law; authorities somewhat increased their number of trafficking investigations and prosecutions and convicted one offender, but the penalty was a fine in lieu of prison, which was inadequate given the severity of the crime; the government did not operate any shelters for victims and relied on NGOs to provide protective services (2015)" }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "targeted by traffickers moving hashish, Afghan heroin, and South American cocaine transported down the East African coastline, through airports, or overland through Central Africa; Zanzibar likely used by traffickers for drug smuggling; traffickers in the past have recruited Tanzanian couriers to move drugs through Iran into East Asia" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-01", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701102549/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/tz.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/tz.html" } }, "thailand": { "data": { "name": "Thailand", "introduction": { "background": "A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country never to have been colonized by a European power. A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to the establishment of a constitutional monarchy. In alliance with Japan during World War II, Thailand became a US treaty ally in 1954 after sending troops to Korea and later fighting alongside the US in Vietnam. Thailand since 2005 has experienced several rounds of political turmoil including a military coup in 2006 that ousted then Prime Minister THAKSIN Chinnawat, followed by large-scale street protests by competing political factions in 2008, 2009, and 2010. THAKSIN's youngest sister, YINGLAK Chinnawat, in 2011 led the Puea Thai Party to an electoral win and assumed control of the government. A blanket amnesty bill for individuals involved in street protests, altered at the last minute to include all political crimes - including all convictions against THAKSIN - triggered months of large-scale anti-government protests in Bangkok beginning in November 2013.\nIn early May 2014, YINGLAK was removed from office by the Constitutional Court and in late May 2014 the Royal Thai Army, led by Royal Thai Army Gen. PRAYUT Chan-ocha, staged a coup against the caretaker government. PRAYUT was appointed prime minister in August 2014. The interim military government created several interim institutions to promote reform and draft a new constitution, which was passed in a national referendum in August 2016. Elections are tentatively set for mid-2018. King PHUMIPHON Adunyadet passed away in October 2016 after 70 years on the throne; his only son, WACHIRALONGKON Bodinthrathepphayawarangkun, ascended the throne in December 2016. He signed the new constitution in April 2017. Thailand has also experienced violence associated with the ethno-nationalist insurgency in its southern Malay-Muslim majority provinces. Since January 2004, thousands have been killed and wounded in the insurgency." }, "geography": { "location": "Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand, southeast of Burma", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 15, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 100, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Southeast Asia", "area": { "total": { "value": 513120, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 510890, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 2230, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 51, "comparative": "about three times the size of Florida; slightly more than twice the size of Wyoming" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 5673, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Burma", "border_length": { "value": 2416, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Cambodia", "border_length": { "value": 817, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Laos", "border_length": { "value": 1845, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Malaysia", "border_length": { "value": 595, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 3219, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" }, "continental_shelf": { "value": 200, "units": "m", "note": "depth or to the depth of exploitation" } }, "climate": "tropical; rainy, warm, cloudy southwest monsoon (mid-May to September); dry, cool northeast monsoon (November to mid-March); southern isthmus always hot and humid", "terrain": "central plain; Khorat Plateau in the east; mountains elsewhere", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 287, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Gulf of Thailand", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Doi Inthanon", "elevation": { "value": 2576, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "tin", "rubber", "natural gas", "tungsten", "tantalum", "timber", "lead", "fish", "gypsum", "lignite", "fluorite", "arable land" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 41.2, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 30.8, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 8.8, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 1.6, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 37.2, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 21.6, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 64150, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "highest population density is found in and around Bangkok; significant population clusters found througout large parts of the country, particularly east / northeast of Bankok and in the extreme southern region of the country", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "land subsidence in Bangkok area resulting from the depletion of the water table", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "droughts", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "air pollution from vehicle emissions", "water pollution from organic and factory wastes", "deforestation", "soil erosion", "wildlife populations threatened by illegal hunting" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Hazardous Wastes", "Marine Life Conservation", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Tropical Timber 83", "Tropical Timber 94", "Wetlands" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [ "Law of the Sea" ] } }, "note": "controls only land route from Asia to Malaysia and Singapore" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 68200824, "global_rank": 21, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Thai (singular and plural)", "adjective": "Thai" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Thai", "percent": 97.5 }, { "name": "Burmese", "percent": 1.3 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 1.1 }, { "name": "unspecified \u003c.1%" } ], "date": "2015" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Thai", "percent": 90.7, "note": "official" }, { "name": "Burmese", "percent": 1.3 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 8 } ], "note": "English is a secondary language of the elite", "date": "2010" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Buddhist", "percent": 94.6 }, { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 4.3 }, { "name": "Christian", "percent": 1 }, { "name": "other \u003c.1%" }, { "name": "none \u003c.1%" } ], "date": "2015" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 17.18, "males": 6000434, "females": 5714464 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 14.47, "males": 5030930, "females": 4839931 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 46.5, "males": 15678250, "females": 16038155 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 11.64, "males": 3728028, "females": 4208624 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 10.21, "males": 3047938, "females": 3914070 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 39.2, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 24.7, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 14.6, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 6.9, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 37.2, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 36.2, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 38.2, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 66, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 0.32, "global_rank": 174, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 11.1, "global_rank": 177, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 7.9, "global_rank": 103, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": 0, "global_rank": 97, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "highest population density is found in and around Bangkok; significant population clusters found througout large parts of the country, particularly east / northeast of Bankok and in the extreme southern region of the country", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 50.4, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 2.97, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Bangkok", "population": 9270000, "is_capital": true }, { "place": "Samut Prakan", "population": 1814000 } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 0.98, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.89, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.78, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.97, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 23.3, "date": "2009" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 20, "global_rank": 110, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 9.4, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 10.4, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 8.4, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 142, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 74.7, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 71.5, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 78, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 116, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.51, "global_rank": 196, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 79.3, "units": "%", "date": "2012" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 6.5, "global_rank": 163, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 0.39, "date": "2010" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 2.1, "date": "2010" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 97.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 98, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 97.8, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 2.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 2, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 2.2, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 89.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 96.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 93, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 10.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 3.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 7, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 1.12, "global_rank": 42, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 438100, "global_rank": 18, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 14200, "global_rank": 15, "date": "2015" } }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "degree_of_risk": "very high", "food_or_waterborne_diseases": [ "bacterial diarrhea" ], "vectorborne_diseases": [ "dengue fever", "Japanese encephalitis", "malaria" ], "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 9.2, "global_rank": 135, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 9.2, "global_rank": 71, "date": "2012" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 4.1, "global_rank": 47, "date": "2013" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 96.7, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 96.6, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 96.7, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 16, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 16, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 16, "units": "years" }, "date": "2015" }, "child_labor": { "total_number": 818399, "percentage": { "value": 8, "units": "%" }, "date": "2006" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 3.4, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 2.8, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 4.4, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 132, "date": "2013" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Kingdom of Thailand", "conventional_short_form": "Thailand", "local_long_form": "Ratcha Anachak Thai", "local_short_form": "Prathet Thai", "former": "Siam", "etymology": "\"Land of the Tai [People]\"; the meaning of \"tai\" is uncertain, but may originally have meant \"human beings,\" \"people,\" or \"free people\"" }, "government_type": "constitutional monarchy; note - interim military-affiliated government since May 2014", "capital": { "name": "Bangkok", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 13, "minutes": 45, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 100, "minutes": 31, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 7, "note": "12 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "administrative_divisions": [ { "name": "Amnat Charoen", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Ang Thong", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Bueng Kan", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Buri Ram", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Chachoengsao", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Chai Nat", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Chaiyaphum", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Chanthaburi", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Chiang Mai", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Chiang Rai", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Chon Buri", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Chumphon", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Kalasin", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Kamphaeng Phet", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Kanchanaburi", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Khon Kaen", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Krabi", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Krung Thep (Bangkok)", "type": "municipality" }, { "name": "Lampang", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Lamphun", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Loei", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Lop Buri", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Mae Hong Son", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Maha Sarakham", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Mukdahan", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Nakhon Nayok", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Nakhon Pathom", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Nakhon Phanom", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Nakhon Ratchasima", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Nakhon Sawan", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Nakhon Si Thammarat", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Nan", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Narathiwat", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Nong Bua Lamphu", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Nong Khai", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Nonthaburi", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Pathum Thani", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Pattani", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Phangnga", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Phatthalung", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Phayao", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Phetchabun", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Phetchaburi", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Phichit", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Phitsanulok", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Phrae", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Phuket", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Prachin Buri", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Prachuap Khiri Khan", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Ranong", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Ratchaburi", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Rayong", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Roi Et", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Sa Kaeo", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Sakon Nakhon", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Samut Prakan", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Samut Sakhon", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Samut Songkhram", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Sara Buri", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Satun", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Sing Buri", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Si Sa Ket", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Songkhla", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Sukhothai", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Suphan Buri", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Surat Thani", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Surin", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Tak", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Trang", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Trat", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Ubon Ratchathani", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Udon Thani", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Uthai Thani", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Uttaradit", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Yala", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Yasothon", "type": "province" } ], "independence": {}, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Birthday of King Maha VAJIRALONGKORN", "day": "28 July", "original_year": "1952" } ], "constitution": { "history": "many previous; draft of latest completed 29 March 2016, approved by referendum 7 August 2016, signed by the king 6 April 2017", "note": "the final version has several changes not reflected in the one passed by referendum (2016)" }, "legal_system": "civil law system with common law influences", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "non-party state to the ICCt" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Thailand", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "5 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": true }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "King WACHIRALONGKON Bodinthrathepphayawarangkun (since 1 December 2016); note - King PHUMIPHON Adunyadet, also spelled BHUMIBOL Adulyadej (since 9 June 1946) died 13 October 2016", "head_of_government": "Interim Prime Minister Gen. PRAYUT Chan-ocha (since 25 August 2014); Deputy Prime Ministers PRAWIT Wongsuwan, Gen. (since 31 August 2014), THANASAK Patimaprakon, Gen. (since 31 August 2014), WISSANU Kruea-ngam (since 31 August 2014), SOMKHIT Chatusiphithak (since 20 August 2015), PRACHIN Chantong, Air Chief Mar. (since 20 August 2015), NARONG Phiphatthanasai, Adm. (since 20 August 2015)", "cabinet": "Council of Ministers nominated by the prime minister, appointed by the king; a Privy Council advises the king", "elections_appointments": "the monarchy is hereditary; the House of Representatives approves a person for Prime Minister who must then by appointed by the King (as stated in the transitory provision of the 2017 constitution); the office of prime minister can be held for up to a total of 8 years", "note": "Prime Minister YINGLAK Chinnawat, also spelled YINGLUCK Shinawatra, was removed from office on 7 May 2014 after the Constitutional Court ruled she illegally transferred a government official; Thai army declared martial law on 20 May 2014 followed by a coup on 22 May 2014" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "in transition; following the May 2014 military coup, a National Legislative Assembly or Sapha Nitibanyat Haeng Chat of no more than 220 members replaced the bicameral National Assembly; expanded to 250 members in September 2016; elections for a permanent legislative body are currently unscheduled and probably will not occur until mid-2017; the 2017 constitution calls for a 250-member military-appointed Senate with 5-year terms and a 500-member elected House of Representatives with 4-year terms", "elections": "Senate - last held on 30 March 2014; House of Representatives - last held on 2 February 2014, but later declared invalid by the Constitutional Court", "election_results": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court of Justice (consists of court president, 6 vice-presidents, and 60-70 judges, and organized into 10 divisions); Constitutional Court (consists of court president and 8 judges); Supreme Administrative Court (number of judges determined by Judicial Commission of the Administrative Courts)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Supreme Court judges selected by the Judicial Commission of the Courts of Justice and approved by the monarch; judge term determined by the monarch; Constitutional Court justices - 3 judges drawn from the Supreme Court, 2 judges drawn from the Administrative Court, and 4 judge candidates selected by the Selective Committee for Judges of the Constitutional Court and confirmed by the Senate; judges appointed by the monarch to serve single 9-year terms; Supreme Administrative Court judges selected by the Judicial Commission of the Administrative Courts and appointed by the monarch; judges appointed for life", "subordinate_courts": "courts of first instance and appeals courts within both the judicial and administrative systems; military courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Chat Patthana Party", "name_alternative": "CPN", "leaders": [ "WANNARAT Channukun" ], "note": "National Development Party" }, { "name": "Chat Thai Phatthana Party", "name_alternative": "CTP", "leaders": [ "THEERA Wongsamut" ], "note": "Thai Nation Development Party" }, { "name": "Mahachon Party", "name_alternative": "Mass Party", "leaders": [ "APHIRAT Sirinawin" ] }, { "name": "Matuphum Party ", "leaders": [ "Gen. SONTHI Bunyaratkalin" ], "note": "Motherland Party" }, { "name": "Phalang Chon Party ", "leaders": [ "SONTHAYA Khunpluem" ], "note": "People Chonburi Power Party" }, { "name": "Phumchai Thai Party", "name_alternative": "PJT", "leaders": [ "ANUTHIN Chanwirakun" ], "note": "Bhumjai; Thai Pride" }, { "name": "Prachathipat Party", "name_alternative": "DP", "leaders": [ "ABHISIT Wechachiwa", "also spelled ABHISIT Vejjajiva" ], "note": "Democrat Party" }, { "name": "Prachathipatai Mai Party ", "leaders": [ "SURATIN Phichan" ], "note": "New Democracy Party" }, { "name": "Puea Thai Party", "name_alternative": "PTP", "leaders": [ "acting leader VIROT Paoin" ], "note": "For Thais Party" }, { "name": "Rak Prathet Thai Party ", "leaders": [ "acting leader Surapong WETCHAKORN" ], "note": "Love Thailand Party" }, { "name": "Rak Santi Party ", "leaders": [ "Pol. Lt. Gen. THAWIN Surachetphong" ], "note": "Peace Conservation Party" } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Multicolor Group" }, { "name": "People's Democratic Reform Committee", "name_alternative": "PDRC" }, { "name": "Student and People Network for Thailand's Reform", "name_alternative": "STR" }, { "name": "United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship", "name_alternative": "UDD" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ADB" }, { "organization": "APEC" }, { "organization": "ARF" }, { "organization": "ASEAN" }, { "organization": "BIMSTEC" }, { "organization": "BIS" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CICA" }, { "organization": "CP" }, { "organization": "EAS" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IHO" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OAS ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OIC ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OIF ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "OSCE ", "note": "partner" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "PIF ", "note": "partner" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNAMID" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNMOGIP" }, { "organization": "UNOCI" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador PHISAN Manawaphat (since 23 February 2015)", "chancery": "1024 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Suite 401, Washington, DC 20007", "telephone": "[1] (202) 944-3600", "fax": "[1] (202) 944-3611", "consulates_general": "Chicago, Los Angeles, New York" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Glyn T. DAVIES (since 27 November 2015)", "embassy": "95 Wireless Road, Bangkok 10330", "mailing_address": "APO AP 96546", "telephone": "[66] (2) 205-4000", "fax": "[66] (2) 254-2990, 205-4131", "consulates_general": "Chiang Mai" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "five horizontal bands of red (top), white, blue (double width), white, and red; the red color symbolizes the nation and the blood of life; white represents religion and the purity of Buddhism; blue stands for the monarchy", "note": "similar to the flag of Costa Rica but with the blue and red colors reversed" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "garuda ", "note": "mythical half-man, half-bird figure" }, { "symbol": "elephant" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "white" }, { "color": "blue" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Phleng Chat Thai\" (National Anthem of Thailand)", "lyrics_music": "Luang SARANUPRAPAN/Phra JENDURIYANG", "note": "music adopted 1932, lyrics adopted 1939; by law, people are required to stand for the national anthem at 0800 and 1800 every day; the anthem is played in schools, offices, theaters, and on television and radio during this time; \"Phleng Sanlasoen Phra Barami\" (A Salute to the Monarch) serves as the royal anthem and is played in the presence of the royal family and during certain state ceremonies", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/TH.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "With a relatively well-developed infrastructure, a free-enterprise economy, and generally pro-investment policies, Thailand is highly dependent on international trade, with exports accounting for about two-thirds of GDP. Thailand’s exports include electronics, agricultural commodities, automobiles and parts, and processed foods. The industry and service sectors produce about 90% of GDP. The agricultural sector, comprised mostly of small-scale farmers, contributes only 10% of GDP but employs about one-third of the labor force. Thailand has attracted an estimated 3.0-4.5 million migrant workers, mostly from neighboring countries.\n\nOver the last few decades, Thailand has had strong growth and has reduced poverty substantially. In 2013, the Thai Government implemented a nationwide 300 baht (roughly $10) per day minimum wage policy and deployed new tax reforms designed to lower rates on middle-income earners.\n\nGrowth has slowed in the last few years, however, due to domestic political turmoil and sluggish global demand. Nevertheless, Thailand’s economic fundamentals are sound, with low inflation, low unemployment, and reasonable public and external debt levels. Tourism and government spending - mostly on infrastructure and short-term stimulus measures – have helped to boost the economy, and The Bank of Thailand has been supportive, with several interest rate reductions.\n\nOver the longer-term, Thailand faces labor shortages, and domestic debt levels, political uncertainty, and an aging population pose risks to growth.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1161000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1125000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1093000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 21, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 406800000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.2, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2.9, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 0.9, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 84 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 16800, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 16300, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 15900, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 100, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 50.9, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 17.9, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 24.1, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": -1.4, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 65.4, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -56.9, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 8.9, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 35.9, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 55.3, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 34.1, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 32, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 27.9, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 13 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "rice", "cassava", "manioc", "tapioca", "rubber", "corn", "sugarcane", "coconuts", "palm oil", "pineapple", "livestock", "fish products" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "tourism", "textiles", "garments", "agricultural processing", "beverages", "tobacco", "cement", "light manufacturing such as jewelry", "electric appliances", "computers", "parts", "integrated circuits", "furniture", "plastics", "automobiles", "automotive parts", "agricultural machinery", "air conditioning", "refrigeration", "ceramics", "aluminum", "chemical", "environmental management", "glass", "granite", "marble", "leather", "machinery", "metal work", "petrochemical", "petroleum refining", "pharmaceuticals", "printing", "pulp", "paper", "rubber", "sugar", "rice", "fishing", "cassava", "tungsten", "tin" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 3.1, "global_rank": 79, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 38450000, "global_rank": 17, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 31.8, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 16.7, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 51.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.9, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0.9, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 5 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 7.2, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 2.8, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 31.5, "units": "%" }, "date": "2009" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 44.5, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 48.4, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 24 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 76690000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 86940000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 18.9, "global_rank": 156, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -2.5, "global_rank": 91, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 50.4, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 46, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 93, "note": "data cover general government debt, and includes debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intra-governmental debt; intra-governmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment; debt instruments for the social funds are sold at public auctions" }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 October", "end": "30 September" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.2, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -0.9, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 42 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.5, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 1.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 113 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6.4, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 6.56, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 120 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 50360000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 49270000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 50 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 518100000000, "units": "USD" }, { "value": 512500000000, "units": "USD" } ], "global_rank": 22 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 501500000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 486600000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 25 }, "market_value_of_publicly_traded_shares": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 348800000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" }, { "value": 430400000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" }, { "value": 354400000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 28 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 46410000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 32150000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 11 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 215300000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 214400000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 22 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "automobiles", "parts", "computer", "parts", "jewelry", "precious stones", "polymers of ethylene in primary forms", "refine fuels", "electronic integrated circuits", "chemical products", "rice", "fish products", "rubber products", "sugar", "cassava", "poultry", "machinery", "parts", "iron", "steel", "their products" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "US", "percent": 11.2 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 11.1 }, { "name": "Japan", "percent": 9.4 }, { "name": "Hong Kong", "percent": 5.5 }, { "name": "Malaysia", "percent": 4.8 }, { "name": "Australia", "percent": 4.6 }, { "name": "Vietnam", "percent": 4.2 }, { "name": "Singapore", "percent": 4.1 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 194700000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 202700000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 23 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "machinery", "parts", "crude oil", "electrical machinery", "parts", "chemicals", "iron \u0026 steel", "product", "electronic integrated circuit", "automobile’s parts", "jewelry", "silver bars", "gold", "computers", "parts", "electrical household 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"value": 75950000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 37 } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 35.4, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 34.248, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 34.248, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 32.48, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 31.08, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "baht per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 700000, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 99, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 99.7, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 98.3, "units": "%" }, "date": "2013" }, "production": { "kWh": 177600000000, "global_rank": 23, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 164000000000, "global_rank": 22, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 1600000000, "global_rank": 47, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "kWh": 12000000000, "global_rank": 20, "date": "2014" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 40000000, "global_rank": 25, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 90.2, "global_rank": 74, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 187, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 6.5, "global_rank": 125, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 3.3, "global_rank": 68, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 248200, "global_rank": 35, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 30010, "global_rank": 52, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 897800, "global_rank": 13, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 400000000, "global_rank": 55, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 1273000, "global_rank": 19, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 1231000, "global_rank": 21, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 241800, "global_rank": 31, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 75400, "global_rank": 65, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 42150000000, "global_rank": 21, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 53750000000, "global_rank": 14, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 189, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 11600000000, "global_rank": 25, "date": "2014" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 219500000000, "global_rank": 43, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 301000000, "global_rank": 21, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 5309000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 8, "global_rank": 27, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 84797000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 125, "global_rank": 16, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "high quality system, especially in urban areas like Bangkok", "domestic": "fixed-line system provided by both a government-owned and commercial provider; wireless service expanding rapidly", "international": "country code - 66; connected to major submarine cable systems providing links throughout Asia, Australia, Middle East, Europe, and US; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean, 1 Pacific Ocean) (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "26 digital TV stations in Bangkok broadcast nationally, 6 terrestrial TV stations in Bangkok broadcast nationally via relay stations - 2 of the stations are owned by the military, the other 4 are government-owned or controlled, leased to private enterprise, and all are required to broadcast government-produced news programs twice a day; multi-channel satellite and cable TV subscription services are available; radio frequencies have been allotted for more than 500 government and commercial radio stations; many small community radio stations operate with low-power transmitters (2017)", "internet": { "country_code": ".th", "users": { "total": 26726000, "percent_of_population": 39.3, "global_rank": 30, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 19, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 276, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 54259629, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 2134149001, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "HS", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 101, "global_rank": 56, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 63, "over_3047_metres": 8, "2438_to_3047_metres": 12, "1524_to_2437_metres": 23, "914_to_1523_metres": 14, "under_914_metres": 6, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 38, "2438_to_3047_metres": 1, "1524_to_2437_metres": 1, "914_to_1523_metres": 10, "under_914_metres": 26, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 7, "date": "2013" } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "condensate", "length": 2, "units": "km" }, { "type": "gas", "length": 5900, "units": "km" }, { "type": "liquid petroleum gas", "length": 85, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil", "length": 1, "units": "km" }, { "type": "refined products", "length": 1097, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 4127, "units": "km" }, "standard_gauge": { "length": 84, "electrified": 84, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.435-m" }, "narrow_gauge": { "length": 4043, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.000-m" }, "global_rank": 43, "date": "2017" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 180053, "units": "km", "note": "includes 450 km of expressways" }, "global_rank": 30, "date": "2006" }, "waterways": { "value": 4000, "units": "km", "note": "3,701 km navigable by boats with drafts up to 0.9 m", "global_rank": 26, "date": "2011" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 363, "by_type": [ { "type": "bulk carrier", "count": 31 }, { "type": "cargo", "count": 99 }, { "type": "chemical tanker", "count": 28 }, { "type": "container", "count": 18 }, { "type": "liquefied gas", "count": 36 }, { "type": "passenger", "count": 1 }, { "type": "passenger/cargo", "count": 10 }, { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 114 }, { "type": "refrigerated cargo", "count": 24 }, { "type": "roll on/roll off", "count": 1 }, { "type": "vehicle carrier", "count": 1 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 13, "by_country": [ { "country": "China", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Hong Kong", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Malaysia", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Singapore", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Taiwan", "count": 1 }, { "country": "UK", "count": 6 } ] }, "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 46, "by_country": [ { "country": "Bahamas", "count": 4 }, { "country": "Belize", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Honduras", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Panama", "count": 6 }, { "country": "Singapore", "count": 33 } ] }, "global_rank": 28, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Bangkok", "Laem Chabang", "Map Ta Phut", "Prachuap Port", "Si Racha" ], "container_ports": [ { "place": "Bangkok", "twenty_foot_equivalent_units": 1305229 }, { "place": "Laem Chabang", "twenty_foot_equivalent_units": 5731063 } ], "liquid_natural_gas_terminals_import": [ "Map Ta Phut" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.45, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.42, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1.41, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 1.38, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 1.49, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 63 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Royal Thai Armed Forces (Kongthap Thai", "RTARF)", "Royal Thai Army (Kongthap Bok Thai", "RTA)", "Royal Thai Navy (Kongthap Ruea Thai", "RTN", "includes Royal Thai Marine Corps)", "Royal Thai Air Force (Kongthap Agard Thai", "RTAF)" ], "date": "2017" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 21, "note": "21 years of age for compulsory military service; 18 years of age for voluntary military service; males register at 18 years of age; 2-year conscript service obligation", "date": "2012" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "separatist violence in Thailand's predominantly Malay-Muslim southern provinces prompt border closures and controls with Malaysia to stem insurgent activities", "Southeast Asian states have enhanced border surveillance to check the spread of avian flu", "talks continue on completion of demarcation with Laos but disputes remain over several islands in the Mekong River", "despite continuing border committee talks, Thailand must deal with Karen and other ethnic rebels, refugees, and illegal cross-border activities", "Cambodia and Thailand dispute sections of boundary", "in 2011, Thailand and Cambodia resorted to arms in the dispute over the location of the boundary on the precipice surmounted by Preah Vihear temple ruins, awarded to Cambodia by ICJ decision in 1962 and part of a planned UN World Heritage site", "Thailand is studying the feasibility of jointly constructing the Hatgyi Dam on the Salween river near the border with Burma", "in 2004, international environmentalist pressure prompted China to halt construction of 13 dams on the Salween River that flows through China, Burma, and Thailand", "approximately 105,000 mostly Karen refugees fleeing civil strife, political upheaval and economic stagnation in Burma live in remote camps in Thailand near the border" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "refugees": { "by_country": [ { "people": 102633, "country_of_origin": "Burma" } ], "date": "2016" }, "internally_displaced_persons": { "people": 35000, "note": "resurgence in ethno-nationalist violence in south of country since 2004", "date": "2016" }, "stateless_persons": { "people": 487741, "date": "2016" }, "note": "Thai nationality was granted to more than 18,000 stateless persons in the last 3 years (2015)" }, "trafficking_in_persons": { "current_situation": "Thailand is a source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking; victims from Burma, Cambodia, Laos, China, Vietnam, Uzbekistan, and India, migrate to Thailand in search of jobs but are forced, coerced, or defrauded into labor in commercial fishing, fishing-related industries, factories, domestic work, street begging, or the sex trade; some Thai, Burmese, Cambodian, and Indonesian men forced to work on fishing boats are kept at sea for years; sex trafficking of adults and children from Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, and Burma remains a significant problem; Thailand is a transit country for victims from China, Vietnam, Bangladesh, and Burma subjected to sex trafficking and forced labor in Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Russia, South Korea, the US, and countries in Western Europe; Thai victims are also trafficked in North America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East", "tier_rating": "Tier 2 Watch List - Thailand does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking, and is not making significant efforts to do so; in 2014, authorities investigated, prosecuted, and convicted fewer traffickers and identified fewer victims; some cases of official complicity were investigated and prosecuted, but trafficking-related corruption continues to hinder progress in combatting trafficking; authorities’ efforts to screen for victims among vulnerable populations remained inadequate due to a poor understanding of trafficking indicators, a failure to recognize non-physical forms of coercion, and a shortage of language interpreters; the government passed new labor laws increasing the minimum age in the fishing industry to 18 years old, guaranteeing the minimum wage, and requiring work contracts, but weak law enforcement and poor coordination among regulatory agencies enabled exploitive labor practices to continue; the government increased efforts to raise public awareness to the dangers of human trafficking and to deny entry to foreign sex tourists (2015)" }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "a minor producer of opium, heroin, and marijuana; transit point for illicit heroin en route to the international drug market from Burma and Laos; eradication efforts have reduced the area of cannabis cultivation and shifted some production to neighboring countries; opium poppy cultivation has been reduced by eradication efforts; also a drug money-laundering center; minor role in methamphetamine production for regional consumption; major consumer of methamphetamine since the 1990s despite a series of government crackdowns" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-01", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701102622/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/th.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/th.html" } }, "timor_leste": { "data": { "name": "Timor-Leste", "introduction": { "background": "The Portuguese began to trade with the island of Timor in the early 16th century and colonized it in mid-century. Skirmishing with the Dutch in the region eventually resulted in an 1859 treaty in which Portugal ceded the western portion of the island. Imperial Japan occupied Portuguese Timor from 1942 to 1945, but Portugal resumed colonial authority after the Japanese defeat in World War II. East Timor declared itself independent from Portugal on 28 November 1975 and was invaded and occupied by Indonesian forces nine days later. It was incorporated into Indonesia in July 1976 as the province of Timor Timur (East Timor). An unsuccessful campaign of pacification followed over the next two decades, during which an estimated 100,000 to 250,000 people died. In an August 1999 UN-supervised popular referendum, an overwhelming majority of the people of Timor-Leste voted for independence from Indonesia. However, in the next three weeks, anti-independence Timorese militias - organized and supported by the Indonesian military - commenced a large-scale, scorched-earth campaign of retribution. The militias killed approximately 1,400 Timorese and forced 300,000 people into western Timor as refugees. Most of the country's infrastructure, including homes, irrigation systems, water supply systems, and schools, and nearly all of the country's electrical grid were destroyed. On 20 September 1999, Australian-led peacekeeping troops deployed to the country and brought the violence to an end. On 20 May 2002, Timor-Leste was internationally recognized as an independent state.\nIn 2006, internal tensions threatened the new nation's security when a military strike led to violence and a breakdown of law and order. At Dili's request, an Australian-led International Stabilization Force (ISF) deployed to Timor-Leste, and the UN Security Council established the UN Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT), which included an authorized police presence of over 1,600 personnel. The ISF and UNMIT restored stability, allowing for presidential and parliamentary elections in 2007 in a largely peaceful atmosphere. In February 2008, a rebel group staged an unsuccessful attack against the president and prime minister. The ringleader was killed in the attack, and most of the rebels surrendered in April 2008. Since the attack, the government has enjoyed one of its longest periods of post-independence stability, including successful 2012 elections for both the parliament and president and a successful transition of power in February 2015. In late 2012, the UN Security Council ended its peacekeeping mission in Timor-Leste and both the ISF and UNMIT departed the country." }, "geography": { "location": "Southeastern Asia, northwest of Australia in the Lesser Sunda Islands at the eastern end of the Indonesian archipelago; note - Timor-Leste includes the eastern half of the island of Timor, the Oecussi (Ambeno) region on the northwest portion of the island of Timor, and the islands of Pulau Atauro and Pulau Jaco", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 8, "minutes": 50, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 125, "minutes": 55, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Southeast Asia", "area": { "total": { "value": 14874, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 14874, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 160, "comparative": "slightly larger than Connecticut" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 253, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Indonesia", "border_length": { "value": 253, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 706, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "contiguous_zone": { "value": 24, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_fishing_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "tropical; hot, humid; distinct rainy and dry seasons", "terrain": "mountainous", "elevation": { "lowest_point": { "name": "Timor Sea, Savu Sea, and Banda Sea", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Foho Tatamailau", "elevation": { "value": 2963, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "gold", "petroleum", "natural gas", "manganese", "marble" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 25.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 10.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 4.9, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 10.1, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 49.1, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 25.8, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 350, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "most of the population concentrated in the western third of the country, particularly around Dili", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "floods and landslides are common", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "earthquakes", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "tsunamis", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "tropical cyclones", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "widespread use of slash and burn agriculture has led to deforestation and soil erosion" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "Timor comes from the Malay word for \"east\"; the island of Timor is part of the Malay Archipelago and is the largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 1261072, "global_rank": 158, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Timorese", "adjective": "Timorese" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Austronesian", "note": "Malayo-Polynesian; includes Tetun, Mambai, Tokodede, Galoli, Kemak, Baikeno" }, { "name": "Melanesian-Papuan", "note": "includes Bunak, Fataluku, Bakasai" }, { "name": "small Chinese minority" } ] }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Tetun Prasa", "percent": 30.6 }, { "name": "Mambai", "percent": 16.6 }, { "name": "Makasai", "percent": 10.5 }, { "name": "Tetun Terik", "percent": 6.1 }, { "name": "Baikenu", "percent": 5.9 }, { "name": "Kemak", "percent": 5.8 }, { "name": "Bunak", "percent": 5.5 }, { "name": "Tokodede", "percent": 4 }, { "name": "Fataluku", "percent": 3.5 }, { "name": "Waima'a", "percent": 1.8 }, { "name": "Galoli", "percent": 1.4 }, { "name": "Naueti", "percent": 1.4 }, { "name": "Idate", "percent": 1.2 }, { "name": "Midiki", "percent": 1.2 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 4.5 } ], "note": "data represent population by mother tongue; Tetun and Portuguese are official languages; Indonesian and English are working languages; there are about 32 indigenous languages" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 97.6 }, { "name": "Protestant/Evangelical", "percent": 2 }, { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 0.2 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 0.2 } ], "date": "2015" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 41.43, "males": 268578, "females": 253897 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 20.11, "males": 128678, "females": 124870 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 29.79, "males": 180750, "females": 194916 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 4.88, "males": 31349, "females": 30194 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 3.79, "males": 22852, "females": 24988 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 92.3, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 81.5, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 10.7, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 9.3, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 18.8, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 18.2, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 19.4, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 205, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 2.39, "global_rank": 29, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 33.8, "global_rank": 27, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 6, "global_rank": 162, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -3.9, "global_rank": 186, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "most of the population concentrated in the western third of the country, particularly around Dili", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 32.8, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 3.75, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Dili", "population": 228000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2014" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.07, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 0.93, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.91, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 1.01, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 22.1, "date": "2009" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 215, "global_rank": 41, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 36.3, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 39.2, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 33.2, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 57, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 68.1, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 66.5, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 69.7, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 166, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 4.9, "global_rank": 15, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 22.3, "units": "%", "date": "2009" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 1.5, "global_rank": 156, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 0.08, "date": "2011" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 5.9, "date": "2010" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 95.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 60.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 71.9, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 4.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 39.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 28.1, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 69, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 26.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 40.6, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 31, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 73.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 59.4, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "degree_of_risk": "very high", "food_or_waterborne_diseases": [ "bacterial diarrhea", "hepatitis A", "typhoid fever" ], "vectorborne_diseases": [ "dengue fever", "malaria" ], "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 1.8, "global_rank": 178, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 37.7, "global_rank": 1, "date": "2013" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 7.9, "global_rank": 7, "date": "2014" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 67.5, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 71.5, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 63.4, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 13, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 14, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 13, "units": "years" }, "date": "2010" }, "child_labor": { "total_number": 10510, "percentage": { "value": 4, "units": "%" }, "date": "2002" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 14.8, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 10.4, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 22.7, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 79, "date": "2010" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste", "conventional_short_form": "Timor-Leste", "note": "pronounced TEE-mor LESS-tay", "local_long_form": "Republika Demokratika Timor Lorosa'e [Tetum]; Republica Democratica de Timor-Leste [Portuguese]", "local_short_form": "Timor Lorosa'e [Tetum]; Timor-Leste [Portuguese]", "former": "East Timor, Portuguese Timor", "etymology": "\"timor\" derives from the Indonesian and Malay word \"timur\" meaning \"east\"; \"leste\" is the Portuguese word for \"east\", so \"Timor-Leste\" literally means \"Eastern-East\"; the local [Tetum] name \"Timor Lorosa'e\" translates as \"East Rising Sun\"" }, "government_type": "semi-presidential republic", "capital": { "name": "Dili", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 8, "minutes": 35, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 125, "minutes": 36, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 9, "note": "14 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "administrative_divisions": [ { "name": "Aileu", "type": "administrative district" }, { "name": "Ainaro", "type": "administrative district" }, { "name": "Baucau", "type": "administrative district" }, { "name": "Bobonaro (Maliana)", "type": "administrative district" }, { "name": "Cova-Lima (Suai)", "type": "administrative district" }, { "name": "Dili", "type": "administrative district" }, { "name": "Ermera (Gleno)", "type": "administrative district" }, { "name": "Lautem (Los Palos)", "type": "administrative district" }, { "name": "Liquica", "type": "administrative district" }, { "name": "Manatuto", "type": "administrative district" }, { "name": "Manufahi (Same)", "type": "administrative district" }, { "name": "Oecussi (Ambeno)", "type": "administrative district" }, { "name": "Viqueque", "type": "administrative district" } ], "independence": { "date": "2002-05-20", "note": "from Indonesia; note - 28 November 1975 was the date independence was proclaimed from Portugal; 20 May 2002 was the date of international recognition of Timor-Leste's independence from Indonesia" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Restoration of Independence Day", "day": "20 May", "original_year": "2002" }, { "name": "Proclamation of Independence Day", "day": "28 November", "original_year": "1975" } ], "constitution": { "history": "drafted 2001, approved 22 March 2002, entered into force 20 May 2002 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "civil law system based on the Portuguese model; note - penal and civil law codes to replace the Indonesian codes were passed by Parliament and promulgated in 2009 and 2011, respectively", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Timor-Leste", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "10 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 17, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Francisco GUTERRES (since 20 May 2017); note - the president plays a largely symbolic role but is the commander in chief of the military and is able to veto legislation, dissolve parliament, and call national elections", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana GUSMAO - formerly Jose Alexandre GUSMAO (since 8 August 2007); Vice Prime Minister Fernando \"Lasama\" de ARAUJO (since 8 August 2012)", "cabinet": "Council of Ministers proposed by the prime minister and appointed by the president", "elections_appointments": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 20 March 2017; following parliamentary elections, the president appoints the leader of the majority party or majority coalition as the prime minister", "election_results": "Francisco GUTERRES elected president on 20 March 2017; percent of vote - Francisco GUTERRES (FRETILIN) 57.1%, Antonio DA CONCEICAO 32.5%, Jose Luis GUTERRES (Frenti-Mudanca) 2.6%, Jose NEVES (independent) 2.3%, Luis Alves TILMAN (independent) 2.2%, other 3.4%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral National Parliament (65 seats; members directly elected in a single nationwide constituency by proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms)", "elections": "elections were held on 7 July 2012 (next to be held in July 2017)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - CNRT 36%, FRETILIN 30%, PD 10%, Frenti-Mudanca 3%, others 21%; seats by party - CNRT 30, FRETILIN 25, PD 8, Frenti-Mudanca 2" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court of Justice (consists of the court president and NA judges)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Supreme Court president appointed by the president of the republic from among the other court judges to serve a 4-year term; other Supreme Court judges appointed - 1 by the Parliament and the others by the Supreme Council for the Judiciary, a body presided by the Supreme Court president and includes mostly presidential and parliamentary appointees; other Supreme Court judges appointed for life", "subordinate_courts": "Court of Appeal; High Administrative, Tax, and Audit Court; district courts; magistrates' courts; military courts", "note": "the UN Justice System Programme, launched in 2003 in 4 phases through 2018, is helping strengthen the country's justice system; the Programme is aligned with the country's long-range Justice Sector Strategic Plan, which includes legal reform" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Democratic Party", "name_alternative": "PD", "leaders": [ "Fernando \"Lasama\" de ARAUJO" ] }, { "name": "Frenti-Mudanca", "leaders": [ "Jose Luis GUTERRES" ] }, { "name": "National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction", "name_alternative": "CNRT", "leaders": [ "Kay Rala Xanana GUSMAO" ] }, { "name": "Revolutionary Front of Independent Timor-Leste", "name_alternative": "FRETILIN", "leaders": [ "Francisco \"Lu-Olo\" GUTERRES" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "NA" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ACP" }, { "organization": "ADB" }, { "organization": "AOSIS" }, { "organization": "ARF" }, { "organization": "ASEAN ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "CPLP" }, { "organization": "EITI ", "note": "compliant country" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "PIF ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "Union Latina" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WMO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Domingos Sarmento ALVES (since 21 May 2014)", "chancery": "4201 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 504, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 966-3202", "fax": "[1] (202) 966-3205" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Karen STANTON (since 16 January 2015)", "embassy": "Avenida de Portugal, Praia dos Coqueiros, Dili", "mailing_address": "US Department of State, 8250 Dili Place, Washington, DC 20521-8250", "telephone": "(670) 332-4684", "fax": "(670) 331-3206" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "red with a black isosceles triangle (based on the hoist side) superimposed on a slightly longer yellow arrowhead that extends to the center of the flag; a white star - pointing to the upper hoist-side corner of the flag - is in the center of the black triangle; yellow denotes the colonialism in Timor-Leste's past; black represents the obscurantism that needs to be overcome; red stands for the national liberation struggle; the white star symbolizes peace and serves as a guiding light" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "Mount Ramelau" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "yellow" }, { "color": "black" }, { "color": "white" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Patria\" (Fatherland)", "lyrics_music": "Fransisco Borja DA COSTA/Afonso DE ARAUJO", "note": "adopted 2002; the song was first used as an anthem when Timor-Leste declared its independence from Portugal in 1975; the lyricist, Fransisco Borja DA COSTA, was killed in the Indonesian invasion just days after independence was declared", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/TT.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Since gaining independence in 1999, Timor-Leste has faced great challenges in rebuilding its infrastructure, strengthening the civil administration, and generating jobs for young people entering the work force. The development of offshore oil and gas resources has greatly supplemented government revenues. This technology-intensive industry, however, has done little to create jobs in part because there are no production facilities in Timor-Leste. Gas is currently piped to Australia for processing, but Timor-Leste has expressed interest in developing a domestic processing capacity.\n\nIn June 2005, the National Parliament unanimously approved the creation of the Timor-Leste Petroleum Fund to serve as a repository for all petroleum revenues and to preserve the value of Timor-Leste's petroleum wealth for future generations. The Fund held assets of $16 billion, as of mid-2016. Oil accounts for over 90% of government revenues, and the drop in the price of oil in 2014-16 has led to concerns about the long-term sustainability of government spending. Timor-Leste compensated for the decline in price by exporting more oil. The Ministry of Finance maintains that the Petroleum Fund is sufficient to sustain government operations for the foreseeable future.\n\nAnnual government budget expenditures increased markedly between 2009 and 2012 but dropped significantly in 2013-16. Historically, the government failed to spend as much as its budget allowed. The government has focused significant resources on basic infrastructure, including electricity and roads. Limited experience in procurement and infrastructure building has hampered these projects. The underlying economic policy challenge the country faces remains how best to use oil-and-gas wealth to lift the non-oil economy onto a higher growth path and to reduce poverty.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4975000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 4738000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 4545000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 174, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 2501000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 4.3, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 5.9, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 35 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4200, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 4100, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 4000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 176, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 43, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 27.2, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 17.5, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 70.8, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -58.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 7.5, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 68, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 24.4, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "coffee", "rice", "corn", "cassava", "manioc", "tapioca", "sweet potatoes", "soybeans", "cabbage", "mangoes", "bananas", "vanilla" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "printing", "soap manufacturing", "handicrafts", "woven cloth" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": -5, "global_rank": 195, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 259800, "global_rank": 166, "date": "2013" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 64, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 10, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 26, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2010" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4.4, "units": "%", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 3.9, "units": "%", "date": "2010" } ], "global_rank": 49 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 41.8, "units": "%", "date": "2014" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 4, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 27, "units": "%" }, "date": "2007" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 31.9, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2007" }, { "value": 38, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2002" } ], "global_rank": 115 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 300000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 2800000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 12, "global_rank": 207, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -100, "global_rank": 220, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 190 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -0.8, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0.6, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 11 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 13.5, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 13.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 54 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 456900000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 397700000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 167 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 677800000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" }, { "value": 599800000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 176 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "global_rank": 191 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -117000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 239000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 77 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 18000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 18000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 215 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "oil", "coffee", "sandalwood", "marble", "note: potential for vanilla exports" ] } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 647700000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 647700000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 187 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "food", "gasoline", "kerosene", "machinery" ] } }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 311500000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" }, { "value": 687000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 185 }, "exchange_rates": { "note": "the US dollar is used" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 744032, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 42, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 78, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 27, "units": "%" }, "date": "2012" }, "production": { "kWh": 349400000, "global_rank": 173, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 125300000, "global_rank": 197, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 207, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 210, "date": "2014" } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 67150, "global_rank": 49, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 79260, "global_rank": 38, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 138, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 0, "global_rank": 203, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 203, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 3100, "global_rank": 186, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 143, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 3055, "global_rank": 180, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 138, "date": "2012" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 202, "date": "2013" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 6450000000, "global_rank": 29, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 139, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 200000000000, "global_rank": 45, "date": "2006-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 500000, "global_rank": 183, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 2720, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 1, "global_rank": 212, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 1377000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 112, "global_rank": 163, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "rudimentary service in urban and some rural areas, which is expanding with the entrance of new competitors", "domestic": "system suffered significant damage during the violence associated with independence; limited fixed-line services; mobile-cellular services have been expanding and are now available in urban and most rural areas", "international": "country code - 670; international service is available (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "7 TV stations (2 nationwide satellite coverage; 3 terrestrial coverage, mostly in Dili; 2 cable) and 21 radio stations (3 nationwide coverage) (2017)", "internet": { "country_code": ".tl", "users": { "total": 165000, "percent_of_population": 13.4, "global_rank": 205, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "4W", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 6, "global_rank": 176, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 2, "2438_to_3047_metres": 1, "1524_to_2437_metres": 1, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 4, "914_to_1523_metres": 2, "under_914_metres": 2, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 8, "date": "2013" } }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 6040, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 2600, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 3440, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 149, "date": "2005" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 1, "by_type": [ { "type": "passenger/cargo", "count": 1 } ], "global_rank": 151, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Dili" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.56, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 2.12, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 2.42, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 2.58, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 1.79, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 23 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Timor-Leste Defense Force (Falintil-Forcas de Defesa de Timor-L'este", "Falintil (F-FDTL))", "Army", "Navy (Armada) (2013)" ] }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18 years of age for voluntary military service; 18-month service obligation; no conscription but, as of May 2013, introduction of conscription was under discussion", "date": "2013" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "three stretches of land borders with Timor-Leste 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", "in 2007, Australia and Timor-Leste signed a 50-year development zone and revenue sharing agreement in lieu of a maritime boundary" ], "trafficking_in_persons": { "current_situation": "Timor Leste is a source and destination country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking; Timorese women and girls from rural areas are lured to the capital with promises of legitimate jobs or education prospects and are then forced into prostitution or domestic servitude, and other women and girls may be sent to Indonesia for domestic servitude; Timorese family members force children into bonded domestic or agricultural labor to repay debts; foreign migrant women are vulnerable to sex trafficking in Timor Leste, while men and boys from Burma, Cambodia, and Thailand are forced to work on fishing boats in Timorese waters under inhumane conditions", "tier_rating": "Tier 2 Watch List – Timor Leste does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; in 2014, legislation was drafted but not finalized or implemented that outlines procedures for screening potential trafficking victims; law enforcement made modest progress, including one conviction for sex trafficking, but efforts are hindered by prosecutors’ and judges’ lack of expertise in applying anti-trafficking laws effectively; the government rescued two child victims with support from an NGO but did not provide protective services (2015)" }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "NA" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-17", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170617101339/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/tt.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170617000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/tt.html" } }, "togo": { "data": { "name": "Togo", "introduction": { "background": "French Togoland became Togo in 1960. Gen. Gnassingbe EYADEMA, installed as military ruler in 1967, ruled Togo with a heavy hand for almost four decades. Despite the facade of multi-party elections instituted in the early 1990s, the government was largely dominated by President EYADEMA, whose Rally of the Togolese People (RPT) party has been in power almost continually since 1967 and its successor, the Union for the Republic, maintains a majority of seats in today's legislature. Upon EYADEMA's death in February 2005, the military installed the president's son, Faure GNASSINGBE, and then engineered his formal election two months later. Democratic gains since then allowed Togo to hold its first relatively free and fair legislative elections in October 2007. Since 2007, President GNASSINGBE has started the country along a gradual path to political reconciliation and democratic reform, and Togo has held multiple presidential and legislative elections that were deemed generally free and fair by international observers. Despite those positive moves, political reconciliation has moved slowly and many Togolese complain that important political measures such as presidential term limits and electoral reforms remain undone, leaving the country’s politics in a lethargic state. Internationally, Togo is still known as a country where the same family has been in power for five decades." }, "geography": { "location": "Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Benin, between Benin and Ghana", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 8, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 1, "minutes": 10, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Africa", "area": { "total": { "value": 56785, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 54385, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 2400, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 126, "comparative": "slightly smaller than West Virginia" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 1880, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Benin", "border_length": { "value": 651, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Burkina Faso", "border_length": { "value": 131, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Ghana", "border_length": { "value": 1098, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 56, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 30, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "tropical; hot, humid in south; semiarid in north", "terrain": "gently rolling savanna in north; central hills; southern plateau; low coastal plain with extensive lagoons and marshes", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 236, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Atlantic Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Mont Agou", "elevation": { "value": 986, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "phosphates", "limestone", "marble", "arable land" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 67.4, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 45.2, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 3.8, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 18.4, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 4.9, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 27.7, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 70, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "hot, dry harmattan wind can reduce visibility in north during winter", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "periodic droughts", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "deforestation attributable to slash-and-burn agriculture and the use of wood for fuel", "water pollution presents health hazards and hinders the fishing industry", "air pollution increasing in urban areas" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Law of the Sea", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Tropical Timber 83", "Tropical Timber 94", "Wetlands", "Whaling" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "the country's length allows it to stretch through six distinct geographic regions; climate varies from tropical to savanna" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 7756937, "global_rank": 100, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Togolese (singular and plural)", "adjective": "Togolese" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "African", "percent": 99, "note": "37 tribes; largest and most important are Ewe, Mina, and Kabre" }, { "name": "European and Syrian-Lebanese less than", "percent": 1 } ] }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "French", "note": "official, the language of commerce" }, { "name": "Ewe and Mina", "note": "the two major African languages in the south" }, { "name": "Kabye and Dagomba", "note": "sometimes spelled Kabiye; the two major African languages in the north" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Christian", "percent": 29 }, { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 20 }, { "name": "indigenous beliefs", "percent": 51 } ] }, "demographic_profile": "Togo’s population is estimated to have grown to four times its size between 1960 and 2010. With nearly 60% of its populace under the age of 25 and a high annual growth rate attributed largely to high fertility, Togo’s population is likely to continue to expand for the foreseeable future. Reducing fertility, boosting job creation, and improving education will be essential to reducing the country’s high poverty rate. In 2008, Togo eliminated primary school enrollment fees, leading to higher enrollment but increased pressure on limited classroom space, teachers, and materials. Togo has a good chance of achieving universal primary education, but educational quality, the underrepresentation of girls, and the low rate of enrollment in secondary and tertiary schools remain concerns.\nTogo is both a country of emigration and asylum. In the early 1990s, southern Togo suffered from the economic decline of the phosphate sector and ethnic and political repression at the hands of dictator Gnassingbe EYADEMA and his northern, Kabye-dominated administration. The turmoil led 300,000 to 350,000 predominantly southern Togolese to flee to Benin and Ghana, with most not returning home until relative stability was restored in 1997. In 2005, another outflow of 40,000 Togolese to Benin and Ghana occurred when violence broke out between the opposition and security forces over the disputed election of EYADEMA’s son Faure GNASSINGBE to the presidency. About half of the refugees reluctantly returned home in 2006, many still fearing for their safety. Despite ethnic tensions and periods of political unrest, Togo in 2016 was home to more than 18,000 refugees from Ghana.", "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 40.44, "males": 1573363, "females": 1563267 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 19.34, "males": 749002, "females": 751571 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 32.58, "males": 1255524, "females": 1271804 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 4.27, "males": 156249, "females": 175089 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 3.37, "males": 112845, "females": 148223 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 81.8, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 76.8, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 5, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 19.9, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 19.7, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 19.4, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 20, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 193, "date": "2016" }, 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"males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.98, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 21, "date": "2013" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 368, "global_rank": 40, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 43.7, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 50.1, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 37, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 45, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 65, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 62.3, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 67.7, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 177, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 4.43, "global_rank": 27, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 19.9, "units": "%", "date": "2013" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 5.2, "global_rank": 45, 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"capital": { "name": "Lome", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 6, "minutes": 7, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 1, "minutes": 13, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 0, "note": "5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "independence": { "date": "1960-04-27", "note": "from French-administered UN trusteeship" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "27 April", "original_year": "1960" } ], "constitution": { "history": "several previous; latest adopted 27 September 1992, effective 14 October 1992; amended 2002, 2007 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "customary law system", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations", "non-party state to the ICCt" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Togo", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "yes", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "5 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Faure GNASSINGBE (since 4 May 2005)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Komi KLASSOU (since 5 June 2015)", "cabinet": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president on the advice of the prime minister", "elections_appointments": "president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 5-year term (no term limits); election last held on 25 April 2015 (next to be held in 2020); prime minister appointed by the president", "election_results": "Faure GNASSINGBE reelected president; percent of vote - Faure GNASSINGBE (UNIR) 58.8%, Jean-Pierre FABRE (ANC) 35.2%, Tchaboure GOGUE 4%, other 2%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (91 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 25 July 2013 (next to be held in 2018)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - UNIR 46.7%, CST 28.9%, Rainbow Alliance 10.8%, UFC 7.7%, independent 0.8%, other 5.1%; seats by party - UNIR 62, CST 19, Rainbow Alliance 6, UFC 3, independent 1" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court or Cour Supreme (organized into criminal and administrative chambers, each with a chamber president and advisors); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 judges including the court president)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Supreme Court president appointed by decree of the president of the republic upon the proposal of the Supreme Council of the Magistracy, a 9-member judicial, advisory, and disciplinary body; other judge appointments and judge tenure NA; Constitutional Court judges appointed by the National Assembly; judge tenure NA", "subordinate_courts": "Court of Assizes (sessions court); Appeal Court; tribunals of first instance 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"Brigitte ADJAMAGBO-JOHNSON" ], "note": "a coalition including CAR and CDPA" }, { "name": "Socialist Pact for Renewal", "name_alternative": "PSR", "leaders": [ "Abi TCHESSA" ] }, { "name": "The Togolese Party", "leaders": [ "Nathaniel OLYMPIO" ] }, { "name": "Union of Forces for Change", "name_alternative": "UFC", "leaders": [ "Gilchrist OLYMPIO" ] }, { "name": "Union for the Republic", "name_alternative": "UNIR", "leaders": [ "Faure GNASSINGBE" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "NA" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ACP" }, { "organization": "AfDB" }, { "organization": "AU" }, { "organization": "ECOWAS" }, { "organization": "EITI ", "note": "compliant country" }, { "organization": "Entente" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "FZ" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IDB" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO ", "note": "correspondent" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "MINURSO" }, { "organization": "MINUSMA" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OIC" }, { "organization": "OIF" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNAMID" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNMIL" }, { "organization": "UNOCI" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WADB ", "note": "regional" }, { "organization": "WAEMU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Frederic Edem HEGBE (since 24 April 2017)", "chancery": "2208 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 234-4212", "fax": "[1] (202) 232-3190" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador David R. GILMORE (since December 2015)", "embassy": "4332 Blvd. Gnassingbe Eyadema, Cite OUA, Lome", "mailing_address": "B.P. 852, Lome; 2300 Lome Place, Washington, DC 20521-2300", "telephone": "[228] 2261-5470", "fax": "[228] 2261-5501" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "five equal horizontal bands of green (top and bottom) alternating with yellow; a white five-pointed star on a red square is in the upper hoist-side corner; the five horizontal stripes stand for the five different regions of the country; the red square is meant to express the loyalty and patriotism of the people; green symbolizes hope, fertility, and agriculture; yellow represents mineral wealth and faith that hard work and strength will bring prosperity; the star symbolizes life, purity, peace, dignity, and Togo's independence", "note": "uses the popular Pan-African colors of Ethiopia" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "lion" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "green" }, { "color": "yellow" }, { "color": "red" }, { "color": "white" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Salut a toi, pays de nos aieux\" (Hail to Thee, Land of Our Forefathers)", "lyrics_music": "Alex CASIMIR-DOSSEH", "note": "adopted 1960, restored 1992; this anthem was replaced by another during one-party rule between 1979 and 1992", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/TO.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Togo is enjoying a period of steady economic growth fueled by political stability and a concerted effort by the government to modernize the country’s commercial infrastructure. The country has recently completed an ambitious large-scale infrastructure improvement program, including new principal roads, a new airport terminal, and a new sea-port. The economy depends heavily on both commercial and subsistence agriculture, which provides employment for around 60% of the labor force. Some basic foodstuffs must still be imported. Cocoa, coffee, and cotton and other agricultural products generate about 20% of export earnings with cotton being the most important cash crop. Togo is among the world's largest producers of phosphate and seeks to develop its carbonate phosphate reserves, which provide more than 20% of export earnings.\n\nThe government's decade-long effort, supported by the World Bank and the IMF, to implement economic reform measures, encourage foreign investment, and bring revenues in line with expenditures has moved slowly. Togo completed its IMF Extended Credit Facility in 2011 and reached a Heavily Indebted Poor Country debt relief completion point in 2010 at which 95% of the country's debt was forgiven. Togo continues to work with the IMF on structural reforms, and is currently finalizing IMF approval for an agreement on an Extended Credit Facility arrangement consisting of a three-year $238 million loan package . Progress depends on follow through on privatization, increased openness in government financial operations, progress toward legislative elections, and continued support from foreign donors.\n\nTogo’s 2016 economic growth remained steady at 5.3%, largely driven by infusions of foreign aid, infrastructure investment in the port and mineral sectors, and improvements in the business climate. Foreign direct investment inflows have slowed in recent years.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 11610000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 11020000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 10460000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 154, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 4520000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5.3, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 5.4, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 5.4, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 27 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1500, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1500, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1500, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 217, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 107, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 16.2, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 21, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 49.3, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -93.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 27.5, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 21.3, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 51.2, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 18, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 18.2, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 13.6, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 103 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "coffee", "cocoa", "cotton", "yams", "cassava", "manioc", "tapioca", "corn", "beans", "rice", "millet", "sorghum", "livestock", "fish" ] }, "industries": { 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145 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2599000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 2184000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 148 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1977000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 1650000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 139 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -433000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -461000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 98 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1200000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1246000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 153 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "reexports", "cotton", "phosphates", "coffee", "cocoa" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "India", "percent": 13.7 }, { "name": "Burkina Faso", "percent": 11.5 }, { "name": "China", 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"global_rank": 152, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 205, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "kWh": 1100000000, "global_rank": 62, "date": "2014" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 86000, "global_rank": 180, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 21.7, "global_rank": 192, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 191, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 78.3, "global_rank": 17, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 133, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 200, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 198, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 136, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 0, "global_rank": 201, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 201, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { 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"date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "fair system based on a network of microwave radio relay routes supplemented by open-wire lines and a mobile-cellular system", "domestic": "microwave radio relay and open-wire lines for conventional system; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity roughly 60 telephones per 100 persons with mobile-cellular use predominating", "international": "country code - 228; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean), 1 Symphonie (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "1 state-owned TV station with multiple transmission sites; 5 private TV stations broadcast locally; cable TV service is available; state-owned radio network with multiple stations; several dozen private radio stations and a few community radio stations; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters available (2017)", "internet": { "country_code": ".tg", "users": { "total": 538000, "percent_of_population": 7.1, "global_rank": 138, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 1, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 8, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 769904, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 0, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "5V", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 8, "global_rank": 163, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 2, "2438_to_3047_metres": 2, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 6, "914_to_1523_metres": 4, "under_914_metres": 2, "date": "2013" } } }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 568, "units": "km" }, "narrow_gauge": { "length": 568, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.000-m" }, "global_rank": 112, "date": "2014" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 11652, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 2447, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 9205, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 130, "date": "2007" }, "waterways": { "value": 50, "units": "km", "note": "seasonally navigable by small craft on the Mono River depending on rainfall", "global_rank": 102, "date": "2011" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 61, "by_type": [ { "type": "bulk carrier", "count": 6 }, { "type": "cargo", "count": 38 }, { "type": "carrier", "count": 3 }, { "type": "chemical tanker", "count": 5 }, { "type": "container", "count": 3 }, { "type": "passenger/cargo", "count": 1 }, { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 3 }, { "type": "refrigerated cargo", "count": 1 }, { "type": "roll on/roll off", "count": 1 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 21, "by_country": [ { "country": "China", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Lebanon", "count": 6 }, { "country": "Romania", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Syria", "count": 6 }, { "country": "Turkey", "count": 4 }, { "country": "UAE", "count": 1 }, { "country": "US", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Yemen", "count": 1 } ] }, "global_rank": 66, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Kpeme", "Lome" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.71, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.85, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1.77, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 1.63, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 1.57, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ] }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Togolese Armed Forces (Forces Armees Togolaise", "FAT)", "Togolese Army (l'Armee de Terre)", "update State", "April 2017", "Togolese Navy (Forces Naval Togolaises)", "Togolese Air Force (Force Aerienne Togolaise", "TAF)", "National Gendarmerie" ], "date": "2017" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18 years of age for military service; 2-year service obligation; currently the military is only an all-volunteer force", "date": "2017" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "in 2001, Benin claimed Togo moved boundary monuments - joint commission continues to resurvey the boundary", "talks continue between Benin and Togo on funding the Adjrala hydroelectric dam on the Mona River" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "refugees": { "by_country": [ { "people": 9648, "country_of_origin": "Ghana" } ], "date": "2016" } }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "transit hub for Nigerian heroin and cocaine traffickers; money laundering not a significant problem" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-24", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624100424/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/to.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/to.html" } }, "tokelau": { "data": { "name": "Tokelau", "introduction": { "background": "Originally settled by Polynesian emigrants from surrounding island groups, the Tokelau Islands were made a British protectorate in 1889. They were transferred to New Zealand administration in 1925. Referenda held in 2006 and 2007 to change the status of the islands from that of a New Zealand territory to one of free association with New Zealand did not meet the needed threshold for approval." }, "geography": { "location": "Oceania, group of three atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 9, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 172, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "Oceania", "area": { "total": { "value": 12, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 12, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 242, "comparative": "about 17 times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 0, "units": "km" } }, "coastline": { "value": 101, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "tropical; moderated by trade winds (April to November)", "terrain": "low-lying coral atolls enclosing large lagoons", "elevation": { "lowest_point": { "name": "Pacific Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "unnamed location", "elevation": { "value": 5, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "NEGL" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 60, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 60, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 40, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "lies in Pacific typhoon belt", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "limited natural resources and overcrowding are contributing to emigration to New Zealand" ] }, "note": "consists of three atolls (Atafu, Fakaofo, Nukunonu), each with a lagoon surrounded by a number of reef-bound islets of varying length and rising to over 3 m above sea level" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 1285, "global_rank": 234, "date": "2016" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Tokelauan(s)", "adjective": "Tokelauan" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Tokelauan", "percent": 64.5 }, { "name": "part Tokelauan/Samoan", "percent": 9.7 }, { "name": "part Tokelauan/Tuvaluan", "percent": 2.8 }, { "name": "Tuvaluan", "percent": 7.5 }, { "name": "Samoan", "percent": 5.8 }, { "name": "other Pacific islander", "percent": 3.4 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 5.6 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 0.8 } ], "date": "2016" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Tokelauan", "percent": 88.1, "note": "a Polynesian language" }, { "name": "English", "percent": 48.6 }, { "name": "Samoan", "percent": 26.7 }, { "name": "Tuvaluan", "percent": 11.2 }, { "name": "Kiribati", "percent": 1.5 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 2.8 }, { "name": "none", "percent": 2.8 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 0.8 } ], "note": "shares sum to more than 100% because some respondents gave more than one answer on the census (2016 ests.)" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Congregational Christian Church", "percent": 50.4 }, { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 38.7 }, { "name": "Presbyterian", "percent": 5.9 }, { "name": "other Christian", "percent": 4.2 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 0.8 } ], "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": -0.01, "global_rank": 201, "date": "2014" }, "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 0, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 0, "units": "%" } }, "infant_mortality_rate": {}, "life_expectancy_at_birth": {}, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 2.72, "date": "2010" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "rural": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "rural": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "rural": { "value": 90.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 90.5, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "rural": { "value": 9.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 9.5, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "none", "conventional_short_form": "Tokelau", "etymology": "\"tokelau\" is a Polynesian word meaning \"north wind\"" }, "government_type": "parliamentary democratic dependency (General Fono); a territory of New Zealand", "capital": { "time_difference": { "timezone": 13, "note": "18 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time" } }, "independence": { "note": "territory of New Zealand" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Waitangi Day", "day": "6 February", "original_year": "1840", "note": "Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand" } ], "constitution": { "history": "many previous; latest effective 1 January 1949 (Tokelau Islands Act 1948); amended many times, last in 2007 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "common law system of New Zealand", "suffrage": { "age": 21, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General of New Zealand Governor General Dame Patricia Lee REDDY (since 28 September 2016); New Zealand is represented by Administrator David NICHOLSON (since November 2016)", "head_of_government": "Afega GAULOFA (since 10 March 2016); note - position rotates annually among the 3 Faipule (village leaders)", "cabinet": "the Council for the Ongoing Government of Tokelau functions as a cabinet; consists of 3 Faipule (village leaders) and 3 Pulenuku (village mayors)", "elections_appointments": "the monarchy is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch; administrator appointed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade in New Zealand; head of government chosen from the Council of Faipule to serve a 1-year term" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral General Fono (20 seats apportioned by island - Atafu 7, Fakaofo 7, Nukunonu 6; members directly elected by simple majority vote to serve 3-year terms); note - the Tokelau Amendment Act of 1996 confers limited legislative power to the General Fono", "elections": "last held on 23, 27, and 31 January 2017 depending on island (next to be held in 2020)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - independent 21" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Court of Appeal in New Zealand (consists of the court president and 8 judges sitting in 3- or 5-judge panels depending on the case)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "judges nominated by the Judicial Selection Committee and approved by three-quarters majority of the Parliament; judges appointed for life", "subordinate_courts": "High Court, in New Zealand; Council of Elders or Taupulega" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "note": "none" }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "note": "none" }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "PIF ", "note": "associate member" }, { "organization": "SPC" }, { "organization": "UNESCO ", "note": "associate" }, { "organization": "UPU" } ], "flag_description": { "description": "a yellow stylized Tokelauan canoe on a dark blue field sails toward the manu - the Southern Cross constellation of four, white, five-pointed stars at the hoist side; the Southern Cross represents the role of Christianity in Tokelauan culture and, in conjunction with the canoe, symbolizes the country navigating into the future; the color yellow indicates happiness and peace, and the blue field represents the ocean on which the community relies" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "tuluma ", "note": "fishing tackle box" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "blue" }, { "color": "yellow" }, { "color": "white" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Te Atua\" (For the Almighty)", "lyrics_music": "unknown/Falani KALOLO", "note": "adopted 2008; in preparation for eventual self governance, Tokelau held a national contest to choose an anthem; as a territory of New Zealand, \"God Defend New Zealand\" and \"God Save the Queen\" are official (see New Zealand)" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Tokelau's small size (three villages), isolation, and lack of resources greatly restrain economic development and confine agriculture to the subsistence level. The principal sources of revenue come from sales of copra, postage stamps, souvenir coins, and handicrafts. Money is also remitted to families from relatives in New Zealand.\n\nThe people rely heavily on aid from New Zealand - about $15 million annually in FY12/13 and FY13/14 - to maintain public services. New Zealand's support amounts to 80% of Tokelau's recurrent government budget. An international trust fund, currently worth nearly $32 million, was established in 2004 by New Zealand to provide Tokelau an independent source of revenue.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1500000, "units": "USD", "date": "1993" } ], "global_rank": 229 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1000, "units": "USD", "date": "1993" } ], "global_rank": 225 }, "composition": { "by_sector_of_origin": { "agriculture": "NA%", "industry": "NA%", "services": "NA%" } } }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "coconuts", "copra", "breadfruit", "papayas", "bananas", "pigs", "poultry", "goats", "fish" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "small-scale enterprises for copra production", "woodworking", "plaited craft goods", "stamps", "coins", "fishing" ] }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 440, "global_rank": 231, "date": "2001" } }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 430800 }, "expenditures": { "value": 2800000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "1987" }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 April", "end": "31 March" }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0, "units": "USD", "date": "2002" } ], "global_rank": 224 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "stamps", "copra", "handicrafts" ] } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 969200, "units": "USD", "date": "2002" } ], "global_rank": 223 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "foodstuffs", "building materials", "fuel" ] } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.441, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1.4279, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.2039, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1.2039, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 1.23, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "New Zealand dollars (NZD) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "crude_oil": { "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 0, "global_rank": 199, "date": "2016-01-01" } } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 300, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 21, "date": "2010-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "modern satellite-based communications system", "domestic": "radiotelephone service between islands", "international": "country code - 690; radiotelephone service to Samoa; government-regulated telephone service (TeleTok); satellite earth stations - 3 (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "no TV stations; each atoll operates a radio service that provides shipping news and weather reports (2009)", "internet": { "country_code": ".tk", "users": { "total": 805, "percent_of_population": 60.2, "global_rank": 215, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "military_and_security": { "note": "defense is the responsibility of New Zealand" }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "Tokelau included American Samoa's Swains Island (Olosega) in its 2006 draft independence constitution" ] } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-24", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624182103/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/tl.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/tl.html" } }, "tonga": { "data": { "name": "Tonga", "introduction": { "background": "Tonga - unique among Pacific nations - never completely lost its indigenous governance. The archipelagos of \"The Friendly Islands\" were united into a Polynesian kingdom in 1845. Tonga became a constitutional monarchy in 1875 and a British protectorate in 1900; it withdrew from the protectorate and joined the Commonwealth of Nations in 1970. Tonga remains the only monarchy in the Pacific." }, "geography": { "location": "Oceania, archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 20, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 175, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "Oceania", "area": { "total": { "value": 747, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 717, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 30, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 190, "comparative": "four times the size of Washington, DC" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 0, "units": "km" } }, "coastline": { "value": 419, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" }, "continental_shelf": { "value": 200, "units": "m", "note": "depth or to the depth of exploitation" } }, "climate": "tropical; modified by trade winds; warm season (December to May), cool season (May to December)", "terrain": "mostly flat islands with limestone bedrock formed from uplifted coral formation; others have limestone overlying volcanic rock", "elevation": { "lowest_point": { "name": "Pacific Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "unnamed elevation on Kao Island", "elevation": { "value": 1033, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "fish", "arable land" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 43.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 22.2, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 15.3, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 5.6, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 12.5, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 44.4, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "cyclones (October to April)", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "earthquakes and volcanic activity on Fonuafo'ou", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "moderate volcanic activity; Fonualei (elev. 180 m) has shown frequent activity in recent years, while Niuafo'ou (elev. 260 m), which last erupted in 1985, has forced evacuations; other historically active volcanoes include Late and Tofua", "type": "volcanism" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "deforestation results as more and more land is being cleared for agriculture and settlement", "some damage to coral reefs from starfish and indiscriminate coral and shell collectors", "overhunting threatens native sea turtle populations" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Law of the Sea", "Marine Dumping", "Marine Life Conservation", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "archipelago of 169 islands (36 inhabited)" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 106513, "global_rank": 193, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Tongan(s)", "adjective": "Tongan" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Tongan", "percent": 96.6 }, { "name": "part-Tongan", "percent": 1.7 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 1.7 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 0.03 } ], "date": "2006" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "English and Tongan", "percent": 87 }, { "name": "Tongan", "percent": 10.7, "note": "official" }, { "name": "English", "percent": 1.2, "note": "official" }, { "name": "other", "percent": 1.1 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 0.03 } ], "date": "2006" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Protestant", "percent": 64.9, "breakdown": [ { "name": "includes Free Wesleyan Church", "percent": 37.3 }, { "name": "Free Church of Tonga", "percent": 11.4 }, { "name": "Church of Tonga", "percent": 7.2 }, { "name": "Tokaikolo Christian Church", "percent": 2.6 }, { "name": "Assembly of God", "percent": 2.3 }, { "name": "Seventh Day Adventist", "percent": 2.2 }, { "name": "Constitutional Church of Tonga", "percent": 0.9 }, { "name": "Anglican and Full Gospel Church", "percent": 0.2 } ] }, { "name": "Mormon", "percent": 16.8 }, { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 15.6 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 1.1 }, { "name": "none", "percent": 0.03 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 1.7 } ], "date": "2006" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 34.47, "males": 18656, "females": 18061 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 19.57, "males": 10671, "females": 10169 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 33.92, "males": 18045, "females": 18080 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 5.7, "males": 3000, "females": 3072 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 6.35, "males": 3064, "females": 3695 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 74.3, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 64.1, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 10.2, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 9.8, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 22.6, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 22.2, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 23.1, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 175, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": -0.01, "global_rank": 200, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 22.6, "global_rank": 71, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 4.9, "global_rank": 194, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -17.8, "global_rank": 220, "date": "2016" }, "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 23.7, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 0.71, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Nuku'Alofa", "population": 25000 } ], "date": "2014" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.98, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.84, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 1.01, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 24.9, "date": "2012" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 124, "global_rank": 66, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 11.6, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 12, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 11.2, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 124, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 76.2, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 74.7, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 77.8, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 90, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 3.18, "global_rank": 51, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 34.1, "units": "%", "date": "2012" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 5.2, "global_rank": 129, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 0.56, "date": "2010" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 2.6, "date": "2010" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 99.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 99.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 99.6, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 0.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 0.4, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 97.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 89, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 91, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 2.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 11, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 9, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "note": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus", "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 41.1, "global_rank": 5, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 1.9, "date": "2012" }, "literacy": { "definition": "can read and write Tongan and/or English", "total_population": { "value": 99.4, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 99.3, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 99.4, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Kingdom of Tonga", "conventional_short_form": "Tonga", "local_long_form": "Pule'anga Fakatu'i 'o Tonga", "local_short_form": "Tonga", "former": "Friendly Islands", "etymology": "\"tonga\" means \"south\" in the Tongan language and refers to the country's geographic position in relation to central Polynesia" }, "government_type": "constitutional monarchy", "capital": { "name": "Nuku'alofa", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 21, "minutes": 8, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 175, "minutes": 12, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 13, "note": "18 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "administrative_divisions": [ { "name": "'Eua", "type": "island division" }, { "name": "Ha'apai", "type": "island division" }, { "name": "Ongo Niua", "type": "island division" }, { "name": "Tongatapu", "type": "island division" }, { "name": "Vava'u", "type": "island division" } ], "independence": { "date": "1970-06-04", "note": "from UK protectorate" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Official Birthday of King TUPOU VI", "day": "4 July", "original_year": "1959", "note": "actual birthday of the monarch is 12 July 1959" }, { "name": "Constitution Day", "day": "4 November", "original_year": "1875", "note": "National Day" } ], "constitution": { "history": "adopted 4 November 1875, revised 1988; amended many times, last in 2014 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "English common law", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "non-party state to the ICCt" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "the father must be a citizen of Tonga; if a child is born out of wedlock, the mother must be a citizen of Tonga", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "yes", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "5 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 21, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "King TUPOU VI (since 18 March 2012); note - on 18 March 2012, King George TUPOU V died and his brother, Crown Prince TUPOUTO'A Lavaka, assumed the throne as TUPOU VI", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister 'Akilisi POHIVA (since 30 December 2014)", "cabinet": "Cabinet nominated by the prime minister and appointed by the monarch", "elections_appointments": "the monarchy is hereditary; prime minister and deputy prime minister indirectly elected by the Legislative Assembly and appointed by the monarch; election last held on 21 December 2010 (next to be held in November 2014)", "election_results": "'Akilisi POHIVA (Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands) elected prime minister by parliament on 29 December 2014; vote - 15 of 26 votes", "note": "a Privy Council advises the monarch" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral Legislative Assembly or Fale Alea (26 seats; 17 people's representatives directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 9 indirectly elected by hereditary leaders; members serve 3-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 27 November 2014 (next to be held in 2017)", "election_results": "percent of vote - NA; seats by party - Democratic Party 9, noble's representatives 9, independent 8" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Court of Appeal (consists of the court president and a number of judges determined by the monarch); note - appeals beyond the Court of Appeal are brought before the King in Privy Council, the monarch's advisory organ that has both judicial and legislative powers", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "judge appointments and tenures made by the King in Privy Council, judge appointments subject to consent of the Legislative Assembly", "subordinate_courts": "Supreme Court; Magistrate's Courts; Land Courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands", "leaders": [ "Samuela 'Akilisi POHIVA" ] }, { "name": "People's Democratic Party", "name_alternative": "PDP", "leaders": [ "Tesina FUKO" ] }, { "name": "Sustainable Nation-Building Party", "leaders": [ "Sione FONUA" ] }, { "name": "Tonga Democratic Labor Party" }, { "name": "Tonga Human Rights and Democracy Movement", "name_alternative": "THRDM" } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Human Rights and Democracy Movement Tonga", "name_alternative": "HRDMT", "leaders": [ "Rev. Simote VEA", "chairman" ] }, { "name": "Public Servant's Association", "leaders": [ "Finau TUTONE" ] } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ACP" }, { "organization": "ADB" }, { "organization": "AOSIS" }, { "organization": "C" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IHO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "PIF" }, { "organization": "Sparteca" }, { "organization": "SPC" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Mahe'uli'uli Sandhurst TUPOUNIUA (since 10 September 2013)", "chancery": "250 E. 51st Street, New York, NY, 10022", "telephone": "[1] (917) 369-1025", "fax": "[1] (917) 369-1024", "consulates_general": "San Francisco" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "red with a bold red cross on a white rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner; the cross reflects the deep-rooted Christianity in Tonga; red represents the blood of Christ and his sacrifice; white signifies purity" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "red cross on white field" }, { "symbol": "arms equal length" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "white" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Ko e fasi `o e tu\"i `o e `Otu Tonga\" (Song of the King of the Tonga Islands)", "lyrics_music": "Uelingatoni Ngu TUPOUMALOHI/Karl Gustavus SCHMITT", "note": "in use since 1875; more commonly known as \"Fasi Fakafonua\" (National Song)" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Tonga has a small, open, island economy and is the last constitutional monarchy among the Pacific Island countries. It has a narrow export base in agricultural goods. Squash, vanilla beans, and yams are the main crops. Agricultural exports, including fish, make up two-thirds of total exports. Tourism is the second-largest source of hard currency earnings following remittances. Tonga had 53,800 visitors in 2015. The country must import a high proportion of its food, mainly from New Zealand.\n\nThe country remains dependent on external aid and remittances from overseas Tongans to offset its trade deficit. The government is emphasizing the development of the private sector, encouraging investment, and is committing increased funds for healthcare and education. Tonga's English-speaking and educated workforce offer a viable labor market, and the tropical climate provides fertile soil. Renewable energy and deep sea mining also offer opportunities for investment.\n\nTonga has a reasonably sound basic infrastructure and well developed social services. The government faces high unemployment among the young, moderate inflation, pressures for democratic reform, and rising civil service expenditures.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 557000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 542200000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 524299999.99999994, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 212, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 430000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.7, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3.4, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 2.9, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 107 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5300, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 5200, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 5000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 167, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 78.6, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 21.4, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 41.3, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": -0.1, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 19, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -60.2, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 19.2, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 20.6, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 60.1, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "squash", "coconuts", "copra", "bananas", "vanilla beans", "cocoa", "coffee", "sweet potatoes", "cassava", "taro", "kava" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "tourism", "construction", "fishing" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 6, "global_rank": 29, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 33800, "global_rank": 201, "date": "2011" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 27.5, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 27.5, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 2006, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2006" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.1, "units": "%", "date": "2011" }, { "value": 1.1, "units": "%", "date": "2006" } ], "global_rank": 7 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 24, "units": "%", "note": "FY03/04 est." }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 132699999.99999999, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 132699999.99999999, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 30.9, "global_rank": 73, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": 0, "global_rank": 36, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 45.1, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 46.5, "units": 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"date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 183 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -9000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -30000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 63 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 35000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 30600000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 207 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "squash", "fish", "vanilla beans", "root crops" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Japan", "percent": 16.1 }, { "name": "US", "percent": 15.5 }, { "name": "Fiji", "percent": 12.8 }, { "name": "NZ", "percent": 12.6 }, { "name": "South Korea", "percent": 11.1 }, { "name": "Samoa", "percent": 10.8 }, { "name": "Australia", "percent": 7.5 }, { "name": "American Samoa", "percent": 6.8 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 288200000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 263000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 202 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "foodstuffs", "machinery", "transport equipment", "fuels", "chemicals" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Fiji", "percent": 37.6 }, { "name": "NZ", "percent": 21.2 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 14.1 }, { "name": "US", "percent": 6.4 }, { "name": "Australia", "percent": 4.5 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 180700000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 156100000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 162 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 233100000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 206200000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 188 }, "stock_of_direct_foreign_investment": { "at_home": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 117200000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 110200000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 126 } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.26, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2.106, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 2.106, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1.847, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 1.72, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "pa'anga (TOP) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 5325, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 96, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 100, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 83, "units": "%" }, "date": "2012" }, "production": { "kWh": 50000000, "global_rank": 208, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 46500000, "global_rank": 208, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 204, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 208, "date": "2013" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 17000, "global_rank": 207, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 100, "global_rank": 31, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 190, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 207, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 132, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 199, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 197, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 135, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 0, "global_rank": 200, "date": "2010-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 200, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 1500, "global_rank": 201, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 145, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 1457, "global_rank": 197, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 135, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 199, "date": "2013" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 192, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 136, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 199, "date": "2014-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 200000, "global_rank": 206, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 13220, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 12, "global_rank": 195, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 70000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 66, "global_rank": 197, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "competition between Tonga Telecommunications Corporation (TCC) and Digicel Tonga Limited is accelerating expansion of telecommunications; both parties provide high speed Internet, mobile telephone networks, and international telecom services; Digicel also holds a telecommunication license after its acquisition of TonFon (a subsidiary of former Shoreline Communications Tonga); submarine cable infrastructure, managed by Tonga Cable Limited, has also been brought to the country by Asian Development Bank and World Bank aid", "domestic": "combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity about 80 telephones per 100 persons; fully automatic switched network", "international": "country code - 676; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "1 state-owned TV station and 3 privately owned TV stations; satellite and cable TV services are available; 1 state-owned and 3 privately owned radio stations; Radio Australia broadcasts available via satellite (2015)", "internet": { "country_code": ".to", "users": { "total": 48000, "percent_of_population": 45, "global_rank": 191, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 1, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 1, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 75416, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 0, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "A3", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 6, "global_rank": 177, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 1, "2438_to_3047_metres": 1, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 5, "1524_to_2437_metres": 1, "914_to_1523_metres": 3, "under_914_metres": 1, "date": "2013" } } }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 680, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 184, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 496, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 191, "date": "2011" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 7, "by_type": [ { "type": "cargo", "count": 4 }, { "type": "carrier", "count": 1 }, { "type": "passenger/cargo", "count": 2 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 2, "by_country": [ { "country": "Australia", "count": 1 }, { "country": "UK", "count": 1 } ] }, "global_rank": 122, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Nuku'alofa", "Neiafu", "Pangai" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "branches": { "by_name": [ "Tonga Defense Services (TDS)", "Land Force (Royal Guard)", "Maritime Force (includes Royal Marines", "Air Wing)" ], "date": "2013" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 16, "note": "16 years of age for voluntary enlistment (with parental consent); no conscription; the king retains the right to call up \"all those capable of bearing arms\" in wartime", "date": "2012" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "none" ] } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-01", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701102624/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/tn.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/tn.html" } }, "trinidad_and_tobago": { "data": { "name": "Trinidad And Tobago", "introduction": { "background": "First colonized by the Spanish, the islands came under British control in the early 19th century. The islands' sugar industry was hurt by the emancipation of the slaves in 1834. Manpower was replaced with the importation of contract laborers from India between 1845 and 1917, which boosted sugar production as well as the cocoa industry. The discovery of oil on Trinidad in 1910 added another important export. Independence was attained in 1962. The country is one of the most prosperous in the Caribbean thanks largely to petroleum and natural gas production and processing. Tourism, mostly in Tobago, is targeted for expansion and is growing. The government is coping with a rise in violent crime." }, "geography": { "location": "Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 11, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 61, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "Central America and the Caribbean", "area": { "total": { "value": 5128, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 5128, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 174, "comparative": "slightly smaller than Delaware" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 0, "units": "km" } }, "coastline": { "value": 362, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "contiguous_zone": { "value": 24, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" }, "continental_shelf": { "value": 200, "units": "nm", "note": "or to the outer edge of the continental margin" } }, "climate": "tropical; rainy season (June to December)", "terrain": "mostly plains with some hills and low mountains", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 83, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Caribbean Sea", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "El Cerro del Aripo", "elevation": { "value": 940, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "petroleum", "natural gas", "asphalt" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 10.6, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 4.9, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 4.3, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 1.4, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 44, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 45.4, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 70, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "population on Trinidad concentrated in the western half of the island; on Tobago in the southern half", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "outside usual path of hurricanes and other tropical storms", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "water pollution from agricultural chemicals", "industrial wastes", "and raw sewage", "oil pollution of beaches", "deforestation", "soil erosion" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Marine Dumping", "Marine Life Conservation", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Tropical Timber 83", "Tropical Timber 94", "Wetlands" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "Pitch Lake, on Trinidad's southwestern coast, is the world's largest natural reservoir of asphalt" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 1220479, "global_rank": 160, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Trinidadian(s), Tobagonian(s)", "adjective": "Trinidadian, Tobagonian" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "East Indian", "percent": 35.4 }, { "name": "African", "percent": 34.2 }, { "name": "mixed - other", "percent": 15.3 }, { "name": "mixed African/East Indian", "percent": 7.7 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 1.3 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 6.2 } ], "date": "2011" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "English", "note": "official" }, { "name": "Caribbean Hindustani", "note": "a dialect of Hindi" }, { "name": "French" }, { "name": "Spanish" }, { "name": "Chinese" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Protestant", "percent": 32.1, "breakdown": [ { "name": "Pentecostal/Evangelical/Full Gospel", "percent": 12 }, { "name": "Baptist", "percent": 6.9 }, { "name": "Anglican", "percent": 5.7 }, { "name": "Seventh-Day Adventist", "percent": 4.1 }, { "name": "Presbyterian/Congretational", "percent": 2.5 }, { "name": "other Protestant", "percent": 0.9 } ] }, { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 21.6 }, { "name": "Hindu", "percent": 18.2 }, { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 5 }, { "name": "Jehovah's Witness", "percent": 1.5 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 8.4 }, { "name": "none", "percent": 2.2 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 11.1 } ], "date": "2011" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 19.34, "males": 120214, "females": 115821 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 12.24, "males": 77738, "females": 71629 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 46.1, "males": 292819, "females": 269855 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 12.09, "males": 73457, "females": 74062 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 10.23, "males": 54334, "females": 70550 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 43.2, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 29.8, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 13.5, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 7.4, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 35.5, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 35, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 36, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 75, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": -0.17, "global_rank": 212, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 13.1, "global_rank": 152, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 8.7, "global_rank": 74, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -6.1, "global_rank": 200, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "population on Trinidad is concentrated in the western half of the island, on Tobago in the southern half", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 8.4, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": -1.2, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Port-Of-Spain", "population": 34000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2014" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.09, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.09, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.99, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.77, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 63, "global_rank": 112, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 23, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 24.4, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 21.7, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 72, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 72.9, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 69.9, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 75.9, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 138, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.71, "global_rank": 170, "date": "2016" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 5.9, "global_rank": 131, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 1.18, "date": "2007" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 2.7, "date": "2012" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 95.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 95.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 95.1, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 4.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 4.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 4.9, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 91.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 91.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 91.5, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 8.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 8.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 8.5, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 1.22, "global_rank": 30, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 10800, "global_rank": 90, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 200, "global_rank": 74, "date": "2015" } }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "note": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus", "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 32.3, "global_rank": 31, "date": "2014" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 99, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 99.2, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 98.7, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "child_labor": { "total_number": 1201, "percentage": { "value": 1, "units": "%" }, "date": "2006" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 9.2, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 7.7, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 11.4, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 98, "date": "2013" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Republic of Trinidad and Tobago", "conventional_short_form": "Trinidad and Tobago", "etymology": "explorer Christopher COLUMBUS named the larger island \"La Isla de la Trinidad\" (The Island of the Trinity) on 31 July 1498 on his third voyage; the tobacco grown and smoked by the natives of the smaller island or its elongated cigar shape may account for the \"tobago\" name, which is spelled \"tobaco\" in Spanish" }, "government_type": "parliamentary republic", "capital": { "name": "Port of Spain", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 10, "minutes": 39, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 61, "minutes": 31, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": -4, "note": "1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "independence": { "date": "1962-08-31", "note": "from the UK" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "31 August", "original_year": "1962" } ], "constitution": { "history": "previous 1962; latest 1976; amended many times, last in 2007 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "English common law; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "yes", "citizenship_by_descent": "yes", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "yes", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "8 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Anthony CARMONA (since 18 March 2013)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Keith ROWLEY (since 9 September 2015)", "cabinet": "Cabinet appointed from among members of Parliament", "elections_appointments": "president indirectly elected by an electoral college of selected Senate and House of Representatives members for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 15 February 2013 (next to be held by February 2018); the president usually appoints the leader of the majority party in the House of Representatives as prime minister", "election_results": "Anthony CARMONA (independent) elected president; electoral college vote - 100%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (31 seats; 16 members appointed by the ruling party, 9 by the president, and 6 by the opposition party; members serve 5-year terms;) and the House of Representatives (41 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 5-year terms)", "note": "Tobago has a unicameral House of Assembly (16 seats; 12 assemblymen directly elected by simple majority vote and 4 appointed councillors - 3 on the advice of the chief secretary and 1 on the advice of the minority leader; members serve 4-year terms)", "elections": "House of Representatives - last held on 7 September 2015 (next to be held in 2020)", "election_results": "House of Representatives - percent of vote - PNM 51.7%, People's Partnership coalition 46.6% (UNC 39.6%, COP 6.0%, other 1.0%), other 1.7%; seats by party - PNM 23, UNC 17, COP 1" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_resident_courts": "Supreme Court of the Judicature (consists of a chief justice for both the Court of Appeal with 12 judges and the High Court with 24 judges); note - Trinidad and Tobago can file appeals beyond its Supreme Court to the Caribbean Court of Justice, with final appeal to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Supreme Court chief justice appointed by the president after consultation with the prime minister and the parliamentary leader of the opposition; other judges appointed by the Judicial Legal Services Commission, headed by the chief justice and 5 members with judicial experience; all judges appointed for life with mandatory retirement normally at age 65", "subordinate_courts": "Courts of Summary Criminal Jurisdiction; Petty Civil Courts; Family Court" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Congress of the People", "name_alternative": "COP", "leaders": [ "Anirudh MAHABIR" ] }, { "name": "People's National Movement", "name_alternative": "PNM", "leaders": [ "Keith ROWLEY" ] }, { "name": "People's Party ", "leaders": [ "Kamla PERSAD-BISSESSAR" ], "note": "coalition of UNC, COP, TOP, National Joint Action Committee" }, { "name": "Tobago Organization of the People", "name_alternative": "TOP", "leaders": [ "Ashworth JACK" ] }, { "name": "United National Congress", "name_alternative": "UNC", "leaders": [ "Kamla PERSAD-BISSESSAR" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Jamaat-al Muslimeen", "leaders": [ "Yasin ABU BAKR" ] } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ACP" }, { "organization": "AOSIS" }, { "organization": "C" }, { "organization": "Caricom" }, { "organization": "CDB" }, { "organization": "CELAC" }, { "organization": "EITI ", "note": "compliant country" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-24" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IADB" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IHO" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "LAES" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OAS" }, { "organization": "OPANAL" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "Pacific Alliance ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "Paris Club ", "note": "associate" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Anthony Wayne Jerome PHILLIPS SPENCER (since 27 June 2016)", "chancery": "1708 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036", "telephone": "[1] (202) 467-6490", "fax": "[1] (202) 785-3130", "consulates_general": "Miami, New York" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires John W. MCINTYRE (since 20 January 2017)", "embassy": "15 Queen's Park West, Port of Spain", "mailing_address": "P. O. Box 752, Port of Spain", "telephone": "[1] (868) 622-6371 through 6376", "fax": "[1] (868) 822-5905" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "red with a white-edged black diagonal band from the upper hoist side to the lower fly side; the colors represent the elements of earth, water, and fire; black stands for the wealth of the land and the dedication of the people; white symbolizes the sea surrounding the islands, the purity of the country's aspirations, and equality; red symbolizes the warmth and energy of the sun, the vitality of the land, and the courage and friendliness of its people" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "scarlet ibis ", "note": "bird of Trinidad" }, { "symbol": "cocrico ", "note": "bird of Tobago" }, { "symbol": "Chaconia flower" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "white" }, { "color": "black" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Forged From the Love of Liberty\"", "lyrics_music": "Patrick Stanislaus CASTAGNE", "note": "adopted 1962; song originally created to serve as an anthem for the West Indies Federation; adopted by Trinidad and Tobago following the Federation's dissolution in 1962", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/TD.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Trinidad and Tobago relies on its energy sector for much of its economic activity, and has one of the highest per capita incomes in Latin America. Economic growth between 2000 and 2007 averaged slightly over 8% per year, significantly above the regional average of about 3.7% for that same period; however, GDP has slowed down since then, contracting during 2009-2012, making small gains in 2013 and contracting again in 2014-2016. Trinidad and Tobago is buffered by considerable foreign reserves and a sovereign wealth fund that equals about one-and-a-half times the national budget, but the country is in a recession and the government faces the dual challenge of gas shortages and a low price environment.\n\nEnergy production and downstream industrial use dominate the economy. Oil and gas typically account for about 40% of GDP and 80% of exports but less than 5% of employment. Trinidad and Tobago is home to one of the largest natural gas liquefaction facilities in the Western Hemisphere. Trinidad and Tobago produces about nine times more natural gas than crude oil on an energy equivalent basis with gas contributing about two-thirds of energy sector government revenue. The United States is the country’s largest trading partner, accounting for 28% of its total imports and taking 48% of its exports.\n\nEconomic diversification is a longstanding government talking point, and Trinidad and Tobago has much potential due to its stable, democratic government and its educated, English speaking workforce. The country is also a regional financial center with a well-regulated and stable financial system. Other sectors the Government of Trinidad and Tobago has targeted for increased investment and projected growth include tourism, agriculture, information and communications technology, and shipping. Unfortunately, a host of other factors, including low labor productivity, inefficient government bureaucracy, and corruption, have hampered economic development.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 43570000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 44800000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 45780000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 111, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 22810000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -2.8, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -2.1, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": -1, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 211 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 31900, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 33000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 33900, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 59, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 59.5, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 17.5, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 11.6, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 0.6, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 47.9, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -37.1, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 0.5, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 13.9, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 85.6, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4.8, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 8, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 18.1, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 168 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "cocoa", "dasheen", "pumpkin", "cassava", "tomatoes", 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"subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 22, "global_rank": 116, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 2123000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 174, "global_rank": 152, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "excellent international service; good local service", "domestic": "combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity over 190 telephones per 100 persons", "international": "country code - 1-868; submarine cable systems provide connectivity to US and parts of the Caribbean and South America; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean); tropospheric scatter to Barbados and Guyana (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "16 TV networks (11 commercial, 5 non-commercial), 2 of which are state-owned that broadcast on multiple stations; 9 TV subscription service providers (cable and satellite); 19 radio networks, 1 state-owned, broadcast over about 35 stations (2016)", "internet": { "country_code": ".tt", "users": { "total": 846000, "percent_of_population": 69.2, "global_rank": 126, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 1, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 17, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 2617842, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 43198176, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "9Y", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 4, "global_rank": 187, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 2, "over_3047_metres": 1, "2438_to_3047_metres": 1, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 2, "914_to_1523_metres": 1, "under_914_metres": 1, "date": "2013" } } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "condensate", "length": 257, "units": "km" }, { "type": "condensate/gas", "length": 11, "units": "km" }, { "type": "gas", "length": 1567, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil", "length": 587, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 9592, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 5524, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 4068, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 137, "date": "2015" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 4, "by_type": [ { "type": "passenger", "count": 1 }, { "type": "passenger/cargo", "count": 2 }, { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 1 } ], "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 2, "by_country": [ { "country": "unknown", "count": 2 } ] }, "global_rank": 131, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Point Fortin", "Point Lisas", "Port of Spain", "Scarborough" ], "oil_terminals": [ "Galeota Point terminal" ], "liquid_natural_gas_terminals_export": [ "Port Fortin" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.08, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 0.75, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 0.8, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 0.66, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 0.57, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ] }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Trinidad", "Tobago Defense Force (TTDF)", "Trinidad", "Tobago Army", "Coast Guard", "Air Guard", "Defense Force Reserves" ], "date": "2010" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18-25 years of age for voluntary military service (16 years of age with parental consent); no conscription; Trinidad and Tobago citizenship and completion of secondary school required", "date": "2012" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "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 EEZ", "in 2005, Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago agreed to compulsory international arbitration under UN Convention on the Law of the Sea challenging whether the northern limit of Trinidad and Tobago's and Venezuela's maritime boundary extends into Barbadian waters", "Guyana has expressed its intention to include itself in the arbitration, as the Trinidad and Tobago-Venezuela maritime boundary may also extend into its waters" ], "trafficking_in_persons": { "current_situation": "Trinidad and Tobago is a destination, transit, and possible source country for adults and children subjected to sex trafficking and forced labor; women and girls from Venezuela, the Dominican Republic, Guyana, and Colombia have been subjected to sex trafficking in Trinidad and Tobago’s brothels and clubs; some economic migrants from the Caribbean region and Asia are vulnerable to forced labor in domestic service and the retail sector; the steady flow of vessels transiting Trinidad and Tobago’s territorial waters may also increase opportunities for forced labor for fishing; international crime organizations are increasingly involved in trafficking, and boys are coerced to sell drugs and guns; corruption among police and immigration officials impedes anti-trafficking efforts", "tier_rating": "Tier 2 Watch List – Trinidad and Tobago does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; anti-trafficking law enforcement efforts decreased from the initiation of 12 prosecutions in 2013 to 1 in 2014; the government has yet to convict anyone under its 2011 anti-trafficking law, and all prosecutions from previous years remain pending; the government sustained efforts to identify victims and to refer them for care at NGO facilities, which it provided with funding; the government failed to draft a national action plan as mandated under the 2011 anti-trafficking law and did not launch a sufficiently robust awareness campaign to educate the public and officials (2015)" }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "transshipment point for South American drugs destined for the US and Europe; producer of cannabis" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-17", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170617101602/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/td.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170617000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/td.html" } }, "tunisia": { "data": { "name": "Tunisia", "introduction": { "background": "Rivalry between French and Italian interests in Tunisia culminated in a French invasion in 1881 and the creation of a protectorate. Agitation for independence in the decades following World War I was finally successful in convincing the French to recognize Tunisia as an independent state in 1956. The country's first president, Habib BOURGUIBA, established a strict one-party state. He dominated the country for 31 years, repressing Islamic fundamentalism and establishing rights for women unmatched by any other Arab nation. In November 1987, BOURGUIBA was removed from office and replaced by Zine el Abidine BEN ALI in a bloodless coup. Street protests that began in Tunis in December 2010 over high unemployment, corruption, widespread poverty, and high food prices escalated in January 2011, culminating in rioting that led to hundreds of deaths. On 14 January 2011, the same day BEN ALI dismissed the government, he fled the country, and by late January 2011, a \"national unity government\" was formed. Elections for the new Constituent Assembly were held in late October 2011, and in December, it elected human rights activist Moncef MARZOUKI as interim president. The Assembly began drafting a new constitution in February 2012 and, after several iterations and a months-long political crisis that stalled the transition, ratified the document in January 2014. Parliamentary and presidential elections for a permanent government were held at the end of 2014. Beji CAID ESSEBSI was elected as the first president under the country's new constitution. In 2016, the new unity government continued to seek to balance political cohesion with economic and social pressures." }, "geography": { "location": "Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Libya", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 34, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 9, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Africa", "area": { "total": { "value": 163610, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 155360, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 8250, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 93, "comparative": "slightly larger than Georgia" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 1495, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Algeria", "border_length": { "value": 1034, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Libya", "border_length": { "value": 461, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 1148, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "contiguous_zone": { "value": 24, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "temperate in north with mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers; desert in south", "terrain": "mountains in north; hot, dry central plain; semiarid south merges into the Sahara", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 246, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Shatt al Gharsah", "elevation": { "value": -17, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Jebel ech Chambi", "elevation": { "value": 1544, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "petroleum", "phosphates", "iron ore", "lead", "zinc", "salt" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 64.8, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 18.3, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 15.4, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 31.1, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 6.6, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 28.6, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 4590, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "the overwhelming majority of the population is located in the northern half of the country; the south remains largely underpopulated", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "NA", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "toxic and hazardous waste disposal is ineffective and poses health risks", "water pollution from raw sewage", "limited natural freshwater resources", "deforestation", "overgrazing", "soil erosion", "desertification" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Environmental Modification", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Marine Dumping", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Wetlands" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [ "Marine Life Conservation" ] } }, "note": "strategic location in central Mediterranean; Malta and Tunisia are discussing the commercial exploitation of the continental shelf between their countries, particularly for oil exploration" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 11134588, "global_rank": 80, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Tunisian(s)", "adjective": "Tunisian" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Arab", "percent": 98 }, { "name": "European", "percent": 1 }, { "name": "Jewish and other", "percent": 1 } ] }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Arabic", "note": "official, one of the languages of commerce" }, { "name": "French", "note": "commerce" }, { "name": "Berber", "note": "Tamazight" } ], "note": "despite having no official status, French plays a major role in the country and is spoken by about two-thirds of the population" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 99.1, "note": "official; Sunni" }, { "name": "other", "percent": 1, "note": "includes Christian, Jewish, Shia Muslim, and Baha'i" } ], "africa": ":TUNISIA" }, "demographic_profile": "The Tunisian Government took steps in the 1960s to decrease population growth and gender inequality in order to improve socioeconomic development. Through its introduction of a national family planning program (the first in Africa) and by raising the legal age of marriage, Tunisia rapidly reduced its total fertility rate from about 7 children per woman in 1960 to 2 today. Unlike many of its North African and Middle Eastern neighbors, Tunisia will soon be shifting from being a youth-bulge country to having a transitional age structure, characterized by lower fertility and mortality rates, a slower population growth rate, a rising median age, and a longer average life expectancy.\nCurrently, the sizable young working-age population is straining Tunisia’s labor market and education and health care systems. Persistent high unemployment among Tunisia’s growing workforce, particularly its increasing number of university graduates and women, was a key factor in the uprisings that led to the overthrow of the BEN ALI regime in 2011. In the near term, Tunisia’s large number of jobless young, working-age adults; deficiencies in primary and secondary education; and the ongoing lack of job creation and skills mismatches could contribute to future unrest. In the longer term, a sustained low fertility rate will shrink future youth cohorts and alleviate demographic pressure on Tunisia’s labor market, but employment and education hurdles will still need to be addressed.\nTunisia has a history of labor emigration. In the 1960s, workers migrated to European countries to escape poor economic conditions and to fill Europe’s need for low-skilled labor in construction and manufacturing. The Tunisian Government signed bilateral labor agreements with France, Germany, Belgium, Hungary, and the Netherlands, with the expectation that Tunisian workers would eventually return home. At the same time, growing numbers of Tunisians headed to Libya, often illegally, to work in the expanding oil industry. In the mid-1970s, with European countries beginning to restrict immigration and Tunisian-Libyan tensions brewing, Tunisian economic migrants turned toward the Gulf countries. After mass expulsions from Libya in 1983, Tunisian migrants increasingly sought family reunification in Europe or moved illegally to southern Europe, while Tunisia itself developed into a transit point for sub-Saharan migrants heading to Europe.\nFollowing the ousting of BEN ALI in 2011, the illegal migration of unemployed Tunisian youths to Italy and onward to France soared into the tens of thousands. Thousands more Tunisian and foreign workers escaping civil war in Libya flooded into Tunisia and joined the exodus. A readmission agreement signed by Italy and Tunisia in April 2011 helped stem the outflow, leaving Tunisia and international organizations to repatriate, resettle, or accommodate some 1 million Libyans and third-country nationals.", "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 23.02, "males": 1320426, "females": 1243287 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 15.05, "males": 840907, "females": 834320 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 44.52, "males": 2402272, "females": 2554362 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 9.21, "males": 520305, "females": 505612 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 8.2, "males": 448870, "females": 464227 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 44.8, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 33.8, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 11, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 9.1, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 32.4, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 31.9, 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"children_born_per_woman": 1.98, "global_rank": 123, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 62.5, "units": "%", "date": "2011" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 7, "global_rank": 80, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 1.65, "date": "2014" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 2.1, "date": "2012" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 93.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 97.7, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 6.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 2.3, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 97.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 79.8, "units": "percent of 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}, "female": { "value": 74.2, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 15, "units": "years" }, "date": "2015" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 37.6, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 35.7, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 41.8, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 10, "date": "2012" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Republic of Tunisia", "conventional_short_form": "Tunisia", "local_long_form": "Al Jumhuriyah at Tunisiyah", "local_short_form": "Tunis", "etymology": "the country name derives from the capital city of Tunis" }, "government_type": "parliamentary republic", "capital": { "name": "Tunis", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 36, "minutes": 48, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 10, "minutes": 11, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 1, "note": "6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "independence": { "date": "1956-03-20", "note": "from France" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "20 March", "original_year": "1956" }, { "name": "Revolution and Youth Day", "day": "14 January", "original_year": "2011" } ], "constitution": { "history": "several previous; latest approved by Constituent Assembly 26 January 2014, signed by the president, prime minister, and Constituent Assembly speaker 27 January 2014", "amendments": "proposed by the president of the republic or by one-third of members of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People; following review by the Constitutional Court, approval to proceed requires an absolute majority vote by the Assembly and final passage requires a two-thirds majority vote by the Assembly; the president can opt to submit an amendment to a referendum, which requires an absolute majority of votes cast for passage (2017)" }, "legal_system": "mixed legal system of civil law, based on the French civil code, and Islamic law; some judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court in joint session", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Tunisia", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "yes", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "5 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false, "note": "18 years of age; universal except for active government security forces (including the police and the military), people with mental disabilities, people who have served more than three months in prison (criminal cases only), and people given a suspended sentence of more than six months" }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Beji CAID ESSEBSI (since 31 December 2014)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Youssef CHAHED (since 27 August 2016)", "cabinet": "selected by the prime minister and approved by the Assembly of the Representatives of the People", "elections_appointments": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 23 November and 21 December 2014 (next to be held in 2019); following legislative elections, the prime minister is selected by the majority party or majority coalition and appointed by the president", "election_results": "Beji CAID ESSEBSI elected president; percent of vote in runoff - Beji CAID ESSEBSI (Tunisia's Call) 55.7%, Moncef MARZOUKI (CPR) 44.3%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral Assembly of the Representatives of the People or Nuwwab ash-Sha'b (Assemblee des representants du peuple) (217 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms)", "elections": "initial election held on 26 October 2014 (next to be held in 2019)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - Call to Tunisia 39.6%, Nahda 31.8%, UPL 7.4%, Popular Front 6.9%, Afek Tounes 3.7%, CPR 1.8%, other 8.8%; seats by party - Call to Tunisia 86, Nahda 69, UPL 16, Popular Front 15, Afek Tounes 8, CPR 4, other 17, independent 2" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Court of Cassation or Cour de Cassation (organized into 1 civil and 3 criminal chambers); Constitutional Court (consists of 12 members)", "note": "the new Tunisian constitution of January 2014 called for the creation of a constitutional court by the end of 2015; the court will consist of 12 members - 4 each appointed by the president, Supreme Judicial Council or SJC (an independent 4-part body consisting mainly of elected judges and the remainder legal specialists), and the Chamber of the People's Deputies (parliament); members will serve 9-year terms with one-third of the membership renewed every 3 years; in late 2015, the International Commission of Jurists called on Tunisia's parliament to revise the draft on the constitutional court to ensure compliance with international standards; as of spring 2017 the court had not been appointed", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Supreme Court judges nominated by the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC), a body of elected and appointed judges and specialized staff, after consultation with the prime minister; judge tenure based on terms of appointment; Constitutional Court members appointed 3 each by the president of the republic, the Chamber of the People's Deputies, and the SJC; members serve 9-year terms with one-third of the membership renewed every 3 years", "subordinate_courts": "Courts of Appeal; administrative courts; Court of Audit; Housing Court; courts of first instance; lower district courts; military courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Afek Tounes", "leaders": [ "Yassine BRAHIM" ] }, { "name": "Al Badil Al-Tounisi ", "leaders": [ "Mehdi JOMAA" ], "note": "The Tunisian Alternative" }, { "name": "Call of Tunisia ", "leaders": [ "Hafedh CAID ESSEBSI" ], "note": "Nidaa Tounes" }, { "name": "Congress for the Republic", "name_alternative": "CPR", "leaders": [ "Imed DAIMI" ] }, { "name": "Current of Love [Hachemi HAMDI ", "note": "formerly the Popular Petition party" }, { "name": "Democratic Alliance Party", "leaders": [ "Mohamed HAMDI" ] }, { "name": "Democratic Current", "leaders": [ "Mohamed ABBOU" ] }, { "name": "Democratic Patriots' Unified Party", "leaders": [ "Zied LAKHDHAR" ] }, { "name": "Free Patriotic Union", "name_alternative": "UPL", "leaders": [ "Slim RIAHI" ], "note": "Union patriotique libre" }, { "name": "Green Tunisia Party", "leaders": [ "Abdelkader ZITOUNI" ] }, { "name": "Machrou Tounes ", "leaders": [ "Mohsen MARZOUK" ], "note": "Tunisia Project" }, { "name": "Movement of Socialist Democrats", "name_alternative": "MDS", "leaders": [ "Ahmed KHASKHOUSSI" ] }, { "name": "Nahda Movement ", "leaders": [ "Rachid GHANNOUCHI" ], "note": "The Renaissance" }, { "name": "National Destourian Initiative", "name_alternative": "El Moubadra", "leaders": [ "Kamel MORJANE" ] }, { "name": "Party of the Democratic Arab Vanguard", "leaders": [ "Ahmed ESSADDIK" ] }, { "name": "People's Movement", "leaders": [ "Zouheir MAGHZAOUI" ] }, { "name": "Popular Front ", "note": "a coalition of 9 parties including Democratic Patriots' Unified Party, Workers' Party, Green Tunisia, Tunisian Ba'ath Movement, Party of the Democratic Arab Vanguard" }, { "name": "Republican Party", "leaders": [ "Issam CHEBBI" ] }, { "name": "Tunisian Ba'ath Movement", "leaders": [ "Othman BELHADJ OMAR", "secretary general" ] }, { "name": "Workers' Party", "leaders": [ "Hamma HAMMAMI" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Tunisian Association of Women Democrats", "name_alternative": "ATFD" }, { "name": "Tunisian League for Human Rights", "name_alternative": "LTDH", "leaders": [ "Jamel MSALLEM" ] }, { "name": "Tunisian General Labor Union", "name_alternative": "UGTT", "leaders": [ "Noureddine TABOUBI" ] }, { "name": "Tunisian Women's Association for Research and Development", "name_alternative": "AFTURD" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ABEDA" }, { "organization": "AfDB" }, { "organization": "AFESD" }, { "organization": "AMF" }, { "organization": "AMU" }, { "organization": "AU" }, { "organization": "BSEC ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "CAEU" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "EBRD" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-11" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IDB" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IHO" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "LAS" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "MONUSCO" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OAS ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OIC" }, { "organization": "OIF" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "OSCE ", "note": "partner" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNOCI" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Faycal GOUIA (since 18 May 2015)", "chancery": "1515 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20005", "telephone": "[1] (202) 862-1850", "fax": "[1] (202) 862-1858" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Daniel H. RUBINSTEIN (Since 22 October 2015)", "embassy": "Zone Nord-Est des Berges du Lac Nord de Tunis 1053", "mailing_address": "Zone Nord-Est des Berges du Lac Nord de Tunis 1053", "telephone": "[216] 71 107-000", "fax": "[216] 71 963-263" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "red with a white disk in the center bearing a red crescent nearly encircling a red five-pointed star; resembles the Ottoman flag (red banner with white crescent and star) and recalls Tunisia's history as part of the Ottoman Empire; red represents the blood shed by martyrs in the struggle against oppression, white stands for peace; the crescent and star are traditional symbols of Islam", "note": "the flag is based on that of Turkey, itself a successor state to the Ottoman Empire" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "encircled red star and crescent" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "white" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Humat Al Hima\" (Defenders of the Homeland)", "lyrics_music": "Mustafa Sadik AL-RAFII and Aboul-Qacem ECHEBBI/Mohamad Abdel WAHAB", "note": "adopted 1957, replaced 1958, restored 1987; Mohamad Abdel WAHAB also composed the music for the anthem of the United Arab Emirates", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/TS.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Tunisia's diverse, market-oriented economy has long been cited as a success story in Africa and the Middle East, but it faces an array of challenges following the 2011 Arab Spring revolution, including slow economic growth and high unemployment. Following an ill-fated experiment with socialist economic policies in the 1960s, Tunisia embarked on a successful strategy focused on bolstering exports, foreign investment, and tourism, all of which have become central to the country's economy. Key exports now include textiles and apparel, food products, petroleum products, chemicals, and phosphates, with about 80% of exports bound for Tunisia's main economic partner, the EU.\n\nTunisia's liberal strategy, coupled with investments in education and infrastructure, fueled decades of 4-5% annual GDP growth and improving living standards. Former President Zine el Abidine BEN ALI (1987-2011) continued these policies, but as his reign wore on cronyism and corruption stymied economic performance, and unemployment rose among the country's growing ranks of university graduates. These grievances contributed to the January 2011 overthrow of BEN ALI, sending Tunisia's economy into a tailspin as tourism and investment declined sharply.\n\nTunisia’s government remains under pressure to boost economic growth quickly to mitigate chronic socio-economic challenges, especially high levels of youth unemployment, which has persisted since the revolution in 2011. Successive terrorist attacks against the tourism sector and worker strikes in the phosphate sector, which combined account for nearly 15% of GDP, slowed growth to less than 1% of GDP in 2015 and 1.5% in 2016. Tunis is seeking increased foreign investment and working with labor unions to limit labor disruption.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 130800000000.00002, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 128900000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 127900000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 81, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 42390000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.5, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0.8, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 2.3, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 156 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 11700, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 11600, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 11600, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 131, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 71.6, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 20.1, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 18.8, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 1.6, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 37.4, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -49.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 10.1, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 28.3, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 61.6, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 13.7, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 13.1, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 14, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 128 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "olives", "olive oil", "grain", "tomatoes", "citrus fruit", "sugar beets", "dates", "almonds", "beef", "dairy 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"distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 40, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2005" }, { "value": 41.7, "units": "gini_index", "date": "1995" } ], "global_rank": 63 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 9882000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 11770000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 23.3, "global_rank": 128, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -4.5, "global_rank": 150, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 59, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 56, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 72 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.8, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 4.9, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 160 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5.75, "units": "%", 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"date": "2011-12-31" }, { "value": 10680000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2010-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 75 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -3776000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -3849000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 166 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 12880000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 14070000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 74 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "clothing", "semi-finished goods", "textiles", "agricultural products", "mechanical goods", "phosphates", "chemicals", "hydrocarbons", "electrical equipment" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "France", "percent": 30.7 }, { "name": "Italy", "percent": 19.3 }, { "name": "Germany", "percent": 11 }, { "name": "Spain", "percent": 5.2 }, { "name": "Algeria", "percent": 4.2 }, { "name": "Libya", "percent": 4 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { 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"stock_of_direct_foreign_investment": { "at_home": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 37310000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 36450000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 61 }, "abroad": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 285000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 285000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 95 } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.141, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1.9617, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.9617, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1.6976, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 1.56, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Tunisian dinars (TND) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "total_electrification": { "value": 100, "units": "%" }, "date": "2016" }, "production": { "kWh": 18000000000, "global_rank": 80, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 15000000000, "global_rank": 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"consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 89000, "global_rank": 85, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 17650, "global_rank": 72, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 64620, "global_rank": 72, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 1661000000, "global_rank": 58, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 4520000000, "global_rank": 61, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 195, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 2860000000, "global_rank": 45, "date": "2014" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 65129999999.99999, "global_rank": 58, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 21000000, "global_rank": 81, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 943508, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 9, "global_rank": 78, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 14598000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 132, "global_rank": 68, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "above the African average and continuing to be upgraded; key centers are Sfax, Sousse, Bizerte, and Tunis; telephone network is completely digitized; Internet access available throughout the country", "domestic": "in an effort to jumpstart expansion of the fixed-line network, the government awarded a concession to build and operate a VSAT network with international connectivity; rural areas are served by wireless local loops; competition between several mobile-cellular service providers has resulted in lower activation and usage charges and a strong surge in subscribership; overall fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity has reached about 140 telephones per 100 persons", "international": "country code - 216; a landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cable system that provides links to Europe, Middle East, and Asia; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) and 1 Arabsat; coaxial cable and microwave radio relay to Algeria and Libya; participant in Medarabtel; 2 international gateway digital switches (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "broadcast media is mainly government-controlled; the state-run Tunisian Radio and Television Establishment (ERTT) operates 2 national TV networks, several national radio networks, and a number of regional radio stations; 1 TV and 3 radio stations are privately owned and report domestic news stories directly from the official Tunisian news agency; the state retains control of broadcast facilities and transmitters through L'Office National de la Telediffusion; Tunisians also have access to Egyptian, pan-Arab, and European satellite TV channels (2007)", "internet": { "country_code": ".tn", "users": { "total": 5355000, "percent_of_population": 48.5, "global_rank": 65, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 3, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 41, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 3496190, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 10354241, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "TS", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 29, "global_rank": 118, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 15, "over_3047_metres": 4, "2438_to_3047_metres": 6, "1524_to_2437_metres": 2, "914_to_1523_metres": 3, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 14, "1524_to_2437_metres": 1, "914_to_1523_metres": 5, "under_914_metres": 8, "date": "2013" } } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "condensate", "length": 68, "units": "km" }, { "type": "gas", "length": 3111, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil", "length": 1381, "units": "km" }, { "type": "refined products", "length": 453, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 2173, "units": "km" }, "standard_gauge": { "length": 471, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.435-m" }, "dual_gauge": { "length": 8, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.435-1.000-m" }, "narrow_gauge": { "length": 1694, "electrified": 65, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.000-m" }, "global_rank": 69, "date": "2014" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 19418, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 14756, "units": "km", "note": "includes 357 km of expressways" }, "unpaved": { "value": 4662, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 112, "date": "2010" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 9, "by_type": [ { "type": "bulk carrier", "count": 1 }, { "type": "cargo", "count": 2 }, { "type": "passenger/cargo", "count": 4 }, { "type": "roll on/roll off", "count": 2 } ], "global_rank": 116, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Bizerte", "Gabes", "Rades", "Sfax", "Skhira" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.28, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.94, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1.64, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 1.51, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 1.56, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 57 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Tunisian Armed Forces (Forces Armees Tunisiens", "FAT)", "Tunisian Army (includes Tunisian Air Defense Force)", "Tunisian Navy", "Republic of Tunisia Air Force (Al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Jamahiriyah At'Tunisia)" ], "date": "2012" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 20, "note": "20-23 years of age for compulsory service, 1-year service obligation; 18-23 years of age for voluntary service; Tunisian nationality required", "date": "2012" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "none" ], "trafficking_in_persons": { "current_situation": "Tunisia is a source, destination, and possible transit country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking; Tunisia’s increased number of street children, rural children working to support their families, and migrants who have fled unrest in neighboring countries are vulnerable to human trafficking; organized gangs force street children to serve as thieves, beggars, and drug transporters; Tunisian women have been forced into prostitution domestically and elsewhere in the region under false promises of legitimate work; East and West African women may be subjected to forced labor as domestic workers", "tier_rating": "Tier 2 Watch List – Tunisia does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; in 2014, Tunisia was granted a waiver from an otherwise required downgrade to Tier 3 because its government has a written plan that, if implemented would constitute making significant efforts to bring itself into compliance with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; in early 2015, the government drafted a national anti-trafficking action plan outlining proposals to raise awareness and enact draft anti-trafficking legislation; authorities did not provide data on the prosecution and conviction of offenders but reportedly identified 24 victims, as opposed to none in 2013, and operated facilities specifically dedicated to trafficking victims, regardless of nationality and gender; the government did not fully implement its national victim referral mechanism; some unidentified victims were not protected from punishment for unlawful acts directly resulting from being trafficked (2015)" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-17", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170617101501/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ts.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170617000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ts.html" } }, "turkey": { "data": { "name": "Turkey", "introduction": { "background": "Modern Turkey was founded in 1923 from the remnants of the defeated Ottoman Empire by national hero Mustafa KEMAL, who was later honored with the title Ataturk or \"Father of the Turks.\" Under his leadership, the country adopted radical social, legal, and political reforms. After a period of one-party rule, an experiment with multi-party politics led to the 1950 election victory of the opposition Democrat Party and the peaceful transfer of power. Since then, Turkish political parties have multiplied, but democracy has been fractured by periods of instability and military coups (1960, 1971, 1980), which in each case eventually resulted in a return of formal political power to civilians. In 1997, the military again helped engineer the ouster - popularly dubbed a \"post-modern coup\" - of the then Islamic-oriented government. A coup attempt was made in July 2016 by a faction of the Turkish Armed Forces.\nTurkey intervened militarily on Cyprus in 1974 to prevent a Greek takeover of the island and has since acted as patron state to the \"Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus,\" which only Turkey recognizes. A separatist insurgency begun in 1984 by the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), a US-designated terrorist organization, has long dominated the attention of Turkish security forces and claimed more than 40,000 lives. In 2013, the Turkish Government and the PKK conducted negotiations aimed at ending the violence, however intense fighting resumed in 2015. Turkey joined the UN in 1945 and in 1952 it became a member of NATO. In 1963, Turkey became an associate member of the European Community; it began accession talks with the EU in 2005. Over the past decade, economic reforms, coupled with some political reforms, have contributed to a growing economy, although economic growth slowed in recent years.\nFrom 2015 and continuing through 2016, Turkey witnessed an uptick in terrorist violence, including major attacks in Ankara, Istanbul, and throughout the predominantly Kurdish southeastern region of Turkey. On 15 July 2016, elements of the Turkish Armed forces attempted a coup that ultimately failed following widespread popular resistance. More than 240 people were killed and over 2,000 injured when Turkish citizens took to the streets en masse to confront the coup forces. In response, Turkish Government authorities arrested, suspended, or dismissed more than 100,000 security personnel, journalists, judges, academics, and civil servants due to their alleged connection with the attempted coup. The government accused followers of an Islamic transnational religious and social movement for allegedly instigating the failed coup and designates the followers as terrorists. Following the failed coup, the Turkish Government instituted a State of Emergency in July 2016 that has been extended to July 2017. The Turkish Government conducted a referendum on 16 April 2017 that will, when implemented, change Turkey from a parliamentary to a presidential system." }, "geography": { "location": "Southeastern Europe and Southwestern Asia (that portion of Turkey west of the Bosporus is geographically part of Europe), bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Georgia, and bordering the Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, between Greece and Syria", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 39, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 35, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Middle East", "area": { "total": { "value": 783562, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 769632, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 13930, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 37, "comparative": "slightly larger than Texas" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 2816, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Armenia", "border_length": { "value": 311, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Azerbaijan", "border_length": { "value": 17, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Bulgaria", "border_length": { "value": 223, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Georgia", "border_length": { "value": 273, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Greece", "border_length": { "value": 192, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Iran", "border_length": { "value": 534, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Iraq", "border_length": { "value": 367, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Syria", "border_length": { "value": 899, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 7200, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 6, "units": "nm", "note": "in the Aegean Sea; 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Mount Ararat, the legendary landing place of Noah's ark, is in the far eastern portion of the country" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 80274604, "global_rank": 20, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Turk(s)", "adjective": "Turkish" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Turkish", "percent": 70 }, { "name": "Kurdish", "percent": 19 }, { "name": "other minorities", "percent": 7 } ], "date": "2016" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Turkish", "note": "official" }, { "name": "Kurdish" }, { "name": "other minority languages" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 99.8, "note": "mostly Sunni" }, { "name": "other", "percent": 0.2, "note": "mostly Christians and Jews" } ] }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 25.08, "males": 10303153, "females": 9833713 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 16.11, "males": 6605634, "females": 6329921 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 43.15, "males": 17541137, "females": 17094141 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 8.36, "males": 3335021, "females": 3374965 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 7.3, "males": 2603655, "females": 3253264 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 49.7, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 38.4, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 11.3, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 8.9, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 30.5, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 30.1, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 31, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 110, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 0.9, "global_rank": 125, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 16, "global_rank": 117, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 5.9, "global_rank": 166, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -1.2, "global_rank": 146, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "the most densely populated area is found around the Bosporus in the northwest where 20% of the population lives in Istanbul; 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ends last Sunday in October" }, "independence": { "date": "1923-10-29", "note": "republic proclaimed succeeding the Ottoman Empire" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Republic Day", "day": "29 October", "original_year": "1923" } ], "constitution": { "history": "several previous; latest ratified 9 November 1982", "amendments": "proposed by written consent of at least one-third of Grand National Assembly (GNA) members; adoption of draft amendments requires two debates in plenary GNA session and three-fifths majority vote of all GNA members; the president of the republic can request GNA reconsideration of the amendment and, if readopted by two-thirds majority GNA vote, the president may submit the amendment to a referendum; passage by referendum requires absolute majority vote; amended several times, last in 2017 (2017)" }, "legal_system": "civil law system based on various European legal systems notably the Swiss civil code", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "non-party state to the ICCt" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Turkey", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "yes, but requires prior permission from the government", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "5 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Recep Tayyip ERDOGAN (since 10 August 2014)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Binali YILDIRIM (since 22 May 2016); Deputy Prime Ministers Nurettin CANIKLI (since 24 May 2016), Veysi KAYNAK (since 24 May 2016), Mehmet SIMSEK (since 24 November 2015), Tugrul TURKES (since 29 August 2014), Numan KURTULMUS (since 29 August 2014)", "cabinet": "Council of Ministers nominated by the prime minister, appointed by the president {until the next parliamentary or presidential election following the April 2017 referendum)", "elections_appointments": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); prime minister appointed by the president from among members of parliament; note - a 2007 constitutional amendment changed the presidential electoral process to direct popular vote; prime minister appointed by the president from among members of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey", "election_results": "Recep Tayyip ERDOGAN elected president; Recep Tayyip ERDOGAN (AKP) 51.8%, Ekmeleddin IHSANOGLU (independent) 38.4%, Selahattin DEMIRTAS (HDP) 9.8%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral Grand National Assembly of Turkey or Turkiye Buyuk Millet Meclisi (550 seats (will increase to 600 with next election following the April 2017 referendum); members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 1 November 2015 (next scheduled for 3 November 2019)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - AKP 49.5%, CHP 25.3%, MHP 11.9%, HDP 10.8%, other 2.6%; seats by party - AKP 317, CHP 134, MHP 40, HDP 59; note - only parties surpassing the 10% threshold can win parliamentary seats" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_court": "Constitutional Court or Anayasa Mahkemesi (consists of 17 members); Court of Cassation (consists of about 390 judges and organized into civil and penal chambers); Council of State (organized into 15 divisions - 14 judicial and 1 consultative - each with a division head and at least 5 members)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Constitutional Court members - 3 appointed by the Grand National Assembly and 14 by the president of the republic from among candidates nominated by the plenary assemblies of the high courts (with the exception of the Court of High Accounts), the Higher Education Council, and from among senior government administrators, lawyers, judges and prosecutors, and Constitutional Court rapporteurs; court president and 2 deputy presidents appointed from among its members for 4-year terms; judges appointed for 12-year, non-renewable terms with mandatory retirement at age 65; Court of Cassation judges appointed by the Supreme Council of Judges and Public Prosecutors (SCJP), a 22-member body of judicial officials; Court of Cassation judges appointed until retirement at age 65; Council of State members appointed by the SCJP and by the president of the republic; members appointed for renewable, 4-year terms", "subordinate_courts": "regional appeals courts; basic (first instance) courts, peace courts; military courts; state security courts; specialized courts, including administrative and audit" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Democrat Party", "name_alternative": "DP", "leaders": [ "Gultekin UYSAL" ] }, { "name": "Democratic Left Party", "name_alternative": "DSP", "leaders": [ "Onder AKSAKAL" ] }, { "name": "Felicity Party", "name_alternative": "SP", "leaders": [ "Temel KARAMOLLAOGLU" ] }, { "name": "Grand Unity Party", "name_alternative": "BBP", "leaders": [ "Mustafa DESTICI" ] }, { "name": "Justice and Development Party", "name_alternative": "AKP", "leaders": [ "Recep Tayyip ERDOGAN" ] }, { "name": "Nationalist Movement Party", "name_alternative": "MHP", "leaders": [ "Devlet BAHCELI" ] }, { "name": "Patriotic Party", "name_alternative": "VP", "leaders": [ "Dogu PERINCEK" ] }, { "name": "People's Democratic Party", "name_alternative": "HDP", "leaders": [ "Selahattin DEMIRTAS and Serpil KEMALBAY" ], "note": "DEMIRTAS was detained by Turkish authorities in November 2016 over his alleged links to the PKK" }, { "name": "Republican People's Party", "name_alternative": "CHP", "leaders": [ "Kemal KILICDAROGLU" ] }, { "name": "True Path Party", "name_alternative": "DYP", "leaders": [ "Cetin OZACIRGOZ" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Confederation of Public Sector Unions", "name_alternative": "KESK", "leaders": [ "Lami OZGEN", "Saziye KOSE", "co-chairs" ] }, { "name": "Confederation of Revolutionary Workers Unions", "name_alternative": "DISK", "leaders": [ "Kani BEKO" ] }, { "name": "Independent Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association", "name_alternative": "MUSIAD", "leaders": [ "Nail OLPAK" ] }, { "name": "Moral Rights Workers Union", "name_alternative": "Hak-Is", "leaders": [ "Mahmut ARSLAN" ] }, { "name": "Turkish Confederation of Employer Associations", "name_alternative": "TISK", "leaders": [ "Kudret ONEN" ] }, { "name": "Turkish Confederation of Labor Unions", "name_alternative": "Turk-Is", "leaders": [ "Ergun ATALAY" ] }, { "name": "Turkish Confederation of Tradesmen and Craftsmen", "name_alternative": "TESK", "leaders": [ "Bendevi PALANDOKEN" ] }, { "name": "Turkish Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association", "name_alternative": "TUSIAD Erol BILECIK]" }, { "name": "Turkish Union of Chambers of Commerce and Commodity Exchanges", "name_alternative": "TOBB", "leaders": [ "M. Rifat HISARCIKLIOGLU" ] } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ADB ", "note": "nonregional member" }, { "organization": "Australia Group" }, { "organization": "BIS" }, { "organization": "BSEC" }, { "organization": "CBSS ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CE" }, { "organization": "CERN ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "CICA" }, { "organization": "CPLP ", "note": "associate observer" }, { "organization": "D-8" }, { "organization": "EAPC" }, { "organization": "EBRD" }, { "organization": "ECO" }, { "organization": "EU ", "note": "candidate country" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "FATF" }, { "organization": "G-20" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IDB" }, { "organization": "IEA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IHO" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NATO" }, { "organization": "NEA" }, { "organization": "NSG" }, { "organization": "OAS ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OECD" }, { "organization": "OIC" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "OSCE" }, { "organization": "Pacific Alliance ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "Paris Club ", "note": "associate" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "PIF ", "note": "partner" }, { "organization": "SCO ", "note": "dialogue member" }, { "organization": "SELEC" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNIFIL" }, { "organization": "UNRWA" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" }, { "organization": "ZC" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Serdar KILIC (since 21 May 2014)", "chancery": "2525 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 612-6700", "fax": "[1] (202) 612-6744", "consulates_general": "Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador John R. BASS (since 20 October 2014)", "embassy": "110 Ataturk Boulevard, Kavaklidere, 06100 Ankara", "mailing_address": "PSC 93, Box 5000, APO AE 09823", "telephone": "[90] (312) 455-5555", "fax": "[90] (312) 467-0019", "consulates_general": "Istanbul", "consulates": "Adana" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "red with a vertical white crescent moon (the closed portion is toward the hoist side) and white five-pointed star centered just outside the crescent opening; the flag colors and designs closely resemble those on the banner of the Ottoman Empire, which preceded modern-day Turkey; the crescent moon and star serve as insignia for Turkic peoples; according to one interpretation, the flag represents the reflection of the moon and a star in a pool of blood of Turkish warriors" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "star and crescent" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "white" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Istiklal Marsi\" (Independence March)", "lyrics_music": "Mehmet Akif ERSOY/Zeki UNGOR", "note": "lyrics adopted 1921, music adopted 1932; the anthem's original music was adopted in 1924; a new composition was agreed upon in 1932", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/TU.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Turkey's largely free-market economy is driven by its industry and, increasingly, service sectors, although its traditional agriculture sector still accounts for about 25% of employment. The automotive, petrochemical, and electronics industries have risen in importance and surpassed the traditional textiles and clothing sectors within Turkey's export mix. However, the recent period of political stability and economic dynamism has given way to domestic uncertainty and security concerns which are generating financial market volatility and weighing on Turkey’s economic outlook.\n\nCurrent government policies emphasize populist spending measures and credit breaks, while implementation of structural economic reforms has slowed. The government is playing a more active role in some strategic sectors and has used economic institutions and regulators to target political opponents, undermining private sector confidence in the judicial system. Between July 2016 and March 2017, three credit ratings agencies downgraded Turkey’s sovereign credit ratings, citing concerns about the rule of law and the pace of economic reforms.\nCurrent government policies emphasize populist spending measures and credit breaks, while implementation of structural economic reforms has slowed. The government is playing a more active role in some strategic sectors and has used economic institutions and regulators to target political opponents, undermining private sector confidence in the judicial system. Between July 2016 and March 2017, three credit ratings agencies downgraded Turkey’s sovereign credit ratings, citing concerns about the rule of law and the pace of economic reforms.\nTurkey remains highly dependent on imported oil and gas but is pursuing energy relationships with a broader set of international partners and taking steps to increase use of domestic energy sources including renewables, nuclear, and coal. The joint Turkish-Azerbaijani Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP) is moving forward to increase transport of Caspian gas to Turkey and Europe, and when completed will help diversify Turkey's sources of imported gas.\n\nAfter Turkey experienced a severe financial crisis in 2001, Ankara adopted financial and fiscal reforms as part of an IMF program. The reforms strengthened the country's economic fundamentals and ushered in an era of strong growth averaging more than 6% annually until 2008. An aggressive privatization program also reduced state involvement in basic industry, banking, transport, power generation, and communication. Global economic conditions and tighter fiscal policy caused GDP to contract in 2009, but Turkey's well-regulated financial markets and banking system helped the country weather the global financial crisis, and GDP growth rebounded to around 9% in 2010-11, as exports and investment recovered following the crisis.\n\nSince 2014, productivity and growth has slowed to reveal persistent underlying imbalances in the Turkish economy. In particular, Turkey’s low domestic savings and large current account deficit means it must rely on external investment inflows to finance growth, leaving the economy vulnerable to destabilizing shifts in investor confidence. The economy contracted in the third quarter of 2016 for the first time since 2009, in part due to a sharp decline in the tourism sector, and growth is likely to remain below potential in 2017. Other troublesome trends include rising unemployment and elevated inflation, which is likely to increase in 2017 given the Turkish lira’s recent depreciation against the dollar. Although government debt remains low at about 32% of GDP, bank and corporate borrowing has almost tripled as a percent of GDP during the past decade, outpacing its emerging-market peers and prompting investor concerns about its long-term sustainability.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1698000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1650000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1555000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 18, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 856800000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.9, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 6.1, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 5.2, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 81 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 21100, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 20700, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 20100, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 83, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 59.5, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 14.7, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 29.8, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 3, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 16.7, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -23.2, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 6.1, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 28.5, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 65.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 13, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 14.5, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 15, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 133 }, 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the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data exclude debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intra-governmental debt; intra-governmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment; debt instruments for the social funds are sold at public auctions" }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 8.5, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 7.7, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 202 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5.25, "units": "%", "date": "2011-12-31" }, { "value": 15, "units": "%", "date": "2009-12-22" } ], "global_rank": 77 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 15.2, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 13.66, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 38 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": 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"units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 195 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 143800000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 157600000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 29 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "apparel", "foodstuffs", "textiles", "metal manufactures", "transport equipment" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Germany", "percent": 9.3 }, { "name": "UK", "percent": 7.3 }, { "name": "Iraq", "percent": 5.9 }, { "name": "Italy", "percent": 4.8 }, { "name": "US", "percent": 4.5 }, { "name": "France", "percent": 4.1 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 142500000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 207200000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 21 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "machinery", "chemicals", "semi-finished goods", "fuels", "transport equipment" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "China", "percent": 12 }, { "name": "Germany", "percent": 10.3 }, { "name": "Russia", "percent": 9.8 }, { "name": "US", "percent": 5.4 }, { "name": "Italy", "percent": 5.1 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 115000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 110500000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 21 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 410400000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 397800000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 30 }, "stock_of_direct_foreign_investment": { "at_home": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 198400000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 185900000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 29 }, "abroad": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 53070000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 45570000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 41 } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.5, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2.72, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 2.72, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 2.1885, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 1.8, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Turkish liras (TRY) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "total_electrification": { "value": 100, "units": "%" }, "date": "2016" }, "production": { "kWh": 261800000000, "global_rank": 18, "date": "2015" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 217300000000, "global_rank": 20, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "kWh": 2960000000, "global_rank": 43, "date": "2015" }, "imports": { "kWh": 7410000000, "global_rank": 29, "date": "2015" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 73150000, "global_rank": 16, "date": "2015" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 68, "global_rank": 129, "date": "2015" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 194, "date": "2015" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 25.6, "global_rank": 64, "date": "2015" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 6.5, "global_rank": 63, "date": "2015" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 50500, "global_rank": 57, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 62570, "global_rank": 67, "date": "2015" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 503000, "global_rank": 20, "date": "2015" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 334500000, "global_rank": 58, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 432600, "global_rank": 28, "date": "2015" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 498700, "global_rank": 24, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 217000, "global_rank": 39, "date": "2015" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 300400, "global_rank": 19, "date": "2015" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 398700000, "global_rank": 72, "date": "2015" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 48000000000, "global_rank": 16, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 623900000, "global_rank": 42, "date": "2015" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 48430000000, "global_rank": 7, "date": "2015" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 3708000000, "global_rank": 96, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 319000000, "global_rank": 20, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 11493057, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 14, "global_rank": 19, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 73639000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 93, "global_rank": 21, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "comprehensive telecommunications network undergoing rapid modernization and expansion, especially in mobile-cellular services", "domestic": "additional digital exchanges are permitting a rapid increase in subscribers; the construction of a network of technologically advanced intercity trunk lines, using both fiber-optic cable and digital microwave radio relay, is facilitating communication between urban centers; remote areas are reached by a domestic satellite system; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity is roughly 105 telephones per 100 persons", "international": "country code - 90; international service is provided by the SEA-ME-WE-3 submarine cable and by submarine fiber-optic cables in the Mediterranean and Black Seas that link Turkey with Italy, Greece, Israel, Bulgaria, Romania, and Russia; satellite earth stations - 12 Intelsat; mobile satellite terminals - 328 in the Inmarsat and Eutelsat systems (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT) operates multiple TV and radio networks and stations; multiple privately owned national television stations and up to 300 private regional and local television stations; multi-channel cable TV subscriptions available; more than 1,000 private radio broadcast stations (2009)", "internet": { "country_code": ".tr", "users": { "total": 42681000, "percent_of_population": 53.7, "global_rank": 19, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 15, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 531, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 96604665, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 2882162000, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "TC", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 98, "global_rank": 58, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 91, "over_3047_metres": 16, "2438_to_3047_metres": 38, "1524_to_2437_metres": 17, "914_to_1523_metres": 16, "under_914_metres": 4, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 7, "1524_to_2437_metres": 1, "914_to_1523_metres": 4, "under_914_metres": 2, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 20, "date": "2013" } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "gas", "length": 12603, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil", "length": 3038, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2016" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 12008, "units": "km" }, "standard_gauge": { "length": 12008, "electrified": 3216, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.435-m" }, "global_rank": 20, "date": "2014" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 385754, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 352268, "units": "km", "note": "includes 2,127 km of expressways" }, "unpaved": { "value": 33486, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 19, "date": "2012" }, "waterways": { "value": 1200, "units": "km", "global_rank": 59, "date": "2010" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 629, "by_type": [ { "type": "bulk carrier", "count": 102 }, { "type": "cargo", "count": 281 }, { "type": "chemical tanker", "count": 80 }, { "type": "container", "count": 42 }, { "type": "liquefied gas", "count": 6 }, { "type": "passenger", "count": 2 }, { "type": "passenger/cargo", "count": 60 }, { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 25 }, { "type": "refrigerated cargo", "count": 1 }, { "type": "roll on/roll off", "count": 29 }, { "type": "specialized tanker", "count": 1 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 1, "by_country": [ { "country": "Italy", "count": 1 } ] }, "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 645, "by_country": [ { "country": "Albania", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Antigua and Barbuda", "count": 7 }, { "country": "Azerbaijan", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Bahamas", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Barbados", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Belize", "count": 16 }, { "country": "Brazil", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Cambodia", "count": 15 }, { "country": "Comoros", "count": 8 }, { "country": "Cook Islands", "count": 4 }, { "country": "Curacao", "count": 5 }, { "country": "Cyprus", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Dominica", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Georgia", "count": 14 }, { "country": "Italy", "count": 4 }, { "country": "Kazakhstan", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Liberia", "count": 16 }, { "country": "Malta", "count": 233 }, { "country": "Marshall Islands", "count": 70 }, { "country": "Moldova", "count": 18 }, { "country": "Panama", "count": 62 }, { "country": "Russia", "count": 101 }, { "country": "Saint Kitts and Nevis", "count": 18 }, { "country": "Saint Vincent and the Grenadines", "count": 13 }, { "country": "Sierra Leone", "count": 9 }, { "country": "Slovakia", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Tanzania", "count": 13 }, { "country": "Togo", "count": 4 }, { "country": "Tuvalu", "count": 1 }, { "country": "unknown", "count": 3 } ] }, "global_rank": 18, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Aliaga", "Ambarli", "Diliskelesi", "Eregli", "Izmir", "Kocaeli (Izmit)", "Mersin (Icel)", "Limani", "Yarimca" ], "container_ports": [ { "place": "Ambarli", "twenty_foot_equivalent_units": 2121549 }, { "place": "Mersin", "twenty_foot_equivalent_units": 1126866 } ], "liquid_natural_gas_terminals_import": [ "Izmir Aliaga", "Marmara Ereglisi" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.69, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1.67, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.7, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1.75, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 1.76, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 35 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Turkish Armed Forces (TSK)", "Turkish Land Forces (Turk Kara Kuvvetleri)", "Turkish Naval Forces (Turk Deniz Kuvvetleri", "includes naval air", "naval infantry)", "Turkish Air Forces (Turk Hava Kuvvetleri)" ], "date": "2013" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 21, "note": "21-41 years of age for male compulsory military service (in case of mobilization, up to 65 years of age); 18 years of age for voluntary service; 12-month conscript obligation for non-university graduates, 6-12 months for university graduates (graduates of higher education may perform 6 months of military service as short-term privates, or 12 months as reserve officers); conscripts are called to register at age 20, for service at 21; women serve in the Turkish Armed Forces only as officers; reserve obligation to age 41; Turkish citizens with a residence or work permit who have worked abroad for at least 3 years (1095 days) can be exempt from military service in exchange for 6,000 EUR or its equivalent in foreign currencies; a law passed in December 2014 introduced a one-time payment scheme which exempted Turkish citizens 27 and older from conscription in exchange for a payment of $8,150", "date": "2013" }, "note": "the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has actively pursued the goal of asserting civilian control over the military since first taking power in 2002; the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) role in internal security has been significantly reduced; the TSK leadership continues to be an influential institution within Turkey, but plays a much smaller role in politics; the Turkish military remains focused on the threats emanating from the Syrian civil war, Russia's actions in Ukraine, and the PKK insurgency; primary domestic threats are listed as fundamentalism (with the definition in some dispute with the civilian government), separatism (Kurdish discontent), and the extreme left wing; Ankara strongly opposed establishment of an autonomous Kurdish region in Iraq; an overhaul of the Turkish Land Forces Command (TLFC) taking place under the \"Force 2014\" program is to produce 20-30% smaller, more highly trained forces characterized by greater mobility and firepower and capable of joint and combined operations; the TLFC has taken on increasing international peacekeeping responsibilities including in Afghanistan; the Turkish Navy is a regional naval power that wants to develop the capability to project power beyond Turkey's coastal waters; the Navy is heavily involved in NATO, multinational, and UN operations; its roles include control of territorial waters and security for sea lines of communications; the Turkish Air Force adopted an \"Aerospace and Missile Defense Concept\" in 2002 and has initiated project work on an integrated missile defense system; Air Force priorities include attaining a modern deployable, survivable, and sustainable force structure, and establishing a sustainable command and control system; Turkey is a NATO ally and hosts NATO's Land Forces Command in Izmir, as well as the AN/TPY-2 radar as part of NATO Missile Defense (2014)" }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "complex maritime, air, and territorial disputes with Greece in the Aegean Sea", "status of north Cyprus question remains", "Turkey has expressed concern over the status of Kurds in Iraq", "in 2009, Swiss mediators facilitated an accord reestablishing diplomatic ties between Armenia and Turkey, but neither side has ratified the agreement and the rapprochement effort has faltered", "Turkish authorities have complained that blasting from quarries in Armenia might be damaging the medieval ruins of Ani, on the other side of the Arpacay valley" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "refugees": { "by_country": [ { "people": 30398, "country_of_origin": 2017 } ], "date": "2016" }, "internally_displaced_persons": { "people": 1108000, "note": "displaced from 1984-2005 because of fighting between the Kurdish PKK and Turkish military; most internally_displaced_persons are Kurds from eastern and southeastern provinces; no information available on persons displaced by development projects", "date": "2016" }, "stateless_persons": { "people": 780, "date": "2016" } }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "key transit route for Southwest Asian heroin to Western Europe and, to a lesser extent, the US - via air, land, and sea routes; major Turkish and other international trafficking organizations operate out of Istanbul; laboratories to convert imported morphine base into heroin exist in remote regions of Turkey and near Istanbul; government maintains strict controls over areas of legal opium poppy cultivation and over output of poppy straw concentrate; lax enforcement of money-laundering controls" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-24", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624100612/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/tu.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/tu.html" } }, "turkmenistan": { "data": { "name": "Turkmenistan", "introduction": { "background": "Present-day Turkmenistan covers territory that has been at the crossroads of civilizations for centuries. The area was ruled in antiquity by various Persian empires, and was conquered by Alexander the Great, Muslim armies, the Mongols, Turkic warriors, and eventually the Russians. In medieval times, Merv (located in present-day Mary province) was one of the great cities of the Islamic world and an important stop on the Silk Road. Annexed by Russia in the late 1800s, Turkmenistan later figured prominently in the anti-Bolshevik movement in Central Asia. In 1924, Turkmenistan became a Soviet republic; it achieved independence upon the dissolution of the USSR in 1991. Extensive hydrocarbon/natural gas reserves, which have yet to be fully exploited, have begun to transform the country. The Government of Turkmenistan is moving to expand its extraction and delivery projects and has attempted to diversify its gas export routes beyond Russia's pipeline network. In 2010, new gas export pipelines that carry Turkmen gas to China and to northern Iran began operating, effectively ending the Russian monopoly on Turkmen gas exports. In 2016, Russia and Iran halted their purchase of gas from Turkmenistan making China the only buyer of Turkmen gas. President for Life Saparmurat NYYAZOW died in December 2006, and Turkmenistan held its first multi-candidate presidential election in February 2007. Gurbanguly BERDIMUHAMEDOW, a deputy cabinet chairman under NYYAZOW, emerged as the country's new president. He was reelected in 2012 and again in 2017 with over 97% of the vote in both instances, in elections widely regarded as undemocratic." }, "geography": { "location": "Central Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, between Iran and Kazakhstan", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 40, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 60, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Asia", "area": { "total": { "value": 488100, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 469930, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 18170, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 53, "comparative": "slightly more than three times the size of Georgia; slightly larger than California" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 4158, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Afghanistan", "border_length": { "value": 804, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Iran", "border_length": { "value": 1148, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Kazakhstan", "border_length": { "value": 413, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Uzbekistan", "border_length": { "value": 1793, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 0, "units": "km", "note": "landlocked; note - Turkmenistan borders the Caspian Sea 1,768 km" }, "climate": "subtropical desert", "terrain": "flat-to-rolling sandy desert with dunes rising to mountains in the south; low mountains along border with Iran; borders Caspian Sea in west", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 230, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Vpadina Akchanaya", "elevation": { "value": -81, "units": "m" }, "note": "Sarygamysh Koli is a lake in northern Turkmenistan with a water level that fluctuates above and below the elevation of Vpadina Akchanaya, the lake has dropped as low as -110 m" }, "highest_point": { "name": "Gora Ayribaba", "elevation": { "value": 3139, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "petroleum", "natural gas", "sulfur", "salt" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 72, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 4.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 67.8, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 8.8, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 19.2, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 19950, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "the most densly populated areas are the southern, eastern, and northeastern oases; approximately 50% of the population lives in and around the capital of Ashgabat", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "NA", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "contamination of soil and groundwater with agricultural chemicals", "pesticides", "salination", "water logging of soil due to poor irrigation methods", "Caspian Sea pollution", "diversion of a large share of the flow of the Amu Darya into irrigation contributes to that river's inability to replenish the Aral Sea", "desertification" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Hazardous Wastes", "Ozone Layer Protection" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "landlocked; the western and central low-lying desolate portions of the country make up the great Garagum (Kara-Kum) desert, which occupies over 80% of the country; eastern part is plateau" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 5291317, "global_rank": 120, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Turkmen(s)", "adjective": "Turkmen" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Turkmen", "percent": 85 }, { "name": "Uzbek", "percent": 5 }, { "name": "Russian", "percent": 4 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 6 } ], "date": "2003" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Turkmen", "percent": 72, "note": "official" }, { "name": "Russian", "percent": 12 }, { "name": "Uzbek", "percent": 9 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 7 } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 89 }, { "name": "Eastern Orthodox", "percent": 9 }, { "name": "unknown", "percent": 2 } ] }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 25.95, "males": 695752, "females": 677166 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 19.04, "males": 506856, "females": 500647 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 42.86, "males": 1125058, "females": 1142870 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 7.59, "males": 189464, "females": 212330 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 4.56, "males": 105140, "females": 136034 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 47.9, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 41.7, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 6.1, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 16.3, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 27.5, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 27, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 28, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 141, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 1.13, "global_rank": 104, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 19.3, "global_rank": 87, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 6.1, "global_rank": 158, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -1.8, "global_rank": 158, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "the most densly populated areas are the southern, eastern, and northeastern oases; approximately 50% of the population lives in and around the capital of Ashgabat", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 50, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 1.94, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Ashgabat", "population": 746000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.01, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 0.98, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.89, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.77, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.98, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 24.6, "date": "2006" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 42, "global_rank": 89, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 35.5, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 42.7, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 28.1, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 58, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 70.1, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 67.1, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 73.3, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 158, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 2.08, "global_rank": 107, "date": "2016" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 2.1, "global_rank": 190, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 2.29, "date": "2014" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 4, "date": "2012" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 89.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 53.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 71.1, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 10.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 46.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 28.9, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2012" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 98.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 99.1, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 1.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 0.9, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2012" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 18.8, "global_rank": 125, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 9.2, "global_rank": 68, "date": "2006" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 3, "date": "2012" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 99.7, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 99.8, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 99.6, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 11, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 11, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 11, "units": "years" }, "date": "2014" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "none", "conventional_short_form": "Turkmenistan", "local_long_form": "none", "local_short_form": "Turkmenistan", "former": "Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic", "etymology": "the suffix \"-stan\" means \"place of\" or \"country,\" so Turkmenistan literally means the \"Land of the Turkmen [people]\"" }, "government_type": "presidential republic; authoritarian", "capital": { "name": "Ashgabat (Ashkhabad)", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 37, "minutes": 57, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 58, "minutes": 23, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 5, "note": "10 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "independence": { "date": "1991-10-27", "note": "from the Soviet Union" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "27 October", "original_year": "1991" } ], "constitution": { "history": "adopted 18 May 1992", "amendments": "proposed by the National Assembly; passage requires two-thirds majority vote of the total Assembly membership or absolute majority approval in a referendum; amended several times, last in 2008", "note": "in mid-2014, the president established a Constitutional Commission to initiate a process for developing constitutional reforms (2017)" }, "legal_system": "civil law system with Islamic law influences", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "non-party state to the ICCt" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Turkmenistan", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "yes", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "7 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Gurbanguly BERDIMUHAMEDOW (since 14 February 2007); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government", "head_of_government": "President Gurbanguly BERDIMUHAMEDOW (since 14 February 2007)", "cabinet": "Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the president", "elections_appointments": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 7-year term (no term limits); election last held on 12 February 2017 (next to be held in February 2024)", "election_results": "Gurbanguly BERDIMUHAMEDOW reelected president; percent of vote - Gurbanguly BERDIMUHAMEDOW 97.7%, other candidates 2.3%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral National Assembly or Mejlis (125 seats; members directly elected from single-seat constituencies by absolute majority vote; members serve 5-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 15 December 2013 (next to be held in December 2018), although interim elections are held on an ad hoc basis to fill vacant sets", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Democratic Party 47, Organization of Trade and Unions of Turkmenistan 33, Women's Union of Turkmenistan 16, Party of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs 14, Magtymguly Youth Organization 8, independents 7; note - all of these parties support President BERDIMUHAMIDOW" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court of Turkmenistan (consists of the court president and 21 associate judges and organized into civil, criminal, and military chambers)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "judges appointed by the president for 5-year terms", "subordinate_courts": "High Commercial Court; appellate courts; provincial, district, and city courts; military courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Agrarian Party of Turkmenistan", "name_alternative": "APT", "leaders": [ "Ovezmyrat ENERMYRADOV" ] }, { "name": "Democratic Party of Turkmenistan", "name_alternative": "DPT", "leaders": [ "Kasymguly BABAYEW" ] }, { "name": "Party of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs", "name_alternative": "PIE", "leaders": [ "Orazmammet MAMMEDOW" ] } ], "note": "a law authorizing the registration of political parties went into effect in January 2012; unofficial, small opposition movements exist abroad" }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "note": "none" }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ADB" }, { "organization": "CIS " }, { "organization": "has not ratified the 1993 CIS charter although it participates in meetings and held the chairmanship of the CIS in 2012", "note": "" }, { "organization": "EAPC" }, { "organization": "EBRD" }, { "organization": "ECO" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IDB" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "ISO ", "note": "correspondent" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OIC" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "OSCE" }, { "organization": "PFP" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Mered Bairamovich ORAZOW (since 14 February 2001)", "chancery": "2207 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 588-1500", "fax": "[1] (202) 588-0697" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Allan MUSTARD (since 20 January 2015)", "embassy": "No. 9 1984 Street (formerly Pushkin Street), Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 744000", "mailing_address": "7070 Ashgabat Place, Washington, DC 20521-7070", "telephone": "[993] (12) 94-00-45", "fax": "[993] (12) 94-26-14" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "green field with a vertical red stripe near the hoist side, containing five tribal guls (designs used in producing carpets) stacked above two crossed olive branches; five white stars and a white crescent moon appear in the upper corner of the field just to the fly side of the red stripe; the green color and crescent moon represent Islam; the five stars symbolize the regions or welayats of Turkmenistan; the guls reflect the national identity of Turkmenistan where carpet-making has long been a part of traditional nomadic life", "note": "the flag of Turkmenistan is the most intricate of all national flags" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "Akhal-Teke horse" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "green" }, { "color": "white" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Garassyz, Bitarap Turkmenistanyn\" (Independent, Neutral, Turkmenistan State Anthem)", "lyrics_music": "collective/Veli MUKHATOV", "note": "adopted 1997, lyrics revised in 2008, following the death of President Saparmurat NYYAZOW, to eliminate references to him", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/TX.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Turkmenistan is largely a desert country with intensive agriculture in irrigated oases and significant natural gas and oil resources. The two largest crops are cotton, most of which is produced for export, and wheat, which is domestically consumed. Although agriculture accounts for roughly 9% of GDP, it continues to employ nearly half of the country's workforce. Hydrocarbon exports (mainly natural gas) make up 25% of Turkmenistan’s GDP, the bulk of which is natural gas going to China. Ashgabat has explored two initiatives to bring gas to new markets: a trans-Caspian pipeline that would carry gas to Europe and the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India gas pipeline. Both face major financing and security hurdles and are unlikely to be completed soon.\n\nTurkmenistan’s autocratic governments under presidents NIYAZOW (1991-2006) and BERDIMUHAMEDOW (since 2007) have made little progress improving the business climate, privatizing state-owned industries, and combatting corruption, limiting economic development outside the energy sector. High energy prices in the mid-2000s allowed the government to undertake extensive development and social spending, including providing heavy utility subsidies.\n\nLow energy prices since mid-2014 are hampering Turkmenistan’s economic growth and reducing government revenues. The government has cut subsidies in several areas, and wage arrears have increased. In January 2014, the Central Bank of Turkmenistan devalued the manat by 19%, and downward pressure on the currency continues. There is a widening spread between the official exchange rate (3.49 TMM per US dollar) and the black market exchange rate (approximately 7 TMM per US dollar). Currency depreciation, corruption, isolationist policies, and limited spending on public services has resulted in a stagnate economy that is nearing crisis. Turkmenistan claims substantial foreign currency reserves, but non-transparent data limit international institutions’ ability to verify this information.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 94720000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 89950000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 84460000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 84, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 36570000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5.3, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 6.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 10.3, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 29 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 17300, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 16700, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 15900, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 95, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, 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"total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 7467000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 8198000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 105 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "machinery", "equipment", "chemicals", "foodstuffs" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Turkey", "percent": 25.1 }, { "name": "Russia", "percent": 12.3 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 11 }, { "name": "UAE", "percent": 9.1 }, { "name": "Kazakhstan", "percent": 5.2 }, { "name": "Germany", "percent": 4.6 }, { "name": "Iran", "percent": 4.5 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 10900000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 13620000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 72 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 502800000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 454700000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 178 }, "stock_of_direct_foreign_investment": { "at_home": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3061000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 3117000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 108 } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4.25, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3.5, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 3.5, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 2.85, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 2.85, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Turkmen manat (TMM) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "total_electrification": { "value": 100, "units": "%" }, "date": "2016" }, "production": { "kWh": 22300000000, "global_rank": 73, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 13000000000, "global_rank": 83, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 3200000000, "global_rank": 38, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 213, "date": "2013" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 4275000, "global_rank": 83, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 100, "global_rank": 32, "date": "2014" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 196, "date": "2014" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 209, "date": "2014" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 135, "date": "2014" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 243100, "global_rank": 36, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 70740, "global_rank": 40, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 140, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 600000000, "global_rank": 49, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 173200, "global_rank": 56, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 145000, "global_rank": 69, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 47830, "global_rank": 57, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 215, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 76000000000, "global_rank": 11, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 30200000000, "global_rank": 31, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 45790000000, "global_rank": 7, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 141, "date": "2014" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 7504000000000, "global_rank": 6, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 67000000, "global_rank": 52, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 648000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 12, "global_rank": 91, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 7842000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 150, "global_rank": 103, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "telecommunications network is gradually improving", "domestic": "Turkmentelekom, in cooperation with foreign partners, has installed high-speed fiber-optic lines and has upgraded most of the country's telephone exchanges and switching centers with new digital technology; combined fixed-line and mobile teledensity is about 160 per 100 persons; Russia's Mobile Telesystems, the only foreign mobile-cellular service provider in Turkmenistan, had its operating license suspended in December 2010 but was able to resume operations in September 2012; Turkmenistan's first telecommunication satellite was launched in 2015 and is expected to greatly improve connectivity in the country", "international": "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 (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "broadcast media is government controlled and censored; 7 state-owned TV and 4 state-owned radio networks; satellite dishes and programming provide an alternative to the state-run media; officials sometimes limit access to satellite TV by removing satellite dishes (2007)", "internet": { "country_code": ".tm", "users": { "total": 785000, "percent_of_population": 15, "global_rank": 133, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 1, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 23, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 2138389, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 0, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "EZ", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 26, "global_rank": 126, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 21, "over_3047_metres": 1, "2438_to_3047_metres": 9, "1524_to_2437_metres": 9, "914_to_1523_metres": 2, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 5, "1524_to_2437_metres": 1, "under_914_metres": 4, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 1, "date": "2013" } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "gas", "length": 7500, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil", "length": 1501, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 2980, "units": "km" }, "broad_gauge": { "length": 2980, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.520-m" }, "global_rank": 59, "date": "2014" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 58592, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 47577, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 11015, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 72, "date": "2002" }, "waterways": { "value": 1300, "units": "km", "note": "Amu Darya and Kara Kum canal are important inland waterways", "global_rank": 55, "date": "2011" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 11, "by_type": [ { "type": "cargo", "count": 4 }, { "type": "chemical tanker", "count": 1 }, { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 5 }, { "type": "refrigerated cargo", "count": 1 } ], "global_rank": 110, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Caspian Sea - Turkmenbasy" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "branches": { "by_name": [ "Turkmen Armed Forces", "Ground Forces", "Navy", "Air", "Air Defense Forces" ], "date": "2013" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18-27 years of age for compulsory male military service; 2-year conscript service obligation; 20 years of age for voluntary service; males may enroll in military schools from age 15", "date": "2015" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "cotton monoculture in Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan creates water-sharing difficulties for Amu Darya river states", "field demarcation of the boundaries with Kazakhstan commenced in 2005, but Caspian seabed delimitation remains stalled with Azerbaijan, Iran, and Kazakhstan due to Turkmenistan's indecision over how to allocate the sea's waters and seabed", "bilateral talks continue with Azerbaijan on dividing the seabed and contested oilfields in the middle of the Caspian" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "stateless_persons": { "people": 5744, "date": "2016" } }, "trafficking_in_persons": { "current_situation": "Turkmenistan is a source country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking; Turkmen who migrate abroad are forced to work in the textile, agriculture, construction, and domestic service industries, while women and girls may also be sex trafficked; in 2014, men surpassed women as victims; Turkey and Russia are primary trafficking destinations, followed by the Middle East, South and Central Asia, and other parts of Europe; Turkmen also experience forced labor domestically in the informal construction industry; participation in the cotton harvest is still mandatory for some public sector employees", "tier_rating": "Tier 2 Watch List – Turkmenistan does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; in 2014, Turkmenistan was granted a waiver from an otherwise required downgrade to Tier 3 because its government has a written plan that, if implemented, would constitute making significant efforts to bring itself into compliance with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; the government made some progress in its law enforcement efforts in 2014, convicting more offenders than in 2013; authorities did not make adequate efforts to identify and protect victims and did not fund international organizations or NGOs that offered protective services; some victims were punished for crimes as a result of being trafficked (2015)" }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "transit country for Afghan narcotics bound for Russian and Western European markets; transit point for heroin precursor chemicals bound for Afghanistan" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-01", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701102752/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/tx.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/tx.html" } }, "turks_and_caicos_islands": { "data": { "name": "Turks And Caicos Islands", "introduction": { "background": "The islands were part of the UK's Jamaican colony until 1962, when they assumed the status of a separate crown colony upon Jamaica's independence. The governor of The Bahamas oversaw affairs from 1965 to 1973. With Bahamian independence, the islands received a separate governor in 1973. Although independence was agreed upon for 1982, the policy was reversed and the islands remain a British overseas territory." }, "geography": { "location": "two island groups in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of The Bahamas, north of Haiti", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 21, "minutes": 45, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 71, "minutes": 35, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "Central America and the Caribbean", "area": { "total": { "value": 948, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 948, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 186, "comparative": "2.5 times the size of Washington, DC" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 0, "units": "km" } }, "coastline": { "value": 389, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_fishing_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "tropical; marine; moderated by trade winds; sunny and relatively dry", "terrain": "low, flat limestone; extensive marshes and mangrove swamps", "elevation": { "lowest_point": { "name": "Caribbean Sea", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Flamingo Hill", "elevation": { "value": 48, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "spiny lobster", "conch" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 1.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 1.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 36.2, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 62.7, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "eight of the thirty islands are inhabited; the island of Providenciales is the most populated, but the most densely populated is Grand Turk", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "frequent hurricanes", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "limited natural freshwater resources", "private cisterns collect rainwater" ] }, "note": "about 40 islands (eight inhabited)" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 51430, "global_rank": 211, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "none", "adjective": "none" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "black", "percent": 87.6 }, { "name": "white", "percent": 7.9 }, { "name": "mixed", "percent": 2.5 }, { "name": "East Indian", "percent": 1.3 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 0.7 } ], "date": "2006" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "English", "note": "official" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Protestant", "percent": 72.8, "breakdown": [ { "name": "Baptist", "percent": 35.8 }, { "name": "Church of God", "percent": 11.7 }, { "name": "Anglican", "percent": 10 }, { "name": "Methodist", "percent": 9.3 }, { "name": "Seventh-Day Adventist", "percent": 6 } ] }, { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 11.4 }, { "name": "Jehovah's Witnesses", "percent": 1.8 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 14 } ] }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 21.87, "males": 5732, "females": 5517 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 14.31, "males": 3628, "females": 3730 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 53.31, "males": 13861, "females": 13558 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 6.1, "males": 1696, "females": 1443 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 4.4, "males": 1018, "females": 1247 }, "date": "2016" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 32.9, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 33.2, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 32.5, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 92, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 2.23, "global_rank": 36, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 15.7, "global_rank": 123, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 3.2, "global_rank": 222, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": 9.7, "global_rank": 10, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "eight of the thirty islands are inhabited; the island of Providenciales is the most populated, but the most densely populated is Grand Turk", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 92.2, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 2.48, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Grand Turk", "population": 5000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2014" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 0.97, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.02, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 1.18, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.8, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 1.02, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 10.4, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 12.9, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 7.7, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 131, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 79.8, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 77.1, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 82.7, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 43, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.7, "global_rank": 173, "date": "2016" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 81.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 81.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 81.4, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 18.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 18.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 18.6, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2007" }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "note": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus", "date": "2016" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 3.3, "date": "2015" }, "note": "destination and transit point for illegal Haitian immigrants bound for the Turks and Caicos Islands, The Bahamas, and the US" }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "none", "conventional_short_form": "Turks and Caicos Islands", "abbreviation": "TCI", "etymology": "the Turks Islands are named after the Turk's cap cactus (native to the islands and appearing on the flag and coat of arms), while the Caicos Islands derive from the native term \"caya hico\" meaning \"string of islands\"" }, "government_type": "parliamentary democracy (House of Assembly); self-governing overseas territory of the UK", "capital": { "name": "Grand Turk (Cockburn Town)", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 21, "minutes": 28, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 71, "minutes": 8, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": -5, "note": "same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time" }, "daylight_saving_time": "+1hr, begins second Sunday in March; ends first Sunday in November" }, "independence": { "note": "overseas territory of the UK" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Birthday of Queen ELIZABETH II", "day": "usually celebrated the Monday after the second Saturday in June" } ], "constitution": { "history": "several previous; latest signed 7 August 2012, effective 15 October 2012 (Turks and Caicos Constitution Order 2011) (2016)" }, "legal_system": "mixed legal system of English common law and civil law", "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor John FREEMAN (since 17 October 2016)", "head_of_government": "Premier Rufus EWING (since 13 November 2012)", "cabinet": "Cabinet appointed by the governor from among members of the House of Assembly", "elections_appointments": "the monarch is hereditary; governor appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party is appointed premier by the governor" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral House of Assembly (19 seats; 15 members in multi-seat constituencies and a single all-islands constituency directly elected by simple majority vote, 1 member nominated by the premier and appointed by the governor, 1 nominated by the opposition party leader and appointed by the governor, and 2 from the Turks and Caicos Islands Civic Society directly appointed by the governor; members serve 4-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 9 November 2012 (next to be held in 2016)", "election_results": "percent of vote - NA; seats by party - PNP 8, PDM 7" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_resident_courts": "Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice and such number of other judges as determined by the governor); Court of Appeal (consists of the court president and 2 justices); note - appeals beyond the Supreme Court are referred to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Supreme Court and Appeals Court judges appointed by the governor in accordance with the Judicial Service Commission, a 3-member body of high level judicial officials; Supreme Court judges appointed until mandatory retirement at age 65, but can be extended to age 70; Appeals Court judge tenure determined by individual terms of appointment", "subordinate_courts": "magistrates' courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "People's Democratic Movement", "name_alternative": "PDM", "leaders": [ "Oswald SKIPPINGS" ] }, { "name": "People's Progressive Party" }, { "name": "Progressive National Party", "name_alternative": "PNP", "leaders": [ "Rufus EWING" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "NA" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "Caricom ", "note": "associate" }, { "organization": "CDB" }, { "organization": "Interpol ", "note": "subbureau" }, { "organization": "UPU" } ], "flag_description": { "description": "blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the colonial shield centered on the outer half of the flag; the shield is yellow and displays a conch shell, a spiny lobster, and Turk's cap cactus - three common elements of the islands' biota" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "conch shell" }, { "symbol": "Turk's cap cactus" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"This Land of Ours\"", "lyrics_music": "Conrad HOWELL", "note": "serves as a local anthem; as a territory of the UK, \"God Save the Queen\" is the official anthem (see United Kingdom)" } }, "economy": { "overview": "The Turks and Caicos economy is based on tourism, offshore financial services, and fishing. Most capital goods and food for domestic consumption are imported. The US is the leading source of tourists, accounting for more than three-quarters of the more than 1 million visitors that arrived in 2013. Three-quarters of the visitors came by ship. Major sources of government revenue also include fees from offshore financial activities and customs receipts.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 632000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2007" }, { "value": 568300000, "units": "USD", "date": "2006" } ], "global_rank": 210 }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 11.2, "units": "%", "date": "2007" } ], "global_rank": 1 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 29100, "units": "USD", "date": "2007" } ], "global_rank": 65 }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 49.2, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 20.4, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 26.7, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": -0.1, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 47.7, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -44, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 0.5, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 9.7, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 89.8, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "corn", "beans", "cassava", "manioc", "tapioca", "citrus fruits", "fish" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "tourism", "offshore financial services" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 3, "global_rank": 82, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 4848, "global_rank": 220, "date": "1990" }, "by_occupation": { "note": "about 33% in government and 20% in agriculture and fishing; significant numbers in tourism, financial, and other services" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 10, "units": "%", "date": "1997" } ], "global_rank": 124 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 225600000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 187200000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.2, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 119 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 24770000, "units": "USD", "date": "2008" } ], "global_rank": 208 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "lobster", "dried", "fresh conch", "conch shells" ] } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 591300000, "units": "USD", "date": "2008" } ], "global_rank": 190 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "food", "beverages", "tobacco", "clothing", "manufactures", "construction materials" ] } }, "exchange_rates": { "note": "the US dollar is used" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 5143, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 91, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 92, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 80, "units": "%" }, "date": "2012" }, "production": { "kWh": 200000000, "global_rank": 187, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 200000000, "global_rank": 189, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 203, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 207, "date": "2013" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 76000, "global_rank": 185, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 100, "global_rank": 30, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 189, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 206, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 131, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 198, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 196, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 134, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 0, "global_rank": 198, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 199, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 1340, "global_rank": 202, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 146, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 1328, "global_rank": 200, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 134, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 198, "date": "2013" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 191, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 135, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 198, "date": "2014-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 200000, "global_rank": 205, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "system": { "general_assessment": "fully digital system with international direct dialing", "domestic": "full range of services available; GSM wireless service available", "international": "country code - 1-649; the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1) fiber-optic telecommunications submarine cable provides connectivity to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and the US; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "no local terrestrial TV stations, broadcasts from the Bahamas can be received and multi-channel cable and satellite TV services are available; government-run radio network operates alongside private broadcasters with a total of about 15 stations (2007)", "internet": { "country_code": ".tc" } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 1, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 16, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "VQ-T", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 8, "global_rank": 162, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 6, "2438_to_3047_metres": 1, "1524_to_2437_metres": 3, "914_to_1523_metres": 1, "under_914_metres": 1, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 2, "under_914_metres": 2, "date": "2013" } } }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 121, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 24, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 97, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 213, "date": "2003" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Cockburn Harbour", "Grand Turk", "Providenciales" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "note": "defense is the responsibility of the UK" }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "have received Haitians fleeing economic and civil disorder" ], "illicit_drugs": { "note": "transshipment point for South American narcotics destined for the US and Europe" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-24", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624201113/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/tk.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/tk.html" } }, "tuvalu": { "data": { "name": "Tuvalu", "introduction": { "background": "In 1974, ethnic differences within the British colony of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands caused the Polynesians of the Ellice Islands to vote for separation from the Micronesians of the Gilbert Islands. The following year, the Ellice Islands became the separate British colony of Tuvalu. Independence was granted in 1978. In 2000, Tuvalu negotiated a contract leasing its Internet domain name \".tv\" for $50 million in royalties over a 12-year period. The agreement was subsequently renegotiated but details were not disclosed." }, "geography": { "location": "Oceania, island group consisting of nine coral atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, about half way from Hawaii to Australia", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 8, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 178, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Oceania", "area": { "total": { "value": 26, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 26, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 238, "comparative": "0.1 times the size of Washington, DC" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 0, "units": "km" } }, "coastline": { "value": 24, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "contiguous_zone": { "value": 24, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "tropical; moderated by easterly trade winds (March to November); westerly gales and heavy rain (November to March)", "terrain": "low-lying and narrow coral atolls", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 2, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Pacific Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "unnamed location", "elevation": { "value": 5, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "fish", "coconut", "copra" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 60, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 60, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 33.3, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 6.7, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "severe tropical storms are usually rare, but in 1997 there were three cyclones", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "low levels of islands make them sensitive to changes in sea level", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "since there are no streams or rivers and groundwater is not potable", "most water needs must be met by catchment systems with storage facilities", "beachhead erosion because of the use of sand for building materials", "excessive clearance of forest undergrowth for use as fuel", "damage to coral reefs from increasing ocean temperatures and acidification", "Tuvalu is concerned about global increases in greenhouse gas emissions and their effect on rising sea levels", "which threaten the country's underground water table", "in 2000", "the government appealed to Australia and New Zealand to take in Tuvaluans if rising sea levels should make evacuation necessary" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Law of the Sea", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Whaling" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "one of the smallest and most remote countries on Earth; six of the nine coral atolls - Nanumea, Nui, Vaitupu, Nukufetau, Funafuti, and Nukulaelae - have lagoons open to the ocean; Nanumaya and Niutao have landlocked lagoons; Niulakita does not have a lagoon" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 10959, "global_rank": 223, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Tuvaluan(s)", "adjective": "Tuvaluan" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Polynesian", "percent": 96 }, { "name": "Micronesian", "percent": 4 } ] }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Tuvaluan", "note": "official" }, { "name": "English", "note": "official" }, { "name": "Samoan" }, { "name": "Kiribati", "note": "on the island of Nui" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Protestant Seventh-Day Adventist", "percent": 1.4, "note": "Church of Tuvalu (Congregationalist; " }, { "name": "Baha'i", "percent": 1 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 0.6 } ] }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 29.32, "males": 1647, "females": 1566 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 19.76, "males": 1132, "females": 1033 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 36.5, "males": 1989, "females": 2011 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 8.66, "males": 387, "females": 562 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 5.77, "males": 255, "females": 377 }, "date": "2016" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 25.5, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 24.4, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 26.8, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 152, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 0.85, "global_rank": 128, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 23.8, "global_rank": 64, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 8.6, "global_rank": 77, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -6.8, "global_rank": 205, "date": "2016" }, "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 59.7, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 1.9, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Funafuti", "population": 6000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2014" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.1, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 0.99, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.69, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.69, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.98, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 23.5, "date": "2007" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 29.9, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 32.5, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 27.2, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 65, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 66.5, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 64.3, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 68.8, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 173, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 2.98, "global_rank": 57, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 30.5, "units": "%", "date": "2007" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 16.5, "global_rank": 4, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 1.22, "date": "2009" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 98.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 97, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 97.7, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 1.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 3, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 2.3, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 86.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 80.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 83.3, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 13.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 19.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 16.7, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2012" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 39.6, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 1.6, "global_rank": 126, "date": "2007" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "none", "conventional_short_form": "Tuvalu", "local_long_form": "none", "local_short_form": "Tuvalu", "former": "Ellice Islands", "etymology": "\"tuvalu\" means \"group of eight\" or \"eight standing together\" referring to the country's eight traditionally inhabited islands" }, "government_type": "parliamentary democracy (House of Assembly) under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm", "capital": { "name": "Funafuti; note - the capital is an atoll of some 29 islets; administrative offices are in Vaiaku Village on Fongafale Islet", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 8, "minutes": 31, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 179, "minutes": 13, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 12, "note": "17 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "administrative_divisions": [ { "name": "Funafuti", "type": "town council" }, { "name": "Nanumaga", "type": "island council" }, { "name": "Nanumea", "type": "island council" }, { "name": "Niutao", "type": "island council" }, { "name": "Nui", "type": "island council" }, { "name": "Nukufetau", "type": "island council" }, { "name": "Nukulaelae", "type": "island council" }, { "name": "Vaitupu", "type": "island council" } ], "independence": { "date": "1978-10-01", "note": "from the UK" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "1 October", "original_year": "1978" } ], "constitution": { "history": "previous 1978 (at independence); latest effective 1 October 1986; amended 2007, 2010, 2013 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "mixed legal system of English common law and local customary law", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "non-party state to the ICCt" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "yes", "citizenship_by_descent": "yes; for a child born abroad, at least one parent must be a citizen of Tuvalu", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "yes", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "na" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Iakoba TAEIA Italeli (since 16 April 2010)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Enele SOPOAGA (since 5 August 2013)", "cabinet": "Cabinet appointed by the governor general on recommendation of the prime minister", "elections_appointments": "the monarchy is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch on recommendation of the prime minister; prime minister and deputy prime minister elected by and from members of House of Assembly following parliamentary elections", "election_results": "Enele SOPOAGA elected prime minister by House of Assembly; House of Assembly vote count on 4 August 2013 - 8 to 5; note - Willie TELAVI removed as prime minister by the governor general on 1 August 2013" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral House of Assembly or Fale I Fono (15 seats; members directly elected in single- and multi-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 4-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 31 March 2015 (next to be held in 2019)", "election_results": "percent of vote - NA; seats - independent 15; 12 members reelected" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Court of Appeal (consists of the chief justice and not less than 3 appeals judges); High Court (consists of the chief justice); appeals beyond the Court of Appeal are heard by the the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Appeal Court judges appointed by the governor general on the advice of the Cabinet; judges' tenure based on terms of appointment; High Court chief justice appointed by the governor general on the advice of the Cabinet; chief justice appointed for life; other judges appointed by the governor general on the advice of the Cabinet after consultation with chief justice; tenure of judges set by terms of appointment", "subordinate_courts": "magistrates' courts; island courts; land courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "note": "there are no political parties but members of parliament usually align themselves in informal groupings" }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "note": "none" }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ACP" }, { "organization": "ADB" }, { "organization": "AOSIS" }, { "organization": "C" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFRCS ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "PIF" }, { "organization": "Sparteca" }, { "organization": "SPC" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Aunese Makoi SIMATI (since 11 January 2013)", "chancery": "note - Tuvalu does not have an embassy in Washington, D.C.; UN office located at 800 2nd Avenue, Suite 400D, New York, NY 10017", "telephone": "[1] (212) 490-0534", "fax": "[1] (212) 937-0692" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "light blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant; the outer half of the flag represents a map of the country with nine yellow, five-pointed stars on a blue field symbolizing the nine atolls in the ocean" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "maneapa ", "note": "native meeting house" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "light blue" }, { "color": "yellow" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Tuvalu mo te Atua\" (Tuvalu for the Almighty)", "lyrics_music": "Afaese MANOA", "note": "adopted 1978; the anthem's name is also the nation's motto" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Tuvalu consists of a densely populated, scattered group of nine coral atolls with poor soil. Only eight of the atolls are inhabited. It is one of the smallest countries in the world, with its highest point at 4.6 meters above sea level. The country is isolated, almost entirely dependent on imports, particularly of food and fuel, and vulnerable to climate change and rising sea levels, which pose significant challenges to development.\n\nThe public sector dominates economic activity. Tuvalu has few natural resources, except for its fisheries. Earnings from fish exports and fishing licenses for Tuvalu’s territorial waters are a significant source of government revenue. In 2013, revenue from fishing licenses doubled and totaled more than 45% of GDP.\n\nOfficial aid from foreign development partners has also increased. Tuvalu has substantial assets abroad. The Tuvalu Trust Fund, an international trust fund established in 1987 by development partners, has grown to $104 million (A$141 million) in 2014 and is an important cushion for meeting shortfalls in the government's budget. While remittances are another substantial source of income, the value of remittances has declined since the 2008-2009 global financial crisis, but has stabilized at nearly $4 million per year. The financial impact of climate change and the cost of climate related adaptation projects is one of many concerns for the nation.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 39000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 37520000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 36550000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 226, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 32000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2.6, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 2.2, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 56 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3500, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3400, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 3300, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 182, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 24.5, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 5.6, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 70, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2012" } } }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "coconuts", "fish" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "fishing" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": -26.1, "global_rank": 201, "date": "2012" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 3615, "global_rank": 223, "date": "2004" }, "by_occupation": { "note": "people make a living mainly through exploitation of the sea, reefs, and atolls and through overseas remittances (mostly from workers in the phosphate industry and sailors)" } }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 26.3, "units": "%", "date": "2010" }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 42680000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 32460000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2012" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 133.4, "global_rank": 2, "date": 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"https://web.archive.org/web/20170703000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/tv.html" } }, "uganda": { "data": { "name": "Uganda", "introduction": { "background": "The colonial boundaries created by Britain to delimit Uganda grouped together a wide range of ethnic groups with different political systems and cultures. These differences complicated the establishment of a working political community after independence was achieved in 1962. The dictatorial regime of Idi AMIN (1971-79) was responsible for the deaths of some 300,000 opponents; guerrilla war and human rights abuses under Milton OBOTE (1980-85) claimed at least another 100,000 lives. The rule of Yoweri MUSEVENI since 1986 has brought relative stability and economic growth to Uganda. A constitutional referendum in 2005 cancelled a 19-year ban on multi-party politics and lifted presidential term limits." }, "geography": { "location": "East-Central Africa, west of Kenya, east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 1, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 32, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Africa", "area": { "total": { "value": 241038, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 197100, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 43938, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 81, "comparative": "slightly more than two times the size of Pennsylvania; slightly smaller than Oregon" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 2729, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Democratic Republic of the Congo", "border_length": { "value": 877, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Kenya", "border_length": { "value": 814, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Rwanda", "border_length": { "value": 172, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "South Sudan", "border_length": { "value": 475, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Tanzania", "border_length": { "value": 391, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 0, "units": "km", "note": "landlocked" }, "climate": "tropical; generally rainy with two dry seasons (December to February, June to August); semiarid in northeast", "terrain": "mostly plateau with rim of mountains", "elevation": { "lowest_point": { "name": "Lake Albert", "elevation": { "value": 621, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Margherita Peak on Mount Stanley", "elevation": { "value": 5110, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "copper", "cobalt", "hydropower", "limestone", "salt", "arable land", "gold" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 71.2, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 34.3, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 11.3, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 25.6, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 14.5, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 14.3, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 140, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "NA", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "draining of wetlands for agricultural use", "deforestation", "overgrazing", "soil erosion", "water hyacinth infestation in Lake Victoria", "widespread poaching" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Marine Life Conservation", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Wetlands" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [ "Environmental Modification" ] } }, "note": "landlocked; fertile, well-watered country with many lakes and rivers" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 38319241, "global_rank": 36, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Ugandan(s)", "adjective": "Ugandan" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Baganda", "percent": 16.5 }, { "name": "Banyankole", "percent": 9.6 }, { "name": "Basoga", "percent": 8.8 }, { "name": "Bakiga", "percent": 7.1 }, { "name": "Iteso", "percent": 7 }, { "name": "Langi", "percent": 6.3 }, { "name": "Bagisu", "percent": 4.9 }, { "name": "Acholi", "percent": 4.4 }, { "name": "Lugbara", "percent": 3.3 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 32.1 } ], "date": "2014" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "English", "note": "official national language, taught in grade schools, used in courts of law and by most newspapers and some radio broadcasts" }, { "name": "Ganda or Luganda", "note": "most widely used of the Niger-Congo languages, preferred for native language publications in the capital and may be taught in school" }, { "name": "other Niger-Congo languages" }, { "name": "Nilo-Saharan languages" }, { "name": "Swahili" }, { "name": "Arabic" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Protestant", "percent": 45.1, "breakdown": [ { "name": "Anglican", "percent": 32 }, { "name": "Pentecostal/Born Again/Evangelical", "percent": 11.1 }, { "name": "Seventh Day Adventist", "percent": 1.7 }, { "name": "Baptist .3%" } ] }, { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 39.3 }, { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 13.7 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 1.6 }, { "name": "none", "percent": 0.2 } ], "date": "2014" }, "demographic_profile": "Uganda has one of the youngest and most rapidly growing populations in the world; its total fertility rate is among the world’s highest at 5.8 children per woman. Except in urban areas, actual fertility exceeds women’s desired fertility by one or two children, which is indicative of the widespread unmet need for contraception, lack of government support for family planning, and a cultural preference for large families. High numbers of births, short birth intervals, and the early age of childbearing contribute to Uganda’s high maternal mortality rate. Gender inequities also make fertility reduction difficult; women on average are less-educated, participate less in paid employment, and often have little say in decisions over childbearing and their own reproductive health. However, even if the birth rate were significantly reduced, Uganda’s large pool of women entering reproductive age ensures rapid population growth for decades to come.\nUnchecked, population increase will further strain the availability of arable land and natural resources and overwhelm the country’s limited means for providing food, employment, education, health care, housing, and basic services. The country’s north and northeast lag even further behind developmentally than the rest of the country as a result of long-term conflict (the Ugandan Bush War 1981-1986 and more than 20 years of fighting between the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) and Ugandan Government forces), ongoing inter-communal violence, and periodic natural disasters.\nUganda has been both a source of refugees and migrants and a host country for refugees. In 1972, then President Idi AMIN, in his drive to return Uganda to Ugandans, expelled the South Asian population that composed a large share of the country’s businesspeople and bankers. Since the 1970s, thousands of Ugandans have emigrated, mainly to southern Africa or the West, for security reasons, to escape poverty, to search for jobs, and for access to natural resources. The emigration of Ugandan doctors and nurses due to low wages is a particular concern given the country’s shortage of skilled health care workers. Africans escaping conflicts in neighboring states have found refuge in Uganda since the 1950s; the country currently struggles to host tens of thousands from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, and other nearby countries.", "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 48.26, "males": 9223926, "females": 9268714 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 21.13, "males": 4010464, "females": 4087350 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 26.1, "males": 5005264, "females": 4997907 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 2.5, "males": 460000, "females": 496399 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 2.01, "males": 337787, "females": 431430 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 102.3, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 97.3, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 5, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 19.9, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 15.7, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 15.6, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 15.8, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 228, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 3.22, "global_rank": 5, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 43.4, "global_rank": 3, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 10.4, "global_rank": 36, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -0.7, "global_rank": 135, "date": "2016" }, "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 16.1, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 5.43, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Kampala", "population": 1936000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 0.98, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1, "units": 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"contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 34.3, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 7.2, "global_rank": 58, "date": "2014" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 0.5, "date": "2010" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 95.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 75.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 79, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 4.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 24.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 21, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 28.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 17.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 19.1, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 71.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 82.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 80.9, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 7.07, "global_rank": 10, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 1461700, "global_rank": 7, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 28200, "global_rank": 10, "date": "2015" } }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "degree_of_risk": "very high", "food_or_waterborne_diseases": [ "bacterial diarrhea", "hepatitis A", "hepatitis E", "typhoid fever" ], "vectorborne_diseases": [ "malaria", "dengue fever", "trypanosomiasis-Gambiense (African sleeping sickness)" ], "water_contact_diseases": [ "schistosomiasis" ], "animal_contact_diseases": [ "rabies" ], "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 3.9, "global_rank": 167, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 14.1, "global_rank": 51, "date": "2011" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 1.7, "global_rank": 131, "date": "2014" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 78.4, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 85.3, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 71.5, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 10, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 10, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 10, "units": "years" }, "date": "2011" }, "child_labor": { "total_number": 117266, "percentage": { "value": 25, "units": "%" }, "note": "data represent children ages 5-17", "date": "2010" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 2.6, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 2, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 3.2, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 125, "date": "2013" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Republic of Uganda", "conventional_short_form": "Uganda", "etymology": "from the Swahili \"Buganda,\" adopted by the British as the name for their East African colony in 1894; Buganda had been a powerful East African state during the 18th and 19th centuries" }, "government_type": "presidential republic", "capital": { "name": "Kampala", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 0, "minutes": 19, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 32, "minutes": 33, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 3, "note": "8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "independence": { "date": "1962-10-09", "note": "from the UK" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "9 October", "original_year": "1962" } ], "constitution": { "history": "several previous; latest adopted 27 September 1995, promulgated 8 October 1995; amended many times, last in 2015 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "mixed legal system of English common law and customary law", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent or grandparent must be a native-born citizen of Uganda", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "yes", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "an aggregate of 20 years and continuously for the last 2 years prior to applying for citizenship" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI (since seizing power on 26 January 1986); Vice President Edward SSEKANDI (since 24 May 2011); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government", "head_of_government": "President Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI (since seizing power on 26 January 1986); Vice President Edward SSEKANDI (since 24 May 2011); Prime Minister Ruhakana RUGUNDA (since 19 September 2014); First Deputy Prime Minister Moses ALI (since 6 June 2016); Second Deputy Prime Minister Kirunda KIVEJINJA (since 6 June 2016))", "cabinet": "Cabinet appointed by the president from among elected members of the National Assembly or persons who qualify to be elected as members of the National Assembly", "elections_appointments": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (no term limit); election last held on 18 February 2016 (next to be held in February 2021)", "election_results": "Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI reelected president; percent of vote - Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI (NRM) 60.6%, Kizza BESIGYE (FDC) 35.6%, other 3.8%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral National Assembly or Parliament (427 seats; 290 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote, 112 for women directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote, and 25 \"representatives\" reserved for special interest groups - army 10, disabled 5, youth 5, labor 5; there are 13 ex-officio members appointed by the president; members serve 5-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 18 February 2016 (next to be held in February 2021)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court of Uganda (consists of the chief justice and at least 10 justices)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "justices appointed by the president of the republic in consultation with the Judicial Service Commission (a 9-member independent advisory body) and approved by the National Assembly; justices serve until mandatory retirement at age 70", "subordinate_courts": "Court of Appeal (also sits as the Constitutional Court); High Court (includes 12 High Court Circuits and 8 High Court Divisions); Industrial Court; Chief Magistrate Grade One and Grade Two Courts throughout the country; qadhis courts ; local council courts; family and children courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Conservative Party", "name_alternative": "CP", "leaders": [ "Ken LUKYAMUZI" ] }, { "name": "Democratic Party", "name_alternative": "DP", "leaders": [ "Norbert MAO" ] }, { "name": "Forum for Democratic Change", "name_alternative": "FDC", "leaders": [ "Mugisha MUNTU" ] }, { "name": "Justice Forum", "name_alternative": "JEEMA", "leaders": [ "Asuman BASALIRWA" ] }, { "name": "National Resistance Movement", "name_alternative": "NRM", "leaders": [ "Yoweri MUSEVENI" ] }, { "name": "Uganda People's Congress", "name_alternative": "UPC", "leaders": [ "James AKENA" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "National Association of Women Organizations in Uganda", "name_alternative": "NAWOU", "leaders": [ "Florence NEKYON" ] }, { "name": "Parliamentary Advocacy Forum", "name_alternative": "PAFO" }, { "name": "Ugandan Coalition for Political Accountability to Women", "name_alternative": "COPAW" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ACP" }, { "organization": "AfDB" }, { "organization": "AU" }, { "organization": "C" }, { "organization": "COMESA" }, { "organization": "EAC" }, { "organization": "EADB" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IDB" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IGAD" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO ", "note": "correspondent" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OIC" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNOCI" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Oliver WONEKHA (since 6 June 2013)", "chancery": "5911 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20011", "telephone": "[1] (202) 726-7100 through 7102, 0416", "fax": "[1] (202) 726-1727" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambsssador Deborah R. MALAC (since 27 February 2016)", "embassy": "1577 Ggaba Road, Kampala", "mailing_address": "P.O. Box 7007, Kampala", "telephone": "[256] (414) 259 791 through 93, 95", "fax": "[256] (414) 259-794" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "six equal horizontal bands of black (top), yellow, red, black, yellow, and red; a white disk is superimposed at the center and depicts a grey crowned crane (the national symbol) facing the hoist side; black symbolizes the African people, yellow sunshine and vitality, red African brotherhood; the crane was the military badge of Ugandan soldiers under the UK" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "grey crowned crane" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "black" }, { "color": "yellow" }, { "color": "red" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Oh Uganda, Land of Beauty!\"", "lyrics_music": "George Wilberforce KAKOMOA", "note": "adopted 1962" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Uganda has substantial natural resources, including fertile soils, regular rainfall, small deposits of copper, gold, and other minerals, and recently discovered oil. Agriculture is the most important sector of the economy, employing more than one-third of the work force. Coffee accounts for the bulk of export revenues. Uganda’s economy remains predominantly agricultural with a small industrial sector that is dependent on imported inputs like oil and equipment. Overall productivity is hampered by a number of supply-side constraints, including underinvestment in an agricultural sector that continues to rely on rudimentary technology. Industrial growth is impeded by high-costs due to poor infrastructure, low levels of private investment, and the depreciation of the Ugandan shilling.\n\nSince 1986, the government - with the support of foreign countries and international agencies - has acted to rehabilitate and stabilize the economy by undertaking currency reform, raising producer prices on export crops, increasing prices of petroleum products, and improving civil service wages. The policy changes were especially aimed at dampening inflation while encouraging foreign investment to boost production and export earnings. Since 1990, economic reforms ushered in an era of solid economic growth based on continued investment in infrastructure, improved incentives for production and exports, lower inflation, and better domestic security.\n\nThe global economic downturn in 2008 hurt Uganda's exports; however, Uganda's GDP growth has largely recovered due to past reforms and a rapidly growing urban consumer population. Oil revenues and taxes are expected to become a larger source of government funding as production starts in the next five to 10 years. However, lower oil prices since 2014 and protracted negotiations and legal disputes between the Ugandan government and oil companies may prove a stumbling block to further exploration and development.\n\nUganda faces many economic challenges. Instability in South Sudan has led to a sharp increase in Sudanese refugees and is disrupting Uganda's main export market. High energy costs, inadequate transportation and energy infrastructure, insufficient budgetary discipline, and corruption inhibit economic development and investor confidence. During 2015 and 2016, the Uganda shilling depreciated 50% against the dollar.\n\nThe budget is dominated by energy and road infrastructure spending, while relying on donor support for long-term drivers of growth, including agriculture, health, and education. The largest infrastructure projects are externally financed through low-interest concessional loans. As a result, debt servicing for these loans is expected to rise.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 84930000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 80920000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 77210000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 92, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 25610000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4.9, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 4.8, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 4.9, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 38 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2100, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 2000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 203, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 73.7, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 9.7, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 24.6, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 0.2, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 20.5, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -28.7, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 24.5, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 21, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 54.4, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 16.9, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 15.3, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 17.7, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 108 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "coffee", "tea", "cotton", "tobacco", "cassava", "manioc", "tapioca", "potatoes", "corn", "millet", "pulses", "cut flowers", "beef", "goat meat", "milk", "poultry", "fish" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "sugar", "brewing", "tobacco", "cotton textiles", "cement", "steel production" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 5, "global_rank": 33, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 19030000, "global_rank": 32, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 71.9, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 4.4, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 23.7, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2013" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 9.4, "units": "%", "date": "2013" } ] }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 19.7, "units": "%", "date": "2013" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 2.4, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 36.1, "units": "%" }, "date": "2009" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 39.5, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 45.7, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2002" } ], "global_rank": 65 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 3748000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 5410000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 14.6, "global_rank": 191, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -6.5, "global_rank": 180, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 36.9, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 29.6, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 129 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 July", "end": "30 June" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5.6, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 4, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 180 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 14, "units": "%", "date": "2014-12-01" }, { "value": 17, "units": "%", "date": "2016-03-30" } ], "global_rank": 12 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 22.6, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 22.6, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 13 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2045999999.9999998, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 2043000000.0000002, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 131 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4261999999.9999995, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" }, { "value": 3705000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 136 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4287000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 3973000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 128 }, "market_value_of_publicly_traded_shares": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 7294000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2012-12-31" }, { "value": 7727000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2011-12-31" }, { "value": 1788000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2011-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 77 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -1544000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -1669000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 143 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2723000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2667000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 130 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "coffee", "fish", "fish products", "tea", "cotton", "flowers", "horticultural products", "gold" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Rwanda", "percent": 10.8 }, { "name": "UAE", "percent": 9.9 }, { "name": "Democratic Republic of the Congo", "percent": 9.8 }, { "name": "Kenya", "percent": 9.8 }, { "name": "Italy", "percent": 5.8 }, { "name": "Netherlands", "percent": 4.9 }, { "name": "Germany", "percent": 4.8 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 4.1 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4677000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 4911000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 125 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "capital equipment", "vehicles", "petroleum", "medical supplies", "cereals" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Kenya", "percent": 16.5 }, { "name": "UAE", "percent": 15.6 }, { "name": "India", "percent": 13.5 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 13.1 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2851000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 2909000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 107, "note": "excludes gold" }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6241000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 5649000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 127 }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3427, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3234.1, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 3234.1, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 2599.8, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 2505.6, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Ugandan shillings (UGX) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 32100000, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 15, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 55, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 7, "units": "%" }, "date": "2013" }, "production": { "kWh": 3000000000, "global_rank": 132, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 2700000000, "global_rank": 137, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 100000000, "global_rank": 76, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "kWh": 50000000, "global_rank": 106, "date": "2014" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 711400, "global_rank": 135, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 21, "global_rank": 194, "date": "2011" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 198, "date": "2011" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 59.9, "global_rank": 37, "date": "2014" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 19.2, "global_rank": 16, "date": "2014" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 204, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 203, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 142, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 2500000000, "global_rank": 34 } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 206, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 27000, "global_rank": 124, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 148, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 26290, "global_rank": 105, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 140, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 204, "date": "2013" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 199, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 143, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 14160000000, "global_rank": 78, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 2700000, "global_rank": 144, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 328811, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 1, "global_rank": 114, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 20220000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 54, "global_rank": 57, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "mobile cellular service is increasing rapidly, but the number of main lines is still deficient; work underway on a national backbone information and communications technology infrastructure; international phone networks and Internet connectivity provided through satellite and fiber-optic cables through Kenya and the Indian Ocean", "domestic": "intercity traffic by wire, microwave radio relay, and radiotelephone communication stations, fixed-line and mobile-cellular systems for short-range traffic; mobile-cellular teledensity about 55 per 100 persons", "international": "country code - 256; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) and 1 Inmarsat; analog and digital links to Kenya and Tanzania (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "public broadcaster, Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC), operates radio and TV networks; Uganda first began licensing privately owned stations in the 1990s; by 2007, there were nearly 150 radio and 35 TV stations, mostly based in and around Kampala; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters are available in Kampala (2007)", "internet": { "country_code": ".ug", "users": { "total": 7131000, "percent_of_population": 19.2, "global_rank": 57, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 1, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 1, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 41812, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 23472, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "5X", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 47, "global_rank": 93, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 5, "over_3047_metres": 3, "1524_to_2437_metres": 1, "914_to_1523_metres": 1, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 42, "over_3047_metres": 1, "1524_to_2437_metres": 8, "914_to_1523_metres": 26, "under_914_metres": 7, "date": "2013" } } }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 1244, "units": "km" }, "narrow_gauge": { "length": 1244, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.000-m" }, "global_rank": 84, "date": "2014" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 20000, "units": "km", "note": "excludes local roads" }, "paved": { "value": 3264, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 16736, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 109, "date": "2011" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "lake_ports": [ "Entebbe", "Jinja", "Port Bell (Lake Victoria)" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.2, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.2, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1.2, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 1.47, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 3.22, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 67 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Uganda People's Defense Force (UPDF)", "Land Forces (includes Marine Unit)", "Uganda Air Force" ], "date": "2013" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18-26 years of age for voluntary military duty; 18-30 years of age for professionals; no conscription; 9-year service obligation; the government has stated that while recruitment under 18 years of age could occur with proper consent, \"no person under the apparent age of 18 years shall be enrolled in the armed forces\"; Ugandan citizenship and secondary education required", "date": "2012" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "Uganda is subject to armed fighting among hostile ethnic groups, rebels, armed gangs, militias, and various government forces that extend across its borders", "Ugandan refugees as well as members of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) seek shelter in southern Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Garamba National Park", "LRA forces have also attacked Kenyan villages across the border" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "refugees": { "by_country": [ { "people": 950562, "country_of_origin": "South Sudan; refugees and asylum seekers; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Burundi; Somalia; refugees and asylum seekers; Rwanda; refugees and asylum seekers" } ], "date": "2017" }, "internally_displaced_persons": { "people": 53000, "note": "displaced in northern Uganda because of fighting between government forces and the Lord's Resistance Army; as of 2011, most of the 1.8 million people displaced to IDP camps at the height of the conflict had returned home or resettled, but many had not found durable solutions; intercommunal violence and cattle raids", "date": "2016" } } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-24", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624100425/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ug.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ug.html" } }, "ukraine": { "data": { "name": "Ukraine", "introduction": { "background": "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.\nA 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, and the president's abrupt departure for Russia. New elections in the spring allowed pro-West president Petro POROSHENKO to assume office on 7 June 2014.\nShortly after YANUKOVYCH's departure in late February 2014, Russian President PUTIN ordered the invasion of Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula 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 purported annexation of Crimea, 100 members of the UN passed UNGA resolution 68/262, rejecting the \"referendum\" as baseless and invalid and confiming the sovereignty, political independence, unity, and territorial integrity of Ukraine. Russia also continues to supply separatists in two of Ukraine's eastern provinces with manpower, funding, and materiel resulting in an armed conflict with the Ukrainian Government. Representatives from Ukraine, Russia, and the unrecognized separatist republics signed the Minsk Protocol and Memorandum in September 2014 to end the conflict. However, this agreement failed to stop the fighting. 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, and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe also meet regularly to facilitate implementation of the peace deal. More than 33,000 civilians have been killed or wounded in the fighting resulting from Russian aggression in eastern Ukraine." }, "geography": { "location": "Eastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Poland, Romania, and Moldova in the west and Russia in the east", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 49, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 32, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Asia, Europe", "area": { "total": { "value": 603550, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 579330, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 24220, "units": "sq km" }, "note": "approximately 43,133 sq km, or about 7.1% of Ukraine's area, is Russian occupied", "global_rank": 46, "comparative": "almost four times the size of Georgia; slightly smaller than Texas" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 5618, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Belarus", "border_length": { "value": 1111, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Hungary", "border_length": { "value": 128, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Moldova", "border_length": { "value": 1202, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Poland", "border_length": { "value": 535, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Romania", "border_length": { "value": 601, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Russia", "border_length": { "value": 1944, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Slovakia", "border_length": { "value": 97, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 2782, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" }, "continental_shelf": { "value": 200, "units": "m", "note": "or to the depth of exploitation" } }, "climate": "temperate continental; Mediterranean only on the southern Crimean coast; precipitation disproportionately distributed, highest in west and north, lesser in east and southeast; winters vary from cool along the Black Sea to cold farther inland; warm summers across the greater part of the country, hot in the south", "terrain": "mostly fertile plains (steppes) and plateaus, with mountains found only in the west (the Carpathians) or in the extreme south of the Crimean Peninsula", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 175, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Black Sea", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Hora Hoverla", "elevation": { "value": 2061, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "iron ore", "coal", "manganese", "natural gas", "oil", "salt", "sulfur", "graphite", "titanium", "magnesium", "kaolin", "nickel", "mercury", "timber", "arable land" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 71.2, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 56.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 1.5, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 13.6, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 16.8, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 12, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 21670, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "densest settlement in the eastern (Donbas) and western regions; noteable concentrations in and around major urban areas of Kyiv, Kharkiv, Donets'k, Dnipropetrovs'k, and Odesa", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "NA", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "inadequate supplies of potable water", "air and water pollution", "deforestation", "radiation contamination in the northeast from 1986 accident at Chornobyl' Nuclear Power Plant" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Air Pollution", "Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides", "Air Pollution-Sulfur 85", "Antarctic-Environmental Protocol", "Antarctic-Marine Living Resources", "Antarctic Treaty", "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Environmental Modification", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Marine Dumping", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Wetlands" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [ "Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants", "Air Pollution-Sulfur 94", "Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds" ] } }, "note": "strategic position at the crossroads between Europe and Asia; second-largest country in Europe after Russia" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 44209733, "global_rank": 32, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Ukrainian(s)", "adjective": "Ukrainian" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Ukrainian", "percent": 77.8 }, { "name": "Russian", "percent": 17.3 }, { "name": "Belarusian", "percent": 0.6 }, { "name": "Moldovan", "percent": 0.5 }, { "name": "Crimean Tatar", "percent": 0.5 }, { "name": "Bulgarian", "percent": 0.4 }, { "name": "Hungarian", "percent": 0.3 }, { "name": "Romanian", "percent": 0.3 }, { "name": "Polish", "percent": 0.3 }, { "name": "Jewish", "percent": 0.2 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 1.8 } ], "date": "2001" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Ukrainian", "percent": 67.5, "note": "official" }, { "name": "Russian", "percent": 29.6, "note": "regional language" }, { "name": "other", "percent": 2.9, "note": "includes small Crimean Tatar-, Moldavian-, and Hungarian-speaking minorities" } ], "note": "2012 legislation enables a language spoken by at least 10% of an oblast's population to be given the status of \"regional language,\" allowing for its use in courts, schools, and other government institutions; Ukrainian remains the country's only official nationwide language", "date": "2001" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Orthodox , Ukrainian Orthodox - Kyiv Patriarchate , Ukrainian Orthodox - Moscow Patriarchate", "note": "includes Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox (UAOC; UOC-KP; UOC-MP; " }, { "name": "Ukrainian Greek Catholic" }, { "name": "Roman Catholic" }, { "name": "Protestant" }, { "name": "Muslim" }, { "name": "Jewish" } ], "note": "Ukraine's population is overwhelmingly Christian; the vast majority - up to two-thirds - identify themselves as Orthodox, but many do not specify a particular branch; the UOC-KP and the UOC-MP each represent less than a quarter of the country's population, the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church accounts for 8-10%, and the UAOC accounts for 1-2%; Muslim and Jewish adherents each compose less than 1% of the total population (2013 est.)" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 15.51, "males": 3528821, "females": 3326405 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 10.3, "males": 2334454, "females": 2218718 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 44.47, "males": 9639404, "females": 10020385 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 13.68, "males": 2587898, "females": 3458016 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 16.05, "males": 2375904, "females": 4719728 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 43.3, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 21.4, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 21.9, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 4.6, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 40.4, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 37.2, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 43.5, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 45, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": -0.39, "global_rank": 223, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 10.5, "global_rank": 186, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 14.4, "global_rank": 4, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": 0, "global_rank": 99, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "densest settlement in the eastern (Donbas) and western regions; noteable concentrations in and around major urban areas of Kyiv, Kharkiv, Donets'k, Dnipropetrovs'k, and Odesa", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 69.7, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": -0.33, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Kyiv", "population": 2942000, "is_capital": true }, { "place": "Kharkiv", "population": 1441000 }, { "place": "Odesa", "population": 1010000 }, { "place": "Dnipropetrovsk", "population": 957000 }, { "place": "Donetsk", "population": 934000 }, { "place": "Zaporizhzhya", "population": 753000 } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 0.96, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.75, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.5, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.86, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 25, "date": "2013" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 24, "global_rank": 121, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 8, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 8.9, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 7, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 154, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 71.8, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 67.1, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 76.9, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 149, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.54, "global_rank": 192, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 65.4, "units": "%", "date": "2012" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 7.1, "global_rank": 66, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 3, "date": "2014" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 9, "date": "2012" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 95.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 97.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 96.2, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 4.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 2.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 3.8, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 97.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 92.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 95.9, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 2.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 7.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 4.1, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 0.86, "global_rank": 51, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 219000, "global_rank": 28, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 7900, "global_rank": 18, "date": "2015" } }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 21.7, "global_rank": 89, "date": "2014" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 6, "global_rank": 35, "date": "2014" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 99.8, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 99.8, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 99.7, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 15, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 15, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 16, "units": "years" }, "date": "2014" }, "child_labor": { "total_number": 356213, "percentage": { "value": 7, "units": "%" }, "date": "2005" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 23.1, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 23.7, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 22.4, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 67, "date": "2014" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "none", "conventional_short_form": "Ukraine", "local_long_form": "none", "local_short_form": "Ukrayina", "former": "Ukrainian National Republic, Ukrainian State, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic", "etymology": "name derives from the Old East Slavic word \"ukraina\" meaning \"borderland or march (militarized border region)\" and began to be used extensively in the 19th century; originally Ukrainians referred to themselves as Rusyny (Rusyns, Ruthenians, or Ruthenes), an endonym derived from the medieval Rus state (Kyivan Rus)" }, "government_type": "semi-presidential republic", "capital": { "name": "Kyiv (Kiev)", "note": "pronounced KAY-yiv", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 50, "minutes": 26, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 30, "minutes": 31, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 2, "note": "7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" }, "daylight_saving_time": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" }, "independence": { "date": "1991-08-24", "note": "from the Soviet Union; notable earlier dates: ca. 982 (VOLODYMYR I consolidates Kyivan Rus), 1648 (establishment of the Cossack Hetmanate)" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "24 August", "original_year": "1919", "note": "22 January 1918, the day Ukraine first declared its independence from Soviet Russia, and the date the short-lived Western and Greater Ukrainian republics united , is now celebrated as Unity Day; Eastern" } ], "constitution": { "history": "several previous; latest adopted and ratified 28 June 1996", "amendments": "proposed by the president of Ukraine or by at least one-third of the Supreme Council members; adoption requires simple majority vote by the Council and at least two-thirds majority vote in its next regular session; adoption of proposals relating to general constitutional principles, elections, and amendment procedures requires two-thirds majority vote by the Council and approval in a referendum; constitutional articles on personal rights and freedoms, national independence, and territorial integrity cannot be amended; amended 2004, 2010, 2015 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "civil law system; judicial review of legislative acts", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "non-party state to the ICCt" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Ukraine", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "5 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Petro POROSHENKO (since 7 June 2014)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Volodymyr HROYSMAN (since 14 April 2016); First Deputy Prime Minister Stepan KUBIV (since 14 April 2016)", "cabinet": "Cabinet of Ministers nominated by the prime minister, approved by the Verkhovna Rada", "elections_appointments": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 25 May 2014 (next to be held in 2019); prime minister nominated by the president, confirmed by the Verkhovna Rada", "election_results": "Petro POROSHENKO elected president; percent of vote - Petro POROSHENKO (independent) 54.5%, Yuliya TYMOSHENKO (Fatherland) 12.9%, Oleh LYASHKO (Radical Party) 8.4%, other 24.2%; Volodymyr HROYSMAN elected prime minister; Verkhovna Rada vote 257-50", "note": "there is also a National Security and Defense Council or NSDC originally created in 1992 as the National Security Council; the NSDC staff is tasked with developing national security policy on domestic and international matters and advising the president; a presidential administration helps draft presidential edicts and provides policy support to the president" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral Supreme Council or Verkhovna Rada (450 seats; 225 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 225 directly elected in a single nationwide constituency by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms); note - because of the Russian annexation of Crimea and the partial occupation of two eastern provinces, 27 of the 450 seats remain unfilled", "elections": "last held on 26 October 2014 (next to be held fall of 2019)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - NF 22.1%, BPP 21.8%, Samopomich 11.0%, OB 9.4%, Radical 7.4%, Batkivshchyna 5.7%, Svoboda 4.7%, CPU 3.9%, other 13.9%; seats by party - BPP 132, NF 82, Samopomich 33, OB 29, Radical 22, Batkivshchyna 19, Svoboda 6, other 4, independent 96, vacant 27; note - voting not held in Crimea and parts of two Russian-occupied eastern oblasts leaving 27 seats vacant; seats as of December 2015 - BPP 139, NF 81, OB 43, Samopomich 26, Vidrozhennya 23, Radical 21, Batkivshchyna 19, VN 20, independent 50, vacant 28" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court of Ukraine or SCU (consists of 95 judges organized into civil, criminal, commercial, and administrative chambers, and a military panel); Constitutional Court (consists of 18 justices)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Supreme Court judges proposed by the Supreme Council of Justice or SCJ (a 20-member independent body of judicial officials and other appointees) and appointed by presidential decree; judges initially appointed for 5 years and, if approved by the SCJ, serve until mandatory retirement at age 65; Constitutional Court justices appointed - 6 each by the president, by the SCU, and by the Verkhovna Rada; justices appointed for 9-year non-renewable terms", "subordinate_courts": "specialized high courts; Courts of Cassation; Courts of Appeal; regional, district, city, and town courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Batkivshchyna ", "leaders": [ "Yuliya TYMOSHENKO" ], "note": "\"Fatherland\"" }, { "name": "Bloc of Petro Poroshenko – Solidarnist", "name_alternative": "BPP", "leaders": [ "Vitaliy KLYCHKO" ], "note": "formed from the merger of Solidarnist and UDAR" }, { "name": "Narodnyy Front", "name_alternative": "NF", "leaders": [ "Arseniy YATSENIUK" ], "note": "\"People's Front\"" }, { "name": "Opposition Bloc", "name_alternative": "OB", "leaders": [ "Yuriy BOYKO" ] }, { "name": "Radical Party", "leaders": [ "Oleh LYASHKO" ] }, { "name": "Samopomich ", "leaders": [ "Andriy SADOVYY" ], "note": "\"Self Reliance\"" }, { "name": "Svoboda ", "leaders": [ "Oleh TYAHNYBOK" ], "note": "\"Freedom\"" }, { "name": "Ukrainian Association of Patriots", "name_alternative": "UKROP", "leaders": [ "Taras BATENKO" ] }, { "name": "Vidrozhennya ", "leaders": [ "Vitaliy KHOMUTYNNIK" ], "note": "\"Revival\"; parliamentary group" }, { "name": "Volya Narodu", "name_alternative": "VN", "leaders": [ "Yaroslav MOSKALENKO" ], "note": "\"People's Will\"; parliamentary group" } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Centre UA", "leaders": [ "Oleh RYBACHUK" ] }, { "name": "OPORA Civic Network", "leaders": [ "Olha AIVAZOVSKA" ] } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "Australia Group" }, { "organization": "BSEC" }, { "organization": "CBSS ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CE" }, { "organization": "CEI" }, { "organization": "CICA ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "CIS " }, { "organization": "has not signed the 1993 CIS charter", "note": "" }, { "organization": "EAEC ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "EAPC" }, { "organization": "EBRD" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "GCTU" }, { "organization": "GUAM" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IHO" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "LAIA ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "MONUSCO" }, { "organization": "NAM ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "NSG" }, { "organization": "OAS ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OIF ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "OSCE" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "PFP" }, { "organization": "SELEC ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNFICYP" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNISFA" }, { "organization": "UNMIL" }, { "organization": "UNMISS" }, { "organization": "UNOCI" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" }, { "organization": "ZC" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Valeriy CHALYY (since 3 August 2015)", "chancery": "3350 M Street NW, Washington, DC 20007", "telephone": "[1] (202) 349-2920", "fax": "[1] (202) 333-0817", "consulates_general": "Chicago, New York, San Francisco" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Marie YOVANOVITCH (since 29 August 2016)", "embassy": "4 Igor Sikorsky Street, 04112 Kyiv", "mailing_address": "5850 Kyiv Place, Washington, DC 20521-5850", "telephone": "[380] (44) 521-5000", "fax": "[380] (44) 521-5155" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "two equal horizontal bands of azure (top) and golden yellow represent grain fields under a blue sky" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "tryzub ", "note": "trident" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "blue" }, { "color": "yellow" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Shche ne vmerla Ukraina\" (Ukraine Has Not Yet Perished)", "lyrics_music": "Paul CHUBYNSKYI/Mikhail VERBYTSKYI", "note": "music adopted 1991, lyrics adopted 2003; song first performed in 1864 at the Ukraine Theatre in Lviv; the lyrics, originally written in 1862, were revised in 2003", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/UP.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "After Russia, the Ukrainian republic was the most important economic component of the former Soviet Union, producing about four times the output of the next-ranking republic. Its fertile black soil generated more than one-fourth of Soviet agricultural output, and its farms provided substantial quantities of meat, milk, grain, and vegetables to other republics. Likewise, its diversified heavy industry supplied unique equipment, such as, large diameter pipes and vertical drilling apparatus, and raw materials to industrial and mining sites in other regions of the former USSR.\n\nShortly after independence in August 1991, the Ukrainian Government liberalized most prices and erected a legal framework for privatization, but widespread resistance to reform within the government and the legislature soon stalled reform efforts and led to some backtracking. Output by 1999 had fallen to less than 40% of the 1991 level. Outside institutions - particularly the IMF –encouraged Ukraine to quicken the pace and scope of reforms to foster economic growth. Ukrainian Government officials eliminated most tax and customs privileges in a March 2005 budget law, bringing more economic activity out of Ukraine's large shadow economy. From 2000 until mid-2008, Ukraine's economy was buoyant despite political turmoil between the prime minister and president. The economy contracted nearly 15% in 2009, among the worst economic performances in the world. In April 2010, Ukraine negotiated a price discount on Russian gas imports in exchange for extending Russia's lease on its naval base in Crimea.\n\nUkraine’s oligarch-dominated economy grew slowly from 2010 to 2013. After former President YANUKOVYCH fled the country during the Revolution of Dignity, the international community began efforts to stabilize the Ukrainian economy, including a March 2014 IMF assistance package of $17.5 billion, of which Ukraine has received four disbursements, most recently in April 2017, bringing the total disbursed as of that date to approximately $8.4 billion. Ukraine has made significant progress on reforms designed to make the country prosperous, democratic, and transparent. But more improvements are needed, including fighting corruption, developing capital markets, and improving the legislative framework.\n\nRussia’s occupation of Crimea in March 2014 and on-going aggression in eastern Ukraine have hurt economic growth. With the loss of a major portion of Ukraine’s heavy industry in Donbas and ongoing violence, Ukraine’s economy contracted by 6.6% in 2014 and by 14.3% in 2015, but grew by 2.3% in 2016 as key reforms took hold. After the EU and Ukraine enacted the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area and Russia imposed a series of trade restrictions, the EU replaced Russia as Ukraine’s largest trading partner. Analysts predict approximately 2% growth in 2017, but a new prohibition on commercial trade with separatist-controlled territories will have an uncertain effect on Ukraine’s key industrial sectors.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 352600000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 344600000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 402100000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 50, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 87200000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.3, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -14.3, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": -6.6, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 121 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 8200, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 8100, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 8900, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 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debt ($23.8 billion); external public debt ($26.1 billion); and sovereign guarantees ($14.6 billion)" }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 13.5, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 48.7, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 212, "note": "Excluding the temporarily occupied territories of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, the city of Sevastopol and part of the anti-terrorist operation zone" }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 22, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-23" }, { "value": 7.5, "units": "%", "date": "2012-01-31" } ], "global_rank": 3 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 18.5, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 21.82, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 22 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 19810000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 19680000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 69 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 78020000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" }, { "value": 113400000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 58 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 60720000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 62770000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 62 }, "market_value_of_publicly_traded_shares": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 20710000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2012-12-31" }, { "value": 25560000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2011-12-31" }, { "value": 39460000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2010-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 67 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -3367000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -251000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 162 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 33970000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 35500000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 53 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "ferrous", "nonferrous metals", "fuel", "petroleum products", "chemicals", "machinery", "transport equipment", "foodstuffs" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Russia", "percent": 12.7 }, { "name": "Turkey", "percent": 7.3 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 6.3 }, { "name": "Egypt", "percent": 5.5 }, { "name": "Italy", "percent": 5.2 }, { "name": "Poland", "percent": 5.2 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 38300000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 38940000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 54 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "energy", "machinery", "equipment", "chemicals" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Russia", "percent": 20 }, { "name": "Germany", "percent": 10.4 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 10.1 }, { "name": "Belarus", "percent": 6.5 }, { "name": "Poland", "percent": 6.2 }, { "name": "Hungary", "percent": 4.2 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 16010000000.000002, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 13300000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 62 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 127700000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 119800000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 46 }, "stock_of_direct_foreign_investment": { "at_home": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 65950000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 60950000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 53 }, "abroad": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 7983000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 7183000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 65 } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 25.26, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 21.8447, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 21.8447, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 11.8867, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 7.99, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "hryvnia (UAH) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "total_electrification": { "value": 100, "units": "%" }, "date": "2016" }, "production": { "kWh": 171000000000, "global_rank": 22, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 143000000000, "global_rank": 24, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 8500000000, "global_rank": 25, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "kWh": 89000000, "global_rank": 99, "date": "2014" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 56000000, "global_rank": 20, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 63.7, "global_rank": 123, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 23.7, "global_rank": 9, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 9.9, "global_rank": 118, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 1.1, "global_rank": 96, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 35910, "global_rank": 62, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 668.1, "global_rank": 83, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 24180, "global_rank": 63, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 400000000, "global_rank": 53, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 96210, "global_rank": 70, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 257000, "global_rank": 50, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 19250, "global_rank": 71, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 153000, "global_rank": 40, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 19900000000, "global_rank": 34, "date": "2015" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 33799999999.999996, "global_rank": 30, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 200, "date": "2015" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 20000000000, "global_rank": 19, "date": "2014" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 1104000000000, "global_rank": 25, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 291000000, "global_rank": 23, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 9113061, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 21, "global_rank": 20, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 60720000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 137, "global_rank": 25, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "Ukraine's telecommunication development plan emphasizes improving domestic trunk lines, international connections, and the mobile-cellular system", "domestic": "the country's former sole telephone provider, Ukrtelekom, was successfully privatized 2011 and independent foreign-invested private companies now provide substantial telecommunications services; the mobile-cellular telephone system's expansion has slowed, largely due to saturation of the market that is now over 135 mobile phones per 100 persons", "international": "country code - 380; 2 new domestic trunk lines are a part of the fiber-optic Trans-Asia-Europe (TAE) system and 3 Ukrainian links have been installed in the fiber-optic Trans-European Lines (TEL) project that connects 18 countries; additional international service is provided by the Italy-Turkey-Ukraine-Russia (ITUR) fiber-optic submarine cable and by an unknown number of earth stations in the Intelsat, Inmarsat, and Intersputnik satellite systems (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "state-controlled nationwide TV broadcast channel (UT1) and a number of privately owned TV networks provide basic TV coverage; multi-channel cable and satellite TV services are available; Russian television broadcasts have a small audience nationwide, but larger audiences in the eastern and southern regions; the radio broadcast market, a mix of independent and state-owned networks, is comprised of some 300 stations (2007)", "internet": { "country_code": ".ua", "users": { "total": 21886000, "percent_of_population": 49.3, "global_rank": 32, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 17, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 92, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 4613224, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 37721565, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "UR", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 187, "global_rank": 31, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 108, "over_3047_metres": 13, "2438_to_3047_metres": 42, "1524_to_2437_metres": 22, "914_to_1523_metres": 3, "under_914_metres": 28, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 79, "1524_to_2437_metres": 5, "914_to_1523_metres": 5, "under_914_metres": 69, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 9, "date": "2013" } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "gas", "length": 36720, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil", "length": 4514, "units": "km" }, { "type": "refined products", "length": 4363, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 21733, "units": "km" }, "broad_gauge": { "length": 21684, "electrified": 9250, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.524-m" }, "standard_gauge": { "length": 49, "electrified": 49, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.435-m" }, "global_rank": 12, "date": "2014" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 169694, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 166095, "units": "km", "note": "includes 17 km of expressways" }, "unpaved": { "value": 3599, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 31, "date": "2012" }, "waterways": { "value": 1672, "units": "km", "note": "most on Dnieper River", "global_rank": 46, "date": "2012" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 134, "by_type": [ { "type": "bulk carrier", "count": 3 }, { "type": "cargo", "count": 98 }, { "type": "chemical tanker", "count": 1 }, { "type": "passenger", "count": 6 }, { "type": "passenger/cargo", "count": 5 }, { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 8 }, { "type": "refrigerated cargo", "count": 11 }, { "type": "specialized tanker", "count": 2 } ], "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 172, "by_country": [ { "country": "Belize", "count": 6 }, { "country": "Cambodia", "count": 35 }, { "country": "Comoros", "count": 10 }, { "country": "Cyprus", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Dominica", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Georgia", "count": 10 }, { "country": "Liberia", "count": 10 }, { "country": "Malta", "count": 29 }, { "country": "Marshall Islands", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Moldova", "count": 14 }, { "country": "Mongolia", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Panama", "count": 8 }, { "country": "Russia", "count": 12 }, { "country": "Saint Kitts and Nevis", "count": 8 }, { "country": "Saint Vincent and the Grenadines", "count": 12 }, { "country": "Sierra Leone", "count": 5 }, { "country": "Slovakia", "count": 2 }, { "country": "unknown", "count": 5 } ] }, "global_rank": 43, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Feodosiya (Theodosia)", "Illichivsk", "Mariupol'", "Mykolayiv", "Odesa", "Yuzhnyy" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.8, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 4, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 3.02, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 2.39, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 2.35, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 26 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Ground Forces", "Naval Forces", "Air Forces" ], "date": "2013" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 20, "note": "20-27 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation is 18 months", "date": "2015" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "1997 boundary delimitation treaty with Belarus remains unratified due to unresolved financial claims, stalling demarcation and reducing border security", "delimitation of land boundary with Russia is complete and demarcation began in 2012", "the dispute over the boundary between Russia and Ukraine through the Kerch Strait and Sea of Azov is suspended due to the occupation of Crimea by Russia", "Ukraine and Moldova signed an agreement officially delimiting their border in 1999, but the border has not been demarcated due to Moldova's difficulties with the break-away region of Transnistria", "Moldova and Ukraine operate joint customs posts to monitor transit of people and commodities through Moldova's Transnistria Region, which remains under the auspices of an Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe-mandated peacekeeping mission comprised of Moldovan, Transnistrian, Russian, and Ukrainian troops", "the ICJ ruled largely in favor of Romania in its dispute submitted in 2004 over Ukrainian-administered Zmiyinyy/Serpilor (Snake) Island and Black Sea maritime boundary delimitation", "Romania opposes Ukraine's reopening of a navigation canal from the Danube border through Ukraine to the Black Sea" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "internally_displaced_persons": { "people": 1641895, "note": "Russian-sponsored separatist violence in Crimea and eastern Ukraine", "date": "2017" }, "stateless_persons": { "people": 35363, "date": "2016" } }, "trafficking_in_persons": { "current_situation": "Ukraine is a source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking; Ukrainian victims are sex trafficked within Ukraine as well as in Russia, Poland, Iraq, Spain, Turkey, Cyprus, Greece, Seychelles, Portugal, the Czech Republic, Israel, Italy, South Korea, Moldova, China, the United Arab Emirates, Montenegro, UK, Kazakhstan, Tunisia, and other countries; small numbers of foreigners from Moldova, Russia, Vietnam, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, Cameroon, and Azerbaijan were victims of labor trafficking in Ukraine; Ukrainian recruiters most often target Ukrainians from rural areas with limited job prospects using fraud, coercion, and debt bondage", "tier_rating": "Tier 2 Watch List – Ukraine does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; the government’s focus on its security situation constrained its anti-trafficking capabilities; law enforcement efforts to pursue trafficking cases weakened in 2014, continuing a multi-year decline, and no investigations, prosecutions, or convictions of government officials were made, despite reports of official complicity in the sex and labor trafficking of children living in state-run institutions; fewer victims were identified and referred to NGOs, which continued to provide and to fund the majority of victims’ services (2015)" }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "limited cultivation of cannabis and opium poppy, mostly for CIS consumption; some synthetic drug production for export to the West; limited government eradication program; used as transshipment point for opiates and other illicit drugs from Africa, Latin America, and Turkey to Europe and Russia; Ukraine has improved anti-money-laundering controls, resulting in its removal from the Financial Action Task Force's (FATF's) Noncooperative Countries and Territories List in February 2004; Ukraine's anti-money-laundering regime continues to be monitored by FATF" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-01", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701102717/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/up.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/up.html" } }, "united_arab_emirates": { "data": { "name": "United Arab Emirates", "introduction": { "background": "The Trucial States of the Persian Gulf coast granted the UK control of their defense and foreign affairs in 19th century treaties. In 1971, six of these states - Abu Dhabi, 'Ajman, Al Fujayrah, Ash Shariqah, Dubayy, and Umm al Qaywayn - merged to form the United Arab Emirates (UAE). They were joined in 1972 by Ra's al Khaymah. The UAE's per capita GDP is on par with those of leading West European nations. For more than three decades, oil and global finance drove the UAE's economy. However, in 2008-09, the confluence of falling oil prices, collapsing real estate prices, and the international banking crisis hit the UAE especially hard. The UAE essentially avoided the \"Arab Spring\" unrest seen elsewhere in the Middle East in 2010-11 and in an effort to stem potential unrest, the government announced a multi-year, $1.6-billion infrastructure investment plan for the poorer northern emirates and aggressively pursued advocates of political reform. The UAE in recent years has played a vital role in regional affairs. In addition to donating billions of dollars in economic aid to help stabilize Egypt, the UAE is a member of a US-led global coalition to defeat the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and a coalition partner in a Saudi-led military campaign to restore the government of Yemen." }, "geography": { "location": "Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf, between Oman and Saudi Arabia", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 24, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 54, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Middle East", "area": { "total": { "value": 83600, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 83600, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 115, "comparative": "slightly larger than South Carolina; slightly smaller than Maine" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 1066, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Oman", "border_length": { "value": 609, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Saudi Arabia", "border_length": { "value": 457, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 1318, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "contiguous_zone": { "value": 24, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" }, "continental_shelf": { "value": 200, "units": "nm", "note": "or to the edge of the continental margin" } }, "climate": "desert; 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the name \"Arabia\" can be traced back many centuries B.C., the ancient Egyptians referred to the region as \"Ar Rabi\"; \"emirates\" derives from \"amir\" the Arabic word for \"commander,\" \"lord,\" or \"prince\"" }, "government_type": "federation of monarchies", "capital": { "name": "Abu Dhabi", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 24, "minutes": 28, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 54, "minutes": 22, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 4, "note": "9 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "independence": { "date": "1971-12-02", "note": "from the UK" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "2 December", "original_year": "1971", "note": "National Day" } ], "constitution": { "history": "previous 1971 (provisional); latest drafted in 1979, became permanent May 1996", "amendments": "proposed by the Supreme Council and submitted to the Federal National Council; passage requires at least a two-thirds majority vote of Federal National Council members present, and approval by the Supreme Council president; amended 2009 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "mixed legal system of Islamic law and civil law", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "non-party state to the ICCt" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "the father must be a citizen of the United Arab Emirates; if the father is unknown, the mother must be a citizen", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "30 years" }, "suffrage": { "note": "limited; note - rulers of the seven emirates each select a proportion of voters for the Federal National Council (FNC) that together account for about 12 percent of Emirati citizens" }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President KHALIFA bin Zayid Al-Nuhayyan (since 3 November 2004), ruler of Abu Zaby (Abu Dhabi) (since 4 November 2004); Vice President and Prime Minister MUHAMMAD BIN RASHID Al-Maktum (since 5 January 2006)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Vice President MUHAMMAD BIN RASHID Al-Maktum (since 5 January 2006); Deputy Prime Ministers SAIF bin Zayid Al-Nuhayyan, MANSUR bin Zayid Al-Nuhayyan (both since 11 May 2009)", "cabinet": "Council of Ministers announced by the prime minister and approved by the president", "elections_appointments": "president and vice president indirectly elected by the Federal Supreme Council - composed of the rulers of the 7 emirates - for a 5-year term (no term limits); election last held 3 November 2009 (next election NA); prime minister and deputy prime minister appointed by the president", "election_results": "KHALIFA bin Zayid Al-Nuhayyan reelected president; FSC vote NA", "note": "there is also a Federal Supreme Council (FSC) composed of the 7 emirate rulers; the FSC is the highest constitutional authority in the UAE; establishes general policies and sanctions federal legislation; meets 4 times a year; Abu Zaby (Abu Dhabi) and Dubayy (Dubai) rulers have effective veto power" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral Federal National Council (FNC) or Majlis al-Ittihad al-Watani (40 seats; 20 members appointed by the rulers of the 7 constituent states and 20 indirectly elected by an electoral college whose members are selected by each emirate ruler proportional to its FNC membership; members serve 4-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 3 October 2015 (next to be held in 2019); note - the electoral college was expanded from 129,274 electors in the December 2011 election to 224,279 in the October 2015 election; elections for candidates rather than political parties; 347 candidates including 78 women ran for 20 contested seats in the 40-member FNC; 80,000 voters, or 35% of eligible voters, turned out to vote and 19 men and one woman were elected", "election_results": "elected FNC seats by emirate - Abu Dhabi 4, Dubai 4, Sharjah 3, Ras al-Khaimah 3, Ajman 2, Fujairah 2, Umm al-Quwain 2; note - only 1 woman (from Ras Al Khaimah) won an FNC seat" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Federal Supreme Court (consists of the court president and 4 judges; jurisdiction limited to federal cases)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "judges appointed by the federal president following approval by the Federal Supreme Council, which includes the rulers of the 7 emirates; judges serve until retirement age or the expiry of their appointment term", "subordinate_courts": "Federal Court of Cassation (determines the constitutionality of laws promulgated at the federal and emirate level; federal level courts of first instance and appeals courts; the emirates of Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Ra's al Khaymah have parallel court systems; the other four emirates have incorporated their courts into the federal system; note - the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) Courts and the Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC) Courts both adjudicate civil and commercial disputes." }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "note": "none; political parties are banned" }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "NA" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ABEDA" }, { "organization": "AfDB ", "note": "nonregional member" }, { "organization": "AFESD" }, { "organization": "AMF" }, { "organization": "BIS" }, { "organization": "CAEU" }, { "organization": "CICA" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "GCC" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IDB" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IHO" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "LAS" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OAPEC" }, { "organization": "OIC" }, { "organization": "OIF ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "OPEC" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNRWA" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Yusif bin Mani bin Said al-UTAYBA (since 25 July 2008)", "chancery": "3522 International Court NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 243-2400", "fax": "[1] (202) 243-2432", "consulates_general": "Boston, Los Angeles, New York" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Barbara A. LEAF (since 30 December 2014)", "embassy": "Embassies District, Plot 38 Sector W59-02, Street No. 4, Abu Dhabi", "mailing_address": "P. O. Box 4009, Abu Dhabi", "telephone": "[971] (2) 414-2200", "fax": "[971] (2) 414-2603", "consulates_general": "Dubai" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "three equal horizontal bands of green (top), white, and black with a wider vertical red band on the hoist side; the flag incorporates all four Pan-Arab colors, which in this case represent fertility (green), neutrality (white), petroleum resources (black), and unity (red); red was the traditional color incorporated into all flags of the emirates before their unification" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "golden falcon" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "green" }, { "color": "white" }, { "color": "black" }, { "color": "red" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Nashid al-watani al-imarati\" (National Anthem of the UAE)", "lyrics_music": "AREF Al Sheikh Abdullah Al Hassan/Mohamad Abdel WAHAB", "note": "music adopted 1971, lyrics adopted 1996; Mohamad Abdel WAHAB also composed the music for the anthem of Tunisia", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/AE.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "The UAE has an open economy with a high per capita income and a sizable annual trade surplus. Successful efforts at economic diversification have reduced the portion of GDP from the oil and gas sector to 30%.\n\nSince the discovery of oil in the UAE nearly 60 years ago, the country has undergone a profound transformation from an impoverished region of small desert principalities to a modern state with a high standard of living. The government has increased spending on job creation and infrastructure expansion and is opening up utilities to greater private sector involvement. The country's free trade zones - offering 100% foreign ownership and zero taxes - are helping to attract foreign investors.\n\nThe global financial crisis of 2008-09, tight international credit, and deflated asset prices constricted the economy in 2009. UAE authorities tried to blunt the crisis by increasing spending and boosting liquidity in the banking sector. The crisis hit Dubai hardest, as it was heavily exposed to depressed real estate prices. Dubai lacked sufficient cash to meet its debt obligations, prompting global concern about its solvency and ultimately a $20 billion bailout from the UAE Central Bank and Abu Dhabi Government that was refinanced in March 2014.\n\nThe UAE’s dependence on oil is a significant long-term challenge. Low oil prices have prompted the UAE to cut expenditures, including on some social programs, but the UAE has sufficient assets in its sovereign investment funds to cover its deficits. The government reduced fuel subsidies in August 2015, and has announced plans to introduce excise and Value Added Taxes by January 1, 2018. The UAE's strategic plan for the next few years focuses on economic diversification, promoting the UAE as a global trade and tourism hub, developing industry, and creating more job opportunities for nationals through improved education and increased private sector employment.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 667200000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 652400000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 627600000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 33, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 375000000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.3, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 4, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 3.1, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 120 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 67700, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 68100, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 67500, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 14, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 61.1, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 9.3, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 29.7, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 0.7, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 81.5, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -82.3, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 0.7, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 44.6, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 54.7, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 20.8, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 25.4, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 38.1, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], 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"global_rank": 31 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 337900000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 327900000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 31 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 387300000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 370700000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 30 }, "market_value_of_publicly_traded_shares": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 195900000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" }, { "value": 201600000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" }, { "value": 180300000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 33 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 8782000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 12310000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 24 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 316000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { 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}, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 8066000000.000001, "global_rank": 27, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 20140000000, "global_rank": 17, "date": "2014" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 6091000000000, "global_rank": 7, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 245000000, "global_rank": 25, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 2208425, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 38, "global_rank": 56, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 17943000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 310, "global_rank": 64, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "modern fiber-optic integrated services; digital network with rapidly growing use of mobile-cellular telephones; key centers are Abu Dhabi and Dubai", "domestic": "microwave radio relay, fiber-optic and coaxial cable", "international": "country code - 971; linked to the international submarine cable FLAG (Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe); landing point for both the SEA-ME-WE-3 and SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cable networks; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "except for the many organizations now operating in media free zones in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, most TV and radio stations remain government-owned; widespread use of satellite dishes provides access to pan-Arab and other international broadcasts (2017)", "internet": { "country_code": ".ae", "users": { "total": 5274000, "percent_of_population": 91.2, "global_rank": 63, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 12, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 498, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 84738479, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 16646999999.999998, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "A6", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 43, "global_rank": 100, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 25, "over_3047_metres": 12, "2438_to_3047_metres": 3, "1524_to_2437_metres": 5, "914_to_1523_metres": 3, "under_914_metres": 2, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 18, "over_3047_metres": 1, "2438_to_3047_metres": 1, "1524_to_2437_metres": 4, "914_to_1523_metres": 6, "under_914_metres": 6, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 5, "date": "2013" } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "condensate", "length": 533, "units": "km" }, { "type": "gas", "length": 3277, "units": "km" }, { "type": "liquid petroleum gas", "length": 300, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil", "length": 3287, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil/gas/water", "length": 24, "units": "km" }, { "type": "refined products", "length": 218, "units": "km" }, { "type": "water", "length": 99, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 4080, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 4080, "units": "km", "note": "includes 253 km of expressways" }, "global_rank": 157, "date": "2008" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 61, "by_type": [ { "type": "bulk carrier", "count": 3 }, { "type": "cargo", "count": 13 }, { "type": "chemical tanker", "count": 8 }, { "type": "container", "count": 7 }, { "type": "liquefied gas", "count": 1 }, { "type": "passenger/cargo", "count": 1 }, { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 24 }, { "type": "roll on/roll off", "count": 4 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 13, "by_country": [ { "country": "Greece", "count": 3 }, { "country": "Kuwait", "count": 10 } ] }, "registered_in_other_countries": "253 (Bahamas 23, Barbados 1, Belize 3, Cambodia 2, Comoros 8, Cyprus 3, Georgia 2, Gibraltar 5, Honduras 1, Hong Kong 1, India 4, Iran 2, Jordan 2, Liberia 37, Malta 1, Marshall Islands 12, Mexico 1, Netherlands 4, North Korea 2, Panama 83, Papua New Guinea 6 (2010)", "global_rank": 65 }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Al Fujayrah", "Mina' Jabal 'Ali (Dubai)", "Khor Fakkan (Khawr Fakkan) (Sharjah)", "Mubarraz Island (Abu Dhabi)", "Mina' Rashid (Dubai)", "Mina' Saqr (Ra's al Khaymah)" ], "container_ports": [ { "place": "Dubai Port", "twenty_foot_equivalent_units": 15585000 }, { "place": "Khor Fakkan", "twenty_foot_equivalent_units": 3400000 } ], "liquid_natural_gas_terminals_export": [ "Das Island" ], "date": "2015" } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5.66, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 6.06, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 5.09, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 5.5, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ] }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "United Arab Emirates Armed Forces", "Critical Infrastructure Coastal Patrol Agency (CICPA)", "Land Forces", "Navy", "Air Force", "Air Defense", "Presidential Guard" ], "date": "2015" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18-30 years of age for compulsory military service for men, optional service for women; 17 years of age for male volunteers with parental approval; 2-year general obligation, 9 months for secondary school graduates; women may train for 9 months regardless of education", "date": "2014" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "boundary agreement was signed and ratified with Oman in 2003 for entire border, including Oman's Musandam Peninsula and Al Madhah enclaves, but contents of the agreement and detailed maps showing the alignment have not been published", "Iran and UAE dispute Tunb Islands and Abu Musa Island, which Iran occupies" ], "illicit_drugs": { "note": "the UAE is a drug transshipment point for traffickers given its proximity to Southwest Asian drug-producing countries; the UAE's position as a major financial center makes it vulnerable to money laundering; anti-money-laundering controls improving, but informal banking remains unregulated" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-17", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170617101504/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ae.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170617000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ae.html" } }, "united_kingdom": { "data": { "name": "United Kingdom", "introduction": { "background": "The United Kingdom has historically played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith in the 19th century, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the earth's surface. The first half of the 20th century saw the UK's strength seriously depleted in two world wars and the Irish Republic's withdrawal from the union. The second half witnessed the dismantling of the Empire and the UK rebuilding itself into a modern and prosperous European nation. As one of five permanent members of the UN Security Council and a founding member of NATO and the Commonwealth, the UK pursues a global approach to foreign policy. The Scottish Parliament, the National Assembly for Wales, and the Northern Ireland Assembly were established in 1998. The latter was suspended from October 2002 until May 2007 due to wrangling over the peace process.\nThe UK has been an active member of the EU since its accession in 1973, although it chose to remain outside the Economic and Monetary Union. However, motivated in part by frustration at a remote bureaucracy in Brussels and massive migration into the country, UK citizens on 23 June 2016 narrowly voted to leave the EU. The so-called “Brexit” (British exit) will take at least two years to carry out but could help trigger referenda in other EU countries where skepticism of EU membership benefits is strong." }, "geography": { "location": "Western Europe, islands - including the northern one-sixth of the island of Ireland - between the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea; northwest of France", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 54, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 2, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "Europe", "area": { "total": { "value": 243610, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 241930, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 1680, "units": "sq km" }, "note": "includes Rockall and Shetland Islands", "global_rank": 80, "comparative": "twice the size of Pennsylvania; slightly smaller than Oregon" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 443, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Ireland", "border_length": { "value": 443, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 12429, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_fishing_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" }, "continental_shelf": "as defined in continental shelf orders or in accordance with agreed upon boundaries" }, "climate": "temperate; moderated by prevailing southwest winds over the North Atlantic Current; more than one-half of the days are overcast", "terrain": "mostly rugged hills and low mountains; level to rolling plains in east and southeast", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 162, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "The Fens", "elevation": { "value": -4, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Ben Nevis", "elevation": { "value": 1343, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "coal", "petroleum", "natural gas", "iron ore", "lead", "zinc", "gold", "tin", "limestone", "salt", "clay", "chalk", "gypsum", "potash", "silica sand", 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"elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 27.6, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 3.6, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 40.5, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 39.3, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 41.7, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 44, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 0.53, "global_rank": 157, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 12.1, "global_rank": 165, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 9.4, "global_rank": 59, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": 2.5, "global_rank": 40, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "the core of the population lies in and around London, with significant clusters found in central Britain around Manchester and Liverpool, in the Scotish lowlands between Endinburgh and Glasgow, southern Wales in and around Cardiff, and far eastern Northern Ireland centered on 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and France. Agriculture is intensive, highly mechanized, and efficient by European standards, producing about 60% of food needs with less than 2% of the labor force. The UK has large coal, natural gas, and oil resources, but its oil and natural gas reserves are declining; the UK has been a net importer of energy since 2005. Services, particularly banking, insurance, and business services, are key drivers of British GDP growth. Manufacturing, meanwhile, has declined in importance but still accounts for about 10% of economic output.\n\nIn 2008, the global financial crisis hit the economy particularly hard, due to the importance of its financial sector. Falling home prices, high consumer debt, and the global economic slowdown compounded Britain's economic problems, pushing the economy into recession in the latter half of 2008 and prompting the then BROWN (Labour) government to implement a number of measures to stimulate the economy and stabilize the financial markets. Facing burgeoning public deficits and debt levels, in 2010 the then CAMERON-led coalition government (between Conservatives and Liberal Democrats) initiated an austerity program, which has continued under the new Conservative majority government. However, the deficit still remains one of the highest in the G7, standing at 4.1% of GDP as of mid-2016, and Britain has pledged to lower its corporation tax from 20% to 17% by 2020. Britain had a debt burden of 92.2% GDP at the end of 2016.\n\nWhile the UK is one of the fastest growing economies in the G7, economists are concerned about the potential negative impact of the UK’s vote to leave the EU. 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"value": 1.97, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 2.09, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 2.21, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 2.31, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 28 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Army", "Royal Navy (includes Royal Marines)", "Royal Air Force" ], "date": "2013" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 16, "note": "16-33 years of age (officers 17-28) for voluntary military service (with parental consent under 18); no conscription; women serve in military services including ground combat roles; must be citizen of the UK, Commonwealth, or Republic of Ireland; reservists serve a minimum of 3 years, to age 45 or 55; 17 years 6 months of age for voluntary military service by Nepalese citizens in the Brigade of Gurkhas; 16-34 years of age for voluntary military service by Papua New Guinean citizens", "date": "2016" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "in 2002, Gibraltar residents voted overwhelmingly by referendum to reject any \"shared sovereignty\" arrangement between the UK and Spain", "the Government of Gibraltar insisted on equal participation in talks between the two countries", "Spain disapproved of UK plans to grant Gibraltar greater autonomy", "Mauritius and Seychelles claim the Chagos Archipelago (British Indian Ocean Territory)", "in 2001, the former inhabitants of the archipelago, evicted 1967 - 1973, were granted UK citizenship and the right of return, followed by Orders in Council in 2004 that banned rehabitation, a High Court ruling reversed the ban, a Court of Appeal refusal to hear the case, and a Law Lords' decision in 2008 denied the right of return", "in addition, the UK created the world's largest marine protection area around the Chagos islands prohibiting the extraction of any natural resources therein", "UK rejects sovereignty talks requested by Argentina, which still claims the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands", "territorial claim in Antarctica (British Antarctic Territory) overlaps Argentine claim and partially overlaps Chilean claim", "Iceland, the UK, and Ireland dispute Denmark's claim that the Faroe Islands' continental shelf extends beyond 200 nm" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "refugees": { "by_country": [ { "people": 14363, "country_of_origin": "Iran; Eritrea; Afghanistan; Zimbabwe; Syria; Sudan; Pakistan; Somalia; Sri Lanka" } ], "date": "2016" }, "stateless_persons": { "people": 64, "date": "2016" } }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "producer of limited amounts of synthetic drugs and synthetic precursor chemicals; major consumer of Southwest Asian heroin, Latin American cocaine, and synthetic drugs; money-laundering center" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-28", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170628051603/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/uk.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170628000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/uk.html" } }, "united_states": { "data": { "name": "United States", "introduction": { "background": "Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the original 13 as the nation expanded across the North American continent and acquired a number of overseas possessions. The two most traumatic experiences in the nation's history were the Civil War (1861-65), in which a northern Union of states defeated a secessionist Confederacy of 11 southern slave states, and the Great Depression of the 1930s, an economic downturn during which about a quarter of the labor force lost its jobs. Buoyed by victories in World Wars I and II and the end of the Cold War in 1991, the US remains the world's most powerful nation state. Since the end of World War II, the economy has achieved relatively steady growth, low unemployment and inflation, and rapid advances in technology." }, "geography": { "location": "North America, bordering both the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Pacific Ocean, between Canada and Mexico", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 38, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 97, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "North America", "area": { "total": { "value": 9833517, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 9147593, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 685924, "units": "sq km" }, "note": "includes only the 50 states and District of Columbia, no overseas territories", "global_rank": 3, "date": "2010", "comparative": "about half the size of Russia; about three-tenths the size of Africa; about half the size of South America (or slightly larger than Brazil); slightly larger than China; more than twice the size of the European Union" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 12048, "units": "km" }, "note": "US Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba is leased by the US and is part of Cuba; the base boundary is 28.5 km", "border_countries": [ { "country": "Canada", "border_length": { "value": 8893, "units": "km" }, "note": "including 2,477 km with Alaska" }, { "country": "Mexico", "border_length": { "value": 3155, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 19924, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "contiguous_zone": { "value": 24, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" }, "continental_shelf": "not specified" }, "climate": "mostly temperate, but tropical in Hawaii and Florida, arctic in Alaska, semiarid in the great plains west of the Mississippi River, and arid in the Great Basin of the southwest; low winter temperatures in the northwest are ameliorated occasionally in January and February by warm chinook winds from the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains", "terrain": "vast central plain, mountains in west, hills and low mountains in east; rugged mountains and broad river valleys in Alaska; 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mountainous areas, principally the Rocky Mountains and Appalachian chain, deserts in the southwest, the dense boreal forests in the extreme north, and the central prairie 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": [ { "description": "tsunamis", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "volcanoes", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "earthquake activity around Pacific Basin", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "hurricanes along the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "tornadoes in the Midwest and Southeast", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "mud slides in California", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "forest fires in the west", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "flooding", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "permafrost in northern Alaska, a major impediment to development", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "volcanic activity in the Hawaiian Islands, Western Alaska, the Pacific Northwest, and in the Northern Mariana Islands; both Mauna Loa (elev. 4,170 m) in Hawaii and Mount Rainier (elev. 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 (elev. 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 (elev. 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; in Hawaii: Trident, Ugashik-Peulik, Ukinrek Maars, Veniaminof; in the Northern Mariana Islands: Anatahan; and in the Pacific Northwest: Mount Baker, Mount Hood", "type": "volcanism" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "large emitter of carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels", "air pollution resulting in acid rain in both the US and Canada", "water pollution from runoff of pesticides and fertilizers", "limited natural freshwater resources in much of the western part of the country require careful management", "desertification" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Air Pollution", "Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides", "Antarctic-Environmental Protocol", "Antarctic-Marine Living Resources", "Antarctic Seals", "Antarctic Treaty", "Climate Change", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Environmental Modification", "Marine Dumping", "Marine Life Conservation", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Tropical Timber 83", "Tropical Timber 94", "Wetlands", "Whaling" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [ "Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants", "Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds", "Biodiversity", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Hazardous Wastes" ] } }, "note": "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 in North America and Death Valley the lowest point on the continent" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 323995528, "global_rank": 4, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "American(s)", "adjective": "American" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "white", "percent": 79.96 }, { "name": "black", "percent": 12.85 }, { "name": "Asian", "percent": 4.43 }, { "name": "Amerindian and Alaska native", "percent": 0.97 }, { "name": "native Hawaiian and other Pacific islander", "percent": 0.18 }, { "name": "two or more races", "percent": 1.61, "note": "July 2007 estimate" } ], "note": "a separate listing for Hispanic is not included because the US Census Bureau considers Hispanic to mean persons of Spanish/Hispanic/Latino origin including those of Mexican, Cuban, Puerto Rican, Dominican Republic, Spanish, and Central or South American origin living in the US who may be of any race or ethnic group (white, black, Asian, etc.); about 15.1% of the total US population is Hispanic" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "English", "percent": 79.2 }, { "name": "Spanish", "percent": 12.9 }, { "name": "other Indo-European", "percent": 3.8 }, { "name": "Asian and Pacific island", "percent": 3.3 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 0.9 } ], "note": "data represent the language spoken at home; the US has no official national language, but English has acquired official status in 31 of the 50 states; Hawaiian is an official language in the state of Hawaii", "date": "2011" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Protestant", "percent": 46.5 }, { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 20.8 }, { "name": "Mormon", "percent": 1.6 }, { "name": "Jehovah's Witness", "percent": 0.8 }, { "name": "other Christian", "percent": 0.9 }, { "name": "Jewish", "percent": 1.9 }, { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 0.9 }, { "name": "Buddhist", "percent": 0.7 }, { "name": "Hindu", "percent": 0.7 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 1.8 }, { "name": "unaffiliated", "percent": 22.8 }, { "name": "don't know/refused", "percent": 0.6 } ], "date": "2014" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 18.84, "males": 31182660, "females": 29854687 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 13.46, "males": 22360342, "females": 21252215 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 39.6, "males": 64170791, "females": 64135619 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 12.85, "males": 20081837, "females": 21536994 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 15.25, "males": 21895128, "females": 27525255 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 50.9, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 28.6, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 22.3, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 4.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 37.9, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 36.6, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 39.3, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 62, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 0.81, "global_rank": 135, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 12.5, "global_rank": 159, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 8.2, "global_rank": 90, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": 3.9, "global_rank": 32, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "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", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 81.6, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 1.02, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "New York-Newark" }, { "place": "Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana", "population": 12310000 }, { "place": "Chicago", "population": 8745000 }, { "place": "Miami", "population": 5817000 }, { "place": "Dallas-Fort Worth", "population": 5703000 }, { "place": "Washington, D.C.", "population": 4955000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.93, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.79, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.97, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 25.6, "date": "2011" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 14, "global_rank": 136, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 5.8, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 6.3, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 5.3, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 169, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 79.8, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 77.5, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 82.1, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 42, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.87, "global_rank": 142, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 74.1, "units": "%", "note": "percent of women aged 15-44", "date": "2011" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 17.1, "global_rank": 1, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 2.55, "date": "2013" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 2.9, "date": "2011" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 99.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 98.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 99.2, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 1.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 0.8, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 35, "global_rank": 18, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 0.5, "global_rank": 136, "date": "2012" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 4.9, "global_rank": 63, "date": "2013" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 17, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 16, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 17, "units": "years" }, "date": "2014" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 13.4, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 14.5, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 12.2, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 68, "date": "2014" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "United States of America", "conventional_short_form": "United States", "abbreviation": "US or USA", "etymology": "the name America is derived from that of Amerigo VESPUCCI (1454-1512) - Italian explorer, navigator, and cartographer - using the Latin form of his name, Americus, feminized to America" }, "government_type": "constitutional federal republic", "capital": { "name": "Washington, DC", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 38, "minutes": 53, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 77, "minutes": 2, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": -5, "note": "during Standard Time" }, "daylight_saving_time": "+1hr, begins second Sunday in March; ends first Sunday in November", "note": "the 50 United States cover six time zones" }, "administrative_divisions": [ { "name": "Alabama", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Alaska", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Arizona", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Arkansas", "type": "state" }, { "name": "California", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Colorado", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Connecticut", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Delaware", "type": "state" }, { "name": "District of Columbia", "type": "district" }, { "name": "Florida", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Georgia", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Hawaii", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Idaho", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Illinois", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Indiana", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Iowa", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Kansas", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Kentucky", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Louisiana", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Maine", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Maryland", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Massachusetts", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Michigan", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Minnesota", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Mississippi", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Missouri", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Montana", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Nebraska", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Nevada", "type": "state" }, { "name": "New Hampshire", "type": "state" }, { "name": "New Jersey", "type": "state" }, { "name": "New Mexico", "type": "state" }, { "name": "New York", "type": "state" }, { "name": "North Carolina", "type": "state" }, { "name": "North Dakota", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Ohio", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Oklahoma", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Oregon", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Pennsylvania", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Rhode Island", "type": "state" }, { "name": "South Carolina", "type": "state" }, { "name": "South Dakota", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Tennessee", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Texas", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Utah", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Vermont", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Virginia", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Washington", "type": "state" }, { "name": "West Virginia", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Wisconsin", "type": "state" }, { "name": "Wyoming", "type": "state" } ], "dependent_areas": { "areas": [ "American Samoa", "Baker Island", "Guam", "Howland Island", "Jarvis Island", "Johnston Atoll", "Kingman Reef", "Midway Islands", "Navassa Island", "Northern Mariana Islands", "Palmyra Atoll", "Puerto Rico", "Virgin Islands", "Wake Island" ], "note": "from 18 July 1947 until 1 October 1994, the US administered the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands; it entered into a political relationship with all four political entities: the Northern Mariana Islands is a commonwealth in political union with the US (effective 3 November 1986); the Republic of the Marshall Islands signed a Compact of Free Association with the US (effective 21 October 1986); the Federated States of Micronesia signed a Compact of Free Association with the US (effective 3 November 1986); Palau concluded a Compact of Free Association with the US (effective 1 October 1994)" }, "independence": { "date": "1776-07-04", "note": "declared independence from Great Britain; 3 September 1783 (recognized by Great Britain)" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "4 July", "original_year": "1776" } ], "constitution": { "history": "previous 1781 (Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union); latest drafted July - September 1787, submitted to the Congress of the Confederation 20 September 1787, submitted for states' ratification 28 September 1787, ratification completed by nine states 21 June 1788, effective 4 March 1789; amended many times, last in 1992 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "common law system based on English common law at the federal level; state legal systems based on common law except Louisiana, which is based on Napoleonic civil code; judicial review of legislative acts", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "withdrew acceptance of compulsory ICJ jurisdiction in 2005", "withdrew acceptance of ICCt jurisdiction in 2002" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "yes", "citizenship_by_descent": "yes", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no, but the US government acknowledges such situtations exist; US citizens are not encouraged to seek dual citizenship since it limits protection by the US", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "5 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Donald J. TRUMP (since 20 January 2017); Vice President Michael R. PENCE (since 20 January 2017); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government", "head_of_government": "President Donald J. TRUMP (since 20 January 2017); Vice President Michael R. PENCE (since 20 January 2017)", "cabinet": "Cabinet appointed by the president, approved by the Senate", "elections_appointments": "president and vice president indirectly elected on the same ballot by the Electoral College of 'electors' chosen from each state; president and vice president serve a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 8 November 2016 (next to be held on 10 November 2020)", "election_results": "Donald J. TRUMP elected president; electoral vote count - Donald J. TRUMP (Republican Party) 304, Hillary D. CLINTON (Democratic Party) 227, other 7; percent of direct popular vote - Donald J. TRUMP 46%, Hillary D. CLINTON 48%, other 6%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "bicameral Congress consists of the Senate (100 seats; 2 members directly elected in each of the 50 state constituencies by simple majority vote except in Georgia and Louisiana which require an absolute majority vote with a second round if needed; members serve 6-year terms with one-third of membership renewed every 2 years) and the House of Representatives (435 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote except in Georgia which requires an absolute majority vote with a second round if needed; members serve 2-year terms)", "elections": "Senate - last held on 8 November 2016 (next to be held on 6 November 2018); House of Representatives - last held on 8 November 2016 (next to be held on 6 November 2018)", "election_results": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Democratic Party 46, Republican Party 52, independent 2; House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Democratic Party 194, Republican Party 241", "note": "in addition to the regular members of the House of Representatives there are 6 non-voting delegates elected from the District of Columbia and the US territories of American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands; these are single seat constituencies directly elected by simple majority vote to serve a 2-year term (except for the resident commissioner of Puerto Rico who serves a 4-year term); the delegate can vote when serving on a committee and when the House meets as the Committee of the Whole House, but not when legislation is submitted for a “full floor” House vote; election of delegates last held on 8 November 2016 (next to be held on 6 November 2018)" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "US Supreme Court (consists of 9 justices - the chief justice and 8 associate justices)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "president nominates and, with the advice and consent of the Senate, appoints Supreme Court justices; justices appointed for life", "subordinate_courts": "Courts of Appeal (includes the US Court of Appeal for the Federal District and 12 regional appeals courts); 94 federal district courts in 50 states and territories", "note": "the US court system consists of the federal court system and the state court systems; although each court system is responsible for hearing certain types of cases, neither is completely independent of the other, and the systems often interact" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Democratic Party", "leaders": [ "Tom PEREZ" ] }, { "name": "Green Party", "leaders": [ "collective leadership" ] }, { "name": "Libertarian Party", "leaders": [ "Nicholas SARWARK" ] }, { "name": "Republican Party", "leaders": [ "Reince PRIEBUS" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "environmentalists" }, { "name": "business groups" }, { "name": "labor unions" }, { "name": "churches" }, { "name": "ethnic groups" }, { "name": "political action committees or PACs" }, { "name": "health groups" }, { "name": "education groups" }, { "name": "civic groups" }, { "name": "youth groups" }, { "name": "transportation groups" }, { "name": "agricultural groups" }, { "name": "veterans groups" }, { "name": "women's groups" }, { "name": "reform lobbies" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ADB ", "note": "nonregional member" }, { "organization": "AfDB ", "note": "nonregional member" }, { "organization": "ANZUS" }, { "organization": "APEC" }, { "organization": "Arctic Council" }, { "organization": "ARF" }, { "organization": "ASEAN ", "note": "dialogue partner" }, { "organization": "Australia Group" }, { "organization": "BIS" }, { "organization": "BSEC ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "CBSS ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CE ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "CERN ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "CICA ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "CP" }, { "organization": "EAPC" }, { "organization": "EAS" }, { "organization": "EBRD" }, { "organization": "EITI ", "note": "implementing country" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "FATF" }, { "organization": "G-5" }, { "organization": "G-7" }, { "organization": "G-8" }, { "organization": "G-10" }, { "organization": "G-20" }, { "organization": "IADB" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IEA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IGAD ", "note": "partners" }, { "organization": "IHO" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "MINUSMA" }, { "organization": "MINUSTAH" }, { "organization": "MONUSCO" }, { "organization": "NAFTA" }, { "organization": "NATO" }, { "organization": "NEA" }, { "organization": "NSG" }, { "organization": "OAS" }, { "organization": "OECD" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "OSCE" }, { "organization": "Pacific Alliance ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "Paris Club" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "PIF ", "note": "partner" }, { "organization": "SAARC ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "SELEC ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "SICA ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "SPC" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNITAR" }, { "organization": "UNMIL" }, { "organization": "UNMISS" }, { "organization": "UNRWA" }, { "organization": "UNSC ", "note": "permanent" }, { "organization": "UNTSO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" }, { "organization": "ZC" } ], "flag_description": { "description": "13 equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white; there is a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing 50 small, white, five-pointed stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows of six stars (top and bottom) alternating with rows of five stars; the 50 stars represent the 50 states, the 13 stripes represent the 13 original colonies; the blue stands for loyalty, devotion, truth, justice, and friendship; red symbolizes courage, zeal, and fervency, while white denotes purity and rectitude of conduct; commonly referred to by its nickname of Old Glory", "note": "the design and colors have been the basis for a number of other flags, including Chile, Liberia, Malaysia, and Puerto Rico" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "bald eagle" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "white" }, { "color": "blue" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"The Star-Spangled Banner\"", "lyrics_music": "Francis Scott KEY/John Stafford SMITH", "note": "adopted 1931; during the War of 1812, after witnessing the successful American defense of Fort McHenry in Baltimore following British naval bombardment, Francis Scott KEY wrote the lyrics to what would become the national anthem; the lyrics were set to the tune of \"The Anacreontic Song\"; only the first verse is sung", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/US.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "The US has the most technologically powerful economy in the world, with a per capita GDP of $57,300. US firms are at or near the forefront in technological advances, especially in computers, pharmaceuticals, and medical, aerospace, and military equipment; however, their advantage has narrowed since the end of World War II. Based on a comparison of GDP measured at Purchasing Power Parity conversion rates, the US economy in 2014, having stood as the largest in the world for more than a century, slipped into second place behind China, which has more than tripled the US growth rate for each year of the past four decades.\n\nIn the US, private individuals and business firms make most of the decisions, and the federal and state governments buy needed goods and services predominantly in the private marketplace. US business firms enjoy greater flexibility than their counterparts in Western Europe and Japan in decisions to expand capital plant, to lay off surplus workers, and to develop new products. At the same time, businesses face higher barriers to enter their rivals' home markets than foreign firms face entering US markets.\n\nLong-term problems for the US include stagnation of wages for lower-income families, inadequate investment in deteriorating infrastructure, rapidly rising medical and pension costs of an aging population, energy shortages, and sizable current account and budget deficits.\n\nThe onrush of technology has been a driving factor in the gradual development of a \"two-tier\" labor market in which those at the bottom lack the education and the professional/technical skills of those at the top and, more and more, fail to get comparable pay raises, health insurance coverage, and other benefits. But the globalization of trade, and especially the rise of low-wage producers such as China, has put additional downward pressure on wages and upward pressure on the return to capital. Since 1975, practically all the gains in household income have gone to the top 20% of households. Since 1996, dividends and capital gains have grown faster than wages or any other category of after-tax income.\n\nImported oil accounts for nearly 55% of US consumption and oil has a major impact on the overall health of the economy. Crude oil prices doubled between 2001 and 2006, the year home prices peaked; higher gasoline prices ate into consumers' budgets and many individuals fell behind in their mortgage payments. Oil prices climbed another 50% between 2006 and 2008, and bank foreclosures more than doubled in the same period. Besides dampening the housing market, soaring oil prices caused a drop in the value of the dollar and a deterioration in the US merchandise trade deficit, which peaked at $840 billion in 2008. Because the US economy is energy-intensive, falling oil prices since 2013 have alleviated many of the problems the earlier increases had created.\n\nThe sub-prime mortgage crisis, falling home prices, investment bank failures, tight credit, and the global economic downturn pushed the US into a recession by mid-2008. GDP contracted until the third quarter of 2009, making this the deepest and longest downturn since the Great Depression. To help stabilize financial markets, the US Congress established a $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) in October 2008. The government used some of these funds to purchase equity in US banks and industrial corporations, much of which had been returned to the government by early 2011. In January 2009, Congress passed and President Barack OBAMA signed a bill providing an additional $787 billion fiscal stimulus to be used over 10 years - two-thirds on additional spending and one-third on tax cuts - to create jobs and to help the economy recover. In 2010 and 2011, the federal budget deficit reached nearly 9% of GDP. In 2012, the Federal Government reduced the growth of spending and the deficit shrank to 7.6% of GDP. US revenues from taxes and other sources are lower, as a percentage of GDP, than those of most other countries.\n\nWars in Iraq and Afghanistan required major shifts in national resources from civilian to military purposes and contributed to the growth of the budget deficit and public debt. Through 2014, the direct costs of the wars totaled more than $1.5 trillion, according to US Government figures.\n\nIn March 2010, President OBAMA signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, a health insurance reform that was designed to extend coverage to an additional 32 million Americans by 2016, through private health insurance for the general population and Medicaid for the impoverished. Total spending on healthcare - public plus private - rose from 9.0% of GDP in 1980 to 17.9% in 2010.\n\nIn July 2010, the president signed the DODD-FRANK Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, a law designed to promote financial stability by protecting consumers from financial abuses, ending taxpayer bailouts of financial firms, dealing with troubled banks that are \"too big to fail,\" and improving accountability and transparency in the financial system - in particular, by requiring certain financial derivatives to be traded in markets that are subject to government regulation and oversight.\n\nIn December 2012, the Federal Reserve Board (Fed) announced plans to purchase $85 billion per month of mortgage-backed and Treasury securities in an effort to hold down long-term interest rates, and to keep short term rates near zero until unemployment dropped below 6.5% or inflation rose above 2.5%. In late 2013, the Fed announced that it would begin scaling back long-term bond purchases to $75 billion per month in January 2014 and further reduce them as conditions warranted; the Fed ended the purchases during the summer of 2014. In 2014, the unemployment rate dropped to 6.2%, and continued to fall to 5.5% by mid-2015, the lowest rate of joblessness since before the global recession began; inflation stood at 1.7%, and public debt as a share of GDP continued to decline, following several years of increases. In December 2015, the Fed raised its target for the benchmark federal funds rate by 0.25%, the first increase since the recession began, but the Fed has opted to hold the target rate steady at 0.25%-0.5% through the first three quarters of 2016, with US GDP growth falling below 2% in each of those quarters.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 18560000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 18270000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 17810000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 3, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 18560000000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.6, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2.6, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 2.4, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 155 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 57300, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 56800, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 55800, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 20, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 68.6, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 17.7, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 15.9, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 0.5, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 12, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -14.7, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 1.1, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 19.4, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 79.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 17.6, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 19.1, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 19.2, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 105 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "wheat", "corn", "grains", "fruits", "vegetables", "cotton", "beef", "pork", "poultry", "dairy products", "fish", "forest products" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "petroleum", "steel", "motor vehicles", "aerospace", "telecommunications", "chemicals", "electronics", "food processing", "consumer goods", "lumber", "mining" ], "note": "highly diversified; world leading; high-technology innovator; second-largest industrial output in the world" }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 2.1, "global_rank": 102, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 158600000, "global_rank": 4, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "farming_forestry_and_fishing": { "value": 0.7, "units": "%" }, "manufacturing_extraction_transportation_and_crafts": { "value": 20.3, "units": "%" }, "managerial_professional_and_technical": { "value": 37.3, "units": "%" }, "sales_and_office": { "value": 24.2, "units": "%" }, "other_services": { "value": 17.6, "units": "%" } }, "note": "figures exclude the unemployed", "date": "2009" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4.7, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 5.3, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 53 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 15.1, "units": "%", "date": "2010" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 2, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 30, "units": "%" }, "date": "2007" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 45, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2007" }, { "value": 40.8, "units": "gini_index", "date": "1997" } ], "global_rank": 43 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 3363000000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 3893000000000, "units": "USD" }, "note": "for the US, revenues exclude social contributions of approximately 1.0 trillion USD; expenditures exclude social benefits of approximately 2.3 trillion USD", "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 18.1, "global_rank": 167, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -2.9, "global_rank": 101, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 73.8, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 73.6, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 38, "note": "data cover only what the United States Treasury denotes as \"Debt Held by the Public,\" which includes all debt instruments issued by the Treasury that are owned by non-US Government entities; the data include Treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data exclude debt issued by individual US states, as well as intra-governmental debt; intra-governmental debt consists of Treasury borrowings from surpluses in the trusts for Federal Social Security, Federal Employees, Hospital Insurance (Medicare and Medicaid), Disability and Unemployment, and several other smaller trusts; if data for intra-government debt were added, \"Gross Debt\" would increase by about one-third of GDP" }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 October", "end": "30 September" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.3, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0.1, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 80 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.5, "units": "%", "date": "2010-12-31" }, { "value": 0.5, "units": "%", "date": "2009-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 131 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.5, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 3.26, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 159 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3311000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 3022000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 4 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 13170000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 12020000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 2 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 20310000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 19230000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 1 }, "market_value_of_publicly_traded_shares": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 25070000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" }, { "value": 26330000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" }, { "value": 24030000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 1 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -481200000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -463000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 199 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1471000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1510000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 2 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "agricultural products (soybeans", "fruit", "corn)", "industrial supplies (organic chemicals)", "capital goods (transistors", "aircraft", "motor vehicle parts", "computers", "telecommunications equipment)", "consumer goods (automobiles", "medicines)" ], "date": "2008" }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Canada", "percent": 18.6 }, { "name": "Mexico", "percent": 15.7 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 7.7 }, { "name": "Japan", "percent": 4.2 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2205000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2273000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 1 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "agricultural products", "industrial supplies 32.9% (crude oil 8.2%)", "capital goods 30.4% (computers", "telecommunications equipment", "motor vehicle parts", "office machines", "electric power machinery)", "consumer goods 31.8% (automobiles", "clothing", "medicines", "furniture", "toys)" ], "date": "2008" }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "China", "percent": 21.5 }, { "name": "Canada", "percent": 13.2 }, { "name": "Mexico", "percent": 13.2 }, { "name": "Japan", "percent": 5.9 }, { "name": "Germany", "percent": 5.5 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 117600000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" }, { "value": 130100000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 20 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 17910000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-03-31" }, { "value": 17850000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-03-31" } ], "global_rank": 1, "note": "approximately 4/5ths of US external debt is denominated in US dollars; foreign lenders have been willing to hold US dollar denominated debt instruments because they view the dollar as the world's reserve currency" }, "stock_of_direct_foreign_investment": { "at_home": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3648000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 3280000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 2 }, "abroad": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5566000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 5269000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 2 } }, "exchange_rates": { "note": "British pounds per US dollar: 0.7391 (2016 est.), 0.6542 (2015 est.), 0.607 (2014 est), 0.6391 (2013 est.), 0.6324 (2012 est.); Canadian dollars per US dollar: 1.331 (2016 est.), 1.2788 (2015 est.), 1.1047 (2014 est.), 1.0298 (2013 est.), 0.9992 (2012 est.); Chinese yuan per US dollar: 6.626 (2016 est.) 6.2275 (2015 est.), 6.1434 (2014 est.), 6.1958 (2013 est.), 6.3123 (2012 est.); euros per US dollar: 0.9214 (2016 est.), 0.885 (2015 est.), 0.7525 (2014 est.), 0.7634 (2013 est.), 0.7752 (2012 est.); Japanese yen per US dollar: 107.1 (2016 est.), 121.02 (2015 est.), 105.86 (2014 est.), 97.44 (2013 est.), 79.79 (2012 est.)" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "total_electrification": { "value": 100, "units": "%" }, "date": "2016" }, "production": { "kWh": 4103000000000, "global_rank": 2, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 3913000000000, "global_rank": 2, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 13000000000, "global_rank": 15, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "kWh": 67000000000, "global_rank": 2, "date": "2014" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 1075000000, "global_rank": 3, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 73.5, "global_rank": 103, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 9.6, "global_rank": 20, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 7.4, "global_rank": 124, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 7.4, "global_rank": 50, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 9415000, "global_rank": 3, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 1162000, "global_rank": 14, "date": "2015" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 8567000, "global_rank": 1, "date": "2015" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 36520000000, "global_rank": 11, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 19890000, "global_rank": 1, "date": "2015" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 19530000, "global_rank": 1, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 3102000, "global_rank": 1, "date": "2015" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 881100, "global_rank": 7, "date": "2015" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 766200000000, "global_rank": 1, "date": "2015" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 773200000000, "global_rank": 1, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 42870000000, "global_rank": 8, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 76960000000, "global_rank": 4, "date": "2015" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 10440000000000, "global_rank": 4, "date": "2015-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 5402000000, "global_rank": 2, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 121991000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 38, "global_rank": 3, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 382307000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 119, "global_rank": 5, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "a large, technologically advanced, multipurpose communications system", "domestic": "a large system of fiber-optic cable, microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, and domestic satellites carries every form of telephone traffic; a rapidly growing cellular system carries mobile telephone traffic throughout the country", "international": "country code - 1; multiple ocean cable systems provide international connectivity; satellite earth stations - 61 Intelsat (45 Atlantic Ocean and 16 Pacific Ocean), 5 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region), and 4 Inmarsat (Pacific and Atlantic Ocean regions) (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "4 major terrestrial TV networks with affiliate stations throughout the country, plus cable and satellite networks, independent stations, and a limited public broadcasting sector that is largely supported by private grants; overall, thousands of TV stations broadcasting; multiple national radio networks with many affiliate stations; while most stations are commercial, National Public Radio (NPR) has a network of some 600 member stations; satellite radio available; overall, nearly 15,000 radio stations operating (2008)", "internet": { "country_code": ".us", "users": { "total": 239580000, "percent_of_population": 74.6, "global_rank": 3, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 92, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 6817, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 798230000, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 37219000000, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "N", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 13513, "global_rank": 1, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 5054, "over_3047_metres": 189, "2438_to_3047_metres": 235, "1524_to_2437_metres": 1478, "914_to_1523_metres": 2249, "under_914_metres": 903, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 8459, "over_3047_metres": 1, "2438_to_3047_metres": 6, "1524_to_2437_metres": 140, "914_to_1523_metres": 1552, "under_914_metres": 6760, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 5287, "date": "2013" } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "natural gas", "length": 1984321, "units": "km" }, { "type": "petroleum products", "length": 240711, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 293564.2, "units": "km" }, "standard_gauge": { "length": 293564.2, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.435-m" }, "global_rank": 1, "date": "2014" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 6586610, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 4304715, "units": "km", "note": "includes 76,334 km of expressways" }, "unpaved": { "value": 2281895, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 1, "date": "2012" }, "waterways": { "value": 41009, "units": "km", "note": "19,312 km used for commerce; Saint Lawrence Seaway of 3,769 km, including the Saint Lawrence River of 3,058 km, is shared with Canada", "global_rank": 5, "date": "2012" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 393, "by_type": [ { "type": "barge carrier", "count": 6 }, { "type": "bulk carrier", "count": 55 }, { "type": "cargo", "count": 51 }, { "type": "carrier", "count": 2 }, { "type": "chemical tanker", "count": 30 }, { "type": "container", "count": 84 }, { "type": "passenger", "count": 18 }, { "type": "passenger/cargo", "count": 56 }, { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 35 }, { "type": "refrigerated cargo", "count": 3 }, { "type": "roll on/roll off", "count": 27 }, { "type": "vehicle carrier", "count": 26 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 85, "by_country": [ { "country": "Australia", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Bermuda", "count": 5 }, { "country": "Denmark", "count": 31 }, { "country": "France", "count": 4 }, { "country": "Germany", "count": 5 }, { "country": "Malaysia", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Norway", "count": 17 }, { "country": "Singapore", "count": 16 }, { "country": "UK", "count": 4 } ] }, "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 794, "by_country": [ { "country": "Antigua and Barbuda", "count": 7 }, { "country": "Australia", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Bahamas", "count": 109 }, { "country": "Belgium", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Bermuda", "count": 26 }, { "country": "Canada", "count": 10 }, { "country": "Cayman Islands", "count": 57 }, { "country": "Comoros", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Cyprus", "count": 5 }, { "country": "Georgia", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Greece", "count": 8 }, { "country": "Honduras", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Hong Kong", "count": 44 }, { "country": "Indonesia", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Ireland", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Isle of Man", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Italy", "count": 23 }, { "country": "Liberia", "count": 53 }, { "country": "Malta", "count": 34 }, { "country": "Marshall Islands", "count": 200 }, { "country": "Netherlands", "count": 16 }, { "country": "Norway", "count": 10 }, { "country": "Panama", "count": 90 }, { "country": "Portugal", "count": 4 }, { "country": "Saint Kitts and Nevis", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Saint Vincent and the Grenadines", "count": 18 }, { "country": "Singapore", "count": 36 }, { "country": "South Korea", "count": 8 }, { "country": "Togo", "count": 1 }, { "country": "UK", "count": 14 }, { "country": "Vanuatu", "count": 2 }, { "country": "unknown", "count": 6 } ] }, "global_rank": 26, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "cargo_ports": "Baton Rouge, Corpus Christi, Hampton Roads, Houston, Long Beach, Los Angeles, New Orleans, New York, Plaquemines (LA), Tampa, Texas City", "container_ports": [ { "place": "Hampton Roads", "twenty_foot_equivalent_units": 1918029 }, { "place": "Houston", "twenty_foot_equivalent_units": 1866450 }, { "place": "Long Beach", "twenty_foot_equivalent_units": 6061091 }, { "place": "Los Angeles", "twenty_foot_equivalent_units": 7940511 }, { "place": "New York/New Jersey", "twenty_foot_equivalent_units": 5503485 }, { "place": "Oakland", "twenty_foot_equivalent_units": 2342504 }, { "place": "Savannah", "twenty_foot_equivalent_units": 2944678 }, { "place": "Seattle", "twenty_foot_equivalent_units": 2033535 } ], "cruise_departure_ports_passengers": "Miami (2,032,000), Port Everglades (1,277,000), Port Canaveral (1,189,000), Seattle (430,000), Long Beach (415,000) (2009)", "oil_terminals": [ "LOOP terminal", "Haymark terminal" ], "liquid_natural_gas_terminals_import": [ "Cove Point (MD)", "Elba Island (GA)", "Everett (MA)", "Freeport (TX)", "Golden Pass (TX)", "Hackberry (LA)", "Lake Charles (LA)", "Neptune (offshore)", "Northeast Gateway (offshore)", "Pascagoula (MS)", "Sabine Pass (TX)" ], "liquid_natural_gas_terminals_export": [ "Kenai (AK)" ], "date": "2011" } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.3, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 3.51, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 3.83, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 4.24, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 4.58, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 9 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "United States Armed Forces", "US Army", "US Navy (includes Marine Corps)", "US Air Force", "US Coast Guard", "note - Coast Guard administered in peacetime by the Department of Homeland Security", "but in wartime reports to the Department of the Navy" ], "date": "2017" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18 years of age (17 years of age with parental consent) for male and female voluntary service; no conscription; maximum enlistment age 42 (Army), 27 (Air Force), 34 (Navy), 28 (Marines); 8-year service obligation, including 2-5 years active duty (Army), 2 years active (Navy), 4 years active (Air Force, Marines); all military occupations and positions open to women", "date": "2016" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "the US has intensified domestic security measures and is collaborating closely with its neighbors, Canada and Mexico, to monitor and control legal and illegal personnel, transport, and commodities across the international borders", "abundant rainfall in recent years along much of the Mexico-US border region has ameliorated periodically strained water-sharing arrangements", "1990 Maritime Boundary Agreement in the Bering Sea still awaits Russian Duma ratification", "Canada and the United States dispute how to divide the Beaufort Sea and the status of the Northwest Passage but continue to work cooperatively to survey the Arctic continental shelf", "The Bahamas and US have not been able to agree on a maritime boundary", "US Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay is leased from Cuba and only mutual agreement or US abandonment of the area can terminate the lease", "Haiti claims US-administered Navassa Island", "US has made no territorial claim in Antarctica (but has reserved the right to do so) and does not recognize the claims of any other states", "Marshall Islands claims Wake Island", "Tokelau included American Samoa's Swains Island among the islands listed in its 2006 draft constitution" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "refugees": { "by_country": [ { "people": 84995, "country_of_origin": "Democratic Republic of the Congo; Syria; Burma; Iraq; Somalia; Bhutan; Iran" } ] } }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "world's largest consumer of cocaine (shipped from Colombia through Mexico and the Caribbean), Colombian heroin, and Mexican heroin and marijuana; major consumer of ecstasy and Mexican methamphetamine; minor consumer of high-quality Southeast Asian heroin; illicit producer of cannabis, marijuana, depressants, stimulants, hallucinogens, and methamphetamine; money-laundering center" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-01", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701110435/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html" } }, "uruguay": { "data": { "name": "Uruguay", "introduction": { "background": "Montevideo, founded by the Spanish in 1726 as a military stronghold, soon took advantage of its natural harbor to become an important commercial center. Claimed by Argentina but annexed by Brazil in 1821, Uruguay declared its independence four years later and secured its freedom in 1828 after a three-year struggle. The administrations of President Jose BATLLE in the early 20th century launched widespread political, social, and economic reforms that established a statist tradition. A violent Marxist urban guerrilla movement named the Tupamaros, launched in the late 1960s, led Uruguay's president to cede control of the government to the military in 1973. By yearend, the rebels had been crushed, but the military continued to expand its hold over the government. Civilian rule was restored in 1985. In 2004, the left-of-center Frente Amplio Coalition won national elections that effectively ended 170 years of political control previously held by the Colorado and National (Blanco) parties. Uruguay's political and labor conditions are among the freest on the continent." }, "geography": { "location": "Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Argentina and Brazil", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 33, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 56, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "South America", "area": { "total": { "value": 176215, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 175015, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 1200, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 91, "comparative": "about the size of Virginia and West Virginia combined; slightly smaller than the state of Washington" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 1591, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Argentina", "border_length": { "value": 541, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Brazil", "border_length": { "value": 1050, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 660, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "contiguous_zone": { "value": 24, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" }, "continental_shelf": { "value": 200, "units": "nm", "note": "or the edge of continental margin" } }, "climate": "warm temperate; freezing temperatures almost unknown", "terrain": "mostly rolling plains and low hills; fertile coastal lowland", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 109, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Atlantic Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Cerro Catedral", "elevation": { "value": 514, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "arable land", "hydropower", "minor minerals", "fish" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 87.2, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 10.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0.2, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 76.9, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 10.2, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 2.6, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 2380, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "most of the country's population resides in the southern half of the country; approximately 80% of the populace is urban, living in towns or cities; nearly half of the population lives in and around the capital of Montevideo", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "seasonally high winds (the pampero is a chilly and occasional violent wind that blows north from the Argentine pampas), droughts, floods", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "because of the absence of mountains, which act as weather barriers, all locations are particularly vulnerable to rapid changes from weather fronts", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "water pollution from meat packing/tannery industry", "inadequate solid/hazardous waste disposal" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Antarctic-Environmental Protocol", "Antarctic-Marine Living Resources", "Antarctic Treaty", "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Environmental Modification", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Wetlands" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [ "Marine Dumping", "Marine Life Conservation" ] } }, "note": "second-smallest South American country (after Suriname); most of the low-lying landscape (three-quarters of the country) is grassland, ideal for cattle and sheep raising" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 3351016, "global_rank": 135, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Uruguayan(s)", "adjective": "Uruguayan" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "white", "percent": 88 }, { "name": "mestizo", "percent": 8 }, { "name": "black", "percent": 4 }, { "name": "Amerindian", "note": "practically nonexistent" } ] }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Spanish", "note": "official" }, { "name": "Portunol" }, { "name": "Brazilero", "note": "Portuguese-Spanish mix on the Brazilian frontier" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 47.1 }, { "name": "non-Catholic Christians", "percent": 11.1 }, { "name": "nondenominational", "percent": 23.2 }, { "name": "Jewish", "percent": 0.3 }, { "name": "atheist or agnostic", "percent": 17.2 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 1.1 } ], "date": "2006" }, "demographic_profile": "Uruguay rates high for most development indicators and is known for its secularism, liberal social laws, and well-developed social security, health, and educational systems. It is one of the few countries in Latin America and the Caribbean where the entire population has access to clean water. Uruguay's provision of free primary through university education has contributed to the country's high levels of literacy and educational attainment. However, the emigration of human capital has diminished the state's return on its investment in education. Remittances from the roughly 18% of Uruguayans abroad amount to less than 1 percent of national GDP. The emigration of young adults and a low birth rate are causing Uruguay's population to age rapidly.\nIn the 1960s, Uruguayans for the first time emigrated en masse - primarily to Argentina and Brazil - because of economic decline and the onset of more than a decade of military dictatorship. Economic crises in the early 1980s and 2002 also triggered waves of emigration, but since 2002 more than 70% of Uruguayan emigrants have selected the US and Spain as destinations because of better job prospects. Uruguay had a tiny population upon its independence in 1828 and welcomed thousands of predominantly Italian and Spanish immigrants, but the country has not experienced large influxes of new arrivals since the aftermath of World War II. More recent immigrants include Peruvians and Arabs.", "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 20.44, "males": 348547, "females": 336435 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 15.78, "males": 267848, "females": 260990 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 39.23, "males": 649702, "females": 664933 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 10.41, "males": 164201, "females": 184784 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 14.13, "males": 189197, "females": 284379 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 55.9, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 33.4, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 22.5, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 4.4, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 34.7, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 33, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 36.4, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 78, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 0.27, "global_rank": 179, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 13, "global_rank": 155, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 9.4, "global_rank": 58, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -0.9, "global_rank": 141, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "most of the country's population resides in the southern half of the country; approximately 80% of the populace is urban, living in towns or cities; nearly half of the population lives in and around the capital of Montevideo", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 95.3, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 0.53, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Montevideo", "population": 1707000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 0.98, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.89, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.66, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.94, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 15, "global_rank": 124, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 8.5, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 9.5, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 7.6, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 150, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 77.2, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 74.1, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 80.5, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 73, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.81, "global_rank": 149, "date": "2016" }, 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"units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 17, "units": "years" }, "date": "2010" }, "child_labor": { "total_number": 51879, "percentage": { "value": 7, "units": "%" }, "date": "2006" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 19.2, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 15.8, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 24, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 61, "date": "2013" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Oriental Republic of Uruguay", "conventional_short_form": "Uruguay", "local_long_form": "Republica Oriental del Uruguay", "local_short_form": "Uruguay", "former": "Banda Oriental, Cisplatine Province", "etymology": "name derives from the Spanish pronunciation of the Guarani Indian designation of the Uruguay River, which makes up the western border of the country and whose name later came to be applied to the entire country" }, "government_type": "presidential republic", "capital": { "name": "Montevideo", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 34, "minutes": 51, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 56, "minutes": 10, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": -3, "note": "2 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "independence": { "date": "1825-08-25", "note": "from Brazil" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "25 August", "original_year": "1825" } ], "constitution": { "history": "several previous; latest approved by plebiscite 27 November 1966, effective 15 February 1967; amended several times, last in 2004 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "civil law system based on the Spanish civil code", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "yes", "citizenship_by_descent": "yes", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "yes", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "3-5 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": true }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Tabare VAZQUEZ (since 1 March 2015); Vice President Raul Fernando SENDIC Rodriguez (since 1 March 2015); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government", "head_of_government": "President Tabare VAZQUEZ (since 1 March 2015); Vice President Raul Fernando SENDIC Rodriguez (since 1 March 2015)", "cabinet": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president with approval of the General Assembly", "elections_appointments": "president and vice president directly elected on the same ballot by absolute majority vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for nonconsecutive terms); election last held on 26 October 2014, with a runoff election on 30 November 2014 (next to be held on 27 October 2019, and a runoff if needed on 24 November 2019)", "election_results": "Tabare VAZQUEZ elected president in a runoff election; percent of vote - Tabare VAZQUEZ (Socialist Party) 56.5%, Luis Alberto LACALLE Pou (Blanco) 43.4%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "bicameral General Assembly or Asamblea General consists of the Chamber of Senators or Camara de Senadores (31 seats; members directly elected in a single nationwide constituency by proportional representation vote; the vice-president serves as the presiding ex-officio member; elected members serve 5-year terms) and the Chamber of Representatives or Camara de Representantes (99 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms)", "elections": "Chamber of Senators - last held on 26 October 2014 (next to be held in October 2019); Chamber of Representatives - last held on 26 October 2014 (next to be held in October 2019)", "election_results": "Chamber of Senators - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Frente Amplio 15, National Party 10, Colorado Party 4, Independent Party 1; Chamber of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Frente Amplio 50, National Party 32, Colorado Party 13, Independent Party 3, Popular Unit Movement 1" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court of Justice (consists of 5 judges)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "judges nominated by the president and appointed in joint conference of the General Assembly; judges appointed for 10-year terms, with reelection after a lapse of 5 years following the previous term", "subordinate_courts": "Courts of Appeal; District Courts (Juzgados Letrados); Peace Courts (Juzgados de Paz); Rural Courts (Juzgados Rurales)" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Broad Front - , Broad Front Commitment [Raul SENDIC], Big House [Constanza MOREIRA], Communist Party [Marcos CARAMBULA], The Federal League [Dario PEREZ]", "leaders": [ "Jose MUJICA" ], "note": "Frente Amplio; a broad governing coalition that includes Uruguay Assembly [Danilo ASTORI], Progressive Alliance [Rodolfo NIN NOVOA], New Space [Rafael MICHELINI], Socialist Party [Monica XAVIER], Vertiente Artiguista [Enrique RUBIO], Christian Democratic Party [Juan Andres ROBALLO], For the People’s Victory [Luis PUIG], Popular Participation Movement (MPP" }, { "name": "Colorado Party , Open Space [Tabare VIERA], Open Batllism [Ope PASQUET]", "leaders": [ "Pedro BORDABERRY" ], "note": "including Vamos Uruguay (or Let's Go Uruguay; " }, { "name": "Independent Party", "leaders": [ "Pablo MIERES" ] }, { "name": "National Party", "name_alternative": "Blanco", "note": "including All Forward [Luis LACALLE POU] and National Alliance [Jorge LARRANAGA]" }, { "name": "Popular Assembly", "leaders": [ "Gonzalo ABELLA" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "B'nai Brith" }, { "name": "Catholic Church" }, { "name": "Chamber of Commerce and Export of Agriproducts" }, { "name": "Chamber of Industries ", "note": "manufacturer's association" }, { "name": "Exporters Union of Uruguay" }, { "name": "National Chamber of Commerce and Services" }, { "name": "PIT/CNT ", "note": "powerful federation of Uruguayan Unions - umbrella labor organization" }, { "name": "Rural Association of Uruguay ", "note": "rancher's association" }, { "name": "Uruguayan Network of Political Women" }, { "name": "students" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "CAN ", "note": "associate" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CELAC" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IADB" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IHO" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "LAES" }, { "organization": "LAIA" }, { "organization": "Mercosur" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "MINUSTAH" }, { "organization": "MONUSCO" }, { "organization": "NAM ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OAS" }, { "organization": "OIF ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OPANAL" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "Pacific Alliance ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "SICA ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNASUR" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "Union Latina" }, { "organization": "UNMOGIP" }, { "organization": "UNOCI" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Carlos Alberto GIANELLI Derois (since 23 July 2015)", "chancery": "1913 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20006", "telephone": "[1] (202) 331-1313", "fax": "[1] (202) 331-8142", "consulates_general": "Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, New York" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Kelly KEIDERLING (since 6 December July 2016)", "embassy": "Lauro Muller 1776, Montevideo 11200", "mailing_address": "APO AA 34035", "telephone": "[598] (2) 1770-2000", "fax": "[598] (2) 1770-2128" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "nine equal horizontal stripes of white (top and bottom) alternating with blue; a white square in the upper hoist-side corner with a yellow sun bearing a human face (delineated in black) known as the Sun of May with 16 rays that alternate between triangular and wavy; the stripes represent the nine original departments of Uruguay; the sun symbol evokes the legend of the sun breaking through the clouds on 25 May 1810 as independence was first declared from Spain (Uruguay subsequently won its independence from Brazil); the sun features are said to represent those of Inti, the Inca god of the sun", "note": "the banner was inspired by the national colors of Argentina and by the design of the US flag" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "Sun of May ", "note": "a sun-with-face symbol" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "blue" }, { "color": "white" }, { "color": "yellow" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Himno Nacional\" (National Anthem of Uruguay)", "lyrics_music": "Francisco Esteban ACUNA de Figueroa/Francisco Jose DEBALI", "note": "adopted 1848; the anthem is also known as \"Orientales, la Patria o la tumba!\" (\"Uruguayans, the Fatherland or Death!\"); it is the world's longest national anthem in terms of music (105 bars; almost five minutes); generally only the first verse and chorus are sung", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/UY.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Uruguay has a free market economy characterized by an export-oriented agricultural sector, a well-educated workforce, and high levels of social spending. Uruguay has sought to expand trade within the Common Market of the South (Mercosur) and with non-Mercosur members, and President VAZQUEZ has maintained his predecessor’s mix of pro-market policies and a strong social safety net.\n\nFollowing financial difficulties in the late 1990s and early 2000s, Uruguay's economic growth averaged 8% annually during the period 2004-08. The 2008-09 global financial crisis put a brake on Uruguay's vigorous growth, which decelerated to 2.6% in 2009. Nevertheless, the country managed to avoid a recession and keep positive growth rates, mainly through higher public expenditure and investment; GDP growth reached 8.9% in 2010 but slowed markedly in 2012-16 as a result of a renewed slowdown in the global economy and in Uruguay's main trade partners and Mercosur counterparts, Argentina and Brazil. Reforms in those countries should give Uruguay an economic boost.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 73250000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 72740000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 71680000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 97, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 58500000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.7, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 3.5, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 183 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 20300, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 22000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 21900, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 85, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 67.2, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 14.2, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 19.3, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": -0.2, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 22, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -22.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 6.3, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 26.1, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 67.6, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 17.1, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 15.8, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 16.5, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 107 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "Cellulose", "beef", "soybeans", "rice", "wheat", "dairy products", "fish", "lumber", "tobacco", "wine" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "food processing", "electrical machinery", "transportation equipment", "petroleum products", "textiles", "chemicals", "beverages" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 3.5, "global_rank": 66, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 1736000, "global_rank": 125, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 13, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 14, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 73, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2010" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 7.1, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 7.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 88 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 9.7, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 1.9, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 30.8, "units": "%" }, "date": "2014" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 41.6, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 41.9, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2013" } ], "global_rank": 54 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 14290000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 14810000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 26.3, "global_rank": 105, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -0.9, "global_rank": 53, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 62.8, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 66.3, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 61, "note": "data cover general government debt, and include debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intra-governmental debt; intra-governmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment; debt instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions." }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 9.9, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 9.4, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 204 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 9, "units": "%", "date": "2012-12-31" }, { "value": 8.75, "units": "%", "date": "2011-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 30, "note": "Uruguay's central bank uses the benchmark interest rate, rather than the discount rate, to conduct monetary policy; the rates shown here are the benchmark rates" }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 15.5, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 15.84, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 34 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4121000000.0000005, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 4022000000.0000005, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 105 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 8568000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" }, { "value": 8919000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 110 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 17870000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 17200000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 89 }, "market_value_of_publicly_traded_shares": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 175400000, "units": "USD", "date": "2012-12-31" }, { "value": 174600000, "units": "USD", "date": "2011-12-31" }, { "value": 156900000, "units": "USD", "date": "2010-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 119 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -547000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -1119000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 105 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6861000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 7675000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 98 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "beef", "soybeans", "cellulose", "rice", "wheat", "wood", "dairy products", "wool" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "China", "percent": 15 }, { "name": "Brazil", "percent": 14.4 }, { "name": "US", "percent": 6.5 }, { "name": "Argentina", "percent": 4.8 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 7788000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 9489000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 103 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "refined oil", "crude oil", "passenger", "other transportation vehicles", "vehicle parts", "cellular phones" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Brazil", "percent": 18.4 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 17.5 }, { "name": "Argentina", "percent": 12 }, { "name": "US", "percent": 9.2 }, { "name": "Germany", "percent": 4.5 }, { "name": "Nigeria", "percent": 4.1 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 14850000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 15630000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 65 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 21300000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 20070000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 86 }, "stock_of_direct_foreign_investment": { "at_home": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 23300000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 21650000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 73 }, "abroad": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 272100000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 153500000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 96 } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 32.03, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 27.52, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 27.52, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 23.246, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 20.31, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Uruguayan pesos (UYU) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 20106, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 99.4, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 99.7, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 93.8, "units": "%" }, "date": "2012" }, "production": { "kWh": 13000000000, "global_rank": 93, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 10000000000, "global_rank": 91, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 1300000000, "global_rank": 52, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "kWh": 700000000, "global_rank": 76, "date": "2012" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 4400000, "global_rank": 79, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 44.5, "global_rank": 154, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 200, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 53.6, "global_rank": 47, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 2, "global_rank": 81, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 206, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 205, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 42060, "global_rank": 57, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 0, "global_rank": 207, "date": "2014-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 45860, "global_rank": 84, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 59000, "global_rank": 98, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 538, "global_rank": 115, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 12820, "global_rank": 138, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 142, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 60000000, "global_rank": 110, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 202, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 60000000, "global_rank": 77, "date": "2014" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 203, "date": "2014-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 7400000, "global_rank": 115, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 1106431, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 33, "global_rank": 75, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 5495000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 164, "global_rank": 112, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "fully digitalized", "domestic": "most modern facilities concentrated in Montevideo; nationwide microwave radio relay network; overall fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity over 195 telephones per 100 persons", "international": "country code - 598; the UNISOR submarine cable system provides direct connectivity to Brazil and Argentina; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "mixture of privately owned and state-run broadcast media; more than 100 commercial radio stations and about 20 TV channels; cable TV is available; many community radio and TV stations; adopted the hybrid Japanese/Brazilian HDTV standard (ISDB-T) in December 2010 (2010)", "internet": { "country_code": ".uy", "users": { "total": 2159000, "percent_of_population": 64.6, "global_rank": 99, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 2, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 3, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "CX", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 133, "global_rank": 42, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 11, "over_3047_metres": 1, "1524_to_2437_metres": 4, "914_to_1523_metres": 4, "under_914_metres": 2, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 122, "1524_to_2437_metres": 3, "914_to_1523_metres": 40, "under_914_metres": 79, "date": "2013" } } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "gas", "length": 257, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil", "length": 160, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 1673, "units": "km" }, "standard_gauge": { "length": 1673, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.435-m" }, "global_rank": 78, "date": "2016" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 77732, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 7743, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 69989, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 63, "date": "2010" }, "waterways": { "value": 1600, "units": "km", "global_rank": 48, "date": "2011" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 16, "by_type": [ { "type": "bulk carrier", "count": 1 }, { "type": "cargo", "count": 2 }, { "type": "chemical tanker", "count": 3 }, { "type": "passenger/cargo", "count": 6 }, { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 3 }, { "type": "roll on/roll off", "count": 1 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 8, "by_country": [ { "country": "Argentina", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Denmark", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Greece", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Spain", "count": 5 } ] }, "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 1, "by_country": [ { "country": "Liberia", "count": 1 } ] }, "global_rank": 100, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Montevideo" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.8, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.49, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1.86, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 1.77, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 1.76, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 42 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Uruguayan Armed Forces", "Uruguayan National Army (Ejercito Nacional Uruguaya", "ENU)", "Uruguayan National Navy (Armada Nacional del Uruguay", "includes naval air arm", "Naval Rifle Corps (Cuerpo de Fusileros Navales", "Fusna)", "Maritime Prefecture in wartime)", "Uruguayan Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Uruguaya", "FAU) (2012)" ] }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18-30 years of age (18-22 years of age for navy) for male or female voluntary military service; up to 40 years of age for specialists; enlistment is voluntary in peacetime, but the government has the authority to conscript in emergencies; minimum 6-year education", "date": "2013" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "in 2010, the ICJ ruled in favor of Uruguay's operation of two paper mills on the Uruguay River, which forms the border with Argentina", "the two countries formed a joint pollution monitoring regime", "uncontested boundary dispute between Brazil and Uruguay over Braziliera/Brasiliera Island in the Quarai/Cuareim River leaves the tripoint with Argentina in question", "smuggling of firearms and narcotics continues to be an issue along the Uruguay-Brazil border" ], "illicit_drugs": { "note": "small-scale transit country for drugs mainly bound for Europe, often through sea-borne containers; law enforcement corruption; money laundering because of strict banking secrecy laws; weak border control along Brazilian frontier; increasing consumption of cocaine base and synthetic drugs" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-17", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170617101604/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/uy.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170617000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/uy.html" } }, "uzbekistan": { "data": { "name": "Uzbekistan", "introduction": { "background": "Russia conquered the territory of present-day Uzbekistan in the late 19th century. Stiff resistance to the Red Army after the Bolshevik Revolution was eventually suppressed and a socialist republic established in 1924. During the Soviet era, intensive production of \"white gold\" (cotton) and grain led to overuse of agrochemicals and the depletion of water supplies, which have left the land degraded and the Aral Sea and certain rivers half dry. Independent since 1991 upon the dissolution of the USSR, the country is striving to reduce its dependence on the cotton monoculture by diversifying agricultural production while developing its mineral and petroleum export capacity and increasing its manufacturing base. Uzbekistan’s first president, Islom KARIMOV, led Uzbekistan for 25 years until his death in September 2016. The political transition to his successor, then-Prime Minister Shavkat MIRZIYOYEV was peaceful, but sidelined the constitutional process where the chairman of the Senate would have served as the acting president. MIRZIYOYEV, who won the presidential election in December 2016, has sought to improve relations with Uzbekistan’s neighbors and proposed wide-ranging economic and judicial reforms." }, "geography": { "location": "Central Asia, north of Turkmenistan, south of Kazakhstan", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 41, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 64, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Asia", "area": { "total": { "value": 447400, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 425400, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 22000, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 57, "comparative": "about four times the size of Virginia; slightly larger than California" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 6893, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Afghanistan", "border_length": { "value": 144, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Kazakhstan", "border_length": { "value": 2330, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Kyrgyzstan", "border_length": { "value": 1314, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Tajikistan", "border_length": { "value": 1312, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Turkmenistan", "border_length": { "value": 1793, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 0, "units": "km", "note": "doubly landlocked); note - Uzbekistan includes the southern portion of the Aral Sea with a 420 km shoreline" }, "climate": "mostly mid-latitude desert, long, hot summers, mild winters; semiarid grassland in east", "terrain": "mostly flat-to-rolling sandy desert with dunes; broad, flat intensely irrigated river valleys along course of Amu Darya, Syr Darya (Sirdaryo), and Zarafshon; Fergana Valley in east surrounded by mountainous Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan; shrinking Aral Sea in west", "elevation": { "lowest_point": { "name": "Sariqamish Kuli", "elevation": { "value": -12, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Adelunga Toghi", "elevation": { "value": 4301, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "natural gas", "petroleum", "coal", "gold", "uranium", "silver", "copper", "lead", "zinc", "tungsten", "molybdenum" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 62.6, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 10.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0.8, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 51.7, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 7.7, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 29.7, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 42150, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "most of the population is concentrated in the fertile Fergana Valley in the easternmost arm of the country; the south has significant clusters of people, while the central and western deserts are sparsely populated", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "NA", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "shrinkage of the Aral Sea has resulted in growing concentrations of chemical pesticides and natural salts", "these substances are then blown from the increasingly exposed lake bed and contribute to desertification and respiratory health problems", "water pollution from industrial wastes and the heavy use of fertilizers and pesticides is the cause of many human health disorders", "increasing soil salination", "soil contamination from buried nuclear processing and agricultural chemicals", "including DDT" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Environmental Modification", "Hazardous Wastes", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Wetlands" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "along with Liechtenstein, one of the only two doubly landlocked countries in the world" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 29473614, "global_rank": 45, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Uzbekistani", "adjective": "Uzbekistani" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Uzbek", "percent": 80 }, { "name": "Russian", "percent": 5.5 }, { "name": "Tajik", "percent": 5 }, { "name": "Kazakh", "percent": 3 }, { "name": "Karakalpak", "percent": 2.5 }, { "name": "Tatar", "percent": 1.5 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 2.5 } ], "date": "1996" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Uzbek", "percent": 74.3, "note": "official" }, { "name": "Russian", "percent": 14.2 }, { "name": "Tajik", "percent": 4.4 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 7.1 } ], "note": "in the Karakalpakstan Republic, both the Karakalpak language and Uzbek have official status" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 88, "note": "mostly Sunni" }, { "name": "Eastern Orthodox", "percent": 9 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 3 } ] }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 24.22, "males": 3658960, "females": 3480659 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 19.22, "males": 2874982, "females": 2790128 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 43.95, "males": 6444288, "females": 6510741 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 7.54, "males": 1049876, "females": 1171369 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 5.06, "males": 637408, "females": 855203 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 49.7, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 42.7, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 7, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 14.3, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 28.1, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 27.6, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 28.7, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 131, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 0.93, "global_rank": 122, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 16.9, "global_rank": 109, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 5.3, "global_rank": 180, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -2.3, "global_rank": 172, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "most of the population is concentrated in the fertile Fergana Valley in the easternmost arm of the country; the south has significant clusters of people, while the central and western deserts are sparsely populated", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 36.4, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 1.45, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Tashkent", "population": 2251000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 0.99, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.9, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.74, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.99, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 23.4, "date": "2013" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 36, "global_rank": 126, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 18.6, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 22.1, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 14.9, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 91, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 73.8, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 70.7, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 77, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 126, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.78, "global_rank": 154, "date": "2016" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 5.8, "global_rank": 118, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 2.45, "date": "2014" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 4.4, "date": "2010" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 98.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 80.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 87.3, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 1.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 19.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 12.7, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2012" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 0.15, "global_rank": 104, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 32700, "global_rank": 68, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 2600, "global_rank": 55, "date": "2015" } }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 14.3, "global_rank": 119, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 4.4, "global_rank": 97, "date": "2006" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 99.6, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 99.7, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 99.5, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 12, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 13, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 12, "units": "years" }, "date": "2016" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Republic of Uzbekistan", "conventional_short_form": "Uzbekistan", "local_long_form": "O'zbekiston Respublikasi", "local_short_form": "O'zbekiston", "former": "Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic", "etymology": "a combination of the Turkic words \"uz\" (self) and \"bek\" (master) with the Persian suffix \"-stan\" (country) to give the meaning \"Land of the Free\"" }, "government_type": "presidential republic; highly authoritarian", "capital": { "name": "Tashkent (Toshkent)", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 41, "minutes": 19, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 69, "minutes": 15, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 5, "note": "10 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "independence": { "date": "1991-09-01", "note": "from the Soviet Union" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "1 September", "original_year": "1991" } ], "constitution": { "history": "several previous; latest adopted 8 December 1992", "amendments": "proposed by the Supreme Assembly or by referendum; passage requires two-thirds majority vote of both houses of the Assembly or passage in a referendum; amended several times, last in 2014 (2017)" }, "legal_system": "civil law system", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "non-party state to the ICCt" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Uzbekistan", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "5 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Shavkat MIRZIYOYEV (interim president from 8 September 2016; formally elected president on 4 December 2016 to succeed longtime President Islom KARIMOV, who died on 2 September 2016)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Abdulla ARIPOV (since 14 December 2016); First Deputy Prime Minister Achilbay RAMATOV (since 15 December 2016)", "cabinet": "Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the president with most requiring approval of the Senate chamber of the Supreme Assembly (Oliy Majlis)", "elections_appointments": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term; previously a 5-year term, extended by a 2002 constitutional amendment to 7 years, and reverted to 5 years in 2011); election last held on 4 December 2016; prime minister nominated by majority party in legislature since 2011, but appointed along with the ministers and deputy ministers by the president", "election_results": "Shavkat MIRZIYOYEV elected president; percent of vote - Shavkat MIRZIYOYEV (LDPU) 88.6%, Khatamjon KETMONOV (NDP) 3.7%, Narimon UMAROV (Adolat) 3.5%, Sarvar OTAMURADOV (Milliy Tiklanish/National Revival) 2.4%, other 1.8%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "bicameral Supreme Assembly or Oliy Majlis consists of the Senate (100 seats; 84 members indirectly elected by regional governing councils and 16 appointed by the president; members serve 5-year terms) and the Legislative Chamber or Qonunchilik Palatasi (150 seats; 135 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by absolute majority vote with a second round if needed and 15 indirectly elected by the Ecological Movement of Uzbekistan; members serve 5-year terms)", "note": "all parties in the Supreme Assembly support President Shavkat MIRZIYOYEV", "elections": "last held on 21 December 2014 and 4 January 2015 (next to be held in December 2019)", "election_results": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; Legislative Chamber - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - LDPU 52, National Rebirth Party 36, NDP 27, Adolat 20, Ecological Movement 15" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court (consists of 67 judges organized into administrative, civil, criminal, economic, and military sections); Constitutional Court (consists of 7 judges)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "judges of the highest courts nominated by the president and confirmed by the Oliy Majlis; judges appointed for initial 5-year term, subsequent 10-year term, and lifetime term subject to reappointment", "subordinate_courts": "regional, district, city, and town courts; economic courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Ecological Movement of Uzbekistan ", "leaders": [ "Boriy ALIKHANOV" ], "note": "O'zbekiston Ekologik Harakati" }, { "name": "Justice Social Democratic Party of Uzbekistan", "leaders": [ "Narimon UMAROV" ], "note": "Adolat" }, { "name": "Liberal Democratic Party of Uzbekistan", "name_alternative": "LDPU", "leaders": [ "Shavkat MIRZIYOYEV" ], "note": "O'zbekiston Liberal-Demokratik Partiyasi" }, { "name": "National Revival Democratic Party of Uzbekistan ", "leaders": [ "Sarvar OTAMURATOV" ], "note": "O'zbekiston Milliy Tiklanish Demokratik Partiyasi" }, { "name": "People's Democratic Party of Uzbekistan", "name_alternative": "NDP", "leaders": [ "Hotamjon KETMONOV" ], "note": "Xalq Demokratik Partiyas; formerly Communist Party" } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "note": "no significant opposition political parties or pressure groups in Uzbekistan" }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ADB" }, { "organization": "CICA" }, { "organization": "CIS" }, { "organization": "EAPC" }, { "organization": "EBRD" }, { "organization": "ECO" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IDB" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OIC" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "OSCE" }, { "organization": "PFP" }, { "organization": "SCO" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UN Security Council ", "note": "temporary" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO ", "note": "observer" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Baxtiyor GULOMOV (since 18 July 2013)", "chancery": "1746 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036", "telephone": "[1] (202) 887-5300", "fax": "[1] (202) 293-6804", "consulates_general": "New York" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Pamela L. SPRATLEN (since 21 January 2015)", "embassy": "3 Moyqo'rq'on, 5th Block, Yunusobod District, Tashkent 100093", "mailing_address": "use embassy street address", "telephone": "[998] (71) 120-5450", "fax": "[998] (71) 120-6335" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), white, and green separated by red fimbriations with a white crescent moon (closed side to the hoist) and 12 white stars shifted to the hoist on the top band; blue is the color of the Turkic peoples and of the sky, white signifies peace and the striving for purity in thoughts and deeds, while green represents nature and is the color of Islam; the red stripes are the vital force of all living organisms that links good and pure ideas with the eternal sky and with deeds on earth; the crescent represents Islam and the 12 stars the months and constellations of the Uzbek calendar" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "khumo ", "note": "mythical bird" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "blue" }, { "color": "white" }, { "color": "red" }, { "color": "green" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"O'zbekiston Respublikasining Davlat Madhiyasi\" (National Anthem of the Republic of Uzbekistan)", "lyrics_music": "Abdulla ARIPOV/Mutal BURHANOV", "note": "adopted 1992; after the fall of the Soviet Union, Uzbekistan kept the music of the anthem from its time as a Soviet Republic but adopted new lyrics", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/UZ.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in which 51% of the population lives in urban settlements; the agriculture-rich Fergana Valley, in which Uzbekistan’s eastern borders are situated, has been counted among the most densely populated parts of Central Asia. Since its independence in September 1991, the government has largely maintained its Soviet-style command economy with subsidies and tight controls on production, prices, and access to foreign currency. Despite ongoing efforts to diversify crops, Uzbek agriculture remains largely centered on cotton; Uzbekistan is the world's fifth-largest cotton exporter and seventh-largest producer. Uzbekistan's growth has been driven primarily by state-led investments, and export of natural gas, gold, and cotton provides a significant share of foreign exchange earnings. In early 2016, Russia’s Gazprom announced it planned to increase purchases of Uzbek gas.\n\nAware of the need to improve the investment climate, the government is taking incremental steps to reform the business sector and address impediments to foreign investment in the country. Since the death of first President Islam KARIMOV, rhetorical emphasis on such initiatives and ostensible government efforts to seek input from the private sector have increased. In the past, Uzbek authorities have accused US and other foreign companies operating in Uzbekistan of violating Uzbek laws and have frozen and seized their assets. At the same time, the Uzbek Government has actively courted several major US and international corporations, offering financing and tax advantages.\n\nIn 2003, the government accepted Article VIII obligations under the IMF, providing for full currency convertibility. However, strict currency controls and tightening of borders have lessened the effects of convertibility and have also led to some shortages that have further stifled economic activity, and the government has lately raised the issue of currency reform in a number of official decrees and proclamations. Recently, lower global commodity prices and economic slowdown in neighboring Russia and China have been hurting Uzbekistan's trade and investment and worsening its problem of foreign currency shortage.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 202300000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 190800000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 176700000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 64, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 67220000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 8, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 8.1, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 19 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6500, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 6200, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 5800, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 160, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 55.3, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 17.2, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 24.4, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 3, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 28.6, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -28.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 16.6, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 32.9, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 49.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 30.9, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 31, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 31.6, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 22 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "cotton", "vegetables", "fruits", "grain", "livestock" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "textiles", "food processing", "machine building", "metallurgy", "mining", "hydrocarbon extraction", "chemicals" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 6, "global_rank": 46, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 18100000, "global_rank": 34, "date": "2017" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 25.9, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 13.2, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 60.9, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2012" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5.2, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 5.2, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 20, "units": "%" } ], "global_rank": 64 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 14, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 2.8, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 29.6, "units": "%" }, "date": "2003" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 36.8, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2003" }, { "value": 44.7, "units": "gini_index", "date": "1998" } ], "global_rank": 82 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 13840000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 13800000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 20.6, "global_rank": 149, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": 0.1, "global_rank": 31, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 11, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 8.7, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 181 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 11.5, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 8.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 22, "units": "%" } ], "global_rank": 206 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 9, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 9, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 29 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 16, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 11.2, "units": "%", "date": "2012-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 32 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 7520000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 7162000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 88 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 18150000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 16260000000.000002, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 93 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 12090000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 11780000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 100 }, "market_value_of_publicly_traded_shares": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 715300000, "units": "USD", "date": "2006-12-31" } ] }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 907000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -356000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 44 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 12570000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 12870000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 75 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "energy products", "cotton", "gold", "mineral fertilizers", "ferrous", "nonferrous metals", "textiles", "foodstuffs", "machinery", "automobiles" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "Switzerland", "percent": 25.9 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 17.6 }, { "name": "Kazakhstan", "percent": 14.2 }, { "name": "Turkey", "percent": 9.9 }, { "name": "Russia", "percent": 8.4 }, { "name": "Bangladesh", "percent": 6.9 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 12110000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 12420000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 91 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "machinery", "equipment", "foodstuffs", "chemicals", "ferrous", "nonferrous metals" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "China", "percent": 20.8 }, { "name": "Russia", "percent": 20.8 }, { "name": "South Korea", "percent": 11.9 }, { "name": "Kazakhstan", "percent": 10.8 }, { "name": "Turkey", "percent": 4.6 }, { "name": "Germany", "percent": 4.4 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 14500000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 15000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 67 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 15750000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 13920000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 99 }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2963.7, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2569.6, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 2569.6, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 2311.4, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 1890.1, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Uzbekistani soum (UZS) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "total_electrification": { "value": 100, "units": "%" }, "date": "2016" }, "production": { "kWh": 59000000000, "global_rank": 48, "date": "2016" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 48000000000, "global_rank": 49, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 13000000000, "global_rank": 16, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "kWh": 13000000000, "global_rank": 15, "date": "2014" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 13000000, "global_rank": 54, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 86.2, "global_rank": 86, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 201, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 13.8, "global_rank": 107, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 138, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 60130, "global_rank": 52, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 27000, "global_rank": 53, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 360, "global_rank": 80, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 600000000, "global_rank": 48, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 67900, "global_rank": 75, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 64000, "global_rank": 95, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 4367, "global_rank": 99, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 214, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 61740000000, "global_rank": 15, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 47040000000, "global_rank": 20, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 14700000000, "global_rank": 17, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 145, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 1841000000000, "global_rank": 19, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 109000000, "global_rank": 37, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 2507711, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 9, "global_rank": 53, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 21783000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 75, "global_rank": 56, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "digital exchanges in large cities and in rural areas", "domestic": "the state-owned telecommunications company, Uzbektelecom, owner of the fixed-line telecommunications system, has used loans from the Japanese government and the China Development Bank to upgrade fixed-line services including conversion to digital exchanges; mobile-cellular services are provided by 3 private and 2 state-owned operators with a total subscriber base of 23 million as of mid 2016", "international": "country code - 998; linked by fiber-optic cable or microwave radio relay with CIS member states and to other countries by leased connection via the Moscow international gateway switch; the country also has a link to the Trans-Asia-Europe (TAE) fiber-optic cable; Uzbekistan has supported the national fiber- optic backbone project of Afghanistan since 2008 (2016)" } }, "broadcast_media": "government controls media; 18 state-owned broadcasters - 14 TV and 4 radio - provide service to virtually the entire country; about 20 privately owned TV stations, overseen by local officials, broadcast to local markets; privately owned TV stations are required to lease transmitters from the government-owned Republic TV and Radio Industry Corporation; in 2013, the government closed TV and radio broadcasters affiliated with the National Association of Electronic Mass Media (NAEMM) of Uzbekistan, a government-sponsored NGO for private broadcast media; in 2015, the NAEMM relaunched its TV channel under a different name (2017)", "internet": { "country_code": ".uz", "users": { "total": 12498000, "percent_of_population": 42.8, "global_rank": 41, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 2, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 29, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 2486673, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 114334520, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "UK", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 53, "global_rank": 89, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 33, "over_3047_metres": 6, "2438_to_3047_metres": 13, "1524_to_2437_metres": 6, "914_to_1523_metres": 4, "under_914_metres": 4, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 20, "2438_to_3047_metres": 2, "under_914_metres": 18, "date": "2013" } } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "gas", "length": 13700, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil", "length": 944, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2016" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 4304, "units": "km" }, "broad_gauge": { "length": 4304, "electrified": 1354, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.520-m" }, "global_rank": 48, "date": "2016" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 86496, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 75511, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 10985, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 54, "date": "2000" }, "waterways": { "value": 1100, "units": "km", "global_rank": 62, "date": "2012" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "river_ports": [ "Termiz (Amu Darya)" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "branches": { "by_name": [ "Armed Forces", "Army", "Air", "Air Defense Forces" ], "date": "2016" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18 years of age for compulsory military service; 1-month or 1-year conscript service obligation for males; moving toward a professional military, but conscription in some form will continue; the military cannot accommodate everyone who wishes to enlist, and competition for entrance into the military is similar to the competition for admission to universities; note - widely considered to have one of the strongest militaries in Central Asia, although it is untested", "date": "2016" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "prolonged drought and cotton monoculture in Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan created water-sharing difficulties for Amu Darya river states", "field demarcation of the boundaries with Kazakhstan commenced in 2004", "border delimitation of 130 km of border with Kyrgyzstan is hampered by serious disputes around enclaves and other areas" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "stateless_persons": { "people": 86524, "date": "2016" } }, "trafficking_in_persons": { "current_situation": "Uzbekistan is a source country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labor and women and children subjected to sex trafficking; government-compelled forced labor of adults remained endemic during the 2014 cotton harvest; despite a decree banning the use of persons under 18, children were mobilized to harvest cotton by local officials in some districts; in some regions, local officials forced teachers, students, private business employees, and others to work in construction, agriculture, and cleaning parks; Uzbekistani women and children are victims of sex trafficking domestically and in the Middle East, Eurasia, and Asia; Uzbekistani men and, to a lesser extent, women are subjected to forced labor in Kazakhstan, Russia, and Ukraine in the construction, oil, agriculture, retail, and food sectors", "tier_rating": "Tier 2 Watch List – Uzbekistan does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; law enforcement efforts in 2014 were mixed; the government made efforts to combat sex and transnational labor trafficking, but government-compelled forced labor of adults in the cotton harvest went unaddressed, and the decree prohibiting forced child labor was not applied universally; official complicity in human trafficking in the cotton harvest remained prevalent; authorities made efforts to identify and protect sex and transnational labor victims, although a systematic process is still lacking; minimal efforts were made to assist victims of forced labor in the cotton harvest, as the government does not openly acknowledge the existence of this forced labor; the ILO did not have permission or funding to monitor the 2014 harvest, but the government authorized the UN's International Labour Organization to conduct a survey on recruitment practices and working conditions in agriculture, particularly the cotton sector, and to monitor the 2015-17 cotton harvests for child and forced labor in project areas (2015)" }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "transit country for Afghan narcotics bound for Russian and, to a lesser extent, Western European markets; limited illicit cultivation of cannabis and small amounts of opium poppy for domestic consumption; poppy cultivation almost wiped out by government crop eradication program; transit point for heroin precursor chemicals bound for Afghanistan" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-24", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624100654/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/uz.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/uz.html" } }, "vanuatu": { "data": { "name": "Vanuatu", "introduction": { "background": "Multiple waves of colonizers, each speaking a distinct language, migrated to the New Hebrides in the millennia preceding European exploration in the 18th century. This settlement pattern accounts for the complex linguistic diversity found on the archipelago to this day. The British and French, who settled the New Hebrides in the 19th century, agreed in 1906 to an Anglo-French Condominium, which administered the islands until independence in 1980, when the new name of Vanuatu was adopted." }, "geography": { "location": "Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to Australia", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 16, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 167, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Oceania", "area": { "total": { "value": 12189, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 12189, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "note": "includes more than 80 islands, about 65 of which are inhabited", "global_rank": 164, "comparative": "slightly larger than Connecticut" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 0, "units": "km" } }, "coastline": { "value": 2528, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "contiguous_zone": { "value": 24, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" }, "continental_shelf": { "value": 200, "units": "nm", "note": "or to the edge of the continental margin" } }, "climate": "tropical; moderated by southeast trade winds from May to October; moderate rainfall from November to April; may be affected by cyclones from December to April", "terrain": "mostly mountainous islands of volcanic origin; narrow coastal plains", "elevation": { "lowest_point": { "name": "Pacific Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Tabwemasana", "elevation": { "value": 1877, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "manganese", "hardwood forests", "fish" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 15.3, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 1.6, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 10.3, "units": 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{ "color": "red" }, { "color": "black" }, { "color": "green" }, { "color": "yellow" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Yumi, Yumi, Yumi\" (We, We, We)", "lyrics_music": "Francois Vincent AYSSAV", "note": "adopted 1980; the anthem is written in Bislama, a Creole language that mixes Pidgin English and French", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/NH.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "This South Pacific island economy is based primarily on small-scale agriculture, which provides a living for about two-thirds of the population. Fishing, offshore financial services, and tourism, with nearly 350,000 visitors in 2016, are other mainstays of the economy. Tourism has struggled after Efate, the most populous and popular island for tourists, was damaged by Tropical Cyclone Pam in 2015. Ongoing infrastructure difficulties at Port Vila’s Bauerfield Airport have caused air travel disruptions, further hampering tourism numbers. Australia and New Zealand are the main source of tourists and foreign aid. A small light industry sector caters to the local market. Tax revenues come mainly from import duties. Mineral deposits are negligible; the country has no known petroleum deposits.\n\nEconomic development is hindered by dependence on relatively few commodity exports, vulnerability to natural disasters, and long distances from main markets and between constituent islands. In response to foreign concerns, the government has promised to tighten regulation of its offshore financial center.\n\nSince 2002, the government has stepped up efforts to boost tourism through improved air connections, resort development, and cruise ship facilities. 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"major_seaports": [ "Forari Bay", "Luganville (Santo", "Espiritu Santo)", "Port-Vila" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "branches": { "by_name": [ "no regular military forces", "Vanuatu Police Force (VPF)", "Vanuatu Mobile Force (VMF", "includes Police Maritime Wing (PMW)) (2013)" ] } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "Matthew and Hunter Islands east of New Caledonia claimed by Vanuatu and France" ] } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-23", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170623120924/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/nh.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170623000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/nh.html" } }, "venezuela": { "data": { "name": "Venezuela", "introduction": { "background": "Venezuela was one of three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others being Ecuador and New Granada, which became Colombia). For most of the first half of the 20th century, Venezuela was ruled by generally benevolent military strongmen who promoted the oil industry and allowed for some social reforms. Democratically elected governments have held sway since 1959. Under Hugo CHAVEZ, president from 1999 to 2013, and his hand-picked successor, President Nicolas MADURO, the executive branch has exercised increasingly authoritarian control over other branches of government. At the same time, democratic institutions have deteriorated, freedoms of expression and the press have been curtailed, and political polarization has grown. The ruling party's economic policies have expanded the state's role in the economy through expropriations of major enterprises, strict currency exchange and price controls that discourage private sector investment and production, and overdependence on the petroleum industry for revenues, among others. Current concerns include: human rights abuses, rampant violent crime, high inflation, and widespread shortages of basic consumer goods, medicine, and medical supplies." }, "geography": { "location": "Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, between Colombia and Guyana", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 8, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 66, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "South America", "area": { "total": { "value": 912050, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 882050, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 30000, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 33, "comparative": "almost six times the size of Georgia; slightly more than twice the size of California" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 5267, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Brazil", "border_length": { "value": 2137, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Colombia", "border_length": { "value": 2341, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Guyana", "border_length": { "value": 789, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 2800, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "contiguous_zone": { "value": 15, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" }, "continental_shelf": { "value": 200, "units": "m", "note": "depth or to the depth of exploitation" } }, "climate": "tropical; hot, humid; more moderate in highlands", "terrain": "Andes Mountains and Maracaibo Lowlands in northwest; central plains (llanos); Guiana Highlands in southeast", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 450, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Caribbean Sea", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Pico Bolivar", "elevation": { "value": 5007, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "petroleum", "natural gas", "iron ore", "gold", "bauxite", "other minerals", "hydropower", "diamonds" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 24.5, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 3.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0.8, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 20.6, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 52.1, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 23.4, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 10550, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "most of the population is concentrated in the northern and western highlands along an eastern spur at the northern end of the Andes, an area that includes the capital of Caracas", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "subject to floods, rockslides, mudslides", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "periodic droughts", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "sewage pollution of Lago de Valencia", "oil and urban pollution of Lago de Maracaibo", "deforestation", "soil degradation", "urban and industrial pollution", "especially along the Caribbean coast", "threat to the rainforest ecosystem from irresponsible mining operations" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Antarctic Treaty", "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Hazardous Wastes", "Marine Life Conservation", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Tropical Timber 83", "Tropical Timber 94", "Wetlands" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [ ": none of the selected agreements" ] } }, "note": "on major sea and air routes linking North and South America; Angel Falls in the Guiana Highlands is the world's highest waterfall" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 30912302, "global_rank": 43, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Venezuelan(s)", "adjective": "Venezuelan" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Spanish" }, { "name": "Italian" }, { "name": "Portuguese" }, { "name": "Arab" }, { "name": "German" }, { "name": "African" }, { "name": "indigenous people" } ] }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Spanish", "note": "official" }, { "name": "numerous indigenous dialects" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "nominally Roman Catholic", "percent": 96 }, { "name": "Protestant", "percent": 2 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 2 } ] }, "demographic_profile": "Social investment in Venezuela during the CHAVEZ administration reduced poverty from nearly 50% in 1999 to about 27% in 2011, increased school enrollment, substantially decreased infant and child mortality, and improved access to potable water and sanitation through social investment. \"Missions\" dedicated to education, nutrition, healthcare, and sanitation were funded through petroleum revenues. The sustainability of this progress remains questionable, however, as the continuation of these social programs depends on the prosperity of Venezuela's oil industry. In the long-term, education and health care spending may increase economic growth and reduce income inequality, but rising costs and the staffing of new health care jobs with foreigners are slowing development.\nWhile CHAVEZ was in power, more than one million predominantly middle- and upper-class Venezuelans are estimated to have emigrated. The brain drain is attributed to a repressive political system, lack of economic opportunities, steep inflation, a high crime rate, and corruption. Thousands of oil engineers emigrated to Canada, Colombia, and the United States following CHAVEZ's firing of over 20,000 employees of the state-owned petroleum company during a 2002-03 oil strike. Additionally, thousands of Venezuelans of European descent have taken up residence in their ancestral homelands. Nevertheless, Venezuela has attracted hundreds of thousands of immigrants from South America and southern Europe because of its lenient migration policy and the availability of education and health care. Venezuela also has been a fairly accommodating host to more than 200,000 Colombian refugees. However, since 2014, falling oil prices have driven a major economic crisis that has pushed Venezuelans from all walks of life to migrate or to seek asylum abroad to escape severe shortages of food, water, and medicine; soaring inflation; unemployment; and violence. Tens of thousands of Venezuelans have migrated, often illegally, to Colombia, Brazil, Mexico, Panama, Chile, Guyana, the Dominican Republic, or taken perilous journeys by raft to Aruba and Curacao. Asylum applications increased significantly in the US and Brazil in 2016 and 2017. Although several receiving countries are making efforts to increase immigration restrictions and to deport illegal Venezuelan migrants, Venezuelans continue to migrate to avoid economic collapse at home.", "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 27.68, "males": 4385415, "females": 4170160 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 17.27, "males": 2709359, "females": 2629097 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 40.4, "males": 6182604, "females": 6304876 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 7.84, "males": 1162400, "females": 1260451 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 6.82, "males": 952627, "females": 1155313 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 52.4, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 42.8, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 9.5, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 10.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 28, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 27.3, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 28.7, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 132, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 1.28, "global_rank": 90, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 19.2, "global_rank": 88, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 5.2, "global_rank": 185, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -1.2, "global_rank": 149, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "most of the population is concentrated in the northern and western highlands along an eastern spur at the northern end of the Andes, an area that includes the capital of Caracas", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 89, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 1.54, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Caracas", "population": 2916000, "is_capital": true }, { "place": "Maracaibo", "population": 2196000 }, { "place": "Valencia", "population": 1734000 }, { "place": "Maracay", "population": 1166000 }, { "place": "Barquisimeto", "population": 1038999.9999999999 } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 0.98, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.92, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.79, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.99, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 95, "global_rank": 79, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 12.5, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 13.1, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 11.9, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 116, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 75.8, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 72.7, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 78.9, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 96, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 2.35, "global_rank": 84, "date": "2016" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 5.3, "global_rank": 151, "date": "2014" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 0.9, "date": "2011" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 95, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 77.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 93.1, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 22.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 6.9, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 97.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 69.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 94.4, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 2.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 30.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 5.6, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 0.55, "global_rank": 61, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 107300, "global_rank": 43, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 3300, "global_rank": 33, "date": "2015" } }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "degree_of_risk": "high", "food_or_waterborne_diseases": [ "bacterial diarrhea", "hepatitis A" ], "vectorborne_diseases": [ "dengue fever", "malaria" ], "note": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus", "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 24.3, "global_rank": 26, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 2.9, "global_rank": 115, "date": "2009" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 6.9, "global_rank": 22, "date": "2009" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 96.3, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 96.4, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 96.2, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 14, "units": "years" }, "date": "2009" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 14.7, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 70, "date": "2014" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela", "conventional_short_form": "Venezuela", "local_long_form": "Republica Bolivariana de Venezuela", "local_short_form": "Venezuela", "etymology": "native stilt-houses built on Lake Maracaibo reminded early explorers Alonso de OJEDA and Amerigo VESPUCCI in 1499 of buildings in Venice and so they named the region \"Venezuola,\" which in Italian means \"Little Venice\"" }, "government_type": "federal presidential republic", "capital": { "name": "Caracas", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 10, "minutes": 29, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 66, "minutes": 52, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": -4, "note": "1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "independence": { "date": "1811-07-05", "note": "from Spain" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "5 July", "original_year": "1811" } ], "constitution": { "history": "many previous; latest adopted 15 December 1999, effective 30 December 1999; amended 2009 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "civil law system based on the Spanish civil code", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "accepts ICCT jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "yes", "citizenship_by_descent": "yes", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "5 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Nicolas MADURO Moros (since 19 April 2013); Executive Vice President Tareck EL AISSAMI (since 4 January 2017); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government", "head_of_government": "President Nicolas MADURO Moros (since 19 April 2013); Executive Vice President Tareck EL AISSAMI (since 4 January 2017)", "cabinet": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president", "elections_appointments": "president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 6-year term (no term limits); election last held on 14 April 2013 - a special election held following the death of President Hugo CHAVEZ Frias on 5 March 2013 (next election expected in late 2018 or early 2019 pending official convocation by the country's electoral body)", "election_results": "Nicolas MADURO Moros elected president; percent of vote - Nicolas MADURO Moros (PSUV) 50.6%, Henrique CAPRILES Radonski (PJ) 49.1%, other 0.3%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral National Assembly or Asamblea Nacional (167 seats; 113 members directly elected in single- and multi-seat constituencies by simple majority vote, 51 directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote, and 3 seats reserved for indigenous peoples of Venezuela; members serve 5-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 6 December 2015 (next expected to be held in 2020)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - MUD (opposition coalition) 56.3%, PSUV (pro-government) 40.9%, other 2.8%; seats by party - MUD 112, PSUV 55" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Tribunal of Justice (consists of 32 judges organized into 6 divisions - constitutional, political administrative, electoral, civil appeals, criminal appeals, and social (mainly agrarian and labor issues)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "judges proposed by the Committee of Judicial Postulation (an independent body of organizations dealing with legal issues and of the organs of citizen power) and appointed by the National Assembly; judges serve non-renewable 12-year terms", "subordinate_courts": "Superior or Appeals Courts (Tribunales Superiores); District Tribunals (Tribunales de Distrito); Courts of First Instance (Tribunales de Primera Instancia); Parish Courts (Tribunales de Parroquia); Justices of the Peace (Justicia de Paz) Network" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "A New Time", "name_alternative": "UNT", "leaders": [ "Manuel ROSALES" ] }, { "name": "Brave People's Alliance", "name_alternative": "ABP", "leaders": [ "Richard BLANCO" ] }, { "name": "Christian Democrats", "name_alternative": "COPEI", "leaders": [ "Roberto ENRIQUEZ" ] }, { "name": "Coalition of opposition parties -- The Democratic Unity Table", "name_alternative": "MUD", "leaders": [ "Jose Luis CARTAYA" ] }, { "name": "Communist Party of Venezuela", "name_alternative": "PCV", "leaders": [ "Oscar FIGUERA" ] }, { "name": "Democratic Action", "name_alternative": "AD", "leaders": [ "Henry RAMOS ALLUP" ] }, { "name": "Fatherland for All", "name_alternative": "PPT", "leaders": [ "Rafael UZCATEGUI" ] }, { "name": "For Social Democracy", "name_alternative": "PODEMOS", "leaders": [ "Didalco Antonio BOLIVAR GRATEROL" ] }, { "name": "Justice First", "name_alternative": "PJ", "leaders": [ "Julio BORGES" ] }, { "name": "Movement Toward Socialism", "name_alternative": "MAS", "leaders": [ "Segundo MELENDEZ" ] }, { "name": "Popular Will", "name_alternative": "VP", "leaders": [ "Leopoldo LOPEZ" ] }, { "name": "Progressive Wave", "name_alternative": "AP", "leaders": [ "Henri FALCON" ] }, { "name": "The Radical Cause", "name_alternative": "La Causa R", "leaders": [ "Americo DE GRAZIA" ] }, { "name": "United Socialist Party of Venezuela", "name_alternative": "PSUV", "leaders": [ "Nicolas MADURO" ] }, { "name": "Venezuelan Progressive Movement", "name_alternative": "MPV", "leaders": [ "Simon CALZADILLA" ] }, { "name": "Venezuela Project", "name_alternative": "PV", "leaders": [ "Henrique Fernando SALAS FEO" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Bolivarian and Socialist Workers' Union ", "note": "a ruling-party-oriented organized labor union" }, { "name": "Confederacion Venezolana de Industriales", "name_alternative": "Coindustria", "note": "a conservative business group" }, { "name": "Consejos Comunales ", "note": "pro-government local communal councils" }, { "name": "Federation of Chambers and Associations of Commerce and Production of Venezuela", "name_alternative": "FEDECAMARAS", "note": "a conservative business group" }, { "name": "Union of Oil Workers of Venezuela", "name_alternative": "FUTPV" }, { "name": "Venezuelan Confederation of Workers", "name_alternative": "CTV", "note": "opposition-oriented labor organization" }, { "name": "various civil society groups and human rights organizations" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "Caricom ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "CDB" }, { "organization": "CELAC" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-15" }, { "organization": "G-24" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IADB" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "national committees" }, { "organization": "ICCt ", "note": "signatory" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "IHO" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "LAES" }, { "organization": "LAIA" }, { "organization": "LAS ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OAS" }, { "organization": "OPANAL" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "OPEC" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "Petrocaribe" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UN Security Council ", "note": "temporary" }, { "organization": "UNASUR" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "Union Latina" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador (vacant) (since July 2014); Charge d'Affaires Carlos Julio RON Mart�nez (since February 2017)", "chancery": "1099 30th Street NW, Washington, DC 20007", "telephone": "[1] (202) 342-2214", "fax": "[1] (202) 342-6820", "consulates_general": "Boston, Chicago, Houston, New Orleans, New York, San Francisco, San Juan (Puerto Rico)" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Lee MCCLENNY (July 2014)", "embassy": "Calle F con Calle Suapure, Urbanizacion Colinas de Valle Arriba, Caracas 1080", "mailing_address": "P. O. Box 62291, Caracas 1060-A; APO AA 34037", "telephone": "[58] (212) 975-6411, 907-8400 (after hours)", "fax": "[58] (212) 907-8199" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "three equal horizontal bands of yellow (top), blue, and red with the coat of arms on the hoist side of the yellow band and an arc of eight white five-pointed stars centered in the blue band; the flag retains the three equal horizontal bands and three main colors of the banner of Gran Colombia, the South American republic that broke up in 1830; yellow is interpreted as standing for the riches of the land, blue for the courage of its people, and red for the blood shed in attaining independence; the seven stars on the original flag represented the seven provinces in Venezuela that united in the war of independence; in 2006, then President Hugo CHAVEZ ordered an eighth star added to the star arc - a decision that sparked much controversy - to conform with the flag proclaimed by Simon Bolivar in 1827 and to represent the historic province of Guayana" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "troupial ", "note": "bird" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "yellow" }, { "color": "blue" }, { "color": "red" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Gloria al bravo pueblo\" (Glory to the Brave People)", "lyrics_music": "Vicente SALIAS/Juan Jose LANDAETA", "note": "adopted 1881; lyrics written in 1810, the music some years later; both SALIAS and LANDAETA were executed in 1814 during Venezuela's struggle for independence", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/VE.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Venezuela remains highly dependent on oil revenues, which account for almost all export earnings and nearly half of the government’s revenue. In 2016, GDP contracted 10%, inflation hit 720%, people faced widespread shortages of consumer goods, and central bank international reserves dwindled. On the other hand, Venezuela managed to pay down its external debt and narrow its current account deficit. Domestic production and industry continues to severely underperform and the Venezuelan government continues to rely on imports to meet its basic food and consumer goods needs.\n\nFalling oil prices since 2014 have aggravated Venezuela’s economic crisis. Insufficient access to dollars, price controls, and rigid labor regulations have led some US and multinational firms to reduce or shut down their Venezuelan operations. Market uncertainty and state oil company PDVSA’s poor cash flow have slowed investment in the petroleum sector, resulting in a decline in oil production.\n\nUnder President Nicolas MADURO, the Venezuelan Government’s response to the economic crisis has been to increase state control over the economy and blame the private sector for the shortages. MADURO has ceded increasing authority for the production and distribution of scarce goods to the military and to local socialist party member committees. The Venezuelan Government has maintained strict currency controls since 2003. On 17 February 2016, the Venezuelan Government announced a change from three official currency exchange mechanisms to only two official rates for the sale of dollars to private-sector firms and individuals, with rates based on the government's import priorities. The official exchange rate used for food and medicine imports was devalued to 10 bolivars per dollar from 6.3 bolivars per dollar. The second rate moved to a managed float. These currency controls present significant obstacles to trade with Venezuela because importers cannot obtain sufficient dollars to purchase goods needed to maintain their operations. Meting out access to the multiple exchange rates has created opportunities for arbitrage and corruption. MADURO has used decree powers to enact legislation to deepen the state’s role as the primary buyer and distributor of imports, further tighten currency controls, cap business profits, and extend price controls.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 468600000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 520700000000.00006, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 555200000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 42, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 333700000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -10, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -6.2, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": -3.9, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 223 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 15100, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 17000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 18400, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 107, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 71.1, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 18.8, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 16.7, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 1.4, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 5.6, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -13.6, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 4, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 36.1, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 59.9, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 24.2, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 40, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 9.1, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 56 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "corn", "sorghum", "sugarcane", "rice", "bananas", "vegetables", "coffee", "beef", "pork", "milk", "eggs", "fish" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "agricultural products", "livestock", "raw materials", "machinery", "equipment", "transport equipment", "construction materials", "medical equipment", "pharmaceuticals", "chemicals", "iron", "steel products", "crude oil", "petroleum products" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": -8, "global_rank": 200, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 14120000, "global_rank": 41, "date": "2016-04-01" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 7.3, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 21.8, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 70.9, "units": "%", "note": "4th quarter, 2011" } } } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 10.5, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 6.8, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 126 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 19.7, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 1.7, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 32.7, "units": "%" }, "date": "2006" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 39, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2011" }, { "value": 49.5, "units": "gini_index", "date": "1998" } ], "global_rank": 68 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 95620000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 228800000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 28.7, "global_rank": 83, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -39.9, "global_rank": 218, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 36.7, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 49.9, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 130, "note": "data cover central government debt, as well as the debt of state-owned oil company PDVSA; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include some debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intra-governmental debt; intra-governmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment; some debt instruments for the social funds are sold at public auctions" }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 720, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 121.7, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 226 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 29.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 1, "note": "" }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 22.5, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 19.4, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 14 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 216100000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 273800000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 20 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 360000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" }, { "value": 196000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 28 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 260800000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 331300000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 38 }, "market_value_of_publicly_traded_shares": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 25300000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2012-12-31" }, { "value": 5143000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2011-12-31" }, { "value": 3991000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2011-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 63 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -6942000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -20360000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 176 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 28070000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 38450000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 60 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "petroleum", "petroleum products", "bauxite", "aluminum", "minerals", "chemicals", "agricultural products" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "US", "percent": 24.5 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 14.1 }, { "name": "Colombia", "percent": 10.8 }, { "name": "Netherlands", "percent": 9.3 }, { "name": "Brazil", "percent": 6.8 }, { "name": "Cuba", "percent": 4.2 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 27130000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 36460000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 62 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "agricultural products", "livestock", "raw materials", "machinery", "equipment", "transport equipment", "construction materials", "medical equipment", "petroleum products", "pharmaceuticals", "chemicals", "iron", "steel products" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "US", "percent": 24 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 18.3 }, { "name": "Brazil", "percent": 8.9 }, { "name": "Colombia", "percent": 5.1 }, { "name": "Mexico", "percent": 4.4 }, { "name": "Argentina", "percent": 4 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 10430000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 16370000000.000002, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 74 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 91990000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 101900000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 50 }, "stock_of_direct_foreign_investment": { "at_home": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 33780000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 32180000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 64 }, "abroad": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 30790000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 30040000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 50 } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 56.57, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 13.72, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 13.72, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 6.284, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 4.29, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "bolivars (VEB) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 100000, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 99.7, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 99.8, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 98.6, "units": "%" }, "date": "2013" }, "production": { "kWh": 124000000000, "global_rank": 31, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 78000000000, "global_rank": 37, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 705000000, "global_rank": 61, "date": "2012" }, "imports": { "kWh": 700000000, "global_rank": 77, "date": "2013" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 31000000, "global_rank": 32, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 44.3, "global_rank": 155, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 203, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 55.6, "global_rank": 43, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0.1, "global_rank": 122, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 2500000, "global_rank": 11, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 1548000, "global_rank": 9, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 145, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 300000000000, "global_rank": 1, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 999400, "global_rank": 22, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 776000, "global_rank": 27, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 390900, "global_rank": 21, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 41530, "global_rank": 91, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 21880000000, "global_rank": 30, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 23720000000, "global_rank": 35, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 204, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 1839000000, "global_rank": 52, "date": "2014" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 5617000000000, "global_rank": 8, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 188000000, "global_rank": 31, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 7780096, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 27, "global_rank": 23, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 29094000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 99, "global_rank": 40, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "modern and expanding", "domestic": "2 domestic satellite systems with 3 earth stations; recent substantial improvement in telephone service in rural areas; substantial increase in digitalization of exchanges and trunk lines; installation of a national interurban fiber-optic network capable of digital multimedia services; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular telephone subscribership about 125 per 100 persons", "international": "country code - 58; submarine cable systems provide connectivity to Cuba and the Caribbean, Central and South America, and US; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) and 1 PanAmSat; participating with Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia in the construction of an international fiber-optic network (2013)" } }, "broadcast_media": "government supervises a mixture of state-run and private broadcast media; 13 public service networks, 61 privately owned TV networks, a privately owned news channel with limited national coverage, and a government-backed Pan-American channel; state-run radio network includes roughly 65 news stations and another 30 stations targeted at specific audiences; state-sponsored community broadcasters include 235 radio stations and 44 TV stations; the number of private broadcast radio stations has been declining, but many still remain in operation (2014)", "internet": { "country_code": ".ve", "users": { "total": 18113000, "percent_of_population": 61.9, "global_rank": 37, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 17, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 122, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 6456853, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 6204085, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "YV", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 444, "global_rank": 19, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 127, "over_3047_metres": 6, "2438_to_3047_metres": 9, "1524_to_2437_metres": 33, "914_to_1523_metres": 62, "under_914_metres": 17, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 317, "2438_to_3047_metres": 3, "1524_to_2437_metres": 57, "914_to_1523_metres": 127, "under_914_metres": 130, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 3, "date": "2013" } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "extra heavy crude", "length": 981, "units": "km" }, { "type": "gas", "length": 5941, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil", "length": 7588, "units": "km" }, { "type": "refined products", "length": 1778, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 447, "units": "km" }, "standard_gauge": { "length": 447, "electrified": 41.4, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.435-m" }, "global_rank": 117, "date": "2014" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 96189, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 50, "date": "2014" }, "waterways": { "value": 7100, "units": "km", "note": "Orinoco River (400 km; ; ", "global_rank": 20 }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 53, "by_type": [ { "type": "bulk carrier", "count": 4 }, { "type": "cargo", "count": 12 }, { "type": "chemical tanker", "count": 1 }, { "type": "liquefied gas", "count": 5 }, { "type": "passenger", "count": 1 }, { "type": "passenger/cargo", "count": 14 }, { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 16 } ], "foreign_owned": { "total": 9, "by_country": [ { "country": "Denmark", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Estonia", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Germany", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Greece", "count": 4 }, { "country": "Mexico", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Spain", "count": 1 } ] }, "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 14, "by_country": [ { "country": "Panama", "count": 13 }, { "country": "Saint Vincent and the Grenadines", "count": 1 } ] }, "global_rank": 69, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "La Guaira", "Maracaibo", "Puerto Cabello", "Punta Cardon" ], "oil_terminals": [ "Jose terminal" ] }, "note": "the International Maritime Bureau continues to report the territorial and offshore waters in the Caribbean Sea as at risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships; numerous vessels, including commercial shipping and pleasure craft, have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; crews have been robbed and stores or cargoes stolen" }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.16, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1.43, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 1.3, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 0.75, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 98 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Bolivarian National Armed Forces (Fuerza Armada Nacional Bolivariana", "FANB)", "Bolivarian Army (Ejercito Bolivariano", "EB)", "Bolivarian Navy (Armada Bolivariana", "AB", "includes Naval Infantry", "Coast Guard", "Naval Aviation)", "Bolivarian Military Aviation (Aviacion Militar Bolivariana", "AMB", "includes Air National Guard)", "Bolivarian National Guard (Guardia Nacional Bolivaria", "GNB)", "Bolivarian Militia (Milicia Bolivariana", "NMB)" ], "date": "2016" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "note": "all citizens of military service age (18-60 years old) are obligated to register for military service, though mandatory recruitment is forbidden; the minimum service obligation is 12 months", "date": "2016" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "claims all of the area west of the Essequibo River in Guyana, preventing any discussion of a maritime boundary", "Guyana has expressed its intention to join Barbados in asserting claims before the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea that Trinidad and Tobago's maritime boundary with Venezuela extends into their waters", "dispute with Colombia over maritime boundary and Venezuelan administered Los Monjes Islands near the Gulf of Venezuela", "Colombian organized illegal narcotics and paramilitary activities penetrate Venezuela's shared border region", "US, France, and the Netherlands recognize Venezuela's granting full effect to Aves Island, thereby claiming a Venezuelan Economic Exclusion Zone/continental shelf extending over a large portion of the eastern Caribbean Sea", "Dominica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines protest Venezuela's full effect claim" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "refugees": { "by_country": [ { "people": 171920, "country_of_origin": "Colombia" } ], "date": "2016" } }, "trafficking_in_persons": { "current_situation": "Venezuela is a source and destination country for men, women, and children subjected to sex trafficking and forced labor; Venezuelan women and girls, sometimes lured from poor interior regions to urban and tourist areas, are trafficked for sexual exploitation within the country, as well as in the Caribbean; Venezuelan children are exploited, frequently by their families, in domestic servitude; people from South America, the Caribbean, Asia, and Africa are sex and labor trafficking victims in Venezuela; thousands of Cuban citizens, particularly doctors, who work in Venezuela on government social programs in exchange for the provision of resources to the Cuban Government experience conditions of forced labor", "tier_rating": "Tier 3 – Venezuela does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so; in 2014, the government appeared to increase efforts to hold traffickers criminally accountable, but a lack of government data made anti-trafficking law enforcement efforts difficult to assess; publically available information indicated many cases pursued under anti-trafficking law involved illegal adoption rather than sex and labor trafficking; authorities identified a small number of trafficking victims, and victim referrals to limited government services were made on an ad hoc basis; because no specialized facilities are available for trafficking victims, women and child victims accessed centers for victims of domestic violence or at-risk youth, and services for men were virtually non-existent; NGOs provided some services to sex and labor trafficking victims; Venezuela has no permanent anti-trafficking interagency body, no national anti-trafficking plan, and still has not passed anti-trafficking legislation drafted in 2010 (2015)" }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "small-scale illicit producer of opium and coca for the processing of opiates and coca derivatives; however, large quantities of cocaine, heroin, and marijuana transit the country from Colombia bound for US and Europe; significant narcotics-related money-laundering activity, especially along the border with Colombia and on Margarita Island; active eradication program primarily targeting opium; increasing signs of drug-related activities by Colombian insurgents on border" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-01", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701102831/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ve.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ve.html" } }, "vietnam": { "data": { "name": "Vietnam", "introduction": { "background": "The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887. Vietnam declared independence after World War II, but France continued to rule until its 1954 defeat by communist forces under Ho Chi MINH. Under the Geneva Accords of 1954, Vietnam was divided into the communist North and anti-communist South. US economic and military aid to South Vietnam grew through the 1960s in an attempt to bolster the government, but US armed forces were withdrawn following a cease-fire agreement in 1973. Two years later, North Vietnamese forces overran the South reuniting the country under communist rule. Despite the return of peace, for over a decade the country experienced little economic growth because of conservative leadership policies, the persecution and mass exodus of individuals - many of them successful South Vietnamese merchants - and growing international isolation. However, since the enactment of Vietnam's \"doi moi\" (renovation) policy in 1986, Vietnamese authorities have committed to increased economic liberalization and enacted structural reforms needed to modernize the economy and to produce more competitive, export-driven industries. The communist leaders maintain tight control on political expression but have demonstrated some modest steps toward better protection of human rights. The country continues to experience small-scale protests, the vast majority connected to either land-use issues, calls for increased political space, or the lack of equitable mechanisms for resolving disputes. The small-scale protests in the urban areas are often organized by human rights activists, but many occur in rural areas and involve various ethnic minorities such as the Montagnards of the Central Highlands, Hmong in the Northwest Highlands, and the Khmer Krom in the southern delta region." }, "geography": { "location": "Southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, Gulf of Tonkin, and South China Sea, as well as China, Laos, and Cambodia", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 16, "minutes": 10, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 107, "minutes": 50, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Southeast Asia", "area": { "total": { "value": 331210, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 310070, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 21140, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 66, "comparative": "about three times the size of Tennesee; slightly larger than New Mexico" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 4616, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Cambodia", "border_length": { "value": 1158, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "China", "border_length": { "value": 1297, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Laos", "border_length": { "value": 2161, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 3444, "units": "km", "note": "excludes islands" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "contiguous_zone": { "value": 24, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" }, "continental_shelf": { "value": 200, "units": "nm", "note": "or to the edge of the continental margin" } }, "climate": "tropical in south; monsoonal in north with hot, rainy season (May to September) and warm, dry season (October to March)", "terrain": "low, flat delta in south and north; central highlands; hilly, mountainous in far north and northwest", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 398, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "South China Sea", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Fan Si Pan", "elevation": { "value": 3144, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "phosphates", "coal", "manganese", "rare earth elements", "bauxite", "chromate", "offshore oil", "gas deposits", "timber", "hydropower", "arable land" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 34.8, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 20.6, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 12.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 2.1, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 45, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 20.2, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 46000, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "though it has one of the highest population densities in the world, the population is not evenly dispersed; clustering appears heaviest along the South China Sea and Gulf of Tonkin, with the Mekong Delta (in the south) and the Red River Valley (in the north) having the largest concentrations of people", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "occasional typhoons (May to January) with extensive flooding, especially in the Mekong River delta", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "logging and slash-and-burn agricultural practices contribute to deforestation and soil degradation", "water pollution and overfishing threaten marine life populations", "groundwater contamination limits potable water supply", "growing urban industrialization and population migration are rapidly degrading environment in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Environmental Modification", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Ship Pollution", "Wetlands" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "extending 1,650 km north to south, the country is only 50 km across at its narrowest point" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 95261021, "global_rank": 15, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Vietnamese (singular and plural)", "adjective": "Vietnamese" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Kinh", "percent": 85.7, "note": "Viet" }, { "name": "Tay", "percent": 1.9 }, { "name": "Thai", "percent": 1.8 }, { "name": "Muong", "percent": 1.5 }, { "name": "Khmer", "percent": 1.5 }, { "name": "Mong", "percent": 1.2 }, { "name": "Nung", "percent": 1.1 }, { "name": "Hoa", "percent": 1 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 4.3 } ], "note": "54 ethnic groups are recognized by the Vietnamese Government", "date": "2009" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Vietnamese", "note": "official" }, { "name": "English", "note": "increasingly favored as a second language" }, { "name": "some French" }, { "name": "Chinese" }, { "name": "and Khmer" }, { "name": "mountain area languages", "note": "Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Buddhist", "percent": 7.9 }, { "name": "Catholic", "percent": 6.6 }, { "name": "Hoa Hao", "percent": 1.7 }, { "name": "Cao Dai", "percent": 0.9 }, { "name": "Protestant", "percent": 0.9 }, { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 0.1 }, { "name": "none", "percent": 81.8 } ], "date": "2009" }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 23.84, "males": 11938563, "females": 10767261 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 16.69, "males": 8240861, "females": 7658711 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 45.22, "males": 21690214, "females": 21390448 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 8.24, "males": 3610716, "females": 4238569 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 6.01, "males": 2216485, "females": 3509193 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 42.5, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 32.9, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 9.6, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 10.4, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 30.1, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 28.9, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 31.2, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 114, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 0.95, "global_rank": 120, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 15.7, "global_rank": 124, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 5.9, "global_rank": 169, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -0.3, "global_rank": 116, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "though it has one of the highest population densities in the world, the population is not evenly dispersed; clustering appears heaviest along the South China Sea and Gulf of Tonkin, with the Mekong Delta (in the south) and the Red River Valley (in the north) having the largest concentrations of people", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 33.6, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 2.95, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Ho Chi Minh City", "population": 7298000 }, { "place": "Hanoi", "population": 3629000, "is_capital": true }, { "place": "Can Tho", "population": 1175000 }, { "place": "Haiphong", "population": 1075000 }, { "place": "Da Nang", "population": 952000 }, { "place": "Bien Hoa", "population": 834000 } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.11, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.11, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.08, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.01, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.85, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.63, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 1, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 54, "global_rank": 101, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 17.8, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 18.2, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 17.4, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 95, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 73.4, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 70.9, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 76.2, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 132, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.82, "global_rank": 148, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 75.7, "units": "%", "date": "2013" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 7.1, "global_rank": 92, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 1.18, "date": "2013" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 2, "date": "2010" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 99.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 96.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 97.6, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 3.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 2.4, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 94.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 69.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 78, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 5.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 30.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 22, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 0.48, "global_rank": 70, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 255100, "global_rank": 22, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 8900, "global_rank": 22, "date": "2015" } }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "degree_of_risk": "very high", "food_or_waterborne_diseases": [ "bacterial diarrhea", "hepatitis A", "typhoid fever" ], "vectorborne_diseases": [ "dengue fever", "malaria", "Japanese encephalitis" ], "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 3.5, "global_rank": 186, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 12.1, "global_rank": 60, "date": "2013" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 5.7, "global_rank": 33, "date": "2013" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 94.5, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 96.3, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 92.8, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "child_labor": { "total_number": 2545616, "percentage": { "value": 16, "units": "%" }, "date": "2006" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 6, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 5.3, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 6.8, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 124, "date": "2013" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Socialist Republic of Vietnam", "conventional_short_form": "Vietnam", "local_long_form": "Cong Hoa Xa Hoi Chu Nghia Viet Nam", "local_short_form": "Viet Nam", "abbreviation": "SRV", "etymology": "\"Viet nam\" translates as \"Viet south,\" where \"Viet\" is an ethnic self identification dating to a second century B.C. kingdom and \"nam\" refers to its location in relation to other Viet kingdoms" }, "government_type": "communist state", "capital": { "name": "Hanoi (Ha Noi)", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 21, "minutes": 2, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 105, "minutes": 51, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 7, "note": "12 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "independence": { "date": "1945-09-02", "note": "from France" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "2 September", "original_year": "1945", "note": "National Day" } ], "constitution": { "history": "several previous; latest adopted 15 April 1992, effective 1 January 1995; amended 2001, 2013 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "civil law system; note - the civil code of 2005 reflects a European-style civil law", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "non-party state to the ICCt" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Vietnam", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "5 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Tran Dai QUANG (since 2 April 2016); Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc THINH (since 7 April 2016)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan PHUC (since 7 April 2016); Deputy Prime Ministers Truong Hoa BINH (since 9 April 2016), Vuong Dinh HUE (since 9 April 2016), Vu Duc DAM (since 13 November 2013), Trinh Dinh DUNG (since 9 April 2016), Pham Binh MINH (since 13 November 2013)", "cabinet": "Cabinet proposed by prime minister, appointed by the president, and confirmed by the National Assembly", "elections_appointments": "president indirectly elected by National Assembly from among its members for a single 5-year term; election last held on 2 April 2016 (next to be held in spring 2021); prime minister appointed by the president from among members of the National Assembly, confirmed by National Assembly; deputy prime ministers appointed by the prime minister, confirmed by National Assembly", "election_results": "Tran Dai QUANG (CPV) elected president; percent of National Assembly vote - 98.9%; Nguyen Xuan PHUC elected prime minister; percent of National Assembly vote - 91.0%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral National Assembly or Quoc Hoi (500 seats; members directly elected by absolute majority vote with a second round if needed; members serve 5-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 22 May 2016 (next to be held in May 2021)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - CPV 475, non-party CPV-approved 19, self-nominated 2; note - 496 candidates were elected" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme People's Court (consists of the chief justice and 13 judges)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "chief justice elected by the National Assembly on the recommendation of the president for a 5-year, renewable term; other judges appointed by the president for 5-year terms", "subordinate_courts": "Court of Appeals; administrative, civil, criminal, economic, and labor courts; Central Military Court; People's Special Courts; note - the National Assembly can establish special tribunals" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Communist Party of Vietnam", "name_alternative": "CPV", "leaders": [ "Nguyen Phu TRONG" ] } ], "note": "other parties proscribed" }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "8406 Bloc" }, { "name": "Democratic Party of Vietnam", "name_alternative": "DPV" }, { "name": "People's Democratic Party Vietnam", "name_alternative": "PDP-VN" }, { "name": "Alliance for Democracy" } ], "note": "these groups advocate democracy but are not recognized by the government" }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ADB" }, { "organization": "APEC" }, { "organization": "ARF" }, { "organization": "ASEAN" }, { "organization": "CICA" }, { "organization": "CP" }, { "organization": "EAS" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OIF" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Pham Quang VINH (since 23 February 2015)", "chancery": "1233 20th Street NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20036", "telephone": "[1] (202) 861-0737", "fax": "[1] (202) 861-0917", "consulates_general": "Houston, San Francisco", "consulate": "New York" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Ted G. OSIUS III (since 16 December 2014)", "embassy": "7 Lang Ha Street, Hanoi", "mailing_address": "7 Lang Ha Street, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi; 4550 Hanoi Place, Washington, DC 20521-4550", "telephone": "[84] (4) 3850-5000", "fax": "[84] (4) 3850-5010", "consulates_general": "Ho Chi Minh City" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "red field with a large yellow five-pointed star in the center; red symbolizes revolution and blood, the five-pointed star represents the five elements of the populace - peasants, workers, intellectuals, traders, and soldiers - that unite to build socialism" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "yellow" }, { "symbol": "five-pointed star on red field" }, { "symbol": "lotus blossom" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "yellow" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Tien quan ca\" (The Song of the Marching Troops)", "lyrics_music": "Nguyen Van CAO", "note": "adopted as the national anthem of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945; it became the national anthem of the unified Socialist Republic of Vietnam in 1976; although it consists of two verses, only the first is used as the official anthem", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/VM.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Vietnam is a densely populated developing country that has been transitioning from the rigidities of a centrally planned, highly agrarian economy since 1986 to a more industrial and market based economy, raising incomes substantially. In 2016, Vietnam missed its yearly growth target of 6.7% due to environmental issues – drought and salinization - impacting the agricultural sector and low oil prices affecting the extractive sector. However, annual GDP growth was 6.2%, reflecting strengthening domestic demand and strong manufacturing exports.\n\nVietnam has a young population, stable political system, commitment to sustainable growth, relatively low inflation, stable currency, strong FDI inflows, and strong manufacturing sector. In addition, the country is committed to continuing its global economic integration. Vietnam joined the WTO in January 2007 and concluded several free trade agreements in 2015-2016, including the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement, the Korean Free Trade Agreement, and the Eurasian Economic Union Free Trade Agreement.\n\nHowever, to continue its trajectory of strong economic growth, the government acknowledges the need to spark a �second wave’ of reforms, including reforming state-owned-enterprises, reducing red tape, increasing business sector transparency, reducing the level of non-performing loans in the banking sector, and increasing financial sector transparency. Vietnam has demonstrated a commitment to sustainable growth over the last several years, but a recent slow-down in economic growth could test the government’s resolve.\n\nIn 2016, Vietnam cancelled its civilian nuclear energy development program, citing public concerns about safety and the high cost of the program, and is facing growing pressure on energy infrastructure. Overall, the country’s infrastructure fails to meet the needs of an expanding middle class. As the 2017 APEC chair, Vietnam will lead the dialogue on key APEC priorities such as inclusive growth, innovation, food security and climate change.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 594900000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 560700000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 525600000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 37, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 200500000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6.1, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 6.7, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 6, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 18 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6400, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 6100, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 5800, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 161, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 65.6, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 6.5, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 25.7, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 3.9, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 89.6, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -91.3, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 17, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 39, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 44, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 28.4, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 28.1, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 31.9, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 32 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "rice", "coffee", "rubber", "tea", "pepper", "soybeans", "cashews", "sugar cane", "peanuts", "bananas", "pork", "poultry", "seafood" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "food processing", "garments", "shoes", "machine-building", "mining", "coal", "steel", "cement", "chemical fertilizer", "glass", "tires", "oil", "mobile phones" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 7, "global_rank": 15, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 54930000, "global_rank": 12, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 48, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 21, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 31, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2012" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.7, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3.5, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 32 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 11.3, "units": "%", "date": "2012" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 3.2, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 30.2, "units": "%" }, "date": "2008" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 37.6, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2008" }, { "value": 36.1, "units": "gini_index", "date": "1998" } ], "global_rank": 76 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 48040000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 57210000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 24, "global_rank": 122, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -4.6, "global_rank": 151, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 54.9, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 54.3, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 81, "note": "official data; data cover general government debt, and includes debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intra-governmental debt; intra-governmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment; debt instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions" }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.8, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0.9, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 132 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 9, "units": "%", "date": "2012-12-31" }, { "value": 15, "units": "%", "date": "2011-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 28 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6.8, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 7.12, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 116 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 74940000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 62920000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 44 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 300800000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 256700000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 35 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 285800000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 239300000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 37 }, "market_value_of_publicly_traded_shares": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 51880000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" }, { "value": 46070000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" }, { "value": 40060000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 51 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 9432000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 906000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 22 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 169200000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 162100000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 26 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "clothes", "shoes", "electronics", "seafood", "crude oil", "rice", "coffee", "wooden products", "machinery" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "US", "percent": 21 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 13.2 }, { "name": "Japan", "percent": 8.4 }, { "name": "South Korea", "percent": 5.4 }, { "name": "Germany", "percent": 4.1 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 161000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 154700000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 25 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "machinery", "equipment", "petroleum products", "steel products", "raw materials for the clothing", "shoe industries", "electronics", "plastics", "automobiles" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "China", "percent": 34 }, { "name": "South Korea", "percent": 14.2 }, { "name": "Singapore", "percent": 6.5 }, { "name": "Japan", "percent": 6.4 }, { "name": "Hong Kong", "percent": 5.1 }, { "name": "Thailand", "percent": 4.5 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 34660000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 28620000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 46 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 78880000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 73330000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 54 }, "stock_of_direct_foreign_investment": { "at_home": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 114700000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 102700000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 43 }, "abroad": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 7700000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2009-12-31" }, { "value": 5300000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2008-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 66 } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 22347, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 21909, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 21909, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 21189, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 20859, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "dong (VND) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 2600000, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 99, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 100, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 98, "units": "%" }, "date": "2013" }, "production": { "kWh": 135000000000, "global_rank": 29, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 125000000000, "global_rank": 29, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 1500000000, "global_rank": 48, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "kWh": 4099999999.9999995, "global_rank": 44, "date": "2014" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 39000000, "global_rank": 26, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 48.9, "global_rank": 147, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 205, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 50.9, "global_rank": 49, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0.2, "global_rank": 118, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 333400, "global_rank": 31, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 163100, "global_rank": 32, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 147, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 4400000000, "global_rank": 26, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 141000, "global_rank": 63, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 392000, "global_rank": 38, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 27740, "global_rank": 68, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 211000, "global_rank": 32, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 8990000000, "global_rank": 45, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 8990000000, "global_rank": 49, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 206, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 148, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 699400000000, "global_rank": 28, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 142000000, "global_rank": 34, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 5900000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 6, "global_rank": 28, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 122000000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 129, "global_rank": 10, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "Vietnam is putting considerable effort into modernization and expansion of its telecommunication system", "domestic": "all provincial exchanges are digitalized and connected to Hanoi, Da Nang, and Ho Chi Minh City by fiber-optic cable or microwave radio relay networks; main lines have been increased, and the use of mobile telephones is growing rapidly", "international": "country code - 84; a landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-3, the C2C, and Thailand-Vietnam-Hong Kong submarine cable systems; the Asia-America Gateway submarine cable system, completed in 2009, provided new access links to Asia and the US; satellite earth stations - 2 Intersputnik (Indian Ocean region) (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "government controls all broadcast media exercising oversight through the Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC); government-controlled national TV provider, Vietnam Television (VTV), operates a network of 9 channels with several regional broadcasting centers; programming is relayed nationwide via a network of provincial and municipal TV stations; law limits access to satellite TV but many households are able to access foreign programming via home satellite equipment; government-controlled Voice of Vietnam, the national radio broadcaster, broadcasts on 6 channels and is repeated on AM, FM, and shortwave stations throughout Vietnam (2008)", "internet": { "country_code": ".vn", "users": { "total": 49741000, "percent_of_population": 52.7, "global_rank": 16, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 4, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 140, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 29944771, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 384470240, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "VN", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 45, "global_rank": 97, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 38, "over_3047_metres": 10, "2438_to_3047_metres": 6, "1524_to_2437_metres": 13, "914_to_1523_metres": 9, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 7, "1524_to_2437_metres": 1, "914_to_1523_metres": 3, "under_914_metres": 3, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 1, "date": "2013" } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "condensate", "length": 72, "units": "km" }, { "type": "condensate/gas", "length": 398, "units": "km" }, { "type": "gas", "length": 955, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil", "length": 128, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil/gas/water", "length": 33, "units": "km" }, { "type": "refined products", "length": 206, "units": "km" }, { "type": "water", "length": 13, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 2600, "units": "km" }, "standard_gauge": { "length": 178, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.435-m" }, "narrow_gauge": { "length": 2169, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.000-m" }, "global_rank": 64, "date": "2014" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 195468, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 148338, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 47130, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 28, "date": "2013" }, "waterways": { "value": 47130, "units": "km", "note": "30,831 km weight under 50 tons", "global_rank": 4, "date": "2011" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 579, "by_type": [ { "type": "barge carrier", "count": 1 }, { "type": "bulk carrier", "count": 142 }, { "type": "cargo", "count": 335 }, { "type": "chemical tanker", "count": 23 }, { "type": "container", "count": 19 }, { "type": "liquefied gas", "count": 7 }, { "type": "passenger/cargo", "count": 1 }, { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 48 }, { "type": "refrigerated cargo", "count": 1 }, { "type": "roll on/roll off", "count": 1 }, { "type": "specialized tanker", "count": 1 } ], "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 86, "by_country": [ { "country": "Cambodia", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Kiribati", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Mongolia", "count": 33 }, { "country": "Panama", "count": 43 }, { "country": "Taiwan", "count": 1 }, { "country": "Tuvalu", "count": 6 } ] }, "global_rank": 20, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Cam Pha Port", "Da Nang", "Haiphong", "Phu My", "Quy Nhon" ], "river_ports": [ "Ho Chi Minh (Mekong)" ], "container_ports": [ { "place": "Haiphong", "twenty_foot_equivalent_units": 1018794 }, { "place": "Saigon New Port", "twenty_foot_equivalent_units": 3071777 } ] }, "note": "the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial and offshore waters in the South China Sea as high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships; numerous commercial vessels have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; hijacked vessels are often disguised and cargo diverted to ports in East Asia; crews have been murdered or cast adrift" }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.36, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 2.29, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 2.18, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 2.16, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 1.98, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 33 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "People's Armed Forces", "People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN", "includes Vietnam People's Navy (with Naval Infantry)", "Vietnam People's Air", "Air Defense Force", "Border Defense Command", "Coast Guard) (2013)" ] }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18-25 years of age for male compulsory and voluntary military service; females may volunteer for active duty military service; conscription typically takes place twice annually and service obligation is 18 months (Army, Air Defense), 2 years (Navy and Air Force); 18-45 years of age (male) or 18-40 years of age (female) for Militia Force or Self Defense Force service; males may enroll in military schools at age 17", "date": "2013" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "southeast Asian states have enhanced border surveillance to check the spread of avian flu", "Cambodia and Laos protest Vietnamese squatters and armed encroachments along border", "Cambodia accuses Vietnam of a wide variety of illicit cross-border activities", "progress on a joint development area with Cambodia is hampered by an unresolved dispute over sovereignty of offshore islands", "an estimated 300,000 Vietnamese refugees reside in China", "establishment of a maritime boundary with Cambodia is hampered by unresolved dispute over the sovereignty of offshore islands", "the decade-long demarcation of the China-Vietnam land boundary was completed in 2009", "China occupies the Paracel Islands also claimed by Vietnam and Taiwan", "Brunei claims a maritime boundary extending beyond as far as a median with Vietnam, thus asserting an implicit claim to Lousia Reef", "the 2002 \"Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea\" has eased tensions but falls short of a legally binding \"code of conduct\" desired by several of the disputants", "Vietnam continues to expand construction of facilities in the Spratly Islands", "in March 2005, the national oil companies of China, the Philippines, and Vietnam signed a joint accord to conduct marine seismic activities in the Spratly Islands", "Economic Exclusion Zone negotiations with Indonesia are ongoing, and the two countries in Fall 2011 agreed to work together to reduce illegal fishing along their maritime boundary" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "stateless_persons": { "people": 11000, "date": "2016" } }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "minor producer of opium poppy; probable minor transit point for Southeast Asian heroin; government continues to face domestic opium/heroin/methamphetamine addiction problems despite longstanding crackdowns; enforces the death penalty for drug trafficking" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-24", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624100510/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/vm.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/vm.html" } }, "virgin_islands": { "data": { "name": "Virgin Islands", "introduction": { "background": "The Danes secured control over the southern Virgin Islands of Saint Thomas, Saint John, and Saint Croix during the 17th and early 18th centuries. Sugarcane, produced by African slave labor, drove the islands' economy during the 18th and early 19th centuries. In 1917, the US purchased the Danish holdings, which had been in economic decline since the abolition of slavery in 1848." }, "geography": { "location": "Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 18, "minutes": 20, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 64, "minutes": 50, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "Central America and the Caribbean", "area": { "total": { "value": 1910, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 346, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 1564, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 182, "comparative": "twice the size of Washington, DC" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 0, "units": "km" } }, "coastline": { "value": 188, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "subtropical, tempered by easterly trade winds, relatively low humidity, little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season September to November", "terrain": "mostly hilly to rugged and mountainous with little flat land", "elevation": { "lowest_point": { "name": "Caribbean Sea", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Crown Mountain", "elevation": { "value": 474, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "sun", "sand", "sea", "surf" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 11.5, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 2.9, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 2.9, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 5.7, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 57.4, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 31.1, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 1, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "while overall population density throughout the islands is relatively low, concentrations appear around Charlotte Amalie on St. Thomas and Christiansted on St. Croix", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "several hurricanes in recent years", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "frequent and severe droughts and floods", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "occasional earthquakes", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "lack of natural freshwater resources" ] }, "note": "important location along the Anegada Passage - a key shipping lane for the Panama Canal; Saint Thomas has one of the best natural deepwater harbors in the Caribbean" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 102951, "global_rank": 195, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Virgin Islander(s) (US citizens)", "adjective": "Virgin Islander" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "black", "percent": 76 }, { "name": "white", "percent": 15.6 }, { "name": "Asian", "percent": 1.4 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 4.9 }, { "name": "mixed", "percent": 2.1 } ], "note": "17.4% self-identify as latino", "date": "2010" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "English", "percent": 71.6 }, { "name": "Spanish or Spanish Creole", "percent": 17.2 }, { "name": "French or French Creole", "percent": 8.6 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 2.5 } ], "date": "2010" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Protestant", "percent": 59, "breakdown": [ { "name": "Baptist", "percent": 42 }, { "name": "Episcopalian", "percent": 17 } ] }, { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 34 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 7 } ] }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 17.2, "males": 8933, "females": 8776 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 9.32, "males": 4316, "females": 5279 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 38.51, "males": 17850, "females": 21795 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 14.72, "males": 7284, "females": 7873 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 20.25, "males": 9402, "females": 11443 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 61.2, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 32.8, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 28.4, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 3.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 45.6, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 45.9, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 45.3, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 5, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": -0.62, "global_rank": 230, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 10.2, "global_rank": 194, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 8.9, "global_rank": 68, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -7.5, "global_rank": 209, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "while overall population density throughout the islands is relatively low, concentrations appear around Charlotte Amalie on St. Thomas and Christiansted on St. Croix", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 95.3, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 0.25, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Charlotte Amalie", "population": 52000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2014" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.02, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 0.82, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 0.82, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.93, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.83, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.87, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 6.5, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 7.2, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 5.8, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 164, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 80, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 77, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 83.2, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 41, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.73, "global_rank": 167, "date": "2016" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 100, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 0, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 96.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 96.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 96.4, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 3.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 3.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 3.6, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "note": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus", "date": "2016" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "United States Virgin Islands", "conventional_short_form": "Virgin Islands", "former": "Danish West Indies", "abbreviation": "USVI", "etymology": "the myriad islets, cays, and rocks surrounding the major islands reminded Christopher COLUMBUS in 1493 of Saint Ursula and her 11,000 virgin followers (Santa Ursula y las Once Mil Virgenes), which over time shortened to the Virgins (las Virgenes)" }, "government_type": "presidential democracy; a self-governing territory of the US", "capital": { "name": "Charlotte Amalie", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 18, "minutes": 21, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 64, "minutes": 56, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": -4, "note": "1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "independence": { "note": "territory of the US" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Transfer Day", "day": "31 March", "original_year": "1917", "note": "from Denmark to the US" } ], "constitution": { "history": "22 July 1954 - the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands functions as a constitution for this territory of the US; revised 1962, 2000 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "US common law", "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false, "note": "18 years of age; universal; note - island residents are US citizens but do not vote in US presidential elections" }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Donald J. TRUMP (since 20 January 2017); Vice President Michael R. PENCE (since 20 January 2017)", "head_of_government": "Governor Kenneth MAPP (since 5 January 2015), Lieutenant Governor Osbert POTTER (since 5 January 2015)", "cabinet": "Territorial Cabinet appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Senate", "elections_appointments": "president and vice president indirectly elected on the same ballot by an Electoral College of 'electors' chosen from each state; president and vice president serve a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); under the US Constitution, residents of the Virgin Islands do not vote in elections for US president and vice president; however, they may vote in the Democratic and Republican presidential primary elections; governor and lieutenant governor directly elected on the same ballot by absolute majority vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 4 November 2014 (next to be held in November 2018)", "election_results": "Kenneth MAPP elected governor; percent of vote in runoff - Kenneth MAPP (independent) 63.9%, Donna CHRISTIAN-CHRISTIANSEN (Democratic Party) 36.1%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral Senate (15 seats; members directly elected in single- and multi-seat constituencies by simple majority popular vote to serve 2-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 4 November 2014 (next to be held on 8 November 2016)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA", "note": "the Virgin Islands directly elects 1 member by simple majority vote to serve a 2-year term as a delegate to the US House of Representatives; the delegate can vote when serving on a committee and when the House meets as the Committee of the Whole House, but not when legislation is submitted for a “full floor” House vote; election of delegate last held on 4 November 2014 (next to be held on 8 November 2016)" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands (consists of the chief justice and 2 associate justices); note - court established by US Congress in 2004 and assumed appellate jurisdiction in 2007", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "justices appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Virgin Islands Senate; justices initially serve renewable 10-year terms; chief justice elected to position by peers for a 3-year term", "subordinate_courts": "Superior Court (Territorial Court renamed in 2004); US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (has appellate jurisdiction over the District Court of the Virgin Islands; it is a territorial court and is not associated with a US federal judicial district); District Court of the Virgin Islands" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Democratic Party", "leaders": [ "Arturo WATLINGTON" ] }, { "name": "Independent Citizens' Movement", "name_alternative": "ICM", "leaders": [ "Usie RICHARDS" ] }, { "name": "Republican Party", "leaders": [ "Gary SPRAUVE" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "NA" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "AOSIS ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "Interpol ", "note": "subbureau" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" } ], "flag_description": { "description": "white field with a modified US coat of arms in the center between the large blue initials V and I; the coat of arms shows a yellow eagle holding an olive branch in its right talon and three arrows in the left with a superimposed shield of seven red and six white vertical stripes below a blue panel; white is a symbol of purity, the letters stand for the Virgin Islands" }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Virgin Islands March\"", "lyrics_music": "multiple/Alton Augustus ADAMS, Sr.", "note": "adopted 1963; serves as a local anthem; as a territory of the US, \"The Star-Spangled Banner\" is official (see United States)", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/VQ.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Tourism, trade, and other services are the primary economic activities, accounting for nearly 60% of the Virgin Island's GDP and about half of total civilian employment. The islands host nearly 3 million tourists per year, mostly from visiting cruise ships. The islands are vulnerable to damage from storms. The agriculture sector is small, with most food being imported. Industry and government each account for about one-fifth of GDP. The manufacturing sector consists of rum distilling, electronics, pharmaceuticals, and watch assembly. A refinery on St. Croix, one of the world’s largest, processed 350,000 barrels of crude oil a day until it was shut down in February 2012, after operating for 45 years.\n\nFederal programs and grants, totaling $241.4 million in 2013, contributed 19.7% of the territory’s total revenues. The economy declined in 2013, due to decreases in exports resulting from the loss of refined oil products. Nevertheless, the economy remains relatively diversified. Along with a vibrant tourism industry, rum exports, trade, and services will be major income sources in future years.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3792000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 4143000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 4288000000.0000005, "units": "USD", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 179 }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 5075000000, "date": "2013" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -5.4, "units": "%", "date": "2013" }, { "value": -13.8, "units": "%", "date": "2012" }, { "value": -7.5, "units": "%", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 218 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 36100, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 39300, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 40500, "units": "USD", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 53 }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 63.6, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 28, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_assets": { "value": 6.1, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 69.3, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -66.9, "units": "%" } }, "investment_in_inventories": "NA%", "date": "2013" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 2, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 20, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 78, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2012" } } }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "fruit", "vegetables", "sorghum", "Senepol cattle" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "tourism", "watch assembly", "rum distilling", "construction", "pharmaceuticals", "electronics" ] }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 50580, "global_rank": 192, "date": "2012" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 1, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 19, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 80, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2003" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 13, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 146 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 28.9, "units": "%", "date": "2002" }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 1223000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 1551000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2013" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 24.1, "global_rank": 120, "date": "2013" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -6.5, "global_rank": 177, "date": "2013" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 45.9, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 103 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 October", "end": "30 September" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.1, "units": "%", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 142 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2627000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 3339000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 133 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "rum" ] } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2694000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 3056000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 147 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "foodstuffs", "consumer goods", "building materials" ] } }, "exchange_rates": { "note": "the US dollar is used" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 10295, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 91, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 91, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 80, "units": "%" }, "date": "2012" }, "production": { "kWh": 700000000, "global_rank": 162, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 600000000, "global_rank": 169, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 214, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 216, "date": "2013" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 300000, "global_rank": 158, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 100, "global_rank": 34, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 206, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 211, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 141, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 209, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 208, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 148, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 0, "global_rank": 210, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 210, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 111500, "global_rank": 78, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 150, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 119000, "global_rank": 48, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 145, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 208, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 207, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 149, "date": "2014" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 206, "date": "2014-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 9400000, "global_rank": 105, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 76000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 73, "global_rank": 149, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "modern system with total digital switching, uses fiber-optic cable and microwave radio relay", "domestic": "full range of services available", "international": "country code - 1-340; submarine cable connections to US, the Caribbean, Central and South America; satellite earth stations - NA (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "about a dozen TV broadcast stations including 1 public TV station; multi-channel cable and satellite TV services are available; 24 radio stations (2009)", "internet": { "country_code": ".vi", "users": { "total": 57000, "percent_of_population": 54.8, "global_rank": 195, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "airports": { "total": { "airports": 2, "global_rank": 207, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 2, "over_3047_metres": 1, "1524_to_2437_metres": 1, "date": "2013" } } }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 1260, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 181, "date": "2008" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Charlotte Amalie", "Christiansted", "Cruz Bay", "Frederiksted", "Limetree Bay" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "note": "defense is the responsibility of the US" }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "none" ] } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-21", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170621081618/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/vq.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170621000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/vq.html" } }, "wake_island": { "data": { "name": "Wake Island", "introduction": { "background": "The US annexed Wake Island in 1899 for a cable station. An important air and naval base was constructed in 1940-41. In December 1941, the island was captured by the Japanese and held until the end of World War II. In subsequent years, Wake became a stopover and refueling site for military and commercial aircraft transiting the Pacific. Since 1974, the island's airstrip has been used by the US military, as well as for emergency landings. Operations on the island were temporarily suspended and all personnel evacuated in 2006 with the approach of super typhoon IOKE (category 5), but resultant damage was comparatively minor. A US Air Force repair team restored full capability to the airfield and facilities, and the island remains a vital strategic link in the Pacific region." }, "geography": { "location": "Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to the Northern Mariana Islands", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 19, "minutes": 17, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 166, "minutes": 39, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Oceania", "area": { "total": { "value": 6.5, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 6.5, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 245, "comparative": "about 11 times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 0, "units": "km" } }, "coastline": { "value": 19.3, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "tropical", "terrain": "atoll of three low coral islands, Peale, Wake, and Wilkes, built up on an underwater volcano; central lagoon is former crater, islands are part of the rim", "elevation": { "lowest_point": { "name": "Pacific Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "unnamed location", "elevation": { "value": 6, "units": "m" } } }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 100, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "occasional typhoons", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "NA" ] }, "note": "strategic location in the North Pacific Ocean; emergency landing location for transpacific flights" }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "none", "conventional_short_form": "Wake Island", "etymology": "although first discovered by British Captain William WAKE in 1792, the island is named after British Captain Samuel WAKE who rediscovered the island in 1796" }, "legal_system": "US common law", "flag_description": { "description": "the flag of the US is used" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Economic activity is limited to providing services to military personnel and contractors located on the island. All food and manufactured goods must be imported." }, "communications": { "telephones": { "system": { "general_assessment": "satellite communications; 2 Defense Switched Network circuits off the Overseas Telephone System (OTS); located in the Hawaii area code - 808" } }, "broadcast_media": "American Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS) provides satellite radio/TV broadcasts (2009)" }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "airports": { "total": { "airports": 1, "global_rank": 211, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 1, "2438_to_3047_metres": 1, "date": "2013" } } }, "note": "there are no commercial or civilian flights to and from Wake Island, except in direct support of island missions; emergency landing is available" }, "military_and_security": { "note": "defense is the responsibility of the US; the US Air Force is responsible for overall administration and operation of the island facilities; the launch support facility is administered by the US Missile Defense Agency (MDA)" }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "claimed by Marshall Islands" ] } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-03", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170703010636/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/wq.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170703000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/wq.html" } }, "wallis_and_futuna": { "data": { "name": "Wallis And Futuna", "introduction": { "background": "The Futuna island group was discovered by the Dutch in 1616 and Wallis by the British in 1767, but it was the French who declared a protectorate over the islands in 1842, and took official control of them between 1886 and 1888. Notably, Wallis and Futuna was the only French colony to side with the Vichy regime during World War II, a phase that ended in May of 1942 with the arrival of 2,000 American troops. In 1959, the inhabitants of the islands voted to become a French overseas territory and officially assumed this status in July 1961." }, "geography": { "location": "Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 13, "minutes": 18, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 176, "minutes": 12, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "Oceania", "area": { "total": { "value": 142, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 142, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "note": "includes Ile Uvea (Wallis Island), Ile Futuna (Futuna Island), Ile Alofi, and 20 islets", "global_rank": 221, "comparative": "1.5 times the size of Washington, DC" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 0, "units": "km" } }, "coastline": { "value": 129, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" } }, "climate": "tropical; hot, rainy season (November to April); cool, dry season (May to October); rains 250-300 cm per year (80% humidity); average temperature 26.6 degrees Celsius", "terrain": "volcanic origin; low hills", "elevation": { "lowest_point": { "name": "Pacific Ocean", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Mont Singavi (on Futuna)", "elevation": { "value": 765, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "NEGL" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 42.8, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 7.1, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 35.7, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 41.9, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 15.3, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "NA", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "deforestation (only small portions of the original forests remain) largely as a result of the continued use of wood as the main fuel source", "as a consequence of cutting down the forests", "the mountainous terrain of Futuna is particularly prone to erosion", "there are no permanent settlements on Alofi because of the lack of natural freshwater resources" ] }, "note": "both island groups have fringing reefs" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 15664, "global_rank": 222, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Wallisian(s), Futunan(s), or Wallis and Futuna Islanders", "adjective": "Wallisian, Futunan, or Wallis and Futuna Islander" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Polynesian" } ] }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Wallisian", "percent": 58.9, "note": "indigenous Polynesian language" }, { "name": "Futunian", "percent": 30.1 }, { "name": "French", "percent": 10.8, "note": "official" }, { "name": "other", "percent": 0.2, "note": "2003 census" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 99 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 1 } ] }, "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 22.25, "males": 1819, "females": 1667 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 16.9, "males": 1395, "females": 1252 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 41.52, "males": 3266, "females": 3237 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 9.7, "males": 746, "females": 773 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 9.63, "males": 721, "females": 788 }, "date": "2016" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 31.6, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 30.6, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 32.8, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 102, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 0.33, "global_rank": 172, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 13.3, "global_rank": 149, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 5.2, "global_rank": 183, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": -4.9, "global_rank": 192, "date": "2016" }, "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 0, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 0, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Mata-Utu", "population": 1000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2014" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.09, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.11, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.01, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.97, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.92, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 4.4, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 4.6, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 4.1, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 184, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 79.7, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 76.7, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 82.8, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 44, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 1.74, "global_rank": 165, "date": "2016" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 1.1, "date": "2008" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "rural": { "value": 96, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 96, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "rural": { "value": 4, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 4, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2008" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands", "conventional_short_form": "Wallis 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colectivity of France" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Bastille Day", "day": "14 July", "original_year": "1789" } ], "constitution": { "history": "4 October 1958 (French Constitution)" }, "legal_system": "French civil law", "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Emmanuel MACRON (since 14 May 2017); represented by High Administrator Jean-Francis TREFFEL (since 6 February 2017)", "head_of_government": "President of the Territorial Assembly David VERGE (since 4 April 2017)", "cabinet": "Council of the Territory appointed by the high administrator on the advice of the Territorial Assembly", "elections_appointments": "French president elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); high administrator appointed by the French president on the advice of the French Ministry of the Interior; the presidents of the Territorial Government and the Territorial Assembly elected by assembly members", "note": "there are 3 traditional kings with limited powers" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral Territorial Assembly or Assemblee Territoriale (20 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation to serve 5-year terms)", "note": "Wallis and Futuna elects 1 senator to the French Senate and 1 deputy to the French National Assembly; French Senate - elections last held on 28 September 2014 (next to be held by September 2017); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats - UMP 1; French National Assembly - by-election last held on 24 March 2013 (next to be held by 2017); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats - independent (backed by UMP) 1", "elections": "last held on 26 March 2017 (next to be held in March 2022)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - 2 members are elected from the list Fia gaue fakatahi kihe kaha'u e lelei and 1 each from 18 other lists (20 seata total)" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_resident_courts": "Court of Assizes or Cour d'Assizes (consists of 1 judge; court hears primarily serious criminal cases); note - appeals beyond the Court of Assizes are heard before the Court of Appeal or Cour d'Appel, located in Noumea, New Caledonia", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "NA", "subordinate_courts": "courts of first instance; labor court; note - justice generally administered under French law by the high administrator, but the 3 traditional kings administer customary law, and there is a magistrate in Mata-Utu" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Lua Kae Tahi ", "note": "Giscardians" }, { "name": "Mouvement des Radicaux de Gauche", "name_alternative": "MRG" }, { "name": "Rally for the Republic", "name_alternative": "RPR", "leaders": [ "Clovis LOGOLOGOFOLAU" ], "note": "UMP" }, { "name": "Socialist Party", "name_alternative": "PS" }, { "name": "Taumu'a Lelei", "leaders": [ "Soane Muni UHILA" ] }, { "name": "Union Populaire Locale", "name_alternative": "UPL", "leaders": [ "Falakiko GATA" ] }, { "name": "Union Pour la Democratie Francaise", "name_alternative": "UDF" } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "NA" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "PIF ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "SPC" }, { "organization": "UPU" } ], "flag_description": { "description": "unofficial, local flag has a red field with four white isosceles triangles in the middle, representing the three native kings of the islands and the French administrator; the apexes of the triangles are oriented inward and at right angles to each other; the flag of France, outlined in white on two sides, is in the upper hoist quadrant", "note": "the design is derived from an original red banner with a white cross pattee that was introduced in the 19th century by French missionaries; the flag of France is used for official occasions" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "red saltire on a white square on a red field", "note": "Saint Andrew's Cross" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "white" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "note": "as a territory of France, \"La Marseillaise\" is official (see France)", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/WF.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "The economy is limited to traditional subsistence agriculture, with 80% of labor force earnings coming from agriculture (coconuts and vegetables), livestock (mostly pigs), and fishing. However, roughly 70% of the labor force is employed in the public sector, although only about 20% of the population is in salaried employment.\n\nRevenues come from French Government subsidies, licensing of fishing rights to Japan and South Korea, import taxes, and remittances from expatriate workers in New Caledonia. France directly finances the public sector and healthcare and education services. It also provides funding for key development projects in a range of areas, including infrastructure, economic development, environmental management, and healthcare facilities.\n\nA key concern for Wallis and Futuna is an aging population with consequent economic development issues. Very few people aged 18-30 live on the islands due to the limited formal employment opportunities. Improving job creation is a current priority for the territorial government.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 60000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2004" } ], "global_rank": 224 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3800, "units": "USD", "date": "2004" } ], "global_rank": 179 }, "composition": { "by_sector_of_origin": { "agriculture": "NA%", "industry": "NA%", "services": "NA%" } } }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "coconuts", "breadfruit", "yams", "taro", "bananas", "pigs", "goats", "fish" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "copra", "handicrafts", "fishing", "lumber" ] }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 3104, "global_rank": 225, "date": "2003" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 80, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 4, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 16, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2001" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 12.2, "units": "%", "date": "2008" } ], "global_rank": 143 }, "budget": { "date": "2004" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5.6, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2004" } ], "global_rank": 189, "note": "offical data; data cover general government debt, and includes debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intra-governmental debt; intra-governmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment; debt instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions" }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.8, "units": "%", "date": "2005" } ], "global_rank": 135 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 47450, "units": "USD", "date": "2004" } ], "global_rank": 223 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "copra", "chemicals", "construction materials" ] } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 61170000, "units": "USD", "date": "2004" } ], "global_rank": 219 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "chemicals", "machinery", "consumer goods" ] } }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3670000, "units": "USD", "date": "2004" } ], "global_rank": 202 }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 89.85, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 90.56, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 85.74, "units": "USD", "date": "2011" } ], "note": "Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique francs (XPF) per US dollar" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 3132, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 20, "date": "2014-07-01" }, "system": { "international": "country code - 681" } }, "broadcast_media": "the publicly owned French Overseas Network (RFO), which broadcasts to France's overseas departments and territories, is carried on the RFO Wallis and Fortuna TV and radio stations (2008)", "internet": { "country_code": ".wf", "users": { "total": 3450, "percent_of_population": 22.1, "global_rank": 211, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "airports": { "total": { "airports": 2, "global_rank": 208, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 2, "1524_to_2437_metres": 1, "914_to_1523_metres": 1, "date": "2013" } } }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Leava", "Mata-Utu" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "note": "defense is the responsibility of France" }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "none" ] } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-01", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701081828/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/wf.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170701000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/wf.html" } }, "west_bank": { "data": { "name": "West Bank", "introduction": { "background": "From the early 16th century through 1917, the area now known as the West Bank fell under Ottoman rule. Following World War I, the Allied powers (France, UK, Russia) allocated the area to the British Mandate of Palestine. After World War II, the UN passed a resolution to establish two states within the Mandate, and designated a territory including what is now known as the West Bank as part of the proposed Arab state. During the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, the area was captured by Transjordan (later renamed Jordan). Jordan annexed the West Bank in 1950. In June 1967, Israel captured the West Bank and East Jerusalem during the 1967 Six-Day War. With the exception of East Jerusalem, roughly 60% of the West Bank remains under Israeli military control. Israel transferred security and civilian responsibility for a number of Palestinian-populated areas of the West Bank and Gaza Strip to the Palestinian Authority (PA) under a series of agreements signed between 1993 and 1999, the so-called “Oslo Accords.” Negotiations to determine the permanent status of the West Bank and Gaza Strip stalled after the outbreak of an intifada in mid-2000. In early 2003, the \"Quartet\" of the US, EU, UN, and Russia, presented a roadmap to a final peace settlement by 2005, calling for two states - Israel and a democratic Palestine.\nFollowing Palestinian leader Yassir ARAFAT's death in late 2004 and the subsequent election of Mahmud ABBAS (head of the Fatah political faction) as PA president, Israel and the Palestinians agreed to move the peace process forward. Israel in late 2005 unilaterally withdrew all of its settlers and soldiers, dismantled its military facilities in the Gaza Strip, and redeployed its military from several West Bank settlements, but it continues to control maritime, airspace, and other access. In early 2006, the Islamic Resistance Movement, HAMAS, won the Palestinian Legislative Council election and took control of the PA government. Attempts to form a unity government failed, and violent clashes between Fatah and HAMAS supporters ensued, culminating in HAMAS's violent seizure of all military and governmental institutions in the Gaza Strip. Fatah and HAMAS have made several attempts at reconciliation, but the factions have been unable to implement details on governance and security. In an attempt to reenergize peace talks between the Israelis and Palestinians, France in June 2016 hosted a ministerial meeting that included participants from 29 countries, although not Israel or the Palestinians, to lay the groundwork for an envisioned \"multilateral peace conference\" later in the year." }, "geography": { "location": "Middle East, west of Jordan, east of Israel", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 32, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 35, "minutes": 15, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Middle East", "area": { "total": { "value": 5860, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 5640, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 220, "units": "sq km" }, "note": "includes West Bank, Latrun Salient, and the northwest quarter of the Dead Sea, but excludes Mt. Scopus; East Jerusalem and Jerusalem No Man's Land are also included only as a means of depicting the entire area occupied by Israel in 1967", "global_rank": 172, "comparative": "slightly smaller than Delaware" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 478, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Israel", "border_length": { "value": 330, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Jordan", "border_length": { "value": 148, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 0, "units": "km", "note": "landlocked" }, "climate": "temperate; temperature and precipitation vary with altitude, warm to hot summers, cool to mild winters", "terrain": "mostly rugged, dissected upland in west, flat plains descending to Jordan River Valley to the east", "elevation": { "lowest_point": { "name": "Dead Sea", "elevation": { "value": -408, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Tall Asur", "elevation": { "value": 1022, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "arable land" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 43.3, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 7.4, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 11, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 24.9, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 1.5, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 55.2, "units": "%" } }, "note": "includes Gaza Strip", "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 240, "units": "sq", "note": "km; 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Jewish colonies are found in pockets throughout, particularly in the northeast, north-central, and around Jerusalem", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 75.3, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 2.81, "units": "%" }, "note": "data represent Gaza Strip and West Bank" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 1.06, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.73, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 45, "global_rank": 95, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 14.6, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 16.4, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 12.7, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 105, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 75, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 73, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 77.1, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 111, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 3.33, "global_rank": 48, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 57.2, "units": "%", "note": "includes Gaza Strip and West Bank", "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 1.3, "date": "2013" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 1.2, "date": "2010" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 50.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 81.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 58.4, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 49.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 18.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 41.6, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 93, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 90.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 92.3, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 7, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 9.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 7.7, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 1.3, "date": "2015" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 96.5, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 98.4, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 94.5, "units": "%" }, "notes": "estimates are for Gaza and West Bank", "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 13, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 12, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 14, "units": "years" }, "note": "data represent Gaza and the West Bank", "date": "2015" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 41, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 37, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 64.7, "units": "%" }, "note": "includes Gaza Strip", "global_rank": 15, "date": "2013" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "none", "conventional_short_form": "West Bank", "etymology": "name refers to the location of the region - occupied and administered by Jordan after 1948 - that fell on the far side (west bank) of the Jordan River in relation to Jordan proper; the designation was retained following the 1967 Six-Day War and the subsequent changes in government" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Israeli-Palestinian violence in 2015 exacerbated challenges to economic growth in the West Bank - the larger of the two areas comprising the Palestinian Territories. Increased security restrictions and political instability slowed economic activity, and Israel’s four-month withholding of taxes and other fees it collects on the Palestinian Authority’s (PA) behalf caused the PA to delay salary payments to its employees, which in turn had broader effects on business activity and consumer demand.\n\nLongstanding Israeli closure policies continue to disrupt labor and trade flows and the territory’s industrial capacity, limit imports and exports, and constrain private sector development. The PA for the foreseeable future will continue to rely heavily on donor aid for its budgetary needs and economic activity.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 21220000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 20150000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 19950000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 142, "note": "data are in 2014 US dollars; includes Gaza Strip" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 9828000000, "date": "2014" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5.3, "units": "%", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 6, "units": "%", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 30, "note": "excludes Gaza Strip" }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4300, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 4400, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 4600, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "global_rank": 175, "note": "includes Gaza 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"2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 152 }, "market_value_of_publicly_traded_shares": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3339000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" }, { "value": 3187000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" }, { "value": 3247000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 95 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -2149000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": -2383000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" } ], "global_rank": 152 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 937400000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1692000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" } ], "global_rank": 160, "note": "excludes Gaza Strip" }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "stone", "olives", "fruit", "vegetables", "limestone" ] } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5683000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 6261000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" } ], "global_rank": 120, "note": "data include the Gaza Strip" }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "food", "consumer goods", "construction materials", "petroleum", "chemicals" ] } }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1662000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-03-31" }, { "value": 1467000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-03-31" } ], "global_rank": 154, "note": "data include the Gaza Strip" }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.871, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 3.89, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 3.578, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 3.578, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 3.86, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "new Israeli shekels (ILS) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 80930, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 98, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 99, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 93, "units": "%" }, "note": "data for West Bank and Gaza Strip combined", "date": "2012" }, "production": { "kWh": 300000000, "global_rank": 183, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 5200000000, "global_rank": 117, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 215, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "kWh": 4900000000, "global_rank": 42, "date": "2014" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 100000, "global_rank": 169, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 100, "global_rank": 35, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 208, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 212, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 143, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 211, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 210, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 150, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 0, "global_rank": 212, "date": "2009-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 212, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 16000, "global_rank": 148, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 151, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 18690, "global_rank": 119, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 147, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 210, "date": "2013" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 209, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 80, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 207, "date": "2014-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 3000000, "global_rank": 142, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 406500, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 9, "global_rank": 104, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 3531000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 76, "global_rank": 135, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "continuing political and economic instability has impeded significant liberalization of the telecommunications industry", "domestic": "Israeli company BEZEK and the Palestinian company PALTEL are responsible for fixed-line services; PALTEL plans to establish a fiber-optic connection to Jordan to route domestic mobile calls; the Palestinian JAWWAL company and WATANIYA PALESTINE provide cellular services", "international": "country code - 970; 1 international switch in Ramallah (2010)" } }, "broadcast_media": "the Palestinian Authority operates 1 TV and 1 radio station; about 20 private TV and 40 radio stations; both Jordanian TV and satellite TV are accessible (2013)", "internet": { "country_code": ".ps; note - same as Gaza Strip", "users": { "total": 2673000, "percent_of_population": 57.4, "global_rank": 112, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "airports": { "total": { "airports": 2, "global_rank": 203, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 2, "1524_to_2437_metres": 1, "under_914_metres": 1, "date": "2013" } }, "heliports": { "total": 1, "date": "2013" } }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 4686, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 4686, "units": "km" }, "note": "includes Gaza Strip", "global_rank": 153, "date": "2010" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "the current status of the West Bank is subject to the Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement - permanent status to be determined through further negotiation", "Israel continues construction of a \"seam line\" separation barrier along parts of the Green Line and within the West Bank", "Israel withdrew from Gaza and four settlements in the northern West Bank in August 2005", "since 1948, about 350 peacekeepers from the UN Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO), headquartered in Jerusalem, monitor ceasefires, supervise armistice agreements, prevent isolated incidents from escalating, and assist other UN personnel in the region" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "refugees": { "by_country": [ { "people": 792081, "country_of_origin": "Palestinian refugees" } ], "date": "2016" }, "internally_displaced_persons": { "people": 193000, "note": "includes persons displaced within the Gaza strip due to the intensification of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict since June 2014 and other Palestinian internally_displaced_persons in the Gaza Strip and West Bank who fled as long ago as 1967, although confirmed cumulative data do not go back beyond 2006", "date": "2016" } } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-17", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170617101457/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/we.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170617000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/we.html" } }, "western_sahara": { "data": { "name": "Western Sahara", "introduction": { "background": "Western Sahara is a disputed territory on the northwest coast of Africa bordered by Morocco, Mauritania, and Algeria. After Spain withdrew from its former colony of Spanish Sahara in 1976, Morocco annexed the northern two-thirds of Western Sahara and claimed the rest of the territory in 1979, following Mauritania's withdrawal. A guerrilla war with the Polisario Front contesting Morocco's sovereignty ended in a 1991 cease-fire and the establishment of a UN peacekeeping operation. As part of this effort, the UN sought to offer a choice to the peoples of Western Sahara between independence (favored by the Polisario Front) or integration into Morocco. A proposed referendum never took place due to lack of agreement on voter eligibility. The 2,700 km- (1,700 mi-) long defensive sand berm, built by the Moroccans from 1980 to 1987 and running the length of the territory, continues to separate the opposing forces with Morocco controlling the roughly 80 percent of the territory west of the berm. Local demonstrations criticizing the Moroccan authorities occur regularly, and there are periodic ethnic tensions between the native Sahrawi population and Moroccan immigrants. Morocco maintains a heavy security presence in the territory." }, "geography": { "location": "Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Mauritania and Morocco", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 24, "minutes": 30, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 13, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "W" } }, "map_references": "Africa", "area": { "total": { "value": 266000, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 266000, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 78, "comparative": "about the size of Colorado" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 2049, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Algeria", "border_length": { "value": 41, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Mauritania", "border_length": { "value": 1564, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Morocco", "border_length": { "value": 444, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 1110, "units": "km" }, "climate": "hot, dry desert; rain is rare; cold offshore air currents produce fog and heavy dew", "terrain": "mostly low, flat desert with large areas of rocky or sandy surfaces rising to small mountains in south and northeast", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 256, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Sebjet Tah", "elevation": { "value": -55, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "unnamed elevation", "elevation": { "value": 805, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "phosphates", "iron ore" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 18.8, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 18.8, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 2.7, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 78.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "most of the population lives in the two-thirds of the area west of the berm (Moroccan-occupied) that divides the territory; about 40% of that populace resides in Laayoune", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "hot, dry, dust/sand-laden sirocco wind can occur during winter and spring", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "widespread harmattan haze exists 60% of time, often severely restricting visibility", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "sparse water and lack of arable land" ] }, "note": "the waters off the coast are particularly rich fishing areas" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 587020, "global_rank": 171, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Sahrawi(s), Sahraoui(s)", "adjective": "Sahrawi, Sahrawian, Sahraouian" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Arab" }, { "name": "Berber" } ] }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Standard Arabic", "note": "national" }, { "name": "Hassaniya Arabic" }, { "name": "Moroccan Arabic" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Muslim" } ] }, "demographic_profile": "Western Sahara is a disputed territory; 85% is under Moroccan control. It was inhabited almost entirely by Sahrawi pastoral nomads until the mid-20th century. Their traditional vast migratory ranges, based on following unpredictable rainfall, did not coincide with colonial and later international borders. Since the 1930s, most Sahrawis have been compelled to adopt a sedentary lifestyle and to live in urban settings as a result of fighting, the presence of minefields, job opportunities in the phosphate industry, prolonged drought, the closure of Western Sahara’s border with Mauritania from 1979-2002, and the construction of the defensive berm separating Moroccan- and Polisario-controlled (Sahrawi liberalization movement) areas. Morocco supported rapid urbanization to facilitate surveillance and security.\nToday more than 80% of Western Sahara’s population lives in urban areas; more than 40% live in the administrative center Laayoune. Moroccan immigration has altered the composition and dramatically increased the size of Western Sahara’s population. Morocco maintains a large military presence in Western Sahara and has encouraged its citizens to settle there, offering bonuses, pay raises, and food subsidies to civil servants and a tax exemption, in order to integrate Western Sahara into the Moroccan Kingdom and, Sahrawis contend, to marginalize the native population.\nWestern Saharan Sahrawis have been migrating to Europe, principally to former colonial ruler Spain, since the 1950s. Many who moved to refugee camps in Tindouf, Algeria, also have migrated to Spain and Italy, usually alternating between living in cities abroad with periods back at the camps. The Polisario claims that the population of the Tindouf camps is about 155,000, but this figure may include thousands of Arabs and Tuaregs from neighboring countries. Because international organizations have been unable to conduct an independent census in Tindouf, the UNHCR bases its aid on a figure of 90,000 refugees. Western Saharan coastal towns emerged as key migration transit points (for reaching Spain’s Canary Islands) in the mid-1990s, when Spain’s and Italy’s tightening of visa restrictions and EU pressure on Morocco and other North African countries to control illegal migration pushed sub-Saharan African migrants to shift their routes to the south.", "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 37.54, "males": 111389, "females": 108958 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 19.57, "males": 57855, "females": 57049 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 34.14, "males": 98659, "females": 101733 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 4.95, "males": 13552, "females": 15490 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 3.8, "males": 9823, "females": 12512 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 40.2, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 36.1, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 4.1, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 24.4, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 21.1, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 20.7, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 21.6, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 182, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 2.76, "global_rank": 12, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 29.8, "global_rank": 42, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 8.2, "global_rank": 88, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "most of the population lives in the two-thirds of the area west of the berm (Moroccan-occupied) that divides the territory; about 40% of that populace resides in Laayoune", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 80.9, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 3.27, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Laayoune", "population": 262000 } ], "date": "2014" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.02, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.01, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 0.97, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.87, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.78, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 0.99, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 53.3, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 58.1, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 48.2, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 27, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 63, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 60.7, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 65.4, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 191, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 3.93, "global_rank": 38, "date": "2016" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "none", "conventional_short_form": "Western Sahara", "former": "Rio de Oro, Saguia el Hamra, Spanish Sahara", "etymology": "self-descriptive name specifying the territory's western location on the African continent's vast desert" }, "government_type": "legal status of territory and issue of sovereignty unresolved - territory contested by Morocco and Polisario Front (Popular Front for the Liberation of the Saguia el Hamra and Rio de Oro), which in February 1976 formally proclaimed a government-in-exile of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), near Tindouf, Algeria, was led by President Mohamed ABDELAZIZ until his death in May 2016; current President Brahim GHALI elected in July 2016; territory partitioned between Morocco and Mauritania in April 1976 when Spain withdrew, with Morocco acquiring northern two-thirds; Mauritania, under pressure from Polisario guerrillas, abandoned all claims to its portion in August 1979; Morocco moved to occupy that sector shortly thereafter and has since asserted administrative control; the Polisario's government-in-exile was seated as an Organization of African Unity (OAU) member in 1984 - Morocco between 1980 and 1987 built a fortified sand berm delineating the roughly 80 percent of Western Sahara west of the barrier that currently is controlled by Morocco; guerrilla activities continued sporadically until a UN-monitored cease-fire was implemented on 6 September 1991 (Security Council Resolution 690) by the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO)", "capital": { "time_difference": { "timezone": 0, "note": "5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" }, "daylight_saving_time": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in April; ends last Sunday in September" }, "suffrage": { "note": "none; (residents of Moroccan-controlled Western Sahara participate in Moroccan elections)" }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Polisario Front" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "AU" }, { "organization": "CAN ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" } ] }, "economy": { "overview": "Western Sahara has a small market-based economy whose main industries are fishing, phosphate mining, and pastoral nomadism. The territory's arid desert climate makes sedentary agriculture difficult, and Western Sahara imports much of its food. The Moroccan Government administers Western Sahara's economy and is a key source of employment, infrastructure development, and social spending in the territory.\n\nWestern Sahara's unresolved legal status makes the exploitation of its natural resources a contentious issue between Morocco and the Polisario. Morocco and the EU in December 2013 finalized a four-year agreement allowing European vessels to fish off the coast of Morocco, including disputed waters off the coast of Western Sahara.\n\nOil has never been found in Western Sahara in commercially significant quantities, but Morocco and the Polisario have quarreled over who has the right to authorize and benefit from oil exploration in the territory. Western Sahara's main long-term economic challenge is the development of a more diverse set of industries capable of providing greater employment and income to the territory. However, following King MOHAMMED VI’s November 2015 visit to Western Sahara, the Government of Morocco announced a series of investments aimed at spurring economic activity in the region, while the General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises announced a $609 million investment initiative in the region in March 2015.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 906500000, "units": "USD", "date": "2007" } ], "global_rank": 204 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2500, "units": "USD", "date": "2007" } ], "global_rank": 198 }, "composition": { "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "services": { "value": 40, "units": "%" } }, "agriculture": "NA%", "industry": "NA%", "date": "2007" } } }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "fruits", "vegetables", "camels", "sheep", "goats", "fish" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "phosphate mining", "handicrafts" ] }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 144000, "global_rank": 177, "date": "2010" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 50, "units": "%" }, "industry_and_services": { "value": 50, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2005" } }, "budget": {}, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "exports": { "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "phosphates" ], "date": "2012" } }, "imports": { "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "fuel for fishing fleet", "foodstuffs" ] } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 9.929, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 9.7351, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 9.7351, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 8.3803, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 8.6, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Moroccan dirhams (MAD) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "production": { "kWh": 90000000, "global_rank": 203, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 83700000, "global_rank": 204, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 216, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 217, "date": "2013" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 58000, "global_rank": 188, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 100, "global_rank": 2, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 209, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 213, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 144, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 212, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 211, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 151, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 0, "global_rank": 213, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 213, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 1700, "global_rank": 197, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 152, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 1702, "global_rank": 192, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 148, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 211, "date": "2013" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 210, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 81, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 208, "date": "2014-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 300000, "global_rank": 195, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "system": { "general_assessment": "sparse and limited system", "domestic": "NA", "international": "country code - 212; tied into Morocco's system by microwave radio relay, tropospheric scatter, and satellite; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) linked to Rabat, Morocco (2015)" } }, "broadcast_media": "Morocco's state-owned broadcaster, Radio-Television Marocaine (RTM), operates a radio service from Laayoune and relays TV service; a Polisario-backed radio station also broadcasts (2008)", "internet": { "country_code": ".eh" } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "airports": { "total": { "airports": 6, "global_rank": 174, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 3, "2438_to_3047_metres": 3, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 3, "1524_to_2437_metres": 1, "914_to_1523_metres": 1, "under_914_metres": 1, "date": "2013" } } }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Ad Dakhla", "Laayoune (El Aaiun)" ] } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "many neighboring states reject Moroccan administration of Western Sahara", "several states have extended diplomatic relations to the \"Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic\" represented by the Polisario Front in exile in Algeria, while others recognize Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara", "approximately 90,000 Sahrawi refugees continue to be sheltered in camps in Tindouf, Algeria, which has hosted Sahrawi refugees since the 1980s" ] } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-24", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624185256/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/wi.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/wi.html" } }, "yemen": { "data": { "name": "Yemen", "introduction": { "background": "North Yemen became independent from the Ottoman Empire in 1918. The British, who had set up a protectorate area around the southern port of Aden in the 19th century, withdrew in 1967 from what became South Yemen. Three years later, the southern government adopted a Marxist orientation. The massive exodus of hundreds of thousands of Yemenis from the south to the north contributed to two decades of hostility between the states. The two countries were formally unified as the Republic of Yemen in 1990. A southern secessionist movement and brief civil war in 1994 was quickly subdued. In 2000, Saudi Arabia and Yemen agreed to delineate their border. Fighting in the northwest between the government and the Huthis, a Zaydi Shia Muslim minority, continued intermittently from 2004 to 2010. The southern secessionist movement was revitalized in 2007.\nPublic rallies in Sana'a against then President SALIH - inspired by similar demonstrations in Tunisia and Egypt - slowly built momentum starting in late January 2011 fueled by complaints over high unemployment, poor economic conditions, and corruption. By the following month, some protests had resulted in violence, and the demonstrations had spread to other major cities. By March the opposition had hardened its demands and was unifying behind calls for SALIH's immediate ouster. In April 2011, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), in an attempt to mediate the crisis in Yemen, proposed the GGC Initiative, an agreement in which the president would step down in exchange for immunity from prosecution. SALIH's refusal to sign an agreement led to further violence. The UN Security Council passed Resolution 2014 in October 2011 calling for an end to the violence and completing a power transfer deal. In November 2011, SALIH signed the GCC Initiative to step down and to transfer some of his powers to Vice President Abd Rabuh Mansur HADI. Following HADI's uncontested election victory in February 2012, SALIH formally transferred his powers. In accordance with the GCC initiative, Yemen launched a National Dialogue Conference (NDC) in March 2013 to discuss key constitutional, political, and social issues. HADI concluded the NDC in January 2014 and planned to begin implementing subsequent steps in the transition process, including constitutional drafting, a constitutional referendum, and national elections.\nThe Huthis, perceiving their grievances were not addressed in the NDC, joined forces with SALIH and expanded their influence in northwestern Yemen, culminating in a major offensive against military units and rival tribes and enabling their forces to overrun the capital, Sanaa, in September 2014. In January 2015, the Huthis surrounded the presidential palace, HADI's residence, and key government facilities, prompting HADI and the cabinet to submit their resignations. HADI fled to Aden in February 2015 and rescinded his resignation. He subsequently escaped to Oman and then moved to Saudi Arabia and asked the GCC to intervene militarily in Yemen to protect the legitimate government from the Huthis. In March, Saudi Arabia assembled a coalition of Arab militaries and began airstrikes against the Huthis and Huthi-affiliated forces. Ground fighting between Huthi-aligned forces and resistance groups backed by the Saudi-led coalition continued through 2016. The UN brokered a cessation of hostilities (COH) that reduced airstrikes and fighting across the country for several months in mid-2016. Meanwhile, UN-backed peace talks in Kuwait broke down in August 2016 without agreement. The conflict escalated, and subsequent attempts to declare a COH or resume peace talks have failed. The Huthis and SALIH’s political party announced a Supreme Political Council in August 2016 and a National Salvation Government, including a prime minister and several dozen cabinet members, in November 2016, to govern in Sanaa and further challenge the legitimacy of HADI’s government." }, "geography": { "location": "Middle East, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Red Sea, between Oman and Saudi Arabia", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 15, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 48, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Middle East", "area": { "total": { "value": 527968, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 527968, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 0, "units": "sq km" }, "note": "includes Perim, Socotra, the former Yemen Arab Republic (YAR or North Yemen), and the former People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY or South Yemen)", "global_rank": 50, "comparative": "almost four times the size of Alabama; slightly larger than twice the size of Wyoming" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 1601, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Oman", "border_length": { "value": 294, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Saudi Arabia", "border_length": { "value": 1307, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 1906, "units": "km" }, "maritime_claims": { "territorial_sea": { "value": 12, "units": "nm" }, "contiguous_zone": { "value": 24, "units": "nm" }, "exclusive_economic_zone": { "value": 200, "units": "nm" }, "continental_shelf": { "value": 200, "units": "nm", "note": "or to the edge of the continental margin" } }, "climate": "mostly desert; hot and humid along west coast; temperate in western mountains affected by seasonal monsoon; extraordinarily hot, dry, harsh desert in east", "terrain": "narrow coastal plain backed by flat-topped hills and rugged mountains; dissected upland desert plains in center slope into the desert interior of the Arabian Peninsula", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 999, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Arabian Sea", "elevation": { "value": 0, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Jabal an Nabi Shu'ayb", "elevation": { "value": 3760, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "petroleum", "fish", "rock salt", "marble; coal", "gold", "lead", "nickel", "copper", "fertile soil in west" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 44.5, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 2.2, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0.6, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 41.7, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 1, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 54.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 6800, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "population_distribution": "the vast majority of the population is found in the southern Sarawat Mountains, located in the far western region of the country", "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "sandstorms and dust storms in summer", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "limited volcanic activity; Jebel at Tair (Jabal al-Tair, Jebel Teir, Jabal al-Tayr, Jazirat at-Tair) (elev. 244 m), which forms an island in the Red Sea, erupted in 2007 after awakening from dormancy; other historically active volcanoes include Harra of Arhab, Harras of Dhamar, Harra es-Sawad, and Jebel Zubair, although many of these have not erupted in over a century", "type": "volcanism" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "limited natural freshwater resources", "inadequate supplies of potable water", "overgrazing", "soil erosion", "desertification" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Environmental Modification", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Ozone Layer Protection" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "strategic location on Bab el Mandeb, the strait linking the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, one of world's most active shipping lanes" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 27392779, "global_rank": 48, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Yemeni(s)", "adjective": "Yemeni" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "predominantly Arab; but also Afro-Arab" }, { "name": "South Asians" }, { "name": "Europeans" } ] }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Arabic", "note": "official" } ], "note": "a distinct Socotri language is widely used on Socotra Island and Archipelago; Mahri is still fairly widely spoken in eastern Yemen" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 99.1, "breakdown": [ { "name": "official; virtually all are citizens" }, { "name": "an estimated are Sunni and are Shia", "percent": 35 } ] }, { "name": "other", "percent": 0.9, "note": "includes Jewish, Baha'i, Hindu, and Christian; many are refugees or temporary foreign residents" } ], 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"2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 29.2, "global_rank": 43, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 6.1, "global_rank": 159, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": 0.7, "global_rank": 66, "date": "2016" }, "population_distribution": "the vast majority of the population is found in the southern Sarawat Mountains, located in the far western region of the country", "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 34.6, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 4.03, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Sanaa", "population": 2962000, "is_capital": true }, { "place": "Aden", "population": 882000 } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.04, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.05, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.85, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.87, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 1.02, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 21.4, "date": "2013" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 385, "global_rank": 57, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 47.4, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 51.6, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 43.1, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 39, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 65.5, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 63.4, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 67.8, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 176, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 3.77, "global_rank": 40, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 33.5, "units": "%", "date": "2013" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 5.6, "global_rank": 124, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 0.31, "date": "2014" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 0.7, "date": "2012" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 72, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 46.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 54.9, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 28, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 53.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 45.1, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2012" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 92.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 34.1, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 53.3, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 7.5, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 65.9, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 46.7, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2012" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 0.06, "global_rank": 119, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 9200, "global_rank": 104, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 300, "global_rank": 96, "date": "2015" } }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "degree_of_risk": "high", "food_or_waterborne_diseases": [ "bacterial diarrhea", "hepatitis A", "typhoid fever" ], "vectorborne_diseases": [ "dengue fever", "malaria" ], "water_contact_diseases": [ "schistosomiasis" ], "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 14.2, "global_rank": 121, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 39.9, "global_rank": 3, "date": "2013" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 4.6, "global_rank": 67, "date": "2008" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write", "total_population": { "value": 70.1, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 85.1, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 55, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 9, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 10, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 8, "units": "years" }, "date": "2011" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 33.7, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 26, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 74, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 22, "date": "2010" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Republic of Yemen", "conventional_short_form": "Yemen", "local_long_form": "Al Jumhuriyah al Yamaniyah", "local_short_form": "Al Yaman", "former": "Yemen Arab Republic [Yemen (Sanaa) or North Yemen] and People's Democratic Republic of Yemen [Yemen (Aden) or South Yemen]", "etymology": "name derivation remains unclear but may come from the Arab term \"yumn\" (happiness) and be related to the region's classical name \"Arabia Felix\" (Fertile or Happy Arabia); the Romans referred to the rest of the peninsula as \"Arabia Deserta\" (Deserted Arabia)" }, "government_type": "in transition", "capital": { "name": "Sanaa", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 15, "minutes": 21, "hemisphere": "N" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 44, "minutes": 12, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 3, "note": "8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "independence": { "date": "1990-05-22", "note": "Republic of Yemen was established with the merger of the Yemen Arab Republic [Yemen (Sanaa; Aden; ; note - previously North Yemen became independent in November 1918 (from the Ottoman Empire) and became a republic with the overthrow of the theocratic Imamate in 1962; South Yemen became independent on 30 November 1967 (from the UK)" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Unification Day", "day": "22 May", "original_year": "1990" } ], "constitution": { "history": "adopted by referendum 16 May 1991 (following unification); amended several times, last in 2009", "note": "after the National Dialogue ended in January 2015, a presidentially-appointed Constitutional Drafting Committee worked to prepare a new draft constitution that was expected to be put to a national referendum before being adopted; however, the president’s resignation in January 2015 and subsequent conflict have interrupted the process (2016)" }, "legal_system": "mixed legal system of Islamic law, Napoleonic law, English common law, and customary law", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "non-party state to the ICCt" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "the father must be a citizen of Yemen; if the father is unknown, the mother must be a citizen", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "10 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Abd Rabuh Mansur HADI (since 21 February 2012); Vice President Ali Mohsin al-AHMAR, Gen. (since 3 April 2016)", "head_of_government": "Prime Minister Ahmad Obaid bin DAGHIR (since 3 April 2016)", "cabinet": "appointed by the president", "elections_appointments": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 7-year term (eligible for a second term); last election held on 21 February 2012 (next election NA); note - a special election held on 21 February 2012 to remove Ali Abdallah SALIH under the terms of a Gulf Cooperation Council-mediated deal during the political crisis of 2011; vice president appointed by the president; prime minister appointed by the president", "election_results": "Abd Rabuh Mansur HADI (GPC) elected as a consensus president with about 50% popular participation; no other candidates" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "bicameral Parliament or Majlis consists of the Shura Council or Majlis Alshoora (111 seats; members appointed by the president; member tenure NA) and the House of Representatives or Majlis al Nuwaab (301 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 6-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 27 April 2003 (next scheduled for April 2009 but postponed indefinitely)", "election_results": "House of Representatives percent of vote by party - GPC 58.0%, Islah 22.6%, YSP 3.8%, Unionist Party 1.9%, other 13.7%; seats by party - GPC 238, Islah 46, YSP 8, Nasserist Unionist Party 3, National Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party 2, independent 4" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court (consists of the president of the Court, 2 deputies, and nearly 50 judges; court organized into constitutional, civil, commercial, family, administrative, criminal, military, and appeals scrutiny divisions)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "judges appointed by the Supreme Judicial Council, chaired by the president of the republic and consisting of 10 high-ranking judicial officers; judges appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 65", "subordinate_courts": "appeal courts; district or first instance courts; commercial courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "General People's Congress", "name_alternative": "GPC", "leaders": [ "Ali Abdallah SALIH" ] }, { "name": "National Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party", "leaders": [ "Qassem Salam SAID" ] }, { "name": "Nasserist Unionist People's Organization", "leaders": [ "Abdallah NU'MAN" ] }, { "name": "Yemeni Reform Grouping", "name_alternative": "Islah", "leaders": [ "Muhammed Abdallah al-YADUMI", "Abdul Wahab al-ANSI" ] }, { "name": "Yemeni Socialist Party", "name_alternative": "YSP", "leaders": [ "Dr. Abd al-Rahman Umar al-SAQQAF" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Huthis" }, { "name": "Muslim Brotherhood" }, { "name": "Women National Committee" }, { "name": "conservative tribal groups" }, { "name": "southern secessionist groups" }, { "name": "al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula", "note": "AQAP" } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "AFESD" }, { "organization": "AMF" }, { "organization": "CAEU" }, { "organization": "CD" }, { "organization": "EITI ", "note": "temporarily suspended" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IDB" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "IMSO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "LAS" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "MINURSO" }, { "organization": "MINUSMA" }, { "organization": "MONUSCO" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OAS ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OIC" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNAMID" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNISFA" }, { "organization": "UNMIL" }, { "organization": "UNMIS" }, { "organization": "UNOCI" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Ahmad Awadh BIN MUBARAK (since 3 August 2015)", "chancery": "2319 Wyoming Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 965-4760", "fax": "[1] (202) 337-2017" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador (vacant); DCM Richard H. Riley (since 8 August 2015)", "embassy": "Sa'awan Street, Sanaa", "mailing_address": "P. O. Box 22347, Sanaa", "telephone": "[967] (1) 755-2000 ext. 2153 or 2266", "fax": "[967] (1) 303-182" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and black; the band colors derive from the Arab Liberation flag and represent oppression (black), overcome through bloody struggle (red), to be replaced by a bright future (white)", "note": "similar to the flag of Syria, which has two green stars in the white band, and of Iraq, which has an Arabic inscription centered in the white band; also similar to the flag of Egypt, which has a heraldic eagle centered in the white band" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "golden eagle" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "red" }, { "color": "white" }, { "color": "black" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"al-qumhuriyatu l-muttahida\" (United Republic)", "lyrics_music": "Abdullah Abdulwahab NOA'MAN/Ayyoab Tarish ABSI", "note": "adopted 1990; the music first served as the anthem for South Yemen before unification with North Yemen in 1990", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/YM.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Yemen is a low-income country that faces difficult long-term challenges to stabilizing and growing its economy, and the current conflict has only exacerbated those issues. The ongoing war has halted Yemen’s exports, pressured the currency’s exchange rate, accelerated inflation, severely limited food and fuel imports, and caused widespread damage to infrastructure. More than 80% of the population is in need of humanitarian assistance and over half are food insecure.\n\nPrior to the start of the conflict in 2014, Yemen was highly dependent on declining oil and gas resources for revenue. Oil and gas earnings accounted for roughly 25% of GDP and 65% of government revenue. The Yemeni Government regularly faced annual budget shortfalls and tried to diversify the Yemeni economy through a reform program designed to bolster non-oil sectors of the economy and foreign investment. In July 2014, the government continued reform efforts by eliminating some fuel subsidies and in August 2014, the IMF approved a three-year, $570 million Extended Credit Facility for Yemen.\n\nHowever, the conflict that began in 2014 stalled these reform efforts and ongoing fighting continues to accelerate the country’s economic decline. In September 2016, President HADI announced the move of the main branch of Central Bank of Yemen from Sanaa to Aden where his government could exert greater control over the central bank’s dwindling resources. Regardless of which group controls the main branch, the central bank system is struggling to function. Yemen’s Central Bank’s foreign reserves, which stood at roughly $5.2 billion prior to the conflict, have declined to negligible amounts. The Central Bank can no longer fully support imports of critical goods or the country’s exchange rate. The country also is facing a growing liquidity crisis and rising inflation. The private sector is hemorrhaging, with almost all businesses making substantial layoffs. Access to food and other critical commodities such as medical equipment is limited across the country due to security issues on the ground. The Social Welfare Fund, a cash transfer program for Yemen’s neediest, is no longer operational and has not made any disbursements since late 2014.\n\nYemen will require significant international assistance during and after the protracted conflict to stabilize its economy. Long-term challenges include a high population growth rate, high unemployment, declining water resources, and severe food scarcity.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 73450000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 76680000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 106600000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 96, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 31330000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -4.2, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -28.1, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": -0.2, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 216 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2500, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2700, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 3900, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 200, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 101.7, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 10.9, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 7.5, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": -5.9, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 0.9, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -15.1, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 23.6, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 8.9, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 67.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -2.9, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -3.7, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 6.2, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 179 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "grain", "fruits", "vegetables", "pulses", "qat", "coffee", "cotton", "dairy products", "livestock", "sheep", "goats", "cattle", "camels", "poultry", "fish" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "crude oil production", "petroleum refining", "small-scale production of cotton textiles", "leather goods", "food processing", "handicrafts", "aluminum products", "cement", "commercial ship repair", "natural gas production" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": -27, "global_rank": 202, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 7470000, "global_rank": 64, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "note": "most people are employed in agriculture and herding; services, construction, industry, and commerce account for less than one-fourth of the labor force" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 27, "units": "%", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 35, "units": "%", "date": "2003" } ], "global_rank": 186 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 54, "units": "%", "date": "2014" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 2.6, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 30.3, "units": "%" }, "date": "2008" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 37.9, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2009" }, { "value": 37.3, "units": "gini_index", "date": "1999" } ], "global_rank": 74 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 1766000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 5628000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 5.6, "global_rank": 217, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -12.3, "global_rank": 205, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 92.2, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 86.3, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 21 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 31.5, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 28.8, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 222 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 27, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 25, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 9 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3310000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 4993000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 114 }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 16020000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" }, { "value": 14040000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 96 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 6820000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 10230000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 116 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -1532000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -2073000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 142 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 124300000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1364000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 193 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "crude oil", "coffee", "dried", "salted fish", "liquefied natural gas" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "China", "percent": 25.5 }, { "name": "UAE", "percent": 17.1 }, { "name": "South Korea", "percent": 10.4 }, { "name": "Saudi Arabia", "percent": 10.3 }, { "name": "Kuwait", "percent": 9.4 }, { "name": "India", "percent": 5.3 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3624000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 4793000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 133 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "food", "live animals", "machinery", "equipment", "chemicals" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "UAE", "percent": 18.5 }, { "name": "Oman", "percent": 13.9 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 12.6 }, { "name": "Saudi Arabia", "percent": 8.7 }, { "name": "Kuwait", "percent": 6.5 }, { "name": "India", "percent": 4.1 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 639600000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 1978000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 137 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 7661000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 7697000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 120 }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 284.9, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 228, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 228, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 214.89, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 214.35, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "Yemeni rials (YER) per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 13300000, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 48, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 79, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 33, "units": "%" }, "date": "2013" }, "production": { "kWh": 7200000000, "global_rank": 112, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 5200000000, "global_rank": 118, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 219, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "kWh": 0, "global_rank": 219, "date": "2013" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 1500000, "global_rank": 120, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 99.9, "global_rank": 39, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 212, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 155, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0.1, "global_rank": 121, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 47600, "global_rank": 59, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 68160, "global_rank": 41, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 86, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 3000000000, "global_rank": 31, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 64340, "global_rank": 78, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 144000, "global_rank": 70, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 29770, "global_rank": 65, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 94920, "global_rank": 57, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 9300000000, "global_rank": 44, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 500000000, "global_rank": 97, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 8800000000, "global_rank": 23, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 84, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 478500000000, "global_rank": 31, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 22000000, "global_rank": 80, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 1195000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 4, "global_rank": 71, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 17359000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 65, "global_rank": 62, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "cell phone penetration growing rapidly", "domestic": "the national network consists of microwave radio relay, cable, tropospheric scatter, GSM and CDMA mobile-cellular telephone systems; fixed-line teledensity remains low by regional standards but mobile cellular use expanding apace", "international": "country code - 967; landing point for the international submarine cable Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG); satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (2 Indian Ocean and 1 Atlantic Ocean), 1 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region), and 2 Arabsat; microwave radio relay to Saudi Arabia and Djibouti (2016)" } }, "broadcast_media": "state-run TV with 2 stations; state-run radio with 2 national radio stations and 5 local stations; stations from Oman and Saudi Arabia can be accessed (2007)", "internet": { "country_code": ".ye", "users": { "total": 6711000, "percent_of_population": 25.1, "global_rank": 67, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 2, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 10, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 1387999, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 0, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "7O", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 57, "global_rank": 84, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 17, "over_3047_metres": 4, "2438_to_3047_metres": 9, "1524_to_2437_metres": 3, "914_to_1523_metres": 1, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 40, "over_3047_metres": 3, "2438_to_3047_metres": 5, "1524_to_2437_metres": 7, "914_to_1523_metres": 16, "under_914_metres": 9, "date": "2013" } } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "gas", "length": 641, "units": "km" }, { "type": "liquid petroleum gas", "length": 22, "units": "km" }, { "type": "oil", "length": 1370, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 71300, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 6200, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 65100, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 67, "date": "2005" }, "merchant_marine": { "total": 5, "by_type": [ { "type": "chemical tanker", "count": 2 }, { "type": "petroleum tanker", "count": 2 }, { "type": "roll on/roll off", "count": 1 } ], "registered_in_other_countries": { "total": 14, "by_country": [ { "country": "Moldova", "count": 4 }, { "country": "Panama", "count": 4 }, { "country": "Sierra Leone", "count": 2 }, { "country": "Togo", "count": 1 }, { "country": "unknown", "count": 3 } ] }, "global_rank": 126, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_seaports": [ "Aden", "Al Hudaydah", "Al Mukalla" ] }, "note": "the International Maritime Bureau reports offshore waters in the Gulf of Aden are high risk for piracy; numerous vessels, including commercial shipping and pleasure craft, have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; crew, passengers, and cargo are held for ransom; the presence of several naval task forces in the Gulf of Aden and additional anti-piracy measures on the part of ship operators reduced the incidence of piracy in that body of water" }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3.97, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 4.08, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 4.57, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" }, { "value": 4.93, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2010" } ], "global_rank": 12 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Land Forces", "Naval", "Coastal Defense Forces (includes Marines)", "Air", "Air Defense Force (al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Yemeniya)", "Border Guards", "Strategic Reserve Forces" ], "date": "2013" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; no conscription; 2-year service obligation", "date": "2012" }, "note": "" }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "Saudi Arabia has reinforced its concrete-filled security barrier along sections of the fully demarcated border with Yemen to stem illegal cross-border activities" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "refugees": { "by_country": [ { "people": 5877, "country_of_origin": 2017 } ], "date": "2016" }, "internally_displaced_persons": { "people": 1988946, "note": "conflict in Sa'ada Governorate; clashes between al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula and government forces", "date": "2017" } }, "trafficking_in_persons": { "current_situation": "Yemen is a source and, to a lesser extent, transit and destination country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labor and women and children subjected to sex trafficking; trafficking activities grew in Yemen in 2014, as the country’s security situation deteriorated and poverty worsened; armed groups increased their recruitment of Yemeni children as combatants or checkpoint guards, and the Yemeni military and security forces continue to use child soldiers; some other Yemeni children, mostly boys, migrate to Yemeni cities or Saudi Arabia and, less frequently Oman, where they end up as beggars, drug smugglers, prostitutes, or forced laborers in domestic service or small shops; Yemeni children increasingly are also subjected to sex trafficking in country and in Saudi Arabia; tens of thousands of Yemeni migrant workers deported from Saudi Arabia and thousands of Syrian refugees are vulnerable to trafficking; additionally, Yemen is a destination and transit country for women and children from the Horn of Africa who are looking for work or receive fraudulent job offers in the Gulf states but are subjected to sexual exploitation or forced labor upon arrival; reports indicate that adults and children are still sold or inherited as slaves in Yemen", "tier_rating": "Tier 3 – Yemen does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so; weak government institutions, corruption, economic problems, security threats, and poor law enforcement capabilities impeded the government’s ability to combat human trafficking; not all forms of trafficking are criminalized, and officials continue to conflate trafficking and smuggling; the status of an anti-trafficking law drafted with assistance from an international organization remains unknown following the dissolution of the government in January 2015; the government did not report efforts to investigate, prosecute, or convict anyone of trafficking or slavery offenses, including complicit officials, despite reports of officials willfully ignoring trafficking crimes and using child soldiers in the government’s armed forces; the government acknowledged the use of child soldiers and signed a UN action plan to end the practice in 2014 but made no efforts to release child soldiers from the military and provide them with rehabilitative services; authorities failed to identify victims and refer them to protective services; the status of a draft national anti-trafficking strategy remains unknown (2015)" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-24", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624100637/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ym.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ym.html" } }, "zambia": { "data": { "name": "Zambia", "introduction": { "background": "The territory of Northern Rhodesia was administered by the former British South Africa Company from 1891 until it was taken over by the UK in 1923. During the 1920s and 1930s, advances in mining spurred development and immigration. The name was changed to Zambia upon independence in 1964. In the 1980s and 1990s, declining copper prices, economic mismanagement, and a prolonged drought hurt the economy. Elections in 1991 brought an end to one-party rule and propelled the Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) to government. The subsequent vote in 1996, however, saw increasing harassment of opposition parties and abuse of state media and other resources. The election in 2001 was marked by administrative problems, with three parties filing a legal petition challenging the election of ruling party candidate Levy MWANAWASA. MWANAWASA was reelected in 2006 in an election that was deemed free and fair. Upon his death in August 2008, he was succeeded by his vice president, Rupiah BANDA, who won a special presidential byelection later that year. The MMD and BANDA lost to the Patriotic Front (PF) and Michael SATA in the 2011 general elections. SATA, however, presided over a period of haphazard economic management and attempted to silence opposition to PF policies. SATA died in October 2014 and was succeeded by his vice president, Guy SCOTT, who served as interim president until special elections were held in January 2015. Edgar LUNGU won the presidential by election and will complete SATA's term, which expires in August 2016 when new presidential, as well as parliamentary and local elections, will be held." }, "geography": { "location": "Southern Africa, east of Angola, south of the Democratic Republic of the Congo", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 15, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 30, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Africa", "area": { "total": { "value": 752618, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 743398, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 9220, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 39, "comparative": "almost five times the size of Georgia; slightly larger than Texas" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 6043.15, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Angola", "border_length": { "value": 1065, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Botswana", "border_length": { "value": 0.15, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Democratic Republic of the Congo", "border_length": { "value": 2332, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Malawi", "border_length": { "value": 847, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Mozambique", "border_length": { "value": 439, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Namibia", "border_length": { "value": 244, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Tanzania", "border_length": { "value": 353, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Zimbabwe", "border_length": { "value": 763, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 0, "units": "km", "note": "landlocked" }, "climate": "tropical; modified by altitude; rainy season (October to April)", "terrain": "mostly high plateau with some hills and mountains", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 1138, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "Zambezi river", "elevation": { "value": 329, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "unnamed elevation in Mafinga Hills", "elevation": { "value": 2301, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "copper", "cobalt", "zinc", "lead", "coal", "emeralds", "gold", "silver", "uranium", "hydropower" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 31.7, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 4.8, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 26.9, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 66.3, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 2, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 1560, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "periodic drought", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "tropical storms (November to April)", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "air pollution and resulting acid rain in the mineral extraction and refining region", "chemical runoff into watersheds", "poaching seriously threatens rhinoceros", "elephant", "antelope", "and large cat populations", "deforestation", "soil erosion", "desertification", "lack of adequate water treatment presents human health risks" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Hazardous Wastes", "Law of the Sea", "Ozone Layer Protection", "Wetlands" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "landlocked; the Zambezi forms a natural riverine boundary with Zimbabwe; Lake Kariba on the Zambia-Zimbabwe border forms the world's largest reservoir by volume (180 cu km; 43 cu mi)" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 15510711, "global_rank": 70, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Zambian(s)", "adjective": "Zambian" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Bemba", "percent": 21 }, { "name": "Tonga", "percent": 13.6 }, { "name": "Chewa", "percent": 7.4 }, { "name": "Lozi", "percent": 5.7 }, { "name": "Nsenga", "percent": 5.3 }, { "name": "Tumbuka", "percent": 4.4 }, { "name": "Ngoni", "percent": 4 }, { "name": "Lala", "percent": 3.1 }, { "name": "Kaonde", "percent": 2.9 }, { "name": "Namwanga", "percent": 2.8 }, { "name": "Lunda", "percent": 2.6, "note": "north Western" }, { "name": "Mambwe", "percent": 2.5 }, { "name": "Luvale", "percent": 2.2 }, { "name": "Lamba", "percent": 2.1 }, { "name": "Ushi", "percent": 1.9 }, { "name": "Lenje", "percent": 1.6 }, { "name": "Bisa", "percent": 1.6 }, { "name": "Mbunda", "percent": 1.2 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 13.8 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 0.4 } ], "date": "2010" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Bembe", "percent": 33.4 }, { "name": "Nyanja", "percent": 14.7 }, { "name": "Tonga", "percent": 11.4 }, { "name": "Lozi", "percent": 5.5 }, { "name": "Chewa", "percent": 4.5 }, { "name": "Nsenga", "percent": 2.9 }, { "name": "Tumbuka", "percent": 2.5 }, { "name": "Lunda", "percent": 1.9, "note": "North Western" }, { "name": "Kaonde", "percent": 1.8 }, { "name": "Lala", "percent": 1.8 }, { "name": "Lamba", "percent": 1.8 }, { "name": "English", "percent": 1.7, "note": "official" }, { "name": "Luvale", "percent": 1.5 }, { "name": "Mambwe", "percent": 1.3 }, { "name": "Namwanga", "percent": 1.2 }, { "name": "Lenje", "percent": 1.1 }, { "name": "Bisa", "percent": 1 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 9.7 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 0.2 } ], "note": "Zambia is said to have over 70 languages, although many of these may be considered dialects; all of Zambia's major languages are members of the Bantu family", "date": "2010" }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Protestant", "percent": 75.3 }, { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 20.2 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 2.7, "note": "includes Muslim Buddhist, Hindu, and Baha'i" }, { "name": "none", "percent": 1.8 } ], "date": "2010" }, "demographic_profile": "Zambia’s poor, youthful population consists primarily of Bantu-speaking people representing nearly 70 different ethnicities. Zambia’s high fertility rate continues to drive rapid population growth, averaging almost 3 percent annually between 2000 and 2010. The country’s total fertility rate has fallen by less than 1.5 children per woman during the last 30 years and still averages among the world’s highest, almost 6 children per woman, largely because of the country’s lack of access to family planning services, education for girls, and employment for women. Zambia also exhibits wide fertility disparities based on rural or urban location, education, and income. Poor, uneducated women from rural areas are more likely to marry young, to give birth early, and to have more children, viewing children as a sign of prestige and recognizing that not all of their children will live to adulthood. HIV/AIDS is prevalent in Zambia and contributes to its low life expectancy.\nZambian emigration is low compared to many other African countries and is comprised predominantly of the well-educated. The small amount of brain drain, however, has a major impact in Zambia because of its limited human capital and lack of educational infrastructure for developing skilled professionals in key fields. For example, Zambia has few schools for training doctors, nurses, and other health care workers. Its spending on education is low compared to other sub-Saharan countries.", "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 46.08, "males": 3590466, "females": 3556756 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 20, "males": 1550183, "females": 1552706 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 28.65, "males": 2239661, "females": 2204823 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 2.91, "males": 211039, "females": 240156 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 2.35, "males": 158827, "females": 206094 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 95.4, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 89.7, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 5.7, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 17.6, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 16.7, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 16.6, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 16.9, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 225, "date": "2016" }, "population_growth_rate": { "growth_rate": 2.94, "global_rank": 8, "date": "2016" }, "birth_rate": { "births_per_1000_population": 41.8, "global_rank": 4, "date": "2016" }, "death_rate": { "deaths_per_1000_population": 12.4, "global_rank": 22, "date": "2016" }, "net_migration_rate": { "migrants_per_1000_population": 0, "global_rank": 103, "date": "2016" }, "urbanization": { "urban_population": { "value": 40.9, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, "rate_of_urbanization": { "value": 4.32, "units": "%" } }, "major_urban_areas": { "places": [ { "place": "Lusaka", "population": 2179000, "is_capital": true } ], "date": "2015" }, "sex_ratio": { "by_age": { "at_birth": { "value": 1.03, "units": "males/female" }, "0_to_14_years": { "value": 1.01, "units": "males/female" }, "15_to_24_years": { "value": 1, "units": "males/female" }, "25_to_54_years": { "value": 1.02, "units": "males/female" }, "55_to_64_years": { "value": 0.88, "units": "males/female" }, "65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.76, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 1, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 19.2, "date": "2013" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 224, "global_rank": 26, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 62.9, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 68.3, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 57.3, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 17, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 52.5, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 50.8, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 54.1, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 217, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 5.67, "global_rank": 7, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 49, "units": "%", "date": "2013" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 5, "global_rank": 95, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 0.16, "date": "2012" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 2, "date": "2010" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 85.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 51.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 65.4, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 14.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 48.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 34.6, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 55.6, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 35.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 43.9, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 44.4, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 64.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 56.1, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 12.91, "global_rank": 7, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 1211900, "global_rank": 9, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 19800, "global_rank": 16, "date": "2015" } }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "degree_of_risk": "very high", "food_or_waterborne_diseases": [ "bacterial diarrhea", "protozoal diarrhea", "hepatitis A", "typhoid fever" ], "vectorborne_diseases": [ "malaria", "dengue fever" ], "water_contact_diseases": [ "schistosomiasis" ], "animal_contact_diseases": [ "rabies" ], "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 7.2, "global_rank": 174, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 14.8, "global_rank": 49, "date": "2014" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 1.1, "global_rank": 170, "date": "2008" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write English", "total_population": { "value": 63.4, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 70.9, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 56, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "child_labor": { "total_number": 1000850, "percentage": { "value": 41, "units": "%" }, "note": "data represent children ages 7-14", "date": "2005" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 15.2, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 14.6, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 15.8, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 42, "date": "2012" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Republic of Zambia", "conventional_short_form": "Zambia", "former": "Northern Rhodesia", "etymology": "name derived from the Zambezi River, which flows through the western part of the country and forms its southern border with neighboring Zimbabwe" }, "government_type": "presidential republic", "capital": { "name": "Lusaka", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 15, "minutes": 25, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 28, "minutes": 17, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 2, "note": "7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "administrative_divisions": [ { "name": "Central", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Copperbelt", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Eastern", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Luapula", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Lusaka", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Muchinga", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Northern", "type": "province" }, { "name": "North-Western", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Southern", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Western", "type": "province" } ], "independence": { "date": "1964-10-24", "note": "from the UK" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "24 October", "original_year": "1964" } ], "constitution": { "history": "several previous; latest adopted 24 August 1991, promulgated 30 August 1991; amended 1996, 2015 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "mixed legal system of English common law and customary law", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "accepts ICCt jurisdiction" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "only if at least one parent is a citizen of Zambia", "citizenship_by_descent": "yes, if at least one parent was a citizen of Zambia", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "yes", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "5 years for those with an ancestor who was a citizen of Zambia, otherwise 10 years residency is required" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "President Edgar LUNGU (since 25 January 2015); Vice President Inonge WINA (since 26 January 2015); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government", "head_of_government": "President Edgar LUNGU (since 25 January 2015); Vice President Inonge WINA (since 26 January 2015", "cabinet": "Cabinet appointed by president from among members of the National Assembly", "elections_appointments": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); last held on 11 August 2016 (next to be held in 2021)", "election_results": "Edgar LUNGU reelected president; percent of vote - Edgar LUNGU (PF) 50.4%, Hakainde HICHILEMA (UPND) 47.6%, other 2.0%" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "unicameral National Assembly (164 seats; 156 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote, and 8 appointed by the president; members serve 5-year terms); note - 6 additional electoral seats were added for the 11 August 2016 election, up from 150 electoral seats in the 2011 election", "elections": "last held on 11 August 2016 (next to be held in 2021)", "election_results": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PF 80, UPND 58, MMD 3, FDD 1, independent 14" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice and deputy chief justices, and at least 11 judges); Constitutional Court (consists of the court president, vice-president, and 11 judges); note - the Constitutional Court began operation in June 2016", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Supreme Court and Constitutional Court judges appointed by the president upon the advice of the 9-member Judicial Service Commission headed by the chief justice, and ratified by the National Assembly; judges normally serve until age 65", "subordinate_courts": "Court of Appeal; High Court; Industrial Relations Court; subordinate courts (three levels, based on upper limit of money involved); Small Claims Court; local courts (2 grades, based on upper limit of money involved)" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Alliance for Democracy and Development", "name_alternative": "ADD", "leaders": [ "Charles MILUPI" ] }, { "name": "Forum for Democracy and Development", "name_alternative": "FDD", "leaders": [ "Edith NAWAKWI" ] }, { "name": "Movement for Multiparty Democracy", "name_alternative": "MMD", "leaders": [ "Nevers MUMBA" ] }, { "name": "Patriotic Front", "name_alternative": "PF", "leaders": [ "Edgar LUNGU" ] }, { "name": "United Party for National Development", "name_alternative": "UPND", "leaders": [ "Hakainde HICHILEMA" ] } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ACP" }, { "organization": "AfDB" }, { "organization": "AU" }, { "organization": "C" }, { "organization": "COMESA" }, { "organization": "EITI ", "note": "compliant country" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICCt" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO ", "note": "correspondent" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "MONUSCO" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "SADC" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNAMID" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNHCR" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNISFA" }, { "organization": "UNMIL" }, { "organization": "UNMISS" }, { "organization": "UNOCI" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Joseph CHILAIZYA (since 19 September 2016", "chancery": "2419 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008", "telephone": "[1] (202) 265-9717 through 9719", "fax": "[1] (202) 332-0826" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Eric T. SCHULTZ (since 12 December 2014)", "embassy": "Eastern end of Kabulonga Road, Ibex Hill, Lusaka", "mailing_address": "P. O. Box 320065, Lusaka", "telephone": "[260] (211) 357-000", "fax": "[260] ) (211) 357-224" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "green field with a panel of three vertical bands of red (hoist side), black, and orange below a soaring orange eagle, on the outer edge of the flag; green stands for the country's natural resources and vegetation, red symbolizes the struggle for freedom, black the people of Zambia, and orange the country's mineral wealth; the eagle represents the people's ability to rise above the nation's problems" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "African fish eagle" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "green" }, { "color": "red" }, { "color": "black" }, { "color": "orange" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Lumbanyeni Zambia\" (Stand and Sing of Zambia, Proud and Free)", "lyrics_music": "multiple/Enoch Mankayi SONTONGA", "note": "adopted 1964; the melody, from the popular song \"God Bless Africa,\" is the same as that of Tanzania but with different lyrics; the melody is also incorporated into South Africa's anthem" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Zambia had one of the world’s fastest growing economies for the ten years up to 2014, with real GDP growth averaging roughly 6.7% per annum, though growth slowed in 2015 and 2016 to just under 3%, due to falling copper prices, reduced power generation, and depreciation of the kwacha. Zambia’s lack of economic diversification and dependency on copper as its sole major export makes it vulnerable to fluctuations in the world commodities market and prices turned downward in 2015 due to declining demand from China; Zambia was overtaken by the Democratic Republic of Congo as Africa’s largest copper producer.\n\nDespite recent strong economic growth and its status as a lower middle-income country, widespread and extreme rural poverty and high unemployment levels remain significant problems, made worse by a high birth rate, a relatively high HIV/AIDS burden, and by market-distorting agricultural and energy policies. . Zambia has raised $7 billion from international investors by issuing separate sovereign bonds in 2012, 2014, and 2015, significantly increasing the country’s public debt burden to 56% of GDP; the government plans to refinance $2.8 billion worth of Eurobonds in 2017 to cut debt servicing costs.\n\nPoor management of water resources has also contributed to a power generation shortage, which has hampered industrial productivity and contributed to an increase in year-on-year inflation to more than 20% in 2016. Zambia’s currency, the kwacha, also depreciated sharply against the dollar through 2015-16, leading the central bank to restrict lending. Rampant spending in recent years has increased the fiscal deficit—over 8% in 2015—and may encourage the government to seek external financing from the IMF to fund the shortfall.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 65170000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 63270000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 61430000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 102, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 20570000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 4.7, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 91 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3900, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3900, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 3900, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 178, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 53, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 21.7, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 26, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 1.2, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 43.8, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -45.7, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 9.2, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 29.2, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 61.7, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 27, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 31.9, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 37.1, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 39 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "corn", "sorghum", "rice", "peanuts", "sunflower seeds", "vegetables", "flowers", "tobacco", "cotton", "sugarcane", "cassava", "manioc", "tapioca", "coffee", "cattle", "goats", "pigs", "poultry", "milk", "eggs", "hides" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "copper mining", "processing", "emerald mining", "construction", "foodstuffs", "beverages", "chemicals", "textiles", "fertilizer", "horticulture" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": 0.2, "global_rank": 171, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 7116000, "global_rank": 65, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 85, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 6, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 9, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2004" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 15, "units": "%", "date": "2008" }, { "value": 50, "units": "%", "date": "2000" } ], "global_rank": 162 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 60.5, "units": "%", "date": "2010" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 1.5, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 47.4, "units": "%" }, "date": "2010" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 57.5, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 50.8, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2004" } ], "global_rank": 8 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 3418000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 5079000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 16.6, "global_rank": 175, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -8.1, "global_rank": 193, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 57.2, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 58.6, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 75 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 20.7, "units": 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"general_assessment": "among the best in sub-Saharan Africa", "domestic": "high-capacity microwave radio relay connects most larger towns and cities; several cellular telephone services in operation and network coverage is improving; domestic satellite system being installed to improve telephone service in rural areas; Internet service is widely available; very small aperture terminal (VSAT) networks are operated by private firms", "international": "country code - 260; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Atlantic Ocean), 3 owned by Zamtel (2010)" } }, "broadcast_media": "state-owned Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC) operates 3 TV stations, is the principal local-content provider, and owns about 45% of multi-channel Zambia shares; several private TV stations and multi-channel subscription TV services are available; ZNBC operates 4 radio networks; 64 private radio stations are available (most regionally) and relays of at least 2 international broadcasters — including BBC and Radio France International – are accessible in Lusaka and Kitwe (2015)", "internet": { "country_code": ".zm", "users": { "total": 3164000, "percent_of_population": 21, "global_rank": 94, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 1, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 1, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 11796, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 79092826, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "9J", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 88, "global_rank": 63, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 8, "over_3047_metres": 1, "2438_to_3047_metres": 3, "1524_to_2437_metres": 3, "914_to_1523_metres": 1, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 80, "2438_to_3047_metres": 1, "1524_to_2437_metres": 5, "914_to_1523_metres": 53, "under_914_metres": 21, "date": "2013" } } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "oil", "length": 771, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 3126, "units": "km" }, "narrow_gauge": { "length": 3126, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.067-m" }, "note": "includes 1,860 km of the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA)", "global_rank": 57, "date": "2014" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 40454, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 9403, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 31051, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 87, "date": "2005" }, "waterways": { "value": 2250, "units": "km", "note": "includes Lake Tanganyika and the Zambezi and Luapula rivers", "global_rank": 37, "date": "2010" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "river_ports": [ "Mpulungu (Zambezi)" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.75, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.63, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 1.36, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 1.36, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 1.32, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 59 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Zambian Defense Force (ZDF)", "Zambia Army", "Zambia Air Force", "Zambia National Service (support organization)" ], "date": "2015" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "note": "national registration required at age 16; 18-25 years of age for male and female voluntary military service (16 years of age with parental consent); no conscription; Zambian citizenship required; grade 12 certification required; mandatory HIV testing on enlistment; mandatory retirement for officers at age 65 (Army, Air Force)", "date": "2012" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "in 2004, Zimbabwe dropped objections to plans between Botswana and Zambia to build a bridge over the Zambezi River, thereby de facto recognizing a short, but not clearly delimited, Botswana-Zambia boundary in the river" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "refugees": { "by_country": [ { "people": 21338, "country_of_origin": "Democratic Republic of the Congo" } ], "date": "2016" } }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "transshipment point for moderate amounts of methaqualone, small amounts of heroin, and cocaine bound for southern Africa and possibly Europe; a poorly developed financial infrastructure coupled with a government commitment to combating money laundering make it an unattractive venue for money launderers; major consumer of cannabis" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-24", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624100426/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/za.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/za.html" } }, "zimbabwe": { "data": { "name": "Zimbabwe", "introduction": { "background": "The UK annexed Southern Rhodesia from the former British South Africa Company in 1923. A 1961 constitution was formulated that favored whites in power. In 1965 the government unilaterally declared its independence, but the UK did not recognize the act and demanded more complete voting rights for the black African majority in the country (then called Rhodesia). UN sanctions and a guerrilla uprising finally led to free elections in 1979 and independence (as Zimbabwe) in 1980. Robert MUGABE, the nation's first prime minister, has been the country's only ruler (as president since 1987) and has dominated the country's political system since independence. His chaotic land redistribution campaign, which began in 1997 and intensified after 2000, caused an exodus of white farmers, crippled the economy, and ushered in widespread shortages of basic commodities. Ignoring international condemnation, MUGABE rigged the 2002 presidential election to ensure his reelection.\nIn 2005, the capital city of Harare embarked on Operation Restore Order, ostensibly an urban rationalization program, which resulted in the destruction of the homes or businesses of 700,000 mostly poor supporters of the opposition. MUGABE in 2007 instituted price controls on all basic commodities causing panic buying and leaving store shelves empty for months. General elections held in March 2008 contained irregularities but still amounted to a censure of the ZANU-PF-led government with the opposition winning a majority of seats in parliament. Movement for Democratic Change - Tsvangirai opposition leader Morgan TSVANGIRAI won the most votes in the presidential poll, but not enough to win outright. In the lead up to a run-off election in June 2008, considerable violence against opposition party members led to the withdrawal of TSVANGIRAI from the ballot. Extensive evidence of violence and intimidation resulted in international condemnation of the process. Difficult negotiations over a power-sharing \"government of national unity,\" in which MUGABE remained president and TSVANGIRAI became prime minister, were finally settled in February 2009, although the leaders failed to agree upon many key outstanding governmental issues. MUGABE was reelected president in 2013 in balloting that was severely flawed and internationally condemned. As a prerequisite to holding the election, Zimbabwe enacted a new constitution by referendum, although many provisions in the new constitution have yet to be codified in law." }, "geography": { "location": "Southern Africa, between South Africa and Zambia", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 20, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 30, "minutes": 0, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "map_references": "Africa", "area": { "total": { "value": 390757, "units": "sq km" }, "land": { "value": 386847, "units": "sq km" }, "water": { "value": 3910, "units": "sq km" }, "global_rank": 61, "comparative": "about four times the size of Indiana; slightly larger than Montana" }, "land_boundaries": { "total": { "value": 3229, "units": "km" }, "border_countries": [ { "country": "Botswana", "border_length": { "value": 834, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Mozambique", "border_length": { "value": 1402, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "South Africa", "border_length": { "value": 230, "units": "km" } }, { "country": "Zambia", "border_length": { "value": 763, "units": "km" } } ] }, "coastline": { "value": 0, "units": "km", "note": "landlocked" }, "climate": "tropical; moderated by altitude; rainy season (November to March)", "terrain": "mostly high plateau with higher central plateau (high veld); mountains in east", "elevation": { "mean_elevation": { "value": 961, "units": "m" }, "lowest_point": { "name": "junction of the Runde and Save Rivers", "elevation": { "value": 162, "units": "m" } }, "highest_point": { "name": "Inyangani", "elevation": { "value": 2592, "units": "m" } } }, "natural_resources": { "resources": [ "coal", "chromium ore", "asbestos", "gold", "nickel", "copper", "iron ore", "vanadium", "lithium", "tin", "platinum group metals" ] }, "land_use": { "by_sector": { "agricultural_land_total": { "value": 42.5, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_arable_land": { "value": 10.9, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_crops": { "value": 0.3, "units": "%" }, "agricultural_land_permanent_pasture": { "value": 31.3, "units": "%" }, "forest": { "value": 39.5, "units": "%" }, "other": { "value": 18, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2011" }, "irrigated_land": { "value": 1740, "units": "sq km", "date": "2012" }, "natural_hazards": [ { "description": "recurring droughts", "type": "hazard" }, { "description": "floods and severe storms are rare", "type": "hazard" } ], "environment": { "current_issues": [ "deforestation", "soil erosion", "land degradation", "air and water pollution", "the black rhinoceros herd - once the largest concentration of the species in the world - has been significantly reduced by poaching", "poor mining practices have led to toxic waste and heavy metal pollution" ], "international_agreements": { "party_to": [ "Biodiversity", "Climate Change", "Desertification", "Endangered Species", "Law of the Sea", "Ozone Layer Protection" ], "signed_but_not_ratified": [] } }, "note": "landlocked; the Zambezi forms a natural riverine boundary with Zambia; in full flood (February-April) the massive Victoria Falls on the river forms the world's largest curtain of falling water; Lake Kariba on the Zambia-Zimbabwe border forms the world's largest reservoir by volume (180 cu km; 43 cu mi)" }, "people": { "population": { "total": 14546961, "global_rank": 72, "date": "2016-07-01" }, "nationality": { "noun": "Zimbabwean(s)", "adjective": "Zimbabwean" }, "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "African", "percent": 99.4, "note": "predominantly Shona; Ndebele is the second largest ethnic group" }, { "name": "other", "percent": 0.4 }, { "name": "unspecified", "percent": 0.2 } ], "date": "2012" }, "languages": { "language": [ { "name": "Shona", "note": "official; most widely spoken" }, { "name": "Ndebele", "note": "official, second most widely spoken" }, { "name": "English", "note": "official; traditionally used for official business" }, { "name": "minority languages", "percent": 13, "note": "official; includes Chewa, Chibarwe, Kalanga, Koisan, Nambya, Ndau, Shangani, sign language, Sotho, Tonga, Tswana, Venda, and Xhosa" } ] }, "religions": { "religion": [ { "name": "Protestant", "percent": 82.7, "breakdown": [ { "name": "includes Apostolic", "percent": 41.8 }, { "name": "Pentecostal", "percent": 25.2 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 15.7 } ] }, { "name": "Roman Catholic", "percent": 6.7 }, { "name": "other Christian", "percent": 4.6 }, { "name": "traditional religion", "percent": 0.6 }, { "name": "Muslim", "percent": 0.4 }, { "name": "other", "percent": 0.1 }, { "name": "none", "percent": 4.9 } ], "date": "2015" }, "demographic_profile": "Zimbabwe’s progress in reproductive, maternal, and child health has stagnated in recent years. According to a 2010 Demographic and Health Survey, contraceptive use, the number of births attended by skilled practitioners, and child mortality have either stalled or somewhat deteriorated since the mid-2000s. Zimbabwe’s total fertility rate has remained fairly stable at about 4 children per woman for the last two decades, although an uptick in the urban birth rate in recent years has caused a slight rise in the country’s overall fertility rate. Zimbabwe’s HIV prevalence rate dropped from approximately 29% to 15% since 1997 but remains among the world’s highest and continues to suppress the country’s life expectancy rate. The proliferation of HIV/AIDS information and prevention programs and personal experience with those suffering or dying from the disease have helped to change sexual behavior and reduce the epidemic.\nHistorically, the vast majority of Zimbabwe’s migration has been internal – a rural-urban flow. In terms of international migration, over the last 40 years Zimbabwe has gradually shifted from being a destination country to one of emigration and, to a lesser degree, one of transit (for East African illegal migrants traveling to South Africa). As a British colony, Zimbabwe attracted significant numbers of permanent immigrants from the UK and other European countries, as well as temporary economic migrants from Malawi, Mozambique, and Zambia. Although Zimbabweans have migrated to South Africa since the beginning of the 20th century to work as miners, the first major exodus from the country occurred in the years before and after independence in 1980. The outward migration was politically and racially influenced; a large share of the white population of European origin chose to leave rather than live under a new black-majority government.\nIn the 1990s and 2000s, economic mismanagement and hyperinflation sparked a second, more diverse wave of emigration. This massive out migration – primarily to other southern African countries, the UK, and the US – has created a variety of challenges, including brain drain, illegal migration, and human smuggling and trafficking. Several factors have pushed highly skilled workers to go abroad, including unemployment, lower wages, a lack of resources, and few opportunities for career growth.", "age_structure": { "0_to_14": { "percent": 37.8, "males": 2778806, "females": 2720033 }, "15_to_24": { "percent": 21.29, "males": 1560833, "females": 1536110 }, "25_to_54": { "percent": 33.86, "males": 2578142, "females": 2346993 }, "55_to_64": { "percent": 3.55, "males": 188851, "females": 327483 }, "65_and_over": { "percent": 3.5, "males": 194933, "females": 314777 }, "date": "2016" }, "dependency_ratios": { "ratios": { "total_dependency_ratio": { "value": 80.4, "units": "%" }, "youth_dependency_ratio": { "value": 75, "units": "%" }, "elderly_dependency_ratio": { "value": 5.3, "units": "%" }, "potential_support_ratio": { "value": 18.7, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2015" }, "median_age": { "total": { "value": 20.6, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 20.5, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 20.8, "units": "years" 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"65_years_and_over": { "value": 0.64, "units": "males/female" } }, "total_population": { "value": 1.01, "units": "males/female" }, "date": "2016" }, "mothers_mean_age_at_first_birth": { "age": 20.5, "date": "2010" }, "maternal_mortality_rate": { "deaths_per_100k_live_births": 443, "global_rank": 15, "date": "2015" }, "infant_mortality_rate": { "total": { "value": 25.9, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "male": { "value": 28.1, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "female": { "value": 23.6, "units": "deaths_per_1000_live_births" }, "global_rank": 68, "date": "2016" }, "life_expectancy_at_birth": { "total_population": { "value": 58, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 57.3, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 58.7, "units": "years" }, "global_rank": 206, "date": "2016" }, "total_fertility_rate": { "children_born_per_woman": 3.5, "global_rank": 44, "date": "2016" }, "contraceptive_prevalence_rate": { "value": 66.9, "units": "%", "date": "2014" }, "health_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 6.4, "date": "2014" }, "physicians_density": { "physicians_per_1000_population": 0.07, "date": "2011" }, "hospital_bed_density": { "beds_per_1000_population": 1.7, "date": "2011" }, "drinking_water_source": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 97, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 67.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 76.9, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 3, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 32.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 23.1, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "sanitation_facility_access": { "improved": { "urban": { "value": 49.3, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 30.8, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 36.8, "units": "percent of population" } }, "unimproved": { "urban": { "value": 50.7, "units": "percent of population" }, "rural": { "value": 69.2, "units": "percent of population" }, "total": { "value": 63.2, "units": "percent of population" } }, "date": "2015" }, "hiv_aids": { "adult_prevalence_rate": { "percent_of_adults": 14.69, "global_rank": 5, "date": "2015" }, "people_living_with_hiv_aids": { "total": 1425800, "global_rank": 4, "date": "2015" }, "deaths": { "total": 29400, "global_rank": 6, "date": "2015" } }, "major_infectious_diseases": { "degree_of_risk": "high", "food_or_waterborne_diseases": [ "bacterial diarrhea", "protozoal diarrhea", "hepatitis A", "typhoid fever" ], "vectorborne_diseases": [ "malaria", "dengue fever" ], "water_contact_diseases": [ "schistosomiasis" ], "animal_contact_diseases": [ "rabies" ], "date": "2016" }, "adult_obesity": { "percent_of_adults": 8.4, "global_rank": 143, "date": "2014" }, "underweight_children": { "percent_of_children_under_the_age_of_five": 11.2, "global_rank": 69, "date": "2014" }, "education_expenditures": { "percent_of_gdp": 8.4, "global_rank": 155, "date": "2014" }, "literacy": { "definition": "age 15 and over can read and write English", "total_population": { "value": 86.5, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 88.5, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 84.6, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "school_life_expectancy": { "total": { "value": 10, "units": "years" }, "male": { "value": 10, "units": "years" }, "female": { "value": 10, "units": "years" }, "date": "2013" }, "youth_unemployment": { "total": { "value": 8.7, "units": "%" }, "male": { "value": 7.7, "units": "%" }, "female": { "value": 9.8, "units": "%" }, "global_rank": 116, "date": "2012" } }, "government": { "country_name": { "conventional_long_form": "Republic of Zimbabwe", "conventional_short_form": "Zimbabwe", "former": "Southern Rhodesia, Rhodesia", "etymology": "takes its name from the Kingdom of Zimbabwe (13th-15th century) and its capital of Great Zimbabwe, the largest stone structure in pre-colonial southern Africa" }, "government_type": "semi-presidential republic", "capital": { "name": "Harare", "geographic_coordinates": { "latitude": { "degrees": 17, "minutes": 49, "hemisphere": "S" }, "longitude": { "degrees": 31, "minutes": 2, "hemisphere": "E" } }, "time_difference": { "timezone": 2, "note": "7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time" } }, "administrative_divisions": [ { "name": "Bulawayo", "type": "city with provincial status" }, { "name": "Harare", "type": "city with provincial status" }, { "name": "Manicaland", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Mashonaland Central", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Mashonaland East", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Mashonaland West", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Masvingo", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Matabeleland North", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Matabeleland South", "type": "province" }, { "name": "Midlands", "type": "province" } ], "independence": { "date": "1980-04-18", "note": "from the UK" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Independence Day", "day": "18 April", "original_year": "1980" } ], "constitution": { "history": "previous 1965 (at Rhodesian independence), 1979 (Lancaster House Agreement), 1980 (at Zimbabwean independence); latest final draft completed January 2013, approved by referendum 16 March 2013, approved by Parliament 9 May 2013; amended many times in 2013", "note": "significant amendments proposed in early 2015 (2016)" }, "legal_system": "mixed legal system of English common law, Roman-Dutch civil law, and customary law", "international_law_organization_participation": [ "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration", "non-party state to the ICCt" ], "citizenship": { "citizenship_by_birth": "no", "citizenship_by_descent_only": "the father must be a citizen of Zimbabwe; in the case of a child born out of wedlock, the mother must be a citizen", "dual_citizenship_recognized": "no", "residency_requirement_for_naturalization": "5 years" }, "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false }, "executive_branch": { "chief_of_state": "Executive President Robert Gabriel MUGABE (since 31 December 1987); Vice Presidents Emmerson Dambudzo MNANGAGWA and Phelekezela MPHOKO (both since 12 December 2014)", "head_of_government": "Executive President Robert Gabriel MUGABE (since 31 December 1987); note - following the 31 July 2013 presidential election, the position of prime minister was abolished", "cabinet": "Cabinet appointed by president, responsible to House of Assembly", "elections_appointments": "each presidential candidate nominated with a nomination paper signed by at least 10 registered voters (at least 1 candidate from each province) and directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (no term limits); election last held on 31 July 2013 (next to be held in 2018); co-vice presidents drawn from party leadership", "election_results": "Robert Gabriel MUGABE reelected president; percent of vote - Robert Gabriel MUGABE (ZANU-PF) 61.1%, Morgan TSVANGIRAI (MDC-T) 34.4%, Welshman NCUBE (MDC-N) 2.7%, other 1.8%; note - the election process was considered flawed and roundly criticized by election monitors and international bodies; both the African Union and the South African Development Community endorsed the results of the election with some concerns" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (80 seats; 60 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies - 6 seats in each of the 10 provinces - by proportional representation vote, 16 indirectly elected by the regional governing councils, 2 reserved for the National Council Chiefs, and 2 reserved for members with disabilities; members serve 5-year terms) and the House of Assembly (270 seats; 210 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 60 seats reserved for women directly elected by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms)", "elections": "last held on 31 July 2013 (next to be held in 2018)", "election_results": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - ZANU-PF 37, MDC-T 21, MDC-N 2, chiefs 18, people with disabilities 2; House of Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - ZANU-PF 196, MDC-T 70, MDC-N 2, independent 2" }, "judicial_branch": { "highest_courts": "Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice and 4 judges); Constitutional Court (consists of the chief and deputy chief justices and 9 judges)", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "Supreme Court judges appointed by the president upon recommendation of the Judicial Service Commission, an independent body consisting of the chief justice, Public Service Commission chairman, attorney general, and 2-3 members appointed by the president; judges normally serve until age 65 but can elect to serve until age 70; Constitutional Court judge appointment NA; judges serve non-renewable 15-year terms", "subordinate_courts": "High Court; Labor Court; Administrative Court; regional magistrate courts; customary law courts; special courts" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Freedom Party", "leaders": [ "Cosmas MPONDA" ] }, { "name": "Movement for Democratic Change", "name_alternative": "MDC", "leaders": [ "Welshman NCUBE" ] }, { "name": "Movement for Democratic Change - Tsvangirai", "name_alternative": "MDC-T", "leaders": [ "Morgan TSVANGIRAI" ] }, { "name": "National People's Party", "leaders": [ "Joyce MUJURU" ] }, { "name": "Peoples Democratic Party", "name_alternative": "PDP", "leaders": [ "Tendai BITI" ] }, { "name": "Transform Zimbabwe", "name_alternative": "TZ", "leaders": [ "Jacob NGARIVHUME" ] }, { "name": "Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front", "name_alternative": "ZANU-PF", "leaders": [ "Robert Gabriel MUGABE" ] }, { "name": "Zimbabwe African Peoples Union", "name_alternative": "ZAPU", "leaders": [ "Dumiso DABENGWA" ] }, { "name": "Zimbabwe People First of ZimPF", "leaders": [ "Didymus MUTASA" ] } ] }, "political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": { "pressure_groups": [ { "name": "Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition" }, { "name": "National Constitutional Assembly", "name_alternative": "NCA", "leaders": [ "Lovemore MADHUKU" ] }, { "name": "Women of Zimbabwe Arise", "name_alternative": "WOZA", "leaders": [ "Jenni WILLIAMS" ] }, { "name": "Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions", "name_alternative": "ZCTU", "leaders": [ "George NKIWANE" ] }, { "name": "Zimbabwe Human Rights Association", "name_alternative": "ZimRights", "leaders": [ "Okay MACHISA" ] }, { "name": "Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum", "leaders": [ "Lloyd KUVEY" ] }, { "name": "Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights", "name_alternative": "ZLHR", "leaders": [ "Roselyn HANZI" ] } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ACP" }, { "organization": "AfDB" }, { "organization": "AU" }, { "organization": "COMESA" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "G-15" }, { "organization": "G-77" }, { "organization": "IAEA" }, { "organization": "IBRD" }, { "organization": "ICAO" }, { "organization": "ICRM" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IFAD" }, { "organization": "IFC" }, { "organization": "IFRCS" }, { "organization": "ILO" }, { "organization": "IMF" }, { "organization": "IMO" }, { "organization": "Interpol" }, { "organization": "IOC" }, { "organization": "IOM" }, { "organization": "IPU" }, { "organization": "ISO" }, { "organization": "ITSO" }, { "organization": "ITU" }, { "organization": "ITUC ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "MIGA" }, { "organization": "NAM" }, { "organization": "OPCW" }, { "organization": "PCA" }, { "organization": "SADC" }, { "organization": "UN" }, { "organization": "UNAMID" }, { "organization": "UNCTAD" }, { "organization": "UNESCO" }, { "organization": "UNIDO" }, { "organization": "UNMIL" }, { "organization": "UNMISS" }, { "organization": "UNOCI" }, { "organization": "UNWTO" }, { "organization": "UPU" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WFTU ", "note": "NGOs" }, { "organization": "WHO" }, { "organization": "WIPO" }, { "organization": "WMO" }, { "organization": "WTO" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Ammon MUTEMBWA (since 18 November 2014)", "chancery": "1608 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20009", "telephone": "[1] (202) 332-7100", "fax": "[1] (202) 483-9326" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Harry K. THOMAS, Jr. (since 25 February 2016)", "embassy": "172 Herbert Chitepo Avenue, Harare", "mailing_address": "P.O. Box 3340, Harare", "telephone": "[263] (4) 250-593 through 250-594", "fax": "[263] (4) 796-488, or 722-618" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "seven equal horizontal bands of green, yellow, red, black, red, yellow, and green with a white isosceles triangle edged in black with its base on the hoist side; a yellow Zimbabwe bird representing the long history of the country is superimposed on a red five-pointed star in the center of the triangle, which symbolizes peace; green represents agriculture, yellow mineral wealth, red the blood shed to achieve independence, and black stands for the native people" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "Zimbabwe bird symbol" }, { "symbol": "African fish eagle" }, { "symbol": "flame lily" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "green" }, { "color": "yellow" }, { "color": "red" }, { "color": "black" }, { "color": "white" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Kalibusiswe Ilizwe leZimbabwe\" [Northern Ndebele language] \"Simudzai Mureza WeZimbabwe\" [Shona] (Blessed Be the Land of Zimbabwe)", "lyrics_music": "Solomon MUTSWAIRO/Fred Lecture CHANGUNDEGA", "note": "adopted 1994" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Zimbabwe's economy depends heavily on its mining and agriculture sectors. Following a decade of contraction from 1998 to 2008, the economy recorded real growth of more than 10% per year in the period 2010-13, before slowing to roughly 4% in 2014 due to poor harvests, low diamond revenues, and decreased investment. Growth turned negative in 2016. Lower mineral prices, infrastructure and regulatory deficiencies, a poor investment climate, a large public and external debt burden, and extremely high government wage expenses impede the country’s economic performance.\n\nUntil early 2009, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) routinely printed money to fund the budget deficit, causing hyperinflation. Adoption of a multi-currency basket in early 2009 - which allowed currencies such as the Botswana pula, the South Africa rand, and the US dollar to be used locally - reduced inflation below 10% per year. In January 2015, as part of the government’s effort to boost trade and attract foreign investment, the RBZ announced that the Chinese renmimbi, Indian rupee, Australian dollar, and Japanese yen would be accepted as legal tender in Zimbabwe, though transactions were predominantly carried out in US dollars and South African rand until 2016, when the rand’s devaluation and instability led to near-exclusive use of the US dollar. The government in November 2016 began releasing bond notes, a parallel currency legal only in Zimbabwe which the government claims will have a one-to-one exchange ratio with the US dollar, to ease cash shortages. Bond notes began trading at a discount of up to 10% in the black market by the end of 2016.\n\nZimbabwe’s government entered a second Staff Monitored Program with the IMF in 2014 and undertook other measures to reengage with international financial institutions. Zimbabwe repaid roughly $108 million in arrears to the IMF in October 2016, but financial observers note that Zimbabwe is unlikely to gain new financing because the government has not disclosed how it plans to repay more than $1.7 billion in arrears to the World Bank and African Development Bank. International financial institutions want Zimbabwe to implement significant fiscal and structural reforms before granting new loans. Foreign and domestic investment continues to be hindered by the lack of land tenure and titling, the inability to repatriate dividends to investors overseas, and the lack of clarity regarding the government’s Indigenization and Economic Empowerment Act.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 28330000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 28410000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 28110000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 133, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 14190000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -0.3, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1.1, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 3.9, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 197 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1700, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1800, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1800, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 215, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 83.7, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 25.4, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 13.2, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": -0.1, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 24.4, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -46.6, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 12.2, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 28.4, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 59.4, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 7.3, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 1.3, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": -2.3, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 163 }, "agriculture_products": { "products": [ "tobacco", "corn", "cotton", "wheat", "coffee", "sugarcane", "peanuts", "sheep", "goats", "pigs" ] }, "industries": { "industries": [ "mining", "coal", "gold", "platinum", "copper", "nickel", "tin", "diamonds", "clay", "numerous metallic", "nonmetallic ores", "steel", "wood products", "cement", "chemicals", "fertilizer", "clothing", "footwear", "foodstuffs", "beverages" ] }, "industrial_production_growth_rate": { "annual_percentage_increase": -3, "global_rank": 190, "date": "2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 8098000.000000001, "global_rank": 61, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 66, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 10, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 24, "units": "%" } }, "date": "1996" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 95, "units": "%", "date": "2009" }, { "value": 80, "units": "%", "date": "2005" } ], "global_rank": 208, "note": "figures include unemployment and underemployment; true unemployment is unknown and, under current economic conditions, unknowable" }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 72.3, "units": "%", "date": "2012" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 2, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 40.4, "units": "%" }, "date": "1995" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 50.1, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2006" }, { "value": 50.1, "units": "gini_index", "date": "1995" } ], "global_rank": 18 }, "budget": { "revenues": { "value": 3400000000, "units": "USD" }, "expenditures": { "value": 3900000000, "units": "USD" }, "date": "2016" }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { "percent_of_gdp": 24, "global_rank": 123, "date": "2016" }, "budget_surplus_or_deficit": { "percent_of_gdp": -3.5, "global_rank": 121, "date": "2016" }, "public_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 45.4, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 44.7, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 104 }, "fiscal_year": { "start": "1 January", "end": "31 December" }, "inflation_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.6, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -2.4, "units": "%", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 97 }, "central_bank_discount_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 7.17, "units": "%", "date": "2010-12-31" }, { "value": 975, "units": "%", "date": "2007-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 43 }, "commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 20, "units": "%", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 18, "units": "%", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 18 }, "stock_of_narrow_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2130000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 2112000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 128, "note": "Zimbabwe's central bank no longer publishes data on monetary aggregates, except for bank deposits, which amounted to $2.1 billion in November 2010; the Zimbabwe dollar stopped circulating in early 2009; since then, the US dollar and South African rand have been the most frequently used currencies; there are no reliable estimates of the amount of foreign currency circulating in Zimbabwe" }, "stock_of_broad_money": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 47640000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" }, { "value": 101100000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 68 }, "stock_of_domestic_credit": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5055000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 5013000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 124 }, "market_value_of_publicly_traded_shares": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 4073000000.0000005, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-04-13" }, { "value": 11820000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2012-12-31" }, { "value": 10900000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2011-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 92 }, "current_account_balance": { "annual_values": [ { "value": -234000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": -1170000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 91 }, "exports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3257000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 3551000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 120 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "platinum", "cotton", "tobacco", "gold", "ferroalloys", "textiles/clothing" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "China", "percent": 26.6 }, { "name": "Democratic Republic of the Congo", "percent": 13.4 }, { "name": "South Africa", "percent": 12.4 }, { "name": "Botswana", "percent": 12 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5738000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 6016000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" } ], "global_rank": 119 }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "machinery", "transport equipment", "other manufactures", "chemicals", "fuels", "food products" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "South Africa", "percent": 45.4 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 12.4 }, { "name": "Zambia", "percent": 6.1 }, { "name": "India", "percent": 5.3 } ], "date": "2015" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 326300000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 339100000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 157 }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 10900000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 10560000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 108 }, "stock_of_direct_foreign_investment": { "at_home": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 3413000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 3084000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 107 }, "abroad": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 252100000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016-12-31" }, { "value": 234000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 97 } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 234.25, "units": "USD", "date": "2010" } ], "note": "Zimbabwean dollars (ZWD) per US dollar; NA (2013); ; the dollar was adopted as a legal currency in 2009; since then the Zimbabwean dollar has experienced hyperinflation and is essentially worthless" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "access": { "population_without_electricity": { "value": 8500000, "units": "people" }, "total_electrification": { "value": 40, "units": "%" }, "urban_electrification": { "value": 80, "units": "%" }, "rural_electrification": { "value": 21, "units": "%" }, "date": "2013" }, "production": { "kWh": 9700000000, "global_rank": 100, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 8000000000, "global_rank": 103, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "kWh": 1200000000, "global_rank": 55, "date": "2014" }, "imports": { "kWh": 1100000000, "global_rank": 65, "date": "2014" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 2200000, "global_rank": 109, "date": "2014" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 63.2, "global_rank": 125, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 214, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 36.8, "global_rank": 62, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 0, "global_rank": 148, "date": "2012" } } }, "crude_oil": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 216, "date": "2015" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 215, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 87, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "bbl": 0, "global_rank": 217, "date": "2016-01-01" } }, "refined_petroleum_products": { "production": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 216, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "bbl_per_day": 29000, "global_rank": 121, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "bbl_per_day": 0, "global_rank": 153, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "bbl_per_day": 29070, "global_rank": 101, "date": "2013" } }, "natural_gas": { "production": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 152, "date": "2013" }, "consumption": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 215, "date": "2014" }, "exports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 214, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 86, "date": "2013" }, "proved_reserves": { "cubic_metres": 0, "global_rank": 212, "date": "2014-01-01" } }, "carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": { "megatonnes": 11000000, "global_rank": 101, "date": "2013" } }, "communications": { "telephones": { "fixed_lines": { "total_subscriptions": 333702, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 2, "global_rank": 113, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "mobile_cellular": { "total": 12757000, "subscriptions_per_one_hundred_inhabitants": 90, "global_rank": 77, "date": "2015-07-01" }, "system": { "general_assessment": "competition has driven rapid expansion of telecommunications, particularly cellular voice and mobile broadband, in recent years; continued economic instability and infrastructure limitations, such as reliable power, hinder progress", "domestic": "consists of microwave radio relay links, open-wire lines, radiotelephone communication stations, fixed wireless local loop installations, fiber-optic cable, VSAT terminals, and a substantial mobile-cellular network; Internet connection is most readily available in Harare and major towns; 2 government owned and 2 private cellular providers; 3G and VoIP services are widely available with 4G/LTE service being deployed", "international": "country code - 263; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat; 5 international digital gateway exchanges; fiber-optic connections to neighboring states provide access to international networks via undersea cable (2017)" } }, "broadcast_media": "government owns all local radio and TV stations; foreign shortwave broadcasts and satellite TV are available to those who can afford antennas and receivers; in rural areas, access to TV broadcasts is extremely limited; analog TV only, no digital service (2017)", "internet": { "country_code": ".zw", "users": { "total": 2328000, "percent_of_population": 16.4, "global_rank": 88, "date": "2015-07-01" } } }, "transportation": { "air_transport": { "national_system": { "number_of_registered_air_carriers": 2, "inventory_of_registered_aircraft_operated_by_air_carriers": 4, "annual_passenger_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 370164, "annual_freight_traffic_on_registered_air_carriers": 962642, "date": "2015" }, "civil_aircraft_registration_country_code_prefix": { "prefix": "Z", "date": "2016" }, "airports": { "total": { "airports": 196, "global_rank": 29, "date": "2013" }, "paved": { "total": 17, "over_3047_metres": 3, "2438_to_3047_metres": 2, "1524_to_2437_metres": 5, "914_to_1523_metres": 7, "date": "2013" }, "unpaved": { "total": 179, "1524_to_2437_metres": 3, "914_to_1523_metres": 104, "under_914_metres": 72, "date": "2013" } } }, "pipelines": { "by_type": [ { "type": "refined products", "length": 270, "units": "km" } ], "date": "2013" }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 3427, "units": "km" }, "narrow_gauge": { "length": 3427, "electrified": 313, "units": "km", "gauge": "1.067-m" }, "global_rank": 53, "date": "2014" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 97267, "units": "km" }, "paved": { "value": 18481, "units": "km" }, "unpaved": { "value": 78786, "units": "km" }, "global_rank": 49, "date": "2002" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "river_ports": [ "Binga", "Kariba (Zambezi)" ] } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 2.61, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 2.59, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 2.64, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 2.57, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 1.81, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 22 }, "branches": { "by_name": [ "Zimbabwe Defense Forces (ZDF)", "Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA)", "Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ)" ], "date": "2012" }, "service_age_and_obligation": { "years_of_age": 18, "note": "18-24 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription; women are eligible to serve", "date": "2012" } }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "Namibia has supported, and in 2004 Zimbabwe dropped objections to, plans between Botswana and Zambia to build a bridge over the Zambezi River, thereby de facto recognizing a short, but not clearly delimited, Botswana-Zambia boundary in the river", "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" ], "refugees_and_iternally_displaced_persons": { "refugees": { "by_country": [ { "people": 5925, "country_of_origin": "Democratic Republic of Congo" } ], "date": "2016" }, "internally_displaced_persons": { "note": "undetermined; political violence, violence in association with the 2008 election, human rights violations, land reform, and economic collapse", "date": "2015" }, "stateless_persons": { "people": 300000, "date": "2016" } }, "trafficking_in_persons": { "current_situation": "Zimbabwe is a source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking; Zimbabwean women and girls from towns bordering South Africa, Mozambique, and Zambia are subjected to forced labor, including domestic servitude, and prostitution catering to long-distance truck drivers; Zimbabwean men, women, and children experience forced labor in agriculture and domestic servitude in rural areas; family members may recruit children and other relatives from rural areas with promises of work or education in cities and towns where they end up in domestic servitude and sex trafficking; Zimbabwean women and men are lured into exploitative labor situations in South Africa and other neighboring countries", "tier_rating": "Tier 3 - Zimbabwe does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so; the government passed an anti-trafficking law in 2014 defining trafficking in persons as a crime of transportation and failing to capture the key element of the international definition of human trafficking – the purpose of exploitation – which prevents the law from being comprehensive or consistent with the 2000 UN TIP Protocol that Zimbabwe acceded to in 2013; the government did not report on anti-trafficking law enforcement efforts during 2014, and corruption in law enforcement and the judiciary remain a concern; authorities made minimal efforts to identify and protect trafficking victims, relying on NGOs to identify and assist victims; Zimbabwe’s 2014 anti-trafficking law required the opening of 10 centers for trafficking victims, but none were established during the year; five existing shelters for vulnerable children and orphans may have accommodated child victims; in January 2015, an inter-ministerial anti-trafficking committee was established, but it is unclear if the committee ever met or initiated any activities (2015)" }, "illicit_drugs": { "note": "transit point for cannabis and South Asian heroin, mandrax, and methamphetamines en route to South Africa" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-24", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624100428/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/zi.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/zi.html" } }, "european_union": { "data": { "name": "European Union", "introduction": { "background": "Following the two devastating World Wars in the first half of the 20th century, a number of far-sighted European leaders in the late 1940s sought a response to the overwhelming desire for peace and reconciliation on the continent. In 1950, the French Foreign Minister Robert SCHUMAN proposed pooling the production of coal and steel in Western Europe and setting up an organization for that purpose that would bring France and the Federal Republic of Germany together and would be open to other countries as well. The following year, the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) was set up when six members - Belgium, France, West Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands - signed the Treaty of Paris.\nThe ECSC was so successful that within a few years the decision was made to integrate other elements of the countries' economies. In 1957, envisioning an \"ever closer union,\" the Treaties of Rome created the European Economic Community (EEC) and the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom), and the six member states undertook to eliminate trade barriers among themselves by forming a common market. In 1967, the institutions of all three communities were formally merged into the European Community (EC), creating a single Commission, a single Council of Ministers, and the body known today as the European Parliament. Members of the European Parliament were initially selected by national parliaments, but in 1979 the first direct elections were undertaken and have been held every five years since.\nIn 1973, the first enlargement of the EC took place with the addition of Denmark, Ireland, and the UK. The 1980s saw further membership expansion with Greece joining in 1981 and Spain and Portugal in 1986. The 1992 Treaty of Maastricht laid the basis for further forms of cooperation in foreign and defense policy, in judicial and internal affairs, and in the creation of an economic and monetary union - including a common currency. This further integration created the European Union (EU), at the time standing alongside the EC. In 1995, Austria, Finland, and Sweden joined the EU/EC, raising the membership total to 15.\nA new currency, the euro, was launched in world money markets on 1 January 1999; it became the unit of exchange for all EU member states except Denmark, Sweden, and the UK. In 2002, citizens of those 12 countries began using euro banknotes and coins. Ten new countries joined the EU in 2004 - Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia. Bulgaria and Romania joined in 2007 and Croatia in 2013, bringing the current membership to 28. (Seven of these new countries - Cyprus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Slovakia, and Slovenia - have now adopted the euro, bringing total euro-zone membership to 19.)\nIn an effort to ensure that the EU could function efficiently with an expanded membership, the Treaty of Nice (concluded in 2000; entered into force in 2003) set forth rules to streamline the size and procedures of EU institutions. An effort to establish a \"Constitution for Europe,\" growing out of a Convention held in 2002-2003, foundered when it was rejected in referenda in France and the Netherlands in 2005. A subsequent effort in 2007 incorporated many of the features of the rejected draft Constitutional Treaty while also making a number of substantive and symbolic changes. The new treaty, referred to as the Treaty of Lisbon, sought to amend existing treaties rather than replace them. The treaty was approved at the EU intergovernmental conference of the then 27 member states held in Lisbon in December 2007, after which the process of national ratifications began. In October 2009, an Irish referendum approved the Lisbon Treaty (overturning a previous rejection) and cleared the way for an ultimate unanimous endorsement. Poland and the Czech Republic ratified soon after. The Lisbon Treaty came into force on 1 December 2009 and the EU officially replaced and succeeded the EC. The Treaty's provisions are part of the basic consolidated versions of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) now governing what remains a very specific integration project.\nFrustrated by a remote bureaucracy in Brussels and massive migration into the country, UK citizens on 23 June 2016 narrowly voted to leave the EU. The so-called “Brexit” will take years to carry out, but could embolden skeptics of EU membership in other member states.", "preliminary_statement": "The evolution of what is today the European Union (EU) from a regional economic agreement among six neighboring states in 1951 to today's hybrid intergovernmental and supranational organization of 28 countries across the European continent stands as an unprecedented phenomenon in the annals of history. Dynastic unions for territorial consolidation were long the norm in Europe; on a few occasions even country-level unions were arranged - the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Austro-Hungarian Empire were examples. But for such a large number of nation-states to cede some of their sovereignty to an overarching entity is unique.\nAlthough the EU is not a federation in the strict sense, it is far more than a free-trade association such as ASEAN, NAFTA, or Mercosur, and it has certain attributes associated with independent nations: its own flag, currency (for some members), and law-making abilities, as well as diplomatic representation and a common foreign and security policy in its dealings with external partners.\nThus, inclusion of basic intelligence on the EU has been deemed appropriate as a separate entity in The World Factbook. 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Cayman Islands; Falkland Islands; Montserrat; Pitcairn Islands; Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha; South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands; Turks and Caicos Islands]), of which 22 have joined the Overseas Countries and Territories Association (OCTA); the 3 OCTs that are not part of OCTA (British Antarctic Territory, British Indian Ocean Territory, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands) do not have a permanent population", "independence": { "date": "1992-02-07", "note": "Maastricht Treaty signed establishing the European Union; 1 November 1993 (Maastricht Treaty entered into force)\nnote: the Treaties of Rome, signed on 25 March 1957 and subsequently entered into force on 1 January 1958, created the European Economic Community and the European Atomic Energy Community; a series of subsequent treaties have been adopted to increase efficiency and transparency, to prepare for new member states, and to introduce new areas of cooperation - such as a single currency; the Treaty of Lisbon, signed on 13 December 2007 and entered into force on 1 December 2009 is the most recent of these treaties and is intended to make the EU more democratic, more efficient, and better able to address global problems with one voice" }, "national_holidays": [ { "name": "Europe Day", "day": "9 May", "original_year": "1950", "note": "the day in 1950 that Robert SCHUMAN proposed the creation of what became the European Coal and Steel Community, the progenitor of today's European Union, with the aim of achieving a united Europe; also known as Schuman Day" } ], "constitution": { "history": "none", "note": "the Treaty of Lisbon (signed in December 2007 and effective in December 2009) amended the two treaties that formed the EU - the Maastricht Treaty (1993) and the Treaty of Rome (1958), known in updated form as the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (2007) (2016)", "amendments": "European Union treaties can be amended in several ways: 1) Ordinary Revision Procedure (for key amendments to the treaties); initiated by an EU country’s government, by the EU Parliament, or by the EU Commission; following adoption of the proposal by the European Council, a convention is formed of national government representatives to review the proposal and subsequently a conference of government representatives also reviews the proposal; passage requires ratification by all EU countries; 2) Simplified Revision Procedure (for amendment of EU internal policies and actions); passage of a proposal requires unanimous European Council vote following European Council consultation with the EU Commission, the European Council, and the European Parliament, and requires ratification by all EU countries; 3) Passerelle Clause (allows the alteration of a legislative procedure without a formal amendment of the treaties); 4) Flexibility Clause (permits the EU to decide in subject areas not covered by the EU treaties)" }, "legal_system": "unique supranational law system in which, according to an interpretive declaration of member-state governments appended to the Treaty of Lisbon, \"the Treaties and the law adopted by the Union on the basis of the Treaties have primacy over the law of Member States\" under conditions laid down in the case law of the Court of Justice; key principles of EU law include fundamental rights as guaranteed by the Charter of Fundamental Rights and as resulting from constitutional traditions common to the EU's states; EU law is divided into 'primary' and 'secondary' legislation; primary legislation is derived from the consolidated versions of the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union) and are the basis for all EU action; secondary legislation - which includes directives, regulations, and decisions - is derived from the principles and objectives set out in the treaties", "suffrage": { "age": 18, "universal": true, "compulsory": false, "note": "18 years of age (16 years in Austria); 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ministers of EU member states chair meetings of the Council of the EU based on a 6-month rotating presidency except for the meetings of EU Foreign Ministers in the Foreign Affairs Council that are chaired by the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy", "the_european_commission": "headed by a College of Commissioners comprised of 28 members (one from each member country) including the president; each commissioner is responsible for one or more policy areas; the Commission's main responsibilities include the sole right to initiate EU legislation (except for foreign and security/defense policy), promoting the general interest of the EU, acting as \"guardian of the Treaties\" by monitoring the application of EU law, implementing/executing the EU budget, managing programs, negotiating on the EU's behalf in core policy areas such as trade, and ensuring the Union's external representation in some policy areas; its current president is Jean-Claude JUNCKER (Luxembourg) elected on 15 July 2014 (took office on 1 November 2014); the president of the European Commission is nominated by the European Council and formally \"elected\" by the European Parliament; the Commission president allocates specific responsibilities among the members of the College (appointed by common accord of the member state governments in consultation with the president-elect); the European Parliament confirms the entire Commission for a 5-year term; President JUNCKER reorganized the structure of the College around clusters or project teams coordinated by 7 vice presidents in line with the current Commission's main political priorities and appointed Frans TIMMERMANS (Netherlands) to act as his first vice president; the confirmation process for the next Commission expected be held in the fall of 2019", "note": "for external representation and foreign policy making, leaders of the EU member states appointed Federica MOGHERINI (Italy) as the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy; MOGHERINI took office on 1 November 2014, succeeding Catherine ASHTON (UK) (2009-14); the High Representative's concurrent appointment as Vice President of the European Commission endows her position with the policymaking influence of the Council of the EU and the budgetary influence (subject to Council's approval) of the Council of the EU and the budgetary/management influence of the European Commission; the High Representative helps develop and implement the EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy and Common Security and Defense Policy component, chairs the Foreign Affairs Council, represents and acts for the Union in many international contexts, and oversees the European External Action Service, the diplomatic corps of the EU, established on 1 December 2010" }, "legislative_branch": { "description": "two legislative bodies consisting of the Council of the European Union (28 seats; ministers representing the 28 member states) and the European Parliament (751 seats; seats allocated among member states roughly in proportion to population size; members elected by proportional representation to serve 5-year terms); note - the European Parliament President, currently Martin SCHULZ (German Socialist) is elected by a majority of fellow members of the European Parliament (MEPs) and represents the Parliament within the EU and internationally; the Council of the EU and the MEPs share responsibilities for adopting the bulk of EU legislation, normally acting in co-decision on Commission proposals (but not in the area of Common Foreign and Security Policy, which is governed by consensus of the EU member state governments)", "elections": "last held on 22-25 May 2014 (next to be held May-June 2019)", "election_results": "percent of vote - EPP 29.4%, S\u0026D; 25.4%, ECR 9.3%, ALDE 8.9%, GUE/NGL 6.9%, Greens/EFA 6.7%, EFD 6.4%, independent 6.9%; seats by party - EPP 221, S\u0026D; 191, ECR 70, ALDE 67, GUE/NGL 52, Greens/EFA 50, EFD 48, independent 52" }, "judicial_branch": { "note": "the European Court of Justice (ECJ) is the supreme judicial authority of the EU; ECJ ensures that EU law is interpreted and applied uniformly throughout the EU, resolves disputed issues among the EU institutions and with member states, issues opinions on questions of EU law referred by member state courts", "highest_courts": "European Court of Justice (consists of 28 judges - 1 from each member state); the court may sit as a full court, in a \"Grand Chamber\" of 13 judges in special cases, but usually in chambers of 3 to 5 judges", "judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "judges appointed by the common consent of the member states to serve 6-year renewable terms", "subordinate_courts": "General Court; Civil Service Tribunal" }, "political_parties_and_leaders": { "parties": [ { "name": "Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe", "name_alternative": "ALDE", "leaders": [ "Guy VERHOFSTADT" ] }, { "name": "Alliance of Socialists and Democrats", "name_alternative": "S\u0026D;", "leaders": [ "Gianni PITELLA" ] }, { "name": "European United Left-Nordic Green Left", "name_alternative": "GUE/NGL", "leaders": [ "Gabriele ZIMMER" ] }, { "name": "Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy", "name_alternative": "EFDD", "leaders": [ "Nigel FARAGE and David BORRELLI" ] }, { "name": "Europe of Nations and Freedom", "name_alternative": "ENF", "leaders": [ "Marine LE PEN and Marcel DE GRAAFF" ] }, { "name": "European Conservatives and Reformists", "name_alternative": "ECR", "leaders": [ "Syed KAMALL" ] }, { "name": "European Greens/European Free Alliance", "name_alternative": "Greens/EFA", "leaders": [ "Rebecca HARMS and Philippe LAMBERTS" ] }, { "name": "European People's Party", "name_alternative": "EPP", "leaders": [ "Manfred WEBER" ] } ] }, "international_organization_participation": [ { "organization": "ARF" }, { "organization": "ASEAN ", "note": "dialogue member" }, { "organization": "Australian Group" }, { "organization": "BIS" }, { "organization": "BSEC ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "CBSS" }, { "organization": "CERN" }, { "organization": "EBRD" }, { "organization": "FAO" }, { "organization": "FATF" }, { "organization": "G-8" }, { "organization": "G-10" }, { "organization": "G-20" }, { "organization": "IDA" }, { "organization": "IEA" }, { "organization": "IGAD ", "note": "partners" }, { "organization": "LAIA ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "NSG ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OAS ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "OECD" }, { "organization": "PIF ", "note": "partner" }, { "organization": "SAARC ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "SICA ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "UN ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "UNRWA ", "note": "observer" }, { "organization": "WCO" }, { "organization": "WTO" }, { "organization": "ZC ", "note": "observer" } ], "diplomatic_representation": { "in_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador David O'SULLIVAN (since 19 November 2014)", "chancery": "2175 K Street, NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20037", "telephone": "[1] (202) 862-9500", "fax": "[1] (202) 429-1766" }, "from_united_states": { "chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Anthony Luzzatto GARDNER (since 18 March 2014)", "embassy": "13 Zinnerstraat/Rue Zinner, B-1000 Brussels", "mailing_address": "use embassy street address", "telephone": "[32] (2) 811-4100", "fax": "[32] (2) 811-5154" } }, "flag_description": { "description": "a blue field with 12 five-pointed gold stars arranged in a circle in the center; blue represents the sky of the Western world, the stars are the peoples of Europe in a circle, a symbol of unity; the number of stars is fixed" }, "national_symbol": { "symbols": [ { "symbol": "a circle of 12, five-pointed, golden yellow stars on a blue field" } ], "colors": [ { "color": "blue" }, { "color": "yellow" } ] }, "national_anthem": { "name": "\"Ode to Joy\"", "lyrics_music": "no lyrics/Ludwig VAN BEETHOVEN, arranged by Herbert VON KARAJAN", "note": "official EU anthem since 1985; the anthem is meant to represent all of Europe rather than just the organization, conveying ideas of peace, freedom, and unity", "audio_url": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/anthems/EE.mp3" } }, "economy": { "overview": "Internally, the 28 EU member states have adopted the framework of a single market with free movement of goods, services and capital. Internationally, the EU aims to bolster Europe's trade position and its political and economic weight.\n\nDespite great differences in per capita income among member states (from $13,000 to $82,000) and in national attitudes toward issues like inflation, debt, and foreign trade, the EU has achieved a high degree of coordination of monetary and fiscal policies. A common currency – the euro – circulates among 19 of the member states, under the auspices of the European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU). Eleven member states introduced the euro as their common currency on 1 January 1999 (Greece did so two years later). Since 2004, 13 states acceded to the EU. Of the 13, Slovenia (2007), Cyprus and Malta (2008), Slovakia (2009), Estonia (2011), Latvia (2014), and Lithuania (2015) have adopted the euro; 7 other member states - not including the UK nor Denmark, which have formal opt-outs - are required by EU treaties to adopt the common currency upon meeting fiscal and monetary convergence criteria.\n\nThe EU economy is still recovering from the 2008-09 global economic crisis and the ensuing sovereign debt crisis in the euro zone in 2011. The bloc posted moderate GDP growth for 2014 through 2016, but the recovery has been uneven. Some EU member states (Czech Republic, Ireland and Spain) have recorded strong growth while others (Finland, Greece) are struggling to shake off recession. Only Greece remains under an EU rescue program, while Ireland, Portugal, Spain and Cyprus have successfully concluded their agreements. Overall, the EU’s recovery has been buoyed by lower commodities prices and accommodative monetary policy, which has lowered interest rates and the euro’s foreign exchange value. However, significant drags on growth remain, including persistently high unemployment in some member states, high levels of public and private debt loads, lackluster investment, and an aging population. These factors - in combination with low oil prices - have subdued inflation in the euro zone despite the European Central Bank’s (ECB) efforts to spur more lending and investment through its asset-buying program, negative interest rates, and long-term loan refinancing programs. The ECB in December 2016 announced it would extend its bond-buying program through 2017 to underpin the euro-zone economy and bring inflation to its statutory target of just under 2%.\n\nDespite its fair performance, the EU economy is vulnerable to a slowdown of global trade and bouts of political and financial turmoil. In June 2016, the UK voted to withdraw from the EU, the first member country ever to attempt to secede. Uncertainty about the timing, scope, and implications of the UK’s exit could hurt consumer and investor confidence and dampen UK and euro-zone growth if trade, investment and demand suffers. Political disagreements between EU members on fiscal and economic policy may impair the EU’s ability to improve its crisis-prevention and resolution mechanisms. Risks also linger of a flareup between Greece and its euro-zone creditors that could be detrimental to a stronger recovery, especially if it damages the euro-zone’s credibility with international investors and sparks renewed fears of a broad dissolution of the single currency area. In addition, portions of the European banking sector, particularly in Italy and Portugal, are still struggling with bad loans, and the potential for mismanagement of ailing banks could lead to localized crises. Externally, the EU’s efforts to expand already large trade and investment flows through ambitious and comprehensive free trade agreement suffered some setbacks in 2016; for example, progress stalled on a US-EU deal and the European Commission’s exclusive competence to negotiate trade deals was curtailed by challenges from member states.", "gdp": { "purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 19970000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 19600000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 18910000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 2, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "official_exchange_rate": { "USD": 16520000000000, "date": "2016" }, "real_growth_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.9, "units": "%", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 2.3, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1.6, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 141 }, "per_capita_purchasing_power_parity": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 39200, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 38100, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 37000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 43, "note": "data are in 2016 dollars" }, "composition": { "by_end_use": { "end_uses": { "household_consumption": { "value": 56.3, "units": "%" }, "government_consumption": { "value": 20.5, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_fixed_capital": { "value": 19.5, "units": "%" }, "investment_in_inventories": { "value": 0.1, "units": "%" }, "exports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": 43.9, "units": "%" }, "imports_of_goods_and_services": { "value": -40.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2013" }, "by_sector_of_origin": { "sectors": { "agriculture": { "value": 1.5, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 24.4, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 70.5, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2016" } } }, "gross_national_saving": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 22, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 21.8, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": 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"2016" }, "labor_force": { "total_size": { "total_people": 233700000, "global_rank": 3, "date": "2016" }, "by_occupation": { "occupation": { "agriculture": { "value": 5, "units": "%" }, "industry": { "value": 21.9, "units": "%" }, "services": { "value": 73.1, "units": "%" } }, "date": "2014" } }, "unemployment_rate": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 9.4, "units": "%", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 10.2, "units": "%", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 116 }, "population_below_poverty_line": { "value": 9.8, "units": "%", "note": "note - see individual country entries of member states", "date": "2013" }, "household_income_by_percentage_share": { "lowest_ten_percent": { "value": 2.8, "units": "%" }, "highest_ten_percent": { "value": 24.1, "units": "%" }, "date": "2015" }, "distribution_of_family_income": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 31, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 30.9, "units": "gini_index", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 118 }, "taxes_and_other_revenues": { 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"machinery", "motor vehicles", "pharmaceuticals", "other chemicals", "fuels", "aircraft", "plastics", "iron", "steel", "wood pulp", "paper products", "alcoholic beverages", "furniture" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "United States", "percent": 17.1 }, { "name": "China", "percent": 8.5 }, { "name": "Switzerland", "percent": 7.8 }, { "name": "Russia", "percent": 7.2 }, { "name": "Turkey", "percent": 4.4 } ], "date": "2013" } }, "imports": { "total_value": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1727000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 1692000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" } ], "global_rank": 166, "note": "external imports, excluding intra-EU trade" }, "commodities": { "by_commodity": [ "fuels", "crude oil", "machinery", "vehicles", "pharmaceuticals", "other chemicals", "precious gemstones", "textiles", "aircraft", "plastics", "metals", "ships" ] }, "partners": { "by_country": [ { "name": "China", "percent": 16.1 }, { "name": "United States", "percent": 11.4 }, { "name": "Russia", "percent": 11 }, { "name": "Switzerland", "percent": 5.9 }, { "name": "Norway", "percent": 4.3 } ], "date": "2013" } }, "reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 740900000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 3, "note": "$746.9 billion (31 December 2013)" }, "external_debt": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 13050000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2014-12-31" }, { "value": 14140000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2013-12-31" } ], "global_rank": 2 }, "stock_of_direct_foreign_investment": { "at_home": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 5148000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 4828000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 1 }, "abroad": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 9121000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 8721000000000, "units": "USD", "date": "2011" } ], "global_rank": 1 } }, "exchange_rates": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 0.9214, "units": "USD", "date": "2016" }, { "value": 0.885, "units": "USD", "date": "2015" }, { "value": 0.885, "units": "USD", "date": "2014" }, { "value": 0.7634, "units": "USD", "date": "2013" }, { "value": 0.7752, "units": "USD", "date": "2012" } ], "note": "euros per US dollar" } }, "energy": { "electricity": { "production": { "kWh": 3166000000000, "global_rank": 3, "date": "2014" }, "consumption": { "kWh": 2771000000000, "global_rank": 3, "date": "2013" }, "exports": { "kWh": 336200000000, "global_rank": 1, "date": "2013" }, "imports": { "kWh": 349500000000, "global_rank": 1, "date": "2013" }, "installed_generating_capacity": { "kW": 9470000000, "global_rank": 1, "date": "2012" }, "by_source": { "fossil_fuels": { "percent": 49, "global_rank": 146, "date": "2012" }, "nuclear_fuels": { "percent": 12.9, "global_rank": 15, "date": "2012" }, "hydroelectric_plants": { "percent": 10.7, "global_rank": 116, "date": "2012" }, "other_renewable_sources": { "percent": 22.9, "global_rank": 13, "date": "2012" } } }, 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"2013" } }, "railways": { "total": { "length": 230548, "units": "km" }, "date": "2013" }, "roadways": { "total": { "value": 10582653, "units": "km" }, "date": "2013" }, "waterways": { "value": 53384, "units": "km", "date": "2013" }, "ports_and_terminals": { "major_ports": "Antwerp (Belgium), Barcelona (Spain), Braila (Romania), Bremen (Germany), Burgas (Bulgaria), Constanta (Romania), Copenhagen (Denmark), Galati (Romania), Gdansk (Poland), Hamburg (Germany), Helsinki (Finland), Las Palmas (Canary Islands, Spain), Le Havre (France), Lisbon (Portugal), London (UK), Marseille (France), Naples (Italy), Peiraiefs or Piraeus (Greece), Riga (Latvia), Rotterdam (Netherlands), Split (Croatia), Stockholm (Sweden), Talinn (Estonia), Tulcea (Romania), Varna (Bulgaria)" } }, "military_and_security": { "expenditures": { "annual_values": [ { "value": 1.65, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2012" }, { "value": 1.66, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2011" }, { "value": 1.65, "units": "percent_of_gdp", "date": "2010" } ], "global_rank": 56 }, "note": "the five-nation Eurocorps - created in 1992 by France, Germany, Belgium, Spain, and Luxembourg - has deployed troops and police on peacekeeping missions to Bosnia-Herzegovina, Macedonia, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo and assumed command of the ISAF in Afghanistan in August 2004; Eurocorps directly commands the 5,000-man Franco-German Brigade, the Multinational Command Support Brigade, and EUFOR in Bosnia and Herzegovina; in November 2004, the EU Council of Ministers formally committed to creating 13 1,500-man battle groups by the end of 2007, to respond to international crises on a rotating basis; 22 of the EU's 28 nations have agreed to supply troops; France, Italy, and the UK formed the first of three battle groups in 2005; Norway, Sweden, Estonia, and Finland established the Nordic Battle Group effective 1 January 2008; nine other groups are to be formed; a rapid-reaction naval EU Maritime Task Group was stood up in March 2007 (2007)" }, "transnational_issues": { "disputes": [ "as a political union, the EU has no border disputes with neighboring countries, but Estonia has no land boundary agreements with Russia, Slovenia disputes its land and maritime boundaries with Croatia, and Spain has territorial and maritime disputes with Morocco and with the UK over Gibraltar", "the EU has set up a Schengen area - consisting of 22 EU member states that have signed the convention implementing the Schengen agreements or \"acquis\" (1985 and 1990) on the free movement of persons and the harmonization of border controls in Europe", "these agreements became incorporated into EU law with the implementation of the 1997 Treaty of Amsterdam on 1 May 1999", "in addition, non-EU states Iceland and Norway (as part of the Nordic Union) have been included in the Schengen area since 1996 (full members in 2001), Switzerland since 2008, and Liechtenstein since 2011 bringing the total current membership to 26", "the UK (since 2000) and Ireland (since 2002) take part in only some aspects of the Schengen area, especially with respect to police and criminal matters", "nine of the 13 new member states that joined the EU since 2004 joined Schengen on 21 December 2007", "of the four remaining EU states, Romania, Bulgaria, and Croatia are obligated to eventually join, while Cyprus' entry is held up by the ongoing Cyprus dispute" ] } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-06-24", "source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624191713/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ee.html", "nearby_dates": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170624000000*/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ee.html" } } }, "metadata": { "date": "2017-07-03", "parser_version": "0.0.1-beta", "parsed_time": "2017-07-06 23:39:49 UTC" } }